The Guild of Gamers: The Shopkeeper
Chapter 8: Growing Stronger and A Flaming Idiot
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Disclaimer: I only own my dreams. The Guild of Gamers is a concept created by TheDarkWolfShiro and as many of you keep pointing out I did take many parts of the start from Warranty Void if Soul is Broken. Go check out his stuff and that story if you haven't as they make great works and makes stories come to life.
{System speech}
[System screens]
"Active Thoughts/Telepathic communication"
"Speech"
"SCREAMING AND OTHER LOUD SCHIST."
"ROB's and other higher plane beings speaking."
POV: Alex Asími Mammon
So... It's been about a week since Arthur left and I absorbed Excalibur Ruler. I've gotten better about resisting my urges I gained from being a devil. Though I am almost a hundred percent sure that Runeas is teasing me on purpose at this point given I've walked in on her taking a shower like 7 times already, and that every time so far there has been no sound through the door and the door was unlocked. I spent most of my week working on my Holy resistance and have stepped up to holding a simple cross on a silver chain.
[Resistance: Holy
35% Resistance to Holy Element. 156/500]
The really worrying thing is that during my time working on my resistance I have felt SOMETHING peeking over my shoulder. I am almost certain that that is "Will of God" watching me. I'm not sure what I expected but having a god or even a piece of one watching me is worrying. Thankfully it seems to not have had any adverse effects on me at this point in time. I also had a pair of gloves made for my confrontation with Riser. The gloves were originally a set of black leather driving gloves of decent quality. But then I had the store owner sew simple crosses made out of platinum into each of the knuckles. Then on top of that I had some thread made out of more platinum and had them use that to create a sewn cross on the palm of each glove. I had taken to wearing them through the day even though they burned my hands to level my Holy Resistance.
Speaking of that confrontation I had used the opportunity of the family dinners that Runeas dragged me to each day to talk to Sirzechs. I managed to get him to agree that should Rias lose her future Rating Game with Riser that I would get an invitation to the celebration afterwards. It took me explaining my plan to challenge Riser to a duel in exchange for the marriage contract to him. Then I had to rush to explain I fully planned to hand the original contract to Rias so she could decide to destroy it or not because Sirzechs started leaking the Power of Destruction and that was all kinds of nope. In the end he agreed with my request.
Those family dinners were STILL the most awkward part of my day actually because while Runeas seemed immune to the tension at the table I was very much NOT. Rias seemed to alternate between acting like her dad didn't exist to glaring at him with a viciousness that had me praying for my balls. Zeoticus meanwhile seemed to ignore the glare in favor of poking Sirzechs about his work and speaking to him about politics. Sirzechs alternated between gushing about Rias internally and dismaying over being forced to talk about politics. All this only really ended when Runeas would ask for Zeoticus to either sing or dance to entertain her. At which point Zeoticus would grumble but would do as asked. This would cause a vindictive look to come across Rias's face while Sirzechs would look relieved. That look would remain until Grayfia would clear her throat subtly which in turn would make him pale suddenly. From there Zeoticus would say he was tired and declare the dinner over with. And this happened EVERY, SINGLE, TIME.
The only real saving grace was this meant that I could passively increase my reputation with the various members of the household just by being there and acting with some form of dignity.
[Reputation with Sirzechs Lucifer 15 for agreeing to help his sister and give her a choice. 15/100]
[Reputation with Zeoticus Gremory 5 for not not commenting on his "Performance" 25/100]
[Reputation with Grayfia Lucifuge 25 for agreeing to help her sister in law and for decent table manners. 35/100]
[Reputation with Rias Gremory 2 for not being a pig. 14/100]
[Reputation with Venelana Gremory 15 for being well behaved compared to her family. 15/100]
[Reputation with Millicas Gremory 5 for looking cool. 5/100]
[Reputation with Gremory Household 1 for being kind and thanking them for the food. 15/100]
Each time I came and ate with them I got a little more reputation with each of them. It almost made having to sit through the "Family Dinners" worth it, almost. Thankfully I learned pretty quick how to eat with the same manners the rest of the group did by watching Grayfia eat. It seemed she caught onto my watching and learning from her rather than the others because she had a near microscopic smirk on her face and seemed to select her cutlery with a bit of a flourish that seemed aimed to help me learn easier. I gained 10 reputation with her just from that.
