Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
Dzerx; Riser's nonsense can be lol.
Clarent excalibur; She is yeah, Isane is quite the badass type of girl~ It's going to be quite romantic when he does propose to her. Something's might shake up during the Excalibur arc, we'll have to wait and see. Haha, that would be quite the funny moment between the two of them huh~?
HolyKnightX; Thanks very much! Yeah, they had quite the reactions huh, Vali being Vali didn't care as long as he loved her. Ingvild could be waking up rather soon. Isane's growing quite strong huh~ And yeah, she and Irina will have a cool meeting between the two of them. He is quite like that, so I'm glad I can show that here. He's got some plans, I can't reveal much, but it is to do with Zenki and perhaps some others.
ShadowUzumaki55; Yup, they're going to be getting married now. Something's might stand in their way, but they'll do their best to overcome them. That's Sirzechs for you haha~ They are yeah, they don't want to hold back when it comes to what they feel. He can't no, and that's what Bedeze is playing into. Yubelluna showed that she's not thrilled with the situation and told her King as much~ Isane's truly growing stronger all of the time~
OechsnerC; Thanks! Here's the update!
Crenin; This chapter answers if he would or wouldn't have to battle Ravel as well. Yeah, that's Riser's thing with how he fights, though in this Rating Game...it might not go the way that he wishes for it to go. He does have a counter measure against the Phenex's abilities, it was shown through some of the first chapters in the story. Haha, Diodora's definitely going to freak out over that yeah~
Ldxd; We could see something like that, Ajuka and Zenki do have something's up their sleeves~ Bedeze will be seeing first hand about why he shouldn't try it with them.
Skull Flame; I think Riser would explode if he found out Bedeze's true motives. Ravel and Kuroka have an amusing way with one another huh~?
Guest 1; Yeah, I do like that for a story idea, and I have been thinking about doing a Harry Potter story, I don't know when though since I've not read the books in a while. Luna is a favourite of mine, and yeah she's a year younger I believe like Ginny is, so it would be until the second book she appeared, unless she's aged up a year to appear in the first one, don't see why she couldn't as I don't think it would change anything really.
Silver crow; Glad that you enjoyed it. I don't know when we'll get that, when it feels right for the story then it will come about. She will wake up eventually. Akeno and Zenki had a fun scene huh~? Isane's trying her best yeah, and managed to take down a stray by herself who was around the same level as Raynare. They did yeah, they might have some people against it, but they're doing their best, and wont be stopped by people that are against it. Ajuka is quite proud of his son yeah~ Zenki could have a hand in crafting the Brave Saints. Yup, his Mom was quite the battle girl. He is a good uncle for Millicas huh~? That's Bedeze for you. He could have been lying to Riser, and he's not searching for anything, or he could be searching for something Zenki's made, or got. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea for Akira. Yeah, that sounds about right for the new Maou's, as long as the new Satans are strong and cool characters, I'm alright with anyone. Yeah, I saw them as well, when we find more out about them then perhaps. I've got plans for Diodora, that's all I can say right now. Some might have been promoted. I suppose they would be yeah. I suppose that some people would call him a scary existence. Cool harem suggestions. Irina might get something from Zenki. I like the names! I suppose they could be called that yeah.
Guest 2; Yeah, I probably will if I can finish the chapter off in time.
Andrew123456; Thank you! I'm happy you're enjoying it so far!
WebNovelMonster; He might be around, but he wont be getting away with what he's done.
Guest 3; That would be interesting, I wish we saw more of what the Hybrid Theory powers could have done in canon. Shinobu is a nice name yeah, I do like that one.
Guest 4; I've got many favourite characters from those series so I'll put some of my top characters in no particular order, but there are more that I do really like. From Dragon Ball, Gohan, Piccolo, Bulma, Future Trunks. From Bleach, Rukia, Kisuke, Shunsui, Byakuya. From One Piece, Nami, Robin, Zoro, Chopper. From Fairy Tail, Wendy, Mirajane, Erza, Zeref. From Naruto, Shikamaru, Rock Lee, Tsunade, Hinata. Of course I have other characters I love from each series like the main characters of each of those series I do like for different reasons, but those are some of the ones I really enjoy.
Guest 5; Yeah, I've been reading Akame ga kill manga recently, so I could make a story for that in the future. Those two would be pretty fun~
Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
Making plans!
Having arrived back home from his time in the Underworld, and dealing with everything that had happened there, Zenki saw that something odd was going on. Within his living room, he was met with a desperately sad looking Kuroka, who's eyes shot for him, and she began letting out a cute cry.
"Zenki-chan help me nyaaaa! Please don't let her do anything nyaaa!"
Kuroka screamed, shaking side to side as Ravel watched on from the background, holding back a smile.
"Zenki-sama, it seems that we have a guest."
Zenki saw that the Undine leader had somehow gotten inside of the house, and was attempting to hold Kuroka's hand, who kept batting the hand away from her own. But the Undine leader wasn't about to give up now and kept trying to get close to Kuroka.
"D-Don't come near me nya!"
Kuroka snapped at the Undine leader, but she didn't heed Kuroka's call, and kept trying to close the distance between them. Zenki looked a mixture of confused, and slight bemusement that was happening right now.
"Eh..."
"Zenki-chan, Ravel-chan went too far this time, and she let the Undine girl in!"
Kuroka accused of Ravel, but Ravel shook her head.
"I didn't let her in Kuroka-sama." Ravel said it with a plain look. "Though I'm not against it."
Kuroka scarily glared at Ravel, who held back a small smile on her face.
"Ravel-chan, this isn't...I mean, I am just an adorable girl, and this person is...ooh Maou-sama...I-I can't...a-and now she's doing something...s-she's doing...she's…I can't do this Zenki-chan, please help me out...nyaaaa..."
Kuroka looked ill as her eyes saw that the Undine was suddenly beginning to bang on her abs, gaining Kuroka's attention.
"Kuroka-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I love yoooooooooooooooou!"
The Undine cried with large tears escaping her eyes, giving Kuroka a fright.
"Nyan...no, I can't be near you. Please leave me alone nyaaaa..."
"K-Kuroka-sama! I love Kuroka-sama! She is my everything!"
The Undine then attempted to get closer once more, but Kuroka stopped her with a single finger, erecting a barrier that blocked the Undine away from her body.
"Stay away from me nyaaa!"
Kuroka snapped but the Undine just showed a bright smile and kept trying to move closer to Kuroka.
The young black haired cat cringed, she didn't even want anything to do with the Undine.
Zenki went to comment as Kuroka turned towards him.
"Kuroka-san, this is-"
"Zenki-chan, Ravel went too far this time! She did this! She hates me this much that she sent this Undine leader after me, and now they wish to do erotic things towards me nyaaa! I don't know if I can handle this!"
Zenki saw that Ravel was trying to not crack up.
He also had to confess that he had similar feelings, and wasn't trying to laugh, but it was quite difficult when Kuroka's...love interest seemingly kept making lovey dovey eyes towards her.
"As I said, I didn't do this." Kuroka turned towards Ravel who waved. "When I came to the door, someone else was already there. I couldn't do anything about the Undine leader coming into the room like this, could I?"
"Who was at the door then nyaaa?"
Kuroka demanded, as Zenki became intrigued.
"Well, the person was..."
"Me." Asia revealed, walking into the room with a serene smile on her face. "I let in Dine-chan~"
Kuroka almost fainted when she heard that.
Asia…
Asia had let her in….
"D-Dine-chan?! You've given her a name?!"
Kuroka snapped as it seemed that her mind was slowly becoming into something insane, Ravel smirking "This is so perfect." and folded her arms, watching it all unfurl.
