So, last chapter, the Sora Rescue Team have indeed landed in the DxD world, although they are all separated upon arriving. Kairi is in Heaven, Aqua in the Underworld, while Roxas and Xion landed in Kuoh. There are reasons why this happened instead of landing altogether, and a lot of people already got it correct.

Kairi is a Princess of Heart and thus, went to Heaven where pure souls go. Aqua got stuck in the Realm of Darkness for a decade and even got possessed by darkness before finally being free, which led to her landing in the Underworld. Roxas and Xion were once part of the Organization XIII, whose members exist in the 'in-between', which translates to Earth in the DxD world. Plus, since they were both a part of Sora and their connection to him is insanely strong, they landed in Kuoh where he did.

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Five days have passed since Asia became a devil, and things were going back to normal for the keyblade wielder. His daily routine now involved eating breakfast with Rias, Koneko, and Asia, going to school with them, perform devil duties after, go home and dinner, write a new journal entry in his Gummiphone, and then go to sleep. With Asia now living in the apartment, Sora was enjoying his time in this world more than ever, to the point that he would miss everything about this place when it's finally time for him to return.

Sora was in his bedroom, lying on the mattress and looking up at the ceiling. He was done writing a new journal entry and spent a few minutes just resting on his bed without nothing else to do. He didn't feel sleepy yet though, because it was just 7:53 in the evening.

The keyblade wielder had the whole apartment to himself for the time being; Koneko and Asia went out for some late-night grocery shopping, while Rias said that there was something important she needed to take care of.

Oh, right. Rias.

That girl has been acting out of it for the past few days, despite being happy when Asia joined their club as a new member. Lately, he noticed that she's been acting strange, especially when she would give him his duties for the day. The look in her eyes showed desperation and sadness, which were two feelings that experienced one too many times by now. Sora was growing worried for her, but he couldn't just say anything without being sure that Rias was truly feeling that way. Who knows? Maybe it was just in his head and Rias was feeling okay.

However, what weirded him out the most was the fact that for the past week, he woke up in the morning without finding Rias butt-naked on his bed and hugging his arm or anything like that.

Not that he was asking for her to do something like that again, of course! It wasn't anything like that at all! He wasn't a damn pervert!

It just clicked with him that Rias loves to tease him in any way she could, which included sleeping in the nude on his own bed. As much as he liked being able to wake up in peace, finding the Gremory girl under his blanket every morning actually became a part of his routine. Sora was getting used to it to an extent that he would just roll his eyes when she wakes up and ignore every attempt in teasing that comes out of her mouth.

Does this mean… she's had enough of teasing him or something?

Before Sora could dwell more on that matter though, he could feel the air pressure in his room slightly shifting. A crimson light shined beside his bed, prompting him to sit up with a frown. "What's happening?" To his surprise, it was just a magic circle but it didn't stop his eyes from widening in shock when he saw who appeared before him.

The crimson glow died out as quickly as it came, and there was Rias Gremory in her school uniform, standing before him. Her bangs were shielding her eyes, which prevented him from seeing the expression she had on her face, but it didn't even seem like she had one…

"Rias? I-Is something wrong?" he asked out of worry. There was absolutely no reason for the redhead to show up in his room through a magic circle when she could use the door instead, which means that there was truly something going on with her that he didn't know about.

"Sora…" Her bangs parted away from her eyes, a look of desperation seen on her face. The keyblade wielder could tell that she was very troubled by something and was going to ask him for help, which he would instantly give no matter what. However, the words that left her mouth next was something he didn't expect and clearly not ready for. "...I want you to take my virginity."

Sora blinked.

"...w-what…?"

He blinked twice.

Was he just hearing things or something?

"W-W-What did you just say…?!" Sora exclaimed, standing up with an incredulous look on his face. In his mind, he knew exactly what Rias just said as well as what she meant by it, but there was no way in hell that he would even consider that!

