New Devil of The Gremory House

Life 70: Wanting

Damn, this was just one off from being super (in)appropriately numbered.

Another one is done for April!

Devil

"Hehehe! I'm so excited! I can't believe we're going to Arashi Heights!"

"You seem excited, Prez Avi. This must be a big deal."

"It's a super big deal, Zekka-chan! Arashi Heights is the center of all the big activity that happens in Kuoh Town!" Avi Amon pumped her arms and skipped forward a few steps, "Any Devil worth their salt knows that of all the bases in the human world, the one here in Kuoh has been the center of attention! This is where warriors and Gods and beasts of all kinds show up to talk business! I hear this is even the spot where they set up the battlefield with the Evil God Loki!"

Lilibette looked up at the tallest skyscraper in sight, "This place was always a point of interest for the Hero faction. I've heard stories of secret meetings and warriors from all factions coming here to plot. And even of a God tossing around enough wealth to change the local economic structure of both the hotel and the places around it."

"I heard a marching band and two giant monsters were called in one morning to throw a musical celebration for a couple losing their virginity." The other girls turned to Schwert in shock and appalled. The young Walkure just shrugged, "I mean that's what I heard."

Zekka struggled to try and reconcile what she was hearing. She always knew there were things in this world other than humans, but the world of Devils, Angels, and Gods was a realm far removed from her own. It wasn't until coming to Kuoh that she was more exposed to the grander and fantastical elements of their world. And it was remarkable to think that the seniors she had been getting to know since she arrived here were at the center of everything.

"It's kinda crazy to believe this seedy part of town has changed so much."

"I heard this was a place of irrefute before it started getting gentrified before I arrived."

"Oh yeah! I was told this was the part of town where you'd find used rubbers and businessmen getting tuggies if you bothered to look. I don't exactly know what that meant but it doesn't sound like it was a good place."

And just like that some of the wonder and mystique was gone.

Zekka had heard that the farthest parts of Kuoh Town were a seedier, emptier space than the rest of the town. It was the kind of place where red-light shops and empty buildings scattered around with shady people to best be avoided. Before the hotel sprung up it was a cheap place that Zekka may have been forced to stay at to go to school.

But since the Arashi Heights sprung up the entire region had seen an economic boom. The streets and buildings were cleaner. More shops and restaurants had opened. The people who used to operate out of this area were given cushy jobs to sustain themselves.

It was an odd last few months for this once reprehensible part of town.

"Here we are!"

Avi announced and the group of junior high schoolers looked up at the towering skyscraper they were invited to. They fiddled with their appearance, straightening their skirts and fixing their hair before they entered the luxurious establishment.

The moment they walked in Zekka sucked in her breath. The hotel was so high-end and fancy that she felt like she would immediately be noticed for being out of place. But the quartet walked in, looking at the fancy guests from every faction and walk of life filling the lobby and restaurants offered. They walked up to the front desk and the consigliere immediately noticed them, "Welcome, how may I be of help to you today?" "U-Um-"

"Zekka-chan," Avi gently poked her back, "Xenovia-senpai gave you that thing, right?"

"O-Oh right!" The nervous girl pulled out her phone and brought up the invite her senior had texted her, "Um, X-Xenovia Quarta-San sent me this invitation. I thought-"

"Oh, yes," The consigliere looked at the message before smiling, "If you are Xenovia-sama's guest then welcome to the Arashi Heights."

"T-Thank you. Um, do you call her down or do we go up?"

"No ma'am, if you're her guests then please take that elevator." She pointed aside to an elevator off to the wall and away from the extravagant one that traveled up from the center of the far wall, "Just hit down and it will take you where you need to go. Enjoy your visit."

The OSSC filed into the elevator and pressed the down button. As it started to travel down, the younger girls looked at the shaft elevator they were taking, "This isn't as glamourous as I was led to believe. The hotel looked so magnificent from the outside yet we're traveling on a regular service elevator."

"I know," Schwert pouted as she leaned against a wall, "I thought we were gonna get special treatment since Xenovia-senpai gave us a recommendation. Do you think they're sending us through the shoddy elevator because they're ashamed of us?"

"S-Should I have worn something more expensive?" Avi looked back at the other girls, panic clear on her face as she feared she may have scerwed up somehow and made a fool of herself, her friends, and her family, "This is the center of everything that happens between the three factions and I wore a cute skirt and jumper! I'M A FOOL!"

"W-We're just out for a day of fun, Prez. They didn't tell us to wear anything special."

"Of course they didn't! They expected it! You don't show up to a wedding or an important international conference wearing a tank top and your tightest juicy short pants showcasing that poppin' apple bottom! Oh no, I've done it now! I'm a fool! The failure of the Amon family! This mistake shall mark my family history for the rest of time-"

The elevator dinged as it arrived at the lowest floor. The door opened and the wind that rushed over the OSSC girls left them momentarily speechless.

"You're not getting away from me!"

"Just try it, Irina!"

Closest to the stairs the girls arrived at, Xenovia and Irina were running and flying around. Slashes of intense aura clashed with weapons of Light as the Devil and Angel partners circled each other in a fierce spar. As they flew by, the OSSC girls stepped over and looked out into the vast underground basement they had arrived in.

"Holy moly."

"I can't see the end of this space."

"Okay, this is way better than just hanging out in a fancy room."

"Wow." Zekka walked up to the railing, looking out across the basement and seeing all the intense training sessions going on between the members of the ORC and StuCo.

Koneko and Ravel stood together against Akeno and Rossweisse. The [Rooks] charged at each other, flames and water coating their hands as they clashed. Blue fire rushed off of Koneko's arms and legs as she jumped and pounded into the floor, releasing an intense burst of flames in every direction. Rossweisse had already donned her water armor, the heat from Koneko's flames causing the water to steam and evaporate. But a series of magical circles formed in the water around her body, channeling power around her before spurts of water shot out of her body in every direction and forced Koneko to retreat.

