บท 77: Chapter 77: Undoubtedly
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Lelouch was no stranger to arranged marriages, but after his experiences, particularly in the Chinese Federation with the Tianzi, he knew that they weren't always an option that the ones involved preferred.
One of the deal-breaking clauses in almost every arranged marriage contract that he could recall was an unfaithfulness clause so attempting to sleep with Issei could have actually worked, if she was willing to take the requisite hit in reputation.
And if she was willing to damage her reputation then Rias clearly didn't want to get married to Riser, whoever he was.
As soon as he picked up the last sheet and put it in the small pile he planned to deliver to his teachers later, Koneko claimed her spot in his lap.
Apparently, she had decided that would be where she would sit from now on and, unless he wanted to deal with his ribs getting pinched between her Rook-enhanced fingers, he had to deal with a demanding Nekoshou sitting on his lap quite often.
The door opened, revealing the presence of Issei, Kiba, and Asia as they walked into the room, oblivious to the tense situation they had unwittingly entered.
"Sup." Issei said as he entered, falling silent at the sight of a silver-haired maid. The perverted Devil blinked before narrowing his eyes.
'Is this what Kiba was talking about? Something that would piss the President off?' He thought, remembering what the blond Knight had said on the way to the clubroom.
"Miss Grayfia." Kiba spoke, narrowing his eyes as he deduced the reason for the Lucifer's wife being with Rias rather quickly. 'So, he's finally become impatient with Rias' stalling.' Well, this day certainly wasn't going to be getting better.
"Well, everyone's here." Rias spoke, her irritated tone obvious to all. It looked like things would be moving faster than she'd like.
Rias would have preferred to have a little bit more time to train up Issei, his Sacred Gear was probably the only thing that could defeat Riser. But it wasn't strong enough yet for her to be confident in her victory.
"Permission to speak freely, Milady?" Rias turned to Grayfia as she asked her question. Despite her sister-in-law's fetish, she knew full well Grayfia had no need to ask permission to speak.
She was just staying "in character" for her own amusement. Still, there was no reason not to indulge her. Despite her anger, Rias knew that directing it at Grayfia was a futile exercise, especially as she was not at fault in her current predicament.
That, Rias knew, laid with her brother and their parents.
"Sure, why not." Rias breathed out an annoyed sigh as she answered her brother's wife.
But, before Grayfia could speak, a portal made up of flames burst to life in the darkened room.
Lelouch narrowed his eyes felt something within his soul twinge. Almost as if something within himself was instinctually repulsed by the nature of these flames, though he could tell it wasn't the heat that was bothering him.
There was just something about this magic that made him want to stomp it out of existence.
When the portal's flames dissipated, so did the emotion inside Lelouch. For the most part. But, despite only lasting a few seconds at most, Lelouch took note of this sudden hatred spawning from within himself and prepared to add it in to the things he would need to research when he finally had some access to information.
The flames flickered out of existence the cry that reminded Lelouch of the creature in the Familiar world, revealing the back of a man with spiky blond hair. The man was tall and dressed in a rather formal red tuxedo.
Before even turning around, the voice of the man rang out declaring, "Riser has arrived." Speaking in the third person. That wasn't something Lelouch had expected as his narrowed eyes observed the arrogant newcomer.
'So, this is the man Rias is betrothed to.' Lelouch watched quietly, remaining on the couch comfortably as the man continued to speak. The way he spoke and the way he carried himself spoke of his confidence in his power.
He was acting like it was a bother that he had to come to the human world in the first place and he spoke to Rias with a fondness coated in condescension.
Issei hated this man on the spot. "Okay, who's this asshole?" The brunette Pawn asked with irritation at the way the said asshole addressed Rias. His question was answered by the silver-haired maid.
"This gentleman is Lord Riser Phenex." Grayfia answered the crass servant, stressing her manner of addressing him to hint towards the Pawn that he needed to be careful. "He is a Pureblooded Devil of noble birth and third heir in line to the House of Phenex." As third in line he was essentially the "spare to the spare" which made him less important than the ones above him in the line of succession, though that didn't mean he was weak.
"And that means…" Issei continued to press for answers, not getting the big deal about this annoying Devil being the third in line. Especially when, as far as he knew, Rias was first in line to inherit her family titles. Issei didn't know much about nobility, but what he did know was that first in line outranked third by a good margin.
"It means you just insulted a man who could probably have you executed, Issei." Lelouch spoke, his eyes closed with one of his arms around Koneko's stomach while the other was scratching at his chest, the odd feeling of wanting to wipe Riser's flames from existence still flickering inside of him.
His statement drew the attention of everyone in the room. And, despite being under the stare of some undoubtedly important individuals within the Devils' hierarchy, he remained calm. As did Koneko, who simply sucked on her fingertips to get the last of her chocolate bar's delicious taste.
"So, someone in this detestable world knows their place." Riser's arrogant voice sounded, eliciting a scowl from Lelouch. "What is your name?" A dark chuckle rumbled in Lelouch's chest, before he corrected the arrogant Devil.
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