"I said I want you to take my virginity." she repeated as though she was giving him another lecture. And just like that, she began to strip; her blazer was the first to come off, followed by her shirt and magenta skirt, leaving the crimson-haired beauty in nothing but her red bra and panties in front of the stunned keyblade wielder.

The first thing Sora did was, of course, turn his head away and close his eyes to prevent himself from ogling the half-naked girl. He thought wrong. The Gremory girl had no plans of leaving him alone after all this time! She was going to show up in his bed tomorrow morning naked, he was sure of it!

"R-R-Rias, please… I-I thought I already told you to stop teasing me like this…!" he said, flailing his hands in alarm.

"...Am I not good enough for you?" she asked, walking up towards her pawn.

That got him to open his eyes and faced Rias. Thankfully, he only kept his look towards her face and not anywhere else. "What?! No- I mean… y-yes but—! W-Wait, I mean- I didn't… I don't— j-just what are you talking about, anyway…? What's all this about?" He stumbled through his words as his cheeks turned red in embarrassment.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking as of late, and I've decided that this is the only option left," Rias crossed her arms and looked away with a slight blush. "If there is evidence, then they can't complain about it. The only person close to me who is allowed to do this is you."

"W-W-W-What…?!" Sora stuttered, looking terribly confused. "W-Why me?!"

"Of the boys I personally know there is Yuuto, but he won't have any of it. He is too pure of a Knight and his chivalry will get in the way. That only leaves you." Before Sora could even try to answer, Rias already grabbed him by the shirt and forced him onto the bed. He raised his head just in time to see her climbing on top of him and straddling his waist, causing steam to come out of his ears. "What's wrong? Am I not attractive enough?"

The look that Rias gave him almost made Sora want to punch himself in the gut. "I-I-It's not like that…!" he quickly denied, shaking his head. "I-It's just… you showed up out of nowhere and suddenly tell me to take your virginity!" He blushed crimson upon saying something like that. "Any guy would be caught off guard if you do something like that to him!"

"True, it would startle anyone…" The girl shifted her body for a bit, causing Sora to feel her butt and thighs touching his 'junior', which forced the poor boy to shake his head furiously and think of other things that were more innocent like… reuniting with Namine! But that wouldn't last long when Rias dipped her head slightly so that she was directly above him with her crimson hair grazing along his cheeks. "I know this is your first time, but it's also the same for me. So let's just take this slow."

Sora began to panic even more, knowing that he won't be able to get out of this by turning away from the scene. "W-Wait Rias, this isn't right…! P-P-Please listen—!" He cut himself off from his words when the girl looped her arms around her back, unhooking her bra and tossing it aside carelessly. The poor boy turned redder, if possible, at the sight of Rias' plump breasts and forced him to just close his eyes and hope that this would stop.

However, it seems that fate wasn't on his side as Rias grabbed his hand and pressed it against her right breast, making Sora snap his eyes open in alarm while his entire face made the sound of a boiling kettle due to embarrassment. "Can you feel it?" she asked in a loving tone. "I'm just as tense as you are. You can tell by my heartbeat, right?"

Seriously, Sora was freaking out right now. He had no idea what to do. This was nothing compared to the times when she would sleep beside him naked. Sora looked incredibly embarrassed and ashamed on the outside, but on the inside he was screaming as though he was in agony. "W-W-WHY IS THIS HAPPENING…?! RIAS, WHAT HAS GOTTEN—" he thought, before stopping short when he noticed the look in his master's eyes. He may not know much about romance and stuff like that, but he could tell that those weren't the eyes of someone who wanted to have sex willingly.

Steeling himself for the moment, he grabbed Rias by her shoulders and pushed her back so that he could sit. "Rias, calm down for a bit. You're not thinking straight."

The girl blinked, her eyes becoming more desperate. "What do you mean?"

Sora fought back against the blush that formed on his cheeks when he willingly went closer towards her face. He really needed to talk some sense into his leader, who wasn't being herself right now. "Well, ask yourself. Do you really want to do this?"

"Of course I do!" she shouted, which took him aback and got his eyes to widen. "There's no one else I can do it with! The one I want is you, Sora! We may have met only a few weeks ago, but there is truly no other way!"

