Chapter 78
Friday, March 24, 2023.
The girls and I walk to school. I rub my eyes, still very tired. What a surprise, when I finally managed to fall asleep, to wake up an hour later having had a nocturnal accident... I had to change my shorts and futon, spending the rest of the night cleaning them all. I absolutely regret everything that happened, and above all I regret giving in to temptation. I still feel the sensation of her breast engraved in my hand, the image of Rias naked stuck in my eyes...
"Is everything all right?" Asia asks me in a worried voice.
"Yes, everything's fine, I'm just lost in thought." I reassure her.
If the girls know what happened in my room, I won't hear the end of it, and even worse with Fuji-nee, I'd rather not even imagine the disaster. But what scares me most is Chiyo, who's sleeping in the room next door, or at least I hope she was.
"You didn't do the morning training, so I thought you'd hurt yourself." Asia seems to be really worried.
It's true that this morning I received a message from Rias, telling me that she was cancelling today's training session. I don't know if it's out of pure embarrassment, or due to what she was saying with Grayfia, probably both at the same time.
We separate from Haruko and Kodama, and head for our classroom, when I see the three idiots, Usui, Matsuda and Motohama running towards me, apparently very angry.
"Senji!" Matsuda calls to me, extremely pissed off.
I hold out my hand to stop them in their tracks, just before the three of them run into me.
"Hello there, what's the matter with you?" I greet them, not understanding what's going on.
"Don't fuck with us!" Matsuda exclaims.
"Senji, you bastard!" Usui adds.
"Instead of insulting me, maybe you can tell me what's got you so worked up?" I ask again, beginning to lose patience.
"Stop your bullshit! Shit! What the hell was that?! He looked like those huge, ultra-muscular men in a manga! And why was he wearing a goth lolita outfit?! Was that a lethal weapon?!" Matsuda whines, crying.
(Ah... They're talking about Mil-tan... They took so long to contact each other... knowing them, they must have been too chicken to make the first move.)
"But that's not all! He also brought along some of his friends! Like some kind of gathering! And there were plenty who looked like Mil-tan! I was so scared! I thought I was going to die!" Usui exclaims.
(Shit. So there's more Mil-tan? Just thinking about it gives me the creeps, where did they come from? No, I'd rather not know...)
"They kept talking about a world of magic! What the fuck is this magic world Serabenia?! I don't fucking know!" Motohama stomps his foot.
"In my case, they were telling me about how to defeat the "Dark Creatures" if I ever encounter one... Apparently you can kill them by using a special item which is made by mixing the salt from the sea of the dead and a flower that only appears at night called "Moonlight flower", and then burn them to make a powder... No matter how you think about it, a punch from Mil-tan would be enough to kill any living thing in this world..." Said Matsuda, holding his head down.
I can only sigh as I hear their excursions on their first date, Inaho and Asia laughing it off, not knowing how to react.
"Well done, now you can beat the black creature, when you come across one." I tell them, walking into the classroom, leaving them red-faced in the hallway.
"The president's problem? Maybe it has something to do with the Gremory house." Kiba says to me, as we walk to the club.
I met Kiba on the way with Asia, so I asked him about Rias, who's been acting strangely lately. But it seems he himself doesn't know what's going on.
"Akeno-senpai should know, shouldn't she?" I ask.
"Akeno-senpai is Buchou's most trusted servant, so she obviously would know." Kiba nods at my question.
I tried to get Rias to spill the beans last night, but only got a vague response, but I can't tell them, not only for Rias's sake, but also for my own. Anyway, what's happened has happened, now I've got to do my best to help her, whatever happens.
When we reach the door, Kiba stops, noticing something.
"...For me to finally realise the presence here..." Kiba puts on a serious face by narrowing his eyes.
Seeing him act this way, I go ahead and open the door. Inside are Rias, Akeno, Koneko and the silver-haired woman, Grayfia, as calm as ever. As for Rias, she has a very unpleasant face. Akeno is smiling as usual, but her aura is cold. Koneko is sitting on a chair in a corner of the room, apparently not wanting to be involved with the others as much as possible.
The room has a tense atmosphere.
"Oh my." Kiba murmured.
We enter and stand in a corner of the room, but neither Rias nor Akeno welcomes us, as they usually do.
Asia is also feeling uneasy so she holds onto my sleeve with an uneasy face. I pat on her head and hold her hand to comfort her and to make her feel safe
"Good, everyone's here." Rias finally speaks after looking at us, pausing slightly on me. "Before we start the club, there's something I need to tell you all."
