"Hold on, Rias... It's not as simple as giving Lion King to Koneko and having her use it."
Kiana wasn't too surprised by Rias's words, because what she said did make sense.
Lion King didn't suit her; it was more suitable for Koneko.
Kiana had handed Lion King directly to Rias before because she hadn't thought that much about it. She certainly hadn't expected them to reach the level of Balance Breaker.
She had only intended for Lion King's Axe to become one of Rias's supports in the form of a lion. After all, Lion King could fight independently in its lion form.
"The reason you can work with Lion King is because you're both my Pseudo-Herrscher retainers and belong to the same system. It can only be accomplished through the Pseudo-Herrscher Core."
"But Koneko isn't a Pseudo-Herrscher, much less my retainer."
Even if Koneko was better suited to Lion King, she still couldn't use it without fulfilling those conditions.
Unless Koneko became her retainer instead...
But Kiana had never considered taking Rias's retainer for herself.
"I know."
Rias's expression didn't change upon hearing Kiana's words.
She had already known that Lion King was more suitable for Koneko than for herself. The reason she hadn't given Lion King to Koneko was precisely because of this.
Without a Pseudo-Herrscher Core that shared the same origin as Lion King, Koneko Toujou simply couldn't work with it.
"So, I hope you can make Koneko into a Pseudo-Herrscher like me, Kiana."
Rias looked at Kiana with utter seriousness in her eyes. She wasn't lying. She treated all her retainers as family, so naturally she wouldn't casually hand one of them over to someone else.
But Kiana wasn't someone else. Rias trusted her. Besides, Koneko Toujou had a good relationship with Kiana, so Koneko probably