"W-What do you mean there's no other way? Why are you in such a hurry to give up your virginity…?" Sora frowned, feeling both confused and suspicious at the same time. He knew that Rias loved to tease him, but she never dared to go this far!

Rias was about to respond with another plea, but she never had the chance when another flash of crimson light appeared inside the room, alerting both teenagers on the bed. The redhead clicked her tongue in annoyance, "I was so close…"

The keyblade wielder turned his head and saw that the red glow came from another magic circle, which also had the same mark that Rias had. Sora paled, thinking one of his friends have caught in such an embarrassing situation. But much to his surprise, someone else completely new to him had stepped out of the magic circle.

She was a very attractive woman with silver hair that went down to her back and striking red eyes. Her hair was braided with small blue bows while there was a maid's headdress on top of her head. She was dressed in a blue and white French maid uniform and her lips were painted red. The woman was sending Rias a look of disapproval and her gaze alone was enough to cause the temperature in the room to drop. "Milady, are you trying to break the engagement by doing something like this?" she asked curtly.

"Engagement?" Sora thought, raising an eyebrow.

Rias frowned and stood up from the bed, facing the silver-haired woman in all her naked glory. "Father and Sirzechs won't listen to me! It's the only way to get them to notice!" she yelled back in defiance.

"Even if it means giving up your purity to someone of lowly birth?" the maid continued, gesturing towards Sora. The spiky-haired boy scowled at the offense, temporarily forgetting the fact he was with a naked girl on his bed. Normally, he wouldn't care and just shrug off such things, but he didn't even know this woman for her to insult him like that.

"Who I give my purity to is my decision and mine alone." Rias' eyes flashed dangerously. "And I won't have you speak insultingly of my servant, even if it's you, Grayfia." Sora looked at Rias with a smile afterwards, feeling happy and relieved at how she quickly stood up for him.

The maid, who was known as Grayfia, simply sighed as she picked up Rias' bra and snapped it back on the crimson-haired girl. "Please remember that you are the next heiress of the House of Gremory, so please don't show your skin to a man recklessly. It's not a good image for your reputation." She then noticed that Sora was still inside the room and looking at her in confusion. "Greetings, servant of Rias. My name is Grayfia Lucifuge, the head maid of the House of Gremory. My apologies for what I said earlier." she said, giving a polite bow.

Snapping himself out of his trance, Sora quickly stood up from the bed and bowed his head in return. "I-It's okay! It was just a misunderstanding. It's nice to meet you, Grayfia!" he exclaimed, grinning sheepishly.

"Grayfia." Rias spoke, looking terribly unpleased. "Did you come here of your own accord? Was it Sirzechs? Or is it because the household sent you?"

"All three," Grayfia stated with sincerity. However, from the way Rias' frown deepened, it was clear that she didn't like the answer.

"Given the fact that you're his Queen, I should've known you'd pull something like this." Rias gave an exasperated sigh as she put on the remainder of her clothes. She turned towards her pawn with an apologetic look. "Sorry about this, Sora. I guess I wasn't thinking straight, after all. Thank you for talking me out of it."

"Uhm… okay." Sora nodded dumbly, while also letting out a huge sigh of relief. "That was a close one! If Grayfia didn't show up, I don't know what would've happened…! But I wonder what got Rias acting like this… she wouldn't do something like this if there wasn't anything going on." he internally grimaced, feeling really thankful for the maid that she showed up before his leader could do something stupid, but he also wondered what caused her to act this way.

"Sora?" Grayfia repeated, now looking at the young brunette with sudden interest. "So, this boy is…?"

"Yes," Rias confirmed. "This is Sora Ishida, one of my newest additions, and the one who I reincarnated using all eight of my pawns."

"So he is that 'powerful human who wields a key' that you told Sirzechs-sama about… truly interesting." Grayfia said in amazement, while Sora looked at Rias in alarm. Did she tell Grayfia and some other people about his secret?!

