Chapter 16: Riser Phenex!
'Thinking'
"Talking"
(Ddraig)
[System]
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-2 weeks later -
After skipping classes with Rias for the day, we sat on the couch, talked, and made out, a few times. We have kept our relationship secret from the others, though Akeno has noticed things here and there. Whether it be a small touch me or Rias will give each other or a hug. Lastly, and most important, was that she told me about the arranged marriage with Riser Phenex and that she would never marry him, and that she was already mine.
A few days after that we had had the familiar forest trip, not before beating Sona's peerage in the dodge ball match, as well as me pelting Saji in the balls. Asia found her sprite dragon and when Rias wanted me to find mine, I simply told her I had one already. When she asked me how I had him already and to show him off. Truthfully, I had no idea how to answer that, so I responded with the classic, 'that's a trade secret' before activating a large purple magic circle with the Jurassic Park logo in the center of it.
Chompy came out roaring and promptly made Asia faint and the rest got on edge. After calming him down Rias, Akeno, and Kiba had pet him, but Koneko and Asia decided not to. The day after we came back from the familiar forest was the day that I decided to begin training Asia. I decided to focus on her healing magic and her swordsmanship. Every morning at 5:30 we would wake up, shower and train for an hour before I had to complete my daily quest and head to school early so I could spend some alone time with Rias.
[Perverts Gaze] at max level had allowed to me to continuously check her progress day by day, and by the end of the first week her [Swordsmanship] was level 23 and her healing magic was at level 42. At first, she didn't want to train at all, especially considering that I had her beat me with a wooden practice sword and then heal me to level them up. Eventually she got over it and now she's at a level of light sparring, where I allow myself to get hit every now and then but still give her a significant challenge.
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[Monday, 9:34 P.M.]
Laying in my bed and wondering when Riser will show up, a red Gremory magic circle glows in the middle of my room and fades away. Revealing a busty naked red-headed beauty in its place. She slowly stalks towards the bed while shaking her hips as her freshly shaven pussy is clear for me to see, and my cause of going erect. Rias pulls off the covers and climbs into bed with me. She shifts herself so that she's on top and her breasts are pressing into my chest. She leans down and whispers in my ear "I need you Issei, I need you to take me."
Staring deep into her eyes I lean forward and initiate a lust filled kiss. I insert my tongue and begin to swirl it around hers, soon our tongues are in a battle of dominance over one another. One that I win. Flipping her over causing her to yelp, I begin to slowly kiss down her neck and collar bone, until I reach her perky breasts. Latching on, I begin to lick and slightly bite down on her tits causing her to mewl and moan. We become distracted though as a silver magic circle lights up the floor, and from it appears the strongest queen- Grayfia Lucifuge.
[Perverts Gaze] <Active> - Lvl. MAX
Grayfia Lucifuge - Level 244 - Queen of Annihilation
Devil - Satan Class
HP: 122,000
MP: 61,000
Affection: 0 | Obedience: 0
Thoughts: Confusion, Surprise, Disappointment
"Looks like I was too late, sorry Issei."
"I knew we weren't going to make it all the way, but it was nice to do something besides just cuddle in bed." Ever since we made out in the clubroom, she's always showed up naked at night to sleep with me, and like I said every time we only cuddle.
"Really, Rias, you're here with this lowborn? You realize Sirzechs will be terribly disappointed with you." Grayfia says.
"My virtue is mine to do with as I please. How is it wrong for me to give it to whomever I want? And another thing! I will not allow anyone to call one of my honored servants, my boyfriend, and the current red dragon emperor lowborn. I don't care if you're my brother's queen or not." Rias declares, which causes Grayfia's eyes to widen only slightly before going back to her normal stoic visage.
"Noted. Despite that... You... are the next head of Gremory. Have some respect for yourself."
"This is about Riser is it not?" Grayfia turns to Rias with a questioning look, while Rias turns towards me and gives a small nod. "All right wait for me then."
"Excuse me?" Grayfia asks with no inclination to her emotions.
"Rias is my girlfriend, and if the chicken wants her then he's going to have to go through the dragon to do so."
"Issei please... don't. And forgive me for putting you out... please." she pleads as she leans in close and puts a brief kiss on my lips before disappearing into a silver magic circle.
'...'
(Partner?)
I get up out of my bed and equip my nightingale armor. Walking through the dungeon hub portal and into the Undead dungeon where I had 20 crimson soldiers on constant patrol. This is where I had been leveling up my [Engineer] profession by killing zombies and hounds, gaining their rusted weapons, and enchanting them. I brought up my crafting menu and placed my golem core in the middle and began placing all the other materials that I had gathered from the enchanted forest and the Raynare quest in around it.
[Profession: Engineer] - Lvl. 46 (Skilled)
'Riser won't know what hit him.'
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Walking into the old schoolhouse the next day I can hear a guy screaming from upstairs in the clubroom.
"WHO IS THE BASTARD WHO TOOK WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY RISER'S!" An arrogant voice shouted in the room, echoing through the walls of the building.
"I'm not a prize Riser, and as far as I'm concerned, you're repulsive and never would've had me either way!" Rias spoke loudly to Riser.
"You won't be speaking so when I kill that bastard and claim you, as well as your servants for myself" Riser, spoke angrily.
