'AAAAAAHHHHHH!'
Issei felt his eyebrow twitch as a desperate, loud crying sound entered his ears.
'BUHUUUU! AHHHHHHHH! BUHUUUU!'
The crying was extremely loud. He couldn't sleep anymore.
'Wait, I'm sleeping? Wasn't I supposed to be doing something?' Issei furrowed his brow. His eyes felt tired and glued-together and he didn't have the strength to open them.
He felt like he was floating in warmth. There was something very warm and very soft against his chest. It felt like his heart was at calm ease and his spirit felt soothed.
'My coolest form! The manly form of a dangerous, devastating dragon that destroys everything around it! Desecrated! My reputation is gone! It's gone! Everyone saw it! I have no choice! I have to become a bitch-dragon! That's right! That's the only way left to me! I have to go hang around dark dirty alleyways in skimpy clothing, leaning on walls while smoking and sending glares at people who look at me! The 500-yen red bitch dragon empress! The bitch-empress! My pride is dead! This damn wielder!' The desperate wailing continued, forcing Issei to open his eyes… in his mind.
Issei blinked at the (mental) sight of Ddraig drinking heavily from a gallon-sized bottle of spirits. The label on the bottle read '99.999% alcohol' followed by several large 'X'-marks and skull icons. Issei was certain it was not healthy to be drinking that sort of liquor straight from a bottle!
'Um, Ddraig, you good?' Issei couldn't help but to blurt out his thoughts. Mentally.
'NO I AM NOT GOOD!' Ddraig roared while swaying from side to side in a drunken manner. 'I'M THE OPPOSITE OF GOOD! I'M BAD! BADASS! THE BADDEST OF ASSES! THE ASS OF BAD! ASSBAD! DDRAIGASS! DDRAIG IN DRAG- DDRAG!'
She paused to giggle a bit, and then took another swig out of the bottle. Issei saw the 'glug's in her throat as she poured liquor down her throat like it was a storm drain.
'Ddraig, you sound… stressed? Also, where did you get the booze?' Issei continued to poke the drunk dragon. It was probably not a good idea. 'What, uh, happened? I remember getting my ass kicked in that balcony and then it's just… this… dark place. Dark thoughts…'
The memories suddenly clicked. 'Wait, was that the [Juggernaut Drive] you mentioned? Does it make me go unconscious? There is something else to it, please tell me, Ddraig-sama!'
Ddraig let out a miserable sniff and swayed from side to side. She covered her face with her hands and bawled! Issei felt bad as the sight of a cute, curvy girl crying fired up all sorts of protective instincts in him! Moreover, if he could get close to hug and pat her, he could feel her breasts!
Issei coughed a bit as he had been skewered to the wall of his mental world by a fist that went right through his chest.
'Eh- Ehhhh?!'
'Isshhh… your faults. Dis damn wielder of mine… makin me do all shorts of sthuffs…' Ddraig was muttering drunkenly while she had shoved her hand elbow-deep into Issei's chest! She was pinning him to the wall! Her hand was around Issei's heart! Literally!
'AAAAAAHHH!' Issei screamed. He was going to die! He was dead! Ddraig had killed him!
'Shaaaddaaaap. My earsh are riiinging. Doooont even wanna hear it…' Ddraig flopped against Issei's chest, which caused the hand inside Issei's chest to come out.
'Wha- whawa? I'm alive?!' Issei patted his chest in panic.
'Iiiidiooot. Ish not like dis place's not your miiiind, all's frigging fake… don't care anymore… I'm a bitch dragon, I'll do bitch things. My pride is dead. I'm just a jooooke now. I'll go out and have srutal beggs with shome sleazy guy, I don't care anymore…' Ddraig was speaking with an insane expression on her face while swaying and flickering in and out of consciousness! Moreover her words were both extremely erotic and extremely worrisome!
'No! Ddraig-sama's breasts cannot be allowed to be desecrated like that! They cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of some back-street sleazebag that cannot even appreciate them! She's high-class dragon! Her breasts deserve only the highest-class fondling and pampering!' Issei screamed aloud. In his mind, anyway.
Ddraig giggled and threw Issei into the air! He was launched at least a hundred feet into the air!
Issei screamed as he plummeted down like a rock… And his head landed on Ddraig's chest as he impacted the 'ground'.
