Reincarnated into a Multiverse, but High School DxD

At noon today, while Rias's familiars were patrolling the border of Kuoh Town, they discovered traces that looked like the aftermath of a major battle.

After receiving the report, Rias instantly became nervous. But after hearing Akeno Himejima's analysis, she felt that Ren might have been responsible.

Rias had wanted to call and ask him, but Akeno Himejima volunteered for the task and decided to come personally.

"Yes. This morning, Lavinia and I found an open area to train in, but we set up a barrier around it beforehand, so it shouldn't have affected any ordinary people."

Ren nodded and admitted it.

Then he asked with a smile.

"I didn't expect Rias to have a habit of sending familiars to patrol her borders."

In the original story, Kuoh Town was truly a place where everyone—from all kinds of chief gods and Demon King-level figures down to stray devils and rogue exorcists—could come and meddle. Yet Rias only ever showed up with her people after something had already happened.

What kind of territory was that? It was basically a sieve.

At his words, Akeno Himejima revealed a faint bitter smile.

Still, she caught the sarcasm in Ren's tone and sighed. "Maybe Rias neglected to inspect her territory because so many things have happened lately."

"Normally, Rias takes Kuoh Town quite seriously."

Ren reserved judgment on that.

"Because of matters at home, Rias has been in a bad mood lately."

Akeno Himejima looked troubled.

The moment Ren heard that, he realized a quest was coming.

But after thinking it over, at this stage, there probably wasn't anything giving Rias a headache besides her family pressuring her into marriage.

Hiss!

Ren suddenly remembered that the Red Dragon Emperor of Kuoh Town wasn't here. And since he had not joined Rias's group, the chances of defeating Riser were extremely slim.

The story would be going premium tomorrow, and he still had to come up with a premium-release note on the spot. He had no idea who even invented this sort of thing.

How could you dare say you had worked hard?

Chapter 63

After all, half the credit for Rias not marrying Riser went to the Red Dragon Emperor, while the other half went to her brother, Sirzechs.

If not for his tacit approval, the Red Dragon Emperor would never have been able to crash the wedding and steal the bride in front of so many relatives and friends.

And in that battle, the original protagonist had actually lost to Riser. In the end, he only barely won by using enhanced holy water.

At a normal wedding, he would have been thrown out long ago.

"Rias is actually bound by an engagement. Recently, her nominal fiancé has kept coming here to harass her and demand that she return to the Underworld to marry him."

As she spoke, Akeno Himejima sighed repeatedly.

Clearly, this was not something she could interfere in.

And when they heard her suddenly bring up this matter, several gossip-loving women immediately gathered around. Even the three fallen angels doing dishes in the kitchen stopped working and poked their heads out.

Apparently, gossip transcended race.

"Tell us more."

Though Ren already knew, he still had to satisfy Lavinia and the others' curiosity.

Akeno Himejima did not treat Ren as an outsider and explained everything behind Rias's situation.

After hearing it, the women were all quite shocked.

They had not expected even the Underworld to have arranged marriages.

Weren't those living in the Underworld supposed to be a bunch of freedom-loving heretics?

Why did this whole matter of elders demanding marriage, only to be refused and angered, sound just like one of those soap operas that aired at six o'clock?

So was some mysterious savior supposed to descend from the heavens next and rescue the heroine from her misery?

The full story was almost exactly the same as Ren remembered.

"Since it's someone she doesn't want to marry, then she just shouldn't marry him. If it's someone she dislikes, having to live together in the future would definitely be difficult and unhappy."

Asia crossed her arms, looking indignant on Rias's behalf.

"You have to marry someone you like!"

As she said that, she secretly glanced at Ren, who was deep in thought. Two faint blushes quietly appeared on her fair cheeks.

"Then why not just refuse?"

Lavinia asked in confusion.

"She can't. The higher-ups say it is to continue the bloodline of pure-blooded devils, which is why they want this marriage alliance. This is not merely a wedding; it concerns political interests and the continuation of the Underworld's future. Before such a greater cause, individual wishes cannot influence the outcome."

Akeno Himejima let out a deep sigh.

Then she looked at Ren.

"Mr. Ren, do you have any solution?"

Ren had said before that they could come to him if they had any problems.

Rias had not taken those words to heart at the time, but Akeno Himejima trusted Ren, who was friends with her cousin.

[Akeno Himejima has issued you a new quest]

[Quest: Arranged Marriage in the Underworld]

[Objective: Prevent the marriage alliance between the Gremory and Phenex families]

[Reward: Rias, Akeno Himejima, Kiba Yuuto, and Koneko Affinity +50, Random Reward x1]

The newly refreshed quest did not surprise Ren.

