I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

Previously, she had been leaning against the desk mainly to save energy and reduce the burden on her body. Now, such a sudden big movement suddenly affected the muscles around her lower abdomen. In addition, the "injury" she suffered yesterday afternoon had not yet fully recovered, and a strong sense of soreness suddenly came up.

The subconscious action of covering his lower abdomen with his hands caught Sirzechs's eye, causing the young Demon Lord to frown slightly.

Fortunately, his "career" over the years has also made him develop the habit of never showing his emotions easily.

Sirzechs smiled faintly. "Long time no see, Rias, and all of Rias's followers."

"Lord Lucifer."*2

Himejima Akeno and Tajo Koneko stood up immediately beside the sofa and bowed respectfully.

Seeing this, Asia didn't know whether she should shout as well, but she still stood up and bowed politely.

Uh……

Although she didn't know what was going on, since her brother was already here, Rias could only put aside her surprise and take the initiative to introduce him.

"Oh, brother, let me introduce you. This is Asia Agito. She was originally a saint of the Nordic Church, but for some reason she has left the church. We are... just friends, I guess."

"Friends? That's not bad either."

Sirzechs smiled and nodded in greeting.

Then, without waiting for his sister to continue the introduction, he turned his gaze directly to the young man who was still sitting on the sofa as steady as a rock.

"Hello, I'm Rias's brother, Sirzechs Gremory."

"Hello."

It was not until then that Huakaiyuan Fogui stood up and spoke in a calm tone.

"Hanakaiin Fugui, the current de facto representative of the Hanakaiin family in Kyoto, is currently dating your sister."

"The Hanakaiin family? I heard Gurefia tell me about it."

Their eyes met, and Sirzechs smiled.

"It is said that the Hanakaiin family is a family of Onmyoji with a long history in the human world, but the feeling Hanakaiin-kun gives me seems to be different from the Onmyoji in the common sense."

This is indeed true. Looking back over the past thousand years of history, almost all descriptions of Onmyoji have been described as delicate.

The most classic of these is the record of Hanakaiin Hidemoto, the head of the Hanakaiin family four hundred years ago. He has always been described as a scholar with white clothes as white as snow and a jade-like face.

To put it bluntly, they are all mages, summoners and glass cannons.

In comparison, Huakaiyuan Fogui gives people the feeling of being a martial artist. There is not a single talisman or magic weapon on his body. It seems that he can break all the martial arts in the world just by clenching his fists.

"Hmm~ That's probably because I've been rebellious since I was a kid and I like to take unconventional approaches."

The boy shrugged indifferently.

"But it doesn't matter, as long as I can beat others."

"Pragmatism? Hahaha... That's not bad, though."

Sirzechs seemed to agree with this idea and laughed out loud.

At this time, Rias, who had been left aside for a long time, finally found the opportunity to join in the conversation.

"So why did brother suddenly have time to come over this time?"

"Ok?"

The young red-haired devil paused when he heard this.

"Well... of course it's for your lifelong event, Rias. Actually, Grayfia already told me about you and Hanakaiin-kun yesterday."

"Well……"

When the incident of last night was mentioned again, Rias's face froze.

How should I put it? Although it was indeed Fogui who was in charge in the hotel yesterday evening, she herself was also too excited. She actually forgot that Sister Gurefia was still outside, and she even forgot what she said at that time.

If Sister Gurefia reported all of this to her brother, then she...

"But you don't have to worry too much, Rias."

Seeing his sister's expression becoming increasingly strange, Sirzechs couldn't help but smile with a hint of helplessness.

"My mother was also present when Gurefia reported to me yesterday..."

Varied……!

Hearing these words, Rias felt as if she had been hit by a thunderbolt. Her lips opened slightly and her whole body fell into a state of petrification, turning into a gray-white color with a trace of cracks.

So not only my brother but even my mother knows about it! ?

At this moment, the red-haired girl realized that her image in the hearts of her family members had probably completely collapsed.

“But it seems that Mother supports you quite a bit,” Sirzechs added.

……what?

Rias purified herself and released herself from the control in seconds, then looked up in disbelief.

"Support? What did mom say?"

"Not much to say. The original meaning is probably that I'm quite satisfied with Hanakaiin-kun."

Sirzechs recalled.

"And yesterday, my mother specifically told me that if you, Rias, really want to reject the engagement with the Phoenix family, you should ask me for help."

Let my brother help...

The smile that Rias had managed to lift up on her lips froze again.

"So, brother, you..."

"Hmm? That's why I came here, right?"

The young demon king smiled at his sister.

"Of course I understand what you're thinking, Rias. That's why I went to Phoenix's house before coming here. After explaining the situation to them, I came straight here."

"In other words, the specific handling method and results will have to wait until you two negotiate before deciding. Is that okay?"

After saying that, Sirzechs raised his hand and used his magic to summon a huge magic screen, which displayed the words "Waiting for connection".

The red-haired girl nodded vigorously: "Of course, I would love to."

This is her and Fogui's business, and of course it should be handled by them instead of relying on her brother's power.

A moment later, as the sofa originally placed on the side of the living room was moved to the center facing the big screen, everyone sat down, and the words on the screen changed from "Waiting for connection" to "Connecting".

Five people sat on the same sofa, and although it didn't seem crowded, Hanakaiin Fukui was inevitably pushed to the middle, with Rias and Himejima Akeno on his left and right, and Asia and Tajo Koneko next to him.

It happens to be subdivided by height.

As for Sirzechs, he occupied the sofa on the other side alone, right between the screen and Hanakaiin Fukui and others, like a referee sitting on a raised chair beside a tennis court.

