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There isn't much else for me to add to this. We have quite a bit planned for the chapter but in case, it grows too big, I'll be sure to cut it into parts and post those in another chapter. My requester got busy hence why I waited a bit before uploading this fic.

Started on 25/03/2024

Ended on 02/04/2024


Minato had been roused from his slumber, his head laid on Kazehana's lap while the Wind Flower played around with his hair.

"Morning, darling." There was a playful growl in her voice as she smiled back down on her Ashikabi.

"Good morning, Kazehana. Slept well?" The reason why Minato could see her face which usually would be obstructed by her incredible rack, was due to the fact that she hovered a bit over Minato as her eyes sparkled at him.

"Completely fulfilled and utterly satisfied." Stretching out, made those giant mammaries jiggle and Minato still couldn't comprehend how a woman like Kazehana had ever decided that he was worthy of her attention.

"What about yourself, darling?"

Minato smiled back at her with a roguish grin and when he was done, stretching out, his hands laid on the chest, giving her left tit an appreciative squeeze.

"I could say the same about you." Then he noticed that there were a few ladies missing.

"Sorry to ask this now but where are Musubi-chan, Yume-san, and Akitsu-san? Did you kick them out?"

Kazehana shrugged while her hands continued to stroke down on his hair.

"I have asked them to leave. As your first Sekirei, your first woman, and your [Queen], I believe that I have the right to see you wake up. They understood and I believe that we have earned some peace now the craziness of the Devil training and the moving out is now done. I believe that we have earned some time off."

The [King] began to look back at her with a regretful sigh.

"I am afraid that is out of the question. We are back in Shinto Teito and as normalcy takes its place, so does your training. We have gotten a break from all that now but it's time to double it up."

Minato would never have guessed but found that Kazehana made an incredibly adorable pout.

"That is just perfect. Any particular reason why we have that, Ashikabi?"

Sitting back up, Minato turned at her. The kiss on her lips did little to raise her mood but the grabbing of her tits made her moan.

"I have now formally made my introduction in the Underworld. There is no way that we are getting out of that, on the easy route. Next summer is going to be rocky enough. To say nothing about the pressure on my shoulders, regarding the damned Game."

Minato admitted those truths as he let Kazehana go while she looked down. It appeared that despite his cool-acting nature, his lower member didn't share that sort of idea.

"Well, before we start though. Would my Ashikabi like some relief?" The [King] had a peaceful smile and slowly pressed her down.

"Do you mind?"

Kazehana couldn't wipe that silly, little smile from her face.

"Of course not, Minato." When she had been pushed down, her back on the bed and the Ashikabi above her, Minato had jammed his cock between those mountainous chesticles of hers.

"Oh, fuck. This feels so good!" Minato groaned as his hands had been trying to make Kazehana's cleavage the tightest boob pussy that could ever exist.

Squeezing them so hard, he made sure that she couldn't get away. Not that Kazehana would even try to get away from him.

Not a hair on her head thought that it would be well to run away. Kazehana let Minato buck his hips above her as he went in and out of her cleavage.

"You really like tits, don't you?" Gritting his teeth, Minato was not going to answer that. He wanted to enjoy this little treat for just a while longer.

Kazehana was not going to deny him something of such pleasure.

Her breasts were not just extremely big, they were mind-numbingly soft but also extremely firm. They were the perfect set of tits that ever existed.

Minato had his hands on them, crushing them between his hands while he bucked his hips. Buried in the chest, Kazehana could feel his hot rod, pulsing. But when she felt the head coming out of the tits, only to disappear between the heavenly mounds again, there was an idea that kept in her head.

So when her tongue came out, she began to lick it over which caused Minato to gasp.

"Kazehana," the gritted teeth made him somewhat cute. Especially with how desperate the thrusts became.

There was an admittance in the Wind Flower.

He had showed off last night and now, he was buried between her tits as she had filled him with arousal.

So she could let him have this.

There was fulfillment in the body as Minato just moved the tits while Kazehana just enjoyed watching him.

Then Kazehana gently placed her hands on top of hers.

"How about I move those and you can focus on ramming your hips in?" That did the trick and Minato let go of those tits.

Kazehana made her tits as tight as she possibly could while Minato felt his eyes going in a cross.

There was no stopping the bridge that he had been feeling in his dick, the throbbing had grown to be unbearable.

"Love, just lose yourself. Don't hold back."

Her breasts began to move back as she let Minato smash into them while her lips began to suck on the head.

It felt so good for Minato that he was just pumping his hips as his hands were again plundering that amazing rack of her.

Kazehana watched how Minato just kept on building the orgasm as his body rocked in her chest. It didn't come as a surprise for Kazehana as Minato unloaded in her tits.

Luckily, there wasn't a worry about cleaning up as her mouth had hovered over the head of his cock. Past those plump and beautiful lips, Minato let his release flow in the mouth.

Kazehana was honestly impressed by the amount. She had expected Minato to come up short after the night he had.

She could feel the taste of his sperm, spreading in her mouth.

It was warm and just the right texture and saltiness. Then she finally let Minato go from between those incredible tits and Minato rolled out to lay next to her.

When he could catch his breath, Kazehana kissed him again. Minato could not complain about the taste.

Then her tongue began to twirl around in his mouth. Before long, Minato kissed her back. Normally, he could feel his arousal growing again. But with that last show, he was now completely satisfied.

"There is something on your mind, love. Out with it, Kazehana?"

The Wind Flower sighed as she hugged him closer in a warm embrace.

When she let him go, there were the dark eyes that wanted an answer.

"What are you going to do about Uzume-chan and her Ashikabi?"

Minato laid back with his hand on his forehead.

"Uzume-chan knows that I am a Devil. She knew that as I could speak freely to her in the Inn. That is not the same place where her Ashikabi, Chiho Hidaka, is. To help Uzume-chan, I need to make Chiho-san trust me. She knows that I am an Ashikabi. The first brick has been laid. It's only building a foundation."

