The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

The fact that it was not widely reported by the media made Lesa's parents feel relieved.

Currently, the relationship between the two forces is in a honeymoon period, and anyone can see the changes in the underworld in recent times.

Taking all factors into consideration, it would be best if it could be beautified.

In addition, after Lesa returned home, he honestly confessed what happened at the venue. Phoenix's parents, who knew the reason, also understood the reason, so they took the opportunity to set the tone for the entire game.

This "match" is not about who will be the fiancé of "Rias Gremory". It is a battle between the legendary creatures, "Phoenix" and "Dragon".

After making arrangements among the nobles, this is the topic presented to the outside world.

This piece of news has become extremely popular on the news websites of the underworld, and with the joint efforts of many media outlets, its popularity has soared to the top ten in the country.

It can be said that "Phoenix" gained fame from this, while "Gremory" gained profit.

Of course, the most eye-catching ones are the contestants on both sides.

『Leiser Phoenix』, 『Tatsumi Sekiryuutei』.

The demonic residents of the underworld were discussing these two people on various forums and websites.

Some people are curious about whether Phoenix can maintain its undefeated myth when it meets the legendary Dragon. Others are looking forward to how exciting this match will be.

Of course, there are also voices hoping that Phoenix and Sekiryuutei will be defeated.

However, compared to supporting the outsider "Sekiryuutei", more people are willing to support their own players.

However, there are also people who support the "Sekiryuutei". After all, Tatsumi has brought a lot of changes to the underworld. Seeing this, Rias can only say that "the eyes of the people are sharp".

Anyway, no matter what others think, Rias thinks it's fine this way.

In her opinion, this is how nobles interact with each other.

Everyone interacts with each other, and no matter what happens behind the scenes, at least they maintain superficial etiquette and manners.

A falling out only happens when one is desperate.

But who would just fall out with someone?

"Is everyone ready? Let's go!"

After gathering with the family members in the courtyard of the Gremory House, Rias and Akeno took the lead and boarded the first car in front of them. The others followed suit.

Under the escort of professional bodyguards, everyone soon arrived at a hotel near the venue where the game was held.

There were huge crowds of people here and cheers everywhere. It was almost a replica of the scene when Rias had just returned to the country. It was very lively.

As mentioned before, because the way Gremory is governed is completely different from other demon families, the people in the territory have a high sense of cohesion towards Gremory.

In addition, this is a competition held in their own territory, so residents from all over the country are very enthusiastic.

It can be said that the current grand occasion is no less than the "League of Legends game competition" held in the Bird's Nest in China, and this competition is also a "national" competition. It can be seen how exaggerated it is.

In recent months, the cooperation between the Red Dragon Emperor and Gremory has been going smoothly, bringing a lot of benefits to the people of the territory and greatly improving everyone's daily life.

The name of "Red Dragon Emperor" is not a household name now, but it is not far from that.

Frankly speaking, most of the people present were there to support the "Sekiryuutei".

It is true that Phoenix is ​​very famous, but that is all it is.

The ones who become famous and make money benefit the people in their territory, and it has nothing to do with these ordinary people.

So instead of supporting 'Phoenix', it is better to support 'Sekiryuutei'.

In this way, Tatsumi now has his own fan base in the underworld.

But what gave Rias and her family a headache was that there were too many people coming today, to the point where they were a little overwhelmed.

Although I am very happy, I am also very worried deep down.

No matter how vast and sparsely populated the underworld is, the urban planning of each area is closely connected like a honeycomb.

What would happen to a country if most of its population suddenly flocked to one city?

It is inevitable that it will become crowded, right? Just like a tourist attraction suddenly has a large influx of tourists!

Although it wasn't crowded yet, Rias still couldn't help but break into a cold sweat over the situation.

Those who came to watch the game included housewives, office workers, children, and game enthusiasts who loved ranking games.

Although this boosted the surrounding economy, it also forced Gremory to dispatch private troops to maintain order and security at the scene.

If it were any other territory, it might be easier, but this is Gremory, and right now is an important period when the "ranking game" is making a splash in the underworld.

"Ranking games" are also an entertainment industry, so naturally they are mainly spectators.

'A duel between legendary creatures', 'a dragon and a phoenix', 'a competition held in one's own territory'...all these reasons combined make this competition highly anticipated.

After arriving at the hotel entrance, the appearance of Rias and her family caused cheers from the residents who discovered them.

"Ah!! Rias-nee!!"

"I love you! Miss Rias!"

The audience cheered loudly. Wherever they went, there were crowds of people.

From ordinary people to journalists, groups of demons crowded around them.

Although she hasn't officially debuted yet, she, Rias, is so popular.

Being popular is a good thing, but being too popular can be a bit of a bother.

Seeing this, Rias smiled bitterly, "Let's go in before there's any commotion..."

"Ok."

"Yes! President."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

In this way, under the escort of bodyguards, Liya took the elevator with her family members and went up all the way. Then, under the guidance of the service staff, they came to the VIP lounge.

The game was at night, so they could have a good rest here before the game started.

However, not long after she sat down, Rias received this message.

"Rias, look at this..."

Sitting on the sofa, Akeno wore a "terminal" that looked like a work of art on her wrist.

She stretched out her hand and tapped the air twice, and then Rias saw the content shared by Akeno in the air.

"this is..."

Taking in the above content, Rias frowned, looking a little angry.

She wasn't angry because Akeno was wearing a 'terminal', but she was angry about the content on it.

At this time, Akeno opened the website of the underworld, which is similar to the "YouTube" and "Google" of the human world. It also records various information about the underworld, naturally including the hottest news events at the moment, and popular ranking game videos.

