Chapter 89: Grudgingly

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His smile faded a bit. "Still my win, while you would have inflicted serious injury in a real battle, I'm a Devil, it's nothing I couldn't heal from given enough time." And that wasn't even factoring in Asia's ability to heal.

"Right." Lelouch sighed as Kiba took the sword away from his neck and rested it on his shoulder. "Forgot that the only strikes that can kill a Devil are those that are near instantly fatal.

" His strike wouldn't have cut Kiba in half, he would have lost his own head before that, all it would have done was give Kiba a massive cut in his side. But, as Kiba had said, a Devil could heal from that on their own.

Though it would take time, unless he had allies who could avenge his "death", Kiba's attack had been more successful.

Had he managed to get the strike on Kiba's thigh to incapacitate him Lelouch would have probably won, but it was moot since the blond had blocked it.

Lelouch put his wooden sword against his shoulder, sighing as he allowed himself to fall to the ground.

He was feeling disgusting, he had sweat today more than he had in ages. Sparring without the augmentations of his magical power had been a pain in the ass, his muscles were killing him.

"You did well." Kiba admitted as he watched Koneko and Issei come out of the forest, the perv limping rather heavily.

"I was impressed by your tactics, though you need to develop more power behind your strikes if you want to be successful against any serious swordsman.

" Lelouch focused more on skill than power and, while that was good for his technique, his lack of power meant the strikes he did hit were too weak to be more than a mild irritant unless he struck something important.

The sun was setting over everyone as they all retired to the villa for the day. The kitchen was bathed in an orange glow as Issei and Asia cooked, Lelouch finally getting a break from cooking for once.

His arms were too tired to lift all the cooking tools, he could barely hold a ladle, and Asia's powers couldn't heal stamina.

He had to admit though, it was interesting watching them put together a meal using what they had learned from Akeno's magic lessons.

Issei had a knack for cutting the vegetables and Asia had some seriously good control as she managed to get the water to a perfect boil, the pair together were about as good as Lelouch in the kitchen.

They had a good chemistry together, though the odd look on Issei's face when he suddenly started peeling everything in the kitchen had disturbed Lelouch.

Unfortunately, Koneko walked by at the exact moment Issei finished peeling every single food with skin on it in the kitchen. Potato skins, peeled onions, and much more covered the kitchen, as did the rags of Koneko's clothing that had gotten caught in the crossfire while she had walked by the open door.

She covered herself immediately and glared at Issei, turning to Lelouch, who was sitting at the dining table, with a blush. "Tell me Lelouch, what are the consequences of murder again?" She asked, her tone dead to the world.

Issei stared at Lelouch beseechingly, begging him to explain that it was an accident he had "peeled" Koneko, because he knew there was no way she would believe him, as she walked by the kitchen door. When Lelouch opened his mouth, he felt hope. Before it was crushed by the content of his words.

"Catharsis." Lelouch said with a grin, ignoring the look of betrayal and fear on Issei's face. "Depending on the target, murder can be very cathartic." Koneko nodded and sprinted back to her room to get a change of clothes and Lelouch turned to Issei. "I'd run if I were you. I'd say you have about ten seconds to plead your case.

" A growl echoed all the way down the hall and Lelouch adjusted his estimate. "Better make that five, hope you find Rias soon!" He closed his eyes with a grin, enjoying the sound of Issei running off to find Rias and beg for her protection.

After what had to be one hell of an awkward conversation, Rias' Peerage managed to sit down and enjoy a nice helping or ten of vegetable soup. Issei had gotten really enthusiastic with the technique and peeled every veggie in the villa. For once, there was little chaos at the table, though Issei was staring at the girls rather intensely.

"Peel me again and I'll kill you." Koneko deadpanned, not impressed with the looks Issei was giving her and every other girl.

"I was just imagining you naked, I wasn't going to do that again!" Issei admitted a little too much in his defense.

"You're the worst." Koneko's eyes were half-lidded as their gaze pierced the soul of the perv sitting across from her.

If she hadn't known for a fact he'd seen her and everyone else naked she would have been willing to bet Issei had never seen a naked woman in real life before.

"That's enough Koneko." Rias said with a placating smile, not exactly having enjoyed needing to mediate between a cowering Issei and Koneko holding a bookcase over her head, ready to smash his dick so hard he'd never get it up again. Koneko's words, not hers.

"What everyone here needs is a relaxing bath, I've repaired and reinforced the wall in the hot springs so what do you say?" She looked around the table, hoping to see if her idea could bring everyone back together.

"I do need a bath." Koneko admitted grudgingly, sniffing herself and turning her nose up. "I stink." Her sensitive nose scrunched as she tried to forget her own scent.

"As do I." Lelouch agreed with Rias' suggestion and Koneko's reasoning, hoping to enjoy the waters without chaos this time around.

"What do you say, Issei, wanna join us in the bath?" Rias asked, teasing the Pawn she adored.

"I'm totally down for that." Issei said in a heartbeat. He'd try to resist the urge to bring down the wall again, but he didn't know if he could last.

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