ASSESSING THE SITUATION Location the Humanworld, Japan-Kuoh: Gremory Resident; Rias' Room
Rias room, mainly a huge girly space, in red, dark red, and pink color scheme, resembling something that a duchess would has a bed chamber. Rias, she was laying in black lingerie, on her scarlet covered and cushioned large bed. With Sona having gain five, new strong members of her peerage, not only her but Laharl-kun gained two more pieces as well. While Laharl-kun will have the largest peerage in devil history, she was still aiming to become the reigning champion of the Rating Game. And as much as she was grateful for Laharl-kun for training her, and making her quite stronger. She still couldn't handle poor little Gasper, but her brother said that very soon he'll be able to be unseal and join them, making her happy. But even with Gasper, finally being apart of their group, he'll still needs time to control his sacred gear. Not to mention she was still outnumbered by her greatest rival, Sona. Sona's peerage was becoming quite powerful...and as embarrassing it is to admit it, she's been slacking off, while Kiba, Akeno, and little Koneko have been steadily growing stronger, she'd tilted her head thinking, "Maybe I should ask Laharl-kun for more training, and advice. Plus it will give us some time alone. I'm the number one in Laharl-kun's heart."
She has remaining one knight, bishop, and rook left. And all eight of her pawns. Rias, she needs to use them, she's been to complacent with her current level. Allowing the other girls to grow, and rise in rank to being the head wife!! Rias could allow that to happen. As she thought of potential recruits. There is Kiriyuu Aika, while a perverted girl, she possess some magical talent. Tendo Nabiki is also a potential candidate for her peerage. Nabiki, she's smart, analytical, and quite easy to recruit like Aika. While Aika is to work with her lust, Nabiki would be her greed. Then there's Higurashi Towa...that's when Rias stood up on top of her bed!! Towa-chan!! She was a powerful youkai halfblood, from what she's seen, especially after meeting her cold father, Sesshomaru, plus Setsuna, Towa's sister is Laharl-kun's peerage. From what she's noticed, Towa doesn't have any attraction to Laharl-kun, meaning no new rival. And Towa has been desperately training to...chuckling at the thought, as Towa was desperately trying to get stronger, to beat Laharl-kun. Her becoming a devil would make Towa stronger, and Rias, she can work Towa's rivalry with Laharl-kun to convince her to join her peerage. Pumping her arms, Rias, she's made her decision, she'll recruit Towa-chan!! Getting off of her bed, and rushing to get dress, as she'll have to arrive late to Laharl-kun's BBQ, but getting Towa as a servent was her priority for now!!
RIAS' NEW PEERAGE MEMBER Location the Outskirts of Kuoh
Towa was in the woods, at the outskirts of Kuoh. Training, as she swung her Zanseiken, a katana with long, slightly curved blade, has a gold guard in a style similar to clouds. Along with a very ornamental handle, she was training with this blade over the Tenseiga, sheathed on her back. Ever since she and her family have been summoned by Laharl. She hasn't been able to like the guy, at least he makes Setsuna happy...even thou she can't understand, her sister being okay in a harem!! At least he'd looked out for her parents, but she still want to smash that bastard's face in. But him being a powerful devil, Towa, she immediately knew that she was out matched, and she doesn't want to kill the baka. All she wants to see what was underneath that punk attitude. Towa she swung her sword again, unleashing a blue lighting surging wave in the shape of blue dragon, her Azure Dragon Wave, based of her father's Dragon Strike technique. Destroying much of the surrounding woods, she was panting, since this morning she's been training. Something she'd would do a lot lately, she'll admit her power has been growing steadily, it was still far from being enough to challenge Laharl. Especially, since he could take on her father.
She banished her Zanseiken. Being exhausted, she has used a lot of her strength and energy, during this training session. That's when she'd heard a familiar voice, "Quite the power you have there, Towa-chan." turning around, she saw...a bikini, and sunhat wearing Rias. She'd came for Towa. Offering her a bottle of water, which Towa gratuitously accepted, chugging down the water with a bit of desperation. As she'd heard Rias, comment on her thirst. Towa, thanked Rias, but asked "why she was here, instead of that BBQ, in Laharl's mansion?" Rias she'd smile, and summoned a pawn evil piece on her presented hand. She'd told Towa that devil have a faster, and longer rate of growth than a youkai, she can not only get stronger quicker. But also get access to devil magic, and Gremory full support. She went on telling her of all the advantages of reincarnating as a devil, gaining more friends, and as she grows, she'll soon face Laharl-kun in grander stage. Plus this would allow her to have access to Laharl's moment and growth. Towa, she'd thought things through, and accepted...
HUGE SHIFT IN CANON Location the Bael Residence, Krichevskoy Mansion; Backyard-Pool Area
That's what Rias said. Telling them how she'd convinced Towa to become her first pawn. Laharl, he wanted to smack his face in exasperation. Rias, she used one of her pawns, meaning that he'll have to use one of his Dragon Wish to make Issei reincarnable with only one pawn, while not lowering his power or overall potential. Thankfully, when Raynare killed Issei he was soo weak, that his Heavenly Dragon wouldn't be able to interfere with that reincarnation, without issues. As Towa, grabbed a burger patty and made herself a simple burger. Then she'd turned to Laharl, with a proud smirk on her face, as she'd pointed her right index finger at him, and exclaimed that she'll be the one to beat him... Ranma, he started laughing, saying to Laharl, "Now you know how it feel, right buddy!!" Laharl, he glared at the second rook of Sona. But he'd understood Ranma's teasing, back in his original world, a new rival would pop-up every other weekend to challenge and harass Ranma, so it seems the Towa has declared herself his rival. All Laharl thought was, "Just perfect..." Apart from that, Laharl, he'll have to be more attentive of Rias...just perfect. He has to make sure she doesn't use her knight, or bishop piece. As for her remaining rook, if he remember, Rias, she trades that piece with...Sona. Seem that Loup will have to join Rias peerage directly, over temporarily being apart of Sona's.