"Madam, would you like me to explain the situation?" Grayfia asks, but Rias cuts her off by waving her hand.
"The truth is..." Rias is interrupted in turn.
A magic circle appears on the ground.
(Teleportation? But we're all here? Or is that another family member in Rias?)
The Gremory symbol drawn on the magic circle changes into an unknown pattern.
"This scorched bird..." Ddraig seems irritated to see this symbol appear.
"Phoenix..." Kiba murmured, awkwardly.
A bright light emanated from the magic circle across the room, a person appearing. Then flames emerge from the magic circle. Everyone shields themselves from the heat.
(Those flames, they're not that hot...)
"Obviously, this bird thinks he's above us because he's unkillable, but the truth is he's a nobody!" Ddraig doesn't really seem to appreciate this other mythical being.
While I was expecting to see a bird with flaming feathers, it's actually a man showing through the flames. He swings his arm to the side, making the torrent of flame disappear.
"Fuu, it's been a long time since I came to the human world."
He's a dark-blue-eyed blond, rather tall, wearing a red suit open to his torso, showing off a white shirt with gold buttons, red pants and he looks to be in his early twenties.
It would be a lie to say he's not good-looking, but he seems like a bad-boy type, with his hands in his pockets and his suit open casually.
I don't know if it's Ddraig's influence on me, but I can't help but get annoyed when I look at him, that haughty air he gives off and the way he stares at us, looking around the room like we're nothing, irritates me to no end.
"My lovely Rias, I've come to see you." He said, turning to her.
(My lovely Rias huh... he's the reason she came to my room last night?)
Rias stares at him with half-closed eyes, not welcoming him at all, but he doesn't seem to mind and approaches her.
"Now Rias, let's go and look at the ceremony hall together. The ceremony date is decided so we need to see it just before."
(Can't this guy read room temperature or what?)
This guy grabs Rias' arm, pulling her towards him.
"...Let go of me, Riser." Rias said it in a deep, serious voice, while pushing Riser away from him, freeing herself from his hold.
(It's the first time I've heard her voice like that, she's really pissed.)
The guy called Riser doesn't seem to care about having his hand shook off and is just smirking.
Seeing this, I get even more annoyed, so I cross my arms and tap my finger on my arm to calm myself down, while closing my eyes.
(This is no time to stand out and cause an unnecessary scene. I'll just wait for him to get out of here, but tiredness really doesn't help...)
I start to yawn, and Rise notices, and he seems to take it badly as he frowns. I can see he's looking down on me, and I can feel all his despise towards me. I look him straight in the eye for a second, before closing my eyes and leaning against the wall, feeling boredom coming on.
"Hey you, you're being rude to me. Can I ask what your problem is?" He said in an unpleased voice. It's completely different from the gentle voice he has towards Rias.
"..." The rhythm of my finger quickens, this guy enervates me even more. "You're boring me and pissing me off, does that work for you?"
"Oh?" He looks up, amused. "And who are you to talk to me like that?"
"Like you give a shit about who I am." I reply dryly.
"Perceptive, I see." A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. "And you know who I am, don't you? You've got a lot of nerve talking to me like that."
"Well, if I'm to believe the dragon in my head who insults you with every possible insult, I'd say you're a descendant of the Phoenix." I reply with a mocking tone, which seems to piss him off, before calming down, as if it wasn't worth it.
"...Oh? Rias? you haven't told your new servant about me? I mean, are there really people who don't know me? Even a reincarnated devil should know." He said with a touch of arrogance.
"I didn't tell him about you because I didn't see the need." Rias replies curtly, looking at me.
"Oh, my, harsh as ever, ahahahah..." He starts laughing.
"Emiya Senji-sama." Grayfia enters the discussion, calling out to me.
"Hm?" I turn to her, surprised (sama?)
"You've hit the nail on the head, this person is Riser Phenex-sama, he's a pure-blood High-class Devil, and the third son of the Phenex family, who have received the powers of the legendary firebird." Grayfia explains.
(I see, a High-class Devil from the House of Phoenix, so he has a peerage. Was the Phoenix you knew that arrogant?)
"Ah! He was far too proud of his little flames and his immortality and claimed that dragons next to him were worthless! He's a sore loser!" Ddraig doesn't stop.
(Hmmm, he was talking about ceremony, and Rias especially doesn't seem to like him at all, I wonder what relationship they both have...)