Boing. Boing.
Issei had a goofy smile as his face was buried in the breasts that were nearly as large as his head, at least for a moment, before he was launched off like if he had landed on a bouncy castle. He crashed down in a heap some distance away like a ragdoll.
'Thank you for the experience! I'll make sure to savour this and keep it as a cherished memory!' Issei gave a deep bow to Ddraig as soon as he had gotten up.
'I donnt caaaare annnymore. Dooo what shu whant. I'll jush have a n-nap…' Ddraig passed out! She was completely vulnerable! And she had given consent!
Issei's hand creeped towards Ddraig's massive breasts… And touched it!
'This… This is…!' Issei felt a shockwave run down his spine. 'The feeling, it's… It's like… I feel it, coursing through me! My internal qi is getting rearranged! The [Breasts] are…'
But before he could truly realize the revelation he was receiving, Issei's eyes opened in the real world as something wet touched his eyelids!
"..."
"...Eeh?" Issei let out a strange sound as he blinked his eyes open, though feeling as if they had been glued shut.
"Ohoho, so the slumbering dragon wakes~" A ojou-sama like voice entered Issei's ears!
"W-wait, isn't that Yakitori's mom's voice- e- EEEHHH?" Issei looked around and saw-
A steaming onsen!
Issei was half-submerged into a warm onsen!
The water was just right! There were large rocks arranged tastefully around the onsen, with several protruding from the water and their sides had been carved to make seats sit on and slides to lay on! The air was cold and made steam rise up!
Moreover, Issei was naked! He was clad in his birth-suit without even a towel to cover him!
But none of that was what had caused him to react in such a shocked manner, rather, it was all due to the curvy blonde woman with fair skin who was laying next to him in the water! Her breasts were laying on his chest and she was moving a sponge around his body!
"Ohoho~ There's no need to be so shocked, this sort of skinship is alright between a family~" The blonde woman had a mischievous look in her eyes as she let out a small chuckle at Issei's reaction. "I was wondering when Issei-san would wake up. The doctor checked you up and said you were exhausted to the bone but you were bodily alright, though diminished, so I decided to wash you up in our onsen to help you recover your energy~ The bath is magical, and imparts energies of the Underworld to the bathers to wash away their tiredness! It's also self-cleaning and the water has a good scent!"
'T-That sounds like incredible onsen! I'm sure people would fight wars over such a place! Incredible!' Issei shook himself out of his thoughts! "W-what happened?! Moreover, your breasts, Yakitori-obaasama!"
"Ohoho~ Do you dislike it, Issei-san? Moreover, I'm alright if you call me 'mom', but I suppose a pet name like 'Yakitori-obaasama' is fine as well, but only in private~ I'm a bit embarrassed that Sekiryuutei-san calls me a snack, but I'm flattered nonetheless~ Ahaha, to be so desired, I feel like young girl again~" The blonde woman seemed to draw all the wrong conclusions! She was definitely a 'dangerous' entity! Moreover she spoke with such a mature tone but her body and face was flawless! She was definitely a bishoujo-milf!
"B-but isn't Yakitori-obaasama married?!" Issei blurted out, sidetracked! The older woman was incredibly seductive! She was taking Issei's track of thoughts and twisting it into a spring around her fingers!
"Ohoho, it's alright, my husband is in the doghouse for now. I'm a bit angry at him for ruining your wedding ceremony, Issei-san. Besides it's not like we're doing anything too naughty here… Unless Sekiryuutei-san has something else in mind~? In which case I would like to add that my husband has several lovers too, so roundabout is a fair play, if Sekiryuutei-san is interested~?" Lady Phenix spoke the provocative words aloud while she got up a bit and crawled so that her body was almost entirely on top of Issei!
Issei was certain he'd have painted the onsen red with blood from his nose if he had any to spare! The curvy blonde woman was straddling him and he could feel the lips of something soft press down on the shaft of his Issei junior! He was certain what body part pressed itself against his rod! The Issei junior misunderstood the assignment and stood upright like a submarine periscope poking out of the onsen-water between Issei and Lady Phenix!
The blonde woman had a dangerously hungry look on her face as she looked down and saw Issei's little Issei poking out of the water! It came just below her navel and rested against the woman's soft skin!
