A meeting ended with a determined result, but no one expected it.
By the time everyone left the living room and came outside the Gremory Mansion, they were already ready to say goodbye to each other.
"Then, I will leave my little girl to you, Mr. Leo."
Lady Phenex bowed gently to Leo, her words were full of sincerity and more appreciation than before, which showed how satisfied she was with Leo becoming the master of her daughter.
"Don't worry." Leo crossed his arms and replied, "Since she is my dependent, I will naturally take good care of her and won't let anything happen to her casually."
"I believe in you." Lady Phenex said meaningfully, "The ability you have shown makes this promise even more convincing."
Witnessing with his own eyes the scene where Leo used the characteristics of "Peerage Transformation" to take his daughter as his family and thus greatly increase his strength, Lady Phenex now has no doubts about Leo's future.
She believed that the man in front of her would be able to become the pillar of the Devil world, and even be able to take on the future of the Devil world one day.
Even now, the other party's strength is enough for her to look up to.
Recalling that the opponent stretched out ten Devil Wingss and created countless scenes of natural disasters and punishments with a wave of his hand, Lady Phenex felt that even the current Leo would definitely have a place in the Devil world, and his strength could be among the best.
She is looking forward to this man's future.
"Ravel Phenex, you know what you should do, right?" Lady Phenex turned to his daughter, who was standing behind Leo, and said sincerely, "Since you have given Leo If you respect Mr., you must fulfill your responsibilities as a dependent, obey your master's instructions, and get along well with your fellow dependents. Only in this way can you be considered a qualified daughter of the Phenex Clan, do you understand?
"I know, mother." Ravel Phenex nodded heavily and said, "I will definitely not insult the name of Phenex."
Lady Phenex nodded with satisfaction, and then glanced at his son standing beside him, who felt extremely annoying at this moment.
"It's time to go back, Riser Phenex, why don't you say goodbye to Mr. Lord Sirzechs and Leo?"
Hearing this, Riser Phenex, who had suddenly become very honest from the beginning, twitched the corner of his mouth.
He has tried his best to reduce his sense of existence, why do he still mention him?
Riser Phenex was a little irritable, but when he saw Leo looking at him with a half-smiling look, he was so excited that he almost didn't react to the stress.
He admitted that he was beginning to be a little afraid of Leo.
Although Riser Phenex had heard some rumors about Leo from various channels, they were just rumors. He had no idea that this guy who seemed extremely poor to him could actually be such a terrifying person.
Regardless of Leo's "Peerage Transformation" characteristics or real strength, a group of high-level officials in the Devil world headed by Sirzechs know it in great detail, but this is limited to those high-level officials. People who are well-informed may know more or less. Some people who are not well-informed don't know anything. They only know that Leo is the Pure-blood Devil left behind Human World. It is the new generation Devil that has inherited the Eligos Clan that was cut off and is about to debut.
Unless you are someone who has had close contact with Leo, or someone with a powerful intelligence source, it is definitely not easy to know the story of Leo.
As the third son of the Phenex Clan, Riser Phenex is not uninformed, but he already looks down on Leo, so how could he really get to know him?
Therefore, when he saw Leo showing eight wings, he was dumbfounded. When he saw Leo activated "Zenith Tempest" and Balance Breaker changed from Eight-Winged to ten wings, he even crashed on the spot.
You know, even though he has already debuted and performed on Rating Game, his strength has only reached the High-Class Devil level, and the number of wings has not kept up at all.
Not to mention Eight-Winged and Shiyi, even Six-Wing and Riser Phenex have not reached it yet.
The eldest son that Phenex Clan is most proud of, the eldest brother of Riser Phenex who already has the strength of Ultimate-Class Devil, is not yet Eight-Winged.
What's the result?
The so-called poor guy whom he looked down upon was not only already Eight-Winged, but he could also achieve ten wings through Sacred Gear's transformation into Balance Breaker. He could also control natural disasters and scourges at will, and his power was terrifying. Who should Riser Phenex talk to for reason?
