Here's the next chapter, everyone! A new OC will be introduced that one of my story consultants is especially excited about. Unfortunately, this chapter will be shorter than usual because I was working late throughout the week, but I hope you all enjoy!

Once Luke was finished with his dance lessons with Venelana, Karlel was carrying him to their next destination as she flew through the skies of the Underworld with Mythra following next to them.

"Karlel, I thought my training was done for today." Luke said.

"It is." Karlel responded.

"Then… where are we going?"

"It's a surprise." Karlel simply gave Luke a grin.

Knowing her, it's probably another crazy scheme.

Their flight continued until they arrived at a normal-looking house within Fallen Angel territory. It was a nice place overlooking a small town nearby and the glow of its lights served as a beautiful contrast with the purple evening skies of the Underworld.

"Who's house is this?" Pyra asked after she transformed from Mythra.

"This is my place." Karlel answered.

For the daughter of the Fallen Angel's governor, this is pretty tame. I'm actually relieved it doesn't have the extreme extravagance of the Gremory estate. Huh? Luke noticed that the lights in the house were on. I think those were on since this house came into our sights. Is someone else home? Wait! If this is Karlel's place… What possible reason does she have for bringing me here?!

As soon as Karlel unlocked the front door, she headed inside and Luke and Pyra followed right behind her. It was at that moment Luke noticed an extra pair of shoes near the door.

Those don't look like any of ours…

"Mom, I'm home!" Karlel loudly said as if she was calling out to someone. "And I've brought a couple of guests!"

'Mom'?! She was really serious about me meeting her mother?!

"I'm coming, dear." Another voice called back from further inside the house.

They heard footsteps coming from one of the nearby rooms and when that person rounded the corner into their sights, Luke was left in complete awe at a breathtaking woman with jet-black hair tied into a bun and violet eyes, wearing a dark purple button-up shirt, black pencil skirt, black leather belt with double silver circles around her waist, black stockings, and black knee-high boots. Her clothes might not have been showing much skin, but they did very little in hiding her slender, voluptuous, goddess-like figure.

"Welcome home, dear." The woman greeted Karlel before noticing Luke.

Luke froze up when the woman's eyes focused on him and started walking up to him. When she stopped, she smiled at him with her luscious lips.

"My, aren't you a cutie?"

The moment she said those words, Luke's face turned red and steam rose from it like a tea kettle.

"This is the boy I told you about." Karlel explained.

"Oh, so you're Luke Sigmund?" The woman asked. "My daughter's told me a lot about you. I am Karlel's mother, Daphiel (Age ?). It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Luke."

This is Karlel's mother?! Now that I have a closer look at her, Daphiel does look a lot like her daughter. She's just as beautiful, too. Well, I shouldn't be surprised. Karlel did tell me during that whole incident where Rias and Fumiko turned themselves into children that Fallen Angels have naturally attractive figures to seduce humans.

"Dinner's almost ready." Daphiel said. "Karlel told me she was planning to bring guests today, so I made enough for everyone."

"I'll show Luke and Pyra to their rooms while you're finishing up." Karlel offered. "We'll meet you in the dining room before then."

"I'm sure everyone will love it."

As Luke stared at Daphiel as she walked away, Pyra looked at him with an envious pout.

"Already smitten with my mom, aren't ya, Naughty Boy?" Karlel asked him.

"Ah-ah…" Luke stammered at Karlel's teasing.

"My old man might be quite a looker himself, but it ain't him I got my looks from." Karlel flicked her hair. "And it seems you've made a good first impression on her. A lot of men would kill to have a shot with my mom."

"I didn't know you live with your mother."

"Oh, no, it's the other way around. I got this place to move out, but I felt bad about leaving Mom alone, so I asked her to move in. It works out for both of us because I'm usually not home long enough to get the cleaning or cooking done and she gets company whenever I am. Although… I wish I was home more often for her…"

Luke noticed the solemn expression on Karlel's face during that last sentence.

Shortly after Karlel showed Luke and Pyra to their rooms, dinner was ready and Daphiel served the three of them grilled salmon fillet coated with honey mustard sauce and garnished with parsley.

"I hope you kids enjoy my cooking." Daphiel said.

"I can practically taste it already." Luke could feel his mouth watering.

"Wow, it looks so good!" Pyra looked at the salmon in amazement.

"Whenever Mom cooks, it's always with love." Karlel commented.

Everyone cut off a piece of salmon and the moment it was placed in their mouths, they all felt a comforting sensation wash over them. Not only did the salmon taste unbelievably good, but it gave everyone who ate it a sense of safety and security. Luke in particular had a memory of his mother rise to the surface.