Whatever, as he made himself a burger. Taking a couple of bites, before he was called out by Kiba and Ranma who left the pool. The two guys wanted to challenge a point for ball match in pool. Liking the challenge, he'd accepted and walked over to the pool table, as Caulifla handed him a pool-stick. As they started playing, Towa went over to her family. They weren't against her becoming a devil, as it was her path to walk. She confessed one of the reasons that she'd accepted Rias' offer was to gain her own Evil Pieces eventually, and reincarnated mother as a devil. So she can live with them for a long, long time. Rin, she found the sentiment sweet. With Nodoka expressing that it was the same with her son, Ranma, he plans to reincarnate her once he gets his Evil Pieces. This made the moms laugh, and Towa joined in, at the end the BBQ was going great, even with Rias dropping a bomb that change the storyline in its entirely...
RETURNING ALONG WITH A DEBUT Location the Underworld, the Capital City of Lilith: Rating Stadium
After the BBQ party, Laharl and the girls were bored. So Laharl, he'd decided that it was the best time to introduce Caulifla and Ranko to the Rating Games, plus convince Sona to participate as well. He went to Ranma's mansion first to get him to come over to Sona's home. Luckily Sona and her entire peerage were at home, as Sona was very happy with Laharl's visit, and bit surprised that Ranma, Ukyo, Kaori, Kodachi, and Shampoo were with him. Laharl-kun began telling her, that she'd should join the Rating Games. Sona, she was surprised by her boyfriend's suggestion. She'd originally intended to join the Rating Games, next year around the time she's eighteen, but Laharl-kun countered her logic with stating that he was way younger when he'd started the Rating Games. And this can help her gain battle experience, while she was a capable leader and strong mage against Strays. Which normally are one big opponent, that more akin with a beast, in the Rating Games she'll be facing multiple enemies, capable of challenging her. Then he said, "Plus I think several of your peerage, are eager to participate." Sona, she'd looked at her rooks Ranma and Tsubasa both pumped to fight. Not only them but also Ruruko, Tomoe, Katase, and Murayama were eager to show their strength and progress.
She sighed with a smile. As her boyfriend, said his final words. That she could be like him, taking a few challenge, when she was free. So it wouldn't clash with her schedule. That was true, as Sona, she'd decided to register early to the Rating Game...under one condition, pointing at her boyfriend with a confident smile, that once she reaches ten wins, that he'll make a wish for her come true. Laharl, he chuckled and agreed. With that both peerages they got ready to teleport to the Underworld, for Sona to register in the Rating Games, and Laharl get some matches.
Later. Both groups were now in the Underworld, teleporting straight to the Rating Stadium. Impressing Ranma, Ranko, Ukyo, Shampoo, Caulifla, Kaori, and Kodachi. As it was their first time in the Underworld. Laharl, and Sona promised that once their business in the Rating Stadium, and maybe fighting some matches, they'll show them around Lilith. Going to the registration stand, in the center of the massive open area. With various devils of various ages, forms, and races giving passage for Laharl and Sona's respected peerage. Shampoo was curious about the show of respect, and admiration towards them. But Sona cleared the misunderstanding, it wasn't them exactly, it was Laharl-kun and his girls that were receiving this reception, respect, and admiration. This made Ranma curious, and asked his queen, "what was the reason for that?" Sona answered that Laharl-kun and his peerage have a incredible reputation. Not only were they the youngest, rising and reigning stars of Rating Games, with a unbroken winning streak of 13 win, and no losses. They'd achieved this without losing a single piece in those challenges. She also mentioned that Laharl also has an a unofficial win, that he'd achieved when he was ten with a notorious "veteran". Ranma and his girls looked back at Laharl, as Laharl was chill and uncaring. Ranma, understood that his friend wasn't serious from any of his previous fights, but now he was stronger, and learning to incorporate demonic energy to his attacks and techniques. Soon he'll have a real match with him, Laharl felt Ranma's unconscious, battle aura, and in truth he was excited for growth of his buddy, both as a devil and fighter.
After registrating Sona as a official participant of the Rating Game. And before Laharl could ask for any challenges...since Grayfia-nee hasn't been able to get any challenges for them...regardless, before he could ask for a match. A young devil heir from the Ose House, came to challenge the Undefeated King and his peerage. Ranma, he'd chuckled and said, "Undefeated King?" Laharl he sighed and explained that devils are know to give very chūnibyō style titles and nicknames. As Albedo to Setsuna sighed agreeing, and soon they along with Ranko and Caulifla will be christen with their own chūnibyō nicknames. Whatever Laharl accepted the Ose heirs challenge. And Sona even got her own first challenge in her career. Ranma was excited to see Laharl fight, and later fight in his own match, but Tsubaki mentioned to her fellow peerage member, that he will have his world rocked, as Laharl and his peerage are monsters. Laharl and the girls were in a canyon terrain for a battleground. Caulifla, she wanted to face off with every opponent, and Laharl, along with the rest of the girls, encouraged her. Caulifla, she flew without wings, and personally crushed every single opponent. Using her fists, ki-blasts, and ended thing with a big bang. Unleashing her Ray Blast as she charged up, a lot of ki, and then released her red aura. With so much power, that she'd fires powerful laser-like flashes in a wide-spread attack, like falling lasers. Devastating everything, and retiring everyone from the Ose peerage. Winning the match, in quite possibly the fastest victory in the Laharl peerage on record. Rising the score to fourteen, and Laharl's charges are six months and the non-double charge is three months, later they'll choose the free level-up. For now it was Sona's turn in the Rating Games...