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Ryuunosuke grinned cheerily at Tsukimi. So he wasn't going to join, but he wasn't against it at the same time. He seemed like a pretty uptight guy though, which didn't surprise him in the least. If he had his own peerage that meant he had Evil Pieces, and the only ones who were given those things were members of what basically amounted to Devil-kind elite. He was one of the upper crust of devil society, with all the bullshit responsibilities that came with it.

Not all that different from human royalty, come to think of it.

"Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I'll be coming here unless it's to fight," he stated bluntly. These guys were an interesting lot for sure, but at the end of the day, he was a human and they were devils. Over the normal course of things they would either have nothing to do with, or be attempting to kill each other. It somewhat highlighted how much of an anomaly Ryuunosuke was, as a human powerful enough to face devils, exorcists, and other supernatural beings, yet remained fiercely independent of a side.

"Though, I may have to come back to ask a few questions."

His eyes followed Kenji and Ekibe as they approached Nora. He picked up on their conversation fairly easily, and for a moment, his eyes narrowed with hostility towards Tsukimi. He'd assumed that girl was a standard member of their peerage, but from the way they spoke to her, it was apparent that she had only recently become aware of the supernatural, not to mention her being a devil.

The peerage system was something he could not reconcile with easily. He was aware that it wasn't slavery, and he was aware that at least on some level, the members of a peerage were free, but it was still a bondage the likes of which he would never willingly sumbit to. A part of him intrinically relished the freedom that he possessed, and chaffed at seeing the lack of similar freedom of others.

It was one thing if Nora chose on her own to become what she was now, but if she was forced into this life, into making that choice, then Siegfried was the least of his concerns.

If that were the case, then he'd have Tsukimi's head on a platter before sundown.

He paused for a moment. At least, as of this moment, the other girl seemed to be well-adjusted and not putting up much of a resistance. That was a good sign, and this was a matter he could stave off for later. Right now, he kept someone waiting for him long enough.

Ignoring the stares of the other members that he was sure would be on him, he followed the path Siegfried took to Kenji's training grounds, waving at Kohana along the way.

Once he was in front of the cursed dragon, he shot the other boy an insolent grin.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Scales, had to chat with your king for a bit," he said inclining his head in his direction. "So, the boring stuff is out of the way. Let's do this." His arms were already channeling chakra into him as his posture slackened into a more relaxed stance. It was an amateurish position, full of openings and undisciplined.

He stretched his hand out and curled his hands in and out in a 'come at me' gesture, and his grin only grew wider.

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Siegfried couldn't help but sigh loudly as soon as he got out of the detection range of any other member of the peerage, slowly making his way to Kenji's training ground as he cooled his head. Even if the human boy that used senjutsu interested him, he knew that he shouldn't have directly confronted him in such a shameful way, acting as if the human could possibly make him, a naturally superior being, be enraged with nothing but words. Even if he knew that the human being able to annoy him was nothing but the consequence of his urge to use him as a escape gauge to discount how frustrated he was due to having to deal with the unbelievably annoying Queen of the peerage, it was beneath his pride to assume an stance equal to the weak yet fearless - or maybe excessively stupid - human.

"This curse truly is troublesome, huh... Even managing my emotions is undoubtedly hard in this human body." He spoke loudly as soon as he reached Kenji's camp, apparently thinking loudly as the was no one nearby to hear him. Even when he was still a fledgling - barely reaching his second decade since being born - He could organize his thoughts more easily than now. Sure, he had lots of instincts and naturally did things that would hardly be considered as wise - such as stealing treasures from devils and openly creating conflicts with some of the lower members of his species - but he at least knew what to do without having to bother with thinking about it or having to worry about the consequences of his actions and how he would feel about their results: Even the 600 years or so he passed trapped alone in his father's hoard dimension - more than enough time to make any human or devil mad - weren't specially troublesome for the Dragon him, merely representing a brief moment of boredom in his endless life, yet now, after a mere couple of years with a mortal-like body, he was already changed to the point of effectively feeling frustrated over the shenanigans of a little fox and baseless arrogance of a young human - things that he would disregard due to their utter lack of significance if he still had his former mentality. Truly frustrating to an unbelievable extent.

