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Maria lies on her stomach on the bed, elbows on the bed, chin cradled in her hand, and her feet kicking adorably as she looks over the unconscious cum spattered redheaded devil spread eagle on the floor. Rias had passed out over half an hour ago. Droplets of white cum oozing from her ass and forming a puddle beneath. I had to give her credit for lasting almost an hour.

"Has your cum always smelled so good?" Maria asks. "Or is this a new thing?"

"I'm not a connoisseur of semen, you know, but if I had to guess, it is probably a result of one of my abilities," I say and send a wink her way. "Give it a taste and let me know."

"I would, but that crow is hogging it all," she pouts.

"Hey!" Raynare says, jerking her mouth and tongue away from my penis.

I smirk. "Maria, be nice," I say. "Yuuma has been very well behaved lately."

Raynare stuck her tongue out at Maria before returning to her treat. My treat? Well, I guess it's a treat for both of us.

Maria rolls her eyes and looks back at the despoiled Gremory princess. "You really didn't pop her cherry, huh?" she asks.

"I promised I wouldn't," I say. "Anyway, I have a plan, and it requires a little patience, but make no mistake, Rias is with me now, and a dragon keeps his treasures."

"You know that line is a little corny, right?" Maria says.

"Really?" I say. "I kinda like it. It makes me feel all domineering."

Pfft. Maria laughs and rolls onto her back. "But you're like the biggest softie in the world."

Tsk. "I am not!" I say with indignation. I look down at Raynare to confirm, but she studiously focuses on my member.

"Oh, please," Maria says. "If you weren't a big softie, Mio and I would probably either be dead or in some dungeon by now looking a lot like Rias is, but with none of her joy or satisfaction. Hell, your flock of fallen angels would all be dead and forgotten."

Raynare slows her ministrations, and her eyes hold a measure of trepidation. I reach out and stroke her hair, calming her dark thoughts.

"See, you're not domineering. You care and comfort those around you. I rest my case."

"I think Rias's ass would disagree with your assessment. And come to think of it, so would your ass. Wasn't one of our first sexual encounters my spanking you and making you count it out?" I say.

Maria shrugs. "That's sex play, and I'm not saying you can't play the role. I'm saying it's not the real you. The real you is gentle- but firm," she says, adding the last to appease me a little.

"I think that's only with certain people," I say, leaning my back with my elbows on the bed behind me. "Yuuma can attest that I wasn't very gentle when dealing with Freed."

She nods. "You are decisive with your enemies, which is a good thing, though that only seems to apply to men. You should be careful about that."

"I just haven't found any women that I've deemed completely irredeemable," I say—thinking about it. There are a few women that I've found in fiction that I'd have no trouble exploding into a fine red mist, but there aren't a lot of them. Most of them, I'd rather just... reeducate... Wow, that sounds creepy even in my head.

"Master," Raynare says, seemingly eager to change the subject. "When will you claim me as you did the demon girl?"

"Hey!" Maria says. "I've told you, I'm getting big brother first! Little sister's privilege!" she says, sitting up and folding her arms.

"Well, then fuck him already," Raynare says with a bit of heat in her words. "You've had plenty of opportunity 'succubus.'" This conversation seems like one they've had before, and there is definitely some contention as I can see Maria's hackles rise.

I'm about to say something to them when a surge of magic alerts us to someone incoming. A shadow stretches out from under the bed, and Zest rises through the floor. She remains on one knee, head bowed.

We all stop, and after a moment, I speak first. "Zest, I thought you'd be away a little longer. Have you already uncovered all of Zolgear's psychotic little projects?"

"I have seen enough, Master," she says. "You were right."

She lets that sit for a moment. "I have come to make a report."

"Oh?" I say with a smile. "Something good, I hope."

"I believe so, Master. Zolgear has been called to attend the council and will be leaving his estate in this realm tomorrow morning. I believe this to be an opportunity."

"I think you're right. I'll make some arrangements. For now, why don't you get some rest? I've prepared a room for you just down the hall."

She blinks. "O-oh. Thank you, Master."

"What's wrong, Zest?" I ask, seeing her confusion.

"I. I thought that Master would have me..." she says, looking at Raynare, who has returned to stroking and licking my erection. "stay with you."

"Oh," I say, understanding what she's getting at. "Well, as lovely as you are, Zest, I try not to force people outside of the parameters of the pact. Yuuma here is doing this of her own volition. It also has several benefits for both of us and helps us become more powerful. If that, or even something more romantically inclined, appeals to you, don't hesitate to come to me."