Kazehana removed his arm and her eyes had a light glare at him.

"Why it is good you want to help her, Minato. You can't forget that you have already ten Sekirei that you winged. And I believe that our rewards are way overdue."

Minato didn't remove his arm but he sat back up and looked back at her.

"I have not said that I would forsake you. Chiho will have to wait a few days as we have our own business to attend."

Scene skip

Minato and Kazehana went downstairs, breakfast already in full swing, courtesy of Musubi, Hibiki, and Akitsu. Minato thanked his lucky blessings that some of his Sekirei were at least mature enough. With ten to handle, he was glad those girls were there to help him with the less fortunate ones on that front.

"Morning, girls. Slept well?" The three in his bedroom all had dreamy smiles on their faces as they nodded while he noticed that Hikari, Benitsubasa, and Matsu were pouting at them.

"Morning, Ashikabi-sama." Yume offered him a plate of eggs, bacon, and some toast. Before he could thank her, there was another kiss from her on the lips as her wings came out.

Minato would already guess the chain reaction and a flurry of light and wings lit up his kitchen room.

"Now, we have that out of the way." Minato could finally speak and hoisted Kusano in his lap while he sat down.

"We have more Devil stuff to cover."

Matsu asked which made Minato regretfully nod his head.

"I had this discussion before but some of you were not yet reincarnated by me. Therefore, I am going to have the talk again so all of you are on the same page. After breakfast, we can't work on an empty stomach."

The girls all smiled and dug into the delicious breakfast that had been presented. Even if they had to cook or work around that, Minato had doubts that it would be an issue for any of them.

There were eleven people in the house, ten of them above the age of majority. They all could prepare food.

After that breakfast, in the lounging room, adjacent to the kitchen, the girls had seated themselves while Minato summoned a whiteboard on which he had written down the words. All the girls had been looking at him, expecting him to explain.

"As I said before, not all of you had gotten this memo before, not all of you were reincarnated and it can't hurt to hear this again. Shinto Teito or Tokyo as it was known, is now my Devil territory. Especially after I have made my formal introduction to Devil Culture."

Matsu raised her hand on that.

"Could you clarify that, Minato?"

Twirling the marker in his hands, the Ashikabi began to think back on his days as starter Devil.

"We had that party. As you all know, I was reincarnated by the Maou Serafall Leviathan-sama. Her legacy is a heavy burden that also weighs on me. I am not showing you the waves we have made as that will only bring unnecessary stress. What it does mean, is that I want you ladies to be, is that I want you in good Devil condition. I know that all of you are incredible Sekirei but that isn't the same as Devils."

The girls nodded to him and he continued on it.

The four subjects were on as before.

"Magical/elemental", "Strength", "Speed", "Weapon training". Contracts were left out on this message as Minato had made that on a separate board for them.

"I understand that we have had some tumultuous weeks behind us. For the foreseeable future, I doubt we will have something big on our plates again. But that peace can be easily shattered. Those days we now have, are needed to prepare. What we also need to do is that you all keep in mind that we have to carry out contracts. Which means that you'll have to sort those out."

Before Minato could continue, there was a polite cough from Matsu.

"Is there something you would like to share, Matsu?"

The Brain Sekirei had her arms crossed and there was the defiance in her eyes.

"Mina-tan, with all due respect, I am not going out there and handing over fliers to those out on the street like Green Peace or a café worker. The majority of them would end up in the recycle bin and that is me being positive. I have a better idea of how we can distribute those fliers."

The Ashikabi had his arms crossed and nodded back at her.

"I am listening. What do you have in mind?"

Matsu had an idea forming in her head and there was no stopping her suggestion.

"I can look up the fliers, market them to every one of your Sekirei, and find the right people for that. My powers are connected to the Internet. Every human being in Tokyo is connected to the Internet. I can find them back. It would save us time and effort of going around."

Minato mulled over the thought. His finger was scratching his chin while he began to think that over.

"Let's make an agreement, Matsu. If you can pull that off, you'll get time off from training and we'll use your method. You have a week." The Sekirei of Wisdom slithered over to the Ashikabi

Before he could even ask, Matsu had kissed him full on the lips. Musubi covered Kusano's eyes while Kazehana whistled a tune towards the pair.

Minato felt a blush, creeping over his face while he could feel the body of Matsu, pressed against his own.

"Mina-tan, that is a deal. Do you have one of those fliers?"

Magic was such a nifty thing and the [King] summoned an entire bag of the fliers. The Sekirei of Wisdom fished one out and smiled back at him.

"I'll be sure to make this work. I really don't want to get out on the street." Then she raced out of the room, grabbing the entire bag with her and making the Ashikabi sigh.

"Did she ask this to prove herself or to avoid sunlight? Getting out, every once in a while, can never hurt."

There was a scoff from Hikari which made the group turn to her.

"Ashikabi, does it matter? She has my support. And I believe most of my sister-wives are not in the mood for going out on the street. We got better things to do."

Minato's wry smile formed over his face as he leaned against the whiteboard.

"You are right about that, Hikari. With our crazy last few weeks, I can think of something to fill our time with."

The girls looked over at the training schedule that Minato had made.

"We are going back to the usual training again, Minato?" Yume's question was met with a calm nod.

"Yep. You might have seen where some of your names landed. Elemental powers are much like magic. I am not an idiot so I am going to focus on where your strong parts are before we cover your weaknesses. This is going to be important for my elemental Sekirei."

Hikari, Hibiki, Akitsu, Kazehana, and Kusano began to pay attention to him.

"Having elemental and magic is one thing. Kuu-chan is a child. So she'll be exempt for the other part." The four other women looked over at Minato as he had a question mark on the strength or speed portion.

