One week has passed since she began her new role as both servant and secretary of her new King. Ravel knew that she has learned lots of things that she could not get or experienced if she decided not to take this position when a chance appeared in front of her
Ravel is currently back at her home where she was having lunch together with her parents. Even though she said that she would be living together with her new king. That does not mean she can't just teleport back to her home to grab something to eat with her family
Yet Ravel wasn't going to do that without asking for permission from her king. But since there is something that both she and her king need to do with her family. Ravel ends up receiving this chance to sit at the same table with her parents for lunch. She also needs to tell her parent about everything that she has experienced while she was away from her home
"You said your king will come to our house today, Ravel?", asks the head of the Phenex house to his daughter
"Yes, father. He said that I already passed the requirement for joining his peerage. So he told me to prepare the transfer ceremony whenever I can"
"Well, I guess we need to call Riser to come out of his room then", said Lord Phenex while signaling something to the servant
"Your order, my Lord?", asks one of the servants who is currently standing near Lord Phenex
"Call my son to this place. Tell him, If he refuses to do so, I will ask Ravel's king to be the one who knocks on his door", said Lord Phenex with a chuckle
"As you wish, my Lord", replies the servant while walking away from his spot
Looking at her father's action, Ravel can't help but let out a weak sigh. But it turns out to be a good way to summon her stubborn big brother. Riser did appear in this room just a few minutes after her father sent the servant away
'Did I perhaps inherit my way of thinking from him?', thought Ravel to herself while staring at her father
"Why did you call me, old man?", questions Riser with a grumble while sitting down on one of the chairs
"Get yourself together, my dumb son. Ravel's king will be coming to our home to do the transferring ceremony with you"
"I see", replies Riser with a weak tone. He didn't try to make any fuss either. Because the faster the ceremony finished, the less that he needed to be in the presence of that man
"Ravel, when will your King come to visit our home?", asks Lies Phenex to Ravel
"Anytime we want. We can even ask him to come right now"
"Good, tell him to come to our home after we finish our lunch"
"I will, Father", replies Ravel while all of them continue their lunch in a serene atmosphere while talking about other stuff as well
Teleporting away from my home toward my destination. I was greeted by a sight of Ravel who stood in front of a large gate with many of her family's servants lining up at the side of the walkway. All of them can be seen bowing their head once my presence entered their sight
"Welcome to the Phenex residence, Kyu-sama", said Ravel while approaching me after I exited the teleportation circle
"Ah, yes, where are your parents, Ravel?"
"They are waiting for you inside the house. They say that want to welcome you as a King and a Territory Lord"
"That is so benevolent of them. Alright, lead the way"
Ravel nods her head and begins to walk toward her home while I follow her from behind. Using my Senjutsu, I can sense that none of the servants dared to raise their heads until my presence left their position. This is also proof that a weaker devil will always bow their head in front of the presence of those who are stronger than them
'Both strength and ranking, the devil society is sure harsh~', I thought to myself while passing through the door that was opened by the servants
Entering into the household, I was greeted by Lord Phenex himself with his wife at his side. Seeing my entrance, he immediately approached me and offered his hand for a handshake. Something that I accept since it is a courtesy of a noble who invited me into the other's noble house
"Welcome to our humble abode, Lord Kyu. I hope our daughter didn't cause any trouble for you", said Lord Phenex with a firm gaze
"Ah, thank you for your courtesy, Lord Phenex. As for Ravel, well, I think I will be the one who causes a problem for her instead", I reply to him with a joking tone
Looking at our interaction, Ravel cannot help but push us apart and tell us to stop joking about her
"Father, Kyu-sama. I am sure we can get to the point already, right?"
"Seriously, this daughter of mine", replies Lord Phenex back with a sigh of boredom
Knowing that there is no need to stall the main thing that we need to do today. I was escorted into another room with Ravel and her parents coming with us together. Once we arrived, my sight landed on Riser who was currently sitting on the sofa with his queen hugging him from his side. His peerage members are also there to witness the process as well
"Come on, let's get this over with", said Riser with a groan while standing from his seat
"You know. I thought you were going to try to badmouth me again"
Riser did not reply to my little taunt. But I also decided not to push him further and begin the transference process
"Alright then, big brother. Takes out your Bishop piece from me", said Ravel while standing in front of Riser
Just like what Ravel said to her brother. Riser lifts his palm in front of Ravel's chest and channels his demonic energy. Pulling the Bishop piece from Ravel's body and severing their bond as a King and Bishop
"Have fun with your new King, little sis~", said Riser with a whisper to Ravel
"I will", mutters Ravel
Once both of them finished severing their peerage connection. Ravel turns her body and walks toward my spot with a big smile on her face
"Kyu-sama. It is your turn", said Ravel while still keeping her wide smile
I nod my head and summon my set of evil pieces from my side. At that moment, everyone in the room immediately witnesses the sight of sixteen floating chess pieces that are different than the one they know
Normally, you can only trade your peerage members as long as they possess the same piece. But there is a case where you can overcome the difference in the type of piece as long as your demonic magic is stronger than the other king
"Ravel, which piece would you like to wield?", I ask Ravel while looking at her expecting a gaze
"I am content with any piece you will give to me, Kyu-sama. Although I prefer to use a Bishop piece like before. I feel more comfortable with that position after all", answers Ravel
"Oh, here I am planning to use my Queen piece on you"
"Qu~, QUEEN, ME~", replies Ravel with a surprised tone
"That is right. Once you accept the position of my queen. You know what you need to do, right?"
