Hello there, Skylinemaster here with the second installment of the Phenex of Yokai
"Speech"
(Riser's Pov)
"Son, you're going to Yokai Academy!" My father said.
I took a moment to process what my father said. I'm going to Yokai Academy. Ah, that won't be so bad….
…..Wait. What?!
"What?!" I shouted out.
That is impossible! I thought for sure that I would be going to the Royal Academy for Devils in Lilith, not some second-rate academy for monsters.
"Son, you are going to go to Yokai Academy as a cross-species cultural exchange program." My mother said proudly.
Ha! That is funny. Us Devils having anything in common with the Yokai. Don't make me laugh.
I started to laugh, dropping the box in the process. Okay, they got me good! What a nice joke.
I stopped laughing after my father cleared his throat, a serious look hanging on his face.
"Wait. You're being serious about this?!"
"Yes Riser. It is time you got out of the confides of this manor." My father said back to me in a serious voice.
This is so unfair! I should be able to go to the Royal Academy where all the other nobles are going to.
"But father! I have to go be with non-Devils! Weaklings!"
Come on father! You know that your son shouldn't have to go school with lesser beings.
"Son, when will you learn that our Phenex regeneration isn't absolute?" He shot back in an annoyed tone.
What? What did I do that pushed him to this decision?
"Father, whatever I did. I apologize."
"Riser, you aren't getting out of this one that easily."
My father said back in a stern voice.
Mother, help me!
"Mother, are you just going to let this happen?!"
"Riser, your father and I made this decision together. We feel it is in your best interest to experience the Yokai world. Get outside and see Yokai beside the ones you see in Peerages or in books that tutors bring you." My mother said to me very slowly.
Thanks mother for being useless!
"So, I have to go to this academy, and wear that?!" I said, pointing at the hideous uniform that was inside the box they gave to me. What's wrong with this blazer and dress shirt?
"Son, you have to learn that being a Phenex member does not exempt you from rules." He said back.
What are you talking about? Of course being part of the Phenex family exempts me from society's rules! Rules don't apply to Riser Phenex. I'm me!
"But still! Look how hideous it is!" I said, lifting out of the box. Its green color makes me want to vomit.
"Son! Enough. End of discussion, you are going to Yokai Academy and that is final!" My father shouted, storming out of my room and slamming the door on the way out.
"Please just accept, Riser. Don't make your father any angrier." My mother said, gently opening the door and closing it on her way out.
Shit! Today has been a total waste. First they interrupted my day with this stupid news. I was in the middle of fondling Yubelluna when they barged in. And now this, alright Riser, think.
I fell back onto my bed, my face staring at the ceiling.
"Riser-sama….." Yubelluna said.
"Shut up! Just shut up!" I snapped at Yubelluna.
Shit, that wasn't the best way to talk.
"Yubelluna, I'm sorry. Just please don't talk to me now. I have to think about this." I said to Yubelluna, who remained silent.
Hm, what are the benefits of this, Yokai school?
A wonderful thought crept into my head.
Why didn't I think of this earlier?!
I smiled as I rose out of bed, and I stared at Yubelluna, smiling as I thought about what to say.
"Yubelluna, start packing, we're going to Yokai Academy."
I said as I thought about all the possible Yokai girls I can get for my harem peerage.
A few days later…
"This uniform is so stuffy." I said to Yubelluna as we rode the bus to Yokai Academy for some strange reason.
Why couldn't I just use a magical circle to get there? That would have been so much faster than having to ride in a bus with a sketchy person driving.
"I think it looks great on you, Riser-sama." Yubelluna said as her right hand was on my left thigh.
"Yeah, I know it looks good on me. Everything looks good on me."
We just got into a tunnel after an hour on this bus.
I loosened my tie as we made it to the other side. Ah, that felt so much better. I honestly don't know why my mother tied it so tightly before I went on the bus.
Anyway, the bus rolled to a stop, give me a clear view of a red sea to the right of the bus.
"Alright, we are here." The bus driver said.
Yubelluna got out first, carrying our stuff in two black suitcases and a backpack. I followed behind her, and we soon stood outside of the bus, seeing a scarecrow with a pumpkins head near me.
"Alright kids, be careful. Yokai Academy is a very scare place for anyone, including you, boy."
The bus driver said before closing the door and doing a u-turn back into the tunnel.
What a creepy driver.
Alright, let's get going to the dorms and put our stuff down before we do anything else.
I walked down the path that leads into a nearby forest. The path was in a dark forest, creating a dark atmosphere around us.
