Zongman: A journey through time starting from the Supreme

"I'm sorry to bother you, Lord Saigo and Miss Rias!"

As the eldest son of the Phoenix family and the next patriarch, Leval was very magnanimous and did not show any emotional changes because of Saigo's unhesitating and cold rejection.

Besides, deep down he didn't think that this so-called engagement would be successful. Both he and his parents just wanted to give it a try.

In addition to the Phoenix family, there are also family members in the 72 extant demon families who have tried to arrange for their offspring of marriageable age to marry the eldest lady of the Gremory family.

But without exception, all were rejected, even the Baal family, the leaders of the 72 demon families.

The demon group always gives people the impression of being sinister and cunning, so of course politics plays a very important role in the demon group.

The reason why the Gremory family is so popular is mainly because the Gremory family has gained too much power over the past few hundred years.

Today, the Four Demon Lords are able to compete with the members of parliament, and the eldest son of the Gremory family is Lucifer, the leader of the Four Demon Lords.

Another magician, Beelzebub, almost obeys Lucifer's orders, and the second-generation Demon King Leviathan is on good terms with the Gremory family.

Besides, the Gremory family itself has many allies.

As one grew stronger, the other declined, and before anyone knew it, the Gremory family had already surpassed the number one Baal family and became the true ruler of the underworld.

For other demon families, the most ideal way is of course to marry the devil Lucifer.

But everyone knows that the devil Lucifer is not good with women, so he can only settle for the second best and try to marry the eldest daughter of the Gremory family.

But it was obvious that the princess's parents doted on her extremely, or they simply looked down on the so-called young talents among the demons, and all the families that attempted marriage rejected her.

Just as Leval was about to leave, Saigo stopped him and looked at the Phoenix's youngest daughter.

The little girl following her eldest brother had beautiful blonde hair with two ponytails hanging down on both sides of her cheeks like drills, making her look like an exquisite doll.

She was a few years younger than Rias and was still ignorant at this time. She just looked at Rias in her gorgeous dress with envy and thought that the princess of the Gremory family was so beautiful.

Saigo then said: "...Although the number of demon chess pieces is small and limited, it is also the configuration of almost every top-level demon now."

"The times nowadays are different from those of the past. Bloodlines like Rias' are born as top-level demons."

Just like the human regime, the demonic regime also became partially corrupt after a long period of time.

In the era of Sirzechs, even the pure-blooded demons of noble birth were only high-level demons.

If you want to become the highest-level demon, you need to work hard to improve your strength and make contributions to the demon community.

Only in this way can one become a true supreme devil.

And now, especially with the appearance of demon chess pieces, more half-blood demons were born, and the difference between nobles and civilians immediately emerged.

Pure-blooded demons like Rias are already top-level demons from birth, but in this era, the so-called top-level demons are no longer a symbol of pure strength, but more like a title.

"Rias will definitely get a demon chess piece. Now that ranking games are popular in the underworld, Rias will need her own followers to fill the vacancy of the chess piece."

"Although the Phoenix family is not a family that excels in fighting, they do have their own special abilities."

"Ms. Rebel, the little princess of the Phoenix family, if she is not interested in participating in the ranking game as a 'king', perhaps she can be with Rias."

When the eldest son of the Phoenix family heard Saigo's words, his eyes immediately lit up and he understood Saigo's thoughts.

Just as Saigo said, the number of demon chess pieces is limited, so not all top-level demons are qualified to get demon chess pieces.

Therefore, just as human society developed in the past, some illegitimate sons of nobles and those heirs who could not inherit the title would serve as stewards for other large families.

Among the demons, those noble heirs who had no inheritance rights would also become dependents of other family heirs in the ranking game.

Demons also use this method to maintain their kinship. After all, all the seventy-two demon families are relatives.

The eldest son of the Phoenix family immediately bowed and said, "...If Miss Rias doesn't mind, then when Ravel grows up, the Phoenix family will let her become Miss Rias's dependent."