After looking over my quests once more I honestly had to thank Lady Luck for my fortune. From what I could remember of the story Kokabiel would be showing up soon after the whole Riser debacle. This was both great and horrible because on one hand from what I remember there should be five of the remaining six of the swords there. Four of which in the "Fused Excalibur" and one more in the form of Excalibur Destruction. So I basically had the majority of my quest coming right too me so long as I didn't fuck up cannon MASSIVELY in the time until that point.
[Reputation with Lady Luck 1 for thanking her for her hard work unlike so many others. 1/1000]
{CONGRATS HOST! Due to gaining reputation with your first existential entity you have unlocked an achievement and accomplished a hidden achievement!}
[Achievement Unlocked: Get in the good graces of all Existential entities. 0/12]
[Achievement Completed: Gain the attention of Lady Luck. 1/1
Reward: Gacha unlocked, 1 Gacha Token]
As a small popsicle stick appeared in my hands with the words "GACHA" written proudly on its face I started to have a mild panic attack. After all while on one hand I expected both said entities to exist and for my system to have a "Gacha" like so many other systems in fanfiction did. It was still a massive difference between suspecting and KNOWING they exist. While it doesn't change what I have planned much it DOES mean I am gonna be thanking them anytime something works out in my favor the way it has so far. No way in HELL am I gonna get on the bad side of beings who could erase me with a stray thought.
[Reputation with The Existential Council 0.5 for not being an idiot. 0.5/1000]
And that confirmed it. However for now there was nothing I could really do one way or the other. I turned the token over and over in my hand for a moment as I debated on whether to snap it or not before I snapped it with a shrug.
[Rolling Gacha... Gained: Companion Gem: Ace of Clubs (DC)]
As a glowing gem appeared in my hand I blinked a moment before I once more thanked Lady Luck. Not only did I just get someone I knew from fiction that was decently powerful, but I also got someone who I most likely would be saving the life of by summoning them.
[Reputation with Lady Luck 0.5 for giving her the praise she so obviously deserves. 1.5/1000]
And with that I learned more than one thing. Not only was the council paying attention to me (which was rather terrifying if I ticked one off without knowing it.) But consecutive acts were not likely to gain me as many points as the first one was with them. I debated whether or not to use the gem right here and right now but decided against it. Depending on her condition mentally and physically she could either be on the verge of dying or lash out with her powers and kill me. This led me to the door to Runeas's room. I hesitated for a moment before I knocked on the door gently. Part of me hesitated again when a cheerful voice said "Come in!" from beyond the door, but before I could let that control me I opened the door and stepped inside.
"Lexy! This is the first time you have come to my room! Sooooo~ Does that mean you're here to take advantage of poor little old me~?" Runeas said teasingly as she bent over her rather expensive vanity. She had somehow gotten a hold of a version of Rias's school uniform though part of me was certain that she had shortened the skirt further than it was given how her barely bending over was exposing a frankly ridiculous amount of her ass. It took longer than I wanted to admit for me to pull my eyes away and even longer to growl out an answer.
"Not currently. Though I may have to ask you for some aid controlling that urge depending on how well my control holds up after I finish summoning someone who I plan to add to my peerage. I would rather not traumatize someone further than they already are if I can help it." I said seriously which caused her to pause and straighten up. Then she caught sight of the gem and blinked.
"Where did you get that Lexy and does it have anything to do with you saying you were gonna summon someone?" She asked as she walked forwards with a look of curiosity. If it wasn't for having known her for several weeks now I was sure I would have have been surprised at her utter lack of reaction to me admitting I might need to have sex with her. Thankfully I had so it didn't surprise me all that much. After all she came from a time period where orgies were common even with siblings involved and where Lust was seen as a positive thing.
"You know how when I showed up here I was given several tasks to do? Well apparently those weren't the only tasks I have. Just the only ones I was told about. This "Companion gem" was a reward for completing a hidden task. It is supposed to summon a girl known as "Ace of Clubs" who has some rather impressive telepathic powers. Depending on when the gem summons her from she is likely either to be on the edge of dying or lash out with a rather large amount of power. I figured I would be better off asking you to help me handle the latter if it happens during the summoning." I explained as much as I could about what was going on to her.
"Oh? Well then we should get to a spare bedroom before we do this. Do not worry Lexy. Auntie Runey will help you out with recruiting your first cute little servant!" She said with a happy smile before she led the way to the nearest spare bedroom.
After she put up a shield around the bed I activated the Companion gem with a thought and in a flash of light there is suddenly a black haired older teen wearing a black and white leotard with a Clubs symbol on the left breast of it laying on the bed. She let off a confused and weak groan as she looked around. The weak sound caused the part of me waiting to be blasted to vanish as I rushed over and lifted up her head gently.