The deep nature of his moment of thought was such that the Dragon didn't even notice when the human boy arrived, completely ignoring his meager presence until the boy started to talk, apparently trying to taunt him through the use of bold words and arrogant gestures - an act that amused the Dragon to the extent where he had to hold his urge to laugh. "Pfft... You're truly a funny guy, human. You'd make quite the interesting Dragon." He said amidst some suppressed laughs, making no effort to hide the disdain he felt for the human boy. "Still... Even if a Youkai teached you how to use senjutsu and I personally find you to be amusing, I can't possibly let a mere human taunt me." He recovered his nonchalance in the following second, throwing his best disdainful look towards the boy as he sat down, the golden aura starting to emerge from his body emitting a pressure befitting of a high ranking Dragon - a weakened version of his former might - as he continued with his speech. "Having to move to kill a cockroach is too much of a dishonor for this king. You come at me."

When Ekibe gave her name to her fellow rook, Nora seemed to shift somewhat in her seat, something that was easily unnoticeable to anyone who might not have been paying attention. When the girl finished her explanation though, the reason for the movement became a bit more obvious. "Thank you for being so nice to tell me all of this. I'd probably be completely lost without you and Senpai. I'm Nora by the way, I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier. I don't know what happened to my manners," she told the reincarnated demi-goddess. Here this goodnatured girl had been nice enough to offer the new devil her own gym clothes, explain some of the changes she'd experience with this unfamiliar world she'd now been brought into, and even offered further assistance if she needed it. And the blond hadn't even given her name. She felt so embarrassed, though not as much as she had just minutes earlier when Tsumiki brought her here.

"So I do have one question, it's kind of a stupid one though, but... how do I make my, uh, wings come out? And the tail too? O-or do I need to earn them somehow? I've been trying to make them... pop out, or whatever the correct terminology is, but nothing's happened," Nora asked, struggling with even the basics of being a devil. She had quite a ways to go to ever reach her true potential, but she showed a willingness to learn that, at the very least, could be seen as very commendable.

Ekibe appeared completely confused for a moment.



Her giggles, without much context, may appear like mockery. However in actuality, it was because she herself didn't quite know the secrets behind unlocking the powers of flight. But she could at least try. "Sorry about that, it slipped, hehehe! But to answer your question, it sort of just... well, happens!" As though to prove her point, her wings made their appearance behind her, and a slender and sleek black tail along with it. "I don't know how to fly; Kenji would be a lot better at explaining the whole flying thing to you. He taught me how to show off my wings and whatnot, and I still don't know how to fly, despite being here for months!"

Ekibe gave the younger student a knowing smile. "It's nothing to worry yourself about. You've only just became a Devil, and it would be better to try and get closer to your peers than try run straight for training. I know I'm a poor role-model in that regard but I had to pull the weight of the others, so don't you worry about a thing, sweetie!" Her wink was filled with confidence and, with an increasingly casual nature, the demigoddess strolled over to beside Tsumiki's desk, where a mini-fridge sat. It was stuffed to the brim with snacks and unhealthy drinks, though there looked to be some rather healthy shakes in the sides. It didn't quite match up with the amount of alcohol, though. Grabbing two candy bars, she tossed one to Nora, the throw aimed nearly perfectly at her lap.

"A little something to keep you going, on the house! It's not often I give away food, so if you're not going to have it, please try to give it to someone who'd really need it."

Though Nora wouldn't really have had any way of knowing, Ekibe meant herself.

As she took a bite out of her candy bar, the young woman squirmed in delight at the sweetness. Thanks to her contract in tutoring, she got a lot of free treats. She wasn't sure how the kid got a hold of so much good candy, but damn it was worth it! Her brief distraction opened up thoughts of getting to know Nora better. Normally she would go and train before relaxing, but with the arrival of a new girl it got Ekibe thinking:

'Wait a minute... If I could make friends with her, then I could finally have someone other than Kohana to talk to about girl stuff! Well, Kohana could be better classified as a boy than a girl if it weren't for those knockers, but that's not the point! Time to show your charm, Ekibe!'

