On the ceiling hung a diamond-shaped crystal chandelier, the floor was covered with a pure handmade wool carpet, and the cabinets displayed various antique items, adding a touch of elegance to this room with its extremely luxurious atmosphere.
Sitting on a leather sofa, the coffee table in front of him emitted wisps of steam and a rich aroma of tea.
"The taste of your black tea here is as good as ever."
Ajuka, whose appearance was somewhat demonic, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration after tasting the tea.
"Isn't that normal? After all, my head maid has been trained by the 'Demon King of Annihilation.'"
As Virion said this, he directed his gaze towards Grayfia, who was sitting upright on the sofa.
Grayfia slowly lowered her eyelids and took a small sip of the black tea on the table.
"So-so, still needs improvement."
"Come with me later, I need to re-educate you."
Her silver eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a hint of displeasure flashed across Grayfia's brow.
"Yes, Grayfia-sama!"
The maid, who also had beautiful brown hair, bowed respectfully and responded.
She was the current head maid serving Virion, and the place of her origin was the team Grayfia had once trained.
Rather, it could be said that almost all the maids in Virion's castle were trained by Grayfia herself.
Not only did every maid possess extremely high household skills and techniques for serving their master.
The most outstanding aspect of his maid team was their superb combat ability.
Let's put it this way! Under Grayfia's training, the combat power of the maids here was completely on par with the Demon King's Royal Guards.
"Alright, you may withdraw for now!"
Overstepping her bounds, Grayfia directly bypassed Virion and issued this command to the head maid.
Virion showed no dissatisfaction, and the head maid also walked out of the room without hesitation, gently closing the door behind her.
Virion had actually long grown accustomed to Grayfia's overstepping behavior.
After all, this situation had continued since his birth.
Asmodeus!
This family, which ranked thirty-second among the pure-blooded demons in the High School DxD world, had a very strange anomaly.
Moreover, this anomaly had existed ever since he watched the anime, when the protagonist Hyodo Issei and his mother-in-law recited the extinct demon lineages.
The problem lies in the fact that in the real world, Asmodeus also has several other names, such as Asmoday, Asmodai, and the same name as one of the Four Great Demon Kings in this world: Asmodeus.
That's right, it's Asmodeus!
Asmodeus is one of the Four Great Demon Kings; there's nothing to question about that, as he is indeed recorded in mythology as the Demon King who governs the seven deadly sins, "Lust."
He is also indeed recorded as a demon among the seventy-two pillar demons.
But this is a major question: since Asmodeus is already one of the Four Great Demon Kings, why would a family with the same name, Asmodeus, also be among the seventy-two pillar Demon Kings?
This question was answered after Virion became the heir of Asmodeus.
That is, the Asmodeus Family is a branch family of the old pure-blooded Demon King, the Asmodeus Family.
The understanding of this branch family can be likened to the relationship between the Lucifuge Family and the old Lucifer Family.
However, the difference between the Asmodeus Family and the Lucifuge Family is that the Asmodeus Family genuinely carries the bloodline of the true Demon King Asmodeus.
The reason for this is that the First Generation ancestor of the Asmodeus Family was the second son of Demon King Asmodeus's two sons.
After the Demon King Asmodeus died in the war between the Four Great Demon Kings and God of the Bible, his elder brother, as the eldest son, immediately inherited his father Asmodeus's position as Demon King.
And the First Generation Asmodeus, who had long lost his right of inheritance and received his father's bestowed surname, was immediately suppressed by his own older brother, the Second Generation Asmodeus.
The brother, who had previously shown fraternal harmony in front of their father, immediately changed his demeanor.
The First Generation Asmodeus naturally could not endure such a drop in status.
One must know that although he once did not have the right to inherit the position of Asmodeus, as the son of a Demon King, his status was incomparably noble, and moreover, he controlled half of the Asmodeus Family's military power.
Thus, his descendants and retainers were constantly sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder by his elder brother. The warmth that once existed between him and his brother was continuously eroded, and contradictions and grievances accumulated.
—Finally! The First Generation Asmodeus's wrath erupted.
At this time, the New Demon King Faction, secretly formed under the leadership of the Great King Baal Family, began to contact the First Generation Asmodeus, whom they believed they could win over, because they could no longer endure the oppression of the Old Demon King Faction's regime.
And so, this great war between demons, which swept across the entire Underworld, erupted.
It was between the New Demon King Faction government, led by the First Generation Asmodeus and the Great King Baal Family, and the Old Demon King Faction, which had inherited the father's position.
In that long-lasting war!
Sirzechs Gremory!
Ajuka Astaroth!
Serafall Leviathan!
Grayfia Lucifuge!
Four young demons began to rise to prominence in this great war.
However, in that battle, the Asmodeus Family, as the leader, bore the brunt of most of the Old Demon King Faction's assault.
After all, in the eyes of the Old Demon King Faction, Asmodeus, as the son of a Demon King, had actually raised a rebellion against them, the Demon Kings.
This was the most detestable and despicable act of betrayal to demons.
As a result, the First Generation Asmodeus suffered a meticulously planned attack from the Four Great Demon Kings early in the war, sustaining incurable severe injuries, and inevitably died from his wounds after the New Demon King Faction's victory.His parents were also severely injured in an unknown attack after the war. After giving birth to him, the heir of the Asmodeus, the two Devils passed away.
So why did Grayfia have such an inexplicable relationship with him?
This was all because of his grandfather, the First Generation Asmodeus.
In the early stages of the war, after being ambushed by the Four Great Demon Kings, he already knew that it would be impossible for him to regain the throne of Asmodeus as originally envisioned.
So, at that time, he set his sights on Grayfia of the Lucifigus Family, who was also a member of the Old Demon King Faction.
Grayfia, who was appreciated by the First Generation Asmodeus, slowly took over the Old Demon King Faction members who had defected under Asmodeus.
Those Devils quickly expressed their allegiance to Grayfia, this cold, capable, and powerful young female Devil.