Well, I can see that the Yokai who created this place didn't think about the beautifying the place. Well, not a great first impression of this trash heap.
Ah, the stench of this place is awful!
I can smell the various Yokai scents here. So disgusting to my refined scenes.
We walked for five minutes before the sight of buildings came into view. Well, the place doesn't look so bad, but looks can be deceiving.
Hm, there are many low-level Yokai standing around, and there appears to be a teacher directing the flow of students. She looks at me before approaching me and Yubelluna.
"Young man, you look like you don't know where to go. Do you need help?" She said to me.
This teacher is wearing a white blouse, an orange skirt, and glasses. Wait, is that a tail coming out from her skirt?!
"Ugh, yeah. We need to know where the dorms are." I said to her as Yubelluna started at her tail.
"They are that way." She said, pointing towards a building where many low-level Yokai are entering.
"Thanks."
We left and headed towards that building.
On the way there, many of the Yokai are staring at us. I feel disgusted that such beings are staring at a noble like this.
"Who is that guy walking with such a beautiful woman?!"
" Look at the way she is dressed, she must not be a student. Why is she walking with him?!"
"I'll kill him to get at her."
All of these were some of the whispers I could hear from the Yokai. The last one made stop in my tracks, and laugh. I started at the Yokai who said that. He was a short, fat Yokai with glasses, and black hair and freckles. He started back at me, and then shriveled up, hiding behind someone else.
"You think you can actually defeat me?! I'll take anyone on, anytime, any place. None of you can remotely come and challenge me." I shouted as I noticed more males staring at me.
I saw their hateful stares at me, but no one made a move.
"Yeah, that's what I thought." I said.
Well, now we are in a classroom, Yubelluna and I, surrounded by Yokai students. I chose a sit in the corner of the room while Yubelluna is standing to the right of my desk.
All the male students are looking lustfully at Yubelluna.
Aww, how cute, they think they can actually get with her. That is hilarious!
I smiled as they glared at me.
Ah, I see that they are getting angrier.
Are a bunch of Yokai angry at someone who has something that they will never achieve?
"Alright class, let's begin." The teacher said as she started writing her name on the chalk board.
"I am your homeroom teacher, Shizuka Nekonome."
Yawn. This is so boring, even thought it has only been five minutes since I came into this room.
I placed my feet on my desk as everyone looked at me. I closed my eyes, as there is nothing worth for me to see in this classroom.
"Um, Phenex-san, can you please remove your feet from the table?"
The homeroom teacher, Nekonome, asked me.
"I'm not hurt anyone am I?"
I said as she looks at me with a confused look on her face.
"Alright then…" She started as I heard the door open, and footsteps coming into the room.
"Yea, sorry I'm late teach…." I heard a male voice say.
"That is alright, Mr…."
Nekonome said as I opened my eyes.
"Komiya. Saizou Komiya." He said as I looked at him.
Ugh, his aura is disgusting.
It is not a distinct aura, and he is probably a half-breed mutt as I can't get a reading on what he is.
"Woah, looky here. What's your name babe?" He said as he looked in my direction. I assume he was talking to Yubelluna, not that she would talk to him without my permission first.
"Hey bitch, I was talking to you." He said as he made his way over here.
Aww hell no. No one talks to my property like that and gets away with that.
"Hey asshole, she is going to talk to you." I said, getting out of my chair and standing in front of him.
"And who are you supposed to be, mister tough guy?" He said, getting in my face.
Such a disgusting smell coming from him, it is nauseating.
"I'm her master. She doesn't talk to anyone without my approval."
I said as he glared at me, sizing me up probably.
"Yeah, well, you best give her to me. Let her know what a real man can do for her." He said as he coarsely laughed. Such a grating sound coming from this monstrel.
"You're a real man? Funny, I could have sworn you are just a trash boy given your smell."
"Listen up, give her to me or else." He said to me, bringing his face dangerously close to mine again.
This is his version of intimidation, how utterly pathetic.
"Or else what, monstrel?"
I looked at his face, which became enraged. Everyone in the class is looking at us right now, including the teacher who is speechless.
"What did you call me?" He said to me as his face twisted in anger, causing me to smile. Might as well further troll the monstrel.
"I called you a monstrel, monstrel. What are you going to do about it monstrel?" I said, laughing in his face.
Ah, it worked. He is absolutely teeming with rage.
He threw a punch at me, which Yubelluna intercepted.
"No one harms Riser-sama." She said, throwing the monstrel away.
