[Fallen Angel: "Excellent summary! So, Rias, not only have you not made any achievements that benefit the family, but you've also constantly brought trouble to the family."]
Actually, Gabriel didn't know that much.
As for the anime High School DxD, she just watched it as a normal anime; she didn't delve into the plot or anything. As for the fan service, she's a girl herself, so she wasn't interested in that.
But after all, it was Rosen's evaluation, and as an angel, she naturally had to agree.
"Magic Old Man: 'Hmm, it looks like the newcomer is a troublemaker.' "
"I Don't Want to Eat Monsters: 'Hmm… Isn't that a bit too much? It can only be said that… Miss Rias was still young at the time.' "
"Ice Witch: 'When you get hit, you stand at attention. She is the successor head, not some small fry. Instead, she has always relied on her family's influence without realizing it. Although not as bad as the nobles in the imperial capital in the past, the nature is the same.' "
"Bad Woman: 'Very sharp comments, but they are all true.' "
Speaking of which.
Judging from this first season of the anime, apart from the advantage that Rias is very good to her peerage, no other strengths were seen.
Especially since she clearly didn't want to marry Raiser, but she never truly "tried."
"Hell's Fubuki: 'Actually, if you ask me, Rias, your peerage members are also very problematic.' "
Originally, Rias had been completely devastated by Rosen's words, even beginning to doubt herself.
Now, again?
But why is it her peerage's problem?
"Red-haired Demon Princess: 'I've accepted what you said before, but my peerage will never betray me!' "
"Shepherd: 'They didn't betray you. They just, like you, never truly tried.' "
"Shepherd: 'I won't mention Issei Hyodo, he tries very hard, but his strength is not enough. However, Koneko and Himejima Akeno have slightly bigger problems. One has cat demon bloodline, and the other is a hybrid of a Fallen Angel and a devil. As long as they face their existence, unleashing the strength of a quasi-high-class devil is not a problem at all.' "
In the original work, after Koneko and Himejima Akeno accepted their bloodline, their strength improved greatly in a very short period of time.
"Shepherd: 'Of course, the biggest problem is that shut-in vampire. Even though you were in trouble, he couldn't help at all. He didn't even appear in your rating game with Raiser.' "
"Red-haired Demon Princess: 'That's because… Gasper suffers from severe social anxiety and is afraid to see outsiders. I actively prevented him from participating.' "
Although, even if she personally invited Gasper to appear, the shut-in vampire would not come out of the cardboard box.
"Red-haired Demon Princess: 'Moreover, both Koneko and Akeno are unwilling to accept their bloodline due to some sad history.' "
"Hell's Fubuki: 'Hearing that, the problem is even bigger. What's that idiom called again?' "
"Fallen Angel: 'Half-hearted effort!' "
"Ice Witch: 'When the master is in danger, and they are unwilling to seriously help, loyalty that is not absolute is betrayal!' "
"Shepherd: 'It's not that serious. I'm just pointing out the problems around you right now.' "
When I first watched the anime, I found Raiser hateful.
Now, it seems the protagonist group's problems are the biggest.
Raiser's side, at least all the peerage members are united.
But on Rias's side, the peerage members she's been with the longest are "slacking off," while only that perverted male protagonist is constantly bursting with passion.
It's just that the reality on Rias's side is out of sync with the plot.
The Red Dragon Emperor is not on Issei Hyodo.
Rias, who had originally come for help, was now beginning to doubt life.
It's one thing if she's not capable, but are the peerage members around her also so problematic?
Upon closer inspection, it really was the case.
Could it be that she was too lenient with her peerage?
However, she simply couldn't bring herself to treat Akeno and the others as soldiers or subordinates.
Rias felt somewhat disheartened.
Does this mean she can only accept reality now?
After all, besides the Gremory family title, she was completely useless.
"I Don't Want to Eat Monsters: 'Oh no, weren't your words a bit too harsh just now?' "
"Magic Old Man: 'I report, Rosen started it.' "
"Fallen Angel: 'You old six, I'm really impressed, jpg0…' "
"Bad Woman: 'But this is also a fact, isn't it?' "
For a devil to be in Rias's position, one has to say it's somewhat of a failure.
At least, all the devils on her side would "strive" to achieve their desires and goals, even if it meant resorting to unscrupulous means.
Even she was like that.
But Rias, as a pure-blooded high-class devil, had no clear purpose or idea.
Like a small boat in the ocean, drifting with the wind.
Speaking of which.
She had also intercepted information that she was recently on the assassination lists of various governments.
Demon hunters sent from all over the world would gather in Tokyo then.
She alone might not be able to handle so many.
So, should she invite group members to help?
"Hell's Fubuki: 'Don't forget, Miss Rias came to ask for our help. How did it suddenly turn into a criticism session?' "
"Shepherd: 'It's not criticism, it's just to make Rias face reality. After all, besides us group members who have no conflict of interest to help you, you can only rely on yourself for the rest.' "
"Shepherd: 'Now let's talk about solutions. One is to quickly improve your strength. Your foundation is the power of destruction, and the Bael family was able to achieve the position of the first sequence of pure-blooded devils by virtue of this ability. The other is to make tangible achievements through foreknowledge of the plot.' "
"Shepherd: 'For example, before the Fallen Angel cadre Kokabiel arrives, make arrangements in advance, first retrieve the Holy Sword stolen by the stray priest, and then deal with Kokabiel. This way, you will be the meritorious minister who promotes the alliance of the three forces.' "
"Red-haired Demon Princess: 'But… before the Fallen Angel cadre plot arrives, I should already be married to Raiser.' "
"Shepherd: '?' "
"Shepherd: 'Can't you postpone such a thing? I remember the wedding is supposed to be after your university graduation in the human world, right?' "
"Red-haired Demon Princess: 'Huh? Then why would I have an early wedding with Raiser?' "
"Shepherd: 'You ask me about such a thing?' "
Rosen also found this question strange back then.
Something that could have been resolved by delaying was forcefully brought forward by Rias by several years.