Sairaorg-san came up to me who didn’t understand from behind and explained. “This place is a waiting hall where we remain on standby until the time comes. To explain it better, the young people gather here and give each other small greetings. However, this is what happens when the young people greet each other. By gathering many hot-blooded people together, problems like this also come out. The old devils of the old families and high-class devils can’t help assuming that this is a good thing. I don’t want to have anything to do with such a useless thing, but it can’t be helped.”
After adjusting his neck with a snap, Sairaorg-san stepped forward to the two teams who were glaring at each other. Wait, wait! It’s dangerous over there! You shouldn’t approach either camp when they’re in such a dangerous mood! I tried to restrain him, but Buchou stopped me. “Ise, watch him—watch Sairaorg carefully.”
“Eh? Y-Yes, but why? Because he’s your cousin?”
“—He is the number 1 among the young devils.”
—! Seriously!? Number 1!? As in the strongest!? Sairaorg-san came between the two sides who looked like they were about to start brawling. The eyes of the glasses onee-chan and the delinquent turned to him. “Seegvaira, princess of the Agares family, and Zephyrdol, rebel child of the Glaysa-Labolas family. If you go any further than this, I will be your opponent. Listen, I know this is sudden, but this is your last warning. Depending on your next words and actions, I will use my fists without mercy.”
Sairaorg-san’s words had such intensity in them! What an incredible threat! I also felt the tingling pressure of it on my body! A vein started throbbing on the forehead of the delinquent devil at those words, and turned red with anger. “For the incompetent Bael family to—”
Doga! An intense blow resounded! Before the delinquent could finish speaking, he was slammed into the wall of the hall by a blow from Sairaorg-san! Gara…
The delinquent fell off from the wall. —He seemed to have already lost consciousness and fell face-down on the floor! —In one hit! He took out the delinquent who had been releasing so much strong magic power in just one punch!? “I told you. That was your last warning.”
In reaction to the actions of the strong Sairaorg-san,
“You bastard!”
“Damn Bael family!”
The delinquent’s servants nearly rush forward from the momentum of losing their master, but—. “Look after your master. That’s the first thing you should do. Even if you turn your swords towards me, you will gain nothing. —The important function will be starting soon, so make sure your master recovers first.”
[—!] The delinquent’s family stopped moving at those words and then ran over to where their master had fallen down. Next, Sairaorg-san turned to look at the glasses onee-chan. I could understand why her expression stiffened then. “There’s still time. Put your make-up on again. It wouldn’t do to attend the function while wearing something so bad.”
“—. I-I understand.”
The glasses onee-chan turned back and then left the hall along with her family. After confirming that, Sairaorg spoke to his own family. “Call the staff. The hall is too messed up, and I won’t be able to have tea with Rias like this.”
I had been charmed by Sairaorg’s behaviour and conduct. This person is strong! And also cooooooool! This is the man who is number 1 among the young devils! This may have been the first time in my life that I had such a cool guy so close to the same age as me. “Ah, Hyoudou!”
Then, I heard a familiar voice from nearby. When I turned around, people who wore the familiar Kuou Academy uniform were there. “So it’s Saji. Ah, Kaichou too.”
“Hello, Rias, Hyoudou-kun.”
It seemed that Saji and Sona Kaichou had also arrived in the hall. “I am Seegvaira Agares. The next head of the Agares family, rank Archduke.”
We of the Gremory group were given a greeting by the glasses onee-chan from before—the ojou-sama of the Agares family. After that incident, the reception hall had been restored by the magic of the staff members who ran over and had mostly been returned to normal. The young people had gathered amongst themselves again and were exchanging greetings. We were all sitting around a table, with the delinquent from before and his servants left out. Buchou, of the Gremory family; Kaichou, of the Sitri family; Sairaorg-san, of the Bael family; and that delinquent from before seemed to be of the Glaysa-Labolas family. However, this onee-chan was the next head of an Archduke family! The Archduke is Maou-sama’s agent who passes judgment onto the lives of us devils! According to what I've heard from Buchou, if the Maou-sama was the president of a company, the Great King would be the vice-president and the Archduke would be an executive director. It seems strange for there to be four presidents, but that’s how devil society is. “Nice to meet you. I’m Rias Gremory, the next head of the Gremory family.”
“I’m Sona Sitri, the next head of the Sitri family.”
Buchou and Kaichou continued the greetings. The masters had sat down, and their servants were on standby behind their masters. It was the same everywhere. “I’m Sairaorg Bael, I’m the next head of the Bael family, rank Great King.”
Sairaorg-san introduced himself majestically. As I thought, he really has a majestic air. The number 1 among young people really is on a different level. A boy with a gentle atmosphere who had gracefully been drinking tea all through the uproar earlier also spoke. “I’m Diodora Astaroth, the next head of the Astaroth family. Please take care of me, everyone.”
His voice was quite gentle. He seemed innocent enough, but he was a devil. This person may also be amazing underneath. Astaroth…Umm, if I recall correctly, that’s the family that the current Beelzebub comes from. Since the delinquent from before was a Glaysa-Labolas, he should be from the same family as the current Asmodeus-sama. Is it okay for the next head of the family to be someone like that? I heard from others that, with the influence of the overly free-spirited Maou-samas, their siblings were all serious and diligent. “The Glaysa-Labolas family seemed to have had some family trouble the other day. The person who was supposed to be the next head of the family just had an unforeseen accidental death. Zephyrdol from just before is said to have become the new candidate for the next head.”
So explained Sairaorg-san. Seriously? The Glaysa-Labolas family is going through something terrible. But then, I think such a person being the next candidate is also terrible…Well, it may be better not to poke my nose into the affairs of other families. And so, six young devils were present here in total. The servants of these devils also seemed to be strong…I seem to look the weakest here…I feel awkward. There were the Gremory that has Lucifer, the Sitri that has Leviathan, the Astaroth that has Beelzebub, the Glaysa-Labolas that has Asmodeus, and also the Great King and Archduke as well. These were the six families.