After the announcement that he won, Alex was soon teleported to the stadium while Rias's team went to the infirmary. After finishing up what he needed to, Alex also went to check on those who were sent there. Rias sitting up in bed with just a few bandages from her fight with Grayfia, the bed Gasper was in had a curtain around it, to give him and Valerie some privacy, and finally Alex looked over at Ingvild's bed. She seemed to get the worse in the match, and was still passed out and covered in intense bruising from head to toe, it was swiftly vanishing however thanks to both the doctors and Asia. Seeing him looking at her, Rias started explaining,
"You didn't actually hit her, from the recordings it seemed she was in the shockwave of your attack, and that's what got her. They said she's a little shaken from it, but should recover pretty quickly since Asia's here." Alex nodded, while also mentally kicking himself for not controlling his attack right. When he recalled she planned to drop a tsunami on him however, he didn't feel as bad. After explaining Ingvild's condition, Rias had a bitter look on her face, and said simply,
"I lost." Alex was then conflicted, and muttered to himself,
"Do I comfort her, or not? On one hand I'm the one that's supposed to support and comfort her, on the other I am the one who beat her in the first place." When everyone heard Alex muttering to himself, they were also curious as to the answer of that question, and a couple people snickered a little. Rias also heard it, and after a second said with a pouty face,
"Oh just come here!" Prompting Alex to sit on the edge of the bad as she clung to him. Though it may have seemed like it, she never cried while she held onto him. After a few minutes, Akeno seemed to realize something, then said,
"How sneaky Rias." Causing Rias to twitch a little in Alex's arms, and alerting everyone that she was apparently already over her loss and was just trying for an advantage. Rias then lifted her head and stuck her tongue out at Akeno, triggering a series of laughter from the surrounding people. They all stopped laughing when Roygun spoke though,
"That reminds me, master said I can get a reward if I do well in the match." This caused everyone to be alert, as they turned towards either her or Alex. Alex simply nodded, and replied,
"That I did, come to my room tonight and I'll "reward" you plenty." At his words Roygun beamed, while several of the girls looked like they missed out, but the one most effected was Elmenhilde. She had met Alex long before Roygun, so she found it a little unfair that she got to be with him before her. But as she thought about this she also acknowledged that the only real reason she hadn't truly become his yet was her own hesitation. What she didn't see, was that someone was watching her reactions, and decided that she'll get what she wanted faster than she thought.
They then changed the topic and started discussing the other matches left as they waited for Ingvild to wake up. Then the door to the infirmary opened, and in walked Sona who looked around the room with tears in her eyes. She then focused her gaze on her elder sister, and stormed over before grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her while demanding,
"Big sis why did you announce what the contents of that video were?! I received so many weird looks after you said that that I had to beg the Gremory's to let me into their private room for the last few minutes of the match!" Everyone in the room looked at Sona with pity and sympathy, while Rias swiftly looked away to avoid her gaze. The only one unaffected by this however, was Serafall, as she asked Sona,
"Son-tan are you embarrassed about loving your big sister? I mean we've even down this and that on the bed together!💕" Sona trembled as her sister reminded her what they've actually done together up until this point, and was tempted to point out they only did those things together since Alex was with them. The man in question decided to step in and pulled the two sisters apart, which earned him quite the dirty glare from Serafall, and then pulled Sona into a hug to comfort her. Unlike Rias, Sona did start crying in his arms at the embarrassment she felt. Though she knew it was a bad idea to make that video, she thought that with the promises Rias made, and the details woven into the spell it would be safe.
Everyone watched as Alex comforted the crying Sona, who they all felt was the only real loser of the day, until Ingvild finally woke up. They then collected both Gasper and Valerie, who seemed to have gotten a lot closer since the battle ended, and headed home. It was times like this that Alex was very thankful for Asora, as they were bombarded by underworld paparazzi the second they walked out the doors.
"RED DRADON, LADY RIAS, HAS THE OUTCOME OF THE MATCH EFFECTED YOUR RELATIONSHIP AT ALL?"
"WILL THE HOUSE OF GREMORY ACCEPT THE REAULTS OF THE MATCH?"
"LADY RIAS, DO YOU PLAN TO STAY WITH SOMEONE WHO BOTH BEAT YOU AND HUMILIATED YOUR TEAM?"
When Alex heard the questions they were asking, he got a little pissed. It seemed they were actively trying to stir up trouble with his relationship with Rias and her parents, and it kind of annoyed him. He decided to mess with them before disappearing though, and turned to Grayfia, who was still dressed as Bina, and said,
"Clear the air Bina." As she was equally, or even more, annoyed at their questions, Grayfia was more than happy to follow Alex's order. She was smiling under her mask as she said,
"Of course master." And activated a recently acquired ability. She had finally bit the bullet and chose 'maid terror' as her most recent job, and gained a new ability thanks to it. It was a similar skill to 'intimidation', but was more suitable for situations like this. As Grayfia started radiating her aura, several of the reporters started developing a cold sweat, and the more intense Grayfia's aura grew, the worse the reactions. It only took seconds before several of them collapsed, fell on their butts, or even wet themselves, as they felt pure terror being around Grayfia, as a result of her 'aura of terror' skill.