Taking a completely roundabout approach, Ekibe stepped towards Nora with an attitude that radiated sex appeal. Imbuing her typical nature around school, hips curving with her every step, she leaned in awfully close to Nora and whispered seductively:

"So, sweetie, what about you? How did such a pretty thing as yourself wind up on our doorstep~?"

@Spanner

Ixveria sighed it has been a bit since she arrived to this island nation and she honestly was unsure on why she was here but Tiamat never led her astray before and why would she start now? There was little for her to do honestly blend in and make sure she goes unnoticed which has helped so far but for how much longer? Fallen angels has been the bane of her existance for quite some time always appearing at the worse time to try and take Tiamat from her. Brushing her pink hair from her eyes she glanced around looking for some quick food though it seems someone had something else planned for her. She felt it or to be a bit more correct Tiamat felt it the surge of power of a dragon. To Ixveria it was a siren's song to her now draconic blood. The surge of power was almost intoxicating for Ixveria as any thoughts of food left her mind and she walked toward the direction of the surge.

(Tiamat POV)
"Ah to be young and in the presence of a great" Tiamat said though only Ixveria heard it. All dragons was part of a brood when young before striking on their own Ixveria was a young dragon that much was for sure she had potential but she lacked a brood nest mates to say. This was her biggest flaw Ixveria to grow as a dragon needed a source of guidance that wasn't her. Someone to guide her tills he was no longer a hatchling and was ready to set out on her own. "Fafnir it feels so much like you though im pretty sure your busy with your panty collection to bother with a young fleshing as it feels like." Tiamat said once more trying to pinpoint who exactly it was.

Unfortunately for Ekibe's bottomless stomach, Nora would accept her offered candy bar, taking a small bite out of the corner after unwrapping it. She would even give the girl an appreciative smile after swallowing the delicious piece of chocolate. Ekibe seems really, really nice. I wonder if she'd like to hang out more outside of the group too. We could play games at my place and talk about... whatever girls my age usually talk about. Boys I guess? That's what most movies and TV shows seem to show. I wonder how accurate those are.

Nora's thoughts however would be interrupted by her possible new friend as the demi-god used her maxed out charisma to hopefully seduce the poor girl into becoming friends. The newly reincarnated devil would watch as the girl's hypnotizing hips moved back and forth, taking a moment longer than she should to realize Ekibe was walking closer. The blonde's eyes would follow her body all the way to her cute face, admiring every curve on the way up. As she approached, Nora pulled her legs onto the chair she was sitting on and hugged them against her body, practically rolling into a ball to hide her blushing cheeks behind her knees. I didn't really realize how attractive she was until now. I wonder if she's seeing anyone... Just out of curiosity of course! She's still really pretty though, especially for a girl.

When Ekibe spoke in her most seductive and sensual voice, Nora was so mesmerized at first that she hadn't even realized she'd been asked a question. "Oh, sorry. Um... Well I kind of died. I think. I was on my way home from class when my sacred gear flared up. I didn't know that at the time though so I tried to run away from it, thinking it was following me. I ended up cornering myself at the top of this one building that was under construction before it ended up collapsing underneath me. I think that might be my power, destroying things with those crystals I make. Stuff always seems to break and crumble when they're around. Anyway, as I was lying there bleeding to death, Senpai appeared and rescued me by turning me into a devil like you guys. And... that's how I got here."

At that point, Nora would finish her story and take another nibble out of her candy bar, swallowing it before giving the girl a forced smile. She felt so uncomfortable and shy around Ekibe all of a sudden and she didn't understand why. At the same time though, a part of her really liked being around her sexy classmate and the way she spoke and moved made her stomach feel all fluttery inside, a feeling she didn't exactly dislike. She didn't understand what was going on with her emotions.

@Jangel13

Rin cursed as she narrowly dodged the things headed her way. "FUCK there is no way these traps should still be working I disarmed all of them didnt I?" She asked as her she assumed her natural gender. The tuxedo and mask remained in place only changing slightly to account for the change in body type. Taking off the mask she quickly grabbed a monocle and placed it over her left eye as she saw the lines of magic flowing around the house and into the center probably her goal. With that done she quickly put her mask back on though dodging and the traps reactivating had a side effect it wasn't obvious to normal people but those magical in nature could sense the spike in magical energy from the house was like a beacon.

