"" - Speech

'' - Thought

[] - Sacred Gear

[] - Ddraig/ Dragons spirits

{} - Sparda

{} - Masayuki

...

Yukio bopped his head along as he strummed along with the song he was trying to learn for a concert coming up, humming the words on the paper in front of him as he tried to get the pacing right. He was wearing a red muscle top with black jeans given that it was a Saturday afternoon.

"Hey Yukio, we've got a visitor." Rias spoke from the doorway, Yukio glancing to see Ravel looking nervously with a blush on her cheeks as she spoke "H-How do you do?"

"Hello Phenex-san. Let me just pack this stuff away and then we can talk." Yukio replied, gathering his stuff up to take back to his room before rejoining Rias and Ravel in the living room where the others had gathered as Rias asked "How do you do, Ravel? Did something happen for you to come to here?"

"Yes, Rias-sama. I'm very sorry for the sudden visit." Ravel answered, Akeno handing her a cup of tea before giving one to Rias while Georgia handed a cup to Yukio as he took his seat next to Rias. He's seen Ravel a few times while he was in the Underworld for stuff to do with the band or show but hadn't expected her to show up at his house. A brief glance to Rias also told him that she hadn't been expecting it either.

Ravel was wearing a cute-looking one-piece dress, wiggling shyly where she sat as she answered "The truth is, I would like to consult you about my brother…."

'This might be complicated...' Yukio thought, sharing a look with Rias as Ddraig chortled away in his mind.

"About Riser?" Rias asked, Ravel nodding as she continued to explain "Yes. I'm sure you have heard that my brother fell into depression after that incident..."

Yukio looked sheepishly as he recalled the fight with Riser to free Rias from her engagement before also remembering that the story had become quite the topic among the upper echelons of the Underworld's society as it was quite the scandal against those who valued the traditions. He didn't regret what he did back then as it was to save Rias although a weird tension started to rise between Rias and Ravel.

"Since his defeat at the hands of the Seishinryuutei, my brother has become seriously depressed and women he was seeing have left him..." Ravel started to explain to Rias, Yukio glancing to the church trio as they quietly talked.

"Riser huh. I have heard stories about him..." Xenovia started before Irina asked "What kind of person is he?'

"Umm, he's from the house of Phenex and…" Asia started to explain to them.

"The world of High-class Devils sure is complicated. But I look up to the society of the nobles… I wonder if I can find a rich man." Rossweisse thought aloud, looking to be planning something before Koneko added "…The little sister came all the way to visit the house belonging to the Gremory…. Maybe they really are having troubles with it."

Yukio nodded in agreement as Ravel as she wasn't her usual tsundere self and was instead a quiet one.

"So Riser... hasn't recovered since then." Rias spoke to break the silent atmosphere, Ravel nodding before taking a sip of tea and surprising Yukio by not blaming him for causing it although he remembered her telling him it was a good lesson for Riser to have.

"...Naturally, it might be wrong for me to come here. But when I asked for opinions in different places, there were suggestions that I should consult with Rias-sama. Even treatments that have been tried, didn't give any results..." Ravel continued after drinking her tea, surprising Rias who asked "With me? What do you mean?"

"To fix my brother's heart… my brother's mentality, I received suggestions that… 'Maybe it's better to learn the thing called 'guts' that the servants of Rias-sama have?'" Ravel answered clearly, getting dumb looks back from the others before several broke into laughs with Yukio looking embarrassed as looks were directed towards him.

The lightened atmosphere helped Ravel to relax as she continued to speak "The fact is, my brother is pathetic! For him to stay depressed for six months after a single defeat…..! It seems like he's afraid of Dragons, you know? He hasn't participated in a Rating Game since then, and he's been written about in a gossip magazine where they wrote things however they wanted! He has trauma after being defeated by Ise-sama, and he doesn't talk about anything related to Dragons. I would understand if he holds a grudge instead. But he's scared you know? If he's a man, he should learn from his defeat and move on! He's really pathetic, just pathetic!"

Everyone stared at Ravel's machine-gun talk about Riser, looking stressed over it as she took a moment to sigh before adding "...Though, he's still my brother."

Rias looked complicated as she thought about it, Yukio sharing the expression as they both knew Ravel was here because she was worried about her brother and not to push any sort of responsibility onto them.

