Marvelous Shop, Chapter 25 (Patreon)

Peneume was busy plotting racial genocide for the last few days. I was suddenly left with a good bit of free time besides dealing with Raynare herself.

And likewise, I knew my time in this universe for the time being was coming to a close as Riser's oversized magical parrots were anything but subtle.

Still, I still had a mission to bring down a fallen or two back home so long as I beat them into submission. Kalawarner was naturally submissive and didn't require such a beating in the slightest. 

While Raynare? Yeah, she had this adorable, fragile ego that screamed she was so great, so much better than humanity as a fallen angel, even if she still watched over us.

Not only would that ego get crushed oh so easily in a direct fight between us. But well, she was silently waiting for someone to put her down and then put a leash on her.

[Heh, it brings me back. Having a host so involved with the Fallen and Devils. Last one was... Hmm, I think it was Johann Brandyblood. He was a crazy bastard haha. He was a Dhampir who mixed blood magic and wine making with my boosting to do some funny stuff.] D'draig said in amusement as Raynare 'stomped' out into the training arena.

I likewise chuckled in amusement before I said wistfully in our shared mental space. 'I never would have thought I would miss having a second voice in the back of my head, D'draig. I am going to miss you when I have to head back with only a Twice Critical for a bit."

See with how my quest clearly said I would need to personally fight an opponent at the level of a Cadre Fallen Angel to bring D'draig and the full Boosted Gear back. As Kokabiel literally had zero interest in harming me or the heiresses of the devil clans here in Kuoh.

I... Had gotten very attached to the people of this world. I was very attached to Penueme who I could feel at all times with my soul bond. I was very attached to Rias and her peerage. And hell, I was still friends with Sona and members of her peerage as well.

I had a good idea what was going to happen at this point. The Fallen and Devils, once they get the Sepiroth Graal in their hands, were going to use it one way or another. And likewise one way or another the secret of it's use would get out.

I could already see the lines of fate in some lesser god or very strong demigod from one of the hostile Pantheons coming over her to Japan to send a message to the Abrahamic faction by wiping us out.

So... I couldn't train hard enough in a month even if I pushed myself to death to be sure to protect those I cared about. So even if it slowed my future growth, only having a Twice Critical for a while. 

I could still gain strength in other worlds after settling down to work in my shop for a good while. Maybe even go with Ned as I promised in the worlds of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, so I could mass harvest the souls needed for me to redeem my waifus to bring them home to the Marvel universe.

My thoughts were put aside as Raynare put up a strong front as her double set of wings flared to life and she gently floated imperiously into the air.

All the while sneering down at me as she summoned a light spear up into her hands.

Then she spoke down at me as she leveled her spear at me. "All those previous fights we had, those were just training sparring matchs you stupid human! I wasn't actually trying as I didn't want to harm you!"

My face twitched as D'draig said helpfully. "She is already leaking fluids... And she isn't even wearing underwear.]

'Yup, I bet if I jump up and give her a titty slap she will just collapse.' I thought helplessly with D'draig chuckling.

Then my mental roommate said understandingly. [Alright partner, you enjoy. I am going to close the mental blinds, as it were. I have zero interest in your mortal mating rituals.]

And that's why I could get along with D'draig even with my waifus being around me, and when I fooled around with them. D'draig literally had zero interest in women in general.

He wasn't even asexual as a dragon... He was just a murderhobo who got off on extreme violence and glorious battles. Not the act of sex or even having descendants remotely excited him.

Hence why Tiamat was... So incredibly pissed at him. This jackass took a dragon's hoard, thinking it was just for beating Tiamat's ass like a drum in a fight, and her giving it to him to make them friends. When in reality Tiamat gave her hoard and treasures away because she thought D'draig, the dumbass he was, accepted her. 

As Tiamat had loooong ago said that she would only marry someone who defeated her.

"Are you even paying attention to me Jake Bariss!" Raynare hissed as she pulled back her arm to throw her spear at me.

And I blinked at her words, and I replied honestly. "Not really, Raynare... After all. You are rather weak." 

Raynare's face twitched, and with a roar, she threw her spear at me, and I idly slapped the spear into shards with my arm covered in the Boosted Gear and with a creaking noise, draconic wings formed from my back as I flew towards Raynare.

As I wasn't going to play around in the slightest with her.

She stabbed at my heart with that spear, and likewise, I crushed the spear of light in my draconic armored glove and with my free hand I blocked a kick she sent at me and she winced as I punched her thigh with bruising force as she attempted to fly over me and behind me.

