The Player is a Part-Timer

Chapter 3: Fallen, fallen, little Fallen

"We spoke about this, don't we, Kiba? This is one of the reasons why we are here. This is serious!"

"But Buchou! I know, you are angry and frustrated about the happenings. But I can assure you! Gillian-chan and her brother had nothing to do with the recent things happening around the town."

He was sure! Kiba was sure it was not the act of his friend!

"And you sure about this because...?" Sona and Tsubaki watched the boy intensely, the light in their glasses reflecting.

"Guh!"

And Kiba turned his head away for a moment, biting his lower lip. He should have to think twice before speaking up!

"So?" and Sona questioned him once more, watching the boy intensely.

"I-I am sure of it, because..." he let out a small pause, looking away before continuing, this time with a voice filled with confidence and firmness. "Because I am the constant guest of that café since it opened. Because Gillian-chan and her brother always treated me, and every other guest right, because I felt no supernatural presence around her or her brother. Not even around her shop! Not an inch!"

"Haaah! I want to trust you, Kiba. After all, you are a member of my precious family." Rias leaned forward, folding her fingers together before her mouth, eyes closed for a moment.

"Then...!?" the boy still hoped, his president — the one saved him from death and gave him the means to exact his revenge — believed his words!

The boy expected, his new friend, not the one to blame, that, there are more behind the scenes than the wiles of a simple student — and her brother. Or that he wanted to believe.

"There is no way Gillian-chan and Rorschach-kun have anything to do with the recent events! They are simple humans. With a powerful presence, yes! But still, humans!"

"Unfortunately, the evidence we collected until now shows it otherwise." cut him Sona.

"What evidence?" Kiba asked, squinting his eyes strict.

It may be out of his character him acting like this, but he cared deeply about his people. His "pseudo" family present in this room, and the few real friends he managed to gain under his life!

Amongst them, Gillian who treated him friendly, like an average person, not swayed by his appearance and acted unnaturally around him. Yes, he felt, she was different, but in the right way!

He knows her around a month, almost every day visiting her and her brother's café. Yet, he felt, he knows them all in his life! If there were something unusual with the two, he would have recognized it long ago.

True, their presence, their soul was strong, even as a devil, he must admit this. But there is nothing unusual, or wrong with that. Many people like that exist. Hell! Most exorcist just like that.

"Most exorcist..." he thought, fearing the worst, really hoping, the two not exorcists — his arch enemies. Hoping, he doesn't have to kill them to exact his revenge!

"The recently found stray corpses and presence. The mysterious murders all around the town. It all started roughly after the arrival of the two. Don't you find it curious, Yuuto Kiba?"

Tsubaki questioned him slightly angry, even glaring at him, and Kiba just turned his head away, thinking.

"Still..."

"Sorry, Kiba. Even as my family member, I need to give this to Sona and Tsubaki-chan. There is too many evidence showing something is not right with her. And considering the thing happened with my familiar not long ago..." Rias almost spat, barely keeping her elegance and cold tone.