Chapter 8: Rias Gremory
Chapter 8: Rias Gremory
At the same time, in another equally luxurious room.
This was the room of the female protagonist of today's banquet.
Rias
"Rias, you have finally reached this moment."
The girl with shoulder-length black hair, wearing glasses, had an intellectual and refined look on her delicate face. She sat with her legs together, exuding a cold and serious aura, her posture upright and composed.
The black-haired girl was looking at another girl named Rias, who was sitting in front of the dressing table, arranging her vibrant red hair.
Her hair was as bright and beautiful as a gemstone.
She had a voluptuous and tight figure, with exceptionally fair and translucent skin.
Her long, blood-red hair fell straight to her waist, and her face was as delicate as a princess's, with bright and lively red eyes.
"Is that so? I wish this moment could have come a bit later."
The usually confident girl had a trace of lingering sorrow between her brows today.
Sona furrowed her brows, walked to Rias's side, and patted her childhood friend's shoulder.
"What's wrong? This doesn't seem like you, Rias."
Rias continued to comb her hair, but through the mirror on the dressing table, it was clear to see her rolling her eyes.
"Sona, you know that after the debut ceremony, my marriage contract will be brought up."
Sona fell silent immediately.
In this matter, she really had no position to cheer up her friend.
As heirs to the seventy-two pure-blooded demon families, they enjoyed the conveniences brought by their families but also bore the responsibility of giving birth to new heirs.
Especially after their elder siblings left their original families to inherit the positions of Demon Kings, the task of giving birth to their own heirs became even more important.
Because of this, their families and the council of elders had arranged marriage contracts for them at a young age.
After all, they were the last heirs of their families, and it was impossible for them to marry out.
Naturally, the two girls, who were inherently opposed to this, could not accept such arrangements.
Sona's marriage contract was also brought up right after her debut ceremony.
However, she managed to use the fact that her fiancé was an incompetent and arrogant fool to provoke him into a chess match, witnessed by Demon King Serafall, and successfully annulled the marriage contract that she was extremely dissatisfied with.
What did this mean?
It meant that while both sisters were in the same predicament, Sona had managed to escape, leaving her friend still in the sea of suffering.
"If only your family hadn't arranged for you to marry into the Phoenix family."
Sona sighed helplessly, finally saying something that sounded like venting to comfort her friend.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The Phoenix family is known for their fertility."
Mentioning her fiancé made Rias's face turn ugly.
Greedy, lecherous, ugly, and weak!
After the marriage was arranged, Rias immediately learned about her fiancé and was extremely disappointed.
First of all, he was very lecherous.
Not only did he indulge outside, but even his criteria for selecting subordinates were based on looks and body shape rather than strength and potential.
He often held orgies with seven or eight women at a time.
While demons are open about their sexual desires, this did not bother Rias.
She was not the type to insist on monogamy, and she did not mind her husband having lovers or other women.
But the prerequisite was that her man had to be strong enough to have the leisure to play with women.
Her useless fiancé, despite being a hundred years old, was only at the level of an upper-class demon.
Instead of focusing on improving his strength, he spent his days thinking about how to play with women.
Such an incompetent and useless fiancé was the last person Rias could accept.
But it was precisely because he was such a waste that the Phoenix family did not mind sending him as a son-in-law to the Gremory family.
"Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much!"
"We still have time. Maybe I'll come up with a solution during this period."
After a moment of silence, Rias patted her cheeks with both hands.
"You're right!"
Seeing her friend regain her confident and spirited demeanor, Sona smiled faintly.
After helping Rias tidy her dress, Sona adjusted her glasses.
"Let's go out. We shouldn't keep the guests waiting too long."
...
Pushing open the banquet hall doors, Vitan walked in slowly.
Swish, swish, swish—
Almost everyone in the banquet hall turned to look, their gazes filled with curiosity, apprehension, surprise, and emotion.
Everyone's eyes were on Vitan, scanning him up and down.
Vitan was usually very reclusive, and few demons in the underworld had seen his true appearance.
Moreover, the Asmodeus family held a very high status in the underworld, which made the young demons very curious about this peer.
"I see..."
"He really is handsome!"
"Yes, he's my type."
"And he's from a noble family..."
The murmurs continued.
Most of the comments came from female demons.
But in terms of appearance, the female demons' evaluations were not wrong.
The bloodline of the old Demon King Asmodeus was known for its outstanding looks among the demon race.
After all, Asmodeus represented the sin of "lust" among the seven deadly sins, and being handsome was normal for those who inherited his bloodline.
The comments from the male demons were different.
"Hmph, looking like that, who knows if he's just a pretty face!" This was the thought of a male demon who was jealous that his female companion's attention was drawn away.
Of course, he would never dare to say out loud that the head of the Asmodeus family was a pretty face.
No one wanted to face the wrath of the current Demon King Grayfia Asmodeus and the Asmodeus family, who controlled the eastern military of the underworld.
In the center of the banquet, a man with a full beard, explosive muscles, and a strong presence had a glint in his eye.
"Should I challenge him to a duel after the banquet?"
"My hands are itching!"