Stopping his questioning, Sirzechs suppressed his emotions, adjusted his mindset, and spoke about the main topic, "Tatsuma, you won this battle. According to the agreement, I will cooperate with your plan to occupy Soul Society and provide full-scale assistance."
Tatsuma asked, "Really?"
Sirzechs nodded. "Of course it's true, I wouldn't lie about such an important matter."
Tatsuma pointed to a place not far away. "Then give Grayfia to me."
Sirzechs: "?"
"Grayfia?"
Sirzechs suspected he had misheard.
Tatsuma did not hesitate and repeated his request, "That's right, Grayfia. I want to exchange Evil Pieces with you and have Grayfia become my subordinate to manage Soul Society for me."
"..."
Sirzechs fell silent.
He liked Grayfia, so naturally, he didn't want to give her to Tatsuma. However, Tatsuma specifically asked for Grayfia for the reason of managing Soul Society.
He had just promised to provide assistance to Tatsuma. If he immediately refused his request, it would be somewhat inappropriate.
Organizing the words in his mind, Sirzechs quickly came up with a solution.
"Tatsuma, Grayfia is not an object. I cannot make this decision for her. If you want Grayfia to be your subordinate, you need to ask for her opinion."
Tatsuma asked, "You mean, as long as Grayfia agrees, you are willing to give her to me as a subordinate?"
Sirzechs repeated, seizing this condition, "That's right, as long as Grayfia agrees."
No matter what, he and Grayfia had a friendship of hundreds of years. No matter how heartless Grayfia was, she wouldn't just run off with a man she had only known for a few days.
Sirzechs looked towards Grayfia and asked, "Grayfia, what do you think?"
Unexpectedly, Grayfia, in whom he placed great hope, did not reply immediately, but instead fell into contemplation.
A few seconds later, Grayfia finished thinking and looked at Tatsuma, who was standing casually with one hand in his pocket. "Tatsuma, I remember you discussed the personnel for managing Soul Society with Yoruichi before. Why do you still need my help?"
Tatsuma gave the reply as a matter of course. "Of course, it's because you are strong enough and trustworthy."
"Besides a public manager, I will also place an additional supervisor in the forces under my command."
"The manager of Akatsuki is Sho, and the person supervising his work is Meredith."
"The MAR manager is Ladli, and the person supervising her work is Ravel."
"On the Soul Society side, I haven't decided on the manager yet, but I think you would be more reliable as a supervisor."
"I understand."
Grayfia nodded and looked at Sirzechs.
"Since Tatsuma is short on personnel, I'll go to Soul Society to help. This way, I can stay away from the Devil higher-ups to avoid disputes, and at the same time, I can contribute to the Devils."
What about me?
Sirzechs opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but stopped. In the end, he swallowed the words back and forced a smile.
"Since you have no objections, go to Soul Society and help Tatsuma."
"As for the Devil higher-ups..."
"Once Rizevim is dealt with, you can return to the Underworld anytime."
"We'll see."
Grayfia didn't care much about this. She was fed up with those old fogeys among the Devil higher-ups. They would constantly cause her trouble, and it was difficult to deal with them. Perhaps using this opportunity to stay away from the Underworld was a good choice.
"Let's exchange the Evil Pieces."
Tatsuma came in front of Grayfia, took out the Queen piece from her body, and inserted his own Rook piece.
After that, Tatsuma handed the Evil piece he had taken out to Sirzechs, waved his hand, and said goodbye.
"I still have things to do later, I'll be leaving now."
"Regarding the actions in Soul Society, we can discuss it when Rias and I return to the Underworld in a few days."
Sirzechs nodded in reply. "Okay, keep in touch anytime."
Watching Tatsuma and Grayfia leave, the smile on his face instantly vanished.
Looking down at the Queen piece in his hand, Sirzechs let out a sigh. "Ajuka, did I do something wrong?"
Ajuka shrugged, "Don't overthink it, it just wasn't a good fit. Anyway, with your status, you're not short of women. Do you need me to introduce you to a girl?"
