Chapter 92: Waver
"There you are, Vahn. I was beginning to think we would need to leave without you," remarked Rias, waiting outside the front of Castle Gremory with Issei, Akeno, Koneko, Asia, and Xenovia. Gasper didn't yet have good enough control of his power, so he wouldn't be attending the gathering for the safety of its participants.
Speaking up before Vahn, Zeoticus stated, "Vahn-kun spent six arduous hours treating your aunt-in-law, Lady Misla Bael's Sleeping Disease. Since his presence is not strictly required at the Young Devil Gathering, you may wish to let him rest."
"Oh, wow...that's incredible, Vahn..." expressed Rias, going from wide-eyed to staring at Vahn with an affectionate, narrow-eyed smile as she hummed, "Though considering it's you we're talking about, I'm not at all surprised. But please, if you need to rest, do so. It's not as though we're going there to fight the other Young Devils."
"I should be there if you and Sona are..." argued Vahn, though, as Rias presented him the option of staying, Grayfia's sensual smile immediately appeared in his mind. And though his expression didn't change, his chest became a little fluttery and his pants marginally tighter.
"Sona and I are perfectly capable of handling such matters ourselves," contended Rias, smiling reassuringly as she reasoned, "If anything, your presence would become the central focus of the gathering, and if there is a competition, you may have to choose between us who you would like to support or be forced to watch from the side. I wouldn't want to put you in that position."
Piggybacking off his daughter's words, Zeoticus reaffirmed, "There will be times when my daughter has to act and make tough decisions without you present to support her. That's what her Peerage is for."
"Well...alright then..." conceded Vahn, feeling guilty as he hadn't predicted that his efforts to conceal the power of his blood from Zeoticus and other high-ranking Devils would lead to him deceiving her. He should be able to clear things up quickly once she returned, but since he had a pretty good idea of what he would be doing while she was away, potentially facing off against adversarial Young Devils, he couldn't help feeling that he needed to pull her aside to explain things there and then...
Without Sis needing to state the obvious, Vahn turned to Zeoticus and said, "Please excuse us for a moment..." before grasping Rias's left hand and transporting them to the Corridor. She was initially surprised by his actions, but when he placed his hands on her hips and stared at her with his head slightly tilted, her eyes narrowed, her expression softened, and she habitually pressed her crotch to his bulge, hitting the hammer on the head as she asked, "Did you do something that made you feel guilty...?"
Nodding, Vahn left Rias feeling more exasperated than surprised as he revealed how he had spent much of the day since their separation that morning. She had always believed it was only a matter of time before he and Grayfia crossed the line, and since it was pretty easy to infer why he had succumbed at that particular moment, the flaxen-haired image of her mother appearing in her mind, Rias just shook her head, smiled, and said, "I can't help feeling bad for my brother, but since this is undoubtedly the result of him tasking Grayfia to seduce you, you don't need to feel guilty or restrain yourself. Rather, after teasing and tempting you for months, it's not an exaggeration to say she made this bed herself. You may as well lay her in it..."