"Three of Riser-sama's Pawns, retire."
Izuku and Koneko widen their eyes in surprise when they heard Grayfia announce this.
"Wow! Talk about a quick finish!"
The two then halt in their pace when they saw a familiar person wave at them by a large tree.
"Hello there."
'You're not Kenobi!'
"Kiba!" Izuku and Koneko smile at him while running to him. "I assume those outs were all you?"
"Yup," Kiba replied to Izuku. "It was all thanks to Akeno-senpai's barrier. With it, she made it easier for me."
After explaining how he defeated the Phenex Pawns, The trio of Gremory Devils set off to find a hiding spot and receive word from Rias on what to do next.
~Student Council room~
"Currently, the remaining pieces on Riser-sama's side have the advantage at nine," Tsubaki says to Sona.
"Rias-sama still has six pieces left, counting herself."
Sona nods before speaking.
"While she still has all of her servants in the game, they cannot afford to get careless."
Ibara nods in agreement while paying attention to the screen that showed Izuku, Kiba, and Koneko hiding in the storage room.
'Be careful out there, Izuku'
While the three were hiding in the storage room to await further orders, Izuku noticed Kiba's left hand on the hilt of his sheathed Holy Eraser shaking.
"Hey Kiba, you alright?"
Kiba jumps when he heard Izuku called to him. Setting his eyes on him, he lets out a sigh.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little nervous. While I indeed do have the fighting experience, this is the first Rating Game I've ever had to partake in."
Kiba paused when Izuku stuck his fist out in front of him, confusing the blonde young man.
"Well, quit worrying about it. We'll win this and sure as Hell to take down the Phenex Devils. I don't care how, but we are going to win this. You feel me?"
Kiba chuckles at his friend and bumps his fist to his.
"Yeah, you're damn right we are."
"Word," Koneko adds in agreement.
"Izu, Kiba-kun, Koneko, do you read me?"
The trio place their hands on their communicators when they heard Rias' voice.
"We read you loud and clear," Izuku answers. "What's up?"
"I'm launching a sneak attack on Riser's base with Asia. I want you three to draw as many of the enemy away from the entrance as you can to buy us time."
Izuku widens his eyes with furrowed eyebrows.
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Buchou? Keep in mind that Asia's our only healer we've got!"
"I'm left with no choice, Izu. I was planning to give Akeno time to recover so she could blast them one by one, but now, Riser sent his Queen, so I need her focus on her."
"Yes, of course," Kiba began. "But don't you think it's too risky to have the king leave the base?"
"With any luck, Riser will be thinking along the same lines. Here's hoping I can take him by surprise. If we can strike him strong and hard enough, we might just be able to take the fight out of him and win! His body may be immortal, but his heart, and Riser himself is not. And trust me, I will have no problem whatsoever breaking that Devil's black heart!"
After hearing her hang up, Izuku looks to Kiba and Koneko with a serious expression, "Well, since that's decided, let's show them what we Devils of Rias Gremory-sama can do!"
"You've got it, my friend," Kiba replies in agreement.
"Damn right," Koneko adds.
Izuku then positions himself with his fists at his sides.
"Um... Izuku... What are you-"
"Just...trying something...My senses are even more enhanced than ever...so I might be able to lock on any of Phenex Devils without having to go outside and check." Izuku immediately answers, making Kiba have a look of understanding.
"Oh I see, is this because you might be part dragon?" Kiba asked with Izuku simply nodding his head,"Yup. Now then, one moment please."
Taking a deep breath, Izuku closes his eyes and concentrates on his senses. Kiba and Koneko look on to see how focused Izuku was, feeling his power bubble up nice and gently.
With one last slow breath, Izuku slowly opens his eyes, his surroundings now in a cobalt color. Izuku first sets his sights on the two red like strings from afar that appear to be moving slowly to the right while picking up their scent.
"Looks like Buchou and Asia are already moving out."
He shifts his eyes to the right and stops to see one red line and one orange line dancing around with one another.
"Akeno's still battling Yubelluna, but since we can't help her now, all we can do is hope for the former's victory."
He then starts turning his body right very slowly while shifting his eyes around, looking for more orange lines that show that they are Phenex Devils.
"!"
"What's wrong, Izuku-kouhai?"
Koneko noticed that Issei's eyes widened while his eyebrows were still furrowed.
"One of Riser's girls are out in the gym field, just from outside of the storage room we're in."
Kiba and Koneko's eyes narrow at the news.
"What should we do?" Kiba asks him while gripping the hilt of his sword.
"Well, since she's the only one here, I think it's best we go ahead and confront her. Since this is a three on one situation, there may be a chance that that Yakitori motherfucker is gonna send out all of his servants after us to aid this particular woman."
Kiba puts a hand to his chin, thinking about Izuku's idea before looking towards him with a serious expression.
