39 How to ruin someone else's wedding pt2

Occult Club, the following day.

When Issei arrived at the club with Asia that evening, he found Kiba, Akeno, and a silver-haired maid standing next to Rias. Despite the oppressive atmosphere, Issei couldn't help but enjoy the sight of Rias-sempai's magnificent breasts, Akeno-sempai's charms, and the maid's captivating presence.

"Why did I return those glasses to Tatsumi?" Issei mentally exclaimed as he took a second glance around the room.

"Now that we're all here" Rias said, interrupting his thoughts.

"Rias-sama, should I tell them?" the maid asked.

"No, I'll do it myself" Rias began, but was interrupted by a magical circle that suddenly appeared and burst into flames.

"It's been a while since I've been in the human world. I've come for you, my love" a voice rang out from the circle. When the flames died down, a tall, blond delinquent-looking guy appeared, in Issei's opinion. But this delinquent appearance was different from his brother's. The blond guy seemed to exude a sense of poseur, while Tatsumi could back up his delinquent behavior with arguments of varying weight.

"Who is this guy?" Issei asked, to which he received an answer from Grafia.

"He's Riser Phenex-sama. A pure-blooded high-level devil and the third son of the Phenex clan. He's also Rias-sama's fiancé."

"Grafia, I've already told you many times, I'm not going to marry him" Rias protested.

"Rias, your family is in such a situation that they don't have time for your whims" the blond guy objected.

"I'll get married, but to someone I choose myself."

"The devil society is quite keen on keeping their bloodlines pure, and our fathers arranged our engagement for the greater good."

"My father, brother, and family are too hasty. I repeat, Riser, I'm not going to marry you!"

"Rias, I'm from the Phenex clan, and I won't allow you to stain my honor!" Raiser said, grabbing Rias by the chin and lifting her head

"I'll take you back to Underworld, even if I have to burn your servants to ashes."

As soon as Riser began to emit his fiery aura, he was interrupted by Grafia.

"Riser-sama, Rias-sama, I am here on the orders of Sirzechs-sama, and I will not let you fight here" she said firmly.

"Even I feel a bit uneasy when the strongest queen speaks like that" said Raiser as he sat down on the couch.

"Sirzechs-sama foresaw that you wouldn't be able to come to an agreement, and so allowed me to resort to extreme measures."

"Extreme measures?" said Rias and Riser simultaneously.

"If each of you will continue to insist on your own terms, then you can settle your dispute in the Rating Game."

'The Rating Game? I've heard of that somewhere before. That's right, Kaicho mentioned something similar at a sports festival' whispered Issei.

"The Rating Games are games that resemble chess, in which high-ranking devils fight using their servants" Kiba explained in a hushed voice.

"I have played and won so many times, so I have no objection. And you can't even participate yet. But tell me, Rias, are these all your pieces?" Riser said pointing at us.

"Only adult devis can participate in the games" Akeno explained to Issei.

"Let me show you my pieces, since you already showed me yours" said Raiser, snapping his fingers. A huge magical circle appeared beside him, from which fifteen girls emerged.

"Damn, this arrogant peacock has collected a harem of girls of every type! Man, I'm so jealous! I'm almost crying from envy!" Issei clenched his fists and thought to himself.

"If you already have a harem of hot chicks, why do you even need President?" he blurted out.

"No one dares to speak to Riser-sama like that!" shouted the girl with the spear.

"Hey, what is this show of miserable creatures?" a familiar voice echoed in the room. "Let me be the judge in this theater of the absurd!"

After Alduin announced his presence in the room, he approached every girl one by one, wearing a thoughtful look as he touched their breasts as if evaluating them according to his known criteria.

He didn't pay attention to those who had a build similar to Greemori's white-haired dwarf complexion, but he gave due attention and respect to the prominent curves of Grafia, Rias, and Akeno.

However, two girls from Raiser's entourage caught Alduin's attention more than the silver-haired maid's natural assets. One of them was an Asian girl dressed in a blue qipao with a white belt and black low-heeled shoes, while the other was a European girl wearing short shorts and a crop top that looked more like a bra.

Alduin was interested in the girls' auras, in which he felt particles of Dovah souls. He also thought that he encountered the Asian girl's soul before.

"Thus, the silver-haired beauty in the maid costume becomes the holder of the title 'Best Millennium Breasts!'. Congratulations!" announced Tatsumi, surveying all the girls. Turning to Akeno, he winked at her and said "Akeno-senpai, you were just a little behind the first place, but you have everything ahead of you."

