It was the day after Fleminar examined Reina. We still hadn't found a full solution to the magic stone problem, but we had made progress on that area. And by we I mean Lizel-senpai.

To be more specific, I informed Lizel-senpai of everything after Reina and I came home, and just this morning she sent me a message saying she found a way to make the magic stone we needed.

Lizel-senpai said we'd meet up in my house, so I waited for her. Luckily, it was a weekend, so it's not like I had other plans.

"Yahoo, Yuuto."

"Please excuse us."

Miyabi and Lizel-senpai arrived. They entered my home to see how Reina was doing.

"So you're Yuuto's little sister now, Reina?"

"Y-yes desu. B-but it's still a bit embarrassing."

Truth be told, it was also embarrassing for me, but it's just a matter of getting used to it.

Mom and dad though didn't seem the least bothered by anything.

"I for one am glad to now have a cute daughter like Reina-chan~"

"M-mama…"

"Me too. We're going to fix up the guest room into Reina's room soon. Of course, when we go buying Reina's stuff, Reina can choose anything she likes. No matter how pricey it is, I'll do something about it!"

"P-papa…"

Oi, is it just me or is there a lot of preferential treatment going on here? I get that Reina is a cute daughter, but I never got anything like this.

Well, they probably just want to make Reina feel as welcome as possible. Things are probably going to go back to normal soon.

(Note from the future: it never did. Sometimes they even forget I'm the child that was born from them.)

"Reina."

"Y-yes, senpai."

"Yuuto's family is really great, aren't they?"

"… Yes desu."

Lizel-senpai said that with a strangely happy expression…

For a second, I thought I saw an image of the past. Me, Lizel-senpai and my parents. But that couldn't be true, and the vision was gone before I could make much sense of it.

"Yeah, Yuuto's family's the best! Well, it'll also be my family once this Devil King War is over."

Miyabi winked at me. Mom covered her mouth, but I could clearly see a smile forming, while dad seemed to be in shock.

Right before my fight with Ibiza, Miyabi had confessed her feelings for me and even gave me a kiss. It wasn't exactly a romantic situation, but it was her confession. A few days have passed, but I haven't yet given her any reply.

That's because I don't really know how to respond. I would be lying if I said I didn't like Miyabi, but I feel like I also have similar feelings for Lizel-senpai and Reina. Could I really tell her I want her to be only mine when I couldn't be only hers?

Playing around with girls is a bit par for the course with Lovers, but I don't think I should just use that as an excuse. Even after the Devil King War ends, I want us all to remain friends… and maybe even more by then.

"L-Lizel-senpai, you said you found a way for us to get a magic stone."

I decided to distract myself with another topic. I had a different worry that took priority at the moment, after all.

"Yes. To be more specific, we will make a magic stone to be used as Reina's new core. I've already decided the location and we brought everything we'll need, so we can go whenever."

"Should Reina help as well?"

"No. Things will be quite intense, so it's best if Reina sits this one out."

What could this making of a magic stone possibly involve? Are we going to fight someone? I don't see why else Lizel-senpai would call it intense.

Also, I hadn't really paid attention before, but Lizel-senpai and Miyabi were each carrying a bag with some stuff. I'm guessing that's the stuff Lizel-senpai said we'd need.

"Once we start, we won't be able to stop before we finish, so it's best to prepare to stay out for a day or 2. Miyabi and I are already ready, so Yuuto should finish any preparations you might need."

Wow, it sounds really intense. But I'll face whatever it is to save Reina.

Luckily, I didn't have much to prepare, so I was done rather quickly.

Lizel-senpai said we wouldn't even have time to stop and eat, so we waited around until lunchtime so we'd leave on a full stomach.

To kill time, Miyabi basically read through my entire manga collection. Reina was helping mom cook. Lizel-senpai was… unexpectedly with dad, talking about something. Strangely enough, I was left to my own devices, but it wasn't hard to kill time.

"I'm going now."

"Bye, Yuuto."

"Be careful, Yuu-kun."

"B-bye bye, onii-chan."

That new voice on my way out really gave me a boost of energy. To think a little sister has such power!

Miyabi did tease me about it, but I'll refrain from commenting on that. Rather, I'll even change the topic.

