Soon, through Akuto's efforts, Asuka, Sawa, and Miyama all revealed the most beautiful sides of themselves before him.
However, considering that the relationship between the three of them and Akuto had indeed progressed rather quickly, it was not until midnight that Akuto heard the system notifications from Asuka, Miyama, and Sawa in sequence.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host. Fortune seizure complete.]
[Fortune sources: Asuka Tokunaga, Sawa, Miyama.]
[Blank initial ability slots +3. Current total number of blank initial ability slots: 7.]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host. Previous-life objective completed: Collect all three members of Asuka Tokunaga's close friend group.]
[Congratulations, host. Reward obtained: Talent Skill - Love the House and Its Crow (Purple).]
[Talent Skill - Love the House and Its Crow: When the host faces two related targets, if Target One holds an extremely high favorability toward the host, and Target Two has a certain relationship with Target One, then Target Two's favorability growth speed toward the host will receive a considerable increase. Although this will not directly raise favorability, it is equivalent to pushing a cup to the edge of a table, creating a tendency for it to fall rapidly.
This relationship may be a blood relationship, such as Rias, Venelana, and Chysis. It may also be a close-friend relationship, such as Asuka, Sawa, and Miyama. It may even be a rival relationship, such as Erica and Liliana.
In short, as long as the relationship can produce "fate overlap," it is almost always within the influence range of the Love the House and Its Crow talent.
Note: Fate overlap is a technique in which girls with similarities in plot or relationships allow their power and fate lines to overlap and resonate, thereby erupting with strength far beyond the limits of their own abilities.]
"Love the House and Its Crow, huh..."
Looking at this talent, Akuto's expression became increasingly subtle.
This Love the House and Its Crow talent could be said to pair perfectly with the fate overlap technique.
"Come to think of it, during the upcoming summer vacation in the DxD world, didn't Chysis Gremory invite me to visit the Underworld?"
Chysis Gremory was the former former head of House Gremory, the mother of Venelana Gremory, the previous head of House Gremory, while Venelana Gremory was Rias's mother.
House Gremory had been passing down its line through a single heir each generation. Now that, with great difficulty, two descendants had appeared in Rias and Alice's generation, Chysis, Venelana, and the past heads of House Gremory all held tremendous expectations for Rias and Alice, hoping the two could break House Gremory's bloodline shackle of only having one child per generation.
"In any case, I'll deal with that when the time comes. There seems to be a matchmaking event too."
At this point, Akuto's strength had truly reached the point where he no longer needed to care about too many things.
With Dragon God-class strength when going all out, even if he could not quite run rampant through the DxD world, he could at least run rampant among the devils.
Akuto shook his head, relaxed, and fell asleep beside Asuka.
One night passed. Akuto witnessed the three girls' journey from innocence to blooming, and in another sense, also witnessed their close friendship being "sublimated" under the mark he had left upon them.
Schoolgirls themselves were symbols of youth and girlish charm, and Asuka, Miyama, and Sawa were close friends on top of that. Joining their youthful and pure relationship as a man, then changing the shape of that bond around himself, was something that brought an extreme sense of satisfaction to any man.
...
A week flowed by like water.
During this week, Akuto gradually began stepping through his own backyard.
With his red-grade succubus bloodline, once he took the initiative, many beautiful girls of Private Jonan Academy fell for him one after another.
The girls who had once given him love letters were naturally the first to be affected. Under his deliberate contact, they fell one by one. Even some female classmates who had originally felt nothing toward him gradually developed feelings under his active pursuit, so long as they caught Akuto's interest.
After all, for the current Akuto, beauties of only ordinary level could no longer enter his eyes. Those who could catch his attention were all top-tier beauties within the school.
Besides... in a two-dimensional world, there were not that many unattractive girls to begin with. Those who could enter Akuto's eyes were naturally among the very best.
In this way, Akuto enjoyed several days of the youthful beauty of the girls at school.
A few days later, Fuyuhime Renjou came to find Akuto with a sly smile in her eyes.
To Akuto's surprise, Fuyuhime was not wearing a kimono or casual clothes. Instead, she wore the uniform of Private Jonan Academy.
"Lord Akuto, can you guess why I'm wearing the uniform of your school?" Fuyuhime turned in place as if trying to please him, making her skirt flutter lightly with her movement.
"It should be because of Sakura Kouzuki, right?"
Akuto chuckled and shook his head. Fuyuhime had already offered him her entire body and heart. How could he not know what she was thinking?
Fuyuhime had not been favored by her family since childhood. After finally meeting Akuto, someone who changed her fate, she directly became one of the people most loyal to him after receiving destiny and acknowledgment from him.
