Chapter 221 That's my boy

Ichigo entered the stage. He didn't display anything, but the crowd could perceive the power emanating from him. His presence alone was enough to captivate the entire audience.

"This somehow feels like when I face Kenpachi." Ichigo thought to himself.

Ichigo overlooked all of the weak devils and focused on the old devils. They were very powerful. They were those who survived the war against someone like the captain commander and the bloody lady. They were seen as legends in the devil's world.

Even though Ichigo was already at the low-tier god level, he knew that he still wasn't strong enough to fight them.

And those old devils respected his great-grandfather very much.

'This means that the great-grandfather is more powerful than them. He might even be stronger than Sirzechs.' Ichigo felt that he must become stronger than this if he wanted to drive into the void.

He was sure that the being that targeted him must be stronger than his great-grandfather. Of course, it was even stronger than Ophis and Great Red.

After Ichigo had entered the stage for a few minutes, his opponent had come.

Riser had entered the stage after Ichigo. He was as arrogant as usual. He thought that his entrance would be greeted with cheering and applause, but instead, he was welcomed with silence.

This had never happened before. He was Riser Phenex of the great noble house. How could they not acknowledge his presence?

"Something is not right." Riser couldn't believe it. Why was everyone's attention focused on nobody? He was the star of the show, or so he thought.

Riser smirked when he saw Ichigo. He didn't know that he was the one who had caged his soul and made his life miserable. He carried himself authoritatively before speaking.

"You still have a chance to give up before Riser destroys you completely." Riser said it arrogantly. He was certain that Ichigo wouldn't stand a chance against him.

Ichigo looked at Riser with an apathetic expression. He regarded him like he was just air. There was nothing for him to gain by acknowledging Riser's taunts.

His power was just that of the high-class level. Compared to him, who was at the low-tier god level. The gap between them was too vast to even consider engaging in a fight.

Even with so much affordance in hiding his power, the old devils and even the three maous, who were watching them, could still sense the tremendous power disparity between them.

Zekram even had a look of "That's my boy." on his face. He was so happy on the inside that Ichigo became so much more powerful after coming back from the expedition. He even thought of sending him on his expedition too.

'Should I send him to the hell realm?' Zekram wondered, knowing he would come back even stronger. However, he shook his head. He knew that Ichigo was a busy person. Sending him on the long journey would not be a good choice.

He had a duty as Shinigami after all.

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In the VIP room, Sirzechs was astonished when he saw how powerful Ichigo was. He knew right away that Riser would lose to him. This wasn't going to end well for Riser.

'Why do bad things happen to me all this time?' Sirzechs wondered. Was it because of bad luck or just fate? He couldn't shake off the feeling of impending doom.

He looked at Zekram. The old devil bastard smirked at him. He planned all of this. He wanted his chosen heir to crush Riser and prove his worth. With that, he would be accepted into the Old Satan faction. The thought made his blood boil.

He had planned everything, only to be taken advantage of in the end. Even though he thought of wiping them out. However, being treated like this still affected him more than he could bear.

'That bastard…' Sirzechs calmed himself down. He had something more important to worry about now. He looked at his friends. Ajuka and Falbium.

The two of them didn't seem to care if Riser would win or not. He understood Falbium, but Ajuka always took his side, but this time. He tried to stay far away from him.

'Did I just get abandoned by my own best friend?' Sirzechs regretted not killing Ajuka before he became such a powerful threat.

To him, only himself was important.

And when Sirzechs thought nothing could make things worse anymore,

"Hey, can I join you two?" A melodic voice called out from behind.

Serafall, one of the culprits who made his life miserable, appeared. She even came with his mother. Grayfia was there with them as well. And she was holding a tray of tea for them.

And she was holding a tray of tea for them. She regarded him as air, not even acknowledging his existence.

"Serafall, where have you been? I thought you wouldn't come here anymore," Falbium said, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Ajuka looked at her, ridden with guilt. Serafall knew that Sirzechs must have tricked him again, so she forgave him. He seemed to keep some distance from that bastard.

'Everything went well. Now, it's three against one.' Serafall was confident that they could still come out on top. Sirzechs might be super devils. But she also just became a super devil too. 

Ichigo had helped her a lot. He had used something called Hogyoku to increase her power without side effects.

'He is naturally dangerous. So-tan must step up her game if she doesn't want the other women to steal him.' Serafall knew it was hard, but her little sister must try harder.

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