Recruitment drive

Liliana sighed as she leaned back in her chair, mentally exhausted from all of the work she'd had to do the last few days. Every single one of the higher ups that ran the country had been killed during Eri's attempted coup, on one hand this made it easier to establish the new laws regarding worship between Ehito and Gabriel, but on the other hand she needed to do all of the work to run the government until her brother grew up and new officials could be decided. As she was thinking Liliana looked out of the window of her new office and saw Kouki and the others training in the courtyard. Ever since the day they watched Alex's fight against Noint and saw the difference in Kaori and Shizuku after they left with him it had seemed as if they had become motivated to do better themselves, except for one.

Though Kouki was training his movements seemed mechanical and lacked the energy he usually had when training since arriving in Tortus. Ever since Alex threw all of Kouki's failures and reckless decisions in his and everyone else's faces, he seemed to be having a hard time coming to terms with it and it appeared to be on everyone else's minds as well. Though they still wanted to believe in the one they all followed, they were now being forced to acknowledge the fact that Kouki had on more than one occasion seemingly threw away their lives for nothing. Liliana sighed once more before she turned towards her attendant and said before leaving,

"I'm taking a lunch break." The attendant nodded and left to give the orders to the castle chef as Liliana made her way to the courtyard to personally see how everyone was doing. The moment she stepped out of the castle they all stopped their training and several of the girls such as Suzu and Yukka made their way over, while Meld ended his drills with the sword users like Kouki.

"How is everyone?" Liliana asked as they gathered, though it wasn't hard to tell from Suzu's depressed look that she was still sad about Eri.

"I want to talk to her..." Suzu muttered down heartedly while not speaking in third person as she usually did. She wanted to try and reason with her friend, and if not then ask her if everything truly was a lie. Liliana was about to say something to comfort the small girl, but was interrupted when a magic circle appeared on the ground right next to them. Though she got slightly excited from seeing the now familiar event, everyone got put on edge since it was still uncommon for them. After a brief flash of light though they were all stunned to see Alex standing there with everyone.

"Yo, we're back." He said casually, before Suzu seemed to cheer up almost immediately by flying forward and diving into Kaori's breasts,

"SHIZU SHIZU, KAORIN!" As the teary girl snuggled into her chest, Kaori awkwardly pat her head while Shizuku was also rubbing her back and saying 'it's ok' over and over. Seeing Suzu cheer up as well as the return of the class's two beauties, the rest of the students came over to greet them. While Alex and the others looked on though, a shrill voice shouted,

"How dare you come back after what you've done to me!" Everyone turned to see teary eyes Aiko who ran up to Alex and started trying to hit his chest while saying,

"Ever since you made me go out and say those lines I haven't been able to show my face in public! Everywhere I go people ask me to give them the goddess's blessings and stuff!" Everyone directed looks of pity towards Aiko as she recounted her various woes over the last several days, and several of her body guards directed looks of blame in Alex's direction. He could only stand there awkwardly as Aiko continued complaining while hitting his chest until she seemed to tire out and he said,

"Well then, shall we move inside out of the sun?"

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Soon everyone was gathered in one of the meeting rooms within the castle while Grayfia led the castle maids in preparing tea and snacks for them, not unknowing she was becoming something of an idol to them as they watched her work. Liliana was sitting across from Alex on a couch with Aiko on her right side and Kouki on her left, while Alex was sitting on another couch with Rias clinging to his left side and Anne clinging to his right, and Yue claimed his lap. Shia squeezed in on the other side of Anne while Kuroka reluctantly sat on the other side of Rias, and finally Tio was sitting gracefully on the arm of the couch, a feat that astounded Alex as no one could tell at the moment that even now her body was tightly bound in special metallic cables and after that night with her and Akeno both holes were now filled. To the side Hajime sat on a chair while Shizuku and Kaori were talking quietly with their classmates as they recounted some of their adventures, though the boys were barely listening as they shot intense looks towards Alex who was being smothered in softness. Liliana then silenced everyone when she opened their discussion by saying,

"First of all I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping rid our kingdom of the control it was under, and bringing those who were responsible to justice." Alex nodded slightly lazily and replied,

"I was just doing as I pleased so no thanks are necessary." Liliana however wouldn't accept this and said earnestly,

"Regardless, we have to thank you in some way! If it is within my power then I can grant you whatever you wish for!" As Liliana was currently the acting ruler of the kingdom her words carried no small weight as every single person in her kingdom actually felt the same way, and there were even some who were crying out for Gabriel's champion to replace the current royal family. Alex however stated,

"I was actually planning to ask for various magic texts, scrolls, and artifacts to be studied in Asora, however after they spent the last few days looting the headquarters of the church we have all of that and the treasure they had hordes. So basically, there's not really anything I need." Liliana looked aghast at Alex's statement, as she desperately tried to figure out a way to properly thank him, but her thoughts were interrupted by a new voice.

