"It's over."
Looking at the one-sided beating on the screen, Sirzechs made a judgment.
Immortality is an extremely strong ability, but it is not invincible. Aside from some restraining abilities, the simplest way is to break their spirit.
Tatsuma was clearly aware of this, so every attack came with spiritual damage.
"At this rate, Riser's spirit will reach its limit in at most one minute."
[Riser Phenex eliminated. The winner of this Rating Game is Rias Gremory.]
"It seems you overestimated him."
Hearing the announcement ringing in her ears, Natsuki spoke, "It didn't need a minute at all, he didn't even last ten seconds."
"No, this isn't Riser's problem."
A hint of astonishment flashed in Sirzechs's eyes.
His gaze had been on the screen just now, so he was very clear about what had happened in that instant. Tatsuma figured out Riser's limit of endurance and increased his strength, defeating him with one blow.
This matter sounded simple, but the amount of information it contained was actually astonishing.
"Tatsuma's combat talent is amazing, and his control over power is also very precise."
Sirzechs's gaze shifted to Tatsuma's arm. "Adding the Longinus, Boosted Gear, his true combat power is probably comparable to a High-Class Devil or even a Satan."
Natsuki was a little surprised. "It's rare, I didn't expect you to praise someone like this."
Sirzechs shook his head. "This evaluation is already very conservative."
He hadn't forgotten that Tatsuma had only just become a Devil a month ago. If he continued to grow at this speed, the other party would likely step into the level of Transcendents in the future.
"Although it's a bit of a pity that I didn't see Rias make her move, this trip wasn't in vain."
Getting up from his seat, Sirzechs sighed while looking at the witch beside him.
"I heard that a new ruin of the Fourth Primogenitor has appeared recently. Is this true?"
Natsuki nodded. "It's in the Mediterranean area, and people have already gone to investigate."
"Then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on it. I'll send someone to watch the Heaven Faction side."
After a brief explanation, Sirzechs left the observation room with the other Devils present.
Watching them leave, Natsuki looked at the screen again, and her figure flickered, disappearing from where she stood.
It was time to go back and prepare for class.
...
On the other side, after defeating Riser and ending the Rating Game, Tatsuma was teleported back to the Occult Research Club.
"Huh? It's over just like that?"
Asia, who was also teleported back, looked around and belatedly reacted.
"Yeah, it's over."
Tatsuma glanced at his trait inventory.
Excluding Ravel who ran away midway, he gained a total of 15 new traits after finishing this Rating Game. Among them, there were ten green traits, four blue traits, and only one purple trait.
[Immortality (Purple): Consume a certain amount of stamina or energy to quickly recover from injuries within a short period.]
After the recent exchange, Tatsuma truly experienced the strength of Immortality. Although the quality was only purple, Immortality was useful in battles of the same level.
The only pity was that he didn't have enough equip slots. Putting Immortality into the inventory, Tatsuma planned to equip it later when he encountered a suitable opponent.
"Tatsuma, could you come with me for a moment?"
Just then, Rias's voice sounded.
Tatsuma closed his status panel and followed the other party out of the Occult Research Club, arriving at the rooftop of the old school building.
Rias said, "Tatsuma, there are some things I want to say to you."
Tatsuma said, "Actually, I also have something to say to you."
"Then... that's quite a coincidence."
Rias's body trembled slightly, as if she thought of something, and a blush appeared on her face.
"You first?"
"No, you speak first."
Tatsuma waved his hand. "What I have to say is quite impactful, you might not want to speak after hearing it."
"Impactful?"
The blush on Rias's face deepened.
Quickly taking a few deep breaths to suppress the shyness in her heart, she began to speak about the main matter.
"Regarding your previous confession, I think it's time to give you an answer."
"What do you mean?"
"From my personal perspective, I don't reject this matter, and you've also helped me a lot. However, as a Pure-Blooded Devil and the heiress to the Gremory, there are many things I need to consider, so there's one thing I must confirm with you first."
"Tatsuma, can you... accept joining the Gremory clan as a son-in-law?"
"Yes, why wouldn't I?" Tatsuma gave a direct answer.
If you can rely on your strength to be supported by a woman, why work hard?
As Sirzechs' clan, the Gremory's status in the Underworld is extremely high. With the help of the Gremory, whether he wants to slack off or build his own power in the future, it will be much simpler.
"That's great! I was worried that you would reject this." Rias visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since you have no problem, then this matter is settled."
[Harem King has gained an amplification. The current number of amplifications is three. The sources of the amplifications are respectively Koneko Toujou, Sona Sitri, and Rias Gremory.]
Finally, there's a reaction.
Looking at the prompt that popped up in front of him, Tatsuma had a preliminary understanding of the standard for 'falling for'.
At least the woman must have the thought of wanting to marry him and be together for it to count as 'falling for'.
But in that case, what's the situation with Sona?
Looking at Sona's name, Tatsuma was puzzled.
He didn't even try to 'conquer' her, so how did it happen?
"Tatsuma, it's your turn."
Just as Tatsuma became more and more confused, Rias said.
"Didn't you say just now that you had something to say to me? You can say it now."
"Oh, right. I almost forgot about this."
Tatsuma withdrew his attention, extended his right hand towards Rias under her expectant gaze, and then clenched his fist.
"Rias, fight me."
The one-month period is up, it's time to farm traits.
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