"I...I suppose we can give it a try, if that's fine, Rias?" Yukio spoke up, Rias and the others looking surprised at him as he scratched his cheek and explained "Well, it was something that I did, even if it was important at the time, so I suppose I should at least try and fix it. Maybe it'll make him a better person if he gains 'guts'. Even though I'm a Devil, I do things like living in the mountains and I've been through a lot of harsh things so something like that should work for Ravel-san's brother in the right situation."

"…He's an embodiment of guts in a good." Koneko admited with a nod, Rias looking conflicted as she started to speak "Yukio, this is my…"

"It's okay. I have a plan." Yukio interrupted her by holding up a finger, Rias sighing before giving him a nod as she replied "Alright. We will start the strategy to make Riser stand up again, by having Yukio act as his therapist."

[Aha. We get to terrorise the fried chicken once more.] Ddraig cackled evilly in Yukio's mind while Masayuki and Sparda rolled their eyes. Turning to Ravel, Yukio saw that she had a very bright expression before she coughed at realising she was showing it as she spoke "I-I-It can't be helped then. I don't mind asking Yukio-sama. So please work hard for the High-class Devils… I-I will give my thanks in advance."

"I'll give a hand as well." Keiko spoke with a barely hidden smirk, making the group jump at seeing she was standing in the doorway.

...

"Woah... It's huge." Yukio spoke as he looked over the Phenex house which looked to be bigger then the Gremory house they had visited before. It had taken the Gremory group, Irina, the Fallen twins, Kiyome, Keiko, Arisu and Georgia several jumps to arrive there from when they first entered the Underworld in Gremory territory.

{I guess Phoenix Tears were very profitable for them.} Masayuki spoke impressed as Sparda nodded and added {Healing items will always be important to people.}

The gate of the castle opened to allow them entrance and after they walked past the garden of the castle the group arrived at the main building where the Phenex family lived. They were greeted at the steps by Ravel in a princess dress and several servants the former speaking to greet them, "How do you do, welcome to the House of Phenex."

"How do you do, Ravel? If I remember, Riser lives here right?" Rias asked her, Yukio figuring that she had to visit when she was younger.

"Yes, we can go straight to his room from here." Ravel replied before leading the group inside, the rooms having high ceilings and looking expensive between the statues, painting and chandeliers.

"If this isn't Rias-sama. It has been a very long time. And it's been a while since we last met, Seishinryuutei." A new voice spoke up, Yukio turning to see Isabela as he replied "It's been a while, Isabela-san."

"I have heard many rumours. Even if I fight again seriously, I won't be able to win." Isabela spoke, Yukio sure he had heard her say that before as she added "My master is over here, please follow me."

Isabela took over leading them up the stairs and progressing through the spacious building as Yukio asked "So, what does Riser...san usually do now?"

"He hides himself in his room and he either does a virtual Rating Game, or he calls some commoners who are good at chess, all the way here, so he can have a chess match against them." Isabela answered with a sigh, Ddraig snorting in amusement as he retorted [He's gone Hikikomori.]

'I hadn't really imagined that would happen' Yukio thought back. They continued walking for the next ten minutes before Isabela and Ravel stopped in front of a huge door with a splendid looking relief of a phoenix engraved on the door.

Ravel knocked on the door before speaking up, "Onii-sama, I have some guests for you."

They waited for a few moments before a response was heard from inside (…So it's you Ravel. I don't want to meet anyone today. I saw a bad dream... I'm not in the mood to meet anyone.)

At hearing that Ravel sighed before replying "-It's Rias-sama."

After a pause there was a loud thunk meaning that Riser had dropped something into his room before Riser replied panicked (…Ri-Rias…you say…!?)

Rias moved towards the door so she could be heard before she spoke "Riser. It's me."

(…What do you want with me now, Rias? Did you come to laugh at me? Or did you come to tell me about your intimate relationship with the Sekiryuutei?) Riser replied in a low tone like he was holding a grudge, Rias pursing her lips for a moment before she spoke up "…Let's talk for a bit. Let me see your face."

There were rough footsteps approaching the door before it opened violently to reveal a messy haired and untidy Riser.

