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"Ara ara~ Lady Ravel, you're quite bold, aren't you?"

Akeno Himejima gently covered her lips with her hand, smiling softly.

The last to greet Akira was Yubelluna, a mature beauty with long, purplish-red hair.

"Lord Akira, good day. Lady Ravel and I have been looking forward to meeting you again."

"Ah, Yubelluna, it's been a while. How's the progress on the 'Cluster Bomb' skill I asked you to train?" Akira casually asked.

"Thanks to you, my new skill is coming along smoothly. In fact, Ajuka Beelzebub even adjusted my rating in the war simulation system due to my excellent performance in combat," Yubelluna replied, her gratitude toward Akira evident.

Thanks to Akira's guidance a year ago, she had achieved unparalleled dominance among high-class demons.

Her new skill had significantly increased her win rate in the war simulation system, boosting her reputation and standing.

"That's good to hear. If you want to continue improving, feel free to seek my guidance," Akira said with a smile.

Now that Akira had reached the level of a high-tier devil, guiding Yubelluna was almost overkill.

Though, to be honest, Akira was more interested in having Yubelluna "guide" him in other ways.

"Yes, Lord Akira. I'll definitely take you up on that offer when the opportunity arises," Yubelluna replied earnestly.

Her words weren't just polite—she genuinely meant them.

While she had always held some admiration for Akira, it wasn't until she learned of his recent exploits that she became more proactive in seeking his attention.

Demons are creatures obsessed with power.

Yubelluna had always been grateful to Akira, but after meeting him again, that gratitude had transformed into genuine affection.

As Yubelluna had mentioned, Akira had guided her training—or rather, Agumon had guided her, with Akira merely relaying the instructions.

While intercepting Ravel, Akira had also managed to intercept Yubelluna.

In the original timeline, Riser Phoenix had 15 beautiful and diverse peerage members, including Yubelluna.

But after Akira's interference, Riser lost all the peerage members his family had arranged for him.

Why? Because his younger sister was stronger than him!

Ravel, who had frequent contact with Akira, had already become a high-class demon long before her brother, securing the peerage members that were originally meant for Riser.

Now, Ravel had become an ultimate-class demon!

[Name: Ravel Phoenix (♀)]

[Level: LV192 (Peak Ultimate-Class Demon)]

[Attribute Evaluation:]

[Strength: C]

[Speed: B]

[Magic: A+]

[Physical Defense: B+]

[Martial Arts/Magic Proficiency: C+ (Her rapid growth in strength required significant time spent learning magic to keep up.)]

[Sacred Gear/Bloodline Abilities: S (Semi-evolved pure-blooded Phoenix demon bloodline, granting her exceptional control over fire and wind elements, as well as terrifying vitality and recovery. Once she becomes a Transcendent or fully evolves, her blood will gain the ability to revive the dead and heal any wound.)]

[Overall Evaluation: A-tier Ultimate-Class Demon.]

[Summary: A pure-blooded Phoenix girl with immense potential, capable of becoming a Transcendent.]

Who would have thought that the cute, golden-haired, twin-tailed girl in Akira's arms had the potential to become a top-tier demon?

"Akira, please sit down. Akeno's tea-making skills have improved recently," Rias called out, inviting Akira to take a seat.

However, her expression was slightly sour.

Yubelluna was one thing—a mere reincarnated demon wasn't worth her attention.

What truly bothered Rias was Ravel, who was clinging to Akira like a koala!

Ravel! Aren't you a demon noble? How could you so easily throw yourself into a man's arms?

Even if that man is Akira, isn't this too shameless?

But this was just the beginning.

What happened next made Rias even more exasperated.

Rias had asked Akira to sit down in hopes that Ravel would stop clinging to him.

But instead...

When Akira sat down, Ravel simply sat in his lap!

"Ravel, your seat is over there," Rias said with a strained smile, trying to remind her.

"It's fine! My brother likes to sit alone, and I like sitting in Lord Akira's lap. It works out perfectly, doesn't it?"

"If Lady Rias feels cramped, you can sit across from me and my brother," Ravel suggested, offering a solution Rias would never accept.

Sit with Riser?

No way! Rias was on the verge of cutting ties with Riser. How could she possibly sit with him?

Thus, Rias' carefully arranged seating plan—two on each side—turned into a three-on-one situation.

Rias and Akira sat on one couch, Ravel sat in Akira's lap, and Riser sat across from them.

As Ravel continued to snuggle against Akira, Rias lost all interest in discussing serious matters and instead glared at Ravel.

But it wasn't just Rias.

Riser, too, was glaring at the trio with a dark expression.

He... was about to lose his temper.

"Enough, Rias. I'm not here to watch you get jealous," Riser snorted, downing his tea in one gulp.

"I came here to confirm your intentions."

Now that he was sure his sister had feelings for Akira, things were simpler.

"My intentions? What do you want to confirm?" Rias asked, turning to Riser.

"Whether you and Akira truly love each other, or if your engagement is just a facade to push me away," Riser said bluntly.

Rias' smile froze for a moment before she quickly recovered.

But Riser had caught that brief moment of hesitation.

"Rias! You don't need to say anything else. I've already reached my conclusion!"

"You claiming to love Akira was just a ploy to get out of our engagement, wasn't it?" Riser declared.

