"If Kira gets caught, he is evil. If Kira rules the world, he is justice."— Light Yagami, Death Note

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  When it came to dedication and effort, Saeko was undoubtedly the most diligent among them.

  Her statement resonated with the others.

  "Hmph! I definitely want to participate in this Rating Game!" Saya decred, fidently holding up her Poké Ball and looking at Roy.

  Acc to the rules of a Rating Game, only one Queen, two Bishops, two Knights, two Rooks, a Pawns could participate, along with Roy, the King.

  Roy had five potential Bishops: Saya, Shizuka, Asia, Yuriko, and Alice.

  That's why Saya was the first to volunteer. Having obtained a powerful Familiar as Gyarados, she naturally wao showcase her strength.

  Shizuka, Asia, and the others hadn't realized this limitatio.

  Roy sidered Saya's request for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, Saya, you participate."

  Saya beamed with joy, determio perform well iing Game.

  "Now that Saya has brought up the topic of partits, let's decide on the lineup," Roy said, looking at the girls. "For the Rooks, we'll have Nezuko and Mitsuri Kanroji."

  "Leave it to us!" Nezuko and Mitsuri decred fidently.

  They were the only ones in Roy's peerage with High-Css Devil strength.

  "For the Knights, I'll rely on Saeko and Kanao."

  "No problem!" Saeko replied with a smile.

  "Mm!" Kanao nodded in agreement.

  "For the Bishops, we have Saya, and..." Roy looked at Asia, Alice, Shizuka, and Yuriko.

  Yuriko was still quite weak, as was her Charmander.

  The same applied to Alice.

  Shizuka's healing magic wasn't very profit yet, and her sey wasn't suited for bat.

  Asia, with her Sacred Gear, Twilight Healing, was the most suitable for a support role.

  Moreover, her Pikachu was a det fighter and could protect her.

  "So, the Bishops will be Saya and Asia."

  "Yay!" Asia was overjoyed to be chosen.

  "Saya, you sly fox!" Yuriko grumbled, pouting at her daughter.

  Saya must have known about the Rating Game's limitations beforehand, which was why she had volunteered so quickly.

  "Hmph!" Saya, hearing her mother's pint, crossed her arms a out a haughty snort, uo hide her smug grin.

  "Finally, for the Pawns... we'll have Rika, Kanae, Shinobu, Makomo, and Aoi Kanzaki."

  Although eight Pawns could participate, these were the only ones avaible in Roy's peerage.

  "No problem! Leave it to us!" Rika excimed excitedly.

  Her strength had increased signifitly through training, and she was eager to prove herself.

  "Roy-sama... what about us?" The three little girls from the Butterfly Mansion approached Roy, their eyes wide with anticipation.

  "Uh..." Roy had overlooked them. They were teically Pawns as well, but they were simply too young to participate in a Rating Game.

  He patted their heads gently. "You cheer for us."

  "Okay!" The three lolis nodded obediently, their ess overwhelming.

  "I envy you, Roy. You have so many exceptional servants," Rias ented, her voice ced with a hint of longing.

  Roy's servants were not only powerful and promising but also got along well with each other.

  In all these years, she only had Akeno and Koneko.

  Roy, in just a short time, had assembled such a formidable peerage. Rias couldn't help but feel envious.

  "Haha, Rias. You'll find exceptional servants too," Roy reassured her with a chuckle.

  Seeing her deje, he decided to help her recruit Xenovia and Irina Shidou, the Holy Sword users, when they entered them.

  ...

  "Well then, it's time for me to return to the Underworld," Grayfia suddenly announced.

  "Eh? Grayfia-sama, won't you stay a bit longer?" Alid the other lolis pleaded.

  Grayfia smiled and patted their heads.

  "The Gremory and Phenex families initially wanted me to be the referee for this Rating Game, but I deed."

  "Now that there's nothing to worry about here, I'll accept the referee position after all."

  She turo Roy with a smile. "Roy, I'm looking forward to your performance."

  "I'll do my best," Roy replied fidently.

  Perhaps because Roy was growing strrayfia smiled more often now.

  Grayfia nodded in satisfa and activated a magic circle, vanishing before their eyes.

  As soon as her magic circle disappeared, another one appeared in the living room.

  "Eh? Who's that?" Rias wondered, looking at the glowing circle.

  The light faded, revealing two figures.

  "Sona?"

  Rias and Roy were surprised to see Sona Sitri and Tsubaki Shinra.

  "Ara ara, Sona-kaichou has e in person," Akeno greeted them with a smile ao prepare tea.

  "Sona, what brings you here?" Rias asked curiously.

  "Of course, it's about yagement, Rias. This matter has bee quite the sensation in the Underworld," Sona replied, gng at Roy meaningfully.

  Roy felt a headache ing on.

  He had retly flirted with Sona, promising to make her his fiancée if he defeated her in a Chess Game.

  Now, in a short span of time, he was about to participate in aname, this time for Rias.

  Even Sona was surprised by this development. She was a bit jealous, of course.

  After all, she had been paying close attention to Roy, and they had that agreement.

  But Sona didn't mention it and instead chatted amicably with Rias.

  Roy sat quietly, feeling a bit awkward.

  After a while, Sona announced her departure.

  "Sona-senpai, let me see you out," Roy offered.

  He wao talk to Sona privately.

  Otherwise, she would have just teleported away.

  Sona nodded and turo Tsubaki. "Tsubaki, you go back first."

  "Yes, Kaichou," Tsubaki replied and teleported away.

  Roy and Sohe mansion.

  Uhe moonlight, they strolled side by side.

