So what, if I want to be a Harem Protagonist?

by FrancoGamerxz

An Eroge-induced epiphany leads Hyoudou Issei down a path of hard work, excellence and extreme degrees of trauma suppression. Add to that a grumpy old dragon, an overpowered sacred gear, a frisky succubus and munchkin-worthy tactics that put the capital P in "Power Creep", and you've got yourself a nice mess. Oh, and there's also devils, and angels, and stuff. (Cover by Yutaku)

7. A royal visit, a royal pain

Hey hey, back again!

I know it's taken me a long time to update, but that's because the chapter that I had almost in it's finished state already got corrupted, and I lost all of it. You can't imagine just how annoyed I really am, since that chapter was coming out freaking amazing.

Anyways, Review Response corner.

Jarjaxle says: "Well...So Ise's 1st time is going to be with Lilith huh...tough Certain other Sexual activities other than Sex are Permitted huh.

I'm hoping Ise harem is going to be confirmed Canon...Aka Kuroka, Xenovia, Akeno, Rias, Asia, Irina, Roseweisse, Ravel, Koneko...and the possible ones Aka Le Fey and Tsubasa and that Vampire Girl...along with Lilith and possible others..hey this is DxD after all...and Harem story"

A: The future is an uncertain thing, my friend, but rest assured that at least a few, if not most, girls in the canon harem are going to be part of Issei's harem here in the story. This is how Dxd works.

Xerzo LotCN says: "it was a nice lime good job i wonder what the voice was his instinct or like ero energy he did well though possible claimed teacher waifu

it is a good thing she was fine with him doing stuff as long as she gets his first good harem waifu

intro of a amazon waifu nice will she give the same reward as teacher waifu

haha im glad he is getting better and stronger along with creativity for his power and a lot of will

wonder what they mean"

A: Not every woman he ends up having a roll in the hay with will be a waifu, some of them will be just people that occasionally go to one-another to scratch an itch. Plus, who said anything about Xinthia being a waifu? Not every woman Issei meets is going to join his harem, otherwise the world of DxD would be baying for his blood. Their meaning will be cleared later on.

37 says: "So when will any dxd girls show up?"

A: Not very soon yet, my friend. The Luxuria arc will have to reach a resolution before Issei's 1st year in Kuoh. A few more chapters I'd say.

Nox says: "I think Issei will solve his arm problem by giving his arm to Draig, and like in cannon remove the draconic energy. Am i right?"

A: Nope, wrong. Can't say more than this not to spoil stuff though!

GunScythe says: "I like this a lot so far. There is just one thing I want clarification on. Did you purposefully change liliths origins in this? In dxd she is the mother of devil's and plays an important indirect role later on in the LN."

A: I'm aware of Lilith's role in the LN, and I adapted her accordingly to create cohesion with this fanfic.

PraetorXyn says: "This is getting better and better, great chapter all around.

I like the accelerated physicalcombat training. It's a damn travesty that Issei is as weak as he is in canon. It basically turned into DBZ in that he gets a new transformation every time he fights an otherwise insurmountable foe. At least up until the last translated volume, 21, maybe.

The lemon was good as well, though I hope Lilith doesn't cockblock too long. A thought I had was that it may be good going forward to put time so far, or time intervals in future chapters, as while it seems like he's been there a few weeks it's probably only been there 1 or so. That might make people more comfortable with waiting, as we are used to "5 minutes" in anime time being like 10 hours or something.

I'm awfully curious what Laveria wants Issei to use, I'm guessing either a weapon, relic, or power the succubi have that none of them can use, presumably because only a man can use it (maybe a prophecy involved or something).

Anyway I'm thoroughly enjoying this arc, and that is certainly not always the case with "original" arcs. Keep up the good work."

A: Won't say much about the earlier parts of your review, since I most of it are exclamations and suggestions, but I can talk about what Laveria wants to use. I'll tell you this, it's nothing involving a prophecy.

Emrys Akayuki says: "So issei's parents think he's dead right? Because he went to Amsterdam and now he's been missing for a few weeks...?

Well whatever. This is fun, I want to read more and it'll be fun to see how this all crashes into canon."

A: Actually, he's not declared as missing yet. Issei's parents paid for a good, long vacation plan, that ends only a week or two before his first year highschool classes start, and after that awkward situation of Issei catching them in the act, they decided to give him some space to appreciate it. As far as they know, their son in seeing the sights in Amsterdam, smelling the tulips, smoking a few joints, and getting a lapdance or two, daily.

And that's it with this Review response corner, where we answer reviews that could be formulated/interpreted as questions.

~1 month Later~

"Pretty good work today, maggot."

From his spot on the dirt, Issei could only flash Xinthia a thumbs up, while the Succubus smirked, her arms crossed over her chest.

While he took the time to regain his breath, Xinthia spoke up.

"You really surprised me with that sparkly stuff. Much beyond the progress I expected from you."

A sense of trepidation pervaded Issei before he answered, his voice lightly muffled by the dirt his face was on top of.

"If you keep complimenting me like that, I'm going to think you're planning to murder me in my sleep."

Rolling her eyes, Xinthia responded.