Unlike 'intimidation' which simply made you seem more menacing to your opponents, 'aura of terror' inspired pure fear in those around you, and could be devastating on weaker opponents. It only took a few seconds before all of the press harassing them were silenced, and the simple task of breathing became impossible for them. After ensuring the message was clear, Alex smirked, and their entire group was enveloped in mist as they teleported to Asora. He wasn't worried about the mist of teleportation being seen, as it would just be taken as a fancy way to teleport.
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That night they somewhat awkwardly celebrated Alex's victory. Though it seemed the same as celebrating Rias's loss, the girls still wanted to do something to acknowledge him advancing to the next round. After a while of this he went up stairs to go to his room for the night, and was surprised by what he saw. Roygun was standing there naked as the day she was born, an undisguised look of anticipation on her face. Alex was more or less expecting that, what surprised him was that both Elmenhilde and Ingvild were standing on either side of her, except they were wearing gowns instead of just being naked. Seeing him look at both girls curiously, Roygun explained while they both blushed,
"I've heard of your prowess, and decided to invite them. Elmenhilde seemed as if she was too embarrassed to be proactive so I decided to lend her a hand, and Ingvild overhead us, so I invited her as well." Alex nodded when he heard her words, but looked at Ingvild with some concern. As far as Elmenhilde was concerned, they had already known each other for nearly a year anyways, so he wasn't surprised she wanted to advance their relationship. Ingvild however, he only knew for a little over two months; and though he wouldn't normally let this bug him, her situation was a little unique. Seeing him look at her with concern, Ingvild walked over to him, and he asked her,
"Are you sure? This isn't some misguided attempt to repay me or something, is it?" After she attacked him at their first meeting, Alex had fought a God for Ingvild, she found companionship around him, and after he revealed Asora to her he was working on having a stage built on the beach for her to sing at and to start the process of a beach house/town. He didn't want Ingvild to think she needed to sleep with him in order to thank him for doing those things for her. When she heard his question she shook her head, and explained,
"While you have done so much for me that I could never repay you, I also wanted to advance my relationship with you. It makes me happy to be with you, and I can't imagine that anyone else would make me feel this way, so I want to be with you." Alex smiled, satisfied with her answer, and leaned in to kiss her for the first time. Though Ingvild was a little awkward, she swiftly got the hang of how to kiss, and returned it eagerly. As they kissed he started untying her gown, and as it slid off her body she joined Roygun in being completely naked. Alex broke their kiss a moment later, and after admiring her nude body for a second, turned to Elmenhilde.
As he approached the pure blood vampire he felt the temperature around her drop a degree or two, normal for the vampires of this world, and something he had gotten used to as he spent more time around her recently. Instead of talking, Alex directly pulled her in and kissed her cold lips, while she was confused for a second, she instead felt as if she was being burned against his body heat. As she felt the heat of Alex's body against her, Elmenhilde couldn't help but wonder if this was the reason most vampires formed sexual relationships with humans. Her gown swiftly joined Ingvild's on the ground, and as he pulled away from her Alex said,
"I hope you're ready Elmenhilde." She didn't say anything, but the slightly red smile on her face said enough. Alex ignored the slight cut on his tongue from her fangs, and turned back to Roygun, since she was the ringleader it was only right for him to start with her. Seeing him finish confirming things with the other two, Roygun smiled as he turned towards her, and promptly sat down on the bed, and spread her legs as if to invite him. Less than a second later Alex was undressed, and started walking towards the waiting pink haired devil. Seeing the package hanging from his waist, Roygun eyes looked like it was Christmas, and she started playing with herself as he approached.
Thanks to her own efforts, and the building anticipation, Roygun was more than ready by the time he reached her. Alex laid down over her, not entering but staying just outside, as he leaned down and kissed her. Though the wait was killing her, Roygun ignored the coppery blood taste and enjoyed the kiss that Alex gave her. As he pulled away he asked,
"Are you ready Roygun?" She simply nodded at his question, an almost pleading look in her eyes. Alex didn't say anything, and just thrusted his entire length in all at once, causing the more than ready Roygun to scream in ecstasy. The first of many that night.
(A.N. So I'm going to do a couple more chapters, then I'm going to go straight to finals without doing to fight against Indra. The reason is that I pretty much set them against each other since I tried to keep the brackets similar with the original besides the obvious, and forgot I know nothing about how Indra fights, or his team. After the finals it'll be only a couple more chapters, then on to the next world!