Chapter 165 The Tsundere Rias
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Aki did not continue to press the matter, instead saying, “Then let’s add each other on LINE first, and we can go out together when we have time later.”
Suzumori Mizuki was a bit at a loss, “I… I didn’t bring my phone…”
”Is that so…”
”I’ll go back to the classroom to get it right now!”
Hearing Aki’s disappointed tone, she stopped her training and ran quickly toward her classroom.
Watching the schoolgirl’s nimble figure, Aki was stunned for a moment. He simply felt he had been foolish, as, in her current outfit, Suzumori Mizuki truly had nowhere to keep a phone.
She still had to perform track and field training. He couldn’t very well suggest she keep the phone between her two perky, soft mounds, only to have it shake out and break without any place to cry over it.
Because Suzumori Mizuki was running in such a hurry, she bumped into quite a few students along the way. Watching her stop from time to time to apologize, Aki suddenly laughed.
Suzumori Mizuki’s innocent and cute appearance made him feel that everything he had done these past few days was indeed correct. Aside from personal desire and the idea of retaliating against the Bitter Parent Template, he really did want to rescue Shinomiya Natsuha and the others from the Yellow-haired Punk.
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After adding Suzumori Mizuki on LINE and getting her phone number, while there was still time left in the lunch break, Aki arrived at the Occult Research Club (ORC) activity room.
”Buchou, Akeno-senpai, good afternoon.”
Pushing open the activity room door, Himejima Akeno was tidying up the tableware on the coffee table. The two had just finished their lunch.
Aki did not see Kiba Yuuto or the white-haired loli. It seemed both had eaten their lunch at the school cafeteria today.
Rias picked up the steaming black tea and blew on it gently, looking straight ahead as she said, “Koaki, what is it you need my help with again?”
From Rias’s calm tone, Aki felt a deep sense of resentment. He subconsciously glanced at Himejima Akeno and received a look that said he should take care of himself.
After a moment of thought, Aki roughly understood what was going on.
For the past few days, he had been going around pursuing girls, while Rias had been somewhat neglected. Although they knew Aki’s Dual Cultivation Ability could not do without women, they still felt a bit jealous.
Especially since the ones Aki had targeted were all ordinary girls, which were of no use for his current goal of breaking the bottleneck.
It seemed more like he was just hunting for beauty; otherwise, why were the ones he chose all girls famous in school for their figures and looks?
Understanding was one thing, but Aki also knew that Rias was only jealous because she had feelings for him. Otherwise, given Rias’s personality, she wouldn’t care how he messed around outside.
However, the secret of his Talent Copy, the fact that he was a transmigrator, and the existence of the Bitter Parent Template could not be exposed at the moment. So, he could only apologize to Rias in his heart.
”Buchou, I was wrong,” Aki admitted, choosing to take the initiative and bring up the matter himself.
”I wanted to see if I could use sheer quantity to break through my current realm and reach SS-Rank strength.”
As he spoke, he observed Rias’s expression. “It just so happened that many girls sent me love letters on Valentine’s Day. Since they didn’t mind, I chose a few girls with primordial yin to test it out.”
Sure enough, upon hearing Aki say this, Rias’s expression softened significantly, though she still did not speak.
Feeling more confident, Aki sighed in relief and continued, “There are only two left, and I have already promised them. After that, I will not target any more girls in the school.”
Rias set down her teacup, turned her head, and said, “I don’t care how many girls you mess around with. I’m just afraid you’ll get lost in it and forget what you promised me.”
The always mature and steady red-haired woman struck a tsundere pose. Rias actually had such a girlish side, which left Aki stunned for a moment.
”Cough, cough…”
Coming back to his senses, Aki coughed twice and smiled. “Don’t worry, how could I forget the promise I made to the Buchou?”
”It’s just that, from the looks of it now, if I want to quickly reach Demon King class, I either need to go fight—especially life-or-death battles—to stimulate my potential as a Combat-Oriented Type, or I need Dual Cultivation with higher-quality women.”
Rias frowned, asking, “Is it confirmed that quantity doesn’t work?”
”Yes, it is basically certain.”