"I'm just very, very surprised with how far you've come. Most humans would be unable to stand a single day of my training, and even if they did, they would not keep caoming back for more, nor would they progress as fast as you have. I'm ultimate class, and in a single month you forced me to reveal my first pair of wings in order to not lose ground to you."

Issei blinked owlishly at that, before asking.

"Wings? Huh?"

Xinthia rolled her eyes at him again, before speaking.

"Didn't you purportedly pass Bernice's tests?"

"To be fair, I was learning more about Tantric Energy than anything else. There wasn't much focus on the supernatural world in general."

Sighing, she decided to clarify.

"As you may know, supernatural creatures have four primary levels of power they can belond to. Low class, Mid class, High class and Ultimate class, with an auxiliary, unnamed tier which encompasses everything above Ultimate class, up until the number one in the top 10 strongest beings, with the exception of the two actual strongest beings in existance, Ophis, the Dragon of Infinity, and the Great Red, the True Dragon God Emperor, that would break absolutely any power scale ever."

Issei, having moved into a sitting position as Xinthia spoke, nodded at her to signal his understanding, prompting her to continue.

"You know that in nature, the strongest beings tend to predate on the weaker ones, while the weaker ones try to survive at any cost, be it through developing some defensive measures, to outright fleeing. But none of those things matter if you can't identify who is strong, and who is weak, which is why most species develop some noticeable aspects that clue you in on their power.

For many beings, this factor is their number of wings. Beings like Succubi, Angels, Devils and Fallen Angels reflect their power through the amount of wings they have available. One pair means Low class, two pairs is Middle class, three pairs means High class, four pairs is Ultimate Class, and anything beyond it is that supplemental, unnamed class.

Generally speaking, whenever time one such being taps into their full power, their wings tend to make themselves shown, with very few exceptions."

"That means that when facing someone like this, I could use the number of wings released to gauge how powerful they are, and how much power they're allowing themselves to use?"

"Well... It's not quite simple. For example, an Ultimate class like me can easily demolish Low class fighters, and match most people on the lower end of the Middle class, without even releasing my wings. I only release my wings when dealing with people starting on the higher side of the Middle class."

Issei nodded at that explanation, before freezing as a memory came to the back of his head.

'Wait a second...'

"...Does the amount of power you limit yourself to influence the amount of Intent you can exert?"

"Yes, it does. If you make a lesser amount of your own power available, you can project less Intent."

'Holy shit... Laveria beat Sthenogardsomr in sheer intent when she first met me, without releasing a single pair of wings!'

"Just for curiosity's sake... How many wings does Queen Laveria have?"

"Five pairs."

'A monster beyond Ultimate class... Holy shit I challenged her to a fight the first time we met! If she was actually a bad person trying to kill Lilith, I'd be a goner!'

An amused tone in her voice, Xinthia spoke.

"While the face you make as you notice how truly close you were to your demise is amusing, I unfortunately have to tell you that today's training session is being cut short."

"YES!... I mean, uh, what a pity! Yeah, that's what I meant!... Why, though?"

Rolling her eyes, Xinthia responded.

"Queen Laveria has requested you to be present in the entrance hall early, and capable of walking without your legs trembling. You have time to go get ready, and shake off any after effects of this new ability of yours, since the strain and backlash must be murder on your body."

Nodding at Xinthia, Issei gingerly pushed himself back to his feet, his legs under him trembling as he made his way back into the castle.

Watching her current student from behind, Xinthia couldn't stop the thought that popped into her mind.

'Maybe he really can use That.'

~oOo~

"Oh, wow."

Laveria and Lilith turned towards Issei, their previously neutral faces changing, with Laveria's opening into a small smirk, while Lilith's blossomed into a full smile. Scratching the back of his head, Issei spoke up.

"The two of you look really... Queen-y, and princess-y."

He was referring to the fact that the two women were dressed in full Royal regalia, big, long dresses that skirted the ankles, tasteful jewelry, and even freaking crowns!

...Well, Laveria was wearing a solid-gold, jewel-encrusted Diadem which was probably worth more than Issei's organs in the black market would, while Lilith wore a tiara which, while a bit smaller and less elaborate, still conveyed the same overall message of 'royalty'.

Lilith pouted, while Laveria chuckled huskily at Issei's words, causing tingles to run down his spine, before speaking up herself.

"You don't clean up too bad either, Issei."

She was referring to the fact that Issei was wearing a white long-sleeved button down shirt with a black jacket over it, black slacks and black, leather dress shoes.

Lilith nodded in agreement, giving Issei a predatory look that had him lightly sweating, before Laveria spoke up.

"As fun as it would be to keep watching you squirm under my baby girl's look, I have to give you a... Disclaimer, let us say. The people visiting us are the type of people who act smooth, friendly, respectful and cordial... Towards women. When in the presence of men, they behave differently. They will use every opportunity to put you down, to offend you and to detract from your value, directly or indirectly.

To them, men are competition in the endeavor to charm women, which is why they act like this. I'm telling you this so you're aware that most things they'll say or do, as far as you are involved, will have alternative motives, or interpretations, behind them. "

"...So you want me not to play into their game?"

Snorting, Laveria slashed at the air with her hand as if cutting through a ridiculous notion, before speaking up.