Well, he looks in shock that his strike was blocked by Yubelluna, but that should be expected as he is just a monstrel while Yubelluna is a Devil.
"Do you truly think you could have hit me, monstrel?"
I said, laughing at his pathetic attempt at striking my beautiful face.
"You are lucky your little girlfriend blocked my attack, you won't be so lucky next time." He said hatefully, causing me to laugh.
"Sounds like a threat. You want to settle this, monstrel?" I said to him.
"Yeah pretty boy. Meet me inside the forest later tonight, and we'll settle this. Bring your girlfriend too, just so she can see me rip you to shreds." He said, as I laughed again.
"That is quite funny monstrel. Alright, I'll play your little game. Once I am done, you'll wish that your monstrel mother never let you out of her womb."
I said as he glared at me intensely.
"Alright class, let's please settle down." Nekonome said as Saizou and I stared at each other.
I sat down, not letting my eyes of Saizou who sat down a few sits to my right.
Well, I'll have something to do tonight.
Well, today's classes are finally over, and it is now nighttime.
I left my dorms with Yubelluna, and headed into the forest. I see a boy heading into the forest. Ah, I saw him somewhere in my homeroom class.
Tsukune, I think his name is.
Whatever, just focus on beating up the monstrel.
I walked into the forest, with Yubelluna following behind me.
The forest is even creepier at night time, with the entire place being pitch black. Lucky for me, Devils are beings of the night and can see perfectly in the dark.
Well, that coward is no one to be found as I walked deeper and deeper into the forest.
I see that he was too much of a monstrel coward to fight me head on.
Sigh, it should be expected that no one wants to fight and eventually die by my hand.
"Hey pretty boy! Looking for me?!" I heard the monstrel say.
"Yeah, monstrel, I've been looking for you. Ready to get beat up?"
I said as I heard him laughing.
"You talk a lot pretty boy. Let's see how much of that you can do after I'm done with you."
He replied back in a taunting voice, getting on my nerves.
I was planning to only incinerating his arms and legs, but now I may actually torture and then kill him.
"Big words coming from a mere monstrel. Your mother know you can use such big words?"
I taunted back as I heard rustling coming from the trees in front of me.
"Shut up!" He said, jumping from the trees and landing in front of me.
He took a pocket knife from his pocket and threw it at me.
I used my reflexes to catch the knife as the monstrel ran away.
Well, I'm not just going to let the monstrel escape after trying to kill me, so I ran after him.
"Come back here, monstrel!" I shouted as I saw a clearing in the distance.
Yubelluna and I went into the clearing, which is a small field in the middle of the forest. The moon illuminated the smirk on his face.
"I've got you right where I want you." He said as I smiled back.
"Come out here." He said as Yubelluna tapped me on the shoulder.
I looked back and saw two more beings blocking the path back to the forest.
Oh, an ambush, how original. Too bad it isn't going to do much to stop me.
"Your two butt buddies have names?" I said as the monstrel in front of me start to morph. His uniform ripped and his body grew. His torso expanded, as did his tongue, and he grew a few feet taller.
Not impressed.
"Yeah. You can introduce yourselves." He said, pulling out another knife. Like that is going to do any good for him.
I turned back to the two monstrels and Yubelluna kept watch on the monstrel Saizou.
"Mizuki Ueshiba." The one on the right side said as he turned into a large, green snake.
"Kusabi Midou." The one on the left side angrily shouted as his right arm morphed into a claw.
"So, are we supposed to fear you now? You think that we won't be able to withstand what you bring? Foolish monstrels! I won't need to even be serious about this." I said as I turned back to face Saizou, with Yubelluna on my back.
"Time to stop your cockiness right now!" He said, charging at me, his fist raised up.
My, he is faster than I expected.
I launched a stream of fire at the monstrel, stopping him in his tracks to scream as the flames hit him.
The flames coming from his charred body caused me to smile as I heard an explosion from behind me.
Yubelluna did her job correctly.
I turned around to see that the two were nowhere to be found.
"Good job, Yubelluna." I said, kissing her on the cheek.
I heard moaning from the monstrel I hit with fire.
He's still alive?!
Impressive, surviving Phenex fire is something that very few can do.
Might as well congratulate him.
I walked over to his body, ignoring the curse words he muttered at me as I approached him.
"Well there, you survived." I said, putting my left knee on his chest and driving into him, putting my face near his face.
He screamed as I did this, causing me to smile.