"I- I wouldn't dare!" Issei felt shaky! The situation was out of control! His breast-fondling ways had caused him to take a deep dive off to the deep end, and attract the attention of an apex predator! He was going to get devoured! "P-please think of the others! I don't want to get killed (by buchou)! M-my virginity belongs to someone else (buchou)!"
"Ohoho~ What a good, spirited answer! I'm glad to know Riser-chan and Ravel-chan have such a faithful dragon to look after them!" Lady Phenix sounded glad, as if Issei had passed some sort of test just now, but Issei felt as if he had answered a math problem correctly but with the wrong formula!
"T-thank you for understanding! But if you don't mind, I'd really like to grope Yakitori-obaasama's incredible boobs and thighs!" Issei was so shocked and relieved that he spoke his honest thoughts aloud! He was certainly going to get slapped!
"Ohohoho~ So bold!" Lady Phenix seemed amused, however. "Sekiryuutei-san would punish me for my little test by doing all the foreplay but not going through with it to the conclusion? Ufufu, you truly are a strange entity! But I'm alright with it, feel free to punish me to your heart's content~ Just be gentle, alright? They are large but they are still sensitive, you know? Moreover, I do not like painful things~"
Issei was shocked! He was certain he'd have spurted blood from both his nostrils if he wasn't already almost bloodless, for some reason! It was almost as if he had come from a life-or-death battle!
He was so shocked he didn't even hear Lady Phenix's follow-up! "...Moreover, it'll be good training for you for when you are with my Riser-chan, it wouldn't be good if you were too rough~ She seems skittish and she must be feeling all sorts of sensitive in a girl's body~"
Issei's hands shook as he reached towards Lady Phenix's breasts.
A pressure began to build up inside him.
It was almost like the pressure he had felt when he had groped Ddraig's breasts.
He felt as if he would be interrupted any second now… Ddraig throwing an empty bottle at his mental self didn't count…
His hands touched the huge breasts!
'Ohoho~' Issei's mind wandered freely, empty of all things. It was as if his mind had zeroed out and entered a state of tranquility as his hands sank into the huge, soft breasts! For some reason he had the mental image of Rias-buchou frowning unhappily! 'I'm sorry! Rias-buchou! I'll grope your breasts as well! Please don't be jealous! I am still a man! If I see breasts in front of me I will certainly grope them! It is a natural reaction!'
"Hmn~ Perhaps Issei-kun could be gentler~ But it's not a bad feeling~ Though Issei-kun needs to be more careful with his right hand, his nails are very sharp…" Lady Phenix seemed to evaluate Issei's touch. Issei realized that his right arm was still draconic so it had sharp claw-like nails! "Hm, I think there's an important feedback loop missing. After all, it looks like Issei-kun isn't thinking much of his 'partner's feelings and is groping selfishly~"
Issei didn't know what the lady was saying, but it felt like there was something dangerous hidden in her words- And his thoughts came true as the blonde woman slipped her hand into the water and grabbed something!
Stroke
Stroke
Squish!
"Squeek!" Issei let out a sound like a squishy-toy being squeezed! Issei junior was in trouble!
"Ohoho~ Can you now see why it's important to be gentle, Issei-kun~ Although there are women who prefer things to be rough~" Lady Phenix lectured while she was moving her hand slowly up and down Issei junior! Issei felt dominated! "Since I'll be your playmate for now, let me teach you all sorts of things~"
The blonde woman gripped and stroked the rod gently! Issei's eyes felt like they would roll up at any second!
"Ufufu, let's not get too ahead of ourselves~ Please continue the groping, Issei-kun, and I'll… reciprocate the action to give you an impression of how well you're doing~" Lady Phenix was playing coy! Issei was overwhelmed by the charm of the mature woman! She was definitely an opponent Issei couldn't beat!
"O-oppai…" Issei drew energy from the warm bath and his determination, and fed it through his hands using [Power of Breasts]! He kneaded the warm, soft breasts that felt like marshmallows in his hands, and channeled his power through them!
"Ahn! T-that's… hn~ Mhn!" Lady Phenix let out a seductive moan! She was on the defensive! However, Issei was unable to continue the offensive to take advantage of the opening.
Issei flopped down on the bath as the use of [Power of Breasts] had drained his already exhausted energy and made him feel powerless. However, the chance to touch the huge breasts made it worth the effort!