"Being good with elemental powers isn't good enough for me. Therefore, we are going to focus on what is better for you. Speed or strength. We'll also take a look at your Evil Piece. Kazehana, as [Queen] piece,"

"I am expected to carry out all aspects. I got that the first time." The Wind Flower knew what that meant.

And when she was done with her own training, Minato would be sure to put her in charge of training the others.

As this was not the Inn, rules no longer applied and there was more affection that he could show, so the kiss came through.

"I like it when you pick up on this." Then his head turned towards the other members of his Peerage.

"You four don't have the elemental powers to fall back on. This means that your focus is going to be on speed and strength training. Luckily for me, that is already cut out in what type of Sekirei you are."

Benitsubasa glared at the Ashikabi while Yume coughed to get the attention.

"Minato, we are going to use that training. I believe that it also has an explanation."

The Devil [King] nodded and sat back.

"I am going to combine what you already know with the Devil's magic. I was born without anything in me. An empty vessel without anything of legacy or talent. I had the innate luck that I had four teachers who found in me a person to train. Sirzechs-sama, Grayfia-sama, Ajuka-sama and of course, my own master, Serafall-sama."

There was a palpable fondness in his voice as he spoke of his master and his teachers.

"There is also the fact that there are going to be Rating Games, this upcoming summer. In which, I will be forced to participate." That did the trick for the Sekirei.

"Rating Games? Like what happened with Rias and that nasty guy?" Nasty guy was an understatement but Minato could thank the Maou that Kusano's vocabulary wasn't sullied already.

"Yes, Kuu-chan. For the others of you wondering, Rating Games are battles that resemble chess matches between Devils. It's a strategic battle where [Kings] face each other. It's a big reason as to why you all were reincarnated [Evil Pieces]."

Akitsu raised her hand as if she was in a school.

"Ashikabi, no, [King]. Why are you so certain about the fact that we would have to fight?"

Minato took a deep breath and leaned against the board.

"Our help with Rias-sama will not go unnoticed. While the Maou would be lenient, there are also the Elders. They're a council of elderly Devils who still hold a considerable amount of power. We will have to play the cards we have been dealt with. Luckily though, we have time on our side. The most likely time where we will fight will be in the summer holiday."

The Devils relaxed when they heard that news.

"There's also some news for my [Pawns]. I want you ladies to be able to handle [Promotion] well. It hangs on from girl to girl and sees what would be best suited. In pure strategic play, [Queen] is the strongest but I doubt any of you can handle that."

It came on Haihane to raise her hand for a question.

"What do you mean, Ashikabi?"

"In terms of Evil Pieces, many of them are worth a certain amount of [Pawns]. It's basically the higher a Piece is compared to a [Pawn], how much stronger you need to be, for a [Pawn] to handle it. [Knights] and [Bishops] are worth three [Pawns]. Given that is the closest to any of you, I want you to focus on that. I'll also relay it to Matsu. She might be a Brain Sekirei but I believe that her powers would work well with the [Bishop] magic."

The explanation made the Sekirei think about what they had gotten themselves into.

"Let me go out on a limb, Ashikabi. You want me and my sister to focus on getting to the [Bishop] Piece while you'll let Haihane and Benitsubasa focus on the [Knight] Piece."

Hibiki had the nice idea to speak her mind more as there was another kiss on her lips.

"I really love it when my Sekirei are picking it up. You are correct on that assessment."

Minato answered which made Haihane continue her question.

"What are [Rook] and [Queen] Pieces worth?"

Minato turned to the silverette and grinned.

"[Rook] is worth Five [Pawns] and [Queens] is Nine Pieces. It hangs on for strength. For example, I have Five [Pawns] while Rias-sama has just one. Issei Hyoudou took up all Eight Pieces. Sona-sama has two Pieces. But that is all talk for later."

When Kazehana coughed, the attention shifted to her.

"Love, I get why you are so interested in training us but I believe that except for Devil Duties, I believe that you owe us an explanation about Uzume. I think that we have the right to hear about that." Minato found that he had to make sure to keep them safe.

"Yeah, I don't think it's good I keep her." He paused, thinking about the right word "Situation a secret." Then his eyes shifted to the door.

"Can someone get Matsu back out of her room, please? She needs to hear this as well. In fact, I think that I'll need her help."

He trusted Hikari for the task. While short-tempered, she would be all the better suited for this and she wouldn't destroy his house.

The former hikimori wasn't all too happy to be dragged away from her research and grumbly, Matsu took her place between Musubi and Kazehana.

"I hope that I get compensation for this." Minato's smile was all too comforting as the other girls giggled among themselves.

"Don't worry about that. Now, as for what Kazehana asked. It's clear that Uzume-chan trusts me. She told me about the problems she is in. She's being blackmailed to help out Higa Izumi. It turns out that the bastard is a participant in the Sekirei Plan as well. For some reason or another, he can use Uzume-chan to circumvent the rules."

Minato didn't miss how Matsu stifled what he told her. He could get back to that later and ask her about that.

Musubi raised her hand and the Miko Sekirei spoke before Minato had a chance.

"Did you meet her Ashikabi?"

The Devil began to wonder if he made the right call. Then again, he was in a position to help.

"Yes. Her Ashikabi's name is Chiho Hidaka. Now, why one might argue that she is a competitor in this game, do any of you have a problem with Uzume-chan?"

None of his women spoke for their turn and Minato relaxed to hear that.

"Good. We are going to help Uzume-chan and her Ashikabi. To do that, we need to get her out of Higa's clutches. The easiest way is to help Chiho-san. Chiho-san knows that I am an Ashikabi as well."

Matsu glared back at him and barked out. The Ashikabi couldn't fault her for the reaction and let her talk.

"You revealed that in the hospital? Great, why don't we hand the noose to that boss of Uzume?"