"Hey, Hey I know you are tired but I need to ask you something important. Do you want to live?!" I nearly shouted as I panicked at how weak she seemed to be getting.
"Who? Where... Am I?" She murmured so softly I was pretty sure she was about to be gone.
"No time for that right now! Do you wanna live? To have another chance to experience the things you didn't get to?!" I asked at this point practically shouting both physically and mentally.
"I want... to... li-" Was projected into my mind as she went still and limp.
"GOOD ENOUGH!" I shouted as I pulled out one of my mutated pawns and placed it on her chest and pushed a spark of mana in it. It started to glow an odd mix of gold and crimson before it sank into her chest. For a moment there was silence before she let out a gasp and slowly started to breathe again. I sighed in relief. Not just because I managed to gain a powerful asset and admittedly someone whom was quite beautiful, but also because I managed to save a character that I always felt bad for the death of. Her dying without ever getting to truly live really rubbed me the wrong way.
I gently tucked her under the covers with a worn out sigh. It might not have been physically tiring but it was certainly emotionally tiring. I turned to Runeas.
"Thanks for your help with the barrier. While it wasn't needed it certainly could have been. I plan to stay in here until she wakes up. If you could I would appreciate you making some food for us both. I haven't had lunch yet and I am sure she will be hungry when she wakes up." I requested tiredly as I pulled a chair over next to the bed and collapsed into it.
"Sure thing Lexy~" Runeas said before she left the room. Left with not much else to do I started working on my resistance to holy some more as I grabbed the cross out of my pocket.
Three Hours Later
It was a groan from the bed that alerted me to the fact my guest was waking up. As she started trying to sit up I walked over after putting that cross back in my pocket. I then gently helped her sit up.
"Where? Where am I?" She said weakly.
"You are in my home. After the events in that city park; I summoned you here through the use of a powerful artifact. I then asked if you wanted to continue living. When you agreed I used another artifact to bring you back to life as one of my kind." I said truthfully. After all when dealing with someone who can read your mind with barely any effort lying is stupid and pointless.
An itching sensation in the back of my head confirmed what I had thought. Well that and the notification I received right after that.
[Warning! Mental attack detected!]
"What? What IS all this." She asked with a look of confused bewilderment.
"This is a secret. Or more like several secrets. Ones that for my own sake and the sake of others I refuse to let get out. Towards that effort I would ask that even if you won't help me shore up my mental defenses you at least not tell anyone of what you see in my mind." I said requested with a sigh.
"I... You knew who, WHAT I was. Yet you helped me. Why?" She asked as the itch in the back of my head intensified.
"You... You got dealt a shit hand in life and were never allowed to LIVE a life. While yes I want your help and your power is something I covet for various reasons. They are not the MAIN reasons I chose to help you. On one hand there is the instinctual idea that if I "Save the pretty girl" my chances with her go up. On the other I just genuinely believe you should be allowed the chance to live your life as something other than a weapon or a tool." I answered calmly.
"That... That makes no sense. Everyone wants to use me. Even Batman only interacted with me in the hopes I would do something for him." She said which showed her clear disbelief.
"If you need it framed up in such a way for you to accept it and understand it then fine. I WANT you to get to experience life as something other than a weapon or a tool so I can feel good about myself. I want to use alleviating your suffering and helping you with your past as a method to work through my own issues and to help myself feel human again despite not being human in the slightest. And we can't forget the idea that if I help you I might convince you to get into a relationship with me and having someone who looks as gorgeous as you do working for me will elevate me in the eyes of others just because you work for me." I said as I tried to frame it in a way that makes sense to her. While all that I said was true it wasn't the ENTIRE truth. There was still one part of myself that was human and that was how I thought, and that part of me HATED how things ended for her.
"I... I need some time to think about this... Can... Can you leave me alone for a while?" She asked as a rather vulnerable look crossed her face.
"Understandable. There is some food on your bedside when you get hungry. If you still haven't decided what to think by tomorrow morning I will be bringing breakfast up to you as well." I said before I stood up and left the room.
POV: Ace of Clubs
As the strange being left the room I was left reeling. It was already strange just to wake up after the incident in City park. On one hand it made sense given just what I woke up next to but I wasn't dead. Instead I was alive and breathing thanks to the DEMON that had just left. He had used one of these "Evil Pieces" on me. Something which made me virtually his slave as far as his society was concerned. And yet not only did he not treat me like a slave, a weapon, or a tool as I had come to expect. But he also wanted me to get to experience and live life.
