Chapter 57 : VS Tiamat lll

Underworld, Gremory Domain.

Lord Gremory, Lord Phoenix and Lord Sitri, as well as their children, sat down and were discussing the future course of action for both the Phoenix clan and the Sitri clan.

The children of the three families sat silently while observing their fathers' discussion as it was something they did not need to interfere with.

"I will get straight to the point," Lord Sitri said, not intending to exchange pleasantries. "The Sitri clan will not stop selling Magic Potion, and I hope you keep this in mind before starting to negotiate."

"Of course, we are here to discuss coordination between the two families to sell their products and not to force the Sitri clan to stop selling Magic potion." - "Aren't I right, Lord Phoenix?" Zeoticus said, smiling at the two.

"The Phoenix clan certainly has no intention of doing such a thing," Lord Phoenix answered hurriedly as he did not dare to think about this matter. "Rather, the Phoenix clan is happy to have a business partner like the Sitri clan as the demand for Phoenix Tears exceeds production."

Of course, this was nonsense, and in fact, Lord Phoenix did not want anyone to participate in his work, especially since he had monopolized this field for hundreds of years.

But unfortunately he did not have the strength to do this and decided to take advantage of this as much as possible since he could not stop him.

Lord Phoenix was a wise man who lived for more than 1k years and knew how to measure the positives and negatives.

If he is not a wise man and knows what is best for him and his family but he has waged war against Sirzechs and the Gremory clan in the original work because of the play that Sirzechs did in the original work.

Despite their status and power in the underworld, the Phoenix clan was unable to confront the Gremory clan or one of the clans to which the Great Four Maous belonged.

But even though he was a wise man, he was somewhat foolish or loyal, but he did not take advantage of the fact that they were the only family that could make the Phoenix Tears to his advantage.

If Arata were in Lord Phoenix's place, he would have made a deal with other factions to pressure the Sirzechs and Gremory clan in exchange for the Phoenix Tears.

He would even go out of his way to find powerful people to kill for insulting him.

But unfortunately, Lord Phoenix did not do this and even sent his daughter to Issei to become part of his peerage.

It was not known why he did all this, but there were many guesses, including Lord Phoenix's loyalty to the underworld or because of his pride as Devil...etc.

The most likely reason is that he was afraid that the Phoenix clan would be destroyed by Sirzechs or Issei, as one of them was Maou Lucifer, who possessed demonic power superior to the Original Lucifer, and the other was the Red Dragon Emperor of this generation.

Although the Phoenix clan It is an immortal clan, once they are drained of their demonic power, they can be killed like any other Devil.

That's why Their immortality wouldn't really be useful if someone with the power of Sirzechs tried to annihilate them.

But this is something that happened in the original work and not in reality, as the intervention of Arata and others changed many things about the original work.

Not to mention that this world had people from different works like Kiriha and Koizumi.

But this did not matter as Lord Phoenix and Lord Sitri soon agreed and made an alliance contract between the two families.

The alliance contract stipulated mutual assistance between the two families to develop various products. Phoenix clan would send customers to Sitri clan and Sitri clan would do the same.

Making a drop of Phoenix Tears requires a complex and precise process, which is why they can only produce a limited amount of Phoenix Tears each year, which is why only a small number get them.

Because of this, there are many people who cannot obtain Phoenix Tears, but now these people will be sent to the Sitri clan to purchase Magic Potion.

Of course, both the Phoenix clan and the Sitri clan agreed to produce a certain amount of Phoenix Tears and Magic Potion because the higher the quantity, the lower the price, and this was something that neither party wanted to do.

But they will be allowed to violate this clause if the underworld enters into a war or something similar, as they will need a lot of Phoenix Tears and Magic Potion.

After completing the treaty and everything, Sirzechs and Lord Gremory served as witnesses to the alliance treaty between the two families.

"Then now that everything is over, let me leave as I still have a lot of work to do at the hospital," said Lord Sitri, who was about to leave with Serafall, but was stopped by Lord Phoenix's voice.

"Wait, please, Lord Sitri." - Lord Phoenix said hurriedly and smiled at Lord Sitri - "How about you go with me to the Phoenix clan and discuss the course of our alliance in more depth."

Lord Phoenix knew that he was ignoring both Sirzechs and Lord Gremory but he did not want them to be involved in this as he was still upset with them for drying him out a little while ago.

He was afraid that they would do something to prevent their association with the Sitri clan as they might become a threat to them in the future, so he used this as an excuse to discuss their future alliance more deeply.

"…" - Lord Sitri stared at Lord Phoenix silently for a good moment before a wide smile spread across his face.

"Surely there is no problem." Lord Sitri said and he could tell that Lord Phoenix wanted to discuss something important with him from his look.

Seeing that Lord Sitri understood his intention, Lord Phoenix smiled and quickly bid farewell to Sirzechs and Lord Gremory and left with Lord Sitri and Serafall as well as his son.

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Phoenix Domain.

A magic circle appeared in the middle of the main hall, and all the servants were able to recognize it as it bore the logo of their masters.

Each family in the underworld modified the basic formula of the magic circle until it bore their own family crest, which made the other party know the identity of the person who used the magic circle.

Although they would not know the specific person, they would know if he was from the Sitri clan, Phoenix clan, Gremory clan...etc.

And so without hesitation, all the Maids bowed respectfully towards the magic circle because their masters were about to arrive.

The magic circle's glow quickly disappeared, revealing Lord Phoenix and Lord Sitri as well as their sons.

"Please have a seat, Lord Sitri Leviathan sama," Lord Phoenix said respectfully as he pointed to the sofas.

"…" - Lord Sitri and Serafall nodded and sat down where Lord Phoenix indicated.

As soon as Lord Sitri and Serafall sat down, Lord Phoenix and his son sat down in front of them and ordered the servants to prepare the tea.

"So what do you want to talk about, Lord Phoenix?" Lord Sitri asked directly, knowing that discussing the alliance more deeply was nothing but an excuse from Lord Phoenix.

"Hahaha, as expected of Lord Sitri, you were able to spot me." Lord Phoenix laughed and praised Lord Sitri without hesitation.

As an ancient devil, Lord Phoenix knew that flattering the other party would make him lower his guard and caution in conversation, and this effect was greater on Devils because their essence was the Seven Sins.

His method was certainly successful as Lord Sitri smiled for the first time since the start of the previous meeting.

"Lord Phoenix compliments me a lot." Lord Sitri said with a smile, obviously in a good mood due to Lord Phoenix's compliments.

"I am only telling the truth," said Lord Phoenix, no longer hesitating as he wanted to bond with the Sitri clan as soon as possible. "If you don't mind, Lord Sitri, I have an offer and I hope you will listen to me."

"Sure, please speak, Lord Phoenix." Lord Sitri said with a smile on his face.

Wasn't it just an offer?

If there is no objection to listening to him, as for what he will do with this offer, he would have decided after hearing it.

"..." - Upon hearing Lord Sitri, Lord Phoenix took a deep breath, smiled professionally at Lord Sitri, and spoke with his offer.

"What do you think of a political marriage between the Sitri clan and the Phoenix clan?" Lord Phoenix said and his face turned serious although his smile did not leave his face.

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