Zest watches me for a moment and then bows her head again. "Thank you. Master."

"Yuuma, as much as I enjoy this, I have to get ready for school. Would you show Zest to her bedroom, please? And then, you should get some rest yourself. You had a busy night."

Raynare and the fallen angels spent most of the night trying to track down Shido, that slippery fuck. They arrived back only a little while ago with mixed results. Shido was no longer in Kuoh and may not be within this realm even. He was last seen in the company of a friendly-looking young man with dark green hair.

That doesn't sound good. That description tickles the back of my brain just a little, and it makes me think I'm going to have to ramp up training.

Raynare sighs. "Of course, Master. Come on. I'll show you to your room."

The two get up and leave. Once the door closes behind them, Maria climbs into my lap and wraps her arms around my neck, my cock rubbing against her panties. She stares into my eyes for a moment, not saying anything.

"Is everything alright, Maria?" I ask.

"Big brother, it's not..." she starts, but immediately pauses. I let her get her thoughts in order. "It's not that I don't want to have sex with you. It's just that..."

I can see tears starting to form in her eyes. I pull her into a hug and place a gentle kiss on her lips. "Maria, what's the matter?"

"It's just... Is it weird that I want to..." she mumbles something out at the end that I didn't quite catch.

"I'm sorry, I could quite hear that. You don't have to be embarrassed. If I can do it, I'll be happy to do anything I can to make you happy," I say and then hedge with a smirk. "Within reason. I'm not into pegging."

She smirks back. "I know. That's one of your hard limits," she says. "But this is kind of a weird request."

She's really building this up. I hope I can accommodate her. "I know you know how my mom gave most of her power to me before I was born," she says, and I nod. "Well, that left her weak and vulnerable, and I got a little scared when you said that our enemies may try to use her as leverage against us. It got me thinking, and I want to help my mom get her power back. I'd like you to... help... her."

Oh. My. Gods. Is she messing with me? Please, tell me this little angel of a succubus is inviting me to the most delectable of meals. I need to be sure. "Sweetie, you don't even have to ask that. You're family, and your family is my family. Of course, I'd do anything to help them. What did you have in mind?"

"Would it be alright if she joined your harem?" she asks shyly. "And can we have a threesome with her?"

SCORE!!! Calm down. Breath, Issei. Breath.

"You want this for your first time?" I ask and then hold up a hand. I catch myself getting excited again and force myself to remain calm. "First. You want me to accept your mother, a gorgeous experienced succubus, into the harem... Obviously, that's a yes, but- and so is the threesome, but is this what you want as your first time?"

She takes a deep breath and releases her anxiety. "I was worried that you'd be too weirded out by the idea of being with me and my mom at the same time."

Is she kidding? Have I not shown that I'm a degen-er, a man of culture? "Not one bit. After all, if you have the opportunity to eat Oyako-don, you shouldn't waste the chance," I say, and she giggles. "Now, tell me exactly what you want, and I'll make it happen."

"My mom has sacrificed so much for me, so... I want to eat her pussy while you fuck me from behind," she says.

'Nice.'

"Well, that's easy-" I say before Maria keeps talking.

"And then I want to reverse it and have her eat my pussy while you fuck her from behind, " she says, getting a wild look in her eyes.

"Yeah, that's no-"

"Then I want you to tie up my sister Lucia and fuck her in the ass until she looks like that cumdump of a devil over there," she says, breathing heavily; a little drool at the corner of her mouth. I'm pretty sure she's picturing the scene right now.

"Whoa, whoa, easy there," I say, trying to calm the horny little minx down. "Are you sure you want all this for your first time?"

"Huh? Oh, no. I kind of want my first time to be... Does it make me a bad succubus to say that I want my first time to be kind of vanilla? Like maybe a traditional date and then spending the rest of the evening making love? Like in a bed and everything?"

"No, that doesn't make you a bad succubus, Sweetie," I say, stroking her hair as she leans against my chest. "You know, for that other stuff, your mom and sister are going to have to agree, right?"

"Yeah, I know," she says. "Would it be okay if I gave them a hint of the stuff you can do to entice them over?"

"That's fine. Don't let anyone else know, though. You can bet your ass that there are spies all over that place."

"I can't bet my ass. It belongs to you," she says wistfully, squeezing against me tight.

"Damn right it does."

