Bab 227: Chapter 227
"You're engaged to Riser Phenex?" I asked Rias for confirmation.
Rias slumped down further on her couch and stared at the ceiling. "Yes, his family is very wealthy and politically powerful in the Underworld right now. My parents will not allow me to refuse the engagement and my peerage isn't even close to strong enough to beat his."
"Rias has tried asking everyone she knows for help, but no one wants to help her." Sona added on. Sona explained that she had even tried to ask her own sister to help on Rias's behalf, but Sirzechs stepped in and forbade Serafall from breaking off the engagement either.
The solution here was obvious then.
I stood up and walked over to the two of them. Both sets of eyes were on me as I casually seated myself directly between Rias and Sona. I stretched my arms out and wrapped them around both girls' shoulders. Both of them blushed adorably when I did so. "You've forgotten one person, you never asked me for help." I told Rias. "What's a mere Phenex family in front of me anyway. I could probably solo their entire clan if I wanted to."
The Phenex regeneration was useful against other Devil's, but it was useless in front of my Light Energy attacks.
On top of that, the Phenex clan members had a habit of tanking attacks when they could instead dodge them. They loved to flaunt their supposed immortality. Immortality that doesn't even work against the Devil's natural enemies…
There's a reason that the Gremory family is ranked higher on the Devil's totem pole as Duke House, compared to the Phenex who are only a Marquis house. Back during the Great War, their clan dropped like flies whenever they ran into Angels and Fallen Angels. Eventually they were forbidden from even going on the Frontline because Lucifer was afraid that Hell would lose its only clan of healers.
At least, that's what happened according to the history in my world. I'm assuming it's very similar here though.
Rias's eyes widened. "You would do that? Go up against the entire Phenex clan for a girl you just met?" She asked me hesitantly.
"I'd do that for either of you two if you both asked. It should be fairly obvious, but I'm quite interested in you both." I smiled at them. My arms were still around them both and I scooted them even closer to me. Rias and Sona were both pressed up against my sides at this point.
They both blushed again and neither of the Devil princesses made a move to leave my embrace. Both of these girls must be very pent up. Sona, even more so than Rias apparently. Sona was taking advantage of this situation and leaning into me further.
Sona's situation was similar to Rias, but less obvious. I imagined a jealous Serafall has probably been keeping any potential suitors away from Sona. Sona's last fiance broke off their engagement after losing a simple chess match to her? No chance that was what actually happened. Serafall probably secretly threatened to kill his entire family if he didn't back off.
Rias didn't look entirely convinced yet but she was close. "...What if my brother decides to intervene? Can you fight him too?"
"Then I'll just fly into space, grab an asteroid and throw it at him!" I replied immediately. There was no way I was fighting that guy straight up at my current level. I'll bombard his ass from space! Devils needed to breathe, I did not.
"Wait!? Can angels survive in a vacuum?" Sona interrupted and asked me in surprise. "They could have rained down meteors on the Underworld during the Great War?" She asked in surprise and wanted clarification.
I nodded at her. "I guess they could have, but the Angel's would have been far too prideful to do that. Not to put down my former race, but they're all one trick ponies that refuse to fight with anything besides Light Energy." I told Sona, who looked more relieved to hear that.
Rias came to a decision.
"Layla…Will you help me?" Rias asked hopefully. "...If you do, I'll be your girlfriend! I'll even make it a 2 for 1 offer and throw in Sona! I'd offer Akeno too, but she hates Fallen Angels with a vengeance…" She cutely babbled on a little bit.
"Y–you can't just offer me up without my permission, Rias!" Sona leaned over me and scolded her. She sat back and looked at me hesitantly. "I suppose I w–wouldn't mind going on a few dates though…"
"That means yes in Tsundere Sona language." Rias confirmed for me. "She's your girlfriend now too, so you have to help me!" She said while grinning and nodding her head up and down!
[Two for the price of one… You work fast, Host.]
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