The little Nekomata jumped and dodged the piercing streams of water the Valkyrie released. The fire around Koneko concentrated and intensified, leaving her hands and feet white hot so that they would instantly vaporize the water that shot at her. The white-haired freshman charged forward and tried to attack Rossweisse-

An electric tentacle shot down and forced Koneko to dodge aside. Several more followed and tried to snatch the young Nekomata as she jumped back and weaved around the electric appendages trying to ensnare her. One of the tentacles wriggled out and tried to wrap around the young girl's wrist-

An intense burst of heat followed a scalding hot blast of fire that distorted and dispelled the lightning tentacles. And from above Ravel descended, her flaming wings spread from her back with drops of magma pouring off them. She landed by Koneko's side and stood in defiance against the two older women they were sparring against.

Koneko leaned around Ravel's side and looked at Akeno with a suspicious frown, "Akeno-senpai, did you have to summon those weird tentacles? They're unsettling."

"I'm just materializing the best image in my head." The [Queen] said with a coy smile as she gently caressed one of the electric tentacles by her head, "I haven't had this power as long as you two so I have to use the clearest image in my head. Gyūki already has tentacles so this was the easiest form my electricity could take."

"Senpai told me how you caught and tormented the Magicians. You sure that's all there is to it?" The way the [Queen] knowingly winked at her left the freshman skeptical.

"I-I think it's great that you've already figured out a way to make your new power work for you, Akeno-San. And you too, Ravel-San," Rossweisse was quick to praise the two girls, "You've only just made your connection and you're already practicing with the power. That is very admirable."

"Although I feel like I'm being cooked alive just standing next to her." Koneko shortly noted as she started fanning her face, "Can't you do something about the heat?"

"I-It's lava…so no."

"Oh, that sucks. Issei-senpai's not gonna wanna risk scorching his hands touching you now."

"T-That's not true. H-He would - shut up!"

Past the four young women, Gasper stood among a group of StuCo students who had come to join the training session. Sona stepped around, pulling out her phone and bringing up a timer, "Ready?"

"Y-Yes, ma'am!" The nervous Dhamphir responded.

"Begin!"

She pressed start and her peerage made a move towards the small freshman. Gasper immediately ran towards the large group of stronger and faster opponents. Sona's peerage rushed in to meet the young [Bishop] as he seemed to charge in brazenly and without a plan. Only for the little freshman to disappear as a horde of bats and rush through the group as a swarm. Some of the girls gasped and screamed as the swarm of bats rushed by them. Only Tsubaki, Saji, and Tsubasa had enough fortitude to swing at the bats that rushed past them and arrived on the other side.

Once Gasper had passed them he reformed in his normal state behind the Sitri peerage. He pulled out a blood capsule and tossed it in his mouth, biting into it as some of Issei's blood ran down his throat. The Sitri peerage turned and attacked Gasper as his eyes flashed.

The group of Devils froze in place, stopped in time by his Forbidden Balor View and its remarkable effects. The young Dhampir started to slowly step aside, keeping all of them in his sight as he circled. When his ability held and they didn't shift at all a tentative smile formed on his face, "I-It's working! I can move while I have them in place!" With his eyes still shining he threw his arms up victoriously, "I caught them!"

{"Not all of us, though."}

"Wha-"

A giant hand slapped Gasper across the head and laid him out across the floor. Bennia and Loup stood over the beaten Dhampir as the rest of their peerage started to move again. Sona clicked the timer, "There are some improvements, but we need to work on staying attentive. Argento-San."

"Of course!" The sweet blonde nun nodded and quickly jogged from her side towards her fellow [Bishop] at Loup's foot, "Excuse me."

"Sorry," The college Werewolf apologized as he moved and gave her room, "He told us not to hold back but I tried not to hit him too hard."

"It's okay, Gasper-kun would appreciate that you showed him no restraint. He won't be able to grow and improve if he isn't pushed to his limits."

{"He's drooling on the ground."}

"A sign of progress!"

And furthest from the entrance, and the most intense spar of all, the OSSC saw the flashes of orange and red light clashing in the air. They bounced off each other and rushed in again to continue the intense and speedy exchange. The young club girls looked out into the distance, "W-What is that?"

"That's the Red Dragon Emperor," Lilibette said, her eye narrowed towards the middle distance, "The Hero faction had countless warnings and dossiers about his Balance Breaker and its abilities. And the one across from him…"

"That's Nartuo-senpai." Zekka finished, her breath taken away by the ferocity in their exchange, and the chilling realization that this was probably still just sparring for them, "Rias-senpai had told me that he had a form that made him look like he was covered in fire, and…"

"And that looks like a flaming dude punching Oppai Dragon." Schwert casually remarked, keeping her cool a lot better than the other girls but still a little excited to see Oppai Dragon and the Lazy Sage duking it out before her eyes. Keeping her inner fangirl squashed she tapped Avi's shoulder, "Should we go let everyone know we're here?"

"Yes! Great idea, Schwert-chan!" The young Amon daughter led the way as she rushed down the stairs, "Hello! Xenovia-senpai! We made it!"

The [Knight] stopped amidst her spar with Irina, "Oh, you made it! I hope it wasn't too much trouble making your way here." The blue-haired junior hefted her giant sword onto her shoulder effortlessly before letting out a piercing whistle that echoed through the basement, "Everyone, my guest has arrived so I think we can call it a day!"

Zekka fretted, "W-We didn't mean to intrude on your training."

"No, we've been training since morning, and if you're here then it's evening, right?" Irina wiped her cheek with a beautiful smile, "We need to take a break before we run ourselves ragged."

"You've been training for that long?"