"That was very good, Issei-kun~ Now it's my turn~"
The blonde woman moved her fingers up Issei's 'little Issei' and gently stroked the tip with her forefinger! Issei's vision dimmed and he let out a sound against his will! It was incredibly erotic! The woman's fingers were so soft and delicate!
'For the Red Dragon of Domination to get dominated, even in 'bed'... I have fallen so low…' Ddraig continued to wail inside Issei's head. 'My heart! I can't! I'll die from stress at this rate! Sheesh!'
Issei shook his head as he realized he had almost passed out from pleasure just now, allowing him to briefly re-enter his 'mind place' and hear Ddraig's loud drunken wailing at such a high volume that he had snapped back awake.
"I- I won't lose! Heed my call, [Power of Thighs]!" Issei slid his hands down along the blonde woman's curves to stroke her hip and thighs.
"Nh! Th-that's… Ghn!" Lady Phenix squirmed under the touch… And Issei felt a dreadful 'squish'!
"Owie…" Issei felt tears gather on the corners of his eyes! He had forgotten something very important in his zeal! Namely that his 'junior' was being held hostage!
"O- Ohoho~ Issei-kun attempted to pull a fast one~ It looks like he needs to be punished very harshly~" Lady Phenix sent Issei a worrisomely tranquil smile. It didn't look like she was mad, but it looked like she was in a very dangerous state of mind! "I'm certain that women who like things 'rough' would be very happy to be touched that way, but it's important to be able to tell who likes what before you go along with it, you know? Like this, hm?"
Lady Phenix slid her hand down, and pushed a finger down the 'wrong hole'.
Issei let out a strange sound.
"Oho? Perhaps Issei-kun has a M-side? How lewd~ I would have never expected for the 'Red Dragon of Domination' to have such a submissive side~"
Issei blacked out again, though not entirely out of pleasure this time.
Rather, it was as if Lady Phenix had entered the 'Akeno-tier S-mode' phase! It was as if Issei had accidentally triggered a second stage of a boss fight early and he fainted out of terror! He was not prepared the slightest!
''Submissive red dragon' she says! Our pride! Our terror! It's all gone! We've become bottoms!' Ddraig's loud wailing once again snapped Issei back awake. 'The Red Dragon Emperor of Domination has become the Red Dragon Bitch of Submission!'
"Eh?" Issei looked around as the soft weight on his chest had disappeared somewhere while he had passed out.
"Ohoho~ But alas, we appear to be out of time to practise further~" Lady Phenix gave a ojou-sama laugh as she was getting up from the onsen and walked off while water ran down her naked body, her hips swaying along her movements in a seductive manner. Issei realized that he must have blacked out for a while! "Issei-kun can look for further practice once he becomes more skilled~ I look forward to it~ Though you might want to avoid mentioning it directly to my husband~ He already doesn't like Issei-kun very much because of Issei-kun's status as both 'low-tier devil' and 'reincarnated devil' who isn't even a King of his own Peerage, yet is married to our family anyway. I'm certain he'd be quite mad if Issei-kun went ahead and blabbered about all sorts of things to him~"
Issei realized that he had just committed something very dangerous! He realized he had indeed made some very powerful enemies just now! He wanted to sink into his mind and join Ddraig in crying, except while Ddraig cried in despair, Issei cried in terror!
'Ddraig! H-have I become Yakitori 2.0?! I- I touched a married woman's breasts freely just now! That- That's not good! If her husband finds out I'll die for certain! We'll be assassinated in our sleep!' Issei turned his attention inwards for a split second to let out a mental cry for help!
'Who's 'we'?! You got yourself into this mess! Sheesh! Learn some restraint!' Ddraig didn't seem sympathetic. Not that Issei blamed the dragon-girl much, considering how stressful the past two days had been. 'What do you think would happen if you perved on the wife of a clan lord of the Underworld?! Even if she didn't go along with it?!'
"I leave Issei-kun in your capable hands. Now then, I need to see Riser-chan~ I heard that she got buried alive and needed medical attention, mostly for stress, so I'll go and talk to her next~" Lady Phenix spoke to someone at the doorway out of the onsen.
