Human World, Japan, Kuoh.
"A field trip, huh?" James asked, narrowing his eyes. "A field trip to Tepes territory sounds a bit farfetched, don't you think."
"I know, right, nya?" Kuroka said with a smile. "We were only going to Romania to try a new restaurant. But we got lost and things just happened, nya."
Hearing that, not only James, but everyone in the living room looked at Kuroka with a blank stare. Eventually, with all eyes on her, even Kuroka could feel cold sweat beginning to form on her forehead.
"*Sigh* Kitty Cat, let me give you an example on how you should punish a naughty cat." James said while shaking his head.
Kuroka was confused by what James said. On top of that, she was left even more confused when Koneko nodded her head resolutely and climbed off James' lap. When she found herself lying face down across James' lap herself, she had no idea how she even ended up there.
'How fast is he?' Kuroka thought to herself. 'I don't even remember being pulled over here.'
"What are you doing, nya?" Kuroka asked, struggling to get up from James' lap.
"Like I said, naughty cats need to be punished." James replied with a smile. Then, he raised his hand. "Now, watch carefully, Kitty Cat."
*Smack!*
"Nya~~!" Kuroka shrieked when James brought his hand down on her backside. "Stop it!"
*Snack!*
"Nya~~!" Kuroka shrieked again. "You won't get away with humiliating me like this."
"If you don't want to be punished, you shouldn't be naughty and lie to me like that." James said with a smile. "Believe me, Kuroka, this hurts me much more than it hurts you."
"Wow, I bet he's been waiting to use that line for years." Leona said with a smile. "I said that a few times when I had to spank him when he was a kid."
Once again, everyone stared blankly. instead of directing them at Kuroka, this time they were directed at Leona. However, Rias and Sona were quick to roll their eyes after they came back to their senses.
"Yeah, right." Rias said. "Every time James got spanked, it really did hurt him more than it hurt you, Auntie Leona."
"Seriously." Sona chimed in. "From what I remember, the only times he ever got a spanking was after he reminded you that it would be better to practice your energy control exercise outside."
"haha... Look at the time. Come on let's get to playing DOA already." Leona said with an embarrassed expression on her face.
Like what Rias and Sona said, Leona never spanked James much when he was a child. As a matter of fact, there really never was a reason to. However, she found herself quite embarrassed that she continuously made a mess in the house while practicing the energy control method James came up with. On top of that, James would be practicing right next to her, and he never made any messes at all. So, when James would point it out to her, with that cheeky smile he had developed over the years, she would lose her temper a bit and punish him for embarrassing her.
Although most of the people in the crowd were listening to the conversation between Leona, Rias, and Sona, there were two girls who were looking at Kuroka enviously. And of course, those were Akeno and Ayame.
'Damn, why is James keeping all the fun to himself?' Akeno thought to herself. 'I wanna spank her, too. It would be fun to torment her a bit.'
'That damn cat is so lucky.' Ayame thought to herself while writhing around. "I want to be punished by James-Sama, too.'
While everyone in the room either conversed, listened, or daydreamed, Kuroka could no longer take the spankings. On top of that, she was beginning to find the pain... slightly pleasurable. And that scared her.
"Okay, stop, stop!" Kuroka cried. "I'll tell you the truth!"
At that point, James' hand was on its way down again. But when Kuroka mentioned that she would tell the truth, James stopped his hand less than an inch (approx. 2.5 cm) away from her butt.
"Mmm~!" Kuroka moaned.
Even though James did not strike her, the wind produced from James' movement brushed against the tender skin of Kuroka's now red butt. And that stimulation was enough to make her moan with pleasure.
Naturally, when Kuroka moaned, everyone stopped whatever they were doing. However, Ayame stared at her even more intensely. Seeing the red mark on Kuroka's butt made her even more envious.
Having stopped his hand, James smiled, and his hand began to glow with a dusky pink light. Then, using his [Healing Kido] which worked more like the Mystical Palm Technique from Naruto, James began to rub Kuroka's red and swollen backside. This of course, caused Kuroka to have to stifle another moan as her bruises and swelling were healed.
"See, this could have all be avoided if you had just told me the truth from the beginning." James said with a smile.
"You're a bully, nya." Kuroka grumbled with a red face.
Once Kuroka was healed, James sat her back in her original position. Then, she wasted no time leaning into him once again.
'Although I don't like being spanked, I think.' Kuroka thought to herself while she rubbed herself on James as if she were marking her territory. 'I didn't mind his dominant side at all. Making kittens with him wouldn't be so bad.'
"So, are you ready to tell us what's really going on?" James asked.
With that, everyone turned their attention to Kuroka, while Koneko climbed back onto james' lap.
"*Sigh* Fine." Kuroka said exasperatedly. "Before I get started, do you know vali's full name."
"Yeah, it's vali Lucifer." James replied. "Azazel told us after he betrayed."
"That was also the only reason that made any sense as to why he was working with the Old Satan Faction." Sona continued. "Any other reason would have made absolutely no sense."
"Seriously." Rias added. "They hate half-devils even more than the former members of the Devil Council."
"Anyway, we were tipped off that Vali's grandfather, Rizevim Livan Lucifer, was sighted in Tepes territory." Kuroka said while shaking her head. "So, when Vali heard that, he rushed head first into Tepes territory."
"Sounds like Vali." James said with a wry smile. "So, I'm guessing he got his ass kicked by his gramps, huh?"
"James, Language." Leona said sternly.