Aki wasn’t just trying to comfort Rias. He had considered this possibility before, but he had ruled it out back when he was breaching A-rank. This time, he was simply more certain than before.
”The primordial yin from Shinomiya and the others can’t be said to have no effect. My strength improved a little at the S-Rank limit, but the magnitude was too small, nearing zero. It is completely impossible to cause a qualitative change.”
There was one more point regarding Talents. Apart from Sakuramiya Saya, who provided a brand-new [Precision] Talent, the Talents from Shinomiya Natsuha, Sakuramiya Hinata, and Nanao Akane were all ones he had already acquired.
Sakuramiya Hinata had the [Perception] Talent, which Aki had already acquired from Obata Yui.
Nanao Akane had [Physical Reinforcement], the same as Sasaki Yukina’s Talent, but her Talent had not been developed at all, which is why she hadn’t been recruited into the Hidden Academy upon enrollment.
It is true that the probability of Talents appearing on the heroines is high, but as it stands, it is basically difficult to acquire new ones.
This also made Aki lose the desire to continue hunting for Talents. Once he resolved the hidden dangers within Kuoh Academy, he didn’t plan to continue going out of his way to disgust the Bitter Parent Template.
Searching for targets throughout Tokyo or even the whole of Neon, just to annoy the Bitter Parent Template…
He wasn’t that idle. If he had that time, it would be better to go after women who possessed powerful strength or rare Talents, bloodlines, or skills.
Aki was very clear that his current strength didn’t count for much. Those below Demon King class were all ants, and S-Rank was at most a stronger ant.
Demon King class only provided a little bit of presence. If one wanted to be free from worry, God-level strength was only the starting point.
The more he understood this chaotic world, the more profoundly Aki realized this.
”Hmm… life-or-death battles are quite difficult. If it were the Three-race war in the past, there would have been many opportunities.”
Rias didn’t care why Aki still wanted to take down two more girls; he had already been with dozens of women, so it made no difference if it were two more.
”Back then, many Combat-Oriented Type powerhouses rose to prominence in the great war, but the risks were also very high. I don’t suggest you do that.”
”I don’t want to either, but there don’t seem to be any women in the Human World with strength exceeding S-Rank.”
Aki spread his hands and said helplessly, “Besides, wanting to perform Dual Cultivation with a woman of that level of strength… the danger doesn’t seem to be much less than a life-or-death battle.”
If he could, he would also like to be breaching on the battlefield of the bed.
Fighting with women, especially beautiful ones—whether on the bed or off—was always better than fighting to the death with men or monsters.
”We shall discuss this later. You don’t need to be so anxious about breaching Demon King class. I was just joking with you.”
Rias didn’t want Aki to take risks and advised, “S-Rank strength combined with the Boosted Gear should be enough to deal with that guy.”
Aki nodded obediently. He thought the same; if it really was the third son of the Phoenix family, he also felt his current strength was completely sufficient.
If it really came down to it, at worst he could overdraw his strength and use the Balance Breaker mode of the Sacred Gear.
Come to think of it, that third son of the Phoenix family seemed to be a Yellow-haired Punk as well…
Aki shook his head, throwing the absurd thought away; it must have been his imagination.
”By the way, Buchou, I heard that the school’s track and field club has hired a new advisor, and it’s a man. Do you know about this?”
After pacifying Rias, Aki hadn’t forgotten why he had come over.
Rias picked up her teacup again and said indifferently, “I’m not too sure. It’s just hiring a teacher; the Board of Directors is in charge of that. I won’t concern myself with such trivial matters.”
Aki nodded. Although Kuoh Academy was founded by the Gremory family and Rias was currently the person with the most authority, there were so many matters in the academy, both big and small, that it was impossible for her to manage everything.
Or rather, Rias basically didn’t manage anything; the affairs within the academy were handled by those people on the School Board of Directors and the teachers, like the principal below them.
”I want the academy not to hire that teacher. If they have to hire someone, just hire a female coach.”
Aki didn’t know if the incoming track and field advisor harbored malicious intentions. The guy who groomed Suzumori Mizuki in the original story hid it very well; not only the track and field club, but the girls in other clubs had not escaped his clutches.
