Dark-k: Hello everyone. I finished this chapter faster than I thought I would so I'm posting it early. This chapter starts the Phenex Arc. I hope you all like it.
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Chapter 4: The Move In and The Play
It has been a day since the sad family parting and the Occult Research Club is helping Takashi move into his new apartment. Takashi was shocked to find out he was moving into a four story tall apartment building that was renovated into a mansion.
On the first floor was a foyer, a living room that has a TV the size of the wall it was on, a kitchen most professional chief would kill for, and a dining room with a table big enough to fit over thirty people. On the second floor were several guest rooms with beds and personal bathrooms. On the third floor were more rooms, one has Asia's name on the door, and something that looks like a library. On the top floor was a meeting room, a personal study, and Takashi's room. In his room, Takashi found a bed twice the size of a king size, a bathroom with a super large bathtub, and a large window that let out to a balcony. All the floors could be accessed by elevator.
After all the boxes were where they needed to be everyone took a break on the various couches in the living room.
"Man, Buchou, your brother knows how to pull out all the stops," Takashi said to his master.
Before Rias could reply, a red magic circle appeared on the floor in the foyer. Two people came out of the circle, a tall man with the same crimson hair as Rias who was wearing some fancy robes with large shoulder pads and a beautiful woman with silver hair in a maid's uniform.
"Nii-sama," Rias said in shock of the appearance of the man.
Akeno, Yuuto, and Koneko all got on one knee as Takashi and Asia looked on in confusion.
The man looked over Rias's servant and stopped at Takashi and Asia.
"Hello everyone. How have you all been," the man asked?
"We are doing fine, Nii-sama. This is Asia Argent, my new Bishop. And the one next to her is Cidrit Lucifer but he prefers Takashi, the one we talked about a few days ago," Rias said as she introduced Asia and Takashi to the man as Akeno, Yuuto, and Koneko stood up.
"Hello, Asia-chan. Takashi-kun. I am Sirzechs Lucifer, one of the four current Maohs. The one behind me is Grayfia Lucifuge, the head maid of the Gremory family," the man named Sirzechs said with a smile.
"Hello, Sirzechs Lucifer-sama it's nice to meet," Takashi said as he and Asia bows at the man.
Sirzechs had a hurt face as he asked ", Takashi-kun, I thought you would be wondering why I have your family name?"
Takashi said as he stood up straight ", Buchou informed me last night that the four leaders of the devil world were given the names of the past Maoh."
"Ria-tan, why did you tell him? I wanted to explain it to Takashi-kun," Sirzechs said to his little sister.
"Nii-sama, don't call me that in front of my servants," Rias complained with a red face.
"Sorry Rias. Now, Takashi-kun," Sirzechs said as he moved his attention to Takashi.
"Yes," Takashi said to the Maoh.
"Grayfia will be your new maid, she served your father before he disappeared," Sirzechs said to the young Lucifer.
"I served your father, Caesar Lucifer, before he vanished and I would like to show you, his son, the same service," Grayfia said as she bowed to Takashi.
"Nii-sama, why is Grayfia Takashi's maid," the red headed girl asked her brother?
"When I told Grayfia, she insisted that she be his maid," Sirzechs said with a smile.
As Rias stood in silence Takashi held his hand out to Grayfia as he said to her ", I hope we get along Grayfia-san."
Grayfia shaked his hand as she said with a small smile ", so do I Cidrit-sama."
"Call me Takashi, Grayfia-san," Takashi said with a smile of his own.
"Takashi-kun, look after my sister and my wife," Sirzechs said to his new ward.
"Wait, wife," Takashi said in shock as he looked at Grayfia, who nodded at him in acknowledgement .
"Takashi-kun I also have a house warming gift for you," Sirzechs said as he snapped his fingers.
A red magic circle appeared. Then a horse like creature appeared. The creature has a black coat and silver eyes, wings and a mane of fire, and demonic horns coming from its head.
"Introduce yourself," Sirzechs asked the creature?
The creature bowed its head to Takashi as it said, "hello, lord Cidrit. My name is Sanatos. I am a hell steed whose herd was protected by the Lucifer family for countless millennia. It is the tradition of the herd that the leader will become the steed of the Lucifer family head, as you are now."