"No, I didn't give her a name. She told me her name is Dine-chan~ She wanted it to be told to you...because she really does like you Kuroka-san~"
Kuroka slapped her hand on top of her forehead, sighing deeply.
"T-That's...i-it isn't like that at all! Asia-chan! You didn't have to let her in!"
"But Kuroka-san she really does like you, so I thought that you could become even closer than you are now..."
The Undine leader clapped his hands together several times.
"Yes, yes! Kuroka-sama is best!"
Kuroka shuddered at the sight of the Undine, she really didn't like this at all.
"B-But Asia-chan, I thought you were my friend nyaaaa..."
"I-I am Kuroka-san! P-Please don't be so sad, it's alright! Everything is okay!"
"...No, you did this and now I'm going to be stuck with this...Undine nyaaa...I just wanted to be a simple girl in a simple world...that's all..."
Zenki saw that Kuroka looked quite depressed, so he went over to the Undine leader, placing a hand on her back.
"Excuse me, but Kuroka-san's a bit busy now, would it be alright if you left for the moment?"
"Kuroka-sama is...my looooooooooooooove!"
Zenki cringed as did Kuroka.
"Y-Yes, I'm quite aware. But could you please leave? I'm sorry to sound forceful, but Kuroka-san's a bit busy and as you've seen, she's a bit upset at the moment."
The Undine leader looked to Kuroka who nodded with a small whine out of her mouth.
"Yes, that's right...if that's my Kuroka-sama that needs me to leave, then I'll do my best!" The Undine jumped up, bowing her body to Kuroka who scowled when the Undine couldn't see her, but smiled when she could. "Goodbye my lady love! I'll carve you a necklace out of stone!"
"S-Stone...sounds good...but you don't have to go to so much trouble for me..."
"It's fine, since you're my Kuroka-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Kuroka whimpered as the Undine saluted Kuroka, and left the room.
When she was gone, she exhaled a breath she wasn't aware she was holding.
"D-Damn nyaaa. That Undine is scary..." Her eyes shot for Asia who smiled serenely. "Asia-chan! We don't let Dine-chan into this house!"
"But Kuroka-san..."
"No, I refuse it! We all have that one person we wont allow into this house, and I want that person to be mine!"
"Dine-chan...she's a good girl really. Surely, if you got along with her, then it would be a nice friendship between them..."
"I don't even like her!"
"Kuroka-san, that's not nice."
Kuroka shot a look for Asia, while Zenki came between them.
"Alright, lets keep calm now. Everyone has likes and dislikes..."
"But Zenki-chan, t-the Undine woman..." Asia showed a curious look. "...Dine-chan." Asia nodded. "Dine-chan, came into this house, and kept trying to make me feel weird! I was scared of Dine-chan, don't let her in again! She was holding my hand, and I know that she wanted more! She wanted to hug me tightly nyaaaaaaaaa!"
Zenki seeing that Kuroka was truly becoming worried, tried to relieve her of those worries.
"It's alright Kuroka-san, I'm sure that there is a solution here. Perhaps we can have her calm down her...advances on you. It seems that...eeh, Dine-chan might have a difficulty in letting things die down like this..."
Kuroka nodded with hands clasped together.
"Yes, that would be best. She's scary, but she could be good if she didn't keep flirting with me nyaaa. That's one of the scariest things that I have to deal with Zenki-chan nyaaa..." Kuroka went over to Zenki, and hugged him tightly. "Zenki-chan nyan. I need a comforting night with you. I can't...I can't even think about it anymore."
"I see...then it seems that you're really in need."
Ravel shook her head several times at the sight before her, seeing that Kuroka was taking advantage of the situation. Though Kuroka didn't seem to mind, and flashed her a peace sign towards Ravel who scowled.
"I am nyaa. I can't keep going without Zenki-chan's touch."
"Heeeh, then get to bed Kuroka-san, I'll be there shortly."
Kuroka showed a sultry smile, and wiggled her hips seductively.
"Alright then nyaaa~ See you soon~"
Kuroka skipped off to the stairs, going up them, and then disappeared.
Zenki turned to Ravel with a kind smile.
"Ravel-chan, it seems that your Onii-chan is...lets just say that I think we'll be doing a few things soon enough."
"Aah, Zenki-sama. I see, then I shall begin making some preparations. Is there anything specific you'd like me to do?"
"Not until we know what the Underworld are doing. I'd say we'll find out in a few days."
Ravel inclined her neck, knowing that he was probably right.
Zenki then went up the stairs, and went to his bedroom.
Getting there, he saw that Kuroka was already prepared. She was perched on the bed, wearing nothing at all. No panties, no bra, she revealed everything to him and she wasn't ashamed of it either.
She even allowed her legs to be sultry laid out to cover just enough of her maidenhood yet showed a little bit to tease him.
"Zenki-chan, I'm ready to have a cute baby~ All I need is you~"
Zenki blinked several times as she laid back on the bed, showcasing her large breasts. Jiggling as she went down, Zenki saw her breasts appear as if they were dancing. The pinkness of Kuroka's nipples, and how hard they were caught his eye.
It seemed that Kuroka truly was quite...excited right now.
Zenki began taking off his clothes while Kuroka's tails came out from behind her, slowly rotating around, showcasing her excitement by allowing her hand to slowly run down the right hand side of her body, placing itself onto her hip, smacking her lips together at the sight before her.
"Zenki-chan, seems like you're being so cute right now nyaaa~"
"Heeeh..." Zenki watched as Kuroka pulled herself up off the bed, allowing her body to lean up with her bouncy breasts to move with her breathing. "Kuroka-san, seems like you've calmed down about your Undine friend."
"She's scary, that girl...I can't even think about that person nyaaa..." Kuroka watched as Zenki's shirt came off, as did his pants, revealing his underwear. "Nyaaaaa….not underwear Zenki-chan, it's supposed to be a naked time right now..."
Zenki bent down towards her, briefly overlapping his lips onto hers, Kuroka's cheeks began to turn red.
Despite being rather sultry, it seemed like Kuroka truly was quite like a normal girl when it came to having some romantic moments. Enjoying the taste of his lips, the way that his hand gently went to her face, and began running down her upper body.
When his hand went towards her breast, Kuroka's blush intensified as she became more daring, allowing her hands to grab his underwear, pulling it down in one fell swoop, revealing his manhood to her.
Kuroka's moist lips curled upwards at the sight of the boys lower body, purring as Zenki's hand finally cupped her breast, gently caressing the beautiful breast. His other hand gently guided Kuroka down onto the bed, while he crawled in next to her, their lips never breaking apart.
When her eyes went towards his own, she saw that he was offering a supporting look into her eyes, something that made her rather happy.
"Zenki-chan, whenever we kiss, I can't help but feel amazing."
"I'm glad that I could help you feel good Kuroka-san."
Kuroka meowed as she flipped their positions. Her body on top of Zenki's. Her smooth hands slowly running down the her King's body. Going down his abs, along with her eyes lustfully going into his own.
"Zenki-chan, when are you going to begin repopulating the Nekomata's nyaaa?"
"Are you in a hurry?"
Kuroka shrugged.
"I just went to get a heads start. I mean, I can already feel you from my butt Zenki-chan, it seems that you're quite healthy down there nyaaaa."
"Kuroka-san..."
Kuroka gave a humbling look.
She knew what he was going to say.