"To break off our engagement, you'd even pretend to love another man."

"Rias, you're insulting the Phoenix clan!"

Having confirmed Rias' true intentions, Riser finally snapped!

"Boom!"

Riser stood up, flames erupting from his back as the temperature in the room skyrocketed!

But what was most shocking wasn't Riser's outburst.

It was...

"An ultimate-class demon!? Riser, you've become an ultimate-class demon!?" Rias' eyes widened in surprise. Was this Riser's trump card?

"Rias! Why are you so surprised? You know about the new item on the black market, don't you?" Riser retorted.

"You mean... Phoenix Blood? On the black market, it's priced at... ten drops per vial," Rias replied solemnly.

"Exactly! Phoenix Blood!"

"If I'm not mistaken, you also used that so-called 'Phoenix Blood' to advance, didn't you?" Riser sneered.

"No, Riser, you're wrong."

Rias shook her head and pulled out an exquisite red box from her pocket.

"My brother bought me a vial of Phoenix Blood as a gift."

"But I didn't use it."

"I broke through to the ultimate-class demon level on my own!"

Rias opened the red box, revealing a single drop of crimson liquid inside.

Seeing this, Akira nodded in approval.

[Indeed, I don't sense the aura of external enhancement on Rias.]

If she had truly broken through on her own, then Rias was no longer just a pretty face.

With her strength, she could easily become a core member of Akira's team.

Rias possessed the fate energy of a protagonist, and her potential would only grow with time.

As an ultimate-class demon with protagonist-level fate energy, Akira believed Rias could rival Seekvaira Agares.

After all, Seekvaira had limited screen time in the original story, so her growth potential was restricted.

"What!? You didn't use the Phoenix Blood? Why!?" Riser couldn't understand Rias' decision.

The black market had confirmed that Phoenix Blood had no side effects and even had restorative properties.

It was precisely because of its lack of side effects that Phoenix Blood had become so sought after!

"Haah~" Rias sighed helplessly.

"My family may have some wealth, but we're not as rich as yours."

"The condition for my brother giving me this Phoenix Blood was... that I give up on my engagement with Akira and accept your proposal instead."

"What!?" Riser was even more furious now.

"So even when faced with the temptation of gaining power, you still chose to reject me, Rias!?"

Riser's eyes burned with anger.

Now, he looked like the protagonist of a trashy novel who had just been publicly humiliated!

"No, Riser, it's not about rejecting you," Rias shook her head.

"I simply... chose Akira, that's all."

Rias had initially been unsure about her decision.

But after seeing Akira's evolved succubus bloodline, she became even more convinced she had made the right choice.

"Sorry, Akira. It seems I've caused you some trouble," Rias apologized, glancing at Akira.

Originally, she had hoped to reason with Riser.

But now, Riser was acting like a rabid dog.

Clearly, words wouldn't work on him anymore.

In truth, everyone—Rias, Akira, and even Ravel—understood why Riser had lost his temper.

For a pure-blooded demon, using drugs to break through was akin to denying their pure bloodline!

Riser had already crossed a line by using Phoenix Blood. If he was still rejected, then all his efforts would have been for nothing!

"Rias, don't worry. According to our contract, I'll help you break off the engagement," Akira said, standing up and facing Riser, who was now surrounded by flames, ready for battle.

If Akira were in Riser's position, he wouldn't have escalated the situation. Instead, he would have taken the money and left.

Even if the Phoenix family wasn't short on money, they lacked political influence.

Using the broken engagement as leverage to gain political capital from Sirzechs Lucifer would have been a smarter move.

The Phoenix family had become wealthy through their "Tears of the Phoenix" business, but their political influence was still shallow.

In terms of political power, Akira could easily overshadow the entire Phoenix family.

After his true strength was revealed, the old devil families who supported the original Satans had been eager to contact him.

However, Akira couldn't openly communicate with these families, so he used his dimensional abilities to secretly negotiate with them.

It was precisely because of Akira's restraint that these ancient demon families remained restless but hadn't taken any drastic actions.

"Akira, are you sure? Riser is an ultimate-class demon now!"

From Rias' perspective, Akira's stats in the war simulation system were still at the high-class demon level, even with his Balance Breaker.

Even if Akira had reached the ultimate-class demon level, defeating Riser would be difficult!

He would need... a more overwhelming method to win!

Akira slowly stood up, gently placing Ravel, who was still clinging to him, onto the couch.

His evolved succubus bloodline was too powerful, and Ravel's affection for him was so strong that she hadn't even considered her brother's feelings.

Originally, their plan had been to expose Rias and Akira's fake engagement and have Ravel propose to Akira instead.

But now, Ravel was too busy snuggling with Akira to care about anything else.

It wasn't until Akira set her down that Ravel finally snapped out of her daze.

"Huh...? What's going on?"

While she had been busy flirting with Akira, her brother had completely lost it!

If things escalated into a fight, how were they supposed to discuss breaking off Akira's engagement with Rias and having him marry her instead?

"Brother! Please calm down! This isn't the time to act recklessly!"

Ravel stepped between Akira and Riser, trying to act as a barrier to prevent the situation from escalating.

Little did she know... her actions only made Riser angrier!

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