Riser Phenex isn't a villain

Chapter 90: Curiosity Killed The Cat

What is Excalibur?

With their discussion regarding what they should do with the two exorcists who came to Kuoh Town, someone couldn't help but raise this question.

While Excalibur might be known as the most famous sword wielded by King Arthur in history, the detail was still unquestionable, such as the power of this sword and why such a powerful sword could be stolen.

Still, Riser was speechless since he didn't expect that an Excalibur existed in this world.

Yet, when he thought that he had become a devil, he suddenly felt that the legendary sword's existence in this world didn't seem that surprising.

"Excalibur is a holy weapon created through means of magic and alchemy by those who reached the territory of God."

Rias explained to everyone calmly, telling them the origin of this holy sword.

"However, at some point, the original Excalibur was broken, and the pieces were made into seven different swords with the name "Excalibur" in them, and two of the blades were each stored by the Catholic Church, Protestant Church of England, and the Eastern Orthodox Church."

Suddenly, Rias thought of Kiba Yuuto, her knight, since she also understood why her knight became uncontrollable, yet who was she?

Rias Gremory.

Did Kiba Yuuto think that Rias had the patience to indulge him? No way.

As Riser had said before, if the church only wished to retrieve the stolen Excalibur, Rias would sigh in relief, but if they didn't?

It was also due to this reason Rias didn't want Kiba to cause any trouble.

Yet, was it possible?

Nevertheless, Rias didn't think too much and continued to talk about Excalibur with everyone. After all, if there was really trouble, she had her older brother, Sirzech Lucifer, as her backing.

Still, while Rias might not be able to stop the trouble caused by Kiba, she might be able to stop the trouble caused by Issei. She knew that while she might be able to control Issei, it didn't mean that Issei could control himself. She could imagine Issei getting angry and emotional when he met Riser.

That was why, in this meeting, she only brought Akeno and Koneko.

"Even so, this should be a powerful weapon, right? How could the church let it be stolen?" Meguri Tomoe was confused.

"That might be the case in the past, but after it was broken, the might of the Excalibur wasn't that strong, so it was mostly used as ceremony tools instead of fighting."

"....."

Frankly, Riser realized the limit of his knowledge since he knew nothing about Excalibur. Meanwhile, whether it was Sona, his wife, or Rias, the princess of the Gremory House, seemed to know the history of Excalibur.

By now, Riser realized what kind of scumbag existence the original Riser was since he really didn't know much about anything, including the history of the Underworld and the birth of Christianity.

Yet, could someone blame him?

After all, this world and his previous worlds were quite different.

Moreover, he had been busy learning various magics, managing his resort, designing numerous places, managing the "Feng Shui" of various important areas, and training his peerage members.

With all of that, how could he have time to learn about history?

However, he knew that he needed to learn it, so when he returned, he was going to learn history.

Nevertheless, even though Sona and Rias were knowledgeable about Excalibur, they didn't know much about the abilities of Excalibur and how strong it was.

Yet, it was to be expected since the church and the devils were enemies, so how could the church share such important information with the devil?

However, Riser only felt that Sona and Rias had never seriously thought of Excalibur, so they didn't pay much attention. Yet, he also felt it was normal since Excalibur wasn't as strong as a nuclear bomb.

If not, then wasn't it a waste of time to learn this weak weapon?

However, he couldn't help but think about his two knights, Karlamine and Siris. He might have crafted a durable and sharp sword and taught them the "Claymore Sword Technique," but if they had more powerful weapons such as an Excalibur, it wouldn't be bad, right?

After all, compared to the durable weapon he crafted, the Excalibur should have special abilities.

Nevertheless, Riser didn't dream of his two knights holding the Excalibur since he knew how troublesome it was for the two to wield this holy sword.

The power of the broken Excalibur definitely wasn't comparable to the price of wielding it since he knew if he dared to steal the Excalibur for his peerage members, he would face the trouble that came from Heaven and the Church, which was something that he hated for, considering how his position was still sensitive due of his conflict with Sirzech.

As for now, it was better to stay low-key.

Still, if possible, he wanted to learn more about the holy swords and how to make them.

"You continue to talk. I will go to the bathroom first."

The governor of this city was Rias, and Sona was working as her supporter, but who was he?

Riser was just coming for a vacation, so he didn't really want to get involved in this troublesome matter.

As for protecting them?

Just kidding.

They were the little sisters of Maou Lucifer and Maou Leviathan, who dared to trouble them?

