Is it true that the more you pray, the more ghosts appear?
"Rito Yuki, you were here!"
Placing his hand on his forehead, he sighed.
The one who arrived at the school rooftop was none other than Ren.
With his hands in his pockets, leaning against the iron railing, he asked: "So, why are you looking for me?"
Pointing his finger at him, Ren shouted: "Rito Yuki, I challenge you to a duel for Lala!"
"You really are a tremendous idiot…" Rito said coldly: "Who do you think you are? It's not you, nor I, who decides who Lala wants to be with, but rather, she herself."
"That…" Ren was speechless for a few seconds, but then he asked something that left Rito without words: "So… What should I do to make Lala notice me? How can I prove to her that I deserve her much more than you? What's your secret to being masculine?"
"You really are a tremendous idiot…" He felt tired just from talking to him a little.
"An idiot is the one who calls others idiots. Idiot, idiot!" Ren shouted.
"Are you, by any chance, in fifth grade?" Rito couldn't hold back and rolled his eyes at him.
"So, what should I do?" He returned to the previous question: "What should I do for Lala to recognize me as a man?"
Rito intended to leave without paying any more attention to this idiot.
However, he thought of something.
"Actually, there is a way for you to become more masculine." He said: "Wanna know?"
"Yes, yes, tell me!" Ren got excited.
"Go to the Student Council President and ask her to turn you into a Devil." He said: "As you must know, a Devil is a man among men, isn't that right?"
"Become a Devil? She's capable of doing that?" Ren touched his chin, thoughtful.
"Why not?" Rito replied: "Didn't you study this planet before coming?"
"It can't be… She's from the Underworld?" Ren asked.
"Bingo!" He snapped his fingers.
"I'm off!"
Without hesitation, Ren ran off.
…
Ren, who was running, heard a feminine voice in his mind.
{Ren, are you sure about this?}
He replied: {Run, stay out of this. This is a step I need to take to reach Lala.}
She said: {But, if you become a Devil, what will happen to me?}
He stopped: {From what I've investigated, when someone is transformed by a Devil, they reincarnate as one. In other words, it's like dying and coming back to life. If that happens, is there a chance that a Devil's body will be built for me and we'll be separated?}
{This has never been done before, so I don't know…} There was a hint of longing in Run's voice too.
He lowered his head: {Before making a decision, let's talk to this so-called Student Council President.}
{That's a good idea.} Run didn't object.
The reality was that they didn't need to resort to this, after all, when they reached 'adulthood,' they would undergo metamorphosis and naturally split into two individuals of different sexes, each with their own body.
However, patience is the last thing most teenagers have. And individuality is desired, just as siblings don't want to share the same room during adolescence, let alone the same body.
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The bell signaling the end of classes rang.
Ren finally managed to meet the Student Council President in the third-year hallway.
As soon as the bell rang, he ran from the classroom and stopped Sona.
"You're the Student Council President, right?" He asked.
Sona is a young woman with glasses, a slender body, short black hair, and violet eyes.
It was easy to identify her.
"Yes, that's me." She asked: "Do you need something?"
"My name is Ren Elsie Jewelria. I came to see you for one reason only." Bowing his head toward her in a perfect arc, he shouted: "Student Council President, I wish to become more masculine, so please make me a real man!!"
His shout echoed through the entire hallway.
An absolute silence followed.
The shocked looks on everyone's faces were mirrored in one another.
Ren raised his head, confused: "Huh, what, what?"
{You big idiot!} Run shouted in his mind.
"But what!!!"
Suddenly, several shouts erupted.
"Hey, hey, is this for real?"
"Wow! So bold to say that to the Student Council President…"
"But, pffft~! Seriously, who in their right mind says that to a girl?!"
"God, this guy is hilarious~!"
"President Sona, can I cut him?" Tsubaki Shinra asked in a cold tone.
Tsubaki is a young woman with glasses, long, smooth black hair that extends to her knees, with parted bangs and light brown eyes.
Meanwhile, Ren heard from Run in his head the real meaning of his words.
His face turning red, he waved his hands in front of him: "W-Wait, wait! That's not what I meant, I…"
Sighing, Sona felt tired, with her hand on her forehead she said: "Follow me. You'd better explain everything properly to me, or else…"
"Yes, yes!" Ren agreed.
"Sona, can I come with you?" Rias spoke up. She had a peculiar smile as she looked at Sona.
"Rias…" Sona paused, then nodded: "Alright. Come along."
As Ren followed Sona, Rias, and the others, several third-year students looked in his direction with pity.
"He's done for…"
"Poor thing… But, looking at him now, he's actually pretty cute~"
"Maybe this big sister should comfort him after he gets scolded by President Sona?"
"What a coincidence, I was thinking the same~" A stylish girl with colored hair licked her lips seductively while looking in Ren's direction.
