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"Kirei must never learn of her existence.’ Shirou vowed, shuddering at the idea of Rin’s mentor learning of Asia’s predicament, his experiences, combined with those of his alternate selves, had painted a dark picture indeed of the overseer of the Grail War "As for what they’re doing...I believe they mentioned something about Rias’ other Bishop during lunch."

"Gasper Vladi." Sona noted, a look of realization flashing across her features as she nodded "I see, so that’s what Sizechs-sama was talking about yesterday. Rias must have finally undone the seal on his power."

"Due to his inability to control his Sacred Gear, Gasper-kun was sealed away within the Occult Research Club until Rias-sama grew strong enough to keep him in check." Tsubaki supplied for Shirou’s benefit "Given recent events, it’s highly likely Sirzechs-sama believes Rias has grown strong enough as a King that she can help him keep that power in check."

"That, or he believes things are only going to grow more dangerous from here on out, so it would be better to have Gasper get some actually combat experience than to have him caught flat-footed later." Sona opined from the side, earning a nod from her Queen, as either option made sense "Possibly both."

"Is he really that powerful?" Shirou wondered, glancing over at the rest of the Student Council, who merely shrugged, most of them having never met the other Gremory Bishop due to his being sealed before they were scouted by Sona.

"Aside from Akeno, he was Rias’ strongest piece until Hyoudo-Kun unlocked the true form of his Sacred Gear." Sona supplied, smiling primly at the redhead’s look of surprise "However, in terms of contracts completed, he is easily the strongest member of her peerage." She added with a sigh "As much as I hate to admit it, having him sealed away allowed me to close the gap between Rias’ peerage and my own."

"To be fair, Gasper-kun had a bit of an unfair advantage over us, Kaichou." Tsubaki countered with a soft smile "After all, most of his clients tend to relate to him on a personal level due to their shared anxieties." She nodded her head at her King’s frown "And do recall that it is mostly thanks to him that we were able to held several former-shut ins to gain the confidence needed to return to School."

"A fact Rias used to lord over my head until she was forced to seal him away." Sona reminded her Queen with a sigh "That being said, releasing the seal on Gasper is one thing, convincing him to actually leave the old school building will be a battle in and of itself."

"Is he likely to get violent?" Shirou wondered, worried more for Asia’s sake than anyone else, as Xenovia would likely tear the bishop apart if he tried anything, only to blink as Sona actually snorted, the equally composed Tsubaki covering her mouth to restrain her amusement at the statement.

"Hardly," the Sitri heiress chortled with honest amusement "I won’t go into his personal history out of respect for Rias, but let’s just say there’s a reason he’s able to relate to his clients on a personal level."

Before Shirou could ask what Sona meant, a high-pitched girlish wail drew the redhead’s attention to a nearby window, his eyes widening in alarm at the sight of Xenovia, Durandal in hand, chasing after a little girl that bore a startling resemblance to Asia, albeit with shorter hair and paler skin, threatening to exorcise the poor child if she slowed down.

"Ah, I see Rias succeeded in convincing Gasper to leave his room after all." Sona noted, sidling up alongside the redhead, completely unfazed by the sight of her rival’s Bishop being threatened with a True Holy Sword, most likely due to the lack of any Bloodlust on Xenovia’s part and the presence of Issei, Asia and Koneko in the background.

"Wait, that’s Rias’ Bishop?" Shirou exclaimed, eyeing the wailing, effeminate figure that was somehow able to outrun Xenovia despite literally Shoujo-running, complete with raised hands, closed eyes and the odd sparkle in the background.

’The only thing missing is the Benny-Hill theme...’ the more cynical part of his mind, which had been growing more pronounced of late, something he attributed to being invaded by Archer’s memories, noted as he watched them circle the building several times, the Faker idly noting Saji sidling up to Issei, only to collapse on his knees, looking like the entire world had betrayed him ’Yeah, I’m not getting involved in that.’

Meanwhile! Behind the school building...

"Uuuuu...I don’t understand..." Gasper whimpered, the cross-dressing Dhampir-Devil gazing up at the blue-haired woman in abject terror from his spot on the grass, more terrified of her than the Holy Sword she was wielding "Why are you being so mean to me?"

"A healthy mind resides in a healthy body." Xenovia recited calmly, one hand resting on Durandal "If you truly are a Day-Walker as Rias claims, then you should be more than capable of running during the day."

She certainly looks like she’s having fun.’ Issei noted, the Pawn sweat dropping as he stood off to the side with Asia, ready to jump in to help if things got out of hand, for despite Xenovia’s assurances that she knew what she was doing, Durandal had been letting off a decidedly ominous aura ever since she’d drawn it.

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