@Suku

Argos yawned Ass He felt bored waiting for the thief to show up. He knew he was right and that his deductive reasoning was sound and besides mortals were easy to predict. They would do whatever they could to get the most gain the quickest/ easiest way. Soon enough the thief became no exception when he felt the presence of magic spike around him and he smirked knowing that it was time to see if the thief was worth the time. In an enclosed space like this at night the thief may as well be treading on Argos home turf. He then stood up deciding against using his fog unless a genuine fight ensued. He then found a dark corner and properly his in the shadows waiting for the thief to make a move towards branch in the center of the room. No doubt it would scream trap to anyone with experience but his bats would close the doors behind the thief leaving them alone for a while.

As the green haired boy explained that he was annoying Alistair for his notes, Mu swallowed the bite of his sandwich."Thats bullshit, everyone knows that Alistair doesn't take notes. No reason to lie now, if its some drug meetup could have just said so" Mu said one of his eyebrows twitching. There were two things that annoyed him the most, liars and backstabbers. Being a reformed delinquent you will never get enough of these types of people, the ones who will pull anything if it means benefiting themselves. On the other hand it strikes him weirdly that Alistair was even involved with drugs, or maybe he was just overthinking and they were just meeting up, as well as his stance in the situation being pretty cautious. Mu took another bite of his sandwich and chew at a slower speed being cautious as well of this boy. Realizing now that a boy like this didn't stick out like a sore thumb was a little upsetting,

"What are you guys really up too?"

@1Charak2@The Irish Tree

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Ryuunosuke's expression remained the same, and without wasting anymore time, accepted Siegs invitation. Without hesitating, the young man shot towards the cursed dragon, stopping just in front of him, opening with a wide swing towards his head - an act that the Dragon didn't seem to acknowledge as a threat, as he simply impulsioned his head, directly shocking it against the seemingly harmless punch.

As the fist connected, a wave of chakra flooded out, in an amount not even comparable to the love tap Ryuunosuke gave him back in the clubroom. Asides bypassing physical defenses, the energy strengthened the human's blow to the point that even a strong middle class demon would be left reeling and naturally didn't have any trouble with breaking the thin aura that covered the dragon's skin, forcing Siegfried back staggering as he tried to deal with the unexpected blow, quickly managing to get on feet after rolling through the ground once as he relied in his superior physiology to come out relatively unscathed - albeit visibly shaken and dirtied.

Not wasting the opportunity, Ryuunosuke followed up with a rough, but powerful kick, aiming squarely for the dragons chest, only to hit unexpected resistance, as the Dragon managed to put his right arm in the way of the blow, using his physical skills and the thin golden aura - now clearly stronger than in the previous exchange - that covered his body to guard himself from the human's technique.

His opponent spared no time on thinking about the aura that now resisted his abilities as his body instinctively moved to work around it. If disrupting his ki no longer worked, then he would simply focus it all into himself.

Recognizing that the dragon was stronger than him, he opted out of grappling his arm in a contest of strength, and instead placed his leg on it, using the arm as a balance for an outrageous pivot that set up a second kick, this time aimed for his head. He flooded more ki into the blow, enhancing his strength even further than before - until the blow faced another unexpected obstacle as, rather than trying to block or dodge, the Dragon directly met the kick with his head, using the layer of golden aura to take away part of the blow's strength before directly meeting his opponents leg with a headbutt in the attempt of making him lose his equilibrium.

Ryuu smirked, surprised but approving of Siegs blunt method of nullifying his blow. It was something he himself would do after all.

In turn, as Siegs head met with his leg, he let the force roll through it, letting his body turn with the flow. As his upper body went down, he planted one hand firmly on the ground and turned to the side, continuing the twisting motion with his other leg in order to throw an equally powerful blow to the back of his opponents head. The Dragon didn't even try to react though, once more using his golden aura to dampen the damage as he moved, twisting his own leg to strike the human's thorax with all the brute strength he could gather at that moment - that, while far from what it was in his peak, was still absurd to the point where even a high class devil could barely equal him - in an attempt to push the inconveniently flexible human away from himself.

