Chapter 68: 66- Lord Bael

During these months, what were Sirzechs and Ajuka up to?

It's clear that someone is controlling the Devil race's economy through the rating game, and from the looks of it and the information they have, they are influential.

Oh boy that's trouble...

And the political kind, sincerely I would rather someone attacking us than this, really

Generally, politics means that you lost the moment you used brute force which is annoying.

Fortunately for Sirzechs, he has the support of Diehouser Belial, the person who became the champion of the Rating Games despite the cheaters and the person who is the closest to becoming one of the future Satan's due to his talent and strength.

After nearly killing his cousin Cleria Belial with their plots, Diehauser has been waiting for an opportunity to land a bow on the Bael clan.

And it's not like Sirzech doesn't want to because the Bael clan, known for the power of Destruction, was overshadowed by the Gremory Heir and the current Satan possessing it, causing some... dissatisfaction between the two clans.

The fact that Sairaorg did not inherit the power of destruction aggravated the issue.

Or... it could just be a pay back for the way they look at Rias with hostility, for the great Sis-con who will not tolerate anyone showing hostility to his sister this is perfect, the political punch was just a plus.

On the other hand, he is quite friendly with us after learning how happy Rias was after her visit with the little Vampire.

We eventually decided Shishou would lock the space, but she didn't stop messages from being sent, which brought someone trouble.

Lord Bael is in front of us, one of the troubling aspects of the Devil that must be discussed since they are too tied to the old traditions and other issues that the Peace seeking Satans don't want under their rule since it could compromise a future peace treaty.

How does one deal with someone who wields political power comparable to the Four Great Satans?

One of the few ways to deal with someone like them is through reputation, and we discussed it thoroughly with Sirzechs, Ajuka, and Serafall.

Nobody would believe that 8 of the top ten ranked players in the Rating Games would be given such power without a reason and it's clear that this is a great part of where their influence comes from.

We must deal with the clan Bael, not Lord Bael, who is merely a puppet, but with Zekram Bael, the progenitor of Bael and the Leader in the shadow of the underworld.

Serafall, Ajuka, Sirzech, the girls, and I found ourselves with Roygun Belphegor following Scathach.

Roygun is relieved to learn that she will not be punished severely... At the very least, she will be able to continue playing the rating games and accept the 'increased difficulty' of not having the King Pieces bringer as a challenge.

For the time being, let's just watch the show.

"What's the meaning of this, Sirzech? " Lord Bael became enraged when he received word that one of his subordinates was being attacked by none other than three of the four Satans, even referring to the current Lucifer without his title.

Nine of the ten have already been apprehended, and this one is the only one still free under his protection, but not for long if Sirzech plays his cards correctly.

Even the unlucky guy who faced Sirzech was saved by Phoenix tears, but his Piece was destroyed by the power of Destruction.

It shouldn't be difficult to win this; there's a reason why everyone, from civilians to faction leaders like Odin, Michael, and even Zekram Bael himself, loves and recognizes the current Lucifer's rule.

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"Please, stay away from this Lord bael. We have proof to arrest him " Sirzech kept his peaceful and polite tone but didn't budge one bit by stepping forward and keeping his Demonic Power at display, showing that he is arresting him one way or another.

"I'm curious what the Clan Leader will think if they discover that the current Lucifer is attacking one of them seemingly without reason... " But Lord Bael didn't back down either, threatening with the only thing he could think of, which unfortunately won't work this time.

"I have been in this position for a long time, Lord Bael. I Will take responsibility for my actions, like always. So please step aside, if he is innocent then I will make an apology " Sirzech words were without hesitation made sense, even promising an apology cutting most of the way out for Lord Bael, especially with two other Satans being here.

Lord Bael, on the other hand, could not back down; losing such an important part of their power is not something he wishes to do...

Because they were going around in circles, I decided to step in, but not before giving Sirzech a signal with my hand because this was an issue of the Devil's.