He was already beginning to rejoice. Fortunately, he was stopped by the other party's spring attribute when he attacked Leo, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
No, the master is a monster, and those dependents are also monsters.
Aren't they all rookies who have been reincarnated for less than a few months and have never come into contact with Supernatural Power before?
Then what kind of person am I who was restrained by such a rookie? Trash?
Thinking of this, Riser Phenex felt a little depressed.
Now he doesn't want to see Leo anymore, he just wants to leave this place of right and wrong quickly.
"I, we went back, Lord Sirzechs, Li, Leo----Mr.----"
A forced smile appeared on Riser Phenex's face, and he said goodbye to Sirzechs and Leo with difficulty.
Especially when he mentioned Leo, he had to add the honorific, which made him even want to die.
If I had known this would be the result, why would I have found fault with it?
Riser Phenex felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Let's go slowly." Sirzechs still looked gentle, as if he just witnessed a normal transaction, and said with a smile, "I'll be my guest next time."
"If I have the chance, I will."
Lady Phenex saluted Sirzechs again, and immediately took Riser Phenex with him, disappearing into the magic square spread out at his feet, and left here.
Riser Phenex seemed to be escaping the moment the magic square was unfolded, turning into a streak of fire and quickly getting in, looking like he didn't want to stay here any longer even for a second.
That shameful performance, compared with the bad boy's attitude not long ago, was simply the biggest contrast, making people laugh endlessly.
Leo stared at the direction where Riser Phenex disappeared and suddenly said something.
"Is it really good to let such a person become Rias Gremory's husband?"
The words he seemed to say unintentionally made the gentle smile on Sirzechs's face slowly disappear.
"You think this is bad?"
Sirzechs did not look at Leo, but asked.
"Does Lord Sirzechs think this is good?"
Leo means something.
"But what I think is not important." Sirzechs also said with profound meaning, "After all, my family has been separated. I gave up the name Gremory from the moment I planned to become the Demon King, and I am no longer qualified to interfere in family affairs."
"And people who are qualified to intervene in this matter, including my parents, think this is a good thing."
If this were not the case, Gremory Clan would not need to marry Phenex Clan.
It is precisely because it is beneficial to both families that the so-called marriage contract appears.
"My parents are too anxious. They are worried that Gremory Clan will have no one to inherit in the future, so they have always wanted Rias Gremory to get married." Sirzechs said intentionally or unintentionally, "Phenex Clan is also very anxious. Even though their family already has three sons and one daughter, they also hope that the family bloodline can be passed on to avoid being cut off one day."
This is something that almost all Pure-blood Devil families are worried about.
There is no way, how many Pure-blood Devil families, which originally had seven branches and two pillars, disappeared?
Marbas, Valefor, Buer, Gusion, Leraje, Eligos, Botis, Bathin, Morax, Ipos, Aim, Bune, Ronove, Foras, Gaap, Marchosias, Halphas, Malphas, Raum, Vepar,
Sabnock, Vigne, Bifrons, Haagenti, Crocell, Allocer, Caim, Murmul, Orobas, Osai, Yami, Zagan, Andras, Flauros, Kimaris, Andusias, Decarabia, Seere, Andromalius----
All of the above are 72 Pillars that have been cut off.
The once-famous 72 Pillars has now been cut off by more than half. How can the remaining Pure-blood Devil families not feel worried?
Especially when the number of Pure-blood Devils is getting smaller and smaller, and the population of the Devil world is gradually being filled with various mixed-race Devils, dependent Devils, etc., those Pure-blood Devil families are even more worried to death, fearing that the family bloodline will one day be cut off by their own hands.
This worry is even more serious for those Devil families who attach great importance to pure blood.
"What if there is no more Pure-blood Devil in the Devil world in the future?"
"What if the traits and characteristics that have been passed down through the family for generations no longer appear?"
"What if the future Devil is replaced by aliens reincarnated from foreign races?"
Sirzechs's voice seems far away and yet very close at the same time.