"Grayfia, let's go back to my room. I will listen to what you have to say there. Akeno can come with me, yes?" Rias asked.

The silver-haired maid nodded. "That won't be a bother. After all, a Queen must be by their King's side at all times."

"Very well." She turned towards Sora and gave him a peck on the cheek, causing his blush to return full-force as his eyes widened in surprise. "That's my apology for troubling you. Save yourself the embarrassment and don't speak of this to Asia and Koneko when they arrive. I will be back in an hour, at the very least." Rias then leaned in close to his ear and whispered at a voice that only he could hear. "There is no need to worry. She doesn't know about your origins. I didn't tell her about you, that would be your decision whether to say anything regarding your true nature."

"O-Okay… I got it…" Her last statement was enough for Sora to feel relieved, though it didn't stop his cheeks from turning red because Rias KISSED him. Sure, it was just a peck on the cheek, but it was still a kiss nonetheless. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD BEEN KISSED BY A GIRL!

After she gave her farewell, Rias walked up next to Grayfia as a red magic circle appeared underneath them. They both disappeared in a flash of light, as the room returned to its normal brightness. Sora just stood there, frozen in his place and still in complete shock over the fact that Rias kissed him on the cheek. But after a few moments, the keyblade wielder finally snapped out of it as he sat on the bed, taking deep breaths as he tried to recompose himself.

"That was too awkward… even for me…" Sora groaned to himself, recounting the events that just happened to him a while ago. Rias showed up in his room unannounced, declaring that she wanted to have sex with him out of nowhere, and nearly succeeding if it wasn't for the maid Grayfia arriving to stop her. Of course, this chain of events greatly embarrassed him but despite that, he was able to take notice of Rias' strange demeanor tonight.

She seemed desperate to get rid of her virginity, but why? As far as Sora knew, that was something every girl treasures. Rias also knew that, which was why she apologized to him for her strange demeanor before leaving. He then remembered that Grayfia said something about breaking an 'engagement', but he didn't know anything about that. That was the thing that bothered him the most. What was Rias even thinking, wanting to do something like that with him?!

Heck, he didn't even know Rias was engaged!

"I wonder what was that all about…" he thought to himself with a frown, wondering why would Rias even want to do that with him when she was already set to marry another person.

He could already tell that there was more to this issue, because he knew that Rias isn't stupid to cheat on a guy… unless there was something wrong. Sora remembered his brief time he spent in Arendelle, when Princess Anna was supposed to be engaged to Hans, only for that same man to make an attempt to assassinate Queen Elsa.

Could it be something similar to that?

The following day, the whole Gremory peerage was gathered at the clubroom, apparently because Rias had something important to tell to everyone. She was sitting on the couch rather than her usual desk, with the silver-haired Grayfia standing beside the furniture. Akeno was also nearby, but she looked worried for some reason.

Asia and Koneko sat on one of the other couches, with the latter simply enjoying an ice pop. Behind them was Sora, who had a deep feeling that this was something very serious considering what happened between him and Rias last night. His arms were crossed over his chest and kept his attention solely on the Gremory girl. Kiba opted to stand by the entrance and lean against the door so he could see everything that was going on.

"Looks like everyone's here," Rias began.

"Milady, shall I tell them?" Grayfia offered, sending a glance at the redhead.

Rias shook her head. "No. As the King of my peerage, I should be the one to tell them." She stood up and cleared her throat, ready to speak. "Everyone, I have to tell you something important…"

Before she could say anything else, a magic circle appeared in the open space of the room. Sora noticed that it wasn't red like the ones that him, Rias, and the rest of his friends use all the time. Instead, it was of the color orange and seemed to give off the screech of a bird of prey. There was even a bird-like figure at the center of the circle. Everyone turned their heads as soon as the circle appeared and Rias gave a low snarl at the sight of it.

"Phenex…" Sora heard Yuuto whisper under his breath. He also noticed that his blonde friend was angry just from seeing that magic circle, causing the keyblade wielder to frown in slight confusion.

