When I noticed, I was somewhere strange… no wait, I remember this place. Grassy land and blue sky, it's the world inside the Arcana.
As if to prove I'm right, I noticed I was in the same situation as last time. I'm naked, but it doesn't really bother me. I was on Sein's lap again.
[He's waking up.]
I heard a voice, but it wasn't Sein's. When I turned to look at who said that, I was seriously surprised.
It was a big horse, like, as big as a small house. And it was really muscular as well, to the point I could make out all its muscles even though it was a little far from me. Its mane stood straight up, fighting gravity.
[Ooh, I wanna see. Hey, doesn't it look like he's noticing us?]
Another new voice. This time, it was a girl's.
And indeed, when I turned to look at her. It was a blond girl of about 10 years or so. She wore a dress that had the patterns of constellations, though it looks more like I'm gazing into space rather than just looking at a pattern on clothes.
She seemed to notice when I looked at her, and she smiled, as if she was seeing something interesting.
"What's-?"
[Stay like this, Yuuto.]
As I was about to lift my body, Sein stopped me and placed my head back on her lap. I was curious about who these two were, but I suppose I don't have to get up to ask.
"Sein, who are them?"
[They are called Arion and Astra. They are the same as me.]
[A pleasure to meet you.]
[I just came here to check you out. You're quite the character, you know.]
So they're the same as Sein. Does that mean they're also Arcanas? And for them to be here, I think I can guess which Arcanas they came from.
[It is good that Yuuto woke up. You will awaken back in the real world soon. You have achieved your mana capacity goal, so your memories will be released. Yuuto may be confused at first, but give yourself some time and it should all make sense.]
[Ooh, it's already that time? I wonder what's going to happen now. Will the old Yuuto take over the new one? Or maybe the new one will stay for good? Maybe another competitor will enter the area. Hehehe, what do you think, Yuuto? Geeh!]
As I remember, I was doing Healing Lovers. I guess I achieved my goal of 200000 mana, as Sein said. So that means I unlocked my final Characteristic Magic, and I'm also getting my memories back.
B-but, I'm going to become a different person? This is too sudden. I don't want that!
When the girl, Astra, finished asking me, the horse, Arion, kicked her away. She seemed fine though.
[Don't play games with him. All we know from your story is from the destiny Astra wrote and what Sein told us. There's no need to let her words bother you. Your memories will be released, but it's not like you'll become a different person. At most, you'll just see things under a new light.]
[Tsk, you're no fun. What's wrong with messing with him a bit?]
I have to admit I was a little afraid when Astra was saying all that. I thought it was something like Dr. Jekyll and Hide for a moment, but it seems she was just messing with me. That made me calm down a little.
Sleep was getting to me. It meant I was going to leave this place and go back to the real world. I mentally said goodbye to Sein and the others, since I didn't have enough strength to let my voice out.
I eventually woke up in reality. At first, I didn't notice anything different, but it wasn't long before my head started hurting.
"Guuuh!"
I closed my eyes to try and endure the pain a bit. But, when I opened them, an impossible sight entered my eyes.
"Here, Yuu-kun, try it now."
"Okay, mom."
I was back home with my mom. She was… teaching me magic. From the size of my hands, I had to be like 5 or 6.
I thought it was strange at first, after all, I didn't know about magic and devils until recently. But that's not true. My parents worked for devils since before I was born, so they taught me as soon as they could. Basically, I've always known. You could even say my mom was my first magic teacher.
The young me tried to replicate the spell my mom taught me. It was a simple spell to grab something from far away. I was simply trying to lift a sheet of paper without touching it.
No matter how much I tried, the best I could do was barely lift it up. After trying for a little bit, I gave up. It was just a child's stubbornness, but I was really mad at the time.
"Stupid paper. I don't like you anymore."
"Now, Yuu-kun, don't get mad at the paper."
"That's right. And this is already very good. I was a bit older than Yuuto when I started learning magic. Let alone barely lift the paper, I couldn't even read the magic formula."
My dad was watching me and mom. Not to sing my own praises, but we quickly found out I was rather talented at magic. I never had any trouble reading a magic formula. My only problem came from my blood.
Being a human, my magic circuits were basically worthless when compared to a devil. All that talent was useless, because I'd never be able to use it. Even in the best-case scenario, I'd only be able to become an honorary devil and become a researcher.
I wasn't happy with that, so, as I grew older and realized that, I just gave up on magic. Well, for a while at least. I ended up picking it back up after a few years for, um, research purposes.
But the event that really changed my life was when a certain black haired noble devil lady came to live with us. That was Lizel-senpai, or rather, Lizel. This happened about 5 years ago.
"What are you looking at?"
Let me be clear, there was no love at first sight or anything like that. She was a real handful back then. If she wasn't a girl, I'm pretty sure I would have gotten into a number of fights with her.
Well, to be fair, even if she was a girl and only a year older, she would have beaten me pretty easily. Such is the difference between human and devil.
