"That is the current situation, Sirzechs-sama." Grayfia said demurely, as befitting her position as a maid.
"...Thank you Grayfia." a young-looking man with crimson hair replied, a serious edge to his voice.
This man was none other than the current Maou Lucifer; Sirzechs Lucifer.
He was staring off into the distance, eyes unfocused, as he considered the implications of the information he has just received.
He was rarely serious, usually preferring to stay lighthearted, especially when it came to his younger sister.
But when that sister of his was threatened? All chips were down.
The issue revolved around the all-female group that his beautiful maid has brought back from the Gremory summer home, very likely the Peerage of a high-class devil from what he understood.
They needed to be taken care of, their circumstances were obviously...unfavorable to say the least. But more importantly, he wanted to find out who led them.
Getting answers from the women themselves may pan out, but he was told about how loyal they seemed. So studying their evil pieces in order to trace the identity of their owner may be the better option.
But he wasn't one who necessarily understood how the Evil Piece System worked, so he needed Ajuka to find the answer for him...
"Sirzechs-sama, are you well?"
Sirzechs Lucifer blinked for a moment, consciousness leaving the recesses of his mind and refocusing on his lovely wife.
"Yes, apologies Grayfia. I was just thinking." the current Maou Lucifer muttered.
The maid looked at her husband in concern, while she preferred that Sirzechs was more serious, she didn't expect for him to drift off.
That was concerning.
"Sirzechs-sama, while the attack at the Gremory summer home was one of the things that I wanted to tell you about...there is another issue." the maid of the current Lucifer stated seriously.
Sirzechs glanced at Grayfia in confusion, was there something as serious as the well-being of his little sister?
"It seems that the Rias-sama has made some...interesting friends since the last time I've seen her. One of which was the daughter of the original Lucifer."
Now that was some interesting news.
"Well...I never expected for Ria-tan to make friends with such a controversial person." the red-headed Maou remarked with a wry grin.
But Grayfia didn't see the humor in the situation.
"Sirzechs-sama, personal feelings aside, is it a good idea to allow such an individual to be so close to Rias-sama...?" the maid asked with a frown, obviously not comfortable with the idea.
Sirzechs just waved the question away. "Last time I checked, it wasn't the policy of the current government to condemn people for the blood coursing through their veins...or the actions of their families."
He made sure to give the silver-haired woman a pointed look at that last statement.
She didn't look convinced. Though the point was noted.
That just made the Maou sigh, she was rather protective of her new family, so her attitude was understandable.
"Alright then, this is a good chance to get some answers anyways...how about we try to schedule a meeting with young...'Naruse Mio', right? We could make extra sure of her intentions and maybe find out more about what my predecessor was up to before he was captured." the young-looking man suggested lightly.
Maybe the young devil had some information about her late father?
The maid merely bowed, realizing that her opposition wasn't acceptable when considering the roles that they were both playing. She didn't have the right to question him. As was proper.
Sirzechs looked at her and sighed again, he wished that she could lighten up from her 'maid role'.
The Maou's expression turned serious again, just what was going on?
How could someone have the ability to enter the Gremory summer home without being detected?
Why did Ria-tan make friends with the daughter of the Original Lucifer?
There was also that...'Unknown Variable' that he has been hearing about recently.
All of this occurring when the issue with the Phenex engagement was still prominent on his mind...
"I suppose that you're going back to the mansion, Grayfia?" the Maou asked with a serious expression, exuding the authority and grace that his position demanded.
"Of course, I suppose that you wish for me to inform Rias-sama about the possible alternative to the engagement?" the maid inquired, well aware that her king was giving his younger sister a way out of her ordeal.
Through a rating game.
The red-headed Maou nodded. "That's right, but I want you to give invitations to Ria-tan's guests...I'd like to see who my little sister has befriended."
The maid bowed in response.
Morning reached the summer home of the Gremory.
The sun was high in the sky, signaling to a bored Naruto that he should be having breakfast.
Too bad he was eating ramen already.
He sorta gave up on going to bed after waking up twice, so he figured that eating some ramen to get rid of his hunger pangs was a pretty good idea.
It was. He had no regrets.
While he was eating, he had a piece of paper in front of him with a pen on his hand. On that paper...was a picture.
A picture of a chicken on fire.
He had no idea what a 'phoenix' was supposed to look like, so this was the first thing that came to mind when thinking about the bird.
Apparently, the Phenex family had powers that were just like this legendary bird. So getting a decent grasp for what he was dealing with was a good way to kill time.
So...he was dealing with fast regeneration and powerful fire attacks, right?
Well, both were not exactly 'new' things for him. Just annoying.
The shinobi stared at the picture blankly, trying to convince himself that this burning chicken was a threat...but not really succeeding.
The best he could imagine was a hilarious scene of a chicken running around with it's head on fire.
"...Pfft." Naruto chuckled, covering his mouth as he struggled to stop himself from laughing.
The scene was so ridiculous that he might not be able to take this Riser guy seriously at this rate.
"You seem to be in a good mood, Naruto."
Naruto immediately stopped his chuckling in embarrassment, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head as he greeted his 'sister'.
"Yo Mio! Finally woke up I see! Where's the...uh...'other' me?" Naruto asked with a cheesy grin.
Mio looked at him with a deadpan expression.
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