a grand journey: gacha system

Kyros pov

'Bored,' I think listening to the idle chatter of the youths and adults. House alliances, business deals, it's all boring to me I would rather be home with the girls, cooking or even just fucking Helena into the bed and the floor below, but I have to be here. I look over at Helena and Lyra and see that they're uninterested in the party. Helena's shadow wiggles in irritation as several guys try to come near them.

Several girls look at them with obvious envy with their dress and looks. I sigh a little loudly as I just shake my head at everyone. " Irritated?" Asks a strong voice beside me as I look to my left and see handsome young man with black hair and violet eyes. He is very tall and has a muscular build due to the extreme training he has done. Sairaorg bael.

" Very, I mean we are devils but sometimes you need to show restraint before you make the wrong person mad," I say as I look at the youths," Kyros, what's your name." I hold my hand out as he shakes it with a strong grip that I matched.

"Sairaorg, a pleasure to meet someone that takes training seriously, " says sairaorg," got a firm shake train?"

" Constantly, between martial arts, swordsmanship, spearmanship, and magic I usually have my plate full," I say," had to come here to make connections or something, rather be training on some aspects I've neglected."

He nods his head and says," I would do the same but I've got to be here as support. This ball is a marriage announcement between my cousin and someone who I have little respect for."

" If you have little respect for him, I doubt I would fare any better," I say looking around the ballroom. I see several members of this current generation that I have a liking to. Seekvaria agreas is beautiful young woman in her late teens with long, pale greenish blonde hair, long slit pink eyes, and glasses that give off an impression of being cold rather than cool. She wears clothes that are very fitting for female nobles that have a flashy design to them, with accessories that has the Agares seal on them which give off a posh vibe. Instead of a dress, she wears a miniskirt and high boots which are matched by her posh clothing.

Standing next to her is someone that surprised me since she's considered a branch member of the astaroth clan. Latina astaroth is a beautiful girl with almond eyes with long blond hair with blue hair tips as she has a voluptuous body and large breasts(D-cup). She's wearing a blue dress that resembles a strapless gown and a old soldier uniform that one would see on a nutcracker. She's talking with seekvaria about something that's drowned out by the ambient noise of the room.

Next is sona sitri is a bespectacled young woman with a slim figure, black hair styled in a short bob cut, and violet eyes. Her purple dress matches her figure and the black belt cinches her waist underneath her busts (B-cup), trying to make them bigger. Her queen tsubaki is standing beside her in a black dress of similar design except a sash/shawl that drapes around her body from the right shoulder.

" So I'm guessing your cousin is the daughter of our host," I ask already knowing the answer to the question.

" Yes she's right over there," casually gesturing to Rias in her dress talking with Lyra and Helena along with her peerage.

" I feel sorry for her. Not having a choice in life that is," I say as he nods," I have the feeling she'll just be seen as a trophy and just her name and lineage instead of herself."

" Nailed it on the head," he says , " the one she's going to be married to is a womanizer to the extreme and a pompous fool who believes he's invincible."

" Oh joy one of those," I say with heavy sarcasm as he chuckles, I stop as I see riser walking over to Rias and her group who's still chatting with Helena.

' do it bastard give me a reason to humiliate you in a rating game you bet everything on,' I think as Helena is touched by him inappropriately as he boasts.

" Excuse me I have to go save my fiancee and remove someone's arm," I say walking away as he notices riser touching Helena.

Helena's pov

Few minutes earlier

'This party is boring,' I think as I'm looked at by all the men here,' keep looking that's all your ever be able to do.'

" Hello, are you enjoying the ball" says a voice beside me her tone strained. I look at the person and see a beautiful red head in a crimson and black dress.

" No I'm not , it seems more like a time of death than a ball. Seems like everyone is talking business or trying to get in some girls skirt," I say as I hold my hand out," Helena and you are?"

" Rias Gremory," says Rias smiling at my answer before sighing," I feel the same this event is more like a funeral than a celebration. My funeral."

" Let me guess, marriage announcement to someone you don't want?" I ask as she nods. I look over at the two girls beside her and I ask," are these part of your peerage?"

" Yes this is akeno my queen and Koneko my rook," says Rias brightly as they both wave at me akeno smiling while koneko looks indifferent. As we continue to talk I feel someone grab my ass that's not kyros. I look over and see a guy that's in the ugliest and most revolting suit I've seen.

" Well Rias , riser must say your peerage has some very beautiful girls," he says squeezing my ass. My shadow reacts and pierces his hand causing him to let go as he says," you bitch don't you know who riser is !"

" Yes and she doesn't care," says kyros that just walks up to me and wraps his arm around me with Lyra following him.

" I would refrain from speaking to my fiancee like that," kyros says in a polite and dangerous tone.

" Riser will speak how he likes to you lowborn. She's nothing compared to riser," riser says in third person.

" What seems to be the problem," I look over at the new voice and see a beautiful blonde haired woman wearing a red floor length dress with black accents and black underskirt walks over to us. A younger girl, about koneko's age, that is almost a carbon copy of her mother and a man wearing a double breasted maroon tail coat and suit. They both stop in front of us and looks towards the son hoping for an explanation.

" Lady phenex your son has touched someone not belonging to my peerage as he first thought and is apparently someone's fiancee," says Rias in a formal tone as lady phenex looks at us then her son before sighing. "Come riser, you're going home, even though it was your marriage announcement that was to take place today. You have embarrassed the phenex clan," says lady phenex as riser walks out with her. I look at them walking out. Kyros looks at the man-child and scoffs before addressing the lady," miss phenex, I believe my fiancee is owed an apology,"

" Like riser would apologize to a slut like her," says riser causing his mother to sigh.

" That's three insults to my fiancee and myself, by all rights I could issue a rating game if I was of age to do so," says kyros," but I'll challenge you when I'm ready."

" Riser isn't afraid of a lowborn like you, Iriser will take everything in that game," says riser. Kyros looks at him and reply," and I'll take that bet, everything in your possession and name for everything of mine."

" I recognize the deal," says a new voice as I look and see a older male version of Rias walk up.

" Lord Lucifer are you sure this is ok," says lady phenex.

" Yes, two years from now a rating game will be held between riser phenex and Kyros Black. The set rewards are as followed, everything the loser owns, marriage contracts, peerage pieces, businesses, even wives. Everything is on the board for rewards." Says Lord Lucifer.

" I agree sirzechs-sama," says Elena as she walks up," I hope this is okay with you Maria?"

" So it's your son Elena," says Lady phenex as she sighs then says," I'll start cataloguing the rewards for your son. Even if he's a fraction of your power my son won't win."

Riser looks shocked at his mother's words as they teleport away. The rest of the night was mostly a blur since we left shortly afterwards but at midnight kyros kisses me and says," happy birthday Helena. My queen."