It was hard to wrap my head around. The idea that I wasn't going to be treated like something to be used. To be discarded when I no longer had a purpose. This demon had shown me more kindness than most of the people in my life up until this point. While he might have tried to frame how he planned to treat me in all the ways it could benefit him it was still obvious that all that he said was secondary to the real reason he summoned me. He truly cared. He HATED how I was treated and how my life ended with a burning passion. If it wasn't for the fact that his hatred was directed at how I was treated I would have been much more terrified. Instead all it filled me with was a sense of warmth and comfort.
All the things he had told me were true. Not a single thing he said to me was a lie that entire conversation. In fact the thing that I understood most about him was his attraction to me. Given how often those who were placed as my guards would leer at me and the "uniform" I was made to wear I understood that. But even the strength of his physical attraction to me was new to him. For he just like all those who had hurt me and used me was human. An average person torn from his normal life into a terrifying and strange situation. He had been thrown from situation to situation and never seemed to actually take the time to process his trauma. Even now he was pushing and working just to keep from falling apart at the seams. He hid it well for anyone who wasn't a telepath.
If there was one lie he told me it was that he wasn't just helping me for the reasons he stated but to prove he COULD to prove to himself that he wasn't so broken he couldn't fix someone else. If nothing else this gave me great insight into who my new owner was. A broken man trying to prove who he was to himself after so much was lost. Someone who wanted to help people. To save them simply because he now had the ability to. It contradicted so much of what I had learned about people during my life that if I hadn't seen it in his own mind I would have scoffed at the idea.
And now not only was that man turned demon my owner but I was also no longer human. It wasn't incredibly obvious just what the differences were, but I knew they were there. And according to his memories I was a TV character in his world. While that was a bit... Distressing I could work through it. After all if I had the ability to alter reality with a thought then it would make sense that others could create it with one as well. It wasn't pleasant to think that all the suffering that happened to me was because of someone else thinking it up, or that I might not actually exist and was only a figment of someone else's imagination. But just because I was possibly created by the thoughts of another didn't mean I wasn't real and that was all that mattered.
Becoming a devil seemed to have effected my thoughts to some degree because normally I would care more about possibly not being real and less about how my new owner looked in tight clothing. In the end though I had agreed to this. It may have only been a weak barely there agreement. But I had desired to live and he had delivered. I would uphold my side of the agreement and serve my new owner well. And in time perhaps I would truly come to understand this strange man.
POV: Alex Asími Mammon
I smiled as a notification popped up into my vision.
[Reputation with Ace of Clubs 15 for saving her life and being honest with her.]
Even if she saw this in my mind I wouldn't mind. While I didn't LIKE having someone in my head at all. It meant there was absolutely no reason to worry about what she would do once she finds out about this since she already knows. If she decides to tell people that might be a problem but if she tells people she would have other problems like the fact that no one would trust her again.
As I headed downstairs I took a moment to breathe. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be to have someone I "owned" and NOT bend them over at the first opportunity. Almost the whole time I was struggling with my SIN OF LUST and I found it MUCH harder to deal with. Even walking in on Runeas in the shower wasn't quite as bad as that had been.
It was as I stepped off the stairs at the ground floor of the manor that I found myself being tackled the devil herself (Metaphorically speaking) as Runeas clung to my back.
"So Lexy~ You said you might ask me for some help with something after helping with that cutie upstairs~ You wouldn't happen to wanna ask for that help now would you~?" She whispered breathily in my ear which sent a shudder through my body.
As I turned back the way I came from and headed back up the stairs I only really had one thought on my mind.
"I am gonna show this damn tease!"
Five Hours Later
As I laid in bed next to a naked Runeas I honestly had nothing to complain about. It seemed that my new demonic physiology helped with my stamina and staying power. It still was nowhere near enough as Runeas was calmly reading a book without even seeming to had broken a sweat while I felt like I had just run a marathon. But it meant that I at least made for a satisfying partner in bed. Clearly I needed to work more on my stamina though. Before that though it seemed I managed to complete another hidden achievement since I had a notification.
[Achievement Completed: Lose your virginity by having sex without leaving your partner unsatisfied. 3/1
Reward: 1 Gacha token per orgasm of your partner.]
As three popsicle sticks with the word "GACHA" painted on them appeared in my hand Runeas perked up to look at them with interest.
