Once he reached a certain level of power, he could go through Rias to seek a title from Satan, advance to a High-Class Devil, and gain even more formidable power.
"Did it succeed?"
Sakurajima Mai asked with a smile, as she could also feel the natural connection between her and Badr.
"Yes, if you need anything in the future, you can summon me directly through the contract." Badr was in a good mood after signing the contract.
After experiencing the wonder of the contract, Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but marvel;
Having a Devil boyfriend who is always at her beck and call felt lovely...
At this moment, Mai's phone suddenly rang.
Taking out her phone, the girl's expression immediately darkened.
Badr glanced over and saw that the caller was her manager.
Which was also Mai's mother...
Recalling the incident where Mai's mother forgot about her daughter, Badr didn't know what to say.
The relationship between this mother and daughter was quite a headache...
"Not going to answer it?"
After a moment of hesitation, Badr gently reminded, "Some things are better said openly, aren't they?"
Hearing this, Sakurajima Mai's expression shifted slightly.
Badr held Mai's hand and smiled, "It's getting late; I need to get back to school. I'll leave you to talk with your mother. If you need me, summon me through the contract."
Sakurajima Mai took a deep breath and nodded lightly.
Only then did Badr satisfactorily smile, let go of Mai's hand, and walk towards the door. He glanced back inside, seeing that the girl had already answered the phone. He smiled and gently closed the door behind him.
Leaving Sakurajima Mai's house, Badr breathed a sigh of relief.
He had finally signed his first contract and could now share the good news with Rias and the others...
Speaking of which, he skipped his morning classes today. He wondered if Rias had excused him...
Thinking about this, Badr walked towards the bus stop, unable to help but sigh inwardly.
...When will I be able to use teleportation?
Clearly, as a Devil, he couldn't fly or teleport, and he still had to ride a bike or squeeze into a bus. It was pretty frustrating...
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When Badr returned to Kuoh Academy, it was almost noon. He headed straight to the clubroom.
After waiting a while, Rias came in with Himejima Akeno and Koneko Toujou.
"Ah, you're back already?" Akeno greeted with a smile.
"Just got back." Badr smiled and nodded, then looked at Rias. "President, I successfully signed the contract."
Rias chuckled, "I already know. I've been keeping an eye on you."
"Oh?"
"After all, you signed a faith contract with that famous star. It shows that she trusts you and is extremely satisfied with you."
Rias eyes were full of praise.
Koneko also expressed her admiration: "Signing a faith contract on your first try, Badr, you're amazing."
Badr was puzzled, "What's a faith contract?"
"Oh my, it seems you don't know yet..." Akeno smiled, "Contracts between Devils and humans are usually ordinary contracts. The compensation we Devils receive from those contracts is relatively weak."
Rias continued with a smile:
"That's right. Only a few humans with a very close relationship with Devils can sign a faith contract! The compensation from such a contract can greatly enhance a Devil's power!"
After speaking, Rias smiled warmly at Badr, "I think you should have already experienced the benefits of a faith contract, right?"
Badr suddenly understood.
No wonder the increase in his magic power far exceeded his expectations after he tried to collect the compensation. It turned out to be because of the so-called faith contract.
He couldn't help but be intrigued and quickly asked, "How can I sign such a faith contract?"
"Haha, this kind of contract is tough to achieve because it requires the contract partner to be extremely loyal and dependent on you. But humans are usually hard to satisfy and inconsistent."
Akeno poured cold water on Badr but smiled and said, "However, it's already imposing that you accidentally signed a faith contract. So you must work hard to maintain this trust!"
"I understand." Badr nodded lightly, not overly discouraged.
As long as he knew the prerequisites, it was just a matter of fate whether he could achieve them.
Rias sat on the sofa, squinting her eyes lazily:
"Since Badr has successfully signed a contract, it's time to prepare for finding a familiar. The Student Council might cause some trouble."
"What happened?" Badr raised an eyebrow and asked softly.
Concerning his familiarity, he was naturally very attentive.
Akeno then explained the situation to Badr:
"Sona Sitri is a High-Class Devil like Rias and our school's Student Council president. Recently, she also found a new 'Pawn,' so she is also going to the familiar forest."
The Student Council President?
Badr recalled that Rias had informed the Student Council when she transferred him to the club.
