After the two made it back to Kuoh Academy, they went straight to the clubhouse or room.
"Nice place you guys have here." Jinrang complimented as he observed the building with his keen eyes
"Why thank you, it looks much better inside, the club president liked the aesthetic and kept it like this."
"I agree, it fits the whole 'occult' thing."
The two went inside, and as Himejima said, the inside was pretty good, very clean and well maintained.
They went down the hallway,and through the door.
Inside the room, there were two couches, a table and a desk and there sat a beautiful red-haired girl, Rias Gremory.
'Looks pretty simple, but simple is best.' Jinrang thought as he looked around.
"Good evening, what brings you here Jinrang?" Rias questioned as she looked up at him.
"Himejima will explain, I hope." Jinrang turned to the black-haired girl standing next to him.
"It appears that Jinrang here, knows about 'this world' he dispatched the stray devil you sent me to take care of."
"Oh? I didn't think you'd be interested in our side of the world, given your… lack of energy."
"Just what kind of impression do you guys have of me? I'm only lazy when it school, anyways can we make this quick? I want to go home."
'Only lazy when it comes to school he says.' Akeno thought while hiding her giggle, she was very clearly amused by this boy.
"Alright then, let's get back to the matter at hand, how did you defeat the stray devil?" Rias inquired, her curiosity having reached it's peak.
"Nothing much really, I just punched it really hard." Jinrang explained casually as he scratched his head.
Rias looked over at Akeno who just nodded.
"Alright, Jinrang you'll have to tell me more about yourself, if you have a sacred gear or not, if you're something other than human."
"Why? Are you considering a spot for me in your peerage?" Jinrang inquired.
"That too, but as an overseer of Kuoh, I have to know what is happening in my territory, who comes, who goes, things like that."
"Alright, I'm human and I've no scared gear, I'm just abnormally strong, not much else really."
"Oh, president I forgot to mention, he seems to immune to fire, the stray tried to harm him with it, but it did nothing."
"As far as i know humans can't do that, is there anything you're hiding from us?"
"I don't know how that happened either so I'm just as clueless as you."
Rias thought about what he said for some time, she seemed to be considering something.
"Alright then Jinrang, I want to offer you the rook spot in my peerage, will you accept?" She questioned as she held the piece in her hand.
"If I were to refuse, would that change anything?"
"Of course not, I won't make an enemy out of you simply because you didn't join me."
"Then I apologize I don't really want to, we can be friends I guess, I won't lie I need some friends from this side of the world."
"A shame, but sure we can be friends."
Jinrang was just about to leave when he remembered something.
"Oh yeah, can I join the club? Souna is bothering me about it."
"Sure, we'd be happy to have you with us."
"Alright, I'll come hang around then, see you tomorrow."
Now there were only Akeno and Rias left in the room, Akeno stood there silently, looking at the door.
"What is it Akeno?"
"…Nothing, he's just interesting." She responded quietly.
"Really? He's the one who caught your eye?"
"I wouldn't go that far, but yes I won't deny that I find him to be an interesting person."
Rias smirked as she watched her queen avoid eye contact, it was the first time she's ever acted like this, and Rias enjoyed it more than she should have.
Abruptly her smirk faded, someone seemed to be calling out to her, someone who desperately wanted to be saved, she heard the young man's wish loud and clear.
She disappeared under the magic circle, Akeno's face changed to that of concern, she didn't have to wait long as her friend came back with a smile on her face.
"I found a new member."
2 days later, In school.
Jinrang and Akeno were going to the clubroomIt was probably about Rias turning Issei into her pawn.
As a member of the club, Jinrang was invited by Akeno to meet him and meet the other two members of Rias Gremory's peerage, he still hadn't met them properly so it would be a first for Both him and Issei.
"I was wondering, what do you do after school?" Akeno questioned.
"Nothing much really, I head to the convenience store to buy food, then I sleep or watch TV."
"Doesn't that get boring?"
"Sometimes, when there's nothing on TV I just walk around Kuoh at night."
'Looking for someone to fight.' He added as an afterthought.
"You don't like talking that much, do you?" Akeno observed.
