The shocked Great King
"Zekram, why have you come here?"
"Serafall, is that how you talk to me?"
Zekram Bael had arrived at Serafall's company which was certainly located in Sitri Clan territory.
If it was a devil from another clan, knowing of his sudden arrival — they would still at least greet him with panic.
But here was Serafall who he had once recommended as Laviathan's successor and being one of the Maou had no respect for him.
To be honest this was not the first time Serafall had disrespected him, he was not so angry and responded casually.
"For you? Yes. I've always been like this. So what do you need?"
Serafall pouted, the two of them sat facing each other. Unlike other people where she was cheerful, she looked at the Head of the House of Bael with annoyance.
Of all the devils in the underworld, perhaps only Serafall dared to do this.
"Well I came here to meet your younger sister's fiancé... Oh I heard she's also your lover. Serafall, you are indeed at the age for it and have been single for a long time before, it's good that you now have a man."
"Tch!"
"Clucking your tongue at me. Isn't that too much?"
"I don't care and it's none of your business. Stop acting like a matchmaker."
"I didn't mean it like that. Serafall, are you still upset about the things that happened in the past?"
"Of course! I will definitely not let you interfere with who the people in our family marry and have offspring with."
There was a reason why Serafall disliked Zekram. Although the old man had political power that exceeded the Four Maou and was respected by many devils in the underworld as their elder.
It was just as she said. Zekram had long been obsessed with creating pureblood devils from other people's matings. His intentions were good as he wanted to multiply pureblood devils in the Devil Faction, but many devils in the underworld had accepted his orders to marry devils they didn't love. Of course, there were cases like Venelana and Zeoticus who were originally quite in love with each other and weren't too forced when Zekram told them to get married.
But there are opposite cases like Rias who was engaged to Riser. It can be seen from how Rias rebelled and did not want to marry Riser before finally being with Eiji. Zekram was the one who originally proposed the idea to Zeoticus about marrying Rias to Riser because both were pure-blooded devils and the offspring they created must have high purity of devil blood.
Serafall knew this, but the reason she disliked Zekram was that the old man had also done something similar with her and Sona! In her case it was fine because with her status as Maou Leviathan, it was easy for her to refuse the marriage that was forced upon her.
But his younger sister, Sona? If it wasn't for that girl proposing something like 'she'll only marry a man who can beat her in chess', she would have continued to be pressured into marrying a pure-blooded devil from another family that Zekram recommended — before she finally got together with Eiji who defeated her in chess, fell in love with him and became his woman, even sharing him with her older sister.
So-tan is so nice~! Fortunately, she didn't end up marrying the fat old man recommended by Zekram.
Zekram, you bastard. I'm so holding back on freezing you into an ice sculpture.
"That's why I don't like you."
"Suddenly saying your dislike for me... Serafall, you're getting bolder. Is it because of that young man, Eiji Seiya?"
Zekram softly said, his smile like a good old man. He did not care at all about Serafall's dislike for him. Well from her point of view it was natural, he did not deny that the many matchmaking acts he had done must have caused some devils to be dissatisfied with him.
Serafall proudly patted her big chest! By the way she was wearing a Magical Girl outfit.
"That's one of the reasons. Eiji-chan will definitely not stay silent if you dare to mess with his woman. Your political power is useless in front of him, Zekram. You should not seek trouble with him."
"Oh I know that. I'm not blind enough to do that, you know I have great respect for strong people. I came with good intentions. But thanks for the warning, Serafall."
"Tch!"
"What about the other reason?"
"Other reasons?"
Zekram slightly regretted asking that. Why? It was because when he saw Serafall smiling coldly. The woman's devil power was leaking out, it didn't destroy anything; but it made him who was sitting in front of her feel such a strong demonic power! So strong that an old man like Zekram widened his eyes and shivered slightly.
Because it was from Serafall, her demonic power was cold as ice. But that wasn't the case, the problem was that now Zekram felt he had recalled the power he felt. As a first generation devil born by Lilith and Satan Lucifer — he could clearly feel Serafall's power was on the same level as his father! The father of all devils, the first devil in this world!
Serafall's power had surpassed the other three Maou including Sirzechs and himself who was actually a High-Class Devil. From the beginning he was respected by many devils in the underworld for being one of Lucifer's original children. His power was based on political power. But putting that aside — now the title of the Strongest Devil in the underworld was no longer worthy of Sirzechs and was more suitable for Serafall.
Zekram now understood why Serafall was increasingly daring to speak harshly to him and was not afraid of the political power behind him. If Serafall wanted to, she herself could kill him without worrying about the consequences.
However, instead of being afraid, Zekram looked at Serafall with a light in his eyes. He was happy that Serafall, one of the Maou and devils had such strong power!
"That's amazing. Serafall, how did you become that strong? I bet the last time we met, 3 months ago you weren't this strong."
"Huh?"
"Does this have anything to do with Eiji-dono?"
"...."
"Really? That's great!"
It was rare to see Zekram so excited.