Ryuu frowned mentally as he felt his blow once again dampen against his foe on impact. If things kept up this way he'd have problems in the long run.

At the moment, however he was more concerned with the kick that was attempting to bury his chest into the ground.

Reacting on instinct, he took a page out of Siegs book, and raised his hand to meet the incoming blow. Unlike Sieg, however, he didn't have the raw power to directly halt it. Instead, just as his hand came into contact with the opposing limb, he pushed against it catapulting him backwards and putting a great deal of space in between them.

Rolling back on his feet, Ryuunosuke straightened up and shot an amazed smile at his opponent.

"Hot damn, I knew it was a good idea picking a fight with you!"

His expression was one of childish glee, not unlike that of a child receiving a long overdue Christmas present.

Siegfried took the moment of leisure provided by the human's retreat to once more straighten his posture, directing a glance that held a mix of curiosity and annoyance towards Ryuunosuke as he voiced something that made the Dragon wonder if he was right in the mind.

"Are you sure that you're a human? You're crazy to the point where I reckon having fought quite a few beasts that were considerably less bloodthirsty and more rationality than what you've shown..."

The golden aura that previously formed a thin armor around the Dragon suddenly surged from his body, assuming the appearance of a ominous golden hue that surrounded his body before he once more glanced at the human, this time without any attempt of withholding the arrogance of the Dragon as he smirked, bringing a sense of pressure to any being with keen instincts near the area.

"It's a shame that you're still too weak though... Even bloodthisthy beasts should know their place in the food chain."

The other boy closed his eyes, a strangely distant smile on his face.

"I thrive on that weakness!" he jubilantly shouted, staring straight into Siegfrieds eyes. "It's so-ooo much more fun to fight when you're outclassed. That thrill when you feel death coming at every turn, the joy of lasting just one second longer! Don't tell me you've never felt that?" He exhaled deeply, reigning in the tremble of excitement that threatened to surge through him.

The pressure Sieg emitted bounced off Ryuunosuke as though it wasn't there to begin with. In fact, he looked more eager than ever.

Settling back into a fighting stance, he said, "Oh, and I'm 100% human. You wouldn't be the first to get it wrong though. You won't be the last either." He ended, crooking a finger invitingly towards him. The challenge was implicit - your turn.

...Drug Dealing? Was...was he serious? Renatus kind of had a look of absolute bewilderment at the new arrival, as if he'd just said that licking snails helped build up lean muscle mass. As for what they were talking about...err...it certainly was true that Renatus wasn't being honest, but Mu wasn't even CLOSE to...anything resembling the truth. So much so that Renatus kind of just kept his look of bewilderment on him. "Mu-Senpai...are you sure that you're not imagining things? Is that a regular thing that goes down in this parking complex?" he asked, before looking down at his schoolbag. "If you want proof, you can search my bag. Nothing in there that I'd need to hide. And, Alistair doesn't take notes IN class. But, he told me about the ones he keeps at home, so I was just interested in what kind of notes the Sleeping Genius takes."

Thinking about it for a moment, Renatus poised his left hand under his own chin, curling his index finger and thumb around it. "...Wait...Mu-Senpai, what are YOU doing here?" he asked, now starting to wonder what HE was doing over in the parking lot. Legal driving age was 18 for a Class-1 at the minimum...was he in league with the peerage? Regardless, Renatus couldn't consider him a threat until after this confrontation ended...although hopefully Alistair would back up his story.

@Jangel13

Despite the set back with the traps the item was in sight a bloody red sword was infront of her like a odd mix between normal european sword and a elizbethian rapier. Its blood red blade seemingly glowing in the faint light. With careful hands she slowly reached out to grab it. Though before she did she stopped "I now your there why not show yourself" Rin called out to the room knowing something was there but not exactly where. "A good thief is always aware of the area after you cant out hide me" She continued supernatural forces most likelky so she tensed her body preparing for a fight or flight just in case things got worse.

