Kei-Kei Yuki: Here is the next chapter, introducing the Phenex siblings. Hope you all enjoy this chapter~! :)

A/N: Okay, so I didn't notice that the Phenex sibling's names were so closely spelled together until I reached this chapter. So I'm so sorry if it's sometimes confusing when it comes to their names. Also, do ya want me to change Fem!Saji name? I'm sorry if it sometimes can be confusing, since his female counterpart has the same name as canon Sona Sitri.

Raine Phenex

Raine didn't have much of a good impression when he first met Issei; she was nothing but a low-rank, reincarnated devil who seemed to lust over handsome men, a bit like his older sister, though with less class and elegance. When it came time for the Rating Game between the two, he was already confident that his older sister would win. She was powerful, smart, and held the immortal power of the Phenex Clan, but he later found out that Issei Hyoudou had a way of surprising those who underestimated her.

"Anyone who makes my beloved President sad... MUST PAY!" she screamed with a vengeance, after crashing his sister and Richard Gremory's engagement party. Rushing to the aid of his sister, he stood protectively in front of her.

"As long as she knows to admit her defeat, I will not attack any further," Issei coldly said to him, her fist a centimeter away from his face. Despite her torn and ragged appearance, she stood with grace, eyes a fearsome shade of crimson. It was in that second that he was reminded of why she was the Red Dragon Empress, a dragon of might and an empress who all should bow down before.

'B-Beautiful...' he found himself saying in his head, watching when she was embraced by Richard, feeling a slight stab in his heart at the sight her eyes-eyes that were now a warm and beautiful shade of brown, filled love and devotion, but it was for the Gremory heir.

Only in stories do people hear of love-at-first-sight, but for Raine Phenex, it happened the moment those fearsome crimson eyes pierced his very soul.

Ever since that night, his sister locked herself in her room, refusing to speak to any of her family members and even her own peerage. Something which deeply worried her Queen, who stood outside her door every night, refusing to leave for even a moment. Out of all his sister's male servants, Yubel was the one who had been with her the longest, so it did not shock him that he would remain loyal even when she was at her lowest.

Meanwhile, with him, he couldn't get Issei out of his mind, nor the thought of how he could inspire such a look that she had given the Gremory heir at the crashed engagement party, directed towards himself. He wanted those beautiful eyes of hers to gaze upon him. He wanted to see her smile and laugh, even know all of her likes and dislikes.

When he spotted her at the Young Devils Gathering, dressed in an elegant and cute high-low pink dress with off the shoulder lace sleeves; the train of her dress touched the floor. Her hair was dolled up into an elegant bun, decorated with rhinestones. She was dressed like a lady befitting of a noble statue. Raine felt heat rushing to his cheeks, legs too weak to move. "She's so beautiful..." he couldn't help but murmur. After making sure his appearance was perfect, he made his way over to her. "Red Dragon Empress, it has been a while since we last met," he greeted her.

"Issei, who is this?" asked a well-dressed blonde girl, wearing a short strapless purple and black fitted dress. Raine noticed the blonde seemed to be a close acquaintance of Issei's, standing close to her side, smiling at her friend before answering.

"Bitchy Ojou-sama's little brother! The cute yet stuck-up Ouji-sama!" Raine felt touched by the cute part, yet it was followed with a harsh blow when he heard her call him stuck-up. This caused him to nervously panic inside, wondering how she actually thought of him.

"So how have things been for the brother and sister duo?" she warm-heartedly asked him, taking a sip of her drink.

"Onee-sama has locked herself up in her room after her reputation took a huge hit after losing to you and having her engagement ruined in front of so many nobles. Though honestly speaking, I'm kinda happy that this all happened. Maybe now this will knock some sense into her and return her back to the person who she once used to be," Raine sighed wistfully.

"Hmm, tough love from a younger brother. You really do care about your sister, don't you?" Issei was able to sense his genuine feelings of a caring younger brother that worried for his big sister.

"Though I know you probably do not have a good impression of my sister, she wasn't always arrogant and cocky. She was once very sweet and kind, even a little shy, but by wanting to prove herself did she turn into the woman you defeated. So I should say, thank-you." Issei was caught off guard when the handsome blonde, who reminded her of a prince in both the way he acted and carried himself, bowed before her.

"T-Thank me?!"

"With my sister's defeat, I hope that she can return to back into the elegant yet kind and admirable sister that I once looked up to." He expressed both his gratitude and deepest wish concerning his sister. Feeling a hand touch his shoulder, he looked up and was instantly captivated with the sight of Issei's smile.

"You really are a good little brother and a good man, Raine Phenex." It was the first time she said his name and never before had he felt happier than he did in the moment. She was like a goddess that appeared from out of his dreams and into his reality. He wanted to bow down at her feet and serve her for all eternity.