"Is this due to the attack from the Magicians the other day?"

"Yes, we don't want to take the risk of that happening again. So we're having a united training session to cover our bases and better prepare for anything to come." Sona walked over with the rest of her peers, fixing her glasses as she looked at the junior high students, "I don't want to impose any struggles upon you girls seeing as you aren't directly involved in this conflict, but would it be possible to rely on you if ever danger comes to the school or town again?"

"You bet, ma'am!" Avi immediately responded before realizing that she answered without delegating with her club members. When she saw they nodded in agreement the young Devil smiled brightly, "Let us know if there is anything we can do!"

"Thank you."

"Zekka, do you want to have a spar with us?"

The young swordswoman went pale at Xenovia's suggestion before nervously shaking her head, "U-Um, thank you, Xenovia-senpai, but I think I'm fine. I didn't dress or expect to be part of any intense training session today."

"We have plenty of exercise clothes, but I get you." The blue-haired [Knight] nodded, "I invited you over to relax and that's what we should be doing."

"Senpai, that just wasn't fair! You were so quick! I could barely keep up!"

"You've gotta start getting used to that kinda speed, Issei. I was attacking Euclid in this form and he was able to respond and react. If you end up fighting a guy with a fake version of your Sacred Gear and don't land a hit I don't think you'd ever live it down."

[We wouldn't! I'd be so ashamed I would have to take my own life! Which is impossible with my current metaphysical circumstances - so Issei you'd have to do it!]

"Oh come on! How is that fair?!"

As Naruto and Issei casually made their way over with the massive destruction of their spar behind them, the blond senior noticed their young guests, "Oh, hey girls. Welcome to the hotel. Sorry, we didn't come to greet you properly."

Schwartz waved his apology off, "No problem, Senpai. With how you two were going at it I'm pretty sure you would have leveled the lobby coming to meet us."

"Fair point. Hey, let's give you a tour of the place."

Devil

"These are the bedrooms. The upper floors of the hotel are exclusively for us so we have plenty of rooms to spare. If you ever come to visit and want to stay then we have plenty of accommodations."

"Wow!" The OSSC girls followed the Church Trio as they gave them a full tour of the upper levels of Arashi Heights, "So many rooms!"

"Do you fill all of these rooms?"

"No, most of them are empty. But some of them are used by guests we invite or when we can't make our way back home." Asia punctuated the point by motioning to the humanoid Bijū walking through the hall emerging from their rooms. Saiken and Gyūki greeted the tour group with a polite nod and pleasant conversation. Shukaku on the other hand passed by them without any acknowledgment as he grumbled about being forced to go out with his siblings, "We have plenty of room to spare."

"That's fortunate." Lilibette said while she looked around at all the rooms, "The hotel I stay in is low on rooms and I always have to make sure to pay a fee so that I can keep my reservation."

"Lilibette, again, that's a different kind of hotel. One where it wouldn't be out of place for a man and woman to spend an hour before they leave." With a tired shake of her head, Zekka looked around and spotted a room. She pulled it open, "Can we see what these rooms-"

A hand immediately grabbed the door and pushed it out of Zekka's grasp to slam shut. All the girls flinched in surprise and the young swordswoman looked up at Naruto. The whiskered blond had a nervous, panicked expression as he looked down at the shorter girl, "E-Ehehe, n-not that room." He walked past her and opened another room, "Try this one. Nicer. Better kept."

The OSSC looked confused by his jumpy disposition with even Asia and Irina looking baffled. Only Xenovia had an inkling of what motivated Naruto's response.

The holy room of graduation that started the path to physical joy she and the others got to experience.

She was honestly surprised someone hadn't put a plaque on that door yet.

Devil

"This is the media room. We have all kinds of games and systems, plus subscriptions to all the streaming platforms, plus a ton of physical media."

"What is that?!"

Schwartz pushed through the group to enter the room, nearly tumbling on her feet as she searched through the video materials gathered. Instead of the box sets of shows and rows of all-time great movies, the young Walkure's attention immediately fell on a single disc crudely stored within a paper sleeve. She pulled it out and looked at the disc with an almost reverent demeanor.

"Beta footage of the first Oppai Dragon conceptual filming?!"

{"Behind-the-scene footage of the people who inspired the characters standing in to play the parts as proof of concept?!"}

Bennia had appeared from the ceiling after hearing Schwert's emphatic gushing. The Walkure and Grim Reaper shared a look before the two super fans shared a nod, Schwartz quickly popping in the disc before the two girls took a seat to watch the exclusive footage.

The other girls looked at each other before shrugging and moving on.

Devil

"This is our kitchenette. It's regularly restocked and whenever we stay here we come to eat together."

"We can also order service from the kitchen downstairs for them to deliver if we want anything late at night."

"Oh, that sounds so cool. Asia-senpai, is it true you're a great cook?"

"I-I wouldn't say I'm great," Asia modestly said as Xenovia and Irina nodded eagerly behind her, "Buchou-San and Akeno-San have been giving me lots of tips when we cook together. And I have a lot of experience with Okaa-sama every day."

"Whoa," The OSSC girls looked at Asia with great admiration, "Asia-senpai, are you, like, the perfect wife?"

The blonde [Bishop] blushed, "I wouldn't say that."

"You're pretty, polite, kind, smart, and a great cook. That sounds like perfect wife material to me."

"Plus you're cute. Benemune-sensei still has that candid picture of you wet and covered in cream saved on her phone."

"WHAT?!"

The entire hotel shook from the force of Issei's anguished scream, either down the hall or maybe on a different floor entirely. The tour group shared a look of confusion between them before deciding to move on.

Devil

"This is the wardrobe room." The girls walked into a giant room filled with rows upon rows of clothes. Irina smiled brightly when she saw the girls' eyes sparkle in wonder, "Azazel-sensei has filled this place with so many clothes that you could spend days trying on everything you see and not even be halfway done!"