"By the way, who is this clown?" he pointed to Raiser.

For another couple of seconds, those present still tried to process current situation, and one could see the faces of the most profound astonishment at the audacity of what had happened.

"Oh boy. Please forgive my brother, Lord, and accept his sinful soul. Ouch!" tried to pray Issei for the repose of his brother's soul but felt like he was hit on the head.

Tatsumi, on the other hand, still acted as if he did not notice the deadly glances cast at him by those present.

"Mira" shouted Raiser angrily. "Punish this mortal!"

"HAI!" replied the girl with blue hair, braided into pigtails, and rushed at Alduin with her staff.

"Yare-yare" muttered Alduin as he caught the staff's pointed tip directed at his chest.

"Gremory-senpai, I came to get an explanation for yesterday's events, not to deal with garbage here" said Alduin, making his face and voice as emotionless as possible.

"Ulquiorra-mode activated" he thought, squeezing his hand, which was already sparking with blue electricity. A second later, a loud crack echoed through the air and a zigzag of lightning shot down the staff and into her. The girl screamed and was sent flying back, crashing into two of the loli twins and knocking them to the ground. All that remained of the staff was a cloud of ash that slowly settled onto the carpet.

"Mira-chan!" cried the beauties from the blonde's harem.

"Rias! Is this your servant?!" Riser shouted angrily.

"Maybe yes, maybe no. Between 'yes' and 'no' there's only a moment that lasts forever. It all depends on the meaning that you assign to 'yes' and 'no'" Alduin replied, brushing the ash off his sleeve.

At that moment, Rias turned to Alduin, quite surprised.

Meanwhile, Alduin gazed at the European girl with a piece of the Dovah soul.

Her appearance seemed very, very familiar to him. Her green eyes burned with an unquenchable fire, her honey-colored hair pulled back into a high ponytail at the nape of her neck.

And then it hit him.

He realized who this girl looked like – she looked like the Dovahkiin, but with a face that expressed dissatisfaction rather than the classic mischievous smirk that Alduin was used to see.

"He's not my servant, yet. But he can become one if he wants" Rias understood Alduin's hint.

"I'll take you up on that Rating Games, Rias. And there I'll happily kill this worm.. Ughh" Riser growled, but was immediately forced to fall to his knees as Alduin kicked him in the balls.

"You know, Riser, now I have one more reason not to marry you. After that blow, you won't be able to have children anymore" Rias said triumphantly.

"Is this idiot your fiancé? My condolences, sempai" Alduin smirked.

"The Rating Game will take place in two weeks, I'll take care of the formalities" Grafia announced.

"Agreed" Rias nodded.

"Should I challenge this idiot to a duel?" Alduin mused, looking at the curled up Riser. "I'm quite fond of that Chinese girl and that cutey in the crop top. I'll take 'em"

"Win the Rating Game first, you cheeky bastard, then flap your gums! Two weeks, Rias!" the blond exploded from the floor and disappeared in a flash of flames, along with his harem.

"I see your parents love you greatly, sempai" sarcastically said Alduin, turning to Rias.

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Raiser's Knight POV

That white-haired fool who turned me into a devil is really getting on my nerves. What was he doing outside of his mansion anyway? No, he had to come at the exact moment of my death to visit the mortal world. And he approached my body with too much confidence, thinking I was unconscious. I hate him! I would have escaped long ago if it weren't for the Outcast label that is hung on devils who leave their masters.

But there's something to thank that Peacock for. It was because of his Evil Figure, with which he resurrected me, that I was able to remember who I used to be. At first, I didn't believe that those were my memories, but after trying some of the spells from my memory, and seeing my reflection in them, I just accepted those memories as my own. Not all of the spells worked for me, I simply didn't have the strength for most of them, but I was able to improve my swordsmanship skills. How I regretted it when Raiser tried to approach me and I didn't have that black spiky blade with red streaks, but only my demonic sword that had been passed down to me from birth. And how I missed that armor that was in my memories.

Hmm, this guy has balls of steel, groping the Strongest Queen like it was nothing and calling Riser Phenex a clown.

And as always, this Peacock used Mira first and... Hmm, what a familiar spell. I've seen it in my dreams.

Meeting that guy's gaze again, for a moment, I thought I was lying back on the execution block in Helgen, and an enormous black dragon with blood-red eyes was sitting on the tower in front of me.