Re/SET

Life 3 × CH 2

"We're all ready." Asia said happily.

"Okay, we're off to distribute flyers." Issei said, standing up. "Let's go, Asia."

"Matte." Rias said, stopping them.

"Huh?" Issei and Asia looked at her in confusion.

Rias leaned into the desk, resting her chin on her folded hands.

"This will be your last week distributing flyers." She said.

She suddenly stood up, placing a hand on her hip.

"I told you earlier, didn't I? I'm having you do this as one part of your training, but flyer distribution is usually the job of a familiar."

"You mean, we've graduated from flyer distribution?" Issei asked.

Rias nodded with a small smile.

"We'll need to get you two your own familiars, first." She said.

Asia and Issei shared looks.

Moments later, the rest of the ORC filed into the room.

"Buchou." They all greeted.

Everyone except for Maoyu.

"Koneko. Kiba. Akeno." Rias greeted in kind before looking at Maoyu. "Hello to you, too."

Maoyu didn't spare her a glance.

"I was just telling Issei and Asia about familiars." Rias decided to overlook her discourtesy. "Like I was saying...."

"This is my familiar."

A cute bat appeared floating above her hand.

"Issei, you've met her before, haven't you?" She asked.

"Huh?" Issei said confused.

The little bat flew away from her hand and transformed into that girl that gave him the slip when he was seeing Yuma.

"Then, that girl back there was...." He trailed off as the familiar returned to its original form.

Issei was mind-blown.

"This one is mine." Akeno summoned her familiar.

A little imp appeared in a bright magical matrix.

"A-An imp?" Issei looked at it curiously.

"Here's Shiro." Koneko said, getting his attention.

There was a cute little white cat laying in her arms with a bell around its neck.

"Mine is—" Kiba started.

"Yeah, never mind about yours." Issei dismissed him.

"That's kind of cold." Kiba said with his usual smile.

"They're a fundamental part of being a devil." Rias said. "They're used to help their masters, relay information, and even in matters of pursuit."

"Ano, so how do we obtain one of these familiars?" Asia asked.

"Well, you see-" Rias was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Hai?" Akeno answered.

The doors opened, revealing the members of the student council.

The President was the first to enter the room followed by a boy on her right and a girl on her left.

It was on one other than Sona Sitri, heiress of the distinguished House of Sitri.

"Excuse us." Sona said, stopping a few feet of them.

"What—? I-Isn't she....?" Issei looked at the girl in surprise.