"And he's the husband of the next heiress of Gremory House." Grayfia adds, which makes my eyes widen. "He's engaged to Rias-ojousama."
(Oh... that's why she wanted me to take her virginity... she really doesn't like that guy, normal, he's really full of himself, insufferable.)
"I told you! I hate him and his descendants, all less than nothing!"
(Can you please stop messing with my head, I'm having trouble staying calm...)
While I'm bickering with Ddraig, Rias and Riser have sat down on the sofa and Akeno is walking towards them with cups of tea, serving them.
"The tea made by the [Queen] of Rias is superb." Riser praises Akeno.
"Thank you very much." Akeno smiled at him, but her tone was decidedly colder.
Riser settles right next to Rias and puts his arm behind her neck, caressing her shoulder. Rias pushes him away each time, but he persists, touching her hair, her hands, her neck... Which irritates me to no end.
We, her servants, stand against the wall in front of them and can only watch. I turn to my comrades, to see them all as irritated as I am.
(I can see that no one has any regard for this guy here, except Grayfia, who shows no emotion. Boy, if he keeps this up, I'm not going to be able to hold back... it's sexual harassment at this level. Who does he think he is to touch someone like that?)
"U-Umm, Senji-san, please calm down..." Asia, who's standing next to me, tugs on my sleeve.
(Huh? Why does she say that?)
"...Your face is frightening." Koneko murmurs.
"Senji-san, I know it's hard not being able to do anything, but it's better this way, if we intervene, we risk causing more trouble for President than anything else." Kiba puts a hand on my shoulder.
Seeing them all as on edge as I am, I take a deep breath and try to relax, close my eyes, clearing my head, even though I can still hear Ddraig annoyed in the corner of my head. Then I feel someone take my hand.
"Everything's going to be fine Senji-san, I'm sure we'll find a solution." Asia said, squeezing my hand tightly in hers.
(I can't believe she's the one reassuring me...)
"Thank you Asia and sorry." I stroke her head.
Suddenly, Rias leaps from the sofa and stares angrily at Riser.
"Stop this at once!" Her voice echoes throughout the room. "Riser! I've already told you! I won't marry you!"
"Yeah, I've heard that before. But Rias, it's not possible, you know? I think your household situation is pretty serious." Riser just smiles arrogantly.
"It's none of your business! If I'm the next heiress of House Gremory, then I'll choose who becomes my husband! My father, my brother and everyone in the clan is pushing it! Besides, it was a promise that I'd be free until I graduated from the university of the human world!" Rias explains.
"That's right. You were basically free. You could go to college and do whatever you wanted with your servants. But your Father-sama and Sirzechs-sama are worried. They're afraid your household will disappear. We lost a lot of pureblood devils in the last war. Even though that war is over, our rivalry with the Fallen Angels and God has not stopped. It's not uncommon for Devil-blooded successors to be killed in pointless combat against them, guiding the household to extinction. So for a pure-blooded Devil, who is also a High-class Devil, getting together would be the most logical solution for Devil forces. Even you know these children will be important, don't you?" Riser explains.
(She told me about it briefly, but I didn't think it was that serious, and there's even talk of a major Family exctinction... You who were alive during this war, it was so terrible?)
"It was, yes, but to tell the truth I couldn't care less about their hassle, all I remember is that it was getting in the way during my clash with my rival, so we entered their battlefield and taught them a lesson, the two of us, we're probably the main causes of death among these different factions."
(...I've always wanted to see you at your prime, but I'm hesitating more and more...)
"Ahahaha! You don't need to see it, because you will be, maybe not as powerful, because your human body will always have limits, but you'll be very close."
(Hmm, that doesn't make it any less terrifying...)
While chatting with Ddraig, I notice that Rias has gone quiet, even though her eyes are as sharp as ever.
"The new produced Devils..." Riser continues after drinking his tea. "The ones like your servants, the reincarnated Devils, are growing in strength, but it would make us, the High-class Devils with old history background, lose our place. There are old nobles who are close to the reincarnated Devils because they are very powerful. Well, that might be alright. The new Devils produced are just as important for our future. But we can't let the pure-bred Devils disappear, can we? You and I were chosen in order to prevent the purebloods from disappearing. My House is safe because I have my elder brothers. But there are only two siblings in your house, and your brother is someone who left the house. So only you, Rias, can inherit House Gremory. If you don't take a husband, House Gremory will disappear in your generation. Are you trying to crush the house that has continued to exist for so long? Because of the past war, there weren't even half the numbers of Devils who could refer to the "72 pillar". This marriage has the future of Devils lined up."