Only when he left, one person, who had been quiet, suddenly asked, "Um, Sona-sama, where is the toilet?"

"Oh, it's over there." Sona looked at the one who asked the question, then asked, "Do you need someone to send you?" After all, she knew how huge her house was, so she was afraid that this someone might get lost.

"No, it's okay. I don't want to trouble everyone during this important moment."

"Is that so?"

Sona only nodded before she continued to talk with Rias about the problem they encountered. While she wished to spend time with her husband, as the heir of the Sitri House, there was something that she needed to do, and she also had a duty to protect this town.

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Riser felt relieved as he had cleared up his bladder, but when he was about to leave the toilet, he was pushed inside suddenly.

"—!?"

The door of the toilet was closed, and then his lips were kissed.

His heart was beating so fast, and he felt scared as he looked at the culprit who had kissed him forcefully. She wanted to go further, but he was pushed away by him.

"Akeno, what are you doing?"

Yes, it was Akeno.

It wasn't Rias, as it was impossible for Sona to leave Rias, considering how wary his wife was of Rias.

Nevertheless, it didn't change the fact that he was angry.

After all, where was this?

"...am I causing you trouble, Riser-sama?"

Akeno thought that he would be happy with her surprise, but he was angry. She might be a masochist, but this was a different matter.

"Yes."

Riser nodded. "Don't do this kind of thing again next time. Watch where we are." Compared to his other lovers, Akeno still didn't understand what a lover meant, but then again, he was her first, and yesterday, she was still a virgin, so it was his job to educate her.

Hearing his scolding, Akeno could only lower her head and quickly realized how much trouble she might cause. Like before, her head was filled with lust and desire to monopolize him, especially when she saw how intimate he was with Sona, so she ignored all the consequences that might have come from her careless decision.

By now, she also understood where she was inside his heart, which made her feel disappointed.

"I-I am sorry, Riser-sama..."

Akeno was truly scared and lowered her head, ready to leave since she was afraid to cause him more trouble, but then, she was held in a place by him.

"Wait, I haven't given you a punishment yet."

"..."

Akeno was in a daze, but then she blushed as her breathing became heavy.

By now, she knew she was already his slave.

But—

He suddenly hugged her from behind tightly as he apologized. "Sorry."

"....um. Me too."

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Like Akeno, Koneko, who had drunk a lot of tea, also felt her bladder was full, so she went to the toilet. Moreover, she also thought to check Akeno since Akeno was quite late.

As for Rias and Sona, the two were still discussing each other about the matter of Excalibur and the exorcists.

Koneko walked around, and then she found Akeno, who seemed to be talking with someone with a strange smile, yet also intimately. She was confused and curious, but at the same time, she felt that this Akeno was quite unfamiliar, especially when Akeno licked her lips, making her appear even more seductive.

"...Akeno-san?"

Akeno's body seemed tense before showing a kind smile while sighing in relief. "Koneko, is there something wrong?"

"I want to go to the toilet—"

"—?!"

Koneko felt her entire body tense as she saw this figure.

Riser appeared and walked in her direction with a cold expression.

Unlike Rias or Sona, who were kind and gentle, she couldn't see such an image of him. He was cold, like those high-class devils who wished to kill her in the past, and it was also due to this she was scared of him.

"Ri-Riser-sama..."

Koneko bowed her head and politely greeted him with a nervous expression.

However, Riser didn't say anything, only nodded, then just walked past her.

Still, even if he was quite rude, Koneko sighed in relief since he had left, but then she couldn't control her emotion, ran into Akenko, and hugged her tightly.

"Akeno-san!"

When Koneko hugged Akeno, she felt peace of mind and relief since she knew she was okay.

"Are you scared of Riser-sama, Koneko?" Akeno asked curiously.

"...um."

Akeno smiled as she patted Koneko's head. "It's okay. You don't need to be scared of him since he is so gentle, you know?"

"Gentle?"

It was hard to match such a cold man with the word gentle, but—

Koneko's nose moved slightly as she was confused as Akeno's scent was quite weird, especially when she smelled the scent of Riser on Akeno's body.

"Hmm, what's wrong, Koneko?" Akeno asked Koneko with a gentle smile as she stroked her head as if trying to erase her fear toward Riser.

"...nothing."

Yet, Koneko could only bury her doubt, but the seed of the doubt had already been planted, and her curiosity got her better than her fear.

After all, didn't curiosity kill the cat?

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