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  The Four Satans and Azazel—Michael—and Odin were speechless.

  Ophis—the Ouroboron, feared even by gods, had been persuaded so easily.

  They were shocked and couldn't quite believe it.

  But Sirzechs and the other Maous were overjoyed.

  Roy had brought Ophis to their side.

  The power of the Devils had increased signifitly.

  Odin, however, frowned.

  Ophis joining the Three Fas was a disadvantage for the Norse pantheon.

  The bance of power had been disrupted, and their alliance was now in jeopardy.

  ...

  Just then, everyone, including Roy, looked towards the sky.

  A colossal, crimson soared through the air, its presence awe-inspiring.

  Roy could ses a and powerful aura.

  "Great Red, it's been a while," Ophis said, her gaze fixed on the dragon with a hint of longing.

  "Great Red, the True Dragon God Emperor... so that's yoal, Ophis," Roy said, uanding her desire.

  "Yes, to return to the Dimensional Gap and recim my peace, I have to defeat him."

  "Don't worry, I'll help you defeat him," Roy reassured her, gently patting her head.

  Azazel and the others were surprised. Is Roy toug Ophis's head? How bold!

  But Ophis simply looked at Roy, her expression unged.

  Great Red's massive form, the size of a city, appeared in the sky.

  Fortunately, it was just an illusion.

  Great Red was likely flying within the Dimensional Gap.

  They couldn't see his true form, so they turheir attention back to the matters at hand.

  ...

  The battle below was nearing its end.

  Although the Devils of the Astaroth were skilled, they were no match for Esdeath and the others.

  Within moments, most of them had beeed.

  Saeko and the others stormed Diodora's castle.

  His peerage didn't pose much of a challenge, and they quickly found him.

  Diodora, arrogant and overfident with the power he had received from Ophis, was caught off guard and decapitated by Kurome.

  The battle was over.

  ...

  Roy took Ophis back to the Gremory mansion in the Maou territory.

  "Ahem... let me introduce you. This is..." Roy began, but the girls interrupted him with their excited chatter.

  "Did Roy kidnap another child?"

  "Oh my~ has Roy's taste ged? Is he into lolis now?"

  "Is Roy a loli? Koneko- has a ow!"

  "Ara ara, are mature women no longer iing to Roy-kun?"

  ...

  Roy's eye twitched, hearing their teasing.

  He flicked Kuroka on the forehead.

  Kuroka clutched her head dramatically.

  "This is Ophis, the Ouroboron, the former leader of the Khaade. From now on, she'll be our ally," Roy announced.

  "Ophis, the Ouroboron?"

  "It's actually Ophis?"

  Rias and Sona exged shocked gnces.

  They knew about Ophis, the Dragon God feared even by the Gods and Maous.

  Asia and the others, however, weren't as impressed. They didn't know who Ophis was.

  "Ophis, I'm Asia Argento. Pleased to meet you."

  "And I'm Mil Bassett. o meet you."

  "Here, have some snacks."

  "You have my lollipop."

  ...

  The i and naive Ophis was quickly surrounded by the girls.

  After accepting Kurome's snacks and Mine's lollipop, she was instantly captivated by the delicious treats.

  As the Ouroboron, she didn't o eat, but this was likely her first time trying human food.

  Following Roy's instrus, everyoreated Ophis like family.

  She was simply too adorable and i.

  "Roy, how did you ma Ophis here?" Rias whispered in his ear.

  "Well, let me tell you..."

  Roy expihe events to Rias and Sona.

  After hearing about Ophis's situation, the two girls looked at her with sympathy.

  They had always thought of Ophis as the evil leader of the Khaade.

  But now they realized she was just a tle girl.

  To wele Ophis, they held a party that night.

  ...

  The Rating Game tour for the young geion wasn't over yet.

  Roy's match was ing up.

  A few days ter, Grayfia informed him that his oppo was Saira.

  Saira hadn't forfeited, despite knowing he wasn't Roy's match.

  He still wao fight Roy in a Rating Game.

  Roy had no reason to refuse.

  The day of the match arrived.

  "Roy, good luck!"

  "Do your best, Saeko-neesan!"

  "You have to win!"

  ...

  Rias, Sona, and the others cheered for him.

  The arena acked, and the audience roared with excitement as Roy and his peerage entered.

  This match was different from the previous ones.

  Both teams were brought to a raised ptform in the ter of the arena.

  Roy's team and Saira's team stood on opposite sides of the ptform.

  There were sofas for them to rex on.

  After they were seated...

  "Greetings, everyone. I'm your host for tonight's broadcast," a middle-aged Devil announced.

  "The referee for this match is Grayfia Lucifuge."

  Grayfia appeared on the rge s, and the audieed in cheers.