"What are those things Lexy?" She asked her words tinged with curiosity.
"These are the same thing that gave me Ace's Companion Gem. Though I am fairly certain that these are really random and it was only luck that caused me to get her companion gem." I said as I fidgeted with them a bit.
"Well... What are you waiting for! Open them up!" She said eagerly in a way that almost reminded me of a child on Christmas morning.
"Okay okay!" I proceeded to snap the first one.
[Rolling Gacha... Gained: Plank]
I could only stare in mild confusion as a yellow 2x4 with a set of eyes and a mouth painted on with red and blue paint appeared in my hand. Runeas even paused at such a thing appearing. I promptly turned the thing to Platinum and tossed it into the corner of the room.
"I'm gonna ignore that and snap the rest." I said before snapping the next one.
[Rolling Gacha... Gained: Bolt of Gransax]
As a twisted lance appeared in my hand I had to blink at the powerful magical signature coating the weapon. While I wasn't good at sensing magic even I could feel how much this weapon was putting out. From next to me Runeas seemed to stiffen a little.
"I haven't seen a weapon that screamed dragon this bad since the last time I met the wielder of the boosted gear. There also seems to be a heavy lightning tone to this. I would advise being careful when using this. It will likely gain the attention of beings neither one of us could handle." Runeas said seriously as she reached up to run her hand along the weapon shaped like a twisted spiral of lightning and as she did this I could indeed see sparks of blood red lightning sparking from the weapon to lash out at her hand. I made my magic crest appear once more and willed it to store away the weapon.
This was one of the many functions I found my magic crest could preform. The ability to store any treasures I saw as mine. It honestly was one of the most useful abilities I had figured out in the weeks since I became a demon. The fact I got such a powerful weapon on a roll made me almost hesitant to roll again. If something that strong could come through almost anything could. Despite this I chose to snap the last token.
[Rolling Gacha... Gained: Golden Order Greatsword]
The second the glowing greatsword seemingly made of golden light appeared in my hand I felt like mistakes had been made. There was a pain unlike anything I had felt since I held Excalibur Ruler coursing through my entire body and that instantly told me that I was holding a Holy sword. By the time I managed to fling my hand forward and open it the skin on the inside of my hand was charred and raw. I was completely certain that if I hadn't been training my resistance to holy element I would no longer have my hand.
As it hit the wall blade first it sunk in with almost zero resistance at all. As I calmed down Runeas started working to heal my hand to the best of her abilities. It was only after several minutes that I realized that I wasn't the only one that was shaking. Runeas herself was subtly shivering as she continued to stare at the sword that was produced.
"That... If using that lance might gain us the attention of beings we couldn't handle... That THING already HAS. The amount of power in that sword is frankly ridiculous. The only sword I have seen that could beat it out was Excalibur itself." She said with another shudder.
And she was right. Even now I could feel the eyes that had been looking over my shoulder the past several weeks go from slight interest to sharp focus and all of it was on that blade. In response I activated my magic crest and attempted to store the sword away only for my crest to wash over the sword like it wasn't even there. There it stayed lodged in my wall almost mockingly.
I formed the crest again and this time poured pretty much all the magic I had into the thing before I willed it to try to swallow the sword again. This time it didn't pass through it like it wasn't even there and instead it started to swallow it whole. But it wasn't easy as I could FEEL the sword fighting me and even at this distance it was still burning me slightly. By the time my crest sealed the sword away my entire body was red like a lobster and hurt all over. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with the pain for long as I passed out from magical exhaustion.
One Week Later
It took a full week for me to truly recover from my encounter with the Golden Order Greatsword. It wasn't even recovering from the burns really that was the problem but rather exhausting my mana to the degree I had. It seemed that the sword would constantly drain a certain amount of my mana just existing inside my "Treasury" and that slowed my recovery to the point I only really got better now. Interestingly enough it also kept trying to burn me while in the "Treasury" and that leveled my Holy Resistance like nothing else.
[Resistance: Holy
50% Resistance to Holy Element. 376/750]
Unfortunately that meant that not only was I in near constant pain but I also didn't have a chance to go see either Sona or Rias about enrolling Ace in their school. I had wanted to from the beginning so she could get a taste of normal life (or as normal as it really got.) but I hadn't had any time to do so. Until now that is.
As I entered the school grounds of Kuoh Highschool I could feel people staring at me in fact I saw several girls leering at me while the few boys who went to school here were clearly glaring.