"Lizel-senpai, something just came up on my mind. What's the difference between a magic crystal and a magic stone?"

I remember Stella gave me a magic crystal that would teleport me to her, and her to me if it broke. I still carry it around, by the way. But now Reina needs a magic stone. I was wondering what the difference was.

"In short, a magic stone is made to last, while a magic crystal isn't. They are fairly similar, even down to the materials that make them, so that's probably the best way to differentiate them. Basically, when you make a magic crystal, you work on the assumption that it's a 1 use thing. But a magic stone can last for an unknown amount of time if used correctly."

I see, so the biggest difference is in how long it lasts. Of course, that by itself brings about differences in how to use them, but that's a subject better left for another time.

By the way, we were walking to our destination. I asked Lizel-senpai why we weren't taking her car like usual, and she said it was best this way.

I wonder if we're maybe going to a dangerous place, where the driver would be at risk if he took us. But it doesn't look like that's the case, since we're still in the city, and it doesn't look like we're going to leave it.

"… That should be the place."

The building Lizel-senpai pointed to was… a love hotel?!

No, my eyes aren't tricking me, it really is one. This is where we're going? What happened to the intense battle? Was it just in my head?

Lizel-senpai walked forward, as if everything was perfectly normal and fine. Miyabi pulled me along by the arm, making sure to press her chest on me the whole time.

We entered the love hotel and started looking at the rooms available for us to choose. There were a lot more types than I would have thought there were.

Miyabi stayed quiet, probably out of embarrassment considering even her ears were red. Meanwhile, Lizel-senpai's back looked confident and dependable, even I had to admire it.

But I would later learn that that was all bravado. She was as nervous as we were, but simply kept pushing forward.

Lizel-senpai picked a room for us. They were basically all empty, since it's only a little past midday. She took the keycard and then we headed to our room.

Of course, my heart was about to burst out of my chest, but I had to focus. This is to save Reina, anything else is mere coincidence. I repeated to myself as we entered the room.

"Yuuto, please go take a bath first while Miyabi and I prepare what we'll need."

"O-okay."

I followed Lizel-senpai's orders and headed to the bath first. That said, it was my first time in a place like this, so I was about as nervous as I could be.

Once I finished the bath, I headed out. I considered going out naked, since we're in a love hotel and all, but in the end I couldn't do it and left with a bath towel.

"Now is our turn. Yuuto, please avoid touching anything."

"And no 'jii' spying just yet~"

Would there even be any point in spying on them at this point? And why am I so tempted to do it?

Lizel-senpai said I couldn't touch the stuff, but I was curious so I took a look at it. Overall, there was a bunch of stuff I didn't recognize.

But I could see something that looked like a map, ink of some kind, and a stone which I guess is our soon to be magic stone. I have no idea what any of it is used for, so I'll just wait for Lizel-senpai and Miyabi to come out.

They didn't take long, and also came out with bath towels wrapped around their bodies. Somehow, I was a little disappointed, even though it was expected.

"Lizel-senpai, what's all this stuff?"

"Most of it are things we'll need to make the magic stone, but there are also other items mixed in."

As Lizel-senpai explained to me, a magic stone naturally forms when this certain rock from the Devil World absorbs enough mana. If that process fails it becomes a magic crystal.

Needless to say, it takes a very long time for a magic stone to naturally form, but we weren't the first ones to find that inconvenient. There were many studies in the Devil World on how to make magic stone production easier. And Lizel-senpai apparently read all of them in research for this.

But even the best methods would take over a year to make a single magic stone, and that is a time we simply don't have. But we also have something most people don't.

"This building was built over a leyline, so we'll feed that mana to the magic stone. But that by itself is insufficient, so we'll also have to perform Healing Lovers to give it even more mana. This means we'll have to keep Healing Lovers going for a long time. The good part of that is that Yuuto's mana capacity will probably increase again."

So that's the intense thing Lizel-senpai mentioned?! I'm not sure if I should be happy or disappointed.

But now I understand why we're in a love hotel. It just happened to be in the right place, for both the leyline and Healing Lovers. But isn't that strange?

"But in that case, wouldn't Miyabi's house also work?"

"It was my first option, but Miyabi was against it."

"Well, I wouldn't mind having Yuuto over and doing all sorts of perverted things, but it would be embarrassing if my mom saw us."

