Chapter 109: Value!
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"Hello, everyone! Thank you all for coming here tonight for tonight's Rating Game!" Rex heard the voice of Naud Gamgin, the commentator for most of the Rating Games.
"Tonight, we have an extra-special Rating Game for you all! For tonight, for the first time in recent memory, we have three teams competing in one match at the same time! A two-versus-one Rating Game!"
There was loud applause from the crowd, and a few loud "oooh"s.
"From the west gate, we have the two teams teaming up to take on their single opponent!" Naud announced.
"Great rivals when facing down against each other, but known to be good friends off the battlefield, it's the two Strongest Youths and their peerages, Sairaorg Bael and Imogen Belial!"
Sairaorg and Imogen walked out of a tunnel opposite to Rex and his peerage, waving to the crowd.
There were many, many cheers from most of the males in the audience, and Rex had a good feeling as to who they were directed at.
"And from the east gate, after returning to the Underworld in the aftermath of a two-century long leave of absence, the oldest son of our Great King Sirzechs Lucifer, it's the former Young Heartthrob Prince of the Devils and his peerage, Rex Gremory!"
Rex sighed as he walked out of the tunnel, followed by his peerage.
"Shut up, Akasha." Rex idly remarked to his Vampiric Nephalem of a Rook, who was sniggering at the nickname Naud had referred to Rex with. "It's not that funny."
"Hehehe. Sorry." Akasha replied, composing herself.
When Rex reached the open, he looked around, and saw the stadium packed to breaking point with Devils, of all shapes and sizes.
If he were to estimate, he'd guess around a hundred and fifty thousand were in the stadium.
Not to mention the millions who would likely be watching at their homes, given how popular the Rating Game was.
"In light of today's Rating Game being of a special variety, it's only natural that we would have a special commentator!" Naud announced.
"And tonight, we have two! The fourth-ranked Rating Game champion, Raven Branwen, the current head of the Branwen Clan, and the ninth-ranked Rating Game champion, Ruval Phenex, have both joined us tonight as special commentators!"
"No way!" Rex looked up at the large screens that were broadcasting Naud's face to the crowd, and he widened his eyes when he saw the cameras zoom out slightly, to reveal Raven Branwen and Ruval Phenex, sitting next to him.
"Now, before we get to the rules of tonight's Game, let's talk about the competitors tonight." Naud spoke, turning to Raven. "Raven, you've had history with Rex, I hear?"
"I have." Raven replied. "Before he disappeared from the Underworld two centuries ago, I was his sword master. Now that he's returned, I want to... see how good he's gotten, since we last met. Whether in a Rating Game or not, it doesn't matter."
"Ooh, we have a challenge from Raven to Rex!" Naud announced, turning to Ruval as the crowd went into uproar at the 6th Strongest Female Devil behind Roygun Belphegor, Venelana Bael, Serafall Leviathan, Grayfia Lucifuge and Fianna Asmodeus challenging someone to a fight, if not to a full Rating Game.
"Ruval. Don't you have history with our competitors tonight? Particularly Imogen?"
"I've had history with all of them, Naud." Ruval replied.
"Rex and I... were sort-of childhood rivals, back in the day. I used to remember our fights." he smiled for a moment, before continuing.
"I was Imogen's fiancé about a decade or so ago, but it... didn't turn out too well."
"I'm sure you'll find someone, Ruval." Naud replied, before turning to the camera. "As to the rules of the Rating Game, this Rating Game will be... of the Lightning Fast variant!"
The crowd's noise level increased dramatically.
"For those who are unaware, this is the short varient of the standard Rating Game!" Naud explained.
"Within the one-hour time limit, whoever defeats their opponent's King wins the match. If neither King is defeated, the winning team is decided by the number of points calculated by the values of the pieces remaining on the Rating Game board."
"For the sake of fairness, the piece-values of Rex Gremory's peerage have been doubled! Speaking of Rex, he and his peerage must defeat both Sairaorg and Imogen in order to win the Game!"
There were loud "ooh"s from many people in the crowd. Including Rias. Though her "ooh" was followed by a muttered "fuck."
"Now, let's take a look at the values of each peerage member for tonight's game!" Naud annouced. The screen went black, and then a list, of all the members of Rex' peerage, flashed up on screen, with numbers next to them.
Rex King: 24
Valian Queen: 18
Akeno Bishop: 6
Rias Bishop Temporary: 6
Akasha Rook Mutated: 30
Asia Pawn: 2
Kuroka Pawn x2: 4
Neopolitan Pawn: 2
Total Value: 92
The screen then flashed for a second, and then showed the list for Sairaorg's and Imogen's peerages.
Sairaorg King: 10
Kuisha Queen: 9
Coriana Bishop: 3
Misteeta Bishop: 3
Liban Knight: 3
Beruka Knight: 3
Gandoma Rook: 5
Ladora Rook: 5
UNKNOWN Pawn x7: 7
Imogen King: 11
Cana Queen: 9
Ayaka Bishop x2: 6
Himari Knight: 3
Undyne Knight: 3
Tifa Rook x2: 10
Navi Pawn x6: 6
Alphys Pawn Mutated: 3
Chifuyu Pawn: 1
Total Value: 100
"Damn." Rex muttered. "Even when our values are doubled, we still come out weaker."
"Of course we're not weaker." Valian remarked. "We'll win this, Rex. You know we will."
"Yeah, Rex replied, as a transportation-circle went off underneath them, and Rex' peerage plus Rias disappeared, re-appearing in a small wooden hut, surrounded by forest.
"I guess this is our base?" Rias looked around.
"It was decided that the venue for today's Rating Game would be a small forest-area of the Underworld, close to my Clan's territory." Raven explained.
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