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Chapter 23: Diplomatic Efforts, Spicy and Fluffy

Rias should not have a reason to visit me to deliver a concern-driven warning. Same for Akeno.

But, for as much as I tried to justify the reasons behind their visit today and rebuke them on those, I knew better than just hard-pressed about it. With most of the house empty as Xenovia and Irina were out for their own businesses, Kuroka was out of town for a job, and Asia was out with Issei as she wanted to 'heal him up so he could train more'.

A bizarre ordeal, I know, but at least I wasn't alone with the three Fallen Angels still around to either clean or do other stuff. The house wasn't empty. So, I just invited two Devils inside, and took them to the living room where we all sat down for some chit-chat. Or, at least, that's what I would have liked to face first through this unexpected development.

"I understand that this visit may have caught you off-guard... but the reason why we came here is regarding a member of my peerage which you may have met and... that is currently crushing on you. Hard."

I frowned at this. "I suppose it's... the cat-girl?"

Koneko was the only one I met as of recently, so it would make sense she was the one that was being used as the topic and reason for this visit.

"That's Koneko, yes."

"I'm familiar with her, yes," I confessed, withholding how I met her. "So, what do you need to tell me about her?"

"You mentioned she was a cat-girl and... you're not far from it. She's a Nekoshou, a unique sub-species of the Nekomata."

"...And?"

Akeno sighed. "And what Rias is trying to say is that she is quite prone to get rather affectionate if she makes new 'friends' during her heat season."

Oh? I mean, I was familiar with the fact that she was quite attached to her sister now and that she was just now warming up to me so... where does this come from?

"I think I get it. She did track me down while I was going to buy some groceries and followed me home but... my girlfriend took care of her."

The redhead looked surprised. "Your... girlfriend?"

"My housemate. She is obviously aware of what I do and what kind of stuff I have been dealing with," I answered this time as amply as possible. "And she is quite good with cats. So when she noticed the cat-girl trying to get in the house, she just brought her in, gave her a lap to rest her head on while she nursed her through the whole thing."

Which was technically what Kuroka did after we caught Shirone peeping on us going at it. Yet, I didn't mention this because... well, that would make things helluva more awkward to explain. And it was too intimate to bring up in this talk.

"So she just... took care of her through the heat?"

"Yeah?" I hummed calmly. "What about it?"

Rias looked a bit more hesitant than before, and Akeno actually looked quite uneasy at this too.

"Well... I don't know how to bring this up without sounding too blunt about it. But I caught Koneko... entertaining a few websites with specific tags to them."

...

"You mean erotic websites?"

She nodded, cheeks flushing at that mention. "It's... it was just your girlfriend that took care of her... right?"

"I may have brought candies in the fold at times. But it was because they ran out of these in their bowls."

Akeno snickered. "Isn't it a bit awkward for a man to use candies to befriend a girl?"

"Isn't it even more suspicious that a man has to accept the unceremonious visit of two school girls that decided to skip school to deal with this?"

Akeno's amusement burned out as quickly as it appeared. In fact, she actually looked sheepish at this and Rias cracked a tiny smile at that comeback.

"It was just to... check on you, John-san. With your girlfriend out of town, I am sure that you feel a bit lonely."

"Oh, I would say that's quite the opposite," I admitted without any shame, knowing an attempt for a flirt session when I saw it. "With my 'maids' around, the two priestly girls being naggers at times and making sure that my little sister does not fall into any temptation that comes through curiosity and puberty, I feel like I am quite full with social interactions."

"But what about times where it goes beyond mere 'social interactions'-"

"Okay, I can behave dense for so long before it turns painful," I interrupted, groaning as I planted my left hand on my forehead. "No and no."

"...What?" Rias inquired, almost squeaking.

"Let me put it simple. I know what you two are trying to do and the answer is no to both of you."

Which sounds like a complete shocker for many fans of the series. Why would anyone reject the 'Ojousamas of Kuoh Academy'? There are many reasons, but the one that stuck for me on a personal level is that I wasn't going to pull an OG Issei and get in an untenable harem situation where I end up being the carrier of multiple girls' burdens all at once. That ain't happening. It was already enough how things were right now, I didn't need more troubles on my back.

Akeno narrowed her eyes. "Why not?"

"Your parents made you, and, knowing how you behave when in a fight, I can tell you inherited their kinks."

That shut the girl down again, yet she looked more surprised and confused than mortified. But I wasn't done just yet as I aimed my gaze at Rias.

"And you literally can't lose your v-card to a man my age."

I could tell she picked it as a challenge rather than an affirmation. "Why not? I am no longer bound by any contract, I can go to do things like I want-"

"Not with your brother on your ass in case you make a bad decision. And considering how protective he is despite being a siscon, I don't need to explain how he would flip at the chance of you trying your luck with someone like me," I shot back, causing the girl to recoil in frustration but... nod in reluctant acceptance of that logic.

