Bab 78: Chapter 78: Generosity
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"Know my place?" Lelouch questioned after chuckling. "You are incorrect, I am simply familiar with the type of noble who feels the need to try and crush others beneath their heel." Lelouch titled his head back to stare down Riser, despite his sitting position he conveyed his arrogance with practiced ease.
The rather cuddly fifteen-year-old Devil girl on his lap made it more difficult than it would otherwise be, but he managed well enough.
"I've always enjoyed crushing the spirits of those fools, would you like to be next on my list, you flaming peacock?" He taunted, reminiscing about the kind of men he and Rivalz would meet during their little gambling sessions. "It has been so long since I've had the pleasure of hearing a noble cry out in agony as he's forced to face reality.
" The Devil Knight's eyes narrowed, flashing red for a moment. "The reality that he is nothing in the face of true power." He was bluffing like hell right now considering his powers were still not even halfway recovered, but he wanted to see what kind of man Riser was.
Riser's face contorted from an arrogant grin to a hideous sneer at Lelouch's insult, but before he could act Rias stepped in.
"Lelouch, stop taunting him this instant!" Rias ordered, her tone sharp with rebuke as she drew Lelouch's attention away from Riser to her angered face. "I will not allow a battle to break out here." There was no way that she was prepared to face off against Riser or his Peerage right now, she needed more time.
Rias' intervention allowed Riser to compose himself once again while Lelouch simply bowed his head slightly. "I apologize, Madame President." He responded, his voice remaining as soft as it had been when he began taunting Riser.
He had still managed to get a little bit of a read on the kind of individual Riser was, so he considered drawing the anger of his King to be worth the potential punishment for the moment.
Riser was the type to not take challenges to his supremacy well, allowing his anger to dictate his actions if he were sufficiently provoked. That was all Lelouch needed to know to begin formulating a plan to take Riser down like he once had with the nobles back home.
'What happened to showing respect to those who are nobles?' Rias thought to herself, having not expected Lelouch to be the one to antagonize Riser. Issei yes, but not Lelouch.
Lelouch had said the previous day that he was familiar with the nobility and was willing to show respect, she didn't know where this sudden disgust came from. Still, she had sensed no lies, then or before so she felt mildly annoyed at still being unable to fully get a read on Lelouch.
"So, is he your newest Knight then?" Riser asked rhetorically, he already knew the answer thanks to his Familiar's spying on Rias' Peerage.
He turned to the brunette and said, "That must mean this is your Pawn." A snort of derision escaped the Phenex. "Your Peerage still remains incomplete, my beloved fiancée." He taunted, drawing Issei's attention like a moth to a flame with his last phrase.
"Say what?! You're joking, right?!" Issei asked disbelievingly, not willing to believe that the beautiful Rias was going to be married to a Devil like Riser.
"He is not." Grayfia answered on Riser's behalf, divulging a little bit of history for Rias' Pawn. "Lady Rias has been engaged to Lord Riser for many years now, due to an agreement between their two families.
" It was an agreement that left a bad taste in her mouth as she watched how Riser developed, but the agreement was binding unless the conditions for voiding it were met or both parties agreed to end it themselves.
And as the latter was unlikely, that left the first option which, while still unlikely, was at least not as impossible as convincing stubborn nobles that they were wrong about something.
Riser made his way to the couch across from Lelouch and Koneko, sitting down before beckoning Rias to sit by his side. The rest of Rias' Peerage took positions opposite of the betrothed pair, standing behind the Knight and Rook.
The two seated pairs looked like a mocking reflection, Koneko's comfort on Lelouch's lap contrasting with Rias' discomfort at her position by Riser's side as he played with her hair and pet her leg possessively.
Lelouch drummed his fingers on the couch in thought. He placed his chin on Koneko's head and closed his eyes, visualizing some potential strategies for taking on Riser if it became necessary to protect Rias.
While Koneko cuddled and Lelouch plotted, Akeno moved to prepare a cup of tea for Riser, as he was a guest, though she had been sorely tempted to poison it.
Still, her better nature won out over her desire to at least attempt to kill Riser and she simply brought the beverage as Rias ordered. 'I hope you choke on it.' Riser had been responsible for most of Rias' problems for some time now and Akeno really wanted to rip his smug face off on the behalf of her best friend.
All of this was held behind a perfect smile, none of her anger or hatred had been allowed to seep through.
Picking up the cup with an easy grace, Riser tasted the tea prepared by his fiancée's Queen. "Ah, truly the tea prepared by my beloved's Queen is most delicious." He spoke after a sigh of satisfaction escaped his lips.
Perhaps he would keep her as well once he was married to Rias, the least she could do would be to continue to serve his wife once the Phenex claimed her for his own.
Perhaps it could be a wedding gift, truly Riser's generosity knew no bounds.
Once he finished with his tea, Riser returned to his lowkey fondling of Rias, ignoring the Gremory Heiress' shaking at his touch. Unfortunately for him, Rias was through playing his game.
Rias stood up, finally done with this entire situation. "That's enough Riser." She would need to shower to wipe the feel off of her skin later.
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