"What do you want to talk about, with the guy who you rejected…?" Riser asked, his glassy eyes filled with anger which soon changed as he spotted both Yukio and Keiko.

"Se-Se-Se-Sekiryuuteeeei! Y-Y-Y-You!" Riser shrieked as he pointed at the siblings, Yukio and the others looking oddly as Keiko smirked and greeted "Hello Riser."

"…Hi." Riser spoke fearfully before screaming and running into his room, "Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!"

"N-Nee-san?" Yukio asked confused, Keiko offering a impish smile to her little brother as she explained "Riser tried to hit on me when I was younger and I had to disabuse him of the notion that he could seduce anyone given enough time by beating him to within an inch of his life after he refused to take being rejected by me."

"Y-You're the blonde nurse that made Onii-sama afraid of hospitals!?" Ravel spoke shocked and slightly fearful at realising that she was Yukio's older sister. Rias and the other girls slightly nervous for a moment at Yukio's sister before Riser's shout drew their attention.

"P-Please leeeeeeeave~! I don't want to remember about back then! Either occasion! I don't want it any more! I don't want to experience a shabby feeling like that ever again~!" Riser was hiding in his expensive bed that had a canopy.

'This is really sad...' Yukio thought as he looked at Riser, Ddraig smirking proud at his host's actions to cause such a state as Sparda spoke up {Some people don't have the natural resilience to bounce back from such shocks.}

{He needed it thought otherwise his arrogance would have been his downfall against a much more dangerous foe} Masayuki added, Yukio absently nodding as the twins with the chainsaws: Ile and Nel, were calming down Riser as they spoke soothingly as he shook in his bed.

"Raiser-sama~"

"It's alright~"

"Riser hasn't lost in a proper fight since he was born. Well, aside from..." Rias explained signalling to Keiko, Ravel nodding as she added "Yes. It seems like losing to Yukio-sama, head on, left a deep scar in both his body and soul."

"Hehehe, if Yukio-kun fought him now Riser would be beaten." Kotake spoke with a smirk, Kotumi nodding as Kiyome adding thoughtfully "I imagine it must be terrifying to fight the host of a legendary dragon."

"Onii-sama. Since Rias-sama and her group came all the way here, please get out of the bed!" Ravel spoke as she tried to pull the blanklets of Riser who shouted as he resisted "G-Go home! Please go hooooooome~!"

[The first step is getting him outside.] Ddriag spoke with a smirk, Yukio frowning seriously as he walked inside as he rolled up his sleeves and spoke "Let me try, Ravel-san."

It took a few minutes of struggle but Riser was soon knocked out by Yukio and dragged into one of the gardens by his leg much to the worry of Riser's servants.

...

"You can't do this to me!" Riser shouted terrified as Yukio finished packing, the former tied up by Bakudo #9: Hōrin which Keiko had performed before he woke up.

"So, what kind of plan is it?" Rias asked, Yukio offering her a reassuring smile as he pointed at the sky and answered "He'll be here soon."

As if to explain further a big shadow came flying over from far away as Yukio added "Ah, here he is."

The giant dragon, Tannin, landed in the garden while causing the ground to shake violently before he spoke "It hasn't been that long since we last met, all of you."

"Old man, thanks for coming." Yukio spoke with a grin, Riser screaming at the sight of Tannin "Ta, Ta, Ta, T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Tannin! Ultimate-class Devil… L-legendary Dragon!"

'Huh, so its not just me he's afraid of dragon wise...' Yukio thought as Tannin's eyes grasped the sight of Riser before he spoke "Riser Phenex, huh. I've seen a couple of your Rating Game matches. I had my attention on you as a potential [King] in future games, but… Judging from how you are right now, it seems like you have some problems."

Yukio took a few minutes to explain what was going on which Tannin replied with a simple "Pathetic"

"Do you think you can help me do to him something like our training? His family is saying they want him to get some guts." Yukio asked curiously, Tannin giving him a big smile in response as he spoke "I see, guts huh. That sounds good. Are you saying you want to go to the mountains then?"

"Yeah, I think that would be good. I have already packed our stuff." Yukio spoke, shrugging the shoulder that had the strap of his backpack on.