"Wow!" The girls quickly filed in and started picking through the vast selection. Xenovia and the others watched with amusement as Avi picked out a sparking sequin dress and held it to her body, "Look at this! I look like a classic jazz singer!"

"Eeeeee! This is the Switch Princess outfit from Oppai Dragon!" From the side, Schwert stepped out in the same outfit Rias' character wore on the show. She twirled around on her toes with a giddy laugh, "I can't believe I get to wear it! Thank you, Senpais!"

Lilibette emerged with a two-piece suit while Zekka just held a cute blouse up to her chest. As the OSSC continued to examine the choices, the Chrich Trio made their way in as well, "You girls can try on whatever you want, but make sure not to get distracted. We'll want to meet with the others for the party before everyone heads home."

"Party? What…party?" Zekka inquired curiously before she finally noticed what the Church Trio was picking out among the rows of clothes.

Swimsuits.

Asia picked out a modest pink checkered swimsuit with frills that would perfectly encapsulate her cute appearance.

Irina had a white bikini that showed how perfectly innocent she was while still exhibiting her beautiful body.

And Xenovia had chosen the most daring look - a black slingkini that would wrap around her curves and cover her breasts and privates.

Zekka's eyes and jaw widened as she nearly dropped the clothes in her hands. The idea of women walking around in skimpy clothing perfectly exposing their bodies and more importantly their breasts set her on edge.

In the depths of her being, she felt Tensei cheer with joy as he knew it was a-

Devil

"POOL PARTY!"

Most of the girls from the ORC, StuCo, and OSSC jumped into the indoor pool with a cheer. Under the warmth of the sun lights and in the heated water the mixed group of visitors could quickly start having fun.

Sona sipped on her cold drink, seated along with Akeno, Tsubaki, and Naruto at a small table poolside while watching everyone else play, "I'm glad everyone can relax. They've been doing a lot of good work with their training so they deserve a break."

Naruto looked around the pool area and noticed an absent Valkyrie, "Where's Rossweisse? I figured she'd love to have a moment to take a break."

"She had some important business to attend to so she had to slip away while everyone was getting dressed." Akeno said, "She didn't tell me what it was but that she had to leave to focus on it right away."

"I hope she doesn't run herself ragged doing whatever she is doing."

Tsubaki sipped on her drink, "She's a teacher. I'm sure she has a better management of her time than we give her credit."

"Yeah, but she can still go overboard sometimes."

"I feel like we'll all be pushing ourselves in the weeks to come." They looked up as Sona stood behind her chair and sighed, "News of Euclid Lucifuge has been spreading through the upper ranks of the Underworld like a plague." She took her glasses off and rubbed her eyes, "Whenever news about a Maou, old or new, comes up it becomes the only thing people tend to talk about. And considering a close vassal thought dead and gone of the original Lucifer is attacking our central post, it's causing quite the stir."

"Are they angry at us for not doing more?"

"Some people are upset, but most of the outrage is aimed at Grayfia-San. They believe she was hiding her brother's location and might be acting as his spy in the government." Looks of groan-inducing annoyance ran over their faces as Sona nodded, "I know. They're stupid for even suspecting her but there's a process they have to go through."

"This suspicion isn't going to get in the way in case we have to call her or Sirzechs for help deal with Euclid, is it?"

"We won't know until the moment arrives." The Sitri heiress tiredly took a seat with her friends, "So if we can't be certain we'll have their aid then we need to be as prepared as possible."

"That's bullshit." Naruto muttered with a frown, "Grayfia-San is married to Sirzechs and stands with him through everything. She has Millicas too. She would never turn her back against her family."

"But unfortunately there is precedence for betrayals like this for and against family. Diodora Astaroth turned against Beelzebub-sama to side with the Old Maou faction for power and status."

"Grayfia-San isn't Diodora."

"We know that but other people of influence are uneasy." Sona fixed her glasses while looking at Naruto's annoyed expression, "I know it isn't fair to suspect her but she has to go through the process anyway."

Naruto still looked unconvinced until Akeno nudged his shoulder, "Sirzechs-sama has a duty not just to his family but to Devils everywhere. He can't stand in the way and block an investigation when something of this magnitude pops up."

Knowing that there was nothing he could do to counter that point the blond relented and leaned back in his chair. The idea of having to doubt and question your own family was unnerving, but from the look on the others' faces it seemed like it was just a normal process. If he had to do the same thing would he comply for the sake of people's piece of mind or cause more issues standing in the way?

Damn, he was not ready for the world of politics and bureaucracy in the higher classes.

With a groan, he slumped in his chair and looked over to the pool instead. And he watched just in time for Xenovia to leap off the side of the pool, Irina and Zekka being dragged along with her before they splashed into the water. The Angel immediately popped out and reprimanded her partner who just laughed her off. Zekka on the other hand blushed, barely poking her head out of the water and muttering to her friends that her swimsuit got undone a little with the splash.

Issei had Koneko propped up on his shoulders across from Saji doing the same with Riruko of StuCo. The two pairs were playing a game of chicken, Koneko was easily able to hold Riruko back and knock her and Saji back into the water to a chorus of cheers.

Asia, Ravel, and even Le Fay were sitting around with some of the other StuCo students discussing something about their classes and what they'd been learning.

Loup and Gasper were approached by Avi and Lilibette of the OSSC with inquiries about their heritage. Bennia and Schwert were gushing about their favorite characters from the 'Oppai-verse' of all things. And in the middle of everything was Ophis floating around on an inflatable tube with a snorkel on her face.

Such a strange sight to see…but one he'd grown accustomed to.