"It is good to meet you Mr. Asími." Sona said as she walked up to me. This seemed to only intensify the looks of those around myself.
"It is good to meet you as well Ms. Shitori. Rias has told me a bit about you." I said calmly in return which caused her to raise an eyebrow at me. It also caused more whispers to break out around us to the point I was growing rather uncomfortable.
"Follow me please Mr. Asími." She said as she turned around and started to walk away.
I followed her through the halls of Kuoh before we finally arrived at the student council room. She walked around behind her desk before sitting down. In the middle of the table was a chess set.
"Please sit Mr. Asími" She said as she motioned to the chair in front of herself.
"Would you care for a game of chess while we talk?" She offered as I sat down.
"Sure. Though I doubt I have a chance of winning." I said calmly. The demon in me wanted to win. After all while Sona was rather plain and petite by the standards of this world she was a beautiful woman.
"So what did you wish to talk about that you set up an appointment with me?" Sona asked as she motioned for me to choose white or black.
"I am meeting with you as I am hoping to enroll a member of my peerage in the school. She didn't exactly get the chance to live a normal childhood and I want to give her as much of one as I can. The people who had control of her in her life treated her rather like a weapon or a tool." I said as I started off with a Tennison Gambit to open with. While I hadn't played chess often or professionally I did keep up with the professional moves of chess because I disliked the idea of a game I was bad at.
"Oh? I did not know you had already gotten a peerage member. Congratulations, how old is she?" Sona asked as her brow furrowed in concentration as she moved her pieces in return. It seemed like the gambit was unknown to her which rather surprised me.
"She was a recent addition whom I saved from dying. She is 18 but she looks closer to your age due to the experiments done upon her." I said as I followed through the gambit to completion taking her queen and putting her in a rather bad position to start off with.
"Ah any psychological issues I need to know about?" She asked as she started to worry at her lip in response as she started trying to get me to eat into some of my stronger pieces.
"Not really. Mostly she wants to get to experience the life she never really got to live. Which is why I wanted to enroll her here. Her trauma from almost dying is minor and seems to have fixed some of the issues she was facing with coming to terms with her life up until that point." I said seriously as I kept cutting her off by sacrificing pawns and even a rook.
"Well I believe that while I have yet to see her we at Kuoh can get her started off in my grade." Sona said seeming nervous now.
"Good... Could I ask you for a favor Sona?" I said as I paused in the middle of my move that would have taken a second of her knights.
"Yes?" She asked as she looked up from the board in confusion.
"Keep an eye on her for me? I don't think anything bad will happen but I would rather not risk it if I can help it." I said with a serious and sincere tone that seemed to throw her off.
"Of course I will. It is my job as student council president to look out for the well being of my fellow students." She said as soft smile appeared on her face. I relaxed at that and focused on the game from then on.
I kept pushing her into a corner and slowly stripped her of more important pieces sacrificing a few pawns to make deeper and deeper traps for her. Then right as we were about to finish the bell rang.
"Oh! Looks like it is time to leave. It was fun playing with you and thanks for agreeing to let Ace go to school here." I said as I got up. The sudden ending of our game caused her to blink as she looked at the clock to notice it was now afternoon and lunch had just finished.
"Oh and Sona?" I said to get her attention.
I then moved a piece on the board taking out her last rook and pinning her king in place. "Checkmate." I said with a grin before leaving before she could formulate a response.
One hour later
As I arrived home Runeas met me at the door with a frown on her face.
"What is wrong?" I asked only for her to hold up a letter with a wax seal on it in response. I opened it only to frown as I read it.
It was an invitation to the celebration of Riser marrying Rias with a note from Sirzechs stating that Riser won the Rating game.
A/N: Well Slightly longer chapter than I planned honestly. I had to roll several wheels to decide the items that Alex got. I have been thinking about working on another story or maybe including preludes for other chapters at the end of these ones. The lewd from this chapter will be posted on my Pat... reon when I get a chance to write it. Right now I just don't have the mood right to get to it. Oh and too the "Anonymous" person who commented on my story saying "Retarded MC who tried to squeeze the Lord of Greed enough said." I have deleted your comment not because you complained about my MC but because you used a slur in the form of retarded. I myself am autistic. If you have something CONSTRUCTIVE to say then feel free to say it. But you are just complaining about how the character IS without supplying ANY solutions. Anyone who just wants to complain I don't want to hear from. It you have something that I could do to fix things that are actually wrong I will. Have a pleasant reading.