Chapter 148: Student Council President's Interrogation!
The next day.
At the Occult Research Club.
Rias rubbed her temples with some headache, looking at her reflection in the mirror where faint dark circles were barely visible.
In truth, ordinary people wouldn't be able to notice them at all, even from up close.
As for why she had dark circles, it was naturally because she hadn't slept at all last night.
While staying up one night wasn't a big deal for a devil, the information she received yesterday was too shocking, causing her to overthink and rapidly drain her mental energy.
She never expected such an important figure to come to this high school, and she had to desperately help conceal his identity.
"What a detestable guy, we've all been played!"
She couldn't help but let out a frustrated exclamation.
From the beginning, when Akeno accidentally let him see a photo, if he truly wanted to hide his identity, he should have been able to prevent Asia from seeing it.
Yet he played this game of hard to get with them, thoroughly toying with their cat-like curiosity.
After sighing, she walked out of the bathroom.
"Hmm? Akeno, what are you doing?"
She saw Akeno carefully placing some exquisite handmade pastries into a gift box.
"This is my apology gift for Mr. Renji"
After all, it was Akeno's impulsive preemptive strike yesterday that led to that dangerous situation.
If Rias had also lost her cool upon seeing their miserable states and actually responded to his words as a declaration of war, the consequences could have been fatal for everyone.
Suddenly, a small hand quickly snatched one and stuffed it into a mouth, it was Koneko.
It wasn't just because she was greedy and stealing food, but she also held a grudge against him. Since these were meant for him, she considered eating one as a small act of revenge, making him receive one less.
So, the moment she swallowed it, Koneko suddenly stiffened, then immediately grabbed a bottle of water and started chugging desperately.
"Uh, Akeno, you..."
Rias could tell, this so-called gift was actually Akeno's petty revenge.
"Don't mess around, Akeno"
She still felt the need to warn her, it's better not to joke around with someone of that stature.
"Ara, how could I be that kind of petty woman? Don't worry, President"
"No, I'm not reassured at all"
Akeno's current behavior clearly showed some mischievous intent.
"Don't worry, President, I won't cause you any more trouble"
Akeno replied with a sigh, her expression turning serious.
Yesterday's near-declaration of war was caused by her impulsiveness, almost bringing about catastrophic consequences.
"I'm not blaming you, Akeno. Your judgment was reasonable"
If it were her in that situation, Rias felt she wouldn't have waited for the other party to make the first move either, of course, she would strike first.
"President, Akeno-senpai, I'm sorry!"
Another apologetic voice rang out, belonging to Koneko.
She believed she was the real culprit behind yesterday's situation.
If I hadn't immediately hung up the phone and instead properly questioned the club president, Akeno-senpai wouldn't have had to take preemptive action to protect everyone.
"No, the one who should apologize—"
Another apology sounded.
"Alright, you guys, really now. One after another without end. The one who should truly apologize is me."
As the master, Rias believed she was the real culprit behind yesterday's incident, after all, she was the one who initiated the investigation.
"So, stop it, no more apologies!"
The moment Rias finished speaking, the clubroom door was suddenly pushed open with some force.
A bespectacled girl who appeared intelligent and beautiful, yet gave off an aloof and cold impression, walked in. This made Rias headache, a troublesome person had arrived.
"Rias, explain to me exactly what you were up to yesterday evening and late at night!!!"
Sona Sitri, the student council president of Kuoh Academy, questioned her childhood friend with an especially icy expression.
Yesterday evening, a lower-class fallen angel was killed in this town, and the organization behind them was asking for an explanation.
After all, this fallen angel had reported to her and was registered as a student at the academy.
Of course, Sona didn't care about the life or death of a lower-class fallen angel, but when someone dies mysteriously, there needs to be an explanation, right?
Otherwise, couldn't this be seen as a provocation from devils?
So what was the explanation given? Early in the morning, a report had already been placed in the student council room, obviously left by Rias. But the report seemed written normally, saying the other party insulted the Gremory family, so Rias killed them in anger. What kind of report was that?
Did she take her for a fool?
More importantly, what was the situation last night?
There was an energy fluctuation of at least upper-class devil level erupting in one area, with signs of battle there too. Particularly that obvious lightning - no matter how you looked at it, it made people think of the power of Rias's servant, Akeno Himejima.
"Now, calm down, Sona. Last night, Akeno here drank too much and remembered some unhappy things, then went on a rampage."
Without even blushing, Rias smoothly spouted such nonsense.
As a result, her childhood friend's expression grew even colder.
"It's related to these two people, right? Do you take me for a fool?"
As she said this, Sona threw out two documents.
One was about a new teacher, there had been plans to transfer a teacher here recently anyway, so that wasn't a problem.
Even though he was particularly young, that wasn't an issue either.
Accompanying him was a nun, said to be his distant relative. After she came to rely on him, he wasn't comfortable leaving the nun alone, so she transferred to this high school.
That seemed fine too.
But regarding the nun's information, the organization behind the dead fallen angel had provided some.
Originally, that fallen angel was supposed to pick up this nun, but ended up dead.
And Rias admitted to killing her, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like she was covering up some truth.
Therefore, Sona strongly suspected it was related to this new teacher.
"The fact is that I killed her because that nun's healing ability is beyond imagination. I took a liking to her and wanted her to become my bishop. But that lower-class fallen angel actually tried to casually lay hands on her."
As she answered, Rias's expression gradually turned cold too, making Sona frown.
"Explain clearly."
"It's..."
Rias straightforwardly revealed the fallen angel Raynare's scheme—to seize the nun's Sacred Gear, a process that would inevitably lead to the target's death.
Moreover, this fallen angel had directly killed a human just yesterday.
Such actions alone were enough for Rias to deem her worthy of execution.
Having been entrusted with overseeing this city and establishing rules forbidding arbitrary attacks on humans, Rias believed the fallen angel's fate was deserved.
Additionally, she declared that the nun now belonged to her and was no longer affiliated with the "Stray Devil Exorcists" organization, as the nun had been deceitfully coerced into joining in the first place.
"Very well, I'll accept that for now,"
Sona didn't press further, knowing that Rias would stick to her story no matter what.
If she couldn't get answers here, wouldn't she investigate on her own?
She'd start by looking into that man!