"Are we going to get some peace on the other side of this?" When the girls looked in his direction the blond [Pawn] swirled his drink around, "When we made peace with Angels and Fallen Angels it seemed like such a huge turning point. But then the Khaos Brigade came in and we had to fend them off."

"Not to mention all the business with the Bijū too."

"Right, but we dealt with the Old Maou and Hero faction. We suffered and bled and nearly died - did die for me and Issei by the way - but we made it through to the other side. And now we've got Euclid, rouge Magicians, and a dragon who was supposed to be dead to deal with. Feels like every time we finish one thing another one pops up." He looked to Sona, "Before we started fighting, did problems like this show up as often?"

"There were always some inciting incidents and issues that popped up - it's in our nature not to stand still for long. But anything this caliber…I can't say I experienced it. For as tense and harsh the stalemate was between the three factions no one could say it wasn't quiet. But this is a new era we live in," Sona said, "Incidents and growing pains like this are bound to occur in a period of transition and stabilization."

"And we won't know how long we have to fight," Akeno interjected, pushing his drink closer to him as she sipped from hers, "We aren't doing ourselves any favors worrying about when we'll get peace. We have a reason to fight, and people to fight for. Never forget that."

It was frustrating but Akeno was right. There was nothing gained pondering on when the fighting would stop while they were still in the middle of it. The threat of Euclid and his forces was still at large and that needed to be dealt with before they could sigh a breath of relief.

But there was more than enough to keep fighting for. Rias coming home with Yuuto and Azazel. Xenovia and Koneko played carefree among all their friends. People old and new come to the party and celebrate with them for a day. Even Kuroka skinny-dipping in the pool was a welcome sight-

"FUCKING HELL - KUROKA!"

"Nyaaaa~!" The sexy Nekomata pulled herself out of the pool, shaking and bouncing as she shook herself dry. Some of the other swimmers blanked at the sight of the naked wet woman emerging from the pool. Issei stopped admiring all the wet, swimsuit-clad bodies around him in time to look over and erupt with a nosebleed at Kuroka's lack of coverage. She pulled her kimono out of a storage space she used and draped it over her shoulder to ineffectually cover herself. With a hand through her hair and a delighted sigh she walked over to the table, giggling every such way, "Ah, nothing beats a heated pool! That felt great~."

"What are you doing?!"

Kuroka looked down as she stopped by Naruto's chair, "I'm taking a swim to relax. It's been a stressful few days. Plus I heard what happened to Shirone while I was being called away," She ruffled Naruto's hair, "Thanks for the save, Frogger."

"Of course I was going to help her. That was never…" Naruto's words petered out as his eyes lingered down where Kuroka's wet, partially exposed breasts were perfectly at eye level with him. He turned his head and coughed, "Can - can you put something on please?"

"I did. See?" She shook her kimono, "Why don't you look in my direction at what I'm talking about?"

"I know what you're talking about but you can't go skinny-dipping with company! We can't even look in your direction!"

"Why not? It's not like you haven't seen everything before."

"That-"

"And touched it."

"I-"

"I'm pretty sure you licked a good portion of me."

"Don't-"

"And you damn near glazed-"

"Stop!" He sprung from his seat and clasped his hands over Kuroka's mouth before anything else treacherous could slip out. Naruto looked back at the pool to see some of the girls blushing and then turned back to his friends at the table, "Don't listen to her! She lies as easily as she breathes! I'm not as deranged as…she…" He saw the unaffected expression on the three seniors' faces and tilted his head, "Y-You don't believe what she's saying?"

"No, we do." Sona shrugged.

"We're just not surprised by it." Tsubaki finished with a sip.

"What? What does that mean?"

"I mean you're kind of a pervert so of course you'd revel in being with a beautiful woman like her."

"Pervert?!" Naruto yelled indignantly, "I am not a pervert! Issei is a pervert!"

"Hyoudou-kun is a public pervert but you've become quite a bit raunchy too, Naruto-kun."

"With multiple girlfriends and partners, it's hard not to consider you one."

"T-That's completely different! Just because I have girlfriends, and I do 'certain things' with them, and also that one time with Kuroka doesn't mean - DON'T LICK MY PALM! AND DON'T USE TECHNIQUE WHILE YOU DO IT!" He yelled at the Nekomata he was silencing who gave him the sly eye. Pulling his hand back and wiping it on his swimsuit he sighed and walked away in defeat, "I'm gonna take a swim."

"Heh, he's cute when he looks flustered like an idiot," Kuroka remarked with a lick of her lips. She leaned against the back of Naruto's empty chair and looked to the rest of the girls, "You guys having to deal with a bunch of politicking and delegating, nya? That sucks." The criminal Nekomata snatched up Naruto's drink and started taking a few sips of it, "I know we're a bunch of wanted criminals always on the run and on our own but we do have freedom."

"You also don't take regular showers and are probably malnourished."

The cat-eared [Bishop] pouted, "Y'know, I'm getting real tired of that joke. Le Fay and I always come here to fill up and take baths. We're good."

"And the rest of your group?"

"They're fair game. Go for the jugular for all I care." She shrugged, "Plus we're all tired because we had a big fight at the same time you guys did apparently. I got summoned when I heard Vali and the others got jumped by Aži Dahāka."

"Aži Dahāka?!" All the senior girls looked startled as Sona looked positively flabbergasted by the news, "But he's one of the strongest Evil Dragons in recorded history! And he was supposed to be beaten and sealed away for eternity!"

"Yeah, this new group of Magicians is super ambitious if they've already revived one of the worst ones around. Fortunately, he and Grendel were at each other's throats when that Euclid guy popped up and dragged them back, nya."

Sona took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, "Damn. We've got our work cut out for us for the foreseeable future."

"Which means I'm gonna enjoy my fun while I can!" Kuroka cast her kimono off and charged to the pool naked, "Cannonball!"

