
"I'm coming for you, dear Rias." The conspicuous man approached Rias in a very relaxed manner. He then placed his hand over Rias' shoulder and continued speaking, "The date has also been decided. Faster is better, I said."
Rias immediately brushed him off and exclaimed, "Let go of me! Riser."
"Oh... Hahaha, Rias you are easily confused." The man called Rias Riser just laughed at her reaction.
Seeing all this happening in front of him, Issei disliked him and he confronted the newcomer, "Hey! You are! Stop being rude to Buchou! I mean what kind of man treats women like that!?"
Riser turned his attention to Issei and glared at her, "Huh? Who're you?"
"I am Hyoudou Issei, a 'Pawn' serving under Rias Gremory-sama!" Issei introduced herself excitedly.
"Huh... Really." But Riser only replied to her with a flat expression. His interest in Issei disappeared.
Issei didn't like that either so she asked, "Who are you really!?"
"Ck." After clicking her tongue, she faced Rias, "Huh? You haven't told your waitress about me, Rias? I mean, is there anyone who doesn't know who I am? Or did you turn this one on?"
"I didn't tell them because there was no need! Hmmm!" Rias snorted at his words.
"Yes my... As hard as I was. ha-ha-ha..." Riser was annoyed with his attitude but he did not show it and it was quite clear that his laughter was fake.
Grayfia noticed that every member of Rias' slaves except Akeno was confused by the man's appearance, so she introduced him in exchange for Rias, "This is Riser Phenex-sama. He was a High-class pure-blooded Devil and the third son of the honorable family of Phenex. And... He'll be the groom for the heir to the Gremory Family."
Issei did not quite understand his words so he confirmed again, "Huh? The groom? Isn't Buchou the heir of the Gremory Household?"
"Yes. She's engaged to Miss Rias." Grayfia changed her words so that Issei could understand it more easily.
"" "DARK!?" " " Besides Akeno and Koneko, the remaining three members reacted equally to the revelation.
Rias threw away her face because she didn't really want to admit it, but Riser kept bothering her, "Enough! Riser, I told you, I won't marry you!"
Riser didn't reply immediately, he walked to the sofa and sat down, "But isn't your family out of sense about this?" Grayfia prepared a cup of tea for him and placed it on the table in front of him.
"They're too worried! As successor, I should be free to choose my own husband!" Rias would not back down because her future had been determined, "They were all in such a hurry. I was promised freedom until the moment I started college in the Human world." He muttered as he glanced at Grayfia, but he ignored her.
Rias paused for a moment and sipped her tea before continuing, "Haah... So it's only natural for the purebloods who bear the name to join together to preserve our homes and bloodlines, isn't it? Surely you understand why children born from High School - Pure blood classes are so precious.
"The Risen Devil like your slave has been filling the ranks lately, but it has done almost nothing to strengthen the position of our esteemed pure blood family. The new blood is good, but we cannot let pure blood die all. Can we?
"Your brother Sirzechs-sama has left your home, it left you, Rias, the sole successor of the Gremory Household. As more of the so-called 'Seventy-Two Pillars' fall, you should see that the future of all Devils is bound for our upcoming marriage." Riser then stopped talking and continued to enjoy his tea.
Issei barely knew anything so he asked Yuuto who was beside him, "'Seventy-Two Pillars' What is it?"
Yuuto looked at her and replied, "There were seventy-two rank-holding clans that boasted of their strength, but most were annihilated during the three-way war. The esteemed families of Gremory and Phenex are two of the small families whose numbers have survived."
Issei touched his chin, looking worried, "I was annoyed when I heard about this engagement, but it seems like the situation in the Underworld is quite complicated..."
Rias was silent for a while before speaking, "I won't let my house be destroyed. I plan to bring the son-in-law into the cage in the end."
Rise up as he said and he stood up, approached him again and pointed to himself confidently, "Then, marry m-"
But before she could finish her words, Rias snorted at her and said, "But I won't marry you. The person I'm going to marry is my own choice.true." He then turned his body towards her.
This very angry Riser who was already arrogant, "Cih, I also bear the reputation of House Phoenix... I'm not gonna stain him." Riser's aura suddenly flared up and Rias was forced to look at him again with furrowed brows, "Although I came this far just to meet you, I don't really care about the Human world..."
The wings of fire growing from his back produced an unbearable heat, "The wind and flames of this realm are rotten! For a Devil who rules over wind and fire, it is intolerable! I'll take you back to the Devil Realm, even if I have to burn it. Every last servant of yours."
From the side, Asia curled up behind Issei and commented, "The fire is with just one touch, and we will burn to ashes..."
Rias faced him and did not back down from her threat, "Just try, if you think you can, Riser."
Grayfia, who had secretly watched all this unfold, took out her Demon Power putting pressure on everyone present in the room, "Mrs, Riser-sama, please calm yourself down. I won't be able to keep quiet if you take this any further. And for the sake of Sirzechs-sama's honor, I won't hold back." He then looked at the two of them.
Riser and Rias stopped what they were doing as they felt her seriousness in those words. They did not want to take on the person known as the 'Strongest Queen'. Riser took back his wings and Rias retreated slightly to calm herself down.
Riser was about to speak again and he was interrupted by a cup of tea hitting his plate strangely echoing throughout the room and followed by the voice of a young man filled with a relaxed attitude that should not be present in the room, "Gee... That's frightening. I almost spit out my tea..."
Everyone turned their heads in shock, except for a little white-haired girl, to where the voice came from and the young man continued to speak, "Oh, hey, hey, it's a good day for all of you and I'm sorry for interrupting, it's not my right to speak, but I have a suggestion. How about you do this Rating Game that I heard so much about to solve your problem?"