Although Akuto would not go so far as to turn his entire harem into people like Fuyuhime, who placed him above all else, he did not mind having a few people similar to her within it.
After all... Fuyuhime's essence was weakness. Those who were weak needed to attach themselves to a powerful existence in order to live with peace of mind.
Her way of thinking, formed since childhood, meant Fuyuhime was destined to have difficulty developing a strong inner self. Akuto estimated that Fuyuhime would probably need a very long time before she could rid herself of this habit of depending on others.
Of course... Akuto had no intention of actively forcing Fuyuhime to change.
At a time like this, it was better to let nature take its course.
"That's right. It's Sakura."
"Under the Renjou Family's arrangements, Sakura and I have both enrolled in Private Jonan Academy, the school Lord Akuto attends," Fuyuhime reported very seriously.
Under Fuyuhime's arrangements, Akuto had a chance encounter with Sakura Kouzuki in a quiet café.
Sakura wore a school uniform. She had long black hair and clear eyes that carried a shy quality. Her figure was slender, her waist was thin, and though her chest was not especially full, it filled out the uniform just right.
There was nothing particularly special about their meeting in the café. Akuto simply gave Sakura directions, then recommended some drinks he liked. That was all.
Then, the next day, Sakura discovered in surprise that the peerlessly handsome boy who had given her directions had actually become her classmate.
A sense of fate drove Sakura to strike up a conversation with Akuto.
Thus, on that very day, Akuto used "introducing school information" as an excuse to invite Sakura out, giving her a sunset date.
Later, with Fuyuhime's active teasing and matchmaking, Sakura and Akuto's relationship warmed rapidly.
After that, Sakura finally realized that she had actually met Akuto when they were children. It was just that Akuto's current bearing was far too different from the Akuto back then, and the memory was very distant, so Sakura had never remembered it.
Akuto had only seen Sakura in photos before, and Sakura had merely heard that the Kusanagi Family had an adopted son. She had not been able to connect that adopted son with Akuto.
So it was only after it was casually brought up by Godou Kusanagi that Sakura learned Akuto was the adopted son of the Kusanagi Family. After all... Akuto's surname was not Kusanagi, so it was very normal that she had not noticed.
When she discovered that she and Akuto were relatives, Sakura's heartbeat became unstable for several seconds.
However, she quickly reacted. They were only distant relatives, and that did not affect the continued development of her relationship with Akuto.
Over the next few days, under Fuyuhime's arrangements, Akuto and Sakura experienced many romantic moments from their school days.
During a monthly exam, Akuto helped Sakura with private tutoring and predictions the night before. On ordinary days, the two often used studying as an excuse to go out on dates together.
Every time they met, Akuto displayed his charm from a different angle. Sakura gradually shifted from her initial shyness into genuine emotion. Soon, she was deeply drawn in.
At a riverside festival, while fireworks bloomed in the sky, Akuto formally confessed to Sakura, hoping she would become his girlfriend. With Akuto's overwhelming personal charm and the fireworks adding to the atmosphere, Sakura accepted his confession on the spot.
After they became lovers, as their hand-holding and kisses increased, their relationship quickly heated up through physical contact.
However, just then, Fuyuhime interfered in their relationship.
Fuyuhime told Sakura that she had actually fallen in love with Akuto too. She said that she did not mind being second and hoped Sakura could accept her.
Sakura naturally chose to refuse. She was a traditional girl, and truly could not accept Fuyuhime's brand-new way of thinking.
Although the two still maintained their original friendship after the truth was laid bare, Sakura nevertheless noticed that Fuyuhime's gaze toward Akuto was full of lingering attachment.
Thus, Sakura decided to take the final step with Akuto herself.
One evening, Sakura took the initiative to ask to visit Akuto's home, saying she hoped he could tutor her there.
And so, Sakura came to Akuto's home wearing a standard school uniform. The uniform displayed Sakura's girlish charm perfectly, making her look youthful and fresh.
However, the most important thing was what Sakura had prepared beforehand.
Realizing that Sakura had made every preparation, Akuto knew that tonight...
It was time to take the final step.
In the room, Akuto slowly helped Sakura settle in. At first, Sakura was still somewhat nervous, but under Akuto's guidance, she intertwined her fingers with his and maintained a deep kiss with him, gradually letting herself relax.
Akuto looked at the beautiful girl before him, unable to deny that even while he was doing something as wicked as designing and guiding a beautiful girl into his hands, he felt a considerable degree of pleasure.
Akuto once again gained a profound understanding of the fact that he was a pervert.
(End of Chapter)
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