As some people worried about the naked woman careening towards the water, most of those in the pool cried out and tried to block themselves from the splash. Except for Xenovia who simply weathered the rush of water as she pondered to herself.

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"Wow," As the girls walked into the baths, most of them were left speechless at the size of them. It was like finding a deluxe bathhouse just one floor under the luxury pool they had been enjoying, "This place is huge!"

"Kaichou, why don't you splurge for anything this extravagant?"

"Because there's a beauty in keeping things subtle, and extravagance is right there beside gaudy - which I feel like this passed over into ages ago thanks to Azazel's influence," Sona stated to her peerage after taking off her glasses. With her eyes squinted Tsubaki took her hand and led her to the water, "Make sure you clean yourselves thoroughly. You worked hard training today so wash up and get that exhaustion out of your system."

"Yes ma'am!"

"W-Wow," Ravel watched Sona with eyes filled with admiration, "She has such a commanding presence and can still lead and manage her people so effectively. Maybe I should ask Sona-sama for tips?"

"For tips on being a manager? I guess. Kaichou would probably be your best guess." Koneko absentmindedly noted next to her as they both washed their bodies with soap. The white-haired freshman closed her eyes, "But are you sure that's what you want to focus your attention on?"

"What do you mean?"

"You're a good manager as is. You help Issei-senpai a lot with his schedule and working through the Magician applications."

"Le Fay-San could be the best choice-"

"But you should be working on some other skills; bedroom skills." Ravel blinked a few times before her face burned red and she lowered her gaze shyly. Koneko opened one eye in her direction, "Issei-senpai is starting to regain control of his powers, which means it'll soon be time to make good on all the promises for sweet goods you've made him."

"I-I haven't been making that many promises!"

"No, but it's Issei-senpai. You give him an inch he's gonna wanna give you all of his." Ravel's face burned almost atomically at Koneko's insinuation as the Nekomata continued, "Look, you might be embarrassed thinking about it but it won't be fair to leave Asia-senpai in charge of handling all of his desires alone."

"W-Would it be that bad?"

"Issei-senpai seems like he'd be super energetic." Koneko leaned into her friend's ear, "Naruto-senpai is the same way. He starts off acting like just Buchou or Xenovia-senpai will be too much, but he just comes back for more. You'll want to prepare yourself for long nights."

"I-I don't think you should be telling me that."

"You should listen to some of the stories Xenovia-senpai could tell you. She'd agree that it can get pretty crazy." Koneko turned in her seat and looked around the baths. She saw Akeno and some of the other girls relaxing back in the hot waters. Then there was Asia, Irina, and Le Fay talking with more of the StuCo girls. Even Zekka was being hounded about her cup size while the OSSC did nothing to help her.

But the [Knight] was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Xenovia-senpai?"

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"Ahhhhhh~, this feels so good~." Kuroka felt like sleeping as her stress and fatigue just melted off her body with the water rushing over her. She cupped some of the water and splashed her face with it before signing, "Fuck, I could live in this bath~."

Unlike the crowded women's bath, Kuroka had opted to wash up in the coed bath instead. It was vacant, roomy, and most importantly open for the offer she had whispered into Naruto's ear while they passed each other after finishing up at the pool.

She remembered his determination not to engage in a silly fling with her again after the first time, but it was fun to tempt and mess with him. She wasn't expecting anything. And she wouldn't be disappointed if he didn't show up.

Yeah…absolutely…

The sound of footsteps made Kuroka flinch and sit up in her seat, her ears and tails snapping straight before nervously bending back in. The Nekomata's heart steadily started getting faster as she heard the footsteps approach. And once she felt the presence stop behind her she calmed herself and grabbed the luffa and sensually rubbed it along her arms and under her breast, "Wow, Frogger, I didn't expect you to show up. But I guess I can't fault you for it, nya~. After last time you just can't help-"

"You should pour the soap and water over yourself and let it cascade down. I saw Rias-Buchou do something like that before and it got my heart beating."

Kuroka dropped the luffa and looked back at Xenovia standing behind her, "Sword-chan?! What the hell are you doing here?!"

"Naruto told me you suggested for him to follow you into the baths so I told him I would come instead. I wanted to talk to you."

She groaned, "Did you come to tell me off or threaten me about touching your man? Look I didn't think he was going to come." And she would forever ignore how disappointed she felt deep down saying that, "So you don't need to waste your time."

"That's not what I'm here to talk about." Xenovia knelt behind Kuroka, picking up her luffa and starting to rub it over the Devil's back, "I wanted to ask you about that night."

"What? What do you want to know?"

"What was it like being with Naruto and Rias-Buchou at the same time?"

"Don't you know? I heard you were in some big rustle with Shirone and Ria-tan the first night."

"I was, but it wasn't like what you experienced with them. When it was all of us it felt like Naruto's attention was on one of us before going to the next. From what I can gather from Naruto's reluctance - and from what I could infer from Rias-Buchou's distant looks and longing descriptions - it was a very different experience to what we had."

"Why do you even want to know?"

"Because I want to try the same thing with Naruto and your sister tonight."

"…"

"…"

Kuroka looked over her shoulder incredulously and saw Xenovia's unflinching expression. The older Nekomata realized that she didn't say that to unsettle or surprise her - just out of genuine curiosity. She still looked at the [Knight] oddly, "Has anyone ever told you it's weird how forward you are?"

"Many times."

"Ever thought of working on that?"

"Not really."

"Heh, gotta respect that." Kuroka pulled her knees in while Xenovia continued to wash her back, "I don't know what to say. There's not much to recount from that night with Frogger and Ria-tan. I mean-"

"YESSSSS~!" Kuroka cried out at the top of her lungs, Rias lying beside them half-conscious after her rough pounding. Now it was the Nekomata's turn, Naruto's cock drawing out and plunging in with such intensity that Kuroak's hips trembled with every thrust.

