Chapter 38 - The Three Heiress and Their Curiosities

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In a small pavilion in the middle of a garden, three girls who looked to be 12-13 years old were sitting together enjoying tea and snacks....

"Rias, I heard that Grayfia-sama has been going somewhere lately?"

One of them, a girl with straight green hair and glasses asked.

"Ah? Where did you hear about that, Seek-chan?"

The girl called Rias, a girl with hair as bright red as blood, responded back.

"From the rumours.... And please stop calling me Seek-chan."

"Oh... What a shame."

The green haired girl, Seek-chan, glared slightly at Rias because of her attitude.

"So?"

"Indeed. For the past few months, she has been going to the Pheles Mansion every afternoon."

Rias answered casually while taking a snack and then eating it.

"Pheles? You mean Mephisto Pheles!?"

The green-haired girl who was called Seek-chan was slightly surprised by Rias' answer.

Rias gave a small nod.

"Un."

"Why is she there?"

"She gave some kind of lessons for a boy Lord Pheles considers a grandson."

"Lessons? What lessons?"

"Devil Knowledge and Noble Etiquette."

"What for?"

"I heard that boy was going to take the class promotion exam, while he barely knew anything about those two things, so she taught him."

"Ah, you mean that boy. I've heard about him too."

This time, the girl who had just been quiet and enjoying the tea spoke up. The girl had black bob-cut hair and glasses.

"Huh? You know about him too, Sona? .... Hey. Why do I seem like I'm the only one who doesn't know anything about this boy?"

The green-haired girl who was called Seek-chan by Rias frowned slightly as if she was being treated unfairly.

"That's not strange. Because actually only the upper ranks like the Family Head and maybe some of their trusted people know about that child right now. You could say that the matter of that child is still a secret.... If it weren't for my brother who was such a bother, we would probably won't know so soon."

"That's right, Seekvaira.... If it weren't for my sister who kept on boasting about that child to me, I probably wouldn't have known either until now."

""Hah~....""

The two girls named Rias and Sona sighed together after remembering their brother/sister's behavior at home."

"...."

These three girls are some of the best among the current younger generation of devils and each of them has an identity, background, and talent that cannot be underestimated!

The girl with straight green hair and glasses was Seekvaira Agares. She was the daughter and heiress of one of the highest Pillar Families, the Agares!

The girl with long red hair is Rias Gremory. She is the daughter and heiress of one of the Pillar Families, namely Gremory. And beside that, she is the biological younger sister of Devil King Sirzechs Lucifer!

Meanwhile, the girl with black bob-cut hair and glasses was Sona Sitri. She is also the daughter of one of the Pillar Families, namely Sitri. And she is also the biological younger sister of Devil King Serafall Leviathan!

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"But... Promotion to High-class? Are you saying that boy is not a pure-blood?"

Seekvaira asked again.

"Yes. But I heard that he is a son from a pure-blood Devil and a Human."

"Oh? Interesting. But it can't be that simple, can it? I don't think Lord Pheles would be interested in someone so-so. Especially to be considered a grandson by him."

"That's right.... From what I've heard, he is the son of a former disciple of Lord Pheles who is also a friend of the Four Devil Kings and a longtime bestfriend of Grayfia-sama."

"What!?"

Seekvaira widened in surprise at Sona's answer.

"How could that be? I've never heard of anyone else close to the circle of the Four besides Grayfia-sama."

"Never mind you, even I've never heard of it."

Rias said while frowning slightly and pouting.

"Who is he exactly? Do you know his name and which Family he is descended from?"

"His name is Rey Rofocale."

"Rofocale?"

"Rofocale is one of the Extra Families. But even most Extras don't know much about them. They are called the Hidden Devil Family because they are kept secret. It was said that only Lucifer and Lucifuge who can make contact with them. And it was said that if Lucifuge is Lucifer's right hand man, the Rofocale is their left hand or shadow. However, after the Civil War ended, they were declared extinct…. I only found out about them when my sister told me about the boy."

Sona gives a brief explanation.

