Chapter 7 Part 2

Riser froze up in the middle of casting the magic that would take him away from the clubhouse. His eyes turned to regard Issei and then they inadvertently traveled down, arriving completely involuntarily at Issei's junk. It was the first time that the blonde had seen his new rival's cock in all of its glory, as when he'd arrived Rias had her ass wrapped around it and after Issei came, she lay back on his chest, ultimately covering it up until now.

From the way Riser's eyes widened in shock and his lips turned downwards in dismay for a split second, Issei had a pretty good idea how both of them measured up. Then that second passed and Riser had his gaze back above Issei's neckline, a sneer curling on his lips in place of the look of dismay. Issei just smirked in response.

"Rias, control your servant before I control him for you?"

Even now Riser refused to talk directly to Issei, though Rias would not respond to him, watching the exchange between her Master and her fiancé quite raptly in total silence. Issei scoffed and crossed his arms over his broad chest.

"Let's make things interesting chicken shit, unless you're scared. I'm Rias Gremory's only pawn and I know for a fact that I can beat you and your peerage single-handedly. So that's the new deal. A rating game between me and all that you can bring to the table. But, when I win, Rias gets two of your peerage members."

Riser sneered even harder, finally driven to address Issei directly.

"And why the hell would I do that? Against you, against you and Rias and the rest of your peerage, there's no different in strength. I and mine would win handily, one way or the other. What could possibly be in it for me, that I would agree to your little wager?"

"Because you're scared."

A grin spread across Issei's face as Riser's eyes widened and he began to puff up like a big angry bird. Issei quickly overrode the other devil before he could react though.

"You're scare of the Power of Destruction. You covet it as well of course, but more than anything, you're afraid Rias could possibly be strong enough to annihilate you. Oh sure, you might claim that you aren't, that it doesn't worry you, but we both know the truth. Rias could beat you, even with less than a full peerage."

There's a moment of silence before Riser plasters a wide smirk across his face. He looks passed Issei and locks gazes with the naked heiress still sitting on the couch.

"And do you support your Pawn's little wager as his King, Rias?"

Issei glanced back, knowing Rias' response but still intrigued to see how she would play it off. Letting out a sigh, the red haired woman smiled softly and placed her hand against her rosy cheek.

"Well, I can never say no to him. So I suppose I do, yes. If you will agree to it, the rating game tomorrow will be between your peerage and my Issei and no one else."

Ah, Issei sees what Rias is doing. She's reinforcing Riser's silly little impression from earlier, making it vaguely sound like Riser is right about him blackmailing her into a sexual relationship. Looking back to Riser, the draconic young man finds the blonde devil with a real smirk on his face now, triumphant as he nods.

"Very well then. The terms are set. I will see you both tomorrow and this Pawn of yours will trouble you no more my soon-to-be wife, I swear it."

The smarmy bastard actually had the temerity to give a sweeping bow before vanishing, acting the part of the white knight that Rias had placed at his feet. Issei couldn't help the wide grin that spread across his face as he stared at the now empty spot. Tomorrow was going to be a special kind of fun as he showed his new 'chivalrous' foe that he was in no way ready to face THIS caliber of dragon. For now though…

Issei turned back to Rias to find the red head had already spread her legs wide and her pussy lips as well, her arms framing her massive tits in a delightful way as she looked at him and batted her eyelashes.

"Mm, Master. I'm sorry for using you like this and not telling you about the arranged marriage beforehand. I think I deserve a punishment."

Jeez, when Rias looked at him like that, how could he possibly stay mad at her? Though he was definitely going to be taking her up on that punishment. Laughing all the way, Issei headed back to the couch and reached for his lovely red haired pet. A spanking would make for a good start. After that… well, they had a full day to kill now, didn't they?

-x-X-x-

Sirzechs hadn't seen his little sister in a while, but other than reporting this new Pawn that Rias had gotten, Grayfia had said everything was normal. The Satan was beginning to think he and his wife needed to have a chat with what constituted as normal. Glancing to his side where his sister sat with her legs crossed and her hands in her lap, he saw a look of pure, unadulterated joy on her face.