"Thanks for coming, Sanatos, and welcome to my family. Also just call me Takashi," Takashi said as he petted the hell steed.
"Thank you for welcoming me into your family, Lord Takashi," Sanatos said as he raised his head.
Rias and everyone else were in shock that Takashi was being friendly to the hell steed.
"What's everyone so surprised about," Takashi asked is friends?
"You are casually interacting with a hell steed, who usually takes time and effort to become friendly, you just met," Sirzechs said with a smile.
Grayfia looked over at a clock that was in the room and said to Sirzechs ", Sirzechs-sama, you have a meeting to get to."
"Ok. See you all again," Sirzechs said as he vanished into a magic circle.
"Ok, everyone. Let's get this place ready for the house warming party," Rias said with a smile on her face.
Everyone cheered as they got to work on making the first floor ready for a party. After a few hours the place was ready for a party, the doorbell rang.
"Takashi, can you get that. The other devil family that lives in town are here to meet you," Rias said from the kitchen.
"Ok, Buchou," Takashi said as he walked to the door. Takashi opened the door to see seven teenaged girls and one teenage boy, all of them were wearing the Kouh Academy school uniform.
"Hello, my name is Sona Sitri and this is my queen Tsubaki. My servants and I are here to welcome the new Lucifer member to our town," said a glasses wearing girl with short black hair as she and a taller glasses wearing girl with longer black haired bowed. Everyone else in the group also bowed.
"Hello, Sona Kaichou, my name is Cidrit Lucifer but please call me Takashi Myoujou in front of those who don't know about the supernatural," Takashi replied, bowing to the student council president.
"Hello, Lord Cidrit," Sona said as she and her servants entered the mansion.
The male servant, who has dirty blonde hair, said to Takashi ", Hello, Lord Cidrit. My name is Genshirou Saji. I am kaichou's Pawn."
"Hello, Saji-kun. Please call me Takashi. I'm Rias Gremory's Pawn," Takashi said to his fellow Pawn.
As Takashi closed the door, he and everyone began to talk. After some time everyone went to the dining room for a feast made by Grayfia, Rias, Akeno, and Asia. Takashi is sitting at the end of the table with Rias and Sona on either side of him, with their respective servants sitting on the same side as them. Grayfia stood behind Takashi as everyone else ate.
"So, Rias. How did you get the last member of the Lucifer family to be your servant," Sona asked Rias as she took a sip of tea?
"Takashi lost his memory three years ago and had no idea he was part devil. On his first day of school he was attacked by a fallen angel and nearly died but I saved him by making him my servant," Rias said to Sona as she took a bite of what looks likes fish.
"I see. So Lord Cidrit, how has life as a devil been like so far," Sona asked Takashi as she put down her cup of tea?
"It was tough at first but I have gotten used to it," Takashi said in reply to Sona's question.
"From what I heard, Lord Cidrit, you have a sacred gear," Sona asked, giving Takashi a stern yet curious look?
"Buchou," Takashi asked Rias?
"Show them Takashi," Rias said with a smile, knowing how Sona and her servants will react.
Takashi stood up from his chair and took a few steps away from the table. He lifted his left arm up until it was horizontal with the floor.
"Boosted Gear! Divine Dividing," Takashi yelled as the two sacred gears appeared on his body.
Sona and her servants nearly fell out of their chairs in shock.
"Rias, to not just have the descendant of Lucifer as your servant, but for him to have both Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing, it's impossible," Sona said to the smiling red head.
"It's not impossible. Takashi is proof," Rias said with a smile.
Takashi dismissed his sacred gears and went back to his seat.
Sona spent the rest of the night trying to talk Rias into trading Takashi to her, but stopped when she found out how many pieces Takashi was worth. Everyone else spent the night talking. After helping clean up everyone left, as Takashi and Asia went to bed in their new rooms.
It was morning when Grayfia entered Takashi's room to wake up the sleeping Lucifer. In a corner of the room is Sanatos, who is in a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic plushy like version of himself, sleeping in a doggy bed.
"Takashi-sama, it's time to get up," the silver haired maid said as she nudged the sleeping boy's shoulder.
