There was too much to do at the moment and he needed to make sure nobody did anything stupid. Some Fallen Angels clearly didn't have self preservation on their minds anymore and needed a beat down to learn that once more.
Unbeknownst to him the young man continued on completely unaware that someone had something planned for him. Even more so that not even the one who planned for such an operation had set into motion things that would clearly get out of hand.
Rias, daughter of the Gremory clan, felt that strange mana coming from somewhere. And just as quickly it had disappeared from her senses. Stretching herself out of bed and letting the blanket slink off her bare body she could only surmise a Mage had made their way into her territory.
It took a bit of effort to get up from bed that morning since she had felt that spike in magic around five in the morning when the sun had barely rose above the horizon. Still it would be worth it to at least check around for it. Her peerage was still relatively small. A Queen, Knight, Rook and Bishop already in use but she always needed a bit more behind her.
She needed to prove to herself that she was self sufficient to gather others under her. The fact that most of her peerage had fallen into her lap had left a sour taste in her mouth which she kept to herself. No need to bother her older brother and sister in law about that.
Though, there was another problem which weighed heavily on her mind. Her Father's 'infinite wisdom' had deigned to have her placed in an arranged marriage. Said fiancée had made his attitude clear that he wanted her immediately instead of after her education had been completed.
First things first though, a magical energy signal that originated out in town.
'Maybe I should get Akeno to come with me. It should be easier to find this new interest in town.' Rias idly thought as she finally decided to get dressed.
Still she had already talked to Sona about two hopeful candidates for their Peerage. Though her choice was kind of a pervert. It wasn't a bad thing but that was a problem in of itself. He could probably be led around easily enough but at most it would be at the level of a pawn. The other was more respectable but also had a perverted streak if what Sona had seen could be taken as truth.
A new member was still welcome for her family all the same. Still even with her working on their cooperation they couldn't take on Riser yet. All she had to do was keep her temper in check whenever he decided to disgrace her with his presence.
"Ugh… stupid straps. Did they grow bigger?" She adjusted her straps trying her best to get them into a better position.
Taking a deep breath she left to call Akeno so the two could figure out where that magical source had appeared. Though if the signal was lost then maybe there was no point. It was better to think about the possibilities than let pessimism be her guiding light. With a quick flourish of letting her skirt flow a bit too high she stepped out of her room ready to greet the day.
'Well… this is a predicament…' Ritsuka sighed as he was now cornered. 'This is what I get for going to a shady pawn shop I guess.'
What had been a lazy morning turned dire when two guys started following him quite closely. They weren't really that good at hiding it either. Cursed Arm Sensei would be rolling in his grave and bursting out to kill them himself if he could see how sloppy they had been. Ritsuka also realized that using a trained assassin for a measuring stick for sneakiness was probably insulting him as well since these two were two bit thugs.
'So… what do I do? I do have reinforcement magic so regular humans can't really hurt me too much. A Class card, if I could figure those out, would be overkill. I do have a craft essence but then I would be shown to be a ninja of sorts.' Ritsuka quickly sped through his decisions all the while letting his piercing blue eyes focus on the two thugs.
"So… thanks for taking the scenic route there boy. Our friend was hoping to know where you got that gem from." The bigger of the two thugs clearly threatened him before taking a step forward.
"Seriously, what kind of idiot takes an abandoned alley anyways. The stupid kind, of course!" The smaller thug guffawed as he merely stood back letting the apparent muscle take point.
Ritsuka didn't answer. Gilgamesh would have made mention of how there was no point of addressing mongrels before the slaughter. Emiya would have probably tried to talk them down before inevitably kicking their asses. All his assassins would have killed them before they ever cornered him. He wasn't used to doing things on his own except for that time against Goetia.
'Maybe I should just try to play it cool.' Ritsuka hummed to himself.
"Look at this idiot. Paralyzed from fear at getting cornered. Come on let's just get it done already before the crowds actually start." The small thug growled out. He was probably the brains… though that wasn't saying much.
"Right. Then come with me brat…" The larger thug loomed a bit closer and Ritsuka used what he had learned.
With a quick burst of reinforcement magecraft he thrust his fist forward allowing it to come in contact with the thug's chest. While Bajiquan wasn't his forte, Ishtar, and both Li Shuwens had drilled it into his head so that he would never be taken off guard. The large thug went flying backwards as if in a kung fu movie and the world seemed to slow between the three of them. The smaller thug was left gaping at the sight flapping his mouth in disbelief. Ritsuka, for his part, didn't waste a moment and with a kick sent the thug off into a trash can.