"What about Liliana herself?" Everyone turned toward the new speaker to find someone who appeared to be a more mature version of Liliana, the recently widowed queen Luluaria. Though everyone shocked that she basically suggested to sell Liliana, it was the person herself that spoke first.

"But mother, I'm already promised to the crown prince Biaus of the empire. It would too much of an insult to resend such a promise, and we need their support for the future." The queen nodded to what she said, but replied,

"It's true there was talk of you two getting married, however we never finalized the decision. From what you told me Alex rules over an entire world and his abilities alone far surpass what anyone in the empire is capable of, so it's not too difficult to see who we should prioritize building relations with." Luluaria said all of this even while Alex was in the room since it was common practice to strengthen ties through marriage, plus Alex himself seemed to enjoy the company of numerous women so she figured he would accept the deal, however,

"I refuse." Alex said plainly, causing everyone except for Rias and Grayfia to look at him with surprise. Seeing their reaction, Alex shrugged and answered,

"I may like being surrounded by many beautiful women, but I despise treating them like cattle to be sold for profit. Besides princess, I'm pretty sure the empire will have more important things to worry about than you failing to meet your marriage arrangement, like trying to keep their economy from collapsing once they lose all of their slave labor." Alex's words stunned almost everyone present as they were sure that with how many women he was involved with there must have been some arrangements, though only Ravel and maybe Rias could qualify under this. As for Alex himself though it might've sounded different, he actually thought it would be good for Liliana to join them in Asora even if was mostly to become an idol in Ingvild's peerage. The moment Alex thought of this however another thought crossed his mind, as he turned towards Rias and said while everyone was still silent,

"I just realized something, you still have eight pawn pieces left Rias." The Crimson haired women looked surprised for a moment, before she glanced at the gathered students and understood what Alex was getting at.

"Do you think any of them would be a good addition?" She asked with interest, while Alex replied,

"I won't tell you who to pick, but I think a decent comparison would be that if all magic users and adventurers in this world were sacred gear users, those gathered in front of us are pretty much guaranteed balance breakers." Rias's eyes shined at Alex's explanation as she stood up and made her way over to the group of confused students, her eyes gliding over them as if inspecting them. Though things seemed to turn in a completely different direction, Liliana sighed as she watched with interest and thought about what was discussed before. Rias glanced over each and every student with interest as she tried to evaluate their potential, causing several boys that were inexperienced with girls to turn almost as red as her hair. Finally she stopped and pointed to three particular people while saying,

"I would like to talk to the three of you if you don't mind, I have a job offer that you might be interested in."

"""EH?!""" They cried out in surprise at being picked, while Rias stepped to the side and summoned a table with four chairs, one by itself and three on the opposite side. Rias then took her place in the solitary chair while she also summoned three pamphlets and laid them in front of the other three chairs, before turning back to her candidates and saying,

"Don't be shy, I'm not going to force you to do anything but I would like it if you listened to what I have to say." With her encouragement the chairs opposite her were finally occupied by those she chose, Ryutarou, Suzu, and the most surprising one of all, Endou Kousuke. Once they were seated Rias began with a brief explanation,

"To clarify since I don't think I've properly introduced myself, I am Rias Gremory, heiress apparent of the noble house of Gremory. I am a devil of the underworld, one of the beings mentioned in the bible." Though everyone was listening with interest to begin with, when they heard Rias's self introduction almost everyone present was stunned as they tried to comprehend what they just heard, while Liliana and her mother just looked on with interest and confusion as they had no idea what Rias was referring to. As realization set in, most of those gathered around them turned pale as Devils were infamous in almost every myth for being evil and malicious beings. Kouki himself was about to stand up and say something, however at that moment he felt chills go up his spine and saw Grayfia starring at him, as if daring him to make a move like back in the inn when they first met. As the revelation sunk in, Rias then launched into the history of the devil race and the war of three factions, before moving into the creation of the evil piece system and the alliance of the three factions. While the silence stretched even longer after her story, Kouki finally seemed unable to contain himself and demanded,

"And how do we know you're telling the truth? Devils are notorious for being tricksters!" Rias didn't appear to take insult to Kouki's demand, as he technically wasn't wrong, and instead calmly explained,

