Chapter 19: Training

"... Why are you girls bringing so much luggage?"

Lucias asked as he stared at the incredible amount of suit cases behind them with a wry smile on his face.

"It's been a long time since we've all gone on a vacation, we need to savour it while it lasts"

Asia said while wearing a long white one piece dress and a large summer hat on her head.

"... Well... I guess that's reasonable, but Kuroka, Iris, Shuri, please don't let them see you"

"I'll do my best"

Iris answered while pulling a large trolley filled with swimsuits and clothes behind her while Shuri just nodded her head in response while giving him a gentle smile.

"Of course nya!"

Kuroka energetically answered while carrying a small shoulder bag containing her new swimsuit.

"Good... Then you girls can go on ahead, I have to meet with Rias and her peerage in 6 am"

Lucias said as he waved his hand at the girls before teleporting at the park where they all promised to meet at 6 am.

"Lucias"

Rias called out as soon as Lucias appeared in the park wearing a casual shirt and jeans with 9 iron rings on his fingers.

"It looks everyone is already here"

Lucias muttered as he gazed at the devils in front of him with a nod, while Koneko suddenly pounced on him and hugged his right arm.

"Since everyone is here let's immediately leave"

Lucias said as he snapped his finger to teleport all of them in a wide land owned by the Forsaken Faction.

"Lucias-sama, you have arrived"

A young woman greeted as soon as they arrived with a professional smile on her face wearing a tight business suit that emphasizes the curves of her body.

"Everything has already been arranged for you trip, Lucias-sama. Please follow me"

The woman said before turning her back at them as she walked towards the large building ahead.

"Where is this, Lucias?"

Rias asked as she looked around the place with curiosity while Issei observed the place with shocked from how extravagant the establishment are around them.

"This is just a land that I own, but... this is not the place where we're going to train"

Lucias said with a casual smile on his face as he followed the woman from before, signaling them to follow him inside the building.

"Y-You owe all of this!?"

Issei cried out in shock as he ran beside Rias.

"The place we're going to is protected by a powerful barrier that cannot be trespassed by any type of space magic and teleportation. So no one can get in, and no one can get out in that island without a plane or a boat"

Lucias explained before ordering the staff to take their luggage inside the plane that they are about to use to travel towards the private island bought by the faction to serve as a vacation spot for Lucias and his harem members.

"A place like that exist?"

Rias asked in disbelief as she never heard of such an island before.

"No, we created it to be like that"

Lucias said with a mysterious smile on his face before getting greeted by a large number of staffs that will assist them during their flight.

"Wow..."

Issei muttered in amazement as he gazed around the field before entering the plane together with the others.

"Lucias how rich are you?"

Issei asked as he ran towards his side, while the others followed them from behind with a complicated expression on their faces.

"... I don't know"

Lucias answered with a wry smile on his face, not knowing how to answer his questions since he himself doesn't know how many companies his own faction operates behind his back as a cover for the money that they owe.

"Huh?"

Issei asked in confusion as he sat down next to his master.

"Seriously... I don't know"

Timeskip

"A beach?"

Issei muttered as he stared at the breathtaking beach as soon as they left the plane as the warm sunlight bathed their skin while they dazedly observed the soft white sand of the beach beings washed away by the waves of the clear blue water.

"This place is specifically built for me and my... teammates to relax ourselves so all types of entertainment can be found in this island"

Lucias said causing Issei to go in a daze, imagining the girls in their swimsuits as they play on the beach.

"Of course, I will only give all of you to play when you reach my requirements during training"

Lucias grinned at them before guiding them towards a luxurious beach house while the staffs carried their luggage inside.

"Let's immediately start shall we?"

Lucias suddenly said causing all of the to look at him in shock like they couldn't believe what they just heard.

"What? We have limited amount of times so let's immediately start"

Lucias said with an impatient expression on his face while tapping the watch in his wrist.

"But we just arrived can't we take a break?"

Rias tried to argue with a frown, staring at him directly in his eyes.

"You already rested enough while in the plane so let's go"

Lucias said with a smile on his face before snapping his finger, creating a ominous black tattoo on their necks.

"What's this?"

Issei asked, confused about the sudden appearance of the tattoo on his neck as he tried to wipe it off with his hands.

"It's a curse that will send 1000 volts of electricity on your body if you fail to do a certain task that I say, don't worry it's not a slave mark... but it's something similar"

"WHAT!?"

Rias shouted in anger as she charged at Lucias gripping the collar of his shirt with an extremely angry expression on her face.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO MY SERVANTS!?"

She shouted with extreme anger causing the maids around them to take out a short dagger from the maid outfit while glaring at Rias with killing intent seeping out of their body for seeing her disrespect their faction leader.