  Roy hesitated, unsure how to broach the topic.

  "It seems you've fotten reement," Sona said, breaking the silence.

  Roy quickly stepped in front of her. "Of course not!" he denied.

  Sona looked at him calmly.

  "Then why are you participating in a Rating Game against Riser Phenex for Rias?" she asked.

  Roy sighed. "Well, I 't just stand by and watch Rias get eo that idiot, I?"

  "What about reement?"

  "Don't worry, Senpai. I'll defeat you and make you my fiancée," Roy assured her.

  Sona finally uood.

  Her little brother was quite greedy. He wanted both of them.

  "You're quite greedy... I've ged my mind."

  "What?" Roy pahinking she was retrag their agreement about the Rating Game.

  Before he could speak, Sona tinued.

  "I've ged my mind. Unless you defeat my sister, I won't agree to bee your fiancée."

  Roy stared at her in surprise.

  Wasn't that the same dition as before?

  To win Sona's hand, he had to overe her sister, Maou Serafall Leviathan, This was something he had already anticipated.

  After all, Serafall's sis tendencies were well-known throughout the Underworld.

  "Fine, Not even Maou stop my resolve!" Roy decred.

  'Perhaps I get a two-for-one deal a both sisters' he thought to himself.

  Sona was touched by his words. She was unaware of his current strength and still believed he was a Middle-Css Devil.

  He was willing to challenge a Maou for her sake. A smile finally graced her lips.

  Uhe romantic moonlight, Roy couldn't resist any longer.

  He pulled Sona close and kissed her.

  ...

  Tassed quickly. Roy and the girls rexed and eheir time together, taking a break from training.

  In the subspace modeled after Kuoh Academy, Roy and his peerage appeared in the Occult Research Club.

  As soon as they materialized, Grayfia's voice echoed through the space.

  "Greetings, everyone. I am Grayfia Lucifuge, the referee for this Rating Game between Roy Lucifuge and Riser Phenex."

  "This Rating Game will be held in a subspace modeled after Kuoh Academy in the human world, as per the agreemeween both parties."

  ...

  In the Underworld, the Rating Game arena acked with spectators.

  "Oh, the referee is the Silver-Haired Annihition Queen!"

  "She's so powerful!"

  The audieed in cheers upon hearing Grayfia's voice.

  She was quite popur in the Underworld.

  "Isn't one of the partits Grayfia's younger brother? Is it appropriate for her to be the referee?"

  "Grayfia's brother is that infamous failure in the Underworld, right? I heard he's still a Low-Css Devil. What a disgrace to their family."

  "A Low-Css Devil have the guts to challenge Riser Phenex? Where does he get the fidence?"

  "Exactly..."

  Many Devil nobles had e to watch the match as a form of eai, believing that Roy, the "failure," had no ce of defeating Riser.

  Only a few individuals, such as the Maous, could perceive Roy's true strength.

  "The person Rias has chosen is quite iing," Sirzechs Lucifer ented, Roy and his peerage with amusement.

  As Rias older brother, he naturally cared about her.

  He knew about Roy, of course, but his impression of Roy was still stu the past.

  He hadn't expected Roy's strength to increase so dramatically in such a short time.

  Sirzeow aowledged Roy's Potential.

  "Is that the man who's close to Sona-? I'll have to observe him closely," Serafall Leviathan, also scrutinized Roy.

  To her, Roy was an enigma. Even she couldn't see through his power.

  This was uandable, as they were both Maou-Css Devils.

  ...

  After a while, Grayfia's voice echoed again.

  "Both teams will be teleported to their respective bases."

  "Roy Lucifuge's base is the Occult Research Club in the old school building, and Riser Phenex's base is the principal's offi the new school building."

  "Therefore, Pawn promotion will take effect upoering the oppo's base."

  "Pawn promotion?" Makomo tilted her head in fusion.

  "Pawn promotion means that once a Pawn reaches the oppo's base, their power will be elevated to the level of a Queen, the stro piece," Roy expined.

  The girls' eyes lit up.

  If they could be promoted to Queen, they might even be able to fight High-Css Devils.

  "The match will st until dawn in the human world. Now, let the game begin."

  Dong! Dong! Dong!

  The school bell rang, signaling the start of the Rating Game.

  "Roy, what's our strategy?" Saeko asked, uo tain her excitement.

  Roy sidered this. He didn't think they needed a plex strategy. A direct assault should suffice.

  Just as he was about to say so, Saya interjected. "Leave the strategy to me, the genius aiful girl!"

  Knowing Roy well, Saya anticipated his response and took charge.

  Roy nodded. "Alright, Saya, you're in charge of the strategy."

  It was a guaranteed victory anyway. Letting Saya take the lead wouldn't hurt.

  The girls turheir attention to Saya.

  "Ahem, here's my strategy..." Saya cleared her throat. "I've divided the battlefield into three his will make it easier to assign everyoheir positions."

  She unfurled a map.

  Three distines were marked on the map, resembling the nes in League of Legends, clear and easy to uand.

  "First, Kanae, Shinobu, and Rika will take the top ne."

  "I'll take the mid h Aoi and Asia as support."

  "Aoi's Jumpluff has the ability to deteemies with its radar."

  "Kanao, Makomo, and Saeko, you take the bottom ne."

  "Finally, Nezuko and Mitsuri will be the junglers. Your task is to support the other nes as needed."

  "I've gathered information on Riser Phehe only real threat is his Queen, Yubelluna."

  "If she appears, Nezuko and Mitsuri will attack her together."

  "That's my strategy."

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