"Quite the opposite, Issei. When they do challenge you, and it is a certainty they will, I want you to play along, and I want you to win by all means necessary. You have fire in you, Issei. I've seen it since our first meeting. I want you to stop saving that fire exclusively for life and death situations, and to apply it more to your general demeanor. You need to show people that you're not one to be taken lightly with every action you take. Show them why it's an unwritten rule in the supernatural world that dragons are to be avoided as enemies whenever possible, and why even the stronger beings avoid angering them."

Issei felt this declaration strike a chord with something buried within him, unconsciously squaring his shoulders into a more powerful stance, a metaphorical flame emerging deep within his eyes, just waiting for the moment to burst into a blazing conflagration.

Seeing this, Laveria's smirk widened into a grin, a tingle passing through her body, before she kept speaking.

"The people that will be visiting us today will be-"

She was interrupted by a the sound of trumpets, followed upon by the loud and clear tone of voice of her Herald, Hyla.

"Make way for King Phillips Laucia, the King and Liege Lord of Bauxis, the Incubus Nation, and the royal heir to the Throne of Bauxis, Prince Travis Laucia."

Laveria twirled her fingers, causing the bandages over Issei's Boosted Gear to change into a cast, before a sling appeared around it, making it seems as if his arm was broken, before both her and Lilith turned towards the still closed doors of the entrance hall, their postures and faces changing noticeably, prompting Issei to follow their lead, standing next to Lilith.

The double doors swung inwards, admitting a procession of women dressed in a parody of a maid outfit made in strips of cloth and leather, just barely covering their privates. Said women stopped a few paces away from where Laveria, Lilith and Issei stood, bowed towards them, before splitting into two groups and moving to the sides, creating a corridor in the middle.

Down this corridor walked two figures.

One of them was a man that seemed to be in his mid-40's. His hair was short but full, combed fully backwards, and it was mostly black, with wisps of grey on his temples giving him a distinguished look. His eyes were steel grey in color, he had a slightly crooked nose, in a ruggedly handsome way, and his mouth was drawn in an easy smile.

He was dressed in a dark grey suit that did little to hide the fact that the man was muscular, with broad shoulders and chest. He wasn't up to bodybuilder level, but he was well beyond the average man of even half his age. His face had a few laugh lines, with a few 'almost-creases' surrouding his eyes, and his jaw, lightly covered by a cropped and well groomed beard, was noticeable defined, square and rugged.

Overall, he gave the look of someone very rich and successful, yet not afraid to do some heavy lifting.

Walking next to him was someone that greatly contrasted him. With neck-length hair freely hanging from his head, a straight nose on the smallish side, a softer, rounder jaw, and a build that was slim and slight, dressed on a fitting black suit, Travis looked like a total pretty boy.

"Ah, lovely Laveria! Every time I see you, you're a bit more beautiful!"

Pasting a plastic smile on her face, Laveria answered.

"Phillip, a flirt as always."

"If speaking my mind makes me a flirt then I am proud to be one!"

He moved towards Laveria, taking her offered hand and placing a light kiss on her knuckles.

Straightening back up, the man turned towards Lilith before speaking.

"Princess Lilith, a most beautiful flower in blooming. You take after your mother, in that aspect."

Lilith's smile was even faker, looking more like a grimace than anything else as she curtseyed towards Phillip in thanks. Seemingly ignorant of this, Phillip kept speaking.

"I believe you know my son, Travis?"

Gritting her teeth, Lilith forced her response in a tone as friendly as she could manage.

"We have been acquainted, yes."

Taking his cue, Travis moved forward, his face all smiles as he took Lilith's hand into his own, replicating his father's earlier act towards Laveria. Lilith barely managed to keep from pulling her hand away from his harshly, as it would have been impolite.

Before anything else could be said, Laveria spoke up.

"While the four of us have been already acquainted, I'd like to introduce you to someone else that is very important to us."

Laveria turned towards Issei, causing all eyes in the room to shift to him, before finishing.

"This is Issei, Lilith's fiancé and my son-in-law."

~oOo~

Issei almost choked both at Laveria's words and at the fact that the attention of everybody in the room shifted towards him, with Phillip and Travis' eyes tightening around the corners.

Completely suppressing his nervousness, Issei smiled towards both King and Prince, his voice more powerful than one would expect from someone his age.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance Kig Phillip, Prince Travis."

Phillip spoke up.

"This is quite a surprise. One would think that an announcement would be made regarding the engagement of the heiress of the Luxurian throne."

Travis interjected at that, his light and joking tone barely masking his smugness as he spoke.

"Issei, our little secret, huh?"

Laveria's smile strained a bit further, while Lilith outright frowned, understanding the implied slight.

'They're hiding you, probably because they're ashamed.'

However, before either woman could respond, Issei surprised them by chuckling sheepishly, his eyes closing sheepishly, while his arm wrapped around Lilith's shoulders, pulling her closer to him.

"That was my choice, you see. My lovely fiancé and my delightful mother-in-law wished to make our engagement known, but I wished to keep it more private. I'm not a very public person. We reached a compromise halfway, which was that only the closest and most valued friends of the Lilim family would be told."

'In other words, you two aren't worth much, so you weren't part of the announcement list.'

