Lewd Dimensions

Hallways of Kuyogasaki High.

Walking away from the classroom block, heading in the direction of the school's wing that was mostly occupied by clubrooms, Rias and Akeno were at the moment feeling perplexed.

"Akeno, didn't my brother say that in the past Hoshino family had been quite close with yokai in Kyoto?" Rias asked while coming close to her clubroom door.

"I understand where your question is coming from, Rias," Akeno replied with certain uncertainty.

"It wouldn't be surprising if some of the Hoshino family members possessed some amount of mana in their bodies, but did you feel that?" Rias said, opening the door with a sign next to it.

'Occult Research Club'

Akeno nodded and waited for Rias to come around her desk and fall into her chair with a plop.

"Hmm~, the feeling I got from him, didn't feel like any human magician I've met before, nor did it feel like onmyoji from that side of the Himejima family." Akeno pondered while coming closer to the tea set with some dried leaves and started preparing tea.

"That's exactly what I was so puzzled about the very moment he walked inside the classroom, if it isn't mana or the same kind of spiritual energy commonly used by human diviners..." Rias slightly scratched the back of her head, "Obviously, it cannot be Ki either, I do not believe those greedy yokai would ever let any human come close to the source of their powers."

Akeno finished preparing the tea, poured two cups, served one cup to Rias, and sat on the couch near the table where Rias was sitting.

"Rias, at the very least, it is not our biggest problem, with the sudden increase of strays in the area, I believe we could use all the help we can get," Akeno took small sip and closed her eyes, "With the amount of devils dispatched in the area, we already are stretched too thin, all we can do is getting closer to him, after getting to know him better, we could either come clean and invite him to join our club or sign a partnership conract."

Rias listened to her Queen finish her line of thought and blinked.

"Huh~, Akeno, wouldn't it be even better to just outright invite him to join my peerage?" She tilted her head and put an index finger on her chin.

Akeno lowered her teacup, shook her head, and explained.

"Rias, think about it, Ren-kun is the only heir of the Hoshino family, young and ambitious, clearly possessing some sort of supernatural powers, even if you invite him, he will simply refuse, or even worse, just laugh in your face."

hmm

hmmmmmmmm

After what seemed like eternity, while turning and twisting in her place, Rias let out a tired sigh.

"Haaaah~, I think you are correct, if I were in his place, that's exactly what I would have done." Rias smiled and looked at Akeno, "ehehehe~ That is exactly why you are the best Queen ever, Akeno, well maybe after Grayfia"

"For now, Rias, let's ask our little imouto to spy on him, and us two, get to know him better on a personal level and start introducing our side," Akeno suggested.

"Mmm ~ mmm~," Rias nodded a couple of times, "I'm telling you, the best Queen ever!"

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On the staircase leading to the school rooftop.

Following Ren, Hayasaka Ai was coming right behind him while holding two bento boxes tied in a cloth.

Ren opened the rooftop door, let Ai pass through, and closed it.

"Mmm, the view is quite nice, not the grey skies back in Europe," Ren said while stretching and looking up at the sky.

"Ren-sama, let's sit down and have our lunch before classes start again." Ai quietly murmured and sat on the closest bench.

Untying the bento boxes, she carefully placed one for Ren on the space next to her and the second on her knees, taking out eating utensils and preparing to eat.

Ren followed her actions, sat as close as possible to Ai.

"Itadakimasu" x2

Eating for a couple of minutes in complete silence, Ren finally couldn't help but ask, after noticing that Ai was stealing glances at his face.

"Something on my face, Ai-chan?" he swiftly turned his head, facing Ai, catching her in the act.

Startled, she avoided his gaze and said under her breath, "uhmm~, N-nothing."

Amused by her rare behaviour, Ren decided to act on instinct, placing down his bento box, he smiled and said.

"Ai, my hands are too tired, can you feed me?"

Hearing his words, Ai froze, slowly turning around and picking up a piece of omelette with her chopsticks, she brought it closer to his face, not daring to look him in the eyes.

Without a second thought, Ren opened his mouth and ate the piece of yellow cloud Ai held in her pale hand.

"Mmm~, perfect as always, Ai-chan." he smiled, not taking his eyes away from the blushing blonde gyaru sitting right next to him.

As they followed with their act, Ai continued feeding Ren and herself, already almost finishing the second lunch box.

Just as she held one of the last grilled sausage pieces close to Ren's face.

Rooftop door opened, and not even a second later.

"Huh??? Hayasaka Ai and.... Hoshino Ren, right?"

'Busted.'

Ai couldn't help but think, quickly shoving food inside Ren's mouth and taking away her chopsticks, with lightning speed, she closed two bento boxes and just as swiftly tied them back into a cloth piece.

Ren, watching her flustered actions, chuckled and looked at the person who just witnessed what some might say was: typical romance event.

'Damn, nice legs, lady.'

"You are the girl who sits next to me in class, right? Sorry, I still don't know your name."

Taking out a pen and a notepad, coming closer to the other side of Ai, taking a seat, the girl said.

"Huhuhu~, My name is Kasumigaoka Utaha, Hoshino-san," Utaha wickedly smiling, opening her notepad and looking at Ai.

"I come here almost every day, it is a perfect place where no idiots trying to confess can find me." Utaha said, "With the 'hobby' I picked up a year ago, I had to find a good spot at school to think and write some ideas."

She quickly brought up her pen and started writing something inside her notebook, while periodically looking at the faces of two people sitting on the same bench as her.

'Gathering material, huh?'

Ren guessed what she was doing right off the bat and decided to fish.

"Call me Ren, Utaha, it is kinda weird when people address me by my second name, brings up some uncomfortable things."

He used the same excuse, already multiple times today, all to just skip a few steps.

Writing aggressively in her notebook, Utaha suddenly stopped, looked up, and stared with a blank face at Ren.

After tapping her pencil a couple of times on her chin, she finally nodded and said.

"Agreed, good, hmm~, good idea, Ren-kun, yes, that's a nice line," Utaha answered, and after a moment, continued writing, now with new lines in her notes.

Ai, sitting between two people and listening to the conversation, couldn't help but ask.

"Kasumigaoka-san, the hobby you mentioned a minute ago, could it be related to romance?"

'Nice assist, Ai!!!' Ren smirked. He was scratching his head about how to ask this question.

"...Huh?" Utaha replied, not looking away from her notes, "Hayasaka-san, why do you say that?"

"It's just, earlier this day you said you are 'romance expert', and you clearly saw me and...Ren-sama, do something unusual just a moment ago, considering all that, and with the passion you are taking notes, it's not that hard to guess." Ai was now fully calm, delivered her thought-out reply.

Utaha finished taking her notes and closed her notebook.

She sat in silence for a couple of moments.

Turning her body sideways, facing both Ai and Ren, crossing her legs, and taking a closer look at both of their faces, she asked.

"Hayasaka-san, Ren-kun, are you two dating?"