Volume 2: Royal Crest of the Youth Gathering
Life 0.
Part 1
"Oh, hi. My name is Rito Yuma. I'm a member of Grigori, but also a Devil. The Devil of Grigori, that's how they call me.
I belong to Azazel's Team, the team instructed by the General Governor of the Fallen Angels.
On the other hand, I have only been a Devil for 10 days, but I'm already getting used to this life. I have read many demonology books to understand the history of my superiors.
I already learned the names and hierarchy of the peerage I belong to. My King is Ram Phenex, the Queen is Rina Kushihashi, the Rook is Xie Xie, the Knight is Abraham Hawkthorn, the Bishop is Mint Borrow, and I'm the Pawn.
We're like a family, living together under the same roof, sharing everything-"
"Can you please stop talking to yourself? I'm trying to take a shower."
The one who said that is Ham, the Knight, who somehow got into the bathroom while I didn't notice him. And yeah, talking to my own reflection is weird, but it helps me with the stress.
"Wait, how did you get here Ham?"
"The door."
"But you didn't open it."
"I went below it."
Below the door? I look at the space below the door, and there's only like 2 centimetres there. I know Ham is short, but what he's saying is impossible.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Yes, I went below the door, went past behind you, returned to normal and got into the shower. Now, get out of here before I punch you in the throat."
I get out of the bathroom as fast as possible. A hit in the throat is painful, but Ham's are a whole new level of pain.
I look close the door, and I can see Ham's eye patch dropped on the side of the bathroom. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen Ham without his eye patch.
I used to believe he missed an eye, but when I told Mint that it should be weird to don't have an eye like Ham, he said Ham has both eyes.
Why does he wear that eye patch even then?
Part 2
Occult Research Class is easily my favourite one, especially because of Edelross-sensei. I could look at her for hours without getting tired.
"So, today's class is about the [Rating Games]. To anyone who is a Devil, what is a [Rating Game]?"
Ham raises his hand.
"They are games where two High-class Devils owning a peerage face against each other. These games are used to determine the power of a Devil, which will have a great impact on their status on the Underworld. These games were created after the Great Satan Asmodeus-sama created the [Evil Piece] system."
"Good answer, Abraham Hawkthorn."
[Rating Games]… As a young Devil, I want to participate on one.
"The pieces in a [Rating Game] are separated in 4 categories according to their abilities: Power, Technique, Wizard and Support. The goal in a [Rating Game] is to defeat the King of the opposing peerage. Since only mature Devils are allowed to participate, you aren't able to be in one at the moment."
One day, I will participate in a [Rating Game] with my King, and I'll show Azazel-sama that despite being a member of Grigori, I'm a Devil. The Devil of Grigori, that's it.
