"Of course I know."
Hearing this, Rias raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "As for marriage, I don't have such a thing on me."
"You don't?"
The Rias of this world murmured, confused.
"The Gremory Family's purpose in arranging a marriage for you is because Pure-blood Devils are becoming increasingly scarce. So they found a third son with no inheritance rights to be your betrothed, ensuring you'll still be in charge in the future."
"If you can break free from the marriage through your own ability, the Gremory Family would also be happy because of your maturity and strength."
Rias said, "But I'm different. Even if the Pure-blood Devils went extinct, it would have nothing to do with me. Because my strength has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, all devils either worship me or are full of fear. No one even mentions marriage."
"For example, would anyone arrange a marriage for Shiva?"
"There's only one reason to be able to stay out of it: I am strong enough."
"Strong enough?" The Rias of this world widened her eyes, somewhat startled by this answer.
She asked, "Isn't that too selfish?"
"Why doesn't Serafall have a marriage?"
Rias asked back.
"Because Lady Serafall is a Satan..." Rias paused as she spoke.
"Exactly, she's a Satan. But the fundamental reason is that she's strong enough; she can simply refuse to do things she doesn't want to do."
Rias said, "As for selfishness... anyway, my brother already has a child, so there's someone to carry on the family line. If it really comes down to it, I can also create Pure-blood Devils using the Gremory bloodline."
"Create?!!" The Rias of this world was startled and stood up instantly, then her face turned pale and she hissed in pain.
They had played too hard last night; even as a devil, her body was too exhausted to recover quickly.
Especially her lower body; the intense movements had caused her sharp pain.
"Don't get too excited. Your stamina isn't very good; you need to rest well."
Rias held her in her arms and then gently laid her down by her side.
"Ugh, more importantly, the question is, you can create Pure-blood Devils?"
The Rias of this world spoke in a very low voice, her expression very nervous.
"I can~"
Rias said eerily, "Originally, the Seventy-Two Pillars, including many Extra-Demons, were created by First Generation Lucifer and Lilith using a Secret Technique. Their only biological offspring was Rizevim."
"And I obtained First Generation Lucifer's notes. What's so strange about being able to create devils?"
"Hiss..." The Rias of this world whispered, "Don't ever let this get out, or else..."
"Or else?" Rias sneered, "You don't think the Devil Council, those fools, are a match for me, do you?"
In her world, the Devil Council had already been disbanded, and the First Generation Bael had been ousted by her. The Nobility System was a thing of the past.
With the development of the Human World, the devils' reforms had become increasingly intense, and they were no longer on the same path as this world.
And in this world... just killing them is enough.
In this world, she didn't need to worry about anything.
Compared to making them step down and go to the mines, Rias actually preferred this straightforward method.
No need to solve the problem; just solve the person who created the problem, and everything is solved.
Very effective.
"Ugh..." The Rias of this world thought for a moment, then her face turned a bit red.
The version of herself from the parallel world was very strong; there was no way the parallel version hadn't thought of what she could think of.
It was only because she asked that the parallel version answered without hiding anything.
So, as long as she didn't spread it, the parallel version wouldn't go looking for trouble.
"But... strong..."
The Rias of this world stopped thinking about that and focused her attention on her marriage problem.
The parallel version of herself was right; she wanted to cancel the marriage, but in reality... she hadn't been that serious about it, it was just at the level of playing around.
As Pure-blood Devils grow older, they naturally become High-ranking devils.
But... how could a truly strong person be so leisurely?
In the end, she resisted the marriage, but that was just to the extent of throwing a tantrum.
Essentially, she had already resigned herself to fate, or perhaps, she had decided to shoulder the responsibility and was just being willful.
Compared to the parallel version of herself, she wasn't self-reliant enough.
"Do you want me to help you?"
Rias chuckled.
"You're going to take my place in the Rating Game?"
The Rias of this world said in surprise.
"Your path is too narrow."
Rias said eerily, "The Bael Family of the Seventy-Two Pillars is not royalty, yet they are called the 'Great King Family'. What is the reason for this?"
"The Power of Destruction..."
The Rias of this world murmured.
"Exactly. As our mother is a member of the Bael Family, the magical trait we inherited is the Power of Destruction. Another part of the talent is Treasure Hunting." Rias said, "As long as your magic power truly awakens, you can jump to the level of a High-ranking devil. A devil of Riser Phenex's level, you could beat him with one hand tied behind your back."
Hearing this, the eyes of the Rias of this world lit up, and her expression became excited.
"But..." Rias raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "You know~"
Looking at the smile on Rias's face, the Rias of this world couldn't help but blush, then gave her a look.
She gently stood up, crawled onto her, and then slowly lowered her head.
With extremely inexperienced techniques, she served Rias.
Looking at her immature but incredibly hard-working expression, Rias couldn't help but squint her eyes and began to instruct her in a low voice.
It wasn't until after noon that the two of them crawled out of bed.
After taking a bath, the two went straight to have lunch.
"Ara ara, the two of you together?"
Himejima Akeno looked at the two of them subtly and said, "Did something good happen?"
I just feel like these two are a bit strange today?
Putting the parallel world Rias aside for a moment, her personality is very different from the Rias of this world, and Himejima Akeno doesn't know her very well.
After all, it's usually her teasing Rias, but yesterday she was teased in return.
And while everything was fine yesterday, today's Rias has become strange.
Did... the parallel world Rias say something to her?
She looks like she's in a very good mood.
Himejima Akeno thought about Rias's distressing marriage and couldn't help but wonder.
"Yes."
Hearing Himejima Akeno's suggestive words, the Rias of this world couldn't help but blush, then thought that it was impossible for her to know what the two of them had done—things only lovers would do—so she relaxed and smiled, "Yeah, anyway, I'm in a pretty good mood."
Although she didn't know if this counted as self-consolation, the feeling was truly great.
No wonder the parallel world version of herself would like girls.
Indeed, compared to males, girls are truly cute.
The Rias of this world, who had claimed to be straight yesterday but had been bent today, thought to herself.
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