Junichiro chuckled as he dismissed his sword as he tried to catch his breath. The spar might have been short but it was intense and he was having trouble catching his breath while sweating profusely, "That might sound less condescending if you were even slightly out of breath."
Kiba just chuckled and shrugged his shoulders in a 'what can you do' manner, "It's not my fault you've not taken Rias-sama up on her offer yet."
Junichiro rolled his eyes and shook his head, "Maybe soon, but not yet."
He caught Rias pouting out of the corner of his eye. The young woman clearly wanted him to join her peerage and he was definitely leaning in that direction. He just wanted to triple check the contract and spend a little more time to get to know her better. So far he was happy, but it could all still be an act. Though he highly doubted it.
With the day's lesson and extra spar out of the way, the group returned to the club room and split up to do their own things.
Junichiro sat at his workbench looking over a golden colored ring with a rough surface. If one were to look at the surface of the ring under a microscope they would see that the roughness was actually a plethora of runes carved into the ring via laser.
He'd made the ring quite a while ago, however he had been unable to use it due to the magical power it needed to absorb to work. He'd kept it stored in his workshop since making it so it could draw in extra power from the thicker atmosphere it contained. It had only finished charging the night before and now he was contemplating using it.
"It's still a little early but..."
He looked at a few sheets of paper next to the ring on the table, the contract. It contained everything he asked for. If he signed it and joined Rias's peerage, she would only technically be his Master. In reality, she really would be more like his boss. It, essentially, would be his choice on whether or not he did as she said. If he chose not to, there was nothing she could really do about it.
Of course, as her employee, he was expected to work and he had no problem with that. Working for her would be the fastest way to climb his way up the political ranks. He could be the number one most powerful being in the world and still be classed as a Low-Class Devil if he never passed the tests to become Mid-Class.
There were other options than testing, but that was beside the point. The point was, he didn't mind earning what he wanted.
He thought about it for a bit more before he sighed and picked up the ring. After examining it once more, he slipped it onto his left hand ring finger. It could almost be mistaken for a wedding band. The ring began to give off a soft glow after a few seconds letting him know it was ready for use.
With the ring on, he collected a couple of wands, put on his utility belt, and strapped on his favorite large knife and revolver. Everything was placed under charms to redirect attention to keep himself from getting in trouble with the police. With his gear gathered, he left his home.
Junichiro sat on a bus stop bench with a cigarette between his lips and a wand in his hand. He happily smoked as the tip of the wand gently glowed. Not too far from where he sat was a modest home where a small family of three lived.
He quietly watched as the front door opened and a young man stepped out wearing casual clothing. Anyone familiar with High School DxD wouldn't have any issues recognizing Hyoudou Issei.
Issei had a somewhat glazed look in his eyes as he casually walked in Junichiro's direction. As he got closer, Junichiro stood up and began to walk away. Issei silently followed a short distance behind. As he was in a bit of an ironic mood, Junichiro led Issei into the same park where Raynare would have killed him in the canon story in less than two years.
As they approached the center of the park where the recognizable fountain sat, Junichiro decided it was time. Issei, still out of it and not seeming to recognize anything that was going on, came to a stop at a silent command.
Junichiro walked up to the younger boy and held up his left hand to look at the golden ring, "I really hope this works as expected."
Without wasting another moment, Junichiro pressed his hand against Issei's chest, making sure the ring had full contact. With a pulse of magic sent to the ring, his entire hand began to sink into Issei's chest, "Holy shit that's creepy!"
Even if he was the one doing it, seeing his hand sink into someone's chest was just weird. His entire hand continued to sink inside of Issei until it was up to his elbow. He wasn't reaching into Issei's physical body but rather into his metaphysical one where his soul and, more importantly, the Boosted Gear resided.
With another pulse of his mana, the ring began phase two of its function. It took a few moments, but eventually he felt something touching his fingers. Without waiting any longer, he curled his fingers into a claw shape and grabbed onto what he was feeling. Once he was certain his grip was tight enough, he began to pull.
Issei's blank face snapped into focus as intense pain radiated throughout the boy's body. His mouth opened but he couldn't even begin to scream as the pain overwhelmed all of his senses. Junichiro grimaced at that. He'd hoped the process wouldn't be painful and could be done without Issei experiencing anything.
Despite feeling a bit bad about it, Junichiro didn't stop and continued tugging. His arm was slowly retreating out of Issei's chest cavity. As he pulled his hand out, rays of red light began to shine out around his arm bathing the area in blinding light.
Junichiro gave a final tug ripping a red gauntlet with golden spikes and a green gem on the back of the hand out of Issei. Issei gave one final gasp of pain and collapsed to the ground with his eyes rolled up in the back of his head.
The gauntlet was ignored as Junichiro knelt down and quickly checked Issei's pulse. It was a few moments before he let out a sigh of relief. Issei's pulse was still strong. He'd probably passed out from the pain.