Sirzechs shook his head. "Maybe later."
He was not in the mood to talk about relationships right now.
Putting the Queen piece away, Sirzechs's expression returned to calmness.
At least one of love or career should be successful. Since the former had failed, he would now focus his attention on the latter.
"Ajuka, what do you think about the matter in Soul Society?"
Ajuka had already heard about the situation in Soul Society. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "If everything Tatsuma said is true, you can give Shunsui a heads-up and let them try it themselves first."
The Gotei 13 has a very deep foundation. If it's just Aizen, they still have a chance to resolve it. But Yhwach, who has accumulated a thousand years of power and returned, is not someone the Gotei 13 can provoke.
"You don't need to reveal Tatsuma's plan, just tell them about Yhwach to give them a heads-up."
"It's not too late for Tatsuma to make a move after the Gotei 13's action fails."
Human World, Akatsuki Headquarters.
"Congratulations, you are free now."
Tatsuma sat leisurely in a chair, looking at the attendant standing not far away.
"Is there anything you want to say?"
Grayfia's expression was calm, without much emotional fluctuation about this. "Nothing, for me, it's just a change to a quieter work environment."
"This reaction isn't very good."
Tatsuma rubbed his chin thoughtfully, activating the power of Satan Bloodline.
"Come here and give me a shoulder rub."
The bloodline suppression took effect, and Grayfia subconsciously agreed, walking behind Tatsuma and extending her hand. However, after massaging his shoulders a couple of times, Grayfia suddenly jolted, realizing something was wrong.
"What did you do to me?"
"Nothing, just exercising the master's rights."
Tatsuma enjoyed the massage while picking up a grape from the table and popping it into his mouth.
"Grayfia, I am different from Sirzechs. Since you chose me, you must be prepared to offer everything."
"Don't mess around."
Grayfia suddenly felt a little flustered, this was not quite what she had imagined.
"How can you say I'm messing around? I'm just reminding you of your own responsibilities." Tatsuma chuckled, not caring about Grayfia's panic.
New attendants like her would more or less have an adjustment period. At this time, guiding the other party with the correct method was what he needed to do.
After enjoying Grayfia's massage, Tatsuma, showing the thoughtfulness of a master, also helped her relax her body.
He repeatedly pressed with different force on different points of her body.
Grayfia quickly let out a comfortable hum. Her mind was blank, as if she was soaking in a hot spring, her whole body flushed red, and sweat poured out.
"How do you feel?" Tatsuma stopped the massage and asked about her feelings.
Hearing his voice, Grayfia's paused brain finally resumed operation, and a blush appeared on her face.
Tatsuma asked, "Why aren't you talking? Could it be that you are not satisfied with my massage? It seems I can only show you my trump card."
"Wait... wait a minute!"
Seeing that Tatsuma was about to continue massaging her, Grayfia quickly grabbed his wrist.
"Don't continue. Let's stop here for today."
"Alright, then we'll continue tonight." Tatsuma chuckled, not continuing to tease her.
Leaving Grayfia in the room to change into new clothes, Tatsuma leisurely came to the underground plaza.
Summoned by Tatsuma, a large number of Akatsuki members had already gathered here.
Kisuke and the others, who had been brought in to work in the morning, were standing in different queues and communicating.
"Hello, leader!"
A sharp-eyed member saw Tatsuma and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.
The hall instantly fell silent, and everyone stopped communicating in unison, looking towards the entrance.
"Don't mind me, I just came to take a look."
After nodding slightly and greeting them, Tatsuma found Vali in the crowd.
"How is the progress in Death Metropolis?"
"With the information you provided, we have already confirmed the coordinates of four Death Metropolises." Vali handed over the organized information.
"Not bad, keep up the good work." Tatsuma took the information, scanned the contents, and was quite satisfied.
There were a total of seventeen Death Metropolises established by Deva. Excluding the Death Metropolis belonging to Shahryar, the remaining sixteen Death Metropolises belonged to different Deva families.
Being able to find four Death Metropolises in just over ten days, at this rate, they would be able to find all of them by next month.