Chapter 246: She will be waiting
Now, like a quiet and well-behaved maiden, she sat with her eyes closed, gently stroking her repaired hand with a faint smile on her lips.
'When looking at her like this, she truly looks identical to both Liana and Vinea. She has aspects from the pair of them. No, maybe they grew up respecting her and ended up mimicking her because of this?'
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However, there was still one big problem in his heart and mind. How did Alice, Vinea and Velvet know the forms of his mother's martial arts?
'I have tried to throw hints or traps, but it seems that even if Velvet met my mother, it wasn't long enough to learn the entire art from her. Alice is even less likely, yet she knows my mother's martial arts to a degree beyond Velvet!'
[You are so caught up on this. Is there a reason?]
'No...'
[I can't believe my apostle is such a mommy's boy. Is that why you prefer older women?]
'Like you?'
[...]
Asmodeus didn't plan to become an easy target for the bored Serena.
He began to realise that she wasn't as gentle and all-forgiving. The act she created for the other gods to see was fake. This old woman was vengeful and perverted and loved to make her apostle overwork for no reward!
[You know I can punish you just for these kinds of thoughts, right? Then you would die and know nothing.]
'I will get my revenge and make you squeal goddess! I am a demon lord, you are my prey!'
[Yes, yes~ whatever will I do~ Oh, someone, please, I need a hero to save me from this evil boy who wants to take my virginity and power!]
Her voice was both beautiful and soothing; since his mother vanished, Serena no longer mimicked his mother's voice; instead, it was a gentle yet mature tone that comforted him mostly when she wasn't trying to take out her boredom on him.
'This is why you are a lonely, single woman at your age...'
[Danger! If you push it anymore, the goddess of darkness shall curse you with impotence!]
Asmodeus closed his eyes before lifting his arms above his head and cracking his back with a large stretch because he knew this goddess was playing unfairly, so he would stop trying to fight.
'What would you do if your future husband can't get it up?'
[...]
The amusing fact she didn't deny his words made Asmodeus wonder... 'What exactly does this beautiful goddess want in the future?'
However, this time, there was no snarky response or answer.
***
Meanwhile, in the divine realm, Eternal Midnight Palace.
Serena's feet were kicking against her bed, while rolling on the cover as she punched a pillow with the image of Asmodeus sewn into the fabric.
"Stupid demon, perverted demon! Idiot.... why say that!"
'Who would want to marry that stupid sex man?! All he does is thrust that annoying lower half into other women!'
She began to swing her arms as beautiful—glossy black feathers would fly from her wings each time Serena became angry and hit the pillow. 'If only that damn woman didn't make me promise her to do this! Why did it become distorted? I was supposed to become like a sister to him... but that first meeting changed everything!'
In the beginning, Serena's promise to Ryuji's mother was a simple one to 'love' him dearly enough to replace the love that he would lose after his mother.
However, the day she pulled him into her realm to perform the binding and promise, the vulgar rogue molested her, and instead of a familial love, it became the love between man and woman, though this didn't mean she would fall for him magically.
Instead, it destroyed the law that gods cannot fall for mortals without being cursed and driven to insanity.
'Unlike that poor girl Lumina, I feel these annoying feelings growing each time we speak. He gets more arrogant and cheeky. Imagine this bastard teasing a goddess... Yet why do I enjoy it?! Am I some kind of perverted woman who loves being teased and bullied!?'
"Ah... Forgive me for coveting your son, but it's already too late~ I am starting to like his annoying voice, and I can't stop myself from seeking him out.'
Asmodeus didn't know, but the number of times she used the oracle's ability as a mere way to chat to him and just hear his voice was already an amount more than most gods have ever spoken to all their current and past apostles in their entire lives.
"Now that I remember, the beastkin goddess invited me for a drink and soon, Asmodeus will be going to that kingdom..."
Her face changed from a goddess complaining about her apostle to a serious goddess as she tapped her lips and began to write dozens of letters using the darkness that flowed from her body like arms as if copying Liana, or rather Asmodea's ability. 'Let's make some plans to help him...'
"Idiot..."
***
After Serena stopped speaking to him, Asmodeus instead watched the surroundings.
He loved seeing the various trees and flora out the window. He wondered what the fruits hanging from them tasted like and if they were poisonous.
"Asmodeus."
"Asmodeus..."
"Asmodeus!" Velvet's voice gradually grew louder as she called out to him. Her beautiful eyes seemed to have adjusted, and in her right hand, she held a longsword.
"A-Ah?! Sorry, I was watching that squirrel eating those blue nuts." Asmodeus couldn't help but tell the truth because she shocked him by kicking his shin. "Why did you kick me...?"