"I know, with Asia-chan and all. Hurry and do naughty things with Asia-chan so we can have kids, kay? I want to have cute green haired neko Devil babies~ It sounds fantastic to someone like me nyaaa~"
Zenki's hands laid themselves on her hips, as she let out a cute moan. Feeling his fingers sliding around and cupping her butt, something Kuroka quite liked, she fell forward with a bigger than normal blush on her face, as Zenki smiled.
"Yes, that would be the best Kuroka-san, having children."
Kuroka's face turned into a cutely look.
"Yes, Zenki-chan?!"
"Yes, that's right. Is it a strange thing to say?"
Kuroka giggled several times, shaking her head side to side.
"Nope~ That's alright with me nyaaa~ I can't wait for our children. Just imagine it, those nerds would be so hot~ They'd have no problem with getting laid, and then getting us some cute grandchildren! Zenki-chan! Think of our children's children! How cute would that be?!"
Seeing her enthusiasm, he couldn't deny that it was rather pleasing to see.
"Whoa, we'd have to have kids before then Kuroka-san."
"Yes, I know. But it would be great if we did do something like having cute kids nyaaa~ That grandchildren thing is for the future, I can wait until then. Though I want to have cute children in the near future..."
Zenki smiled at the young woman, giving her a confident stare.
"We will Kuroka-san. I promise you that we will."
Kuroka stuck out her tongue in a cute manner.
"Seems like Zenki-chan's come around to many ideas lately. Not only getting married, but kids too~?"
"Well, I'm growing older. I might still be young...but, I'd also like a wife, a number of wives...still sounds weird to say." Kuroka snickered as Zenki continued. "And hearing about your goals of kids...it would be nice. I'd have some knowledge to pass onto them."
Kuroka smiled down at Zenki.
It felt like he had been thinking about it for a good while now.
And if it lead to her getting kids with him...then she was overwhelmingly happy.
She bent down, ferociously locking lips with the young boy, and allowed her tongue to enter his mouth. Zenki barely had time to react before her body grind up and down on his own, his hand still on her butt ran up and stroked her lower back as she purred into his mouth.
"Zenki-chan, hearing those words makes me rather excitable. Lets spend the night doing naughty things~"
"Alright, Kuroka-san."
Zenki gave her a kind smile, as they spent the night together. Kuroka was glad, she was able to be this close to her King, it made it seem like everything was going to be okay.
Two days later, after school had finished Zenki decided to do some different projects, one of them being his Artificial Longinus Sacred Gear.
While working on something's in his private lab area, Zenki was quite relaxed. He was able to just get on with his things, and make sure that he was able to continue working on his Artificial Sacred Gear once more, wondering more about if he could finally get what he would want.
He glanced at Ingvild, who of course was still sleeping.
He allowed a soft smile to appear on his face, before getting back to work…
But as he did, he thought he saw that her hand had twitched.
"Ingvild-san…?"
Zenki looked at the hand, focusing in on it, wondering if he had seen anything or it was simply his mind playing a trick on him.
But she didn't move again, she made no noise, and he checked on her vitals, with everything seemingly being normal.
"Maybe it was just me after all..."
He murmured, getting back to work on his Artificial Longinus Sacred Gear.
However, while he was working on his Artificial Sacred Gear, Ravel suddenly came into the room, and she looked slightly frantic. Zenki turned towards her, as she moved forward.
"Zenki-sama, it seems that what we thought could be true, is going to be happening."
Zenki glanced at the thing in her hand, the paper, and took it from her.
Overlooking the paper, Zenki exhaled slowly.
"Seems like it is going to happen Ravel-chan, how are you feeling?"
Ravel placed her hands before her, showcasing a cute expression on her face.
"...Well, it isn't exactly how I wished for it, but I do know that it has to happen. Zenki-sama, does this also confirm our suspicions about..."
Zenki shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know about that just yet. But it does mean that at least that person wishes for us to have a Rating Game. Riser...honestly, seems like I'm going to have to fight him." His hand turned to Ravel's head, gently petting her head. "Don't worry Ravel-chan, I wont ask you to participate in the Rating Game."
"Z-Zenki-sama, if it was for you..."
"I can't ask you to fight your own Onii-sama in a fight. I'll be alright with doing it."
"Yes...I understand. If that's the case, then I am sure Zenki-sama shall succeed."
Zenki was glad that she had some confidence in him, enough to help her brother out of the way that he was thinking.
"Then I guess that I'll be meeting with Riser soon enough to discuss this. I'm not all that surprised that people from houses that opposed Astaroth either due to Diodora's antics, or people in general that hate houses like my own that are supporting Risers attempts, and I can see that even some people that dislike the Phenex household are here..."
"Perhaps if they do hate the Phenex, they wish to see Riser-nii-sama to be beaten or something…?"
That's what Ravel guessed, and Zenki couldn't refute what she was saying either.
"Probably something like that. People would support it if they thought either way about our families. If they hated or loved us and hated or loved the other household. It's something I thought might happen. But, it seems that for Riser to stir this amount of people up...heh, no, it would be Bedeze...either way, I'm sure that we'll be able to deal with this quickly. Ravel-chan, could you reply to the Underworld and tell Riser that I'll meet him when he's ready?"
"Of course Zenki-sama. Underworld, or human world for the meeting?"
"Either's fine with me."
Ravel bowed her head, and went to leave, but she then paused, turning to Zenki, and moved closer to the young boy. Her arms went around Ravel's body, and gently embraced the young girl, who pressed her lips against his own.
Moving closer to the young woman, he gently held onto her while she looked content about what was happening.
"Don't worry Ravel-chan, this will be sorted out soon enough."
Zenki smiled out, Ravel looked relieved as he said it.
"Yes, Zenki-sama. Thank you."
Zenki waved his hand, he didn't want Ravel to worry about these things.
Ravel smiled, and hoped that the situation was resolved rather soon.
Though she wasn't completely sure about what was to come, she believed in Zenki, and that he'd be able to help out in this situation, and make sure that everything goes as smoothly as it could do.
A few days later, Zenki received a call from Le Fay. He was surprised, but also was wondering what could happen with her, so he went to go and meet her, finding it odd that he was being asked to transport to a different country, but he did just that.
When arriving at that location, he saw Le Fay waving excitedly so he walked forward, with a bemused look on his face. He saw that there was a field in the distance. He also felt a little bit of power coming from it, more than normal humans.
He guessed that he wasn't dealing with human magicians either, though from the distance, he couldn't exactly tell, he wished that someone like Koneko or Kuroka was around for him to deal with this swiftly.
"Le Fay-san, I came. Is something wrong? Did you find any information out?"
Le Fay shook her head.
"Unfortunately, I don't have anything Zenki-sama. Have you heard anything?"
"Right now, I believe that I might be meeting with the Norse rather soon."
Le Fay's face curled upwards.
"R-Really Zenki-sama?"
"Yes, but I wouldn't ask you to get your hopes up. It might turn out to be not the right way, but we're still searching." Le Fay understood that. "So, what was it that you wished for me to come for Le Fay-san? Did you want to go on a date?"
Zenki teased, wanting to have a little bit of fun with Le Fay.
Le Fay's face flew into several shades of red, and she began spluttering while jumping side to side.
"Z-Zenki-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! G-Going on a date with Zenki-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I don't know if I could do something like that! B-But, if it is was Zenki-sama, then I wouldn't mind at all! This would be..."
Zenki gave an odd stare, bending down towards her, and gently petted her head.
Le Fay blushed even more at the sight of the young boy's hand.
"Z-Zenki-sama's hand..."
"So tell me, why here exactly?"
Zenki didn't get why she didn't just come back. It seemed like she could have said it back at home.
