The Sun Goddess and her Priestess

It was a restaurant filled with bamboo decorations, cascades, red lights and traditional bells. A beautiful calm atmosphere would allow any customer to feel like they were transported to the edo period in Kyoko, Japan.

"Yasaka-sama... t-they're inside and waiting for your arrival." a man with a mask and ninja outfit knelt down in front of the shop, he had been sitting guard in front of the main gate together with his companion when a beautiful golden-haired goddess-like woman appeared before them. The street was all empty and every single human in the prefecture had already been evacuated.

The lady nodded with a kind smile and placed her slender hand on the man's quivering body.

"There is no need to be worried... Onmiouji-san... as long as the Golden Dragon is here, nothing will happen".

"We know, but still... those presences are".

"Heavy, I can tell..."

The reason the whole area was evacuated was not because of the Golden Dragon or his apostles. It was... because of the dozens of concealed titanic dark presences. No matter how much it tried... an elephant wouldn't be able to conceal itself in the wilderness. They couldn't be seen, they couldn't be heard, they couldn't be smelled.

But they were there. A hundred Devil Gods, standing guard around their lord like loyal dogs.

When Yakasa entered the restaurant, her eyes drifted unconsciously to the source of her security. This individual who could do the impossible was easily able to achieve what those devil gods could not. He sat there, peacefully drinking some tea at a table filled with ladies; each more breathtaking than the other.

He had managed to do the impossible. Be a gargantuan elephant in front of ants, and yet manage to conceal himself until not a single speck of aura was loose. Sadly, beside him was sitting a woman that didn't even seem to be trying to conceal herself at all. If the Devil Gods were as heavy as mount fuji... then this woman was like the martian olympus, one just couldn't ignore her and even the human bereft of senses would be able to tell they were in front of something immensely evil.

The Golden Dragon had come back and he had brought someone just as troublesome with him.

'Yasaka'.

'Amaterasu-sama'.

Master and servant spoke mentally to one another only once before she stepped forward, exhaling deeply and preparing.

...

"Is it always this packed up whenever you're present, daddy?" Ni Jie asked with a slightly curious aura, wondering why was it that at this table there were only cute and beautiful ladies.

To Richter's right sat Grayfia with Layla standing curtly next to her. To his right sat Jie Yuan who after some convincing decided to conceal her horns at the very least. She still had her long silver hair and dark greyish skin with pitch-black eyes... no one would ever address her as a 'human'

As for Ni Jie, she was shamelessly sitting on her father's legs as the 'little' girl she was. Grayfia and Layla could only twitch their brows at the explanation that they got not too long ago. If anything, it wasn't just them. Annette and Benneth were also frowning deeply while sitting next to Grayfia. They had arrived a short while ago. The beauty with a band on her eyes had hoped to have a romantic moment with her master only to see that he was once again crowded with women left and right upon arriving.

It was unfair but she could resist. Unlike her, Annette was merely outraged... she wouldn't admit she wanted to get cuddled, instead, she'd loom around her master's side until he eventually pulled her into his embrace. Alas... that wouldn't happen when there was already a red-haired busty vixen sitting on his lap and pretending to be a little girl.

Annette doesn't know who this girl is... but she knows they won't get along.

"We just arrived and there are already this many people. Moreover... why are they all women, Richter?" Jie Yuan asked eerily, having a wisp of her tea which she quite liked from this restaurant.

"It's a coincidence" Richter asserted, something she didn't believe.

"To think the master would get another woman and a daughter".

"I'm not his woman, I'm his sword," Jie Yuan said with determination yet didn't fail to evade Annette's gaze. The firmness in her heart was as feeble as the Earth's spatial membrane. Like a wall that was progressively collapsing at the slightest touch, yet... she didn't seem to notice.

"Is that so? that's relieving... it would be troublesome for a woman like you to become master's mate" Benneth sighed in relief, earning Jie Yuan's lifted eyebrows and contemplative gaze.

"And why would that be?"

"With all due respect, Lady Juan. You don't look like you can perform that well in bed~"

!!!

*RUMBLE!!*

The Devil Emperor took offence and the whole restaurant felt it, even Richter had to exhale deeply and scratched his head, wondering why they were all so eager to antagonise each other. All he did was extend his arm towards Grayfia to protect her and their child from the waves.

"Care to repeat that, pseudo-devil..." Jie Yuan was ready to stand up and crush this ant. But someone else appeared in the form of a bright sun in the room, earning her uncomfortable gaze.

"Honoured guest... If possible please refrain from releasing your dark aura indiscriminately... it is already difficult enough to be in front of your suppressed self".

"It is good to see you, Amaterasu" Richter greeted the lady that just appeared in long red kimonos, the Goddess of the Sun whom he had already met, Amaterasu.

"Richter-sama... your harem is as troublesome as always. No matter how much I'd like to enter it. I'm afraid I won't live for more than a few days if I do~ we had a dinner scheduled, a pity we couldn't enjoy ourselves back then"

The Goddess sat beside Kunou and Millicas who were on the opposite side of the table and their heads were low as if unwilling to meddle with the matters of 'adults', especially adult gods.

"Truly a pity, I had matters to settle and couldn't attend".

"There is no problem, we can have it now... Yasaka, come".

Their heads turned towards the incoming gorgeous and bountiful lady who had been waiting for her turn. The nine-tailed fox bowed deeply towards Richter and his group before walking in tow until she sat beside her goddess.

"It is a pleasure to see all of you. Richter-sama, Grayfia-sama, Layla-sama, Andrealphus-sama and Bune-sama... I believe our meeting was scheduled for today regarding the rating games in the underworld, correct?" Yasaka took control of the meeting that started officially. She made some hand signs and the waitresses started taking orders as if they already knew what was to be prepared for the moment.

"That is correct, Yasaka-sama. Although we didn't know that master would arrive today from his journey, much less that he'd come with guests" Layla took care of Richte's side as the representative from the Lucifuge Household.

"We are not guests... we are Richter's army... I do not intend to move away from his side" Jie Yuan interjected with her arms crossed.

"Mother is so bold!~"

"Jie'er, not now, please..."

"Could I ask for your name? you are the leader of those hundred deities, aren't you?" Amaterasu was completely intrigued by Jie Yuan's existence. Not even the strongest deities of darkness that she knew could compare to her in aura alone. She didn't know if she wished to see the Devil Emperor's prowess in a fight or not.

"Amaterasu, right? I'll address you as such so you address this Emperor as Jie Yuan".

"I could never..." Although Amaterasu was a haughty being, she was just as wise. Addressing Richter informally had its 'purpose' but she couldn't play the same card with Jie Yuan.

"There is no need for you to be formal with us, Amaterasu. My mates appreciate you so as far as I'm concerned, you are important" Richter understood her predicament, took a sip of his tea and declared. All of his mates smiled until they heard Amaterasu's next words.

"How kind, Richter-sama... should I take this as a marriage proposal?~"