Three days later, it was finally time for the second round of the competition. Under Sirzechs’ arrangements, the first match of the second round was between Tenraku and Diodora!
“Tenraku, according to the coordinates sent by Oni-San (Older Brother), you can directly teleport to the dedicated space for the match. We will all be cheering for you in the spectator arena.” Rias said as she looked at Tenraku and his Peerage standing in another Teleportation Formation.
“Senior Tenraku, do your best.”
“Onii-chan, make sure to teach that despicable guy a lesson!”
Toujou Koneko cheered Tenraku on, while Ravel clenched her fist with a frustrated expression on her face.
Whether it was ruining Onii-chan and Sister-In-Law-Sama’s engagement ceremony or hurting Onii-chan’s friends, Ravel had a strong dislike for Diodora.
“Don’t worry, I will definitely teach that guy a lesson.”
Tenraku smiled lightly as he nodded, and then gave Yubelluna a signal. Yubelluna pointed her magic staff at the magic formation and in an instant, they were enveloped in a shimmering light and disappeared without a trace…
Underworld, Withing the Rating Game’s dedicated space arena…
Emerging from the Teleportation Formation, Tenraku and the girls looked around at their surroundings.
The arena this time was located somewhere in the Underworld. The sky was dim and purple, and the terrain was jagged. It didn’t look particularly special, but there was a rather large temple standing on high ground not far away.
“Kamiya Tenraku, you have finally arrived. I have been waiting for you,” Diodora spoke with a gentle smile on his face as he appeared out of thin air with a radiant glow around his body, he acted as if he and Tenraku were good friends.
“Oye, Oye, Diodora, we don’t have a good relationship. Don’t act so disgustingly, it’s creepy” Tenraku said with a disgusted expression on his face as he was truly repulsed by the other party’s hypocritical demeanor.
“HāHāHāHāHā… HāHāHāHāHā!!!”
“Kamiya Tenraku, you still manage to make me hate and detest you so much!”
“Today, I will kill you! You will die here!!!”
Diodora laughed heartily as his face twisted with a sinister expression. He discarded his false disguise, and his snake-like eyes were filled with intense resentment.
“Kill me? With what? Don’t tell me you think YOU can kill me. That’s a nice joke!!”
With a cold smile on his face, Tenraku inwardly cursed the fool but didn’t pay any attention to Diodora’s threat.
Naturally, Tenraku’s disdainful expression was clearly seen by Diodora, which made him grind his teeth in anger and the fury in his heart began to soar to new heights.
It was the same kind of gaze, the same gaze he received when they first met. Even though Tenraku was nothing more than a useless waste who couldn’t even awaken his Bloodline at that time, he dared to look down on him, a genius who stood high above!
Kill him! Kill him! Today, I must kill him!!!
“Everyone, come out!”
With Diodora’s sharp shout, teleportation magic circles suddenly flashed in the air, and Devils wielding long-handled axes flew out one after another.
“Tenraku-sama, those are the badges of the former Great Satans of the Khaos Brigade.”
The expressions on Xuelan and other girls’ faces changed, and Yubelluna, who recognized something, spoke with utmost seriousness by Tenraku’s side.
Naturally, Tenraku recognized them too. His eyes flashed with a sharp light, followed by a look of intense anger.
“Diodora, what are you planning? This is a match observed by the Great Satans. Are you colluding with the terrorists of the Khaos Brigade? Are you betraying the Underworld?!”
“Whether it’s the Great Satans or any family, none of them can be relied upon. As long as I can kill you, what does it matter if I betray the Underworld?”
“Kamiya Tenraku, today is the day you die!”
“HāHāHāHāHā!!!”
Seeing Tenraku in such a frustrated state for the first time, Diodora felt an immense sense of pleasure in his heart and burst into laughter.
As he watched the increasing number of Devils in the air, Tenraku couldn’t help but darken his expression.
“Diodora, do you really think these small fries can take me down?”
“Of course, these small fries alone won’t be able to kill you. But all they need to do is drain your power and exhaust you!”
“Kamiya Tenraku, I’ll be waiting for you in the temple, waiting for you to come to me exhausted, and then I’ll kill you!”
“HāHāHāHāHā…”
Unconcealing his true intentions, Diodora knew that with Tenraku’s personality, even if he knew all this, he would still come looking for him.
Even though he was already twisted and insane, Diodora had become smarter after his previous two failures.
First, he would let the members of the Khaos Brigade consume Tenraku’s strength, and then he would use Ophis’ power to kill a weakened Tenraku.
It was a perfect plan!
“Attack!”
With a cold and bloodthirsty demeanor, Diodora waved his hand as he gave the order to attack, and the Devils in the air simultaneously took action, hurling large fireballs from their long-handled axes toward Tenraku and the girls below.
In a flash, Tosca stood in front of everyone, quickly activating her Sacred Gear, the “Inherent Barrier,” and unleashed a powerful barrier to protect everyone.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The earth trembled, accompanied by a series of explosions. However, it was a given that Tosca, with her current strength, could easily fend off attacks from these small fries.
“Tenraku-Sama, what should we do?” Yubelluna asked with a solemn expression on her face.
A Rating Game had unexpectedly brought forth the reactionary forces of the Khaos Brigade and the former Great Satans faction. This was no small matter.
“Isn’t it obvious? We must deal with Diodora. That fool gave me a legitimate reason to radiantly eliminate him!” Tenraku’s lips curled upward as he spoke, he no longer showed the furious and brooding expression he had earlier.
Not only was he not furious and brooding, but he had also been anticipating this kind of development all along!
Regardless of the irreconcilable conflicts he had with Diodora before, Tenraku couldn’t simply kill him without consequences, given that Diodora was a genius of the Astaroth family and the next in line to inherit the family. It would bring considerable trouble to both Tenraku and the Phenex family.
But now, things were different. That fool had given Tenraku a legitimate reason to radiantly eliminate him. There was no reason for Tenraku to spare him now!
Just as Tenraku was about to say something, a magic barrier suddenly unfolded, and Azazel’s projection appeared in front of him.
“Hey, kid, how are things going over there?”
It seemed that the venue outside of the dimensional space had also fallen into chaos due to the Khaos Brigade’s attack. Azazel casually greeted Tenraku while effortlessly slapping away an enemy Devil attempting to attack him.
“What can we do? Diodora has colluded with the Khaos Brigade, and we are also under attack.”
“Azazel, you should have known about the Khaos Brigade’s actions beforehand, right?”
“HāHāHā… Sorry, Sorry. We used you and your Peerage as bait. But I’m sure you were also looking forward to this situation, right?”
“Tch, let’s forget about that for now. Is Rias okay?”
“Your girlfriends are also fighting the enemies of the Khaos Brigade, but the dimensional space you’re in has been subjected to a special barrier by the enemy, preventing reinforcements from reaching you for now. You’ll have to handle it yourselves.”
“That’s not a problem, but I have no intention of letting that Diodora guy off the hook.”
“HāHāHā… Sirzechs also said that since Diodora has sided with the Khaos Brigade, he is an enemy of the entire Underworld. You can deal with him however you like.”
“That’s great!”
After ending the communication with Azazel, Tenraku’s lips curled into a cold and merciless smile.
Now, he had no more lingering concerns!
Activating the ability of his Demonic Sword Creation, a pitch-black and sharp Demonic Sword materialized in Tenraku’s hand.
“Tosca, release the barrier.”
“My Peerage, let the battle begin!”
To be continued…
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