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"Shirou" Regular speech.

"Shirou" Thoughts.

DRAGON SHOT Attack names.

(Shirou) Words said previously.

"SHIROU!" Shouting speech.

[Ddraig] Dragon talking.

House Guests And Pool Time

It was another day in the Occult Research Club room, but unlike an ordinary day things were different. In particular, the entire mood was rather sullen, to say the least. Not long after speaking with Azazel, Shirou had gone home that night to inform Mika of all the truths he had learnt. And the following morning he had told Asia, not wanting to keep this a secret from her. After being shocked and shedding tears for quite a while, she had urged him to tell the others as well. Knowing that if he didn't she wouldn't stop asking or maybe even tell them herself, Shirou decided to do so after school. Now the Gremory Peerage, as well as Ren, were just sitting in silence, letting everything Shirou had just told them sink in. Shirou and Mika were just sitting on the couch, waiting to hear a response.

Everyone had changed into their summer uniforms, which was basically just the same thing but without the blazers. Expect Shirou who was still wearing his winter uniform because he preferred it.

Things were so quiet you could hear a pin drop, it was like everyone was just waiting for someone to break the silence and say something, but no one knew what they could say.

Rias was the one who finally broke the silence.

"This certainly is surprising." She spoke, not knowing where to being. "I'm surprised already that the Governor-General of the Fallen Angels was in my territory this whole time, but to think; He had such a connection to you and your parents."

"It's unbelievable." Akeno chimed in. "I'm having a hard time just wrapping my head around all this."

"Yeah, it was a mind-funk for me after last night." Mika said, somewhat tired. "I was just hearing about all this and all the while my memories were unraveling. It was so bad, I couldn't even sleep."

"Still though, on some levels there's the upside that you finally know the truth." Ren consoled. "After all, knowing is better than not knowing."

"I guess." Mika sighed.

"Shirou-kun, how do you feel about all this?" Kiba asked.

Shirou faced him. "What do you mean?"

"Do you really believe everything you were told? No one would blame you if you needed a little more time to take it all in." Kiba explained, trying to be sensitive. "And even then, how do you feel now that you know the identities of the people who were responsible for all your suffering?"

"The Old Satan Faction." Rias said as if the very name disgusted her. "They are beyond scum, those people are swine that can never be forgiven."

Everyone around her obviously felt the same way, even without saying a word, their expressions said it all.

"Oh, that." Shirou surprisingly didn't seem as bothered as they were expecting. "To be honest, after I slept on it I realized something. It was a lot to take in but, when you get right down to it, things haven't changed. I've been planning to kill them since the beginning. Now I have a name and a face, so now all I need is information, and it won't help to be depressed at this point."

"He's right." Mika added in agreement.

"Even so, I think there's something that needs to be said." Rias said before walking up to him.

Rias made a gesture to him, asking Shirou to stand up and so he did. After which Rias stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him, locking him in a tight embrace.

"You've already been through so much that just hearing about it hurt me, I can't even begin to imagine how much pain you had to endure." Rias' voice was filled with caring and tenderness. "I won't tell you to stop or to try and forget, but I will tell you this; If you should ever ask, I will do all I can to help you, I want to be there for you both and to help so that you'll never have to go through such pain again."

While being hugged, Shirou could see the faces of the others and they all had similar looks on their faces.

"Shirou-san, I want to help you as well." Asia said, with a caring smile.

"She's right, you can always count on us if you need to." Akeno added with her usual smile.

"…Senpai, I'll do my best." Koneko joined in, quiet but earnest.

"You know I've got your back." Ren grinned.

"You saved me. You're my precious comrade. If I can't save a comrade from crisis then I can't call myself a Knight of the Gremory household." Kiba declared like he was making a vow.

Xenovia just nodded and smiled, showing she was on board to.

Shirou slowly released himself from Rias' hug and sat back down next to Mika. After a few seconds he and Mika faced each other and then smiled like they just thought of something funny, Shirou then faced the others again and spoke.

"I get what you guys are trying to say, but…" Shirou then smirked. "Don't get it twisted, it'll be a Cold Day in Hell before I'll ever need help from you guys."

Hearing those words almost deflated everyone's enthusiasm and they all felt arrows pierce their self-esteem. You'd think they'd be used to this by now but, hearing Shirou say that after all that, it was a little hard to take. However—

"Still though…" Shirou continued, now having a genuine smile. "I really appreciate the sentiment and I'll remember those words. I mean it."

After hearing that everyone's mood went back up. Even though those were simple words, hearing them from Shirou meant a lot. Those who had known him for a while felt almost as if this was some big milestone and had started to become closer.

"You really do have a way with words, Broline." Mika compliment.

"It's a gift." Shirou responded, not being humble about it.

"Still though, what do you assume Azazel is going to do now?" Xenovia questioned, changing the subject. "Even though he said he came to this town to restore Shirou's memory, isn't it concerning that he's still here even after doing just that."

"You have a point." Rias agreed, not liking the situation. "It would be nice if he were just here because the Peace Summit isn't too long from now, but still. You can never be too careful when dealing with Azazel."

"Azazel has always been like that, Rias."

Suddenly, everyone heard a voice that belonged to nobody among the group. Everybody looked at the direction the voice came from and they saw a familiar magic-circle that was the colour Silver and had the Gremory family crest on it. And the ones who appeared from the circle after it faded were… a Crimson-haired male in a suit who was smiling pleasantly. And beside him was a Silver-haired woman in a maid uniform who had a stoic expression.

It was Sirzech Lucifer and his Queen Grayfia.

Rias gasped in surprised at seeing her Brother appear out of nowhere.

"O-O-O-Onii-sama!" She let out a surprised voice. Soon enough everyone who wasn't a Devil or a Tsukiharu was bowing on one knee on the floor, showing respect to the man who was a Devil King. Shirou and Mika just sat, more interested than anything else.

"Azazel won't do anything like Kokabiel did a few days ago. He may do a prank like last time, though. The Governor will come earlier than the planned date." Is what Sirzechs said, feeling pleasant.

Asia and Xenovia were the only Devils who were standing. While Xenovia had a confused expression, the Blonde Bishop stared at the Devil King in amazement. "This is the Devil King Lucifer? Sirzechs Lucifer-san, Rias-san's older Brother?"

"You must be Asia Argento." Sirzechs addressed her, taking Asia back a little.

"Y-Yes, sir." She responded.

"You don't have to look so nervous." Sirzechs chuckled a bit. "I never got a chance to speak with you at the after-party back at the Underworld. I've heard that you are an excellent Bishop and that you've been taking good care of my Sister."

"Right." Asia blushed sheepishly.

"Where'd he hear that from?" Ren wondered.

Sirzechs then looked towards him. "And I believe this is the first time we've meet, but I've heard a bit about you; Ren Todo." He walked up to Ren and offered his hand. "I'd like to personally show you my gratitude for your assistance in the battle against Kokabiel."

Ren smiled and accepted his handshake. "It was nothing, Your Majesty."

"Are you the Maou? Nice to meet you, I am the one called Xenovia." This time Xenovia addressed him.

"Good day to you, Xenovia. I am Sirzechs Lucifer." Sirzechs greeted her. "I got the report from Rias. The Holy Sword wielder of Durandal got reincarnated as a Devil, and not to mention becoming part of my Sister's Peerage… Truth be told, I was doubting my ears when I heard it the first time."

"I also didn't think that I would become a Devil. To be reincarnated into the side I kept on killing, even if I say so myself, I sometimes regret it and that it was quite a bold move." Xenovia admitted with a troubled expression and placed her right hand on her forehead. "…Yeah, that's it. Why did I become a Devil? Desperation? However, at that time, truthfully, anything was fine… But, was it really fine to be a Devil?"

"Hahaha." Sirzechs laughed for a moment before he said. "It's great that my little Sister's Peerage has a lot of interesting people. Xenovia, since you were just reincarnated you won't understand your own way but I want you to support the Gremory household as Rias' family. I'll be counting on you."

"If I am asked by the Legendary Satan written in the Bible to do it, then I'll have no choice but to do it." Xenovia answered like she was given an order. "I don't know how much I'll be able to do but allow me to do whatever I can in my capability."

After hearing Xenovia's words, the Maou smiles. That smile was exactly the same as Rias'.

"Onii-sama, w-why are you here?" Rias asked doubtfully.

Well, that was a given. It was not really possible for the Devil King who carries the Devil society to show up in the human world in a school's club room for no real reason.

After she said that, Sirzechs handed over an unfilled printed form.