"Goddess Gabriel and those that appeared that night to fight as well. They are all angels, being of purity and goodness. The fact that they're allied with us should be enough proof of what I'm saying." Kouki looked as if he wanted to say more, but with the continuous starring from Grayfia as she watched his every action, he reluctantly took his seat once again. Rias then turned back towards the three people sitting in front of her and said,

"I still have several of my evil pieces left, so I want to recruit you into my peerage if you are willing. The pamphlet in front of you states both the immediate and long term benefits of joining my family, one of which includes the possibility of growing in rank in the devil world and being able to obtain evil pieces of your own." As the three of them continued reading the pamphlet they were surprised at how professional and detailed it was, even going so far as to mention insurances and financial benefits. Eventually however Kousuke couldn't help but ask,

"But what about our families? If we went with you we'd never see them again." In response Rias simply turned towards Alex, who explained like he had to Aiko previously,

"I've mentioned this to your teacher before, but I've offered all of you and your families a place in Asora, as long as you follow our laws." Everyone was taken aback at Alex's offer, to which Kouki asked while suspicious,

"And why would you do that? What's in it for you?" Alex shrugged and said,

"It's more of just a kind gesture to be honest. I'm sure the people of earth won't be very welcoming to have all of you back with your abilities and so on, so this is just an alternate choice to being disposed of or being isolated and experimented on for being freaks." Though several of the students didn't like Alex's choice of words, they couldn't deny the possibility of the things he said, and even Aiko spoke up saying,

"Even in the past there were witch hunts carried out on those who were just a little different, so it's not completely unthinkable." Everyone was silent with her agreement, while Kousuke, Ryutarou, and Suzu once more studied the pamphlets, before Suzu hesitantly asked this time,

"I want to see Eri to try and talk to her, is there any way that's possible?" When they heard her question several people held their breath as they were also curious as to what Alex did with their classmate. The man in question simply shrugged and replied,

"She's currently enslaved and is repaying her crimes by doing work for the public in Asora, and before anyone gets their panties in a bunch I only enslave criminals like her so don't even bother arguing. Anyways, I think you should wait a while before seeing her face to face again, give you both time to mellow out." Suzu looked down when Alex said they couldn't meet right away, but a determined gleam entered her eye when he said they would be able to meet later instead. Finally the only one of the three that had yet to speak asked,

"If I accept this, will I become stronger?" Ryutarou asked excitedly. Rias nodded and explained,

"You three would be pawns, which means you'll be able to promote to any other piece in chess besides a king; a rook that specializes in strength and defense, a knight that specializes in speed, a bishop that specializes in magic and support, or even a queen that uses all of those traits. I'll happily encourage training as much as you're able to, and there's no real limit to how strong you can get. Someday you might be able to run at speeds you can't even imagine, or be strong enough to even punch holes in space itself." Ryutarou felt excited since it seemed lately as if he was getting left behind, Kouki was the hero and stronger than everyone else, and Shizuku and Kaori had also grown so strong in such a short amount of time that it was almost depressing. Suzu was interested in both becoming more powerful, and growing as a person before she could meet her old friend, plus she wouldn't mind having a master with such a lewd looking body. Kousuke was interested in not only increasing his assassination capabilities, but also the benefits that joining the house of Gremory offered, though he wasn't sure yet why he was singled out everyone else even if he could understand Ryutarou and Suzu. Rias smiled as she saw the positive looks on their faces and summoned three of her Crimson pawn pieces before handing them out towards them. As all three of them reached out their hands to accept the evil pieces someone suddenly shouted out,

"DON'T DO IT!!!" Everyone turned to see a red faced Kouki who was glaring dangerously at Rias as he continued,

"I stayed silent since I believed in my friends that they wouldn't accept such an offer, but I underestimated the allure of such despicable things as Devils! You guys should know they're evil and specialize in tricking and scamming people with fake deals and nothing good comes from them!" Rias snorted at Kouki's argument and replied,

"I won't deny some Devils are like what you've described, but I've never scammed people in my deals since it's bad for business. And besides, even if all Devils are evil like you said then what about humans who choose to be evil?" Kouki's glare intensified as he retorted,

"People are redeemable, Devils are nothing but disgusting monsters that only know how to cheat and lie! They deserve to be destroyed just like any other monster that we've fought in the labyrinth!" This time the atmosphere was icy at Kouki's words as both Rias and Grayfia narrowed their eyes at him. Though they wouldn't argue the fact that Devils were considered to be "evil", Kouki was going too far with his prejudice when he had never even met a devil before them. Before either of them or even Alex could respond however, a voice colder than anyone else's yet said,

