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Ding dong. Ding dong. The bell rang. "Of all the absolute crapiests of timing," I say, looking in the direction of the door and back to the two girls still stunned by my impromptu confession.

Ding dong. Ding dong. "Trying to have a moment here!" I shout.

Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding dong. "Alright," I yell. Looking back to the Mio and Maria, I hold up my two hands. "Hold that thought."

I march over to the door. 'Whoever is at that door had better have a damn good reason for-"

Opening the door, the 'reason' becomes readily apparent. A squirming Raynare in her Yuuma guise stands on the other side, hands pressed into her crotch, eyes turned away, and scarlet cheeks. Her legs rub together, and the porch light glistens off the clear liquid running down her thighs.

My gaze continuing down to find the likely reason behind Raynare's current state. A trussed-up blond loli in a gothic lolita dress and what looks like a black pair of panties stuffed in her mouth. Mittelt, one of Raynare's followers, a bubbly sadist without a conscience. She glares at me with ice blue eyes. Both her and Kalawarna are on my list, but I wanted to hold off until the next full moon, if possible, to have Maria perform the Master-Servant Testament to save myself some LP.

I turn a cold look to Raynare. "What happened?" I ask icily.

"Um... Well, I was being good, but Mittelt said something rude about you, master..." she says shyly. I roll my eyes.

"What really happened, Raynare," I wasn't asking anymore.

She gulps. "I-I tried to do as master said and behave normally, but when I did that, I started feeling hot and... and then Mittelt noticed I was acting weird. She noticed master's mark, so I had to tie her up."

I look down at Mittelt. She glares at Raynare and shakes her head. "Raynare," I say, adding a bit of steel in my voice. "If you lie to me, your punishment will be much, much worse."

Her shoulders are shaking now, and the pink glow from the Testament mark is increasing in intensity. Her knees become wobbly, and she falls to the ground. I let out a sigh. "I'm sorry, master..." she starts.

"You thought I would have to witness the betrayal or that the effects wouldn't be that bad if you just spilled your guts to someone, and when you found out that it was worse than you could handle, you dragged little Mittelt here hoping to make amends and gain the relief you need," I drolled out. Her shoulders hunched. "Am I close?"

She kept quiet but nodded.

"You've come at the worst time, you know," I gesture back toward the living room and notice Maria and Mio looking around the corner at us. "I was trying to have a genuine moment with my sweet sisters here, and you've violated your orders and come here expecting to be forgiven. Well, you're going to have to wait," Raynare looked up in a panic. "I'm sorry, but those two take priority over everything. Especially those who tried to betray me. Did you say something to Kalawarna too? Are there others you've blabbed to?"

She shook her head. "No, master. I only said it in front of Mittelt and a couple of exorcists, but I removed the others. They won't be a problem. I knew you'd want Mittelt, so I only tied her up and brought her here. Please, master. Please forgive me. I'll do anything. You can do anyth-."

"Enough. I already told you, Raynare. I'm having a moment with my sisters. You will have to wait until we've settled our conversation. Do you understand?" I leave no room for argument, and Raynare recognizes that, so she just nods dejectedly.

I look back at the two girls. Their eyes are wide, and their mouths agape. I sigh again. I seem to be doing that a lot lately. I smile. "Hey, Maria, would you mind giving me a hand with this? I think we're on the same page, and I'd like to answer any of Mio's questions."

Her eyes sparkle like two malevolent stars. "Sure big brother. I'll keep them entertained until you get a chance to deal with them."

She runs over, grabs Mittelt, throwing her over her shoulder, and takes Raynare by the hand. "Come on. We can play in big brother's room until he's done reassuring Mio," she says and drags the two fallen angels up the stairs. I'm really curious about what she's going to do with those two.

I walk back into the living room, and Mio is sitting ramrod straight on the couch with her hands on her knees. I sit down next to her, but not too close. "Did you mean what you said?" she asks.

