Chapter 700: EPHS-Chapter 677 Maids and Wedded
"Sigh..."
Several minutes later, Tenraku straightened his back and walked out of the Kendo Club. Of course, considering the time spent in the Time Domain, it had been hours, and he had just bid another grand farewell to the girls inside the dojo.
Although he would be leaving after graduation, the distance between Kuoh Academy's university and high school sections was only about ten to twenty minutes.
He could always come back anytime, and Tenraku had already made a promise with the girls to become the Kendo Club's president in the university section, where he would continue teaching them swordsmanship once they entered university.
Hmm, teaching in various senses, practicing swordsmanship in various senses...
Glancing back at the Kendo Club one last time, Tenraku turned away without any lingering attachment. However, on his way to meet up with Rias and Akeno, he encountered three girls walking towards him.
Leading the group was Abe Kiyome, the elegant Tennis Club president with golden curls. Following behind her were her two familiars - a winged girl named Hābi and a lamia girl.
Since they were at school, the winged girl and lamia girl were currently in their human forms, concealing their wings, claws, and tails using magic, making them appear like ordinary human girls.
"Tenraku."
"Kiyome."
As they approached, Abe Kiyome embraced Tenraku, who smiled and gently stroked the girl's forehead.
"Have you both said your farewells to your other friends?"
"Yes, we have."
"Then let's meet up with Rias and the others and head home."
"Yes."
Releasing Tenraku, Abe Kiyome took his arm, and the four of them walked towards the Occult Research Club to join Rias and the others.
Throughout the interaction, Tenraku and Abe Kiyome's behavior was extremely intimate, far from that of ordinary classmates and friends. But in fact, they were not ordinary classmates and friends anymore; they were wedded.
As the eldest daughter of the prestigious Abe Family, Abe Kiyome had reached the age of marriage. Her father, the family lord, constantly pressured her to meet potential suitors, much to her annoyance.
About two months ago, tired of her father's incessant matchmaking efforts, Abe Kiyome came up with a plan to find a boy to pretend to be her boyfriend and appease her father. Although she was quite popular at Kuoh Academy, she didn't know many boys personally.
Among the few she knew, the one she somewhat favored was Tenraku. So, she approached him and asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend and accompany her home to meet her father.
Although slightly bewildered, Tenraku ultimately accepted her request, especially since Abe Kiyome had helped him and Rias in the past. He went to her house to pose as her boyfriend and face her father.
When Abe Kiyome's father saw that the person his daughter had brought home was none other than the renowned Red Dragon Emperor and the Holy Lord of the Saints and Demons Religion, Kamiya Tenraku, he was ecstatic and immediately agreed to their relationship.
After all, who wouldn't want such a prestigious match for their daughter? So, much to Tenraku and Abe Kiyome's surprise, her father enthusiastically arranged their engagement and even treated Tenraku as a beloved son-in-law, celebrating with drinks and toasts all night long.
In short, due to various events that followed, similar to Rias and her relationship with Tenraku, Abe Kiyome's pretense turned into reality, and she became Tenraku's wedded. She even moved into the Kamiya Family's residence and lived with everyone.
Of course, besides Abe Kiyome, Tenraku also gained two other wedded in these past few months. One was Akeno's older cousin, Himejima Suzaku, the current family lord of the Himejima Family.
The other was Seekvaira, the next in line to lead the House of Agares in the Underworld and one of the Heavenly Kings alongside Tenraku and Rias when they were still new generation Devils.
The Himejima Family announced that, in order to improve relations between humans and devils for a friendly and peaceful future, they were willing to take the lead.
As representatives of humanity, they proposed a union with the Phenex Family of the Underworld, with their eldest daughter and current family lord, Himejima Suzaku, becoming the wife of Kamiya Tenraku, the fourth son of the Phenex Family.
Similarly, the House of Agares expressed their desire to enhance friendship with the Phenex Family and promote development and exchange between the two territories. They were willing to enter into a union, with their next in charge of the family, Seekvaira, becoming wedded to the Red Dragon Emperor, Kamiya Tenraku.
Many families and factions secretly criticized the shamelessness of the Himejima Family and the House of Agares. They clearly just wanted to cling to the prestigious Red Dragon Emperor, Kamiya Tenraku, yet they spoke so grandly about the future of humanity and peace.
Although they pretended to disdain such actions openly, each of them secretly envied and resented the situation. They also wanted to send their princess daughters to become wedded to the Red Dragon Emperor, but they needed to have the qualifications for him to consider them.
While Tenraku indeed appreciated beautiful women, not just anyone could become his wedded or wife. Rias, Akeno, Sona, and the others shared deep bonds with him and were his true companions and family, unlike others.
Abe Kiyome had been acquainted with Tenraku for a long time, and some events later on further solidified their emotional connection. Himejima Suzaku was Akeno's cousin and had fought alongside Tenraku and the others against the 666 (Trihexa).
Seekvaira was even a close friend of Tenraku and Rias from before, with hints of something more between her and Tenraku.
Although they had their respective family relationships, there was no problem with them becoming Tenraku's wedded...
As for others, they could come over and serve as maids or attendants, but being wedded was out of the question!
Fed up with the constant requests for unions from those families and factions, Tenraku directly instructed Ravel and Kunou, his financial managers, to convey his intentions. He thought that those families and factions would give up on their ideas, but he underestimated his influence as someone who stood at the pinnacle of the world...
"Master, welcome back!"
Tenraku and the girls returned from school, and hundreds of maids stood on either side of the walkway leading to the Kamiya Family's door, respectfully welcoming their return.
Each of these maids was exceptionally beautiful and possessed extraordinary charisma. They emanated powerful magic or spirit power fluctuations, far beyond ordinary maids.
This was only natural, as they were once the pride of various noble families and factions.
However, now they all had only one identity: the maids of the Red Dragon Emperor, Kamiya Tenraku!
Initially, Tenraku was somewhat surprised and speechless when those families and factions sent these girls over. But rejecting them after those families and factions sent their best girls to serve him as maids or attendants would have been rather heartless.
Moreover, with more and more people in the house, Marion, Burent, Asia, and Valerie were already working hard every day to do various household chores and cooking. So, Tenraku decided to take in all these girls as well.
He appointed Grayfia and Frayfia as head maids, and the girls sent over by those families and factions became the personal maids of the Kamiya Family. Although initially somewhat arrogant, after being trained by Grayfia and Frayfia, they were all top-notch maids now.
"Sigh..."
"Grayfia, Frayfia, I'll take a nap for a while. Call me for dinner."
Yawning, Tenraku then took the two maidens by the waist and walked into his room. Although they were once princesses from the House of Saleos of the Underworld 72 Pillars and a talented magic user from a famous magic guild, they were now just Tenraku's maids.
They were sent by their families and magic guild to please Tenraku and everything was subject to Tenraku's control...
To be continued...