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Maria and I separate after a few minutes, and she wanders down to start breakfast while I lift Rias into a princess carry and bring her to the bathroom to wash her up. I massage the soap over her body, taking extra care to make her comfortable. She wakes up partway through and apologizes for not being honest and not using her head.

"I don't know what came over me. It was like all my anxiety over the last several years finally burst, and all of my brain cells ceased to function. Fear over what would happen to my peerage, guilt over not being able to help them with their own problems."

"Why can't you help them with their problems?" I ask.

"Mostly because I don't know how to help them. Akeno lost her parents. Koneko- Well, you know all of this already. What should I do for them? How do I help someone that has suffered so much, mostly at the hands of people they trusted?" she asks.

"Doesn't the Underworld have therapy?" I ask.

She frowns. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, they're all suffering from deep trauma. They need professional counseling to deal with it. Hell, you could probably use some as well. What with the forced engagement and lack of any agency in your life."

"And how is therapy supposed to help?"

"Talking through your problems, uncovering repressed traumas, acknowledging your feelings, and generally allowing your mind to come to terms with how you got to where you are. It's not a quick process, but it can help people over time."

It's probably a little strange that we're having this serious conversation while I'm washing our respective cum off her body and massaging her tits, but sometimes the dialogue happens when it happens.

"Therapy may not be the answer for everyone, but it's a good place to start," I say. "I mean, it's not like a crystal, filled with the souls of all of Kiba's dead friends, is going to randomly appear and help him deal with his need for vengeance and illogical hatred of holy swords and their wielders. Right?"

We finish cleaning up and put our uniforms on. Watching Rias dress gives me a strong desire to bend her over one more time this morning, but I manage to keep my dick in my pant, and we eventually make it downstairs for breakfast. I was only expecting Maria, Mio, and Asia since the angels and Zest were all resting, but wouldn't you know that we had two more guests than usual.

"Ara ara. Looks like the love birds have finally joined us," Akeno says, standing at the stove in her school uniform and a pink apron.

Mio looks annoyed at the comment, and there is no point in letting stupid jealousy ruin our morning, so I walk straight to her, lift her chin, and plant a gentle kiss right on her lips. "Good morning, little sister," I say, showing her how I feel.

She immediately turns red. "Baka oni-chan," she says under her breath turning away. Then begrudgingly says, "Good morning."

"Good morning, Issei. I pray that you slept well," Asia says.

"Quite well, and woke up even better," I say, causing Rias to blush and causing a fit of giggles from Akeno and Maria. I throw a wink their way before turning to the second surprise guest.

"Good morning, Aika. How did you sleep?" I ask the bespectacled brunette.

"Not very well, if I'm being honest. I was a little worked up from yesterday's conversation, and I couldn't get my brain to calm down enough to let me sleep," she says.

"It is pretty overwhelming. How do you feel now?" I ask.

"Overwhelming is understating it, but honestly, I'm more excited than anything. I'm particularly excited about getting my own grimoire. I hope it's like Sora. She was so helpful yesterday in explaining things to me."

At the mention of her name Sora comes out.

"I'm glad I could help," Sora says. "But I should warn you that not all grimoires are sapient like me. Most only possess a rudimentary intelligence, similar to an AI, that is tasked to help the mage to research their Thema. Like a magical search engine. In all likelihood, that is the type of grimoire that will be found within the library."

"Oh," Aika says, deflating a little at first before psyching herself up. "Well, learning magic is still what I wanted in the first place, right? I suppose finding an awesome grimoire like you would be a bit too much to ask for."

I blink. 'Did she just...'

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Breakfast was mostly uneventful, with the notable exception of Rias electing to stand by the counter instead of taking the seat that Asia repeatedly offered her. I almost needed to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on Maria from her laughing so hard while eating.

As we head off to school for the day, I lean in and whisper to Rias, "If you want to go another round, just ask... or show up naked in my bed again."

She's pretty cute when she blushes. If she were a tsundere like some, she would have yelled at me or said something silly like, "Who would want that!?" But she just blushed, and almost imperceptibly, nodded, before walking over next to Akeno.

Classes were, as usual, rather dull. Yuuki wasn't in class today; Rias had mentioned that she had accepted joining her peerage and that she would be helping her to adapt to the changes in her body today. Her parents were handled with a bit of hypnosis, which is fine for now until I feel like dealing with the lot of them later. As sure as I am that the hypnosis will stick, there is still the issue of the old pervert that they were trying to sell her to.