What had started as the doggy position had evolved to Naruto pulling Kuroka up into his embrace, his arms tightly wrapping around her stomach and neck as her shoulder blades pressed into his chest. The Nekomata's tongue hung out in euphoric bliss as Naruto fucked her like a sex toy.

Suddenly he pulled out, Kuroka careening forward and limply dropping on the bed. She was panting exhaustively before she was suddenly turned over and pulled up. His dick suddenly popped up in her face, shooting a rope of his load across her nose before it was pushed into her mouth so he could make her drink the rest of it.

Despite how tired she was Kuroka eagerly drank his cum, cupping his balls and massaging them as load after load rushed down her throat. He finally stopped, pulling out of her mouth and letting it hang just in front of her face. With a pant Kuroka heatedly ran her tongue along the underside, looking up at her lover and begging for more.

"-it was-"

"N-Naruto!"

"That's it, Heiress-chan! You're so cute!" Kuroka reveled watching Rias' cute expression as she bounced atop Naruto's lap and sheathed his dick inside her. She leaned forward, cupping the distracted redhead's cheeks and taking her lips in a deep kiss as their breasts pressed against each other in sync with the man thrusting underneath them.

"A-AH!" Rias pulled back, teary-eyed, and Kuroka's saliva over her tongue as Naruto sharply thrust up and came inside her. The Gremory heiress shuddered and twitched atop him, her nails digging into his abdomen as she felt an orgasm take her body, "Y-You're cumming so deep. I-It feels so good!"

"Me next!" Kuroka looked back, cupping her ass as she ground her pussy atop the blond man's mouth underneath her, "I wanna cum too! C'mon Frogger, finish your meal!" She wagged her hips back and forth, "I wanna-"

Naruto grabbed her hips to keep her still, his tongue writhing around into her cunt before pulling out to lap against her clit.

Kuroka's eyes rolled back and she bit her lip as she weathered another orgasm as Rias leaned against her like a tired mess.

"-a pretty-"

"H-Harder! Naruto, you have to go harder!"

"I-I feel it!" Kuroka panted, falling forward and burying her face into Rias' neck as their bodies thrust forward in rhythm. With their nipples and stomachs rubbing together Kuroka couldn't help but look at the [King] with hunger, leaning in and licking Rias' neck as she screamed coquettishly, "Heiress-chan, I wanna hear your voice go higher! And your face! Let me - IYAAAHHH!"

Kuroka cried out and looked back, her mate lowering his hand back on her hips after slapping her across the ass. She and Rias moaned as he slowly ran his cock back and forth between their lips with a smirk, "Should you be so focused on her? I don't think you'll be able to think straight soon."

"T-That's big talk for a-"

Naruto thrust forward, his dick sliding between their pussy lips and rubbing against their clits while they were sandwiched atop each other. Both women screamed out as their lover thrust faster between them.

"-subpar-"

"I-I can keep going." Rias moaned across from her, moving her breasts up and down despite how tired she was. She was still eager to keep going as she cupped her breasts, "Just you watch."

"Mmmm~." Kuroka lovingly kissed the tip sticking out between their breasts, pulling back with a pop as she and Rias sandwiched it between their tits. Kuroka giggled before licking the head, "Frogger, cum for me again. I want more, give more more~. Please~. I wanna see you-"

"I'm cumming!"

It erupted again, Kuroka and Rias both moaned as semen shot up from their cleavage and covered their faces. Rias closed her eyes as Kuroka hungrily opened her mouth. His load finally ended and once it did the two girls pulled back with a moan, a strand of jizz connecting their boobs before it fell apart.

Both women panted on their knees as the blond on the edge of the bed caught his breath. He regained some energy and reached up to gently pet both of them on the head.

Kuroka's body ached for more as she shuddered feeling his hand rub and pet her head. When his fingers ran along her ears she purred and nearly jumped him again. With the sweet sounds of Rias licking up the cum off her face she knew that this was where she belong-

"-night." Kuroka nodded, taking a deep breath and closing her legs a little tighter as she hoped the steam and water would cover her heightened arousal. She coughed, "Sorry Sword-chan, I don't know what to tell you."

"Some tips maybe? How did you go about enjoying your night?"

"I just had fun. Don't know what to tell you," Kuroka shrugged, "Plus what fun would it be for me to just tell you? I don't get anything out of it and - KYAAAHHH~!"

A moan shot up from Kuroka's throat when a pair of hands circled in and groped her breasts from behind. She looked down and over her shoulder in surprise as Xenovia leaned into her back with a determined gaze, "Was it something like this? Stimulating your fellow partners at the same time? I'd like to know so I can bring it into the bedroom in the future."

"Y-You're kind of crazy, aren't you?" Kuroka tried to silence her moans as she felt Xenovia's eager hands start to work into her chest. Despite how reluctant she was Kuroka couldn't deny that after the memories that resurfaced she was feeling a little hot. And although Xenovia might have been a little rough there was no denying that her fingers were…eager.

…

Screw it.

"Alright, I might have a tip or two for you," Kuroka whispered huskily before looking back into Xenovia, "That is if you think you can work them out of me."

"Just watch me!"

Eager idiots were a lot more fun than she had realized.

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Koneko yawned as she headed for the bedroom after such a long day. They had said their farewells to the StuCo and Xenovia made sure that the OSSC knew they were more than welcome to come back and play anytime they wanted.

Aftwerwards Issei, Asia, Irina, and Ravel had said goodbye before making their way back to the Hyoudou residence. Akeno and Gasper waved goodbye and promised to come back tomorrow for another round of training. Rossweisse had reappeared a few hours after everyone left, some bags under her eyes and shuffling her way through the hallway with a yawn. When Koneko asked where she had been the Valkyrie smiled tiredly and said she was doing some good work that would hopefully pay off soon.

