Having set Hajime on the path that would make him stronger, Alex returned to Oscar's hideout to let Anne and Yue know he planned to return to Asora shortly. He needed to discuss his plans for Tortus with the important figures in Asora, and he needed to spend time with his girls. As he arrived Alex immediately went to the garden, where Anne was having Yue help her while he was busy. He then told them,
"I'm planning to return to Asora for a while and will probably be gone all night, the girls should be back in a couple hours once the first part of my business is finished." Anne mock pouted, and said,
"I bet you're just going to visit your other women." Alex laughed and replied,
"Yeah, I haven't seen them in about two weeks so I should probably go visit them. But there's other things I need to take care of as well." Anne stopped mock pouting, and was about to say something before Alex sealed her lips. When he was done kissing her, Alex then kissed Yue, who simply said in return,
"Love me lots when you get back..." Making Anne look at her incredulously. Alex laughed once more before being enveloped in mist and entering Asora.
The first thing he noticed was the intense wave of heat that seemed to hit him in the face, and the feeling of dryness in the air. Though it would fluctuate between warm and hot, Asora typically never changed from what could be described as spring weather, now that he was in another world it seemed to be in the peak of summer however. Alex quickly adjusted to the difference, and headed for the meeting hall while messaging the others to meet him.
Not long after he was seated in the air conditioned meeting hall, the people he wanted to talk to gathered in front of him. There was Serafall, Barakiel, Gabriel, Yasaka, Vali and his team, Sairaorg and Seekvaira, Bova and Roygun, Rias with Akeno and Rossweisse, Sona, Ravel, Kuroka, and Grayfia. Alex nodded at everyone gathered, and started the presentation he had Ravel prepare with the information Grayfia brought. First he explained general information about Tortus, before moving on to the situation with the ruling bodies, then to Ehito and the threat he may pose towards them as a body snatcher, and finally the labyrinths.
"...and so, I don't mind if anyone wants to conquer the labyrinths as they are an excellent source of training as well as the age of gods magics, but simply beware of catching Ehito's attention. As for Rossweisse, Le Fay, and Elaine, you're the three most steeped in magic research so I want all three of you to conquer the labyrinths at some point to study the age of gods magic in them. There are a few others I think should conquer at least one or two to compliment the abilities they already have, for example Asia and Valerie for the age of gods regeneration and spirit magic. However I want this to wait until I personally clear the labyrinths with my group and we can place magic circles there for quick travel, remember we have a year here so there's no huge hurry." As Alex finished speaking, Vali then asked,
"So are we supposed to stay here and sit around while you're challenging these labyrinths?" Alex shook his head at his question, already having thought of a job for Vali and his team to pass the next couple months. A giant map of Asora appeared, but only the area a few hundred miles around the city showed up.
"Your group usually spent your time exploring when not fighting right? I want you to explore Asora over the next couple months. I doubt there's ancient monsters or gods for you to fight, but it should help you pass the time and be somewhat interesting." Asora didn't work like a normal world, there was a wall of mist that acts as a boundary instead of being a completely open globe. This mist is relative to Alex's own powers, as he grows stronger the mist would be pushed further back and there would be more land available. Until this point they hadn't explored all the way to the boundaries, so Alex didn't know what to expect in his own world environmentally, this was a good chance to learn what they had to offer any future residents. Though he didn't seem too thrilled with his new job, Vali didn't complain, and simply nodded his head. Rias then asked,
"You used Asia and Valerie for you example earlier, would they be able to pass the labyrinths safely?" Alex then explained,
"They can piggyback with other groups, for instance since I want those three to learn and study all of them, Asia and Valerie could simply accompany them." Rias sighed in relief at Alex's words, glad that her cute Asia and Gaspers girlfriend wouldn't be in too much danger. Alex then turned towards Barakiel and gestured for Grayfia to bring what they brought.
"We have all these minerals and such that I want the Grigori to look into, most have interesting properties that some of you might have fun with. But remember they're only available in this world, so if you need more we need to be able to gather it before leaving." As Barakiel looked at the samples Grayfia gave him he smiled and said,
"Several of my people would be very interested in these, we'll probably be needing tons of this stuff before leaving." Alex nodded, already expecting that answer, before turning to Seekvaira while pulling out the gods water crystal.
"This is a crystal formed by magic in the air in Tortus, later it started turning that magic into a water that can heal almost any injury. I want you to do some experimenting and try to keep the water flowing without draining it dry, maybe in a room with time manipulation that has a large amount of magic energy in it?" Seekvaira nodded her head, deep in thought before saying,
"I can place it into a room with the highest level of time manipulation I can manage, but I'm not sure about the magic power. This seems like a very valuable and rare item, if that was all it took then I'm sure they would be commonplace." Alex sighed since he half expected Seekvaira's answer, he simply said,
"Let's just try it for now, and maybe add a few additional formations under it to draw magic energy or something." She agreed with his suggestion, then they moved on to other topics. As the meeting drew to a close, Alex called out at Bova,
"Before we leave, Bova there's an offer I want to talk to you about." As Alex didn't seem to be interested in asking in private everyone stayed, and listened with curiosity. Bova then asked,
"What would you like to discuss my liege?" Alex simply opened the unopened package in his system, and set what was in it on the table. Everyone looked with curiosity at the weird fruit that had a series of spiraling patterns on it, and seemed to glow strangely. Alex then said,
"If you recall the fight I had with the other worlders, this is the same item that granted that one guy his magma powers, the Magu Magu no mi. I'd like to offer it to you Bova." Everyone's eyes widened when they heard what it was, but Bova had the biggest reaction, as his eyes seemed to grow to the size of plates. He then asked,
"If I may, why me?" Alex explained,
"This fruit can be considered one of the top tier ones in the world it came from, combine its powers with a dragons capabilities, and anyone would shudder at the thought." Vali then asked,
"If it's so powerful why didn't you eat it?" Alex shrugged, and said,
"A person could only eat one Devils fruit, while it's true I would gain tremendous amounts of power from it, I would be unable to use a second one if I find another one I'd rather have. Plus they have the weakness of never being able to swim again, I think I have enough weaknesses with light and dragon slayers. I'm offering it to Bova because like I said a dragon with the power of this fruit would be terrifying, but if he refuses it then I'll see if anyone else wants it." Hearing Alex's reasoning for not eating it, everyone was weighing the pros and cons of eating it themselves. Not being able to swim would be a real inconvenience, but they all witnessed the power one could wield with it, very few people thought that they would eat it regardless. Finally Bova spoke up,
"I'll eat it, if it'll allow me to be stronger, then there's no reason not to." Alex smiled, and picked up the fruit to toss it into his mouth, waiting until Bova closed it to say,
"By the way, from what I understand they taste like complete and utter shit." Everyone looked at Alex in shock, while Bova who already closed his mouth and swallowed started gagging from the taste of the fruit.
