chapter 23

Since the training, 10 days have passed, and now that we're all stronger, there won't be any trouble, today is the day of the ball, the day when Rias will announce her engagement with Riser.

Rias doesn't know this, but Theo, who is aware of the canon, does. But now everything will not be the same, and Rias is uneasy about the engagement. She expressed her concerns to me, and I reassured her that it wouldn't happen now or for the time being.

The time for the ball has come, it will be held at the Gremory Mansion, and all the heads and children of the great families are here, everyone is waiting for the main character of the ball. Everyone has a smile on their face, but most of them are fake, just a facade to strengthen their connections.

Then Zeoticus steps onto a platform and begins speaking with a smile on his face.

Zeoticus: "First of all, I want to thank all the guests for being here. And now, we are here to celebrate my daughter's engagement. With your approval, I call upon my daughter."

And then Rias and Theo gently enter the room together. Rias wraps her arm around Theo's arm as they enter together, and Venelana and Sirzech smile from the sidelines. The people around start whispering.

Then Zeoticus pretends to read the silence of the devils.

Zeoticus: "I want to introduce my daughter Rias and my son Theo to all the guests here. You already know him. Now, I want to tell you who my daughter's fiancé will be. And with the joint decision of the Phenex House and Gremory House, Rias Gremory will be engaged to Riser Phenex."

At that moment, Riser, who was standing in the corner, looked up. He smiles when he sees Theo and exudes an air of arrogance. Rias was almost about to yell at her father, she didn't like this decision at all because despite being 14 years old now, Riser has had too many harassment incidents, and he's just 14.

Theo puts his hand on Rias's back before she can shout, calming her down. Rias feels better. Theo whispers for Rias to hear.

Theo: "Don't worry, I'll handle everything for you."

After everything is settled, everyone starts talking. Then Theo slowly approaches Riser, who is standing in the corner and talking to people around him. When he sees Theo, his face cools down and becomes serious, while Theo has a slight smile on his face.

Riser speaks with an arrogant and condescending tone.

Riser: "Oh, look who's here, our famous Demons King. I didn't expect to see you here."

Everyone at the ball is secretly listening to their conversation.

Theo: "Well, I just wanted to see the face of the one who's going to be engaged to my sister. Is there a problem with that?"

Riser frowns, feeling insulted, as he takes pride in his lineage.

Riser: "Yes, but what do you mean by that?"

Theo's smile widens, as he has found a way to provoke Riser.

Theo: "Oh, even if you were a phoenix, you're still just a bird or a chicken, nothing more. That's why I feel sorry for you."

When Riser hears this, he almost loses his temper because no one has ever dared to talk to him like that before.

And Riser starts to emit fire, the heat spreads around, Theo stands in front of him as if nothing happened, which makes Riser's fire increase, then Theo achieves his goal.

Theo's goal is to show that Riser is unstable and find more justified reasons to postpone the marriage for a while.

After achieving his goal, Theo can do what he wants now, and it will be quite fun.

Theo's face becomes serious, he approaches Riser and puts his hand on his shoulder, and suddenly Riser's fire disappears. People are amazed because they wonder how Theo made this fire disappear instantly.

The reason is that Theo has already mastered the power of destruction. Although it doesn't have the power to destroy causality yet, it's easy to make fire disappear since the fire never existed in the first place.

Riser is shocked when he sees that his fire is gone, he has no idea how it disappeared.

Theo then uses a technique he learned, mixing killing intent with Touki, a technique named Ren from HxH.

Theo's aura becomes extremely dark, and everyone at the ball is stunned, even Theo's aura is more terrifying than Ant King Ren's, and some of the mid-level demons' pants are soiled.

In Riser's eyes, Theo is now the strongest monster to have ever existed, and if it weren't for Riser's immortality, he would have died from this intent alone.

Those who can move because of this intent are at the ultimate and super devil level.

Theo continues to smile and maintains his aura, while Riser is frozen.

Theo speaks only in a voice that Riser can hear.

Theo: "Nice to meet you, Riser-kun. Hopefully, we'll get along better in the future."

Riser falls to his knees, fainting.

The Phenex family can't say anything; they're scared of Theo.

Afterward, Theo disappears as if nothing happened.

At this moment, Sirzech and Grayfia are astonished.

Sirzech: "Grayfia, Theo surprised us at the ball. How many tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

Grayfia smiles slightly.

Grayfia: "Young master is developing rapidly, he has already surpassed you."

Sirzech speaks happily.

Sirzech: "After all, he is my brother. What did you expect?"

Grayfia smiles at this.

At that moment, other demons realize that there's a justified reason why Theo is called the Devil King.

Theo has become more famous, but he doesn't care.

Rias is happy; she knows her brother cares about her.

After the ball, only Serafall, Sirzech, and Ajuka remain. They approach Theo, who is still talking to Valerie, Akeno, and Tiamat.

Valerie: "Theo-sama, you looked very handsome there."

Tiamat responds when she hears this.

Tiamat: "As expected from my husband."

Then Valerie's killing intent appears.

Valerie: "What did you say?" Even Theo, who stands in the middle, is scared by Valerie's words.

But then Sirzech, Ajuka, and Serafall together rescue Theo from this confusion.

Sirzech, always with his usual smile, says: "Brother, you surprised us at the ball. How many tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

Theo just smiles and doesn't respond. 

Serafall interrupts: "Theo-kun, you scared me back there you were like a villain there."

Theo responds: "Oh, I looked like a villain, huh? I was just leaving a warning. Did I scare you, Levi-tan?"

As Serafall tries to lightly tap Theo's head in annoyance, Limitless prevents it. Seeing this, Ajuka is surprised.

Ajuka: "How did you do that?"

Theo pretends not to understand.

Ajuka: "That attack didn't hit you, I don't miss."

Theo realizes what Ajuka is referring to and then stands up, asking Ajuka to come closer.

Ajuka approaches as Theo requests.

Theo then begins to speak.

Theo: "Ajuka-san, I'm going to show you something quite interesting."

Ajuka gets excited because he's someone who's obsessed with research.

Theo raises his hand into the air and leaves it there, asking Ajuka to touch it, but no matter how much Ajuka tries, he can't touch him. Theo then explains the limitless technique.

Upon hearing the explanation of the technique, Ajuka can't believe that such a technique exists; it could truly be called an absolute defense.

Ajuka: "So, does it have any weaknesses?"

Theo smiles in response.

Theo: "Sorry, I'm not going to tell you."

Ajuka feels disappointed upon hearing this, and then Theo turns to Serafall.

Theo: "Let's fight sometimes, Levi-tan. Be careful against the villain. Don't let the villain eat  you."

Serafall's eyes light up when she hears this.

Serafall: "Anytime, Theo-kun."

Theo: "Then let's set up a meeting for another day."

Sirzech interjects.

Sirzech: "You always surprise me. First with the shadows, now with another technique. How many more secrets do you have?"

Theo winks at Sirzech.

Theo: "Don't worry, Ni-san. Let's just say there are plenty more."

Then everyone leaves the room, leaving Theo with Valerie, Akeno, and Tiamat again. They lie down together in bed, but Theo is still unable to do anything for now. It's quite frustrating for him to wait until he grows up.

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