"Eh- Wait, I was called to the bath so I thought- M-mom is naked? But the baths- Y-you mean that… EEEEHHH?" A squeak followed a panicked babble.
"Ohoho~ Ravel-chan is so cute when she blushes like that~ Glomp!" There was a squishing sound of something wonderful being squished against something equally wonderful! Issei wanted to turn and look but he felt cowed by the consequences of his actions! He felt as if he'd have to answer for his crimes if he looked! His psyche was being torn apart! He wanted to look so badly but he couldn't! His perverted self was being torn apart from his terrified self!
A pitter-patter of feet closed towards Issei and he forcibly relaxed himself like a prisoner waiting to be executed!
"Um… Um! P-please excuse me, L-Lord I-Issei! I have come to a-attend to you! P-please take care of me!" The shaky voice sounded familiar and Issei realized that it was the cute yakitori!
"Ah. Cute yakitori. Ravel-chan." Issei tried to keep shakiness out of his voice. "Uhum… y-you didn't see anything weird, did you? L-let's keep this a secret between us, alright?"
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Ravel-o-vision (XXX-rated ver)
"You didn't see anything, did you, hm?" The Red Dragon Emperor lounged in the onsen in a confident and satisfied way! His body radiated the energy of a man who was both quite satisfied and relaxed!
Moreover, Ravel's mother had just come out of the bath! She had a twinkle in her eyes and a small blush on her face, and she had been completely naked! Moreover, she had small pinkish marks around her left breast, almost as if it had been massaged by someone with sharp nails!
Ravel could only imagine what had happened-
-The Red Dragon Emperor had gotten bored of waiting, and instead of waiting for the wedding night to take place, he decided to satisfy his lusts on the curvy mother!
As Ravel thought how it might have happened-
"Ahn! You- You're being too rough!" Lady Phenix moaned in pleasure as the Red Dragon Emperor bent her down against the edge of the onsen and groped her from behind with strong, powerful arms! The woman was putty in the dragon's heated embrace!
Ravel knew that her mother's stomach would have looked like a gross sight with the Red Dragon Emperor's massive rod rearranging her insides! It would have caused a lesser woman to pass out instantly from pleasure!
"Iyahn! I-Issei-sama! P-please go easy on me, ahn! I'm married! If this goes on, I won't be able to… I won't be able to feel any more pleasure from my husband, alright?! Issei-sama's huge 'dragon' will make it so that I can't feel pleasure from anyone but him anymore! T-that'd be bad! Think of our family!"
The Red Dragon Emperor would have simply smirked in confident fashion before bending over to whisper sweet nothings to the woman's ear, causing her to shake uncontrollably from lust and want! "Ohoho… So you still have the mind to worry about such meaningless things! In that case, let me bring you to the height of passion so you forget all about your meaningless worries and your mind only worries about how much your perfect, curvy body can pleasure me, just as I do to you!"
"Ahn! Nooo! R-Ravel will see! I've called for her to attend to you! S-she'll see us!" Lady Phenix moaned loudly in the throes of her passion! She had already forgotten about her husband! Her body could never return to how it was, not after she had been claimed by the conquering Dragon!
"In that case, I'll take her after you~ and ensure all three of Phenix family's women are happy and in my bed~ If your husband has an issue with it, he can try to challenge me, and I will drive him from his home!" The Red Dragon Emperor of Domination proved true to his name as he declared boldly! He would conquer the Phenix family, who had tried to take what was his!'
Ravel shook herself out of her daydream as the Red Dragon Emperor turned his head to give Ravel a confident smirk and called her with the pet name of 'cute yakitori', followed by her real name! He had remembered her name! He had certainly set his sights on Ravel! She'd be his next 'victim'!
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Issei glanced at the cute yakitori and saw that she was bleeding violently from both her nostrils! Moreover, she was only clad in a bath towel that she had tied around her body.
"Issieh-shama, um. Yesh. I'm redeh." Ravel let out a cute sound, though it was muffled by the fact she was bleeding from both nostrils! Her entire front was covered in blood!
She let go of the towel, causing it to flop down around her feet.
Issei's eyes immediately went down along the towel, though they stopped at breast level.
Ravel noticed that Issei was staring at her bare breasts!
Issei felt terrified under the glare! It was as if Ravel's gaze was piercing through him! It was a strange look! It made him feel terrified internally, it was as if he was being pulled apart, disassembled, and put together in all sorts of wrong ways!
