Chapter 42 - Exam Officer and The Arrival Of The Audiences

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"Excuse me...."

After half an hour of sitting in the exam room waiting for the examiner to arrive, I heard someone's voice coming from the door.

And when I looked up, I saw a woman wearing an office suit walking in and stopping next to the supervisor's desk.

Then, she faced me and greeted me.

"Good morning."

"Good morning...."

I was quite amazed to see that woman. Quite flabbergasted to the point that I could only answer her greeting subconsciously. And in my heart, I was wondering, why is that woman here!?

"...."

The woman then just silently looked at me and it's honestly makes me feel a bit awkward. So, I asked her,

"Uhm.... Can I help you, Lady Belphegor? And why are you're here?"

Yes. That woman was Roygun Belphegor. That's why I was quite astonished to see her here. After all, she was famous for being the 2nd Ranker in the Rating Game and not many who could match her.

Roygun Belphegor is a female Devil who looks like a mature woman in her twenties and has pink hair. And I know she's actually have a pair of horn too on her head, but it seems like she hides it with magic.

"Fufufu. Sorry...."

Roygun Belphegor chuckled.

"Nice to meet you, Rofocale-kun. Finally we can meet."

She smiled and said to me.

"Huh? Uhh.... Sorry. I don't understand what you mean."

I don't feel like I know her, so I'm a bit confused by hed words as if we both have known each other for a long time but have never met in person.

"Fufufu. It's fine.... It's just that, a while ago one of my servants accidentally saw a fight between a boy against a woman on the shore of a lake. Both of them wielded spears and my servant also suspected that boy is a Devil half-breed. And after she reported it to me, coincidentally that time I just heard a classified information about an unusual half-breed boy. So I wondered if that boy was you."

"!!!???"

Hearing her statement, I was quite surprised. Because me and the others were indeed near some large lake for my training before. And I've also heard from Penemue-san that that great lake is one of the landscapes that is on the border between the Devils' and Fallen Angels' territories in the Underworld.

Our whereabouts at that time should have been kept secret to reduce the risk of unwanted things happening. And from the description, it looks like we were seen while I was sparring with Scathach-sama.

"...."

I silently looked at her sharply and quite alert.

"Fufufu.... Don't look at me like that. I don't have any bad intentions. I'm just curious. And we didn't tell anyone about what we found, so you don't need to worry."

Even though she said that, I keep wary.

Honestly, who would have thought that we were seen by anyone else and we didn't notice it at all when we were sparring.

No. It is likely that Scathach-sama noticed it. Then why is Scathach-sama kept quiet? Hmm....

Was it possible that she didn't see them as a threat? Hmm.... If that's the case, I guess I shouldn't worry too much.

I also let my guard down a bit. But only reduce it, not eliminate it. After all, even though Roygun Belphegor is a well-known public figure, right now she is just a stranger to us. So I have to stay careful. Moreover, in many ways, behind the light there is usually darkness hidden.

"Allow me to introduce myself.... As you know, I am Roygun Belphegor. And I am here because I am your exam supervisor."

She's the officer for this exam of mine?

I didn't think it at all. After all, in my imagination, the examiner is a bespectacled man who always seems to have a strict expression with a sharp gaze. Ahahahaha.... I smiled wryly inwardly.

"If you're wondering why I became the officer for your exam, the answer is because I'm an Ultimate-class Devil, from the Extra Family just like you, neutral, and I happened to be scheduled to come to this city for the Rating Game match. So the Devil Kings asked me to be your examiner."

I see.

So she's the one who would have a Rating Game Match in this Stadium few days later.

"Okay. Now it's time for your exam."

After that, Lady Belphegor handed me the exam sheet, and with this my exam started.

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A few hours while Rey's exam was in progress, "guests" started arriving at the stadium. Several cars stopped at the entrance of the stadium and several people got out after their car doors being opened by their driver.

From each car, there was a adult man and a girl who looked to be 12-13 years old getting out of the car

"Hm? Ah, so you came too. You're usually very busy."