Laveria managed to cover her smirk with the back of her hand, while Lilith seemed to be twitching hard in an attempt to supress a grin. On the other hand, the strain on Phillip and Travis' faces intensified.

Wanting to move past this exchange, Phillips spoke up.

"I believed we had business to take care of, Laveria?"

Ignoring the slight irritation in Phillips tone, Laveria spoke with a far more legitimate smile.

"Of course. I am sure, however, that the young ones would be bored, staying and watching as we revise the terms of our various deals and contracts. Lilith, why not take them out for some air?"

"Of course, mother."

Curtsying towards her mother, Lilith followed up by pulling Issei's arm tighter around her and turning around, causing Issei turn with her and deliberately turning their backs on Travis, before walking away, with a silently seething Travis following after them.

After the doors closed, Laveria turned a genuinely amused smirk towards the visibly annoyed ruler of Bauxia, before speaking.

"Youth, am I right?"

~oOo~

After a mostly silent walk trailed by a myriad of maids from broth sides, the three youths eventually settled on a gazebo overlooking a sprawling garden of flowers, the three seated at a small table, with Issei and Lilith sitting side by side, forcing Travis to sit across them.

Many maids were arrayed around them, waiting for any request or instructions, with two of Travis' own maids standing just behind his seat, her heads bowed low in deference to him.

Intent on getting the upper hand of the conversation this time, Travis spoke up first.

"Issei, was it? Marrying the lovely heiress of the Luxurian throne sounds very important, I'm sure your family was very surprised when you told them the news. I know I would be Incredulous were I in their place."

Issei's smile strained at those words, since they served as both a reminder of the family that he probably won't get to return to, and due to the underlying meaning behind them.

'You're so unimportant that you getting together with her sounds impossible to anyone, even your family.'

"Oh no they would not be very surprised, I think. They did always insist on telling me about how exceptional I was. Unfortunately, they have been recently lost to me. The only reason I managed to overcome the pain so soon was due to my dear Lilith's support."

He punctuated that by pulling Lilith closer to him, planting a soft kiss on the succubus' lips that left her blushing intensely from the sheer level of emotion in it.

Travis scowled at that. By declaring the loss of his family, Issei had shut down any more inquiries about them, such as their wealth and background, things that if asked by Travis, would make him seem unkind, and uncouth.

Seeing the way the two were so close only annoyed him further, prompting him to try to find a play to unbalance Issei. He had to smirk inwardly as he caught sight of Issei's 'injured' left arm.

"I find it quite odd that you have your arm in a sling. With the Succubus race being some of the world's premier healers, one would think that such degree of injury would not be seen here."

In other words, 'No-one cared enough to spend the magic needed to heal your arm, shows you how much they really care'.

Smirking at that one, Issei responded completely honestly.

"I actually acquired this injury trying an Ultimate-class attack for the first time. The attack itself was successful, but the recoil ended up injuring my arm. Lilith offered to heal my arm herself, but I decided not to, and to let it heal naturally. It is a reminder to myself, that I should be using my power responsibly. Were you in my position things would be different, I'd hazard, as I've not heard much about Incubi being very healing-oriented, but I'm sure that you'll never have to worry about something like this."

'Because you'll never be as strong as me' was left implied, causing Travis to seethe inwardly, barely able to keep the sneer off of his face.

Snapping his fingers, he called out.

"I'm feeling a bit peckish."

The two maids that were behind him stepped up beside him, and Travis gave Issei a smug look before taking hold of the left one's chin, pulling her in for a deep and sensuous kiss. By the time he was done, the maid was left panting hotly and could barely stand on her feet.

Allowing his gaze to meet Issei's, Travis repeated the feat with the second maid.

After the two maids were thoroughly disheveled, he smacked his lips together, before meeting Issei's gaze challengingly.

His eyes narrowing slightly, Issei spoke up.

"You seem to be a little peckish as well, Lilith dear."

Having said that, Issei shifted her onto his lap using his right arm, wrapping it around her waist and pulling her tightly against himself, before moving his hand to the back of her head and pulling her into a kiss that started light and soft, before it gradually heated up, leaving her squirming in his lap.

"When they do challenge you, and it is a certainty they will, I want you to play along, and I want you to win by all means necessary..."

With Laveria's words in mind, Issei decided to stop holding back and to show Travis just how outmatched he truly was. The air-tight control he had acquired over his aura?

He let it go.

A wave of sheer Lust emanated from Issei, causing all women within a 50 foot radius to go from business as normal to, to breathing heavily, their eyes glazed and legs wobbly. They all turned towards the source of this lust, puddles forming under them as they licked their lips. More than a few of them actually fell in place, writhing in the throes of an explosive orgasm.

After 15 seconds of this, Issei finally reined his Tantric Energy back in, allowing the instant orgasm effect to fade, yet leaving a secondary effect which was every single woman eyeing him speculatively, their eyes burning in lust.

Scowling in disgust and anger at his moral defeat, Travis stood up from his seat, turning around abruptly and heading back towards the castle, while Issei could only smirk smugly at his retreating back.

"I...I didn't..."

Issei looked down at the succubus on his lap, ignoring the puddle on his lap as he focused on her flushed face as she spoke.

"I didn't know... You spoke... Royal-ese."