”You really wish there was only one male in the academy, don’t you.” Rias rarely threw a witty remark at him.
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Notes:
• Aki – Uesugi Aki, Takamine’s adopted son and S-Rank Gremory leader, is a 177cm strategist with crimson eyes, bat wings, and a barbed tail. A Kuoh Academy student with influence over the board, he masters azure flames, reality-altering talents, and his ‘Great Dragon’. Possessing a cynical, dominant persona, he utilizes dual cultivation to maintain possessive, intimate bonds with several women.
• Suzumori – A student and track and field athlete. She is described as having an athletic, firm, and curvaceous physique with wheat-colored skin. She is cheerful, generous, and expressive. A track-and-field schoolgirl who is being groomed by Aki. She is portrayed as physically enticing and frequently remains in a vulnerable state. Suzumori is a track and field athlete with wheat-toned skin, long toned limbs, and a youthful build. She is the partner of Aki and experiences heightened sensitivity.
• Mizuki – The given name of Suzumori, used interchangeably in her character arc. She is an avid runner with a shy yet affectionate personality when with her partner. The given name of the athlete, Suzumori. She is characterized by her athletic physique and high sensitivity to physical stimulation.
• Shinomiya – Natsuka, who represents the Shinomiya family alongside Natsuha and Kahana in a large traditional estate, is a schoolgirl with exceptionally voluptuous, big-breasted proportions. With their mother away on business, her association with Aki on the day prior to current events triggers widespread gossip among the student body within this crossover world.
• Natsuha – A young high school student at Kuoh Private Academy with a flat, fair lower abdomen and rounded thighs. She wears a cotton panty and is a practitioner of Aikido. A beautiful first-year high school student with light purple long hair, a charming face, and a sultry, hot, voluptuous body. She has a bright personality and is a highly capable practitioner of Aikido. The given name of Shinomiya Natsuha, a pure girl who rapidly adapts to a submissive, wanton persona when stimulated, openly begging for physical fulfillment from her master.
• Y – The first initial/part of the name Y Ddraig Goch.
• Akeno – Tall, curvaceous silver‑haired Orc with a long black ponytail and violet eyes, she boasts an exaggeratedly voluptuous bust and a refined, seductive demeanor. Known as Rias’s Queen and a high‑ranking Gremory Peerage member, she aids recruitment, is called the “Sadistic Priestess,” shares a close bond and sparring sessions with Aki, and serves as a source of high‑level intelligence and cleanup for his operations.
• Himejima Akeno – Akeno Himejima, a tall, graceful senior of the Occult Research Club in her school uniform, sports long black hair, an elegant mature beauty and a large bust. She wields golden lightning and Azure Flame magic, serves Rias Gremory as a trusted retainer and confidante, and acts as Aki’s master, giving him a surveillance familiar and overseeing the cleanup of his clash with local punks.
• Himejima – Akeno Himejima is a tall, graceful senior of the Occult Research Club and Rias Gremory’s loyal retainer. Possessing a mature beauty with long black hair and a striking figure, she wields formidable golden lightning. As a key member of the Gremory inner circle, she shares a powerful supernatural lineage with Aki, overseeing his affairs and surveillance while balancing refined poise with authoritative strength.
• Yuuto – Kiba, the Gremory household’s knight and a member of Rias’s peerage, is a strikingly handsome swordsman whose blistering speed and blade skill let him spar with Aki, though even he eventually needs a group’s help to match his prowess.
• Kiba – Yuuto Kiba, a slender, blond, fair‑skinned 1.7 m tall ORC knight in Rias’s peerage, wields a sword with mastery from the Kiba lineage and survived the Holy Sword experiments. Polite and composed, he despises Fallen Angels and priests from past trauma.
• Rias – Rias Gremory, 17, is an authoritative pure-blood demon noble, Occult Research Club President, and Kuoh Town administrator. Tall and curvaceous with long crimson hair and flare wings, she wields the Power of Destruction and commands the school board. Possessively leading her peerage, she acts as a big-sister mentor to Aki while managing supernatural factions and administrative decisions at the academy.
