True Magician

Chapter 3

Kuoh Academy. The occult research club.

The club was dead silent. I mean REALLY dead.

I was sitting on the couch with Fou on my shoulder. Across from me sat a pair of Satan Siscons, with Greyfia standing behind them. Sona and Rias's retinues, as well as themselves, were a bit further away from us, behind the backs of their leaders. Heh. Am I that scary?

- "Ahem," I cleared my throat, "What are we going to talk about? By the way, I'm a nurse at Kuoh Academy, Romani Archaman. And can I ask you something? Does Scarlet Satan really have a fetish for maids?"

Sirzechs's face twisted violently, and Greyfia's eye twitched. Of all the demons present in the club, only Serafall was having fun.

- "Hahahahaha. He's definitely a funny guy," she laughed, "Ro-tan asked a good question, Sirzechs. Are you sure you don't have such a fetish?"

- "We have a more important question, Serafall," he said in a calm tone, "Please calm down."

- "But I too am interested in this subject," she said, making a pouty face, "You can't deny the fact that it's a very hot topic among the younger generation."

- "Can I have some tea?" I asked dutifully.

In all this buffoonery, the entourage of Satan sisters were awkwardly wriggling or quietly giggling as they looked at the scene in front of them. Oh! I can see Greyfia ready to pounce on the two Siscons, black streaks appearing on her face, and both eyes twitching.

- "STOP," Sirzechs raised his voice, "Serafall, we'll leave the issue of me for later. Let's have a serious talk already. And someone get Romani-san some tea."

Wow! He managed to calm her down. Though I can still see the amusement in her eyes.

Hmm? Impressive. All this time, neither Sirzechs nor Serafall let their guard down and watched my actions with the edge of their eyes.

- "Here's your tea, Romani-sensei," Akeno said and placed the cup in front of me.

- "Thank you, Akeno-san," I said and turned to the Satans, "Why such wariness? I haven't done anything, have I? And you haven't introduced yourself yet."

- "I apologize, Romani-san. My name is Sirzechs Lucifer, and the woman next to me is Serafall Leviathan," Sirzechs introduced himself, "And yes, you have indeed done nothing, but are clearly someone who belongs to our world. May I ask what someone like you is doing in our territory?"

Oya? You're stepping on a very dangerous land mine, dude.

- "What do you mean, 'a man like me'? I'm just a nurse at Kuoh Academy, aren't I?" With a grin, I replied, "And one more thing... If I'm not mistaken, everyone here is a demon. And if that's the case, why did you use the word 'our'? As far as I remember, this is the human world, right?"

He grimaced, and instead, Serafall answered.

- "Ahem. Sirzechs meant that normally all supernatural beings have to notify the personalities in charge of the territory they're in," she explained, "And about your first question... You give off a feeling of... Emptiness, I guess. Which doesn't fit the description of "just a nurse at Kuoh Academy."

Emptiness? I guess possessing True Magic binds its wielder to the Root, which is a metaphorical black hole. Heh. But it begs the question. Why hasn't the Ophis tried to contact me until now?

- "Perhaps," I replied and grinned, "But I don't see how I deserve to meet not one, but two Satans. We can all agree that I had nothing to do with anything. And I can assure you, I am completely harmless."