That was enigmatic but the poor woman looked like she was about to collapse so Koneko let her fellow [Rook] slip by. Xenovia had already asked her to come back to the room at a specific time so she had to head back there now.

Koneko walked in, "Xenovia-senpai, why did-"

The freshman went silent as the sound of flesh slapping against flesh seeped through the moment she opened the door. Koneko stood in the doorway and watched Xenovia sit on Naruto's lap as she lifted herself up and down. Her breath was short and her gasps were sweet while Naruto wrapped his arms around her back to help steady her as she moved.

Koneko pouted with a blush, "I feel like this is a slight against me after the bathroom."

"Koneko!" Naruto kept Xenovia in place and looked over her shoulder, "I-I'm sorry! I didn't know you'd be here!"

"About time you showed up." Xenovia stood up, getting the feeling back in her legs before boldly walking over to Koneko while still naked. She stood in front of her friend, her breasts bouncing just a few inches from the glaring freshman's face, "It took you longer to get here than expected so I decided to get things started."

"Get what started?"

"We're going to have sex," Xenovia said confidently while looking between her and Naruto, "All three of us."

"Don't we do that already?"

"This will be more like what you did with Rias-Buchou and Kuroka." The [Knight] corrected, "I got Kuroka's help and advice for how we should proceed."

Koneko's frown deepened, "Is that why I smell Nee-sama on you?"

"I think she likes me a lot more now."

"I bet."

Xenovia picked Koneko up and carried her over to the bed. Naruto watched them as Xenovia sat in the bed with Koneko lying on her chest and lap. The [Knight] leaned down and gently nibbled on the young Nekomata's ear, causing Koneko to gasp and moan. She pulled her mouth back and breathed hot air into Koneko's ear, causing the freshman to shiver in her grasp before she looked up at Naruto, "Naruto, what do you think? Wouldn't you like to join in on some fun with us?"

"S-Senpai?"

Watching Xenovia bite and lick Koneko's ear? And seeing Koneko react so wildly to it while looking up at him?

He couldn't stop himself from approaching with excitement.

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"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-"

"You okay, Buchou?"

Rias lifted her head with a pout to look up as Yuuto joined her on the balcony. The redhead huffed and looked back out over the hazy, snowy horizon, "I know I'm a Devil so I shouldn't say this…but-"

"You miss the sun?"

"I miss the sun!" She looked to Yuuto, "You too?"

"It's unsettling being away from it for this long," Yuuto nodded, "I mean I understand why Vampires would want to hide away from the sun, but I'm starting to regret coming into their territory so readily."

"Ditto," Rias remarked, leaning her cheek into her hand as her eyes narrowed in the direction of the guard that was secretly observing them on orders of the Tepes faction. She shifted irritably in her spot, "I don't want to stick around in this stupid place any longer than I have to. I can't wait for everyone else to arrive so we can settle this matter sooner."

"And I'm sure you'll be happy to be back with Naruto-San, won't you?"

Rias blushed, "I-I have no idea what you-"

"Do you miss rutting around with Naruto Uzumaki so much that you can't handle being separated this long?"

"Ah!" Rias and Yuuto immediately turned ready for combat but blanked when they saw who had joined them on the balcony, "Bikou?!"

"Hey," The second-generation Sun Wukong and companion of Vali's greeted them with a lopsided smile as he stepped up, "Been a while, huh? How've you two been?"

"How did you even get here?"

Bikou chuckled while patting Yuuto's shoulder, "Never underestimate what a teleporting swordsman, a White Dragon Emperor, and their super awesome Sage leader are capable of doing."

"Bikou, you can't be here! If the guards see you then…" When Rias looked out over the balcony it was to see their watcher slumped over in the bush unconscious. She groaned, "Ugh, what's going to happen when he reports that he was knocked out?"

"He'll realize the best move is to stay quiet because you two were over here talking and he suddenly nodded off. And he knows how the Tepes faction will react if he reports that he somehow passed out while his targets were still in sight and just talking to each other. So no worries - we did the same thing over at the Carmella faction when we had to talk to the former Governor-General."

Rias groaned, "And what did you have to say to Azazel?"

"We told him that we had our run-in with an Evil Dragon - Avǐ Dahāka."

Rias and Yuuto's eyes widened, "What was that like?"

"You know how we're going around looking for the strongest people to fight and push ourselves? And we jumped at a chance to fight Loki and Fenrir?" Bikou blew out a long breath, "This guy was strong. Like way stronger than anyone else we've fought so far." He leaned against the banister of the balcony looking out, "Vali and Arthur are talking it out with the former Governor-General. They think they have an idea of who is behind this and they're super worried-"

"Are you okay?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah, I'm fine. The injuries from the fight with Avǐ Dahāka are already mended so-"

"No, are you okay?" Rias reiterated, looking the Yōkai over as she saw his twitchy movements and unsettled expression, "You look like you can't keep still?"

"Do I? I guess I do. I'm just…" Bikou anxiously moved around before taking a breath, "Alright," He looked between the two Devils nervously, "So from the moment we came to Romania I felt normal - everything was fine. But as soon as we got closer to the Vampire territory I felt like something was off. Like I feel something crawling over my skin and it doesn't let up. It feels kinda like how I feel when I'm around my ancestor."

"The first Monkey King?"

"I need you two to ask Kuroka's little sister and Naruto Uzumaki the same thing if they feel it when they make it here."

"What is it?"

"The natural energy here…" Bikou looked out over the distance, shaking his head as he felt goosebumps run up his arm, "It feels like someone tainted it."

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Done

Man, it feels good to be finished with this breather because that means we can make our way to the Vampire arc proper!

Are you excited? Because I am! This is the start of things going crazy! Ahaha!

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