I sit back on my comfy chair and release a sigh from my mouth after reading every single word that was written on the paper in front of me.
Normally you would be either happy or sad if you inherited all the wealth that your parents left behind after they passed away.
But considering that my parents are one of the high-class devils who rule over a single territory in the underworld, somehow it ended up reducing my motivation to take their position at all.
'Damn it, here I am expecting to get a harem for myself and live my life in easy mode after reincarnating into this world.'
'Now I need to deal with politics and stuff like that. Let's just hope I can stay away from any conflict that may put my life in danger.'
Once a human, now a devil. Born into this world as the first son of a devil couple and neither of my parents is a pure-blooded devil.
Both of my parents are ordinary devils who managed to get themselves enough achievement to acquire a low-class nobility rank among the devils within the underworld.
After living under their care for almost seventeen years, I can say that most of the people who live under their rules are satisfied with their lives.
But looks like no matter how good you are, there is always someone who will hate you for how you do something different than theirs.
Something that can be called jealousy or envy which ended up costing my parents their lives.
A few days ago after I received the corpses of my parents, I decided to give them a proper burial in the small field of flowers that they loved to visit before they passed away.
Most of the townspeople were helping me and attending the burial process as well
From how most of them express their feeling, I could say that my parents are a couple who were loved by their subjects
After the burial process for my parents had finished, everything calmed down for a few days.
As for me, I am now sitting on my chair while waiting for the emissary from the central government to come to this place.
They will also declare their verdict on my position and what will happen to me from now on.
Normally a devil requires at least the ranks of a high-class devil if they wish to rule a territory within the underworld.
But because I haven't passed my high-class promotion exam, I am still considered a low-class devil who possesses no worth to hold that title at all.
Not to mention that due to my parents's status as a non-pure-blood devil which put my position in an even worse state
'The best result that I can get is that I can take my parents' wealth, but I need to move somewhere else.'
'The worst result is that I lose everything and am left alone to wander into the outside world.'
'Damn, this world is scary.'
After a few moments of muttering to myself. I can hear a knock on the door and someone opens it and comes into the room without even waiting for my permission.
'Oh great', I thought to myself after looking at the red-haired man who held the title of Lucifer within the devil society.
I can also see a white-haired woman with maid attire who following him from behind
"I am sorry that I was not fast enough to welcome you, Lord Lucifer", I said to the man while standing up from my seat.
"No need for formality, Kyu. I know what you have gone through these past few days, so I am sure that you wish to know about our decision about this matter", said the red-haired man called Sirzech Lucifer.
"Yes, please", I reply to him as both of us sit on the sofa in front of my table.
A few minutes after both of us sat down and Sirzech told me the content of the verdict.
A long sigh is the only thing that I can let out once I hear about the verdict that has been given to me.
'Either pass the promotion exam or beat a high-class devil in an unofficial rating game to prove my strength as a high-class devil.'
'If I pass the promotion exam, I will get myself the title of a high-class devil. But I will not acquire the possession of the Evil Pieces due to my bloodline.'
'If I beat a high-class devil, other than a title and everything that my parents own. I will be granted the possession of the Evil Pieces as well.'
'Between these two, the best choice is obviously.'
After a few seconds of silence, I move my gaze to Sirzech and give him my answer.
"Lord Sirzech, I would like to give you my answer."
"Oh, which one will it be, Kyu?", asks Sirzech to me with curiosity on his face.
"I will fight a high-class devil in an unofficial rating game."
Sirzech immediately fell into a short silence once he heard my response.
"Are you sure about this, Kyu?"
"I do, Lord Sirzech."
"Since you do not possess the evil pieces nor peerage members, you will be facing your opponent and their whole team by yourself."
"I do", I reply to Sirzech without hesitation.
"No one will be responsible for any wound or casualty that you may take in your battle. Due to the status of the battle as unofficial as well. Knowing this, you still wish to choose this option, Kyu?"
"I am perfectly sane and sure of it, Lord Lucifer."
"..."
"Very well, if that is your decision", Sirzech replies to me while standing up from his seat.
"Can I choose my opponent for my rating game, Lord Lucifer?"
"No, because your rating game will be an unofficial fight. We will be the ones who arrange the battle for you."
"I see."
"Please prepare your fight in about one week or so. You will be receiving a notification once we have prepared your opponent", said Sirzech while he slowly walked away toward the door.
"Thank you", I said to Sirzech as he left the room with teleportation with the maid at his side. Leaving me all alone in this room while muttering something to myself.
