The Cursed Gamer, Book 3

392: Seduction Targets

Chapter 392: Seduction Targets

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Right, perhaps he was exaggerating a little. Rias had no leverage of danger over him. Tier 18 or not, her power set was solely dependent on her bloodline. While it was true that her Power of Destruction could maybe kill him, it was impossible that he would ever get touched by it if she decided to shoot it.

Plus, he was GOD. One percent or not, against devils he had more advantages.

The only possible problem would be her brother, the devil Lucifer himself. He should be close to Tier 40 if he had to guess, and that would be troublesome to deal with thanks to his own Power of Destruction. He was not a slow poke like Rias, either.

So, Neji's priority now was to play safe. He had to make sure the Devil Princess didn't feel threatened by his presence, and therefore wouldn't see any reason to call her brother.

"The Dragon Sage...?"

The air in the hallways was cold yet heavy. The two Devils were on their guard, while Neji stood straight, showing not much emotion. If a normal human was nearby, they would have begun to puke their lunch.

Though initially taken aback, with her guard going up, Rias soon spoke when she realized he had no intention to attack.

"It's my first time hearing that name. Can you be more specific?"

"I am from the mountains. Have you heard of Kunlun? It is a part of Chinese mythology; a mythical mountain. I am from there, and I was born and raised there. This is my first time in the outside world, so it's natural that even a prominent devil such as yourself does not know my name."

That last line with a bit of sugar coating seemed to make her relax a bit more.

'Of course, it did. Let's make her feel as if she is still the one with authority here.' Neji thought, his eyes amicable, though he was not smiling.

As one may expect from a slippery bastard who had been running from Prime Gods, Neji had a backup plan in case he got found out. At this point in his life, he had to be proficient in lies to continue living as a whole, and since he didn't recall any mention of Kunlun in the DxD Manga or Novel, he decided to roll with it.

"Kunlun? You are Chinese?" Rias sounded intrigued, but she didn't seem to doubt his words.

Neji gave her a smile. "No. My parents are Japanese, and that is why I came here – to my homeland – after coming out of the mountains."

He added, "I apologize if I startled you, it was not my intention. I didn't expect this school to belong to the devils, but since I had no antagonistic relationship with your people, I assumed it would be fine to stay."

Rias exchanged glances with Akeno. After a few seconds, she sighed and gave Neji a curt nod.

She said, "It's alright. Still, you should have told us your identity from the get-go if you knew who we were. Whatever, it's not a problem now. Let's head back to my office, shall we? We can continue our chat here. Akeno, go call Sona for me."

"Alright..." Akeno took the order, nodding while staring into Neji's eyes. She smiled. "So much for a normal teacher, eh? I knew something was wrong, so you were a hermit?"

It was more of a statement than a question. She assumed he was a Monk, a Hermit, since he called himself a Sage.

With that, Akeno left and Rias led Neji to her office. For a moment, Neji thought if he should send Asia away, but decided against it in the end. There was no need, and she was safe here anyway.