In the territory of the House of Bael, Diehauser was working on a movie project with him as the protagonist. This was nothing special, and it was his everyday job, considering how he lacked business ingenuity, so all he could do was just to get as much work as possible to make his family become wealthy.
If someone from his family could use that money to develop his territory, it would be great, but unfortunately, Diehauser and the members of the House of Bellial lacked all of that.
Except for Diehauser, the rest of the members of the House of Bellial weren't that particularly smart and probably similar to the name of their innate ability; most of them were worthless.
Or was it the effect of their innate ability?
Regardless, there is no research on how innate ability affects personality, yet there is a high chance that it would.
"Diehauser-sama, please enjoy the food and drink before the start of the shooting."
Nevertheless, Diehauser's focus was on something else, especially when he looked at the staff of the movie, who looked at him kindly and also with respect due to his identity.
The champion, this was his title, and instead of being unhappy about it, he was happy, especially when his past was hard, filled with poverty despite being a noble, and being looked down upon with his situation.
However, the Rating Game had changed his fate; he was no longer being looked down upon, and he was being respected everywhere. This event... no, this sacred activity... he loved it so much that he didn't hesitate to abandon everything, whether it was his family, his peerage members, or those with whom he had a connection.
"Thank you."
"No problem, we're just happy if you can stay in a comfortable place during this work."
"No, me neither. I am also happy that I can partake in this movie project."
Later, Diehauser was sure that those staff members would die from the fight that happened in this place. Yes, he had tried desperately to stop Masa's decision to stop the Rating Game. After all, instead of stopping the Rating Game, wasn't it better to erase those maggots and termites so this game could be fair and pure?
Unfortunately, while Diehauser hated it, he also understood Masa's focus wasn't on the Rating Game, a small game that would interrupt the stability of the Underworld.
'If I am at the top...'
If he were at the top of the devils, then would all of this happen?
For the first time, he sought power, wishing to be on top of many, so the injustice, lie, and fraud happened once again.
Yes, he wished for a fair society to happen in this Underworld, giving a chance to all the devils that were born, ignoring the fact that he came from a noble family.
"Let's do it step by step."
Diehauser knew that Masa was powerful, so powerful that he knew that he couldn't have a chance to fight him, yet he believed as long as he trained, he would be able to win, and because of that, he definitely would win.
In this domain and the territory of the House of Bael, a fight would happen.
He would fight those devils who tainted and destroyed the meaning of the Rating Game.
'I will definitely win.'
As he thought so, Diehauser ate the steak that was prepared by the staff, thinking of Masa's plan, which made the two sides win.
If he won, then he could clear up everything, and the control over the Rating Game would fall into his hands.
But what if he loses?
If he lost, then the Rating Game would lose its meaning as it would become the game of the wealthy to make money!
Diehauser couldn't let that happen, and he had to use everything to stop it!
"Does the food suit your taste, Diehauser-sama?"
"Yes. They are all good."
"Thank you. We have prepared a meal to suit your taste since it will be your last meal."
"Huh?"
Diehauser looked at the staff with confusion before he saw all of them swell up, then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!
The huge explosion destroyed everything, killing many, yet this wasn't the only explosion, as in many places, many explosions happened, including the home of the ancestor and the current head of the House of Bael, killing the two and many devils within that house who had a lot of influence.
Yet, even so, while those bombs could kill many members of the House of Bael, it was impossible to kill Diehauser as his power was far from simple.
"As expected of the Champion, it isn't easy for you to die."
"Why don't you do me a favor and just die quietly, Diehauser?"
Diehauser, whose body was riddled with wounds, looked at the two devils, whom he had fought together and bonded together in his Rating Game careers.
"Bedeze? Roygun? Why did you two do this?"
As he tried to hold back his anger, he looked at Roygun Belphegor and Bedeze Abaddon. He might not be good at business, but he wasn't stupid in the battle, and he knew well that they were the ones who planned for his assassination.
Yes, those two planned to kill him!
His shock couldn't be hidden; he never thought that those two would be so merciless.
"It's all your fault." Roygun looked at Diehauser with hatred. "If you don't expose the truth, then why do we have to do this troublesome fight?"
"Enough of talking. It's better to kill him as soon as possible." Bedeze felt an intense excitement when he thought that he would kill Diehauser.
Yes, the three of them had known each other for so long, but instead of having a comradeship like what Diehauser thought, all Roygun and Bedeze felt toward this bastard was just pressure, as they had always lost to him.
A romance could have happened between Diehauser and Roygun in the past, but now?
It wasn't possible, especially when Roygun thought that Diehauser wanted to expose everything, making her fall from grace, losing everything, whether it was her power, status, wealth, or even reputation.
How could she allow that!?
"It must be nice to have a natural talent, but we don't have it, yet we still want to win."
"Even so, is there a better method?"
Diehauser tried to persuade the two.
"Better method? Like how? For the devil, the Demonic Power is everything, but fortunately, we have money, and we can gain this power."
"Do you think you can defeat me?"
As the unbeatable champion, and those he had defeated repeatedly, did Bedeze and Roygun think that they could defeat him?
Diehauser had never been defeated, and he had fought Bedeze and Roygun so many times that his ability "Worthlessness" would work perfectly on them.
Worthlessness.
The ability to invalidate things, such as special abilities, properties, or effects.
This was the innate ability of the House of Bellial!
When this ability was combined with Diehauser's demonic power and fighting talent, no one could defeat him!
"Especially for cheaters like you two, do you think you can defeat me?"
Yes, this was Masa's plan, and Diehauser also knew that if he wanted to purge and clean up the Rating Game, it could only be by killing the two!
"Is that how you see us? Well, that's good since, as we're cheaters, we will do it thoroughly."
"What do you—"
All of a sudden, Diehauser felt his body was filled with an intense pain, and before he reacted, Roygun and Bedeze made their moves!
Yes, this was a battle that would determine the true ruler of the Rating Game.
It was killed or was to be killed.
Yet, for Masa, it was also a great plan to completely erase the ancestor and the head of the House of Bael.
Still, those three didn't know that they were under his control from the beginning to the end, and no matter who was the victor, he would be the real winner.