"What?" Everyone in the room was stunned. Rias Gremory and Sona Sitri, who were watching, couldn't help but let out small gasps of surprise—their hearts stopped for a moment.
Almost instantly, Itachi appeared in front of Riser Phenex, his right hand raised, palm touching the demon's chest, "Watch this, you couldn't even dodge..." Itachi said calmly.
"Right now, I'm touching your chest, I could have attacked, and you'd be done," The ninja spoke, and Riser Phenex's face paled, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but look at Itachi with a hint of surprise and fear in his heart.
Sona Sitri, not far away, opened her mouth, she was about to say something, but couldn't, her lips moved like a fish out of water, in her heart, Itachi had reached a new level.
"Is this your true power?, Itachi..." Sona murmured, swallowing hard, a chill ran down her spine as she recalled what Rias had told her earlier: "Itachi defeated my entire peerage, including me," those words from days ago had already shocked her.
But now, Sona believed Itachi's power might be far greater than she imagined, "I hadn't even considered..." she muttered softly, "Then, What is your true power?, Itachi..." she narrowed her eyes in curiosity.
On the other hand, Rias Gremory felt her veins freeze, she hadn't seen Itachi's movement at all. It could be said that the ninja had reached a level unimaginable to her, "Previously, when he fought me... Was he holding back?" Rias couldn't help but think. Then she sighed and truly felt that Itachi might be someone terrifyingly powerful.
Still, Rias stepped forward, watching Riser and Itachi, watching the cautious gaze of the Phenex and the cold stare of the ninja—both observing each other.
"Ahem, gentlemen, you cannot fight here, I..." Rias paused, waiting to draw everyone's attention, "We should organize a proper duel..."
"Tsk," Riser finally reacted, he raised his hand and grabbed Itachi's arm, "Get your hand off me!!" he shouted angrily, trying to shove Itachi's hand away from his chest.
However.
Riser's eyes widened in shock, his strength was not enough to move Itachi's arm, as he squeezed it, it felt as if he wasn't applying any pressure at all, he quickly looked down at the Itachi's arm "It's just a normal arm… then why?"
The Phenex demon was about to demand an answer when someone appeared through a teleportation circle.
"Lady Grayfia!!"
"Lady Grayfia!!"
Both Rias and Sona greeted the white-haired woman in a maid outfit who stepped out of the teleportation circle, Riser's girls, who were about to act, stopped, and everyone in the room turned to Grayfia.
"Lady Grayfia," Riser said, his hand still on Itachi's arm, but his gaze focused on the woman, she narrowed her eyes, and the room's temperature dropped drastically in an instant.
"I've received the reports from Lady Serafall, you..." Grayfia took two steps forward, her eyes focusing on Itachi, "You must be Sir Itachi, Right?" she smiled, "I ask that you please stop intimidating Lord Riser..."
The temperature dropped further, yet Itachi simply watched Grayfia, for him, this level of cold was still acceptable, he thought for a moment before lowering his hand.
"Normally, duels are only allowed between devils—never between a human and a devil, Serafall must know this, However..."Grayfia looked at Itachi with curiosity, "Serafall has spoken about your rarity, Sir Itachi, we can make an exception as long as you're willing to speak with us and share some of your knowledge."
Itachi took two steps forward, his gaze calm and serene, "I don't know any demon named Serafall, hehe, but I think I know what this is all about," Itachi smiled, looking first at Sona in the corner, then at Grayfia.
"Don't take it personally, Sir Itachi, but your origin is quite unique, it's a matter that deserves discussion, Don't you agree?" Grayfia leaned forward slightly, as if asking for forgiveness.
"I'm not talking about that..." Itachi narrowed his eyes, "The Underworld is a powerful force, I know... but, Is it really so easy to make decisions without consulting me?" he said, and Grayfia watched him—they locked eyes for a moment.
Then, Grayfia made a swift and precise move, shifting her body and swinging her left arm forward with force.
Itachi had already predicted the attack, to demonstrate his strength, he moved his body and extended a palm to intercept Grayfia's fist. They moved so fast that most of the demons in the room only saw two blurry images rushing at high speed to collide with each other.
Hit
Thud
A powerful noise, like thunder, echoed throughout the room. Palm and fist collided, the floor beneath them cracked, and a powerful gust of wind swept through the room, sending objects flying.
"Hmph..." Rias Gremory covered her face to prevent the flying debris from hitting her eyes, she looked on in shock at the clash between Grayfia and Itachi.
"Amazing," Sona Sitri smiled almost too broadly as she observed, she also covered her face, while Riser watched with a cold stare.
Gradually, the wind calmed, and everything returned to normal. However, Grayfia and Itachi continued to stare at each other, each trying to read the other's thoughts.
"Itachi, Serafall has told me you could be of great help to us... the devils, If you cooperate, then we will help you in return," she said, smiling slightly.
"Hm?" Itachi was intrigued, he withdrew his palm as Grayfia pulled back her fist, "What kind of help?" he asked.
"Well, you're a human from another world, Sona told me you don't want to become a devil, and that's fine, but... Help us make the demons able to use Chakra, it is not necessary to succeed, and in return we can give you many benefits, including Sacred Gears," Grayfia puffed up her chest, proud as she spoke.
"Sacred Gear??" Itachi repeated softly, he knew it was what Issei had inside his body, "Sacred Gear are usually a good thing, however, this world is still a mystery, How about some information exchange?" he nodded.
Grayfia smiled brightly, clapping her hands, "Don't worry, Sir Itachi," she seemed overly pleased with the ninja's words, "Naturally, we can teach you all about this world—if you teach us about chakra."
Itachi nodded at Grayfia, and she bowed forward again, "Then I'll speak with Lord Sirzechs, For now, your recent problem with Riser... What do you think of a duel?"
Before Grayfia could finish her sentence, Riser took a firm step forward.
"I refuse!!! This human has nothing to do with the wedding between Rias and me. It's impossible for him to fight me!!" Riser shouted, looking at Grayfia with a determined expression as he patted his chest.
"..."
"Coward!!"
"Coward!!"
Sona Sitri and Rias Gremory exclaimed at the same time, they walked closer to Grayfia, Rias pointed an accusing finger at Riser and shouted again, "You're afraid Itachi will beat you!! Aren't you?!"
"Tsk!!" Riser took a step back, in truth, he was afraid, he had seen the power clash between Itachi and Grayfia and knew that level was far beyond his own.
"Ahem, my love, that's not it... Itachi is a human from another world... Whatever that means, he has nothing to do with our affairs..." Riser spoke with elegance as he adjusted his suit.
"Hahaha!!" Sona Sitri burst into laughter at Riser's obviously false words.