"About wanting you two as my brides? Absolutely. I don't expect it to be anytime soon; I'd like to develop our relationship a bit more, honestly, but in the future, if you're willing, I'd be happy if you'd be with me."

Her blush hit another level. "Will there be others? Other girls?"

I smile. "I think you know the answer to that."

She frowns. "Why would you want me? That Rias girl this morning is like a better version of me. She's confident, obviously powerful, taller...," she says, her voice getting softer as she speaks. "Even her boobs are bigger than mine."

Oh, come on. Give me a break. "One. Your boobs are amazing. Two. She's been trained since she was born to be the princess of her clan. You've had a six-month crash course on using your abilities from someone who doesn't use magic in the same way you do. You are amazing."

Her blush has reached her neck, and she may explode at any moment. "We're going to help you get stronger. Rias and Akeno are going to help you perfect your magic, and if they're not up to it, I'll find you someone who is. Also, I'll help you get stronger too."

I pause for a moment, not sure how to proceed. "I'm going to tell you some more about my abilities. I want you to keep an open mind and remember that I won't force you to do anything you don't want."

I spend the next thirty minutes recounting some of my abilities. Basically, I tell her everything I told Rias and company about the power-up abilities I have and give her an explanation that the Master-Servant Pact and Maria's succubus energy might have mutated my abilities, making them more sexually explicit.

While we're talking, I also make a few tweaks to the Master-Servant Testament. A few safety measures and a rework of the advancement. I hope I've nipped the original problem with Zolgear, but just in case he gets his grubby mitts on her, I want some insurance. Cost me more than twenty-six hundred LP, but it's worth it.

Once I've finished talking with Mio, I walk her back to her room. She's got a lot to think about, and I've got to deal with Raynare and Mittelt.

I open the door to my room to find Maria in her loli succubus mode grinning like the Cheshire Cat, stroking the cheek of a wide-eyed Mittelt staring across the way to Raynare. Maria seems to be whispering in her ear, but I can't make out what she's saying.

Upon seeing Raynare, my first question is, 'When did I get a pulley system in my room?' My second thought is, 'I need to get Maria to teach me how to do shibari.'

Raynare was suspended by an interlaced pattern of knots above the bed. Her legs were bound so that she couldn't straighten her legs. She was laid back in a sitting position with a spreader bar keeping her from closing her legs. She had a ball gag in her mouth, a jeweled plug in her ass, a pink egg vibrator taped to each nipple and her clitoris, and a bright blue vibrator churning in her sloppy gushing pussy. Her eyes were rolling to the back of her head, and Maria had placed a bowl on the bed to collect the dripping juices streaming from her vagina.

"Jesus, Maria," I say out loud to myself.

"Oh hey, big brother!" Maria says with her Cheshire Cat grin. "I think she's about ready to submit; wanna check?"

I close and lock the door. "Not a word of this to Mio, and put your camera away."

Raynare, hearing my voice rolls her head towards me with pleading eyes. I step forward and remove my shirt before stopping in front of Raynare. Reaching up, I pull the ball gag from her mouth. After swallowing a few times, she is finally able to speak. "M-master. I was wrong. P-please punish me. Yuuma wants to submit. Yuuma will be a good girl."

I look back at Maria, and she shrugs. I look back at Raynare. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to put greater restrictions on you, Raynare. This will limit your growth a bit, which is unfortunate, but until I know I can trust you, I have no choice."

I start to tweak her Master-Servant Testament and discover something interesting. The changes I made to Mio's bond have translated over to Raynare as well. Is this because Mio's is the original copied Testament?

Once the changes I want are done, the pink choker-looking mark on Raynare's neck expands and rotates off her neck. When it reforms, its shape is similar to before, but now its color is black with pink spikes on the inside of the collar. As the changes finish updating the mark, it shrinks again, driving the spikes into Raynare's throat. Raynare lets out a primal scream, and fluid gushes from her pussy into the bowl beneath and the area around. A chain forms between the collar and the mark on my hand.

