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"Nope. She was merely the one to find me first. She figured out I was a mage so we made a deal." Ritsuka answered almost as quickly sacrificing a knight to take out the rook.
"I doubt she could get you everything you need. As a magus you probably need reagents or materials to continue your research. As one of the main members of my household we could get you all you needed." Sona began her temptations. 'After all magi are greedy.'
"Don't really need that. I'm fine with what I have." Ritsuka responded with a slight shrug breaking her views of magi.
"Uh… perhaps the company of a beautiful girl? I mean a lot of us are open to doing something to entice you to our side." Sona blurted out as she looked towards her peerage who looked surprised. She gave them a pleading look to go along with it as Sona lost a bishop only managing to take out two pawns. Each of the girls did something to entice Ritsuka who looked at each of them.
"They are all very lovely but I don't really need something like that. Besides, if you like someone you should make the decision with your own will." Ritsuka waved it off as he looked at the board once more. "By the way, check."
Sona looked at the board. Her king was in trouble by two pieces. The knight and rook were posed and ready to strike.
"No way…" Sona looked at the board. She had never gotten into a position this badly against anyone before. She had even gotten out of an arranged marriage using chess before. She hadn't noticed at first but now that she thought it over… he was playing with her. Most of the pieces he took were monumental to strategy. She moved her king the only possible way she could.
Ritsuka moved some more pieces as he looked over the board still intent on keeping vigil over it. Sona moved her pieces in a desperate attempt to keep ahead. He didn't fall for feints and whatever traps she set up with the pieces she had left did nothing but lose her more pieces.
"Check." Ritsuka stated again. This time his queen was in position to topple the king. "You know I'm just hired on as a personal mage. I can't become a devil for magical reasons."
"Again…" Sona muttered under her breath biting her finger as she looked for a way out. "So why Rias then?"
"She asked first mainly. So I'll stick working for her until I got my goals set straight." Ritsuka answered simply waiting for Sona to make her move.
"What kind of goals? Why don't you want to talk about it?" Sona questioned as she moved the king again.
"Because we don't know each other well enough? Because I don't want to? Because it's a lot to take in and Rias nearly broke under the strain of learning even the smallest portion of it? Take your pick." Ritsuka sighed as he moved another piece into position. "Checkmate. Good game."
Ritsuka extended his hand out which Sona numbly shook back. She had lost… something that had never happened… ever. Ritsuka got up from his chair.
"That was fun but I think I'm supposed to go to the Occult club now. I'll think about what to use that favor for later. See ya Sona. Nice meeting all of you as well… even if I only know Tsubaki's name." Ritsuka waved to each of them and walked out of the room uninstalling the Kid Gil card.
'She definitely would have won if I didn't use that noble phantasm. Jeez… she really wanted to figure me out, didn't she. Hopefully this would have no ramifications later on.' Ritsuka sighed and walked outside the school looking for that weird old building he saw when he entered the school.
Sona slammed her head on the desk holding it in abject failure. She had actually lost. Her peerage was quiet though all of them were slightly miffed.
"Jeez Sona, don't use us to entice some guy we barely met." Tsubaki facepalmed in frustration. It was hard going along with that since it was clear that that guy wasn't taking Sona seriously at all. He had played the game frivolously taking piece after piece just to drive Sona into a corner and he did so masterfully. "Don't you have anything to say? Tomoe? Reya? Ruruko? Tsubasa? Momo?"
"I didn't mind. He was kind of cute." Reya answered clearly not that torn up about it. "Though it might be a bit tough since we're dealing with Rias and Akeno. They got such dynamite bodies… though at least we know Ritsuka isn't affected by such things. Even Sona-tan might have a chance."
"That is true. And he did beat her at chess." Momo pointed out. "Besides at the very least I now get why Sona wanted you to be careful Tsubaki. His eyes are dangerous."
"Yup. Yup. I even noticed it. He was appraising each and every one of us. Whether as threats or allies I'm not really sure though." Ruruko chirped up. "Besides, of course we would support our King in her love life even if some of us have to use our chests to entice potential members, right Tsubasa?"
"I really doubt that would work that way. Besides he looked too much like a pretty boy. Even if his gaze makes him look cool it doesn't mean he is cool. Besides I'm sure his magical abilities aren't anything to call home about. He even said so himself." Tsubasa dismissed Ritsuka on that basis.
"Anyways it looks like our information gathering failed." Tsubaki snorted with a roll of her eyes. "Maybe we have to go about this slower then. Not like we can't work on him while he's here in the Academy."
"Tsubaki…" Sona cried out. "I lost to a guy…"
"Yeah Sona… we know." Tsubaki sighed as she patted her head in pity. "It's just a… game- oh… oh! Oh… right."
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