Ultimately, a frustrated Sona expressed to Rias during their final meeting that if the redhead failed to take action to include the troublemaker in her peerage, Sona WOULD step in, aiming to curtail the young man's outrageous deviant actions.
Rias had assumed that the slight tint on Sona's cheeks indicated that her friend was probably into particular types of punishment, and the redhead was contemplating who would control whom in such a union.
Ultimately, she was aware of her desires. She desired Issei Hyoudou to be part of HER peerage, rather than Sona's. She desired the power that she and Sona sensed in HER control, and she was prepared to go to great lengths to attain it.
Approach the young man while he was by himself on the Academy roof having lunch.
Wetting her lips, Rias approached Issei from behind and cleared her throat, prompting the brunette to gradually turn his head and glance back at her. The absence of enthusiasm in his eyes caught Rias off guard.
"Oh." "It's you."
Rias blushed with a blend of embarrassment and a hint of arousal at the casual disregard.
Damn it, how could he respond so nonchalantly to her being there!
Though she may not have emphasized it greatly, wasn't she one of the Two Great Ladies of Kuoh Academy alongside her Queen, Akeno? Gritting her teeth, Rias at last made her voice heard.
"Issei Hyoudou!" "I'd like to have a chat with you!"
A breath left the young man's lips as he gradually turned to look at her. One eyebrow raised in reaction to her comments.
"Is that so?"
Attempting to manage her embarrassment, Rias quickly bit her lower lip, her eyes flickering from side to side as she figured out what to say.
Certainly, she had already accomplished that earlier, but Issei Hyoudou had this peculiar knack for derailing everything with almost no effort.
"Okay, let's begin gradually." I… am not a person, Hyoudou. I am a Devil, and I wish to present you with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Issei's expression shows an unsettling absence of shock at her disclosure. Rias scowls, questioning whether he doubts her. He then talks and clarifies these absurd ideas.
"I'm aware that you are a Devil." Similar to the Student Council president and the Student Council, along with the Occult Club that you lead. "Aren't they composed of your peerages and Sona Sitri's?"
It appeared that rather than him, Rias would be the one left speechless by the day's revelations. Issei appeared to know everything without any apparent difficulty.
She was unclear.
Maybe… maybe this was his strength? Rias and Sona had thoroughly talked about the young man's dominating presence (maybe excessively so), but ultimately, they both concurred that he remained completely human to their perceptions.
Nonetheless, there was also a faint hint of dragon in his presence.
"I... indeed." "How were you aware?"
It felt foolish to attempt to reject it. Issei expressed himself with remarkable confidence and strong conviction. And he was correct, entirely and wholly correct.
Gradually, a smile began to appear on Issei's face as he moved closer, prompting Rias to try to both pull back and lean in simultaneously.
The final outcome was a kind of tremor she couldn't entirely control as he stepped into her personal space and gazed down at her.
Issei was towering, and while she gazed into his eyes, Rias caught herself licking her lips, desiring nothing but to kiss his lips.
They appeared quite irresistible for a kiss at this proximity. Particularly as they shifted, he started speaking, responding to her inquiry.
"I am aware of many things, Rias Gremory." Of all things, the least I know is about you and Sona. In the end, you're just a minor player. Nonetheless, I would not want to be impolite. "Feel free to present your once-in-a-lifetime proposal."
Feeling suddenly overwhelmed and entirely outmatched, Rias sensed both her impending failure and a stronger conviction than ever that she desired Issei in her peerage.
Had she not been pampered as mentioned before, Rias might have surrendered in that instant, understanding the pointlessness of attempting to dominate this extraordinary man.
The redhead would have felt remorse for the entirety of her life, yet she would have maintained her individuality if she had just taken a step back and left Issei alone on the rooftop at that moment.
She didn't; her confidence was such that ultimately she would obtain what she desired. Instead, the Gremory heiress tightened her upper lip, gritted her teeth, and gazed into Issei's eyes while the young man smiled at her.
"I would grant you a position in my nobility, Issei Hyoudou!" I can guarantee you that neither Sona nor I are 'insignificant.' We are indeed young devils, but we are both pureblood nobles.
"Someday we will govern sections of the Underworld as our ancestors have always done, and those in our class will have ample opportunities for progress."
"Someone like you, if you teamed up with me now, could rise to a High-Level devil and ultimately earn your own peerage, as long as you remained by my side. I'm an emerging talent Issei Hyoudou. It would be wise for you to benefit from my kindness at this moment."
Issei smirked lecherously at that, while Rias entirely overlooked the double entendre in her own statement. She was overly fixated on Issei's reply to genuinely grasp that she had just presented herself to him on a platter.