"So Kaori and I need to be destroyed as well Kouki?" Everyone froze as they turned towards the speaker, a noticeably pissed off Shizuku. At that moment black leathery wings sprouted from both Shizuku's and Kaori's backs, who was also looking at Kouki with an icy expression. Kouki was silent for a few seconds as he tried to take in what he was seeing, before he turned towards Rias and shouted with a purple face,

"YOU TURNED MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS INTO MONSTERS?!!!!" As he rushed to his feet both Aiko and Liliana who were closest tried to hold him down to no avail, while Rias didn't even react and the rest of the girls got into a battle ready state. Kouki only stopped however when Alex's voice sounded throughout the room,

"It was me actually." Kouki froze and turned towards Alex who was still lounging on the couch, before moving Yue and slowly rising to his feet. He then continued while walking forward slowly,

"Kaori wanted to be more powerful in order to keep up with us but Rias wouldn't take her since she already has a healer, so I introduced her to someone else I know. As for Shizuku, I'll claim credit for turning her. You see once we heard from Liliana and Meld what was happening here she said she wanted to be the one to help her friends, but she also felt as if she wasn't strong enough to do so. So she asked me to make her a member of my peerage, even while knowing the requirement I have for those who get my evil pieces." By this point Alex was standing next to Shizuku who he suddenly grabbed and wrapped in his arms intimately before continuing,

"I only give my evil pieces to certain women, that should be enough for you to understand right?" After saying that Alex brought his mouth to Shizuku's for a kiss, causing the cool beauty to squirm embarrassedly from being intimate in front of her classmates. The girls started screaming 'kyaaa' from the scene while the boys were torn between glaring and cursing the unfairness of the world, however one particular person was having a very different reaction. Kouki watched stunned as Alex forcibly embraced and kissed HIS Shizuku as she struggled to get away from him, after also admitting to tricking her into becoming a monster. Inside his mind, something snapped.

(A.N. I know people are gonna ask about status's, so here Shizuku's along with everyone else's

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Name- Alex

Titles- Dragon Emperor, Super Sadist, Womanizer, Monstrosity

Race- Saiyan

Level- 225

Abilities-

Reincarnated Devil

Boosted gear

Asora

Enslavement magic

Haki

Job- staff adept(90)

Available jobs- Mage adept, master martial artist, draconian overlord, gravity expert, holy enemy, berserker, sword adept, divine nemesis, ape lord, seducer, whip user, harem lord, staff expert, sex master, charm expert, space Mage apprentice, time Mage apprentice, healing magic apprentice, spirit warrior, spirit medium,

Job history- hatchling draconian warrior, apprentice Mage, draconian warrior, arsonist, senior draconian warrior, martial artist, draconian tyrant, expert martial artist, ruthless draconian tyrant, gravity user, sword user, pyromaniac, staff user, Mage, demonic charmer

Skills-

Dragon demons breath(3)

Dragon gods breath(10)

Draconian form(7)

Intimidation(10)

Ki manipulation(9)

Magic recovery rate(2)

Devils charm(8)

Sword technique(7)

Staff technique(5)

Gravity mastery(8)

Fire mastery(6)

Fire immunity(7)

Endless sexual stamina(10)

Lovers embrace(1)

Poison immunity(9)

Creation magic(2)

Space magic(3)

Regeneration magic(5)

Spirit magic(1)

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Name- Kuroka

Race- youkai/nekoshou

Abilities-

Reincarnated devil

Senjutsu

Youjutsu

Job- time Mage apprentice(14)

Jobs available- master martial artist, poison master, space master, time Mage adept, acrobat, illusionist, shape shifter, expert thief, apprentice saboteur, healing Magic apprentice, spirit warrior, spirit medium,

Job history- poison user, space Mage, thief, Archmage, poison expert, master Mage, martial artist, adept thief, grandmaster Mage, expert martial artist, shape shifter, space archmage

Skills-

Feline form(3)

Stealth(9)

Shadow cloak(4)

Poison mist(10)

Poison claw(9)

Poison immunity(3)

Ki mastery(3)

Magic control(6)

Magic sight(4)

Enlarged magic pool(5)

Kasha (8)

Touki(10)

Illusions(6)

Space magic(8)

Creation magic(1)

Gravity magic(2)

Petrification(1)

Regeneration magic(2)

Spirit magic(1)

