Chapter 35 – Raiser Phenex, The Worst

Chapter 35 – Raiser Phenex, The Worst

Standing near the center of the main room of the Occult Research Club, I stared at Raiser Phenex with a defiant stare without flinching.

The expression on his face was a mixture of surprise, anger, hatred, and a hint of haughtiness. Just seeing him like that, without a word of reaction, gave me satisfaction, but I knew I couldn't get too confident, or it would be my undoing.

Grayfia tried to keep order, casting a stern look in my direction, as if to reprimand my behavior.

"All of you, calm down." Grayfia ordered. "This is neither the time nor the place for conflict. Mr. Raiser, I ask you to take a deep breath and step back. Leonard, you need to control yourself."

Raiser, clearly irritated, took a step back, closing his fingers and forming the hand in which he was about to create a fireball, for even he knew he could not disobey the direct order of Grayfia, Queen of the Crimson Satan.

"A duel... is that what you want? A duel to the death? Very well. But remember, Leonard, you asked for it." His eyes burned with rage.

At the same time, I could see the eyes of the members of the Occult Research Club on me.

Asia looked worried. Koneko frowned as if trying to understand what I had in mind, and Akeno kept a serious face but gave me a slight nod when I looked at her, as if she agreed with what I had done.

Rias, on the other hand, was incredulous. Her eyes were fixed on me and she took a few quick steps towards me.

"Leonard, what do you think you're doing? You can't just challenge Raiser like that. This is madness!"

"Rias, I couldn't stand by and let him treat you like that. You want to cause trouble with someone you love, right? So if you can't fight for that right directly without being an unfair evaluation game, then I'll do it. It's the only way."

Rias shook her head, still incredulous. "This isn't about me, Leo. It's about you. Raiser is a powerful devil, a Phenex. He doesn't feel pain, he can't be hurt. How do you think you can defeat him?"

"I can't be sure if I don't try. If I did nothing and just watched you get taken by that guy, I'd never forgive myself. You're too important to me, and you're too important to your other servants."

Her eyes widened, and then she looked at the others. Kiba, Koneko, Akeno and Asia also looked at her. No one dared to stop me because they knew I was right.

Rias lowered her head and shoulders. "Leo... this is insane. This isn't the only solution. I don't want to lose you. Don't make me..."

I took her hands and cradled them, just as I had done earlier, to calm Asia.

"I heard about the rating game. I know you can appeal that decision in a game of [Pieces] versus [Pieces]. But do you really think you can beat this guy in such an unfair game? He's powerful, he's older, and he comes from an important family. Surely, this man has many more [Pieces] than you. There are only six of us. If he has all the [Pieces] that fit on one side of the board, a rating game won't be fair. The best way to try to reverse all this is one-on-one."

This time, it wouldn't be like the duel in the anime between Issei and Raiser. No, this wasn't a duel for orders, it was a duel for life.

This had been a tradition in the underworld many, many years ago, before the war that devastated the Angels, Fallen Angels, and devils, but now that there were few devils left, this practice had been replaced by rating games to prevent many devils from dying. Thus, such a rare event attracted the attention of not only most of the lower-level devils, but also the noble devils.

Dozens of nobles were in the arena to watch my duel, most of them glaring at me from their high platforms above the stands. I didn't care. I wasn't doing this to please them, but to show myself that it was okay to do things my way!

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Chapter 35 - Raiser Phenex, The Worst

Chapter 36 - Boosted Gear X Phenex

Chapter 37 - Explo... sion?!

Chapter 38 - Devastation of Destruction

Chapter 39 - Gremory Mansion

Chapter 40 - System Update

Chapter 41 - Your chances? Very High! (R-18)

Chapter 42 - Asia Deep Throa... Khum! (R-18)

Chapter 43 - My First Time with a Nun (R-18)

Chapter 44 - Rhythms & Poses (R-18)

Chapter 44.5 - Asia Argento POV (R-18)

Chapter 45 - Attribute Points

Chapter 46 - Welcome Back

Chapter 47 - Collecting Artifacts

Chapter 48 - New System Challenge!

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Chapter 50 - Tight Walls (R-18)

Chapter 51 - Arara~ (R-18)