"Huh?"
Ren looked back. He felt a shiver as if he were in danger.
However, all he saw were beautiful older girls waving at him with smiles for some reason he didn't understand…
…
Student Council Room.
After Ren met with the others, the door was closed and locked.
Sona sat in the chair behind the Student Council President's desk.
She leaned forward with her elbows resting on the desk and her hands on her chin: "So, are you going to explain now?"
"W-Well…" Ren swallowed hard. He didn't know why, but he felt a little excited under her cold gaze. He said: "You're a Devil, right?"
When she heard this, Sona closed her eyes, and when she opened them, an invisible pressure almost made Ren kneel: "Yes, I am. Now, what do you want to do with that information?"
"Please, turn me into a Devil!" Ren shouted boldly, unwavering in the face of her aura.
This time, Sona showed a hint of surprise, retracting her aura.
"Ahem, you came to me for that?" She asked while adjusting her glasses.
She reassessed him again.
"May I speak?" Rias raised her hand.
Sona looked at her: "Speak."
Rias smiled as she turned to Ren: "You came from space, right? Just like Princess Lala?"
"Correct." Ren didn't hide it: "I'm from the Planet Memorze. In other words, I'm a Memorzonian."
"Rias, you know them?" Sona asked.
"A little…" Rias shared what she knew:
"Memorzorians are like humans, but they are born with both male and female genders in the same body and have distinct personalities. It's said that this is an evolutionary trait to thrive in their harsh environment, as food and water were precious resources before they began trading with people from other planets. Additionally, Memorzorians demonstrate great speed and strength."
Sona closed her eyes.
She seemed to be reflecting on what she had heard.
Sona finally broke the silence: "Okay, I'll turn you into a Devil, but before that, you need to agree to my terms."
"What would that be?" Ren asked.
"Before that, I assume you came to me wanting to reincarnate as a Devil and thus gain your individuality, right?" Sona guessed.
"Yes, I believe that if I reincarnate as a Devil, Run and I will be separated." Ren didn't hide it.
He took a jar and sprinkled some powder. When he did, Run took over.
Run has bright pink eyes and long, light green hair with two protruding tips on top. Her body appears slender and curvy.
"She really turned into a girl!!" Sona's Peerage said in unison.
"Hello, I'm Ren's twin sister, my name is Run." She smiled.
"How polite." Sona asked: "Are you in agreement with your brother? In the end, there's a chance that both of you could end up reincarnating as Devils and still sharing the same body, isn't that right?"
"I'm in agreement!" She replied: "You can call me foolish, but I feel this is our chance, and I don't want to miss it."
"Well, if you're in agreement, that's fine. Can you switch back?" Sona asked.
"How interesting…" Rias murmured softly with a faint smile.
"Yes." Run agreed and took the same jar from before and made herself sneeze.
Even though they were already expecting them to switch again, they still showed surprise seeing it happen.
…
After hearing Sona's terms, Ren still agreed: "I accept!"
"Very well." Sona stood up and approached him.
When she touched his chest, she sensed his compatibility with the Rook Evil Piece.
Not only that, she felt she could use two Rooks, and she figured this was because one would be for Ren and the other for Run.
She brought out the Rook Evil Piece.
When she placed it against Ren's chest, the Evil Piece was absorbed.
Suddenly, a flash of light began to shine brightly, forcing everyone in the room to close their eyes.
Something seemed to have been spat out from the light.
It landed close to Rias.
It was Run, completely naked.
However, she didn't seem normal; she was semi-transparent.
"Something went wrong with her!" Rias shouted in alarm.
"Rias…" Sona didn't need to finish; Rias understood.
Rias crouched down and faced Run, who opened her eyes with difficulty.
"Run, right? My name is Rias Gremory, and like Sona, I'm a High-Class Devil. If you stay like this, there's a chance you'll disappear." Rias asked: "I can revive you as a Devil, and you'll become part of my Peerage as my Rook. Do you accept?"
Run, with weak eyelids, nodded in confirmation.
"You won't regret it." Rias smiled and took her Rook Evil Piece, placing it between Run's breasts.
When this happened, Run's body began to be reconstructed.
At the same time, Ren finished reincarnating as a Devil.
"Run!" He shouted and ran to her.
"She'll be fine now." Sona assured.
"That's good!" Ren placed his hands against his chest.
After all, they had lived their entire lives together, literally; he didn't want his sister to die.
Rias commented: "I didn't expect that by following you because I thought it would be interesting, I'd end up gaining a new member for my Peerage."
"Neither did I calculate that." Sona adjusted her glasses and said meaningfully: "But sometimes, Rias, things happen for a purpose. I still want to know how Ren knew I'm a Devil."
"Ah, about that…" Ren began to speak.
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