The other Sekirei either couldn't understand why Matsu reacted like that or shared her sentiment.

"Oh, you really should know me better. Before I entered the room, I had a small spell that prevented any information from coming out. And I had also hidden my presence." The Sekirei let out a breath.

"I needed something to give to Chiho-san. I need her to trust me. I can't exactly fly in and save her. Matsu, I will be giving you an extra assignment. Get on the information of Higa and dig up. I need to know who I am up against."

The Sekirei of Wisdom glared back at him as Minato waited on what she would do.

"What is more important? Learning how to make those fliers work? Or digging up information?" The Ashikabi smirked when he got that question.

"Combine the two. If you come up short with the fliers, you'll get more time." That worked as an answer for Matsu who beamed about that.

Checking his watch, Minato realized something. "Now, if you could all excuse me. I put some stuff in place for me to keep up on Todai. That is something I'll have fun with in the coming days. You ladies can practice on your own. Rias-sama's Rating Game Training also taught you how to use the Evil Piece."

With that, a magical circle opened, and Minato disappeared through.

It was so abrupt that the girls were left speechless for a bit until they found their speech again.

"Do you all have the feeling that there is something we should talk about?"

Kazehana sighed on the question from Musubi.

"I believe that this is the part that Grayfia-sama told me about. He is not exactly used to women."

Yume turned to her older sister's wife.

"I think that he is good as an Ashikabi and he takes to his role as [King]. But am I alone in saying that the relation between man and woman, he's a bit?"

"Shy. He's shy. Last night proved that." The reference went over Kusano's head and before they could continue, Akitsu spoke a simple spell. The other Sekirei had a hard time believing to see the Flower Girl fall asleep

"Something that I learned from Akeno-san. I think it's best this is not heard by young ears."

Matsu grinned. They could talk openly and freely.

"So can we start bagging our Ashikabi? From what I picked up, you four liked it." None of the Sekirei who had gotten to his room found a reason to deny the fun they had in his room.

Kazehana's smile was one of clarification.

"He and I shared our first night together. Plus, he did something on the gear posts for the others. But I believe that our Ashikabi should learn about this other facet of our relationship. I have some ideas as well. Aside from myself, you were all winged in a short fashion. We barely had time to sit down. Our bonds with him are forged in fire but right now, our steel needs to rest. I have some ideas for us."

Scene skip

Days later, there had been a schedule in place in which the girls found themselves comfortable. Currently, he was sitting back to let the magic users train.

He was pleasantly surprised that it was attended by every member of his Peerage.

Kazehana, Akitsu, Kusano, Hikari, and Hibiki had their mandatory training moment now as part of the Elemental Training but it had grown into an activity between all of the members.

It appeared that Musubi had struggled with it the most but even she endured. It came as good luck for Minato that she had Yume to teach her and make sure that she understood the parts.

The Ashikabi had found that for the five Elemental Sekirei, infusing magic with their own powers, came as easy as breathing.

It often gave incredible but dangerous combinations.

Kusano's issues were a thing of the past as she had perfectly mastered her powers. The [Bishop] Piece had been perfectly tuned to her powers and the youngest Sekirei loved to combine them.

It wasn't just in plants or growing things. Magical abilities like Earth magic were perfect for the Green Girl.

Kazehana had been extremely tired from the constant training with the others. While some had days off, the [Queen] Piece found that she had to work her delightfully shaped rear off.

The make-up and make-out sessions afterward were a thing she looked forward to, more and more.

Hikari and Hibiki had shown off the prowess, gained during their time with Akeno and the Fallen Angels.

It wasn't just using the Lighting using their hands together. Now, the Thunder Twins could use their powers, separately. Infusing their fists in their powers would make them dangerous adversaries.

Just like Kusano, the other [Bishop] had made good use of affinity. As her body had been stabilized, Akitsu found that her control of Ice had grown further than she would ever guess. The power of that couldn't be unnoticed.

Minato actually found that she reminded him of his Master during that.

Benitsubasa hadn't been eager to learn about magical abilities but found that she was often the only one in the house while the others studied. Haihane, just like Musubi, had no real affinity for using magic but she was just eager to learn.

With his entire Peerage, sans Matsu, who was still working on her assignments, Minato had found it remarkably difficult to teach, hence practical lessons had been done.

Therefore, he had ideas that he could implement during that training.

Focusing on a ball, Kusano had used the ground to grow an impenetrable forest of trees. The child didn't even look winded from that.

"Very good, Kuu-chan. Now, Akitsu. Your turn." The Yuki-Ona had no problems freezing the forest over, encasing them all in ice.

Cracking his knuckles, Minato decided that he could use another workout. A fireball grew in size and when Minato unleashed it, the broken shards fell in place.

"How does the barrier look?"

Minato turned to see the other Sekirei, making a barrier to avoid destruction from leaking out. It would have been overkill to use that on two fledging Devils but it was also good practice for them. It never hurts to go above and beyond.

Minato had also gotten a spell to avoid detection out in the first place. No one would wonder why a group of women were outside, holding up a barrier, made out of glass.

"No worries, hun. Although, can we put it down now?" Kazehana spoke through the intercom which made Minato nod at the outside.

Checking the outside sun, Minato figured it was past noon.

"That'll be fine, Kazehana. You have all done very well." The second the barrier got dismantled, the Sekirei dropped on the pavement.

"Fuck me. I am exhausted." Sweat and grime seared Benitsubasa's body as she was more than ready to jump out of the clothes.

"I agree with the washboard. I need a bath." The pinkette was too tired to argue with her best friend. Haihane was much like her and the other two [Pawns] who also couldn't move a muscle.

Minato guessed it was the [Rook] Piece that kept Musubi and Yume on their feet although, Kazehana was leaning against the wall.

The Ashikabi was about to give them another training, just to make sure they were all done but found Kazehana in front of his path.