"What are you saying. Classroom visits are coming soon, right? I am also thinking to participate." Sirzechs answered, sounding excited. "By all means, I want to see my little Sister working hard in studies from up close."

"What?!" Rias gasped. "No way, you can't!"

"If you mean; I can't wait to see my little Sister in action at School, then you're absolutely right." He turned it around on her.

Shirou snorted. "Man, this guy's good. Wish I brought popcorn."

"Watching a powerful woman crumble when faced with an ordinary girl scenario is something every man enjoys." Mika agreed, also enjoying the show. "It happens a lot in Anime."

The redhead then glared at the maid. "Grayfia, right? You're the one who told Onii-sama?"

Grayfia responds to the troubled looking Rias immediately. "Yes, the reports from the school come to me who has been entrusted with the schedule of the Gremory household. Of course, I am Lord Sirzechs' Queen as well, thus I reported it to my master."

"Even if my Satan duties are hard, even if I have to take a day off from my work, I wanted to participate in my little Sister's class visit." Sirzechs continued. "Don't worry. Father will come over as well."

"T-That's not true!" Rias protested, trying to resist it in a cute manner, even her pouting was cute. "Onii-sama is the Great Devil Lucifer! To leave your job and come here! The Devil King can't treat a single Devil in a special way!"

"No no, this is my work as well, Rias." Sirzechs argued, which made Rias gasp. "Actually, I thought about conducting the conference between the Three Factions in this school. I came to inspect the meeting place.

"…Here? Really?" Rias had her eyes wide open at this new information well.

The others followed suit, except for two.

"And another point for Sirzechs." Mika commented. "He is dominating this whole conversation."

"Looks like Rias just can't beat this guy." Shirou commented.

"Ah. This School somehow seems to have fate tied to it. My little Sister, you, the legendary Red Dragon Emperor, the Holy-Demonic Sword user, the Holy Sword Durandal's wielder and Maou Serafall Leviathan's little Sister are attached to this place, Kokabiel and the White Dragon Emperor attacked this place." Sirzechs listed with wonder. "This is a phenomenon you can't label as coincidence. Strong powers keep mixing in, it's like wave motion. I think the person accelerating this wave motion is Shirou Tsukiharu-kun the Sekiryuutei."

Sirzechs then turned to Shirou.

Shirou just causally waved to him. "How ya doing stretch."

"I'm doing well." Sirzechs responded, not offended at all by Shirou's greeting. "I was hoping to see you again, considering you left so abruptly the last time we meet."

"Lord Sirzechs. It is unbecoming of a Devil King of your position to allow a Low-Class Devil to address you in such a manner." Grayfia said disapprovingly. "Regardless of who they are."

Mika snorted. "Hmph! Nonsense, that's nothing more than a baseless rumor."

"No, you're wrong." Grayfia argued, sternly. "As a Devil King he is at a much higher position than a Low-Class Devil and as such, must act in a more befitting manner."

"They're just two guys enjoying a conversation, all that annoying political stuff can wait for the time being." Mika brushed off her argument. "And stop calling my Brother a Low-Class you struck up maid."

"I only call him what he is." Grayfia reasoned.

"Okay, you ask for it." Mika held up her hand.

SNAP!

With a snap of her fingers, a magic-circle suddenly appeared beneath Grayfia's feet and before anyone could question it a strong gust of wind blew upwards from the magic-circle. This wind caused Grayfia's dress to blow upwards and put her undergarments on display for everyone to see.

Rias, Akeno, and Koneko jaw dropped, Kiba covered his eyes and looked away, Asia blushed and covered her mouth with her hands, Ren and Xenovia looked surprised, and Sirzechs just chuckled nervously.

Shirou just nonchalantly looked at the view. "Huh, maids do wear garter-belts."

Grayfia was NOT amused.

"What is wrong with you?!" Rias hissed into the younger girl's ear.

Rias was feeling just as upset as when Mika did something like this the first time. And just like before Mika didn't regret her actions at all.

"What can I say?" Mika shrugged. "I am who I am."

PINCH!

"Owie!" And just like before, Grayfia responded to this by pinching Mika's with enough effort to make her cry out in pain. Shirou sighed, sensing this might become a regular thing with these two.

"Listen to me, I am not tolerating this behavior." Grayfia scolded with the same neutral tone. "Your actions are inappropriate and improper. Bad girl." She sounded as if she was scolding a young child.

"Ow-right fane, jush let gow my fasch!" Mika complained feeling like her face was being pinched off.

"Not until you've had adequate punishment for your actions." Grayfia responded, still pulling on Mika's cheeks.

"Alright, that's enough." Shirou decided, pushing Grayfia's arms off his Sister's face. "Keeping going like that and it'll never end."

"I see you still haven't gotten around to fixing her behavior." Grayfia noted disapprovingly.

"And I see you haven't changed at all. Still poking holes at everything." Shirou responded, uncaring. "Don't you ever get tired of being such a straight arrow?"

"Of course not, I am a maid after all." Grayfia answered, not bothered by that fact.

"Hahaha." Sirzechs laughed again for a moment and placed a hand on Grayfia shoulder. "Okay, I think we can leave it at that."

Rias groaned, just glad it was over. "That girl is going to be the death of me."

"Now then, let's continue the difficult conversation somewhere else." Sirzechs said before looking as if he remembered something. "Hmm, however, even though I came to the human world, I don't really know my way around. Would I be able to find a lodging institution on such short notice?"

"You can stay at my place for the night." Shirou offered.

"I can?" Sirzechs asked gratefully.

"He can?" Rias asked, not so happy with that idea.

Shirou just nodded. "Yeah, we have plenty of extra space, and besides." Shirou looked directly at Sirzechs. "There's actually something I want to ask you."

"I see, well I don't really mind answering any question you have for me." Sirzechs then smiled at him. "And so we'll be imposing on you for tonight, I am grateful."

Later it was nighttime and just as they agreed upon Sirzechs and Grayfia were present and staying for the night. Rias who didn't want her Brother to be at their house by himself decided to go with them and so she was staying the night as well. Shirou didn't mind so he allowed it. Now they were all in the living room sitting at the dining table while Shirou was in the kitchen preparing a meal.

"Why did you invite them over." Rias asked, clearly unhappy by all this.

"We like interesting company." Mika reasoned. "Besides, Big Bro owns the house so he gets to decided who stays over."

"But still…" Rias sighed, like a complacent school-girl. "Why did it have to be my Brother?"

"This is a nice house." Sirzechs admired looking around. "It feels much more homely than where I live."

"Where do you live?" Asia questioned.

"Lucifer's castle in the Underworld's new capital town of Luciferd." Grayfia answered. "It was built in honor of the new Lucifer and to be his place of residence rather than occupying the old Lucifer's castle of the late old Lucifer."

"Luciferd?" Mika raised a brow. "Seriously?"

Sirzechs chuckled a bit. "Don't look at me, I didn't name the town."

"Moving on, you said new capital and old castle." Mika noted. "Mind going into more detail?"

"I don't mind at all, in the past the former Devil King Lucifer ruled from his castle—Lucifer's castle, that was built in the Underworld's old capital city, it was named Lilith sharing the same name as the wife of Lucifer and the mother of all Devils, Lilith." Grayfia explained its history. "After the Great War where the Devil Kings perished and new ones were chosen, it was decided that a new Lucifer's castle would be built and the town it was in would become the new capital, that is Luciferd, while the old Lucifer's castle would remain unoccupied and instead became a historical landmark."

"Learning more about the history of Devils is always so fascinating." Asia said, smiling with interest. "Thank you for explaining all that, Grayfia-san."

Grayfia nodded. "It was my pleasure."

"On an unrelated note, I've noticed something." Mika started. "Sirzechs, Grayfia is your Queen and yet she's also a maid, plus she sometimes speaks for you. What's up with that weird blend?"

"Oh, that's simple. You see Grayfia only acts as a maid because of her personal preference." Sirzechs explained, cheerful. "But she's actually my wife."

[Eeh?]

Everyone except Rias let out gasps, but Grayfia was expressionlessly pinching Sirzechs' cheek like she did to Mika's.

"I am the maid, Grayfia." Grayfia corrected, harshly. "I apologize for my master speaking such boring jokes."

"It huwts, It huwts, Grayfia." Sirzechs said through the pain.

The angry yet quiet Grayfia and the teary-eyed smiling Sirzechs. Rias who was beside them covered her face with her hands from embarrassment.

"Sorry, Grayfia, but we all heard of it." Shirou said coming out of the kitchen, with trays of food. "You're his wife."

Grayfia sighed and let go of her King's cheek. "Fine, I admit that it's true."

