I sat on the couch of the club and observed Grayfia prepare a cup of tea for us. From the moment I saw her today, she's been behaving like the most professional maid. That's her persona.
Years ago, when I met her, she was the same. There was hardly anything that could take this woman away from her job; that dedication as a maid attracted me.
Even now, in front of her master, she's the same. Our relationship may be ambiguous, but it seemed to me that Grayfia knew very well what she wanted. I just needed to know what that was...
"Do you know, Grayfia, ever since you became my pet, I have meant to ask you your thoughts. Initially, I thought the system was just imposing a role on you, but… I now think it is just answering to your wishes," I mumbled and stood up, standing close to her and watching her every movement.
"Hmn…" she pursed her lips in thought.
"…"
"I guess it is~ those are my wishes", she whispered and carefully diluted the sashes.
"If there had been a group of 'maids', then surely I would have been the first one to enter it. I can't be in the 'wife' group. Not only am I married, but my lowly self is not qualified for the title of Ray-sama's wife," she mumbled, albeit not dejected.
"U-hum…" I hummed; it was not the kind of answer that I wanted.
"And naturally, I'm too old to be called a sweetheart, so yes… a 'pet' is the most fitting category for our relationship. After all, as if I were a pet, you can do anything you want to my body, Ray-sama~"
I lifted my brows and softly pulled her waist towards me.
"Anything?" I asked, and she had to be careful spitting about that word with me.
Grayfia looked back with a sassy smile, "Anything".
I pursed my lips and stretched my claws down her skirt, her maid's skirt was long and went past her knees. I crept my hands inside to cup a feel of her butt and gasped.
"Grayfia, no underwear…?"
She had been without underwear all this time!? She had her garter belt and stockings, but no panties.
The maid giggled slightly, but then coughed and stared at the tea she was just finishing up with neutrality.
"It is because I knew Ray-sama was coming, so I wanted to be ready for you to take me any time as you pleased".
I felt my insides go livid at the way she spoke. Said like a proper pet... Haku would be proud.
"Is that so…? You're a naughty maid, huh? Doing this behind your husband's back," I growled. Sirzechs' existence bothered me... but at least I could use him for situations like these. My hand voluntarily crept down to tease her bottom lips, but even after I used my powers to tease her, I got nothing out of Grayfia aside from a healthy blush.
"You don't have to worry, Ray-sama. Sirzechs-sama already knows that I am yours... he knows that I am here, he knows what we're doing", She turned around and presented me with the tea, "a nd he knows he can't do anything to stop it, because my body and my mind already belong to Ray-sama".
"You devils are very open-minded", I smiled, then took my now-wet fingers and licked them. I laughed inwardly when Grayfia's body shook with my actions.
I took a seat, and rather than staying in front of me or behind me as she would, Grayfia sat next to me on the couch.
"Although devils are indeed open-minded, a devil with Sirzechs' status would never allow his woman and the mother of his child to roam off with another man so submissively".
She began rubbing my inner thigh, "He's at least expecting me to have a relationship based on pure pleasure, not to directly become your pet~".
"D-Does he know you're my pet?".
"He knows~".
"..."
I didn't think she'd reveal such a spicy detail. Forget about a lover, imagine your wife is someone else's pet? Am I going to have to apologise to that man?
"There is no reason for us to keep secrets. My Lucifuge Clan exists only for the sake of serving the True Lucifer. During the devil civil war, in order for the new satan faction to stabilise and to gain the public trust, I had to choose to serve Sirzechs, even though he is not the True Lucifer. Hence, even if there is love, our union was mostly a political necessity", Grayfia explained, "More than love, we have a deep friendship that strengthened in the battlefield, there is no need for secrets, although I admit, it was a bit awkward to reveal it".
"... So you're saying you don't love him?" I asked to confirm.
"Of course I do~"
I flinched when she said it so honestly and straightforwardly. Grayfia noticed my change of face and giggled, then leaned on me.
"Our marriage was for politics, but Millicas is a child conceived with love. That said..." She traced her finger on my chest, moving one button aside and opening it just enough for her hand to creep into and rub my chest directly.
"That doesn't mean that I can't fall in love with someone else, does it?" Grayfia took my chin and forced me to give the tea a break.
"Doesn't it happen often that a woman's heart sways?".
I let go of her grasp and huffed. As if I hadn't been in this situation countless times.
"You little naughty liar. You don't love me... You love my hands," I declared and continued my tea, which, by the way, was delicious.
I have known Grayfia for a long time, we have spent a lot of time together on different occasions, but I won't delude myself into thinking that whatever time we have spent together is enough to overwrite her feelings for Sirzechs.
She got to experience my massages, then she got to experience my body... and she's hooked, that's all.
Grayfia pouted, seemingly offended, "Love is a little irrelevant at this stage, master. The feeling that compels a woman to throw away everything and run away with a man. The feeling that compels a maid to forsake her master to kneel before another master. That is the feeling I am experiencing right now".
I gulped when she got on top of me and pressed her whole thick mommy body on me in a very uncharacteristic manner.
"Whether that feeling can be labelled as love or not, it matters very little to me".
I put one hand on her waist and drank my tea, Grayfia pressed softly for a kiss, but I evaded her and continued my tea. The maid bit her lips and reached for the cup as if she were envious of it. I smiled and evaded her again.
"You don't have to look at me like that, Grayfia. If it was not for Millicas, I would have already locked you up in the Moonlight Mist. Do you think I am afraid of the devils?".
Grayfia smiled, "I know you're not, but I am glad that is the reason why we remain in this current situation".
"But if you think Millicas will be okay regardless, I don't mind making a move earlier", I finished my tea, a bit regretful that in our current position, it wouldn't be nice to ask her for more... it was time to eat the biscuit.
Grayfia hooked her arms around my neck and stared at me dead in the eye. I felt her happiness but reluctance, "... could you let me think about it?".
"No".
!!!
I switched our positions quickly, grabbed her waist, turned around and pressed her against the couch, "I won't let you think about it. You had two years to think about it, Grayfia... the only reason I don't do it is because of Millicas. But Millicas is a smart child, and if your relationship with Sirzechs is what you say, then you can both perfectly agree to cooperate for the child's sake even if I take you away".
"Master, wait a moment..."
"I am back in this world now, so you don't have any more time, Grayfia. If you don't decide, I will do it for you and the way I see it, I will have to talk to Sirzechs about this. And if he doesn't agree..." I smirked, but Grayfia panicked.
"Please don't create a war against the devils for me, it is not necessary. Just like with the Angels and the Elves, our union will be politicised. If we have a child, the devils will wish to use him or her, and if I were to just leave with you, it would damage the prestige of the New Satan Faction, it would tarnish Sirzechs' image. That is the reason why I can't decide quickly–"
"I don't care, Grayfia".
I removed her garments one by one. If she didn't have any underwear, this maid's attire has so many parts to it that I almost feel like just tearing it apart.
"Master, you're unexpectedly stubborn today".
I even discarded her garter belt and left Grayfia like she had come to the world. I would enjoy her maid uniform later, I wanted to enjoy her body now...a flame lit inside me that she had to put off.
Grayfia, even in her outrage, spread her legs by herself, and I dug in.
"Ahn!~"
"I will eat my biscuit now, we can discuss later~".