Chapter 1014: Invitation From the Demonic World (Happy New Year to Everyone)

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 when he drew his sword and was about to take action, he saw Mary wave her backhand - the cold frost sword appeared out of thin air and swept past him. If Mari hadn't been merciful, 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, Himejima Akeno and Naruse Mio 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 and leave no secrets. But on the other hand, Mary's reaction as a human was 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 equivalent 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.

"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 only 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, no matter what, with Master Duanmu and Master Mary, we can't lose to any family."

Wan Liya is also full of confidence. If it is just Duanmu Huai, he is a little too reckless and worrying. But Mary's complex and changeable fighting methods and calm and intelligent mind are very much needed by everyone. With these two in front, as long as it is not too outrageous ranking game, it is basically impossible to lose.

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

After announcing the end of the special training, Rias looked at Naruse Mio.

"About your family... ..."

"Yes? Any questions?"

Hearing Rias talking about this topic, Naruse Mio suddenly became nervous, and seeing Naruse Mio's nervous expression, Rias also waved her hand hurriedly.

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

"Meet with me..."

"Yes, the Wilbert family is now ruled by your father's brother, but you are the legal heir. Because of this, the Wilbert family has never been very stable. A considerable number of people hope that 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 invite you."

"So......"

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

"In short, I also know that your situation is a little 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. From then on until she returned home, she was serious and silent.

Duanmu Huai could guess what Rias was thinking. It was like a country lost its emperor, and then someone suddenly found you and said that you were the emperor's son and the legitimate heir who should sit on the throne. Anyone would feel distressed. Although Naruse Mio seems to have no feelings for her biological father, but... hey, who can say for sure about such things?

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

"Uncle, can I bother you?"

"Of course."

Looking at Naruse Mio in pajamas, Duanmu Huai turned around and nodded, and then saw Naruse Mio walked in, closed the door, and then sat down obediently on the chair next to Duanmu Huai.

"... Are you still worried about that?"

"Yes... To be honest, I can't think of what to do. What do you think, uncle?"

"Well, if you want me to say it, then 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 Duanmu Huai's answer, Naruse Mio widened his eyes in surprise and stared at him.

"That's right, you have to remember that sometimes the people who are the cruelest to you are often those who support you on the surface but stab you in the back. Just like Rias said, some people in the Wilbert family support you to inherit the position of the patriarch, so why? You are not like Rias. You didn't grow up with demon education. Even a few months ago, you were still an ordinary high school girl. Do you think you can manage a superior demon family?"

"……………………"

Naruse Mio shook her head.

"Look, if you understand everything, how could those demons not understand it? However, it is precisely because you know nothing and can do nothing that you are easily manipulated and manipulated by them, so for them, you inheriting the position of the clan leader is the best choice. But what is the purpose of their support for you? That is another matter."

"…………Then, what should I do?"

"If it is Rias, I think she may turn around and use those stupid idiots, but you certainly can't do it."

"Of course I can't do it, and to be honest, after learning about the situation of the demon clan, I am not willing to do it... After all, even Rias has encountered such a thing before..."

Nurase Mio was talking about the fact that Rias was almost forced to marry the Phoenix family. Although she did not participate in the battle at that time, she also saw it from beginning to end. Even Rias almost fell to that point. Naruse Mio thought that she would not be more powerful than Rias... What if her family also asked her to marry other unknown demons because of some pure-blooded demons?

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

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

"Oh?"

"I have been avoiding it, but I think avoiding it will not solve the problem. This is why Senior Rias told me about it. And to be honest, I am tired of hiding from place to place and not knowing how to live in the future. Whether I inherit it or not, I want to make a break with 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.

"That is... Can you please go with me, uncle? If you are willing to stay with me, I won't be afraid..."

"What, this little thing."

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

“Of course, no problem.”

I wish everyone a happy new year. By the way, my blood sugar is basically normal now. It is 4-5 before meals and about 5-6 after meals. There is no big problem. Everything is normal.