"You- you couldn't warn me sooner master?" He asked with teary eyes, not from Alex's prank, but from the taste of the Devils fruit. Alex smirked, and said,
"It's supposedly fruit of the devil, did you think it would taste great? By the way they take effect almost immediately so why don't you go and try your new powers out somewhere, but I wouldn't advise going to the training rooms until a special one can be made for you." Seekvaira looked relieved at Alex's words, while Bova immediately took off to try out his new ability with the curious Sairaorg following him. With that topic closed, the meeting was brought to an end.
***
Several hours after the meeting Alex was laying naked on a blanket with Gabriel, as they both looked up at the clear summer night sky after a passionate session of lovemaking(apparently the girls had some kind of lottery to see who would get him for the night and she won). Alex never understood how the whole system of stars, sun, and moon worked in Asora, and felt he would get a headache if he tried to investigate it. Soon even a shooting star flew by, with Gabriel closing her eyes to make a wish on it. Alex smiled at the action, and asked,
"So what did you wish for?" Gabriel blushed at the question, and instead asked him,
"Did you hear what happened the other day?" When Alex shook his head she told him,
"One of my subordinates is expecting a child." Alex had to fight to keep his jaw from dropping at the news. For Angels the reason to come to Asora was to live in peace and continue their species without the risk of falling, the fact that there was already a couple expecting proved to the rest that they could live happy lives in Asora and start their own families. He noticed however that Gabriel seemed to be depressed when she said this, Alex was confused and asked,
"Isn't this a good thing?" Gabriel startled and exclaimed,
"Yes! But... I got to thinking, how long do you think until we'll have a child ourselves?" Alex started sweating at her question, now understanding what made her depressed. Unlike with the rest of the girls however, Alex found it hard to say it would be OK to wait until later to have a child. He had long since theorized that he could use his powers to purposely induce pregnancy when he was with his women, and both Lauren and Ddraig had stated that his theory was actually correct(Ddraig cried like a baby when Alex thought of using his powers this way), and Alex was actually unwilling to bring it up. The reason being that several of the girls were actually very willing to become mothers already, and if he stated that he could purposely impregnate them it would be complete and utter chaos, he would prefer to wait for it to happen naturally.
He found it hard to say no to Gabriel however due to her age. She was without a doubt his oldest lover, with a lifespan most likely going back over a thousand years or more. Unlike someone like Xenovia who wasn't even twenty yet, Gabriel had gone several centuries without having a single relationship, let alone children. Alex decided he shouldn't force his selfishness on her, and said,
"If I said I could make it where you got pregnant, would you like that?" Gabriel didn't understand Alex words for a second, before she cried out,
"You can do that?!" Alex winced, and nodded before saying,
"It's mostly theory, but I should be able to make it where I can purposely induce pregnancy. I didn't mention this because of how much chaos the girls would cause if it got out." Gabriel couldn't help but agree, easily imagining the scenario where every girl in the Manor forced Alex to impregnate them all one after another. She thought for a moment, then asked,
"What would we tell them then?" She was very interested in Alex's idea, but worried about how the others would react. Alex simply said,
"We pretend we don't know either, and act surprise when you confirm it. If we act as if it happened naturally, they wouldn't know I did it on purpose." Though he felt bad for tricking them, Alex knew this was a necessary measure for peace in the manor. Gabriel thought about for a second, before a smile spread on her face, and she said,
"Please give me a child!" That was all Alex needed, before he rolled back on top of her. Before he did anything though, he summoned his boosted gear. The cool down ended before they left the dxd world so Alex was able to use it once again. As he listened to Ddraig sobbing at the use of his powers in the back of his head, Alex activated the gear.
As the voice shouted out, Alex's entire groin started glowing with a crimson light, before it disappeared inside Gabriel. She may had thought sex was great before, but Gabriel couldn't get enough of sex this time around as the pleasure Alex gave her "penetrated" through her body. From the increased amount of pleasure, Gabriel climaxed several times before Alex once more filled her with his seed. Though she didn't feel any different, Gabriel still felt a little emotional at the thought she met have just been impregnated. Alex leaned down to whisper in her ear,
"Congratulations, you probably just became a mother." He was then surprised however, when she locked her legs around him, and said,
"Not yet, we don't know if once is enough!" Alex was dumbfounded at her words, but gave her what she wanted, and continued thrusting. They continued through the night, until the stars they were watching disappeared and the sun peaked over the mountain.