"I'm expecting big things from the Queen, you better not disappoint me"
"Oh I won't, i've always wanted to go all out on a boy and see if he can take it~" the Queen spoke with a clear innuendo for all to get, except for Asia, who was wondering why everyone else was exasperated.
Akeno began to build up her strongest attack, the largest, most powerful bolt of lightning she could possibly manage.
Everyone would do the same, though training hasn't started yet.
Think of it as the 'before' picture, then after training, the 'after' picture.
The charge of lightning was blinding, the buildup of power was impressive really.
Then, she cast it.
*ZZAAABOOOM*
The aftermath was...lackluster, really.
The only thing the bolt did was push him back a bit and burn a basketball sized hole in his uniform.
'Was that really her best?'
(you have to remember that you are literally invincible, any other Devil around their level would have been fried inside and out)
'Yeah, but I expected it to hurt...Sona hit harder than that bolt did'
"K-kiro!?"
He realized he was still in the dust cloud, so he casually stepped out of it.
"I'll give you one thing" he spoke as everyone stared at him with wide eyes. "That almost hurt, though I was disappointed in the end"
He reached Akeno and punched her in the stomach, then grabbed the back of her outfit, holding her close as she lost feeling in her legs.
"I expected more from you, I want you to get serious in your training. If you improve enough, I'll give you a reward, understand?"
She shuddered a bit, he found out that Akeno was a sadomasochist, so he came up with a way to 'encourage' her.
"H-hai…"
"Good"
Kiro spun and threw her across the grass, she tumbled to a stop in front of Asia, who began to heal her.
"Alright, who's next?"
Rias stepped up, she was afraid to before because of her signature power and what it was famous for, but after seeing that, she changed her mind.
"Ooh, now this will be interesting. Don't hold back, hit me with everything you've got"
Rias held her hands up and began to create a large ball of swirling red and black energy.
It grew, and grew, causing Kiro to frown.
"Hey! Making your attack big doesn't mean it's strong, just intimidating. You have to condense your energy as much as possible so all the energy hits in one spot"
Like Akeno's lightning, all the energy is in one small bolt.
Rias stood there for a second before the ball began to shrink, though it didn't lose any power.
It was about as big as a baseball now, but it was spinning very fast, angry and wild.
When the ball was thrown, it hit hard.
The power of Destruction, and he was about to take it head on.
XXKONEKOXX
'Senpai…'
Koneko watched as the small orb hit and expanded to cover him entirely, then exploded in a large burst of power.
The area he was standing in was incinerated, a perfectly round bowl of soil, with a figure standing in the bottom.
Kiro climbed out of the hole, his upper body was completely bare, most of his uniform was erased.
A part of her, the pervert part of her was kinda disappointed that his pants were intact.
Her face turned pink, thinking about what she would have done if they had been erased.
"I see why people are afraid of that power, it's pretty intense. But its my turn now"
Buchou was knocked out, Koneko assumed it was her turn next, but was beat by someone else.
"Sword Birth!"
Multiple swords of varying designs and elemental variations sprouted from the ground and flew at Kiro, who stood there and took the hits like he did with all the others.
"Hmh, thats actually pretty-*CRACK*-cool…"
He completely ignored the large sword Kiba had made even when it broke in half over his head.
Kiro turned around and grabbed him by the face, lifting him from the ground.
"Hey, at least you tried"
*SMASH*
Now it was her turn, and she was more than nervous.
If Buchou and Akeno couldn't do anything, what was she expecting to be able to do?
Well...she could use that power…
But it was too dangerous, she didn't want to end up like her.
But, her Senpai was invincible, he could stop her if she lost control of herself, right?
Nothing she could do could ever hurt him.
She could try it at least once, and if it goes wrong, she won't ever do it again.
XXKIROXX
(she's doing it?)
'Doing what?'
(nothing, you'll see…)
Kiro's eyes narrowed, he could feel something strange from Koneko.
That small part of her, the part that represented her Nekomata powers was growing.
Two fluffy ears popped out of her head, along with a long white tail from under her uniform skirt, her eyes turned yellow and slitted, like a cat.
"Wow...and I didnt think you could get any cuter"
Koneko didnt respond, or blush, or anything.
She got into a low position and charged right at him, in some sort of jumping attack.
He swatted her away with one arm, noting how her fingers grew claws.
She landed in a tumble and rolled to her feet, charging at him again.
