Chapter 124: Bloodline

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It was incredibly difficult, true. But by no means was it impossible. The problem was wearing the Phenex down enough to the point where his bloodline failed him and his immortal flames were snuffed out, rendering him just as mortal as almost anyone in this room.

But that would be the only problem if they were facing Riser head on. Because they would also be taking on his Peerage another problem presented itself, the problem of ensuring that enough of them remained with enough energy to fight Riser and wear him down in the first place after they took out his Peerage.

Essentially, the most difficult part would be defeating Riser's Peerage with minimal effort while exerting the maximum effort to wear Riser down once his Peerage was gone. And that was where Lelouch's strategy for eliminating Riser's Peerage came in handy.

"But first, we need to eliminate as much of Riser's Peerage as fast as we can." Rias' foot stopped tapping as she sighed, opening her eyes to stare at everyone seriously.

"Lelouch," she stared at him across the room. "Are you absolutely certain you, Ketsu, and Mika can do this?" The Knight's Familiars had a large part in this plan, if it weren't for them, this plan wouldn't work.

"Based off of what they have told me of their capabilities, the only danger is to myself." Lelouch answered, petting Koneko's head as the girl purred.

While she was still upset with him she wasn't going to refuse the comfort he offered her, though only Lelouch noticed the icy stare Akeno gave him as he continued to speak.

"If all goes well, most of Riser's Peerage will fall hook line and sinker into the trap we have devised." Lelouch's plan and Rias' knowledge of her own Peerage's capabilities had allowed them to develop a strategy that no one else could have used.

Still, no plan survived contact with the enemy, so Lelouch still couldn't help but find himself feeling… nervous.

They all fell silent after Lelouch's confirmation. There was nothing else they could do to prepare, the only thing they could do was wait for midnight to strike and for the battle to begin.

Sirzechs Lucifer sighed as he finally found the opportunity to drop his typical diplomatic smile, feeling an internal sense of disgust with himself as he hosted the party that would have his baby sister's fight for her right to not marry Riser as its main entertainment.

He didn't give a damn about having been required to abandon his family name in order to maintain the balance amongst the Seventy-Two pillars, Sirzechs would always consider himself a Gremory first when matters dealt with his family's happiness.

Even if he was forced to act as though he considered himself only the Lucifer in times like this.

Bitterly, he turned his attention to the spell cast over the ceiling and wall, serving as a large screen essentially as it was beginning to flicker, signaling it would soon begin televising the Rating Game.

With a bright flash, a split screen developed and both Peerages became visible. Riser had seated himself on a couch, surrounding himself with the various beautiful women he had chosen to allow into his Peerage.

It was pure propaganda to claim they were all pure Devils, but that didn't stop the arrogant blond man from making that claim and others that still continued to hold such purity in high regard.

Still, there was a rather visible contrast between Riser's Peerage and the motley group that Rias' Peerage consisted of, though one sight in particular caused the Devil King to blink.

"Huh." He murmured quietly to himself. 'I didn't realize she had found a way to control the young daywalker.' Sirzechs finished the rest of the thought in his mind, not willing to risk anyone eavesdropping on his musings.

The young Dhampir he had gifted to Rias after rescuing him from his family years ago was still nervous, it was obvious Gasper was trembling in the box he was sitting in, but the determined look on his face was something new. To see such improvement, it brought a small smile to Sirzechs' face.

"Who is that boy on the couch?" The voice of Sirzechs' long-time friend and ally spoke from behind the King of Devils with uncharacteristic seriousness.

"There is something about him that… seems odd." Ajuka Beelzebub was not one to make such statements lightly and so Sirzechs looked over to the young man sitting on the couch next to his baby sister's Rook.

A jolt went through the Lucifer before he reassured himself that what he was seeing was merely a trick of the light.

After all, what possible relation could her sister's new Knight have with that man? "I'm sure it's nothing." Sirzechs felt like he was lying through his teeth as he tried to reassure Ajuka and himself that what he was seeing couldn't be reality.

"Regardless, I'm more interested in this odd strategy they seem to have come up with, what do you think, Ajuka?" The odd young man had summoned his Familiars and was speaking with them quietly, but not too quietly to be picked up by the transmission spell.

This strategy, it would be quite interesting to see how this strategy would work and Riser's response to it.

Ajuka noticed the momentary flash of worry on his old friend's face before it was promptly covered by his usual expression.

His leader's deflection was painfully obvious, but the Beelzebub decided he would let it slide in favor of watching the Rating Game.

There would be time for questions when they were in a more private setting after all.

Riser sat comfortably on the couch in one of the various buildings throughout his fiancée's school, relaxing as his servants sent out their Familiars to scout the territory further.

Information on the terrain was something he had been gathering for quite some time, but it wouldn't be smart to assume that the replica was perfect.

Most battlefields were of more natural phenomena, mountains or forests, so there didn't need to be as much detail involved in their creation.

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