Aah… fair enough. If we'll have to keep Healing Lovers going for a long time, there would be a good chance Miyako or someone would bump into us in Miyabi's house. I could see myself saying the same thing in Miyabi's position.

"And what's the rest of the stuff for, Lizel-senpai?"

"It's to magically isolate this room. That way, any residual mana we may release won't escape, which will also help with speeding up the magic stone creation. It'll also help with the Sex Magic we'll use."

H-hum, maybe I misheard. Did she say S-Sex Magic? I remember Reina once told me about it, but it's still embarrassing to hear.

"To simplify, think as if the feeling of lust was a gas, this magic will basically concentrate all of that 'gas' in the isolated area, making everyone inside feel more and more lust as the spell continues."

Lust is one of the elements that make Healing Lovers generate mana. Normally, it's something that builds up and then we release it, but this magic makes it so that it only builds up. I can see how it'll be helpful here.

"But senpai, you really think we'll need that? I have no problems sucking Yuuto for as long as I can handle, and once I'm tired he can just move himself. Couldn't we keep Healing Lovers going like that?"

"It's more for the sake of our endurance. I don't expect us to be done today, so this will be an endurance test. It's best to make sure that, by the time we're tired, we're too horny to stop. I'll set it so the spell deactivates once the magic stone is created."

I couldn't help but wonder if I really can handle keeping a Healing Lovers going for so long. I mean, I'm only human, not a hentai protagonist that can have sex all day long. But I have to do it for Reina's sake.

And I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited to do it. I mean, I'm a teenage boy, I have to have some fantasies.

Lizel-senpai directed Miyabi and I, so we finished setting up fairly quickly. The rock that would become the magic stone was in the center of the room, absorbing mana from all sorts of ways, and soon Healing Lovers would be added to that.

The rock was placed on top something I could only describe as a magic circle we painted with the ink we brought. But obviously, we didn't do it on the floor, rather we were painting stuff on a bunch of blank pieces of paper we brought.

We also put those all over the walls and door to do what Lizel-senpai said and magically isolate the room. So basically, the leyline's mana would be funneled to the magic stone, and any other mana released in the room, such as Healing Lovers', would also go towards that stone.

Once Lizel-senpai finished setting up the Sex Magic she had mentioned before, she told me to feed mana to it and activate it. I don't know why she didn't do it herself, but I suppose we should be sharing the work.

Once we were all done, Lizel-senpai, Miyabi and I got on the bed. It was time to begin Healing Lovers. Or so I thought at least.

"Actually, this is a good opportunity. Yuuto, I have something to tell you. I am in love with you."

"W-wha…?"

"Hey, that's 'bii' no fair, senpai. I confessed first and I'm still waiting on Yuuto. I really meant it when I said I love you."

"T-that's…"

Why this so suddenly? I get I'm not being helpful here, but shouldn't they want to wait until Reina is better to do something like this?

"I-I can't answer so suddenly. Let's just focus on helping Reina for now-"

"No, you're not escaping. Use Cutting Connect and check your feelings, as well as ours and give us your answer."

I tried to avoid it, but Lizel-senpai really wouldn't let me escape. I had to use Cutting Connect to check all of our feelings as the girls confessed all over again.

First was Miyabi.

"I love you, Yuuto."

"I-I also feel the same way. I also love Miyabi."

Then was Lizel-senpai.

"Yuuto, I love you."

"A-and I also love Lizel-senpai the same."

Cutting Connect didn't allow for any mistakes or misinterpretations. This was love, the romantic kind. And it wasn't a crush that would be gone in a few weeks. This was a strong feeling.

What just happened was that both Lizel-senpai and Miyabi confessed to me, and I said I liked them both.

"B-but is this fine? I know everyone's feelings are real, and so are mine, but still…"

"As long as Yuuto loves me, I don't care if you also have other women."

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't want Yuuto all to myself. But I would rather have Yuuto and share him than not have Yuuto at all."

This was about as good as it got for me. But it was hard for me to accept it. What if Lizel-senpai and Miyabi say they also want to have other men for letting me have other women?

"I don't want Lizel-senpai or Miyabi to have any other man, even if I get to have you both. It feels wrong for me to be selfish like this."