The old man even smiled so broadly that it disgusted Serafall.
But more than that, the old man was so sharp! Was what he said not wrong because she was able to become this strong because of her Master-Servant contract with Eiji. The two of them had been intimate a lot and deepened their relationship, her power increased because of that.
Serafall certainly did not intend to tell Zekram these details. After all, this kind of thing was already a Seiya family secret. If Zekram knew Eiji's other women such as Rias, Sona, Grayfia also possessed power of roughly the same level as her.
That man might go crazy? Serafall honestly wasn't sure how Zekram's brain worked. She was a little disappointed that what she had just done was not enough to scare him.
"Where is Eiji-dono? Serafall, I came here for him. Please let me talk to him."
Zekram did not hesitate to plead with Serafall.
Serafall knew Zekram seemed to have no malicious intent. Still, what did he want from her man?
Incidentally before Serafall opened her mouth again, Eiji and Rias had just returned from the changing room. Both of them were wearing school uniforms.
"Serafall, sorry. Rias and I took a little too long."
"Eiji-chan, what were you doing with Rias-chan in the changing room?"
"We were changing of course, is it appropriate to ask this question in front of your guests?"
"Ahh! Not fair! Not fair! Eiji-chan and Rias-chan are having fun without Levia-tan–! They're already doing–mmmm~!"
"Darling is right, Serafall. Geez... If Sona were here, she would definitely hit your head for not thinking of your Maou image. Please watch your words."
Now Rias silenced the woman's mouth with her hand. She of course noticed the presence of Zeoticus who was sitting and watching them.
Unlike Serafall who disrespected the man, she at least bowed slightly to Zekram before saying.
"Great King, this ...." Rias of course knew who Zekram was, she was the first head of the House of Bael and the leader of the Great King Faction, his status higher than Maou including her older brother. Perhaps if it was her in the past, before meeting Eiji and becoming as powerful as she was now. Rias would have been nervous, but she was now looking at the old man very calmly.
Although she brought her thighs together nervously because she was worried about the liquid falling onto the floor!
{"Mou Darling, I'm glad you loved me so much in the changing room. But look now, you've filled my stomach with a lot of your milk. I'm afraid it's a little spilled onto the floor right now. It's still flowing out. .... If it wasn't for my panties.... They would have spilled in front of Zekram Bael. At that time would I still have a face?"}
Rias.... If you're so worried about my milk spilling, why don't you sit down right away?
Except for Eiji, neither Zekram nor Serafall knew what Rias was thinking. Rias' calm face and respectful look at Zekram was quite deceptive. It seemed like acting in the previous show made her acting skills develop further.
"Nice to meet you, this is our first meeting— Princess Rias and Eiji-dono. My name is Zekram Bael. I'm sure it's enough for you to look into the Bible or read the documents related to it to know about me."
"Zekram Bael? I'm not familiar. But you seem to be a devil with a high status in the underworld. What should I call you?"
Eiji pulled Rias to sit on the sofa. He sat between the girl and Serafall who was puffing out her cheeks. Eiji pulled the latter into his lap to comfort her a little.
That made Serafall quiet and obedient.
Zekram was a little surprised at the sight.
"Eiji-dono, you're not a person from the underworld, naturally you really don't know about me. Excuse me, let me introduce myself again. My name is Zekram Bael, I am the head of the Bael family and the leader of the Great King Faction. My status is above Maou and the highest in the underworld, but I believe it's not worth mentioning in front of you. Eiji-dono, you can call me by my name."
"Then Zekram-san, it's nice to meet you."
"Haha yes may I call you, Eiji-kun?"
"Sure."
"Eiji-kun, you are a good young man. No wonder Princess Rias and Serafall are willing to be with you. There are also other great women.... You're really enjoying your youth."
In response to this rather sycophantic wave of praise, Eiji just smiled and nodded.
Of course Eiji knew who Zekram was from the original work. He was just testing how the old man behaved towards him. The result was that he proved to be very respectful and humble.
This old man was quite nice.
Still Rias and Serafall were silent. They were happy to see Zekram behave like that towards Eiji. But seeing the old man so humble to this extent made those who knew him a little surprised.
"I heard you asked Serafall about my whereabouts earlier. It seems you came for me?"
As Eiji said that, four cups of warm tea suddenly appeared on the table. There was no magic circle or any fluctuation, it just suddenly appeared there which made Zekram a little amazed.
He wondered how Eiji did it? It wasn't magic because he didn't feel it. Was it a special ability related to space?
Zekram didn't know Eiji just pulled out Grayfia's stash of homemade tea from his system inventory.
The old man unhesitatingly drank some of the tea, it tasted like forever.... similar to the taste of professionally made tea.
Grayfia: "...."
If Grayfia was here, she would finally understand why Eiji came into the kitchen one day and asked her to make a lot of 50 cups of tea only for him not to drink them and have them disappear into thin air just like that. She pulled his ear because she thought he was joking with her.
Turns out he turned her tea into a portable tea that goes anywhere!
