High School DxD: Jujutsu Chronicles || Gojo Satoru

Chapter 8: Unspoken Tensions

The Occult Research Club members were all huddled on a comfy green couch, looking puzzled and worried.

Rias, their president, sat at her desk, looking serious and deep in thought.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, except for the soft whispers of Gojo and Geto.

"Hey, Suguru," Gojo whispered, leaning in closer. "Did we mess up somehow?"

Geto looked just as confused, shrugging, "I dunno... maybe we did?"

But before Gojo could reply, Rias slammed her hand on the desk, making everyone jump.

All eyes instantly turned to her, wondering what was going to happen next.

Rias stood up, her voice icy. "Issei."

Issei jolted upright, his face pale with apprehension. "Y-Yes, Prez?"

Her eyes narrowed, "Leaving our bishop, Asia, behind was a mistake." Rias sighed deeply, her shoulders slumping momentarily. "but then again, we didn't notice the stray lurking behind the scene from the shadows."

Issei bowed deeply, regret in his eyes as he apologized profusely to both Rias and Asia.

Asia then stammers, "N-No... no, it's fine, Issei-kun. We're all at fault here... we couldn't see the other stray.. and, um, also," asia faces towards the two gentlemen who saved her "thank you both so much for saving me." She smiles brightly at them.

Geto waves as a gesture of reassurance, "It's quite alright it's our job to protect others who need help, after all. It's in our nature, of course." Geto smiles softly.

"Now," Rias looks toward the newcomers, Gojo and Geto.

"While I appreciate both of you saving Asia," Rias slams the table, "But to act without my command is not acceptable. I explicitly ordered both of you to stay put. Have I not made myself clear to both of you?" Rias glares at them.

Gojo gulped and leaned towards Geto, murmuring with a hint of amusement, "Suguru, women sure are scary huh?"

Geto nervously smirked with a slight chuckle. "Always have, always will."

Geto then clears his throat and speaks up, "Well, um... with all due respect, President, while I understand that we acted on our own, it's still unreasonable not to help her. She could've gotten badly hurt or worse."

Rias sighs deeply, her fatigue evident in her voice, "Yes, you're right, but... that's not entirely why I'm mad. You both used otherworldly powers, you call them Jujutsu Sorcery."

"While I'm genuinely happy you both saved her, our mission was only to secretly eliminate the stray devils. Both of you made quite a ruckus, with Gojo unleashing a red beam of light, piercing not only the stray devil but also the roof, tearing through the night sky and attracting people's attention around the neighborhood with the vivid red glow."

"Now, I've got even more work to do, reporting whatever just happened. I'm still figuring out how I'm supposed to report it to the Archduke."

Gojo silently thinks, 'I see, so that's why she's...'

"But that's not all," Rias continues, "What was up with that? Care to explain your abilities, Gojo and Geto?"

Gojo stands up and faces Rias, saying, "Well, President~, it's hard to explain without demonstrating it first, but I'll show you what mine can do. That's definitely easy to understand." He puts his hand out, urging Rias, "Put your hand out, President, come on, come on~"

Issei stands up and complains and jealous evidents, "Hey! You just want to touch her han-" but Issei is stopped mid sentence by Rias's icy voice calling him out and glaring at him. He sits back down, quieted.