@Suku

Argos smiled as he watched the thief get closer to their prize ands he knew that he could take her down. He could sense she was actually a woman from her figure and when she called out to him it only made him get excited for what might happen. Oh do give me a good show!' He thought to himself as he started to create a fog to surround the area before stepping out as age saw his eyes "my you are a clever one. Please entertain me for a while living for so long can make things tedious. If you run now though then you won't have to face me, loose and well..... you have seen movies haven't you" he said revealing his fangs. Humans were always afraid of his kind and what they could do. His speed ands magic was unmatched and she didn't look like the fighting type. He figured he could intimidate her into surrendering or running though if she did that then he would simply have a bat follow her so he could take her on later or send the info to the king.

@Jangel13
"Look there has to be a better way than this right?" She asked as she took out the previously used monocle and placed it over her left eye. She didnt want to fight but if she had to she would. "So are you Tepes or Bathory?" She asked from her understanding those was the two major families for the vampires and often they belonged to one or the other unless they were half breeds than often they were shunned from both. She remembered her first encounter a pink haired vampire named Kru something or the other. It was the day she managed to get the monocle something that apparently she was after as well but she luckily managed to survive and escape. "So vampire who is it you serve Bathory or Tepes" She asked once more as she slowly inched her right hand towards the sword behind her.

@Suku

Argos smirked as she asked if their was a better way before mentioning the two major families vying for power. He scoffed at her and said "don't lump me up with those fools. I couldn't give a rats ass about them and I serve someone much stronger. Oh and if you grab that sword or ask if I'm a half breed I'll bleed you dry. Your at a great disadvantage and I'm just bored, do entertain me for a bit before I enslave you" he said with a grin knowing that she must be confused and worried that if he served someone stronger then vampires then he was clearly someone that she shouldn't mess with

Nora might not have really understood her own emotions, but Ekibe understood perfectly. A little too perfectly.

She understood that the guys of the school would usually fall for her charms if she played the part, but to test it on a female student? Ekibe had never considered it! All at once the pieces came together, and Ekibe came up with a plan. A plan to schmoozy her way into friendship, if it were at all possible.

She listened intently to the words Nora spoke, watching as the blonde told her tale to Ekibe. One couldn't help but adore how Nora curled up into a ball to hide her intimate blushing cheeks, a reaction somewhat different to that of the men of the school, though not entirely so. Fortunately Ekibe had the intuition that she might be coming on too strong, and decided to back off a tiny bit.

"It's a familiar story among us, death and rebirth. I know the feeling all too well." Ekibe trailed off, losing her edge for a moment as a hint of sadness hit her. However it was immediately disguised by her rather sensual act. "That sounds like a troubling experience to have lived through, though. If you need anything, you let me know and I'll take good care of you~!" With a playful wink, Ekibe rested a hand on her legs, gently moving down the side and tugging. "No need to hide, sweetie, I'm not going to hurt you~!"

"O-o-o-okay. I'll try to remember that and, um, take you up on that offer if I ever need your help... and stuff," Nora replied, still very much nervous around Ekibe even if she wasn't trying as hard to be seductive like she had a few moments ago. When the demi-god pulled down her legs so they were no longer blocking her view of of the newly reincarnated demon's pink cheeks, her body reacted by rushing more blood to her face, causing her cheeks to become more red in color as her nerves and embarrassment increased. "I'm not afraid of you hurting me, it's just... um... You're kinda cu- I mean close. Yeah, close is what I mean. I'm just not used to people getting so near to me."

At this point, the girl was looking for any opportunity she could to escape from Ekibe's attention, not because she didn't like listening to her soothing voice that caused goosebumps to form on her skin, but because she felt that at any moment she would find a way to mess up. That somehow, she'd find a way to piss off the demi-god and feel horrible on the inside for making such a nice girl suddenly dislike her. So, not knowing anyone else present in the room, Nora turned to Tsumiki's direction and prayed that he would do something to save her from this situation, gaining her a small migraine. "Ow," she declared, clutching at her head.

