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Chapter 8 - How to piss off a Devil

Kuoh Academy, Next Morning

It was another typical normal day in Kuoh Academy. Students filing into the academy to learn, teachers preparing their materials for today's teachings, and as for Alaster-

"For fuck sake Sona! For the last time, I did not dent my damn locker door!"

"Oh really? Then how did it even become like this then!?"

"Uhhh I don't know, uh….someone ran face first into it?"

"Someone, you say? Would you like me to check the cameras?"

"Sure, be my guest you four-eyed superstar bitch"

"What did you call me?"

….and….that; a typical and fairly common sight for everyone in Kuoh Academy, to see both Alaster and Sona at it once again with their usual banter. It was such a daily thing to see the two bicker like children, that even the Teachers have stopped attempting to stop them.

"Come here, Alaster!"

"Fuck no, stay back"

"I said! Get. Back. Here!"

"Get the fuck away from me!"

Yep….just another typical normal day.

"Alaster!"

"Help! I'm being chased by the Devil herself!"

"You're just overreacting!"

"-Shut up Kotomine!" Alaster shouted back at the person, as he disappeared around the corner. "Do I look like I give a shit!?"

Sona continued to chase Alaster around the school, and Alaster didn't think that she would be letting up anytime soon. He descended down the stairs with Sona hot on his tail as he made a beeline to the one place that she might possibly not follow him into.

The Men's bathroom

Either that, or he'll just teleport into one of his Instances the second that idea doesn't work.

He swiftly turned left into another corridor, only to crash into someone. Thankfully for Alaster, he was able to catch himself to stop himself from falling.

"Oww…the hell hit me?" Alaster groaned in pain.

"Alaster?"

"Eh...Rias?" Alaster recovered from his daze, only to find that his face was a few inches from Rias. He also notices that he was gripping her shoulders.

"Fufufu~, did I miss something?" another familiar voice spoke.

An embarrassed Alaster quickly pulled away from Rias, faster than both girls could see.

"Y-you did not see anything!" Alaster shouted. "And Rias, I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going!"

"No, it was my fault for not looking"

"No! It's mine, I wasn't the one not looking here. Anyways, are there are empty classrooms for me to hide in?"

"The labs are empty at the moment, why do you ask?

"Well-"

Before Alaster could even answer her he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder, and a shiver crawled up his spine as a familiar voice greeted him from behind.

"Alaster"

"AHHHH!"

A few minutes later….

After having to endure yet another punishment from Sona, Alaster made his way to his Classical History Class.

Thankfully enough for Alaster, his Teacher, well teachers to be exact, knew the situation with Sona, therefore, they were ok with it.

Whilst his teacher for the subject resumed teaching the class about the campaigns of Alexander the Great, Alaster was having a rant in his mind about the events of this morning.

"Stupid woman, it's not my fault that I dented my damn locker door, and it's not my fault that I had to wear non-uniform shoes and a colored jacket. My shoes have baking soda in them to remove the smell, and my school jacket just came out of the wash"

Alaster sighed

"Swear, why can't that woman take anything for grant? Swear, she's like my mom or something, but without the religious shit that's associated with her-Mind repeating that, sensei?"

"I said, name one battle that Alexander fought-"

"The battle of Gaugamela; where Alexander and his force of 47,000 faced off against King Darius the III and his army of 120,000. The battle ended in a decisive victory against the Persians, and thus the battle had secured Alexander's claim to Darius's Empire"

"That's correct Alaster!" His sensei nodded. "As Alaster stated the battle of Gaugamela-"

Alaster once again paid no attention to today's lesson, having already known of the material beforehand. He was really thankful for Fate teaching some bits about Alexander. He learned the rest from reading the history books.

"Still though, you seem to be holding up much better. Thought you'd explode into a plethora of curse words and insults"

"Hey, I know when to explode and not explode" Alaster defended himself. "Although I can lose it altogether at times"

"Which is all the time"

"Hey, it's a true fact. Anyways, I was thinking of a few things, mostly from yesterday's events"

"Fire away. What's on your mind?"

"Well firstly, I was thinking of testing out the Peerage system on Issei"

"Really?" Ddraig raised an eyebrow. "But he doesn't have any abilities that'll make him a good asset to you"

"I know that, but it's for the best at the current moment. Even if he does not have any powers, maybe I can give him some of my items to help him, or maybe even train him myself"

"You can't train"

"I know I can't but I can try"

"Can you not ask Rias for help in this?"

