"WTF?!" Yusuke nearly shoved Irina from his arms and jolted to his feet. 'What the hell is she doing here?!'
And what the fuck was wrong with her timing?! Why didn't she come ten seconds earlier or ten seconds later instead of showing up right now?
If there was anyone he was actually somewhat afraid of, despite her not being a yandere, it was this freaking woman standing in front of him. Even though she was thick, beautiful, and a milf, Yusuke always wanted to stay as far away from her as possible. That expressionless face of hers always made him feel insecure.
The way she had appeared just now proved it. She showed up so fast that his Observation Haki registered her presence a moment too late. She had teleported far too quickly.
"Yusuke-sama, although monogamy isn't exactly mainstream in the underworld, as the future son-in-law of the Gremory house, you need to be careful who you interact with," Grayfia spoke calmly, with that all-too-familiar cold expression on her face. Her eyes were fixed on Irina, who was still in the throes of a mind-blowing orgasm.
[Throes, vocabulary +1.]
"Grayfia-san," Yusuke said, holding Irina in his arms and speaking as calmly as he could. Even though he was afraid of this woman, he still had his title, and if things went south, he could always make a run for it. He didn't like the way she was framing her words. "I don't think I ever agreed or signed up to be your house's son-in-law."
She looked different without her maid uniform. She had such a nice body, Yusuke thought as his eyes roamed over her. Right now, she wasn't in her usual maid outfit. She wore a form-fitting black leather vest that left a daring expanse of her upper chest exposed, leaving him uncertain if she wore anything beneath it. Down below, she wore matching tight black pants that hugged her legs like a second skin.
She looked very mature, sexy, and daring in that outfit, but Yusuke didn't even want to feel any sexual interest in her. This woman was married, and she was going to become his sister-in-law in the future. There was no way he would get involved with her.
If he dared to cuck Sirzechs Lucifer, that man would erase him completely with his Power of Destruction.
"That is incorrect, Yusuke-sama," Grayfia said, taking a step forward. With a not-so-gentle motion, she pulled Irina from Yusuke's arms. Expressionless, she smoothed her disheveled clothes and stepped back, staring at both of them. "From the moment you broke the engagement between Riser-sama and Rias-sama, you became, in the eyes of all other noble houses, the new man of the heiress of the Gremory house, Rias Gremory."
"It doesn't matter if you don't see it that way right now, Yusuke-sama, but that doesn't change how others will perceive you."
Yusuke stood up next to Irina, holding her hand. His action made Grayfia's brows twitch, which Yusuke noticed, though he assumed it was just her disapproval of him not caring about Rias's feelings.
He had already confirmed last time that she wasn't a yandere. Besides, she was married and even had a son. There was no way his Unique Trait would ruin a family, right?
"I am not going to argue with you about that," he said. He knew this conversation would come sooner or later. Then he asked, "Grayfia-san, you didn't come here just to tell me this, right?" He had a good idea of her motive, but what caught him off guard was her showing up in this place. He had expected her to come with Rias or perhaps appear when everyone was gathered, like she usually did.
"The summer vacation is coming soon, and the house head, Zeoticus Gremory, wants to meet you," Grayfia answered, her eyes briefly flicking to Irina, who was clinging to Yusuke and completely ignoring her. "He wants you to come to the Underworld along with Rias and her peerage."
"Summer vacation… right, it's about time for summer vacation." Even though he had been in this world for months, Yusuke still hadn't fully adapted to school life. The idea of a vacation felt a bit foreign. After all, in his past life, he had been an adult, and adults didn't get summer vacations, especially a loser like him who had barely been surviving.
Living is only for rich people.
"You want me to go to the Underworld?" he asked. Even though Akeno, Sona, and Tsubaki had warned him about this beforehand, he was still surprised when he heard it.
"Yes. Rias-sama's father, mother, and brother all want to see you, her future husband," Grayfia nodded as she answered. For a moment, her eyes flashed with cold light when she spoke the last two words.
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"Darling, who was that woman earlier? She was really scary~!" Clinging to Yusuke's arm like a clingy girlfriend, Irina asked.
After delivering her message, Grayfia left once Yusuke turned down her request to go with her to see Rias.
"She is Sirzechs Lucifer's wife," Yusuke answered simply. He paused before adding, "She is kind of cold, but not scary… I guess?"
His words lacked any confidence. He instinctively felt a bit scared of her, even though she hadn't done anything to him yet. 'Perhaps it is my PTSD acting up whenever I see a woman stronger than me.' He didn't know why he was scared of her, but one thing was certain. He felt insecure whenever she was around.
