She could do nothing except stare at the rather bizarre situation before realizing that two humans have just witnessed a transportation magic circle, something that was not supposed to happen.
But before she could even try to salvage the situation, she noticed all of the damage that had been done to the forest around her.
There was definitely a fight that occurred around here, but where were the combatants?
Her eyes fell back to the girl that Uzumaki Naruto was carrying and looked at her wounds, then it clicked.
"So...you two were the ones reponsible for the signals that we sensed, huh...?" Rias questioned with a small sigh, having hoped to meet with the blond in better circumstances.
But now she had no choice but to reveal her true identity.
Though she had to wonder whether he was already aware of it, as he did not seem to gape like a fish when a group of teens emerged from the ground like some sort of horror flick.
He did seem curious though.
Naruto on the other hand was initially confused with who these people were, until he felt their energies, energies that felt just like Shitori Sona and his two freeloaders back home.
Devils.
Great, that was just great.
And, in accordance with his luck, he guessed that the beautiful crimson-haired girl was someone important to boot, besides probably being the leader of the group.
"Greetings, to the two of you, it seems that we found ourselves in a unique position haven't we, Uzumaki Naruto-san?" the red-headed girl began rhetorically, an enigmatic smile touching at her lips.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at that, he has never introduced himself to her yet, so how did she know his name?
Undeterred by his rising wariness, the young devil continued.
"I think...that considering the circumstances, that it would be best for us if we talked about our rather...unique situation. You must have some questions that need answering, I'm sure." Rias smoothly continued, doing her utmost to seem inviting, lest she push the blond away from her.
Though she wasn't sure what had happened in the forest, she was far more focused on the young man in front of her for the time being, seeing a golden opportunity.
Remembering his curious gaze on them when her Peerage first arrived, she was willing to bet that Naruto didn't know much about the supernatural, so speaking with him about this would be a great way to, at the very least, make him see that she wasn't an enemy.
And, as she figured, she saw the young man's interest get piqued, if only faintly.
Yuki coolly regarded the Gremory devil and then glanced back at Naruto before speaking. "Perhaps...it is best if we speak in private as well, Gremory-san."
The wealthy high-class devil blinked, shifting her attention to the young woman by Uzumaki Naruto's side.
She genuinely forgot that she was there.
"I apologize if I seem rude, but who are you exactly? You seem somewhat familiar, and you are wearing the Kuoh Academy uniform...but I don't recall..." Rias frowned, tilting her head to the side.
"It seems that she's a student in our school, but we haven't really met in any official capacity, Buchou." Akeno supplied helpfully, side-by-side to her king.
It was obvious that she was very much acquainted with the supernatural, as the teenaged girl with light blue hair wasn't the least bit surprised to see her Peerage emerge from the ground.
As a matter of fact, she almost seemed displeased.
So the question was; which faction did she belong to?
The hero continued to stare at her blankly for a moment, but internally, her gears were on overdrive over an important question.
Should she tell her?
The young devil was probably already suspicious when she saw Yuki and Naruto in the middle of a devastated area, probably already guessing that it was due to a battle.
So there was no doubt that Gremory thought that she was from a supernatural faction, given her condition.
It was possible that she could lie and pretend that she was affiliated from another religion entirely, one that had no quarrel with the devils.
Yes...that would be the smart move.
Then she glanced at the blond that was helping her up through the side of her eye.
The only problem with this plan was the simple fact that her conversation with Naruto was clashing with her inner pragmatism, making such an approach seem almost...distasteful.
'A true hero would wait and see if the bad guy was actually a bad guy.'
She remembered watching over the activities of the devils of Kuoh Academy, so sure that they would eventually drop their masks and reveal themselves to be monsters that would prey on the weaknesses of humans.
After hearing the stories of the past atrocities of their kind, she was so sure...
Yet, to this day, they never did anything approaching the word monstrous.
To the contrary, as a matter of fact, outside of their dealings with the supernatural, they tended to act just like ordinary humans would.
Even the usually reprehensible evil piece system wasn't used against the recent human-turned-devil; Genshirou Saji's will.
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