Obviously, there is no blood, this is a metaphysical object, not actual spikes, but the effect is rather spectacular. "I'd be very careful about betrayals in the future, Raynare. The consequences have just risen."

I look over at Mittelt. She looks terrified. I step over to her and kneel in front of her. "Your fate was to die, but that seems like such a waste. So, I'm going to save you, but like with Raynare, you'll have some restrictions. There's no point in saving you, just to have you betray me and get yourself killed, after all. If you're good, I'll help make you strong, and maybe you can be happy. Betray me, and you can see what happens."

I use CTRL C/CTRL V to add the Raynare variant Master-Servant Bond, Master-Slave Pact. The black choker forms around Mittelt's neck, and the pink spikes drive into her soft flesh. Mittelt's body locks up, and a slight tremor runs through it. I didn't notice before when Raynare's formed, but this version seems to have a keyhole in the heart form on the front of the collar. A ghostly chain materializes briefly to connect the collar to the master's mark; as the process finishes, Mittelt slumps slightly.

I pull the panties from her mouth and press my hand to her lips. "Kiss if you submit. If you don't prepare for the consequences."

The light pucker of her lips surprises me. I guess seeing Raynare's state helped her to figure out the consequences. Looking back at Raynare, I have to admit, while I'm not a big BDSM guy, this is pretty hot. "Maria?" I say. She looks over at me. "I think I might need a little help with this tonight. Are you up for it?"

Her smile is brilliant if evil. "I never thought you'd ask big brother."

It's going to be a long night.

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"Big Brother, hurry and get up! It's morning! If you don't get up, I'm going to tickle you! Coochie-coochie--"

I slap the alarm off. Seven fifteen, and I've slept maybe three hours. It's a damn good thing I created that Reprieve of Sonus ability. Even still, I think about rolling over and sleeping some more, but I notice that a weight greater than that of my blanket is spread across my body, and it's wiggling its way up. From under my blanket, the sweet face of my favorite succubus smiles up at me.

"It's morning. Please wake up, big brother!" she says. Her smooth warmth is pressed against my chest.

"Good morning, Maria," I say. I struggle to keep the grin off my face, but it's a futile effort. "What are you doing?"

"You know you're actually happy about it. Now be honest," she says.

"Gee, waking up to a gorgeous naked woman rubbing herself against me. Hmm. Tough call. Please continue."

"I refuse," she says with a mock-serious face. "If you must insist, could you say 'Maria... I want to be inside you.' Yes, like a sweetly whispered breath."

I gaze into her eyes. "Maria..."

"Yes, big brother?" she says excitedly.

"I look forward to the day that I bury myself deep within you. To feel your warmth surround me and to hear the gentle moans of pleasure and the wild screams of ecstasy. I long to share that beautiful experience with you," I say, and I feel her nipples stiffen against my chest and a trickle of her nectar drizzles on my stomach. "But, sadly, today is not that day."

Her jovial mood collapses. "Why not?" she asks.

"A couple of reasons, really," I say. "Mio, the two fallen angels sleeping on the floor, but really, the real reason that today is not the day is that I want to be able to take my time with you. With any of you. I don't want our first time together to be a quickie before I head off to school. I want to make love to you for hours and then watch you sleep after. I want that sense of peace... for both of us."

Maria lays her head down on my chest. "Fine," she says. "But don't make us wait too long. I suppose you should take Mio first anyway."

"Are you giving away my first time?" I ask, amused.

"First time. Fiftieth time. What does that matter? As long as you love me, I'll be happy, but Mio, I think she would really like to feel special in that way. A lot has been taken from her, and her world has been turned upside down. I want her to have something pure."

I snort. "I wouldn't exactly call me pure."

"No, but two virgins coming together, fumbling through their awkward feelings. It's pure romance."