"You are well prepared." Tannin spoke eagerly, Yukio nodding as he turned to Rias and explained "Rather, this is the only thing that came to mind. So that's how it is Rias-sama. I'm taking him with me, and I'm going to the mountains with the old man to train."

"Mountains are good. Yeah, it will somehow succeed."

"It's like a fantasy for a Dragon and phoenix to train in the mountains!" Xenovia and Irina spoke up thoughtfully.

"Do not worry, Rias-sama, Keiko-sama. I'll be accompanying Yukio-sama." Georgia spoke up to the pair, Keiko ending the Bakudo spell as she was confident that Riser wouldn't be able to run away.

"N-Nooooooooooooo!" Riser shouted as he spread his wings to attempt to only for Tannin to grab Riser with a single hand as he retorted "Don't run. If you are a man, then prepare yourself."

"Hiiiiiiiiiii~!" Riser shrieked in fear, Yukio resisting the urge to smile at how it looked like a bird was going to be eaten by a Dragon if the current picture was taken out of context.

"Rias-sama, Nee-san, everyone, I'm off then!" Yukio spoke as he jumped onto Tannin's back, Georgia following closely behind as Rias looked up at him and replied "Yukio, can I really leave this to you?"

"Of course!" Yukio replied with a thumbs up, Rias nodding before calling up to him "Call me if you get in trouble."

"I will, Rias-sama." Yukio replied with a nod.

"Please don't push yourself!" Asia called concerned, Yukio nodding as he replied "Alright, Asia."

"I will also go with you!" Ravel declared with determination as she stepped forwards, Yukio looking conflicted as she added "My brother….I want to fix him together with you!"

"She has good eyes. Hosokawa Yukio, it won't be a problem if you protect her." Tannin spoke up with a lively smile, Yukio soon smiling as well as he nodded and replied "Alright then. Come on then, Ravel-san."

"Yes!" Ravel happily cheered, using her magic to change her clothes into a adventurer outfit with a safari jacket that she could easily move about in.

"Yukio, take care of Ravel as well." Rias called, Yukio nodding as he replied "Of course, Rias-sama."

"N-No! Why do I have to go to the mountain!?" Riser spoke shocked, trying to escape Tannin's hand, Yukio scowling at him as he shot at the blond "This is all for you. Discard that rich-boy attitude, and let's go to the mountain. Your sister is willing to come as well so suck it up. Both your body, and soul will be cleansed when you inhale some fresh air."

Riser glared at Yukio in response, the latter at least pleased to see a bit of Riser's former self showing before the blond turned to his servants and called "My servants! Save me! This is an order!"

"Raiser-sama, please endure it."

""Go for it!"" The servants cheered back to him while waving their hands and some small signs, Yukio stifling a chuckle at seeing the shocked look on Riser's face as he blurted "Y-You girls! You are all heartleeeeeeess!"

With that, Tannin took off from the garden, Ravel and Georgia holding onto Yukio while Riser screamed "Heeeeeeeelp!"

Yukio shook his head at how Riser was acting as he hadn't been like that when Tannin had taken him training during the summer.

"Hosokawa Yukio, if we are going to the mountains, then there is a good place. How about we go there?" Tannin asked, Yukio looking curious as he asked "Where were you thinking we should go?"

"My territory." Tannin answered with a happy voice, Yukio grinning as he nodded "That's a great idea."

"Noooooooo~!" Riser screamed as Tannin let out a laugh and directed his flight in the right direction.

...

"Wow, this is amazing." Yukio spoke as he looked over the numerous dragons in front of him, the various cliffs of the canyon had big holes for Dragons to reside in while also many dragons were spreading their wings and flying within the valley. Tannin had dropped him, Riser, Ravel and Georgia on a section of cliff which was big enough for a the group to stand on while the Dragons look at quartet from their nest holes as if they found them rare.

"This is the nest of the Dragons, where my people live. This area is only a section of our habitat, but you can say this is the borderline, that humanoid Devils like you guys will just be able to survive. Also these Dragon tribes are the ones which are able to communicate with others." Tannin explained, Yukio nodding in understanding before Riser drew his attention.

"D-D-Dragons…" Riser stammered, his face blue at seeing the herd of dragons in front of them.

"Tannin-sama." One of the two dragons that appeared asked, one a blue scaled while the other had lighter scales as the other asked "Did you summon us?"