Although the engagement did not go through, it was also a good result to let his younger sister become Rias's dependent.

As for wanting to become the eldest son of the Gremory family, the follower of the devil Lucifer, that would be too difficult.

Not to mention that Lucifer's followers have long been full. Even if it is not full, only those with extremely strong strength are qualified.

Leval happily took his younger brother and sister away from Xixiang temporarily and returned to the banquet hall.

Rias had been standing quietly beside Saigo, with a faint, reserved and elegant smile on her face.

After the three brothers and sisters of the Phoenix family left, her white and tender little hand nervously grabbed Xixiang's sleeve and whispered:

"'...Father, you are not really going to find a fiancé for me, are you?"

Although she was still young, she knew the meaning of an engagement and was very resistant to it.

But if this was really her parents' instruction, she had to accept it reluctantly.

Xi Xiang patted the back of her hand, gently held her little hand, felt the smoothness of her skin, and chuckled: "...These demons, no, everyone in this world is not worthy of my little princess."

"How could I let you be wronged and make a marriage contract with someone else?"

Rias nodded hurriedly and said, "...Yes, I also look down on those people. They don't have the demeanor of our ancestors at all."

"If I must have a fiancé, he must be as good as my father."

Rias looked a little shy when she said this.

Saigo laughed dumbly and said, "...Me? I'm just an ordinary devil without any reputation. The reason why I'm known to the world is because I married your mother."

Rias shook her head vigorously. "Father, you are not ordinary at all. It's just that they can't see how powerful you are."

Yes, as the bloodline that inherited Saigo's destructive power, although Rias cannot feel Saigo's terrifying power that is like the abyss of the sea.

But Rias still had a feeling. She knew that her father was definitely not as simple as he seemed. He must have an unknown past.

Even his own mother is so respectful in front of his father. Even though there are occasional fights between husband and wife, he still dare not do anything excessive.

Exploring her father's past and wanting to see his true face has even become Rias's desire and expectation.

"Come on, my little princess. You may have to give a speech to the guests later. Are you afraid?"

Saigo asked, holding Rias's hand tightly.

Rias raised her proud head and snorted, "...I'm not afraid!"

Looking at Rias's proud look, Saigo shook his head and smiled.

Chapter 67: Rias's followers (Part 2)

“Thank you very much to all the elders for coming to my birthday dinner.”

"Although I am still young among demons, I think I can become a demon on my own."

"Just like my brother, the current devil Lucifer."

"My elder brother became the Demon King Lucifer, and the responsibility of inheriting the Gremory clan was given to me."

"I will not feel panic because of this. I will just work twice as hard to fulfill my responsibilities."

In the mansion in Gremory, Rias was in high spirits. She stood on the podium in a red evening gown and spoke to the many high-ranking guests from the underworld.

The exquisite makeup, the low-key and elegant jewelry, the slender calves wrapped in white stockings and the pair of small crystal high heels all show her noble elegance, her childish beauty and charm.

The guests looked at the proud eldest daughter of the Gremory family and clapped vigorously with encouraging smiles.

For the demons, it is always a joy to see a new generation with such outstanding abilities.

"I know that there are many nobles who want to form a marriage alliance with the Gremory family and me."

Rias suddenly changed the subject and began to talk about her own marriage. She wanted to use this method to directly cut off the thoughts of all other families.

010 "Our Gremory family is good at discovering treasures, just like my brother Sirzechs Lucifer Gremory-sama, who discovered his own treasure, Ajeka-sama."

As Rias's playful words fell, many guests looked at Sirzechs and Ajeka who were sitting at the top.

Ajeka, who looked more beautiful than a woman, smiled faintly, with a look of joy and calmness. On the contrary, the steady demon king, Sirzechs, seemed a little shy and embarrassed at this time.

Rias took a deep breath and continued, "...For me, my greatest treasure is my father... and my mother."

Not far away, Gremory curled her lips in pretended dissatisfaction when she heard that her daughter only regarded her as an additional accessory.