"Why do you want to hide it?" Asia asked confused.

"Personal reasons?" Grayfia simply replied.

"Does it have to do with the fact that you like dressing as a maid?" Mika questioned.

Grayfia chose not to answer.

"Who cares about all that. Anyway, since we have guests, I decided to make something special." Shirou said, placing the food on the table. "Hope you all like beef."

"You didn't have to do this by yourself." Grayfia said, trying to be considerate. "At least let me help you set the table."

"Ah, ah, ah." Shirou immediately stopped her. "This is my house and in my house, guests enjoy themselves during a meal, so sit down and enjoy yourself."

Grayfia was surprised for a second but decided to comply and sat back down.

"Oh, this is going to be great." Mika said, preparing for the food.

"I can't wait." Asia agreed, though with less enthusiasm.

"I have to admit, I've been looking forward to Shirou's cooking as well." Rias admitted, happily waiting for the meal.

"Is it really that good?" Sirzechs asked curiously.

"Trust me when I say, you have not lived until you've tried Big Bro's cooking." Mika said, not exaggerating.

"That's quite a statement." Sirzechs now seemed excited.

"I'm interested in it myself." Grayfia added.

And thus Shirou lifted the metal lids off the plates and it let out the strong and incredibly tantalizing scent that could only come from cooked and tenderized meat. The mouthwatering smell immediately wafted forth and Grayfia and Sirzechs found themselves unable to resist to desires to sniff it in.

On the plates were beef stakes, each cooked with the utmost care and precision that made just looking at it enough to tell you it was delicious. The beef was a rich color and still steaming while it had a sauce of the top and some cut lettuce of the side.

Soon the Crimson-haired man and the Silver-haired woman noticed everyone was looking at them with anticipation as if they wanted them to eat first. Deciding to go ahead they both picked up their utensils, cut a piece of a piece and took a bite.

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On the outside, their eyes went wide and they froze completely.

On the inside, the moment it entered the mouth, they felt the meat just melt softly on the tongue, it's juices just explode with each new chew, mixing in with the sauce in a vibrate dance of flavour and life. Adding rich texture of the meat and the perfect addition of the sauce and the two of them felt like they were flying through an endless trail of delectable taste that made the taste-buds sing and the whole body feel at peace.

"Amazing." Sirzechs breathed out, awestruck. "This is easily the most amazing meat dish I've ever tasted."

"I am almost ashamed to say this but, even the best chef in the Gremory household couldn't dream of making a dish as good as this." Grayfia admitted, honestly amazed. "Just a single bite has left me breathless."

"Hahaha! I know it'd be great." Mika commented.

"I remember the first time I tasted Shirou's cooking." Rias smiled. "I had the same reaction."

"That's because Shirou-san is an amazing chef." Asia praised.

"Damn right, I'm the best damn chef in this world or the next." Shirou then sat down himself. "Now quit gawking and eat it before it gets cold."

And with that everyone dug in and enjoyed the meal, it was something only those who experienced it could truly appreciate. They all took their time and savoured every bite, letting themselves enjoy it to the fullest. Still, it wasn't long until they all cleared their plates. The meal was over and it was easy to tell everyone was satisfied.

"A meal fit for a king if I do say so myself." Shirou said, leaning back into his chair.

"Anyone who eats like that every day certainly dines like a king." Sirzechs added.

Shirou then clapped his hands. "Whelp, time for the cleanup."

"Please allow me." Grayfia offered, standing up. "At least let me do this much, it's my way of thanking you for the meal."

"I'll help you." Asia said, standing up herself.

The two of them gathered up the dishes and went to the kitchen to clean up. With that decided Shirou got up anyway and reached for something inside the fridge. Coming back to the table Shirou brought out a bottle of alcohol and a few cups.

"Since dinner's over, let's have some after-meal drinks." Shirou suggested, pouring the drink.

"Shirou we can't drink, we're in High School." Rias reminded him.

"Fine then, me and the Big Guy will do the drinking." Shirou offered a poured glass to Sirzechs. "Here have some Vodka, you like Vodka? Yeah you do~"

"Well, I suppose one drink couldn't hurt." Sirzechs accepted the drink and drank it. "Aah, a refreshing taste after dinner."

"What'd I tell ya." Shirou then drank some himself.

Mika nudged Rias' shoulder. "Heh, Your big Brother and Your love interest are sharing drinks, looks like they're getting along great already."

"Yes, it seems like Shirou always gets along with the men in my family in no time at all." Rias noted a little slump. "The women however take a bit more effort."

Mika shrugged. "It's a guy thing."

A little while had passed after dinner and things were pleasant for everyone. The mood was a relaxed one and the conversations they had seemed to keep going without anyone losing interest. So much so that they had lost track of time at some point.

It was now time for bed.

"No-No way… I can't sleep together with Shirou?"

Rias cried out, pleading that it wasn't true, she was standing at Shirou's doorway, wearing her nightgown. In the room, Shirou was standing with Sirzechs who was wearing pajamas.

When it came time for sleeping arrangements since there were three bedrooms and six people staying in this house tonight, everyone had to share their room with someone. Thus Asia and Mika were sharing a room, Rias and Grayfia were sharing a room and the last room, which was Shirou's room was being used by Shirou and Sirzechs. Despite that Rias clearly wanted to argue with this arrangement.

"I wanted to talk with him a bit while before going to bed and remember he invited me over because he wanted to have a talk with me." Sirzechs reasoned with her. "Sorry, Rias, but just for tonight lend me Shirou Tsukiharu-kun."

Shirou just looked confused by this conversation. "Should've been obvious you weren't going to share a room with me, I mean it's not like you stay here often in the first place." He pointed out.

Rias then suddenly threw herself onto Shirou, hugging him tightly which somewhat surprised him. "That's what upsets me the most. It's been so long since I could stay over at your house and so I was looking forward to being able to sleep next to you again. Now hearing that I can't is almost too much for me to bear." She sounded like she was going to cry.

"Has she always been this clingy?" Shirou thought to myself, feeling Rias was overreacting. "Either her personality changed or she's always been really dependant and I've just never noticed."

Rias pulled away and looked into his eyes with her hands on his shoulders. "Can you sleep alone? Are you alright with me not being beside you? I am not alright though. Just by you not being beside me…" Shirou had to hold in the urge to sigh about how much of a Drama-Queen Rias was being. It was as if her level of affection and dependence towards him had tripled ever since the day she confessed her feelings to him.

Shirou slowly pulled her hands off his shoulders. "Trust me, I'll be fine." He told her in a dry tone.

"Come now, my Lady." Rias looked over her shoulder and saw Grayfia standing by the doorway. "It's time for us to return to our room."

Rias nodded. "Yes, of course, thank you Grayfia."

Grayfia walked over to the redheaded Devil heiress and grabbed her hand. "Sleep well, gentlemen." The maid said with a bow. She then takes Rias away.

"Goodnight Shirou, and sweet dreams." Rias said her final goodbye and was pulled out of the room.

Before Shirou could go to his bed however, Asia walked into the doorway, with Mika behind her.

"Ah, Um, Shirou-san goodnight." She said with a sad smile. "I also think it's unfortunate, but I'll also but sleeping in my own room."

Shirou raised a brow. "Yeah… Don't you always?"

While still keeping her sad smile, Asia slightly bowed her head and headed off towards her room.

Mika stayed. "Kinda gets ya, don't it."

"Not really, they're both always like this when they're together in one place." Shirou sighed. "Just don't say you wanted to share a room with me too."

Mika shook her head, looking serious. "Not for tonight, ask what you want to know about."

Shirou knew what she meant and nodded. Mika then followed Asia's lead and headed for her room.

Later that night, all the lights were turned off and the house was as quiet as a grave. Shirou laid in his bed and stared at the ceiling. He turned his head and looked downwards. Sirzechs slept on a futon next to the bed. Lying on his back with an elegant posture the demonic-aura surrounding him is quiet, nothing like the overwhelming aura he felt the last time they meet, but even an amateur could sense the terrifying concentration of magic power he had.

Probably just by concentrating a bit of his power would reduce everything around him to dust.

Shirou inhaled some air and decided to break the ice. But before he could.

"I'd like to thank you." Sirzechs whispered.

Shirou blinked. "For what?"

The man chuckled for a second and opened his eyes. Turning his head slightly to the left to look up at Shirou. "It's just that, in our world, it's unthinkable for me to be treated as an ordinary house guest in someones home. I'm enjoying the change, so thank you. You've been a wonderful host." He closed his eyes. "I actually feel a lot more comfortable here than I would be at some hotel."