"W-Well, it's because I wished for some assistance Zenki-sama...with my...erm...with my spell, and I need some ingredients for it...a-and one of them is...some Minotaur meat, so I thought that Zenki-sama might be able to help me out..."
Zenki showed a cool smile.
"Alright then, I'll do my best with that."
Le Fay clapped her hands together.
"That would be great! Thanks Zenki-sama! I'm sure we'll succeed!"
Zenki liked her optimism, though he himself wasn't sure on what to think.
He walked with Le Fay towards the field he sensed the powers coming from, knowing now that it was a herd of Minotaur, and swiftly walked forward. But as he did, he felt as if something was approaching them, so Zenki gently pulled Le Fay backwards, and made sure that she was rather safe.
"Zenki-sama, is something wrong?"
"Hmmm, not sure yet. Just felt a change suddenly."
Zenki revealed, something that surprised Le Fay, but she decided to stay close to Zenki just in case something was to happen.
But then Zenki breathed out slowly, knowing what was happening.
"Never mind, Azazel-san's coming out now. We're not in danger."
"Azazel..."
Le Fay began before Azazel dropped down from the sky, spreading out his eternal night wings of the Fallen Angel. Showing a grin on his face, he directed his finger towards Zenki, and said "Get daze!" but Zenki merely sweat dropped.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were auditioning for Satoshi-kun's job."
Azazel let out a bellowing laugh.
"Hahaha! Funny!" Azazel continued to laugh for a few moments, then he merely smiled. "So, what's one of my favourite Devils doing in a place like this?"
"Minotaur meat, you?"
Azazel nodded.
"Me too."
"Ooh, Le Fay-san wishes for a good quality..."
Zenki didn't know how much she needed, though since it was for Le Fay, he wasn't going to let her down.
"I'd need meat from at least three of the Minotaur's."
Le Fay chimed in, but Azazel shook his head.
"But, I also need a good deal of meat for a project I'm doing."
"B-But, we were here first...ca-can't we just share it?"
Le Fay asked, but Azazel looked unsure of that.
"It's not like I wouldn't under normal circumstances, but we can't take so much meat from them, it might end up becoming bad for their populace. So, if it's alright, your project can be put on hold for a while?"
Le Fay looked as if she didn't want to comply.
"W-Well...you're the leader of the Fallen Angels, and I am sure that you're doing a good project...b-but, I also wish for the project that I am doing might be able to help my Onii-sama in the long run..."
Azazel folded his arms.
"Seems like a hard situation we've found ourselves in here..."
Zenki looked between them, then turned to Azazel.
"Azazel-san, be nice, and let Le Fay-san have it. I'm sure your project can wait a little while, right? Hers is kind of urgent with her Onii-sama and all...who's been missing for a while. Can't we just come to some sort of situation where we both get what we want?"
"It's impossible, I need the meat for a dinner that I'm having in a week or two, depending on schedule of the people in question."
Zenki and Le Fay sweat dropped.
""Are you serious?""
Azazel's eyebrows sharpened.
"It's an important dinner with a faction that doesn't exactly get along with Fallen Angels! I want to make the best kind of impression that I can! Because I'm dealing with them for a part for my Artificial Longinus Sacred Gear! That, and to make peace with them! Peace is important too!"
"Hey, I'm also making adjustments to mine also~"
Azazel placed a finger to his lips with a happy childlike expression on his face.
"Then you'll know how important it is~"
"But, I still think that finding Le Fay-sans Onii-sama is also very important. There's got to be some kind of agreement that we can come to that puts both sides in a good position...hmmmm, maybe we could...this meal of yours, I could have some of the Astaroth family chefs be sent. They make excellent food, even one of Diodora's former peerage members are people that can help out..."
"But, this meat is needed. They only like this kind of delicacy...I know that finding your Onii-sama is important, but this could also be important to grow ties between our factions..."
Le Fay's eyes began to drift down, so Zenki stepped forward, jabbing a finger towards Azazel.
"I wont surrender that meat!"
"Fufu, are you going to be standing against me Zenki? I'm not against it. Perhaps we could settle it the old fashioned way?"
"Eh…? What's that Zenki-sama? I don't want you to get hurt because of me!"
Le Fay panicked, but Zenki showed a smile.
"Don't worry about that, it's not a fight between us."
Le Fay was surprised it wasn't.
But it made her wonder what it was that they did to settle things.
"What is it then Zenki-san?"
Zenki chortled.
"It's time for Robot Rumble."
"R-Robot Rumble…?"
Le Fay didn't get it, and could only watch what was about to happen.
Zenki stuck out his wrist, showcasing a watch, then he pressed in the middle, saying "Materialize Robo Puppy!" Le Fay looked happily surprised as a teleportation circle appeared on the ground, revealing a cute little robot dog appearing.
"Robo Puppy! I remember Robo Puppy!"
"Now, it's time for me to summon Maouga!"
Azazel mimicked Zenki's action with a watch on his wrist, and summoned a robot that looked like a weird Devil humanoid type. Le Fay saw that it was wielding a katana with a dangerous aura around it. She felt shivers down her spine, and then looked to the robot dog.
"Zenki-sama, what about your dog…? That Maouga thing looks terrifying..."
"Aah, don't worry Le Fay-san. Robo Puppy's got this."
"He's got this?"
Le Fay wondered, only to see that Zenki had raised his hand to his wrist.
"Robo Puppy, activate Assault Mode!"
"Robo Puppy activating Assault Mode."
Le Fay watched in amazement that the robot dog began to seemingly grow taller, the limbs gained more metal, standing up on its hind legs. Sticking out its paws, a sword made out of seemingly energy appeared, which Robo Puppy grabbed, and swung it around dangerously.
"Fueeee, seems like Robo Puppy's beefed up a bit. But my Maouga is not weak either. It shall break that dogs illusions of winning!"
"Kukuku, don't mess with Robo Puppy, he's not only strong, but his A.I has many combat scenarios within him, he can react to many kinds of attacks. And he even has a power cell that gives him ultra power!"
"Then is it the usual? The first outside of the circle wins?"
Zenki nodded as Azazel drew a large circle on the ground.
It looked to be half the size of a normal school field.
Le Fay then saw Azazel and Zenki take a stance.
""Now go!""
As soon as they did that, Robo Puppy and Maouga charged at one another.
"Now deploying, missiles."
Maouga announced, opening his metal body and shot off many missiles towards Robo Puppy, but Robo Puppy countered with a barrier surrounding him, tanking the missiles, something Azazel admired greatly.
"Sweet, a barrier reacting to projectile attacks."
"And those missiles, designed to go for large gatherings of metal rather than heat signatures, as always Azazel-san is amazing~"
The pair laughed as Le Fay watched the dog and Devil robots get in close, swinging their katana's at the other, and when their swords clashed, a large wave of aura erupted forward, digging into the ground, and almost blew Le Fay over.
But she managed to stay on her feet, watching the sword clashing of two robots in the centre.
"I've programmed my Maouga with the fighting style of a respectable swordsman!"
Azazel said, as Maouga gave a complicated slashing technique towards Robo Puppy.
But Robo Puppy parried each attack, and then followed up by opening its mouth, releasing a sphere of aura for Maouga.
"I also programmed mine with skills of strong swordsmen! Maouga shall be defeated by the combination of skill and power!"
Maouga raised his arm, and blocked the aura with an energy shield attached to his arm, and followed up by a piercing attack towards Robo Puppy.
But as the blade got near, and Robo Puppy went to parry, Maouga threw up its shield to parry the sword away, allowing the piercing attack to land a direct hit on Robo Puppy, sending Robo Puppy flying towards near the edge of the arena.
