Chapter 11: Return

Alex was smiling, looking at Emi in the courtyard who was doing some sword plays, slashing, thrusting, and even a little bit of martial arts.

He has no idea why Emi decided to suddenly train when they were about to leave later. Though, he didn't care and just observed his lover.

Her movements were graceful, as if she's dancing. Her skin glistening from sweat just seem to increase her charms.

Alex had never thought that a girl practicing in using a sword to kill could be so beautiful...though, it might just be his biased opinion.

When he saw that she finally stopped and took a rest, he showed himself by offering her a bottle of water.

Startled, Emi observed the bottle before moving her gaze up and smiled when she saw the one who offered it to her.

"Thanks."

"No problem." He smiled and conjured a bench as he sat down, before patting the space beside him as Emi nodded and sat down, leaning her head to his shoulders.

"Why did you decide to train right now? We're leaving later today you know."

Emi smiled and held his hand, "Well, you can think of it as me calming myself. You see, since...we..um, officially became a c-couple, I've been thinking about what to do, or how to act...this is a first for me you know."

Alex smiled and wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer as he caressed her hair before kissing her head. "You don't have to act differently just because we became official you know. Just be yourself, because that's the Emi I fell in love with."

Emi smiled and blushed, but she still snuggled even closer as if she wanted them to be one.

Sighing contently, she said, "I know. But still, I can't stop thinking about...that's why I decided to blow off some steam by training."

"Is that so?" Alex smiled and stood up before conjuring two wooden swords through Regeneration and Space magic.

He tossed one to Emi, "Let's spar."

She looked at the wooden sword on her hands before rolling her eyes and gave her lover a smirk, "Don't you just want to cupped a feel?"

Alex just shrugs with a smirk before he offered a sword salute with mock seriousness. Emi returned it, sloppily, grinning. They circled, in high guard.

Alex moved first, cutting lazily at her. Emi parried sharply, frowned, and thrust at him, pulling off-line at the last moment to slap his cheek with the flat.

Startled, Alex stepped back, sword held out to keep her at bay. She slapped his blade aside and thrust. Alex parried and tried to counter-thrust, only for the two of them to meet face to face, arms and swords high, each surprised.

Alex reacted first, using hands and sword grip to pry Emi's sword from her hands. She let it go and grabbed him about the shoulders and drove her knee up. Alex twisted just in time, taking the blow to his thigh. It was surprisingly gentle.

He grabbed her hands, and with main strength, spun her abound and pinned her against his chest. She struggled in vain, but could not best her lover in a grapple.

Undeterred, she pressed her butt against him and wiggled suggestively, while bending her head back to look up at him and offer him an excellent view.

Smirking at the obvious ploy, Alex bent his head forward and kissed her forehead. She squealed and thrashed. He let her hands slip loose, and she turned herself around to face him, his arms still about her.

She reached up and cupped his chin in her hands…

"Ah-hem!"

The two paused, frowning, turning towards the one who dared to interrupt them.

It was Lucifer, looking at them with an awkward look while sweating as he felt the oppressive aura radiating from the Hero and the Demon King.

Emi sighed as she let of Alex, but not before kissing his cheeks, "Another time then."

Alex nodded, still glaring at his Fallen General. Said General dared not to look at his king and suddenly finds the clouds rather beautiful today.

Alex slowly walked towards Lucifer before patting his shoulders and whispering to his ears.

"I'll turn you into a social worker who will work for the betterment of the society....that should be enough right?"

Lucifer froze, he began to imagine himself as a social worker. Wearing a neat and tidy suit, smiling while talking to some elderly, listening to the problems of teenagers, giving people advices, and many other jobs...all of it for a smile.

No way! He'd rather die!

He turned towards Alex with a determined face...which immediately crumbled the moment he saw just how much his king is glaring at him.

"....yes."

Alex smiled as he patted his general on the head, "Good boy."

"Don't bully him to much." Said Emi as she wiped her sweat with a towel, "Alice really likes him for some reason. I just hoped she won't get infected by his NEET-ness."

"Its not contagious!" Lucifer retorted with a fierce glare. What is he? Some kind of disease?!

Emi ignored him and just looked at Alex, "Speaking of, where is Alice?"

"She's with Harribel, probably swimming in the sea." Alex answered, "They'll return soon, Harribel knew that we'll be going back to Earth so she won't take too long."

"I see." Emi nodded, before giving Alex a side glance, "By the way, you should get a jo—"

"Denied." Alex firmly stated. There's no way in hell he would take a job! That's why his Generals are there! To do the job for him!

Emi sighed, she just knew he was going to say that. "...Alright I won't argue with that. But Alice needs to go to a daycare and interact with kids her age."

Alex frowned, what she said is legit. They can't keep Alice in the Inn. She needed to interact with other kids, and possibly make her own minio—cough, friends who will do her biddi—cough, friends who can play with her.

Alex can't just make a some androids and act like her friends...well, he can..but he doubt Emi will allow it. He also won't do it either. He just can't bear watching his daughter talking to her robot friends...yeah, its not something he wanted to do.

Make her look like a girl who can't have real friends.

'Speaking of which, I guess its time to introduce Alice to the wonders of Mechas. First should be Transformers, no, maybe Zoids...Gundam? Hmm, choices, choices...'

