6 Chapter 6 - Occult Research Club
It seems like he's going to have a lengthy conversation with the head of the Gremory Clan after this. Well, even if the marriage was canceled, he wouldn't really lose that much because his main business is selling Phoenix Tears.
As for marriage, it's just to ensure Riser doesn't become idle and a waste for the Phenex Clan.
"Otou-sama…" Ravel's hopes were crushed when she heard her father's words. She didn't want to leave the house, but she also didn't want to meet her brother right now.
"Ravel, take care of the others. After all, they were once a part of our family. Go, and learn more in the Human World." Raevan said, smiling for the first time today as he patted Ravel's head.
He agreed to the duel because he wanted Ravel and Riser to learn new things for their growth. Ravel will learn more about humans and other supernatural forces in the Human World, while Riser, who has tasted defeat, would become less arrogant in the future and think before doing something.
"We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for taking care of us, Raevan-sama." Yubelluna, as the representative of the peerage, kneeled on one knee and thanked Raevan, followed by the others.
"Un." Raevan replied with a nod, feeling somewhat melancholic.
"H-Humph! Stupid onii-sama! Fine then, we'll follow you." Ravel stomped on the ground with a grudge, then agreed to follow Ryuuga.
[Congratulations! You have completed the Bar Mission! Rewards: [Mark of Bond] and [Spatial Storage] have been obtained!]
[Congratulations! You have completed Rias Gremory's Customer Mission! Reward: [Job System] has been obtained!]
"Good choice." he smiled at the girls without directly checking his new powers. Raevan also stamped the engagement annulment letter with his clan head's magical seal. This kind of seal couldn't be counterfeited because the mana's origin could be sensed.
"I didn't say you could leave this place in peace though. Try to survive until we meet again, young one," Raevan glanced at Ryuuga slightly and said. Then, the guards inside the hall launched attacks towards Ryuuga.
"Damn it!" Ryuuga was stunned by the shamelessness of this old man. He then touched the girls one by one while avoiding the attacks, and a teleportation circle appeared beneath them.
"Attack him!"
"Don't let him leave!"
"Fire!"
The guards' attacks became more frequent as they saw the teleportation circle that Ryuuga created. They wouldn't let him leave this place alive if they could!
"Bye bye!" Ryuuga smiled and teleported away from the Phenex Territory alongside his rewards. Fortunately, they didn't resist and attack him because they knew they had no place left in that place.
Their master had abandoned them.
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Riser's peerage comprises one Queen, two Knights, two Rooks, two Bishops, and eight Pawns.
His queen is Yubelluna, also known as the Bomb Queen in the Underworld due to her explosive power. She possesses a voluptuous figure and long wavy purple hair.
The knights are Karlamine and Siris. Karlamine dons silver armor and a white headband, with short light brown hair and emerald eyes. She wields a two-edged sword often coated with wind and fire power.
Siris sports dark blue hair tied with a golden bangle, complemented by brown eyes. She dresses in a cheongsam-like armor and wields a black large blade called Zweihander.
His rooks consist of Isabela and Xuelan. Isabela boasts short orange hair with three red highlights on her bangs and gray eyes. She wears a military green battle suit and a white mask covering half of her face.
Xuelan, on the other hand, flaunts long black hair with white Chinese buns on each side and blue-green eyes. She wears a qipao suit and fights with her fists engulfed in flames.
His bishops include Mihae and Ravel Phenex. Mihae sports long black hair styled like a miko and brown eyes, adorning herself in a kimono resembling a Japanese princess.
Ravel, with long blonde hair styled in twin tails reminiscent of drills, possesses a voluptuous figure that belies her age. Her beautiful blue eyes resemble the sea.
Originally a bishop from her mother's peerage, Ravel was transferred to Riser's peerage.
His eight pawns are Ile, Nel, Ni, Li, Marion, Bulent, Shuriya, and Mira.
Ile and Nel are twins with turquoise hair tied on each side of their heads with yellow ribbons and blue eyes. They always wear gym-like uniforms.
Ni and Li are also twins. Ni has blue hair and red eyes, while Li has red hair and blue eyes. They both have a pair of cat ears because they're nekomata. They wear high school JK-like uniforms.
