DXD: LORD NETORI

"Checkmate."

Ken's voice was heard and followed by silence.

Currently, Ken was seen playing chess with Sona who was his opponent.

Ken sat on the sofa with one of his legs folded up, while Sona sat opposite him with a bead of sweat appearing on her forehead.

Meanwhile, Tsubaki and the others stood around Ken and Sona who were playing chess.

Their faces showed expressions of surprise and disbelief.

This was because their King, Sona, had been defeated not just once by Ken, but many times in the chess game.

They all could not believe that Sona was defeated in a game of chess.

Furthermore, Chess was also Sona's forte.

Forget about beating her many times, until now Sona had never lost a game of Chess.

Therefore, when they heard the word "Checkmate." repeatedly coming out of Ken's mouth, they found it even harder to believe their ears.

"Haahh... I lost." Sona sighed and said.

"Then can I go to my class now?" Ken asked.

"Oh! Hehe~ don't worry, I know exactly what it means to beat you in a game of chess." Ken added and teased her.

Sona's face turned red when she heard this and didn't dare to look at Ken.

"Ahem! Alright. Since our business is done here, you can leave." Sona said almost with an urgent tone of voice.

Seeing the woman in front of him who became embarrassed Ken chuckled before glancing at Saji who was standing behind Sona with a complicated expression.

How could he not? Saji himself knew what it meant when Ken beat Sona in a game of chess.

Furthermore, Ken didn't just beat Sona once, but many times.

This meant that if someone managed to beat Sona in a game of chess, that person would become her fiancé.

Although Sona herself never told this matter to her Peerage, they could all understand clearly.

In the beginning, Sona was betrothed to another man by her parents.

But the matter ended with Sona defeating the man in a game of chess.

From then on, Sona would only accept a man to be her future husband, only if he could beat her in a game of chess.

Nowadays, although Sona does not personally tell her Peerage about this requirement, they can roughly guess it.

Think of it this way, first Sona is matched by her parents, then the man is defeated in a game of chess and the match is called off.

In other words, someone who will become her husband is only someone who can beat her in a game of chess.

Isn't this obvious?

Only a fool cannot see this clue.

...

While Saji felt complicated in his heart, Tsubaki and the others couldn't wait to tease Sona after this.

Ken then stood up and stretched his body and was followed by Sona who got up wanting to escort Ken to the door.

Ken then pulled Sona towards him before hugging her waist and giving her a sudden peck on the lips.

Sona was surprised and in the next second her face turned red like a tomato.

"See you later then." Ken said and removed his arm from Sona's waist.

"U-Un, yes, see you later." Sona replied with a stammer at the beginning of her words.

Saji who saw this was immediately petrified in place with a surprised and disbelieving face.

Meanwhile, Tsubaki and the other girls had a rosy blush on their cheeks when they saw this.

Ken glanced at them and gave a charming smile before saying.

"See you later, guys."

After saying that, Ken then walked towards the door and opened it before going out and leaving the still silent Sona with an embarrassed face and the others there.

...

"Haah... well, you can stop by to follow. I'll stop by later." Ken suddenly said.

Ken who had already left Sona and her Peerage suddenly stopped his footsteps while climbing the stairs and turned his head towards the window.

At first glance Ken looked like he was talking to himself.

But if one looked carefully, there was a small bat hovering outside the window.

Looking at the shape of the bat, Ken immediately knew who the owner was.

"Don't worry. Tell your master, Rias Gremory, I'll drop by the Occult Research Club, for now I want to go to my class first." Ken said again.

As if it understood what Ken was saying, the bat left.

Seeing that the bat was gone, Ken continued his footsteps and went to his class that had been arranged for him.

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It didn't take long for Ken to find his class and arrive at the door.

Ken then knocked gently on the door and went inside.

Right after Ken stepped inside, the atmosphere in the classroom that was originally lively became silent instantly.

The students' eyes were locked on Ken who had just entered the classroom.

Especially the eyes of the female students.

Their eyes showed an excitement that could not be described using words.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, the male students showed deep hatred in their eyes after knowing Ken was in the same class as them.

After a long silence, the class suddenly became more lively than before and became noisy.

"Kyaa~!"