"Alex...Alex are you listening?"

He snapped out of his thoughts when Emi tapped his cheeks. He smiled and nodded at her, "Yeah, just thinking about what you said."

Emi rolled her eyes with a smirk, "Don't lie, you keep muttering about robots and androids?"

'I did?' He wondered, but shook his head and didn't think too much about it. "...They're here."

As those words left his mouth, his other generals started appearing one by one.

First was Ashiya, who looked to be distressed over something, he also seems to be in deep thought as if considering something.

"I heard the elders have been pushing him to find a spouse." Alex whispered to Emi's ear.

"He better not accept..." Emi glared at the Dense General, "...I won't be able to stop myself from tearing him limb from limb if he marry someone other than Rika after what he had done to her."

Alex raised a questioning brow, "What did he do to her?"

"Make her fall in love with him."

"...hm, though I don't think we should interfere. Ashiya is dense as rock, he has some affection for Rika but doesn't noticed this for some reason."

Emi stared at Ashiya, before giving Alex a side glance, "I don't know what's worse. Being as dense as Ashiya, or someone like you who waits for the woman to make the first move? I hate both of them."

"I thought you said that you hate the way you don't hate me?"

She has no comeback for that, but once she does, he's gonna get it. But for now, she just shut her mouth and looked away.

She doesn't know what came over her mind when she said those words last night. She got caught up in the moment and said some embarrassing words now that she thought about it.

After Ashiya, the one who arrived was Genshiro. He was grinning from ear to ear, wearing a golden trimmed black draconic looking armor.

He also has a black claymore strapped to his back. It seems like the Demon Dragon Tribe really likes him, giving him their artifacts.

"Look at him, thinking like he's a big shot, even though he's so weak." Emi whispered to Alex, who just smirked since he knew that Genshiro can easily hear them.

Genshiro went in all fours, as comical tears began falling from his eyes. He's trying okay?! But what was he supposed to do when all of his comrades can wipe the floor with his face?! Even the Lazyfer could slap him to oblivion!

Even though he's a dragon god.

They also keep treating him like this! Even though he's a dragon god!

"Oh my~ I'm not late am I?" Nonko appeared via teleportation as she smiled and looked around.

"No, you're just in time Nonko." Emi smiled. She and Nonko can be considered as friends, so she really doesn't have much to say about her.

"Oh~ That's good! The Red Oni and Blue Oni tribes actually prepared a farewell party for me! They even gave this to me as a present!" Nonko smiled as he took out a two meters long sharp tooth from her storage ring.

"Hehe~, This tooth belongs to the current leader of Demon Dragon Tribe! The Leader of Red and Blue Oni Tribe knocked this tooth out after fighting the Demon Dragon!"

Alex was actually surprised by that. As far as he knew, the leader of the Demon Dragon Tribe is someone who is stronger than even Cerberus, and the only reason why he wasn't a General is because he wanted to stay and protect his tribe.

'Hmm, maybe I should make him a guardian along with Camio and Cerberus, those two Oni sounds a good choice too.'

He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard a very familiar voice full of joy.

"Papa! Mama!"

He moved his gaze to the newly Harribel who was wearing revealing Arrancar uniform, along with her Fraccion, and Alice who was riding on Harribel's shoulders.

"Papa! Papa! Look! Look!" Alice excitedly exclaimed as she slowly floated towards Alex, surprising him.

Alice stopped at Alex's chest as her papa caught her in his arms. She looked up to her papa with a smirk, "Hehe~ Awsom?"

Alex smirked and caressed her hair before looking at the former Tercera Espada, "Tier, thanks for looking after Alice for me."

"Its a pleasure." She replied coolly, as Alex raised an eyebrow, since for some reason, he finds something different about her.

But didn't think too much about it and just nodded at her Fraccion, "Thank you too, Apacci, Mila Rose, Sung-sun."

"Meh." Apacci shrugs.

"No need for thanks." Mila Rose grinned.

"You can count on us, lord Alexander." Sung-sun covered her mouth with the sleeves of her robe as she smiled and gave a light nod.

A moment later, Starrk finally arrived, with Lilynette on his back. Starrk was wearing a black leather pants and black leather jacket which was left open, revealing his chest, now without any Hollow hole.

"See Starrk!? Everyone is already here! If I did not wake you up we would be left behind! You lazy idiot!"

Lilynette chastised her other half for his laziness, but said other half just gave a yawn, prompting Lilynette to kick him in the shin.

"Ow!?"

"Don't be lazy! You are a General Starrk! Act like it!"

Alex smiled, and patted the girl's head, now free of her mask, "Alright Lily, I'm sure Starrk already learned his lesson yeah? Don't be too harsh on him."

"Yah, Lily-neecha, don't be mean okeh?" Alice smiled at her.

Lilynette pouted but still gave Starrk a glare.

Alex then grabbed Emi's hand as the Hero raised an eyebrow, "Anyway, can you guys wait for a bit? I just found some candidates for Trinity Sevens."

He didn't wait for a reply as the three vanished.

Starrk yawned, "See Lilynette? I told you I could sleep a bit more."

And he earned a beating for that.