The cafeteria was buzzing, but the mental plane was a battlefield of absolute chaos. Alexander leaned back, his eyes narrowing as he observed Issei from across the room.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: I have to hand it to the kid. In the original story, Issei couldn't even talk to Ddraig until the Riser fight. But now? He's already communicating and can boost 5 times. At this stage, that's actually impressive for an intermediate-level devil.]
The listening women were stunned. They had never heard Alex praise Issei before, making them realize that despite his perversion, the boy's growth was genuinely accelerated in this timeline.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Sona still hasn't picked up Saji either. The Vritra pieces are interesting, but the Prison Dragon is split into five. It's weak. If I were her, I'd take Aika Kiryuu instead. As for the Sacred Gear, I could just have the geek Azazel remove it with a machine, or better yet, let my darling wife Ciel handle it. Never underestimate Ciel.]
The Shock:
The Girls:'Wife?! Ciel isn't just an assistant; she's his wife?!'Ciel:[Ara, darling, you finally acknowledged me as your wife in front of them? I'm touched.]
The Great Gender Reveal
Alex stared at Issei's left hand, a strange thought crossing his mind.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Ciel, scan that gauntlet. There's something that always bugged me about the "Red Dragon Emperor." Check if Ddraig is actually male or female.]
Ciel:[Scanning... Analysis complete. Darling, the soul residing within the Boosted Gear is 100% female.]
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: ...Wait, what? Say that again?]
Ciel:[She is female, Alexander. She's been faking the deep voice for centuries.]
Alex nearly choked on his water. Across the world, Rias, Sona, and even Great Red froze. The legendary Welching Dragon... was a girl?
A Negotiation with the Dragon
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Ciel, patch me through. I want to talk to the lizard.]
"Alright, lizard, can you hear me?" Alex projected his voice directly into the gear.
"Hey! Don't call me a lizard! I am Ddraig, the Red Dragon Emperor of Domination!" a deep, booming voice replied.
"Meh. For a woman, calling yourself 'Emperor' is a bit much, don't you think?" Alex countered.
The voice stuttered. "H-how?! I've worked my tail off to sound like a man!"
Ciel:[Hello. I am Manas: Ciel. My analytical capabilities make your disguise irrelevant.]
"Who the hell are you?!" Ddraig yelled in a total Tsundere tone. "I'm still the greatest!"
"Listen," Alex sighed mentally. "You know your host is a perverted 'Breast Maniac,' right? Do you really want to be known as the 'Breast Dragon' for the rest of eternity?"
"No!" Ddraig wailed, her tough act crumbling. "It's worse than people knowing I'm a girl! It's humiliating!"
"Then here's the offer," Alex smirked. "I'll find you a host 100 times better than this trash. Or better yet..."
"I accept!" Ddraig interrupted. "But I have one condition! I want a physical body of my own!"
"For what?"
"I want to mate with you!" Ddraig declared boldly.
The Dragon War Ignites
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Am I a magnet for dragons or what? First Ophis and Great Red, now the Red Dragon Emperor wants a piece of me?]
The Reaction:
Ophis: (Her aura flickering dangerously) "Ddraig... you dare jump the line?"Great Red (Female):"That red lizard... I'll turn her into a rug! I saw him first!"Tiamat: (Growling in her territory) "The Welching Dragon wants to mate with my Monarch? Over my dead body!"Sona & Rias: (Completely overwhelmed) "Even the dragons in the Sacred Gears are falling for him?! Is nowhere safe?!"
Alex just rubbed his temples, feeling the murderous intent of several world-class dragons vibrating in his mind.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Ciel, tell Ddraig we'll talk later. I have a feeling if I say yes right now, Kuoh Academy will be ground zero for a Dragon Civil War.]