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"But after the President takes the first bite of meat, I'll be the first one to sip the soup~"
Akeno lightly caressed her alluring cheek, her voice dripping with teasing hints.
In the corner, Koneko quietly perked up her ears, listening in. Simple-minded as she was, she still didn't really understand what the Vice President meant.
Meanwhile, the moment Takumi stepped into Rias's bedroom, he got hit with a full-on opening scene.
Shhhh… shhhh…
The sound of running water poured into his ears, and his heart immediately started acting up.
For some reason, the bathroom door in this room was wide open!
He looked toward the sound—and through the curtain, he could make out that graceful silhouette.
Rias's hands glided over her body as she washed, and even with only a shadowed outline, her curves were unmistakable: a full, generous chest, a slim waist, a round, lifted line at the hips, and long, lush legs.
Even as nothing more than a figure behind a curtain, it was the kind of "artwork" that could make a man lose his religion.
And even though he'd just finished over at Kirino's place… heat still surged up his spine.
What kind of man could stay calm under this kind of test?!
Still—despite being thoroughly tempted—Takumi kept his composure.
Like Liu Bei patiently waiting for Zhuge Liang to wake up, he sat down on the sofa and quietly waited.
Absolutely not because the view was captivating and he wanted to admire it for a second longer.
Rias, having heard him enter, didn't keep him waiting.
Not long after, a pale, slender thigh slipped out from behind the curtain.
Wrapped in a pure white towel, Rias used her demonic power to dry her wet long hair, then walked over with smooth, seductive steps.
Takumi got a front-row lesson in what "swaying with every step" actually looks like.
Boing~ boing~
Under the towel's subtle bounce, Rias came to a stop right in front of him.
Those sapphire-blue eyes held a watery softness as she stared straight at him.
She steadied her breathing. Her fair skin glowed with a faint rosy sheen.
With a troubled, heavy expression, she opened her arms and leaned in.
As she drew close, she spoke like someone who'd been wandering alone for too long, vulnerable and desperate:
"Takumi… hold me."
And as she said it, she dove into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest.
That warm, overwhelming weight pressed into him and tugged at his mind.
Takumi's attention snapped fully to her. He wrapped his arms around her instinctively, holding her lush body gently.
With her in his arms, he immediately understood what she was really here for.
But he'd just been through a long night—he could still keep his instincts on a leash.
Running his fingers through her vivid red hair, he asked softly,
"Rias, say it. If you regret this later… it'll be too late."
"I won't regret it, Takumi.
If you're my first… I'll only say 'I want this.'
Rather than letting someone else control my life… I'd rather give myself to someone I acknowledge.
Even if it feels like I'm betraying Sona… this time, I just want to do something for myself."
Her fingertips traced his cheek. Then she pushed him back onto the sofa.
A curtain of crimson hair spilled down, briefly covering his view.
The clean scent of her hair drifted into his nose, stoking that dangerous warmth again.
Seeing Rias trying to play the "knight" and take the lead, Takumi tightened an arm around her waist, flipped them smoothly—and instantly reversed the situation.
He lifted her delicate, alluring chin, desire flashing openly in his eyes.
"In this field… you're still a rookie."
In the next moment, he leaned in and kissed her, stealing her lips.
The sheer dominance of it was far beyond what Rias had imagined—like wildfire, it burned through her body and mind.
It was like she melted into a current, flowing straight into the ocean that was Takumi.
Once Takumi fully committed, he pulled her close, caught her where she was most vulnerable, and demanded in a low, pressing voice.
"Come on. Tell me everything—clearly."
Under his relentless pressure—again and again, straight to the heart—Rias clung to him, half-crying, half-laughing, and finally forced the truth out.
"Ah… o-okay… it's like this…"
It started with the Gremory Clan—behind her back—arranging an engagement between her and the third son of the Phenex Clan.
And the ones who pushed it through weren't even going through her mother, Venelana—they went around her entirely.
Because Venelana was originally from the Bael Clan, and when she joined the Gremory Clan, the way she "bore" Rias wasn't the normal way—it was created through the fusion of bloodline essence and demonic power essence.
That method gave Rias terrifying potential—and even Bael's Power of Destruction.
But it also came with a cost: Venelana and the previous Gremory head, Griselda, both suffered a massive drop in strength and still hadn't fully recovered.
Because of that, their control over the Clan wasn't as absolute as it should've been.
That was also why the war faction had tried to use Naruse Mio to split the Gremory Clan in the first place.
And because all of those problems stacked together…
Rias had now been scheduled to marry the Phenex Clan's third son.
Especially after Sona's engagement to Takumi happened—stirring up the other noble families and accelerating their alliances—the timeline for Rias's engagement was pushed up too.
"I… I'm going to be married off soon…"
Clinging to Takumi, Rias spoke through tears, her voice shaking.
"Takumi-kun… I just… I don't want any regrets… ah… please… hold me tighter…"
That overwhelming pressure—sweet and suffocating—made Takumi's heart pound even faster.
And then it hit him: this wasn't just Rias.
This was the someone else's fiancée buff. That kind of forbidden edge was… ridiculously intoxicating.
Pressed close to him, Rias kept whispering his name over and over, like she wanted to fuse her whole body and soul into him.
Takumi didn't waste that courage.
He held her tightly, answering her need without hesitation.
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Far away in the Underworld, Riser Phenex suddenly felt his head getting heavy.
This demon—short bright-gold hair, red suit, cocky as hell—was in a terrible mood.
"What the hell… why am I suddenly so pissed?!"
"Damn it, lately nothing goes right. I picked my peerage members ahead of time, offered them everything… and now, one after another, they all ran off to that Morax Clan. And the Sitri Clan is even worse—ditching my Clan just to back some nobody.
"At least the Gremory side was something to look forward to… I got myself a gorgeous fiancée. Come to think of it, I haven't even met her yet. Before the engagement is finalized, I should see her."
"Better yet… get a little taste~"
The more Riser thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still. He decided on the spot to go see Rias.
As her fiancé, going to see his fiancée was completely reasonable—no one could say a word about it!
With that thought, Riser immediately called for his little sister to come along and meet her future sister-in-law.
First, he sent a communication spell.
"Rias, it's—"
"Ahhh!! Who even are you?! Whatever—I'm running right now, hngh, I don't have time—"
The communication spell didn't even get a chance to show an image. All he heard was frantic, intense moans.
Riser's face instantly turned green, feeling like the hat on his head was becoming… way more real.
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