Looking at the Tactical Board before her, Rias was tense as well.
Sona and she were good friends, so she knew the other side's situation. Like Rias, Sona had not gathered all fifteen pieces either. At present, she only had one Queen, one Rook, one Knight, two Bishops, and two Pawns. Including Sona herself as the King, she had only eight people.
Of course, Rias's situation was not much better. Under her command were Queen Himejima Akeno, Knight Kiba Yuuto, Rook Toujou Koneko, and the temporary Contract Soldiers Mary, Naruse Mio, Frieren, Maria, and Duanmu Huai.
Since Duanmu Huai had made it clear that he intended to slack off, the current situation was eight against eight.
Rias knew the strength of Himejima Akeno, Kiba Yuuto, and Toujou Koneko. As for Naruse Mio... she had watched Mio grow day by day, but Mary and Frieren were different. The two of them rarely made a move, so Rias had no idea of their true strength. Of course, judging by their expressions, they clearly had no intention of saying anything directly.
Generally speaking, temporary Contracts would basically never be seen in an official match. The reason was simple. On one hand, Contract Soldiers could not be promoted, and on the other, it was to prevent some big shot from using them as an excuse to bully newcomers. Rias had initially prepared herself for the officials to prohibit Duanmu Huai from taking the field, but unexpectedly, although they had banned him from destroying the venue, they had not stopped him from participating.
Of course, Rias could more or less guess the specific reason. The Demon Realm wanted to build a good relationship with the Inquisition, so fame was very important. The most eye-catching competition in the Demon Realm was the Ranking Competition. If the