"Robo Puppy! Don't give up! Use your lightning strike!"
"L-Lightning strike?"
Azazel murmured, watching as the Robo Puppy twirled his blade around, until it pierced the ground.
"Robo Puppy deploying electrocution."
Azazel didn't like the sound of that, watching as a mass of lightning flowed from the robot dogs body, into the blade, as if it was transmitting it, then it sent the huge shock wave of lightning towards Maouga.
"S-Shit...Maouga, jump out of the way!"
Azazel commanded, and as Maouga was going to jump, Robo Puppy opened its mouth, shooting a glue like substance out of its mouth, attaching Maouga to the ground, which also conducted the electricity.
"Heh! Didn't think I'd see that kind of trick Azazel-san? You always have to make sure you think of every eventuality, isn't that right!?"
"Hahaha, you're not wrong, but even this lightning wont stop Maouga!"
Azazel watched as the lightning ran through Maouga's systems, and despite being a robot, it seemed that the systems of the robot only had been partly damaged, and needed a little few seconds to reboot some of its processes.
But the dogs tail began spinning like a propeller, Robo Puppy shot off towards the rebooting Maouga to Azazel's worries.
"M-Maouga, shoot out the ice missiles!"
"Ice missiles..."
Zenki watched as Maouga raised his arm, and from it, a multitude of missiles came for Robo Puppy, so it activated the barrier once more, but when the missiles hit the barrier, it froze it in the place it hit, ice spreading out from all around it, with a number of them hitting all over the barrier, creating a freezing dome.
"That's right! I anticipated you'd create a barrier, so I turned it into a trap!"
"Amazing...you are quite smart after all. But since you only deployed them now, makes me believe you've only got a limited number of them, and you could have used them all up. Yet, Robo Puppy's power source is able to handle a number of barriers, and also, it can still control lightning. So watch Robo Puppy's power!"
Robo Puppy increased its lightning output, shooting off the mass into the air, and shattered the ice dome in one attack, though Zenki wondered how much more power it would have from using such an attack.
Robo Puppy then shot forward for Maouga, just as the robot repaired itself, clashing violently with Robo Puppy's sword, sparks going off between their beautiful blades that seemed to dance as they clashed again and again.
"That's it Robo Puppy! Don't give up!"
"Now Maouga, counter attack!"
"Robo Puppy, show them your fighting prowess!"
"Haha! Robo Puppy might be good, but he's not Maouga!"
Le Fay watched as both Azazel and Zenki had large smiles on their faces.
More than the meat, it seemed like they genuinely having an amazing time with one another.
Le Fay herself watched the intense robot battle. Seeing all sorts of different tricks being deployed. Zenki and Azazel kept countering one another. No matter what one robot did, the other had a counter for it.
It was so amazing, that she couldn't contain her happiness, and kept cheering "Robo Puppy! Maouga!" and she herself wasn't usually into mecha either, but for this experience, she couldn't give it up for the world.
Then with the fight coming to a climax, both Robo Puppy, and Maouga's power cells were drained to a point that they wouldn't be able to last for much longer, and having destroyed the entire field that they were in.
"Damn, seems like our robots are evenly matched Zenki."
"Yes...My Robo Puppy has done fantastic, I'm so proud of him~"
Azazel smiled at the sight, watching as the robots continued to clash.
He then saw Robo Puppy letting out some oil from its body, Maouga's power cell drained to a point where Maouga couldn't avoid it, slipping ever so slightly on it, Robo Puppy rammed Maouga fully in the body, sending the robot flying backwards.
Azazel's face fell while Zenki's face grew larger.
"M-Maouga! No!"
"Yes! Robo Puppy!"
Zenki cheered, watching as Maouga's body slammed outside of the circle, and having Robo Puppy be the winner.
"Zenki-sama! Robo Puppy did it! He did it! He won!"
Zenki smiled at Le Fay's happiness, while he rushed to Robo Puppy, placing a hand on top of Robo Puppy's head, and brought out some scrap metal, giving the robot dog the scrap metal to eat for him to refuel.
"You did it! Amazing Robo Puppy! Good boy~"
Zenki smiled at the sight of the robot while Robo Puppy looked up to Zenki.
"Robo Puppy loves praise from Master."
Le Fay placed a hand over her chest.
"Then Azazel-sama, is it alright if we take the meat?"
Azazel lowered his head, ultimately nodding.
"...Alright, fair is fair. Seems like I've got to go back to the drawing board with Maouga...but still, maybe it's because Zenki's had more time with Robo Puppy, and perfecting the programming...guess that my dinner can wait..."
"Azazel-san, I'm sure that we can get some other thing that this guy you're having a dinner with would love."
"Maybe...I might have to be creative. But fair is fair, maybe I could find another source of meat, ideally fresh is best, but perhaps I could buy some...either way, good match Zenki~"
Zenki smiled at the sight before him, and stuck up his thumb.
"Good match Azazel-san!"
Le Fay was amazed by how they both had just had some kind of robot battle, and then went back to being rather close with one another. It was amazingly fantastic to see something of that nature, but more importantly, she was glad that she managed to get the Minotaur meat.
The next day, a Monday, Zenki was in the basement of the training area, with Vali, attempting to convince her to come to school. Sometimes, Vali just refused to go to class, she didn't see the point of it so Zenki as her King attempted to make her see that going to school would be the best thing.
"Vali-chan, please~"
"No, I'm training today."
Zenki pursed his lips.
"But, today is supposed to be a fun day~ I heard that we've got a test~"
"Only you, and Ravel find tests actually fun."
Zenki began nodding to that.
"I wont refute that Vali-chan. But, is there anything that I can do to convince you to come to school Vali-chan?" Vali folded her arms, shaking her head. "Hmmmm, how about we do some stuff together Vali-chan, I know you like it when we do some naughty stuff."
Vali contemplated it for a few moments, before ultimately she began shaking her head.
"Even if I do...I also wish to train today."
"You could train afterwards."
"I want to train all day."
Zenki could see that she was adamant, so he walked closer to the stoic woman, taking her hand in his own, and placed it on his butt, Vali's cheeks turned slightly red as he gave a grin towards her.
"I know what my Vali-chan likes after all."
Vali looked down at his hips, then towards his face which kept up his smile.
"...This, and also, you have to have a fight with me later on. Then I'll go to school."
"You drive a hard bargain, but I can do that for you~"
Vali squeezed him from behind as she locked lips with him for a brief moment.
"You do know what I love after all, Zenki."
"Yup, I know my Queen very well~"
Zenki smiled out as he hugged her, something that she returned.
She didn't do affectionate stuff around others, but when it was one on one like this, she was content with that.
But then, as they embraced, Ravel came into the training room, seeing the closeness between the two of them, and folded her arms.
"Zenki-sama, Grayfia-sama has just contacted us."
"Ah, I see...then, is it happening?"
"Onii-sama's coming today after school, to the Occult Research Club."
"Then, I guess we'll be discussing the Rating Game...right, I guess that you'll be having a fight soon enough Vali-chan~"
Vali smirked.
"Now you're speaking my language, I can hardly wait Zenki. I wish to fight very strong opponents. If at all possible, I want to fight one of the strongest enemies by myself."
"Since it's you Vali-chan, I'll leave it to you~"
"Haha, alright then Zenki, lets get to school."
With one more grope of Zenki's butt, she casually went out of the room.
Zenki smiled at the young woman, before turning to Ravel who looked serious.
"Don't worry Ravel-chan, we've got this."
"Yes, Zenki-sama!"
Ravel nodded, and went out of the room.
