The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Chapter 5.1 - At the crosshairs

"So, Rias, what did you called me here for?"

My black haired childhood friend says it as she sips the tea I've prepared, I don't want to discuss this with the other club members, but since Sona is a high-class devil like me and also holds responsibility towards this school, I find myself in the duty of warning her.

"Sona, have you felt a strange presence in the campus lately?"

Sona closes her eyes for a moment and puts the tea on the table

"I see, so you also felt it?"

I sigh, so it was not a trick, Sona has also noticed it.

"Have you discussed it with your peerage?"

She shakes her head

"Too risky, the way things are now, without any evidence it would be dismissed as paranoia on our part, we can't allow ourselves to lose face because of something like this"

I nod

"So we thought the same thing..."

Sona adjusts her glasses

"I think we have bigger concerns, after all, aside from that unexplainable pressure from yesterday, nothing has happened to damage the reinforcements in this town."

"By bigger concerns you mean..."

She completes my phrase

"The Hero Faction"

After the defeat of the Old Maou faction, they have stepped up as Khaos Brigade's leading team.

"So far they haven't attacked our town, but there have been reports of attacks in other territories, it seems they are trying to make their members attain Balance Breaker by fighting other Sacred Gear users, that means we'll probably going to be targeted soon"

"I see, they are a far greater threat then. But I still urge you to keep an eye on any suspicious activity, Kiba and Koneko are the only ones in my peerage who know about it, we are trying our best to tell where it came from"

Koneko was not with me and Kiba when it first happened, but it seems her Senjutsu has become sensitive enough for her to notice it. She complained about it to me so I told her about the situation me and Kiba faced in the main hall, asked her to keep it a secret and report if she sensed anything again.

"I understand, on my side only Tsubaki was able to notice it. We are also keeping it a secret from the others while trying to trace where it came from"

Shinra-san comes from a clan that hunts evil spirits and she has a connection with their world, no wonder she could also feel it

"We decided that we have far more important things to worry about, also, if it's inside the school, at least we can act right away if something happens"

She is right, me and the ORC have to think about the trip to Kyoto, the school festival, the match against Sairaorg and not to mention the threat of the Hero Faction attacking at anytime, worrying about this is futile.

I had already thought about all of this before, but hearing this from Sona, who is a trusted friend of mine reassures me somehow

I take a sip of my own tea

"Thanks Sona, I feel more at ease now."

She smiles

"Anytime, I'm always here to help you Rias, also it would be bad if you ran out of energy before I can have my revenge for the last rating game"

I laugh

"Focus on your match against Seekvairas for now, I'm sure we'll be having our rematch sometime in the future"

"I'm looking forward to it"

We both giggle at each other's provocation

Yes, to reach our dreams we must prove our strength to the underworld, it makes little sense to worry about what we cannot reach for now.

*Drip Drip*

As I was thinking this, I see a few drops of Sona's tea falling to the ground

When I look at her I notice the reason, her hands are shaking and she has a terrified look on her face!

"Sona? What happened?"

"Rias..."

She gulps down before continuing

"You can't... feel it?"

"Feel?"

A shiver runs down my spine before I can answer her

"What is this?"

The sensation of being watched

Like someone is aiming at us

A bad premonition?

"You felt that too?"

"Y-yes, do you think it was..."

"The same thing as before? I have no idea, but..."

She stands up

"I'll go check the student council, you should also check on the ORC members"

"Yes, let's go for now"

Me and Sona leave in different directions

Please, don't let anything bad happen to them!

I rush towards the area where they usually have lunch

...

Thank goodness! They are all fine!

I breath out in relieve

Issei and the others are eating and chatting, he sees me and waves

"Buchou, did you came to have lunch with us?"

I mask my worries with a smile, I want to warn them about the situation right now, but I don't know who might be listening.

When we gather at the club we'll discuss this further

But right now, I'll enjoy having lunch with my precious servants

Later I've heard from Sona that the Student Council was also fine when she met them, this time it was only the two of us who had that bad feeling, Shinra, Koneko and everyone else didn't seem to notice

I don't know what this is, but we are definitely going to find it out.

For this school, for this town and for our future.