Marion and Bulent both wear French maid uniforms. Marion has shoulder-length light brown hair and dark brown eyes, while Bulent has shoulder-length wavy auburn hair and blue eyes.
Shuriya has tan skin, long pale blue hair, and amber eyes. She dresses like a dancer from a Middle Eastern country.
Mira is the weakest among them. She has blue hair styled in six ponytails and light brown eyes. She wears a white haori and red obi.
He then checked the powers he obtained from the rewards. Spatial Storage, as the name suggests, allows him to store anything inside a spatial rift and adjust the time inside. However, he can't store living beings because they would instantly die inside.
The Job System functions as a sub-system for the Omniversal Bar System. Now, he can choose a job and be blessed with the skills and attributes obtained from the chosen jobs. Each job has a maximum level of 100, and he can choose the next job after reaching that level.
The most valuable reward is the Mark of Bond. This mark indicates that an individual belongs to him, but it can only be used on females.
Here are the effects of the Mark of Bond:
- Removes any negative status
- Connects souls
- Enables long-range communication
- Protects the marked girls with a barrier that lasts as long as the master's power is sufficient
- Locates the whereabouts of the marked individuals
- Teleports the marked individuals if their health falls below 10%
- Bestows a succubus curse on the marked if they have ill intentions toward the master
- Grants power to the marked individuals
This power is perfect for him, especially since he needs to manage the new waitresses.
"Welcome back." Rias greeted Ryuuga when she saw him appear inside the bar. She had been waiting in the living room.
"So it's because of you, huh…" Ravel muttered when she saw Rias. It seemed her guess was correct. The man in front of her was being ordered by Rias.
"Ravel? Wait, why did you bring back Riser's whole peerage?" Rias was confused. She thought Ryuuga would come back alone, and then she saw the other girls starting to appear from the teleportation circle.
"I need waitresses here." Ryuuga replied simply with a smile. He reverted his appearance to his original, which stunned the girls.
"This is my original face. Right. My name is Kamiya Ryuuga, your new master." he said to the girls with a smile.
"Ryuuga-sama, you know that we can't truly be your peerage, right? Onii-sama—no, Riser's Evil Pieces exist inside us. If he wants to, he could use us as your spies." Ravel explained to Ryuuga. She already hated Riser in her heart because of what he said to her.
"Ravel-sama…" Yubelluna was stunned. She didn't expect Ravel to hate her brother enough to reveal the secret of Evil Pieces to their new master.
"Yubelluna, and also all of you. Riser has abandoned us. That's a fact. He's just a coward. Now, our new King will be the one who takes care of us." Ravel said to Yubelluna with a slightly deadpan expression. The other girls nodded, agreeing with her words.
"Don't worry about that." Ryuuga smiled and activated his [Mark of Bond], touching Ravel's hand.
"Ryuuga-sama…" Ravel blushed slightly. This was her first time being held by someone of the opposite gender.
Suddenly, she felt the Bishop Evil Piece inside her disappear and her power also strengthened by a huge margin.
Then, a mark appeared on the back of her hand. The symbol was the same as the Caster Mark from the Fate Series.
"This?! What happened?!" Ravel was stunned. She could not believe what just happened.
"This is one of my powers. It connects our souls, removes the Evil Piece inside you, and also strengthens your power based on mine. Since my Devil Energy is about to reach Peak Ultimate-Class Devil, your Devil Energy is also about to reach Peak High-Class Devil." Ryuuga explained to Ravel and the others, leaving them dumbfounded.
It's truly cheating.
Rias' ears perked up when she heard what he said. Based on his explanation, even if Rias didn't practice at all, her power would gradually become stronger as Ryuuga became stronger.
In addition to giving Ravel the Mark of Bond, he also assigned her a job from the Job System. It's great that the Job System can be combined with the Mark of Bond. The job she received is Fighter.
The jobs he could give to others are the most basic ones. If they want to acquire other jobs, they need to upgrade from their basic ones.
The basic jobs are Saber, Fighter, Archer, Lancer, Caster, Chaser, Gunner, Healer, and Tanker.
Since their souls are connected, Ravel's power is based on his. However, he also obtained her power and skills.