"Hey! Isn't that the guy who was in front of the school earlier!?"

"Yes! I remember!"

"Kyaaa~! I didn't expect him to be in the same class as me!"

"Woah... so handsome...."

"Do you know him? This is the first time I've seen a man who's so handsome like him."

"Humph! That's why you refused when I asked you to go out earlier, I saw him in front of the school gate earlier."

"Is that so? I regret not accepting your offer earlier."

"Yes, that's right!"

The female students were shouting and discussing excitedly with their friends beside them, while the male students were silent with hateful looks clearly visible in their eyes towards Ken.

On the other hand, Ken could only smile helplessly when he found two women looking at him very intensely.

What made these two women stand out from the rest was the fact that not only did both women have beautiful faces, but one of the women also had red hair- no, perhaps more accurately Crimson.

She was a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous body, fair skin, blue-green eyes and a curvaceous figure.

Her three body measurements were [B99-W58-H90].

Yes, this woman is Rias Gremory.

While the woman sitting beside Rias was a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure, very long black hair and violet eyes.

Her hair was tied in a very long ponytail, all the way to the floor with two strands sticking out from the top and angled back, with an orange ribbon holding it in place.

Her three body measurements were [B102-W60-H89].

That's right, she was Akeno Himejima.

Like most of the girls at Kuoh Academy, Akeno and Rias wore Kuoh Academy's all-girls school uniform, along with calf-length black socks.

...

Looking at the two little girls who had grown up made Ken smile gently at the two of them.

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, someone coughed and stood behind Ken.

"Please go to your seats, class is about to start."

Hearing this, the female students closed their mouths and became silent.

But still, their eyes continued to lock onto Ken's figure.

"Ah, sorry." Ken said.

After Ken apologized to the teacher who was going to teach the class, Ken then went to find his seat.

After looking around the surrounding desks, Ken found one empty desk that made him chuckle.

"Is this just a coincidence?" Ken muttered and sat down in his seat.

Looking to his left and right, Ken smiled to greet Rias and Akeno who were on either side of him.

"What made you linger in the student council room?" Rias who was on his right suddenly asked in a voice that only they could hear.

"Ufufu~ it's not good to make Buchou jealous right after you enroll in this Academy you know~" Akeno who was on her left said to tease Rias.

(A/N: Buchou is a respectful term for superiors. well, the point is if you've watched the anime you'll understand)

Ken raised one of his eyebrows and looked at Rias.

"Hm? Of course I chatted with Sona and played a little chess with her." Ken replied.

Hearing this, Rias narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Ken out of the corner of her eye.

"Then the result?" Rias asked.

"Of course I beat her." Ken said honestly.

"Ara-ara~ doesn't this mean..." Akeno said and didn't continue her sentence.

"Un, it means I'm his fiancee." Ken said casually.

Rias then turned to Ken and looked at him seriously.

"Ufufu~" Akeno giggled and covered her mouth with one of her hands.

Not surprised by Rias' current attitude, but for Akeno...

If it was anyone else, maybe they didn't notice anything strange with Akeno's current attitude, but not Ken.

Ken could tell clearly just by the fact that Akeno closed her eyes while giggling, before giving a 'smile' that wasn't a smile towards him.

Ken sighed before saying to both of them.

"Don't be jealous like that. Fiancé? What makes this different for you two?"

"It makes no difference to me, I like you all equally."

Ken finished his sentence and tapped Rias and Akeno on the forehead gently with the back of his hand.

"Humph!" Rias just snorted and looked away to the side.

But in his heart, Rias felt happy when he heard those words from Ken's mouth.

Therefore, just as Rias looked away to the side and Ken turned to look at Akeno on his left, Ken didn't see Rias' lips curving upwards to form a smile.

"Ara? really~" Akeno said.

"One hundred percent, of course." Ken replied.

Akeno then smiled, but this time she smiled with her eyes not closed.

A warm and sincere smile for Ken.

Ken then put his chin in his palm and looked out the window to think about whether or not to kill the Protagonist, Issei, directly.

After thinking for a long time, Ken suddenly smiled.

Of course, this made Akeno and Rias who saw him become curious about what the man was thinking, although in the end they remained silent.

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