Lucias who saw their actions waved his hands at them with a smile, signifying for them to calm down and hide their weapons.

"If I don't do this then... training all of you to match Riser's power will take months. We only have 10 days so we need to make the best out of it"

Lucias explained before gently gripping her hand to make her let go of his collar.

"B-BUT THAT DOESN'T MEA-"

"I already told you about my harsh methods of training, even though Koneko was the only one who agreed, you being here tells me that you accepted as well"

Lucias cut her off before ordering for the servants to bring the training suits inside the room.

"Y-YOU-"

"Do you really want to win this rating game against him, Gremory?"

Lucias suddenly asked causing her to grit her teeth in frustration as the servants came in the room carrying a tight body suit in their embrace.

"Of course, but we don't need this kind of inhumane training!!"

Rias answered in am angry tone while pointing at the tattoo on her neck.

"... Do you really think you can win with a lax training routine? You overestimate yourself too much, Gremory"

Lucias said in a deep voice while staring at her blood red eyes with his own.

"Challenging him is already considered suicidal to your side. With your current strength, I doubt that you'll be able to even land an attack that can injure him, Rias Gremory"

Lucias said causing her to bit her lips in frustration before pushing his body away from her.

"Riser's peerage has been trained since childhood to hone their skills to serve him... but you're peerage is filled with reincarnated devils which were all reincarnated half-dead or desperate. Do you really think that your puny strength is enough to beat him?"

"..."

Rias glared at him with a large frown on her face while clenching her fist in anger from his blunt words while her peerage frowned at him for being looked down upon by Lucias.

"So let me ask you, Rias. Do you really want to win?"

Lucias asked once more as he looked at her directly in the eyes, unfazed by her anger.

"... I want to win... so that I can finally break free from this cursed engagement"

Rias answered out of frustration and resolution causing Lucias to smile at her reaction.

"[I'm not telling you that your weak because I want to discourage you. I'm telling you this to make all of you push yourselves to the limit during training, and I want you to break through that limit after this 10 days, am I clear?]"

Lucias shouted at the 5 of them while using reality manipulation to increase their morale through his words.

"Hai!"

All 5 of them shouted in unison causing Lucias to grin before pointing at the body suits on the table.

"That will be what all 5 of you will wear during training, so meet me here after 10 minutes. I'll guide you around the training grounds so that you wouldn't get lost in these 10 days"

Lucias said causing all of them to turn their heads and look at the body suit with a complicated expression on their faces.

"This is a bit..."

Rias muttered with a wry smile as she held the tight body suits in her hand before gazing at Lucias with a weird expression on her face.

"Ara Ara"

Akeno smiled while holding her own with excitement written on her face while Issei grinned at the two girls with a perverted smile on his face, imagining their appearance while wearing the body suits in their hand.

"This is a special training outfits imbedded with ancient runes made to increase rate of recovery of your stamina and magic. It protects you from any lethal attacks for a specific amount of time as soon as I activate it. So wear this if you want to live to see the next day of our training"

Lucias reminded causing all of them to gulp in nervousness from what he prepared for them for this 10 days.

"So go ahead and wear them and be back after 10 minutes, am I clear?"

All of them nodded their head before walking towards the bathroom located on the first floor of the beach house with a reluctant expression on their faces.

"Are the girls already on the island?"

Lucias asked a nearby maid who was respectfully bowing her head while standing behind him.

"Yes, Asia-sama and the others are already enjoying the beach on the other side of the island, Lucias-sama"

The maid respectfully answered without raising her head.

"Good, all of the servants will be moved to their quarters except for 10 that will serve me and them during this 10 days"

Lucias ordered as he gazed at the bathroom doors with a serious expression on his face.

"Understood, Lucias-sama"

"Then relay my message to the others"

"Hai"

The maid responded as she lowered her head before leaving Lucias alone in the beach house to relay his orders to the other servants.

"... We're done..."

Koneko who came out first said causing Lucias to turn his head to look at the bathroom's direction, revealing a white haired nekoshou wearing a tight and skinny black suit that emphasizes her petite body as she shyly covered her chest and crotch area with her slender arms.

"Ara Ara"

"This is outfit is just..."

Rias followed by Akeno came out of the bathroom with an extremely blushing face from her embarrassing outfit before both Kiba and Issei came out of the boy's bathroom with a complicated expression on their faces.

"It looks good on you"

Lucias complimented with a straight face, unfazed by the display of their figure unlike Issei who was drooling by the corner as he stared at their body.

"Pervert"

Koneko said with irritation before punching his head to the ground with an embarrassed expression on her face.

"Since everyone is here... It's time to give you guys a quick tour of the place"