Kapitel 25: Life 2.1: I picked up a fight : Part 2
Next day after school
I was on my way to the club room along with Asia. On the way, Kiba also joined us.
"Hey, Kiba is there some problem regarding Buchou? "
"Buchou's problem? Maybe it is regarding 'House of Gremory'"
"Akeno-san must know, right?"
Kiba replied to my question,
"Akeno-san is Buchou's most trusted servant, so she obviously would know"
When we arrived in front of the door, Kiba notices something.
"...For me to finally realize the presence here..."
Kiba puts on a serious face by narrowing his eyes.
I just smiled and opened the door. Inside was Rias who looked unpleasant, Akeno with her usual smile but emitted a cold vibe, Koneko sitting on the chair quietly in the corner, and the silver-haired maid Grayfia.
'Well well, the atmosphere here is quite tense, so tense that no one is talking. Silence before the cyclone or was it calm before the storm.'
Kiba quietly says "Oh my" from behind me. Great, you ruined the mood. We stood before the couch in the room.
Rias speaks after looking at each of us.
"Looks like everyone is here. Before we start the club, there's something I need to tell all of you."
"Ojou-sama, do you want me to explain the situation?"
Rias rejects Grayfia-san's offer by waving her hand.
"The truth is—"
It happens exactly when Rias speaks. The magic circle on the floor glows.
That's an unknown symbol. I frowned.
"—Phoenix" was what Kiba said.
The circle glows and
FLAME
Flames appear from the circle silhouette of the person behind the flames becomes more clear and clear.
Quite an entrance!
The room is getting hot due to the heat produced.
He waves his arm and the flames disappear.
"Fuu. It's been a while since I came to the human world."
He was wearing a red suit with a shirt opened to his chest.
Raiser looks around the room and after finding Rias he smirks and says.
"My lovely Rias. I came to see you."
Rias was looking at him with her half eyes closed.
"Now then, Rias. Let's go and take a look at the ceremony hall. The date of the ceremony is decided so we need to check it before then."
He grabs Rias's hand, well that was rude.
"...Let go of me, Raiser."
I smiled and went towards the left window and leaned on the window frame with my hands in my pocket and one leg pushing the wall. I then closed my eyes while taking a little peeks at what's happening here.
"Let me introduced him. This person is Raiser Phoenix-sama. He's a pure-blood High-class Devil and the third son of the House of Phoenix"
Grayfia introduced him.
"And he is the husband of the next heiress of the House of Gremory. He is engaged to Rias-ojou-sama"
I smiled upon hearing this and maintained my position. Raiser doesn't seem to have noticed me.
'Is my presence that thin or am I being ignored'
After being seated Raiser sat close to Rias and hold her shoulder with his hand. Rias keeps shaking his hand many times but he keeps on touching her hairs, hands, and shoulder.
Akeno brought tea and made one for Raiser. Raiser took a sip from the cup and replied.
"The tea made by Rias's [Queen] is delicious"
"Thank you very much"
Just a simple reply.
Then Rias's patience ended
"Stop it already. Raiser, I told you before I won't marry you!"
"Yeah. I heard that before. But Rias your household's condition is quite serious"
"That's none of your concern! If I'm the next heiress for the House of Gremory, then I will choose who will become my husband! My father, brother, and everyone in the clan is rushing it! Also, it was a promise that I will be free until I graduate from the University of the human world!"
"That's right. You will be free. You can go to college and you can do whatever you like with your servants. But your Otou-sama and Sirzechs-sama are worried. They are afraid that your household will become extinct. We lost a great number of pure-blood Devils in the last war. Even if the war has ended, our rivalry with the Fallen Angels and God hasn't ended yet. It's not rare for the successors of pure-blood Devil to get killed in the worthless battle against them, which leads to the household becoming extinct. So for a pure-blood Devil who also happens to be a High-class Devil, getting together would be the obvious solution for the forces of Devils. A pure-blood High-class Devil. Even you know that these children will be important from now on, right?"
Rias becomes quiet after Raiser touched on this serious topic. Rias's eyes were still narrow and sharp but she was unable to retort. While Raiser continues to talk as he took a sip of the tea.
"The newly produced Devils—. The ones like your servants, the reincarnated Devils, are expanding in terms of strength but that would make us, the High-class Devils with an old historical background, lose our place. There are old nobles who gets close to the reincarnated Devils because they are very powerful. Well, that might be alright. The newly produced Devils are also important for our future. But we can't allow the pure-blood Devils to go extinct right? You and I were chosen to prevent the pure-bloods from going extinct. My house is safe because I have my older brothers. But there are only two siblings in your house. And your brother is someone who left the house. Then there would only be you, Rias, who can inherit the House of Gremory. If you don't take a husband, the House of Gremory will go extinct in your generation. Are you trying to crush the household that has been continuing for a very long time? Because of the past war, there is not even half the number of Devils who were referred to as "72 pillars". This marriage has the future of the Devils on the line."
...It seems like the discussion is getting serious now...
"I'm not going to crush my house. And I am willing to take a husband."
Hearing Rias, Raiser makes a big smile.
"Oh, to be expected from Rias! Then let's—"
"But I won't marry you, Raiser. I will marry the one I acknowledge. Even the Devils from the old noble house have the right to choose."
Rias talks over Raiser and says it clearly.
Hearing that, Raiser 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 House of Phoenix behind me. I can't let that name get tarnished. I didn't even want to come to a small old building like this in the human world. Rather, I don't like the human world that much. The fire and wind of this world are filthy. For a Devil like me who rules fire and wind, I can't stand it!"
