Chapter 998: The bottoming out (The broken game of Azuki Fantasy cannot be opened at all!)


    Duanmu Huai has always been decisive in his work, and it can be said that he is too lazy to think about it. Not long after, Mio Narise and Manria entered Komakoto College as transfer students.


    Their appearance naturally attracted the attention of many boys in Konoko Academy. After all, Mio Narase has a beautiful figure and good figure. Although Wanria is petite, it also attracted the attention of some boys with potential criminal habits. Moreover, she is naughty and cute, which makes many boys even more excited.


    Of course, no matter how excited the excitement was, when everyone learned that these two girls were Duanmu Huai’s relatives, everyone had to be discouraged... Duanmu Huai is famous in this school, and no boy dared to find uncomfortable in front of him. It is also because of this that Mio Narase and Maria did not encounter much trouble on the first day of transferring to school.


    However, for them, the next step is the real test.


    "Hello, my name is Mio Narase. I''m meeting for the first time. Please give me some advice, Senior Rias."


    Standing in front of Rias, Mio Narase respectfully lowered her head and bowed her respectfully - her statement was not wrong. After all, whether from the grade of the school or from the time when both parties survived as demons, Rias was considered a senior of Mio Narase.


    But... it''s really a bit like these two people.


    Duanmu Huai, who was standing next to him, looked at Mio Narase and Rias carefully, and had to admit that there were similarities between the two. For example, both of them have red hair, but Rias has long hair spread out, while Mio Narise has two ponytails. In terms of temperament, Rias is more mature and steady.


    In contrast, Mio Narase still couldn''t hide the childish young girl''s temperament - how to say it, Rias felt a bit like an adult version of Mio Narase.


    But I have to say that both of them have good figures and I don’t know who is bigger. Logically speaking, it should be Rias - or maybe Mio Narise? Well... I have to look at it before I can find out.


    "My name is Narase Manria. I met for the first time. Lord Rias Gimmonri. I heard the name of the Red-haired Killing Ji for a long time, and it is well-known. When I see you today, it is indeed worthy of your reputation."


    Wanria also bowed her head to Rias respectfully. Her little face, which always had a cunning and playful smile on the surface, was tense and serious now-it seemed that she knew the occasion.


    "I have already learned about your situation from Teacher Duanmu."


    Lias also reversed the expression when she talked to Duanmu Huai, and her whole body was filled with a sense of pressure. She sat behind the table, staring at the two of them, emitting powerful pressure and power.


    “Woo…”


    Feeling the pressure on Rias, Mio Narase gritted her teeth, and Maria also showed an uneasy expression - however, just as Rias was about to say something, Duanmu Huai reached out and pressed Mio Narase''s shoulder, while looking at Rias.


    "Minister Rias, it''s probably not good for you to intimidate new members like this."


    “…………”


    As Duanmu Huai''s voice emerged, the pressure emitted by Rias instantly emanated like a broken balloon, and she looked at Duanmu Huai helplessly and sighed.


    "Indeed, Teacher Duanmu, as the director of the Mystic Research Society, I should not bully new members... Sorry, Narise, I just want to give it a try."


    "No, it''s nothing, I don''t care."


    Narise Mio shook her head and said in a low voice. To be honest, facing Rias just now did make Mio Nara feel a little inferior. You know, before coming, she had already heard Wanria introduce Rias, and learned that in terms of identity, she was actually comparable to her. But after he really met, Mio Narase realized that the pressure the other party brought to him was beyond imagination.


    The other party was only one year older than him, but Mio Narase felt that there seemed to be a completely insurmountable gap between him and Rias.


    Fortunately, just when Mio Narase was about to endure it, she felt Duanmu Huai''s heavy palm - like a mountain, calming down Narase Mio''s mood.


    Seeing Mio Narase calm down, Rias also coughed lightly, then she held her hands seriously and stared at Duanmu Huai.


    "Teacher Duanmu, in principle, I can agree to your request. But... I think you should also understand that as a member of the Gimmonri family, I want to protect you who killed Marquis Zorky and the heirs of the Wilbert family, are risky, so I think I have the right to ask for compensation."


    “Say it.”


    Duanmu Huai of course knew that there was no free lunch in the world, and Rias was right. She also took risks to protect Mio Narise and Duanmu Huai.


    "First of all, I hope to know your true identity, Mr. Duanmu."


    Speaking of this, a sharp light appeared in Rias''s eyes.


    "At the beginning, I thought you were just a lucky artifact boarder, but I don''t think an ordinary artifact boarder could easily kill Marquis Zorky''s existence... So, I can protect you, but I hope to know your true identity."


    Before Zorky''s incident, Rias actually had vague doubts about Duanmu Huai''s identity. After all, even if he is a magical boarder, his attitude is too calm. And that was not out of innocence that knew nothing about the demon world, but more like a strong confidence in one''s own strength. For example, Zorki, Duanmu Huai said that killing means killing, and he was not worried at all whether he would be in danger in the future.


    It seems that in his opinion, demons as powerful as Zorky are as unremarkable as weeds on the roadside.


    Then the question is, will a person with such a big heart be an ordinary person?


    "So this is the question. If you asked me a long time ago, it would be fine."


    Under Rias''s gaze, Duanmu Huai seemed very calm.


    "Then, let me introduce you to me again - I am Duanmu Huai, the grand judge from the court... Well, please remember it."


    “Judgment…”


    Hearing this word, Rias''s face was a little tense.


