Chapter 423: The Future of Underworld (I)...

[POV Reo] 

"It will be Sirzechs Lucifer…" I said like it was the most obvious thing in the World. Sirzechs blinked in confusion with a bewildered look on his face. Except for Falbium Asmodeus, the remaining Devil Kings also had a similar reaction. 

Even Zeoticus and Venelana Gremory blinked in bewilderment. "Um… sorry, I don't understand…" Sirzechs asked in a confused tone and I simply tilted my head. 

"Aren't you in charge of Domestic Affairs of Devils?" I questioned and raised my brows. 

"Uh… yes, I am" Sirzechs said in an unsure tone. How stupid can he be? 

"The mess with the Naberius Clan is a Domestic Affair, so it must be dealt with by the one who is in charge of  Domestic Affairs" I said like it was the most obvious thing in the World. 

Sirzechs Lucifer and everyone else in the room finally understood where I was going with the whole thing. Sirzechs flinched and shook his head. "I can't do something like that! If I do that then a Civil war will break out!!" Sirzechs protested and I simply shook my head in disappointment. 

"Ooh… he doesn't want to do it. So can I kill them?" Hela asked in a cheerful smile and I simply shook my head with a smile on my face. Hela started to release bloodlust, making everyone flinch away in fear. 

I waved towards Hela and she reined in her bloodlust. "You have no idea how disappointed I am with you Devils… especially with you Sirzechs Lucifer…" I said with a smile as I approached Sirzechs. 

"What are you trying to say?" Ajuka Beelzebub asked curiously but I didn't pay him any attention. From the corner of my eyes, I noticed that Grayfia Lucifuge finally arrived in the room. 

"Crimson-Haired Prince of Destruction, quite an over-exaggerated title, don't you think Hela?" I asked and everyone in the room shuddered when the said woman started to cackle in mad glee. 

"Destruction… a very interesting concept" I said and a deep purple orb appeared in my hand. Sirzechs, Venelana, and Rias jumped away in fear as their faces became completely pale. 

"Good… at least your senses haven't dulled, yet" I said in a mocking tone and everyone in the room held their breaths as everyone could feel the Power of Destruction oozing out of the orb. 

"This is the Power of Destruction… disintegrating this world with this orb would be an overkill… you have also learned how to use the Power of Destruction, even if your mastery over the Power of Destruction is almost incomparable to someone like me" 

"I won't even talk about your sister and mother, they are insignificant. Even with your minuscule mastery over the Power of Destruction, you should be able to destroy anything in front of you… but what did you do? You became a dog of the Devil Council. Truly pathetic!"

"I feel insulted that someone like you has gained such mastery over the Power of Destruction. If I want, I could take away your ability, just like this" I said and Sirzechs gasped in horror as he could no longer access the Power of Destruction. 

"How does it feel? But I won't do that… taking away the Power of Destruction away from you would make you even more pathetic…" I said in disdain as I returned his power. "Taking away your main power would have been playing dirty" I said with a mocking grin on my face. 

"...Why are you doing all this?" Zeoticus Gremory asked. "We haven't done anything" Zeoticus said, trying to defend his son. I dismissed the orb and rolled my eyes. 

"That is the problem. You or your son haven't done anything. What is the use of having so much power if he doesn't even use it?" I asked coolly.

"So we are doing all of this because he hasn't done anything?" Serafall asked and I simply shrugged. 

"No… the answer is much simpler than that. I am doing all this because I can. I have the power to do anything… Might makes you right. Isn't that how the Devils have worked so long?" I asked Serafall who didn't back down from her glare. That is impressive… I thought that she would flinch away. 

"For thousands of years, the three Great Factions thought that they were the top dogs, I am just showing all of you how wrong you were…" I finished with a grin. 

Ajuka Beelzebub gasped. "You plan to start a war?" Ajuka asked in a horrified tone. Hmm… I haven't thought of doing something like that but he does seem to have an interesting point. Hela would absolutely love that. 

"It is called a war when two armies fight each other for an extended time period" I pointed out and then I turned towards Hela. "How long will it take you to eradicate the Devil Race?" I asked and she looked contemplative. 

"...I could eradicate every last one of them in a couple of hours, give or take" Hela said and I turned back towards Ajuka. 

"See… a whole Race gone in a couple of hours. Would you call that war? It is called a Massacre and if I use my power, all of you would stop existing with just a simple thought…" I said and shrugged. I turned around to see everyone looking at me with fear in their eyes. 

"Hmm… I spoke too much, my throat feels dry" I said dryly and poured myself some wine. "I wouldn't have to speak so much if Sirzechs had agreed to kill the Naberius Clan, it's all your fault" I said and gave him a pointed look. 

"...You know I could always kill them" Hela reminded me and this time I didn't do anything. I decided to discard my plan of eradicating them. No… that won't do. My eyes focused on Hela and an idea appeared inside my mind.

Ohhh… this will be much more amusing. "Lord Gremory, why don't you arrange for food. I think that would be lovely, I would have loved to avoid the unpleasantries but your son is very inconsiderate" I beamed with a bright smile and everyone deadpanned but Zeoticus still decided to arrange for food. 

The Neko Sisters finally arrived and decided to sit side by side. Kuroka looked extremely cheerful while Koneko Toujou was being her useful self. "So, I hope everything worked out for you perfectly?" I asked and Kuroka gave me a bright smile as she nodded her head. 

"What happened, Koneko?" Rias carefully asked and Koneko simply looked down at her plate. 

"Buchou, can I go with my sister?" Koneko slowly asked but then she hurriedly added. "I won't be leaving your peerage, I simply want to spend some time with my sister" Koneko said and looked towards her sister Kuroka who could only smile brightly. 

Rias looked in between Koneko and Kuroka for a few moments and from the corner of her eyes, she looked towards us. After a few moments, she finally released an exasperated sigh. "You can go, but be careful" Rias said in a slightly worried tone. 

Zeoticus Gremory finally sat down and everyone began to eat. "The food is great" I complimented and Hela hummed in agreement. Everyone started to eat but it was clear that everyone was pretty tense. 

"I would let all of you know that I don't swing the other way… girls are free to keep looking at me" I said coolly when I noticed everyone watching me eat. All the men immediately averted their eyes while the women didn't know how to react. 

The food was pretty amazing. Of course, we could expect nothing less from a family like Gremory. Sirzechs Lucifer's incompetence aside, the Devils were a good bunch. Removing some Devils would do wonders for the Underworld. That is one of the reasons why I had decided to discard my eradication plan. 

The other reason why I discarded the plan was because I wanted to conduct an experiment. I am pretty sure that even if my experiment goes awry the Devils are going to survive. They were quite a resilient bunch if nothing else. I decided to wait for everyone to finish their dinner. 

"I have made a decision" I said loudly and everyone froze. Some looked around with worried looks on their faces while some decided to wait for me to reveal the dreaded decision I had made. I dramatically clasped my fingers together in front of my face and everyone including Hela held back their breaths. 

"I have decided to discard my eradication plan" I finally revealed and for a few moments, nobody reacted to the news. After a few moments, bright smiles appeared on everyone's faces except Hela, she started to sulk. But before anyone could start cheerful celebrations, I decided to reveal the last bit of my decision. 

"Instead, Hela here is going to take over the Underworld" I finished and all the Devils inside the room paled drastically and started to shudder in fear while a sadistic grin appeared on Hela's face…