"Once the Devil King War is over, Yuuto will be the Devil King, who has absolute power. So Yuuto needs to know how to impose your will. It's quite simple. Just say the word, and we're both yours. You are already our Devil King."

I think I understand what Lizel-senpai is trying to say. The Devil King commands both Human and Devil Worlds, but that doesn't mean everyone will obey them just because. If a weak-willed person becomes Devil King, some noble might use them for their own agenda.

As I am right now, I might end up as someone's puppet. That's why Lizel-senpai is putting me on the spot. You can't change who you are overnight, but you can do it little by little over time. By acting a little more selfish, like telling Lizel-senpai and Miyabi I want them both for myself, I can get more used to imposing my will on others, which would make it hard for people to use me if I become Devil King.

Of course, it's not like I plan to become a dictator. In this case, it's not like I plan to force anyone to stay with me. Miyabi said she'd like to have me to herself, but I'm not willing to give up on Lizel-senpai. So I have to make her accept that.

But first of all, I have to make it right. Rather than just fumbling through my words, I have to give them both a proper confession.

"Let me try again. Miyabi, Lizel-senpai, I love you both. That said, I don't want any other man to have any of you. I understand I'm asking a lot, but do you both want to be my g-girlfriends?"

"Of course, Yuuto."

"We really ran a bunch of circles to come to the answer everyone already knew."

Despite what Miyabi said, I was still feeling really nervous, and my face was probably a little red. Even if I knew they wouldn't reject me, it was still really hard to put all that into words.

"Then, t-take off your towels."

I tried ordering Lizel-senpai and Miyabi. I didn't really sound imposing, but they did what I told them.

Soon, their naked bodies were presented to me. Needless to say, the part that immediately jumps the eyes were their big breasts in all their glory.

Of course, there's also everything else. Lizel-senpai's curves are just about perfect as far as I'm concerned, but Miyabi's voluptuous figure is like my lust taken physical form.

"I'll start with Lizel-senpai."

"Mm. Come, Yuuto."

I approached Lizel-senpai. The first thing I did was grab her breasts. I played with her breasts and nipples of my own volition. After about a minute of that, I was satisfied and let them go.

I closed the remaining distance to Lizel-senpai. She put her arms around my neck and hugged me, pressing her breasts against my chest. Then I kissed her, tongue and all.

"Mmmnnn."

"Nn, chuu, mmm."

As we kissed, I ran my hands all over Lizel-senpai's body. Her skin felt so nice to touch. I especially liked her ass and the side of her breasts, but everything else felt so good as well.

We eventually ran out of air, so we had to break the kiss. But I wasn't done just yet. I pecked Lizel-senpai's lips a few more times and then licked her tongue. I got so intense at one point I almost pushed Lizel-senpai down.

But it was about time we were done. Miyabi was still waiting for me, and I thought I'd made her wait long enough.

"Now it's Miyabi's turn."

"Ehe, I've been waiting for this."

I went right for the kiss with Miyabi. Our bodies were pressed so tight together her breasts even spilled to the sides.

But that didn't stop me from groping both her breasts and butt. They were really big! So stupidly big I couldn't fit them in my hand. But I would be lying if I said I considered that a negative point.

By the time I noticed, she had her hand on my crotch. My towel was nowhere to be found and Miyabi was stroking my t-thing. I guess I wasn't the only one who was raring to go. Maybe it's already the effect of the Sex Magic.

"Senpai, we really can't let Yuuto just put it in?"

"Remember what the Arcana said, we should keep our sexual acts in moderation for this start of the Devil King War. Let's save stuff like sex for later and use only foreplay for now."

"But look at Yuuto going all 'boing'. Can't I just let it slip in by mistake?"

"Do you want me to put a chastity belt on you?"

"Sorry, it was just a joke."

I really don't doubt Miyabi would just let it 'slip in', but I had to keep the Arcana's advice in mind. It'll be better in the end if we hold back for now.

[Does Yuuto want me to warn you if you're having trouble holding back?]

I guess it's better than nothing. I just hope I hear the warning if it comes to it.

My kiss with Miaybi ended. Lizel-senpai came up to us and I started groping both of their breasts at the same time. In response, they both got their hands on my dick and were stroking me.

So started the longest Healing Lovers I'd done at the time.