"Yes. Hosokawa Yukio, these two are High-level Dragons that serve under me. I'm thinking of leaving Riser Phoenix to these two." Tannin spoke at noticing Yukio's look at the two newcomers before explaining the situation to them.

"Roger that."

"It's seriously okay~." The pair replied immediately, the dark of the two blue dragons sounding more lighthearted then the other.

"Riser Phoenix." Tannin called, turning his gaze to the blond, "We are going to train both your body and soul near this Dragon canyon!"

"…Uuu, how can this happen…" Riser groaned as he shook his head, covering his face with both hands.

"Hosokawa Yukio, you should train as well. Go and run first." Tannin added, Yukio smirking and nodding before running off as Georgia and Ravel took to the air at the former's urgings.

...

"Hey, hey, you are too slow!"

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaah! It's going to freeze! My fire is going to freeeeeeeze!"

Riser cried as he was being chased by the light blue dragon, a Blizzard Dragon, who was breathing out ice from its mouth while chasing after him.

"Dammit!" Riser shouted as he dodged another attack, the dragon looking amused as he spoke up "Riser-dono! The shout you have to say during this training is [Dragon]! Repeat after me, Dragon!"

"D-Dragon!" Riser stammered out, Yukio finding it amusing from where he was running that it looked like the blond was an adventurer being chased by a large dragon in the mountains.

"Onii-sama! How can you make a fuss with something like this!?" Ravel spoke while sitting atop of the Blizzard Dragon, trying to put some spirit into her older brother.

The first part of the training was to do some running which was made harder due to the snow which neither was familiar with dealing with. Above Yukio, the blue-scaled dragon was flying around while playing around with a giant touch screen monitor and singing through his nose.

"Sekiryuutei-dono, how is the rich boy from the House of Phenex doing?" The blue dragon asked, Yukio letting out a chuckle as he answered "Well, it seems like he's having a hard time."

"But it sure is crazy~. He really is weak. I thought rich boys who are High-class Devils were a bit more elegant, but they seem to be much weaker than I thought. It's quite crazy." The Sprite Dragon replied in a light manner.

After an hour of running the quartet took a break. Yukio was taking a drink of water that Georgia had given him while Riser was lying on the ground breathing heavily as he wheezed weakly "…I'm going to die…"

"You know that you haven't been running for that long?" Yukio replied with a knowing look, Riser shooting him a glare as he replied in an unpleasant voice "S-Shut up! Doing training by living in the mountains is something barbarians do! That's why reincarnated Devils know nothing!"

"Really?" Yukio asked with a raised eyebrow, blinking as appeared on his arm and Ddraig retorted aloud with a cackle [The girls must be disappointed in you then. No stamina at all. Its a wonder you satisfy the women in your peerage at all if this is your attitude to physical exertion.]

Riser shot a glare at the gauntlet at hearing that, his mouth moving to try and counter the dragon even with the terror in his eyes.

"I suppose Ddraig's right." Yukio spoke with a sigh, "Even Devils can become stronger by training, so there is no loss by doing this you know, Riser-san?"

"I'm a pure High-class Devil you know? High-class Devils have to live like a noble, by taking importance in our blood and our talent! My house is so great that I can take someone from the house of Gremory, who produced a Maou, as my fiancée! For me to do something so filthy like this…!" Riser snapped back with the attitude of a rich boy, Yukio looking unimpressed at him as he retorted "Not that great considering I kicked your ass fairly easily and I'm getting the growing urge to do it again just to knock that bit of stupidity out of your head."

Riser cowered in fear at hearing that, Yukio shaking his head as he wondered if this training would actually do some good to the blond or not.

...

It was the third day since Yukio and Riser had started to live in the mountains, Arisu had got her parents to agree to her coming and watching what was happening so she had accompanied Ravel and Georgia the day before and today, bringing a couple baskets of food with them.

"H-Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" Far away, Riser was screaming while running on the snowy mountain leaving the quartet sitting on chairs and table that Georgia had brought out on a rock that jutted out of the snow.

"…How is my brother doing?" Ravel asks worriedly, Yukio humming as he replied "Hmm, I'm not sure. But even though he's complaining, he's doing what he has to do. I think, at least, he'll manage to get used to it but the reason why he couldn't stand up on his own two feet may be because he's spoiled."