Rather than giving out a glow, flames shot out from the circle instead. From the tower of flames, a man appeared from within it.

"Ah… it's been a long time since Riser last visited the human world." The man spoke, walking out from the flames as though they were thin air. Just looking at the way he carried himself, he seemed like a typical rich playboy. He had short blonde hair, dark blue eyes, and looked to be in his early 20s. He was wearing a red burgundy blazer, matching pants, and black dress shoes. Underneath the blazer was a white dress shirt that partially exposed his chest. The man took a good look at his surroundings as the flames behind him vanished, before smirking when he saw the only redhead among them. "Dear Rias, it's been so long." he said, walking over to the girl and wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Her frowning face twisted into disgust as she shoved him off of her.

"Don't touch me so casually," Rias said coldly. "If I had my way, I'd slap you in your smug-prick face, right now."

Sora's eyes widened from how sharp her words were, something he didn't expect to hear from someone as polite and respectful as Rias. He quickly scowled at the man, having a feeling that he had something to do with his leader's desperation to lose her purity last night.

The man shrugged it off and only gave a nonchalant laugh. "Hahaha… still harsh as always, love. Regardless, we must take a look at the wedding hall. We need to verify the reception date and meet our families."

"Wedding hall? Reception date?" Sora's frown deepened as everything started to click in his mind. This man was Rias' fiancé and from the expression on the girl's face alone, Sora could tell that she didn't like him one bit. He was starting to feel the same as well. He now understood why she wanted to do it with him yesterday. If she had given her purity to somebody else than this man, then the wedding between them could have been compromised. "He doesn't have darkness in him…" he mentally noted. Perhaps this guy was just an asshole and was too arrogant for his own good. Seeing him act carefree towards Rias despite her obvious rejections made the keybearer really want to blast a spell into his face, and that was something you wouldn't see from a boy like Sora often.

However, the young brunette already had something in his mischievous mind and if his guess was right, the reaction he'll get would be worth it. It was a side of him that he didn't show often, mainly because it only causes trouble for him and whoever he makes fun of… but this guy is just asking for it.

"Hey, Rias." Sora called out, gaining the attention of everyone, including the man which was exactly what he wanted. "Who's this loser?" he asked innocently, gesturing towards the man.

Various reactions swept through the clubroom. Rias was surprised at her pawn but had a large smirk on her face afterwards, seeing the man's stunned expression. Kiba and Akeno looked at Sora in shock before snickering quietly. Asia gave a short yelp, as she wasn't expecting her friend to say something like that. Koneko looked amused as she snorted, while Grayfia didn't seem to react much at all. As for the man himself, he glared at Sora.

"How dare you!" he hissed. "Do you have any idea who you are speaking to, peasant?!"

"No." Sora shrugged as he put his arms behind his head in his usual carefree pose. "That's why I was asking who you are. Name's Sora, what's your name?"

That didn't defuse the situation one bit. The man stood up and pointed accusingly towards Sora, who remained calm in spite of it. "You will show some respect to Riser or I will burn you alive!"

"Riser? Who's Riser?" Sora tilted his head, genuinely confused while the man was fuming. At this point, the members of the Occult Research Club (except for Asia) couldn't stop themselves from laughing at the keyblade wielder's obliviousness.

Grayfia decided to step up and interject, gesturing towards the man. "Please allow me to introduce to you, Riser Phenex. He is the second son of the House of Phenex of the 72 pillars of Hell… and he is also Lady Rias' fiancé."

While the man named Riser seemed please after Grayfia's proper introduction, Sora hid a scowl that was directed towards the man. He wasn't one to take insults well, which meant that he was very arrogant and boastful, which were just the exact aspects of a person that Sora didn't like.

"Hm… excellent tea." Riser smiled blissfully after taking a sip from his teacup. "As expected from Rias' Queen. Riser will look forward to more soon." He was sitting on the couch with his arm around Rias, who looked like she would rather be anywhere but with him. The rest of the Gremory peerage remained in their places, each one looking at their leader in sympathy.

