"Congratulations, Sona."
The Rias of this world offered her blessings.
"Mhm."
Sona nodded; while nothing could be seen on the surface, the brilliance flashing in her eyes could not be hidden.
She was very happy and excited.
"Great, Sona-chan will always be my Sona!"
Serafall ran over and hugged Sona tightly, causing her to reveal a shy expression.
"Sister!"
Sona said irritably, "I'm not yours!"
"Eh? Sona-chan doesn't want me anymore?"
Hearing this, Serafall's eyes welled up with tears.
Looking at Serafall's appearance, even though she knew she was faking it, Sona's heart still softened.
"Ugh... it's not like that, it's just that everyone is watching..."
"Oh, wonderful! Sona-chan really does still love me!!"
With that, Serafall hugged Sona tightly once again, venting her excitement.
Blushing slightly, Sona struggled for a moment but couldn't break free, so she could only helplessly accept it.
After a long time, it was Rias who pulled Serafall away.
Sona finally managed to suppress the complex emotions in her heart and looked at the Rias of this world, saying, "It's your turn next. Riser is different from him; the third son of the phenex family is no waste."
"I know."
The Rias of this world smiled slightly. "But I am also confident."
Sona recalled the cruel training the Rias of this world had undergone during that time and couldn't help but nod slightly, then said, "May your fortunes in battle be great."
"Mhm."
The Rias of this world nodded, then looked at Rias.
"Good luck," Rias smiled slightly. "A waste like Riser can't possibly be your opponent. Even if an emergency occurs, I will help you."
"Mhm."
The Rias of this world also smiled and gave Rias a hug.
On the side, Sona felt something was off.
She had just said Riser wasn't a waste, but then she heard the Rias from the parallel world directly calling him a waste?
One must know that Sona herself didn't have the confidence to beat Riser, with less than a ten percent chance of winning.
If he was called a waste in this situation, then what was she?
After all, he is a Phoenix... Arriving at the field, the peerages of both sides were clearly not on the same level.
Kiba Yuto has great potential; in a year, it wouldn't be a problem for Kiba Yuto himself to insta-kill Riser.
He wouldn't even lose if he went up against the entire peerage combined.
But the current Kiba Yuto only has the strength of a Middle-Class Devil and hasn't reached his Balance Breaker form yet.
Himejima Akeno and Koneko were the same; they had great potential but had mental blocks, sealing the power of their bloodlines, which became shackles limiting them.
"Rias, you should know that you're no match for me."
On the field, Riser Phenex looked at the Rias of this world with a face full of confidence.
Although he looked arrogant, Riser was actually very cautious in his heart.
The immortality of the phenex is very strong; Pure-blood Devils are hard to kill.
Special methods are required to do so; otherwise, even the most serious injuries will recover instantly.
One: an absolute gap in strength, directly blowing away the Phoenix's flames.
Two: mental attacks, or grinding him down until his magic power is exhausted or his mind collapses.
Three: countering abilities, such as Holy Water or Holy Light.
Clearly, the original Rias of this world possessed none of these.
She had no peerage members who used mental abilities or Sacred Gears, nor could she use abilities that countered phenex flames, and there was no absolute gap in strength.
So when the Rias of this world wanted to conduct a Rating Game to break the engagement at this time, he naturally couldn't underestimate her.
This is called: despising the enemy strategically, but taking the enemy seriously tactically.
Of course, it could also be said that Riser was used to everything going smoothly.
Riser was nothing in front of true geniuses, but the chance of meeting such geniuses in a Rating Game was very low.
Among Pure-blood Devils, Riser's magic characteristics were very broken; compared to ordinary devils, he possessed a huge advantage.
"Don't be willful after you lose. Get married properly. You should understand the burden on your shoulders as a Pure-blood Devil."
Riser seemed to be speaking with earnest advice.
Even so, his high-and-mighty attitude was still apparent.
"No—"
The Rias of this world smiled. "The law of victory has been determined; I will absolutely not lose."
"Oh? Quite confident?"
Riser raised an eyebrow.
He became even more cautious internally, but on the surface, he still appeared indifferent.
Of course, he couldn't resort to dirty tricks.
Exchanging peerage members with the older generation or having a Ultimate-class Devil bolster the ranks—such things were not allowed.
Even if he won, it would never be valid.
Moreover, the phenex family itself couldn't afford to lose face like that.
Using Tears of Phoenix was already the limit, and they couldn't be used excessively.
After all, Rias's older brother is a Satan, and the Gremory family is equal to the phenex family.
Furthermore, the phenex family was not a family of playboys; the older generation were quite decent people, and their personal relations with the previous generation were good.
Even if the engagement was successfully broken, the phenex family would only offer their blessings.
"I'll return the same words to you: I will not lose."
"Let's begin."
Riser said no more, instead sitting confidently in a chair with his legs crossed.
In a team battle, the peerage members of both sides are tested.
Generally speaking, King against King, General against General.
From a rational standpoint, the Rias of this world indeed had a gap between her and Riser.
After all, Riser is an adult devil, while Rias still has some time.
The degree of collection of their respective peerages was different.
Even if Rias's peerage had high potential, before that potential was converted into strength, it really didn't amount to much.
That was why Riser was so confident.
"Hmm?"
As the battle began, Riser suddenly spoke in surprise, "She's charging straight in? Should I call you reckless, or are you seeking death?"
"Or perhaps you've had a change of heart?"
Riser considered one possibility after another, then he stood up.
Because Rias had already arrived.
Without any strategy or tactics, she brought her three peerage members straight to Riser's camp.
Seeing her confident and awe-inspiring appearance, even Riser couldn't help but be stunned.
"Let's fight."
The Rias of this world spoke, and then a Magic Bullet condensed in her hand.
The Magic Bullet in her hand split into countless more Magic Bullets. With a wave of her palm, the Magic Bullets shot out in all directions.
In just an instant, all of Riser's peerage members were out.
"In an instant..."
Riser looked at the Rias of this world in shock.
This level of magic control was simply too terrifying, wasn't it?
Riser thought, then became serious.
Flaming wings unfurled from his back, and Riser flew into the air, preparing to battle the Rias of this world.
Then, the Rias of this world opened her hand, a red magic circle expanded, followed by a Magic Cannon blast that illuminated the entire sky.
"Fool, an attack of this level..."
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Riser let out a terrified wail.
Ultimate-class Devil and Upper-Class Devil—a difference of one word, yet worlds apart.
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