Zenki cracked his knuckles, getting himself ready for the next situation that he was going to be dealing with.
The time had come, and Zenki, Rias, and their peerages sat down within the Occult Research club, waiting for Riser to come.
Tensions were high.
The peerage sat at a distance away from Rias and Zenki who sat down at the couch, Rias' hand locked together with Zenki's own.
Le Fay right now had stayed at the house with Gasper, seemingly she wished to know more about the Vampire, so he thought it would be a good chance...if Gasper didn't freeze her in time that was.
Grayfia also had appeared, it seemed like she'd be the mediator between the groups.
"Rias-sama, Zenki-sama, Riser-sama shall appear shortly. Is there anything in particular that you need before this begins?"
Zenki shook his head, while Rias answered.
"No, we're fine Grayfia. The sooner this ends, the better."
Ise looked on, feeling the tensions within the room, and wondered what was going to happen next. She wasn't used to this, but everyone else was alright with it. They seemed to be taking it in their stride, and making things quite like a situation that didn't need to be taken to seriously.
"I-Is this okay?"
Isane asked the room.
Asia turned to Isane with confusion.
"Is what okay Isane-san?"
"W-Well...t-this? I mean, this is serious, right?"
"This is serious." Rias said it calmly. "However, we have to do our best to remain calm. If we allow our emotions to rule us, then the meeting could go in a direction that we wouldn't like it to go Ise. Remember that, we should always try for the best outcome."
"R-Right, I get it Buchou! I'll do my best!"
Rias nodded, as Ise began to feel a little more relaxed...
But then the tension went up when a flaming circle appeared on the ground. Ise looked to Vali who remained calm, while Asia showed a smile towards Ise.
"Don't worry Ise-san, it's going to be okay~"
Ise was surprised that Asia of all people seemed to be alright with doing this.
Then the flaming circle revealed two people. One was Riser, and the other was Bedeze. Zenki made a mental note of that. It was as if Bedeze wasn't even hiding what he was doing, showcasing that he is fully supporting Riser.
Riser's eyes went towards Ise immediately, and showed a smile, but Ise frowned, causing Riser to turn his head away from her, looking out of the window with a saddened look for a few moments, before exhaling.
"The fire and wind in the human world isn't to my taste. Ravel, how can you like this place?"
"It's a thing that you get used to Onii-sama."
Ravel responded as Bedeze glances at Zenki.
"Zenki-san, as always it's a pleasure."
"Pleasure..." Zenki was going to say something else, but he fixed his demeanour, and simply smiled happily. "Yes, it's always a pleasure Bedeze-san."
Bedeze offered a calm, yet slightly disturbing smile on his face.
Riser turned his head to Rias, who simply stared on without saying anything.
"Rias, it's nice to see you."
"We saw one another the other day."
Rias sweat dropped as she said it, finding Riser to be acting rather strange at this moment in time.
"Perhaps, but we left in...not the best circumstances. I wished to rectify that right now."
Rias shook her head.
"You're attempting to start a Rating Game with my fiancée, so why would I want to rectify anything? For you to do that, then how about cancelling this nonsense right now?"
Riser glanced at Bedeze, who looked on firmly.
"Now Rias-san, Riser was only attempting to clear the air."
Rias felt the urge to scoff at what Bedeze had said.
She didn't think that he was currently being for real.
"Clear the air, then attempt to fight my fiancée. That's not clearing the air, that's polluting the air." Rias replied as she directed them to the couches. "I'd like to also get this over with, so if you could please sit down."
Bedeze smiled as did Riser, sitting down before them.
Akeno immediately went to go and make some tea, while the rest sat in silence.
Zenki looked between Bedeze and Riser. It seemed Riser kept looking towards Bedeze for reassurance. Whatever that assurance was, Zenki wasn't sure. If it was to do with the Rating Game, or something else entirely, he wasn't sure.
Zenki then saw Akeno deliver the tea, with Riser taking a sip.
"Aah, such exquisite tea, thank you Queen of Rias."
"Ara, thank you very much."
Though Akeno was smiling, she wasn't happy with the situation at all, displayed by her eyes narrowing ever so slightly.
Zenki then cleared his throat.
"So Riser, I got the official declaration, you're leaving me with little choice."
Riser waved a hand through his hair.
"Naturally, I don't believe that you'd be a suitable husband for Rias. So, I had to take it to a higher authority. To the Old Devils of the Underworld. Though they might not be Maou's, they have some weight in the Underworld, and some are with me, and some wish to be entertained. So it came down to a situation like this. They are for this fight to happen. Though, I wonder how you're going to respond?"
Zenki could see that as he was speaking, he kept glancing to Bedeze out of the corner of his eye.
Something was clearly going on inside of Riser right now, but Zenki had a difficult time discerning what that was. It almost looked like Riser was unsure about something.
"I see, and my refusal would cause some riot within the Underworld for the reasons you've described."
"As her fiancée, are you against it?"
"I have no problem fighting you."
Zenki replied, with Ise showcasing a smile, thinking "Damn he's able to stay cool!" as Riser's frown became evident.
"I do have to question your method of waiting this long to get married to her. Since she is a beautiful woman, why did you hesitate in understanding your feelings?"
"Hesitation was due to personal reasons, Riser. I have no obligation on answering that."
Riser didn't exactly like the sound of that.
But he kept himself composed.
Ise on the other hand kept looking towards Zenki dealing with Riser.
How he wasn't giving Riser even an inch.
He was being calm, composed, and was able to handle the situation without allowing his anger to grow even a little bit. She thought that he was a rather interesting kind of Devil, that he was a person that she wish she'd be able to come.
She knew if it was her, then she wouldn't be able to keep her own thoughts back.
But Zenki, wasn't allowing his own thoughts of Riser to tarnish the meeting between them.
Riser continued to stare at Zenki for several moments, before shrugging his shoulders.
"Then so be it. I don't mind if you don't tell me the answer. I am surprised that you're, as excitable as you are now though. Suddenly getting excited to be married. Though I can see why. Rias is quite the woman, and to marry someone as beautiful as Rias..."
Rias looked to see Riser eyeing her up, so she sharpened her eyes.
"Riser, don't look at me in such a manner, only my future husband may do that."
Riser chuckled slightly.
"Hahaha, as always, you're harsh Rias."
"Whatever you say Riser. Can you get on with it please?"
Riser's brows furrowed at the young woman, while she herself just kept her body in a position that suggested she didn't wish to speak, no conversation was required from Riser to her, at least, that's what the impression Riser got from her.
"...Fine, I'll do just that." Riser's eyes shifted to Zenki. "Zenki, what is your answer? Are we having a Rating Game?"
"A Rating Game…?"
Isane wondered, she hadn't really come across the term before.
Ravel coughed into her hand, gaining Isane's attention, and continued on.
"A Rating Game is a game held between two Devil Kings and their servants. They fight until a winner is decided. They're transported to a different field to fight in, and depending on the Rating Game, different rules apply. Though generally, the Rating Game is a large battle between the peerages, and after receiving a certain amount of damage, the person is teleported out of the field, and to a medical facility to recuperate. It's a game that makes sure that Devils don't accidentally kill each other. Usually, it's Devils that are of age that can participate in Rating Games. Zenki-sama currently isn't of age to participate in official games with his peerage yet, he could participate in games if he was asked by another household under special circumstances. Onii-sama has also participated in such Rating Games."
"Though I lost two of them, they were for favour with the household so I let them win. Still, that's quite impressive, and noble of me, right Ise-chan?"
Riser added while smiling at Ise, who cringed, facing away from him and to Ravel once more.