But then, he supposed the view was something Rias appreciated greatly. Turning his own gaze back down to the rating game below, he pressed his lips tightly together as the newest member of Rias' peerage once again caused Riser Phenex to regenerate. This made for the tenth time and it was clear to most of the onlookers that Riser was beginning to flag.

All around the two men, Riser's peerage was either on their backs or on their knees. Issei Hyoudou had taken them all out fairly early on with some sort of aura effect that the spells warding the rating game had kept back. Whatever he'd done had disabled all of Riser's pawns as well as two his bishops. It had also greatly weakened his knights, rooks, and Queen.

A single strike to each of them from Issei had finished those last five pieces off as well and then the fight they were still watching now had begun with an enraged Riser launching himself towards his foe, only to be put down in the dirt just as easily. There went the eleventh and twelfth regenerations in quick succession. Riser didn't look like he could possibly last much longer, but the young devil was still standing, albeit swaying back and forth on his feet like a drunken sailor.

There were words being exchanged between the two of them, but audio had been disabled for this rating game. Sirzechs couldn't help wondering why that had been a condition, but there it was. He glanced suspiciously at his happy little sister. She'd been keeping secrets from him. More than that, somehow she'd managed to pull one over on Grayfia. THAT was a feat. Still, it looked like both he and Rias would be getting what they wanted today. Her freedom from that irritating marriage contract was finally at hand.

And there it went. Riser went down onto his knees and this time he didn't regenerate. Issei seemed to understand he was done, because the young man simply smirked down at his defeated foe, said something, and then pointed at Riser's Queen and one of his Bishops. There was an outburst from Riser, even as Yubelluna and Ravel slowly rose from their places on the ground, Ravel from her knees and Yubelluna from her belly where Issei had left her face down in the dirt.

Issei just laughed and said something in response to Riser's outburst as the two women slowly approached and stood by Issei. Each of them said something to the Phenex boy as well and ultimately Riser slumped down again, his eyes downcast as he shied away from looking at the devil that had beaten him so easily. Sirzechs furrowed his brow, leaning forward to peer more closely at the looks on the faces of the women that now stood on either side of Rias' Pawn. He couldn't quite read the myriad of emotions from here. Issei turned around and began to leave the arena, and the two of them followed, promptly a light giggle from his little sister.

Sirzechs turned to regard Rias as she tittered behind her hand.

"I'm not sure I understand Rias. What was this exchange?"

Rias' eyes twinkled as she looked to her older brother with a victorious smile.

"There was a bit of an addition to the deal between Rise and I made at the last second. He agreed that if Issei could beat him and his peerage alone, I would get to choose two of his peerage to join my own."

Sirzechs frowned at that, even as the rating game officially ended and Rias stood, no doubt intending to head down to the facility set aside for the transfer of such things. The entire bit down on the arena floor had been symbolic then, rather than the actual trade. After all, Riser would need to reclaim his pieces from his sister and his Queen and Rias would need to give them her own pieces. Still…

"And you allowed your Pawn to make that choice."

It was not a question, but a statement of fact. Rias answered anyways, having stepped away but for this, turning back as she regarded her older brother with a strange smile.

"Of course. I trust Issei with my life. It would be silly for me not to trust him with this as well."

And then she was gone and Sirzechs was left alone in the small observation box he'd reserved for the two of them upon finding out Rias wouldn't actually be participating in the rating game. As she descended the stairs, Sirzechs stayed seated, a single tear falling from his eye as he pulled out a small flip book of photos of his baby sister at all stages of his life. There was a smile on his face, even as he cried.

His little sister was all grown up… but even if she'd managed to escape a loveless marriage today, it was now clear to him that she'd found the man she wanted to be with all the same in this new Pawn of hers. This… Issei Hyoudou had stolen his Rias' heart. Sirzechs was both sad and happy for her, and he wished Rias the best in her pursuit of the boy. He was certainly strong enough to protect her at least.

… If only Sirzechs had known the true nature of Issei's relationship with Rias. If only he'd known the true nature of Issei's relationship with his OWN wife. But alas, even the mighty and powerful are not omnipotent or omniscient. And with how much Sirzechs depended on his darling wife/maid/Queen (not necessarily in that order, at least in her eyes) for information of this nature, he was going to stay in the dark for a long time to come.