It only took fifteen minutes or so for the group to reach Noah's home. Rias and her peerage didn't enter and said their goodbyes to everyone else.

  Before parting ways, Akeno suddenly grinned and hugged Noah, in a rare public dispy of affection.

  "The things you made for me. I'm wearing them right now." she whispered in her ear and ughed softly as she saw his expression.

  "Sounds like an invitation." he whispered back.

  "Not yet. But if you keep being a good boy, one day…"

  "I'm looking forward to it."

  Akeno stepped away with an "Ufufu."

  Noah smiled at them both as they took some distance and flew away, then came inside with the others.

  Asia reported to her superiors the death of Galilei and Freed, as well as Kokabiel, but not about his cims. Instead, she asked to speak to sister Griselda or Cardinal-Priest Vasco Strada as soon as they would be reachable. As the second and third ranked people within the Church, they would surely know about it.

  She received permission for her and Xenovia, Irina and Kaede to stay in Japan for a week.

  After ending the call and informing everyone, they retired to their rooms, while Noah went to Hueco Mundo for a few hours to train.

  In the middle of the night, Xenovia had difficulty sleeping, when she heard a soft knock on the door. Leaving her bed, she opened the door and saw Irina, dressed like her in the silk pajamas Kaede made for them.

  Irina had a sad, tired expression, most unlike her usual self.

  "Come in." quietly invited Xenovia.

  "I could use some warmth right now." confessed Irina.

  "Me too." nodded Xenovia, taking Irina's hand and guiding her to the bed.

  They cuddled together under the cover.

  After a few minutes in silence, Xenovia spoke in a low voice.

  "Irina, you know what Kaede has been up to, with this whole bridal training thing, right?"

  "…Of course. It's actually cute, how she thinks she's fooling us."

  "Yeah. But the thing is, I didn't dislike it. It was quite fun, and I did learn a lot."

  "…me too."

  "And now that I have seen Noah fight… I'm thinking about going along with it. He is handsome, strong, and a good man, I think. And I doubt he would say no to another pretty girl by his side… or two."

  "…He must be a good man. He wouldn't have so many girls by his side if he wasn't." sighed Irina.

  "If what Kokabiel said turns out to be true, what are you going to do, Irina?"

  "… I need to see Issei, before I decide on anything. If he's already got a girlfriend… I do not know if I'll make the same choice as you, or return to the Vatican…"

  "Yeah…"

  …

  Noah woke up early, took a shower, dressed and went to the kitchen, where he started preparing food. Suzu and Kaede where the first to join, as they benefited from Noah's ability to function with reduced sleep time.

  "Hi, Master." said Kaede as she kissed him. Then it was Suzu's turn.

  "Hi, Kaede, Suzu. Did you sleep well?"

  "Yeah. It's been ages since the three of us slept together. We missed this."

  "I'm taking middle position tonight." decided Suzu.

  "Fine by me." grinned Noah as he patted Suzu's head. He was generally the one being sandwiched by girls, but he didn't mind changing on occasion.

  "Then I want that spot next, Master. What's the schedule for today? Any task we need doing?" asked Kaede.

  "I need to train the fallen angels." said Suzu as she filled her bowl with cereals.

  "About that, I received a notification stating that Raynare was now considered my sve. She likely is ready to sign the sve contract. I'll give her that opportunity this morning."

  Suzu nodded. She wasn't surprised that the fallen angel girl had already grown addicted to being a submissive pet. It seemed to her like all three of the fallen angels had a low tolerance for physical pleasure, as they orgasmed very easily.

  "If she does, I'll have her assist you in finishing the training of the other two. I want to wait until all three have signed before we introduce them to the others."

  Another nod.

  "As for the rest of my day. I'll go train in Hueco Mundo, again. It's a good source of Yin points, and I am only days away from gaining that immortality ability for you girls."

  "And I'm so grateful for that, Master." grinned Kaede. "What girl doesn't like staying young and healthy? I feel like we should prepare something special to thank you for the occasion."

  Suzu nodded and looked at Kaede.

  "We subdue Rias and Akeno, strip them naked, bind them with ribbons, and present them to Master. They will protest, but they will like it."

  "Oh… that would be a nice py!" grinned Kaede as she imagined the scene.

  "No, back off, girls." warned Noah, but he smiled. "I'll deal with them myself, and I want to take my time doing it. If you want for that scene to happen, then how about you both become gift-wrapped? I'm sure a few of the girls would be willing to help with the ribbon binding."

  "Sounds great, we'll do that soon. As for me, I think I'll spend some time trying to comfort Irina, Xenovia and Asia. And maybe help Suzu a bit with the fallen angels." said Kaede.

  Cire came down the stairs.

  "Good morning, everyone."

  "Morning, Cire." smiled Noah. Suzu and Kaede echoed his words.

  "What were you talking about?" asked Cire as she took a seat and took some food, two fried eggs and sausage.

  "Today's schedule. More grinding in Hueco Mundo for me. Suzu has stuff to do outside, and Kaede is free to do whatever she wants today. Good job with the chores yesterday, by the way. You're free today as well."

  "Thank you, master. The self-cleaning clothes help a lot, and you do the cooking as well when you're here."

  Noah nodded. He had applied self-cleaning to everything he could when he created clothes for the girls, as well as the bed sheets, covers and so on. It helped cut down a lot on the number of chores that needed doing, to the maids' benefit, of course, but the first reason in his mind was that with the sheer amount of sex that would eventually happen in the mansion, the sheets were going to end up repced several times per day if not for this.

  "It's only natural that I participate and try to make life easier for you girls. Just because you are my maids is no excuse."

  "…Yes."

  "Master, do you think that what Kokabiel said is true? That the god of the bible is dead?" asked Kaede.

  "When Lilith created this world, she poputed it not only with mortals, but also with immortal beings who call themselves gods, even though they aren't anywhere near comparable to Lilith, and she inspired herself from other actual gods to make them. I have no doubts that the real God of the bible is alive. But the lesser copy created by Lilith for this world may very well be dead. Since I wasn't very religious, at least until I met Lilith, I do not care much, to be honest. But we should still remain quiet about it, since there's no benefit in triggering a faith crisis worldwide."

  "Of course."

  Xenovia and Irina came down the stairs, and they greeted each other. Noah stayed a few more minutes as he finished breakfast, then departed for Hueco Mundo.

  He had spent about two hours killing hollows when Kaede suddenly appeared near him.

  "A desert of white sand and white rocks? Hueco Mundo is such a dreary pce." she commented as she looked around. She had only seen a glimpse when Shikoku had kidnapper her.

  "Yeah, not exactly a nice pce for vacations. Is there an issue?" said Noah.

  "I'm not sure you could call it an 'issue', but there are two moving trucks parked in front of the mansion, and four people are moving in. Did you forget to inform us, Master?"

  "Ah?" Noah raised an eyebrow, and his brain started working again.

  "Let me guess, Lizel is involved."

  "Got it in one. It my first time seeing her, and she's really beautiful. She seems quite assertive, too. If you drop your guard, she'll end up twirling you around her fingers."

  "That she is. She is going to make Asuna work hard if she wants to keep her spot as the second in command, yes. So, Lizel, Miyabi, Reina-chan…"

  "And Miyabi's mother. But she saw Hisui in her maid uniform and started trying to boss her around, moving boxes and such."

  "Urgh. I need to come back before someone gets violent."

  "That would be a good idea, Master." grinned Kaede.

  She offered her hand. Noah took it and they teleported.