"We get you want to train us but I think it's way overdue that we have lunch. And a bath." Minato relented and looked them over.

"You girls did a good job. I think you earned a bit of rest. When you can pick yourselves up, I'll have lunch ready."

When he went back to his house, he found that Kusano was cradled in Akitsu's arms. The Ice Sekirei had also found that sitting was much better than remaining on her feet.

There was no denying the fact that this was taking a toll on his girls.

"I told the others the same thing. We are done with training today." Minato walked through the garden and got into his house.

Locking the door, he just slid down on the floor.

'I can't fault them. I am damn tired.' He had never guessed that it would take this much effort to actually teach his Sekirei to make the most of their Evil Pieces.

Day in, day out, after school, or on days off, Minato was making sure they grew. There was no denying their growth but that didn't change the fact that the process ate a lot of energy.

This was weighing on him as well. He never imagined that it would be that heavy.

'I gotta keep up.' Taking in a deep breath, he got himself from the floor. His birds were hungry and a lunch, consisting of the leftovers from last night, meat dish, was more than welcome.

Musubi had volunteered to cook curry rice but the others had grown restless from eating that. The portions that she was using, were also growing, hence he preferred to cook himself.

Before long, the Sekirei had made their way into the house.

"We're going to take a bath before we have lunch. That's fine, right?"

The Ashikabi shouted back, from his place.

"Sure thing. Just don't take too long."

He wouldn't need to take a peek as he could imagine their bodies.

Inside the bathroom, the women had started to strip. Kazehana helped Kusano out of her dress, which caused the youngest to take a race to the bath.

"What a surprise." Haihane was all too happy that Minato suggested not using the bandages. Just a simple white shirt above her black coat and it made shedding those clothes easier.

Kazehana undid her dress, which made all the Sekirei marvel at the body.

"Jealous?" Benitsubasa grumbled and fumed as she undid her own kimono. Her own body was full of muscle and trained, lacking a hint of femininity. It often made her fume as the rest of the Sekirei, even Haihane, had more defined breasts.

Hikari and Hibiki weren't wearing their usual SM outfits but elected to wear loose-fitting shirts and trousers. Those were also filled with grime. Before the [Bishops], Minato had sparred with them.

"We gotta find new clothes." The calmest of the twins lamented as she threw the shirt in the wash.

"I believe that a shopping trip is in order." Her sister grinned back at her which made Akitsu tilt her head.

"Why would we need that? We have our own clothes." The Yuki-Ona had also changed into another outfit. A sports bra which was shared by the heavier sets went off.

Musubi's gym clothes which were good for getting dirty, were finally rid of the tension. Did her chest grow? Yume rolled her eyes as her own set of gym clothes went out. She hadn't missed Minato sneaking a peek at their bottoms.

Well, she didn't mind that either.

Usually, when he was practicing with them, he wasn't wearing anything above the waist. They couldn't deny that he looked sexy.

"I agree with the shopping," Yume added as they made their way into the bathroom.

Kusano was swimming in the waters while the others just sat back and sat down on the chairs.

"But if we do that, I am asking for a day off. Shopping while we have a day of training, isn't on my long list."

There was a wincing when Musubi sat behind her and began to wash the back.

"And that is if Matsu doesn't get the contracts to work. She has a few more days but I am not holding my breath."

Hibiki enjoyed how her sister gulped as she began to wash her.

Kazehana just smirked as she felt the hands of Akitsu going over the back.

"I know Matsu much better than any of you. When she says, she gets something done, believe me, she'll make it work. And if not, I would suggest we distract our [King]. I am not in the mood of handing out pamphlets."

The [Queen] switched places with Akitsu and the oldest [Bishop] nodded to that sentiment.

"Agreed."

The Thunder Twins turned to the Wind Flower and found themselves agreeing.

"I dare him to ask us. It's one thing to go out but it's another to get your body through training." Contrary to what the girls assumed, it was Hibiki who voiced her displeasure on that idea. Her twin nodded along.

"I am all for a physical challenge but he is breaking our limits every time. You need time to recover." Yume was washing Musubi's hair which made the Miko Sekirei squirm.

"I will kick him in the jewels if he dares that." Benitsubasa went to soak in the hot water as she felt the muscles loosen up. It felt great.

"That makes all of us against him. Let's see how that cookie crumbles." The mention of food, caused everyone's stomach to grumble.

They had a light breakfast, which did an excellent job of not making them puke but now, they were through on their reserves.

"Let's finish this quickly, then." When Kazehana got in the bath, the majority of them had their breasts, floating while Benitsubasa just soaked down.

Kusano had found a comfortable spot on the lap of Musubi.

"Do you think that there's more to come? Like the whole thing of the Sekirei plan?"

The Wind Flower mused as she looked up.

"That hangs on the lunatic in the building," Yume answered while they thought on it.

"As long 90% of the Sekirei aren't winged, we don't hear much news. Just like our Ashikabi says, there is no harm in preparing."

Hibiki began to count as she looked over it.

"If you consider that he got 10 of us, that means he's what? Nearly 10% done by his lonesome. You can say whatever you want, he's a Hell of an Ashikabi." The girls found themselves snickering at that comment.

Then they heard a knock on the door which made them jump up. The object of their affections had come by on the door.

"Do you ladies mind hurrying it up? Dinner is getting cold." There was no way that Minato would reveal the fact that he was also starving.

"Give us a moment, we'll be out in a moment." Minato had just changed out of his workout fit into a comfortable sweater with a pair of loose-fitting trousers.

Then he went by the room of Matsu. The Brain Sekirei had been busy in the last few days, only coming out to eat and went right back.

Good manners died hard so he knocked three times on the door to make sure she knew of him.

The door slid open and unlike her previous room, this time, she had a professional setup. Minato had often thoughts of gamers who spent weeks in their rooms and Matsu had the time of her life, setting up the devices.

