Chapter 32: A New Mission!
Rias had her fingertips on her face as her palm hid her face a little. Except for one person, everyone else inside the club room could see that she was irritated and about to explode. She had matured since her first mission with Harry, but she could still lose her temper over some things, especially when Riser Phenex was standing meters away from her saying how great he was and what a wonderful life awaits him when they are married.
"Enough…" Rias's voice wasn't loud, but her tone of voice made everyone fall silent, and those who were already quiet, seemed to become even quieter. Rias's blue eyes slowly moved and sharpened as she stared at Riser coldly.
"You come to the territory I oversee without even giving me a warning, and moreover, you act like you own the place?" Rias slowly stood up and walked in front of Riser, standing a short distance away from him, her eyes narrowing a little more.
"Who do you think you are?"
One of Grayfia's eyebrows twitched at Rias's attitude. She had never seen Rias act so cold, determined, and calm at the same time. She didn't exactly seem angry, especially since to her it seemed like she measured each of her words carefully and was attentive to her surroundings.
This was new to Grayfia...
"What are you talking about, Rias?... Riser is..."
"Stop..." Rias stopped him before shaking her head. "Is your skull filled with nothing but flames? It was a rhetorical question, idiot. I clearly know that you are the trash of the Phenex family and the least talented of all the children of Lord and Lady Phenex."
"Now...", Rias raised her right hand and pointed at Riser's peerage with a finger that was not fully extended: "Get your peerage out of this place before I erase them from existence."
"Rias! Watch your words!", Riser exclaimed angrily as he moved one of his arms to the side. His brow was furrowed and he had a rather displeased expression.
"I think that's enough...", Grayfia stopped the two as she took a step forward. "Lord Lucifer foresaw this kind of situation and gave an option to settle things. The two of you can have a battle based on the Rating Game. If Riser-sama loses, of course, Rias-sama won't marry him. On the contrary… well, I don't have to explain that when it's clear."
Rias narrowed her eyes as she looked at Grayfia. The most powerful maid of the underworld noticed this and looked straight into her eyes. And, despite not showing any expression on her face, she was inwardly surprised to see a bit of coldness in Rias's blue eyes.
"Rating Game?" Riser asked with an arrogant smile.
"Fine! I can even give you ten days to train, Rias!… Although, well, I don't think it will make much of a difference."
Rias turned her head and her eyes had lost any warm light. Those blue eyes looked terrifying to anyone who saw them. And Grayfia, who had been studying Rias, was surprised to feel a sudden surge of power from her. It was something light, as if a switch turned on Rias' power before turning it off.
"Rias-sama, no!" Grayfia immediately screamed, but it was too late.
"Eh?....", Riser muttered in surprise as he noticed that he had fallen and could not feel his legs. The Gremory group watched with wide eyes and, as they were behind Rias, they could see how a cube of power of destruction appeared devouring Riser's legs before disappearing.
"Rias...", Grayfia looked at Rias and then at Riser, who was healing her destroyed legs with his flames.
"Riser-sama!"
"Onii-sama!"
Voices were heard and Riser's peerage immediately approached him.
He just raised his head and felt a chill as he saw Rias's face with dark shadows and those emotionless eyes looking down at him.
"Learn your place... scum," words filled with contempt slowly came out of Rias' mouth, but she didn't stop at all, she continued to speak slowly, "Rating Game?... You don't have what it takes to face me. Not even to marry me. I would rather have a completely weak and hideous-looking husband who has a good personality than an arrogant scum like you."
"This won't be left like this, Rias!" Riser shouted angrily.
"Do you know the repercussions you could face for attacking Onii-sama?!" Ravel exclaimed angrily as she glared at Rias.
"Of course..." Rias smiled lightly, surprising everyone.
"Grayfia... Please take Riser and his peerage and leave if you don't want to lose the respect I have left for you," Rias said seriously. Now that she was more mature and used her head more, she could easily understand what her brother was planning with all of this. And Grayfia, who was her queen, of course knew all of that.
Grayfia frowned before carefully taking Riser and leaving with a teleportation magic circle. She didn't say anything, but was a little saddened by the cold way Rias treated her. Riser's peerage followed shortly after.
"Rias... what was that all about?" Akeno asked seriously.
"My brother..." Rias turned around and looked at everyone. "Do you really think he hasn't been keeping an eye on me? With his personality, it wouldn't be strange. He should already know about some of the training we've done and the level of our... no, your power level."
"Currently, you might not be able to defeat Riser, but his peerage wouldn't be a challenge for you."
"I can defeat Riser, but my brother doesn't know that. He probably still underestimates me a lot just like you do," she showed an annoyed smile. "It's not strange that he's thinking of making a last-minute move to gain more recognition. Especially with Issei being the Sekiryuutei of this generation."
"My brother may seem kind, but he's nothing if not cunning."
"Having the Sekiryuutei in his sister's peerage and thus on her side... of course many would look upon that favorably," Akeno commented before sighing and shaking her head.
Issei frowned slightly.
"That sounds a bit sinister. Being used and having the person doing these things seem nice and did almost nothing," he commented.
"Don't worry. I won't let them manipulate my family," Rias said with conviction.
"However, I don't want them to stop training every day," she said with a slightly sadistic smile.
Everyone could only sigh and continue with what they were doing before Riser arrived.
Suddenly, Rias pulled out her phone when she felt the notification tone of the group chat. When she saw what it was, she raised her eyebrows slightly before smiling a little excitedly.
[New Event Available! – The Chaotic Seas!]
[In a world where most of the land is islands; pirates, marines, and revolutionaries fight for the dominion of the seas. Adventures, treasures, powers, and battles that part the seas! Get ready to set sail and discover an amazing world!]
–Objectives–
1.- Form a pirate crew.
2.- Defeat at least one admiral of the navy.
4.- Defeat a Yonkou
[Minimum members required: 3]
[Note: Time in each member's world will stop upon accepting the mission]
"Sorry guys, I have to make a llama," Rias picked up her phone before walking out of the room. She walked out and entered another room inside the old building where her clubroom was and began chatting.
Rias Gremory: Another mission appeared. Are you ready?.
Naruto: Of course. I can't wait to see a new world!
Harry Potter: This is good, I needed some fresh air with what I've been doing here. I'll accept right now, see you in a few seconds.
Rias smiled before accepting the mission. A glow enveloped her body before she disappeared from the room she was in and noticed that she was on a ship. She looked to her sides and noticed Naruto and Harry, who were smiling and looking curiously just like her.
"Looks like we've already been given a pretty big ship!"
"Ahahahaha! Now we have to name our pirate crew!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly. "We can't travel without a cool name – ttebayo!"
Rias smiled tightly and was about to speak but suddenly, she felt the ship move forcefully and a wave lifted them up while the sky darkened with huge clouds at a simply absurd speed.
"Well... shit...", everyone muttered.
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