Next comes the formal negotiation phase.

Chapter 44 I prefer to block the fountain and kill

The connection process is somewhat similar to making an Internet video call with a mobile phone.

Although he didn't know whether the demon world also had something similar to the signal base station in the human world, for Hua Kaiyuan Fugui, he didn't care what the principle behind this magic video call was.

Anyway, as long as you can connect online, it's fine.

Soon, after a few seconds, the words "Connecting" on the magic screen switched to "Connecting Successfully", and the picture on the other side of the screen jumped to it.

Although it is a magical creation, its precision is no less than that of cutting-edge products of human technology.

From the image displayed on the screen, it was clearly visible that on the other side of the screen was a frivolous young blond man sitting on a sofa. Judging from the background, he seemed to be in a mansion, with his legs crossed and a glass of red wine gently shaking in his hand.

However, although both have blonde hair, unlike Asia's light blonde hair that gives people a pure and sacred feeling, the young man on the screen has hair color that is more like red gold, especially the small tuft of bangs that are raised upwards in the middle of his forehead, and the solid chest muscles that are deliberately opened at the collar of his shirt. It is hard not to think of descriptions such as "a little rooster with high morale".

"Ah, it's connected. Long time no see, Rias."

The blond man raised his glass, a wicked smile on his face.

"...You don't have to yell at me so eagerly."

Looking at the frivolous look of the man in the picture, and thinking about the fact that he had once been engaged to her, Rias couldn't help but show a hint of disgust on her beautiful face, and her tone of voice became even colder.

"Lesa Phoenix."

Rias rarely uses a full name when addressing someone, usually using either the first or last name.

Calling out someone's full name like this is clearly an attempt to keep them at a distance.

Raiser on the other side of the screen clearly realized this, but he didn't get angry either. He just spread his hands in disbelief.

"Ah, hey, hey~ You're really cold. After all, we're engaged. There's no need to make such a scene the moment we meet... Well, before that, I still want to thank Lucifer-sama for creating this opportunity for us to mediate."

He stood up on screen and bowed to Sirzechs, who was sitting on the sofa beside him. He sat back down after receiving a nod from the latter.

"Okay, let's get back to the point and talk about our engagement, Rias."

"Great, that's exactly what I wanted to say."

The red-haired girl sat up straight and leaned towards Hanakaiin Fogui beside her, then said lightly.

"Raiser Phoenix, our engagement is ultimately just an agreement between our fathers. Even my father has no right to dictate my life. However, our Gremory family is not unreasonable. As the successor to the patriarch, I, Rias Gremory, can guarantee to provide the Phoenix family with a reasonable amount of compensation."

Rias's words were powerful and resounding. She not only stated that she had legitimate reasons for rejecting the engagement, but also did not overly justify her own breach of contract. Instead, she made it clear that she would provide compensation.

Such negotiation methods are completely worthy of being the successor head family of the Gremory family.

Even Sirzechs, who was listening quietly at the side, couldn't help but smile with satisfaction at his sister's performance.

however--

"...Hehe, compensation?"

As if he had heard some ridiculous joke, Lesser's shoulders trembled slightly and he couldn't help laughing.

"Rias, I see you still don't quite understand the current situation of the Gremory family. This isn't something you can just say and act like a little girl and refuse. Don't you understand that?"

"But it doesn't matter. In that case, I'll also name my price."

After a brief pause, the blond young man on the screen shifted his gaze from Rias to Hanakaiin Fukui who was sitting in the middle of the sofa, with a cruel and hideous smile on his face.

"Rias, I want you to kill that brat you found in the human world right now, right in front of me, and then return to the demon world and marry me immediately. Then I'll pretend nothing happened. How about that? Pretty generous request, right?"

"Lesa Phoenix! You better not give me too much!"

All the calmness was broken at this moment. Rias slammed the table and pointed at the screen, shouting angrily. The crimson destructive magic power spread around her under the strong emotional fluctuations, and her long red hair fluttered behind her.

But the next second, a hand from the side was placed on her shoulder. The familiar gentle yet powerful touch made the girl seem to have all her anxiety, anger and uneasiness disappear in an instant.

Hanakaiin Fugui patted her shoulder and gently pushed Rias back onto the sofa. Then he stood up and walked forward slowly. He walked to the big screen and spoke in a condescending tone.

"The reason for negotiation is to reach a result acceptable to both parties, but it's clear that with your current attitude, there's nothing we can talk about. But that's okay—"

"Rias will reason with you, but I won't."

"Since there's nothing to say, let's fight!"

These three short sentences pushed the already precarious negotiation atmosphere to a breaking point.

Even Sirzechs, who had remained silent throughout, raised his eyebrows in a slightly surprised expression.

What kind of negotiation genius?

Lessar even put away the evil smile that had always been on his face, and his expression gradually became gloomy.

"Do you know what you're saying, man..."

"roll."

Hua Kaiyuan Fogui didn't even bother to listen to him finish. His short and powerful words made the blond man on the other side of the screen's eyes instantly bloodshot.

However, he quickly adjusted his mood and suppressed his anger.

"Very good, in that case, then it will be as you wish... Let's begin the battle, Rias Gremory! Bring all your followers, and let's fight it out in the ranking game!"

drop.

After saying the last sentence, the magic screen quickly dimmed amidst a fluctuation of the picture.

Huh? You mean you can just leave now?

Out of curiosity, Hanakaiin Fogui turned his head and glanced at Sirzechs sitting on the sofa beside him.