Qingqiu knew from his limited memories that the remaining two demon kings, like Serafla, were forced to become demon kings. If someone was willing to be a demon king in their place, they would definitely run away faster than anyone else.
Thinking of Leohart, Qingqiu naturally thought of Naruse Mio's uncle.
The middle-aged red-haired demon noble wearing glasses claimed to be Wilbert's younger brother, but in Qingqiu's memory, many people said that he was actually Wilbert who did not die.
However, there is no evidence for this, it is just an inference, because the appearance of the demon king's younger brother was too coincidental, and he also mastered gravity magic.
Qingqiu actually tends to believe that he is not Wilbert. There is more evidence that the two are not the same person than that they are the same person.
Wilbert displayed his powerful fire power to the outside world, and when Naruse Mio was in danger, he did not move at all.
Even later on, his attitude towards Naruse Mio was very cold. Not to mention being a father, he wasn't even like an uncle.
Of course, maybe Wilbert did this on purpose, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to deceive all the demons.
After brainstorming for a while and recalling all the relevant information in his memory, Qingqiu rubbed his head and finally gave up thinking.
It's too complicated. No matter what the old devil wants to do or what plans he has, just defeat him directly.
Isn't this why he works so hard to improve his strength?
Of course, strategically despising the enemy and tactically taking the enemy seriously, Qingqiu still carefully inquired about the detailed deployment of the old demon faction.
Naturally, Katraya told him everything she knew, including the color of the underwear of the person who would carry out the plan.
After listening to it, Qingqiu suddenly understood the whole story.
Just after the three tribes' meeting, the old demon faction, which had been trying to overthrow the existing demon world, joined forces with the old antiques under Leohart who were dissatisfied with them.
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Author's Notes: I will write about Celis and Nanao Tachibana, but since they are not in the anime, I will keep it simple.
Chapter 418: Demonic Cardinal Court
The four great demon kings each manage an area of the demon world, which is a bit like four countries.
It’s just that due to external pressure and the vastness of the Three Realms, there are no conflicts between countries. At most, there are only some conflicts of interest such as marriage.
But there is one thing in common, that is, each place ruled by a demon king has its own unique national conditions.
Compared to Sirzechs and Seraful, the situation on Leohart's side is much more complicated for these demon kings who have the support of pure-blood families and their own powerful strength.
The biggest difference is that as a demon king, he is also subject to the control of an organization called the Demon Cardinal Court. There is a subtle sense of confrontation between the two.
The Demon Cardinal Court is controlled by several veteran demons who hold a contemptuous and disdainful attitude towards humans and other races.
The new generation of demons are 80% similar to humans, and the same is true for angels and fallen angels.
Katrea did not give a detailed description of the group of old demons in the Cardinal Court, but if they were the same as Qingqiu's memory, those guys had nothing to do with human form except for a head and two legs.
In fact, compared to the old demon faction that Katrea belongs to, this group of old guys are the real old demons.
After all, the so-called old devil faction only supports the four former devil lords in theory, and 90% of them are actually the new generation of devils.
But Leohart's Demon Cardinals are different. These old guys are greedy for life and afraid of death. They are holding on to power and are almost living out the almost infinite lifespan of demons.
Naturally, they look the closest to the first generation of hideous demons created.
To be too old to die is to be a thief.
With Leohart coming to power, the power of these old guys became unstable. They had already had close ties with the old demons, so this time they simply surrendered to them.
There is only one goal, which is to wait until the old demon faction secretly replaces Leohart, continue to retain the Cardinals, retain their rights, and allow them to oppress civilian demons unscrupulously.
If we were to ask where the most dangerous place in the demon world is right now, it would definitely be the Demon King's Castle where Leohart is.
That is where those old guys from the Demon Cardinal Court are.
According to incomplete statistics, thousands of young female demons disappear there every year, not to mention other persecuted demons.
If Qingqiu hadn't rescued them in time, the Naruse couple would have been among them.
Leohart, as the Demon King, doesn't care. Other demons can't stand it, but they can't intervene.
This is more like the relationship between countries.