"Five more minutes, Mom," Takashi mumbled in his sleep.
The silver haired maid then sighed as a magic circle appeared over the sleeping Takashi. A torrent of water fell from the circle, waking the sleeping boy.
"What happened," Takashi yelled as he sat up in shock from the water!
"Sorry, Takashi-sama, but it's time to get up," Grayfia said as she bowed. She then went to prepare breakfast.
Takashi got up and headed for the bathroom. When he opened the door, he saw Asia filling the bath with water in her maid outfit. Takashi could see her white panties as she was bent over.
"Asia," Takashi yelled in shock with a deep blush on his face!
Asia stood up and turned around with a small blush and said ", morning Takashi-san. Grayfia-san said I should start your bath."
"O… ok. Thanks, Asia. I'll see you down stairs," Takashi said while adverting his eyes away from the outfit.
"Ok. See you in a bit, Takashi-san," Asia said as she left Takashi's bathroom.
After his bath, Takashi got dressed in his school uniform and went to the Kitchen. He met Asia on the elevator, who is wearing the female Kuoh Academy uniform, and they got off on the first floor. The two devils entered the dining room to see Grayfia setting the table with plates of eggs and bacon. After they were done eating, Takashi and Asia left for school.
"Have a great day Takashi-sama. Asia-sama," The silver haired maid said as she did a quick bow to the leaving teens.
"Don't wait up, Grayfia-san. I have a devil job tonight and everyone else in the Occult Research Club will be there," Takashi said to his maid.
"Ok, Takashi-sama," Grayfia said with a nod.
The rest of the day went on as normal. After school everyone went to the theater were Takashi will perform. When they got their Takashi went back stage to get ready while everyone else waited in the lobby. While the Occult Research Clubs was waiting, Rias noticed the Myoujous walking in, all three in their usual clothes.
Rias walked over and greeted them. "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Myoujou. Rukia-chan. Thanks for coming I know Takashi will be happy when he sees you," she said with a smile.
"Hello, Rias-chan. How is Takashi doing," Mrs. Myoujou asked the crimson haired girl?
"He is doing fine. Why don't I introduce you to the rest of Takashi's friends," Rias said as she led the Myoujous to the club members. When they got to the group, Rias introduced every one ", these people are Takashi's friends. Akeno Himejima, Yuuto Kiba, Koneko Toujou, and Asia Argent."
Rukia looked a bit shock at seeing that her brother hangs out with not just one pretty girl but four. "Hello. My name is Rukia. Nice to meet you all," she said with a bow.
"Hello, everyone. We are Takashi's parents," Mr. Myoujou said as he and his wife bowed to Takashi's fellow devils.
After everyone greeted each other, it came time for people to take their seats. The Occult Research Club and the Myoujous found their seats in the front row. After everyone got seated the lights went dim as a man in director cloths walked out with a spot light pointed at him.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Shotaro Shishou and I am the director of tonight's performance of Romeo & Juliet. Now on with the show," the man said as the spot light turned off.
Rias and Asia fantasized a little about being Juliet to Takashi's Romeo.
The play opened up with Takashi walking out from one end of the stage and a blonde girl from the other, both of them in Victorian era clothes.
Rias thought the girl looked familiar but dismissed it because she could not keep her eyes off of Takashi. The rest of the play went on with no problems. With the end of the play everyone in the audience stood up and clapped. Then Rias cringed as she heard a familiar voice.
"Magnificent! Just magnificent, Ravel," yelled the voice. It was of a man in his early twenties who sounded like he was stuck up with himself.
Rias looked over to see a tall man with short blond hair in a burgundy blazer with matching pants and black dress shoes. With him are two maids.
The man looked over to after he noticed Rias looking at him. "Rias what are you doing here," the blond man asked?
Rias shrugged as she walked over to the man as she said ", I can ask you the same thing, Riser?"
The man named Riser chuckled a little as he said ", my little sister, Ravel, played Juliet in the play. I came to see her perform."
Rias replied with ", so that was Ravel, huh. I'm here because my Pawn, Takashi, played Romeo."
"So that squirt is one of your's, Rias. He should be grateful that he got to co-star with Ravel," Riser said to the annoyed crimson haired girl.