"I see… I'm a bit relieved." Ravel spoke with a sigh, her expression softening as Yukio took a bite out of one of the pancakes before commenting "This pancake sure is good."

"R-Really…? I received ingredients from the Dragon-san around here, and there were ingredients that I didn't have… So I couldn't bake it to my satisfaction…" Ravel replied with darkening cheeks.

"Yeah, why is there a need for me to lie about it? It really is good. Ravel sure is good at making cakes." Yukio asked curiously before taking another bite, Georgia looking amused as Ravel smiled confidently while putting a hand on her mouth as she replied "O-Of course! Yukio-sama sure is lucky to be able to eat the pancake I made! I wish you taste it while being grateful to me!"

"Yeah?" Yukio questioned, Ravel pouting as she retorted "W-What's with that response!? Geez! I woke up very early in the morning and…"

"Early in the morning?" Arisu asked with a twitch of her lips, Ravel looking to the greenette before paling slightly as she backtracked in a tsundere manner "N-No! I can make things like this in a short time! I just happened to wake up early today!"

"By the way Ravel… In terms of school in the human world, which year are you in?" Yukio asked curiously, Ravel taking a moment to think as she answered "In Japanese high school, I would be a first-year."

"First-year... Ah, then you're my junior then!" Yukio replied with a smile, he had thought she could have been in his age as she was better developed in some areas then Asia despite being slightly shorter then her.

"Maybe you should try and wear the Kuoh Academy uniform?" Arisu chimed in with a smile, Ravel huffing as she replied "I wouldn't mind wearing it."

[Oh~. That would suit her.] Ddraig commented aloud before Yukio hit the gauntlet against the table, making Ravel blush as she retorted haughtily "Of course! I will definitely wear it! …C-Can I also come and visit your home next time?"

"Sure. Come whenever you want." Yukio replied with a slight shrug, Ravel nodding as she spoke embarrassed "Th-Then, I will come and visit without any hesitation! It's also the duty of a High-class Devil to understand the living style of a people in the human world!"

"Oh yes, tonight Rias-sama and the others will be coming to this mountain." Georgia spoke up, Yukio looking to the silvernette in surprise as he asked "Really?"

"Yes, it seems there is a good hot spring near here." Ravel answered with Arisu nodding as well. Ddriag started to perversely chuckle before Yukio heard the sound of twin thuds as Sparda retorted {You know we'll be working with the Phenex more, Ddriag.}

{So no chance for you to perv out on my son's harem.} Masayuki added seriously.

"We're going over there later." Arisu admitted embarrassed before Yukio chuckled as he replied "It's fine. There'll probably be other times for me to visit them."

"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Riser screamed, drawing the quartet's attention as he was hit by an attack from the dragon.

...

The night, Yukio lay in his sleeping bag in the cave that he and Riser were using as their sleeping area. His eyes were closed as he tried to focus on trying to submerge his consciousness into the [Boosted Gear] once more and ignoring the childish whining of Ddraig about wanting to go to the hot springs.

{Yukio, check your surroundings.} Masayuki spoke up with a frown, Yukio letting out a sigh as he gave up as Ddraig's distractions weren't helping him. Looking around the cave, Yukio frowned as he couldn't feel the full aura of Riser from his sleeping bag. His frown deepened as he walked over to see a badly drawn, fake face in Riser's sleeping bag.

"Oh, I am so going to kick his ass." Yukio growled as he walked towards the entrance, Ddraig cheering him on as he spoke [That's right. Don't let that fire-turkey see any of those girls naked bodies!]

With a single thought, Yukio donned his Scale Mail before jetting out of the cave to hunt for Riser with his dragon wings wide open. He flew high into the air so he could lock onto Riser's aura before diving towards where he sensed it as he gave chase.

...

"Chi! So I was caught!" Riser muttered as he turned back to see Yukio flying at him, making the latter annoyed as he shot back "So you really were trying to peek on the hot springs!"

"What's wrong with me taking peek!? If there are women going into hot springs, then it's a man's duty to peek!" Riser countered seriously, Yukio quick to snap back at him in disgust "Is that something a noble should be doing!?"

