DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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The day of the decisive battle arrived.

In the basement of the Gremory main house, a massive magic circle was prepared for transportation to the game arena.

The Rating Game between Rias and Sona was about to begin, and Rias and her peerage gathered at the magic circle.

"Rias, you have to win!"

"Fight a battle worthy of the next head of the Gremory clan! And the same goes for all of you!"

"Rias-neesan, good luck!"

"Go, Rias!"

Rias's parents and Millicas cheered for her.

Roy, watching the scene, couldn't help but smile. This was a battle with a predictable outcome.

Rias's team had an overwhelming advantage over Sona's.

Not only was Rias an Ultimate-class herself, but Akeno and the others were Almost all High-class. It was hard to imagine how they could lose.

After wishing Rias good luck, Roy teleported to Sona's side.

...

Compared to the relaxed atmosphere at the Gremory household, Sona's side was filled with tension.

Sona's peerage was still incomplete, while Rias's was full.

And she didn't know anything about Rias's new servants. The odds were stacked against them.

"Roy, you're here," Sona said with a weak smile, seeing him appear.

"Sona, don't feel pressured. Just focus on showing your strength," Roy reassured her, though he wasn't sure what else to say.

Knowing Rias's power, he couldn't lie and say Sona would win.

"Okay." Sona seemed to relax a bit. She knew she wasn't as strong as Rias.

"Don't worry, even if you lose this time, you can always win next time. I promised to take you for special training, remember?"

"Yes, you did." Sona nodded, a genuine smile finally appearing on her face.

"Roy, how can you have so little faith in Sona-chan? I shouldn't have shared her with you," Serafall grumbled, glaring at him.

"Well, Sona's current strength isn't quite on par with Rias's yet," Roy explained with a shrug.

"I don't care! Sona-chan will win!" Serafall insisted, stamping her foot.

"Okay, okay, Sona will win," Roy conceded, raising his hands in surrender.

"That's more like it." Serafall nodded in satisfaction.

Roy then took Saeko and the others to the spectator seats with Serafall.

Sirzechs, the other Maous, Michael, Azazel, and Odin were already seated in the VIP area.

There were a few empty seats left.

Roy and Serafall joined them.

The match between Rias and Sona was highly anticipated.

It was a battle between the younger sisters of two Maous, both rising stars of the new generation.

The atmosphere was tense as the magic circle activated.

The game was about to begin!

Rias and Sona were teleported to the subspace.

The battlefield was a replica of a shopping street in the Maou territory.

Rias and her peerage had visited this street a few days ago and were familiar with the area.

"I didn't expect the battlefield to be this shopping street," Akeno commented, walking beside Rias.

"This is even more advantageous for us. Sona has been busy with training and probably hasn't explored this area yet," Rias said with a confident smile.

They had the advantage in every aspect. It was hard to imagine how they could lose.

Grayfia's voice echoed through the subspace.

"Greetings, everyone. I am Grayfia Lucifuge, the referee for this Rating Game between the Gremory and Sitri clans."

The audience erupted in cheers upon hearing her voice.

'It seems Sis is quite popular in the Underworld,' Roy thought, stroking his chin.

"I will oversee this battle between the two families. Please, everyone, do your best."

"Now, let's get straight to the point. The battlefield is a replica of a street in the Maou territory."

This battlefield was more complex than Kuoh Academy. The surrounding buildings offered natural hiding spots.

Both sides had to be wary of ambushes.

"The locations you have been transported to are your bases. Rias's team's base is the department store on the east side."

"Sona's team's base is the large bookstore on the west side. Pawns must reach the opponent's base to be promoted."

The two bases were located at opposite ends of the map.

Rias's team was in the east, and Sona's team was in the west.

Near their bases were various shops: pet stores, arcades, restaurants, bookstores, drugstores, and more.

A wide street connected the two bases.

They had to be careful of surprise attacks.

"You have thirty minutes to discuss your strategies. During this time, contact with the opposing team is prohibited. The game will officially begin in thirty minutes. Now, begin your strategy meeting."

With Grayfia's explanation concluded, both teams began discussing their plans.

Roy and the others in the spectator seats could clearly see their movements on the large screen.

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[Rias's Team]

"Buchou, what should we do?" Koneko asked.

"Shouldn't we come up with a strategy?" Kiyome suggested.

"I don't think we need one," Xenovia said.

"Yeah, just like in Roy's match against Riser, we can just charge in," Irina agreed.

The two of them were Roy's loyal fans and had studied his previous battles.

"Exactly. We don't need any strategy. We have overwhelming strength," Velsaria declared confidently.

As she said, their power far surpassed Sona's team. There was no need for complex tactics.

"Alright, then let's follow Roy's example and crush them," Rias decided.

"Haha, that's quite a straightforward strategy," Sirzechs chuckled, hearing their plan.

Roy sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected to influence Rias's battle tactics.