    “You belong to the church…”


    "I almost guess what you are thinking, but I want to tell you that the Inquisition has nothing to do with the church you are thinking of."


    Duanmu Huai could of course guess what Rias was thinking. He had learned from Renali''s shadow that there are currently three forces in this world, namely Angel, Fallen Angel and Demon.


    As for humans, they are more like an affiliated force.


    "The duty of the Court is to protect humanity and eliminate all existences that try to endanger humanity."


    Duanmu Huai looked at Rias and spoke.


    "As I said before, the only goal of the Inquisition Court is to protect humans. Therefore, no matter whether it is an angel, a fallen angel, a demon, a **** or a demon - as long as they dare to endanger humans, the Inquisition Court will completely kill them without hesitation. That''s right, in the Inquisition Court''s view, humans do not need to sacrifice for gods or demons. On the contrary, if gods or demons dare to endanger humans, then our Inquisition Court will completely eliminate them." At this point, Duanmu Huai also showed a strong murderous intent again. Feeling this cold murderous aura, everyone''s hair stood on their backs - as if they were standing on the edge of a deep abyss, and with just one step they would completely fall into the bottomless abyss.


    "So, we demons are also the targets you want to eliminate, teacher?"


    Yuto Kiba, who was standing next to Rias, was also tense at the moment, staring at Duanmu Huai and asked, and Duanmu Huai glanced at him.


    "Well... how to say it, the standards for the judgement of human beings are different from what you think."


    “It’s different?”


    “That’s right.”


    Duanmuhuai said as he took out the rosette from his arms and spread it towards everyone.


    "This is the Rose Kit of the Inquisitor. Have you discovered anything?"


    "Why is there a skull on it?"


    Mio Narise looked at the rose knot in Duanmu Ai''s hand and immediately complained. Generally speaking, rose knots shouldn''t they be hung with crosses or images of the Virgin Mary? Making a skull made Mio Narase feel a bit like the middle-aged decorations that the boys in her class played with...


    “That’s right.”


    Duanmuhuai fiddled with it.


    "This is the standard for the Inquisition to judge humans. For us, as long as the skull is human, then it is human. So in the Inquisition''s view, no matter whether it is angels, fallen angels or demons, as long as your skulls are consistent with humans, then the Inquisition will treat you as sub-ethnic."


    "This is really..."


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s explanation, Rias was a little amused. You should know that for a long time, both angels, fallen angels and demons believed that they were a more noble race than humans. As a result, Duanmuhuai said as soon as he came up that he could treat them as sub-ethnicity...


    Well, if some radicals listened to Duanmu Huai''s words, they would probably start fighting on the spot. In their opinion, this is like monkeys who think that humans are just mutant monkeys without hair, and it is simply a naked offense.


    Duanmu Huai doesn’t care about this. Is human supremacy in the court false?


    Not convinced? Do you accept the big fist of a casserole?


    “That is,…you will not regard demons as the targets that must be eliminated like the church?”


    "To be honest, we treat angels, fallen angels and demons equally. As long as you don''t harm humans, there will be no problem."


    Duanmu Huai didn''t say the second half of the sentence, but he believed that Lias, as smart as Lias, should understand what he meant.


    "If so, then there''s no problem."


    Lias''s eyes rolled and she made a decision soon.


    "Then, the next thing is the reward I asked for - I hope a few of them can join me."


    "I said I will not be reincarnated as a demon."


    Duanmu Huai rejected Rias'' request again, but this time, Rias just shook his head.


    “No, it’s not reincarnation, but a temporary contract.”


    “Temporary contract?”


    “That’s right.”


    Looking at Duanmu Huai, Rias nodded vigorously.


    "I can help Narise adapt to her power and educate her how to fight and some common sense of demons, but my request is that I hope the three of them can join my power and fight for me!"


    Next, Rias also explained the situation to Duanmu Huai, Narise Mio and others.


    The reason why she made such a request was related to the "ranking game".


    The so-called ranking game is a game where demons with knights command servants to fight and compete. The official ranking game can only be participated in by mature demons, so Rias has not participated in the ranking game so far. But she is about to reach this stage, so Rias hopes to increase the pieces in her hand to prepare for the next ranking game.


    This is also the reason why she repeatedly looked for Duanmuhuai - in Rias''s opinion, if Duanmuhuai can join her camp, then in the ranking game, she can almost be considered invincible.


    Generally speaking, the subordinates of this ranking game are basically demons born from chess pieces. However, there is also a special situation where temporary contracts can be made, that is, no devil can be reincarnated, but only temporarily obtains bonuses from chess pieces to fight. Of course, there are almost no superior demons who use this method, after all, this is equivalent to mercenaries. For the superior demons, they still value loyalty to their subordinates more than mercenaries.


    This is like even if a nobleman finds mercenaries to fight in the front line, he trusts his own private soldiers the most. So generally speaking, temporary contracts rarely occur.


    But since Duanmu Huai firmly disagrees with the reincarnation demon, Rias has to settle for the second best.


    "Um………"


    Facing Rias''s proposal, Duanmu Huai was silent for a moment. Then he turned to look at Mio Narase and Wanria. He noticed Duanmu Huai''s gaze. Wanria didn''t say anything, while Mio Narase gritted her teeth and said nothing, but Duanmu Huai had already got the answer from her eyes and expressions.


    "All right."


    Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze and looked at Rias.


    "That''s it."


    (This chapter ends)