("Dinner's ready."

"Wow! It's so good, Mommy!"

Sophia Sigmund was brightly smiling at her son's enjoyment of her cooking.)

Luke could feel his eyes tearing up and was so focused on his memories that he didn't hear anything the others were saying.

"It tastes even better than it looks." Pyra complimented. "And I feel so relaxed."

"That's the power of Mom's cooking." Karlel said. "What do you think, Luke? Hm?"

Karlel became slightly perplexed when she turned to Luke and saw the distracted look in his eyes, which she decided to remain quiet as she already knew what might have been going on in his head.

"Luke, how do you like my cooking?" Daphiel calmly asked him.

"Oh… It's very delicious." Luke finally responded. "I'm sorry, I… I was just feeling… nostalgic…"

"It warms my heart to hear you love my cooking." Daphiel smiled with a hand against her cheek.

Once everyone finished eating, everyone was feeling stuffed and content.

"You never disappoint in the kitchen, Mom." Karlel said.

"Your culinary skills are remarkable. Do you mind giving me a few pointers?" Pyra requested.

"I don't mind at all." Daphiel replied happily.

They may look alike, but Daphiel doesn't behave the same as her daughter.

"Luke, my daughter told me that one of your dreams is to make women happy. Is that true?" Daphiel inquired.

"Y-yeah…" Luke lightly blushed in embarrassment. "Not in an improper way, though."

"I think that's really sweet of you." Daphiel smiled. "You must already have a girlfriend or two."

"A-a-actually, I don't have a girlfriend. I've never had one. And your wording implies I'm cheating on one of them."

"Oh dear, I can tell that you wouldn't dare cheat on your lovers. And I just thought you were starting a harem."

"Wh-wh-what gave you that idea?!"

"You're a Devil and my daughter said that she's helping you acquire a harem. I even thought the Aegis here is one of your lovers."

"What?!" Pyra yelped as her face turned red before changing into Mythra.

"Like hell I'd want to be with that perv!" Mythra shouted angrily, her face still red before pointing at Luke. "Don't act like I didn't know what you were thinking of doing in the bath the other night!"

"Come on, Mythra, it was an accident." Karlel placed her hand on Mythra's shoulder. "Besides, Luke was strong enough to hold himself back."

"And it was your crazy idea that put Pyra in that situation in the first place!" Mythra shifted her finger to Karlel.

"You know what? I'll take the heat for that one." Karlel conceded. "But you really need to control that temper of yours, Mythra. It may end up biting you in the butt one day."

Mythra had a complicated expression on her face for a few seconds before changing back to Pyra.

"I'm very sorry for Mythra's behavior." Pyra turned to Daphiel and bowed her head apologetically.

Great, we just made a scene in front of Karlel's mother. Luke then saw that Daphiel didn't look the least bit surprised. "… I thought you would ask us what happened."

"Oh, I already know about that hot springs mishap." Daphiel replied. "Karlel tells me about these kinds of things."

Of course she did!

Not long after they had dinner, Karlel and Pyra took their baths and Luke came in after they were done. It was a very nice bathroom, even though its size wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

Daphiel is incredibly kind. I can't help but feel safe around her… It reminds me so much of Mom… The only difference is…

While Luke was distracted by his thoughts, someone entered the bathroom and walked towards him.

"Luke, would you like some company?"

Luke didn't need to turn around to know it was Daphiel who had entered while he was bathing and he turned his head in the opposite direction so he wouldn't see anything while blushing.

Why have I been encountering women in the bath a lot lately?

"My, you're a shy one." Daphiel giggled. "It's fine. Karlel told me that you've already seen plenty of women naked."

Again, not the least bit surprised…

"I really don't mind at all. Actually, I want you to see me naked."

Looks like Daphiel is like her daughter after all… Actually, I guess it's more like Karlel is like her mother.

"Just look at me." Daphiel calmly told him.

She's not going to let up until I look at her.

Giving into Daphiel's request, Luke opened his eyes and turned to her. Luke was completely astonished by Daphiel's nude body that once he caught a glimpse, he was unable to take his eyes off of her. Daphiel didn't cover herself in the slightest and her hair was loose and flowing. Even though her stunning figure was apparent through her normal clothes, without them Luke saw just how wide her hips and how large her breasts truly were. To be more specific, her breasts were enormous and easily beat out those of her own daughter.

I can see that personality isn't the only thing Karlel inherited from her mother.

