บท 71: Mephisto Pheles, Azazel and Suzaku
Two weeks after Romonus' birthday, a few things happened. For one, Romonus made the girls all pick out individual rooms, as now that he was sexually active, having so many young girls around him was going to be troublesome.
They all understood that and on days he did not plan to have sex they all could sleep in his room. Another event was that Rias moved into his house alongside Latia since Rias no longer wanted to live at the Bael Mansion.
She didn't want to live there anymore since her Father had been pushing her to return. She refused to go back because he was unstable these days, still bitter about his divorce. Marcina was quite worried about Zeoticus, as he had fired most of his harem and kept only a few of his favorites.
Marcina who was friends with a lot of them never expected this from Zeoticus. She tried to talk him out of it, but he ignored her and Asterion. In the end, Zeoticus' Mother Chysis Gremory was forced to step up as her son was too unstable.
She put Zeoticus on leave and in therapy as his depression was quite bad. He wasn't self-harming, but from the look of it, he was not that far off from starting that. He had been medicated and allowed time off.
Another thing was that Valerie continued her modifications of Romonus' harem. Itsuki had been next and much like the rest she had gotten an upgrade to her regeneration and Life Span.
Valerie had drawn out the Demon and Dragon bloodlines and fused them in her body, making Itsuki effectively a Demon Dragon in the making. She had her weakness to Holy and Dragon Slaying Magic removed, which caused a massive increase in her strength. That and her increased regeneration made her extremely difficult to kill.
The next to be modified was Silvana, who received a purification of her Dullahan and Devil bloodlines. She also received a regeneration upgrade, and her Bloodline abilities became much stronger than before.
The most important, as usual, was the complete removal of her bloodline weakness. That finished off the girls who lived with him full-time. Now, Rias and Latia were going to undergo the same treatment. Then Serafall, Seekvaira, Roygun, and Venelana would be up next.
Though, on the 24th 14 days after his birthday Romonus got a phone call while he was sitting in his living room. He pulled his phone out and saw that Azazel was calling.
"Azazel, everything good?"
"Yes, everything is mostly fine. Remember when you asked me to contact Mephisto? I called him, and he is calling a meeting, but he is not the only one. Suzaku, the current head of the Himejima clan, is joining the meeting."
Romonus nodded.
"Shuri's niece and Akeno's and Tobio's cousin. Is this about the exiled members of the Principle Clans?"
"Yes, it is. A former member of the Himejima is the leader of the Utsusemi Agency."
Romonus already knew who he was.
"Hanezu Himejima. I could find him since I got Tobio and Akeno who are Himejima. By using their blood in a ritual, I could track him down unless he is protected by someone stronger than me."
Azazel went silent for a few moments before giving a massive sigh.
"What can't you do?"
"Any Mage worth his title should be able to do the same. When is the meeting, Azazel?"
"In 8 hours. We are going to be meeting at a Hotel run by the Himejima clan in Osaka. You can come alone or bring one more person with you. I will be taking Baraqiel."
Romonus thought about it as if he could take Tobio or Akeno with him. In the end, he chose to bring Akeno since she was very close to becoming a Seraph. The awakening of her Divine Blood by Valerie and her Naphalem status made her a deadly fighter for her young age.
"I am taking Akeno then."
Azazel hummed.
"You think she is ready to see her dad?"
"She better be because that man does not deserve to be scorned like this."
"True that. See you then, my friend."
When the call ended, Romonus expanded his senses and looked for Akeno, who was in her room. She was with Latia, who was helping her dye her hair. Akeno wanted to dye the tips of her hair silver because she thought it looked pretty.
Romonus decided to give her the time to finish that before he called her. It only took her around 10 minutes, as, unlike mortal dye that needed to bleach the hair, magical ones just needed to be rubbed in.
When Akeno surged her Demonic Energy into her hair, the silver dye permanently attached to it. Unless she wanted to remove it, it would be like her hair had always been like that. He honestly thought the dye suited her, so he called her down.
'Akeno, I need to speak to you.'
Akeno perked up at the message.
'Ok, I will be down.'
Romonus waited patiently for her to come down and when she did Latia was with her. When she came down the stairs he looked at her hair as the tips of her bangs and long pony tail were now silver.
"Your hair looks amazing. Latia, would you mind doing the same for me?"
Hearing his words made Latia perk up as she had been the one to make her dye. She honestly liked helping other people dye their hair and doing it to her fiance was one of her wishes
"What color?"
Romonus thought about it before he made the obvious pick.
"Dark purple. I just want the front part of my hair dyed kinda like Azazel."
Latia nodded as she walked over to Romonus. She got a very dark shade of purple and with a bit of magic began to apply it to his hair. While she did that, he spoke to Akeno.
"Akeno, I called you because I will be going to a big meeting soon. It is about how to deal with the Utsusemi agency. The people going will be Mephisto Pheles, Azazel, and Suzaku Himejima.
We can all take one extra person, and Azazel is taking Baraqiel. I wanted you to come with me to see your Father and Cousin in person."
Akeno froze in place for a moment, but Romonus didn't push her. He waited patiently for her to choose herself, and it did not take her long.
"I will go. When is it?"
"8 hours."
Akeno took a deep breath before nodding to herself.
"I got it. I will be ready."
As she walked off to collect herself, Latia finished applying the dye to the front half of Romonus' hair.
"Surge your Demonic Mana into it."