There is a saying that goes, XXX has its own national conditions...
In fact, it’s not that Leohart doesn’t care, but over the years, the old guys in the Cardinals’ Hall have infiltrated all aspects.
If we don't make any preparations and just mindlessly deal with these old guys, the economy and people's livelihood of the entire 'country' may completely collapse.
If that happens, the lives of the demon civilians will become even more miserable, and Leohart himself will be nailed to the pillar of shame.
As for why the old man in the Cardinal Hall suddenly became anxious and would rather join the old demon faction than get rid of Leohart, it was naturally because if they didn't take action, they would have no chance.
Since taking office, Leohart has been cultivating his own team and gradually taking back power. While the College of Cardinals was dealing with him, he did not forget to deal with the College of Cardinals.
As a demon king, his strength far exceeds that of those cowardly old guys, so he still has a huge advantage.
Seeing that he would miss another chance if he didn't take action now, no matter how cowardly the old man in the Cardinal's Court was, he had no choice but to give it a try.
In fact, it was precisely because of their indecisive and useless behavior that Leohart would not have been able to regain power so easily.
However, even if they join forces with the old demon faction, they can only act in secret.
It's okay for you to fight for power among yourselves, but if the old demon faction gets involved, then the other three demon lords will have reason to intervene.
Once that happens, even if Leohart steps down, the old guys in the Cardinals' Hall will not have a good ending.
Now, Qingqiu has learned that the old man in the Cardinal Court has defected to the old devil faction, so he can directly let the Gremory family participate in it and gain benefits from this incident.
However, before he could figure out how to tell Rias, Naruse Mio received a letter from the demon world.
The content of the letter was very monotonous. It just said that he wanted to meet the daughter of the former demon king, and then said that because of her special identity, he hoped she would return to the demon world.
As if afraid that Naruse Mio would ignore him, her uncle wrote the letter himself, but it is hard to say whether he wrote it voluntarily.
If it was before Qingqiu received the news from Cattleya, he might still be a little confused, but now, after a quick thought, he understood the key.
In addition to Zolgear, there are many old guys in the Cardinals' Court who are concerned about the power in Naruse Mio's body.
After dealing with Zolgear, Qingqiu, relying on the advantage of the prophet's memory, specially strengthened the protection of Naruse Mio.
But I don't know if it's because Naruse Mio is much stronger than in the original timeline, or because of the contract she signed with Aoaki, which involved her with the Gremory family.
Anyway, since then, no demon has come to look for Naruse Mio again.
Now she is suddenly invited to the demon world and is expected to go back to be a "princess". It is obvious that someone has started to have ideas again.
As for why they chose this time, it was naturally because they planned to take advantage of the opportunity to take action against Leohart and also get rid of Naruse Mio at the same time.
Then he pushed the blame onto the old devil faction and cleared himself of all charges. Even if the Gremory family was suspicious, they couldn't do anything to them without evidence.
After figuring everything out, Qingqiu smiled disdainfully.
No matter there is evidence or not, as long as something happens to Naruse Mio, none of those old guys will survive.
In the bedroom, Rias, Naruse Mio, Himejima Akeno, and Sheila listened to Qingqiu's narration, and their expressions kept changing.
"I didn't expect those old guys to still be so evil."
Sheila's brows were furrowed, and her cute and delicate face showed a maturity that was inconsistent with her figure but in line with her age.
"In fact, I suspected that the Cardinals were responsible for Wilbert's death."
Himejima Akeno smiled, crossed her arms, and looked relaxed.
"Ah, now that it's confirmed that the old demon faction is involved, let's contact President Sona, and together with His Majesty Leohart, the three demon lords will join forces..."
"That's not a good idea. This might expose Katarena, and the beast will struggle madly if it's cornered. It's better to resolve the incident in secret."
Rias shook her head, "It may not affect us, but it will definitely cause trouble for the lower level demons."
Rias was right. When the city gate caught fire, innocent people were affected. In the extraordinary world, the struggle between the strong often has the civilians at the bottom bear the cost.
"Isn't this a ready-made opportunity right in front of us?"