Kuroka nodded in response to James' question. Then, she giggled when the Red Dragon Emperor was reprimanded for his foul language.
"You're right, though." Kuroka said while she lowered her head and ears. "Rizevim was the one that seriously injured Vali. He has a power that Vali wasn't aware of."
"Oh, what's that?" James asked curiously.
"[Sacred Gear Canceler].' Kuroka replied solemnly. "When Vali came in contact with him, his scale mail just vanished."
"That could be problematic." James said while stroking his chin in thought.
"You need not worry, my disciple." Scathach said calmly. "Once you are able to break into the major god-rank, like the son of Lucifer, he would not be your match."
"Wait, I forgot he was at the major god-rank." James said with his eyes wide open. "Has Vali even jumped into the minor god-rank yet?"
"Haha... No, nya." Kuroka said while looking away.
"What kind of moron is he?" James said in an exasperated tone. "If he's going to lead a team, he needs to get his shit together. He could have gotten his whole team killed."
Instead of making any excuses for Vali, as that would involve telling about his past, Kuroka decided to remain silent. Then, she remembered something else.
"Oh yeah, we kidnapped the current leader of the Tepes Faction." Kuroka said with her chest puffed out proudly.
"Why do you look so proud to have committed a crime, Nee-Sama?" Koneko asked.
"Because they were experimenting on her, nya." Kuroka replied. "She's the wielder of [Sephiroth Graal], and they were using her to resurrect evil dragons."
The [Sephiroth Graal], one of the thirteen Longinus class [Sacred Gear]. This particular [Sacred Gears] allows its wielders to come in contact with the principles of life themselves. Unfortunately, overusing this ability usually results in the deterioration of the wielder's mental health.
"Lady mentioned that the Tepes were being attacked by a bunch of dragons." James said. "So, that's where they were coming from."
"On top of that, they had already resurrected Grendel, Azi Dahaka, Ladon, and Apophis." Kuroka said.
"This is gonna be a lot of work coming up." James said. "I'm not looking forward to this. The worst part is that Rizevim is just crazy. He likes to be bad just for the sake of it. At least that's what the records say."
"That's not the most important thing to do right now, though." Sona said. "We need to report this to the Underworld and the Three Faction Alliance, immediately."
"*Sigh* I know you're right." James said with a smile. "But I think we should wait until the Shuzens get here first. Then we'll have more information for them."
Like that, the group began to play their video games or chat while they waited for Dante and Lady to arrive with the Shuzen Clan. Eventually, the corner of the living room was lit up with a teleportation magic circle. And like everyone expected, Dante and Lady were accompanied by the three Shuzen Sisters and their father. However, what they did not expect was the blonde-haired, blue eyed, woman standing among them.
"Finally, we're back." Dante said in a tired tone. "Those dragons were out of their fucking minds... especially that damn Grendel."
"You would have never even had to fight him if you had treated this like a stealth mission." Lady said in an annoyed tone.
"If I waited like you wanted me to, we would have never been able to find the Shuzens." Dante said in an equally annoyed tone. "On top of that, the old man would have been dead."
"Whatever, it wouldn't have killed you to go in a little quieter." Lady replied.
"Look, Lady, don't tell me how to do my job." Dante said in a lowered tone.
"Well, maybe if you didn't suck at it, I wouldn't tell you how to do it." Lady said.
As Dante and Lady continued to argue, the vampires standing behind them were thoroughly confused. They knew that they had been teleported out of Romania. However, they were unsure of anything beyond that. They did at least know who they were supposed to be meeting. The meeting place, however, was a mystery to them, as Dante and Lady could not stop arguing long enough to inform them.
"Holy Shit." Cu Chulainn said in exasperation. "Would you two just have sex already? If you managed to cut that sexual tension between you, these arguments wouldn't be so out of control."
Immediately after Cu Chulainn opened his mouth, Tsubaki's head snapped in his direction. Unfortunately, she knew she was too late to stop whatever it was that he was about to say. Then, when his words were finished, the only thing she could do was cover her face with her hands.
"What did you say?" Dante and Lady asked simultaneously. "Like I would ever sleep with this asshole/bitch!"
"Got damn it." James said. "Things just went from bad to worse. Anyway, Moka, could you take your family and the other girl to get cleaned up?"
Although she was unwilling to associate with her father after hearing that he wanted to sacrifice her to awaken Alucard's full power, Moka did what James asked of her.
"Who are you calling an asshole/a bitch?" Dante and Lady shouted in unison once again.
"*Sigh* Lancer, you started this mess." James said without looking in Cu Chulainn's direction. "So, you clean it up."
"And how do you expect me to do that" Cu Chulainn asked with a frown on his face.
"Honestly, I don't care." James replied. "But you've been tasked to stop them from arguing."
"*Sigh* Whatever." Cu Chulainn said in response to James' order. Then, he turned his attention toward Dante. "Hey, Dante, quit your bitchin' already. We need a report on the mission. No one wants to hear you cry a river."
"What was that?" Dante asked as he snapped his head in Cu Chulainn's direction. "It sounds like someone wants a few new holes."
"If you're not afraid of another ass kicking, why don't you step into the training room with me."
"We'll see who gets their ass kicked." Dante said as he began to stride toward the elevator.
"*Sigh* One of these days I'm gonna learn to keep my mouth shut." Cu Chulainn said as he followed Dante.
"Yeah, I seriously doubt that." James said as he selected his character before his match with his mother. "Alright, now that it's quiet, I'll show you how to play this game, Mom."