I snorted as she tried to spear my back with another light spear, as I just flexed my draconic wings that came about with all the dragon blood D'draig had infused into me. And the metallic wings shattered her light spear once again.

"Your light spears are still shit." I said, with Raynare's face turning dark, and she went to retort, but speaking wasn't a free action for her who was so much weaker than me.

Before she speaks whatever bullshit she wants to spew out. A loud 'Boost' rang out, and with a single speed double in my strength, I shot forward faster then she could react with my non-boosted gear hand grabbing her by the neck, and within two seconds as she went to grab my hand around her neck. 

I slammed her head and neck first into the ground with a loud thud as the compacted soil of the training ground. Cratered inwards with Raynare gasping as her wings and back hit the ground as well, with her eyes going wide at the agony of her sensitive wings being hit like that.

Then I leaned some weight on her with my knee, partially lying on her arm to prevent her from sneakily pulling up another light spear. And I finally asked bluntly.

"Do you yield then?"

Rarynare's violet purple eyes filled with a fervor merely met mine silently, and I knew what she wanted. So I pulled her up by her throat, and our lips met roughly with her moaning into my mouth as her hand rested on my chest. But very much.

Did not push me away in the slightest as I pulled Raynare into my lap to continue making out with the fallen angel.

But as Raynare began rocking in my lap, and my other hand that lost the Boosted Gear went to Raynare's wonderful tits and began playing with them. The wonderful moment was broken as Raynare jolted and broke the kiss with a gasp.

"Wait!" She said quickly with some concern, and then she explained. "The Gremory group has sent someone with an important message they triggered the churchs wards with!" 

I wanted to tsk at being cock blocked, but I nodded with a roll of my eye's as I followed Raynare, who flew through the air towards the front of the church where I saw Kiba looking around with a slight frown as he stood across from the wards of the church.

Seeing me, he gave a small smile and nodded but then he spoke to Raynare with a slight bow of the head in respect. "I apologize, but I have been sent to bring Jake back to the ORC should he be willing. Rias needs his his presence to help with a difficult meeting coming up in another ten minutes."

My face pinched as I realized what had happened. "That fucking spicy pigeon is forcing Rias into a meeting with such short notice?" I asked in utter confusion.

To which Kiba's handsome face turned up in utter distaste as he said flatly in agreement. "Apparently, he snuck onto the Underworld Train to force this meeting. News of you, Jake, and your talent with the Boosted Gear has pushed the Phenex family to push the meeting forward is what Rias believes currently." 

Considering how in this timeline, Longinus user's were actually known for killing lesser gods every once in a while after some arrogant god forced a Longinus User to a dead end. It made sense the Phenex family and Riser in particular to panic.

As for Riser, even in canon, he was an arrogant little shit. But he wasn't totally stupid, actually. He woudn't dare to mouth off in the face of an Ultimate class entity even with his family background.

As he himself was very much not that strong and he still respected strength.

Though to be fair, I wasn't remotely an Ultimate-class entity. I woudn't dare to say I was remotely close to that level.

But with all my draconic infusions and the boosted gear, I could certainly beat the piss out of Riser Phenex as D'draig's draconic bloodline very much came with the bonus of passive fire resistance.

Otherwise, he would kill himself every time he breathes out his soul-burning fire breath, which matched. Albion's soul-melting venomous breath.

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All too soon, Kiba and I arrived at the ORC. Where the bullshittery was in full force as Grayfia Lucifuge stood in the back of the large room. While Riser stood across from Rias, who was sitting on a long couch and looking at Riser with disgust... And a weird look of confusion?

"I brought Jake, President." Kiba said respectfully, with Rias nodding with a helpless smile.

"Goodwork Kiba, go ahead and sit down over there. Jake can you sit next to me?" Rias asked with a weird, helpless look in her eyes.

And as I strode over and sat next to Rias, but not overly close to her. I did see a hint of anger in Riser's eyes at how close we sat, but then he cleared his throat and spoke.

"You are Jake Bariss, the newest and most talented wielder of the Boosted Gear in the last few centuries if not millenia then." He stated more then asked with myself giving a raised eyebrow before nodding simply with a shrug.

As though saying. 'What's it too you?'

But... He made it all clear 'what it was to him'. As he took out a fairly large-sized photo that was folded in half and unfolded it on the table that seperated us as he spoke seriously.