"So, since Zenki-kun isn't of age yet...how can he...you said special permission, but what does that mean?"
Ravel could understand her confusion, so she tried her best to explain the best that she could.
"Sometimes, special permission can be given to Devils that are having disagreements between their households. Since this is a special case like that, where the fates of three households are on line, in this case the Phenex, the Astaroth, and the Gremory, Onii-sama and Zenki-sama may participate in a Rating Game if so need be so they can finalize it once and for all for the entire Underworld to see."
"Aah, so they can settle it without causing too much damage to everyone and all houses agree?"
Ravel nodded.
"Exactly. Doing it this way, there can't be a complaint on either side, as long as they both agree to the rules of the Rating Game. Which I am sure that they both would do. Even Onii-sama will do that."
Ise understood now, so Riser continued.
"Though I have to confess, fighting in a Rating Game against Zenki might be scary, with his peerage. They're his real power after all."
Zenki rolled his eyes at what Riser said.
He wanted to know more about Riser's thought processes.
Though he assumed it was to try and bait Zenki into taking some kind of taunting match between them.
"Riser, did you come here to merely trash talk me or did you come here to actually arrange this Rating Game? Because so far, all you've done is attempt to either make me angered, or have been condescending towards myself."
Riser looked bewildered that Zenki was able to stay as cool as he could be.
"Heh, alright then. I propose that we have a Rating Game for Rias' hand in marriage."
"When do you want to have this Rating Game?"
"You actually have agreed?"
Riser honestly wasn't sure what to think when it came to Zenki so he wished to make sure.
Zenki glanced at Ravel, then towards Rias, seeing the pair nodding, so he turned back to Riser, and nodded.
"Yes, I'll fight you Riser. If that's what it is going to take. Though I can't see why I should have to fight you, if these many people wish for the fight, then I have little wiggle room to say anything other than yes." His eyes went towards Bedeze who kept smiling. "...Besides, it seems that you even have the support of the Number 3 of the Rating Games."
"Yes, because he believes in my ability. You have your Otou-sama, I have Bedeze-sama, who's been teaching and training me."
"That's wonderful Riser."
Zenki genuinely meant that.
If Riser was going to take training seriously, then he was pleased.
Though he felt as if Bedeze wasn't doing it for Riser's sake.
"Are you mocking me?"
Riser said it with slit eyes, but Zenki shook his head.
"No, I was being genuine."
Riser clicked his tongue.
"Yeah, whatever..."
Zenki looked towards Ravel once more, adopting a soft smile.
"Riser, I have a condition."
Riser raised an eyebrow.
"What's that then?"
Zenki cleared his throat, saying it seriously to Riser.
"I wont have Ravel-chan in this Rating Game. I wont ever put her up against her family. But, more than that, whatever happens with the Rating Game, nothing would be done to upset Ravel-chan, or cause any kind of strife to her. This ends with us, it has nothing to do with her."
Riser was mildly surprised for a few moments, before smiling slightly.
"If that's the case, then I was going to suggest the same thing. I couldn't have my Imouto fighting me either, and I don't want anything bad to happen to her, so it excludes her both physically, and emotionally. Alright, I agree to that. However, there's also something I wish to agree to right here and now."
Zenki raised an eyebrow curiously at what Riser said.
"What's that then?"
Riser cleared his throat, saying it clearly and concisely.
"Whatever happens, is fair. Neither you nor I will complain about it, and accept the results. If I win, Rias will be engaged to me, and if she truly doesn't want that, then we'll discuss that going forward, but if you win, then she'll stay engaged to you, if that's what you truly wish for."
Zenki was taken back for a few moments, before nodding ever so slightly.
"Quite honourable of you Riser."
"I am quite an honourable guy, Zenki."
Zenki didn't refute that, continuing on.
"When is this Rating Game going to be happening?"
"The Rating Game...I do not have a preference. Train if you wish for a few days, or we can do it quickly to get it over with. Since it is going to be you by yourself, perhaps you'll need to train yourself to handle me and my lovely girls."
Zenki forced himself to not shake his head, as he merely allowed his fingers to slide together.
"I have no qualms with either. A few days, a week, whichever is convenient to the Underworld." His eyes went towards Grayfia. "Grayfia-san has the Underworld made any preferences for when the fight should take place?"
"On my understanding, the Underworld wished for the fight to take place before weeks end. Depending on your own agreement as well. But that's what they are hoping for."
Zenki thought they'd be like that.
They'd want to speed it up so they could see some entertainment.
Zenki was alright with that.
"Then, since it's Monday, how about Friday?"
"I can't see the Underworld being against that. Shall I tell the Underworld Friday?"
Zenki nodded, turning to Riser.
"If that's fine with Riser?"
"Heh, I'll free my calendar for Friday then Zenki."
Zenki smiled softly as Grayfia bowed her head.
"Then, with both sides acknowledging this, I shall be in charge of the game, is that okay with both houses?"
"Yes, I'm fine with that Grayfia-san, thank you."
"If it's Sirzechs-sama's Queen, then I have no problems."
Zenki and Riser agreed so Grayfia bowed her head once more.
Riser then glanced at Zenki's servants that excluded Ravel since she wasn't going to be fighting. Between Vali, Kuroka, Yumi, Koneko, and Asia.
Each of them seemed rather troubling for him, he knew that Vali and Kuroka definitely would be the stronger ones to face down, Yumi also was shown to be able to fight very strong Knight class enemies, and the other two weren't weak by any means either. He was glad he didn't have to fight Ravel at least.
"Something wrong Riser?"
"No, nothing. I just was thinking about your decisions that's all. But, it isn't like I have to worry now that you've omitted my Imouto, I have let loose with all of my power." Ravel shook her head as Riser continued. "My lovely girls have also been training for this event."
Riser stuck out his hand, and summoned a magical circle.
Zenki and the others watched as a flash of flames surrounded the circle, summoning all the current members of Riser's peerage. The girls each stood around Riser, either having a condescending look, a strong look, or some like Yubelluna, a worried look on their faces.
It was a mix bag.
"These are my girls. Can you feel their auras have increased since a few months ago?"
Zenki glanced at the girls in his peerage, and while he did feel a slight increase, he still looked on rather calmly.
"Yes, they've grown stronger."
Riser looked cockily towards Zenki, believing that his peerage would truly be able to crush Zenki if they got the chance.
"Heh, then you understand the situation you're in." His eyes went towards Ise, who pulled a face at him. "Ise-chan, it's always great to see-"
"I'm gonna stop you right there Riser." Riser was baffled as Ise stood up, surprising Rias and Zenki as she walked forward. "Now, looking at these girls, would they be your harem by chance?"
Zenki and Rias wondered where she was going with this, while Akeno and Kuroka smirked.
"Yes, that's right. Aren't they beautiful~?"
"Yes, they are quite beautiful, and of different sizes. But, I am creating the ultimate harem for Zenki-kun, so I can't let another harem beat it!" Isane's eyes shot for Grayfia who visibly flinched. "Aaah, are you a real maid Grayfia-san? Or is this some sort of cosplay thing? Because I am work with either~"
"Ye...Yes, that's correct. I am a maid."
Grayfia was almost hesitant to even answer that.
But Isane seemed to be rather content with that, and showed a strong expression on her face.
"Then, we haven't got a maid type yet on the harem, have you considered joining Zenki-kun's harem?"
Zenki and Rias held their mouths open, Ravel and Vali slapped their heads, Riser looked bewildered, as some of Riser's peerage let out cute cries like "Pervert girl!" and "Is she serious?!" but Rias just sighed out.
"This girls dream is about obtaining the best harem for Zenki, you'll have to forgive her."