"Iyaaahn~" Ravel let out a strange sound and fell over, completely out cold.
"Eh?" Issei blinked.
'She seems to do that a lot. This is, what, second time?' Ddraig weighed in.
'Eh? Ddraig, you sound sober? A-are you alright?' Issei turned his gaze 'inside' for a moment so that he could gather his wits! Something strange had happened and he was feeling shaky all over.
'I'm fine. I'm alright. Honestly, sheesh. Haa… This wielder of mine… Normally I stay quiet and just observe from time to time and take part in fighting, but you are seriously abnormal, you know? Most of my wielders could barely hear my voice, but here you are, speaking to me on a regular basis as if I'm an imaginary friend inside your head or something. I'd ask if you regularly hear voices in your head but I'd be worried what you'd answer.' Ddraig looked like she had come out of a war, with a thousand-yard stare in her eyes. 'Sheesh. I bet Albion doesn't have to deal with any of this. Damn lucky-go-happy garden-variety gecko lizard.'
'I… see. That's good, right? Right?'
'You didn't get any of what I said just now, did you, partner?'
'...No, not really.'
'Figured as much. Haa, it's fine. I'm alright. I'm just… tired. I need to take another nap soon. Normally I could go for the entire lifetimes of my wielders without needing to rest, but you are seriously wearing me out, you know? My heart feels like it might stop beating at any second at this rate.' Ddraig sighed again. It looked like she was doing that a lot. 'I'll explain more about what happened earlier once I wake up. Try to avoid getting into fights in the meanwhile, yeah? That earlier state… when you got ambushed by those Pawns, and was about to lose… It's a terrifying power that in the past was what made [Boosted Gear] the 'Juggernaut of Destruction' that terrified everyone who came into its path. But it has a harsh cost- Not only does it take a lot of power and stamina from the wielder, it also consumes the very life force of the [Boosted Gear] user. In other words, if you use it, you'll die very quickly from running out of lifespan.'
"What?!" Issei shouted aloud as he stood up from the onsen in sudden worry and surprise!
'Calm yourself. You accidentally activated [Juggernaut Drive] earlier and shattered the wedding ceremony by collateral damage. Though the form was all sorts of wrong. However, thanks to Maou Lucifer's interruption the rampage was limited and he was able to knock you out of the state before it could properly start.' Ddraig explained. 'However, even a short activation would have cost you dearly. As a devil you have a lifespan of roughly five to ten thousand years, depending on how powerful you are. However, after activating the [Juggernaut Drive] even for a moment, I suspect your lifespan has been cut in half, at least. This is why you need to be very careful right now, as you are in a state where you might accidentally re-activate [Juggernaut Drive].'
"What- No! This can't be!" Issei panicked and spoke with terrified worry in his voice! He had completely forgotten that Ravel was lying flat in front of the onsen! She was squirting nosebleed up into the air like a fountain! "Ddraig! What do I do?! This sort of situation- W-would Asia be able to help here?!"
"Oho? Good thinking, Sekiryuutei-kun! I stayed behind to watch from behind the door, just in case! I'll go fetch her right now!" Lady Phenix appeared into the doorway with worry in her eyes! She had been peeking at them! "Ravel! Please hang on there! Issei-kun! I'll leave her in your care until Asia-chan is here!"
"What- She can help?! Yes! Please! Go grab Asia!" Issei panicked! He needed to be healed quickly! His lifespan was about to run out!
'Calm down, Issei. There are ways to reverse the effects of [Juggernaut Drive, though they are cumbersome and time-consuming. Moreover the [Drive] is no longer active so your lifespan is no longer being consumed.' Ddraig calmed Issei, and after that didn't work, she hit Issei's mental self with a baseball bat. 'Oi. Are you listening now?'
'Y-Yeah, I… I… guess I am, I just panicked…'
'It's fine. This came sort of suddenly so I didn't have time to warn you beforehand. Anyway, Asia wouldn't be able to heal your lifespan, as [Twilight Healing] can only restore body parts and such. Lifespan is beyond its ability to heal. I would recommend we look for a spirit healer at some point, but it's not a pressing concern at the very moment. Rather, you should worry about that girl over there who's about to bleed dry.' Ddraig pointed the baseball bat forward, causing Issei's mental self to snap out of his 'mind place' and stare at Ravel's prone form.