"Jake Bariss, the Phenex family has sent Riser Phenex to inquire as to your thoughts of being sponsored by the Phenex Clan. We hope that the union of our bloodlines in your dragon blood and the Phenex blood would create a strong heir for the Phenex families' next generation!"

I was... Completely blind sided by that.

'Huh? Shoudn't he be trying to paw at Rias? Calling me human trash compared to a devil or something? What the hell is this and why is he trying to hook me up with his sister!?' I wondered as I looked at the picture of the blond-haired beauty depicted on the picture.

As in the picture, which was clearly Ravel Phenex, she was wearing a deep cut tight-fitting crimson dress that exposed a good bit of cleavage as she sat sideways on a stool for the picture to be taken.

"Uhhhh, let's get back to you on that... Aren't you here to force Rias to move the engagement up or something?"

Riser blinked at my question and then he cleared his throat as he said proudly. "Hmm, one could put it that way if they were so crass. Riser is merely trying to take what has been granted them years ago. Rias need not waste her time in the human world, when she should be more occupied in taking head in her clan's operations... And of course, attempting to secure an heir to her lineage."

To which Rias snorted and said flatly. "I am not your mother, Riser Phenex! I will not spend twelve hours a day in constant... Debauchery to ensure I get pregnant!"

Riser actually sighed and said sadly. "I know Rias, Riser would not share you either with another man. My mother, merely loves the Underworld and understands that she at one point being the last with the Power of Phenex Regeneration needed to provide heirs... And she has provided five pureblood heirs with the clain train over the course of only a century!"

Riser then looked at Rias and said with something akin to pity. "Your father has a large harem and has... Failed to provide a single heir to the Gremory bloodline, and his wife. Your own mother, after more than five hundred years, has only born two children in that time span in which they regularly copulate." 

"The underworld needs more Pureblooded heir's Rias. You know this all too well with how decimated our population is." Riser finished with a sigh.

Then he grinned and said arrogantly. "But do not fret Rias! For Riser has trained for years with his peerage so that he will assuredly provide all the sexual gratification you will need!"

The room went quiet as even Grayfia looked a bit fucking awkward at Riser's long as monologue. And then finally Koneko broke the awkward silence as she said in her typical deadpan.

"It's actually scary that he thinks that kind of relationship will work. Idiot." 

But Rias... She had gone from akward to furious to just done. Then she gave me a look, a look I knew only meant trouble as she puffed up her chest. Her massive milkers bouncing with the motion as she pointed at the picture of Ravel with one hand.

And in the other, she stole my own hand! Her fingers sluttily intertwining with my own in front of god, satan's maid wife, and everyone else before she said.

"Who is to say the Phenex is the only clan with interest in the Red Dragon Emperor's bloodline!? Besides, I like Jake as well! And most importantly, I refuse to let you decide my love life in any way, Riser, I REFUSED from the very start to marry you at all to begin with!"

There was a heavy pause as Riser's face truly filled with anger at this point. And then he snorted, and I knew the game was on as he said flatly. "Rias Gremory, Riser hoped you would grow up and accept your responsibilities to your clan. But Riser can tell that you have escaped to the human world not only to avoid responsibilities but also to avoid growing up in general."

He leaned in and said arrogantly. "Riser demands a rating gamer. Tommorrow, you win. You are free of this unwanted engagement, and I will not bother with you beyond meeting for social affairs."

And Rias, with her 'sel-confidence' spat out in annoyance. "Oh, and what if I lose then? Are you going to force me to marry you?" 

But then my face pinched as he smiled... And then said with spite. "No Rias, Riser will officially divorce you as my fiancée, as Riser will tell all that you are unable to fulfill your role as heiress of the Gremory Clan. Jake, you will owe my perfect, adorable, and beautiful sister a date should I defeat you in the Rating Game tomorrow!"

And he wasn't done as he stood up from his seat with a hearty laugh. "Riser realized it today when he was getting his balls sucked by two catgirls. And his mighty pole was worshipped by his queen. Marrying you and into your family is going to bring Riser nothing but drama as you will be a hateful little bitch and make it impossible for Riser to enjoy his own peerage!"

With that... Even Grayfia was stunned fucking silent as Riser fled with a fire-fueled teleport before Grayfia could smack him through a wall, as I could see a frown enter her eyes and her heavy mana leak outwards.

The room was dead silent before I brushed a hand across my face and said quietly. "That... Was not what I was expecting."

And no one in the room had a rebuttal to that statement.