Conference 2

"Ridiculous!!" All the old devils shouted the moment they heard Diehauser's demand.

Zekram Bael ordered them to shut up and asked Diehauser "Is that really it? Are you saying that all this mess would be solved once the King pieces are removed from existence?"

"Well, all this mess was made so that the King Pieces will be removed no matter what. If you accepted, it will happen the easy way. Or else, this whole thing will be revealed throughout the underworld along with a few other corrupt businesses of certain devils as a bonus. But well, if that happened, the whole underworld will suffer. My goal is just to make the ones that are responsible for my cousin's 'death' suffer if possible. Which ones will suffer? I will leave that decision to you. And also, some people who used King Pieces might not know about the whole corruption behind it. So, We are giving them a chance. They can willfully give up on their pieces without more mess. I am unmuting you people, you can say what you want. And Zekram Bael-sama, please think in the meanwhile. We will come back to you after you and I hear everyone else's decision." Diehauser said that and turned to the current King Piece holders who attended the conference.

The ones in the possession of King Piece confessed to using King Pieces since there is nothing more to hide. People like Roygun Belphegor told the truth about not knowing about the corruption and confessed their willingness to give the King Piece back. Some accepted in giving it back out of fear and they also decided that they would quit rating games so that they could protect their dignity.

While most of the users like Bedeze Abaddon are still not willing to give them back. They claim that Rating Games are just a form of entertainment explicitly meant for Devil Nobles. They said that statement because all the elders that are attending the meeting are Nobles. Well, this gained them favor from many corrupt nobles. But they pissed off a lot of others too along with the one controlling this whole conference behind Diehauser's back.

Next, he asked the other nobles what they think about this. Most of them are neutral in this matter. Some claimed that they should be given King Pieces too while the remaining supported removal of the pieces.

And finally, it was the chance for Maous.

"Haa... If only I succeeded in stopping this, you wouldn't have to put your life at risk for this. For that, I deeply apologize to you, Diehauser Belial. And I am in favor of their removal." Sirzechs Lucifer said. There is more to that sentence than one might guess. The old devils knew that Sirzechs is trying to stop them for a long time. So, they would obviously doubt that Sirzechs and Ajuka might be the ones behind this. So, Sirzechs said this statement to take their suspicions from him a little. And also this might have a reverse effect and make Sirzechs more suspicious. But that is also in Sirzechs's favor since that will allow the one who is really behind this to do their work more easily. The Maou is internally smiling.

"I am with you in this, Diehauser-chan! Even if you fail now, I won't allow this anymore! Magical girl Levia-tan will deliver justice with her sparkles!!" Sirzechs and Ajuka facepalmed at Serafall's statement. Not just them, there are also some others that face-palmed, like Lord Sitri and Falbium Glasya-Labolas. This is one of the reasons they didn't let Serafall know the complete truth about the Rating Game Corruption.

"I am in the favor of this. But I am very much frustrated since this large scale operation happened under my nose. It looks like I have to make the security features tighter huh... But what I want to know at present is, how are you going to destroy them." The moment Ajuka asked this question, Diehauser sent some info to everyone attending the conference. Ajuka looked at the info and started laughing. "Ahaha... I see... The one we are dealing with is some who must not be underestimated huh... To think they would use the instability of the king piece like this..."

"Maou Ajuka Beelzebub-sama, would you like to explain to everyone what's in that info?" Diehauser requested Ajuka.

"Well, as you wish... Allow me to start from the King Piece. The King Piece is unstable, unlike the other pieces. If it is used by someone who is already too powerful or someone with a special ability, an overload will occur which will endanger the lives of the user. These people found a way to reverse that phenomenon and overload the King Piece itself. This will create a blast and this would definitely destroy the user if this overload occurred when the user has King Piece. Great, I am really starting to admire these people!"

This made the whole conference silent. The King Pieces are done for. If they used them again and this info is leaked, the ones who are trying to harm the government might create this blast when a Rating Game is going on.

And finally, it was the turn of another abnormality of this world to speak, Maou Euclid Asmodeus. He was laughing till now but when it was his turn, he sighed "Haa... So, someone else also found the method to destroy them huh... " Everyone looked at him once he said that.

"What? I was keeping that to myself so that when they are too problematic, I can easily eliminate them." He casually said that he already knows the method to destroy the King Pieces. Sirzechs and Ajuka sighed when they heard that.

Euclid turned to Diehauser again, "Haa... To be honest, I want to refuse your offer but since you spread this info, we have no choice but to accept now, do we? Anyway, what's your problem if Rating Games are corrupted huh? It's just a game. If you found out about the corruption, you just have to be silent about it like me or you can just strike a deal with the old devils and you could profit from it too. If your foolish cousin did the same, she would have been alive too... It's not like they are asking devils to look at Rating Games, right? But the devils are watching it themselves and having fun. The old devils wanted to stay in power, what's wrong with that? I mean, I myself came from the Old Satan Faction because I wanted power. I cheated the Old Satan Faction and I was called a hero. The old devils are cheating the watchers without stopping their entertainment, right? No one is losing here? What is your problem then? You needlessly put your whole family in danger."

These were the words that came from Euclid Asmodeus. Diehauser clenched his fist after hearing it. On a side note, Mike is a fan of Euclid. Mike's reaction after hearing those words is... a smile. Diehauser also controlled his anger and smiled.

"Maou Euclid Asmodeus-sama, we already predicted that you would try to provoke us. So, it won't work." Diehauser said with a calm face.

Euclid laughed out loud "Hahaha! I see... Interesting! Really interesting! But even though the fact that I am provoking is true, everything I said is also what I think..."

Diehauser nodded at Euclid and turned to Zekram "Now that everyone else gave their opinion, Zekram Bael-sama, it's your turn."

Zekram sighed "Haa... I accept the plan to destroy the King Pieces. And I don't really care about what others think. I don't care about this corruption too. The only reason I accept this is that I was tricked to kill an innocent for this. And I won't be able to call myself as a prideful Bael if I let them scot-free. I don't care about others but I won't leave the ones who hurt my pride! Anyone with a King Piece in their custody must bring it to me and I will personally destroy them myself! Anyone who fails to do so in 3 hours will have Great King going against them!"

And the Great King delivered his order in front of everyone. When Mike told Diehauser that they will pretend that Cleria is dead, Diehauser thought that it was to keep Cleria safe and away from this. But now, Diehauser understood the real reason. The Bael Clan is famous for being prideful and arrogant. And Mike used that very pride in his favor. Diehauser understood why 'Pride' is considered one of the most deadly sins.

'Truly, Mike is such a terrifying being.' Diehauser thought internally.