Romonus did as she said and surged his energy into his hair, causing the dye to stick to it. He didn't need a mirror, as he could already see his hair like this, and it matched his eyes and energy.
"Sweet."
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Latia ran her hand through his hair with a smile.
"I like it; it suits you. It matches your earing."
He reached around and pulled her onto his lap, making her wrap her arms around his neck.
"What do you think of the earing Grayfia gave me? It belonged to her sister Geraldine Lucifuge, who died in battle with Heaven."
Latia reached for his left ear where the Cocytus Steel earing was.
"It is kinda cold to the touch and the Devil Runes engraved on it are well crafted. It also is important to Grayfia to show how much she cares about you."
Romonus reached up and held the earring.
"Ever since I put it on, it has done what it says. I can feel that my affinity for Ice Magic is increasing. According to Valerie, it appears that when Geraldine died, her earing managed to preserve a tiny part of her soul."
Latia was curious about that.
"That is interesting. How does that work?"
"Not well. Let us say that a soul is a gallon of water. What is in the earing is like a single drop of water. I can feel my energy flow into the earing feeding the soul shard. If we want any chance of bringing her back it will take years even with Valerie."
Latia nodded.
"I bet Grayfia will love to have her sister back."
Romonus knew that was a fact.
"True. I wonder if she looks like Grayfia?"
Latia could tell where his mind was going.
"From old stories, it appears that Grayfia had two sisters. A younger sister and an older sister."
Romonus shook his head as that was certainly wishful thinking.
"Devil women do like strong men, right?"
Latia smiled.
"We do, and I like it as well. If only I could grow up already."
Romonus looked at her chest, which was already quite large.
"You have the genetics for it, after all. In three years, you are going to be a ravishing woman, my dear."
"Keep talking like that, and I will force you into bed one of these days."
"My goodness, when did you become such a girl Latia."
She rolled her eyes before grabbing his face.
"Romonus, I am a Devil and in puberty. You should have expected that already."
When she got off his lap, she grabbed his chin. She leaned down and kissed him.
"Don't forget my love, I can be forceful too."
As she walked off she swayed her hips from side to side making him smirk.
'Damn, no wonder she is first.'
Just as he was going to get up, his phone rang once again. He wasn't expecting a call, so he looked at the caller. It was an unknown number, which made him frown. He only gave his number to a few people, so he answered the call.
"Who is this, and how did you get my number?"
He dropped his guard when he heard the voice.
"Romonus, it's your grandmother Chysis. I got your number from my son's phone."
"Ah, grandmother, it has been a few years since we have seen each other. Eight years, no? How is grandfather?"
"Your grandfather is healthy; it is your Father I am calling about. I have been forced to take over as Head until your Father is allowed out of his medical leave. He has been medicated for his depression as it is quite bad."
Romonus paused as he heard that.
"It has gotten that bad?"
"Yes, it has. He got divorced, and his two twins left house Gremory. You left to become Lord Bael, and Rias followed you and Venelana. He is a broken man right now."
Romonus leaned back, feeling bad for his Father. He didn't steal Venelana from him as he had already lost her because of his actions. However, a part of him did feel like shit because it felt like that.
"I see."
Chysis made her request.
"Can you and Rias just come to see him one of these days? I am sure it would do him good."
Romonus nodded.
"I will drop by tomorrow to set him straight."
"Please do."
Romonus when he hung up the call leaned back in his chair with a sigh.
'This is your fault, Dad. You had to be a shit husband. I am sorry though for your suffering.'
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The following 8 hours were spent by Romonus with his lovers and teaching his five apprentices. Koga, Kouki, Natsume, Shigune and Tobio. They had mainly mastered the basics and were getting closer to their Sacred Gears.
Shin liked Tobio for the most part; he was just bitter about being sealed by his grandmother for so long. The four Fiends were rather chill, and Kouki was quickly getting the hang of his Sacred Gear.
Romonus wanted to add him to his Peerage because he was forward and got business done. However, 30 minutes before the meeting was scheduled, Romonus dressed up in his fancy suit.
Akeno dressed in a purple dress and high heels as they were going to a high-end hotel. Romonus teleported them both to Osaka to the hotel directly at the front desk.
The normal guests did not react since he instantly made them ignore them. The Receptionist, a beautiful black-haired Japanese woman, saw them. She bowed politely as she had been informed of his arrival.
"Welcome, Young Master."
"Thank you. I am here to meet with Lady Suzaku, Mephisto, and Azazel."
The Receptionist pulled a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Romonus.
"Here you are, sir, tear it, and you shall arrive at the meeting room."
"Thank you."
Romonus tore the paper and in a flash of fire, he and Akeno teleported into the room. When they arrived, he could see that he was not the last to arrive. Azazel and Baraqiel were there, Mephisto Pheles and Lavinia Renni.
Suzaku had not arrived yet so for the moment Romonus and Akeno walked to the table where everyone was sitting. Once he sat down, Azazel looked at his hair before smirking.
"I see you copied my style. It looks good on you."
Romonus smirked back.
"Looks better on me."
Both of them laughed, but they did not get long to socialize. From the look of it, Akeno and Baraqiel wanted to talk, but it would have to wait. The last person to arrive was here, and Suzaku and someone else came in a flash of divine fire.
When everyone saw the woman who came with Suzaku, they all knew she was a goddess.
'Amaterasu.'
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