"Come to think of it, you seemed more worn-out than you let on at dinner." Shirou noticed. "Why is that?"

"Oh, you noticed that." Sirzechs sat up. "Well, the truth is that things have been rather stressful back home and I guess I just needed a breather."

"Stressful?" Shirou raised a brow. "What would you have going on to be stressful about?"

"More than you'd think, actually." Sirzechs then looked down, a bit bothered. "For one thing, as the Devil King, I'm in a consist power struggle with the Great King Faction, not to mention there are still some Nobles who are upset about the declining number of Pureblood Devils and increase in Stray Devils. And to top it all off, I'm almost always in the middle of arguing with one thing or another with the Underworld's Noble Council made up of the heads of all the Noble households. When they all agree on something even I have trouble stopping them."

"Really, but aren't you the Great Devil King Lucifer?" Shirou questioned, now really confused. "I thought you were the dominant power that rules over the whole Underworld."

"That may be true on paper, but I don't have the same power as the old Lucifer." Sirzechs admitted. "Let me explain, there are Four Devil Kings including myself; Leviathan is the head of dealing with foreign affairs, Beelzebub is the chief of all research and development in the government, Asmodeus is the top commander in all military affairs, and I Lucifer am in charge of all internal affairs. That is the structure of the Four Great Devil Kings system."

"But I don't get it then. If you four handle everyone then what to the other Nobles do?" Shirou questioned.

"Well, that's the thing. Aside from managing their own households, the Nobles hardly do anything." Sirzechs answered, regrettably. "Before the Great War, the Nobility of the Underworld was vast and made up almost the whole population, but after the War, when we were chosen to lead the Underworld the Nobles just went back to living how they used to, all the while expecting someone else the clean up the mess the War left us with."

"You've got to be kidding me, you're saying people who sit around and do nothing have equal saying on how the government works as those who work their asses off every day and just because of bloodlines? That makes no sense." Shirou stated, completely bewildered by the very concept. "How can a society even function like that?"

"I understand it might seem ridiculous to some, but in our world, people take bloodlines and rank very seriously. For example, the Bael family who leads the Great King Faction once led the Seventy-Two Pillars and as such, they have more influence they anyone in the Underworld. And considering they are extremely traditional and try to hold on to their position as the highest-ranking household in the Underworld, it was inevitable that we would split off into different Factions." Sirzechs explained. "In fact, the founder of the Bael family; Zekram Bael is the one who chose me and the others to be the New Devil Kings and even now, he has more influential power than any of us individually."

Shirou sighed and laid down. "I think I get. There are two different kinds of governments; the first was the olden day kind where the rich and Nobles ruled, it was all about power struggles and which family was superior to which, you had to double-check everything you did to make sure someone couldn't use it against you and drag your name through the dirt." Shirou thought, irritated. "The second is the modern-day governing system run by politics. Those with high standing keep trying to push others down in order to get their way, there's no low they wouldn't stoop to and people would build factions to boast their own power or influence. Everyone was enemies and had ulterior motives in everything they would do. The Underworld is an unhealthy mix of both."

Shirou then looked back at Sirzechs. "You're right, that must be stressful as hell."

"Well it's not all bad, there are some good days." Sirzechs said, looking at peace. "Still though, times like tonight where I can just relax and enjoy myself without worry truly are a delight."

"By the way, you said someone chose you to be Devil Kings, you were chosen because you're the Strongest Devil, but what about the other three Maou?" Shirou questioned, curious. "Why were they chosen?"

"Many reasons, for one, for one thing, the current Leviathan has great skill in negotiation and finding solutions to placate two arguing parties. plus she a prodigy among the Sitri family. And Asmodeus is actually one of the greatest military strategists in the history of the Underworld." Sirzechs explained, with pride in their abilities. "But the greatest of all of them is Beelzebub, he's a genius among genius', not only is he strong beyond belief but he's also a brilliant scientist, he's the one who created the Evil Pieces."

That made Shirou sit up and got his full attention. "Hold the presses, you're saying one guy creating the entire Evil Piece system? The power-ups, the promotions, the reincarnations and the Rating Game. He made all that?"

Sirzechs nodded. "Amazing isn't it? He's actually considered the most valuable of the Devil Kings, even more so than myself. And he's been my closest friend since I was a child."

"Woah, guess there are all kinds of Devils out there." Shirou said quietly as he laid back down. "Wonder how Mika would compare to him?"

"Shirou-kun, this isn't what you wanted to ask me about, is it?" Sirzechs said, knowingly. "I heard you met Azazel. So I have a good idea of what you wanted to ask me."

Shirou was quiet for a moment and then sighed. "…...Yeah, you're right. There is something else I wanted to ask you."

"Good ahead, I'll answer any question you have truthfully." Sirzechs promised.

"Fine then, tell me…..." Shirou looked at him, serious. "What's the Old Satan Faction?"

Sirzechs frowned, hesitant at that question. "You could've asked Rias if you wanted to know about that."

"I already know you would know more about this than her." Shirou reasoned.

Sirzechs looked down. "Very well then, as you already know after the Great War, all of the original Satans died and new Kings were chosen. But the dead Devil Kings left behind living descendants who insisted that they were the rightful leaders. The Old Satan Faction is a group of Pure Devils who also believed that and swore allegiance them and their ambitions."

"That sounds like the start to a huge problem." Shirou said, with full attention. "So what happened next."

"Even though the War had ended, they were dissatisfied. They believed that as Devils, we were the superior race and should keep the War going until all the Angel and Fallen Angels were destroyed. Those of the Great King Faction were against it because it would've led to our race being wiped out in the process." Sirzechs then grimaced at what happened next. "And so, faced with no other alternative, a Civil War broke out."

"Another War?" Shirou said, surprised but this new information. "But you just got through a War, what kind of idiot just jumps straight into a second one?"

"Unfortunately, idiots like me and all the other Devils from back then." Sirzechs answered upset. "The winning side would control the Underworld. On one side was the Old Satan Faction on the other was us of the Anti-Satan Faction. We fought almost endlessly, I was the Ace of my Faction and was almost always on the front lines along with with Ajuka Astaroth; the one who would go on to become Beelzebub. The two of us were called Super Devils for our unnatural strength and abilities."

"Super Devils, I've heard that term before." Shirou said offhandedly. "It means a Devil who has an unusual and unique ability that no other Devil has and they're at a level of power beyond Satan-Class or even God-Class strength. They're Ultra Rare and some believe they don't exist."

"Well there wrong, because there's one right here." Sirzechs pointed to himself.

"But if the two of you were Super Devils, shouldn't winning the Civil War been easy for you?" Shirou asked, not getting it.

"That would have been the case, but sadly we weren't the only ones." Sirzechs said grimly. "There was actually a third Super Devil, and he was from the Old Satan Faction."

Shirou's eyes went wide. "Who was he?"

"The son of the old Lucifer." Sirzechs answered with disgust. "He was a hateful and disgusting man, to say the least, but his power rivaled or possibly surpassed my own at the time. Strangely enough though, at some point he just disappeared without a trace."

"He disappeared?" Shirou repeated, confused. "Did he die?"

Sirzechs shook his head. "No, he just vanished, it's like he just dropped off the face of the world one day. But without him, the War quickly shifted into our favor and before long, the Anti-Satan Faction was victorious. As for the Old Satan Faction, they were stripped of all Rank and position and all banished to the furthest corner of the Underworld."

"You didn't kill them?" Shirou was taken aback. "Why didn't you kill them? That's what you're supposed to do after a War."

"I realized it may seem naive. But remember we Devils take bloodlines and traditions very seriously and despite everything, they were still the living descendants of our former Kings." Sirzechs looked down with regret. "Even now, I wonder if there could have been another solution instead of banishing them."

Shirou just looked at him with half-lidded eyes and groaned. "You're too soft, you know that?"

Sirzechs chuckled unoffended by the remark. "Perhaps I am. Still, though that wasn't the end of it." He continued. "For our achievements in the War, the four of us become the new Devil Kings. But the Bael family still intended to be the true rulers of the Underworld. We didn't accept that and so the Anti-Satan Faction became the New Devil King Faction and spilt off from the Great King Faction. Now we're in consist power struggles in the government."

Shirou faced palmed. "First the other Factions, then other Devils, and now each other. It's like you people can never stop getting into conflicts. When one enemy's gone you immediately look for another one."

"Yes, I know. I've always wished everyone stop feuding with each other and just try to find agreement. But unfortunately, that ideal is a long way off." Sirzechs said, with some disappointment.

"Back to the point. Have the Old Satan Faction turned up ever since the Civil War?" Shirou still pressed for answers.