His Immortality, Devil Energy, and Hell Fire have all been strengthened as a result.
Ryuuga gave Ravel a Fighter job because, in the original novel, she became a fighter after becoming the protagonist's servant. She could also go toe to toe with Shirone.
"You're truly something else, Ryuuga-sama." Ravel said with a wry smile when she heard his explanation. It seems like her brother's greatness has been overshadowed by Ryuuga's excellence in her heart.
"Well, you guys will receive it too." Ryuuga said to the other girls and then walked towards them, giving them the Mark of Bond one by one.
Here are the results:
Caster: Yubelluna, Marion, Bulent
Healer: Mihae
Saber: Karlamine, Siris, Ile, Nel
Fighter: Isabela, Xuelan, Ni, Li, Shuriya
Lancer: Mira
He also obtained several new powers because of the [Mark of Bond]:
[Mastery [Martial Arts Mastery] has been copied.]
[Special Energy [Magic Energy] has been copied.]
[Special Magecraft [Healing Magic] has been copied.]
[Special Magecraft [Buff Magic] has been copied.]
[Special Magecraft [Debuff Magic] has been copied.]
[Mastery [Magic Mastery] has been copied.]
[Mastery [Sword Mastery] has been copied.]
[Special Magecraft [Fire Magic] has been copied.]
[Special Magecraft [Wind Magic] has been copied.]
[Special Magecraft [Sage Arts] has been copied.]
[Mastery [Spear Mastery] has been copied.]
[Special Energy [Elemental Energy] has been copied.]
[Active Skill [Fire Manipulation] has been copied.]
The masteries are copied from the jobs they received. Sage Arts or Senjutsu is obtained from Ni and Li because they're Youkai who are well known for their proficiency in controlling their ki.
Fire Manipulation is obtained because they're all from the Phenex Clan who mainly control their Devil Energy to manipulate fire.
Healing, Buff, and Debuff Magic are obtained from Mihae because she is a support-type mage originally. He assigned her the Healer job because he wants her to focus on that rather than high power output.
Fire and Wind Magic are obtained from Karlamine because she used magic to cover her sword when she fought.
Ile and Nel were assigned to the Saber job because they fight using chainsaws as their main weapons. Mira, although she uses a staff, was assigned the Lancer job rather than the Fighter job because he wants her to use a spear in the future.
Magic Energy and Elemental Energy gave him an affinity for using magic and elemental power more efficiently.
Now, their current strength is on par with Ravel's. As they became High-Class Devils, they were in ecstasy.
They never imagined they could reach High-Class Devil status in their lifetime. Their gratitude and affection towards Ryuuga increased exponentially.
"Thank you for giving us this chance, Ryuuga-sama." Yubelluna, the representative of the peerage, said to Ryuuga and knelt on one knee. The other girls, except Ravel, also followed suit.
"Well, you guys will follow me from now on. Tomorrow, you will enter Kuoh Academy. Can you help with that, Rias?" He asked while glancing at Rias.
He didn't want to leave any of them behind because they were once human too, even though they're devils now.
He wanted them to experience school too because they all seem to be the same age as Rias and him, and even younger except for Yubelluna.
They will do their job as waitresses only after school and on weekends.
It's not like his bar has any customers anyway.
"Well, I can help you with that. But, Yubelluna might be too old to become a high school student though." Rias nodded, but she glanced at Yubelluna awkwardly.
"Rias-sama, I can be a teacher." Yubelluna heard her words and blushed. It seems like age is also a sensitive matter to a female devil.
"Okay then. But, can you also give me and my servants those marks?" Rias agreed and asked Ryuuga. She is tempted by his power.
"Hmm... Well, okay then. But, I can't give it to your male members because this only works on females." Ryuuga thought about it for a moment. He was contemplating whether to agree or not.
But, he remembered that he could also gain new powers from her members so he agreed.
But, he is tempted to get the Sacred Gears of Kiba and Gasper. He guessed that his Eyes of The Lord couldn't copy Sacred Gears, but can copy their abilities.
But, he wants Sacred Gears because he could give them to his waitresses to make them more powerful.
"Well, let's think about that later." Ryuuga thought and took Rias' hand and gave her the mark. He gave her the Caster job.
