On the day of the rating games against Sairaorg.
Shirou PoV
Well, the view is really magnificent. It is very rare to see an island that is floating in the sky." Xenovia's eyes right now look so sparkling, and she acts like a five-year-old kid who is having fun after seeing the floating island.
Yeah, even for me an Ex-Counter Guardian this is the first time for me seeing a floating island. But a floating Island was not something that can make me feel excited so there is no way I will act like a little kid when I'm seeing that island, just like Xenovia, Irina, Issei, Asia, and Gasper.
The gondola lift, which is connected to the floating island, finally arrived at the city that was built on that floating island. The city on that floating island was called –Agreas. Rias told me that island was made in the Old-Maou era, and only the current Beelzebub knows how that island can float in the air.
Well I knew how that island can floating in the air by using Advanced Structural Analysis so right now the floating technology no longer a secret for me. But that doesn't mean I will spread out the technology or anything. That kind of thing sounded stupid to do for me.
"Rias-Buchou Why was the match between us and Sairaorg-san held on this island and not in the territory of Gremory or Bael? Because from the information that I get about a rating game, usually a rating game will be held in the territory that was owned by one of the participant families."
Oooh, Issei was asking something good to Rias, this is really rare, usually he only asking a stupid question to Rias or a pervert question. But this time he asking that useful it's kind of odd and rare for him to saying something serious like that. And it look like he try to find some information about Rating Games. He is really trying to change his perverted way of life, indeed.
"Sigh, to answer your question: Issei, there is a huge dispute between the higher-ups over which stadium to use for the rating games. The higher-ups from the current Maou faction wished for the Game to take place in either the Gremory territory or the Bael territory. But the old man from the Bael Clan, who has a deep hatred for the current Mao faction, especially my Onii-Sama, rejected the rating games inside Bael territory. So the neutral places like this island were chosen so the rating games could be started."
A political problem is always make my head hurt no matter if it political problem of a devil races or from the human races. Well it was not my problem because I'm here because my contract with Rias as a part of her Peerage. After the contract was over, I didn't want to have a problem anymore with the rating games or with the contract that I must get from another human as a part of my job as a Rias Peerage member.
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Not long after we arrived on the island, Ravel came to pick us up using a limousine. A very long limousine! That was enough to accommodate all the member of Rias Peerage. On all the way to the stadium where the Rating Games will be held, Ravel eyes was never stop gazing at me. And she looking at me with a blushing faces. Not only that, she is also doing a lot of things to attract my attention.
Sigh a maiden in love was troublesome, because it only invite a lot of problem for me. Because Ravel is blushing and trying to catch my attention, all the girls from Rias Peerage, including Rias, who I realize is falling in love with me, are looking at me with irritated eyes.
Agreas Dome was at the high-class hotel that was located next to the dome stadium. It was a ver luxurious hotel I admit that. But I think the level of luxuriousness of this hotel was lost to the luxury that exist on the Einzbern Castle at the outskirt of the Kuoh town.
The Gremory Peerage was check in this hotel because the match will take place at night. A lot of time has left before the match is started. I think I will do a short sleep in my room or make a plan for my battle. But the thing that made me feel surprised about the Gremory Group going inside the hotel was the person who greeted us. When we asking what is he doing in the Underworld, he only answered that his job in Kyoto was done earlier.
So he got some free time to come to Agreas to greet us and do another job at the Rating Games as our advisor and as the commentator for the Rating Games. Azazel who supposed to be still in Kyoto along with Serafall suddenly appear in front of lobby hotel to greet us.
Then suddenly, almost all the members of the Gremory Peerage except for me suddenly kneeled down to the ground. Because the group that was coming from the other side of the hotel was emitting a weird atmosphere and a cold aura that pierced through the skin.
The people in that group were wearing hoods that covered their faces. A black hood and a cold aura? Are all of them is a grim reaper? All of my life as the Counter Guardian I'll never seeing one of them. But their appearance was clearly that of a grim reaper from the legend. And at the center of the group, there is one that looks different. Because that person was wearing an outfit which looks like that of a priest. A person maybe not a correct words because the person who are wearing a priest robe was a skeleton that spreading out a divine but evil aura. And the Structural Analysis showing me that the 'thing' in front of me was not a person but an evil god that have power on par with Sirzech. And I think his name was Hades.
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The evil god from Greek mythology was looking at us with his hollow eye socket and then said,
[Well, well, well, if this isn't the crimson-haired, super spoiled princess of the Gremory family and also the super lazy Governor of the fallen angels,]
The voice that came out of his mouth was sound dreadfull and full of negative aura. Well, as a god of death, I think that voice really fit him very well:
"The god that governs death, from the Greek Mythology Hades-dono, your mouth was full of poison like always. You, who are always living in the lowest part of the Underworld, the realm of the dead, suddenly appear in here. It was really suspicious and weird, you also bringing so many grim reapers with you. As the super-hater of the devil and fallen angel, it is odd to see you here."
Azazel look on guard when the god of death appear. And I can see a cold sweat was dropping from his forehead. From the words that came out of his mouth and also from his facial expression, I realize that Azazel was afraid of the god of death.
Well, with Hades power being on par with Sirzech's, I think it is not weird that Azazel was afraid of him. Even though Sirzech was strong, but he is not evil, he is only a weirdo who love his sister to much. So Azazel was not afraid to Sirzech. But the case was different with Hades, he is evil, pure evil. I cannot feel a goodness from the god of death when I use the Structural Analyze on him.
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