Don't Get Too Big for Your Boots, Demon

Looking at the scene before him, Ren suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this called Platform Nine and Three-Quarters?"

"Nine and a quarter? No, this is just called Kuoh Town Train Station. However, the platform we see here is only for ordinary people. At the bottom of this area, there is a special area exclusively for demons."

"I'm sure the rest of the journey will be quite an eye-opener for you, Mr. Ren!"

With a confident expression, Rias led everyone into the elevator, then lightly tapped a special card on the panel.

With a "beep," the elevator descended, arriving at an underground area that wouldn't be displayed on the control panel.

After stepping out of the elevator, Ren was presented with a train platform several times larger than the ground-level platform, giving it a rather vintage feel.

A sharp-looking train with a striking appearance was parked on the tracks not far away.

The paint on the car body reflected a dim halo and was engraved with a large number of complex patterns.

Lavinia deduced that it was a spell circuit used to traverse dimensional rifts.

Such spell circuits are extremely expensive to manufacture, yet this vehicle's surface is almost entirely covered in them, demonstrating its extravagance.

"Get in the car."

Rias chuckled softly and led everyone onto the train.

"Huh? We still need to take a car, meow? I thought we could get to the Underworld in no time."

Kuroka was quite surprised. After entering the carriage, he kept touching and looking around, not staying still at all.

"How long will it take to get to the Underworld, meow?"

About an hour.

"Huh? It's been so long, meow? An hour is enough time for me to travel back and forth hundreds of times, meow."

Kuroka looked surprised after listening to it.

Upon hearing this, Rias gave a wry smile and said, "Because this vehicle crossed the dimensional barrier into the Underworld through legitimate means. Normally, if you were to teleport directly to the Underworld using teleportation magic without permission, it would be considered illegal entry, and you would be punished if caught."

"Mr. Ren, I'm so sorry, but these are the rules, and even my brother has to abide by them. However, after this record, it won't be so complicated next time."

"It's alright, we can enjoy the scenery."

Since he had nothing better to do, Ren waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care.

Then, an elderly man who identified himself as a butler emerged from the driver's seat. After explaining the situation to everyone, he took out a device with a screen and began scanning everyone present.

"This is a machine only found in the Underworld, mainly used to verify the identity of passengers. After all, these people enter the Underworld through official procedures, and if someone impersonates them, the consequences will be severe."

The one who said this was Akeno Himejima, who was sitting in front of Ren.

She looked at Ren with a smile, her wine-red eyes taking in Ren entire face.

Ren nodded and then chatted with her for a while.

However, as time passed, Ren gradually became sleepy and began to close his eyes to rest.

Seeing that Ren seemed to be asleep, Lavinia leaned her shoulder against him and used her two large breasts as cushions to support Ren face so he could rest better.

Upon seeing this, Asia couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile, Akeno Himejima narrowed her eyes.

This woman is a formidable rival.

An hour later, the vehicle officially passed through the dimensional wall.

The view outside the window suddenly opened up.

Ren, who had taken a nap, woke up and looked out at the bright scenery, which was completely different from the Old Maou Faction's territory where Katerea lived.

Although there was still no sun and the sky was purple, the light was bright, the greenery was lush, and birds sang and flowers bloomed.

In contrast, the area where Katerea lived was a desolate wasteland.

If it weren't for the ability to travel to the human realm at any time to obtain supplies, we probably would have starved to death there in no time.

No wonder Katerea always wanted to go back to that place; it would be impossible for her not to hate the people who drove them there.

However, according to her, she has received new demonic technology from Sirzechs and his team to improve the climate and geographical environment.

Chapter 160 A Demon Shouldn't Be Too Arrogant

Chapter 160

The vehicle traveled smoothly on the track.

The view outside the window made Asia, who was seeing it for the first time, exclaim with delight, while the Koneko beside her patiently introduced her to some of the more famous places.

Not long after, the broadcast carried the sound of passing through the Gremory territory.

Akeno Himejima asked curiously, "Rias, shouldn't we go check on the house first?"

"No, I don't plan to go back right now. I'll go back after the Rating Game is over."

Seeing Rias with her arms crossed, Akeno knew she was still sulking.

However, it's normal to have some complaints when your family is pressuring you to get married so much.

Not long after.

With another announcement, the vehicle arrived at the Demon King's Castle Luciferd and stopped at the platform.

Then, a bus that had been waiting nearby picked everyone up and took them to a castle in the city center.

Rias was originally planning to visit her brother, but unexpectedly, she ran into the person she least wanted to see.

A figure with blond hair, wearing only a red suit jacket on his upper body.

"Akeno, let's go."

Just as Rias was about to turn around, she saw the person opposite her shout something loudly.

"Rias, it's been so long! Why do you want to leave as soon as you see me? We're engaged, you know."