"Okay, let's get some sleep." Ryuuga said to them and he created several floors inside the Paradox Bar and assigned each floor to the new girls.
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In the morning, Ryuuga opened his eyes and, as usual, saw Lala on his left.
But today was different. On his right, a crimson-haired beauty was also sleeping peacefully with a smile. Yes, Rias had joined him in bed last night. Both of them were sleeping naked.
Well, he never forbade the girls from entering his room at night because he trusted them all.
"Good morning, Ryuu~" Lala woke up first and greeted Ryuuga with sleepy eyes. It seemed like she had given him an affectionate nickname.
"Good morning, Lala, and Rias too." Ryuuga greeted the girls. He knew that Rias was already awake and pretending to sleep.
"Nee~ Give me the mark too~" Lala suddenly hugged Ryuuga even tighter and gave him puppy eyes. It seemed like Rias had told her last night about it, and Lala didn't want to be left out.
"Sure." for Lala, Ryuuga would give her anything if he could because she was his fiancee.
Then, he gave her the mark and the Fighter job because Lala mainly fought using her fists and inventions.
Right. Because he was the master of the Job System, he also received a special job called [Grandmaster]. Well, the benefit he obtained was to get all the skills of the jobs that had been unlocked. But it was useless because it was the same as the copy power of the Mark of Bond.
Other than that, he could also forcefully change the jobs that he had given to others to different ones.
[Passive Skill [Genius Inventor] has been copied.]
When he obtained the skill, he was quite surprised. It seemed like Lala's intelligence was so high that it had become a skill.
After waking up, the three of them headed to the 3rd Floor where the Kitchen & Dining Room was located.
The food was ready because Marion and Bulent had already prepared it that morning.
"Well, let's eat together." Ryuuga said, and they all sat down at the dining table. However, Ravel, Yubelluna, and the others hesitated, still standing.
"It's inappropriate for servants to eat with their master." Ravel explained.
"Just sit down. We're a family from now on." Ryuuga smiled at them and ordered. Upon hearing his words, they were moved and nodded.
After breakfast, they all went to school. The door appeared in a dark hallway so that no one would notice their sudden appearance.
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Admitting his servants into the school was quite easy and fast with Sona's help.
Yubelluna became a math teacher after entering the school.
1st Year: Ravel, Ni, Li
2nd Year: Karlamine, Xuelan, Siris, Mihae
3rd Year: Marion, Bulent, Shuriya, Isabela
Meanwhile, Ile, Nel, and Mira entered 3rd Year of Middle School.
Fortunately, this world is an Alternate Universe where the Middle School and High School buildings were combined into one place.
After school finished, Ryuuga and his servants went to the Occult Research Club.
The Occult Research Club is located in the old school building, with an interior resembling a Victorian-style structure.
"Welcome, Ryuuga and all of you." Rias greeted them as they arrived.
Besides her, Ryuuga also saw a pair of girls and a young man.
One of the girls had a voluptuous body similar to Rias's, with long black hair tied into a ponytail. She was beautiful and alluring. She is Himejima Akeno, the original vice-president of the ORC. She is a hybrid of human exorcist and fallen angel.
The other girl is a petite young girl with short white hair and yellow eyes. She is very cute, but she seems emotionless. She is Toujou Koneko, originally named Shirone, a remnant of Nekoshou, the strongest race of Nekomata.
The young man is handsome, with short blonde hair and a mole under his left eye. He is Yuuto Kiba, originally named Isaiah, one of the survivors of the Holy Sword Project.
Not far from them is a cardboard box, but Ryuuga could see eyes peeking from inside. He is Gasper Vladi, the exiled young master of the Vladi Clan in Romania, a dhampir.
"Ara~ So handsome..." Akeno spoke with a smile as she glanced at Ryuuga. She had a lewd smile and spoke with a more mature tone.
But, deep down, she felt a little wary because Ryuuga suddenly appeared with the princess of the Phenex Clan and Riser's servants.
"Smells good." Koneko suddenly appeared beside Ryuuga and sniffed him. This was the first time she had smelled someone this good.
"Ahem, since everyone is here, I have an announcement to make." Rias faked a cough and said. The wide smile on her face hinted that it was something good.