"I'd rather not. While Rias maybe good and all we still don't know the true intention of Devils to even accept aid. I'd rather we keep away from stuff like that for now"

"Hmmm, overall that's not such a bad idea"

"See, not a bad idea"

"Uhuh, next thing you know he screws up, somehow"

"...Normally I would deny that claim, but I have to agree with ya here on that. Do you know how a Peerage works?"

"No. It's still a rather new concept for me but from what I've read, it's structured the same as Chess; that Rias girl is possibly the King of the group, while her servants are either one of the other pieces of the board. Queen, Rook, Knight, etc, and all of this is from one of your Systems"

"...Oh yeah" Alaster muttered, remembering the Peerage System that exists within his Gear.

"Yep. I'm reading about it right now. I'd say that when you touched that Evil piece that you mentioned in your conversation with Rias, it not only triggered your Sacred Gear but also allowed the Gear itself to copy the system into itself"

"I kinda came to that conclusion just this morning myself"

"When you actually came to think about it?"

"Yep. Anyways, secondly, I think maybe it's time that I find a way to make some cash on my own instead of relying on both my parents and from doing Quests"

"How come? Last I check you're doing ok with money"

"I earn nothing but pieces of shiny metal"

"But they're worth something, aren't they?"

"But still, I want to independently make some money and not rely on parents to give me money"

"Doing Quests is Independent work"

"You know what I mean, Ddraig" Alasterdeadpanned. "I was thinking of maybe looking around the Shopping District, to see if there's anything that I can acquire, maybe figure out about those signs I've been seeing around shops that others seem to ignore. I think it's tied to my Gear somehow"

"Doesn't sound like a bad idea"

"Yeah, who knows, maybe I'd be able to acquire myself a shop or something. Like in some games there are signs in front of buildings you could buy."

Suddenly the idea of owning a Game shop suddenly became more enticing and attractive to him now.

"I see. So anything else you want to tell me? Maybe about that woman from earlier?"

"...And where did you even get such an idea from?"

"...From you obviously"

"...Smartass" Alaster grumbled under his breath.

"I heard that"

"You were meant to"

"So you want to talk about it or no?"

Alaster sighed. "I don't know. You pick a topic here"

"Hmmm, let's see. You want to hear a story?"

Elsewhere

"So you want to talk about it?" Rias asked curiously her longtime friend, who sat opposite her.

Sona raised an eyebrow in question as she moved her rook 5 spaces forward. "About what, exactly?"

"About Alaster" Rias clarified, moving one of her pawns to take one of Sona's own pawns.

"There is nothing to talk about him"

"I think there is something to talk about him" Rias countered. "Like maybe how you think about him?"

Sona paused in moving her queen for a checkmate. She slightly paused in her actions but continued her move nonetheless.

"And where is this coming from, if I so may ask?"

"From recent events and encounters," Rias answered. "Mostly from you"

Sona didn't say anything in response. Instead, she reached her hand into a nearby drawer and pulled out a folder. Opening the folder, she took out a page and handed it to Rias.

"This is a list that shows the top students of this school based on their grades" Sona explained. Rias took the page from Sona and began reading it. It only took a few seconds for Rias to come across a particular name on the list, and once she did, she couldn't help but blurt out the name in shock and disbelief.

"Alaster!?"

Sona nodded "Correct, Alaster is in seventh place as top students. Surprising, isn't it?"

"I-I didn't think or even knew that he is capable of acquiring top grades"

"And yet he acts childish and immature whereas he is supposed to be a role model of this school"

Rias did not respond back, only continuing to stare at Alaster's name on the page. Sona understood her shock. Even she didn't think that someone like Alaster, who acts as he does, would be able to make it to the top 10.

"Highly intelligent, but he's stubborn I give him that"

"Yes, he is" Sona agreed, almost sounding as if she was growling. "Like seriously! He's smart but has no wisdom to go with it! And he's a stubborn head! Never in my life have I come across someone like him! Never!"

Rias watched in amusement as her friend ranted about Alaster. It was amusing to see her friend behave like this.

"I swear, if it wasn't for him having that Broken Gear then I would have recruited him a long time ago and whipped him into shape"

"I can really see you doing something like that to him" Rias commented. "Although, I don't think he would really appreciate that"

"Humph, I'd say your right about that" Sona nodded. "But still, it doesn't change the fact that he is a stubborn head, who curses a lot, and has the gall to insult people. Like seriously! This morning I had to chase him around after he insulted, calling me a demon as I chased him around the campus"

Rias chuckled nervously at that; a simple action that Sona took notice seriously.

"...Rias...is there something that you're not telling me?"

"No…"

"...you are hiding something from me, aren't you?"