Memories started flashing on my mind one by one, days turned into months and then years. Slowly but surely, I remembered everything. The past I'd forgotten, and then what happened after that, up until the current days. As Arion said, I saw things in a new light.
"Mmmm, where…?"
"Yuuto, are you feeling fine?"
When I recovered consciousness, I was lying on a bed. From how the sky looks outside, I'm probably past midday. I must have slept the whole morning. Lizel was in the room with me.
She told me that I seemed really sick in the morning, so everyone decided to go train and let me rest. She decided to stay and keep an eye on me, since her training was more consolation than anything. We'll be going back home very soon, so this was no time for me to collapse.
But, rather than train, there was something else I felt I needed to do now. Luckily, Lizel happened to be here in the room already.
"Lizel-senpai, no, Lizel, I want to talk for a bit."
"… Yuuto, you… remembered?"
"To be honest, it's still a bit of a mess in my head, but I'm starting to remember more and more. Maybe talking about it will help."
Besides, there were things I had to discuss with Lizel. Stuff I really had to get off my chest.
So we began talking. I started with the time we met, not in Ginsei Academy like I thought before, but years before that. It was… an interesting first meeting.
We probably looked like an old couple reminiscing about when we first met. It's not really a bad feeling. Even though it's only been a couple of years, it feels like it's also been a long time.
It really was a lot to talk about. Not everything was happy, some stuff was embarrassing and we also realized we saw some of the events differently. The sad part began after a certain incident, when Lizel lost her magic circuits and I almost died.
After that happened, my memories were sealed and Lizel had to leave. Normally, we would live worlds apart, never to meet, but by then our destinies were already tied together, so, even if I didn't remember anything, Lizel knew we'd meet again. Or so she told me, anyway.
My life after that followed just like a normal human's would, without knowledge of magic or devils. Lizel, however, had a much different story to tell, so I asked her to tell me.
"It's not really an interesting story."
"But I want to know what Lizel went through."
Seeing I was serious about it, Lizel gave up and began telling me what happened with her after our parting.
I listened to her, paying as much attention as I could. Needless to say, there were parts where I felt useless for not being there. I knew that there was no way I could have helped even if I had been there, but still.
In the end, there was only one thing I could say:
"It was tough, wasn't it, Lizel? Thank you for enduring so much for me."
"It was tough, but I did it for Yuuto. So it's fine."
Of course, just words aren't enough. So I kissed Lizel. With our chests being pressed together so much we could feel each other's heartbeats and our tongues licking each other, we transmitted a lot more than words could.
Even if it wasn't my fault, I did forget Lizel for years. It wouldn't be right to apologize, and it's simply not possible to make up for lost time. So what would be the right thing to do? It's not really too complicated after thinking about it.
I communicated my intentions through the kiss and how I touched Lizel's body. She replied the same way. I knew we were on the same page, but still this is also something that words are needed for.
"Lizel has already given me so much, but I still want more. I want all of Lizel."
"Mm, it's all for Yuuto. So make me yours."
After that, one more kiss. Then we began to take off our clothes. Just like when we were born, just like in the world of the Arcana, we got naked in front of each other.
Logically speaking, we shouldn't have sex right now. If anything, we should do Healing Lovers for a few days so more of my magic circuits could heal and then have sex, since the first time is sure to give a big mana boost.
But honestly, I couldn't care less. It's technically a waste, but I want Lizel, and she wants me, so we'll do it. That's all there is to that.
Once she was naked, Lizel laid down on the bed again. I took a second to look at her. Beautiful black hair, blue eyes, big breasts, thin waist and wide hips and a now hairless pussy. If I wasn't as hard as I could get before, I sure was now. Once I was ready, I got on top of her. We kissed and hugged again.
I touched Lizel, trying to get her ready. But I didn't really need to. I could tell she was so wet there was no need for foreplay. I was also so hard I even felt a little lightheaded. But there's no way I'm letting that get in the way.
I got us into position. The tip of my dick was at the entrance of her vagina. Maybe Lizel was a little too wet, because my dick slipped a few times, but I eventually got it and started pushing it in.
"Uuuu, Lizel!"
"Nnn, I'm fine. Keep going."
Wow, just wow. How do I even describe this feeling? It's tight and hot, to the point it feels like my dick is going to be ripped off, burned or both. Yet, it feels so good.
It's no wonder the previous Lovers only did this and nothing else in the previous Devil King Wars. If not for the promises I've made, I would happily spend the rest of my days just having sex.
As my hips touched Lizel's, I felt something squishy at the tip of my dick. I'd completely filled Lizel's insides.
"Fufufu, Yuuto's completely inside. I've been waiting a long time for this, ouch."
"We don't have to hurry, let's take it slow."
To be honest, even I feel like I'm about to cum with any movement. Part of me feels happy that I was able to give my virginity to Lizel at the same time as I took hers, but part of me also wishes I'd practiced with Rumi before so that I knew I could show her a good time.
