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To be honest, Rias was confident in her own strength.

As the "red-haired Killer Princess", she has this widely known nickname in the demon world, which is also a manifestation of her strength.

But now...she tasted such painful defeat for the first time.

"Okay, that's it."

Duanmu Huai's voice sounded, and Mary put away her weapon and nodded to everyone.

"excuse me."

"………………"

Everyone was silent when they heard Mary's words. The reason was very simple - this time, including Rias, Himejima Akeno, Tashiro Koneko, Kiba Yuto, Naruse Mio and Maria, they all took action together. Against Mary, the result would be total destruction.

Rias, Akeno Himejima and Mio Naruse first used magic to attack, but Mary seemed to be able to easily see through their magic, and she escaped the storm attack jointly exerted by the three of them as if they were strolling in a garden.

Immediately afterwards, Tacheng Kitty and Wanria jumped up and rushed towards Mary - these two martial arts lolita were very confident in their skills. However, it is a pity that times have changed. Before they could get close, Mary took out a strange-shaped hand cannon from her waist and pulled the trigger on the two of them, knocking them out of the field.

And with the help of Tashiko Koneko and Maria, Kiba Yuto finally came to Mary. Just as he drew his sword and was about to take action, Mary waved her backhand - the cold frost sword appeared out of thin air and swept past him. If not for Mary's mercy, this sword would have been enough to cut Kiba Yuuto in half.

Then Mary grasped the staff in her left hand, tapped the ground lightly, and then saw countless stars falling out of the sky, shrouding Rias, Akeno Himejima and Mio Naruse like a rainstorm. The three of them didn't even have time to defend themselves, and were directly knocked to the ground by this series of starlight rainstorms.

From the beginning to the end of the battle, it takes no more than five minutes.

good.

Duanmu Huai, who watched from beginning to end, was also very satisfied with Mary's performance. Mary's greatest reliance is her golden eyes, which can see through everything without any secrets. But on the other hand, Mary's reactions as a human were too slow in the past, and sometimes she couldn't keep up with the needs of the Golden Eyes.

For example, many times, Mary clearly saw some flaws, but with her human speed and reflexes, she was too late to seize these gaps, which was a bit of a waste.

But now that Mary has absorbed the "Queen" chess piece and become a divine companion, all her attributes have been greatly improved. If calculated using the value of the soul card, then Mary's current value is equal to 8 attack and 8 defense, which is considered to be the highest level among the soul cards owned by Duanmu Huai.

Moreover, Mary has long-range magic, medium-range hand cannons, and short-range moonlight sword, covering almost all areas. Although she can't be said to be invincible, she is still very strong.

What made Duanmuhuai relieved was that although Mary had transformed into his divine companion, she herself did not seem to have changed much. It didn't grow wings or a tail or anything. Mary herself was nervous at first, but after careful inspection, she felt relieved.

Well, it seems that the God of Destruction is still in the human camp and has not strayed to other places.

As for the other side...

"To be honest, just the few of you are not enough to pose a threat to Mary. You must at least find some more chess pieces."

Looking at Rias, Duanmuhuai shrugged. This is a special training proposed by Rias, because after the previous competition, Rias will also have a formal ranking competition, so before that, she wants to practice the teamwork ability of herself and her family members.

But unfortunately, from Duanmuhuai's point of view, Rias and others are really not too strong. In the Inquisition, they would probably be on the same level as the brats like Bambicula Mary Rose.

Oh, the premise is that they don't get close, otherwise it's hard to say who will die after a combo of attacks.

"I didn't expect Miss Mary to be so strong..."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's comment, Rias smiled bitterly. To be honest, Mary's strength was completely beyond Rias' expectations. Although she also knew that the people in the Tribunal were definitely not too weak in strength, Mary's performance still surprised Rias.

Especially when the three of them released magic together just now, but Mary dodged them, Rias could hardly believe her eyes.

If you were just avoiding magic, it wouldn't be too scary. After all, as long as you are fast enough, you can avoid attacking magic. But the problem is that Mary barely moved around just now. She was like a model walking on the catwalk. She just took a few steps and swayed her body to easily avoid the magic storm released by the three of them.

To put it simply, this is like a person landing in Normandy under artillery fire, but the other party was not injured at all!

This makes everyone doubt the quality of life.

"But it's hard to find relatives, and... we already have the strongest helper, don't we?"

Standing next to Rias, Himejima Akeno was smiling - yes, like Duanmu Huai, Mary also signed a temporary contract with Rias using the chess piece "soldier". Originally, Duanmuhuai was worried about whether his chess piece would conflict with Rias, but now it seems that there is no conflict.