"Hey, Mina-tan."

The Ashikabi didn't mind the long, loving kiss as he pressed that delectable body against his own.

His hands cupped that delightful ass which made her moan in that kiss as she pressed closer.

The Brain Sekirei felt how his body was raging with hormones. It made her excited.

When they finally let go, there was a thin strand of saliva between them as they stared into each other's eyes.

"Hello, Matsu. How is the search going?"

The orangette let him through and he could see how one computer was working on the fliers.

"The combination is going well. I have connected with nearly everything and everyone in Shinto Teito. It should be plausible. As I believed it would be best, I have used my Devil Magic with my own powers. The combination is potent."

Minato smirked as he heard that.

"That will be the major strength. Your Sekirei powers, doubled with the Evil Piece, that is going to be powerful. Now, about Higa?"

Matsu's grin faltered and her eyes narrowed.

With the press of a button, she showed what her research had brought.

"Quite the piece of work. He has more Sekirei winged by himself, than any other Ashikabi, yourself included. I believe you met a few of his Sekirei before."

Minato didn't know what she was hinting at but with a few clicks, two Sekirei got in view.

The faces were familiar but unwelcome.

Long, dark green hair with pale blue eyes stared at the screen. The other had brown hair and black eyes.

It were just a couple of mugshots but Minato recognized them.

"Oh, yes. I fought them when I saved Kazehana. I had almost forgotten about them." Matsu got back in the seat while she eyed Minato.

"He is a strong Ashikabi. No denying that part. And I don't think you'll be able to play him like Mikogami."

The Devil Ashikabi hopped on the desk and followed Matsu.

"I believe you found information about him. What did your research yield?"

Matsu's fingers clacked over the keyboard, showing multiple pictures and files.

"Higa Izumi. Like you are the Northern Ashikabi, he's Ashikabi of the East. He's the young CEO of Hiyamakai Enterprises. From what I found back, he's being barred from the position to fully usurp the title. That is until he proves he can win the Sekirei Plan." Minato was about to ask how the two cases were related but Matsu cut him off.

"Before you ask, Mina-tan. His company has suffered with MBI as the main competitor. You don't know this from me but the reason why MBI is leading is due to the technology they got from a third party. It allowed Minaka to develop his research."

Minato cursed inwardly as he watched on the face.

"There'll be no talking him around. Which means we'll be fighting soon enough."

Matsu found herself to let the intelligence talk.

"Honestly, Mina-tan. I would leave the guy alone. Until we are fully able, I'd say that we stay clear of him."

Dropping from the desk, Minato walked behind Matsu and shook his head.

"Can't do that. I promised Uzume-chan to help her and Chiho-san. She told me how Higa holds her leash. We'll get Chiho-san out, we can make overt moves toward this bastard."

The Brain Sekirei sighed as she watched over the Ashikabi. He had put his mind on something and he wouldn't stop until he was done on his part.

"Now, let's leave that subject. I saw it is working but is it going to be viable to send out those contracts? Just wondering?"

Matsu smiled as she motioned with a finger to follow him.

"The contracts are working to a degree. I have tailored them for every one of my Flock Mates. Kusano of course is out but the others would have their own personal list." Minato had found that it was better than he would have guessed.

"You're saying?"

"I have made sure that everyone got their own personal contracts which will be sent to the right person. Why? Is that bad?"

Pinning her against the wall, Minato gave her another kiss, which made her moan, especially when he cupped those breasts, making it clear how much he appreciated the Sekirei of Wisdom.

Matsu felt her head spinning and her core wet from that action.

When he let her go, he smiled back at her.

"You have outdone yourself. It would be one thing to link them together. And if you didn't have a few who are ahead in line, I'd give you a bigger repayment."

The tender moment was cut off as noise came from down below.

"Minato, are you coming down? We are starving." The two sighed as they came down together. Aside from Kusano, no one missed the blush covering their faces.

"So what is on the schedule today?"

Kazehana really hoped Minato was keeping his word which made the Ashikabi smirk and just sit down.

"You'll have the rest of the day off. I have my own plans for today."

There was cheering and relieved laughter among the Flock.

"Matsu told me that she's nearly done on the fliers." The Brain Sekirei turned red from the attention which made Minato grin.

"Now, those are going to be tailor-made to your personalities. The good news is that you don't have to waste time building out a clientele. If you get summoned, it'll be at a person that will be best for you."

Before he could get in a spiel, he felt a touch on his thighs from Kazehana and Akitsu.

"Can we talk about something a bit more uplifting, Ashikabi?"

It would be important for them to learn about the trades of the flier business but Minato was a [King], not a tyrant.

"Of course, what are your plans for today?"

Kazehana would go out and try a few more sakes, she had gotten some tips from Grayfia in a small note.

Akitsu would be practicing her magic but in smaller fashions while Kusano would be taking a nap.

Musubi and Benitsubasa would have some light sparring while Haihane had convinced Yume to binge an anime series with her.

The Thunder Twins had decided that they would clean up the house.

Some relaxing, some training, some cleaning. Minato prided himself that his Sekirei had good work ethics.

When asked about his own plans, Minato had the idea to visit Chiho again. It had been a few days now and to build trust with the Ashikabi girl, Minato had decided to hang out with her.

Plus, he could check the magical particle that hung around.

Even if she had a [Sacred Gear], there would be no telling if that answer would be the solution to all the problems.

The lunch was delightful and Minato had assigned the two relaxing to make something for dinner.

Dressed with a bag on the hips, he had decided to bring something extra along.

The beautiful thing about his location was that the Inn was right next door. Knocking on the door three times, Minato found it sliding open and was greeted by the familiar hair of Homura.

"Well, the Devil comes back home. Missed us already?"