"The more the older generation Devil values tradition, the more worried it will happen. Therefore, the marriage between the Pure-blood Devil family and the Pure-blood Devil family is a kind of political correctness in the Devil world, and no one can escape it."
"Of course, just because you can't escape doesn't mean you can't block it."
"For example, Sona Sitri, didn't she successfully terminate her engagement by relying on her own ability?"
As for the fact that Sitri Clan has taken a liking to Leo and regards him as his future son-in-law, Sirzechs did not say anything.
No one else is in a hurry, why should I, an outsider, be in a hurry?
Sirzechs also doesn't want Leo to know that even if Sona Shitori successfully breaks off an engagement, her family will still find a new one for her. As long as Sona Shitori is not married and does not successfully give birth to offspring, Sitri Clan will always worry about the family inheritance and push her out again and again.
This may make this young man with a promising future feel disgusted with the current situation in the Devil world. Sirzechs feels that it is better not to speak so clearly.
Anyway, once this engagement is concluded, everyone will be happy, so why not?
It can only be said that the current Clan Head of the Sitri Clan has also taken great pains. In order not to let his daughter object to the marriage contract, he deliberately selected Sona Shitori's favorite partner this time. For this reason, he even ignored the objections of his eldest daughter who is now the Demon King.
"So, Rias Gremory can only decide his future by relying on his own abilities, right?"
Leo actually felt that he heard what Sirzechs meant.
"Not necessarily." Sirzechs smiled and said, "If someone is willing to stand up for her and resist all this, maybe there will be a way?"
"What about?" Leo looked at Sirzechs and said, "You?"
"No." Sirzechs shook his head and said, "I can only support her secretly, but I can't help her resist.
After all, this is a matter decided by his elders. Even if he is the Demon King, he should not interfere. And precisely because he is the Demon King, he cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the Pure-blood Devil family casually. That will only make people doubt whether he is using power for personal gain.
"Do you support it behind the scenes?"
Leo seemed to understand something and became thoughtful.
"This is all thanks to you." Sirzechs looked at Leo like this and said with a smile, "Because of helping you connect with Ravel Phenex, Phenex Clan owes me a small favor this time. This favor may not be able to directly help Rias Gremory, but it is still possible to do something indirectly."
Sirzechs has been secretly negotiating with the Phenex Clan's current successor, Clan Head, the father of Ravel Phenex and Riser Phenex.
I believe this will definitely help Rias Gremory buy some time or obtain some favorable conditions.
Then, during this period, I might be able to do some ideological work on Leo and help these two young people bridge the gap.
If something can happen between Leo and Rias Gremory, it may lead to a happy outcome for all three parties, with only Riser Phenex being injured.
Compared with Riser Phenex, Sirzechs still prefers Leo.
As for whether this will cause Sitri Clan's current Clan Head to step aside, that is none of Sirzechs's business.
He didn't do anything explicitly. It was all the young people talking about their feelings. What's wrong with him?
At most, it's fair competition for both parties. Anyway, Rias Gremory and Sona Sitri are both friends and competitors, so it doesn't matter if they add another layer of love rivalry, right?
Thinking about what would happen if things went smoothly, Sirzechs actually felt a little excited.
He wanted to see rivers of blood--ahem, that's wrong, he wanted to see the perfect ending of two families loving each other.
Eligos Territory, Ancient Battlefield campsite.
When the magic square appeared in front of the bonfire, Leo and his party not only returned unscathed, but there was also an extra person, making the place more lively.
"Okay, the matter has been settled, you can continue with the special training."
Leo clapped his hands, attracted the attention of the girls, and said these words.
"Special training?" Ravel Phenex obviously didn't know about Eligos Peerage's collective special training here. He retracted his eyes that were still looking around, turned to Leo, and said, "Then I also want special training? Master Leo?"
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"You?" Leo looked at Ravel Phenex, touched his chin, and then said, "If you want to, please accompany me to a place first."
Where to go?
Ravel Phenex is a little confused.
Seeing this, Leo spit out two words.
"Tokyo."