With my sword positioned only a scant measly millimeters from Sona's soft and smooth milky skin, I really enjoyed her micro expressions of surprise, panic and delight, yes delight, her eyes sparkled, as if she had won the lottery and not saying not a small prize but the big prize, the whole jackpot.

After a few seconds I withdrew my sword and freed Sona from her restraints and proceeded to sit back in the chair while using small shadow tentacles to rearrange the chess pieces and others to serve us some tea. By the way my shadow works as a storage space so I always carry a few things with me, it's also a good place to keep the corpses before throwing them into the bay.

--Excuse me but he can't bear the temptation to play a little prank on you Kaicho~

One of my shadow tentacles placed the cup of hot tea next to a small plate of assorted cookies in front of her, Sona just adjusted her glasses and sipped the tea.

--Jasmine tea? You have good taste~

--I have my moments~

--Are you really Hyoudou's younger brother?

--I have been asked this for more than ten years and the answer is the same... "Unfortunately"

I sighed at the dire recurring question and sipped my own cup of tea.

The next few minutes Sona explained to me in detail, her true proposal, the "Reincarnate" as a demon and as part of her nobility, more specifically as her Rook or Knight, since the position of pawn was set aside for the future Saji.

It really was a disgustingly juicy deal, the Shitori or Sitri family actually has extensive control over the media and television entertainment worldwide basically they are the demon of Radio and Television.

--And well those are the benefits of joining my nobility.

--I must say that you tempt me, tempt me but I don't think we can seal the deal, cutie...

I smiled and took off both my uniform jacket and shirt, exposing my torso with perfectly sculpted abs and pecs from years of fencing training, ignoring the slightly blushing and shocked Sona, I dug in my own hand now turned into a claw. of shadows directly on my chest, the blood splashed a little and a drop fell on Sona's face making her wake up and scream in terror, the rest of the members of the student council and those who in turn are part of their nobility ran in breaking the door in the process, they found the gruesome scene.

--And here's the problem~ I can't die~

I smiled while showing my still beating heart in my hand, with this half of the student council girls fainted on the spot, the vice-president turned pale but remained conscious and walked towards a paralyzed Sona with unsteady steps, Saji was throwing up until the soul, for my part I put my heart back in its place.

I wiped my hands and body with a towel taken from my shadow and put my uniform back on, before addressing a pale but rejoined Sona Sitri.

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--So you can't Die Souji-kun?

--I think I should die of old age or at least I hope so...

--May I see your wound?

-What wound?

I opened my shirt and Sona proceeded to feel my chest with her fingers, her purple eyes viciously scanning me looking for any sign of damage but there was nothing.

--Did you eat mermaid meat or something?

--I was born with it~ just like the shadows, I was born with it~ I lost count of the times I tried to commit suicide growing up~ I have cut every major artery, removed my organs and sold them, sold participated in street fights and so on, I don't fear death, I don't fear hell and I don't hope for heaven~ I just hope that my journey has an end and I can go to the other side~

I spoke with a relaxed voice while I drank some of the already cold tea, I remembered all those times that I tried to end my unfortunate luck, almost always when the perverted mentality of this world exasperated me or my own demons reminded me of the mistakes I had made, I bit power lines, jumped headfirst from a skyscraper, shot myself several times in the head, among other things, my sense of pain faded over time, I really am a walking dead man, after my words the council members student looked at me with pity and fear. Sona for her part looked at me with a fervent desire and interest.

--I think I can work it out somehow... though I'll have to call... my sister.

Sona muttered the last part of her sentence reluctantly but still welcoming me to her peerage as a potential candidate, she handed me a sheet of blue paper with the Sitri summoning circle printed on it. He was basically giving me his direct line.

Being dismissed by a smiling Sona, I dove into the shadows in front of them and returned to the now empty Dojo.

--Well~ I think I exaggerated a bit~ it's better to clear my head a bit

With a slight smile, I took one of the wooden swords and proceeded to perform 1000 swings before returning home.

***

POV Sona Sitri.

only sum up my recent experience as Pleasantly Shocking, Hyoudou Souji, the Black Prince of the Academy, the wet dream of half the female student body (He really is hot) and the Knight counterpart of my good friend and rival Rias, was more From what he expected, he and his brother as well as Seichiro showed slight signs of containing Sacred Gears in their bodies but Souji is above them... By far.

I did not feel any magical fluctuations when I use his shadows, there is no magic formula or energy alteration it is as if the shadows themselves were his limbs, even when he literally took his heart out of his chest his face was as indifferent as always as if everything was normal for the What kind of life? No, what kind of twisted personality does this young man have?

--Hyoudou Souji, 16 years old, blood type A+, height 178cm, weight 75kg, Regional Kendo Champion 3 years in a row, Winner of 23 underground fights under the pseudonym Un-Dead, Vice-president of the Kendo Club, Prince Kuoh's Black Possible Sacred Gear user? Immortal?... What else are you hiding~ Souji-kun?

I chuckled to myself as my faithful friend and confidante Tsubaki Shinra woke up our peerage, the poor people couldn't bear the sight of Souji ripping off his chest.

--Kaicho, you are not thinking of recruiting Hyoudou Souji.

Tsubaki's face was pale her fingers trembled to my delight, even though I tried hard to create my own peerage without the help or blatant promotion of my family, not like a certain busty redhead, I really needed Souji, whatever it was had to be mine, I couldn't leave him to Rias, he had to be mine, I saw in his dead eyes infinite potential, whether as a rook, knight or pawn, if I turned him into a devil, he would directly enter the ranks of the Upper Class.

--Tsubaki...you know...I've never had much luck...

I remembered all those times when I lost to Rias or my sister, all I had was chess and still Hyoudou Souji put up a fierce battle even though he wasn't playing seriously.

--Kaicho...

--But he is mine, I found him first, I won't leave him to Rias, even if I have to ask my sister for help I won't let Rias or others have Souji, you know there are rumors that the bearer of the "Red Dragon Emperor" is in this city, I don't know if it's Souji, Seichiro or that pervert but.

--I understand...regardless of whether Souji is the "Red Dragon Emperor" or not he is still an invaluable piece...Right, Kaicho?

--Exactly... I already found a treasure and I won't let Rias take it.

Adjust my glasses and enjoy the sunset.