Seekvaira then seemed to frown slightly in a bit of confusion.

"Then how...."

"How did that child exist?"

Rias interrupted Seekvaira.

"What Sona said is true. However, there is one person left of them. Namely, that friend of Grayfia.... When Grayfia switched sides during the old Civil War, she also followed suit. But she chose to leave and disappear after Grayfia married my brother. And there has been no word of her at all for hundreds of years."

"I heard that the only one left of that Rofocale is the boy's mother. But.... She was killed a few years ago."

Sona added with a frowning expression.

Seekvaira and Rias also frowned slightly after hearing Sona's statement.

""....""

"But before she died, she had sent a message to Lord Mephisto Pheles who was her former teacher and asked him to save and look after him."

"I see... He's... quite unfortunate."

Then, the three of them both fell silent because they sympathized with Rey's misfortune.

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But not long after, the atmosphere returned to normal after they sipped their tea.

And then Sona spoke again.

"Rather than about his origin, I'm more curious about his strength."

Sona seemed to show a curious expression.

"Hm? What do you mean?"

Seekvaira wondered.

Rias then interjected with a slightly irritated expression.

"Indeed with his unusual origin he could get a promotion in status. But it should be gradual from Low-class > Middle-class > High-class. But that boy actually got the chance to directly promote from Low-class to High-class! That's definitely not normal!"

"What!? Directly to High-class!? How could that be!?"

Seekvaira was surprised at Rias' statement.

And Sona then added after sighed.

"Hah~.... I heard from my sister that he is currently at Ultimate-class level in strength."

"What did you say!?"

This time Seekvaira was even more surprised than finding out Rey had gotten the jump promotion.

"Yeah. Can you imagine that? A boy who is our age, his abilities have already far surpassed us.... What the hell is that."

Rias said while pouting and then picked up a cookie and bit hard on it.

"...."

After that, the three of them fell silent again.

Then Seekvaira asked again after calming down a bit.

"How can he be that strong at this young age?"

Hearing that question, Rias and Sona both shook their heads.

"I don't know. My sister didn't tell me the reason. She said that the matter of that boy's true strength must be kept a secret for now. Even within the Devil community, only the Four Devil Kings, Grayfia-sama, Lord Pheles, and somehow Lord Tannin know of that child's true abilities... .. Can you imagine that, my thin-lipped sister even kept her lips tight about that boy's strength."

"My brother didn't want to tell me either."

"Hmm.... I'm getting more curious now."

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"About him being allowed to directly go from Low-class to High-class directly.... It can't be as simple as just need to pass an exam, right? So?"

Hearing Seekvaira's question, Rias just sighed and looked like she remembered something unpleasant.

"Hah~...."

Meanwhile, Sona drank her tea then answered curtly.

"Politics."

"Politics?"

Seekvaira seemed a bit confused by Sona's answer.

Sona nodded slightly and explained.

"Yes.... I heard, originally it was that boy wanted to get the Evil Pieces, that's why Lord Pheles proposed a promotion for him to the palace. However, the Elders and members of the Pure-blood faction were against it a lot after learning of his origins... However, after several meetings and negotiations, they finally came to an agreement. And the gist of the decision was, firstly, the child must not have anything to do with the Old-Satan faction. Second, he must follow the rules. Third, he will be granted territory and allowed to re-establish the Rofocale Family and become the Head, but he also has to at least have a pure-blood Devil as a fiancee."

"Huh? He was granted with territory and status of a Head as well?"

Seekvaira was slightly surprised by the decision that was set for Rey.

But then, she frowned slightly.

"Even so, why must have a pure-blood wife as well?"

"Well, I hear it's to strengthen ties. But I think it's more to tie him down so he isn't approached and taken advantage of by opposition parties like the Old-Satan faction."

"Hah~.... Politics are so troublesome."

Rias sighed deeply with a tired and reluctant expression.

Sona and Seekvaira also frowned grimly.

That's because, they themselves also have a fiancé arranged by their family. But they themselves are not happy with the match because they object to their future being determined unilaterally without considering their will.

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