The Player is a Part-Timer

Chapter 11: How to Hunt down an Immortal

"Riser-sama?"

"Hmm... It seems our enemies are trying to play a trick on us. Very well. I will be cordial. I will..."

"Exaudi orationem meam,

ad te omnis care veniet..."

'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

Yet, before Riser could finish his sentence, the windows broke, several bricks entered the building. His knights acted right away, cutting these items in two.

Riser looked rather confident as the pieces landed all around, scattering in the room. Of course, even if it would be a real attack, he wouldn't have to worry. He was immortal.

"Hah! What is this? Some kind of jest? First music, then stones? You don't think I will fall for this, don't you, Rias?"

"Ri-Riser-sama! Those are not...!"

"Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine..."

One of the servants wanted to warn him after recognizing those "things," but it was too late! Her Lord already raised the object that landed just on his table, then, his eyes suddenly widened, seeing the numbers counting down on the digital display: 3-2-1! Catch me if you can!

"EXPLOSIVE!" Shouted one of the servants, but it was already too late!

"...et lux perpetua luceat eis!"

At that moment, before he can even utter an order or can even move, the remote-controlled charges detonated, filling the room with fire and shrapnel and shaking the whole building.

'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'

...

"What was that...!?" Rias suddenly stood up from her seat, feeling the shockwave from even this far, hearing the booming music even in the old school building.

[Riser Phenex eight pawn, a bishop, and a knight retreated from the game!] Grayfia announced.

"What!?" Not only Rias but her whole peerage was barely able to believe what they heard.

[Bu-Buchou... what happened?] Came the concerning question of Kiba who just left to take his position.

[Ara ara! It seems she indeed charged forth.] Issei never saw Akeno sweating. But he can't help but feel some kind of nervousness from her voice. Indeed, now he imagined her both smiling and sweating.

"What now, Buchou?" came the question from the slightly sweating Koneko.

"It seems our friend just made my plan useless." Rias' eyes ticked while she kept them close, fingers clenching, grabbing Issei's hair hard.

"He-Hey! Bu-Buchou, that hurt!"

Issei was still in her lap after she removed a seal from him, allowing the boy to use more from the power of the eight pawns that resided inside him.

Previously, this power would have destroyed his body, but now, thanks to the rigorous training, he could bear a part of it.

"Sorry..." Rias removed her hand from his hair, blushing slightly as she lost control over her emotions — caressing his head to make up for the hurt.

"..." silence descended in the room, and the comm channels. Neither of them expected such a start of the game — even Rias didn't. Only Mozart's Requiem was audible that left the loudspeakers.

All that planning... all that effort to come out with a flexible plan! All that advice Gillian gave her to adjust things was for nothing!? Just to blow things up!?

She did it intentionally? Or was it just an accident? No! She had just finished briefing her plan and sent her group to start their preparation! It was intentional! Just what does that girl think she is doing throwing things haywire this way!?