[Equip Armor] Shoving the door open almost breaking it off its hinges as my dark gray armor forms on to my clothes and my boosted gear forms on my right arm. The whole room goes silent. Looking for where Riser is I spot him sitting next to Rias with a hand on her thigh caressing it.
"BOOST!"
The next second I'm in front of Riser with my hand on his collar, throwing him against the wall.
-20 Affection with Riser Phenex... Affection: -20 | Obedience: 0
[Perverts Gaze] <Active> - Lvl. MAX
Riser Phenex - Level 80 - Son of House Phenex
Devil - High Class
HP: 22,000
MP: 14,000
Affection: -20 | Obedience: 0
Thoughts: Confusion, Surprise, Anger, fear
I start to walk towards him, but I am stopped by Grayfia.
"Mr. Hyoudou that is quite enough wouldn't you think?" I hear Grayfia rhetorically ask as the room temperature starts to drop.
"Yes, it is." I say walking back to Rias, sitting next to her and bringing her into a hug.
"Y-YOU DARE HARM RISER!" Riser yelled as he raised his arm and snapped his fingers. The snap was followed by an extremely bright orange magic circle with flames spewing from the circle. A hawk's cry that was followed by bright glowing light, which caused everyone to squint except for Grayfia.
The fire died down revealing 15 girls standing where the circle once was.
'Riser's peerage members.' I thought. First was his Queen. Yubellena the Bomb queen. Karlamine and Siris his knights. Isabela and Xuelan are his Rooks. Ile and Nel, Ni and Li, Marion, Burent, Shuriya, and Mira the pawns. Lastly, Ravel and Mihae are his bishops.
The mix of a European knight and samurai jumped out from the group. She landed facing me with her sword prepared to strike. Riser's peerage looked at me with a snarky, confident expression as they were sure that their knight would win, while Rias and the others looked on with slight worry.
Karlamine spun her sword around in her hand similar to the likes of a lightsaber trying to intimidate me. Swinging it down towards me she goes wide-eyed as I stop it, by simply grabbing the end of the blade. I push back and she stumbles to the ground, her face looking up in shock.
"That is enough. We figured it would come to this, I suppose we will have to resort to the sub-clause in the agreement," Grayfia spoke shaking her head disapprovingly. Riser looked over at Grayfia with confusion, making it clear that he did not actually read the agreement and therefore did not know what she was talking about.
"What sub-clause?" Riser asked confused, causing Rias to form a smile onto her face.
"Riser did you even bother to read the entire contract," Rias asked tauntingly "You should know about it if you did." She continued with a smug smirk. Riser's expression changed to that of annoyance.
"I- You- What does it say?" he demanded turning to Grayfia.
"As agreed by both of the heads of the Gremory and Phenex families, should one of the betroths find an issue with the agreement, then it would be solved with a rating game between the two-party members, unofficial of course, the victor will decide the outcome of the relationship. In short, it is an escape clause, depending on what either family member deemed appropriate." Grayfia spoke, her cold gaze sweeping across the room, specifically to Rias and Riser. "Does this outcome sound acceptable to you two?"
"Please, game or no game, the outcome won't change. You will become Riser's. As you know, I am undefeated in the Rating Games, and yet this will be your first ever, my dear." Riser spoke mockingly.
"Grayfia. Tell my brother I agree to the Rating Game."
"I will inform him immediately."
Riser mockingly laughs as he begins walking towards his peerage.
"Riser. Believe me when I say we will annihilate you!" She yells with my arm wrapped around her shoulder.
"I look forward to it, my dear. Riser will see you at the game, and after Riser wins, he will watch as you become his." With a hawk's cry and a giant wave of fire surrounding Riser and his peerage they disappear.
"Everyone meet back up here tomorrow at 8:00 in the morning. Don't worry about school, I will talk to Sona and let them know what's going on so we can be excused." Rias spoke.
"Where are we going?" Asia asks.
"We're going hiking." Rias concluded.
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- Rias Gremory -
Rias was starting to sweat bullets as she kept climbing the mountain one step at a time. Next to her was her ever faithful queen and best friend Akeno who was also taking it a step at a time although she looked to have an easier time than her, due to the benefits of her queen piece. Ahead of her was her knight Kiba who was having trouble. Koneko was clearly ahead of them. Out of all of them, she possessed the greatest amount of strength and durability due to her rook piece.
"Issei, do you have to be up there!" When she arrived at Issei's house last night to cuddle with him, he had told her that he had a training regimen planned out for the group and that he would like to compare plans. His was far better than mine so instead like the rest of us, Issei was flying up in the air watching us.
"I am up here because I am stronger than all of you!" He yells down.
Then Rias remembered that she had not spotted Asia?! "Issei where's Asia?!"
"Oh, she's at the top already."
"WHAT!?"
"Sorry, babe your demonic power may be high but your physical abilities... not so much."
She knows he is telling the truth, but it still stings hearing it come from your boyfriend of all things.
...
Finally making her way to the top, she and the rest of her peerage lined up in front of Issei.
"All right everyone follow me." We all follow behind him and watch as he opens a blue portal, and steps in. Stepping in behind him we all arrive in a medieval-like cellar with a massive set of double doors on one side. Issei steps up to the door and presses his hand against it, then out of nowhere a large orange portal form.
"Follow me." Walking through the portal we arrive in the middle of a wooden fortress filled with crimson soldiers going back and forth. Issei turns back to us with a big smile and spreading his arm wide he says.
"Welcome to the dungeon!"
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