Rating Game Debut Ceremony!
Normally, when a pure-blooded Devil reaches the rank of High-Class Devil, they are automatically considered to have reached adulthood.
After all, High-Class Devils are already considered quite powerful in the entire Devil society.
They would also receive their own Devil chess pieces, and the debut ceremony would only be held after they had acquired three peerage Devils.
Because the minimum requirement to participate in a Rating Game is to have four Devils form a team.
For this reason, to congratulate young Devils who are about to embark on their journey.
Ancient Devil elders, and sometimes even the Four Great Demon Kings, would personally attend the debut ceremonies of young Devils to encourage the High-Class Devils from noble backgrounds.
"Now, let's introduce Rias's peerage!"
Sazex's speech wasn't very long, and it quickly reached the final segment.
Rias stepped forward at this moment, taking the microphone from her brother's hand, and the side door opened at the same time.
A beautiful young girl, equally tall, with long waist-length black hair tied into a ponytail, letting it hang behind her, exuding the aura of a Yamato Nadeshiko, was a beauty in both temperament and appearance that was no less than Rias.
"My Queen, Himejima Akeno!"
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Another female, very short in stature, looked to be about a middle school student.
Her figure was also very slender, with shoulder-length silver hair, very smoothly combed, with a cute black kitten-shaped ornament near her temples.
"My Rook, Toujou Koneko!"
The last one was a golden-haired man with a medium build and quite handsome features.
"My Knight, Kiba Yuto!"
While Rias was introducing her peerage, she was also observing Grayfia with the corner of her eye.
"Strange, who is that?"
"How can she be chatting and laughing with Lady Grayfia?"
She had intended to see her idol's reaction to her servants, but she noticed something else that greatly concerned her.
Yes, greatly concerned!
"Now, let's have Miss Sona and Rias have a friendly match to celebrate Rias's debut ceremony today."
Sazex's sudden announcement startled Rias, who had been lost in thought.
Sona also, at the same time, ascended the stage with her peerage.
Time came to half an hour later!
The current location was the training ground on the back mountain of the Gremory, where the Gremory's peerage Devils and Rias usually trained.
The hardness of the ground was also sufficient to withstand the wanton bombing of Ultimate-class Devils.
Otherwise, with the strength of High-Class Devils, a charged attack could blow off half a mountain, and the ground simply couldn't withstand the destruction from Rias and Sona, two pure-blooded High-Class Devils.
A few guests came to watch the battle live, while some Devils chose to watch the match via magic projection in the banquet hall.
Among those who came to watch live was Ravel from the Phoenix, who was there earlier.
The burly, bearded man muttered about his hands itching, his eyes occasionally glancing towards Virion.
The two Satan Classs, Sazex and Grayfia!
And the Virion he was muttering about.
"Rias, it seems I'll have to go all out this time."
Sona, who usually maintained a calm and composed demeanor, was now slightly fired up.
"It seems the President is also unusually passionate today!"
Himejima Akeno smiled slightly, taking Sona's words for Rias.
The title she used also continued the position Sona held when the two Devil young ladies attended school in the human world.
"Of course! Akeno, after all, Lady Grayfia is watching."
Her long, straight black hair swayed down to her knees, and she wore blue half-rimmed glasses; she was another beautiful young girl with attributes similar to Himejima Akeno.
Hearing her Queen tease her like that, Sona's small face inevitably flushed red.
After all, as the younger sister of the Demon King Serafall, her idol was not her own sister, but another Demon King, which still made her a little shy.
But there was nothing she could do!
Her older sister, who always clung to her and acted like a perverted old man whenever they met, really made it difficult for her to feel any reverence.
In contrast, Grayfia was the perfect image of a Demon King in her heart.
"Sona, there's no need to be embarrassed; you and I are the same."
Rias displayed a perfect smile.
"However, compared to that, there's something else I'm more concerned about."
Rias's sudden change of topic piqued Sona's curiosity, and she adopted a listening posture.
"Who is that person next to Grayfia and my brother? Sona, do you have any impression of him?"
"Seeing him, I always get a very familiar feeling, but I can't remember who he is."
Ever since entering the training ground, Rias's doubts had grown stronger.
Because the man who had piqued her curiosity earlier was now not only very close to Grayfia, but even her own brother seemed to know that male Devil and had started chatting with him.
She hadn't noticed before, but after Rias's reminder, Sona also noticed a slight anomaly.
However, she immediately shook her head.
"This isn't very important, Rias. What you need to do now is focus on our duel."
"I won't go easy on you and let you win just because today is your debut."
As Sona said this, her magic power began to stir, and the temperature of the surrounding space rapidly dropped.
The unique characteristic of a Devil, a pair of black bat-like wings, also appeared at this moment.
Rias was startled at first, then a confident smile bloomed on her face.
Magic power imbued with destructive aura began to surge, and as she spread her bat-like wings, dozens of red magic circles simultaneously unfolded behind Rias.
That was the process of the Demonic Power Shot charging!
"Sona, do you think that if you don't go easy, I, Rias Gremory, and my peerage won't be able to defeat you?"
The two girls had known each other since childhood through their mothers and older siblings, growing up together.
While they were best friends, they were also each other's strongest competitors.
Their ability to reach the level of High-Class Devil at seventeen or eighteen years old was largely due to their frequent competition with each other.
Magic power transformed into a white cold mist, blowing towards Rias, as Sona had already soared into the sky at some point.
"Whether it is or not, Rias, wouldn't you know if you just tried it yourself!"
"I will let you know that my growth during this period has completely surpassed yours."
With a flap of her wings, Rias slowly ascended!
Without any reply, she waved her hand, and a deluge of destructive magic bullets, like a torrential downpour, surged towards Sona.
"Oh my! Oh my! Since the President has started, I can't fall behind either!"
With an S-like smile, Himejima Akeno unceremoniously conjured blue leaping electric lights in her palm.
"Hmph!"
Similarly, a beautifully decorated large mirror blocked Shinra Tsubaki and the other two Sitri peerage members.