"They have, more often than you'd think." Sirzechs answered, frowning. "There have been several incidents every so often about an attack or crime against the current Devil Kings and their families in which they were responsible. And they hate Angels and Fallen Angels as well, so there are times they attack Grigori, Heaven, the Church, or anyone involved with those groups."

Shirou grits his teeth and clenched his fist after hearing that. Then took a breather and calmed himself. "Thanks for telling me all that."

"Think nothing of it, I'm just glad I was able to tell you what you wanted to know." Sirzechs assured him. "Oh and one more thing." He smiled. "Thank you for looking after my little Sister for so long, Shirou-kun."

Shirou just closed his eyes and smirked. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

And with that, Shirou laid back down and let himself fall asleep. Sirzechs decided to follow suit and closed his eyes while resting his head on his pillow. It wasn't long before the two Devils drifted off into slumber all through the night.

It was several days after Sirzechs' visit. Sirzechs and Grayfia left Shirou's house the day after they stayed over at his place. Although he claimed that he was investigating the city, you could tell with a single glance that he was more interested in sightseeing…

For starters; He went to the game centres and played every game he could, (seems like he wants to establish game centres in the Underworld), at the hamburger shop he tested out all the flavours (he said he wanted to open chains of restaurants in the Underworld…), next he went to the Shinto shrine (with a Maou's absolute demonic power the shrine's Holy power was driven away, so he could go inside.), despite being an absolute force of destroyed that reigned over the whole Underworld, outside of working hours he acts no different than a kid.

The man-child side of Sirzechs was something that just made others cringe.

Anyway, right now Shirou was walking to school along with Asia and Xenovia.

After becoming a Devil she didn't have a home to return to. So for that purpose, she started living in this city but seems like she didn't like sleeping in the Old School Building so she rented an apartment. She is living alone in an apartment near Shirou's house. And so the three of them were going to school together. Today is a holiday but, because they apparently had something important their Peerage need to do, they had to head to the school anyways.

Naturally, that was a drag for Shirou. But Asia and Xenovia didn't have a problem and were enjoying each others company.

"Asia, were you able to finish last night's homework?" Xenovia asked while walking.

Asia nodded. "Yes. What about you, Xenovia-san?"

"Well, I don't know some things that are in Japanese. Would you teach me?" Xenovia requested.

"Yes! Please leave it to me!... But, Kanji is still a bit…" Asia hesitated.

Though Xenovia knew exactly what she was trying to say. "Me too. It's really scary that the Japanese learn these complex characters. I am catching a glimpse of a part of a major economic power."

"Do they not realize as Devils, they can just use magic to understand the language?" Shirou thought, surprised by their naivety.

Asia and Xenovia. Initially, when they met it was really bad but somehow the fact that these two were disciples of Christianity was probably the main reason their relationship deepened.

"I see. This is also the Lord's guidance." Asia decided.

"Yes, it is the Lord's guidance." Xenovia agreed.

[Amen… Ouch!] They both put their hands together and prayed, only to receive damage from doing so yet again.

"You'd think they'd get a clue already." Shirou muttered to himself. "God's dead, they learned just days ago."

BUZZ!

Suddenly Shirou heard his phone vibrate which told him he had a text. He checked his phone and saw he had two new text messages; one from Rias, the other from Akeno. Deciding to check what they sent he saw that both texts simply had a picture attached to them. And surprising enough both pictures were selfies of the two of them, each in a swimsuit.

Rias was wearing a two-piece white bikini that was a very revealing in which the top was held together by and bottoms were held together by small gold rings on the front and by the sides, plus the bikini was one-size too small. Not mention Rias was posing in a sedative position. Akeno was also wearing a two-piece blue and red designed string bikini that was also one-size too small. Like Rias, she was also posing in a sedative position.

Not knowing how to respond to this, Shirou just texted them both the same thing.

{Send Nudes}

After typing that message he sent it and put his phone away.

"Shirou-san." Asia came up to him. "Is something wrong, you've been silent for a while."

"It's nothing." Shirou brushed off as they continued their march to school.

About half an hour later the Occult Research Club all gathered in a location different from the club room for a change. Shirou, Asia and Xenovia arrived at the roof of one of the school buildings to see that Rias along with all the other members of the Gremory Peerage were already there and in front of them was a swimming pool. But not exactly a good pool, rather one where the water was a moss green color and covered with moss and dead leaves floating on the surface, it was a real disgusting site.

"Three questions." Shirou raised his finger. "One; why are we at school when it's not a school day? Two; why are we meeting by the school pool? And three; why does the pool like a Canadian waste dump?"

"To answer your third question; The pool hasn't been used in a year." Akeno told him, happily. "It needs a good cleaning."

Shirou raised a brow. "Your point?"

"Apparently, it's up to us to clean it." Mika answered, not happy about it either.

"How does it make sense for our club to clean the swimming pool?" Xenovia asked.

"It's actually the Student Council's job, but we've taken it over." Rias explained to the others. "We thought doing this for them would be a great way of thanking them for all their help against Kokabiel. On the plus side, after we finish cleaning it, the pool will be ours to use as often as we please, at least for a while."

"You mean you dragged me all the way here just for that?" Shirou questioned, clearly not satisfied. "I don't even go swimming, how's that a plus side for me?"

"Plus the Sitri family is known to be masters of Water magic so Sona could literally clean this 10x faster than us." Mika complained, slumping. "And I can't even swim, so I'm basically doing this for nothing."

"Come on now, the sooner we start the sooner we get this done." Rias reassured them. "Besides, after were done cleaning you can leave whenever you so choose."

Shirou sighed. "Fine, whatever."

Shirou and Kiba were now in the guys looker-room, changing into their gym clothes. After Akeno used her magic to remove the water from the pool, all they had to do is remove the moss leftover. So now all the club members went into the locker-rooms to change into their gym clothes to do just that.

As Shirou was getting changed, once he removed his shirt, he looked down at his bandages and placed a hand over his chest. Let out a tired sigh and having an upset expression. "…Damn it."

"Shirou-kun." Kiba suddenly came up to him with his shirt unbuttoned. "I…?" He suddenly stopped talking when he saw Shirou's bandages and expression. "Your bandages."

"Yeah." Shirou said looking down. "I know it seems weird to be sensitive about it now, considering everybody's already seen what's beneath them. But, I'm still not comfortable with them and it always brings me down when I have to look at them."

"I understand. Is that why you don't like swimming?" Kiba asked, trying to be sensitive.

"It's part of the reason." Shirou simply replied, before changing the subject. "Anyways, what were you going to say before?"

"Oh right." Kiba remembered before he declared. "I wanted to tell you that; from now on, I will protect you."

Shirou just stared, not knowing how to respond to that. "…Um, okay…?"

"I know it seems random, but I wanted to wait until we were alone before I could tell you this." Kiba continued. "You saved me. You're my precious comrade and a true friend who stood by me even at my worst. If I can't return the favor then I can't call myself a 'Knight' of the Gremory household."

"I get what you're trying to say, but I don't think it'll go as well as you're hoping. For one thing, you're weaker than me so it'll be pretty tough to protect someone who's already at a higher level." Shirou reminded him. "Besides, you're not my 'Knight' you're Rias'. Protecting her should be enough for you."

"I suppose you're right but still, there's no problem. My Sacred Gear that attained Balance Breaker and your Boosted Gear, if we combine these two, then I feel we can surpass even a dangerous crisis." Kiba declared proudly before letting out a small laugh. "…Fufu, I wasn't the type to say such things before. After hanging out with you, my readiness for comrades also changed as well. I don't know why but I don't dislike that… It's the same thing for this heat I feel around my chest region."

"I'm pretty sure that's called compassion." Shirou informed him.

"Compassion. Yes, I'm sure you're right." Kiba said, happily gripping his chest, before looking determined. "But I mean what I said, should you ever require it just say the word, and my Holy-Demonic Sword will be ready to aid you anytime or place."

"I'll… Keep that in mind." Shirou relented.

Shirou decided to just let Kiba have this one, after all he knew that Kiba meant well and there was no real reason to just shot him down. Still, he doubted that he would need him or anyone to rush into his rescue in the near future.

When the pool was completely cleaned and looking brand new, everyone got changed again and this time into their swimsuits.

First Rias who and Akeno who were wearing the same swimsuits they wore in the selfies they sent Shirou.

Next was Koneko and Asia who were wearing blue one-piece stereotypical school swimsuits, Asia's one had her name written on the chest area and Koneko was wearing a white swimming cap on her head.

Finally was Mika who was the same thing she wore when they went to the beach; a purple hoodie that went down to her waist while the hood was over her head, and a white mini-skirt.

