When Rias appeared outside the Gremory territory with a frown, she coldly surveyed her surroundings. She was annoyed at being interrupted during such a special moment with Harry, but all she had to do was show up where Akeno had told her something important was happening. According to her queen, her father had instructed her to arrive as quickly as possible due to an attack on the Gremory territory, but there was nothing and no one there.
It wasn't as if this place was that important to the territory. It was a place full of cliffs and nothing special, other than being used as a training ground.
"Calm down, Rias."
"But..."
"We can go out any other time. Besides, if your father says it's important, it must be. Despite how strict Zeoticus can be, the man adores you. He knew we'd have a date. After all, it's thanks to him and Sirzechs that I was able to ask permission to visit Yggdrasil."
"Really?" Rias asked, now a little surprised.
Harry just nodded as he looked around, ready for any surprise attack or ambush.
But, at that moment, a voice appeared.
"Hoo~... So they really appeared." The pair looked up, right where a cliff had been. Their mouths dropped open before their jaws slowly dropped as they stared at the sight in front of them.
"However, we have no business with you, Princess Gremory!" the man pointed at Harry before speaking again. "The thing is with you, human! We don't doubt our princess's choices, but we have to test you to see if you're suitable or not!"
"Get ready, Henry Potter!" the man, who had completely surprised the couple, pointed a finger. He was wearing a red suit with white boots and gloves, while his head was hidden by a red helmet. But, if that weren't enough, four other people similarly dressed appeared, the only thing that changed were their colors.
Green, blue, yellow, and pink.
"We, the Maou Sentai Satan Rangers, will test you!"
BOOOOM!
Rias and Harry's eyes were almost blinded by the stupid explosion that occurred behind these costumed people as they made all kinds of poses. There came a moment when Rias couldn't take it anymore and spat out a mouthful of saliva before laughing out loud. Tears sprang to her eyes as she clutched her stomach with her arms.
Harry could only cough into his hand, trying not to fall to his knees and laugh out loud. His shoulders were shaking slightly, though. It was clear who the people in costume were, especially by the group's name.
"Ajuka-san, Sirzechs, Sera-chan, and Falbium-dono," Harry spoke. He looked at each of them, but saw the color yellow and realized it was a woman. Harry's head tilted, unsure of who this person could be, but his eyes widened as his expression became one of realization. He understood who it was, but he didn't understand how she was able to be convinced into something like this.
"You... Grayfia-san?"
"What?!" Rias raised her head and glared at the yellow ranger before falling on her butt and laughing even harder.
"Oh, for the Underworld! Hahaha! It really is Grayfia!"
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(POV: Sirzechs)
I could feel my wife's cold gaze boring into my back. Ah, it wasn't that big a deal, was it? I mean, no one but the two of them would be able to tell I was the fabulous Satan Ranger Yellow. But the most important thing is that I had agreed to this because I wanted to see what Harry was truly capable of.
Like my friends, Ajuka and Falbium decided to help me with this. Serafall simply wanted to dress up as Ranger Pink. Not that I was against my dear Ria-tan's relationship with Harry, but I wanted to see the young human's true power. A relationship with the heir of one of the 72 pillars was serious business, after all. And when I heard from my father that Harry wanted to say those special words, I created this situation.
We already knew some things about the boy named Henry Potter, especially when it came to intelligence and ingenuity. But I wanted to see the full extent of his magic and power. When the two stopped laughing—or at least Rias, who was the most obvious—an unstoppable impulse surged through both of them.
"What?" I couldn't help but mutter as I felt that power. I didn't understand it, and it seemed Ajuka didn't understand it either, noticing him looking at me. What was this? It felt like a huge mountain had fallen over our heads and crushed us! In fact, the ground moved while the air itself seemed to tremble with fear.
At that moment, Harry spread his wings as he had to jump back from the enormous gusts of wind unleashed with a single movement of them. Rias wasn't far behind, approaching me, moving at incredible speeds. When she punched forward, she smiled. This wasn't her usual smile; it wasn't fake. No, she was smiling, and she looked so beautiful.