(Yeah, this is really serious...)
The "72 pillars", I remember a discussion with the club members about this. A long time ago, there were 72 Devils who had a peerage, and each clan had a dozen armies, but most of them died in the war. The clan of Rias is one of the most important purebred Devils to survive the war.
It pisses me off to hear Riser talk about marriage, but listening to the whole story, it makes things rather complicated.
Pure-bred Devils, among them Rias and Riser. Pure-blooded Devils. So we of the Rias peerage are merely reincarnated, which is why he looks at us as if we were trash.
But despite all that, for me these are just backward ideas and forcing a marriage, so a life to someone else is completely stupid, if Rias refuses to marry this dickhead, then I would be ready to fight for her. I refuse to see her in a life she'll regret.
(She's not going to end up like I was...)
"I'm not going to crush my house. And I am willing to take a husband." After a short silence, Rias speaks again.
"Oh," Hearing Rias, Riser grins widely. "I'd expect nothing less from you, Rias! So let's go..."
"But I won't marry you Riser." Rias cuts him off immediately. "I'd marry the person I acknowledge. Even devils from old noble houses have the right to choose."
Hearing this, Riser suddenly becomes unpleasant. His eyes become sharper and he even makes a noise with his tongue.
"...You know Rias, I'm also a Devil who carries the name of the Phoenix house behind me. I can't let that name be tarnished. I didn't even want to come to this little building in the human world. Rather, I don't like the human world any more than that. The fire and wind of this world is repulsive. For a devil like me who masters fire and wind, it's unbearable!"
Riser produces flames around him, starting to spread. Seeing this, Asia takes fright, gripping my hand tighter. I push her behind me to protect her.
"I will take you back to the underworld, even if I have to burn all of your servants." Riser's hostility and killing intent fills the room, and the pressure of his aura is aimed directly at us, trying to intimidate us.
I activate my magic circuits, ready to defend myself and above all protect Asia, who is trembling with fear behind me, clinging to the back of my jacket. Koneko, Kiba and Akeno are also preparing for battle, but are not at all confident.
"I won't let you touch a single hair of my servants." Rias stands up to Riser, a blood-red aura emanating from her body.
Riser also begins to cover his body with flame, raising the temperature even more, even for me it's starting to get hot, so I can't imagine for the others. The two are equivalent in terms of power, I can clearly feel it.
(If I had to fight Rias, I don't know if I'd win... So this guy is as strong as her, if not stronger...)
Flames gather at Riser's back and form wings. The atmosphere in the room is increasingly tense...
"Young lady-sama, Riser-sama, please calm down. If the two of you continue like this, then I won't be quiet at all. For Sirzechs-sama's honor, I won't hold back." Grayfia interferes calmly.
Rias and Riser both have a serious look on their faces when they hear Grayfia's quiet, intense voice, it seems they're afraid of her. Riser calms the flames around him and sighs, shaking his head.
"...To have the most 'powerful Queen' tell me that... even I would be frightened... I definitely don't want to fight Sirzech-sama's group, which is known for being composed of monsters." Said Riser, placing his hands on his hips.
(Rias' brother has quite a reputation, this guy must be overpowered, I can't imagine Rias later on... But for Grayfia to be so powerful, I don't sense any killing intent from her...)
Rias stops her red aura and relaxes, disbanding her fighting stance. Seeing that the two no longer intend to fight, Grayfia speaks up again.
"Master, Sirzech-sama and those of the Phoenix House knew it would end like this. To tell you the truth, this was the last discussion meeting. Everyone knew it wasn't going to be resolved, so they decided to make a last resort."
"Last resort? What do you mean Grayfia?" Rias asks, irritated.
"Young lady-sama, if you want to push your opinion forward, then how about you settle it by having a [Rating Game] against Riser-sama?" Grayfia finishes.
"...?!" Rias is speechless when she hears Grayfia, she seems to be shocked.
(Rating game huh... I remember we talked about it with Rias, two peerages facing each other... So as well as being a sort of sport for the Devils, it's also used to settle conflicts between Houses or that sort of thing...)
"As you know, young lady-sama, only mature Devils can participate in an official [Rating Game]." Grayfia continues her explanation and teaches me more. "But if it's an unofficial match between pureblood Devils, even young Devils can take part. However, in that case..."