"I think I can handle a high-class devil by myself", I smirk inside my mind while preparing myself for my fight in the future.
Ten days later
Located within the capital city of the underworld called Lilith, one large building can be seen standing tall within this colossal city.
A group of young devils can also be seen gathering and spectating something that is currently happening within this building.
This building is the place where the high-class trial was usually held.
But now, one of its arenas was currently being used for an unofficial rating game that will happen in a few minutes in the future
In the middle of the field where the fight will take place, a group of devil has been gathered with their opponent in front of them.
To everyone's confusion, their opponent consisted of only a single devil
From the spectator spot, most of them can hear a complaint that comes from one of the contestants on the field
"THIS IS JUST A WASTE OF TIME", yells the blonde-haired male devil while looking at his opponent.
In front of the blonde-haired devil, his opponent can be seen calmly standing while curiously looking around the place.
He Ignores the presence of the blonde-haired devil in front of him while he continues to eat the snack in his hands
"Pardon me for saying this. Lord Lucifer, my brother is right. This rating game is just a waste of time", said another blonde-haired female devil with a pair of twirled hair adorning her head.
Ignoring the complaints that coming from these two, Sirzech who is currently sitting at the VIP spectator seat can be seen signaling something to the devil that can be assumed as the referee
"The unofficial rating game between Riser Peerage against Kyu Peerage will begin in five minutes. Both contestants will take their respected position and I will declare the content of their battle."
The voice that comes from the referee was small. But because of the magic that he uses, everyone in this place can hear his voice.
Meanwhile, both of the participants decided to obey the referee's word and take their places on the opposite field.
"The content of this battle will be a simple elimination battle without any break. Both participants can send as many peerage members as they want. The winner is decided once one of the kings has surrendered or is deemed unable to continue to fight further."
" Do both of you understand?"
"Yes", said Riser Phenex to the referee.
"I do", said the lone King without peerage or evil piece on his hands.
"Is there anything that both of you would like to ask before we begin?", asks the referee to the king and the lone king in front of him.
"Excuse me, can I ask something?"
"Yes, contestant Kyu?"
"Can I kill my opponent?", I ask the referee to make sure that I will not be breaking any rules once the fight begins.
My words also caused some laughs to come from my opponent and a curious expression to appear from some of the spectators around the place.
"There is no need to hold back. I as the referee will be the one who makes sure of the survival of the contestant. At least until they exit the field."
"I see, thank you."
"Very well, the battle will begin in four minutes", said the referee while he teleported away to his position on the outside of the field that had been covered with a magical boundary.
Four minutes before their battle begins.
One of them continued to complain about the time that had been wasted while The other one continued to eat his snack without any worry can be seen in his relaxed posture.
In the spectator area, a few important figures with someone at their sides can be seen sitting together in a close position.
They can be spotted to discuss something about the battle that will happen in front of them.
Riser Side
"That damn old man. When he said that I needed to fight. I thought we were going to fight someone dangerous", said Riser Phenex with a grumble while rustling his hair.
Around Riser, his peerage members can be seen trying to calm him down while saying something good about him.
At the side, Riser's little sister, Ravel Phenex, can be seen standing at his side while saying something important to him.
"Our father said that you can keep me as your Bishop if you win this fight, big brother", said Ravel while playing with her hair.
"Huh, I guess you are right, Ravel."
Seeing their King has calmed himself down, the queen of Riser's peerage, Yubelluna, decides to ask her King about their battle plan.
"Riser-sama, how do you wish to do this battle?", asks Yubelluna.
"Huh, he is all alone. All of you can torture him as you wish."
"Should everyone enter the field all at once, Riser-sama?", asks Yubelluna once again.
"That is fine too. Just make sure to deal with him quickly."
"As you wish, Riser-sama", replies Yubelluna with a bow while the other peerage members lower their heads as well.
"Big brother, please wait."
"Hmm, what is it, Ravel?"
"I have a bad feeling about this."
"Huh, what are you talking about? He is all alone. You also said that his record said that he possesses a low level of demonic energy with no pure-blood trait at all?"
"Based on my research about him, it did. But seeing how calm he is, I suspect he has something in his sleeve."
"That is just him trying to accept his defeat", said Riser while the countdown toward the incoming battle continued to move.
Spectator Side
"Sirzech, this battle must have something to do with the Phenex and the noble clans, right?", asks the petite woman with twin-tailed hair adorning her head.
"It does, Sera. Because of the deal that happened between his deceased parents and the Phenex clan. If he loses this battle, that young man will lose everything he can receive from his parents", Sirzech said to the petite woman at his side called Serafall Leviathan.
