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The Chronomancer

It was interesting how much different a second could make.

For instance, if he'd paused for just a second at the crossing, the speeding car would have gone right in front of him, but he didn't pause.

Headphones in, he trusted the green little man who told him it was safe to cross the road, and he didn't even see the car that killed him until it was far too late.

It was partially his fault, his headphones had been on too loud and he hadn't heard it coming despite how loud they had been, but it was mostly bad luck that killed him.

Bad luck and the dumb blonde bimbo behind the wheel, who looked like she probably earnt her license in the backseat.

Maybe that was unfair, but when he was flying through the air after she hit him, he wasn't really feeling particularly generous.

Things seemed to move in slow motion as he was sent flying away, his entire body screaming in pain. She looked horrified as she watched him fly through the air like a particular ungraceful chicken.

Good, he hoped she had nightmares about this for the rest of her life. Given her driving, that would probably be a couple of years at the most.

Again, perhaps that was unfair but she did just kill him so he didn't particularly care.

As his vision finally darkened, he could only think about how much difference being able to see a single second into the future would have made.

A single second? We can do a little better than that.

— Rias Gremory —

Entering the classroom mere moments after the school day ended, getting the attention of the class as she went to speak before she turned her attention to a noticeably empty seat by the window.

…again?

"Is there something I can do for you, Miss Gremory?" the teacher asked, making her blink,

"I'm looking for Lucius Whitehall, he should be in this class, right?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

"Ah, he went home early because he was feeling unwell. He did look rather pale," the teacher said, making her mentally groan.

"How long ago was that?" Rias asked calmly.

"Oh it was only about fifteen minutes ago."

She decided to ambush him after class fifteen minutes ago.

She had been standing outside the classroom for over ten minutes, he probably left the corridor moments before she arrived.

Again.

Staying entirely calm, she returned to her office in Occult Research Clubhouse, before she slammed her head down onto her desk and let out a scream in frustration.

She had an insanely powerful mage at her school, and no matter what she tried she couldn't even get him alone.

— Lucius —

Like hell I'm getting dragged into that mess.

I have one goal in my new life, to live happily without getting dragged into all the nonsense that seems to gravitate towards me.

Using clairvoyance, I change my route home as I avoid the four members of Sonia's peerage waiting to ambush me, pausing before I turn a corner to give her familiar time to fly overhead and miss me.

I've already tossed Issei into an alternate timeline since he decided we were friends for some reason, and his protagonist power scared and confused me.

I don't know the series this world is apparently based on, but I can glimpse into anyones future and Issei was definitely a shounen protagonist with the bullshit I saw.

He's fine, I checked. He's actually happy about it because I tossed him into a timeline where all men died out, naturally he's having the time of his life.

My problem is that time magic is insanely powerful, and to even be able to use it the Guild gave me a practically bottomless mana pool.

Which is apparently catnip to devils, fallen and just about every other supernatural being in this world. I've learnt to suppress it but that doesn't change the fact that a lot of people know how powerful I am.

Rias isn't pulling me into her marital spat, neither is anyone else.

Arriving at my apartment, I freeze as I sense the immensely powerful being inside my living room, who has definitely already sensed me.

Glimpsing into the future, I groan as I see my conversation with Sirzechs, calling on my magic and rewinding back to the moment I left school.

Sirzechs better get comfortable, because I'm going to spend the night at my other house instead.

Oh yeah, I'm stupidly rich. Turns out that being able to see the future is pretty useful at casinos.

Pausing, I glimpse into the future again and groan. Of course Grayfia is waiting for me, these guys just don't know how to take no for an answer.

Well, I know how to fix this little problem.

Searching the other timelines, I smile as I find one that suits my needs. In another timeline, a feud between two pillar families would keep Sirzechs busy for the next week.

Plucking at the threads of time, I pull that feud into this timeline, killing some time before I head back to my apartment, finding it blissfully empty.

Mere moments before Grayfia would have arrived to 'request' I meet with her master, she gets a message that Millicas has fallen ill and hurries home, leaving me to watch some shitty horror movies in peace.

Naturally I could solve Rias's problems with a single alteration to the timeline, make it so Riser was never born, make it so Riser was raised better and actually won her heart, or make it so that her dad died in a violent assassination moments after knocking up Venelana so he wasn't around to make a marriage contract, but fuck that.

I use my powers for my amusement and profit, not other people's benefit.

— Rias Gremory —

Lucius was insanely slippery.

