Chapter 54: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

"Look! Look! Sona-chan~! I have a gift from Riser-chan~!"

The next day, Serafall happily showed off the gift given by Riser.

"...firearm?"

Only the firearm was quite different from the usual one since it had a pink-colored body and the words "Levia-tan" with a star symbol written on it boldly.

"What do you think~? This is Enfield L85A3~! I have named it "Happy Smiley"~!"

It was easy to tell how happy Serafall was, which made him feel quite strange since he wondered why a woman could be so happy with just a mere firearm.

"...did you get it from my husband?"

"Yes~! I got it from Riser-chan~!"

"I see..." Sona murmured, and her complexion was quite cloudy.

"...."

Riser stared at his wife and felt speechless.

Was there even a need for you to get jealous?

In terms of emotion, Sona was still a child compared to him. He was her first, but she wasn't his first. Nevertheless, it felt weird when he saw his wife get jealous of his older sister, who received a firearm from him.

Still, probably because of how happy she was that Serafall showed off her firearm.

"...but why firearm?" Rias, who was also by their side, felt confused.

"It's like this—"

Serafall wanted to tell the story of his peerage members, but suddenly she shut her mouth, wondering whether this would be a secret, so she looked at Riser.

"It's okay. Everyone will know when I have my Rating Game in the future. Even if they know, it isn't like they can copy my magic or make a countermeasure, and lastly, Rias-san hasn't had her debut."

Rias felt so uncomfortable hearing him add "-san" when he called her name.

"Well, that's true." Serafall nodded, then generously told how Riser's plan to make his peerage become powerful with firearms.

Not only Rias and Sona but all the devils present were dumbfounded since they didn't expect Riser to make his peerage members stronger with firearms, but when they saw the might of firearms mixed with magic, they fell into silence.

His peerage was going to become stronger.

This was what everyone thought.

Nevertheless, Serafall hadn't gotten enough of showing off her firearm, so she continued with her story, but Sona's expression became even cloudy before she let out a sigh as she peeked at him. Still, she quickly shook her head since she knew that it might be pretentious of her to think of this, especially when he was busy with training his peerage members and also building his resort, so what she needed to do now was not to bother and trouble him.

Riser, who had been observing Sona, thought for a moment and realized that he had never given his wife a gift. Their marriage was quite fast, and except for their honeymoon, they also had never gone out on a date.

'Wait, did that outdoor play yesterday count as a date?'

"........."

Riser felt that act couldn't be counted, so he thought for a moment, wondering how to make his wife's mood better. This place wasn't a city. Instead, it was the countryside, so there was nothing except beautiful nature. It was impossible for him to prepare a gift so suddenly, especially when Sona would return to the human world soon.

In other words, he needed to prepare the gift as soon as possible.

Yet, haste makes waste.

If he wanted to give something as a gift, he wanted to carefully prepare for it.

So, in case he couldn't give something with a shape, then should it be a memory?

Riser thought for a moment, and it seemed he could do it, so he moved closer to Sona and whispered, "When the night comes, follow me. I have a surprise for you."

"Eh~?" Sona was startled and blushed, but then her heart was beating so fast, feeling happy. "...really? What is it?"

"It will be a surprise. Just come with me tonight."

"Okay."

Sona agreed since the worst thing that he would do was just to do it outdoors, so there was nothing to fear.

Yet, due to his words, her mood improved, and she started to talk with Riser's peerage members and others.

Riser didn't continue to stay with his wife and walked under the shade with a novel. He sat on the bench where he could see everyone who seemed to demonstrate what he taught all of his peerage members, including hearing his ideology as a team.

Nevertheless, when he walked away, Rias wanted to follow, but Serafall wouldn't let her, bringing her to adventure in the nearby forest.

Riser didn't follow and just continued to read.

As for his job, it was a weekend, and it was his belief not to work during the weekend.

Working on the weekdays was enough.

More than that, it would make him fail as a young master.

After all, what kind of young master would work hard?

He should spend the money on his wife and parents, spend it on other women, enjoying life to the fullest, not working like a cow or horse.

Yet, the sound of footsteps against the grass stopped his thought as he noticed a familiar lewd woman with black ponytail hair.

"Rias-san's queen? What are you doing here? Aren't you going to follow everyone to play in the forest?"

"I... I don't feel good, so I decided to stay..."

Her voice was feeble, and her face flustered.

He stared at this woman for a moment, then patted his side. "Then, sit here. Rest for a moment, and you might get better soon."

Akeno hesitated before she nodded. "...thank you, Riser-sama." She sat quietly, poised like an ideal woman, yet inside, her heart was beating so fast since she wasn't sure what to discuss with him. Suddenly, she realized how stupid her action was and wondered why she was so courageous to stay behind him.

Akeno peeked at him, who calmly read his book without paying a single attention to her.

If it was in the human world, whether they were women or men, all of them would leer at her or glance at her due to her beauty and the sheer impact of her breasts.

Yet, he didn't pay attention to her like she was an air.

Because of this, she didn't dare to talk, afraid to make him angry, but at the same time, she also felt quite annoyed.

Was she so unattractive?

Akeno remembered that Riser often leered at her when he was still Rias's fiance.

Yet now?

Somehow, Akeno also understood why Rias was quite vexed yet still thought deeply about him, and there was this sense of jealousy toward Sona, who could have a husband who could love her so dearly.

As she fell into her thoughts, his voice startled her.

"How is it?"

"Ah, what?"

"How do you feel? Are you feeling better now?"

His voice was calm yet carried concern.

Akeno stared at Riser, who was looking at her calmly.

Eyes are the windows of the souls.

If Akeno saw Issei's eyes, she could tell that his heart was filled with perverted thoughts.

Yet, Riser's eyes were different.

It was calm, like a tranquil lake, yet those who saw those eyes would feel like their hearts were burning with blazing desire, as if his every being seemed to know how to tickle her heart to do something forbidden.

[Pull her into the room. The others won't return for at least two hours. You have a lot of time.]

"...."

Riser felt speechless and didn't expect that the system would have such a fortune-teller effect.

How did the system tell that they would really return in two hours?

It was unscientific!

[The existence of the devil itself is unscientific.]

"..."

Still, he was in doubt.

[My existence is to help me become a supervillain. I won't do anything that will make you live in torment.]

Riser rolled his eyes, wondering whether the system forgot that it had told him to kill Sirzech, his family, sleeping with Sirzech's wife, and many others.

If this wasn't a torment, then what was it?

[But if you can do those options, the rewards are amazing, right?]

"...."

This time, he couldn't argue since even if the system gave him a crazy option, the rewards were so crazy that it should make him able to conquer this world.

Yet, how could he accept such an option?

[If you take her into your room and sleep with her, you will be rewarded.]

"....."

Riser fell in silence as he looked at Akeno, whose expression seemed to be in a daze as she looked at him.

As their eyes met, something was born deep within.