Especially since, even if the matter is discovered, he can still invoke the great universal law of 'It's legal as long as it's not illegal,' and using King Pieces to boost yourself is not prohibited by the rules because it has never happened before.

With Sirzechs approval, I decided to make a comment.

"You shouldn't be clamoring for him, b-" But it was cut short by Lord Bael's angry voice, which caused Sirzech and Ajuka to smile, albeit unnoticeably.

As one would expect from someone who values old traditions so highly.

"This is not the place for an outsider to step in." He tried to put pressure on me by staring at me and using his Destruction power to intimidate me, pleased that no one was assisting me.

Although my comment seemed useless it setted the conversation towards a particular path.

"And here I was trying to save your reputation… " I hitted my chest with my hand and soon my entire aura changed to that of a Devil, plus a tail and some horns to go along with it. I told him lazily, his aura was simply being estig right now, learning a curious and interested look from Ajuka who was trying to see through my ilusion.

"What does he mean? " Seeing how the Three Satans reacted to my comment made the old man realize that something wasn't right about my casual comment. 

This time Sirzech decided to put an end to this giving him only two choices "Lord Bael, Since this investigation involves the Rating Games we decided to make the matter public in order to prevent the ones behind the scenes from manipulating the proof " Are you the manipulator behind the scenes or not?

He understood quite well after hearing the words 'Rating Games' and 'Manipulation' . He either renounces his biggest card or confesses to being the one controlling the Rating Games and that's a choice he can't make which means… he needs to ask that person.

"The matter has been made public already and people are waiting for Sirzechs speech about the matter… '' Ajuka decided to add a little salt to the wound by basically telling him 'it's already done and there is nothing you can do about it'

Finally, he could only resign and let us take the Devil away, putting an end to the first part of this whole mess.

And I have to say... I'm really happy about everything because we gained a lot from it, not just materially, but also in terms of knowledge and experience.

Peace made it difficult for us to fight strong opponents, and this night raid did just that; Jeanne and Jalter learned and experienced fighting multiple enemies even with a little of my assistance, helping them a lot.

Mudrock just did her thing, with her domain spanning nearly the entirety of Japan, fighting on occasion is something she is used to.

And the most important one is that Ajuka and Shishou began to talk about their research on Sacred Gears and Magical Items in general, which Shishou is not used to; she even changed the Spirit Origin on some servants in a FGO Event so they could become summer' servants.

Scathach is interested in his research, and Ajuka is interested in the use of runes, giving them a common ground for exchanges.

There's also me; I learned and observed a lot, and seeing the three Satans in action gave me many ideas for the future.

Seeing Ajuka Beelzebub walk into the enemy while canceling any and all spells, the Devils who only care about their Bloodline power would be crippled if not for their superior physical strength and some Magical Items, now I see why he is on the top 10 strongest beings.

Sirzech Lucifer literally demonstrated 'a great offense is the best defense' by simply using the Power of Destruction to overwhelm any attempt that the enemy had by simply going through their spells as if they weren't even there destroying them, with The Destruction Energy around his body being an impenetrable defense in case any spells manages to reach him giving him also a great defense

Shields, barriers, and any other structure between him and his target are rendered pointless...

Finally, Serafall, the Living Blizzard, transformed the entire terrain into an ice world, causing even the Demonic Energy used by the enemy for spells to slow down as ice surrounded and captured every Devil in the mansion with no way to fhem to get out due to how hard it is, essentially sealing them 

Even watching Raygun helped me a lot because her ability [Tear] is compatible with mine; boosting people's wounds is a great way for me to deal with my enemies and opens up a lot of possibilities for me to use my abilities.

Even the girls will benefit from viewing those memories…

And gaining the trust, support and favor of a couple Satans of course is a great plus.

Serafall also got to know the greatness of watching people being drowned in paperwork because of you since now its all Sirzech and Ajuka's work.

The only problem is that now she hates me for making her Sou-tan want to be an Ice Dancing and singing princess intead of a magical girl after publishing that movie last month...

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