While I waited for Lizel to get used to it, I thought we could kiss for a while more. I mean, I can't call myself a man if I have the most beautiful woman naked in front of me and I do nothing. I wasn't lying when I said I wanted all of her.
So we kissed. It's not really doing me any favors to keep from cumming, but it doesn't matter. Lizel is looking more beautiful than ever, and I'm going to claim her all for me.
"Ouch."
"S-sorry."
There were a few slip-ups. If I stopped forcing myself to stay put for even a second, my hips started moving, as if they had a mind of their own. As much as I wanted to just start thrusting like there's no tomorrow, I want Lizel to feel good even more, so I have to wait for her to stop hurting. Again, part of me kinda wishes I'd taken Rumi's offer and learned to make even a virgin feel good.
But eventually, Lizel's pain was gone. That meant my time to shine had come. From now on, I'd make her moan so much her voice would be gone by the end of it!
Or so I wanted to do anyway, but…
"S-sorry, Lizel, I ended up letting it out inside."
"It's fine, I would have been mad if Yuuto had pulled out. And the feeling of Yuuto's warmth inside isn't bad."
I ended up cumming a little too early. Sex is just on another level!
But never mind that. Like it or not, it'll be a bit before I can cum again. I'll use that time to make Lizel feel good. It feels so good I was still hard, even if not as much as before. Knowing I just came inside Lizel also helped with that.
After a second or two, I restarted my thrusts. This was different from everything so far. I… how do I even describe this? All I can say is that it feels so good.
"Nnn~ Yuuto."
"Lizel, Lizel!"
I should probably start describing how it feels, huh. Well, let's see…
Oh wait, Lizel wants to kiss. That comes first. Oh yeah, by the way, I'm also groping Lizel and playing with her clit. She just lost her virginity, so I'd be too much to ask her to cum just from her pussy right now.
So I kept making her feel good. I was able to make her cum before I came again. Needless to say, it was another creampie. But we weren't done yet.
As long as I could, I kept thrusting into Lizel. At some point, she even started feeling good from her pussy. I made her cum and came inside her again. We were kissing all the while.
Unfortunately, as good as the first time is, that's all I could handle. But Lizel still wanted to stay connected, so we simply laid down together for a while. Of course, we were still kissing and hugging. Even if the sex was over, we still had a lot of love to give to each other.
As we relaxed, I couldn't help but think back on what happened. Yeah, it was far from bad, but I feel like I should have done better. I couldn't describe how good it felt properly, and I only just realized I forgot to use my mana. Overall, I could have made it much better.
But the past is gone. I'll just learn from this and improve. I don't know if my next time will be with Lizel or Miyabi or someone else, but I'll be sure it'll be better than this.
"Yuuto, everyone will be back soon."
"Oh yeah. She should probably talk with them about my memories."
For better or worse, the memories I recovered weren't just about Lizel. I said I remembered everything, and it's true.
That means I also remembered about Lost. And now that I do, I feel like I have to stop him, as his friend. What he did with Stella… that's not him. Something's wrong.
"Besides, I also have to ask Michael for a favor."
Along with my memories, I also unlocked my last Characteristic Magic. I'd like to get some last-minute training in, if possible.
So the first step would be us cleaning ourselves. That's when Rumi suddenly barged in. She seemed strangely happy though. Apparently, she heard us from outside.
I was shooed to the bathing room while Rumi talked with Lizel. Apparently, it was some after-sex tips. She also said she'd get the room cleaned before everyone came back.
Well, I'm not really planning to hide my having sex with Lizel. I'm not going to have it printed on the papers, but my Cards at least deserve to know. Though part of me thought it would be like announcing the start of hunting season.
Anyway, after we cleaned ourselves, we just had to wait for everyone to come back. Apparently, it was my time to receive the after-sex tips, because Rumi came to talk with me. Though a lot of it was teasing like "you wish you'd practiced with me now, right?" and stuff like that.
Eventually, everyone came back. I asked everyone to gather and I and Lizel began to tell them the shared past between her, me and Lost. Though I think Miyabi thought I was reciting some play or something, she even asked for popcorn.
Once that was over, I showed my last Characteristic Magic to Michael, and asked for some training. He seemed rather happy, so he accepted my request.
I spent the night sweating, but not in bed with the girls, it was with Michael stomping my face on the ground. But, before the sun came up again, I managed to do it.
I landed a blow on Michael, and he bled. He seemed pleased. I knew I was a far cry from really being able to fight him, but I'll be damned if I can't put up a fight in the Devil King War.
After washing off the sweat and relaxing a bit, I reunited with my Cards. We'd be leaving later tonight, so we figured we might as well enjoy the rest of our time here. Also, it seems Lizel told them about our first time while I was training. Stella seemed really surprised that that was my first.
After we enjoyed the last bit of Rome, we returned to the Kouma mansion to make our bags.
It's time to return to Ginsei Academy.
