Grayfia was at a loss for words, but remembering that the other party was likely not a reasonable person, she could only bite the bullet and continue, "That... ten or eight tons is really asking too much. Even if you sold the entire Phoenix Family, you wouldn't be able to produce that much. How about ten bottles?"
Hearing Grayfia's words, Zhong Chen's expression instantly changed. Ten bottles? You're treating me like a beggar.
Zhong Chen knew that the other party couldn't produce several tons, but the entire Phoenix Family should have at least a hundred bottles in stock.
Thinking of this, a hint of killing intent flashed in Zhong Chen's eyes, and he spoke in a cold tone, "Do you think I'm easy to talk to, so you're trying to fob me off with just this much?!"
Noticing the undisguised killing intent in Zhong Chen's eyes, Grayfia quickly explained, "This... I absolutely didn't mean that. It's just that Phoenix's Tears are indeed a rare item. Even the Phoenix Family doesn't have many, and many of the existing stocks are already reserved by other families. So, there isn't much that can truly be taken out!"
After hearing Grayfia's explanation, Zhong Chen's killing intent gradually subsided.
"Hmph, thirty bottles. If you don't agree, you can prepare to bury this turkey!"
"Okay, I accept on behalf of the Phoenix Family!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Grayfia quickly agreed, afraid that Zhong Chen would come up with some other trick.
"Then go back and prepare. On the day of the Rating Game, I will bring this turkey to the Demon World."
At this point, Zhong Chen's face suddenly showed a playful smile, and he continued, "Of course, you can also try to keep me in the Demon World. I just wonder if you dare?"
Grayfia's smile instantly froze upon hearing this.
"Hehe, you're joking. We demons are quite strict about contracts."
"Hehe, let's just pretend that's the case. Diablo, see them out!"
Diablo, having received the order, approached Grayfia with an elegant smile.
"Miss Maid, please!"
Looking at the black-clad man in front of her, Grayfia felt a genuine tremor of fear, as if killing her would be no difficult task for the person before her.
"Then I shall take my leave. Lady Rias, the Rating Game officially begins in three days. Please do not be absent!"
As soon as Grayfia finished speaking, she quickly used teleportation magic and left that troublesome place.
Watching Grayfia leave, Rias finally let go of all the pressure and sank heavily onto the sofa.
Akeno, seeing this, showed a sincere smile and bowed slightly to Zhong Chen.
"Teacher Zhong Chen, thank you for helping Rias. You know, Rias has been living in sorrow every day because of this engagement. It pains me to see her like that! Because of this, Rias has been hesitant to approach you, afraid she wouldn't be able to resist pouncing on you!"
Rias, hearing Akeno's words, immediately stood up, her face flushed with embarrassment, and shouted angrily, "Oh, Akeno, why are you saying such things! Teacher Zhong Chen, Akeno is just talking nonsense, please don't take it seriously!"
"Is that so? In that case, Teacher Zhong Chen, would you like to try dating me?"
Just then, Sona Sitri suddenly pushed open the door and walked in, looking at Rias with a teasing expression and speaking loudly.
"Oh my, isn't this President Sona? What, have you finally decided to use your overwhelming power to 'subtly' seduce me?"
Zhong Chen couldn't help but show a mischievous smile upon hearing this, and he shouted at Sona.
"Then I wonder if Teacher Zhong Chen is willing to accept?"
Sona's face flushed slightly, but she didn't back down. Instead, she looked at Zhong Chen with a serious expression.
"Sona, are you serious?"
Zhong Chen, seeing the seriousness in Sona's eyes, immediately put away his carefree demeanor.
Although Zhong Chen considered himself not a good person and liked beautiful girls, he was very serious about relationships.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have only three women for such a long time, knowing that Testarossa had already openly pursued him.
But he hadn't agreed yet, simply because he felt their relationship hadn't reached that point.
"I'm very serious. I wonder if Teacher Zhong Chen will give me this opportunity?"
Sona Sitri pushed up her glasses, staring directly at Zhong Chen, and asked with a determined expression.
"This..."
This time it was Zhong Chen's turn to be in a difficult position. After all, a cute, bespectacled beautiful girl seriously telling you she wants to pursue you...
I think any normal man would find it hard to refuse.
Just as Zhong Chen was about to say that he could try dating first, a dissenting voice rang out in everyone's ears.
"No, I don't agree! If Teacher Zhong Chen is going to date anyone, it should be me!"
Sona Sitri looked at the speaker, her expression unchanged, and said, "Rias, you yourself said not to take it seriously. In that case, there's nothing wrong with me pursuing the teacher, is there?"
"This..."
"Rias, it seems President Sona is right. In that case, Teacher Zhong Chen, what do you think of me? I know a lot of things!"
Seeing Rias speechless after Sona's rebuttal, Himejima Akeno showed a mischievous smile, and winked at Zhong Chen in a deliberately alluring manner.
"Ahem, we'll talk about this later. I still have some matters to attend to. You all chat first. Rimuru, Sakuya, let's go!"
With that, Zhong Chen, along with Rimuru and Sakuya, hurriedly rushed out of the Occult Research Club.
"Teacher Zhong Chen actually ran away, that's rare!"
Himejima Akeno covered her mouth and chuckled softly, watching Zhong Chen flee.
"Well then, everyone, I shall take my leave first!"
Diablo, with a smile on his face, bowed slightly to everyone present, grabbed the unconscious Riser with his right hand.
A burst of black mist surged around his body, and he vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Good heavens, do all female devils like to covet my body? Testarossa is like this, and Rias and the others are also like this!"
Zhong Chen, who had just run out, complained to Rimuru and Sakuya with lingering fear.
"Hehe, this is all because Master has his unique charm, which is why he can attract them."
"Hmph, A Chen just likes to flirt, completely unaware that he already belongs to someone!"
Hearing the two women's comments, Zhong Chen expressed that he didn't want to say much. Hmph, women only hinder his idleness.
"Oh, right, Diablo."
"Lord Chen!"
Diablo instantly appeared beside Zhong Chen, responding respectfully.
"Send people to the Demon World to keep a close eye on that turkey family. After this Rating Game ends, wipe them all out, leave no one!"
Zhong Chen had no intention of letting Riser's disrespectful remarks towards Sakuya slide.
To borrow a line from God of Cookery, "You offended Zhong Chen and still want to live? It's not that easy!"
Agreeing to the Rating Game was merely to watch a spectacle, and incidentally, to create an excuse for invading the Demon World.
Although he could attack whenever he wanted even without an excuse, Zhong Chen, as a loyal HOI4 war criminal, always felt that a direct attack seemed to lack something.
So he planned to create some claims. Simply put: the Monster Country Federation is legitimizing its war against the Demon World.