The Ashikabi smiled at that question while he got the teasing from the Sekirei.

"Nice to see you, too Homura. I am here for Uzume. Is she home?"

The silverette shook his head while he kept an ember going.

"No, I believe she went out to visit her Ashikabi."

Well, that was killing two birds with one stone, Minato did not feel sorry but he would not say that pun out loud.

"That is even better. Do Miya my regards." With that, the Devil teleported through a circle. It would save his walking or other ways of traveling, to the hospital.

The other end opened three streets away in a dark ally. Speaking the same spell that he used before, Minato began to make his way through the bustling streets. His eyes flickered around as he knew he was in dangerous territory.

He was undetectable and unexpected but that didn't mean he couldn't be found.

While he was keeping wits about him, he was also tracking where Uzume and Chiho could have gone.

It appeared they were outside the hospital, visiting a park nearby where the two were chatting. There was a smile that forced its way on his face.

They were having a picnic as they enjoyed their time together. Chiho had her head on Uzume's lap while the brunette played with her hair.

Minato found his heart twist and the Ashikabi found that those girls were worth fighting for. He would be damned (more than he already was) if he would do nothing;

"Midday, ladies." The heads turned toward him and an infectious smile got on their faces as well.

"Minato, good afternoon." Chiho's greeting was polite and ladylike while Uzume winked at him.

"Hello, King. What brings you here on this fine afternoon?"

The Devil sat down with the two.

"I decided to drop by and say hi. I don't think you get many visitors. It's a coincidence that you and I visit her at the same time, Uzume."

The Veiled Sekirei had her eyes widen from that.

"Thanks, King. Do you walk me home?"

The Ashikabi just got his bag out and his eyes shifted to Chiho.

"If that's fine with you, Chiho." The girl nodded and there was a smile on her face. There was a relaxation as she was about to give Minato a hug.

"Of course. Make sure she gets home safe."

The Devil had hoped she'd be in her room. It would make scanning for her magic easier but well, one couldn't have everything in life.

"It'd be my pleasure. I was just wondering, Chiho. What do you do in, well, I suppose, I can call it spare time."

The female Ashikabi didn't fault Minato for using that term.

"Not much. Watching television, reading, playing some games. But I can tell you that it gets boring."

"Especially the programs, she watches. I swear to you, King. That stuff gives you brain rot." Chiho had heard the name now twice and she wondered why her Uzume called Minato with that particular nickname.

But then again, it appeared that Minato was fine with it and despite it all, Uzume had her own freedom.

"If that's the case, then I got something that might get your brain some challenge." Taking out from the bag, was a basic but decently kept chessboard. Opening it up, the Pieces lay underneath.

"Chess?" Chiho's question came as Minato began to place the pieces on the board.

"I have my fair share of games." That wasn't a lie. The Chess Game was something that the Devils had been obsessed with.

"Nothing better than thinking about this game." Which wasn't a lie as well. Minato had played games against Sirzechs, Serafall, Grayfia, Venelana, Zeoticus, Rias, and Sona.

The loss-win ratio had been incredible for him but he was deadset on making sure that he got even with them.

"I am not familiar with the rules." The Devil smiled at her and it was a warm, friendly smile.

"I got plenty of time to teach you. I'll repeat the words of my teachers. Don't let failure be a grinding factor. Patience is an important virtue to have."

Chiho nodded and slowly, Minato began to explain the rules to Chiho who intently listened. It made him worldly, wise, and serene. Briefly, Minato felt that Serafall felt the same way when she took him in as a boy, more than a decade ago.

Scene skip

Shigi Haruka was not exactly having a great time. The last few weeks had been the most thrilling but also the most frightening weeks of his life.

The thrilling part came that he was now married to an extraterrestrial woman, who was named Kuno, and had felt a bigger purpose than ever in life.

The bad news was that he and Kuno were now locked in a battleroyal game between other competitors.

Shigi wasn't in the mood to wing more Sekirei, and nor did he feel strongly about risking his true love in a fight.

His thoughts were shaken by a letter through the mail.

"Kuno, did you order something online?" The shy blonde shook her head but she was all too eager to get the mail.

Bringing back in, there was just a small flier.

On it was a pentagram, in a distinct blue and black with on the back, there was a text.

"If you need any help, with anything, just call me."

The Sekirei had gotten closer and eyed the flier.

"Shigi, whatever that is, it's not normal."

The Ashikabi looked it over from all sides.

"Whatever it is, we are not in a position to make demands. If this can help us, let's go for it."

Scene skip

It might have been the day itself but no one in the house of Minato complained about an early rest, not even Kusano.

The training had taken much energy out of them and even with the rest of the day, they either spent relaxing, patrolling, or taking care of the house, that didn't stop many of the Sekirei to start yawning after dinner.

Hikari and Hibiki had decided to make a rice dish and a chicken stew that they had found on the internet.

It was different enough from curry to make everyone happy.

Eventually, it wasn't before nine as the Ashikabi and his Sekirei had retired for the evening. Sleeping, surrounded by his women, Minato had a blissful sleep. At least, it started like one.

Then his dreams began.

Minato hadn't even realized that he was dreaming as he was walking through the city. It was dark, which was unnatural as Devils had better eyesight as night was their terrain.

Then the images began to blur out and he found that a woman was in front of him

Long, wavy blonde hair that hung to her back and past the rear, proud, sparkling blue eyes like an ocean that glared at him.

Her skin was white but her body was what would have drawn many men (or women) to her. It was not hiding much from that dress, low-cut in the color of white. Above that, the woman wore a long, open black coat.

Her long legs were adorned by black stockings which went into high-heel boots.

There was a beauty about her, which many would admit to.

"Who are you?"

Minato asked and the woman glared at him.

"Found thee at last. I shall kill thou."

The Devil didn't take kindly to threats and before he could even say something, there was something unleashed at him.

