Training Rias

I'm back! But first of all, I apologize for not returning to writing sooner. In fact, I needed some time for myself and, after a good while, I'm back to accessing this app and writing again. Initially, I won't be updating at the same frequency as before, but expect at least one update per week. That's all I can promise. I also ask for your understanding, as it may take a while to get back to the previous pace. I hope you'll also understand if there are any gaps in the plot; I won't remember everything from the story as before, but I aim to continue following a similar direction as before.

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"Here we go."

Saying these words, Mateus teleports to the city of Kuoh and prepares for the training of the devils.

Arriving in Kuoh, Mateus, in incredibly good spirits, feels it will be better than he imagines. Maybe he's wrong, or maybe not. Who knows?

But there's something Mateus hasn't thought about yet. "Okay, I'm going to train them, but where do I find them? At school? At that pervert's house?"

Given that today is Saturday, Mateus's question becomes valid. However, this problem is easy to solve for someone of Mateus's caliber. Using his Skill God's Sense, he can sense the energy emitted by any being anywhere in the world. And since he already knows the type of energy that devils emit, he can easily track them down. Using Rias as an example, he quickly discovers where they are and promptly heads there.

To Mateus's surprise, Rias and her peerage are already prepared, waiting for him to begin their training. What surprises Mateus even more is that it's relatively early; he was certain there would be scheduling issues, even though he hadn't set a fixed time.

So, arriving at the field behind the school (I can't recall the exact name and location), Mateus greets those who will be under his training from now on.

"Good morning, everyone. I hope you're all ready for today's training. Before we dive into practice, how about we introduce ourselves?"

"I'll start. My name is Mateus Santos, I'm 17 years old, and as you can tell, I'm not a native of Japan; I was born and raised in Brazil and recently moved to Tokyo. Now it's your turn."

Then, one by one, everyone introduces themselves to Mateus and shares a bit about them.

"I'm Rias..."

"I'm Akeno..."

"I'm Kiba..."

"I'm Koneko..."

"I'm Issei..."

"Great, it's a pleasure to meet all of you." Mateus is genuinely grateful for this start; sharing a bit about himself will help both him and others get to know each other better. Although a certain girl didn't speak much, Mateus thinks everything went well.

But now that introductions are done, Mateus realizes another problem. He doesn't even know where to start teaching someone. 'Come to think of it, I probably shouldn't have accepted this proposal.'

But seeing that it's too late now, Mateus sees no other choice but to go with the flow and see if things work out.

"Very well, let's begin your training, just as Sirzechs asked of me. Since I know little or next to nothing about your combat abilities, I think a simulated battle between us would be best for me to see each of your strengths and weaknesses."

"I think that would indeed be a good idea," says Rias.

"Then come at me, all of you at once."

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I will start a short arc about the training of Rias and her peerage, so stay tuned for the next chapters.

Today's chapter was short because I am still getting used to writing stories again.