"But, but! It's the best dream Buchou! Aren't you already in line to marry Zenki-kun?! Then you'd also have a good position within the harem! I even have that club of Zenki-kun's on the check list! Still need to get confirmation from Le Fay...but, still. The busty maid of Grayfia-san is the best type also~ So, how about it Grayfia-san?"
Grayfia looked unsure of what to say.
She was bewildered.
"I...Well, this is..."
"Is that a yes?! Please let it be a yes! I'm sure you'll have a great position within the harem!"
Grayfia didn't know how to answer, she just looked away and kept her stoic expression up.
Zenki gave her a curious look as Isane looked to the sky with determination.
Riser then slowly swirled his fingers around.
"So, Ise-chan, how about joining my harem~ You could organize that if you wish?"
Riser offered, but Isane shook her head.
"I can't do that. Because I'm already in Zenki-kun's harem, and have decided to make it the best one ever. We've already got so many good girls in it, we need even more to make it an amazing harem! So perhaps those girls of yours wish to join the harem?" Zenki gave her a questioning look as she chuckled. "Sorry but that's how it is after all. Since I'm quite like minded about harems, I have to think about the future of Zenki-kun's and make sure that every girl is happy and good within the harem, can't have any bad ones~ And even if they are bad...I suppose that we could also have some fun with them too~ Kuku, thinking about beautiful girls surrounding myself and Zenki-kun, is the best ever~"
Riser's head dipped ever so slightly while Zenki watched Bedeze like a hawk.
Bedeze also was aware of what was currently happening, so he tried to they as calm as he could.
Riser, in the middle of that, looked annoyed, and turned his eyes to Zenki.
"So, since we're going to be doing a Rating Game on Friday, we'll be taking our leave to prepare."
"Not staying for anymore tea?"
Rias offered, but Riser declined it.
"No thank you, future wife." Rias made a disgusted face. "Ravel, as always, a pleasure."
Ravel could see that Riser was showing a cocky attitude.
He believed he had it in the bag, so she tried to reign him in as much as she could.
"Onii-sama, please just remember that not everything goes your own way."
Though she said it with a sincere look, his eyes showcased that he wasn't exactly listening to her with what interest Ravel had hoped for.
"Yes, I'm quite aware of that. Don't worry Ravel, I'll be fine." His eyes shot for Zenki who did the same thing. "Then, Zenki Astaroth. Friday, is the day that you'll see my true power. The reality of the situation will soon settle in, and you'll be shown to be a person weaker than your peerage."
Zenki, having stayed quiet about his emotions for the most part for all of the conversation, simply stood up, and strolled to Riser. Riser, also now standing, faced down Zenki, a glance between men, showcasing sparks between their gazes, showed how serious they are.
"Riser, if you believe that I'm the weakest person on my peerage, then you might have a shock in store for you. Never underestimate any opponent. Even your group, and yourself, I'm not underestimating. It's never wise to belittle your opponents either. If you do that, your guard goes down and you end up dying as a result of that."
"Heh, take your own advice Zenki. I'm alright."
Zenki watched as Bedeze also stood up, looking to the young boys eyes.
"Sorry it had to come to this, Zenki-kun."
"Out of interest, why are you supporting Riser? I wasn't aware that even your house had any ties with the Phenex. If anything, shouldn't you be supporting Rias? Since she, the relative of Sairaorg Bael, has a member of your household in his peerage."
At the challenging question, Bedeze tried to remain calm.
But it seemed difficult under the scrutinizing eyes that Zenki was giving off.
"I'm merely interested in keeping the bloodlines pure, and strong. Phenex plus Gremory is a strong combination. Imagining if both talents of the household is inherited by the child that they could have. It would bring a strong Devil into the Underworld. I am attempting to make sure the population of the Underworld remains strong and pure, that's all."
Zenki slowly nodded.
"I see. Then goodbye Bedeze-san."
Bedeze locked eyes with Zenki.
It was as if they were having a conversation without even saying words.
Bedeze fixed his suit, to look smart, then turned towards Riser.
"Then Riser, lets go."
"Right, Bedeze-sama."
Zenki stepped back as a flaming circle erupted forward. Encompassing the peerage of Riser, Riser himself, and Bedeze, they soon were enveloped in the flames, disappearing in a beautiful burst of them.
Once they were gone, Zenki turned to Grayfia.
"Grayfia-san, it seems that our theory is most likely true, would you inform Otou-san for me?"
"Yes, of course Zenki-sama."
Grayfia bowed her head while Ise cocked an eyebrow upwards.
"W-What's going on Zenki-kun?"
Zenki revealed a soft smile.
"It's not a sure thing yet, but it's more likely that this Rating Game is a front for something a bit more sinister."
"S-Sinister?"
Ise gulped, Zenki nodded as he glanced to his peerage members.
"Now that the Rating Game is confirmed for Friday, I'll have each of you performing an important task as the game goes on. We have to prepare for any eventuality, so I'll be handing out assignments as we go on. This Rating Game...yes, I'll be fighting Riser and his peerage alone."
"Zenki-kun, are you really going to be fighting him alone?"
Isane was surprised.
Everyone didn't even seem to bat an eyelid at that.
Was Zenki stronger than Riser and his group?
She wasn't sure about that.
Though Zenki gave a calm smile.
"Yes, and while not saying Riser is weak, his current power couldn't match my own, Vali-chan's, or Kuroka-sans either. If Akeno-san also used her...well, she'd be able to also deal a good amount of damage as well. But, don't worry about me Isane-san, I'll be alright. Take this chance to view a Rating Game. See how it operates, how it can also be rather...interesting."
Isane wasn't so sure. She was worried about Zenki, and whatever was happening, she didn't want anything to happen.
But it seemed like Zenki was determined, and had a plan.
Whatever the plan was, she hoped that he was going to succeed.
"Then, while I'm taking Riser...we'll have the other problem to deal with."
"That problem, did your suspicions get confirmed during the meeting?"
Ravel chimed in, Zenki nodding.
"Yes, for the most part I do believe that something might happen. That's also another reason why I'll be fighting Riser and his group alone. The rest of my peerage will all have tasks during the Rating Game. If something happens...I'll also be having Ingvild-san placed under heavy protection just in case something might be happening with her, we can never be too careful. But most of all, it's time for us to make our plan come into motion."
[Yes!]
Isane saw that each of his peerage seemed to be fully resolved.
Whatever was happening, it seemed like Zenki had some kind of plan.
So, she was going to wait and see what would happen next.
End chapter!
So, we got a few things this chapter! With Kuroka and Zenki expressing their emotions to each other, Asia wanting Kuroka to be friends with...Dine-chan, as Asia calls her, Zenki helped Le Fay by having a robot battle with Robo Puppy, against Azazel, Vali and Zenki having an understanding with one another, and finally, Zenki and Riser met one another once more, with the Rating Game, even deciding to take him on alone, knowing that something isn't exactly right about this, so he's going to be finding out what's going on there while the other members of his peerage will be doing something else.
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Zenki's Peerage.
Queen; Vali.
Bishops; Asia, Ingvild (mutation).
Rooks; Koneko, Xenovia.
Knights; Arthur, Yumi.
Pawns; Ravel (2 pieces), Kuroka (3 pieces), Le Fay (2 pieces), Elmenhilde (1 piece).
Zenki; Asia, Koneko, Ravel, Kuroka, Vali (fem), Serafall, Kunou, Le Fay, Xenovia, Yumi, Rias, Isane, Akeno, Irina, Rossweisse, Ingvild, Ophis, Elmenhilde.