• Sakuramiya – Sakuramiya is the family name of Saya and Hinata, adoptive stepsisters and members of the Kuoh Academy Kyudo Club. Their household, which also includes Aki, is characterized by parents who work late shifts. Closely bonded, the sisters share a deeply intertwined personal relationship while maintaining their quiet home life together.
• Hinata – I’m just a language model and can’t help with that.Your request may go against my [guidelines](https://gemini.google/policy-guidelines/). Would you like to try something else?
• Sakura – Miyajima Sakura is an Aisu Academy third-year, kendo prodigy with the Sword Heart talent, and Sousuke’s daughter, whom she surpassed. Wearing a navy blazer and red hakama, she possesses a sharp lack of hesitation and profound lethal decisiveness in combat. She manages Aki’s organization, lives with him like a younger brother despite his predatory nature, and practices Dual Cultivation with him.
• Nanao – A student manager of the baseball club at Kuoh Academy, identified as a target for Aki’s attention. A schoolgirl with short, peach-pink hair and a tall, voluptuous physique. She serves as the manager of the baseball club and is initially perceived as having a strong, resilient personality, though she demonstrates significant vulnerability and submissiveness in private. She wears black long stockings.
• Saya – I’m just a language model and can’t help with that.I can help with many kinds of requests, but it appears this one would go against my [guidelines](https://gemini.google/policy-guidelines/). Is there something else I can try for you?
• Obata – The Obata family name, carried by Yui, is tied to a lineage specializing in auxiliary and support-type supernatural abilities. Yui maintains a discrete yet distinct outward appearance befitting her heritage. She navigates intricate relationships with others, balancing the responsibilities of her family’s unique magical legacy while acting as a crucial foundational pillar for her allies.
• Yui – Aisu Academy student and basketball powerhouse, this young woman uses B-Rank strength and elite sensory skills to track opponents’ structural flaws. As a core operative in Aki’s organization, she plays an auxiliary support role while maintaining close ties with teammates and faculty. To harden her resolve, she joins her companions in executing defeated yokai, acting as a heroine of the hypnosis incident.
• Sasaki Yukina – Yukina Sasaki: peach‑pink hair, purple eyes, statuesque athletic build, large chest, fair legs, white ankle socks. Red‑eyed freshman at Kuoh Academy, warrior‑class with highest Mana, superior talent, rapid recovery. Uses Physical Activation to boost Aki’s strength, prefers close‑combat, highly durable. Strongest of Reina’s trio, Aki’s long‑term partner; she tests him by knocking him out, feeds intel on Shinomura Yuki and urges honesty in Hamazaki’s group.
• Sasaki – Yukina Sasaki carries her family name as a statuesque Kuoh Academy freshman with peach-pink hair, purple eyes, a large chest, and fair legs in white ankle socks. A warrior-class prodigy with highest Mana and rapid recovery, she uses Physical Activation to boost her long-term partner Aki’s strength. Strongest of Reina’s trio, she feeds intel on Yuki and urges honesty in Hamazaki’s group.
• Yukina – A battle-hungry young woman with a close relationship to Aki, she is always eager for combat and rolls up her sleeves in anticipation. She is capable of channeling pale pink mana that flares into a brilliant blood-red hue when pushing her physical reinforcement to its absolute limits.
• Yuki – Previously disguised as a blonde, sharp-eyed male punk to target Aki, Shinomura Yuki is actually a petite, fierce, and daring mixed-blood demon girl at Kuoh Academy. Though she despises men, her slow-acting Disguise talent alters her form. She eventually merges with Aki’s abilities, joins his group after a magic surge, and secretly harbors a fondness for the Hamazaki trio.
• Gremory – Rias Gremory, a pure‑blood high‑class devil, sports striking crimson hair, blue eyes, a curvy elegant figure in the Kuoh Academy uniform and a prominent bust. She leads her household, governs the school’s hidden hierarchy, wields top‑level demonic power, and belongs to the prestigious Gremory family—one of the remaining Seventy‑Two Pure‑blood Demon pillars.
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