"Well, not so tough now, are you?" I said, staring at his eyes riddled with pain.
"Please, don't kill me." He said, begging me.
How utterly pathetic. Talks a great deal yet is cowardly at the end of battle.
"Hm, that's the thing." I said, gripping his face to tilt it, causing his fear filled eyes to stare into mine.
"You disrespected my property. That I can forgive, but then you disrespected me." I said to him.
"You insult someone like me, you need to be punished." I said, taking my knee of his chest, and standing straight up next to him.
I created a fireball in my right hand, and twirled it around a bit.
"Fire, it's a beautiful thing isn't it?" I asked him, his eyes shifting towards the fireball I have in my hand.
" You see, my family has the ability to manipulate fire. And so, your death will come of fire."
"Any last words?" I asked him as he looked angrily at me.
"Fuck you, go to hell." He said, spitting in my face as I leaned in to hear his final words.
"Been there, done that." I said, causing a fire to start at his legs.
"OH GOD, IT BURNS!" He shouted out, as I smiled.
"Let it be known to all, never insult the one and only Riser Phenex!"
I said as the flames spread further up his body.
His screams eventually died down as Yubelluna and I watched the flames consume his body.
Well, that was fun.
(Kuyou's Pov)
KNOCK KNOCK
"Come in." I said, sitting in my rotating chair that is turned away from the door. The door opened and I heard footsteps coming into the room.
"Kuyou-sama, it appears that the Phenex Devil has killed three students on the grounds in the forest." Keito said to me, causing me to spin around and face her.
"The students?"
I inquired of my member.
"They are believed to be the delinquents, Saizou Komiya, Mizuki Ueshiba, and Kusabi Midou." She said.
Ah the monstrels. The school is a better place without them.
"I see. No harm is done." I said to her.
"Should we bring in the Phenex Devil for questioning?" She asked me.
"No, we can't move in too quickly." I said, causing her to become silent.
"Anything else, Kuyou-sama?"
"No, that will be all for now, Keito."
With that, she bowed and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
"Interesting, Riser Phenex. I hope you will become an ally to us."
(Riser's Pov)
"You killed a weakling, hardly impressive." A female voice said to me, causing me to turn around.
The female voice was highly refined and arrogant. She sounds like many of the nobles that I saw at the parties that my father held at Phenex estate.
"And who are you supposed to be?" I questioned her.
She has silver hair, large breasts, and red eyes. Standing next to her is the boy from earlier, Tsukune Aono.
"I am Moka Akashiya, a Vampire." She said to me in a haughty voice.
Being a Vampire makes you feel arrogant and proud? Vampires are nothing compared to Devils, especially a Phenex Devil like myself.
"How much did you see?!" Yubelluna shouted at her, as I put my hand on her chest.
"Calm down." I said as the Vampire stared at me.
"Fight me." She said.
Huh? Did I hear her right? Does she have a death wish?
"You seriously want to fight me? Are you out of your mind?" I asked her.
"Yes, I want to fight you. I saw your power earlier, not very impressive." She said to me.
Is she purposely trying to anger me?
"Just because you are a Vampire, you thinking you can take on a Devil like me?" I asked her.
Tsukune became noticeably shocked when I said the word "Devil". I rolled my eyes at him when I saw his reaction.
What Yokai doesn't know about us Devils?
"Ho, a Devil? I always wanted to take on a Devil. Your battle ability is legendary among us Yokai. So, are we going to fight?" She asked me rather coarsely.
Well, I have some more time to put down another Yokai.
"Fine, let's make it more interesting. A wager, if you will. Are you interested?" I said to her.
"I'm interested. How about this? If you win, I won't tell what you did here tonight." She said to me.
"First of all, I know I'm going to win. And that is an awful wager. How about this. If I win, you'll become part of my peerage. You know what that is right Vampire?" I said as she glared at me.
"Become a slave?!" She shouted out.
I remained unfazed and started to smile.
"Yes, Vampire. Not thinking about backing down, are you? I thought you Vampires were powerful creatures, not cowardly ones." I said to her.
If I calculate correctly, she will fight me even more as Vampires are extremely prideful, vain creatures.
"I'll never lose to you. If I win, you'll be a slave to my family." She said, haughtily.
"Well, this is an interesting wager, isn't it? The loser loses their freedom. I'll accept the deal." I said, loosening my tie and throwing it on the ground.
"Deal accepted." She said.
Let's fight, Vampire.
Alright, I hope you liked that chapter. The next chapter will probably be out next month or in May.
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