Being able to see such thing is thanks to this excursion. I really need to thank my dad. While such heartwarming thing was happening, Bikou is———
“Hehehe, well, going fish in such big group isn’t that bad. Oi, why don’t you dive into the sea and catch us some fish as well?”
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He taunts Fenrir and then———
“Ouuuuuuuuuuuuch! You bit me you damn wolffffff! Your fangs aren’t a simple joke dammit!”
He got himself bitten remarkably. Perhaps slapping Fenrir around its head brought this accident. “Tosuka, that’s the sea.”
“Woah, it’s all water!”
I watch over Kiba and Tosuka-san that are enjoying the sea peacefully and then proceed to go around this island to find my fishing spot. I haven’t done fishing since my survival training so it’s been a long time. ……I’ll have myself do an enjoyable fishing which I have forgotten for a long time. ———And the surprising person who walks besides me is,
“I’ll tag along you for today.”
Vali is coming with me! I really am surprised! And like this a strange fishing between Vali and I began. Vali and I started to fish at the seashore which is located directly opposite the base site my mom made. “Oh, looks like you caught your first one.”
Vali who is fishing just a bit away from me got his first hit. Vali then says. “Azazel took me to fishing quite often. Well, it sure did become handy during camp.”
“I see. Azazel-sensei did mention about his fishing experience.”
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A silent time follows right after our discussion. We try to find the right time to communicate while fishing. Few mintues later the one who speaks first is Vali. “It’s almost time for your High-class Devil promotion ceremony huh.”
“Yeah, it’s a day after tomorrow.”Yeah, High-class promotion day is coming up soon. I would never have imagined it will happen this soon when they told me about this news…… I can’t help but think the higher-ups wanted to get this over and done with right away. They may want to use me soon as they promote me or they may want to send me to do another task. Or maybe both. There’s no method to find out their intention. Well, I hear that the higher-ups lost their place soon as the cheating scandal for the Rating Game was revealed. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama also prosecuted their mistakes strongly and has been capturing and revealing the crimes committed. There are many people with authorities that has lost their place and was forced to resign their post than we all imagined due to this incident. So there’s no doubt this will greatly affect the political world, the business community, the human world, and many other departments. Though there has been certain solutions prepared already to minimise the impact it will cause. So they have assigned even Reincarnated Devils that has potential and are trustable from each specialist to each department and left them in charge in how they will operate and work. Those who had the ability in specific department but couldn’t join there due to the geezers from the old Devil’s era can finally release their true potential……huh. The Reincarnated Devils that were gifted with ability but couldn’t work in the department they excel in due to the politics. The ones who listed their names up and recorded them on the lists were the Four Great Satans. They had been checking for dozens to hundreds of years in order to have them work when a big opportunity was to arise and now those Reincarnated Devils were left in charge at specific departments. ……The Underworld is going to change. No, it needs to change. ———If we are the ones that are able to change it then I can’t ask for an honorary task more than this. ……And my promotion to a High-class Devil is going to be the first step to reach that goal. I then say it to Vali. “I’m going to take a day off from school for the promotion ceremony. It can’t be helped since that’s the only day which suits everyone. ……Well, I’m actually really nervous. They are saying that many people will come and there will also be television camera. I still can’t believe this is happening.”
My promotion to a High-class Devil is announced even outside of the Underworld so even the other forces knows about it. I hear that many request for news coverage is being sent to the Gremory castle every day from the television studios of the Underworld. They said that a High-class Devil promotion has never been so anticipated as this so it feels it’s not happening in this world where I can’t seem to sense the feel of reality at this. But Vali says it to me with a serious face. “This a natural to happen. You are a hero who saved the Underworld several times already. It isn’t stranger for not just the Underworld but also for the other forces to pay attention to you. There’s nothing to be nervous about since the ceremony will end in a blink of an eye. And then they will hand you something which will look like this.”
Saying that, Vali puts his rod down and approaches me. He takes out a document which has been rolled like a scroll from his pocket and passes it to me. When I spread open the highly decorated parchment in suspicion———I find hard looking Devil’s symbol written on it and my eyes get wide open at this single phrase. This is what it says. ———We shall appoint you, Vali Lucifer, as a Ultimate-class Devil. ———!? I’m so surprised that a sound didn’t appear from my throat and then I look at Vali. He has his usual cool atmosphere, but……
Seriously!? W-When on earth did this guy become a Ultimate-class!? “O-Oi, for real! ?”
I can’t help but say simply that in shock! Vali then explains with a bitter smile. “I did decline it once but they told me this was Azazel’s wish. They also said it will come with many kinds of authorities with it if I am to be active in the Underworld. Well, I simply received this in secret though. ……Fu, even I can’t capture Ajuka Beelzebub’s intention.”
W-Well, if this guy is going to become active as a Devil then getting the position of a Ultimate-class Devil won’t be strange at all……
“Hah.”
I find it so amusing that I blurted in laughter like that. ……Ah, man. How should I put it? There was a guy right beside me who just had become a Ultimate-class Devil immediately while I was thinking so hard about becoming a High-class Devil where he even said that the “the ceremony will end in a blink of an eye”…… That’s what I found it funny and started laughing. Vali then says. “You can’t believe it right? Neither can I. That’s how it is. And in your case it’s a special circumstance. It’s a promotion when it hasn’t been a year since you became a Devil. Though it’s also true that the you so many abnormal situations fell on you consecutively. Let’s go through a brief explanation.”
———Then Vali starts to point of the incidents then happened around me in the last one year. “Hyoudou Issei became a Devil last spring. He was dragged into a battle against the Fallen Angels immediately and experienced the Rating Game within one year.