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Chapter 163 is too weak

The kitten from Tacheng was taken away by Heige.

There is still something stuck in this girl's heart, and her sister must help her to clear it up. Otherwise, she will most likely not listen to advice and restore her identity and power as a cat goblin.

Although Heige is a little unreliable, he absolutely cares for his sister and is good at stimulating her. There should be no problem handing the Tacheng kitten over to her.

Hmm...right?

Anyway, Aize felt that this arrangement was acceptable. He couldn't possibly be asked to guide a little cat demon that wasn't even an adult yet, right?
For a person like this, one Todo Kirin is enough, there is absolutely no need for more.

The same goes for Yuto Kiba. Aize has no intention of enlightening him. Even if he is always hostile to the church and the Holy Swordsman, that is his business and the church's business. What does it have to do with him?

Therefore, after handing the bracelet for forced awakening of the forbidden hand to Yuto Kiba, Aize no longer cared about him and let him decide what to do.

Rias took the bracelet and returned to the human world. Her half-vampire companion was sealed in the old school building of Kuoh Academy.

So, in the end, only Himejima Akeno was left there, not knowing whether to leave or not, so she just stood there.

Aize still chose not to pay attention and went back to the villa on his own, living a leisurely vacation-like life as before.

Just like that, the time came at night.

When it was completely dark that day, Aize left the villa.

Taking out the engine of the Tyrant Blood Scythe and starting it up, Aize controlled the gravity around him and flew slowly towards the horizon.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, rising from the direction of the villa, illuminating the space in its passage while shooting towards Aize.

"Oh!"

The Blood Scythe in Aize's hand suddenly crossed the space, dragging a streak of blood light, hitting the incoming lightning, and chopped it away with a muffled sound.

After chopping off the lightning, Aize carried the Tyrant Blood Scythe and looked ahead, without any sign of surprise or anger at the attack on his face.

In front of him, a girl with a long ponytail tied on one side, wearing a shrine maiden's costume, and devil wings spread out behind her, with a very unhappy look on her face, was flying in the air. One finger was stretched forward, and lightning flashed on the fingertips, telling others who the attack just now came from.

"What are you doing?"

Aize asked in a calm tone.

"…I should be the one saying this, right?"

Himejima Akeno's pretty face was tense, and there was fire in her eyes as she stared at Aize.

That's anger.

"You want to stop me?" Ai Ze ignored Himejima Akeno's anger and said, "Don't you hate your father the most? Why do you want to stop me?"

"That's my business." Himejima Akeno said coldly, "It has nothing to do with you."

"Of course it has something to do with me." Ai Ze held up the Tyrant Blood Scythe, letting its blood-red blade glow in the night sky, making it look like the god of death in the dark night. He said, "Why do you think I came here? Isn't it for your master?"

"What?" Himejima Akeno was slightly startled and asked in surprise: "Rias?"

"Yes." Aize said calmly: "As her queen and her original dependent, you should know it very well, right?"

"Rias Gremory, she is engaged and she is strongly against it."

Hearing this, Himejima Akeno fell silent.

She did know about it, and even knew who Rias was engaged to.

That is the pure-blooded demon family, the Phoenix, which is one of the seventy-two pillars along with the Gremory family.

Phoenix, the legendary sacred beast in charge of life, is revered by people. It is said that its tears can heal any injury and drinking its blood can make people immortal.

Although the Phoenix is ​​a holy beast, there is also a Phoenix belonging to the devil in the underworld. Its leader has the status of a devil marquis and is listed as one of the seventy-two pillars. He is Rias's engagement partner.

The Phoenix of the demon world is also a being that controls fire, wind, and life, and possesses almost the same abilities as the sacred beast Phoenix. Its flames can even burn the scales of a dragon, and even if it is reduced to ashes, it can be resurrected immediately, and is known as the Phoenix.

In terms of fame, Phoenix is ​​not inferior to Gremory, and is even more famous. He also has a high status in the underworld and is valued by all parties.

Rias's fiancé is the third son of the Phoenix family. He is a member of the young generation who has just debuted in recent years. He is a few years older than Rias. Except for some problems with his character, he is superior to the current Rias in all aspects.

Although Himejima Akeno is Rias's follower, the two are of the same age and have spent the longest time together. Although they are master and servant, they are actually no different from sisters. That's why Himejima Akeno will occasionally call Rias by her name.

But because of this, Himejima Akeno knew very well how much Rias resisted this engagement.

