The afternoon sun began to dip, casting long shadows across the Kuoh Academy grounds as Alex finished his lunch. He leaned back, his mind wandering into the deep history of dragon-kind and his own ridiculous past.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: I wonder if dragons in this world are just terrified that being female makes them look weak? Ophis is female, Tiamat is female... I still haven't seen Great Red's true form, but I wouldn't be surprised if she's a girl too. In my previous life, every woman had a sixth sense that could sniff out a lie from a mile away. Except for the boys—they were always clueless.]
The Reaction:
Great Red (Female): (Smirking in the Dimensional Gap) 'He's sharper than I thought. I'll show him exactly how female I am soon enough.'Tiamat: (Her face exploding in red) 'Wait... Ddraig is a girl? We were rivals... people said we were dating! I've been "dating" a girl this whole time?!'
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Considering Tiamat's behavior—treasure first, everything else second—she probably never even checked Ddraig's gender. She was probably too busy looking at the shiny gems on the Boosted Gear. Poor Tiamat... she's going to have a crisis when she realizes her "boyfriend" is actually a "girlfriend."]
Tiamat: (Hiding her face in her hoarded gems) "I am never leaving my cave again! This is too embarrassing!"
The Treasury of a Monarch
Alex's thoughts shifted from dragon romance to the sheer scale of his former life's wealth, causing the female leads to drop their pens in shock.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Speaking of dragons, five of my wives back in Avalon were True Dragons. If you count the half-dragons, that's three more. They weren't greedy like the ones here; they cared more about a good meal than a gold pile. We had two or three mountains of gold, silver, and diamonds just sitting around. We literally called it 'scrap.' I had it all stored in my Gate of Babylon along with every divine weapon we looted from the Outer Gods.]
The Global Shock:
Sona & Rias:'Mountains of gold... called scrap? And a treasury of weapons from defeated Outer Gods?!'Malty & Lisana: (Trying to eavesdrop but hearing nothing but static) "Why are all the other girls looking so shocked? Is something happening?"
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: It's depressing that I don't have the Gate of Babylon or my favorite swords yet. But honestly? Even without my old treasury, the Runcandel wealth alone is enough to buy half of this planet. I could probably buy the Underworld and turn it into a theme park if I got bored enough.]
The Reaction:
Serafall:"Buy the Underworld?! I could finally have enough money to produce a 100-season Magical Girl anime! Alex-chan, please buy us!"Grayfia: (Chuckling) 'He isn't exaggerating. The Runcandel accounts are so vast that even I haven't seen the final digit.'
The Looming Shadow
Alex stood up, dusting off his uniform. The school day was ending, and the "Plot" was starting to smell a bit sour.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Well, money can't buy me a quiet afternoon. I can feel Issei and Malty lingering near the gym. They probably want to show off that '5-boost' power. And Ddraig is still screaming in my ear about mating... Ciel, keep the suppressors at 1%. If I have to deal with them, I want to do it with my hands in my pockets.]
Ciel:[Understood, darling. Though I must warn you, the "Dragon Wives" in your head are currently planning a multi-dimensional war over your 'mating' comments. You might want to address that before the sky turns red.]
Alex walked out of the cafeteria, his "babies" Ebony and Ivory resting comfortably at his back, ready for whatever "plot" Malty was about to throw at him.