Rias and Serafall who also drank the tea immediately knew it was the tea Grayfia usually made. They chuckled, who would do something like this? Oh it's their man.
"Eiji-kun, I know your prowess. Aside from getting to know you, may I ask what exactly you are? I heard you were human but before— or rather now you smell like a devil."
"Is that important to know?"
[I remember in the original work.... Before meeting the protagonist, Zekram was rather racist. Even to fellow devils, he favored pureblood devils. This guy asked me if I was human or devil.]
Eiji rubbed his chin.
The heroines were also actually confused. They weren't sure what Eiji really was because before this he could switch from human to devil and vice versa.
They remembered him mentioning that his race was Saint-Galaxy Human. But to slap some villains in the past, he once unleashed the power of the devil from within him.
Even his own women were not sure if Eiji was human or devil.
"Don't get me wrong. It's not that I have a problem with that..." Zekram glanced at Rias and Serafall. "I used to be against romance between different species, especially for pure-blooded devils. But if it's you, Eiji-kun. I have no objection. Although your offspring probably won't produce pure-blooded devils. I'm sure they will become beings stronger than pureblood devils."
"Back to the previous question. Of course you don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
There was no way he was forcing Eiji, Zekram knew this well. Putting aside Serafall who could now destroy him and his faction easily without worry. Zekram remembered the demonic power that a few months ago enveloped the entire Underworld and made every devil want to kneel. It was precisely when Diodora Astaroth colluded with the Khaos Brigade and was killed by Eiji.
The demonic power he felt at that time he already knew that it belonged to Eiji!
In short, he also did not want to provoke Eiji and from the start he had no intention of making the youngster his enemy. After all, so far, according to Bael's intelligence, Eiji had helped the Underworld a lot from the problems created by the Khaos Brigade and Qlippoth—
*!!!*
At this moment it wasn't just Zekram. Rias and Serafall who were sitting beside Eiji were also surprised.
At first glance Eiji still looked the same, he was as handsome as ever. But a black and white aura that felt like demonic power enveloped him and although it didn't hurt them — Zekram who previously wasn't even feared by Serafall who had reached the level of his father, Lucifer — now for the first time he looked at someone with a horrified expression.
Just like him, Rias and Serafall. All the devils or even other creatures living in the Underworld gasped.
Although not all of them could see Eiji, they subconsciously turned their heads to his position.
Many devils had the desire to kneel. Many of them had already done so.
But there were also some who wondered "Who?", "Is it one of the Maou?", "Maybe Sirzechs-sama?", "No, this is different.", "Isn't that too powerful?!" and so on basically they felt amazed and intimidated.
For example Hades in the Realm of the Dead, now the God of Death who thought his plan would go well found himself shivering because of the aura of someone he didn't know. The skeleton felt terrified.
Other races such as the Dragons living in the Underworld as well, just like other creatures they glanced at Eiji with various emotions.
Some woke up from their sleep.
The demonic power Eiji was emitting right now, Zekram was sure it was stronger than before. And it was definitely much stronger than Satan Lucifer! That power made him feel very small, smaller than an ant...!
How could someone have such power?!
No, how could a young man like Eiji...
Zekram's brain was filled with many crazy questions about Eiji until the young man with a relaxed smile said.
"I have the ability to change my race to certain races. I'm usually not in my full form. Now you can be sure the current me is 100% demon, not Devil. But a Pure-Blooded Demon that has nothing to do with the 72 Pillar."
"P-Pure-Blooded Demon? You?!" Zekram lost his composure, the old man's face looked sweaty.
Eiji had already drawn back his demonic power that leaked into him. Actually it was only a fraction of what he was used to showing. Otherwise, it wasn't just limited to the Underworld and would extend to the entire world. He could cover the entire Draconic Deus with his demonic power.
At that time, he could not guarantee how much destruction he caused. That was why he was still holding back.
—Wouldn't it be problematic if she accidentally killed innocent people? He's the protagonist after all...
[O-Our king, you made Leme surprised.]
Oh the little girl inside him was like in shock as he pointed out his power.
[Host.... Instead of innocent people, aren't you more worried about the heroines or super beautiful women out there dying because of you?]
Miss System.... In situations like this, please stop interpreting your host's words.
[Ah sorry, forget what I said.]
Ignoring the woman, Eiji replied.
"Yes, that's me."
"I understand.... Eiji-sama."
"No need to be so formal, just call me as before. Zekram-san, you don't need to be nervous."
"Y-Yes sorry, Eiji-kun."
The previously very relaxed Zekram looked very nervous.
"Is that your only question?"
"That..." Zekram hesitated, especially after seeing Eiji's true power. At least that's what he thought. But he soon regained his composure and said, "Eiji-kun, are you interested in becoming Maou?"
"This isn't the first time someone has asked me if I want to be the Demon King. I'm not interested."
"That's unfortunate..."
Although Zekram was curious who else could ask the same question as him.
He did not ask but said something that made Rias and Serafall narrow their eyes.
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