"She really doesn't want to fulfill this engagement, but she is the eldest daughter of a noble family and the successor to the clan leader. Naturally, as everyone knows, engagements are very popular and she can't make the decision on her own."

"What should she do then?"

"It's simple. The only way is to resist." Aize spoke calmly, as if he could see the future and as if he was making a prophecy.

"If this continues, the Gremory and Phoenix families will definitely do something about this."

"The demon world is a place where strength is respected and power speaks."

"Remember it's called the ranking game?" Aize said to Himejima Akeno with a half-smile, "Don't you think that with your master's stubbornness, the two families will definitely propose to use the most popular competition in the demon world to decide the final outcome of this marriage?"

Himejima Akeno's expression changed slightly.

She suddenly realized that this matter might really be the same as what Aize said, and it would eventually turn into a situation where both parties used a ranking game to decide the outcome of the engagement.

The ranking game is the most respected and popular competition among demons nowadays, and its status is comparable to the Star Martial Arts Festival in the learning battle world.

The results of the ranking game can even determine a demon's status and whether he can move up.

Those who perform well in the ranking game may be promoted to the highest-level demon if they are a king, and to a mid-level demon or even a high-level demon if they are a follower, and stand out in the demon world.

When in doubt, they would play a ranking game. This has become a fixed way for many senior demons to resolve conflicts and decide things.

However, if Rias were to play a ranking game with her fiancé, her chances of winning would be slim.

"No matter what, the third young master of the Phoenix family has already made his debut successfully. He has a full staff of followers and has participated in several ranking games. It can be said that he has both the strength and experience."

"And what about the Gremory Familiar?"

"You guys aren't even full yet."

Aize pointed this out.

The devil's followers cannot be collected in unlimited numbers, but there is a certain number.

This number is modeled after the real-world chess game, with the master's superior demon being considered the "King", and the rest being one "Queen", two "Castles", two "Bishops", two "Knights", and eight "Soldiers", for a total of sixteen.

To this end, the current Demon King Beelzebub has also developed a demon chess piece for reincarnating demons. By using this chess piece on someone he wants to take as a servant, he can establish a master-servant relationship and reincarnate someone from another race into a demon.

Every superior demon can receive these demon chess pieces. Except for the "King" who is himself and has no chess pieces, the remaining fifteen followers are reincarnated by corresponding demon chess pieces. Once all the chess pieces are used up, no new ones can be obtained.

These demon chess pieces also have their own characteristics. Once the chess pieces are fused and reincarnated as demons, they can obtain this characteristic and gain a certain degree of enhancement.

Like a castle, its characteristics are powerful attack and defense capabilities, equivalent to the value of five soldiers.

Like the Bishop, its characteristic is magic amplification, which is equivalent to the value of three soldiers.

Another example is the knight, whose characteristic is speed and whose value is equivalent to three soldiers.

As for the Queen, she has the power of all chess pieces and is worth the same as nine soldiers.

Himejima Akeno is Rias' queen and possesses the characteristics of all devil chess pieces, so her strength is the closest to Rias among the Gremory followers.

Kiba Yuuto is the knight, Tower City Koneko is the castle, the sealed vampire is the bishop, and with Himejima Akeno as the queen, these are Rias's followers.

In other words, she still has a total of eleven demon chess pieces that have not been used, and generally speaking, she has to collect eleven followers to fill the list.

And what about the third young master of the Phoenix family?
The other party had already gathered all his followers, and there was not a single demon chess piece left.

If the two sides were to play a ranking game, even if the king was included, it would be five versus sixteen, a difference in number that is more than twice as much.

What's more, the opponent's king is the Phoenix, known as the Phoenix. Regardless of his strength, it is almost impossible to defeat him.

"That is to say, once the fight starts, you will definitely lose."

Aize pointed this out mercilessly.

"But I owe Rias Gremory something again, and I don't want to see her lose."

"so what should I do?"

"Of course, I will try to make you as strong as possible, and make up for the quantity with quality."

Aize's eyes began to narrow as he looked at Himejima Akeno.

"I know that you all have some pasts that you cannot bear to look back on, but at this time, as Rias's followers, you still deliberately seal your own powers for something you cannot let go of, and sit back and watch your master lose his happiness?"

"This is the Gremory family that has such deep feelings for each other?"

"Then your feelings are too weak, aren't they? I feel bad for Rias!"

Aize's merciless accusation did not make Himejima Akeno angry this time.

She just remained silent, her eyes slightly dim.

(End of this chapter)