"Ah, by the way, you can just call me Issei or Ise for short."

"...Okay, Ise-sama it is." A certain blonde didn't miss how the youngest son of the Phenex Clan gifted Issei with a look of utter love and devotion as if she was the apple of his eye.

"Damn it, Ise, you did it again," muttered Sona, shaking her head at her clueless rival and somewhat best-friend, who had just snagged another man to become part of her growing harem of hot guys.

Raina Phenex

Issei was down the manga aisle, searching for the latest edition of Seduction Boys, an adult manga targeted at females, featuring an average teenage girl who was suddenly transferred to a prestigious all-boys academy and suddenly drew the attention of all the hottest guys on campus who try to win her heart by constantly seducing her.

"Now where is it-Ah! My bad, I'm so sorry!" Not paying any attention, Issei bumped into the person in front of her, knocking off the person's hat and sunglasses as brown eyes clashed with the eyes of Raina Phenex.

"B-Bitchy-Ouji-sama?!" exclaimed the shocked Issei.

"Y-You?!" Raina exclaimed fearfully, taking a large step back from Issei, who did not miss the cowarding look in the blonde's eyes. The once tall, graceful, and beautiful Raina Phenex now seemed so weak and fragile that Issei almost didn't recognize the blonde.

'Maa, even though she was a bitch in the beginning, I don't like the way she fears me,' honestly admitted Issei, able to see for herself just what the once composed and haughty young lady of the Phenex Clan had been reduced to. Seeing this weak and quivering form of her reminded Issei of what Raine had said about his sister, about how she was once a kind and caring person. Looking down at the manga the beautiful blonde was clutching to her chest, Issei saw it was the newest edition of Seduction Boys.

"You read Seduction Boys too?!" Issei excitedly exclaimed as Raina owlishly blinked her eyes, staring down at the manga that she was clutching to her chest and nodded her head.

"I'm so happy to meet another fan! The only other two people that I know like Seduction Boys are my eternal best-friends Matsuyo and Motoe! So who is your favorite boy? Mine is Renji-kun, the sexy and charming heir of the Grimms family." Forgetting her past issues with Raina, Issei excitedly began to talk to the blonde who was stunned by the way the other was treating her. Finding her voice, she answered Issei's question.

"Mine is Yuuto-sama."

"Yuuto? Ah, the seductive and utterly devoted rich Student Council President, who is only loyal to the MC. I can see how he is your favorite, but Renji-kun is the best boy," Issei stood firm with her answer, causing Raina to frown cutely, puffing her chest out.

"No, Yuuto-sama is the best boy; he has shown that he loves the MC and will fall for no other woman, that only he's the one right for her. How can a girl not fall for such a devoted and sexy character!?"

"I hear ya, but Renji is so sexy and charming, plus it shows that he deeply cares for the MC when he went against his own engagement and declared his love for her. Let's not forget, the man knows how to put it down in the bedroom. He is husband material!" After being kicked out of the store for being too loud, the two continued their conversation in a nearby cafe. Debating over whose character was the best guy, their type of guy, and even their own harem goals.

It was the first time Raina found someone to ever have so much in common with her. Usually, she had to act a certain way or else people would look down on her. They would only see her as a lustful and weak female devil who had nothing but a harem of guys protecting her when she was so much more than that. This also made it difficult to make friends as people kept their distance from her.

When Raina made it back to the Phenex castle, she was greeted by the anxious face of Yubel, who immediately ran up to her. "Ojou-sama where have you been?" It was clear how her sudden disappearance without telling anyone had greatly worried him. Yubel was shocked when he saw Raina smile, not her 'haughty ojou-sama' smile but a pure smile that came from the heart. Something which he hadn't seen in a long time, not since he first became her servant.

"I ran into Hyoudou Issei today... It was only a mere coincidence that we ran into each other, but we talked, ate, and even laughed together. Time flew by before I even noticed it. Sitting down and talking with her made me feel something that I haven't felt in long time... Freedom." She gazed at him with teary happy eyes and a breathtaking smile that reminded him why he devoted himself to her in the first place.

Bonus:

When Sona was introduced to Raina, the only lady of the Phenex Clan, she immediately grasped Sona's hand. "I'm rooting for your unrequited love for the Sitri heir." Raina's tearful confession caught Sona off guard. Later, both Issei and Sona found out from Raina that in the Underworld Sona and Sora are the number one shipped couple among young female devils.

Also, later, after becoming friends with the trio of girls, Raina had her own character added to the anime series Harem Queen and was even allowed by Serafall to join Issei, Sona, and Yumi's female idol group that she put together. Due to this event, Raina's tarnished reputation began to be repaired, as she earned her some good views in the Underworld, providing people with a much better image than the one before.

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