When Duanmu Huai and the others arrived at the depths of the temple under Ling Nu's guidance, they indeed saw Diodora. At that moment, he was standing smugly in the hall like some useless little villain. A man in armor stood in front of him, while Asia was bound to the wall behind them by a strange device.
"Diodora!!"
Seeing that green-haired man, everyone was furious. Fortunately, Rias still retained some sense, and she held out a hand to stop the others before looking at the man standing in front of Diodora.
"Who are you?"
"Hahahaha, this is His Majesty Sharba Beelzebub! The rightful heir with true Demon King's Blood flowing through his veins!"
Hearing Rias's question, Diodora threw his head back and laughed.
"The rightful heir to Beelzebub...!"
After hearing Diodora's introduction, Rias's expression grew tense.
"I see. So you were the one plotting all of this from behind the scenes?"
"More or less. I just didn't expect you to actually fight your way here. That was quite unexpected. But this is where it ends."
The armored man raised his head and looked at Rias with arrogant pride.
"I'll kill you, Rias. We will reclaim the position that originally belonged to us. And you usurpers who seized power will be punished! All blood relatives of the current Demon Kings must be eliminated. Let me use your blood to—"
However, before the armored man's impassioned speech could finish, a streak of white light suddenly flashed past and pierced straight through his chest.
"...Huh?"
Perhaps it had happened too suddenly. Neither Rias nor Diodora had reacted to what was happening. The latter merely stared blankly at the man in front of him, who had claimed to be a direct blood relative of Beelzebub, as he fell backward with a dazed smile