Rudy kept his snake inside Maria and asked, "Do you want to go more rounds?"

Maria shook her head and said, "I was already feeling sleepy, and after the pleasure, I think I am about to pass out."

"Then sleep."

Rudy and Maria got dressed and sat on Maria's bed, while Rias sat on her bed.

Maria was resting her head on Rudy's lap, and Rudy was patting her.

After watching the wholesome scene, Rias shook her head and said, "No one would believe that until a minute ago, you two were intimate."

"Oh, yeah. Maria, you better sleep soon since you have to wake up at night."

"Hmm? Why?" she asked with closed eyes.

"Did you forget? There is an underworld auction tonight."

"It's tonight?!" She opened her eyes and said, "Why didn't you say sooner?"

"I was expecting you to know it already."

"I don't keep up with the dates anymore."

"I am sure Ruby knew it. And she didn't tell you," Rudy remarked.

"Go away now. I need to sleep."

"Yeah, I was planning to go too. There are a few things I need to take care of."

Rudy got up from the bed and turned to Rias.

"I will most likely buy a house in that auction, so you better be ready to execute your plan. I will not wait any longer to fuck you. And no more excuses."

"I never thought I would see you so demanding about sex."

"It's not about sex, it's about our relationship. Don't you find it frustrating that even though we are married, we haven't done anything a married couple would do? Don't you find it frustrating that the other harem members have already had sex with me, but you haven't?" Rudy asked with a knowing look on his face.

Rias shrugged her shoulders and responded, "It's not that bad. And I know you are always thinking about all of us, so... don't worry about that."

Rudy dashed out of the pool house after saying, "I will bring the girls here. Maybe you would like to pretend to be sleeping."

Rudy teleported to the reserved pool and teleported to the pool house for the girls.

"Finally! I can sleep!" Jane yawned.

"Refrain from going outside when the sun is up, please. You girls have been at the pool since last night, and not only were you all careless and didn't pay attention to the sun, but you also didn't think about the other girls."

Jane sat on her bed and pressed her hand on the bedsheet.

"By other girls, I assume you are referring to the human girls."

"Yes. Don't mess up their sleep schedule. Unlike the vampires, they have a weaker body and need rest."

"I understand. I will keep that in mind next time."

"You also have to take care of yourself," Rudy then added. "And I made umbrellas in case you really need to go out. But I would suggest you don't. You can call me anytime you need something from outside."

Jane nodded and said, "I will sleep now."

"Good night to everyone."

Rudy teleported to his house and glanced at Rebecca's room.

'Obviously, she is sleeping. It's only been a few hours since she returned from her shift. I will take care of an important business in the meantime."

He teleported to the city and talked with the builders one after another. He gathered the best people from their expertise and hired them for the job. However, he didn't give them a date as he had one more lead he wanted to talk to, but the person wasn't available for a while.

A few hours had passed in the meetings and traveling from one place to another. It was close to evening, and Alice called Rudy at the pool house to pick her up, so he could drop her off at her home.

She asked him to come to Reina's office as the rest of the girls were fast asleep, and she had nothing to do.

"You come so fast that sometimes, I think of calling you at the last minute," Alice muttered.

"I cum slow when it matters," he said with a grin.

"..."

"Anyway, did you eat?"

"Yes. I made some food for Reina and me."

Rudy scratched his cheek and asked, "What are you doing at night?"

"Sleeping?"

"Are you trying to break into her room when she is sleeping?" Reina commented.

"Focus on counting our money, or you will lose track."

Reina was counting the money on her desk.

"Why did you ask then?" Alice wondered.

"I am going to the auction with Maria and Angelica tonight, and I got an inside intel that they will be auctioning big houses. I am thinking of getting one for obvious reasons, but I also want to ask you girls about your opinion," Rudy explained calmly.

"About what?"

"About the house, of course."

"Oh, you mean the interior and the exterior of the house?"

"Yup."

"It doesn't matter, though. Does it?" Alice wondered while glancing back and forth at Reina and Rudy.

"You girls will be living there, so it does matter a lot. If you don't like the house, you wouldn't want to come. And even if you live there, you wouldn't feel like a house, but rather like a cage."

"How will you show the house when you are taking only Maria and Angelica?"

"I can only take two people with me, and you and Reina would be sleeping at night, so I didn't bother asking you two."

"What time is the auction?"

"The pass said the entry would start at 10 PM and the auction would start at 12 AM. And it would run for four hours and end at 4 AM. Then, there is an after-party, or rather, a gathering of the people who contribute to the auction and those who bought stuff there.

Let's assume the party would run for two hours, so.. it's already morning by then," Rudy shrugged. "And I have some stuff to do in the underworld, so I assumed Maria would be the best choice since she is from the underworld and she wouldn't feel overwhelmed or intimidated.

And Angelica is Angelica, so I will have to take her with me. I am afraid that if I leave her behind, she is going to turn the world upside down."

Thanks, @Kerry_Roberts, for the gift!