Inside the Student Council President's office at Kuoh Academy.
"Are you saying Qin Xiao's strength is already comparable to a mid-class devil?"
"Yes. Rias' knight Yuuto Kiba was easily defeated by him. And it wasn't because of his Sacred Gear—it was purely physical strength."
"Hm? He didn't use his Sacred Gear?"
"No."
"Then we'll have to reassess his strength."
For a human to defeat a reincarnated devil who possessed a Sacred Gear without using his own Sacred Gear was enough to shock even Sona Sitri.
Previously, Rias Gremory had used the Gremory family's influence to help Qin Xiao publish a novel.
That novel was now extremely popular.
Thinking about it now, such a small favor had successfully built goodwill with a highly talented genius.
That was an incredible profit.
Yet Sona couldn't understand one thing.
Qin Xiao had transferred to Kuoh Academy through the Sitri family's influence.
So why was he interacting with Rias instead of her?
Especially when her own peerage member Hanakai Momo was in the same class as him.
More than a month had passed.
Their relationship was still nothing more than ordinary classmates.
Meanwhile Qin Xiao had grown close with Rias' group.
"Has Hanakai Momo made any progress with him?"
"No. Their conversations are minimal, and Qin Xiao doesn't seem interested in her."
"He gets along well with Rias' Queen, yet he isn't interested in Momo. Momo has a great figure and silver hair… could it be that he prefers mature women?"
"Uh…"
Tsubaki Shinra was slightly surprised.
Was this really the calm Student Council President?
She didn't expect her to consider something like that.
"…Forget it."
"If Rias currently has the advantage, then let it be."
"President, should I—"
"That's enough, Tsubaki."
"Yes."
Tsubaki nodded.
She knew Sona didn't want her to use herself as bait to attract Qin Xiao.
Their relationship was extremely close.
Still, the situation was clear.
On Rias' side, her Queen Akeno Himejima had personally taken action.
On their side, there was only Hanakai Momo.
Naturally Qin Xiao leaned toward Rias.
Tsubaki herself wouldn't have minded using herself if it helped her President.
After all, Qin Xiao was handsome.
But Sona would never allow it.
"By the way, how is the student suspected of having a Sacred Gear?"
"It's been confirmed. He is indeed a Sacred Gear user. It may even be a dragon-type Sacred Gear."
"Then try contacting him. If possible, recruit him into the Student Council."
"Yes."
Tsubaki nodded.
She understood something.
Sona had essentially given up competing for Qin Xiao.
Unlike Rias, Sona had already resolved her engagement.
Through a Rating Game, she defeated her fiancé and—with support from her sister Serafall Leviathan—cancelled the engagement.
But Rias was different.
Her engagement still existed.
Her fiancé was the third son of the Phoenix Clan.
With Rating Games becoming more popular, the Phoenix family's influence had increased.
Their eldest son was already famous.
Even the third son had begun gaining recognition.
Meanwhile Rias currently had only four peerage members, and one of them was sealed.
The only truly powerful member was Akeno.
If Rias wanted to cancel her engagement, her current strength wasn't enough.
That was why she urgently needed powerful servants.
Because of this, Sona chose to step back.
They were both rivals and friends.
Scene Change
On the rooftop of Kuoh Academy's school building.
Qin Xiao was enjoying a luxurious lunchbox.
Not long ago he had received the first payment for his novel.
Even though he didn't know how much help Rias had given, the first payment alone exceeded ten million yen.
For Qin Xiao, this was a huge amount of money.
Now that he had money, his living standards had risen dramatically.
Especially when it came to food.
But just then he noticed three suspicious figures.
It was lunchtime.
Some students whose final class was P.E. were changing clothes in the locker rooms.
Kuoh Academy had far more girls than boys.
After staying here for more than a month, Qin Xiao already knew the famous "Pervert Trio."
They were well-known throughout the school.
The three were:
Issei HyoudouMatsudaMotohama
They constantly talked about pornography and erotic games.
Almost everyone in the school disliked them.
They also frequently tried to peek into the girls' changing room.
Seeing the original protagonist who had not yet awakened his power, Qin Xiao hesitated.
Should he kill him now?
Issei's romantic luck couldn't just be called strong.
It was basically cheating.
Qin Xiao was certain that Rias had already noticed him.
If Issei were reincarnated as a devil…
What should Qin Xiao do?
Watch countless girls fall into his arms?
Or eliminate him now?
Back when Qin Xiao was just watching anime in his previous life, he admired the protagonist.
But now that he had actually met him…
He felt the urge to get rid of him.
Because a "protagonist" was someone favored by destiny.
With him around, everyone else became background characters.
Meanwhile Issei and his two friends had already reached the back of the school building.
The three quietly crept toward the girls' changing room window.
This clearly wasn't their first time.
They were already very experienced.
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