"The Maou Lucifer's wife?! So she is the so-called Strongest Queen?" Irina exclaimed in astonishment. After all, Grayfia was quite famous among the mythologies, especially the three factions.
In the past, she hadn't fully understood the concept of Ultimate Class beings and even thought she might have a chance of defeating Kokabiel. But after their fight against him, she now realized just how strong these beings truly were.
Grayfia was even many times stronger than Kokabiel.
She asked, "She said something about you being their son-in-law? Are you going to marry Rias Gremory?"
Her hand tightened on Yusuke's arm as she asked. Even if she had been fed enough bullshit to make her 'Dependent,' there was no way she could feel okay hearing that the person she loved was getting engaged to another woman.
"Not sure," Yusuke said, patting her head. Head pats always worked. "I have to meet her family first and discuss it later."
"Why would you even marry that woman? She did such a bad thing to you!" Irina exclaimed, stopping to face him with an anxious expression. "Not just her, all these women are bad! Except for a few of them, all the others have tried to harm you!"
"Why would you still love them?!" Her eyes welled up with tears. She clearly loved him so much, her love pure and immeasurable. Why was she letting these cruel, despicable women, who had tried to hurt Yusuke, get the better of her?
'Head pats didn't work?' Yusuke thought in surprise. Well, if they didn't work, he could always use his second skill: bullshitting. "Where did you learn that?" he asked first. His girls weren't that close to Irina and Xenovia, so he was curious how she had found out.
"Asia-san told me," Irina answered. When she and Xenovia had been beaten to a pulp by Aika and Murayama, Asia healed them, and during that time, she told them everything about the women around Yusuke.
To Irina, except for Aika, Tsubaki, and Sona, all the other women deserved to be punished and crucified. They were all heretics who needed to be burned at the stake for trying to harm Yusuke!
"Asia told you?" Yusuke immediately understood. Since that blond nun lived with them and was cute enough to make everyone open up to her, it was not strange that she would learn all that. What he did not like was her going around telling others about his relationship history. 'I need to give her a warning. Or better, I should just send her away.'
When he had taken her in, his intention was to let her adapt first before giving her a place of her own and leaving her be. But with so many things happening, and also because the girls liked her, he hadn't done that. Now, it seemed he had to consider this option. Even though he liked her, he didn't like the idea of people going around talking about his women.
"Let me ask you this, Irina. If I were to hurt you right now, would you hate me?" Yusuke asked her seriously.
"Of course not. Even if you were to kill me, I will not hate you, darling!" Irina answered without a hint of hesitation. The next moment, she tilted her head in a cute way. "But I know darling will not hurt me. Hehe."
"I love these women," Yusuke said, patting her head as he spoke. "Remember what I told you earlier? Love is about sacrifice. Even if they hurt me, because I love them, I can forgive them. Because I forgave them in the past, we get to live happily right now."
He looked past her eyes and stared at the distant sky. "Only by sacrificing and enduring can one truly experience love."
[Bullshit! Since when did you learn to be this scummy?! Are you really the guy who couldn't even lie properly!?] The system commented, its voice full of astonishment.
'Have you ever heard the saying adapt, overcome, conquer?' Yusuke answered.
[It's adapt, overcome, improvise, dumbfuck.] the system shot back.
'See, I improvised. Now it's conquer instead,' Yusuke replied smugly.
"Only by sacrificing and enduring can one really experience true love? Such a deep statement. As expected of darling, you truly have a heart of gold!" Irina pondered his words for a moment before exclaiming, praising his profound sentiment.
[Irina Shidou's submission + 1!]
[Irina Shidou's submission + 1!]
[Irina Shidou's submission: 65 (Dependent)]
'Noice! Her quest is as good as done!' Yusuke's smile widened. He had missed this feeling of things going just as expected. Dealing with Koneko, whose submission value had been stuck at 60 for months, had shaken his confidence, but now he was starting to regain it. "Well, we're here." He glanced at the house on the other side of the road.
"Hmm, whenever I'm with you, time moves so fast. I didn't even notice we were home," Irina said, glancing at the house before looking back at Yusuke with a shy expression. "I… I've been good on the way… Can I… can I get another reward, please?" She spoke while staring at his lips with an expectant look.
"A reward?" Yusuke chuckled before lowering his head and taking her lips in a short kiss. When he pulled back, he asked, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Hmm!" Irina nodded quickly, her cheeks still flushed red. She turned and ran to her place. "See you tomorrow, darling!"
"See you tomorrow," Yusuke waved at her and stood there, waiting for her to get inside.
[Look how she is staring at you like that while crossing the road. Imagine if some wild truck-kun were to isekai her right now?] The system, which hadn't been silent for even ten minutes, spoke again.
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