Chương 33: Pheonix family

Alex was surprised to see the Pheonix family waiting for them. What also surprised him was that Ravel had a bit of a blush on her face after looking at him. He thought that she wouldn't develop feelings for him like she did issei, due to the fact that he killed her brother, apparently that didn't matter much to her. Alex and Rias sat down opposite of the Pheonix family members, what looked like Ravels mother, and maybe her brother? They then introduced themselves.

"I'm the lady of the house Pheonix, this is my son Ruval, and my daughter Ravel. We came to discuss with you the matters of my other sons death." Alex was somewhat curious, as he thought the Pheonix family would hate him.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, I am Alex, the current red dragon emperor. I am sorry about your son, but the previous situation forced my hand." Lady Pheonix nodded, though he doubted that she accepted it.

"As a mother, I only want the best for my children. That is why we agreed to put down thoughts of revenge, and reach an agreement. The final decision we made was that you cost us an heir, so you need to provide us a new one. That is why my daughter Ravel is here, we would like you to take her as your second wife, but your children will be part of the Pheonix family." Alex had several parts he wanted to retort at, but he had a role to play so he milked it. Killing intent spread through the room, and the people present looked surprised at Alex's reaction. He glared at lady Pheonix and said,

"One of the reasons I fought Raiser, was because I disagreed with Rias being sold to him like livestock. Do you think that doing the same thing to your own daughter would appeal to me? I don't like when others are forced into marriages they don't want, even to myself." Everyone present was shocked at Alex's words, but felt relief since Ravel was the one who expressed interest at the relationship. Sirzechs was about to mention this when Ravel beat him to the punch,

"Actually mr. Alex, I wanted to be married to you..." Ravel said as her face became a deeper shade of crimson. Alex looked confused at Ravels words, so that she would continue.

"Um, you see... I always liked stories about heroes, and seeing the way you saved Rias made me remember them... I thought you looked like a hero saving his princess, so I wanted to be closer to you..." As she finished her words Ravel looked as if she was about to pass out at the embarrassment. Alex smiled at her, and apparently that was the killing blow, and she exited the conversation. Looking away from Ravel who passed out, Alex cut the killing intent and continued the conversation.

"If Ravel wishes for the marriage, then I don't mind taking her as a second wife. I do however have a couple conditions about the situation if you don't mind." Lady Pheonix nodded her head as she figured that would be the case, and Alex continued,

"For the marriage, I want to wait until Ravel finishes high school. And for the kids, I don't mind them being part of the Pheonix family, but I refuse to have them shipped off to the family and raised away from me." Alex stated this, as he knew they would be traveling to other worlds in the future. Though he didn't plan to add Ravel to his peerage, if his idea worked she would still travel with him, and he could rely on her to manage things while he was away. He also didn't like the idea of the Pheonix family possibly planting ideas into the heads of any kids he might have.

Lady Pheonix looked conflicted for a moment, then nodded her head in agreement once again. She couldn't help thinking to herself, 'well, I've now sold my only daughter off to the man that murdered my son'. But she felt that Alex was a good man, and she hoped that he would meet her expectations, and that they met under different circumstances. They exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Alex got to know his new mother, and brother in law better. Ruval was almost like the complete opposite of Raiser, who reveled in his authority and oppressed others.

After a while Ravel woke back up, and almost passed out again when she was told that Alex was her new fiancé. It was then discussed that she would be returning to the human world with them, and attending their school as a first year. After the Pheonix family left, Alex returned to his room for the night, but Rias was called to talk with her mother.

"So Rias, my understanding is that Ravel is to be Alex's second wife?" Rias nodded her head in acknowledgment. Venelana continued,

"Have you thought about your position?" Rias was confused at her mother question, and asked her to clarify.

"What do you mean mother? Even though we haven't gotten engaged yet, I will be Alex's first wife." Venelana nodded, but then said,

"And how many other women will follow him? How many are already sleeping with him, and how many more will there be in the future? You can't just be passive in this situation. As the first wife you need to manage your husbands harem like I do your fathers, or the situation might get out of control. Though you might not be able to control the amount of women around him in the future, you should try to control their actions somewhat, so that there isn't chaos." Rias thought seriously on her mothers words.