"When it involves the family and household problems." Rias continues with a sigh. "In other words, my father and the others decided to have a game as a last resort if I refused, didn't they?... How far will they decide to interfere with my life to be satisfied!" Rias is really on edge, I can feel her urge to kill again.
"So young lady-sama, are you saying that you decline to participate in the game?" Grayfia asks.
"Of course not, since it's a chance. Very well then, let's settle it with a game, Riser." Rias confirms with confidence.
"Huh, then you accept it." Riser grinned at Rias's confidence. "I don't mind. But I'm already a mature Devil and I've competed in official games before. And I've won most of my games. Even with that, do you still want to play, Rias?"
"I will, and I will destroy you, Riser!" Rias replies with a fearless smile.
"Fine, if you win, you do what you want, but if I win, you'll marry me right away."
The two stare straight into each other's terrifying eyes, their gazes clearly intense, even more so than before.
"Understood. I, Grayfia, have confirmation of both opinions. I would be in charge of the game between the two households, is that good for you?" Grayfia asks.
"Yes."
"Yeah."
Rias and Riser agree to Grayfia's approval.
"All right. I'll inform both households then." Grayfia bows her head after confirmations.
(So here we are, diving straight into the deep end. This is a really serious situation, so here we are, taking part in a game against an experienced player... Anyway, I'll do anything to win...)
Riser looks at us one by one, and lingers longer on me, smiling mischievously, which irritates me.
"Hey, Rias. Are these your only servants?" Riser asks, laughing.
"So what?" Buchou twitches her eyes at his words.
"Then this match will be a laugh!" Riser starts laughing. "Only your [Queen, the Thunder Priestess can fight as an equal against my lovely servants."
As he said this, Riser snapped his fingers and a magic circle began to glow on the floor. This magic circle is that of the phoenix symbol, then silhouettes appear. I don't need to start counting; there are at least ten of them. Then they all appear, making me frown at the number of members in his peerage.
"Here, these are my lovely servants." Presents Riser, pointing to the 15 people gathering around him.
(A complete peerage... but that also means they're nothing special, since they all received a single piece. But that doesn't change our numerical inferiority... I feel guilty for taking all Rias' pawns now...)
"Bah! Don't say that! You're worth just as much as those 8 pawns. You can crush them all."
(It's not that simple, they clearly have the advantage, 6 against 16, and although I'm as strong as the 8 pawns in front of me, the fact that there are more of them completely changes the game...)
Just as I'm starting to think about strategy, I stop and look again at Riser's peerage. I realize that now they're all girls.
There's a princess-like blonde, a blue-haired girl wearing traditional martial arts garb, a pale-blue-haired girl with tanned skin, wearing an underwired metallic bra and a silk loincloth revealing her flanks, with numerous accessories on her arms, neck, ear, head and also a transparent pink veil on her arms. There are two maids. Two other girls who are clearly nekomatas, with feline ears. Two other girls who are undoubtedly twins. One is dressed like Yan Min, in traditional Chinese garb. One in a jacket and jeans, wearing a mask that hides half her face. One with long blue hair, wearing a white outfit and red shorts. One is in knight's armor, the one next to her is wearing a kimono. And the one who seems to me to be the strongest of the group, just before Riser, a woman with long purple hair, wearing a tiara on her head, she's dressed in a purple and pink dress and a white cape.
(Tss, that guy... He claims he wants to marry Rias for political reasons, but the truth is she'll just be another trophy, the bastard... all talk...)
"Hey, Rias... That servant over there is glaring at me with a lot of animosity towards me, what's his problem?" Riser points at me, annoyed.
"..." Rias turns to me, forcing me to calm down again, not wanting to cause her any more trouble. "That boy must not like you very much. At the same time I understand him, you're an egomaniac who thinks he can get away with anything and everything." She replies, rubbing her forehead.
"Hmpf! Mostly I think he's jealous of Riser-sama."
"Absolutely, he must envy his power and status!"
"Pathetic!"
"Bah, he's still a man, he must be jealous to see Riser-sama surrounded by girls."
"That must be it! It's ridiculous!"
The Riser girls start laughing at me, giggling and pointing.
(They don't seem to have anything in their heads either...)
"Don't say that, darlings." Riser calms them by caressing their bodies. "Looking up to upper stream folks is what a lowly ones does. Let's show them how passionate we are."