Akeno said nothing but gave a polite bow, likely holding her tongue from saying something before walking away.

"I can only imagine what she'll serve during our wedding." Riser added, looking at the raven-haired vice president with his ever-present smirk.

Rias stomped her foot in defiance. "Again with that? Riser, I already told you that I will not marry you!"

"That isn't for you to decide, and you know that more than anyone else." The man said, his voice becoming serious. "As you already know, the number of pureblood devils has drastically decreased because of the Great War. Our marriage is vital to continue the survival of our people, as well as flourishing our household's name."

Rias rubbed her temples as though she was getting sick of hearing those words. "You don't need to tell me that. I am well aware of my duties as the heiress of my clan and I am willing to take a husband."

Riser's smirk widened in triumph. "So you'll—!"

"However," she interrupted with a little smirk of her own. "The husband I want will be of my choosing. In case you have forgotten, it was our parents who arranged the marriage while I didn't want any part of it. They didn't have the right of selecting someone I would spend the rest of my life with without my consent. And that man isn't you, nor will it ever be."

The members of the Occult Research Club all smiled at Rias' unyielding determination, especially Sora. He crossed his arms proudly and smirked, now seeing his leader being as defiant as him when pushed to the limits. No wonder she was willing to give up her virginity just to escape this arranged marriage.

However, the temperature then began to rise up and everyone quickly took notice. A flaming aura in the shape of a bird engulfed Riser as he glared at the redhead. "Your selfish opinions matter little. As a member of the Phenex family, I cannot accept rejection." he spoke, his cold voice contrasting with the heat coming off his body. He reached out and took Rias' chin with his hand, making her look up at him. "One way or another, Riser will take you back as his wife, even if it means burning everyone in this room into ash!"

Rias' eyes glowed red, her own aura flaring up in anger. "If you dare touch even a single strand of hair on any of them, I'll—!"

"ENOUGH!"

Rias and Riser jumped apart from each other, their auras suddenly disappearing as they both turned to the silver-haired maid with frightened eyes. Grayfia's own aura leaked out of her body, easily dawrfing theirs and causing Rias' servants to also look scared. The temperature inside the room quickly went from hot to cold as Grayfia sent an icy cold glare at the two. "I did not bring you both here to incite violence. I will intervene immediately if you disobey again. Am I clear?"

Sora felt his bones shaking just from looking at Grayfia. She was a maid, yet he could tell that she was stronger than both Rias and Riser combined. Speaking of which, the arrogant Phenex quickly placed his hands in his pockets, trying to save face. "I know when not to challenge the Silver-Haired Queen of Annihilation, please forgive me for my outburst."

"Silver-Haired Queen of Annihilation?!" Sora thought, grimacing as he looked at the maid. The aura alone told him that the woman was serious and wasn't to be taken lightly. Just from that name, Grayfia could pass as a very powerful devil, and the keyblade wielder made a mental note to not make her angry in the future… he already learned better than to make a girl angry, after all.

Grayfia's aura disappeared and the temperature went back to normal as she continued to speak, "Nevertheless, Sirzechs-sama and the other representatives foresaw this possibility and enacted an alternate solution, if you both are willing, that is."

"An alternate solution?" Rias blinked. "You don't mean…?"

The maid nodded. "Yes. An unofficial Rating Game will take place between the Gremory Peerage and the Phenex Peerage. Should Rias win, the engagement will be called off. Should Riser win, the wedding will proceed as planned."

"Tch… a Rating Game," Rias frowned and crossed her arms. "They really are content with controlling my life, aren't they?"

Riser, on the other hand, laughed confidently while applauding for what the silver-haired maid suggested. "A Rating Game? That's perfectly fine with Riser. This will be a good opportunity to show you your place, that there is nothing that can come between us, dear Rias."

"Already so full of confidence…" Rias rolled her eyes, apparently catching a glance of her pawn who only grinned upon hearing Grayfia's words. A smirk slowly made its way to her face as she turned to her 'fiancé' with a confident look of her own. "You know what? This might not be so bad. I accept resolving this through a Rating Game. I'll enjoy knocking you off your high horse, Riser."

