Chapter 24 - If a problem is not enough, then 2?

* Fuuu

Leo exhaled as he stretched his neck and closed the book. He had finished the book in a short time because the concepts were quite easy but still, the book had some quite interesting concepts.

Looking at the time, he saw that it had been two hours since he began studying.

During the last two hours, he dedicated himself to maintaining the mantle while continuing his studies. At first, it was not so complicated to keep the mantle but the more he concentrated on studying, the faster he lost control of the mantle.

"For the moment I can keep it for three minutes if I don't get too confused ... but the big question is if I can use it in a fight," Leo muttered. Compared to before, I could currently keep the mantle longer but could I use it in a fight? the answer would be a great NO! but Leo wasn't worried about this, he had more than enough time to perfect the skill.

"Leo-sama, Sona-sama is ready," Linet said as she entered the room. She was helping Sona prepare and with all the time they had taken, it was almost time for them to leave.

Leo nodded towards Linet and followed her to the living room of the house.

"Leo-channn !!!" Once they arrived. Leo heard the voice of Serafall that was heading towards him like a bullet.

Before Serafall could approach Leo, a hand got in her way

* GAH

Serafall ġrȯȧnėd when Linet caught her head in flight.

"Serafall-sama! I have taken the time to fix Leo-sama so please, don't mess it up." Linet scolded Serafall as she stood in front of Leo defensively.

"Linet-chan. Are you implying that I'm dirty? "Serafall asked with a pout.

"I would never say such a thing" Linet smiled.

"E… Linet-chan. You didn't say it, but you thought it, right? ... Leo-chan, tell her ..." As she spoke, Serafall froze when she looked at Leo. Looking at him from head to toe, Serafall smiled as she looked at Leo like a predator looking at his prey.

Before she had not been able to see Leo well, but now that she looked at him carefully, she could only describe him with a word!

"So cute!" Serafall exclaimed with an ecstatic face as she pulled out a camera of doubtful origin.

Simultaneously, Serafall positioned herself in numerous angles accompanied by the sound of the camera's trigger.

"Linet-chan, you're on the road!" Serafall shouted as she pushed Linet and continued her photoshoot.

"* Sigh * What am I supposed to do with you Onee-chan?" Sona asked as she looked at her sister.

When Serafall listened to Sona, she turned slowly and looked at Sona with hearts in her eyes.

A white short sleeve blouse with white lace and a black ribbon on the neck. Also, she wore a black skirt that reached her thɨġhs along with a pair of white socks and black shoes.

"Sona-chan!" Serafall ran and pounced on Sona just like she did with Leo.

As before, Linet arrived just in time to grab Serafall and keep scolding her.

Leo only looked at his outfit for a second as he was more attracted to her face. Exactly, her violet eyes that seemed even lighter than usual and her pink lips had a light layer of lip gloss that made them shine.

"Wow. Sona, you look fantastic. "Leo could only say a generic compliment while looking at Sona impressed.

"Thank you." Sona smiled brightly. "It is time to leave. Onee-sama, stop wasting your time and hurry up or we'll leave without you. "

"Wait for me Sona-chan!" Serafall exclaimed as she ran after her.

Upon leaving, a carriage was waiting for them at the entrance of the mansion.

Leo, Sona, Serafall, and Linet got into the carriage and left immediately.

Because the carriage was traveling at a constant speed, it took an hour for the group to reach the place where the ceremony was held.

When they arrived at the entrance of the place, there were several carriages with the banner of their respective clans above them and several young people coming out of them.

As soon as the carriage was parked, the group got out of the carriage and headed to the main hall where the ceremony would take place.

"Sona!" When they entered the room, a voice called near where they were.

The voice caught the attention of the duo and they looked where it came from.

Celestial blue eyes almost greenish and a characteristic crimson hair that reaches the thɨġhs, with a single strand of horse protruding from the top of her head.

Beside her was a girl with black hair and violet eyes. Her hair was tied in a long ponytail that reached her waist.