Upon hearing this, Rias stopped abruptly, her expression darkening. "Shut up, Riser! Our engagement was arranged unilaterally by our two families. I have absolutely no feelings for you!"

"Don't say that. Feelings can be cultivated."

Riser squinted and spoke with a smile.

"Since you're here, we can go see the wedding venue today. The date has already been set, and we should finalize everything else as soon as possible."

"What's the meaning?"

Rias frowned coldly.

"It's my wedding with Rias. I've already booked the venue; I just haven't sent out the invitations yet."

Riser, on the contrary, looked puzzled.

"Don't you know I'm going to have Rating Game with you? If I win, our engagement will be null and void!"

Rias assumed that Riser was unaware of this, so she emphasized her words.

"Of course I know, but if you lose, you have to marry me immediately. Otherwise, why do you think I would agree to your request?"

Riser, completely unconcerned by Rias's hostility, explained with a smile.

"As for the Rating Game, don't worry, I'll try my best not to let you get hurt. As for your family members, I can't guarantee that."

After speaking, Riser's eyes coldly swept over the rest of Rias's group.

He had already thoroughly investigated Rias's information.

More than a dozen Evil Pieces, but not even a third of them were used.

Of the four familiars, one is useless. Only Rias's queen Akeno Himejima, has some strength, but his familiar queen is confident that she can defeat her one-on-one.

As for the remaining two, no plan is needed; we can simply overwhelm them with sheer numbers.

In addition, his family is the only wholesaler of Phoenix Tears in the Underworld. If he gets injured, he can just drink one bottle. If that doesn't work, he can drink another bottle.

Even many opponents who were stronger than him in overall strength were trampled underfoot by Riser.

It's nothing, just a lot of medicine.

All these factors combined left Riser completely bewildered as to why she would lose.

However, when his gaze fell on Ren and his group, his expression faltered slightly.

Ah, this...

When did Rias's familiars become so numerous?

However, he quickly noticed that three of them only possessed the aura of humans.

It appears that the man in the middle is the leader.

Riser squinted, trying to glean something from the man.

It's already extremely rare for a pure-blooded human to appear in the Underworld, and this one is even by Rias's side. Could it be... that this is one of her newly acquired familiars, just one that hasn't had a chance to transform into a demon yet?

This was the only reason Riser could think of.

Thinking of this, a contemptuous expression appeared on his face. He smiled wickedly and stared at Ren with full confidence.

Whoever it is, his Phoenix Flame is no joke!

But Ren glared back. "What are you looking at?"

Riser: "?"

Riser was silent for a few seconds, seemingly not expecting such a reaction, but a hint of anger quickly appeared on her face as she said unhappily, "Who are you? Didn't Rias teach you that no one can interrupt when high-ranking demons are talking?"

Without even glancing at Ren, she turned to Rias and said, "Rias, it seems you can't even properly train your own familiars."

"Riser, don't be so presumptuous, he is..."

Rias didn't finish her sentence because she noticed that Ren had appeared in front of Riser at some point and patted him on the shoulder, interrupting her still-developing emotions.

"Little brother, you can't be too arrogant, you know? You know that, even as a devil."

Ren's expression was unpleasant.

He actually didn't want to get involved in the matter between Rias and Riser; he just intended to stand by and watch the show.

After all, this was a way for them to ease tensions before the match, so it's worth noting.

However, it can only be said that the demons nowadays are too well-mannered; their words lack any substance and are far inferior to some of the competitions he watched before his transmigration.

But what's the meaning of you two suddenly bringing him along when you were making those tough talk before the match?

So he has a very good temper, right?

Riser's mood was already bad because Rias hadn't given him any face, and now that a mere servant in his eyes dared to be so rude to his face, his anger flared up instantly, and his eyes swept coldly towards Ren.

Buzz--!

Flames immediately erupted around him, and scorching sparks scattered wildly in the air.

Although the Underworld has undergone reforms and its laws are quite mature, even the demons' families enjoy legal protection, if a lower-ranking demon deliberately provokes a higher-ranking demon, the higher-ranking demon has the right to punish him.

The phoenix's flames can melt even steel, let alone mere humans...

"Um?"

Why can't it burn?

Never mind, maybe it was because there were too many people around that Riser subconsciously didn't dare to exert any force.

He snorted coldly, reached out and grabbed Ren's arm, intending to break it to teach this human a lesson.

As a result, he exerted force.

Hilarious! It doesn't move at all!

"What happened?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Riser's eyes.

Although the Phenex family is not known for its strength, as pure-blooded high-ranking demons, their physique still far surpasses that of humans.

But he couldn't even pry open a human arm?

However, Riser didn't think much of it; his strength wasn't in power, but in the flames of the phoenix!

"No wonder you're so confident, Rias. You've found a decent familiar. But do you think that guarantees victory? I'm the Phoenix!"