Rias raised her head and said, "Sona, I never expected you to have planned things so deeply. I miscalculated this time."
Sona Sitri appeared on the second floor of the shopping mall's main hall. Looking at Rias, Sona said calmly, "I told you, Rias, I was serious this time. Victory should have been decided by now, but the strength of your peerage exceeded my expectations, which is why things have turned out this way."
"We have no choice but to fight each other now. How long has it been since our last battle? I wonder how strong you've become," Rias said to Sona.
"Just what I wanted. Four against four? Under these circumstances, it'll be easier to decide the winner," Sona said.
Very quickly, everyone chose their respective opponents. Koneko and Aisha formed a team against Sona's Queen, Tsubaki Shinra, and Bishop, Reiya Kusanagi. Neither Bishop had much combat power and both specialized in special abilities. Reiya Kusanagi's ability was gathering intelligence and locating enemies, while Aisha was responsible for healing. In a direct battle, Aisha could offer greater support.
However, Tsubaki Shinra was a Queen, so the two sides were roughly even. Yuuto Kiba's opponent was Kyoji Shitori, who had been allowed to promote to Queen rank here. In terms of piece values, Rias's side was at quite a disadvantage.
A Queen was worth nine Pawns, a Rook was worth five Pawns, while a Knight and Bishop were each worth three Pawns. With Sona's Pawn promoted to Queen, she effectively had two Queens and one Bishop, while Rias had one Rook, one Knight, and one Bishop. She was at a slight disadvantage.
The battle soon began. After each of them found their opponents, Sona Sitri and Rias also began fighting. Sona excelled in water magic, which could transform into