Ignoring the way she panted between words, Issei spoke up.

"Me and my friends jab at eachother all the time, we're usually just a bit more blatant about it. It's part of being a teenage boy with teenage boy friends, shit-talking eachother. I just tried interpreting what he really meant with the words he said, and I had to translate the insults that I wanted to throw back into that flowery speak."

"...This is so unfair. I literally spent hours in classrooms learning how to do this sort of thing."

"Perks of studying in a public school, being a pervert that does not care at all about the opinions of other people, and having like-minded friends that don't really hold back on the insults and profanity."

"I still say it's unfair, though I enjoyed the fact that you forced him to go away to hide his temper tantrum."

Issei just shrugged, before pulling Lilith even closer to himself. The two enjoyed a comfortable silence, before Lilith spoke up in a hesitant tone.

"Issei, that thing about your parents-"

"Don't worry about it, Lilith. I was being honest when I said that what happened felt like they were lost to me, but I was also being honest when I said your presence helped me get over it. Plus, some things, once lost, can be found again."

Nodding at that, Lilith burrowed her head into the crook of Issei's neck, and the two enjoyed spending the rest of the afternoon together.

~oOo~

"Issei, love... Say 'ah'!"

Between Phillip's strained smile, Laveria's inordinately pleased smirk, Lilith's amorous disposition and Travis' death glower, Issei could cathegorically affirm that this was the single most tense dinner he ever experienced in his entire life.

He knew that Lilith's disposition was a result of the pleasant and intimate afternoon the two spent together, without Issei's time and energy having been completely sapped by Xinthia's training, and that Travis' death glower was a combination at frustration at the fact that Issei had beaten him at his own word game, and envy at the fact that Lilith, and every single female other than Laveria, including his own maids, were constantly giving Issei either 'Innocent Doe-eyed looks', or 'Bedroom looks', even as he was fed by his fiancé.

He did not know the source of Phillips' apparent irritation though. It could have been him as well, but Phillip seemed to be giving Travis glares whenever he thought no-one was looking.

Thoroughly enjoying the mounting chaos, Laveria spoke up.

"So, children... How was your afternoon?"

Lilith, noticing what her mother was doing, purposefully exaggerated her actions, speaking in the most 'swooning, love-struck' tone of voice ever heard in history without sounding blatantly overacted.

"Oh mother, it was absolutely incredible! Issei was the perfect gentleman! He paid attention to me, tended to my needs, held me close, and even allowed me to feed a bit when I felt somewhat peckish! He has to be the absolute best man a woman could wish for!"

Travis was all but shaking in fury by this point, while Phillip had subconsciously started squeezing his fork, causing it to start warping.

Managing to keep his irritation out of his tone, Travis responded somewhat affably to Lilith.

"Surely you understand that opinions are a subjective matter, do you not, princess Lilith?"

Laveria spoke up at this point, her mild tone barely masking an extremely sharp edge.

"You would not presume to call my daughter's honesty, and my son-in-law's value into question, at my own dinner table, in my castle, in my Nation, that I had the courtesy to invite you into, would you, Prince Laucia?"

Travis started sweating intensely at that, even as his father's gaze threatened to burn holes through his forehead.

"Not at all, Queen Lav-" seeing the woman's raised eyebrow, Travis rapidly corrected himself "Queen Lilim. I did not intend to question or malign, it was simply a comment made in jest, and in defence of mine and my own father's masculinities."

"You did not intend to, and yet you did nonetheless. Your jest was made in very bad faith, and your own actions cast aspersions on your self-proclaimed masculinity. I should eject you from my land for the presumption of questioning the integrity and honesty of the royal line-"

Phillip's eyes widened in shock to an extreme degree, while Travis' complexion turned pale, before Laveria continued.

"-However, it would be impolite and in bad faith of me to force you to trek after nightfall. Who knows what dangers lurk in the dark, that could victimize you and your procession. That being said, I do believe that my appetite has been spoiled by this conversation. I will be retiring to my chambers. My maids shall be escorting you to your own as well, and you shall leave my land by sunrise."

Issei was the only one capable of hiding the shock that he felt at Laveria's actions, while Lilith, Phillip and Travis did a remarkably poor job at it, as did the various maids arrayed around the room.

Getting up from his seat, Issei helped Lilith up from her own seat before wrapping his arm around her waist, directing her nearly catatonic form out of the dining room, and into the yard that they had their afternoon Date at, the one with the Gazebo.

~oOo~

The two walked around the gardens in silence, before Lilith spoke up.

"That was... Unexpected."

Raising an eyebrow at her, Issei responded.

"Well... Not really."

"Whatever do you mean?"

"I mean that your mother was sick and tired of that old guy and his bastard of a son. The old man was schmoozing her, trying to simultaneously flirt and suck up to her. The younger one was just an asshole, a quarter of his father's charm, and none of the class. He was supposedly raised as a heir, but he called you a liar and questioned my masculinity in front of your mother, the Queen.

I think Laveria just used that as a pretext to kick them out."

Rolling her eyes, Lilith answered.

"I know, Issei, I was there. I noticed how my mom was getting annoyed, and I understood Travis' screw up. What I didn't understand was my mother's reaction. A month ago or so, she would have probably played that off as a somewhat tasteless joke and move on, but today she literally gave them a notice to pack up their things and leave. I think it might be your influence."

