Chapter 16: Every girl needs to marry

Chapter 16: Every girl needs to marry

"Father. Mother. Let's forget it since everything has happened."

"Sirzech..." 2x

Zeoticus and Venelana sighed, but they knew that Sirzech was correct. Even if they wanted to blame Rias, they knew that they were also at fault.

Sirzech also couldn't escape the blame since he was the one who set up everything and also became Rias's backer.

More importantly, their greatest mistake was underestimating Riser Phenex and overestimating Hyoudo Issei.

Riser wasn't just an ordinary genius. He was a monster; among his age, he was the best of his generation.

Whether Zeoticus, Venelana, or Sirzech knew this, and they knew that the last battle probably wasn't Riser's limit.

Riser was also young, so he could be even more powerful.

His limit was probably even further.

The worst Riser's limit would be at Serafall Leviathan's level, who was the strongest female devil.

However, if they had to be optimistic, he might be the third irrationality that happened among the devil.

He might become the third existence at the same level as Ajuka Beelzebub and Sirzech Gremory.

Nevertheless, such an existence was already out of their reach already.

This regretted them the most.

Whether Zeoticus, Venelana, or Sirzech thought similarly. They might love Rias, but there was something that was more important: the future of the devil and the interest held by Sirzech and all the people that entered his boat.

The four Maou might be powerful, but were they the rulers of the underworld? No.

Other houses aside, since they didn't have the power to compete with the four Maou, the Bael house was different since it was the Great King of the Devils. In their minds, they were the real leader of the underworld.

While the devils might be peaceful now, the fight for authority between the two groups never stopped.

The reason why Rias's name was being blatantly smeared among the high-class devils was, without a doubt, the Bael family.

By doing this, a great rift would be created between the Gremory house and the Phenex house.

Even worse, the Phenex house would move away from the four Maou and go to follow the Bael's clique.

The importance of the Phenex house was clear to all since they could produce Phoenix Tears, a special type of healing potion that could treat most injuries.

Naturally, it would be horrible if everything went according to the house of Bael.

Because of this, whether it was the Gremory house or Sirzech, neither could blame Riser, and they couldn't make the Phenex house their enemies.

Fortunately, no one tore each other's faces, and they appeared amiable in front.

Though, inside?

No one could tell, which was why Riser needed to become stronger.

Once again, they might love Rias, but her happiness was nothing in front of the peace of all the devils.

Devils had faced many wars, and because of this, many of them had gone extinct, and because of that, no war should happen.

So because of this, what they could do toward Rias was only one thing.

"Rias, go back to Japan. Instead of staying here, it is better for you to live there."

"..."

Rias looked at her brother in disbelief.

The meaning of Sirzech's words was simple.

Instead of staying in the underworld and living uncomfortably in the underworld, she might as well have lived on Earth with all humans.

Yet, this also meant that he told her to leave the underworld since her existence caused them trouble.

"Yes, Kaichou!"

"But Kaichou, what do you think of the young master of Phenex?" Shinra Tsubaki, Sona's Queen, couldn't help but ask.

"What do I think?"

Sona thought about the man. They happened to look at each other for a moment at the end.

"Frankly, my impression of him when I met him for the first time and at the end of the engagement was different."

When she met him for the first time, she thought of him as a frivolous and bad boy. As an intelligent person, she hated this type of someone the most, yet strangely enough, she felt this man was suitable for Rias, who was thoughtless and moved based on her emotions.

However, in the end, her impression of him changed.

At least she didn't think that he was a bad person.

Still, she shook her head. "But I can hardly say anything about him since I don't know much about him except that he is a playboy."

The fact that Riser was a playboy was something natural, especially when he always boasted about his harem previously.

Yet, even so, he had become more mature somehow.

This is how she felt.

"Well, how about we go back?"

After that engagement, they didn't immediately return to Japan since the accident during the engagement still shocked them.

If possible, Sona wanted to return with Rias first since, like her peerage members, she was also curious about Riser and worried about Rias.

Yet, suddenly, she received a call from her father.

"...."

Her expression became dark before she let out a long sigh.

"Otou-sama, is there something?"

"Oh, Sona, are you still in the underworld?"

"I am about to go back to Japan."

"Then, go home first."

"What's wrong? Is there another engagement? I won't marry someone who can't beat me in a game of chess."

The only reason why her father called her was only one, and that reason was to search for a marriage partner for her.

"Don't make such a judgment so easily. This one is different. I am sure that you will love him."

"I am the one who will decide that."

Sona let out a helpless sigh as she rubbed her temple.

Like Rias, Sona knew that she was unable to escape the fate of being engaged to another pure-blood devil.

"Kaichou, what's wrong?"

All the members of Sona's peerage looked at her worriedly.

"Nothing." Sona shook her head. "Tsubaki, follow me back to my house, and you guys, return to Japan. Take care of school, okay?"

"Yes, Kaichou!"

Leaving several reminders to all of them, Sona went home with her "Queen" and was ready to face her new fiance candidate.

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By the way, thanks for all the comments about his rewards in the future.

All of them are good.