"Water Celebration!" Hissing snakes made their way over to Minato who raised his hands. This woman wanted to play a game, he would see it done.

But unlike what he had hoped for, he couldn't summon his magic. That made him truly defenseless. A feeling which he had grown to despise.

The snakes battered on Minato and lifted him up.

Despite the fact that magic had been out, Minato wouldn't be outdone. After a summersault, he landed on his legs and skidded away from getting attacked.

"Lady, who are you? And what is your problem with me?"

The woman continued to glare at him as she wasn't going to let him go.

"Thou shalt not escape my wrath."

The snakes came out again, ready for another attack. Minato didn't bother testing out whether he could use magic or not.

Running fast, he was in control of his own body. So if he had that, there was a fighting chance he had against a woman who used these attacks.

He avoided the attacks with a speed and ferocity that his foe had not thought he was unable to fight.

Minato had learned harsh lessons. Unless you were certain you couldn't defeat one, trying to negotiate usually ended in failure.

Beings, humans and supernatural, tended to listen much better when they were with a knife at their throat.

He didn't have a weapon but his fists could be a replacement for that.

So in this, he would get close to the woman and maybe, make sense of it.

"Thou cursed monkey. Thou aren't human."

Minato kept his mouth shut as the woman couldn't even hold a candle to Grayfia or Serafall. Their attacks were something to behold. Compared to them, this woman was an amateur of the lower level.

Despite her fears, Minato made it closer to her, his face an impassive mask as she tried to flee.

The Ashikabi pulled out his hand and grabbed her.

The blue eyes nearly popped out of her skull as he grabbed the woman and slammed her back on the pavement.

There was an audible "Gah!" as Minato had managed to wrestle her down. Raising her arms would have caused those attacks so Minato did the logical thing by pinning her on the floor as he restrained her.

She was strong, there was no denying that but she had not been used to the sheer power Minato had.

Limbs unable to move, there was a blush, washing over her face as Minato used his right hand to restrain the two arms and his left hand to cup her chin.

"You're lucky that I am curious. Who are you?"

Before she could answer, the dream ended and Minato found himself, shifting between dream and reality.

When his eyes blinked, he found himself awake in the middle of his bed, with Musubi restrained underneath him, much like the woman he was fighting.

"Minato, are you back?"

There were heavy breaths, coming from the Miko Sekirei. Turning his head, Minato found that his pajama shirt had been torn to shreds as both Kazehana, Yume, and Benitsubasa were in the process of peeling him away from Musubi.

"You alright there, Minato? Seemed like you had a bad dream, hun." The voice of Kazehana made him realize that he was awake now and let the adrenaline die.

"Sorry, ladies. Can someone tell me what happened?"

Sitting back, he found that Matsu was busy comforting Kusano, who had buried her head in the chest of the Brain Sekirei.

Then Minato could see his room. It was like a hurricane had run through the place and that was still an understatement.

"You went crazy, Minato. We didn't know what was going on but suddenly, you jumped around." Hikari commented as the Sekirei gathered around him.

"Did I hurt anyone?" Minato's question wasn't out of place as they gathered around him.

"I got Kusano away from you. The rest tried to wake you up. No one got hurt. We were working together to get you down." Matsu commented as Minato sat back down.

The women were all shaken by this show. It was scary how their Ashikabi could fight and yet, the fact that he was worried about them instead of himself, showed that it wasn't out of a malicious reason.

"You didn't do this for no reason, hun. Bad dream?"

Kusano climbed in his lap while he stroked over her hair.

"You could say that. It was like when I dreamt of Kusano. But now, it was even worse. I was attacked."

The girls gulped when they heard that news.

"Mina-tan, who was that?" Flipping out a smartphone, Matsu typed in the data.

"Long, blonde hair. Very pretty, can't deny that. Water powers. Oh, and old language."

Matsu didn't need long to find the woman back.

"Was this her?"

Minato could read from her face that she really didn't like the idea but running away from the truth wouldn't do anyone favors.

"Yeah. That is bad, right?"

Matsu groaned when she heard that news.

"That is Sekirei, Number 09 Tsukiumi. Sekirei of Water. She has a wicked temper and an unyielding hatred towards Ashikabi. She declared that she would kill any Ashikabi that she would react to."

The Flock didn't take kindly to that news as they growled and Minato scowled on that.

"That is reassuring. I think that she got scared as I managed to get close."

Minato yawned when he felt fatigue hitting and Kusano had already fallen asleep.

"I'll be finding another route next time, I dream of her."

Looking at the rest of them, he found they would need some sleep.

"We'll talk about it tomorrow. No training, we need to think of plans for other encounters."

Minato had looked around and decided that for once, he would let his good work ethic go and snapped his fingers.

The room was restored and the bed was repaired.

"I am among you that we need some sleep. Let's get some rest." It didn't take long before anyone found their place around them but they made sure to hug their Ashikabi just a bit tighter.

None were in the mood to have another impromptu fighting session in the middle of the night.


[Queen]. Kazehana

[Bishop]. Akitsu

[Bishop]. Kusano

[Knight]. Open

[Knight]. Open

[Rook]. Musubi

[Rook]. Yume

[Rook]. Open

[Pawn]. Benitsubasa

[Pawn]. Haihane.

[Pawn]. Hikari.

[Pawn]. Hibiki

[Pawn]. Matsu.

[Pawn]. Open

[Pawn]. Ope006E

[Pawn]. Open

I decided to make this a shorter chapter. We have a few other plans but it just works better on the other chapter.

It's not a matter of ambition but it's just how things work out.

Last few chapters have been quite hectic so I wanted a bit more a cooldown.

I'll be keeping the list of the Peerage here, it makes it a lot easier for me to keep track.

Despite it all, I had quite some fun on writing this out. I hope you all liked it.

Saluut.