Behind them was Kiba and Shirou who were also wearing the same thing they wore to the beach.

Shirou was wearing a black T-shirt and an open dark blue hoodie, and white shorts that reached down to knees. And Kiba wore his black Speedo again.

Xenovia was nowhere to be seen.

Akeno was standing on one of the pool's stone diving boards. The 'Queen' then raised her hand towards the sky and summoned a magic circle to appear right over the middle of the pool. From it, a large body of water spilt out and filled the pool.

As everyone got ready to swim, Shirou and Mika just sat beside the wall, Mika just took out her phone and used it to occupy herself.

"Hey, Shirou." Rias called out, approaching him. "What do you think of my new swimsuit?" She asked while posing.

Before he can answer, Akeno approaches as well. "Ara, Ara. This really getting to you isn't it, Chief?" Akeno said, somewhat amused. "It's adorable on how bad you want to impress Shirou-kun with your swimsuit." She giggled.

Huffing slightly Rias turned towards Akeno. "And I suppose you're only wearing yours to show off for yourself?"

"Sure." Akeno smiled, not even bugged at all.

"Why do you two bother asking?" Shirou questioned, raising a brow. "I already saw both your swimsuits from the selfies you sent me."

"What, Akeno sent you one too?" Rias asked, surprised and not happy with Akeno.

"I don't see how that's a problem." Akeno pointed out, not bothered by Rias' displeasure.

Mika scratched her chin. "Hmm, I don't know. I think I prefer the swimsuits they wore at the beach."

"Did those things even count as swimsuits?" Shirou asked, skeptical.

"They were practically Nude which is what made them so good." Mika explained, with a reasoning only she would get. "It fits their character-Types perfectly."

"Which is why I texted back Send Nudes." Shirou informed her. "If they're not going to bother hiding it, might as well just show the whole thing." He then noticed Mika didn't reply and looked at her to see that she was just staring at him with a surprised expression. "What?"

"I am so proud of you right now." Mika's voice was silent but sincere.

Shirou softly slapped his hand on his face. "Don't get creepy on me."

"S-Shirou-san!" Asia called out in a cheery voice and Shirou looked to see her with Koneko. "I've also changed into my swimsuit." She said with her hands behind her back and a beaming smile.

"You realizing you two look like walking cliches, right?" Shirou asked, unimpressed.

"Completely incorrect." Mika argued. "The school swimsuit loli character is a timeless troupe that can work anywhere, be it a beach or a pool. And not only are they cute but they fit in all the right places." She was referring to how tightly their swimsuits hugged their bodies.

Asia heard how suggestively Mika described her swimsuit and felt embarrassed, to the point where she blushed and used her hands to cover her private parts. "P-Please don't say things like that."

"Well then don't give her ammunition." Shirou told her, before noticing something. "Speaking of awkward women, where's Xenovia?"

Asia smiled sheepishly. "She had a little trouble putting on her swimsuit and told me to go on without her."

"And yet she has no problem putting on that black-leather spandex uniform." Shirou said with half-lidded eyes.

Mika patted him on the shoulder. "It's all about practice, Bronos."

Later, everyone began to enjoy themselves at the pool. Kiba immediately jumped in and started swimming laps. Rias and Akeno were having a race across the pool, in which both girls were swimming elegantly trying to swim faster than the other. And Asia and Koneko were learning how to swim.

Turns out Koneko didn't know how to swim and wanted to learn how. Asia also didn't know how to swim and so they both decided to learn together. Right now they were holding hands while Asia was walking backwards in the shallow end of the pool as she was helping Koneko with kick-peddling exercises. After they reach the end of the pool they would switch places.

"Keep it up, Koneko-chan!" Asia cheered her on while helping her.

Koneko was taking small breaths in between with a 'Puwa' sound and was peddling her feet with the utmost effort. "Puwa. …Asia-Senpai, sorry for making you help me out…" She said apologetically.

"Don't apologize, after all I can't swim either. So we're helping each other." Asia assured her, smiling cheerfully.

The Tsukiharu siblings were still just sitting by the wall and just watching everyone spend their time.

"You know, I wasn't into this at first, but now I glad I came." Mika changed her opinion.

"Do I want to know why?" Shirou said rhetorically.

"Oh come on, Pool episodes are just as beloved as Beach episodes." Mika started. "You can enjoy the classics like swimsuits and Ecchi scenes while seeing fresh material that doesn't rehash old scenes."

"In other words; nothing that interests me." Shirou replied, before warning her. "Just don't do anything like you did at the beach."

"First of all—I still don't know what you mean, I didn't do anything back then." Mika feigned innocence, though Shirou didn't buy it. "Secondly—I won't have to. While in the changing room, I used my keen strategic abilities to look over multiple scenarios on what could happen today and which are most likely to happen." She said, proudly. "After doing the Math, I can confidently say things will play out great without my lifting a thing."

"Yeah, and how's that?" Shirou still didn't believe her.

"Shirou~" Rias called to him, laying on her stomach on top of a pool towel with her bikini top untied. She was looking at him over her shoulder with a sedative gaze and holding a bottle of suntan lotion. "Would you help me rub lotion on my back."

Shirou scratched the back of his head, feeling this was familiar. "Again?"

"And the ball starts rolling." Mika commented, excited.

Shirou shrugged, got up and went towards Rias. "Whelp, I needed something to do."

He then stopped in front of Rias and knelled down, putting lotion on his hands which he used to start rubbing on Rias' bareback, starting from her lower back. Rias let out a low moan at the feeling of her Pawn's hands trailing down her back. Shirou started working his way up, rubbing her softly with a gentle yet firm pressure. He didn't show much emotion though, it was like he was a chiropractor doing his job.

"That feels so great~" Rias turned to look at Shirou over her shoulder, as his hands reached her shoulders, Rias gave him a sedative smile."Would you like to rub some on my chest too?"

"You can reach your front side easily." Shirou pointed out like it was obvious. "Why would you need me to do it?"

"True I could, but I don't mind letting you have a nice feel on my body if it'll make you happy." Rias told him, hoping he'll say yes. "If you aren't satisfied with my chest, choose anywhere else, my body is your's to do with however you please~"

"I'm sensing a pattern." Shirou noticed. "Lately, you're becoming really pushy about me touching you."

"Is that a no?" Rias asked with a smirk.

Shirou shook his head. "Nah, it's all the same to me. Besides, I've seen you Naked enough times to not be fazed by it anymore." He then picked up the bottle of lotion. "Now turn around."

Rias was about to gladly comply when just then, Akeno surprised both of them by hugging Shirou from behind, with her bikini top gone and her bare breasts pressing against his back. "Ara, Ara, What going on here." She asked with her head over his shoulder. "Looks like fun, mind if I join in?"

"Are you not wearing a top?" Shirou questioned, before realizing something. "Ah Shit, this is what Mika was talking about." He mumbled under his breath.

"Akeno, that is highly inappropriate!"Rias stood up and looked at Akeno with fierce eyes filled with displeasure. But it also left her chest completely exposed and out in the open. "He hasn't finished with me yet!"

"Like you're in a position to be calling anyone inappropriate." Shirou commented.

Akeno closed her eyes and smiled innocently. "Say I have an idea. Why not let me have a turn with Shirou-kun for a bit?" She requested.

"Ridiculous!" Rias then pointed at her. "I will never let him fall into your hands and I'm asking you one more time to back off!"

Akeno then just turned her attention to Shirou, not heeding Rias' warnings. "Hey Shirou-kun, how far have you gone with Rias?"

"Not all that far really." Shirou answered nonchalant, unfazed by the position he was in. "We've only kissed once or twice."

"Really, well if kissing is no big deal for you, then how about trying it with me?" Akeno suggested with a sedative smile, though instead of waiting for his response the Vice-President of the Occult Research Club just leaned forward and planted her lips on top of Shirou's. During that short passage of time while they were kissing Shirou thought to himself.

"Hmm, not bad." Shirou thought. "She's a little too pushy though, should probably work on that."

BANG!

At that moment something passed by their heads and made them stop kissing, in the back he heard something crackling to pieces. Having a distinct feeling he knew what it was, Shirou look back to see, one of the pool's diving boards was now rubble.

Taking a glance at Rias' direction, in the palm of her projected hand is an aura of demonic power. There was no doubt she fired her Power of Destruction and destroyed the diving board.

"Akeno. Aren't you going too overboard?" Rias spoke in a quiet yet angry voice, her eyes glaring in Akeno's direction. "You, aren't you forgetting that you're my Servant?"