Her charge was a trick, instead of going low, she went high.
Her hands lit up with blue fire, it hit him directly in the face, but did nothing noteworthy.
Only temporarily blinding him.
He managed to grab one of her arms, and began to swing her around like a ragdoll.
She pulled loose from his grip and continued to try and scratch, or claw, or burn him.
He stood there until she wore herself out and he managed to get a hit on her.
"Ok, I think that's everyone" Kiro picked Koneko up and brought her inside.
XXX
'You know, its not everyday you wake up with a cute girl in your bed'
(Mou~ am I not attractive anymore?)
'I wasnt talking to you, pervert'
Kiro looked down as Koneko who was snoozing away on his chest.
(and you're going to ignore the two bombshells next to you?)
And Rias and Akeno who were on his left and right respectively.
'Yes'
(you are a strange one, you know that?)
'If i'm going to have a relationship, I don't want it to be between three girls, Koneko is enough for me'
Her ears and tail were still out, he watched, almost hypnotically, as one of her ears twitched every few seconds.
'I wonder if those are sensitive…'
He would have tried to touch one of them, if his arms were not being held captive by Rias and Akeno.
So he gently blew air on one of her ears, it twitched rapidly, and Koneko awoke shortly after.
Her face turned pink when she realized where she was, and who she was on top of.
"Good morning" he spoke. "I think you look much cuter with those ears and tail"
Her face went from pink to red. "...baka"
"Mou~ are you just going to ignore us?" Aken asked in a fake sad tone.
Rias was also awake now, with a pout on her face.
"Listen, girls. All three of you are beautiful in your own ways, I'm not looking for more than one girl to love"
"So you're going to pick only one of us?"
"I've already picked" Kiro pulled his arms free and wrapped them around Koneko, causing her to blush, but smile at the same time.
"In Devil culture it's very common for a Devil to-"
"Yes, harems, I know, I don't want that. I may be a Devil now, but I was human before that"
The girls continued to pout, while Koneko struggled to contain her happiness.
"Now, if you excuse me, I need to take a shower"
"The showers here are big enough for all of us to use together" Rias chimed in.
"Are they not separated?"
"Nope~"
"Hmm, I guess I'll wait for you girls to go first"
There were three pouts this time.
Kiro got up and put on a shirt, then walked out into the dining area.
He found Kiba and Asia waiting at the table, there weren't any maids or butlers here, so someone else would have to cook.
He assumed that Akeno would be doing the cooking, he wasn't sure though.
"Hey, it looks like the girls are going to hit the showers first, you should join them if you want to, Asia"
"Ah, ok"
He watched as she timidly walked past him, almost as if he ordered her to go join them.
She must have been very sheltered by the church, so much so that she has little to no confidence in herself.
"I guess we'll be waiting for a while" Kiba spoke after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah…"
More silence…
"I was a bit curious...how do you expect us to train when we can't even hurt you?"
"Well you won't be training against me, you will be paired up with Koneko; it will help you with keeping your opponent on the sharp end of your swords while Koneko will be training to get past your guard"
"It seems like more training for me than her"
"Koneko will also be working on her CQC skills against me, whenever she's not paired up with you"
"What would I be doing then?"
"You will also be training your ability to handle long range offensive opponents, Akeno or Rias will throw attacks at you that you will have to dodge in order to get closer to hit them. Koneko will do the same"
"That...is an amazing plan"
"It's obvious that I'm going to have Rias and Akeno spar with each other to improve their attack and defense, but Asia needs magic training as a Bishop"
"You want her to be able to attack?"
"No, Asia is purely for support as our healer, it is up to you and Koneko and I to defend her as much as possible, me more so than you two"
"I'm kinda jealous...the ability to not be harmed by anything...if I had that power I'd go straight to the enemy team's base and go after their King"
"Even with that ability, there is still the problem of not being strong enough to face an opponent"
"That's true…"
"The worst possible scenario is you, Koneko, Asia, and Akeno getting knocked out, leaving just me and Rias. I'd have to take all the hits until Riser surrenders or they somehow get around me"
"If your training plan goes well, then that won't happen"
"Yes, that's why I'm hoping it does"
"Ok boys, we're done" Rias spoke up as she, Akeno, and Koneko all entered the room only wearing towels, loose towels.
"Nice try, girls" Kiro spoke as he and Kiba passed them.
