Chapter 125: Battlefield
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But when creating what amounted to a small town, for the campus of Kuoh included not only the high school, but primary school and university levels as well, things were vastly more difficult for the Devils who crafted the Rating Game's battlefield.
It truly was quite massive and if there were any errors in this replica's creation, Riser would rather know before he ordered his servants out into battle.
Even if the odds were almost cruelly in his favor, Riser was unwilling to allow a simple error in judgment like failing to understand the terrain properly to deliver him his first true loss.
"Let's get ready to rumble!" Lady Leviathan's announcing of the Rating Game was a minor distraction, her giddiness was certainly at odds with how seriously many were taking this match, but Riser assumed she'd want to be part of it in some way given that she was the one who suggested a Halloween Party out of nowhere.
"Is every… Hey, wait!" A scuffle broke out from wherever the Great Satan was announcing from before a more dignified voice sounded over the battlefield.
"Hello, I am Grayfia, the Queen of Lord Lucifer and I will be the arbiter of this Rating Game." The Strongest Queen's voice declared with great poise, heedless of the Lady Leviathan's grumbles in the background.
"Lady Leviathan will be… commentating for our viewers." A cry of "It's Levia~tan you stick in the mud!" Sounded before a sharp bang sounded, followed by quiet groaning.
"I shall do my due diligence to ensure Lady Leviathan's comments do not interfere with the match, good luck to Lady Rias, Lord Riser.
" A deep sigh sounded as unintelligible grumbles sounded. "This match is sponsored by MiracleLevia-tan, let the match begin." The last portion was mumbled out quickly, almost like Grayfia didn't want to admit such a thing.
Which, given what Riser knew of the oddness of Lady Leviathan, was almost certainly the case. Were it not for the terrifying amount of power he knew Lady Leviathan had, Riser would have no idea how some could take her seriously.
She was absolutely insane by conventional standards, but no one could deny that her power was absolutely monstrous.
Shaking his head, Riser turned his attention to his servants, noting their exasperation before speaking quietly. "Have you finished scouting yet?" He asked, impatient to begin the actual battle.
He was eager to get this farce over with and have the engagement party to celebrate his betrothal to Rias. Riser truly did not understand why she found him so repulsive, was it really just because he was openly affectionate with his dear servants?
Regardless, he could ask her once they were dancing at the party. As it was, he had a battle to win.
"Not yet." His dear sister spoke, her form somewhat tense, Ravel never really enjoyed fighting the way he did.
She was not one to relish in combat like him or some of his other servants. "This campus is quite large, it'll take a little while to finish mapping it." Left unsaid was that this would give time to their opponents, who were already familiar with the layout and thus had far less need to spend time scouting the terrain.
Good thing was that the eyes they had on the door of the building Rias and her Peerage spent most of their time in showed that none had left the building, only a few Familiars had departed from the dwelling according to one of the three screens that were projecting the sights of each Familiar sent out by Riser's Peerage.
The other two were showing the results of the efforts of the other Familiars, scouting areas that might be useful to gain a tactical advantage.
Without warning, a black portal opened up on the wall behind Riser's Peerage and a voice rang out for all of them to hear. "Promotion: Queen!" Everyone in the room was startled and as they turned they were momentarily blinded by a flash of red light.
What sounded like the cry of a bird screeched out before flying through one of the windows, breaking it.
The sound of shattering glass shook the Peerage out of their reverie and they beheld the serious face of Issei Hyoudou staring at them before rushing out of the newly broken window.
Still blinking spots out of their eyes, one of Riser's Pawns failed to notice the next strike in time. A loud growl burst forth from the wolf that attacked her, drawing a cry of pain from the young Pawn as she barely managed to hold up her arm in time to prevent the wolf from taking a chunk out of her throat.
She fell backwards, into the arms of her twin sister and whimpered slightly before one of Riser's Rooks punted the wolf out the window that the Gremory Pawn, now Queen apparently, had fled through.
With a whine, the wolf faded back into its home world to nurse its undoubtedly broken ribs and the black portal that had allowed the Pawn access to the enemy base so quickly faded, preventing any other Pieces from making their way through the passage.
The entire exchange had taken all of five seconds.
"What are you waiting for?!" Riser shouted, as he growled in rage. "After him!" He ordered, feeling pissed off as he wondered how in the world the Pawn that had been so easily dispatched managed to get through without anyone noticing.
"Yes, Lord Riser!" Almost his entire Peerage responded, each flying out of the building as quickly as possible to track down the newly Promoted Queen.
The injured Pawn had to be helped by her sister and thus moved a hairsbreadth slower, but each member of Riser's Peerage moved out with speed and grace that showed they were more than just trophies he chose to collect.
While yes, he had indeed chosen many of them in part due to their overwhelming beauty, he had also chosen them because of their dedication to him.
Riser refused to have Pieces who were not absolutely faithful to him within his Peerage and so he had worked for many years to develop his relationships with each and every member.
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