"Sona-"

"Spill. Now"

With no other choice, Rias began explaining to Sona of events that have recently transpired and beforehand. She knew that she was going to set off a bomb, but she had to tell Sona anyways.

"...so let me get this straight. The Broken Gear, the one Sacred Gear that all factions are told to stay away from is now active, and due to this he was nearly killed by Fallen Angels not once but twice, and also he knows that we're Devils?"

Rias nodded "Yes, he does"

"And you told him?"

"Yes..."

Sona did not say anything after that, leading Rias to become concerned for her. Before Rias could say anything, the bell rang; signaling the end of the second period of class. Without saying a word, Sona rose up from her seat and made her way to the door.

"S-Sona! Where are you going!?"

Meanwhile

"So any plans for the week?" Paul asked Alaster as they both exit their History Class. "I'm gonna go Gamers World and test out my Predaplants. You wanna tag along?"

"Ah no thanks" Alaster answered, shaking his head. "I'm kinda busy. I still have that Geography Field Work to finish, and I want to dedicate the weekend in me finishing it. Besides, my Mom is going to be home this week, and you know, she won't let me go if it's stuff like that"

"Ah I see" Paul nodded "So when are we going to Gamers World again?"

"Maybe next week. My Mom's going abroad to Uganda. She's being sent there to help with an outbreak of Marburg Virus"

"Jesus, Marburg Virus?"

"Its a virus that causes bleeding, fever and other symptoms much similar to Ebola. So have you heard of the new-?"

"ALASTER!"

Both boys jumped in alarm as they turned around to see Sona marching down the hallway towards them, well towards Alaster to be precise. She did not look happy at all, and this made both boys take two steps back.

"Oh, h-hey Sona!" Alaster greeted his nemesis with a scared smile "W-what brings you here looking for me?"

He glanced behind her to see Rias at the end of the corridor; her hands together in a sorta "I'm sorry" sign. Alaster felt his right eye twitch.

"...please don't tell me, she fucking told her!"

"Partner. Run"

He immediately booked it.

Alaster ran for dear life, as Sona chased him around the school once more. Why she is chasing him, he might have a slight idea about it, but he'll need to be sure to confirm it.

Soon, their chase brought them to a different part of the school, and to Alaster, it was an unfamiliar part of the school.

"Wait, this is the College part of Kuoh!" Alaster realized. "How the fuck did we end up-!?"

"Partner watch out!"

"Huh? Oh shit!"

Alaster leaped to the side just as a large tentacle made of water tried to grab him.

"What the fuck!" Alaster screamed within his mind. Its as he thought, she CAN use magic!

"Alaster! Get back here!"

"What did you try to do Sona!?"

"What does it look like!? I'm trying to grab you of course!"

"By nearly crushing me with that tentacle thing is yours!?"

"Yes! Now get back here!"

"Fuck no!" Alaster shouted back. His response was rewarded with a tentacle nearly smacking him in the head. Alaster continued to run away from Sona, ultimately reaching the Kendo club; which was empty at this time.

"You have nowhere else to go now, Alaster!" Sona declared. She had managed to corner the frightened Alaster into a corner. "Now you will have to come with me"

"Over my dead body ya four-eyed demon!"

Alaster immediately regretted saying such a thing, as the death glare that Sona was giving him could literally kill even the bravest of souls.

"That can be arranged"

"Partner, just to let you know, that it has been an honor knowing you"

"Shut it, I ain't dying today!" As Sona neared Alaster, the gamer quickly dug into his pocket and pulling out a smoke bomb and threw it onto the floor. Thick smoke rose and filled the clubroom, making visibility horrible even for Sona. Using this as his chance to escape, Alaster opened up the Instant Menu and selecting a world, he teleported away.

By the time he did so the smoke had already dissipated, and his departure left one angry President alone in the clubroom.

Later…

"You want me to what?" Issei asked Alaster. Alaster merely sighed in response.

"I said, I want to test something out with you" Alaster repeated his sentence to Issei.

"And what do you want me to help you test?"

"This….gear mechanic of mine" He explained to him. "It's been sitting around for a while and I didn't know what it involves or anything until recent events. I want to test it out-"

"Using me as some sort of guinea pig?"

Alaste rolled his eyes. "Your not one of those rodents. The test is completely harmless"

"What if something goes wrong?"

"Then I'll just revive you with a mushroom or something"

"That's a big fat lie and you know that"

"Stuff it, Ddraig, I'm trying to convince him here"

"Seriously though, just what are you testing?" Issei questioned.

"It's the Peerage System that I want to test out"

"Peerage? Like Buchou's Peerage?"