Takashi and Ravel were talking as they walked out from backstage, both back in their regular cloths. Ravel noticed her brother talking to Rias and said in shock from seeing the red head ", Rias-sama what are you doing here?"
"What. Ravel you know Buchou," Takashi asked in response to Ravels question?
When Takashi and Ravel got to Rias and Riser, Rias introduced Takashi to Riser. "Takashi this is Riser Phenex. And I noticed you already know Ravel, Riser's little sister. Riser this is Takashi Myoujou my Pawn," Rias said in an aggravated tone.
"Hello. Takashi-kun. I'm Riser Phenex, your master's fiancé," Riser said to Takashi, who is surprised at what Riser said.
"I've told you, Riser, that I will not marry you," Rias said in an angry tone.
"Come on, Rias. You know that our fathers want us to increase the number of the pure blooded devils," Riser said in a tone that reeked of cockiness.
"Riser can we talk somewhere else. There are too many people here," Rias said to Riser.
"Where do you want to go," Riser asked?
Rias took a second to think and then asked Takashi ", Takashi can we talk at your place its closer than the club room?"
"I'm fine with that. Riser-sama, Ravel-san please fallow me," Takashi said as he led Riser, Ravel, and their two maids to his house after he said goodbye to the Myoujous.
Rukia was sad she could not talk to Takashi, but she gained a curious look on her face when she saw her brother leave with his club mates, Riser, Ravel, and the maids.
When the Gremory and Phenex groups got to Takashi's place, they were greeted by Grayfia.
"Welcome back Takashi-sama. I see you brought Rias-sama and Riser-sama. I will go make some tea," said the silver haired maid.
"Thanks, Grayfia-san," Takashi said to the maid as she headed for the kitchen.
Everyone from the Phenex group was in shock at seeing Grayfia at Takashi's place.
"Rias, why is Sirzechs-sama's Queen at your servant's place," Riser asked Rias?
"Nii-sama took Takashi in, so he sent Grayfia to look after him," Rias replied in annoyance.
Riser, Ravel, and the maids calmed down as Takashi lead everyone to the living room. Rias sat down on one of the couches as Riser sat down next to her. Everyone else stood across from them.
Grayfia came in with a tray with a tea set on it. She then served tea to Rias and Riser.
Riser was rubbing his hands up and down Rias's leg, which gave him a death stare from Akeno. Riser tried to put his arm around Rias but was stopped by Rias with her arm.
"Come on Rias. We need to get to know each other since we will be getting married," Riser said in a seductive tone but Rias was not having it.
"I told you once, I will tell you again. I will not marry you Riser," Rias yelled at the blond devil.
Takashi did not like the way Riser was treating Rias and nearly jumped the man in anger but was stopped by Yuuto and Akeno.
"Please control yourself, Takashi-kun. We do not want to start a fight with the Phenex," Akeno said to her angry friend.
Grayfia sighed. She then asked ", why not settle this with a Rating Game?"
Everyone looked at her as she continued. "Sirzechs-sama told me if Rias-sama expressed her will then to have the matter settled with a Rating Game between Rias-sama and Riser-sama."
"Nii-sama said that," Rias said in surprise.
"What's a Rating Game," Asia asked in confusion?
Kiba answered the question. "A Rating Game is when two high class devils have their servants fight. It is used to gain prestige and rank in devil society," he said.
"What are the terms," Riser asked?
"If Rias-sama wins, then the engagement will be broken. But if Riser-sama wins then the wedding will be pushed forward," Grayfia said with her normal straight face.
"So when will the Game be held," Rias asked the maid?
"The Game will be held in ten days," was Grayfia's answer.
"So, ten days huh. I will see you then Rias," Riser said with a tone that says he will win as he, Ravel, and the maids disappeared into a red-orange magic circle.
Rias looked at her servants and said ", pack your bags everyone. We will spend the ten days training."
Everyone nodded as they left to prepare for the training camp.
THE END
Dark-k: so what do you all think? I also want to thank all of you readers because of you all this has become the most viewed story for us at ChaosKA. We thank you all. Next chapter we get a glimpse at what a Lucifer can do.
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