After all, this was one of High School DxD's main storylines.

However, Ren felt that this quest was a thankless task.

Rias's marriage was an internal matter between two families. As an outsider, he could not interfere directly.

In the original story, Rias played a Rating Game against that turkey to dissolve the engagement.

But Ren was human, so he could not participate in a game held between devils.

This was not the late stage of the story, when any group in the world could compete.

With the three factions still not having made peace, the major powers remained isolated from one another.

But then Ren changed his mind and said, "That's easy. I'll just go over there and kill Riser."

"Riser is very powerful. He is a pure-blooded High-Class Devil of the Phenex family, and that family's greatest trait is its immortality."

Akeno Himejima shook her head.

"I've heard of the Phenex family before. Though their strength is not among the best of the Seventy-Two Pillars, they are said to possess an immortality that lets them revive even after being reduced to ashes."

Lavinia said with a frown.

"Yes, and that is why Rias has been unwilling to settle the dispute through a Rating Game. She knows she cannot defeat Riser. That immortality is simply too absurd."

"Besides, Riser's peerage is already at full strength. Rias's peerage only has me, Koneko, and Yuuto. No matter how hard we try, we can't possibly win."

Akeno Himejima's expression turned bitter after hearing this.

Having said so much, she actually knew that even telling Ren about it would not help.

Upon hearing that, Ren grumbled inwardly.

No, even without his immortality, Rias could not defeat that turkey.

The reason was simple: Rias's development of her Power of Destruction was obviously far too shallow.

Her mother had once been the famed Brown-Haired Lady of Extinction, while Sirzechs, who had also inherited the Power of Destruction, was the current Lucifer Demon King.

That was enough to prove the potential of the Power of Destruction.

Yet in the anime, Rias could only deal with weak grunts.

The moment she encountered anyone slightly stronger, she would quickly get crushed.

"It's fine. I can handle Riser. As long as we lure him to Kuoh Town, I have a way to kill him without anyone finding out."

Ren said with a smile.

As for whether he would be discovered...

When the time came, all he had to do was put on Superman's Glasses. Even Lavinia would not recognize him.

Combined with super acceleration, that turkey would not even know how he died.

"Uh, is there any other way?"

Although Akeno Himejima hated Riser and wished she could kill him herself, she also knew he was the third son of the Phenex family.

If he died, Rias would definitely be held responsible.

"Although Rias hates Riser, she would not agree to that method."

"Fine."

This time, it was Ren's turn to sigh.

Suzaku Himejima had been the same.

There were clearly more efficient solutions, yet for all kinds of reasons, they simply could not accept his methods.

But Ren was kind-hearted and respected his client's wishes.

"In that case, there is another solution. Play a Rating Game with that turkey and defeat him head-on."

"Huh? But I just said Rias is weaker than Riser..."

Before she could finish, Ren interrupted again.

"It's not that Rias is weaker than that turkey. All of you are weaker than that turkey."

"And the most important reason is that none of you have ever thought about training yourselves."

"You haven't even trained for a single day. How could you dare say you had worked hard?"

Though they were the protagonist group, when facing opponents on the level of Riser and his peerage, they had suffered a crushing defeat.

But the main reason was not that they were too weak. It was purely because they had given up on themselves, going through the motions without putting in any real effort.

Oh, Kiba Yuuto had to be excluded from that.

He was probably one of only two peerage members in the original story who fought seriously and wanted to win.

Unfortunately, his talent was insufficient. No matter how hard he worked, he could not close the gap.

But aside from him and the Red Dragon Emperor, Akeno Himejima, Koneko, and even Rias herself had never intended to win.

Premium Release Note

First, let me play the pity card. There are quite a few bookmarks, but the numbers are poor, the ratings are poor, and that's it.

Also, I do not have much saved up. I write everything as I go, so updates are a little slow, but I will guarantee daily updates.

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How can you sleep at your age?

Chapter 64

"How can you sleep at your age?"

Akeno Himejima was stunned by Ren's sudden reprimand.

"Well, I..."

She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

After pausing for quite a while, she finally gathered her thoughts. With a helpless expression, she said, "As for training, of course we have done it. Whenever a stray devil appears in Kuoh Town, Rias brings us there and has us fight together in coordination. We have improved somewhat, but the progress is very slow. Even if we could defeat every one of Riser's peerage members one-on-one, we still couldn't overcome the difference in numbers."