"Heheh, I can tell you like what you see." Daphiel smiled. "I'll wash your back for you, but first…" She sat down next to Luke. "Can you wash mine?"

This isn't going to be like last time, is it?

Feeling unable to deny Daphiel, Luke squeezed some body wash into his hands, lathered, and started spreading it over her back.

Daphiel's skin is so smooth.

"That feels good." Daphiel sighed. "Oh, you missed a spot."

"Huh?" Luke was confused. "But it looks like I got all of your back." … Waiiiiiiiit…

Before he could put the pieces together, Daphiel grabbed his hands and planted them firmly on her shapely thighs.

I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN!

"You're such a gentle young man. I have no doubt you'll have many wives someday."

What do you mean by 'many'?!

Daphiel then moved Luke's hands up along her body and Luke's face got redder the further up they went.

She's using the same tactic as her daughter!

Just like Karlel did the other day, Daphiel guided Luke's hands to her breasts and made him fondle them.

"Do you like that?" Daphiel asked.

Oh, wow! Luke's face had so much steam coming from it, his face may as well have been obscured by it. Daphiel's breasts are on the same level of perfection as Karlel's! So soft! So firm! So bouncy! And they're even bigger than her daughter's! I didn't think that was possible!

"… Oh!" Daphiel was caught off guard by something. "Did I just feel you squeeze my breasts on your own?"

"Dah!" Luke yelped with a red face. "S-I'm sorry!"

"Hmhm, you're adorable." Daphiel giggled. "I can see why Karlel took such a liking to you. I think that's good. Now, I'm going to wash your back."

"O-okay…" Luke could feel his heartbeat slightly quicken.

Daphiel stood up so Luke could use the seat and he sat down.

If President ever finds out this happened, she's going to be so pissed! "Ah!"

Luke suddenly felt something wet, soapy, and soft against his back and then a pair of slender, sudsy arms wrapped around him from behind.

"I can clean you more thoroughly like this."

Daphiel started rubbing her body against Luke's, causing his face to become even redder. Her arms were lathering every part of his torso and he could feel her massive breasts moving over his back.

Is this what it feels like for a woman to wash a man using her body?! This feels like heaven!

"And now for your arms…"

That was the point Daphiel took Luke's left arm and started caressing it between her breasts.

"I heard that none of the girls got the chance to do this the other night. How does it feel?"

Luke was so stupefied that no words could leave his mouth.

"You really are an adorable sweetie. We should rinse off and soak now."

Luke and Daphiel went into the tub filled with water. Thankfully for Luke, it was big enough that they could sit at opposite ends without touching each other.

"I always enjoy a nice bath after dinner." Daphiel relaxed as she dipped into the bath water.

"Mmhm…" Luke's face was still red.

The two sat in the water in silence for a couple of minutes.

"… Luke, may I ask you something?" Daphiel spoke up.

She's probably going to try to flirt with me again…

"Why did you look so sad when you ate my cooking?"

The blush on Luke's face faded and he looked down with glazed eyes.

"I…" Luke hesitated to tell Daphiel what was on his mind. "When I tasted your food… I was… reminded of my mother… She and my father died ten years ago…"

"You must miss them very much. I hope I didn't bring back any bad memories."

"Of course I miss my Mom and Dad. And don't worry, the memories that came to me were happy ones… I only felt sad when I remembered that they're gone…"

Tears started falling from Luke's eyes and into the water.

"Why…" Luke sniffled. "Why did they have to go so soon? I miss Dad's wisdom… I miss Mom's love… I wanted them to see my grades in school… I wanted them to teach me what to do on dates… I wanted them to see me get married… I wanted them to see their grandchildren… But they never will…"

Unable to contain his emotions any longer, Luke started crying and he couldn't stop as his tears blinded him. However, he felt someone wrap their arms around him and gently pet his head. When Luke opened his eyes, he saw Daphiel embracing him and trying to calm him down.

"It's okay… It's okay… I'm here for you… Let it all out…" Daphiel gently whispered to him.

Luke began to feel calmer as Daphiel remained close to him.

After finishing their bath, Daphiel accompanied Luke to his room. It was a simple guest room with a single bed and a television set.

"It feels like it's been so long since I've slept in an actual bed." Luke remarked. "This is going to be the best sleep I've had in days."

"I hope you get a good night's sleep." Daphiel said. "Just one more thing before you go to bed."

Before Luke could question what Daphiel wanted, she wrapped him in a gentle, loving embrace.

… This warmth… It reminds me of Mom…

"I don't want to replace your mother." Daphiel spoke to Luke in a hushed tone. "No one can. But if you are ever in need of comfort, you can always come to me."

