Before the Wedding

{"Rias pawn retired, Riser-sama won"}

"That was easy," Riser remarked as he materialized in the grand hall, surrounded by a crowd of guests.

"Sirzech-sama, was that better suited to your preferences?"

"I appreciate you catering to my desires, Riser-kun," Sirzech said with a forced smile.

"May I ask what Riser's last move was?" he asked.

Riser hesitated for a moment before responding, "You may, but I don't want to disclose my secret to everyone."

"Now, shall we get back to the wedding? Hmm, where is my bride?" Riser asked.

Everyone looked at Rias, who was cradling Issei's mangled body.

"Yubelluna, could you please take him to the Phenex infirmary and give him a Phenex tear? I apologize for my carelessness."

"Yes, Riser-sama," she said, bowing.

"Is everyone ready to continue with the wedding?" Riser asked.

"Riser-kun, you didn't state your wish," Sirzech said.

"I don't want to come across as rude to anyone, so I planned on waiting until after the wedding before saying anything."

"Feel free to ask me anything, but considering that you already have my sister, what else could you possibly be after?" he inquired, forcing a smile.

Is that a threat? He has the audacity to threaten me. Okay, you asked for it. I was going to be polite and humble, but not anymore.

"May I speak freely?" Riser asked.

"Of course you can?"

"Alright then, I have decided to use my wish to ask you and her family to stop spoiling her. She may be considered high-class in name only, but she is weak. Any low-class devil with enough experience can beat her. Moreover, her personality is not good. I no longer want this marriage, and it seems that she doesn't either. However, I know that we devils are running out of pure-blooded devils, unlike her, who has been spoiled all her life. I have actually worked hard for everything I have."

The room fell into a profound silence after I made that statement. While her parents appeared to be in agreement, Rias and Sirzech seemed to be ready to pounce on me. On the other hand, some pure-blooded devils seemed to regard me differently, acknowledging my defiance against Lucifer and my willingness to prioritize the interests of the pure-blooded devils over my own happiness.

"Rias exclaimed, 'How dare you!' as she tried to pounce on me, shocking everyone around us."

I swiftly dodged to the side and threw a powerful punch that landed on her stomach, causing her to bend over in a fit of coughing.

Serzech bellowed 'RISER' in a fit of rage as he unleashed a torrent of his demonic power upon me.

"Serzech-sama, why are you getting angry at me instead of your sister who tried to attack me?" Riser asked, struggling to withstand the overwhelming surge of demonic power emanating from Serzech.

(Sorry for the late upload)