Sirzechs was, after all, the kind of character which could be as goofy as he was in the anime and yet go batshit crazy if someone he didn't like or knew or could accept was together with his beloved little sister. And I knew Grayfia would jump at the chance to murder me out of the notion I was a 'Grigori infiltration'. That just didn't work well for me at all.

"W-Well, what about anything but sex? That would be easier to do without getting anyone to do anything distasteful?" Akeno proposed and I gave her a long look. "What?"

"I already have my girlfriend for that. And she is voracious."

"She definitely doesn't have this kind of big breasts," Baraqiel's daughter rebuked, using her crossed arms under her chest to lift up her puppies, but gaining little reaction from me.

"My girlfriend has large enough tits in that regard."

"I doubt tha-"

She didn't finish that sentence as I just fished my phone and used one of the pictures Kuroka sent me during her recent trip. A 'morale boost' while she was out of town. The picture itself was just the camera focusing her boobs and not showing any damning detail which would cause me big issues.

Akeno's skeptical look morphed into a stunned one. "...That's a nice pair of tits."

"That's my girlfriend to you," I hummed, pulling the phone back. "She has this tendency to send naughty pics while she's out. Keeping my head on what I already have."

"One can never have enough-"

"And one can lose everything by being greedy," I rebuked, causing Akeno to pause. "No is no, girls. I appreciate the attention, I really do, but I am not going for it. You may try to find other people, because I will not put up with your attempts. Understood?"

They merely nodded, but I could pick up that they weren't heartfelt. They weren't going to give up, but they knew that I was going to actively oppose any attempts to do so. Still, the visit was over and they left. But I could tell that, within Rias' mind, the game was still open, especially when she purposely 'tripped' and pressed her butt just briefly on my groin. Clever move, but one I stopped as soon as possible by grasping her shoulders and driving her away from me.

A 'small victory', but it just made me even more paranoid about stuff like that.

And while I prepared to plan out what to do for the rest of the day and handle this new information I had about Rias, Akeno and Shirone, I wondered how Kuroka was faring in her little trip to Kyoto.

"Yasaka-sama, this sake is just... delicious."

Kuroka loved diplomatic visits. Especially when she was sent to places where she could act a bit more at ease. And when Kimonos were involved, even better~

The young woman had been initially nervous about the task that led her to Yasaka's court, the Yokai Faction of old being quite isolationist through the entrenching factions of the Christian Pantheon as they were strongly adherent of the old Shintoist creed. And within reasonable circumstances. Yasaka was a direct descendent of Tamamo-no-Mae and thus had a direct connection with Amaterasu. But where the tales of what Kuroka knew of this lady held her to a degree of unease, the Nekoshou found out why Azazel sent her to deal with this.

Yasaka was gorgeous and she was so similar to her to an extent. A Kitsune of incredible power, who still held herself with grace and delight.

Sure, she was more stiff and formal than the cat-girl, but Kuroka had to admit that this behavior came from the fact she held an important position within the world. And while Kuroka wasn't savvy with Grigori-Kyoto relations, she found it easy to crack the ice with some sake and carefully-used comments to either praise and compliment the woman, to actually inquire more about her life.

It was a bit of an awkward exchange at first, with Yasaka picking up on her nervousness and... not teasing her about it. One would have expected a kitsune to be mischievous and tease nervous people with either verbal jabs or pranks, but Yasaka took an approach that not only stunned her, but left Kuroka in a state of nostalgia which she didn't expect to perceive out of this.

She was so motherly, and yet so restrained about it due to how old the Nekoshou was. In a sense, Kuroka doubted she would have stopped Yasaka if she went full mommy on her, only because she wanted to feel her lap and get a nice 'taste' of her massive boobs. Kinky thoughts were difficult to shed when the woman was just so beautiful. She was breath-taking.

And while the diplomatic effort went on smoothly, it would be a lie to say that was the only thing discussed. At a certain point, the exchange turned so calm that her guards were rolling their eyes at the two as they were chatting earnestly about Shirone and Yasaka's daughter, Kunou. It was during this specific conversation that an idea came to her mind as Yasaka finished detailing how her daughter was quite lonely and should get more friends her age.

"Well, why don't I take her back to where I live? I know this may sound a bit sudden, but my boyfriend and I are experienced in handling young people around your daughter's age."

"Hm?" Yasaka hummed. "And I suppose you propose a contract to avoid any potential issues on who holds that sort of responsibility."

She nodded. "Yes, but, if I have to be honest, I should ask my boyfriend first since... he is quite caring, but he doesn't like it when I try to make big decisions without his consent. It is his house first after all."

"Which is a good thing to know about a relationship. Communication is important," The Kitsune agreed, smiling as leaned back to rest. "How about we adjourn this meeting to dinner so you can contact your boyfriend, Kuroka-san? I am sure he will need a thorough explanation:"

"And he will get one," Kuroka proudly admitted, convinced she was going to get him to agree to this idea.

After all, if he loves cat-ears, he is going to love fox ears-too.

AN

The house is beginning but not... just yet. Next time, Issei appears for training, and Irina... makes a few discoveries.

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