As Daphiel was not speaking in a flirtatious manner, Luke knew that her words were one hundred percent sincere.

"Remember that you need to get up early tomorrow." Daphiel let go of Luke. "So, be sure that you get plenty of sleep."

Daphiel left the room and closed the door behind her. As she was about to head back down the stairs, she heard a voice from behind her.

"So, what do you think of Luke?"

Daphiel turned around and saw Karlel standing in the hallway.

"I'm very glad to have met Luke." Daphiel answered with a smile. "I really want to see him again."

"I like where this is going." Karlel grinned.

"I can see why you like him so much."

"Hell, maybe he'll marry us both one day."

Morning arrived and as Luke awakened, he sat up and yawned before realizing that someone else was in the room.

"I see you're awake now."

Luke was surprised to see Mythra sitting at the edge of his bed. Since she was still wearing her usual clothes, Luke guessed that she must have entered the room awake instead of sleepwalking like that one morning.

"Mythra? What are you doing in my room?" Luke inquired.

"I wanted to apologize for how I acted last night."

"But didn't Pyra already apologize?"

"Pyra did. I didn't." Mythra then looked Luke straight into his eyes. "I lashed out at you for what was an accident, but I was worried what you might have done to Pyra if you hadn't passed out. I'm sorry for being so harsh on you."

"Hurting Pyra is the last thing either of us wants." Luke looked down solemnly.

Mythra seemed like she was struggling to say something.

"You know, Pyra really trusts you. Which means you've earned my trust as well. If you were to do anything to betray that trust, I'll be sure to give you hell to pay."

"I promise that I would never do anything to betray or hurt Pyra. After all, I still need to take you and Pyra to Olympus, right?"

"Hephaestus's key deemed you worthy to wield me, which means you must have a good heart. Sometimes, I worry about Pyra and forget that fact."

Mythra noticed that Luke was staring at her.

"What's with that look?" Mythra asked.

"It's just… I can tell how much Pyra means to you. I mean, she did say that you think of each other as sisters."

"A-anyway, we should be heading out now." Mythra looked away with a light pink hue under her eyes. "The next part of your training starts today and you don't want to be late."

After eating breakfast, Karlel took Luke and Mythra to a Japanese-style home in the Morag territory for the second phase of Luke's training.

Karlel said that she had someone in mind for my sword training. Luke thought. I wonder who it could be…

"Naughty Boy, you might see a familiar face while you're here." Karlel said as she walked toward the house after setting Luke on the ground. "I'm sure she'll be happy to see you."

As Luke stood in confusion, Karlel opened the door and entered with Luke and Mythra following right behind her. They came into another room and someone came into their sights that Luke didn't expect to see.

"Setsuna?"

Setsuna looked toward them and seemed just as surprised as Luke.

"Oh! Luke-sama!" Setsuna exclaimed when she saw him. "What are you doing here?"

"Naughty Boy here is here for the next part of his training." Karlel patted Luke on the back hard. "Looks like you'll be training together. Be sure to get to know each other better. I suspect she's going to be one of your wives someday."

"You've finally arrived, Karlel-hime."

Someone else had entered the room from another doorway. It was a woman clad in red and black traditional samurai armor with long black hair tied into a ponytail.

The aura this woman is giving off… I only need to look at her to know that she's unbelievably powerful.

"You must be the Sapphire Dragon Emperor that Melody-hime and Setsuna-chan speak much of." The woman said. "I am Ame Imai (Age 213), Knight of Sterling Morag."

So, she's the Knight of Seth and Melody's Dad? No wonder she seems so strong.

"You're in good hands with Ame." Karlel told Luke. "She hasn't earned the title of 'Strongest Female Knight' for nothing."

The 'Strongest Female Knight'?! "Huh? If Miss Imai is the strongest female Knight, who is the strongest Knight?"

"That would be the Knight of Sirzechs Lucifer-sama, Souji Okita."

"Sirzechs's Knight?" Luke then realized something else in Ame's words. "'Souji Okita'? As in that Souji Okita?!"

"Yep." Karlel replied. "That shouldn't be surprising since the Evil Piece system has been around for five hundred years. So, it shouldn't be surprising to see several historical figures that have been reincarnated into Devils. In fact, Ame here is at least two hundred years old."

"Yes. Ever since I was a child, I greatly admired the samurai. However, as a woman I was forbidden from even touching a sword. Luckily, I came across a ronin who was willing to train me. Unfortunately, it was discovered that he was teaching me and put to death for his crime. Before my execution, the father of Sterling Morag saw my potential and reincarnated me into his Knight."