It seemed their relationship wasn't bad, right?
Why did Rias look a bit troubled?
"...Will there be competition?"
"Of course, there are only so many good familiars in the familiar forest. If you want the best, they naturally won't be willing to let us take them easily."
Rias shrugged, "So, about the familiars, Sona and I agreed to have a competition this Friday to decide who gets to enter the familiar forest first."
A competition...
Badr's eyes narrowed, "Are we going to play a 'Rating Game'?"
"No, no, it's not to the extent of a 'Rating Game,' just some simple matches like tennis or long-distance running."
Rias explained, but despite this, Badr could still see the strong fighting spirit in Rias eyes.
It seemed she was already raring to go...
...Alright, as long as she's happy.
Badr found it amusing and thought competing in sports should be no problem.
It seems that the Devils are pretty friendly with each other...
After the break, when the afternoon classes ended, it was time for the club members to go to work.
Rias was taking a bath in the clubroom, and the thin curtain couldn't cover her alluring body.
Outside, Akeno held Rias clothes and waited while Koneko sat on the sofa.
Badr pushed the door open and came in, bringing some snacks for Koneko.
"Thank you..."
Koneko took it, showing a hint of happiness on her face. Badr knew she loved snacks, so he bought her some.
"Badr, are you here?" Rias called out from the bathroom.
"It's me. Do you need anything, President?" Badr responded, looking towards the bathroom.
He could see Rias standing under the showerhead through the thin curtain, her alluring figure fully visible.
Admiring her perfect curves, Badr felt that her body was indeed impeccable.
Rias didn't mind exposing herself to Badr's view. She put on a bathrobe, pulled her wet red hair behind her, tied the belt of her robe loosely, and walked out barefoot.
"Help me dry my hair."
She sat in front of Badr, back facing him.
Badr took the hairdryer handed by Akeno and began to dry Rias long red hair, smelling the refreshing fragrance from her.
Rias leaned comfortably against Badr and said softly:
"Koneko has received two commissions today. Can you help with one?"
Badr nodded lightly, "Of course."
"Then go and discuss the details with Koneko later."
After hearing Rias words, Koneko also thanked Badr.
Badr sighed inwardly, thinking that even Koneko had more contracts than she could handle...
It seemed he needed to find more contract partners as well...
Upon understanding the wishes of Koneko's contract partner, he found that the wish was to play games together.
This made Badr feel a bit unbalanced...
Her contract partner's wish was too simple; Koneko only needed to play games to sign a contract.
Thinking about how he had run around for several days before finally succeeding, Badr couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated.
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Chapter 25: The Holy and the Damned
At least I ended up as a couple with Mai Sakurajima, so it wasn't a total loss...
Consoling himself, Badr stepped into the teleportation magic circle and was instantly transported to the summoner's location.
But as soon as the teleportation ended, Badr's hairs stood on end!
There was a murderous aura!!
His nerves tightened abruptly, and almost the instant the teleportation was completed, Badr felt a strong sense of danger!
The devil's instincts were frantically warning him!!
Swish!!
Black devil wings spread out behind him as Badr instinctively took a step forward to his side, his body shifting a meter in an instant.
Whoosh!!
There was a sound of something cutting through the air.
"Huh?"
A slightly surprised exclamation followed.
The pungent smell of blood filled the air, causing Badr, whose sense of smell was greatly enhanced, to wrinkle his nose.
The sky outside was already dim, and there were no lights in the house, but it didn't affect Badr's vision.
He scanned the direction from which the attack had come, taking in the scene.
Sofa, coffee table, TV... it looked like a living room.
But alongside these normal pieces of furniture, there was something absolutely abnormal.
Blood was everywhere, along with some shattered pieces of what looked like liver...
And on the living room wall, a corpse was nailed upside down, its head on the ground...
It was a human, a woman, and beside her were the remnants of a summoning circle, indicating she was the summoner who had called forth a Devil.
Large nails pinned her feet, torso, and hands to the wall;
Her body had been slashed and mutilated, with dismembered parts falling out of the wounds-internal organs!
The sight of the corpse was truly horrific.
One couldn't help but wonder what deep hatred someone must have had to torture her so cruelly.
On the wall, large letters were drawn in her blood.