Shrugging at that, Issei was about to respond, when an unwelcome voice spoke up from behind the two of them.

"Princess Lilith."

Lilith rolled her eyes at it while Issei groaned, before the two started moving faster.

"Princess Lilith!"

The two heard Travis' footsteps speed up slightly, but they kept ignoring him, even as he got closer to them.

"PRINCESS LILITH!"

With that shout, Travis grabbed Lilith's wrist and yanked her back, causing her hand and Issei's to disconnect.

His eyes full of anger at being ignored, he gripped her wrist tightly and was about to raise his other hand, only to feel a near crushing grip stop it mid-motion.

Turning towards the source of the hand, he was ready to spew some vitriol, only to freeze at the absolutely deadly look in Issei's eyes.

"Prince Travis."

Travis' eyes widened at Issei's deceptively soft tone, while Lilith cringed hard at it, never hearing Issei sound so... mild, and dispassionate, before. It was... Unnatural.

"W-what do you-"

"I hope you were not about to raise your hand to strike at my fiancé."

Supressing his own cringe, Travis gulped, building up some bravado, before speaking up in a sneering tone.

"T-this has nothing to do with a commoner mutt such as yourself! Even if I were to raise my hand to her, it would be a matter between royals!"

"Ah, I see. A commoner mutt, is what you called me."

Issei squeezed Travis' wrist harder, a malicious glint in his eyes, before he spoke in an even softer tone.

"Were you never told about how dangerous mutts truly are?"

A green aura started building up around Issei, the pressure bearing upon Travis and keeping him frozen in place, while the holder of the Boosted Gear kept speaking.

"Us mutts, we could do terrible things, you see. Things such as RIPPING SOME WANNABE-LOTHARIO WANKSTAIN'S ARMS OFF AND BEATING HIM TO DEATH WITH THEM."

By the end of the sentence Issei's tone was almost demonic in nature, his voice so deep that it reverberated in the bones of all those present.

"If you'd like to avoid such a fate, you should not try to hurt this specific mutt's princess."

Travis released his grip on Lilith's wrist almost automatically, causing Issei to nod before speaking, his tone mild again.

"Very good. And just as a reminder of this..."

He punctuated by curling all but the middle finger of his right hand into a fist, pushing a good amount of his power towards said finger. A spark of electricity arched along the finger, before it found itself pressed into Travis' chest, gradually burning through his shirt and marking his flesh, forever.

Pulling his hand back, Issei headbutted the jackass, appreciating the meaty crunch that he felt on his forehead, before walking away with a shocked silent Lilith, leaving Travis sprawled out on on the floor, sitting on a puddle of piss and blood.

After a while of silence, Lilith spoke up.

"Issei... You have no idea how much I want you to fuck me right now."

That declaration from the succubus had Issei stumbling in surprise, before he looked at her and spoke up.

"Really? I thought you'd be scared of me, or something. Talk about how I'm 'terrifying' , or about how you 'don't even know me anymore'."

Giving the male a deadpan look, Lilith responded.

"I just watched my goofy, lighthearted boyfriend threaten to rip the arms off of an asshole and beat him to death with them for even raising his hand at me. Do you have any idea how hot that was? And that voice of yours... Gosh~"

Lilith shuddered in pleasure while Issei eyed her weirdly, before speaking up.

"That sounds crazy. I think you're at least somewhat crazy."

The succubus rolled her eyes at her man.

"That's because you're trying to apply human logic to the supernatural world. A supernatural girl may fall in love with a man for his softspoken, kind personality, but the instant he starts thumping his chest and waving around his stick at some asshole, her kitty starts drooling and all notions of innocent, puppy love are pushed aside for burning hot passion.

Power and dominance are very important in the supernatural world. Now would you please stop trying to talk to me, take me to your room instead, and fuck the hell out of me?"

Not wanting to force his girlfriend/fiancé to speak twice, Issei hoisted her up over his shoulder, causing her to let out a squeal of delight, before making his way to his room.

~LIME WARNING~

"Oh god, that feels so good~"

Issei, his shirt's buttons ripped off in his haste to shed it, smirked into Lilith's neck even as he planted a myriad of soft kisses on it while his hand explored her body, gliding along her waist, trailing across her stomach, and overall just feeling her all over in the most sensuous manner possible, causing her to writhe and moan.

Biting on her collarbone, Issei allowed his hand to wander lower, slip under her dress and to start feeling her leg up, starting with a relaxing kneading of her calves, before sliding up to her thigh, his massaging turning into a set of feather-light, teasing touches.

Lilith bit down on her lip, her head thrashing wildly and her hands gripping the sheets tightly at the sensations.

Issei's mouth went lower, nipping at her breast, even as his hand placed itself on top of Lilith's panties, right above her clitoris. He started simultaneously licking and sucking at her right nipple, and rubbing at her button, trapping it between two of his fingers and rubbing upwards and downards.

Issei noticed Lilith's already drenched panties become even slicker between his fingers, as he did the fact that her low, breathy moans turned into rapid, somewhat shrill squeaks, causing him to speed up his fingers, and allow his mouth to change breasts.