Kiba acted as if this was normal, and that was a problem.
XXXXX
"Ok, so, here's how this is going to happen; Rias, Akeno, you two will be fighting each other until one of you is unconscious. The lucky winner gets to begin Asia's magic training, we need to improve her range of healing and her reserves" he turned to Kiba and Koneko. "You two, Kiba already knows the plan, so he can explain it to you"
Kiro waved the King and Queen over as Kiba and Koneko left to begin.
"I have an extra task for both of you, I have a plan to help further training for Kiba and Koneko. After they get healed up from their spar, you two are going to throw magic attacks at them while they try and get closer"
They understood the plan, though he had one more thing to add.
"Remember what I told you yesterday, Akeno"
The Queen shivered slightly, then nodded.
Rias didn't understand entirely, but she had a faint idea after seeing her Queen's face turn pink with a lewd expression on her face.
"Did you promise her something if she wins?"
"That's not quite right, but I can promise you the same thing" he got close to Rias and whispered. "If you improve drastically after your training, I'll reward you for being a good girl"
He got the same reaction he got from Akeno, though without the shuddering.
"Don't disappointed me"
The King and Queen flew off into the forest around the estate, they didn't want to blow it up with a stray magic attack.
"W-what about me?" Asia asked from his side, when she got there? He didn't know.
"You are going to get training on your magical affinity by whichever one of those two comes back conscious"
"Oh…"
"The more you use your healing ability, the more familiar you'll get with it, you might discover things about it that you never knew"
"Yeah…"
"Senpai" Koneko's classic monotonous voice called out.
She was dragging an unconscious Kiba behind her.
"That was quick…"
"What do I do now?"
"Now, I'm going to help you again with your Nekomata abilities until you've mastered it"
"Hai"
So for the next hour, maybe. Kiro stood still while Koneko hit him with everything she had while he retaliated with a punch or a grapple.
Once she wore herself out, he brought her back to Asia to see That Akeno had won the first spar, Rias wasn't looking too good.
Kiro got close to the Queen and got by her ear. "Good girl" he whispered to her in passing.
He could faintly hear the Queen's breathing become erratic briefly.
Motivation, he was good at it.
Akeno began to help Asia while they waited for the others to wake up, once they did, the next part began.
Kiba stood far across from Akeno, while Koneko did the same with Rias.
"Ready…..go!"
The charge began, magic was cast, some were dodged, others weren't.
Koneko could take a few hits, unlike Kiba.
If the Knight got hit even once, he'd be knocked down and open to a finishing blow in a real battle.
In short, Kiba had to learn to move faster than lightning…
Or at least, fast enough to move out of the way of it.
Kiba got further than Kiro anticipated before he was caught by a pin-point bolt.
The closer he got, the more accurate Akeno could be.
This was also training her aiming accuracy.
Koneko got pretty close before Rias panicked and blasted her away with a burst of magic.
"Oh no! I'm sorry!"
"Rias, you need to be more calm, panicked decisions like that on a real battlefield would cost you greatly"
Koneko was fine, she got back up and walked over to him.
"Anyway, I think that's enough for today, we'll be doing the exact same thing tomorrow"
They should improve enough to make up for their lack of numbers, hopefully.
He briefly imagined what it would be like if he was a King with his own peerage, he would win every rating game purely because he couldn't be harmed.
He waited until everyone else went inside, then confronted the King and Queen.
"You did very good today, Akeno. I'm proud of you" Rias began to pout. "I think I'll give you a small reward"
He stepped up to her, putting a hand around her waist and pulled her against him.
He leaned in and planted a chaste kiss on her lips, then let her go and walked away.
"Mou~"
Even though it was a light and quick one, it was enough to cause her to want more, and cause Rias to try harder to maybe win one herself.
Kiro found Koneko in his room, she didn't look happy.
"I know, you want one too, right?"
She nodded simply.
Kiro pulled her close like he did with Akeno, but this kiss was a full one, he held it for a good minute.
He leaned close to her ear, her fuzzy one. "I love you~" then he blew on it gently.
"...Please don't do that"
"I'm sorry, you're just too cute"
"Please...don't tease me"
"I meant it though" he crawled over her a bit and got close. "I love you, Koneko"
"...baka…"
"You-huh-Mhh!" Kiro was about to say something, Koneko pulled him down into another kiss.
"I love you too"