Saying this, Riser starts tongue-kissing one of the girls, all the while making noise by moving his tongue. Rias looks away, pretending not to care, but I can clearly see she's disgusted. The girl begins to moan softly, embracing Riser.
I can feel Asia tugging at my jacket, watching the scene as she trembles, looking completely red. I put my hand in front of her eyes to stop her seeing more, which surprises her but she understands, closing her eyes.
Riser withdraws his mouth with a thread of saliva to kiss another girl.
(It's pathetic, he thinks he can humiliate me like that?)
Riser, who has finished licking the second one's mouth, smiles down at me. But his face changes very quickly when he sees me unfazed.
"You could never do that." He said, irritated by my lack of concern.
"...*Sigh* I don't give a shit about your harem, or your High-class Devil status or whatever. To me you're just a pathetic guy, a rich guy who thinks he can have anything he wants in his hand without flinching. Except that's not what life's all about, you pigeon. You pretend to marry Rias for political reasons, but the truth is that you want her for your harem and that's it, you covet her body, her title and nothing else. And when that's the case, you'll go and see someone else. You don't deserve Rias' hand."
"Hm, heroes love women. It's a saying in the human's world isn't it? A good phrase indeed. But it's just a close relationship with my servants. You too are adored by Rias?"
(He... he didn't dare, the bastard.)
"Be careful what you say, you're no hero, you're just a burnt chicken, who wants that as a hero? You're no better than a Yakitori."
"Yakitori?! You... you low-class Devil! Don't get ahead of yourself! That's not the way you talk to a High-class Devil! Rias, what's going on with your discipline towards your servants!?"
"I don't care." Rias looks away.
"I'm going to repeat myself, fried chicken, I don't give a damn about your status, we're going to kick your ass and make you go home empty-handed."
"You seem quite confident, I remind you that he's technically immortal, how are you going to get past this?"
(I've got a solution for that.)
"Hm? Oh... Oh! That's right! Ahahahah! I can't wait to see his discomfited face!"
"*Sigh*... Mira, do it." Riser orders one of his girls.
"Yes, Riser-sama." It's the blue-haired one wearing a traditional martial arts outfit.
She brings out a stick and steps forward, taking up a fighting stance.
(You want a demonstration? You're in for a treat.)
I step forward, facing this Mira. I prepare myself, strengthening my whole body. Seeing my body glow a light blue, lines of that same light running down my body, she widens her eyes before refocusing. She lunges forward, the stick coming straight at me.
(Too slow.)
I take a step to the side, letting the stick pass me by and grabbing it. She tries to dislodge it but can't, confused. Suddenly, I push the stick to the side, startling her and making her lose her balance, then I strike her in the stomach with the palm of my hand.
"Gahaa!" She spits saliva, dropping her stick to hold her stomach.
She's about to fall to the ground but I catch her, then look at the other girls, who arrive and pick her up.
"I hope for your sake that the others are stronger, because otherwise it's going to end badly for you, Riser." I say, deactivating my magic circuits.
"Tss, the one you just beat is my [Pawn] Mira. She's the weakest of my servants. I thought her experience in battle and her talent as a Devil would be enough to put you in your place, but I have to admit you're on a certain level. A mage, then..." Riser looks me up and down.
"You're a little too presumptuous, Riser. I'm beginning to think these so-called victories are nothing but hot air." I frown.
"And you talk too much kid. But this match could get interesting, I've never seen a mage at work." Riser rests his hand on his chin, thinking of something. "How about we have a match in 10 days? We could do it now, but that wouldn't be interesting."
"...You're giving me a handicap?" She asks, wary.
"Are you against it? Is it humiliating? [Rating Game] isn't something simple that you can win with only your feelings. If you can't use your servant's power to the fullest, then you will lose immediately. So it's not weird for you to train with your servants for your first [Rating Game]. I have seen Devils who lost without
using their power to the fullest countless of times, no matter how great their potential and power was." Rias listens carefully to what Riser has to say. "10 days." Riser points to the ground, making a magic circle appear and light up. "If that's you, then you could improve your servants. If it's possible, Grayfia-sama."
"If the young lady-sama accepts, I don't see any problem." Grayfia replied simply.
"...I accept." Rias decides.
Satisfied with her answer, Riser turns to me one last time.
"I can't wait to see you on the battlefield kid, and see you fail, but most importantly, don't be a disgrace to Rias, your mistake is Rias' mistake." Then he turns to Rias. "The next time we see each other is at the game."
Riser and his peerage disappear into the light of his magic circle.