"I don't necessarily dislike communicating or socializing, I'm just not very good at it, I do make an effort when I talk to people who catch my interest."
"That's the longest sentence I've heard from you." Himejima muttered to herself.
'Was that a hint?' She thought to herself.
The two made it to the clubhouse because club room is an understatement.
In the room there was a new face.
A small white-haired girl, with yellow-golden eyes, she wore a blank face, clearly an underclassman.
"Hello Jinrang, good to see you."
"Hi, good to see you too." Jinrang responded before sitting on the couch next to the new girl.
"Hello, I don't believe we've met before, name's Jinrang." He greeted the white-haired girl.
"Hi, Koneko Tojou." She responded shortly, before falling silent.
Apparently, neither really wanted to talk so they just sat there.
"Tea?" Akeno questioned holding a couple of cups.
"Sure, thank you."
Time passed as they waited for Issei's and Kiba's arrival.
To pass time, Jinrang decided now would be a good time to ask.
"I heard something about fallen angels attacking Hyoddou, what's up with that?"
"President, we're here!" A new voice, new person.
The ones who stepped inside the room where Kiba Yuuto and Issei Hyoddou.
"Oh? Jinrang, you're here." Kiba sounded really surprised, he knew of him before he joined the club, as they frequently bumped into each other, which led to Kiba's fangirls drawing fantasies.
Some disturbing stuff it was.
"Yeah, hello nice to see you." Jinrang responded.
"Ah, nice to meet you." Hyoddou nodded abruptly.
"You must be Hyoddou Issei right?" Jinrang asked.
"A-Ah, I am." He responded nervously shifting under his gaze.
"Hello there, My name's Akeno Himejima, pleased to make your acquaintance."
"O-Oh, my name's Issei Hyoddou. Nice to meet you too!"
Rias clapped her hands together, gaining everyones attention.
"Now that we are all here, we welcome you to the Occult Research club Hyoddou, no wait let me call you Issei."
"Yes"
"As a devil."
His face changed quickly to that of confusion and then shock.
After that, Rias decided to explain his situation a lot more clearly, she told him about the fallen angles the devils the supernatural and all that stuff.
Jinrang was spacing out staring at the ceiling before quickly snapping out of it.
"The one that attacked you Amano Yuuma,
she's a fallen angel and the reason for that is because… you have something, a special weapon called a sacred gear."
Kiba then speaks.
"Sacred Gear is an irregular power that is bestowed to certain humans. For example, most of the people whose names are recorded in history are said to be possessors of a Sacred Gear. They used the power of their Sacred Gear to record their name in history."
"Issei, raise your hand, and imagine the strongest person, you know of."
"S-strongest person? J-Jinrang then?"
"I'm flattered." Jinrang cut in.
'How cute.' Himejima giggled.
"Anyways, think of Jinrang. in a particular position where he looks the strongest."
Issei raised his fist and started concentrating, as he did that his hand began to glow, and after it died down, there it was.
It wasn't particularly impressive, just a red gauntlet that had a green gem in it.
'I feel a certain connection to that. That's the Unawakened form of boosted gear, if i'm not mistaken.' Jinrang got up and towered over Issei before he grabbed his left arm to observe the gauntlet further.
'This is… weird, very weird. First the out of nowhere feeling of laziness, then immunity to fire, what is going on?' He thought as he frowned.
His actions did raise a few eyebrows as the club members looked at his actions with interest.
Issei stammered, and was about to say something, before Rias beat him to it.
"Jinrang? Is there something wrong?"
"Don't mind me, I noticed something and had to investigate." Jinrang answered as he sat back down.
"And? What have you found out?"
"That isn't it's true form." Jinrang answered, before going out.
"Hyoddou, sacred gears evolve according to the user's desire, the more you 'want' the more power you can draw from it, and the better it will respond to you."
Issei nodded nervously, digesting his words the guy was taking this well gotta give him credit.
"Goodbye, see you guys later. Oh, the tea was delicious Himejima."
'Time to go home, and wait for Asia's arrival I guess, Man what a boring day.'
Jinrang looked up at the clear sky, as he walked the road to home.
Then he got sidetracked and wandered into the store.