"I pity him. But I guess that is the risk of being a devil who possesses a fief. Thankfully I have already decided to skip on that position and hold onto the Satan title instead", replies Serafall.
Sirzech let out a sigh after he heard the words that came out of Serafall's mouth.
"I already tried to help him by letting him take an easier path. If he chooses to take the high-rank trial, he should have a higher chance of securing his future. But he decided to choose to fight someone with a complete peerage instead."
"Wait, Sirzech. You are not the one who chooses his opponent?", questions Serafall with curiosity.
"Not, I am not. When the members of the noble faction heard about the fact that they could acquire his deceased parent's territory, most of them immediately paid the higher-up to let their family member fight him instead. In this case, the Phenex clan is the one who wins the bet and sends Riser Phenex as their fighter."
"Those fools and their greed. I bet his parent's death must have something with them", said Serafall with scorn.
"Yes, they are a pair of promising devils that come from a citizen-class devil. If we can help them expand their influence. We can surely unite the lower devil to support our cause in the future", said Sirzech with a disappointed tone.
"Any chance of him winning this battle?", asks Serafall.
"I don't know, Sera. I don't know."
"I mean, I don't even see any sign of fear or worry in his face. It looks like he can confidently win this battle without breaking any sweat at all", comments Serafall while looking at one of the screens floating in the air.
While Sirzech and Serafall continue to talk inside the VIP area. In another spot in the spectator area, a group of female devils can be seen sitting close together while they continue to talk while spectating the scene that appears on the screen above.
"It is unusual for you to come to this place, Rias. Does it perhaps have something to do with one of the contestants?", asks the bespectacled female devil with a black-short hair that reached her neck called Sona Sitri.
"You already know the answer, Sona. What about you, Sona? Why did you come to spectate this battle?", answers the red-haired female devil with long red-colored hair that reaches her back who is currently sitting a few chairs away from Sona's position.
"It is the same reason as you, Rias."
"You want to watch Riser and his peerage?"
"Since he is currently ranked second among young devils around our age. It will be a good thing for me to gather any information that I can find about him for future reference", explains Sona while pushing her glasses with his finger.
"That is right, as for the first position. I will leave it to that muscle-headed cousin of yours, Rias", said another female devil who sat in front of Sona and Rias.
"Seekvaira?"
"Seekvaira?"
"Good day, both of you. Also Rias, please call me Seek-chan like you used to do", said the bespectacled female devil with pale greenish-blonde hair while moving her face which was filled with serious expressions toward the other two.
"It is unusual for you to come to an event like this, Seekvarira", comments Sona after looking at another young female devil around her age.
"Aaah~, please stop telling me to call you that name, Seekvaira", complains Rias with an embarrassed face while remembering her younger days with the devil in front of her.
"Yes, it has something to do with that guy"
"Are you talking about the False King?", asks Sona.
"False King, what kind of name is that, Sona?", questions Rias from her side while looking at Sona.
"That is what he has been called this past week. Probably due to his heritage and circumstances which happening right now", explains Sona.
"False King", mutters Seekvaira with a long sigh.
"You got something to do with him, Seekvaira?", asks Sona.
"I do. the Agares family possesses a few contracts that have been made with his deceased parents. So, if he loses this fight. I will be eligible to take him as one of my pawns."
"Ah, I see. But do you think he will accept it?", asks Sona.
"Who knows, even if he loses and refuses my offer, I am not going to force him. Precise, many doubt his ability and power to be called a high-class devil."
What Seekvaira said is right.
As a King, you wouldn't want to waste your Evil Pieces and use them on someone who holds no value to you.
Even if it is out of pity, forcing a stranger with no value to be your peerage member is something that they will not do at all
"I guess we can only watch their battle. It should be starting in a few minutes", said Sona to her fellow female devils while leaning back on her chair.
Standing all alone on my spot within this field, I relax my posture and calmly eat the snack that I have brought with me for this place.
Looking at my opponent who continuously underestimates me, I know that this fight will not break any sweat to come out from my body.
'I thought they would be stronger. But to think they will be this weak.'
'For ten years, I continued to strengthen myself with everything that I could use while hiding it all from my parents.'
'Now, it is time for me to show the might of myself to all of these devils.'
'Well, I think I can start from these weaklings and climb my way to the top, step by step.'
I clap my palms to clean the remains of the snack from my hand, raise my hands, and flex my body a little bit before starting my domination upon this group of weaklings.
Once the referee has given us the signal, I teleport onto the field and begin my first conquest of this world.