"That's true. Anyway, with Master Duanmu and Master Mary, we can't lose to any family."

Wan Liya is also full of confidence. If Duanmu Huai is alone, he is a bit too reckless and worrying. But Mary's complex and changeable fighting methods and calm and intelligent mind are in great need of everyone. With these two at the front, as long as the ranking game is not too outrageous, it is basically impossible to lose.

"Okay, let's stop here... By the way, Naruse-san."

After announcing that the special training was over, Rias looked at Naruse Mio.

"About your family..."

"Yes? What's the problem?"

Hearing Rias talk about this topic, Naruse Mio suddenly became nervous, and looking at Naruse Mio's nervous expression, Rias also waved her hands hurriedly.

"Don't be so nervous. In fact, some people from the Wilbert family found us and want to meet you."

"Meet me...?"

"Yes, the Wilbert family is now ruled by your father's brother, but you are the legal heir - and because of this, the Wilbert family has never been very stable. There are quite a few people who want you You can inherit your father's position and rule the Wilbert family. So when they learned that you were protected by our Gremory family, they asked someone to find me and sent an invitation to you."

"so……………"

Hearing Rias's answer, Naruse Mio's expression was a little complicated.

"In short, I also know that your situation is a bit troublesome, but no matter what, this is your own business. Make your own decision."

For Naruse Mio, what Rias brought was obviously not good news. After that, until she returned home, she looked serious and remained silent.

Duanmuhuai could guess what Rias was thinking. It was like a country losing its emperor, and then suddenly someone found you and said that you were the son of the emperor and the legitimate heir who should sit on the throne. Anyone would feel distressed by this. Although Naruse Mio seems to have no feelings for her biological father, but...hey, who can say for sure about this kind of thing?

As a result, that night, Naruse Mio knocked on Duanmu Huai's door.

"Uncle, can you excuse me for a moment?"

"certainly."

Looking at Naruse Mio in her pajamas, Duanmu Huai turned around and nodded. Then he saw Naruse Mio walk in, close the door, and then sit obediently on the chair next to Duanmu Huai.

"......Still worried about that matter?"

"Yes...to be honest, I have no idea what to do. Uncle, what do you think?"

"Well, if you want me to say it, my opinion is, don't trust those who support you too much, and don't care too much about those who oppose you."

"is that so?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Naruse Mio widened her eyes in surprise and stared at him.

"Yes, you have to remember that sometimes the people who are most cruel to you are often those who support you on the surface but stab you in the back. As Rias said, some people in the Wilbert family support your inheritance. The position of clan leader, then why? You are not like Rias. You did not grow up receiving demon education. Even just a few months ago, you were an ordinary high school girl. Do you think you can manage a A superior demon family?”

"………………"

Naruse Mio shook her head.

"Look, how can those demons not understand things that you understand? However, precisely because you understand nothing and know nothing, you can easily become a puppet at their mercy and control, so for them, It is the best choice for you to inherit the position of patriarch. But what is their purpose of supporting you is another matter."

"...So, what should I do?"

"If it's Rias, I think she might take advantage of those stupid idiots, but you definitely can't do that."

"Of course I can't do it, and to be honest, after learning about the situation of the demons, I actually don't want to... After all, even Senior Rias has encountered something like that before..."

Mio Naruse was talking about the time when Rias was almost forced to marry the Phoenix family. Although she did not participate in the battle at that time, she watched it from beginning to end. Even Rias almost fell into that situation. Naruse Mio thought that she could not be more powerful than Rias... then what if her family asked her to marry other unknown demons because of some pure-blood demon? what to do?

Having said this, Naruse Mio was silent for a moment, and then she seemed to have made up her mind. She put her hand on her chest and raised her head to look at Duanmu Huai.

"Uncle, I plan to go to the devil world."

"oh?"

"I've been escaping, but I don't think escaping can solve the problem. That's why Rias-senpai told me about it. And frankly speaking, I'm tired of hiding. I don’t know what my future life will be like. Whether I inherit or not, I want to end it all. But..."

"but?"

"I have a small request."

At this point, Naruse Mio's face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head and pointed at two fingers, looking a little embarrassed.

"Just...can you ask uncle to go with me? If uncle, you are willing to stay with me, I won't be afraid..."

"What, such a trivial matter."

Hearing Naruse Mio's answer, Duanmuhuai chuckled and reached out to touch the head of the girl in front of him.

"No problem at all."