"Ara, Ara, if you become like that then I'll be troubled." While smiling Akeno-san closes her eyes, then reopens her eyes. Not to mention her tone is overflowing with anger."—Chief, I won't back down?"

She surrounds her whole body with a golden aura, and sparks are running with crackles around her. Rias lifts her body, Akeno also moves away from Shirou's body and stands. The two Bishoujo Third-Years with their boobs fully exposed while developing magic power in their full bodies are glaring at each other while close to each other. No doubt, a major Cat-Fight was about to start.

"I won't give you Shirou." Rias stated firmly while preparing her magic. "—Vulgar Priestess of Thunder-san."

"Isn't it fine to be affectionate?" Akeno didn't back down, and as if challenging her master she followed up by saying. "—Crimson Virgin Princess-sama."

"Aren't you a Virgin yourself!" Rias shot back.

"Ara, if you're going to say that, I'll have Shirou-kun take my Virginity right now." Akeno state, decidedly.

"No! Shirou will be taking my Virginity!" Rias demanded, not allowing argument.

"And of course they don't bother asking for consent." Shirou thought, become a little pissed off.

KABOOM!

Immediately following that, destructive sounds started reverberating, Rias and Akeno flew towards the sky and started a girl's fight that wouldn't be called the level of a fight. They both kept charging demonic power in their hands and hurled them at each other. Akeno kept dodging the orbs of destruction and Rias kept dodging the spheres of Lightning.

"In the first place Akeno, you hated men! Why of all people did you only take interest in Shirou!" Rias questioned while throwing another attack.

"If you say it like that, even you Rias have no interest in men, you said they all looked the same to you!" Akeno reminded her, dodging and throwing more Lightning.

"Shirou is special! He's unlike any other man in the world!" Rias defended.

"Even for me, Shirou-kun is special!" Akeno agreed. "I finally met a boy of whom I felt like that, so it should be fine to pass Shirou-kun to me for just a bit and let me understand men!"

BOOM!

It turned into a big fight. And without even minding that the others were still there, they kept letting out dangerous masses of demonic power. Demonic power came flying really close to the pool and the poolside got smashed up. They didn't stop there though, their demonic power kept flying in every direction destroying everything it hit, Asia and Koneko had to run for cover. Mika put up a magic barrier around herself while recording everything on her phone. And Kiba just continued swimming laps without a care in the world.

A tick mark appeared on Shirou's head as he had just about enough of this mess and stood up. Gathering demonic power in his own hand, sparks started to crackle around him as well, as he pointed upwards towards a spot in the sky slightly above Rias and Akeno's head. Soon enough a magic circle appeared above them.

RESOUND THUNDER!

FLASH!

From the magic-circle, a human-sized bolt of Lightning came down and struck the two women fighting in the sky. With the crackling sound and strong force, it resembled the Lightning of a thunder cloud and was currently electrocuting Rias and Akeno. After what felt like seconds the Lightning dispersed and the two of them free-fell from the sky, hitting the poolside floor with a crash.

Fortunately from them though, Devils were a lot tough than humans and had more durable bodies so they weren't hurt from the fall and both stood up almost immediately afterwards.

Rias turned to Shirou both confused and upset by his sudden action. "What was that for?"

"What the hell is wrong with you two?" Shirou narrowing his eyes, answered her question with a question. "I get that you're teenage High school girls and that makes you prone to argue like petty children sometimes, but at the very least think before you go wild like that, just look around!"

As he said that Shirou pointed to the damage and devastation they both caused to the pool area through their fighting. Both Rias and Akeno looked genuinely surprised as if they completely hadn't noticed until just now.

"It's not just damaging to the furniture or property, the real problem is the others." Shirou continued. "With if a stray shot hit Mika, or Asia, or Kiba, or Koneko. Think about where you are before you go around firing magic like that." He scolded them as if he was telling off two misbehaving kids. "And stop getting so emotional."

And with that, Shirou turned and walked away from them, heading off in the direction of the changing room to get changed and leave. Having decided that he had stayed long enough. As he left silence had returned and the others didn't say much until Asia stood up and walked towards the two of them.

"Ano… Chief-san." Asia muttered, looking somewhat nervous. "Y-You two are… Um."

"It's fine Asia, we know." Rias stopped her. "We were acting unsightly back there."

"True, we got a little too carried away." Akeno agreed.

"…No Chief, what she's trying to say is…" Koneko paused before telling them. "…You two are Naked."

Upon being told this, the two of them looked down and saw for themselves. And just as they were two the 'King' and 'Queen' of the Gremory Peerage were standing there without a stitch or string remaining to hide any form of modesty they had left. Shirou's Lightning spell had not only damaged them but also vaporized the bottoms of their swimsuits and since they themselves removed their tops, that left them with nothing.

Now everything was silent and all that could be heard was the sound of the winds blowing as an awkward atmosphere filled the air around the pool.

Kiba resurfaced from beneath the pool and asked. "What did I miss?"

Mika finished recording, put her phone down, and grinned. "Best. Pool episode. Ever."

Shirou was now walking down the hallway of the pool area heading to the locker room with his hands in his pockets.

"Man, why did I even come here." Shirou grumbled to himself before sighing. "I guess I can always do some training, I'll get changed and go."

"Are you leaving?"

Shirou looked up when he heard a familiar voice and saw that standing in front of him was Xenovia. She was wearing an… Interesting swimsuit. It was a two-piece blueish-green swimsuit that really showed off her curves, the whole suit was nothing more than three squares of fabric that were held together by small yellow strings, two squares on the top, each covering the center of her breasts and one on the bottom covering her crotch. I was almost as revealing as something Rias would wear and yet, someone it just seemed to suit Xenovia.

"Xenovia?" Shirou noticed.

"It sounded pretty noisy out there and then it suddenly became quiet, did something happen?" Xenovia asked, curious.

"Just forget it, it's nothing important." Shirou brushed it off. "That aside, why are just now heading to the pool? It's been a while since we got here."

"It's my first time putting on a swimsuit so it took a while to put on." Xenovia said, looking down at herself. "Does it suit me?"

"First off, I'm not even sure where you even got that thing a swimsuit or why you thought it was a good idea to wear." Shirou answered uncaringly. "Secondly, there's no way putting on something that simple could have taken you this long even if it's your first time wearing it."

"You're right, and I did figure it out a while ago." Xenovia confessed. "The truth is I've been doing some thinking and now, there's something I want to talk about."

"Why I get the feeling I should just leave right now?" Shirou raised a brow. "I'm probably going to regret asking but; what is it?"

"I would like you, Shirou Tsukiharu to make a baby with me." Xenovia declared, completely serious.

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After saying that, Shirou and Xenovia both just stood there staring at each other for a bit until Shirou decided to just not responded and turned to walk away. But before he could take the first step, Xenovia grabbed his arm and quickly dragged him to the nearby storage closet, opened the door and led him inside, closing the door behind her and locking it.

"You never gave me an answer." She said leading him through the storage. "I want to make a baby with you."

Shirou pinched the bridge of his nose and just looked at her. "…And why, dare I ask do you want that?"

"I was born and brought up in the Headquarters of the Church, Rome, so that the element to be able to wield Holy Swords would be born, from childhood, for God, for religion, I endeavored in my training and studies." Is what she said. "From childhood, while saying that, dreams and objectives, everything was entwined with God and faith. For example, defeating Devils was for the sake of the Lord, and the one propagating that, the Vatican, while believing that, I've never doubted it. That's why, after becoming a Devil now, you can say that my dreams and objectives have disappeared."

Shirou just narrowed his eyes. "Okay, great story but how does that lead into this?"

"Yes, while serving God, I had thrown away the part of me, a women's happiness." Xenovia continued. "My body, my heart, I sealed everything for the sake of faith. However, like this, I am currently a Devil. What should I do, initially I didn't understand. After asking my present master, Chief Rias—"

(Devils have desires, grant desires, give desires, and hope for desires without obligation. We get to live the life we want.)

"—Is what she said."

"That idiot!" Shirou resisted the urge to say that out loud. "What was she thinking telling something like that to someone like this!?"

"That's why, I felt free to release, what was sealed inside me, and become skilful in that." Xenovia's expression became a determined one. "And then, my new objective, my dream is—To bear children."

"Don't you think that's a huge leap of faith you're taking." Shirou tried to reason with her. "Do you even know what you're saying?"

Xenovia nods. "Yes. I want to bear children. For that purpose, you need a man as well, but it's great, right? Children and at the same time we can get to know each other better."

"Yeah, No." Shirou flat out refused. "There are ways people can get to know each other better, but babymaking isn't one of them."