Rias's teasing of her brother and mother also earned her good-natured laughter from the guests.

"So, I just want to stay with my father. I have no interest in marriage for the time being."

"Besides, I am still young. Especially after Master Ajeka invented the demon chess pieces, the demon population has been guaranteed. I don't think there is any need for me to contribute to the reproduction of demons."

Rias's words were full of meaning. She expressed her determination and purpose in just a few words, and at the same time blocked the ideas of all other families who wanted to marry into the Gremory family.

The guests saw that although Gremory was young, he was so well-organized, steady and generous, and he spoke his mind without any nervousness.

They all admired the wisdom and composure of the young princess of the Gremory family.

As Rias, the host of this birthday party, finished her speech, the birthday party finally began.

It is no different from the banquets of human nobles. The so-called birthday party is actually just a social occasion for major families to communicate with each other.

One by one, the nobles from the underworld presented birthday gifts to the Princess of Gremory, but the gifts were nothing particularly useful.

Or in other words, for the Gremory family, they lack nothing.

Rias has always been by Saigo's side. As a female companion, she put her arms around Saigo's arms and almost hung on Saigo's body.

The corners of her mouth curled up into a sweet yet aloof smile, accepting everyone's blessings.

It wasn't until a familiar person came forward that Rias' smile began to become more human.

"What a wonderful speech, Rias!"

"I like what you said. The Gremory family is good at discovering treasures, and I am Sirzechs' greatest treasure."

The seductive demon king Ajeka Beelzebub walked up to Saigo and Rias.

He first respectfully called out "Father" and saluted Saigo, then spoke to Rias in an exaggerated and happy tone.

Now Ajeka really considers himself a member of the Gremory family, and even directly calls him father.

"Rias, you are Sirzechs's sister, and that's also my sister. This is the gift I give you."

As he said this, Ajeka took out a chess king piece.

Seeing this chess piece, Rias curled her lips and said, "...I knew you would give me a devil chess piece, Master Ajeka!"

"Can't you have some other interesting thoughts?"

Ajeka scratched his head awkwardly and laughed. He was actually not very good at speaking and didn't know what to say at this moment.

"Okay, Rias, stop bullying Ajeka. Look, his face is already red."

Saigo smiled and patted the back of Rias's delicate hand, teasing Agarka.

Rias always listened to Saigo. She smiled sweetly, stood quietly beside Saigo and said no more.

"Ajeka, Sirzechs is entertaining people over there, you should go and keep him company."

Not far away, many demons were surrounding the current Demon King Sirzechs. Saigo knew that Ajeka could not deal with Rias, so he signaled him to go find Sirzechs.

Ashika smiled gratefully at Saigo, apologized to the two of them, and walked into the crowd.

At this time, Rias was playing with the devil chess piece in her hand. Although this thing was known to the entire demon community, not everyone could get it.

Now that she had obtained this devil chess piece, although she said that the gift from Ajeka was not original, Rias was actually very interested in it.

"Do you have someone you value and want to make her your dependent?"

Saigo smiled at the joy in Rias' eyes and asked gently.

Rias thought about it for a moment, then shook her head and said, "...For now, there is no one important enough to want to become my dependent. The only one who is important to me might be Sona."

"But Cang Na is the next head of the Xidi family. She will also get her own devil chess piece and become the 'king'. She will not become my dependent."

At this point, Rias felt a little regretful.

"If you want to find your own followers, you need fate. Just like your brother Sirzechs, he found all his followers through fate."

"And fate is not something you can just wait for at home to come, you need to actively look for it."

"How about this, in a couple of days I will accompany you to the human world, and take a look around the underworld as well. Perhaps you will be able to find those relatives that are destined to be with you."

"Like you said, the Gremory clan is always good at finding treasures."

Saigo said in a gentle tone.

Rias' eyes lit up and she asked excitedly, "...Will you travel with me?"

"This is not tourism, it's about finding your destined partner."

"Yeah, actually it means the same thing. My father and I are traveling alone!"