The pair clashed in the air as they started to fight, looking to be equal as Riser spoke "Your attack is sharper than it was in the past! But I just want to see Rias's breasts! It's not forgivable that you are the only one who can enjoy it!"

Riser's blazing wings grew larger, Yukio flaring his own aura as he shot back "Are you an idiot!? There's no way I will let peek on my Rias!"

Yukio dodged the flames before firing back a blast of demonic power which Riser dodged, meaning that the two attacks hit the mountains around them and made snow fall along with the explosive sound.

"I'm her former fiancée! Do you think I can give up without seeing those huge oppai even once!? Stand in my position and think!" Riser shouted back, Yukio summoning Rebellion to swipe through another torrent of flames, taking one of the blond's arms which regenerated instantly as Ddraig muttered [Looks like they lied earlier... He does have some guts... perverted guts.]

"And I also want to see the breasts of the Priestess of Thunder! They're also big, right!?" Riser added, Sparda's eyes widened as he noted the demon approaching the pair without either of them knowing as Yukio shouted back as his dragon power surged"Akeno-san's...!? I'm not going to let you near her or any of them. They are mine!

Neither of them noticed the white bodied demon that was cloaked in black mist get close as they flared their powers. It had several tendrils around its head giving it the appearance of hair while some of the mist also formed a large brimmed hat on its head. It had red, talon-like fingers on bony arms and its head looked like an upside down skull.

The clash of flames and demonic power between them which also struck the demon nearby, shredding it to pieces as the snow fell around. The remaining tatters of the demon started to pull together towards Rebellion changing its form into a tan coloured cowboy hat with a brown leather coil that had long, red, clawed finger on the left side and the indent of a pair of angular eyes on its front.

"What the...?" Riser asked as the pair paused at seeing the hat fly over to Yukio as Sparda answered, knowing that his descendant's dragon instincts had been triggered by Riser's words earlier, {A Devil Arm... A demon was getting close to you both and your powers destroyed it.}

Yukio grinned inside of his helmet at the hat despite being confused at how it could be a Devil Arm. He dispersed the helmet of his Scale Mail before donning the hat before the helmet reformed. Coming from around his neck was dark blood red energy that formed into a scarf whose two arms trailed down his back to his waist as he thought 'Now, let's see what you can do [Faust's Hat].'

Drawing on the power of the Devil Arm, Yukio shot out a ball of blood red energy at Riser to restart the battle between them. Riser looking shocked as his arm was hit by the energy and destroyed easily before his regeneration undid the damage.

'Destruction magic?' Riser and Yukio thought surprised, the former looking annoyed while the latter looked pleased as they started to trade spells and fists while in the air. Riser continued to try and get to the hot spring, only managed to do so little by little while fighting Yukio and his newly gained destruction magic.

...

"Ze~haa~" Riser was panted after ten minutes had passed since they had continued to fight in mid-air. Yukio was out of breath himself but less then the blond due to the extensive training he had been through. His regeneration had once more been tested at the hands of the [Faust's Hat's] destruction magic that Yukio had gained.

"…You sure have become quite strong. You can stay like that even in a mid-air battle which is an advantage for me. Man, you are indeed terrifying, Sekiryuutei!" Riser said while puffing for breathe, Yukio smirking under his helmet as he noticed that the lights of the hot spring were still far away but meant that they couldn't be noisy in their battle although he didn't expect it to continue for much longer as Riser's regeneration had dropped as he tired.

"Heh, you're lasting longer then I expected fire-turkey." Yukio shot back, the pair eyeing each other up before they started their next round in their fight. The pair charged at each other once more, Yukio surprised as Riser ducked under the punch he had aimed at the blond's face before flying towards the hot springs like the Devil was after him.

Yukio shot after him with a scowl, grabbing Riser's leg and swinging him back only to get struck by a gout of flames to the helmet before Riser bodily slammed into him an worked to make them both dive towards the hot springs. The blond only managed to move Yukio back a third of the way before a knee to his stomach broke his concentration and a double hammer blow onto Riser's back, sending him towards the ground only for Riser to take advantage and zoom past him towards the hot springs.

Yukio let out a growl as he gave chase once more, catching up with Riser as they traded punches once more before the blond tried the same thing as before and grabbing hold of him and force them into a dive bomb towards the hot springs.