Ravel fell into silence after she heard my words and understood the intention behind it. Those things that she had experienced this past week. The way that she managed to get a glimpse of what I am planning to do in the future. If she accepts this position. She will be also obligated to offer her life to me and obey anything that I ask her to do in the future
"Kyu-sama, I am ~"
Ravel tried her best to give her answer to me. If it was her previous self, she would without doubt reject my offer and pick Bishop instead. But after experiencing everything that happened to her this whole week
"I will do anything for you, Kyu-sama", replies Ravel with a gentle smile that shows to everyone in the room. But I am the only one who knows the true meaning behind her smile. A smile that will put her limit as a devil and as my servant to test
Once Ravel said those words. I move the mutated queen piece and push it into Ravel's chest. Letting the effect of mutated queen pieces empower her demonic energy even further than before. A few seconds later, a great surge of demonic energy was released from Ravel's body and pushed away everyone in the surrounding vicinity. This wave of power is so powerful that it obliterates the room and creates a large crater beneath the spot where Ravel is currently standing
"Impressive, I knew you could do it, Ravel", I said to Ravel while taking her hand into mine
"I am happy to know that I can make you proud with this, my King", replies Ravel while accepting my hand and moving closer to me
While the two of us were indulging ourselves with each other. The devil in the surroundings cannot help but hold their breaths after witnessing the destruction caused by Ravel after taking my mutated queen piece
"Looks like my choice is right", mutters Lord Phenex after witnessing the scene in front of him
But at that time, his wife comes from his back and smacks his head with a chop. She tells him to stop gawking and clean up the mess that we have made after this short and explosive ceremony
If it was a human that working to repair the place. It will surely take at least a few days to repair the damage that Ravel has caused after she officially becomes my queen. But this is the devil I am talking about. It took them only about fifteen minutes to fix everything and turn everything back to normal
I am currently sitting at the same table with Ravel's parents with Ravel sitting at my side. We are currently listening to Ravel who continues to tell her parents about her experience while working as my secretary
Other than that, we also begin to talk about a business that can be done between us since Ravel has officially become my peerage member. Ravel was the one who mostly talked to her parents. Suggesting something like opening a branch of their family business inside the territory that I ruled. Of course, I have already checked everything and pushed the best for my profit without harming the economy that happened within my territory
"That is everything that I want to say and offer to you, Father. What do you think?"
"Interesting. We do have a few businesses that can be expanded into the other territory. I will think about it later", replies Lord Phenex with a nod after listening to Ravel's words
"You two, we surely can stop talking about business for a while. Instead of that boring stuff, tell us how you feel right now, Ravel my dear", said Lady Phenex while looking at her daughter
"I can feel my demonic energy continue to surge even as we speak. Right now, I think I can beat big brother Riser and his whole peerage all by myself", answers Ravel while raising her voice at the later parts and catching Riser's attention who currently sitting on a chair away from us
True to my guess, Riser immediately stands up on his foot and approaches Ravel from the side of our table
"I may lose against your King. But did his arrogance latch onto you as well, my dear little sister?", said Riser while moving closer to Ravel
"Maybe I am. But probably because that is the fact, my weakling big brother", answers Ravel with a playful tone and continues to mock Riser even further
"GHH~, you little brat", replies Riser with a groan
From the side, Lady Phenex let out a small sigh since she ended up spotting a lightbulb that appeared above her husband's head. She knows that her husband will surely say something stupid that can incite a fight between their child even further
"If you wish to deny your sister's claim. Why don't you fight her in a fight, Riser?", said Lord Phenex with a smirk while looking at Riser
"Old man, not you too"
"I know it, you know it, Ravel knows it, and everyone knows it. As a devil, we obey those who are stronger than us, Be it in terms of power or wealth. Now your little sister was belittling you in front of us. Are you going to back down like a coward, my foolish son?"