Lilith's squeaks seemed to be increasing in volume and building to a crescendo, and when he felt that she was on the edge of pleasure, Issei allowed two of his fingers to dig lightly into the hole.

He noticed Lilith's entire body shaking as if she were having a seizure, her eyes rolling into the back of her head as her throat released a guttural, stretched-out moan.

~LIME END~

As Issei prepared to release Issei Jr. from his fabric prison, he felt the bed under him shake as if an earthquake were in progress, followed by a massively loud roar.

Issei's eyes turned serious and he rolled out of bed to his feet, while Lilith shot up from the bed, speaking between gasps.

"That... Sounded like... The sacred beast!"

Looking towards her boyfriend, Lilith spoke up.

"Issei, we need to go!"

Nodding at that, Issei tore the rest of his shirt off, revealing a build reflecting a full month of tortuous training that most human special forces agents would balk at in the tone and definition of Issei's body. His muscles weren't as massive as a bodybuilders, reflecting more a swimmer in shape, but each and every single muscle was rock-hard in definition.

Ignoring this for now, Lilith ripped at her dress' skirt in order to allow her freedom of movement, before the two jumped out of Issei's window, towards the source of the noise.

Issei ran while Lilith flew there, and eventually the two saw an odd scene.

A massive, purple-furred wolf stood snarling at a pair of cloaked figures, a few gashes on it's hide, while the ground around them was torn and cratered.

The wolf, however, seemed uninclined to go after the two cloaked individuals regardless of how menacingly it growled at them, staying behind a line that had been dug in the eart and not moving beyond it.

Lilith spoke up before Issei could tell her to make use of the stealth they had for an attack, costing them the element of surprise.

"Halt! Cease from your futile endeavors against the Luxurian nation right this moment, and I promise you two your deaths will be swift and painless!"

The shorter one of the cloaked figures turned slightly towards the two of them, revealing only a bright of burning red eyes in the shadows of her cloak, before turning back towards the taller one.

Recieving it's nod, the shorter figure turned into an indistinguishable blur for Lilith, reappearing in front of her with a red blade swinging for her stomach. The Succubus princess wasn't fast enough to react, watching as her death by disembowelment slowly approached...

*CLANG!*

Only for a red gauntlet with a green jewel on the back to intercept the blade, sparks of friction emerging as the two parties pushed forward.

Making use of the fact that the figure was immobilized, Lilith lengthened her claws before delivering a rising vertical slash at the figure, barely missing it as it jumped back, but absolutely shredding their cloaked hood, revealing a young woman, somewhere between 15~17 years old, 5'3" in height max, her skin a very pale, snow-like tone, while her hair and eyes burned blood red.

Her face sported a deranged slasher grin as she twirled her dagger-like short sword around her fingers dexterously.

Raising her free hand towards Issei and Lilith, she beckoned the two of them to attack her.

Lilith was about to move forward, only for Issei to grab her shoulder, stopping her, before whispering in her ear.

"Lilith, this shorter one is out of your league, let me take care of her and engage the taller one, they're weaker."

Blinking owlishly, Lilith scowled before whispering back harshly at Issei.

"Are you saying that I'm weak, and incapable of defending myself? Do you think I'm a damsel?"

"I'm saying that you're from a race that's not very battle oriented, with no amount of formal combat training, nor battle instincts honed by dangerous situation after dangerous situation. Engaging red over there would be suicide for you. Hell, I'm not sure I can beat her, even with Xinthia's extensive training, that's what my instinct is telling me. Remember that we're on home turf, we're not fighting to defeat, just to delay until help comes."

Huffing, Lilith scowled lightly before speaking up.

"Fine. Cover me, then."

She followed that instruction up by flaring her wings and flying full-tilt towards the redhead. Said redhead cocked her blade back, ready to shred Lilith into pieces, only for a tank of flesh to slam into her side, forcing her out of the way and the two to roll on the ground.

~oOo~

Noticing the girl cocking her blade back to stab into his heart, Issei threw himself away from her and rolled onto his feet, watching warily as she did the same with near zero effort.

The two started circling eachoter, eyes searching for a weakness in the other's defense, before the girl spoke up.

"Anyone tell you how heavy you really are? It's like you're made of deceptively small rocks stacked onto eachother."

Raising an eyebrow, Issei responded.

"Anyone tell you how freakishly fast you are? Your legs seem too lithe for the type of explosive acceleration you showed."

"First meeting with a blade-toting girl and you're already checking out her legs? Naughty, naughty."

"I'm called that every once in a while."

The two dashed towards eachother simultaneously, blade and gauntlet streaking towards the other's face, both dodged by a hair's breadth. The girl switched the blade in her hand into a reverse grip, going for a stab at Issei's back, only for him to squeeze her wrist with his gauntlet and try to slam her elbow into his shoulder.

She allowed her elbow to bend, bringing her chest-to-chest with Issei, her other arm coming around seemingly to wrap him up in a hug, before she let go of the blade with her primary hand and allowed it to fall into her secondary one.

However, before she could stab at Issei, the male hopped, tucking his knees into his chest in the tiny space between their bodies, before delivering a dropkick straight to her chest, projecting the redhead backwards, while he fell on his back on the ground, a light graze on his lower back oozing a tiny amount of blood.