Alistair whom was busy talking with this Renatus guy and was also about to wreck some havoc was suddenly interrupted by another. The kid that Alistair didn't even remember the name of but alas he sounded idiotic even through Alistairs tiredness. Alistair let out a heavy sigh. "No, not drug dealing just talking, you know as 'friends' do" he said glancing at Renatus. "Yet my friend here does have a good point, what are you doing here? Are you looking for drugs? Is that why you were curious this was a drug deal?" Alistair questioned, the gears in his tired mind whirring gently at a rather rapidly slow pace formulating complex detailed ideas of the possibility that could of brought the boy to their presence.

"Now, if your input isn't going to be of any help. Please let me go back to lecturing my friend on why the square root of Pi is the most complex thing in the universe." Alistair said pulling an excuse right out of thin air. He hoped it wasn't as empty and half assed as he thought it was but it'd be enough given the short time he had to prepare it. He really wished he had more of that stuff. Time.

"Better a busy day than a boring day." Tsumiki answered Kenji as he completed the school paper work. He seemed content to allow things to go on as they were. It was good for Nora to have already been thrust into the world of what would effectively be her new family. However, he did hope Ekibe was careful not to confuse the girl too much. He smiled before their magic circle began to glow. He glanced at it, quite annoyed as he felt the presence approaching.

The light shined and from the magic circle appeared a girl. "Tsu-kuuuuuun~" She made the attempt to sound cute in giving Tsumiki a nickname, though the effect was ruined by her monotone voice.

"Don't do that." He said simply as he stood to greet the girl. "It doesn't suit you."

"Fine." She deadpanned before pulling out a small envelope that seemed as though it would burst soon due to be over packed with it's contents. "I assume you know why I've come to see you."

"It most certainly isn't because you missed my good looks." Tsumiki spoke sarcastically. "What does he want now?"

"Lord Belphegor has requested the service of you and your peerage." The girl replied throwing the envelope at Tsumiki.

Catching it, he would begin to sift through soem of the papers and pictures in it. "Three Stray Devils all at once?" He asked curiously. He read through the file. "They didn't even kill their master?" He scoffed in disbelief. "What idiot allowed a situation like this to get so far out of hand?"

"I believe it was the next heir of the 4 branch of the Asmodeus clan." With the information given by the mysterious girl Tsumiki couldn't help but sigh as he shook his head.

"Dammit..." He grit his teeth before tossing the papers onto his desk.

"If possible, Lord Belphegor would like this case to be kept under lock and key and dealt with by morning."

"That's..." Tsumiki wanted to question the sanity of the task and it's stipulations. It was frustrating. They would need to track down, corner and exterminate these stray devils. Still, the young King couldn't argue. This was a request from one of the five great Satans. Even worse, this girl alone wouldn't tolerate the disrespect if they took things too far. "We'll complete the task as quickly as possible."

"Very well. I'll return then." She stopped glancing for a moment at Nora. "I see your Peerage continues to grow by the day." She said as the magic circle once again began to glow. "You should be more weary. Or perhaps you'll be the next to request aid from our Lord." She said before disappearing, much to Tsumiki's dismay.

Tsumiki didn't like her. "Kenji, Ekibe." He looked at them both. "Prepare yourselves. Nora, you'll be staying close to me. You're not ready for this part of our lives yet." He paused for another moment. "Unfortunately, you'll have to miss your contractual appointment." He added shifting his focus to Ekibe once more. "My apologies." He finished before holding his hand up to the magic circle. Generally he could do what he was about to do without the help of the magic circle, but it did prove useful as it would make the summoning of the other members of his peerage that much easier.

It glowed a deep red. Tsumiki didn't have much time to waste. His eyes glowed as well, each one's individual color contrasting the other. "Siegfried, Kohana, Argos. We have a mission." His voice was calm as he focused on the spell, though it the members he was summoning would hear his voice as they began to glow as well. Hopefully Sieg and Argos weren't too busy. He was sure they wouldn't be pleased with his interference in whatever they may or may not have been doing. Though this was a slightly more imperative task; one he hadn't anticipated receiving earlier.