"You're planning to siphon the sexual energy, aren't you?"

"Definitely. It's too good to pass up."

"Might take a while. She's not as ready and willing as you are."

"She more ready than you think. She just needs one good push to get over that hump and start humping."

"Humping? What is this, the seventies? No one calls it that anymore."

"What about 'bumping uglies?'"

"Who are you, and what did you do with my sexy succubus?"

She giggles. "Hey."

"Yeah?"

"Look over there," she says, pointing to the side of the bed. I peek and see Yuuma and Mittelt spooning on the floor. "They look so cute."

"Positively adorable for power-hungry, homicidal, abominations of God."

"Don't care. Still cute."

I smile. "Hey, think you could walk Mio to school today. I need to deal with these two and might be a few minutes late."

"Sure."

I reposition her and curl my body around her on my side. "This is nice," I say.

"Your morning wood is poking me."

I slide my hand over her breast and down her belly to between her legs, cupping her vulva, while one finger strokes the hood of her clitoris. "I'm naked in bed with a beautiful, sexy succubus, and you think it's 'morning wood' that's poking you? I can promise you, this wood is entirely dedicated to you."

She doesn't say anything else, but I can see a slight blush and the curve of a smile on her lips.

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Mio and Maria left thirty minutes later, and I sent the fallen angels off fifteen minutes after that. It's the first time my home has been so quiet since I'd first reincarnated, or is it transmigrated. I sit down in the bath and let out a long weary sigh. I rub the back of my neck. Tension has been building up there. "I need a massage."

"Leave it to me," Yuki says. Oh, that's the scene I'm at. Good to know.

I grin. No alone time for me, I guess. "What are you doing here, Yuki?"

"I came to pick you up," she says. "I thought we could go to school together."

"We're both going to be late now."

"I tried completely concealing my presence."

"It was pretty good. I didn't even notice ya." Actually, that's a bad thing. 'Wise Man, do I have enough LP to Synthesize two A-ranked abilities into a new one?'

[Current LP: 18000]

[Please select the two targets to Synthesize.]

'I choose Discerning Eye and Wise Man.'

[Calculating... Total cost to Synthesize 13500.]

'Proceed.'

[Synthesizing... ]

[Synthesis complete. Displaying new ability.]

[Sage (S)

Effect: Able to gain substantial information on all topics in the world. By combining with a sense ability, Sage has gained a greater range of effects, including enhanced perception. A downgraded version of the SS-rank Skill: Great Sage.]

"Issei, let me wash you," Yuki says, pushing her body against mine, a light towel the only thing between us.

"Are you sure?"

"Why not? We used to bathe together long ago. Issei, don't you like bathing with me anymore?"

"We bathed together when we were like six; it's apples and oranges, but... that said, I will not complain if you want to spend time mostly naked with me."

"You bathed with Naruse and that succubus, yet you don't want to with me?" she says, upset.

"You know, they're both named Naruse, technically."

I still have a hard time getting them out of that canned response pattern. She stands up and drops her towel. I gotta admit, the hero clan sure knows how to stay fit. Yuki is built like a star gymnast. "Issei, let me wash you. If you won't let me wash you... then I'll do something even bolder."

"Whatever you want to do, Yuki," I say.

She soaps me up and rinses me off; then, lathering my hair, she slows a little.

"It's been a while, Yuki," I say.

"It has," she says softly. "Issei..."

"Yeah?"

"Will you and Jin-san ever return to the village?"

"Who knows?"

She gets quiet for a few minutes. "Issei? How far have you gone with those two?"

"Well, that's a rather personal question. You know it's not polite to kiss and tell."

"Issei..."

"Yes, Yuki?"

"There is something I wanted to ask you."

"We do seem to be in the question and answer phase."

"Do you have any plans next weekend?"

"Nothing set in stone."

"Then... go on a date with me, Issei."