"Are you dissatisfied? Even if I am like this, I have a bit of confidence in my body as a woman. My breasts won't be as big Chief Rias' but they're bigger than Asia's? I think they're worth seeing, are they not?" She says that while stroking her breast.

Shirou was starting to feel like he was talking to a brick wall and so decided to be a bit more direct. "Alright, let me say this clearly. There are plenty of reasons why I'm not doing this but for an example; we barely know each other. I don't know what kind of person you think would just agree to bare children with someone they've known for less than a week but I'm not that person. Plus, you don't even like me intimately."

Xenovia shook her head, not believing his argument. "Shirou is fine. I'm sure you already realized it yourself, but you have the aura of a Dragon on your body, probably because you're carrying the Sekiryuutei. I've felt it ever since we met for the first time, it's not hard to see, but your Dragon spirit is increasing."

"Your point?" Shirou questioned.

"More than making children, I want them to become strong kids. A special power in the father's genes, or otherwise I want greater strength. And that's where I think that Shirou is the most suited one. Not only do you possess the power of the legendary Red Dragon Emperor, but you're also a Hero's descendant of Shirōu Amakusa. Even if the kids don't inherit the Sacred Gear, maybe the kids will inherit the Dragon aura? And with the Amakusa bloodline, they're be guaranteed to become prodigies in whichever field they choose to pursue. This is a good chance. Definitely, this is the Lord's guidance—" Xenovia tried to pray and received pain. "Uh! ….I unintentionally prayed and received damage, but that's how it is. And there's perfectly no presence of humans here. Let's try it out once right now. If anything, the faster the better."

Suddenly without any hesitation at all Xenovia starts removing her swimsuit in front of Shirou starting with her top.

"I know about the birth of Devils as well. It seems it's quite difficult to make kids. Especially both being pure-blooded, it's difficult but luckily both you and I are reincarnated Devils." Xenovia said, letting her top fall to the fall. "The base is human, and your sexual desire is higher than mine as well. I expect if we do it every day, then within 10 years, I should be able to conceive. No, if it's your strong durability, then within a day, a number of times should be possible? If you include that, then I think it's possible within 5 years. Aah, there's no problem from the side of the children as well. Basically, I will raise them. However, if the children desire love from their father, then only at those times do I want you to play with them. After all, for the children, both father and mother are required." She finished while letting her bottoms hit the floor and stepping out of them.

"So that's how it is." Shirou whispered, just standing there.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with men. I plan on memorizing it from now on, but for now I'll learn with Shirou who seems to be abundant with knowledge about sex." Xenovia clung to him. "—Hold me. If you do the procedure for making kids properly I don't mind you doing it as you like."

CRASH!

As she finished taking Shirou pushed forward his palm and struck her in the chest, knocking her off of him and making her crash into a shelf, which made her fall onto the floor. After that, she just sat there and looked at him.

"Why did you do that?" Xenovia asked, more confused than anything else.

"Because everything you said gave me all the reason I needed." Shirou answered.

"What?" Xenovia didn't seem to get it.

"You said you wanted my genes, but do you seriously think I'd have children with someone just for that?" Shirou asked as if he was insulted. "Sex is one thing, but kids are completely different, I'm not a breeding horse, the only time I'll have children is when I'm with a woman I genuinely want to start a family with. And another thing, any children I have are my children, and so I'll raise them however I see fit, for as long as I can. I'm not going to just leave them with a woman who says she'll decide when and for how long I'll spend time with them, because that's bullshit."

Xenovia slowly stood up. "So what your saying is, you won't have children with me because you don't love me."

"No, I'm saying I won't have children with you because I'm not in love with you." Shirou corrected. "There's a difference you know?"

"I see… Well, then it can't be helped." Xenovia said looking down, before looking straight at him. "Then my new goal will be making you love me."

"…Huh?"

Shirou honestly didn't know how to responded to that. And what's worse, Xenovia wasn't done.

"The requirement I need to have your children is to be loved by you as well, then I have no choice." Xenovia reasoned. "Plus if I do that and succeed, then not only will we have kids but we'll also be a loving couple which is good for raising children, it's win-win."

Shirou face-palmed. "Would you listen to yourself. Or better yet, listen to me."

"You're right that could take a while, so for now let's practice." Xenovia suggested, approaching him again. "I still need more experience so I need you to show me."

"So, in the end, we're back to having sex?" Shirou asked incredulously.

"That's right, if we're going to be doing this I need to be prepared." Xenovia was now standing right in front of him. "You can do whatever you want, just tell me exactly what I need to do."

Shirou groaned and saw he had no choice. "You'll really do exactly what I tell you?"

"Yes, just say the word." Xenovia confirmed.

"Fine then, first close your eyes and hold still." Shirou ordered.

Xenovia obeyed and stayed motionless with her eyes. Shirou then cocked back his fist and slammed a strong punch right on her stomach while her guard was completely down. Without even knowing what hit her, she coughed as all the air was knocked out of her and she slowly fell forward, hitting the floor unconscious. Not giving her a second glance, Shirou left the Nude girl in the storage closet and walked out the door.

Now back in the hallway, he was about to turn and leave. "Seriously, am I the only one in this entire damn town that knows what CONSENT means?"

"Shirou-san." Asia spoke, appearing behind him.

"Hmm, Asia?" Shirou noted, turning to see her. "What are you doing out here?"

"Um, why are you here?" Asia returned the question. "I thought you left."

Shirou shrugged. "I was going to but I needed to deal with something first. And you?"

"Oh, I was just looking for Xenovia-san." Asia answered. "She still hasn't arrived at the pool and I'm starting to get worried. You haven't seen her have you?"

"…Nope haven't seen her." Shirou lied before walking away.

Leaving for real this time.

An hour later Shirou was now in his casual clothes and walking down the street in the middle of town. After having just finished more hard training he was trying to figure out how to spend the rest of the day.

"My moves are more controled, but I still need to work on my finesse." Shirou thought while walking. "Unless I can fight with my Balance Breaker the same way I do without it, I can't say I've completely mastered it yet."

Shirou was taken out of his thoughts when suddenly a metal pole was thrown at him, aiming for his head. He easily dodged it but looked in the direction where it came from. To his right was a large alleyway where a number of thugs, roughly 18 of them were standing there each holding different kinds of weapons and all looking like they wanted to kill him.

"We figured you be here, this is your usual route, isn't it?" The thug, presumed to be the leader spoke, taking out a switchblade. "Don't bother trying to run, this time we'll kill you."

Shirou just looked at them expressionless until he smirked and clenched his fists. "Oh man, I needed this."

The thugs saw his expression and became angry. "Quit trying to act tough!"

"Let me ask you something." Shirou pointed to the leader. "Which do you like more, your arms or legs?"

The leader just looked confused by that random question. "Huh, probably the legs?"

"Interesting, then if someone were to break both your arms, it wouldn't be as bad as breaking both your legs, right?" Shirou asked, still smirking as he starting approaching them.

"What the Hell are you talking about?!" The leader raised his switchblade, getting pissed.

Instead of answering, Shirou just rushed in like a wild beast pouncing at a flock of prey and started to attack. At that moment the sounds of fighting, crushing metal, breaking bones, and screaming of agony could be heard coming from the alleyway. Just another day in the life of Shirou.

And that's the chapter and as I said this chapter was mostly about dialogue, the talk with Sirzechs was something I wanted to add so we'd get more about the lore of the Underworld, the Devil Kings, the current government and the Old Satan Faction, as well as other things. The reason I added all that was because I fell that its important information that someone involved in all this should know about. Yet in the canon, we don't learn about a lot of important stuff until a lot later even though they could have had a lot sooner if they just asked someone, which I believed was stupid. So I had Shirou learn about these important details from Sirzechs.

Plus this will be the start to him finding a new goal, but you'll hear about that later. On another note, I wanted to write down Sirzechs and Grayfia's reactions to trying Shirou's cooking for the first time, and it was a lot like when the club first tried it. I never get tired of doing that.

And when it came to the part about the pool; first of all yes Shirou still isn't comfortable about has bandages, that's just something that'll stick for a while and when it came time to spending time with the others at the pool, I basically just did the events on how I believe Shirou would deal with them, like Rias and Akeno fighting, Kiba's declaration and Xenovia wanting to have his kids. Unlike Issei or a lot of other OC MC's who get intimidated and try to run, he just dealt with them quickly and left after he had basically ended it himself. After all, Shirou always wants to be the dominate one in any situation.

Anyways thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed, if you want more leave a review, if you like the story than click the follow/favorite, and as always have an awesome day.