"...where is this?"

  Rias opened her eyes soon, and what weled her was an unfamiliar pbsp;

  "Have you woken up, Rias?"

  "Akeno?" Rias was startled but also sighed in relief when she saw her Queen was okay. "This pce is...?"

  "Did you fet already? This is his office." Akeno showed a helpless expression as she was quite nervous inwardly.

  "Where is he?!"

  Hearing that, Rias quickly asked, and her body quickly became tense, especially when she remembered what Masa had doo her. At that moment, she quickly realized how rash and immature her as were, especially when she khe differeween their strengths.

  "He had left."

  "Is that so..."

  While Rias felt relief, she also felt bitter, w why she was so weak, and also quite angry, especially at herself, who was so weak that she could do nothing.

  However, Akeno sighed in relief si seemed Rias didn't realize anything. Fortunately, she had also wiped Rias's face before, so nothing was found out, right?

  "ht, what about Koneko?!"

  Rias, who was resting and trying to calm herself, quickly asked about Koneko when she remembered that there should be three of them, but when she observed the room, only she and Akehere, so where was Koneko?

  Akeno didn't say anything and just showed a bitter smile.

  "I see..."

  Even if Akeno didn't say anything, as expected, Rias uood everything, but then again, was there anything that Akeno could do?

  "...it should be okay. He won't hurt Koneko-."

  Instead, Akehat Masa would make Koneko happy, she thought.

  "...you are right."

  Yet, Rias cried since she hated herself for being so weak.

  "...you are g?"

  "Shut up!"

  Rias covered her eyes with her hands while Ake out a helpless sigh and said, "Let's go back."

  "...um."

  There was nothing that Rias could do in this pce, and she was afraid that sooner or ter, she might lose everything.

  As for Koneko?

  While Rias hated herself for not being able to do anything, she khat she could only let Koneko stay, but as Akeno had said before, Koneko might be more than happy to stay at his side.

  "If you are still Riser Phenex's fiahen he might give you a face."

  "Are you seriously saying that to me?!"

  Watg Rias, who was angry, Akeno smiled and said, "It's better for you to show su expression than being depressed all the time."

  "..."

  Rias grumbled, but she knew well that instead of wastiime wallowing in this problem, she should think of growing stronger.

  "By the way, he gave you this."

  "Hmm?"

  When Rias thought of how to save Koneko, Akeno gave her an envelope, which fused her.

  "...what is this?"

  "An invitation?"

  "For what?"

  "His e party with his fiancee."

  When Akeno expined, Rias didn't notice the bitterness in her queen; instead, she was dumbfounded by this invitation.

  "This guy... hant is he?!"

  Did Masa think that she didn't dare to cause trouble at his e party?!

  "It's nant."

  "Huh?"

  "He's just mature."

  "....." Rias.

  "Even if he hates you, he still knows etiquette, and of course, he wants to invite you."

  "...I think that he is just afraid of my older brother."

  Rias was bitter, but she knew well that if there was a reason why Masa invited her, it was all due to her older brother, Sirzech Lucifer; but then again, as Akeno had said before, even if Masa hated her, he still khe sequences of angering her, which made him smile, thinking that despite appearing fierd even bullying her like this, he was a chi that would cower in front of her older brother.

  "Hmph! Even if you do this, I won't let you go so easily!"

  Whehought about how he humiliated her previously, she wao repay him twio hundred folds, then gave him the taste of the humiliation!

  As she thought of his figure begging him again and again, hoping tive him, Rias felt an inteement that made her body shake violently and flush in a color that wasn't lost to her crimson-colored hair.

  Still, Akeno wondered whether Rias didn't think of the possibility of Masa to humiliate her, especially when the House of Phenex had decided to break off the e between her mistress and Riser, tarnishing Rias' name aation as a bitbsp;

  Yes, even though Issei didn't win, Rias' e with Riser was cut off, especially when everyone had seen her rea, who didn't seem to hate the idea of being engaged with Masa after his victory Issei despite being engaged with Riser.

  At the same time, the House of Phenex decided to stay away from Sirzed the House of Gremory, and this was also the reason why whether it was Sirzech, Zeoticus Gremory, Venena Gremory, or anyone in the House of Gremory decided to send Rias as having to cut their retionship with the House of Phenex hurt them a lot, sidering how they cked the supply of the Pheears, which was the miracle elixir that could heal anything instantly.

  By sending Rias to Masa, hopefully, the retionship betweewo could be amended, and as Masa was the fiance of the you daughter of Lord Phenex, if they could bee closer, it would be the House of Gremory.

  More importantly, Masa's strength was immense, and it was without a doubt that he would bee one of the pilrs to support the position of the devils in the Underworld, which was why being his friend would bring more bes than disadvantages.

  Unfortunately, the moment Rias decided t Issei, everything was messed up, chaotid tangled, and it was impossible to remedy.

  Only Akeno appeared awkward after she saw her mistress' excitement.

  "I will definitely make yret humiliating me!"

  "....." Akeno.

  "Um...Rias... he also told me something else before he left."

  "What is it? Hurry up and tell me!"

  Rias thought that Masa asked for fiveness, but if he was sihen it wasn't like she couldn't five him, especially whehought of his virile and irresistible figure that stood in front of everyo that time.

  "Um...."

  Watg Rias' eager expression, Akeno was helpless, but she took a deep breath and said, "He told me... that... he wao make a small event... during his party..."

  "A small event? What kind?"

  "Er... a match."

  "Match? With who? Who is he going to fight?"

  "He..."

  "Hurry up!"

  Grittieeth, Akeno said, "He wants to fight your older brother for a small event at his e party!"

  "..." Rias.

  Meanwhile, Masa, who had returo his home with Kuroka and Koneko, thinking to tell about his pn to have a duel with Sirzech, saw that everyone's mood was quite strange, especially when his parents were also present.

  "Huh? Mom? Dad? What are you doing here? Are you going to take my job so I rex?"

  Masa thought that was the case, especially when he knew well how zy his parents were.

  "..." Masa's father and mother.

  "No."

  "...then, why are you here?"

  Masa's parents didn't say anything and just g Serafall, who sat between Ravel and Mis, who looked at her in a plicated mood.

  "Masa..."

  Still, Serafall was filled with happiness and a unique loving charm that only appeared in a certain special role, that of a woman.

  "Hmm?"

  Masa had a feeling, but—

  "I am pregnant," Serafall said softly as she rubbed her smooth belly lovingly.

  "..."

  Taking a deep breath, Masa decided to let Masa of One Piebsp;take the role of the story first.