"Wh- H-how can I help her? Cute yakitori, she looks like she's dying!" Issei hurried out of the bath and knelt beside the naked girl.
Ravel stirred as Issei lifted her chest up a bit so that she'd be more comfortable.
She looked down, saw her naked body, then looked to the side where Issei was sending her a concerned look while lifting her up (while he was also completely naked), and she passed out completely.
'Well, I suppose she'll have less blood flow to her nose if she's unconscious. I'm surprised she's bleeding this much anyway, I figured a Phenix would be able to regenerate something like a nosebleed. She must be very distracted by something if it's making her 'forget' to regenerate her body.' Ddraig advised. 'Well, whatever you did must have worked as she's no longer bleeding. Getting knocked unconscious must have allowed herself to relax and the instinctive regeneration to kick in.'
'So… She's not in any danger anymore, right?'
'Looks that way.'
Issei sighed in relief, which allowed his self control to lapse after the stressful day… And he fondled the girl's breasts a bit before he could help himself!
The girl seemed to wake up again and noticed Issei's hand on her breast while the other was supporting her from behind her back.
Issei felt sweat run down his face.
Ravel blinked.
"Ehe." She had a strangely vacant look in her eyes, before-
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There was a massive geysir of blood coming from the Phenix family's onsen that looked like a pipeline had erupted.
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"Ahem, Asia-chan, could I trouble you to come with me, now?" Lady Phenix opened the door to the room where Riser was recovering. Riser's Peerage were present as well, and Asia was healing the blonde gender-changed woman who was laying on the bed like a limp fish.
Rias was present as well and stood behind Asia while scowling harshly at everyone else present.
"Ah- um, I'm just about done here, h-how are you feeling, Riser-san?" Asia stammered a bit as she stepped away from the bedridden blonde.
"..." Riser just curled up in the bed while shaking violently.
"We're sorry, Riser-sama, we failed…" The Pawns of Riser's Peerage were sniffling miserably while looking ashamed.
"Well you certainly succeeded in ruining the wedding. But that is neither here nor there, and the main 'culprit' has already been punished." Lady Phenix had a vein pulsing on her forehead but she shook herself out of it. "Come, Asia-chan. Ravel went to scrub Issei-kun's back in the bath but she ended up collapsing and there's a lot of blood. He was of the opinion that you could heal her."
"W-what, Issei-kun was…? No, Ravel-sama was hurt?" Asia looked shaken.
"What was that about a bath with my Ise-kun?" Rias looked suspicious!
"S-so much blood… Ra- Ravel…" Riser shook and curled up further into the blankets, utterly traumatized.
"Right, come along now~ I'll be sure to drop Issei-kun to the bed afterwards, so please stay awake until then, Riser-chan~" Lady Phenix grabbed Asia by the hand and dragged her off, with suspicious-looking Rias following behind her.
"...I'm sorry, please bear with it." Yubelluna patted the pile of blankets where Riser had hidden.
"Terrifying! Dragons are so terrifying! T-that even Ravel was… Even she was…!" Riser let out a loud whine, causing the rest of the Peerage to sob in sympathy as they couldn't help 'her' either!
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A man turned a stick over.
There were a pair of simple tents pitched up at the corner of a large field of grass, with a bonfire between the tents.
"You too, huh."
"Yeah. Our wives sure are terrifying." Lord Gremory spoke with dignity while turning his marshmallow over a fire.
"Indeed." Lord Phenix agreed as he sat on a log that had been set in front of a tent and was grilling his own marshmallow. "...I'm sorry that our arrangement didn't end up happening."
"There's nothing to apologize for. Our wives were right. We were being too greedy." Lord Gremory answered with a dignified tone.
"...Agreed. Haah~ Ah well, the two of us with the 'Cardinal Sin of Greed' need to stick together in the face of our terrifying wives." Lord Phenix offered his hand to his fellow lord and the two men shook hands in understanding and comradery. "Let's go chase some skirts after this."
"You know me all too well, brother from different parents!"
"Brother!"
The two not-blood-related men hugged each other tearfully!
Meanwhile the marshmallows burnt up and fell into the bonfire.