A black-haired adult man saw another adult man with pale green hair with glasses and then said to him.

"Yes. It can't be helped. My daughter insists on seeing that boy too."

The adult man with pale green hair gently patted the head of his daughter who also had pale green hair and glasses.

"Hahaha.... You say that, but actually you're also curious, right?"

This time, a man with shoulder-length bright red hair interrupted.

The three grown men were the Family Heads of the Three Devil Families, namely Sitri, Agares, and Gremory.

The black-haired man was the Head of the Sitri Family. The man with pale green hair and glasses was the Head of the Agares Family. While the shoulder-length red-haired man was the Head of the Gremory Family.

While the three adults were chatting with each other, their three daughters namely Sona Sitri, Seekvaira Agares, and Rias Gremory were also greeting each other.

"Hey, Sona, Seek-chan."

"Rias."

"I told you to stop calling me 'Seek-chan'."

"Yes~, yes~."

And just when they started chatting, suddenly a purple light appeared on the ground which then formed a glowing magic circle.

Seeing the magic circle, they all turned to look at it.

"Hm? Someone's coming."

"That's…. The Dantalian Family Crest."

"Dantalian? They are also interested?"

"Apparently. And as far as I know they do have a daughter who is the same age as that boy."

"Ah.... You mean that girl, huh. She's quite a genius."

"Yeah. She's very creative for a 12-13 year old especially considering she's a girl, not boy."

"Yes. But.... I heard that she's also quite unruly. Hahahaha."

After a while, from the magic circle emerged the silhouettes of two large and small figures which slowly became clear who they were.

They were a pair of an adult man and a 12-13 year old girl. The adult man had dark purple hair and was clad in a luxury noble suit with a long coat. Meanwhile, the girl had short purple hair and wear a short dress.

"Behave yourself while you're here."

"I know! Hmph!"

The adult man said firmly to the girl and the girl answered with a slightly irritated expression.

"Hm?"

Then, they realized someone else was there and the man led his daughter to walk up to them.

And upon arriving before them, one of the Family Heads said to him.

"Lord Dantalian, we didn't expect you to come too."

Hearing those words, Lord Dantalian also replied.

"So what? I'm also interested in that child.... And it would be even better if he was interested in my daughter. That way he can take her, control her, and my house can be more peaceful."

"""Hahahahaha!"""

The other three Family Heads laughed at Lord Dantalian's answer.

"Hmph!"

While the short purple haired girl looked away irritatingly.

And the other three girls chuckled and said to her.

"Fufufu... Wen, you're still a tomboy as usual, aren't you."

"Long time no see, Wennyxa."

"How are you?"

Hearing friends of her age, the purple-haired girl named Wennyxa responded.

"I'm fine.... Let's just leave these annoying adults."

Wennyxa grabbed the hand of one of them and the four of them then walked into the stadium.

However, just a few steps after the four girls walked, suddenly a magic circle appeared once again. The four of them stopped walking because they were curious who was coming this time.

"That's.... Astaroth."

"Astaroth? Do they have a daughter?"

"Not as far as I know. But that's in the main family. In the branch family there is indeed one person. And she's also quite talented too."

"Oh, you mean her."

Soon, a young looking man and a 12-13 year old girl appeared. The man had green hair while the girl had long blonde hair.

Seeing the blonde haired girl, Rias exclaimed while waving her hand.

"Latia! Here!"

And hearing the call of her name, the blonde haired girl looked up.

"Hm?"

And after seeing who called her name to be Rias who was with the other three girls, Latia then said to the young adult man who was with her.

"Father, those are my friends."

Hearing that and looked at the four girls, the man then nodded slightly and said.

"Let's greet the Family Heads first."

"Yes."

Then, the two approached the Family Heads and greeted following the noble etiquette. And after that, Latia approached the other girls.

After arriving before them, Latia said,

"Long time no see, everyone. How are you?"

Rias then answered Latia's question on behalf of all the girls.

"We're good.... Let's go inside."

Latia gave a small nod, and then the girls walked into the stadium.

And soon, the adult men also followed their daughters.

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