  "We've also invited Sirzechs-sama, Azazel-sama..."

  The host tinued his long-winded introdu.

  Finally, he expihe rules of the match.

  ...

  "Tonight's match will be a Dice Game, a popur format in Rating Games," the host announced.

  The audience cheered.

  In a Dice Game, the two Kings each rolled a die.

  The sum of the numbers determihe number of servants they could deploy.

  Each rank had a different point value.

  Knights were worth 3 points, Bishops were also worth 3, Rooks were worth 5, and Queens were worth 9.

  Pawns' value depended on the number of Evil Pieces used to reinate them.

  For example, Issei, who was reinated with eight Pawn pieces, was worth 8 points.

  Roy's Pawns, however, were all reinated with mutated Evil Pieces, so they were all worth 1 point.

  This meant that if Roy and Saira rolled a biotal of 6, Roy could deploy six Pawns, two Knights, two Bishops, or a bination of Knights and Bishops.

  Saira, however, couldn't do that. His Pawn was the Sacred Gear "Regulus Nemea," which was worth 8 points.

  Roy had the advantage in this regard.

  The Kings' point value was determined by the judges.

  "The judges have determihe Kings' point value. Saira Bael is worth 12 points, and Roy Lucifuge is also worth 12 points."

  "Finally, regarding the use of the Phoenix Tears..."

  "As you all know, due to the ret terrorist activities of the Khaade, all fas are on high alert. The demand and price for the Phoenix Tears have skyrocketed, making it difficult to obtain."

  "However..."

  "Thanks to the generosity of the Phenex , the manufacturers and distributors of the Phoenix Tears, and the support of everyone here, each team will be provided with one vial of the Phoenix Tears for this match!"

  The audieed in cheers.

  The Phoenix Tears would undoubtedly make the match more exg.

  "Now thehe Rating Game begin!"

  "Kings, please roll the dice."

  Roy and Saira picked up their dice.

  They exged ghen rolled.

  The dice rattled in the bowls before settling.

  Saira rolled a 2, and Roy rolled a 1, for a total of 3.

  This meant they could only deploy Knights, Bishops, or Pawns.

  Saira couldn't deploy his Pawn.

  Roy, however, could deploy any three of his eight Pawns.

  But that would be too unfair.

  During the sele process, both teams were isoted in separate areas until their chosen servants were transported to the battlefield.

  "So, who wants to py?" Roy asked casually, leaning ba the sofa with his hands behind his head.

  "With a total of 3 points, they only deploy one Knight or Bishop. So, as a fellow Bishop, I'll go," Mine volunteered.

  Saeko and Kurome, the Knights, had no objes.

  her did Asia, who was also a Bishop, but more of a healer.

  "Mine, good luck!"

  "Do your best! Make sure you win!"

  "Remember to go easy on them."

  ...

  "No problem. Leave it to me!" Mine decred fidently, then vanished as she was teleported to the arena.

  The audience could watch the mat the rge s.

  The battlefield was a vast grassnd.

  "Both testants have ehe arena. The Lucifuge team has deployed their Bishop, Mihe host announced.

  Mine, dressed in a pink princess dress, appeared on the s.

  Her adorable appearance elicited squeals from the audience.

  "And the Bael team has deployed their Knight, Beluga Furcas."

  A knight full armor, riding an armored warhorse, appeared before Mine.

  'A close-bat specialist, huh? This battlefield isn't in my favor,' Mihought, the open grassnd.

  But with her Pumpkin in hand, she wasn't worried.

  "I am Beluga Furcas, Knight of Saira Bael," the knight decred.

  "And this is my beloved steed, Altobrau."

  He looked at the petite girl before him. "Although you are a girl, I won't hold back. Please fight with all yht."

  "Hmph! e at me! This battle will be over in an instant," Mine replied fidently, holding her Pumpkin.

  She agreed with his se.

  In battle, regardless of gender e, one had to give their all.

  That was the rule of an assassin.

  "Thehe first round begin!" Grayfia appeared between them, announg the start of the match.

  She then vanished as the horn signaling the start of the battle bred.

  Beluga charged towards Mine on his warhorse.

  He could sense her power, despite her appearance.

  But she was likely a le attacker, so he had to close the distance quickly.

  He reached her in an instant and thrust his nce.

  But just as he thought he had struck her, she vanished.

  "Where is she? Where did she go?" Beluga frantically searched for her.

  "o look, big guy. I'm right here."

  Beluga's eyes widened as he heard her voice from above.

  Mine was floating in the air, aiming her Pumpkin at him.

  Beluga's expression hardened. He created several illusory es of himself.

  "Even if your attacks are powerful, they're useless if they 't hit me," he taunted.

  But Mine simply smirked. She pulled the trigger.

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