"Evildoers will be punished..."
Just reading it once made Badr's head throb.
Badr snorted coldly, his expression unchanged, knowing these were the words of a saint, a chant specifically targeting Devils.
"This is the saint's words!!"
An arrogant and maniacal voice responded from a nearby shadow, and a young man slowly emerged from it.
He looked young, about seventeen or eighteen, not much older than Badr.
With white hair and surprisingly good looks.
But his attire was that of a church priest.
"Hm? Hm~~? Oh my, isn't this the little Devil?"
He laughed wildly, "Ahaha, makes sense! After all, you came out of that summoning circle!"
Badr remained silent, his face cold. He sensed a threat from this person.
This human was powerful.
And the priest laughed arrogantly, singing:
"I am the priest~? The handsome young priest~~?? Slaying Devils?? Is my duty, laughing cruelly~? Cutting off your heads! That's how I earn my keep??..."
The madness was evident.
Badr spoke coldly, "Did you kill this person?"
"Yes! Yes, I did! Who else but her, summoning Devils day and night?"
His expression was exaggerated and crazy.
"My name is Freed Sellzen, a low-ranking member of an exorcist organization. Ah~~ don't bother telling me your name, I won't waste brain space remembering it, since you're about to die anyway."
This guy was hopeless.
There was no way to communicate with him.
Badr, with cold eyes, activated the familiar seal in his palm, notifying Rias and the others of the situation here.
Noticing Badr's action, Freed sneered:
"It's useless! Useless, useless, useless! I've set up a barrier here, by the time your friends locate you, you'll be dead!"
"Such arrogance."
Badr's expression remained calm, "A priest who cruelly kills humans makes me sick. You'd be better off dead."
"Ha-huh? You're lecturing me? A mere Devil dares to lecture me?"
Freed laughed loudly:
"So funny, listen up, you filthy Devil! Aren't you garbage that feeds on human desires? Relying on Devils means a person is already doomed!
Hopeless!
I killed her for her own good!
That's my job, I live by hunting Devils and the scum associated with them!"
As he spoke, he drew a sword hilt and a gun from his coat.
Buzz~~
The air vibrated, and a blade of light appeared from the hilt, forming a sword of light.
"Your hypocrisy disgusts me. Can I cut you now? Can I? Okay, got it!! Devils are trash, so disgusting!"
Like a frenzied monologue, Freed swung the light sword in a horizontal slash at Badr.
In an instant, Badr summoned the Sword of Kings, accurately predicting the trajectory of the light blade and blocking it.
The next moment, a holy light bullet streaked toward him, but it stopped half a meter away, as if hitting an invisible wall, before dissipating weakly.
It was an exorcist's special holy light bullet.
But Badr hadn't heard a gunshot.
A silver shield appeared out of thin air, rotating slowly around Badr.
In just one exchange, Badr was forced to bring out the Sacred Shield.
Had it not been for the shield's automatic protection, Badr would have been hit by that bullet.
Freed was human, but very powerful;
If Badr hadn't recently signed a faith contract and greatly enhanced his strength, he would have been easily defeated by this guy.
"Huh? Blocking a holy bullet? Damn, I underestimated you!"
Freed shouted, swinging his light sword at Badr again, his speed impressive for a human.
But Badr, blessed by two [Knights], exploded in speed, moving even faster!
With a precise thrust, he aimed for the priest's forehead.
Freed, startled by Badr's speed, abandoned his attack and quickly dodged.
Splurt!!
The Sword of Kings ended up piercing the priest's shoulder.
"It hurts! It hurts, it hurts! You bastard, how dare you wound me! I'll kill you!!!"
Enraged by the pain, Freed launched a frenzied assault on Badr.
Badr parried and moved, the two of them flashing and clashing in the living room, their weapons sparking with each collision, their duel growing faster and more intense!
Bang bang bang...
The originally intact furniture was soon shattered by their swordplay.
Swish!
The corpse on the wall was cut into pieces, and Freed flung a severed, wounded leg at Badr.
Badr's sword-wielding motion shifted in an instant, catching the leg and flinging it back at the wall, simultaneously using the Sacred Shield to smash the wall where the woman's corpse was nailed.
With a crash, the wall collapsed, burying the body completely.