FLAME!
There are flames around Raiser. There are small bits of fire around the room.
"I will take you back to the underworld, even if I have to burn all of your servants."
CHILLS
Everybody has chills down their spine. Soon the fire gathered around the back of Raiser and formed two wings of fire.
I just smiled and as Rias unleash her aura countering Raiser's, I stood behind Raiser with still my eyes closed. I kept my hand on his shoulder, he was shocked that he didn't notice me
"Now, now. Calm down, flame boy. And what do you expect we would just let you kill us!"
I then opened my eyes with [Sharingan] activated.
Soon a pressure emerged from me not as strong as existing but was strong enough.
The atmosphere is intense. But there is one person who interfered calmly. –It's Grayfia-san.
"Issei-sama, Ojou-sama, Raiser-sama, please calm down. If both of you were to continue, then I won't be quiet about it. For Sirzechs-sama's honor, I won't hold back."
Raiser's face became serious and he withdrew his pressure and shook my hand from his shoulder.
"Don't touch me, servant. Be within your limits and know your place. I am not someone a mere servant can touch"
He then looked towards Grayfia and said
"...To be told that by the "Strongest Queen", even I would be scared... I definitely wouldn't want to fight the people from Sirzech-sama's group, which is known to be made up of monsters."
After that Rias also withdraw her pressure and disbanded her battle stance.
Seeing that both Buchou and Raiser have no intention to fight, Grayfia-san speaks.
"Master, Sirzechs-sama, and those from the House of Phoenix knew it would turn out like this. To tell you the truth this was to be the last discussion meeting. Everyone knew that it wouldn't be solved, so they decided to make a last resort."
"Last resort? What do you mean, Grayfia?"
"Ojou-sama, if you wish to push your opinion forward, then how about you settle it by having a [Rating Game] against Raiser-sama?
"...!?"
Buchou becomes speechless hearing Grayfia-san. She seems to be very shocked.
"You are not mature yet to qualify for joining the official [Rating Game]. But if it's an unofficial match between pure-blood Devils then even immature Devils could participate. However in this case–"
"When it involves family and household problems"
Buchou continues to talk while making a sigh.
"In other words, Otou-sama and the others decided to have a game as a last resort if I was to decline, right? ...Just how far they are intending to interfere with my life to feel satisfied...!"
Grayfia-san says,
"Then Ojou-sama, you are saying you would also decline to participate in the game?"
"No, I won't, since this is a chance. Alright then. Let's settle this with a game, Raiser."
Raiser smirks after Buchou's provocative words.
"Hee, so you're accepting it. I don't mind. But I'm already a mature Devil and I have already participated in the official game. Right now I have won most of the games. Even so, you still want to play, Rias?"
Raiser replied with even more provocative words. Buchou sends back a fearless smile.
"I will. I will blow you away, Raiser!"
"Fine. If you win, do whatever you like. But if I win, you will marry me immediately."
"Understood. I, Grayfia, have confirmed both sides' opinions. I will be in charge of the game between the two households. Is that okay?"
"Yes."
"Yeah."
Buchou and Raiser both agree to Grayfia-san's approval.
"Understood. I will inform the two households then."
Grayfia-san bows her head after confirming.
"Hey, Rias are these your servants"
He said while pointing at us. Rias twitches her eyes after hearing the mocking tone
"So what? "
"Who is that guy leaning on the window there?"
After our confrontation, I went back to my position.
"Issei Hyoudou. A [Pawn] of Rias Gremory's peerage"
He just looked at me and then continued to Rias
"Then this match will be a laugh. Only your [Queen], the "Priestess of Thunder" and this [Pawn] can fight on par with my adorable servants."
Saying that Raiser clicked his fingers and the magic circle glowed emerging 15 hot, charming, and sexy beauties.
I smirked which was noticed by Raiser
"Do you find it funny in anyways [Pawn]"
"You can call me Issei or simple [Red Dragon Emperor]"
Hearing this whole room was shocked
'I guess they forgot who I am'
"Besides I just wanted to say that everybody wants to eat but only the loins hunts the rest prays on the remains"
This fumed Raiser into a rage but he soon calms down.
"Pity that you have such attitude otherwise you would surely be the best [Pawn] anyone could ask for. Mira, Do it"
A small girl having a small physique same as Koneko came and planted her stick into my stomach which I blocked with my palm and gripped it. As I gripped it she flicked it upwards and I was sent flying towards the roof and as I was about to hit the roof I changed my position and landed on the roof I pushed my feet and projected myself before the girl. My dash was blocked by a girl who seemed to have a mask on her face. And I was in the position from where it started.
Raiser raised his brows in amazement.
"Truly your [Boosted Gear] is one of the strongest and is said to kill even Gods. But did it ever defeated a God? Which means it's imperfect."
"You haven't even seen what I can do yet"
"Good then I give you 10 days"
He turned towards Rias and said
"If it's you then you can increase their strength"
He then turned to me
"Don't be a disgrace to Rias, Rias's [Pawn]-Kun. Your blow is Rias's blow"
He then kept a hand on my shoulder and inserted a little pressure.
'Ddraig it's strong'
[Of course. He is a pureblooded Phoenix. You can counter it but your intensity and experience are not as much as his. He has been a devil longer than you. He knows his ability and how to use it. He has more battle experience than you]
'He has the right to be arrogant and the experience to back it up.'
Saying this Raiser left.
[One thing is sure. He won't underestimate you.]
'Yeah, he is gonna plan it all'
No more thinking about it, let us move on.
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