Qingqiu chuckled, "Mio, just reply and tell them that you want to bring your friends back to take a look. If they don't agree, then you won't go back."
The writer of the letter was probably afraid that Qingqiu and Rias would go with him, so he deliberately emphasized in the letter that the "Princess" should go back alone, and that the maids and attendants to serve her would be arranged there.
Since the other party is playing rhetoric, they will give them a taste of their own medicine.
Naruse Mio did not bring any bodyguards with her, but her friends.
As a princess, it makes sense to bring one or two friends to visit another world.
"What if they don't agree?" Naruse Mio asked, smoothing her red twin ponytails.
The Naruse couple were not dead, and she was too lazy to have anything to do with them, but if Qingqiu needed it, she would be happy to help.
"If you don't agree, then don't go back. If those old guys can give up this idea, they can live a few more days."
Qingqiu spread his hands and sneered, "But I guess those greedy guys won't give up."
Everyone discussed it again and decided to proceed according to this plan.
Qingqiu is already at the god level, and Rias and Naruse Mio are also at the peak of SSS level, and will soon be at the demon king level. Even if all the old demons are sent over, they will be able to fight.
Moreover, judging from the information revealed by Cattleya, the strength of the old demon faction is not that good, otherwise they would not cooperate with those old guys in the Cardinal Court.
Qingqiu took Naruse Mio to find the female demon who delivered the letter and raised her own demands.
The devil lady in charge of the communication looked embarrassed, because the order given to her by her superiors was to take Naruse Mio back alone.
"I'm afraid this won't work..."
"Forget it if it doesn't work. I don't want that lousy princess."
Naruse Mio raised her head proudly, and her already exaggerated breasts looked even more upright, which made the devil lady in charge of communication envious.
The devil girl looked towards Qingqiu, Rias and the others for help.
"Your Excellency the Sekiryuutei, and Miss Rias, please persuade Lord Naruse. The Demon King's Castle is really not a place for sightseeing."
"Oh? Really? How come I can bring friends to the Demon King's Castle I've been to?"
Rias deliberately pretended to be curious and said, "Could it be that your Demon King's Castle is more powerful than my... ahem, than Demon Lord Lucifer's?"
Qingqiu also added: "Or is there something shameful in your Demon King's Castle?"
There is nothing shameful, but there is a group of psychopaths and shameful old men.
The devil lady who delivered the letter had a bitter look on her face, and she almost forgot the status of these people in front of her.
Compared to Leohart, who is constantly fighting with the Cardinals and doesn't even have full control over the power of the Demon King, the Demon King of the Gremory family is obviously more prestigious.
There was no point in making things difficult for this demon that was a messenger, so Qingqiu simply said a few words and waved his hand to let her leave.
"That's it. We can't let Mio go back to the demon world alone."
"Yes...I'll go back and ask for instructions."
The devil sister sighed. The mission was not completed, but it was not a failure either, so she should not be punished too harshly.
Well, because it was Ramsas, Naruse Mio's uncle, who sent her, not the Cardinal Court.
Ramsas is taciturn and behaves like an old-fashioned aristocrat, but he is not harsh on his subordinates.
The author says:
Author's words: I went to catch up on the second season of New Sister Devil again and stack another armor.
I just wrote this based on the anime content, and I also made some changes. Please don't criticize me if you are a fan of the original comics and light novels. QAQ
The female characters who have no roles in the animation, such as Liara, Celis, Nanao Tachibana, and Rafaelin, are basically all original, with less content, and try to be as reasonable as possible.
Chapter 419: Demon King's City
Three days later, along with the chill of early winter, came another invitation from the devil sister.
Those old guys from the Demon Cardinal Academy were indeed unwilling to give up such a good opportunity. Faced with Qingqiu's tough attitude, they chose to compromise.
But there aren't many compromises.
Naruse Mio can only take two people to the Demon King's Castle, and those two places do not include Aoaki and Rias.
Not only did they limit the number of places, but they also removed the Red Dragon Emperor and the next leader of the Gremory family, who were most likely to cause changes.
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