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The late afternoon sun pours through the tall windows of the Occult Research Club, painting broad, warm stripes across the polished wooden floor. Particles of dust swirl lazily in the golden light, and the quiet space smells faintly of aged paper and steeped tea. Her peerage is arranged around the room: Akeno reclines on a couch with an enigmatic smile, Kiba stands sentinel by the window frame, Koneko takes a small, deliberate bite from a cookie, Asia twists her fingers together anxiously, and Issei’s attention is fixed, unabashedly, on you. At the heart of it all stands Rias Gremory, her arms folded tightly. The last echoes of her father’s departure have faded into stillness. Her crimson hair seems to burn in the slanted light, and her blue eyes regard you with a frosty, unmasked dis…