"You may be right, Izuku. After all, Buchou does want us to draw away the enemy, so we might as well give what you thought of a shot."
Koneko nods in agreement. Seeing this, Izuku points a thumb towards the storage room's door.
"Alright then. Let's get to it folks! If anything happens, we stick together!"
""Right!""
After Izuku, Kiba, and Koneko walk out of the storage room and out into the field, Izuku puts his left hand on the hilt of his sheathed blade and sets his glare in the direction of the nearby scent.
"You might as well show yourself," Izuku says to the invisible Phenex Devil. "I can detect your presence."
The trio of Gremory Devils stood their ground when they heard laughter from the direction Izuku was staring at. After three seconds past, a gust of wind flies by and reveals the woman with knight armor, who was staring at them with a stern gaze.
"I am Karlamine, a Knight in the service of Riser-sama!"
Karlamine then turns her head to Izuku and gives him a smirk.
"I must admit, your ability to find someone, despite them hiding themselves well, is rather impressive." Karlamine proceeds to unsheathe her sword and aim it towards the trio while the blade is engulfed by flames.
"However, don't think that this will assure you an easy victory!"
Izuku simply deadpanned at her last sentence.
"I never did think that though…"
Izuku was snapped out of his deadpan when he saw Kiba walk forward towards her.
"I am Kiba Yuuto, a Knight in the service of Rias Gremory-sama!"
Kiba unsheathes his Holy Eraser and gets into a fighting position.
"I've been looking forward to battling another Knight! Can't wait to get started!"
Karlamine smirks at her opponent.
"Very well said! En garde, Knight of Rias Gremory-sama!"
With that said, the battle between the two Knights has begun. Kiba and Karlamine charged at each other with their speed trait and begun clashing swords with one another. Sparks fly out of their blades with every clash they make.
Izuku looked on at the battle between the two Knights in amusement, admiring the speed and pace that the two were keeping at when they dodged, blocked and attack. He even saw a tornado of sparks when the Knights circled around each other.
"Wow… Guess it would be rude for us to interrupt them."
"Besides, You'll be busy."
When that was said both Izuku and Koneko turn straight around and narrowed their eyes when they saw a newcomer, one that Izuku recognizes.
"Another Rook," Koneko announces to him.
"And she's not alone," added Izuku, picking up more scent nearby.
"Oh, that Karlamine!"
'Speak of the Devil… No pun intended…' Izuokithought as his head turns right towards the source of a new voice. He raises an eyebrow when he and Koneko saw the blonde girl in a pink dress suited for a princess.
"Her head is filled with nothing but Swords, Swords, Swords! It's freaking ridiculous!" the blonde girl continued with an agitated expression. "She was way too bothered by how those other pieces were sacrificed too. If you ask me, she needs to keep it together!"
Izuku and Koneko start shifting their eyes around when the rest of Riser's servants, along with the blonde girl and Isabela, walk their way towards them. They saw the two catgirls, the girl in the kimono, and the girl with the large sword, who Izuku knew as Siris.
The blonde girl then sets her sights on Kiba.
"And now, right when I think I found a cute boy, it turns out he's a sword freak too. Hmph! Guess this isn't my lucky day, isn't it?"
Kiba jumped back from Karlamine for a moment to observe the Phenex Devils behind him.
'Looks like he brought out all of his remaining pieces.' Kiba then smiles. 'Way to go, Izuku! You've guessed right!'
Meanwhile, Rias and Asia could be seen in the background sneaking their way towards Riser's base undetected. Izuku could sense them, however, he kept quiet and pretended to not notice.
Izuku then raises an eyebrow when he noticed the blonde Phenex Devil scan him with her blue eyes.
"So, this is the Pawn Rias-sama adores, huh?"
"Hmph! She had a reason for trusting me," Izuku said to her as he balls his left hand into a fist. "And I'm here to fulfill her wish to set her free. Boosted Gear! Power up!"
{Boost!}
"Oh! Pay no attention to me," the blonde girl says while sticking the palm of her hand in front of him. "I have no intention in fighting you." She then shoots a smirk towards the masked Rook.
"Isabela? Why don't you be their opponent."
Isabela lets a smirk form as her eyes are set on Izuku.
"Gladly. Let's fight since we're both bored. I'm Isabela, a Rook in the service of Riser-sama."
Izuku nods at her with clenched fists.
"Izuku Midoriya, Pawn of Rias Gremory-sama."
"Izuku-kouhai, you want me to take care of Masky?"
Izuku simply shakes his head at Koneko while giving her a head pat, "No need. I can take care of her myself." he then shoots his eyes towards the masked Rook. "After all, I did promise her we'd fight back in the club room, and who am I to break a promise?"