"Thank you, Onii-chan."
Huh?
What was that? The words Ria-tan said when I was little, but that I could never hear again when I grew up.
Boom!
I could only feel the blow to my head before I was thrown back, sending a little pain through my cheek. The helmet was sturdy enough, but it still hurt. My face collided with the inside of the helmet with such force that I could even feel it bending a little.
And apparently, Rias figured out the reason for all this. Well, she was smart, and seemed to understand everything.
But more importantly...
"Ria-tan! Say it again!"
"I won't call you that again, brother. Once is enough."
"Oh... But you still decided to fight? Even though it's a test for Harry?"
"Hmph..." Rias snorted and looked at me a little annoyed, but she still smiled.
"Do you think I'd let him fight alone? Against four Maou and a woman who's just as strong?"
"Ah... But I think it's necessary. You know it won't be easy, their relationship, I mean."
"As long as magic or some power related to it exists, Harry is invincible on the battlefield."
"What?"
"Just watch," I shifted my gaze to the side as she pointed. Harry was flying while his left hand was pointed at the rest of the group, launching pressurized wind spheres that destroyed everything they touched. In his right hand, he held a sleek pistol, but it fired magic that evaporated and destroyed any form of ice magic used by Grayfia or Serafall. What was impressive was that he was dodging Ajuka and Falbium's attacks while doing so.
"Magical Star: Ice Pink~ ☆!" Serafall extended her hands and fired a star made of ice that began to chill the air it passed through. Harry looked at this in mild amusement before firing Rupture once more, causing the ice to evaporate, but it didn't work. Having to use his fist, Harry exerted a great deal of strength to break that attack.
"Hehehe~ I've got you, Harry-chan!" Serafall pointed a finger at him. "That magic makes liquid evaporate! So I just have to increase the freezing!"
"Er... looks like I'll have to be more serious," Harry narrowed his eyes before a domain expanded from his body.
"Uh?" Serafall's eyes widened when she realized she couldn't use magic.
"Did you seal our magic?" Ajuka asked in surprise.
"No. I nullified the magic," Harry replied, looking at Ajuka to explain a bit. "I manipulated the magical particles around us to create a bubble that prevents spells."
"But..." Serafall murmured as she raised a hand and tested that she could still summon water.
"I can't block your bloodline traits, Sera-chan. I simply prevented it from being used as magic. You can still summon water because it's a trait you inherited. Spells are out of the question, though."
"But you can't use magic now," Falbium said, pointing with his finger.
"I don't need it," Harry smiled before rising higher into the sky, his wings enveloping him before a light appeared surrounding his body. This yellow light expanded further and further until two massive claws appeared. Harry's two wings spread like golden clouds in the sky until his entire body appeared.
Harry had unleashed his Bird Roc form!
As he flapped his wings, the wind created massive tornadoes that began to ravage the cliffs and the earth beneath him. Each gust was powerful enough to tear the ground apart and create extremely deep trenches in the ground.
"Oh... shit," I couldn't help but say. I mean, Ria-tan's boyfriend was supposed to be a human! How could he transform?!
"Cool~☆!!," Serafall exclaimed as she raised her arms.
"You've got to give me a ride, Harry-chan☆!!!"
Damn it, Serafall, be a little more serious. Ugh... it seemed there was no point in continuing this anymore. There was simply no point in continuing to fight when Harry proved he was strong enough to fight four Maou-level powerhouses at the same time.
"How about it?"
My dear sister looked so proud as she looked at her.
I sighed as I nodded.
"Good...Good, you win. But even though our mother wants grandchildren soon, I don't want nephews so quickly! You guys haven't done that kind of thing, have you?"
"Uh..."
"Ria-tan?" I looked at her, flustered by her expression. Her eyes shifted from mine to slowly move to the side.
"No... you... Ria-tan!!"
"Ahh, that's enough, brother! You don't have to worry about that stuff!"
"I have to do it, I'm your brother!"
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