It wasn't just her he was avoiding so successfully, as Sona was getting equally frustrated as they failed to corner him.

Even when they put him in a position where he had to meet with them, something would always come up at the last second which demanded their attention.

It was no coincidence, that much was obvious after the twentieth emergency had distracted them, but they couldn't confront him about it because they couldn't confront him at all.

Sona had blatantly admitted she wanted him in her peerage, which had put some tension between them as they both knew why Rias needed a secret weapon, but Lucius's magic was just too intense for Sona to let their friendship stop her from trying to grasp this opportunity.

That was two months ago, two long months of frustration and constant setbacks.

So when Lucius had literally summoned her, it had come as quite the surprise, a feeling of triumphant overcoming her as she arrived in the home of her target.

He'd even offered to join her Peerage, for a price of course but she was a devil and that was expected.

Kneeling between his legs, her school shirt open and her bra pulled up and over her breasts, she didn't even feel any shame as she bounced her chest, his cock trapped between it.

No devil would miss an opportunity to recruit a mage as powerful as Lucius, and she hadn't even hesitated despite her blush as he made his offer.

Kissing the tip of his cock as it peeked out of her cleavage, she stared up at him happily, sorry Sona but she'd won their little deal, and as Lucius finally released his seed into her waiting mouth, victory tasted somewhat salty.

But with her new Bishop, she had a much better chance against-

Sitting in her office, Rias frowned to herself as she tried to make a plan to catch Lucius this weekend.

His power was definitely related to time, and Sona believed he might actually be able to see the future which was how he was avoiding them so well.

Rubbing her chin with a frown, her eyes suddenly widened as she felt someone in Kuoh trying to summon her.

Following the sensation, she nearly fell out of her chair as she 'saw' Lucius waiting for her by the summoning circle.

— Lucius —

Rias is an amateur in bed, but she's an enthusiastic one if I promise to join her peerage afterwards.

If I push for Akeno and Koneko to join in, she's less enthusiastic but it's still fun. Koneko does give the best blowjobs though.

When you can do anything with literally no consequences, entertainment takes a rather dark turn. 'Quicksaving' means I can do anything to anyone and avoid the consequences.

Plus, if I turn back time did it ever really happen?

Sona gives the best buttjobs in Kuoh, but she's downright cold. Getting her to give up her virginity is always annoying, she's not as easy as Rias, but her peerage is a lot of fun.

Of course the most fun is to summon them both and have a competition to see who deserves me in their peerage more. Rias always wins, not because she's better in bed but because she's desperate enough that when it becomes a competition she'll do anything to win.

If Rias thinks it'll help her recruit me, she'll do literally anything no matter how degrading. Sona still has her pride and limits.

Also if I mess with Sona too much, Serafall shows up and while she's a lot of fun she also kinda scares me.

Raynare, Mittelt and Kalawarner are freaks, and incredibly easy. Mittelt and Kalawarner don't even require me to join the Grigori to put out.

Grayfia is amazing in bed, but she's also obviously angry at having to pleasure a mere human and while that is enjoyable in its own ways, I've had to do an emergency quickload several times because I pushed her too far.

I always place a save at the start of the day that I can jump back to in emergencies, plus a couple much further back in case of larger problems.

It gives me literally an infinite amount of time to devote to whatever I deem worth my time, whether it's learning a new language, an instrument, or a martial art. I can spend months or even years completely devoted to it and then simply revert to an earlier time with all my skills intact. As an added bonus, my mind never forgets a skill once I learn it, a useful trick when you're trying to master everything.

The enjoyment of toying with the arrogant devils and fallen is only one small benefit to my power.

Of course, there's plenty of fun human girls as well. Katase from the kendo team is a lot of fun, because she almost never calls for help if she gets molested on the train she takes to school, unlike Murayama who always puts up a fight.

Like I said, entertaining myself gets rather dark but it's not like they remember it.

The real trick is remembering what you've said and done in each save, it gets a bit confusing when you've met someone for the first time, a dozen times over.

I know so much about basically everyone, I know exactly what to say or do to get people to act however I want.

In one timeline, Murayama hates me for stealing her first time after beating her in a kendo match after the rest of the club had left, in another she's my adoring girlfriend who brings the other kendo girls to our bed to please me.

In this one we've never even spoken.

But that's a small issue, and one I wouldn't change even if I could.

Because when you can see every timeline, every possibility and simply choose whichever one benefits you the most, something as small as that is completely irrelevant.

Besides, I'll get used to it sooner or later, after all…

Time is on my side.

Heh.