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"Um… Akeno-san… um, how does this look?" Asia managed out as she held her hands against her chest.
"You look so adorable." Akeno held a hand to her cheek.
"Awawa… " Asia blushed as she rushed back into the changing room.
"Here try this one next!" Akeno called out as she gave her a new outfit. When Asia stepped out she was wearing a very short skirt that left little to the imagination and a top that had no straps.
They had fun trying on new outfits even though Asia was embarrassed by Akeno's clothing choices.
Rias strolled out of the changing room wearing a purple cutoff top and black pants. It hugged a bit too tightly around the hip but it accentuated her legs very well.
Koneko tried on some short shorts and a crop top. It fit well enough but she didn't like the color.
"Hm… needs more." Koneko mumbled.
"You look great Koneko. These might need a bigger size though." Rias sighed as she changed back to her skirt.
"Hm… we have to get one more thing though before we go." Akeno called out as Asia held on to several outfits that were picked out.
"What?" Each girl questioned as she dragged the shoppers to their next destination.
The girls stood before the lingerie section of the mall which they reluctantly went into. Akeno dragged them all in with her sheer enthusiasm tricking Rias into helping her.
"Why is it burning…?" Ritsuka covered his eyes. The experience from Sitonai's card only helped with the double vision that occurred from the use of Storch Ritter Craft Essence.
The wire work bird flew a bit too fast and the three were seeing multiple things at once which blurred his vision. It got so bad he switched to the Atlas Mystic Code which had glasses.
Those seemed to be magically reinforced to keep his eyes from straining.
"Ritsuka! You okay!?" Kiba knocked on the door. He had heard the thump of his body hitting the floor.
"Yeah! Just figuring out a spell for the problem!" Ritsuka called out from the room. "Hey! Can you come in for a second!?"
"What's up?" Kiba called as he entered the room.
"I've been wondering what everyone does. I am a good strategist if that's anything good to go by. I'd like to know what everyone can do." Ritsuka questioned.
"That would help… well, Rias would be the one to mention this but since she's busy I'll take it upon myself to detail our skills." Kiba announced taking a teacher's stance.
"Rias is our king and is the inheritor of the Power of Destruction. She can summon magical spheres of energy that destroy matter in a second."
"So a burst damage user with capacity to do area of effect spells then." Ritsuka concisely stated as he seemed to commit the observation to memory.
"Akeno is our Queen and holds dominion over Holy Lightning magic. She can cast bolts of lightning and takes all the traits of the other evil pieces we mentioned during that meeting, if you remember."
Kiba continued keeping track of Ritsuka's observations noting that he generalized what Rias could do in the most utilitarian way possible.
"So single target tank, DPS, and blocker all in one. Is she capable of chaining her lightning?" Ritsuka stopped the explanation.
"Yes but it requires more magic from what I can tell." Kiba answered without missing a beat.
"So we need to train her up in case they try to bum rush us." Ritsuka mumbled under his breath.
"Koneko is a powerhouse favoring physical attacks and close combat. Her defense is one of the toughest around as well." Kiba added on choosing not to interrupt Ritsuka's musings.
"Another shield with physical prowess to match. Hm… will need to test her fighting." Ritsuka continued to mumble.
"And I'm gifted with swords. Thanks to my Sacred Gear Sword Birth I can summon demonic swords from anywhere in my vicinity. It's my special skill." Kiba smiled as he pointed that out.
"Huh… so that explains the swordsmanship then, doesn't it?" Ritsuka mentioned as he bit his lip in thought. "Is there any sword you can't use?"
"... I." Kiba started only to stop himself. His face turned harsh and angry returning back to the serenity he used to mask his emotions. "I'd rather not talk about it."
"Hm… would it help if I tell you about my first day?" Ritsuka offered as Kiba looked on curiosity hooked.
"I can't promise you that…" Kiba looked downtrodden.
"That's fine. I'll bill you later then." Ritsuka chuckled as he seemed to ponder his words.
"Bill me later…?" Kiba muttered under his breath which he was sure Ritsuka heard but made no attempt to answer it.
"Let's see. I guess you could say magic ran in our blood, literally mind you. My parents were cast off magi incapable of performing any form of magecraft due to circumstances beyond their control.
I don't know either since they never wanted to talk about that." Ritsuka started parsing his words as if recollecting something that came from a lifetime ago.
Kiba wasn't certain how the story was going but it didn't begin with the best details.
"I lived a relatively normal life even though I was a Magus since we were beneath scrutiny. Still, we were happy. One day during the beginning of summer break I decided to donate blood.
Apparently, the blood drive was actually a secret mage program that was searching for something. I later found out it was compatibility subjects that they were looking for." Ritsuka meandered through the end of the sentence.
Kiba tightened his jaw and clenched his fist because it sounded almost exactly like his story.
"That night we were accosted by the person running the drive. He even followed me home until he got to speak to my parents about this job opportunity he was offering. Since he was a Magus as well, my parents listened to him immediately.
It didn't take much for them to agree to the terms. I don't begrudge them for it… if we didn't agree then our future would be at the end of a Sealing Designation."
Ritsuka shuddered at the last two words which caught Kiba off guard.
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