'What the hell, Ddraig?' Yukio mentally snapped as he found himself unable to boost his power any longer as they fell, the dragon letting out a perverse chuckle as he replied [I want to see Oppai, Yukio... So destroy his eyes and be done with him.]

The dual smack inside Yukio's mind signalled that Sparda and Masayuki were trying to convince the dragon to help more as Yukio tried to break the grip Riser had on him which was tightened as his armour deactivated suddenly and stopped most of the resistance Yukio had been using before. Yukio slammed a hand into Riser's face, using the destruction magic of the [Faust Hat] to destroy Riser's face and eyes before positioning them so Riser took the full brunt of their sudden landing into the water.

Yukio sighed in relief as he stood up in the water, only to jump at hearing his sister speak behind him as he severed the link Ddraig had to his sight as she spoke "...Its good that you dealt with the Demon that I sensed..."

"Nee-san!? it's not what it looks like!" Yukio babbled as he held his hands up in surrender, towel clad Keiko letting out a chuckle as she nodded in understanding and replied "I know."

Rias entered next fully nude as she spoke "…I thought I heard a loud noise, so it was you Yukio."

Yukio flushed at the sight, trying to avoid staring only for the others to enter to see what the noise was about.

"Ara ara, Yukio-kun?"

"Yukio-san, you were also here?"

"I didn't expected this from Yukio. So you've come to peek at us."

Akeno, Asia and Xenovia spoke in turn.

"Yukio-sama could have asked if he wanted to see me bare..." Georgia admitted with a blush before Kotake wrapped an arm around Kotume's nude form as she chimed in "Yukio-kun, we're happy to let you compare our bodies to ensure we really are twins."

"Auu~ Yukio-sama has saw me naked." Arisu muttered with a dark blush on her cheeks as Yukio dropped his gaze to the water as he rose his hands in surrender and blurted out "I was trying to stop Riser from peeking!"

"…Yukio-sama? Onii-sama?" Ravel spoke shocked, making the others notice that Riser was floating in the water with most of his face still damaged and not Yukio suddenly disappearing in a burst of speed before the blond moaned "You bastard, Yukio! Making it so I can't see the glory of Rias' oppai for now."

"Onii-sama you ecchiiiiiiiiiii!" Ravel shouted enraged as she unleashed a blast of flames at Riser and sending him flying from the hot spring and making him shout in pain "Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

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Yukio sighed in relief once he had managed to explain things to Ravel with Keiko's help and the only reason he wasn't burned up like Riser was due to the fact he had been trying to stop him and Ddraig didn't have a physical body for her to attack without injuring him.

[I can't believe you cut me off.] Ddraig grumbled unhappily, Yukio rolling his eyes at the dragon's annoyance at him as Sparda shot back {It's your fault that Riser got that close to the hot springs in the first place; cutting off the power of the Scale Mail from him, you deserve to be cut off from indulging your depravity.}

"I will give up on Rias. So please let me see Rias's oppai next time." Riser spoke up, Yukio turning to shoot a venomous glare at the blond as he shot back "Screw you, Yakitori!"

After the remaining time on the mountain it was sure that Riser had been cured of his fear of dragons although he still suffered under the fear of Keiko after she had came the next day to beat some more sense into him.

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As night set into Kuoh Town, a Senkaimon appeared in a dark alley. The Shōji door slid open moments later to allow two adults and a child to leave, each dressed in formal clothing. Rurichiyo looked around for a moment before walking towards the end, Enryū taking the lead and Kenryū trailing behind.

"Are you sure its safe here?" Rurichiyo asked with a haughty air, her two guards looking around before Kenryu answered "This is the home of the Seishinryuutei, Rurichiyo-sama."

"Hmph..." Rurichiyo huffed, looking at her guards as if waiting for an explanation before complaining "I'm hungry..."

The two guards shared a look before leading their charge off in search of something for her to eat while the Senkaimon disappeared behind them.

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Author's Note

Here's the next chapter and the un-resurrected phoenix side story. I decided to have the Faust Hat show up in this chapter as its a rather easy way to add it although I have tweaked it power slightly to fit in better with DxD. Can't think of anything else to add at the moment so I'll live it like this. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.