"Well yeah, but I believe that my game made it a bit more different than their current system" Alaster explained. "I don't know what but the only way that we'll find out is to test it out"

Issei did not respond back, instead of contemplating on what Alaster said to him. What Alaster want to do sounds kinda dangerous. They are going to be testing something that might or could potentially risk their own lives. What Alaster said didn't sound dangerous at all, but just because it didn't sound dangerous doesn't mean that there is a possibility that it could be.

After a moment of contemplating, he sighed. "Hmmm, alright then" Issei relented "I'll do it"

"Great!" Alaster beamed "Then we can start right away!" With a few mental commands, Alaster opened the Peerage menu in front of him.

"Now then, how do I get Issei to join my Peerage…?" He wondered to himself, searching through the menu bar.

"Maybe, that button down the very bottom?" Ddraig pointed out. Alaster looked down and was able to find the button that Ddraig was talking about. He pressed the button and a panel opened up. This panel showed images of chess pieces with a number beside them.

Queen x1

Rook x2

Bishop x2

Knight x2

Pawn x8

The only piece that didn't have a number beside it was the King. Wondering why he clicked on the image and a panel popped up below it; showing him an image of himself along with a bit of information underneath.

Alaster Haradra

Lvl:

"Hmmm, interesting, I'll need to look at this a bit more when I get home"

Closing the panel, he returned back to the main panel.

"Now which piece should I choose for him. Ddraig, any ideas?"

"Don't ask me, this is on you to decide"

Alaster shrugged and ended up selecting the pawn. Upon selecting the pawn, suddenly to Issei's complete surprise and fright a bright blue window appeared in front of Issei. What made him even more surprised than he looked is the fact that a floating box is in front of him. He can SEE a floating box in front of him.

"It's not a box it's a window," Alaster told him, unknowingly correcting him. "What's does it say?"

"Uhhh, it says Accept or Decline"

"Then press accept of course"

Issei nodded and did as Alaster told him. As he pressed the Accept button, he blinked and suddenly he was greeted with the sight of what appears to be a floating icon of a black king. Issei glanced around and saw other icons and symbols floating over other people; ranging from question marks to alert signs.

Alaster blinked in confusion. Issei wasn't supposed to be fine after that. A message popped up in front of Alaster, and it made his eye twitched.

Issei Hyoudou has successfully joined your Peerage as [Pawn]

"..."

"Is there something wrong?"

"Well I was expecting Issei now to collapse in total agony and pain just like I did, and fall unconscious after that" Alaster explained to Ddraig. An annoyed look spread across his face. "But dammit he didn't! That's not even fair at all!"

At the same time, Alaster's vision suddenly began to blur. Scratching both eyes a bit, his vision no longer was blurry, however he instantly noticed something different and that is the floating green pawn piece above Issei's head. He also noticed a health bar along with his level; which is level one, hovering above his head.

"You ok Alaster? You look annoyed" Issei asked him.

"Oh nothing just was expecting you to fall over and fall unconscious like I did when I got my gear abilities working"

"The hell Alaster!" Issei shouted at him in shock.

Alaster raised an eyebrow "What? What did I do?"

"What did I do!? You didn't tell me that could have happened to me!"

"Well sorry, I didn't know" Alaster apologized, rolling his eyes. "Although you not getting knocked out or something is unfair and shit"

"Too bad"

"Whatever, so do you notice anything different to your vision or something"

"Y-yeah, there's an icon and a health bar above you"

"The same could go for you"

A window suddenly popped up in front of Alaster. Detailed within the window were the traits and stats of Issei Hyoudou.

"What is that?"

"It's just a window or box that contains notifications, messages or other text in general

"What does it say?"

"Well it mostly says about your stats and traits" He answered. "Including your pervertedness"

"Hey! I'm not a pervert!"

"Then explain why you were spying on the Kendo Club the other day you perverted soul"

"I have a very good explanation why!"

Alaster chuckled as he rolled his eyes "And I can't wait to hear this story, maybe you can tell me during dinner at my place. What do you say? Care for some free food?"

"Sure, why not?" Issei shrugged. "So what's on tonight?"

"Chicken Afritada and Rice"

"Chicken Afritada?"

"Learned how to cook it the other day, come on, I'll show ya"

And with that Alaster lead Isei back to his house.

END

Author's note:

So yeah, it's been a while since I've updated this story. Sorry about taking long with the update. Would like to remind people that due to me being in College I wouldn't be able to freely update as normally as I use to anymore.

Anyways, New Year, new start for me. Got a lot of things to do this year and I want to do all of them.

I know I am late in saying this but Happy New Year to all! Hope you'll enjoy this new year!