DxD: The Plunder System Chapter 12

Chapter 12: An Important Quest

The devils were taken aback by Kento's reply.


"Pardon?"


"I said I am not interested." Kento smiled. "It is a good offer but I am not interested."


Sona was baffled at his reply. She was certain that he would agree after realizing the danger he was in.


And considering he was attacked by a fallen, she believed that he would join her without worries.


"Your life is in danger, Kento." Sona reminded. "The fallens will be back for you."


Kento did not lose his smile at the statement. "I know. And if the worst came to shove, you will still protect me, right?" He knew her pitch, and he wasn't falling for it. "After all, a peerage member or not. I am still a resident of Kuoh and as someone that is looking after Kuoh, protecting me is also a part of your work, isn't it?"


Sona frowned, realizing exactly what he was doing. 'He is smart.'


"That is not the only benefit of joining a peerage, Kento." Akeno reminded. "Devils live for an average of ten thousand years, so your life will be extended by a lot. Besides, gaining money and fame is far easier as a devil than as a human."


"I guess." Kento shrugged. "But truth be told, I have no interest in living for so long. Neither do I have any interest in fame and money. I already have enough, and if I needed I will figure something out."


And with the system, he can get power and rare items far easier than anyone else.


"But- But you can also get a harem if you become a devil!" Issei announced, making Sona frown and look at Rias who looked away in embarrassment.


"Don't tell me that they got you on their board using that?" Kento asked, horrified at the realization of his dumbness.


"No. I had to transform him as he was already shot by Raynare." Rias said. "A human cannot recover from a fallen's light magic using normal means. That was all I could do to save Issei."


Hearing this, Issei had tears in his eyes. "P-President! Thank you so much. I will repay this debt with my life."


However, Kento knew that there was more to the story than she revealed.


"I can promise to give you power, fame, wealth… Or even women if you want." She said that last part bitterly. "If you join my peerage, I can promise that you will not regret it."


Kento took a deep breath before looking down. 'So, this is what people call a deal with the devil, huh?'


Kento had no interest in joining them as no matter how they tried to justify it. 


'This is nothing but glorified slavery.'


"And if you reach the rank of a high-class devil, you can even start your peerage."


Kento smiled, giving Sona hope. "That is indeed very tempting."


<<Primary Quest Alert!>> 


"Sorry, but I will still have to reject the offer."


<<Show the devils that you can survive even without their help!


Defeat the Fallen Angel criminals on your own: 0/4>> 


<<Rewards: Points ×650, [Tessaiga (S)]>>


Kento was gobsmacked at the reward. 


'650 points? I had never seen that before.' He was shaken. 'And a S rank item. Sucks that I cannot read skill or item description before receiving them. But I can guess how powerful the item will be.'


"A-Are you for real?" Rias was shook by his reply. The heiresses had never been rejected before and thus this was a shock to them.


"You can take your time if you want, Kento," Sona said, hoping that he would change his mind. 


But Kento was determined. "I am sorry, but I will not change my mind."


Everyone was shocked but they could not force him. 


"That…" Sona was at a loss for words. "I see."


Taking a deep breath, Kento stood up. "If that was all, I hope you can excuse me."


"W-Wait." Sona stopped him. "There was another thing that I wanted to ask you."


"Oh?"


Sona continued. "The school has a rule that every student must join a club and thus I was hoping for an answer today." She took a deep breath. "And you being a supernatural joining a sports or literary club will be unfair for the normal humans. So… I was hoping if you would join either Rias or me."


Now, this was something he could agree to. 


Not a peerage but a club.


However…


"I don't think I can join the Occult Research Club."


This made them confused. "Why?"


"Clash of personalities." He answered, aware that he would end up bickering with Rias and Issei often if he joined. 


"So…" Sona said.


"If there is a position free at the student council, I don't mind joining."


This got the spectacled heiress to smile widely.


"We do!"


…

…


"What do you mean you failed?" Raynare asked, looking at the burn wounds all over Kalawarner. "You couldn't even take care of a lowly human?"


"A lowly human with sacred gear and a bitch of a devil." Kalawarner bit back. 


"And you took her back instead of fighting them alongside her?" 


At Raynare's question, Dohnaseek frowned. "They were far stronger than we expected. We cannot win against them one on one and even though I had men with me, it was only a matter of time before their support arrived. And if that happened, we would have all died there."


"And they are not the only ones that failed." Mittlet said, seemingly displeased at how the events went. 


"What do you mean?" 


At Raynare's question, Mittlet's frown grew deeper. "The boy that you were with… survived."


"What?" Raynare shouted. "That is not possible. I remember shooting a hole through his chest!"


"Turns out he survived." The blonde said. "And he is currently a part of the devil heiress' peerage.


*Bang!* 


Raynare smashed the pillar that she was leaning on.


"Why is nothing going as planned!" She looked at one of her minions. "Have you located her whereabouts!"


Her shout made the underling shudder. 


"Y-Yes, mistress! We have located her!"


"Finally." Raynare sighed. "Something that is going as planned."


The other fallens nodded, while Dohnaseek was tending to Kalawarner's wounds. 


"We will move as planned." Raynare said. "Prepare to move!"


…

…


While the supernatural was chaotic because of a certain individual, in the human world, a certain girl was also at a turmoil because of the same individual.


"Kento…" Lying on her bed, Aika wondered what the boy was doing.


"He is different." She smiled. "He is different from them."


She liked how the boy didn't run after the girls and neither was a show off about his looks. He was much like Kiba in that regards but he was even better than the prince –he was friendly.


And he talked with her.


"Will he change his views if he knew why others avoid me?"


She hoped, no she begged that he wouldn't change.


It was rare for her to find people to talk to –to make friends. 


And now that she had a friend, she did not want to lose him.


Before this, only the perverted trio spoke to her.


But now she had Kento. 


Walking to the mirror, she looked at herself.


"Should I dress a little better?"


She knew that she was not very pretty when compared to the other girls and she did not have sizable assets either.


But she hoped that she could change a few things, at least her dress and make-up.


Taking a deep breath, she combed her hair and made her braids neater. She had recently been growing her hair, for around a few weeks so she knew that a clean braid looked better on her.


And when she put on a tighter pair of clothes, as opposed to her baggy ones, she was quite surprised to find that her breasts appeared bigger. 


Putting on a bit of lipstick and drawing her eyebrows a bit thicker and sharper, she was rather impressed with the results.


"Will he like this look?" She wondered. "I hope that he does."