"How's your studying going? Today's the day to attend the gathering. I have to take you to the venue." This was a spacious classroom inside
"How's your studying going? Today's the day to attend the gathering. I have to take you to the venue."
This was a spacious classroom inside the Gremory family's main castle. It was called a classroom because it was a place for learning things like the etiquette between upper-class devils and the matters that nobles needed to pay attention to. Although they were only familiars, in the various gatherings in the Underworld, the interactions and etiquette between familiars were also an important part of evaluating their masters.
The one teaching the new recruits was Grayfia. After seeing Rias walk in, she bowed slightly and spoke slowly.
"Miss Rias, the children are learning very quickly, but… Mr. Arthas doesn't seem very interested in this kind of thing and hasn't come at all."
Grayfia said this with a helpless wry smile. Arthas had no intention of coming to class at all and had disappeared early in the morning.
"Ah… that guy, doesn't he know that this gathering is important? He's still messing around at a time like this."
Rias muttered unhappily and then spoke to Asia, Irina, and Xenovia in the classroom.
"Alright, that's all for you today. You have to attend the young devils' gathering tonight, so you need to prepare early."
"Rias-sama, besides you, will President Souna be attending as well?"
The one asking was Asia, and Rias nodded slightly.
"Of course. Souna is the next head of the Sitri family, which, like our Gremory family, is one of the 72 Pillars, and she's also the Devil King's sister. If someone of that status can't participate, how many people in the entire Underworld can?"
"Um, can I not go?"
Hearing Rias say this, Irina seemed somewhat troubled. It was understandable, as she was a person of deep faith, so it was normal for her to feel uncomfortable being with a large group of devils.
"It's best if you do. Just stay with Xenovia and Asia; you don't have to do anything there."
Having received this explanation, Irina reluctantly agreed. In fact, even if she hadn't become a devil, contact between angels, Fallen Angels, and devils would increase and become more frequent after the three factions formed a peace agreement. It was an inevitable trend.
"Alright, you all go and prepare. You can use the school uniform for the formal wear, but you still need to tidy it up a bit."
Rias said this, and the three girls went back to their rooms to change. Rias went to find Arthas.
Finding Arthas on the watchtower, Rias immediately put on the majesty of a master and gave him a good scolding, while Arthas smiled wryly and kept apologizing, comforting the angry girl.
After the pouting Rias had recovered, the girls, having changed their clothes, also came out of their rooms.
Arthas had already changed into a proper robe, which Grayfia had personally helped him choose.
During their conversation last night, the two of them had spent the night sitting on the watchtower. The atmosphere was neither intimate nor awkward, but it still made Arthas feel very strange.
Even he couldn't figure out what Grayfia was thinking in her heart, and he could only sigh that a woman's heart was as unfathomable as the ocean.
The venue for the young devils' gathering was the former Devil King Lucifer's capital—the city of Lucifer in the Devil King territory, which was quite a distance from the Gremory territory. If they didn't hurry, they wouldn't make it in time.
The distance between the Devil King territory and the Gremory territory was such that, even after using the train to traverse through large-scale jumping magic circles several times, it still took nearly three hours.
The former capital of the devils, Lucifer, was a large city with ultramodern architecture, skyscrapers, and subway tracks, in no way inferior to the large cities in the human world.
"Wow! It's Princess Rias!"
As always, Rias Gremory was welcomed throughout the Underworld. It wasn't just because of her status and appearance; her achievements in terms of talent and strength were also something that many young devils aspired to.
Because they were afraid of being mobbed, the group ended up taking the subway. After arriving at the gathering's destination—the largest building in the city—and taking the elevator to the appropriate floor, Rias paused slightly. The magnificent hall was already in view.
"Everyone, I'll say it again. No matter what happens, treat it with a normal attitude. No matter what the other party says, you absolutely cannot resort to violence. The ones above are our future opponents. We can't show an unsightly appearance."
This was Rias's spirited statement. At this time, she had come to attend as the next head of the Gremory family, not as that strict yet gentle older sister.
"Just follow behind me. No matter what happens, leave it to me." These were Arthas's words. Having changed into a proper formal suit, he gave off a rare feeling that made people's eyes light up.
Led by a servant, the group headed towards the lounge area. It wasn't yet time for the official gathering, so the upper echelons had specially arranged for the younger generation to have the opportunity to meet and talk privately. After walking for quite a distance along the corridor, several figures appeared in the distance.
This was a luxurious hall, with rows of long tables filled with delicious food.
Rias attracted some people's attention as she walked in, and many young devils looked as if they wanted to strike up a conversation, but they gave up after seeing another figure walking over.
Arthas looked curiously at this man walking towards them. The reason he was curious was because of the man's face, which closely resembled Sirzechs's.
"Serafall!" A black-haired, wild-looking handsome man, his entire body exuding a strong build and solid muscles, had purple eyes that conveyed a sense of stability like Mount Tai. The moment she saw this man, Rias called out his name.
"Long time no see, Rias… hmm? These are your newly acquired familiars? The strongest soldier in the Underworld, is it?"
Serafall, who had come closer, looked at Arthas with some surprise at first, but then burst out laughing.
"Who is this?"
"He's Serafall Bael, my cousin."
"Hahaha, Rias, you've really gathered an amazing group of familiars. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Serafall Bael, the next head of the Bael family."
Bael! That was a family that ranked only after the 'Devil Kings' in the Underworld, a 'Great King' family.
Serafall bowed very seriously to Asia and the others, not at all minding their surprise, and said this.
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