"Grrr, fine. But we are betting something in return, and I am the one who places the rules", replies Riser with a groan
"What about you, Ravel?", asks Lord Phenex
"As long as big brother Riser's demands are acceptable, I will accept", said Ravel with a smile while drinking the cup of tea in her hands
After Ravel said those words, Riser began to tell us the term and bet for their mock battle
"Since you said that you can defeat me and my peerage all by yourself. He will not intervene in our fight no matter what", said Riser while pointing his finger at me
"If you failed to defeat me and my peerage. I will be taking you back as my Bishop, and you are not allowed to use your immortality at all cost, how about that, my dear little sister?", continues Riser with a grin
No matter what you think. Riser's demand can be considered as unfair. As for Ravel herself. She only let out a small chuckle without any intention of lowering her mocking act toward Riser
"I am fine with that. In return, when I beat you and your servants. My King will be taking Yubelluna as one of his pawns", answers Ravel while waving her golden twirled hairs
"Huh, Yubelluna, you said?", replies Riser with a questioning tone while moving his gaze toward his queen
As a queen and a servant of Riser, Yubelluna did not possess any right to deny anything that Riser commanded to her. If her king willingly uses her as a bet. She needs to comply without any chance of rejecting the result of the battle later. But even knowing all of that. Yubelluna was still hoping that Riser would reject the idea that may end up causing him to lose her in the process
Once Riser heard that his little sister was aiming for his queen. A little doubt did appear inside Riser's mind. But that doubt ended up vanishing somehow after a few seconds passed
"You have a deal, my dear little sister", answers Riser while ordering his peerage members to a fight
Phenex Territory
Training Area
At the outskirts of the lands ruled by the Phenex clan, exists a wide empty desert that is usually used by its clan members as a training ground where they can release their fire magic without any hesitation. Right now, Ravel can be seen standing in the middle of the field. While on the other side, Riser and his servants were also standing about forty meters away from Ravel's position
Most of them wear their usual combat gear and attire. For Ravel herself, she wears the same black sports bra and black sporty pants that she used when she usually spars with me. But this version is less skimpy and less sexy compared to the one she wears in front of me. At the edge of the field, their parents can be seen sitting on a comfy chair with a few servants at their side. I also sit at the same table as them since I am also a King and a Ruler
"Alright then, begin the fight", said Lord Phenex while ordering one of the guards to start the fight
The rules of their fight are simple. Riser can move together with his servants or whatever he wants. As long as Ravel surrenders, can no longer fight, or activate her immortality, Riser will win this fight
But the problem for Riser is, will he do the same thing as he did with me, or will he take her little sister seriously and go all in with his servants
'Well, no matter what Riser chooses, he will not be able to win anyway. Not after Ravel surpassed him in terms of demonic energy, and the other things as well~'
While I was muttering to myself inside my mind. Riser and Ravel can be seen talking to each other before the referee begins their battle
"I hope you can keep up with me, big brother", said Ravel while stretching her body a little
"Hmph~, maybe right now I am not strong enough to beat the crap out of your King. But I have known you for a long time, Ravel. Do you think a little bit of power boost from his queen piece will let you surpass me?"
"We will find out soon, big brother", replies Ravel without changing her cheerful tone
At the side. Seeing that both parties are ready. The referee decides to begin their duel with a loud voice that can be heard across the training area
Once the signal of battle appears. Ravel was the one who took the first chance to attack by releasing a huge wave of hellfire magic toward Riser and his servants
"Hmph, Cheap trick", said Riser while releasing a wave of hellfire magic that hit Ravel's attack
Once the two waves of hellfire magic were hitting each other. A large gust of heatwave was spread across the area. Creating a scattered dust cloud that covered the whole place and blocked their sight from spotting each other
"Mihae, cast protective barriers around us after I remove this cloud of dust. Everyone, prepare your barrier in any case my little sister release another hellfire", said Riser to his servants while preparing his air magic
"Yes, Riser-sama", replies Mihae while channeling her demonic magic to cast a magical barrier. The rest of Riser's servants also nod their heads and cast their magical barrier
Waving his hand outward, Riser released a gust of air magic and removed every scattered dust that surrounded him and his servants. At that moment, Mihae immediately cast a wide area magical barrier which finished in less than a second after she had done with her preparation beforehand
"Where is she?", mutters Riser while he begins to look around and search for the location of her little sister
"Behind you, big brother", said a cheerful voice that came from his back
At this moment, Riser can feel that he is about to experience the same thing as before. This time, Instead of a black blade that pierces him from his back. A powerful strike covered with hellfire magic was smashed into his back. Sending him crashing through the barrier and slamming him toward the nearby mountain in the process
It took Riser's servants a few seconds to process the phenomena that happened to their King. Too bad for them. A few seconds is all Ravel needs to cast her next magic to wipe out Riser's servants in one go
"Hellfire Conflagration"
After those words were muttered. A large explosion of hellfire can be seen from every place that is located within the Phenex territory. Many of the civilians are wondering which Phenex was the one who caused that large pillar of hellfire
Meanwhile for Riser himself. Once he recovers from the damage he took. He realizes that he is the only one left standing that can fight against his little sister. All of his peerage members have been taken to the treatment area since they received lethal damage in the form of burns and scars all over their bodies due to the impact of the hellfire magic from Ravel
"It's just you and me now. Riser, my weak big brother", said Ravel to Riser while she stood in the middle of the crater with a smile on her face