Night at the mansion.
A week has passed since Arthur and Other came to this mansion.
Rias and her peerage have been training from morning to night. They also repeated many offense and defense formations, which Pleadies taught, as well as combinations that they may use for the upcoming game.
Rias's use of the Power of Destruction has improved significantly. While Akeno still hasn't started to use her Fallen Angel side, she has still improved a lot in her magic control as well as her lightning magic.
Kiba was the one who got the most injuries during the training, as Shizu stated to use real bullets. But because of that, Kiba's footwork as a swordsman has a lot of progress as well as his agility.
Because Kiba was most injured in the training, the task of healing him was given to Asia. Due to Lupis's training, Asia has developed a first-class healer mentality; she knows what to do just by seeing the wound, and she also stops being unconscious after seeing gruesome scenes. But her Sacred Gear hasn't caught up with her mental strength. Her Sacred Gear can only evolve through time.
And under Yuri's training, Koneko's hand-to-hand combat has improved, but just like Akeno, Koneko is also not using her Neko side.
And last is Issei, who, under Sebas's rule, has changed. But that change didn't increase his physical power or change his perverted behavior. But instead the atmosphere around him changes.
Previously, Issei was a dilly-dilly boy who just had a fancy magic tool, but now the current Issei has the atmosphere that says, 'I have tasted death. Life will end in a snap. I will truth to myself until the end.'
Issei has become, 'I know I am dilly-dilly boy who just had a fancy magic tool, but I like to continue being one.' If it makes any sense.
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It was late at night; Arthur woke up from his bed, sensing someone was still in the living room without sleep.
"Don't you have to sleep, Rias?" Arthur asked, arriving at the living room.
Rias was wearing a black nightgown, holding a book in one hand and tea or coffee in the other. She was wearing a glass. Given that, Devil didn't need one.
"Ara? Did I wake you up?" She asked.
"I am a light sleeper. Do not worry." Arthur said as he took a seat opposite Rias.
Rias closes the book she was reading and places the tea on the table.
"Do you have bad eyesightor something, Rias? I thought devils don't need one of those." Arthur said as he pointed to glasses she was wearing.
"Oh, this..." Rias took off the glass she was wearing and placed it on the table. "...is for looks. I can think more clearly while having my glasses on. Fufufu, this is the proof that I have been in the human's world for so long."
Hearing her reply, Arthur smiled at her.
On the table there are loads of papers that look like a map and battle formation.
"What were you doing, Rias?" Arthur asked as he picked up the paper from the table.
It was a battle formation, which was used in some old rating games.
"Didn't you already know?" Rias said. She touched the hard cover of the book she placed on the table.
Then she continues.
"Actually, this book is given by Sebas-san. He said it has some battle strategy used in rating, which is not popular today. To be honest, the only thing I will get by reading this is to have a peace of mind."
Arthur just gave one look at the book, then to her. "Why is that?"
"I am going to fight, Riser. If the opponent is another high-class devil, then we could fight by reading this. This book is written with lots of research. But that isn't the problem."
"Then what is the problem? Are you worried about Riser's regeneration?"
"Yes. That exactly is my worry. No matter how much we throw at him, he can always regenerate. Even if we managed to defeat all of his peerage, as long as he regenerates his injury, the rating system won't end the game. But after the fight with his peerage, my group will be tired or even out by the endgame. Given that, Asia is our only active healer in the group. I am worried that the Riser group's first target will be her. Rias said her worries to Arthur.
"Wasn't it you who said that? Keep on taking him down until his mind crushes," Arthur said as he picked another paper from the table and read.
"Yes. But practical is more difficult than theory." Rias said.
Putting the papers back on the table. Arthur looked at Rias.
"Rias, no king has ever won a war with just overthinking. When you are in the battlefield, every strategy you thought up till then becomes useless. Oftentimes, you need to improvise. And our goal is to achieve victory. Not come up with a perfect strategy. Underestimating the enemy is a fatal mistake, but underestimating ourselves is a lethal mistake that can affect our group's potential."
Rias just looked at Arthur for some time after hearing his small speech. Then with a smile she said. "You know, you sound much older than you look. But thank you, Arthur."
Then Rias's cheeks started to turn red. Her face looks the same as her hair.
"What?" Arthur asked, seeing her continue looking at him.
"Nothing. I am going to sleep." She stood up from her seat and ruffled my hair while going to her room.
"You also go to sleep. You little pervert." With a happy smile, Rias just goes to her room while singing a melody.
"Sometimes, even I don't understand what women are thinking."
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