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[Sona's Team]

Sona's team, on the other hand, had a more complex strategy.

They knew Rias's team was stronger, so they couldn't fight them head-on.

They had to rely on ambushes and eliminate their opponents one by one.

Their first target was Milla, who seemed to be the weakest.

Koneko, as a Rook, wasn't a suitable target for an ambush.

The thirty minutes passed quickly.

Grayfia's voice echoed once again.

"It's time to begin! This will be a short match, with a time limit of three hours."

"Now, let the game begin!"

As soon as Grayfia finished speaking, both teams sprang into action.

Rias's team sent out three members to attack Sona's base from three different directions.

Velsaria took the middle path, Akeno the left, and Milla the right.

They didn't try to hide their movements.

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"Kaichou, I've found the target," Sona's Bishop, Reya Kusaka, reported.

Reya had the Sacred Gear "Scouting Persona," which allowed her to gather information and detect enemies.

"How many are there?" Sona asked through their communication devices.

"J-Just one!"

"What? Just one?" Sona was surprised.

She trusted Reya's information. But why would they send only one person? What was their strategy?

"Kaichou, I've detected enemies in two other directions as well," Reya reported.

"Who are they?"

"It's their Queen, Akeno Himejima, and their Rook, Velsaria Eva Fahrengart."

Sona and her peerage had met Rias's servants during their visit to the Lucifuge territory.

But they didn't know the extent of Velsaria and the others' strength.

"Damn it, is Rias only sending three people?" Sona was furious. She felt underestimated.

But it also meant that Rias was confident in her victory.

They had to focus their forces and eliminate one opponent first.

Sona decided to target Milla, who seemed like the weakest.

She knew Akeno's strength, and Velsaria also seemed quite powerful. They weren't suitable targets for an ambush.

With their strategy decided, Sona sent all her servants towards Milla's location.

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Milla skipped happily along the street.

Suddenly, a figure leaped down from a nearby building.

"Haa!" the girl shouted, swinging her sword towards Milla.

Milla dodged the attack with a jump.

BOOM!!!

The sword struck the ground, creating a large crater.

"Eh? Am I the target?" Milla tilted her head, her mismatched eyes blinking in confusion.

Within moments, she was surrounded.

"I apologize, Milla-san, but Kaichou has ordered us to eliminate you," Tsubaki Shinra said, adjusting her glasses.

"Is that so? But defeating me won't be that easy," Milla replied with a confident smile.

She then chanted an incantation.

A pure white light enveloped the area, and countless magic circles appeared.

From within the magic circles, figures began to emerge.

Countless swords, spears, and shields materialized.

It was an army of knights, summoned by Milla.

This was the Sacred King's Legion, a Strategic-Class Spirit sealed within Milla's Demonic Eye.

She couldn't summon it alone before, but after becoming a Devil, she could easily control it.

Tsubaki and the others were stunned as they saw the army of knights surrounding them.

They hadn't expected Milla, who seemed so harmless, to possess such power.

And these knights weren't weak either.

Even if each knight was only a Low-class, their sheer numbers were a threat.

And some of them even had the aura of Middle-class.

And this might not even be Milla's full power.

How are we supposed to fight this?

...

In the spectator seats, the Devils were in an uproar as they witnessed Milla's summoning.

"She can summon an army of knights? It's similar to the Evil Dragons, but I've never seen a Sacred Gear like that before," Azazel commented, looking at Roy with interest.

"It's something like that," Roy replied vaguely.

Milla's Sacred King's Legion was a Strategic-Class Spirit comparable to an entire army.

After forming a Pact with it, Milla's strength had reached the peak of High-class.

However, to further increase her power, she would have to train and improve herself.

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Back in the arena, the others engaged the Knight spirits.

They were immediately overwhelmed.

They weren't fighting a single opponent, but an entire army.

The knights with shields charged at the forefront, followed by those with swords and spears, and finally, those with bows and arrows.

Under Milla's command, the knights attacked relentlessly.

They struggled to defend themselves.

Soon, one of them was eliminated.

Just then, a massive wave of water surged towards them.

"Tsubaki, retreat!" Sona shouted, rushing to their aid with her water magic.

The knights with shields formed a wall, effortlessly blocking the wave.

But Sona had already used the distraction to escape with Tsubaki and the others.

"I'm sorry, Kaichou, we..." Tsubaki began to apologize.

"It's not your fault. I was the one who decided to ambush Milla. I didn't expect her to be so strong," Sona interrupted, her brow furrowed.

If a single Milla was this troublesome, how were they supposed to deal with Akeno and Velsaria?

"Kaichou, what do we do now?" Tsubasa Yura asked.

Sona's frown deepened.

Just then, a voice boomed from above.

"There you are! I've been looking for you!"

A giant mecha appeared in the sky. It was Velsaria, piloting the Dreadnought.

"What?!" Sona and the others gasped in shock.

They had been found.

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