Issei pushed himself up from the ground, landing back on his feet only to see the girl spitting out some blood, before looking at him with an increased grin, her white teeth stained with a trail of red.

Then, she moved even faster than before, going for a slash at throat-height for Issei which he leaned back from.

As he was cocking his arm back to counter, Issei's instincts screamed at him to move out of the way, causing him to kick away from the girl hard, watching as her other hand following through with a swiping motion, the trail of blood from her lips, chin, teeth, and the patch on the ground rising and coalescing into a second blade in her off-hand.

Issei watched the girl clang together the two blades that he now knew without a doubt were made of blood (That can't be hygienic), before a red line appeared on the left side of her face.

She then sped up again, reaching Issei and releasing a myriad of slashes that he endeavored to either dodge completely or redirect with his boosted gear, managing to keep her from cutting him further, before he punched at her.

"Shotgun Burst!"

A burst of round, green projectiles made of Issei's power rushed towards the girl, some getting deflected by her, the others dodged.

She opened her mouth, ready to boast...

"Compression shot!"

Only to move slightly to the side, barely managing to avoid getting her left lung and heart destroyed, leaving her with a bleeding hole in the shoulder instead.

Not willing to give her any more time, Issei compressed his power again.

"Compression sho-!"

He was forced to jump back as a puddle of blood under him rose into extremely sharp spikes that would have skewered him, before he watched the blood flow from her wound upwards, coalescing into a sphere, before it took the shape of a red spear.

"Bloody Javelin!"

The spear flew at Issei stupidly fast, with his dodge managing to only end up with him getting a gash to the side of the body, instead of being run through. He watched a third red line appear on the girl's face, an euphoric grin accompanying it as the hole on her shoulder started rapidly closing.

Raising her hands, the girl caused all of the blood around the two of them to rise into the air, before fashioning them into hundreds of tiny blades. Her hands swayed forth, while she called out in a crazed tone.

"Bloody Grinder!"

The blades all flew towards Issei, poised to shred him from all angles...

"Surge!"

Before an aura of electricity popped up around him, causing all of the blood blades to slam into said aura before falling to the ground, inert.

The arching electricity started receding back towards Issei, surrounding him as a sort of cloak. His eyes gained a slightly yellow tinge, archs of electricity crackling between the spikes in his hair, while a small but constant stream of electricity started orbiting around the Boosted Gear.

"Shining Dragon's Coat!"

Then, Issei vanished into a blur.

The girl's eyes widened, the two blades reforming in her hands before she raised them over her chest in a cross guard, only for Issei's gauntleted fist to burst though the two of them, slamming into her chest and tossing her backwards.

Issei's muscles started spasming, something which he ignored as he threw himself towards the redhead, his arm cocked back, but his fist open this time, with the intent of using his claws to skewer the girl.

He felt his claws dig slightly into her torso before a level of resistance started emerging, as if something tried pushing him back from the inside out, before he got kicked in the face hard, being forced back away from the girl.

He pointed his fist towards her, a ball of mixed Yellow and Green energies coalescing in front of his knuckles, while the girl raised her hand up high, a manic grin on her face as she spoke.

"Bloody R-"

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?"

~oOo~

All sounds of combat stopped as the people present turned towards the queen of the Luxurian empire dressed in only her nightgown, a dangerous scowl on her face. Behind her stood Xinthia, and a handful of armored succubi, as did Phillip.

"AH!"

Everyone's focus changed, their eyes stopping on the cloaked form that had Lilith in a headlock, his voice garbled as he spoke.

"Let's not get hasty, here. I have something you want, you have something I want. First of all, Mary, get over here."

The redhead pouted childishly at that, before giving Issei a radiant smile, her tone genuine (Intermingled with a helping of crazy) as she spoke.

"I had a lot of fun playing with you! You made me bleed, and I made you bleed, and I was actually about to use my totally secret weapon!"

She walked backwards until she was next to the cloaked figure, even as she kept speaking.

"Unfortunately the bossman is calling, but I hope to be able to play with a cutie like you some other occasion!"

The cloaked figure turned towards Laveria, before speaking up.

"I have one wish, and one wish alone. Grant it and your princess will not be harmed."

Gritting her teeth, Laveria spoke up.

"What. Is. It."

"...I want the seed."

Laveria sucked a breath in through her teeth, even as the majority of the succubi behind her squeaked or cried out in outrage. Silencing them all with a motion, Laveria spoke up.

"...I cannot give it to you."

The figure shrugged at that, before raising his hand, which possessed a matte-black ball in it's grip.

"Very well, then I guess I'm keeping the princess as the prize. Goodbye!"

"Shining Shot!"

An electrically charged Compression shot streaked towards the cloaked figure's head, but an octogonal panel made of blood rose in it's way, deflecting the attack and causing it to shred at the hood instead of exploding the figure's head, revealing the bruised and broken-nosed face of Travis Laucia.

Before anything else could be said or done, he smashed the ball into the ground, a massive curtain of smoke obscuring the clearing, before it was revealed that the three were no longer there.

Just like that, right in front of Issei's eyes, Lilith was taken.

~Chapter, End!~