Isabela widens her eyes a little and takes a step back at his words, but then smirks while letting out a chuckle.
"Of course. I remember the promise you made to me. Now, prepare yourself to fight, Pawn of Rias-sama!"
Izuku side steps to the left when Isabela throws a punch at his face, successfully dodging it.
"Heh! You've got some good reflexes, Izuku-kun!" Isabela compliments. "So, allow me to increase by one, no, two gears!"
Isabela began to throw a barrage of punches towards the young man. While Izuku was dodging and blocking her attacks, he noted that her fighting style was that of a boxer's.
"Oi! If you don't mind me asking," Izuku began while throwing some punches and kicks of his own, with Isabela on defense this time. "Why doesn't that blonde girl over there want to fight?"
"Hmph! While she is serving in this battle as a Bishop, for the most part, she likes to watch."
"Oh? And why's that?"
"Because the lady is Ravel Phenex."
When Izuku heard that...his eyes became dinner plates at the new information, halting in his fighting.
"Phenex?! So… That Ravel person is Riser's sister..? And she's his servant..?" Izuku turns his head towards Ravel and shoots her a disgusted look. "That's uh… kinda sick!"
Ravel widens her eyes with furrowed brows at the insult with a blush in embarrassment.
"Heh! I know right?" Isabela asked, looking just as disgusted as Issei did.
"Isabela!" Ravel became more embarrassed when the masked Rook agreed with him.
Isabela ignored her and continued to talk with Izukuwhile fighting.
"Apparently, this is Riser-sama's excuse for having her as his servant:"
~Flashback~
"Oh? You find it creepy that I have my sister in my harem? You're just jealous of Riser. Fear not, she's only part of the team because she needed something to do. I don't have a thing for my sister."
~Flashback end~
"At least that's what the prick said!" Isabela concluded with an uppercut, which Izuku dodged in time before it could hit him.
"That bastard's a sicko on top of being a tool!"
"Ravel's a slut," Koneko added in agreement, earning a gasp and a glare from Ravel.
"How dare you?! I do not like my brother that way!"
"Whatever," she replied, giving Ravel a glare right back.
Jumping back from Isabela to dodge another uppercut, Izuku took this time to think about what he just heard.
'Wow… I can't believe Riser would do something like this. At least Isabela's not crazy enough to fall for him.'
But he simply snapped out of his thoughts when he saw Isabela running at him with a right hook. He dodges to the left and counters with a left punch, only for her to block it with her right arm.
"Heh! You're a lot better than I expected," Isabela complimented while smirking.
Izuku didn't respond. He only kept a firm eye on her while dodging and blocking her every strike.
'Well, It's not like I've trained my ass off for nothing.'
He then dodges two more punches from Isabela. He then notices her lifting her right foot up and forms an X from his arms to block her kick. He then jumps back from her to think of a way to beat her.
'It's probably best I use my Dragon Shot to take her out. If I were to use that attack back in the gymnasium, I'd be wasting more of my stamina and energy than I would when I use my Boosted Gear's attack.'
After making up his mind on what to do, he dodges another uppercut by jumping away with a backflip, landed on his hands, jumped from them, and landed on his feet.
{Boost!}
'That won't be enough,' Izuku thinks while taking a quick glance at his Boosted Gear. 'Since she's a Rook, I'll need two more boosts in order for the Dragon Shot to be strong enough.'
Izuku kept his eyes on Isabela, waiting for her next move. The latter of whom smirked at Izuku.
"I must say, Izuku-kun, you really are stronger than I felt you were the last time we met back at the Human world. You must have trained a lot."
Izuku fires a smirk that showed off his fanged smile as he puts his left arm out in front of him with his fist aiming upwards.
"Heh! Thank you for the compliment." Izuku said as he held his head a bit as he started to laugh which got Isabela go be confused, "Sorry about that...its just I suddenly went through memeory lane a bit and I don't like to brag, but I've been training hard in combat since I was eight years old even though I stopped when I was nine but that didnt stop me from improving later on with a month training rusty plus the ten-day training time does that to a warrior, you know?"
"Really?" Isabela asked amusement plastered on her face, followed by a smile as she puts her fists up. "Then it looks like fighting you is gonna be a lot more fun than I've anticipated. After all, if you plan on continuing to be a warrior, you must always be ready to fight, no matter what. And you'll have to fight in order to keep the folks you care about safe."
"Heh! I'll be sure to keep that in mind!"
{Boost!}
While Izuku and Kiba were fighting the good fight, Rias and Asia have made their way into the new school building undetected. Rias kept Asia behind her, shifting her eyes around her surroundings in search of any possible threats.
"Hello, my beloved Rias. Riser's been expecting you."
The girls widen their eyes at a familiar voice and look up to see a smug Riser Phenex, looking down upon them with his hands in his pockets.