"Rias, Akeno!" Sona responded immediately when she recognized Rias's voice and looked in her direction.

The duo quickly approached the two.

"Sorry for the delay Rias" Sona apologized. Many devils were eager to get their evil pieces as soon as possible so they arrived in advance of the meeting.

"No problem. We arrived here recently like that even though someone was more impatient than me to arrive" Rias said with a smile as she looked at Akeno.

"Fufu… Rias-sama, you don't have to lie. We have been here waiting for an hour because Rias-sama was quite excited to meet again with Sona-sama" Akeno said playfully.

"Pft" Leo could not contain his laughter. Seeing how the Loli version of Akeno tried to act like an older sister, it was too adorable for Leo.

Leo's laugh caused the girls' attention to focus on him.

* Cough * Leo coughed awkwardly.

"It seems that I have not presented myself correctly. I'm Tomika Leo, a guest of the Sitri clan, "Leo said with a smile.

Rias and Akeno looked at Sona with doubts while Sona ignored her gaze as if nothing had happened.

"I am Rias Gremory and she is Akeno Gremory my future servant" Rias introduced herself while Akeno who was at her side was bowing slightly.

After the presentation, the group continued speaking. Although in the course of the conversation Sona ended up presuming that Leo was from the human world which caused her to be bombarded with questions by Rias.

Time passed quickly and the room that used to be almost empty quickly filled up over time.

"Hou… Who do we have here? if it's Rias." A voice rang interrupting the group's conversation.

The voice came from a tall, handsome young man with short blond hair and dark blue eyes.

"Riser!" Rias said angrily.

With the appearance of Riser, the whole room was silent. All these devils knew that it was better to stay apart and enjoy the function as public.

"What a coincidence, I didn't think I'd find you here," Riser said with a smile.

Looking at Riser's sudden appearance, Leo was surprised for a moment. I didn't expect to see Riser in these conditions, although he did connect the threads, there would only be one reason why Riser would come to this place.

Noticing Leo's gaze, Sona thought Leo was curious about what was going on.

"That's Riser Phenex, Rias' fiance," Sona said while the last part was almost inaudible, but still, Leo could hear her.

Leo, who was watching the whole fight, did not move a millimeter from his place, this was a matter between two great clans of the underworld so he couldn't interrupt recklessly ... for the moment.

"Riser! I already said it before! I'm not going to be part of your nobility and I'm not going to marry you either!" Rias said.

"Yes, I've heard that before. Even if you refuse to be part of my peerage, that will not change the fact that you are my fiancée, so why do you refuse? You know it will be beneficial for our families that you are in my peerage" Riser said with a dominant tone.

"I've told you before Riser. You may be my fiance but that gives you no right to order me" Rias said as her little body trembled and the magical power around her became chaotic.

"That's right. You are free, but as the next heiress of the Gremory clan, I know you will make the right decision" Riser said calmly.

"You ...!" Rias tried to speak but was stopped by Akeno.

"Rias-sama, you can't lose control," Akeno said while holding Rias's hand and trying to reassure her.

Riser looked at Akeno who was holding Rias's hands with greed. Recently in the underworld, the rumor about Akeno's abilities became increasingly known for what Riser wanted to have her in his peerage if possible.

"If it is for your maid, you have nothing to worry about. You can bring it, I ȧssure you that I will take good care of her as well as you." Riser said.

"Riser-san, it is not appropriate to interrupt the ceremony in this way. Also, Rias has already made it clear that he does not want to be in your peerage so please, desist, we do not want more problems to arise today." Sona intervened while helping Akeno reassure Rias, she knew it was not convenient for Rias losing control in this kind of situation and Riser was taking advantage of this to take her to its limits.

"Sona… it seems that you have misunderstood my actions, I just want my fiancee to be in my peerage so that we can deepen our ties as a couple just like Sirzechs-sama and Grayfia-sama. Although if you want it too, you can join my peerage. I will accept you with open arms and if necessary I will take care of your fiance" Riser said with a smile.

"Will you take care of who?" A voice rang out in the classroom.