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Name- Rias Gremory

Titles- Crimson Haired Ruin Princess, Switch Princess

Race- devil

Abilities-

destruction

Job- gravity magic apprentice(40)

Jobs available- destroyer, grandmaster Mage, charm expert, demon general, magic sniper, expert gunner, subordinate Mage princess, gravity magic adept, space Mage apprentice, time Mage apprentice, healing Mage apprentice, spirit medium, spirit destroyer,

Job history- destruction Mage, destruction Archmage, master destruction Mage, Mage, archmage, master Mage, demonic leader, lord of destruction, apprentice martial artist, gun Mage, demonic charmer, destruction overlord, magic gunner

Skills-

Absolute destruction(4)

Magic control(9)

Enlarged magic pool(8)

Magic recovery rate(6)

Extinguished star (7)

Apocalyptic extinction(1)

Aura of destruction (6)

Reaper's ruin(7)

Destruction duelers(5)

Command Loyalty (10)

Strengthen followers(2)

Devils allure(4)

Superhuman strength(3)

Creation magic(1)

Gravity magic(4)

Space magic(1)

Regeneration magic(1)

Spirit magic(1)

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Name- Yue

Titles- vampire princess, crotch smasher, Magical Girl Vampire Princess

Race- vampire

Abilities-

Reincarnated devil

Auto regeneration

all element aptitude

Compound magic

Job- adept ice mage(20)

Jobs available- grandmaster mage, adept fire Mage, adept water Mage, expert ice Mage, adept earth Mage, adept lightning Mage, adept wind Mage, subordinate vampire princess, Gravity Mage apprentice, magical girl, space Mage apprentice, time Mage apprentice, healing Mage apprentice, spirit Mage apprentice, spirit medium,

Job history- master Mage, fire Mage, ice Mage, lightning Mage, water Mage, earth Mage, wind Mage,

Skills-

Blood conversion(7)

Magic recovery rate(7)

Magic control(8)

Magic Sight(4)

Flame manipulation(4)

Ice manipulation(5)

Lightning manipulation(4)

Water manipulation(3)

Earth manipulation(2)

Wind manipulation(3)

Creation magic(1)

Gravity magic(4)

Space magic(2)

Regeneration magic(2)

Spirit magic(1)

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Shia Haulia

Titles- Worthless Rabbit, Bugged Rabbit, Berserker Bunny

Race- Rabbitman

Abilities-

Future sight

Reincarnated devil

Conceal presence

Job- regenerating warrior(30)

Available jobs- hammer expert, apprentice assassin, apprentice thief, brawler, fortune teller, veteran warrior, Gravity apprentice, undying warrior, spirit warrior, spirit medium,

Job history- apprentice warrior, berserker, hammer user, warrior,

Skills-

Automatic future sight(3)

Future paths(2)

Revelation(2)

Berserk mode(3)

Stealth(1)

Physical reinforcement(3)

Superhuman strength(4)

Durability(8)

Accelerated healing(1)

Hammer technique(3)

Gravity magic(4)

Space magic(1)

Regeneration magic(2)

Spirit magic(1)

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Shizuku Yeagashi

Titles- onee-sama, class mom, last boss

Race- human

Abilities-

Reincarnated devil

Ninjutsu

Job-swordswoman(20)

Available jobs- expert swordswoman, ninja apprentice, samurai apprentice, speed demon, female knight, spirit knight,

Job history-

Skills-

Sword skill(10)

No beat(3)

Enhanced speed(5)

Ponytail guard(1)

Space magic(3)

Regeneration magic(2)

Spirit magic(1)

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Name- Grayfia Lucifuge

Titles- The Strongest Queen, Silver Haired Queen of Annihilation

Race- devil

Abilities-

Immense demonic power

Job- apprentice healing maid(10)

Jobs available-naughty maid, demonic maid, maid general, master shield maid, master Mage maid, veteran warrior maid, expert martial maid, expert maid knight, gravity user maid, space maid, time maid, adept healing maid, spiritual maid,

Job history- shield maid, Mage maid, warrior maid, maid terror, martial maid, creation maid, apprentice maid knight, maid knight, expert shield maid, expert maid Mage

Skills-

Housework(5)

Bed skills(9)

Immense magic(10)

Magic control(9)

Magic recovery rate(8)

Coordination(9)

Intimidation(10)

Aura of terror(5)

Iron defense(9)

Superhuman strength(8)

Ki manipulation(4)

Sword skills(4)

Creation magic(1)

Gravity magic(1)

Space magic(2)

Regeneration magic(2)

Spirit magic(1)

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