Aika looked like she was about to pop waiting for lunch when we would make our way to the library by the Student Council room. Her leg was moving a mile a minute, tapping her heel impatiently. Fortunately, she didn't make any noise doing this and annoy the teachers.

Lunch came, and Aika nearly shot out of her seat and dragged me out of the room. Lilith practically shouted not to run, but most people just rolled their eyes. I'm pretty sure most people thought I was being dragged off for some sexual rendevous, but that wasn't the case... this time.

A few minutes later, we were staring at the large doors of the library. For a couple of minutes, we just stood there before the nervous Aika finally spoke up. "Why am I so nervous? I mean, it's not like this is my only shot at this, right?"

I shake my head. "Yeah, that's right," she says, fidgeting with her skirt hem. "Sora said that even if I don't find a grimoire here that there were still others, I might be able to bond with. You'll still help me, right?"

"Of course, I will, but why don't we just go in and take a look around. You may be surprised. One thing, though. You need to relax a little and keep a clear and open mind. There is no point in stressing yourself out right now. It will only make you miss things."

She nods and tries to take a calming breath. I'm not sure how effective it is, but she does take a step towards the doors, at least. I should note that this library isn't the regular school library. In fact, if you don't know about this library, you might not even be able to notice the door.

"Hey, Issei?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm a little nervous."

"No shit, huh?"

"Can I have a kiss, for luck?" she asks.

I roll my eyes, plant a quick peck on her cheek, push her through the doors into the library. "You can have a better one once we get you your grimoire, so stop stalling."

She looks like a deer in headlights staring at the room full of books and displays. Several pairs of eyes look up at us from various tables by the stacks.

"What are you doing here?" Mira, a petite blond with long hair in the back, chopped short in the front, asks. The last time I saw her, she was possessed and tried to blast me into next week. It didn't go well for her.

"Hello, Miss Yamana. Have you had any tea lately?" I ask. She blushes and looks away, so obviously, Sona has filled her in on the issue with Shido. Sitting next to her is Akio, the other woman I met in the cooking club, with her feet up on a desk, showing off her long legs and a friendly smile on her face.

Selina Sherlock, a cute blond with twin tails and glasses over her bright blue eyes, sporting a camera, sits at a different table with another girl. This girl with brown hair tied up in a high ponytail, her bangs parted to cover one eye letting the other show a sleepy blue. She wore the Kuoh uniform but added a long white scarf as an accessory.

"Long time no see, Issei," the scarf enthusiast says. "Level any mountains recently?"

Oh, shit. Now my mottled memory sparks. Levi was a part of one of the training groups with Sakura, Asta, and Shoto. They were training not too far from where my Quirk awoke. I smile—one of those things, I guess.

"Not since the last time irresponsible elders put a dangerous, possessed weapon on display for a distraught widower to take and start slaughtering my friends and peers with," I say with a snort.

Her lips stretch into a smile. "I still can't believe they blamed you for that after you saved so many others."

"Well, they needed someone to blame, they sure as hell weren't going to take any, and I scared them. So, here we are. What are you doing here? I know Yuki is on Demon Lord watch. Don't tell me that they decided to send a super sneaky back-up."

She shook her head. "Nah. I jumped ship a few years after you."

Interesting. I pause for a second. "Before or after you lost your eye?"

"So, what are you looking for in the library? Maybe I can help you find it."

"Sore subject," I say and nod. "Got it. I'm actually here to see if any of the grimoires in here are a match for my friend Aika here."

"Never thought you'd pick up a book," she says.

I shrug. "I didn't choose the Mage Life. The Mage Life chose me," I say, holding up the Astil Codex. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Aika looking at something.

"No kidding? You still carry yourself like a warrior, though," she says and turns to see where Aika is walking. I follow the motion, curious as to what caught her attention. "You still have the sword?"

"Yeah, among other things."

"I'm kinda surprised."

"Why? It wasn't the sword's fault. It did its job. It was a failure of the leadership, though I suspect it wasn't negligence at all," I say. That pulled her attention fully back to me.

"What do you-" she starts.

"Anyone drop a pair of glasses?" Aika says, bending down. "They look antiq- OW! Sonova-"

"Program search. Convert. Commit. Exe," a husky, sexy voice says. I and the other experienced mages close our eyes. I probably should have warned Aika that blinding light is a common theme in these circles. Hopefully, those are some sunglasses.