Representatives, heirs, and wealthy high-class devils were mostly in attendance. That made it imperative that for her to give out a warning, just in case.
"Excuse me, noble devils." Grayfia called out, not particularly loudly, but with enough authority to grab everyone's attention anyways.
She idly noted that the rest of the devils that were staying at the front were now entering the hall, listening to her words as she addressed the majority inside. Including her young sister-in-law and her friends.
Good.
"First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the disruption earlier today. The duel between Riser-sama and Naruto-sama has gotten out of hand, but the phoenix that appeared during the battle has ultimately been vanquished." Grayfia stated levelly, preparing to give the important information. "However, I have been recently notified that an SS-ranked criminal may be in the area, whether it is true or not, I'd like to ask for everyone to depart early for their own safety."
The immediate aftermath of her announcement, was silence. An undertone of shock was reverberating throughout the hall.
It took a while for people to actually process the information properly, such was their disbelief at the turn of events.
Then they processed it.
A large amount of the devils began to shout in anger at the announcement; first a duel, then a legendary creature, now an SS-ranked criminal?
All on top of the information of that the much-celebrated pure-blood marriage was to be cancelled?
Many devils among the crowd were furious. Even more so than before.
Except they wouldn't be bottling it up this time, now everyone will know of their displeasure.
Before anyone could really allow their anger to run wild, many of them stopped cold in their tracks when the 'queen' of the current Maou Lucifer flared her demonic energy, sharp eyes accompanying it as she stared at the crowd with an emotionless expression.
It was a warning.
Just as quickly as it had begun, the crowd settled down, caring far too much about their safety than having their opinions heard.
Grayfia sighed, relieving everyone of the pressure of her power. Hopefully everyone understood by this point.
There would be no more conflict while she was around.
That being said, she needed to speak to her husband, he needed the details of what she has learned...and it needed to be done personally. She couldn't afford to have their conversation eavesdropped on.
The maid glanced up to look at the Maou's box, high up on the other side of the wall.
Sirzechs was calmly regarding her, waving her up so that he could receive the details.
"I must speak with my master, everyone may leave at their leisure. If you wish to stay a little longer, then please stay inside the main hall, guards have been posted to ensure your safety. Sirzechs-sama shall be watching in his private box, so your safety is guaranteed while in the main hall." Grayfia explained briefly, before walking towards the crowd so that she could make her way to the Maou's private box.
The crowd parted ways almost immediately, giving her easy access through them.
None of them were taking any chances.
Mio couldn't help but be silently impressed as she entered the main hall with the rest of the teenaged devils, Grayfia-san must have an enormous amount of respevt for that kind of reaction. From nobles no less.
Or maybe it was fear? She honestly couldn't tell.
The second that Grayfia passed by the crowd and walked up the stairway to speak to the Maou Lucifer, several of the noble devils began to congregate towards one another. Maybe they wanted to get one last deal or favor in before they left?
A frown began marring her features as she stared at the group of wealthy and influential devils that comprised the crowd.
The entire reason that she came to this function to begin with, was to speak to them and get some sort of legal barrier against any attempts at her life. But now...
Well, that seemed unlikely by this point, the sheer amount of everything that happened today just eclipsed all other concerns.
Then there was her concerns with how Rias and her Peerage looked at Naruto...
"You seem upset, still thinking about your 'onii-chan'?" Akeno quietly asked, a teasing smile on her face she she approached the younger red-head from behind.
Mio tilted her head slightly to regard her sempai of two years. "...Partially. A bit more upset at Rias-sempai. Although I admit that she is right in a practical point of view, it still seems so...impersonal of her, not to be worried I mean."
The black-haired young woman gave her an indulgent smile, placing her hand on top of her shoulder in comfort. "It's sweet to see you so worried, but please try to understand that Buchou honestly wants to do what's best in these...interesting circumstances. You do realize that don't you?"
Mio turned away from Akeno, she knew that already. She just disapproved of it anyways, logic be damned.
If someone told you that you'd have to leave a family member behind for the greater good, you wouldn't like it. You'd be pissed, even if it's the logical thing to do.
"Besides, this is Naruto that we're taking about. He just finished wiping the floor with a phoenix, what's an SS-ranked criminal to that?" Akeno spoke up wryly.
She didn't notice the look that she got from her kohai.
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