For example, a professional player won a ranking game magnificently, or the government issued a new policy. In short, you can see a lot here.

What made Rias unhappy was that there was a message on it that delved into the triangle relationship between her, the Sekiryuutei, and Raiser. There was also a deep metaphor for the "Ranking Game" that had not yet happened.

It depicts her engagement with Lesser, and carefully analyzes the connections between families, the interactions of the nobility, the traditions of demons, and the importance of pure-blooded demon newborns to the underworld.

Although the content inside had nothing to do with the "competition", how could Rias not see the intention of the author who wrote this article.

In short, this article is belittling Tatsumi, but it doesn't say it explicitly. It just wants to lead people's thinking in this direction and construct the "Red Dragon Emperor" as a third party who uses his power to destroy other people's engagements.

The above implicitly indicates that due to Tatsumi's tyranny, this marriage between nobles had to be cancelled.

In this way, she and Lesser were written as victims in order to gain the audience’s sympathy.

"It's me who wants to cancel the engagement! It has nothing to do with Tatsumi!"

"Does the author of this article want to quit his job?"

Rias suppressed her anger and said this through gritted teeth.

Hearing the commotion from Rias's side, the followers sitting in various places in the room looked over.

In fact, it wasn't just Rias, Akeno's expression wasn't looking good at the moment either.

Tatsumi was different for her, and she didn't want her lover to be slandered.

"Hmm? What happened? Let me see..."

Esdeath, wearing casual clothes, holding a cup of coffee and with a ponytail, showed an interested look and walked towards her slowly, swaying her slender waist.

Coming behind Rias, Esdeath bent down and took in the information in the air.

As she looked at it, the corners of her mouth curled up, as if she saw something interesting, and she gently narrowed her blue eyes.

"Oh? Is that so..."

"Did you see anything, Esdeath..."

Seeing Esdeath looking confident, Rias couldn't help but feel curious, so she asked her curiously.

Esdeath first took a sip of milk tea, then slowly spoke, "This is probably related to politics."

Just then Kiba, Koneko, and Gasper all came over, Akeno blinked when she heard it and muttered under her breath, "Politics?"

Esdeath smiled at the sight, a look of nostalgia in her eyes.

She recalled, "Obviously, Tatsumi's collaboration with the Underworld has caused dissatisfaction among certain factions, right?"

"This kind of thing was very common in the Empire at some point in the past..."

The period of time that Esdeath mentioned was the time when Minister Ernest took office.

After Ernest took office, he poisoned the current emperor and forced the young emperor's mother to death.

After supporting the young emperor to the throne, he began to carry out drastic reforms in the empire.

He first won over the faction that was close to him, and then began to use various means to exclude officials who were opposed to him.

The eight words "Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish" are fully reflected in this minister.

Although she had not become a general very early, she had seen the methods used by Ernest to eliminate political opponents for his own ends.

She didn't worry about political affairs, and Ernest, who loved power, was happy about this, so he often asked her to participate in suppressing wars or quelling rebellions and civil unrest.

As for what happened later, everyone knows that with the collapse of the emperor's regime, Ernest ended his days of tyranny and ushered in his final doom.

After hearing what Esdeath said, Rias and everyone present looked at each other, and then they understood.

She definitely wouldn't believe that the Phoenix family directed and acted out this incident themselves. After all, no one would shoot themselves in the foot.

After working hard for half a month, we are back to the time before liberation!

No one would like the feeling of losing all the previous efforts, right? !

But if it comes to politics, then it's fine.

There are four demon kings in the underworld, and the political relations are very complicated.

Then with the addition of the "Grand Duke" and the "Great King", the original four factions suddenly became six.

Coupled with a series of events such as the outbreak of civil war, the current situation became even more chaotic.

"But who would do that?"

Asia blinked, her emerald eyes filled with confusion.

She didn't understand why anyone would target Mr. Tatsumi, considering that he was working with the underworld and brought so much to the demons of the underworld.

If she were to make an evaluation, Tatsumi is undoubtedly a kind-hearted and philanthropic person.

At this time, the kitten beside him murmured, "I may know a little about this, but I think it's best to ask the senior himself..."

Kitty's voice was very calm. She knew this because she had seen similar things herself. But she was still young at that time, and she was the one being judged, so she couldn't say for sure who was the mastermind behind it.

All I can say is that this kind of intrigue is not something they can deal with at the moment.

Whether it was her, Asia, or their master Rias, they were all still students and had no qualifications to be exposed to this.

"Do you want to ask the person himself?" Kiba suddenly interrupted at this time.

Rias shook her head when she heard it, "Let's not disturb him for now..."

Unlike everyone else who was confused, Esdeath, who was standing aside, actually knew a lot.

The ones who have the worst relationship with Tatsumi at the moment should be the "Great King Faction".

Because the current Demon King is not hereditary. For the high-ranking demons who value family background and bloodline, the Baal family is an important role that is more famous than the Demon King.

In addition, the Baal family is the leader of the first seventy-two pillars. Therefore, in the demon society with many factions, "Baal" is the leader of the "King Faction", with a status equivalent to the "Devil King" who leads the demons, and is very prestigious.

Moreover, this faction represents the demon group of the old times. It attaches great importance to the aristocratic traditions of the demon society and is committed to safeguarding the interests of the aristocracy.

To make an analogy, "Baal" is equivalent to the top family in the ancient Chinese dynasty.

In terms of politics, the Great King's faction does not always oppose the factions of the four demon kings, but they often clash on the political level. They often quarrel over certain things.