The whole day, August was surrounded by a group of girls, feeling quite carefree.
Not only that, on that day, the matter of Tsubaki advancing to a high-class devil was exposed.
Sona was okay, but the other five couldn't contain their excitement. They were already envious of Tsubaki, and now, finding out that engaging in intimate activities with August could make them stronger was even more tempting.
On that day, August enjoyed a sixsome for the first time.
Clearing five at once, he was truly a winner in life.
However, their strengths didn't increase significantly, Tomoe and Tsubasa were middle-class devils, so their strength only slightly improved.
As for the other three, Reya, Momo, and Ruruko, they upgraded from low-class to middle-class devils.
With each of them having an artificial sacred gear, plus Sona and Tsubaki, Sona's peerages' strength increased significantly. Even Rias, couldn't match up with them.
But Sona was not pleased with the fact that August had sixsome with her peerages.
Days passed, and in three days, time flew by.
"August-sama, the president has something to discuss with you."
On that afternoon, almost at the end of the school day, Kiba arrived at the student council.
Hearing Kiba's words, all eyes in the room focused on him.
Except for Sona, who was still holding her ground, everyone else had fallen into August's clutches. The competition was already fierce enough, and now even Rias had joined, making them subconsciously dissatisfied.
Kiba was also surprised. It had only been a few days, and their strength had progressed so quickly.
But thinking about August's strength and methods, he could understand.
Even he had resolved his issues with August's help, experiencing a significant increase in strength. There was even a new direction in sacred gear development. Helping Sona and her peerages improve their strength was undoubtedly simple.
"Rias wants to see me?"
"Yes, August-sama."
"This is interesting. It's been several days since I haven't seen her. Why did she suddenly want to see me today?"
Kiba wanted to say, "You're in the student council every day, who can find you?" But of course, he kept those words to himself. The student council president and his president were testing each other. Otherwise, he wouldn't be sent here today.
But, of course, these thoughts were just in his mind. If he said them out loud, he would probably be beaten up.
"Well, let's go. Let's see what she's up to."
"Sure."
August didn't think much about it. He got up and headed towards the door.
Kiba slightly bowed to Sona and the others before quickly following August.
"President, are you still hesitating? If you keep hesitating, you'll end up behind Rias."
As August left, Tsubasa said slowly to Sona.
Now, all the people except Sona were August's women. Only Sona was still resisting.
Now that Rias had started an offensive, if Sona continued like this, she would really be left with nothing.
"Then, what do you want me to do? Like you, actively climb into his bed?"
Sona glanced at Tsubasa. Regarding these five directly offering themselves, she hadn't let it go yet.
Being led by Tsubaki was one thing, but you five even took the initiative, and all at once.
Now, she had unexpectedly become the last, and this change was too sudden.
But she did listen to Tsubasa's words. Indeed, it couldn't be delayed any longer. If it continued like this, and Rias and her peerages got involved, she would really end up at the bottom.
"Tsubasa, all of you, be obedient at night for the next few days, understand?"
"President, have you finally figured it out?"
"Don't give me that. Today, all of you go home."
"Why, I-"
"Do you have any objections?"
"No, not at all."
Tsubasa directly complied, and the other four didn't dare to speak up.
They naturally understood Sona's personality. She was serious about this. Still, looking at this situation, it seemed that she didn't want others to see her embarrassed side. After all, it wasn't good for a woman to deliver herself, especially since she was the princess of the Sitri family.
At the same time, August arrived at the old school building in the back mountains, the department building of the Occult Research Club.
Here, Akeno had already prepared tea and delicious snacks, waiting for August to arrive.
Upon entering, August noticed that something was slightly off with the atmosphere.
Rias sat in her seat, looking a bit serious.
"August-sama, you're here."
As soon as he entered, Akeno picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for August, making him feel quite attentive.
Even Koneko sat on the sofa without saying anything. In a normal situation, if Koneko didn't make a sarcastic remark, something was wrong. Why was it being so well-behaved today?
All these things combined indicated one thing: Rias had something important to discuss.
"Speak, Rias. What's the matter with you calling me here?"
August sat down, took a sip of the tea Akeno had brewed, it tasted good, but it still wasn't as good as Hilda's tea.
"Riser Phenex will be coming to Kuoh in the next two days."
"And then? Even with your current strength, you can't beat someone like Riser?"
He was just a playboy, who wasted his time playing with women.
Anyone with some strength could easily play with him. If you couldn't kill him, you could at least torment him, he wouldn't die anyway.
In August's view, the Phenex's immortality was more like a form of elementalization, similar to a Logia-type Devil Fruit, and even if they could regenerate, there was definitely a limit, so he didn't think much of it.
"Yesterday evening, Grayfia came to me. According to her, even if I can defeat Riser, I may not be able to escape the fate of an arranged marriage. It would only mean canceling the engagement with Riser."
"Hmm, what do you mean?"
"Riser is just the third child of the Phenex family."
August suddenly understood. If the third one failed, there were still others.
The Phenex family had three male heirs. The third, Riser, was a playboy. The second was a journalist in the underworld. As for the first, he was one of the top ten players in the rating game.
Similarly, he was also the successor to the head of the Phenex family, Ruval Phenex.
So, even if Riser failed, it was very likely that only the engagement partner would change because it was for the benefit of the family, not just a romantic relationship between two individuals.
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