The Player is a Part-Timer

Chapter 9: Unruly Introduction

"And Asia-chan agreed to this?"

"Ye-Yes! I want to help Issei-kun and others. They were so nice with me and all, I don't want Rias-senpai to feel bad herself." she mumbled in the end, lowering her head with a red face. "I want to help them..."

"Well then, the situation is solved. It is only up to Red from now on! She can accept the offered help, or refuse — In which case, I will simply relax here, watch your training, and not interfere in the slightest. It is up to you, Red, make your choice. Choose your future! Choose the path you walk! Only you can make this choice..." Gillian folded her fingers before her mouth, leaning forward — This made her look like a true villain who awaited the foolish choice of the hero.

"Is there any other choice?"

"Oh! You have free will, which means you can always choose. In fact, did you know? If you put three people with the option to make a choice and give them a question, they come up with at least six answers, six opinions! Isn't free will astonishing?!"

"Indeed, it is..." Rias smiled small, considering her options thoroughly.

Rias knows well; against Riser and his experienced group, they have little chance. Not only were they more experienced, the man never really lost a game —the two he lost, he did so intentionally for various reasons.

Also, his Peerage is complete with handpicked members to increase effectiveness. Meanwhile, she still lacked many vital pieces. The odds against them were high; whether one more "human" joins or not will change little to nothing — even if it was someone like Gillian, their chances to win will not be much higher.

"Don't forget, Senpai! The right person in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world..." Gillian added a quote from an old game.

"In that case, I accept the help. However much that may mean..."

"Splendid!" Gillian jumped to her feet, hitting the drenched table. "What are we waiting for then?! Let's get going with the preparations and training. I will show you! A little planning, ingenuity, and science can even drown the throne of the gods, and reverse the entropy of the underworld. Sorry, Asia-chan, if I insulted your faith..." she winked at the nun, who started to laugh cutely, holding her fist before her mouth.

"Ah, it is nothing. I am sure God can swim."

"I am sure he is a splendid swimmer!" Gillian formed a gun and pointed towards Asia, triggering it with a sound.

"Why else would he drown the whole planet if not for having a big pool he can swim in?" she joked sarcastically in her head. Albeit, she still preferred the Norse and Greek mythology than the Abrahamic one. They just have more cool stuff with more battles and surprising twists.

"Yeah... Papa Zeus at least admitted he is a womanizer pervert. Odin at least feast and drinks with you at his table. And Uncle Thor is just cool with neat lighting abilities and a hammer! Everyone loves a hammer! One can hardly say this about the Abrahamic God. Heh! As I remember reading those "holy texts," those guys are just jealous, irritable, and just love to give you punishment when you disobey their whims. Creatively evil, or it is the fetish of theirs? I have no idea. Hopefully, that nameless "God" guy here is different than he is depicted in their mythology. "

"Let's move on, then; we have a lot to do. And I want to test you first..."

"Test us? Why?" Rias raised her brow question.

"Heh... you will see. I advise you to gather in a wider space. It can easily turn messy."

And thus, after cleaning the mess, the group moved a little farther, standing in a relatively wide space in the middle of the courtyard.