"Hmph, what has that animal to do with your head looking into space?" She pouted while placing the sword on the table and crossing her arms. "It seems your head is empty. You have the mind of a child."
'Is she trying to start a fight with me?'
He was annoyed by Serena earlier, but for Velvet, he wouldn't let her win like the goddess. Because the carriage was slowly traversing the tight roads, he waited for a bit of turbulence and used the force to fling his body at Velvet, his hands grasping her wrists.
"What do you think you are doing?!" Velvet shouted. "You, demon! I told you before not to touch me without my permission!"
"Oh? And who was the one who kicked me to get my attention?"
"I called your name three times, hmph... it's not my fault if you are slow."
Velvet's cheeks looked quite pink after he approached her, and her eyes kept jumping between his eyes and lips.
"Your breathing has become ragged. Are you tired?" Asmodeus asked while his eyes became brighter, their ocean-blue aura flickering as he leaned against her chest.
"You idiot!" She began to struggle as her cheeks reddened even more. "Y-You should know how inappropriate you are acting!"
"Haha~ you are the one who is panicking," Asmodeus laughed while slowly letting her hands go and grabbing her shoulders before pushing her down to the seat. "You need to rest and heal your mind more. I will stay on top of you and use my demonic energy to help you."
"What are you planning?! You perverted demon!"
"I am worried about my pretty female friend; what's wrong with that?" Asmodeus asked while smiling innocently at her. "Besides, what if you try to stab me with a hidden weapon."
"Tsk! What if you stab me with yours?!" She retorted while looking away from him.
Asmodeus looked stunned when she made a dirty joke because Velvet hadn't done something like that before, and it shocked him. The shock was enough to allow her to wrap both legs around his waist and reverse the situation, with her body pressing him down against the seat, her face a few inches from his, while panting.
"Hah... I don't want you to look down at me anymore..." She said with her eyes closed. "I can't allow you to think I am weak and that you need to protect me."
"I would never think of you as weak, Velvet. You are a strong woman who is very captivating. Especially in battle."
"Do you really think so?" She opened her eyes and looked at him.
Velvet's purple and black eyes were enchanting, as her juicy, red lips pressed together with her slight smirk made Asmodeus feel a strange feeling in his stomach.
He reached up and cupped her cheeks, the palms of his hands feeling soft as he looked at her. "Yes. I will not lie. You are beautiful, I am planning to make you make woman one day."
"Oh? You want to defeat me and make me another of your women~ Heh, what a greedy man!"
Velvet smirked and pressed her lips against his cheek, but instead of leaving a lip print, she licked his cheek with her long tongue as if tasting a piece of meat. "Then, you better get stronger."
She then leaned down so her breasts pressed against his chest, the huge, squishy melons squashed flat against his muscle. "Don't make me wait too long, Asmodeus."
Asmodeus was lying on the soft as she jumped off his body. The carriage stopped because they reached a small village where they would be staying.
However... He lay on the sofa with a dazed expression, his chest racing from the sudden words he could never expect from THAT Velvet.
'What do I do... I think she made me fall for her for real.'
It wasn't like he aimed for a large harem or anything. Asmodeus planned to keep it small, to women he truly cared for and would love them enough to die for them...
Velvet was the first of them apart from Serena, which made him feel this strange feeling.
'Is it because the Grigor females are too compatible with me? Alan... You won't hold it against me right... Right?'
"Hurry and get out, Asmodeus! Dinner will get cold!" A sharp yell came from the strict Velvet, yet he could feel it. The voice was strict and cold, yet inside her heart was a magma pit of affection and desire that was now facing him.
***
Meanwhile, in Grigor, inside the Duke's office, a handsome blonde male with a beautiful black-haired maid sitting on his lap suddenly began to shudder as if someone dumped ice down his back and then slapped his face twice.
"Darling, are you alright?" Akari asked as she looked at the beautiful ring on her right hand showing the promise of her engagement to her beloved.
"Ah... My love. Suddenly, I thought I heard that guy's voice and the fearful cries of my sisters and aunt..."
"Fufu~ silly, would he do anything to harm them?"
Akari was grateful to Ryuji for helping her to come to the mansion. Now, she lived a life like a princess, and her clothes became able to protect him from curses, and the necrotic damage from the demons attacking the territory she and Alan now led together.
She looked at Alan with the softest eyes before Alan, who seemed to relax, could only smile bitterly and sigh. "He might not hurt anything but their purity... That's what I am worried about."
"Haha~ surely even he isn't that lustful! Don't worry, my love." Akari's words might have soothed Alan now... but one day, the pair would be shocked by how much they underestimated him.