Grayfia looked at the two devils before she nodded. "Then it's decided. The Rating Game between the Gremory family and the Phenex family is confirmed. I will inform Sirzechs-sama and both of your households."

The two nodded back before Riser took a glance at the other people in the room with them. "Rias, are these the only people you have in your peergae as of now?"

"Obviously. What of it?"

The man then exploded in laughter. "Hahahahaha! Surely you don't think you can win with such a small amount, do you? From what Riser can see, only your Queen stands a possible chance against his lovely servants!"

With a snap of his fingers, a larger orange circle appeared in the room. A flame pillar burst out of it and died down to reveal 15 beautiful women all standing in the circle. Each of them wore different outfits, some being quite erotic more than the others. "As you can see," Riser boasted smugly, pointing to the group of women. "Riser have a complete set of servants. Riser's Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, and Queen are all present."

A long purple-haired woman with matching eyes then stepped up, grabbing Riser's face as they locked lips, immediately turning into a heated makeout session with the Phenex groping her breasts in the process. This action made the whole Gremory peerage uncomfortable, especially Rias herself.

"I think I'm gonna be sick… how can Rias' parents force her to marry this guy? Don't they care about her?" For once, Sora didn't blush upon witnessing such intimacy. In fact, he looked quite disgusted with the scene playing out before him that he wanted to puke. Instead, he turned to the other servants of Riser's peerage, whom he noticed were all girls. One of them, in particular, looked very similar to Riser thanks to the matching blue eyes and blonde hair. From the elegant purple dress she wore, the girl was more of a princess than a servant. "Don't tell me that's his sister…?"

Finishing the liplock with his lovely Queen, Riser casted a smirk towards Rias. "Do you see this, Rias? Do you honestly think your weak servants stand a chance against Riser's?!"

Rias only crossed her arms and glanced at Sora, before snickering at Riser. She didn't need to be worried, not when she had the utmost faith in her 'Ultimate Pawn'. She began to speak almost nonchalantly, "Yes. Yes, I do. In fact, I can see it now. The 'Great Unbeatable Riser Phenex' falling to the hands of the heiress of the Gremory clan… it would be the talk of the whole Underworld."

From the scowl on Riser's face, it was clear that he wasn't pleased with how the crimson-haired beauty kept on defying him openly.

Rather than continue to listen to Riser's annoying mouth, Sora decided to satisfy his curiosity by walking towards one of the girls in the Phenex peerage, particularly the one with blonde hair styled in twin drills. Apparently, he saw her shaking her head while looking at Riser, which gained his interest and thought that this girl didn't want to be here in the first place.

"Uhm… excuse me." Sora stopped in front of the girl who looked like she was 15 years old, the same age as Koneko. The girl turned towards him, and he flashed his signature grin before pointing towards himself. "My name is Sora. Can I know your name?"

"My name is Ravel Phenex. Don't forget it, peasant." the girl suddenly huffed, crossing her arms and turning away in a haughty attitude.

"Yep, she's definitely his sister." Sora sweat-dropped for a few moments, before he shook it off and continued to smile at the girl. "It's nice to meet you, Ravel. I hope we become good friends!"

Ravel raised an eyebrow at him. Was he serious? "You must be mistaken if you think we can even be friends. Weren't you listening? Our peerages are going to fight each other in a Rating Game, there is no such thing as friendship when it comes to that. Save your breath and return to Rias Gremory."

Sora put his arms behind his head and shrugged. "Yeah, but it's not like your brother isn't allowing you to make friends, right? I'm sure Rias won't mind if we become friends, since you don't seem to be anything bad like your brother. Let's do our best in that Rating Game, Ravel!" In a shocking action, Sora raised his hand and gave Ravel a headpat, causing the girl to blush heavily.

Clueless as he was, Sora failed to notice that he had just gained everyone's attention with what he did, especially Riser.