"Sterling's father?" Luke questioned. "I thought you were Sterling's Knight."

"That's a long story, Luke." Karlel said. "You'll hear about it another day. Anyway, I'll leave him to you, Ame."

Ame nodded. "Sterling-dono gave me this task and I will see it through. I will not let him down"

Once Karlel left, Luke and Mythra began their sword training with the strongest female Knight.

Later that night after training and bathing, Luke went to his room so he could go to bed. He was wearing a dark blue men's yukata. When he entered his room, he saw that it definitely fit the old Japanese-style of the rest of the house as the floor consisted of tatami mats and even the futons were similar to those used hundreds of years ago.

It's not as nice as the bed I was in last night, but it's still better than sleeping on the cold, hard ground in the mountains.

"Luke-sama?"

As soon as Luke entered the room, he heard Setsuna's voice and saw her standing in the hallway behind him and wearing a white women's yukata.

"Do you mind if… Um…" Setsuna looked away shyly with a blush on her face.

Setsuna is so cute right now!

"Do you mind if I… spend the nights in your room while you're here?"

"… You're not going to try to make me get you pregnant like at the pool, are you?"

"Not this week. The walls are too thin, so Imai-sensei would hear us having sex."

Dodged a bullet.

"I also thought that you could use some company while you sleep. You normally sleep with Rias-san and Fumiko-chan at your side."

"It's true that I haven't been sleeping with anyone since I started my training. Sure, you can spend the night here."

"Thank you, Luke-sama." Setsuna had a small, cute smile on her face at his answer.

In the middle of the night, Luke could feel something pushing on his chest and he woke up to see Setsuna lying on top of him, her uncompacted breasts pressing against his torso. She still seemed to be asleep and was mumbling something.

"Luke-sama… look at our baby girl…"

Luke couldn't help but smile at how cute Setsuna looked while she was peacefully dreaming.

"Let's get started on the next one…"

… Uhhhhhhhh…

Luke's sword training progressed very smoothly over the next few days and he and Mythra were guided by Karlel to the next part of his training to increase his demonic power. On the fifteenth night of training, he decided to take a leisurely stroll in a forest near a cottage he, Pyra and Karlel were staying at. As Luke walked through the forest, he briefly opened and closed his hand.

"I've definitely gotten much stronger over the past two weeks, even if I haven't attained my Balance Breaker yet." Luke mumbled to himself. "I wonder how much longer it will take… Huh?"

Luke hid behind a nearby tree and saw a small figure with white hair walking a distance away from him.

Koneko? What's she doing all the way out here alone? I thought she was supposed to be training elsewhere.

A/N: That's the end of the chapter. I hope you all enjoyed!

Luke has finally met Karlel's mother, Daphiel, and the MILF seems to have taken a liking to him. You'll all be seeing more of her in the future, I promise.

I also introduced Sterling's Knight, the Strongest Female Knight. I don't have any big plans for her except for being Setsuna's teacher.

And now Luke has found Koneko wandering around, so you can guess what the next chapter is going to be about.

Anyway, stay tuned for next time!

Luke Harem: Rias Gremory, Karlel, Daphiel, Annabelle Wright, Akeno Himejima, Fumiko Kazuya, Melody Morag, Setsuna Kazama, Kayoko Kita, Xenovia Quarta, Emery Belmont, Roygun Belphegor

Issei Harem: Misaki Shirayuki, Asia Argento, Hikaru Ueda, Akira Kazuya, Kiyome Abe, Seekvaira Agares, Azusa Hirano

Rias Gremory Peerage: Rias Gremory (King), Akeno Himejima (Queen), Yuuto Kiba (Knight), Xenovia Quarta (Knight), Koneko Toujo (Rook), Fumiko Kazuya (Bishop), Gasper Vladi (Bishop), Luke Sigmund (8 Pawns)

Seth Sigmund Peerage: Seth Sigmund (King), Annabelle Wright (Queen), Alastair Wright (Rook), Emery Belmont (Rook), Hana Sakuya (2 Bishops), Setsuna Kazama (Knight), Primoir Talraxen (Knight), Grencin Korin (8 Pawns)

Melody Morag Peerage: Melody Morag (King), Misaki Shirayuki (Queen), Katherine Petrova (Knight), Spiral Hirano (Knight), Azusa Hirano (Rook), Akira Kazuya (Rook), Hikaru Ueda (Bishop), Asia Argento (Bishop), Issei Hyoudou (8 Pawns)