"HOW DARE YOU!" Riser yelled as he created a fireball and sent it at the spiky-haired boy, ignoring the fact that his sister was right there.

"Sora, behind you!" Rias quickly yelled out in worry, not expecting Riser to pull off something like this.

Fortunately, her voice was enough for Sora to turn his head and see the incoming ball of fire that got him to widen his eyes momentarily. "Oh no, you don't!" The boy quickly stood in front of Ravel, summoning his keyblade before blocking the fireball head-on, causing smoke to cover both him and the young Phenex girl for a moment.

Once the smoke dissipated, Riser looked on in shock as Sora stood there, unharmed while resting his keyblade on his shoulder. Meanwhile, Rias had a smirk on her face. She could never forget how Sora is capable of wielding two keyblades at the same time, nor the fact that he can use light as a weapon even while being a devil.

"That's cruel of you, Riser. I didn't do anything wrong to your sister, but maybe you did." He frowned at the arrogant Phenex before turning towards Ravel, who was coughing from the smoke created from the impact of the fireball. "You okay, Ravel?"

"Yes, I'm fine." she replied, having been caught off guard by her own brother's actions. Ravel then turned her attention towards the giant key that Sora held in his hand, the thing that he used to block that ball of fire thrown by Riser. Her eyes widened slightly when the key disappeared from his hand in a flash of light.

"Riser Phenex, do I need to remind you of the warning I gave you earlier?" Grayfia spoke before things could escalate. To get her point across, she flared out some of her power and caused the temperature once again.

"There will be no need. Pardon me for my, Grayfia-sama. Perhaps I reacted a little too hasty." Riser said calmly, not wanting to face the wrath of the strongest Queen in the Underworld.

That was enough for the maid to make her aura disappear, although she kept on sending a displeased frown at Riser's direction. "Very well. But one more step out of the line, and there will be extreme consequences for you."

Riser seemed to understand that Grayfia wasn't kidding around, and so he simply turned to the rest of Rias' peerage. "Well then, Riser will see you all at the Rating Game and to ensure things are more interesting, you are all given ten days to train." he said arrogantly, before turning towards Sora with a scowl. "And as for you, peasant, I have no idea what that thing was but it doesn't matter. I'll show you what happens when you cross Riser when we get to the Rating Game."

"Sounds good to me. Let's do our best!" Sora grinned, honestly feeling excited when that happens. The concept of Rating Games intrigued him ever since he learned about them and now that he was going to participate in one, it would be understandable why he felt a bit eager. He also knew that Riser was talking about his keyblade, and he couldn't wait to put that guy in his place when the time comes.

"Heh. Bring that optimism with you ten days from now. You'll need it when you lose, and then Rias will finally be mine. Have a good day." Riser smirked upon seeing the disgusted look on his betrothed's face, before he finally left the clubroom with his peerage through a big magic circle.

"I also have to get going, seeing as I have to inform Sirzechs-sama about what transpired today." Grayfia spoke, turning towards Rias and her peerage members. "Good luck in your training, Milady." She then disappeared through a red magic circle, leaving the Gremory group as the only people left in the room.

As soon as Grayfia left, Rias turned to face her whole peerage with a very serious expression. "There you have it, everyone. In ten days, we will be competing in our first Rating Game, regardless of the fact that it is unofficial. Within those ten days, we have to train ourselves as much as we can in order to get stronger when that day comes. I will be preparing a venue that we can use as an appropriate training ground, and we go there starting tomorrow. So all of you go home and prepare yourselves. This is a fight that we cannot afford to lose!"

"HAI!" All of her servants nodded in unison.

And there we go. The Riser arc has officially begun. Rias tried to have Sora take her virginity, but luckily he managed to snap her out of it. Then we finally meet that fried chicken bastard and the Rating Game between them has been made official. Rias doesn't look worried with Sora on her side, but she knows that she can't slack off. Also, Sora has caught the interest of Ravel and somehow Riser as well, because of the keyblade he wields. I wonder where this leads. Next chapter should be interesting, because their training for the battle is about to begin.

Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance