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The day of the decisive battle arrived.
In the basent of the Gremory main house, a massive magic circle was prepared for transportation to the ga arena.
The Rating Ga between Rias and Sona was about to begin, and Rias and her peerage gathered at the magic circle.
"Rias, you have to win!"
"Fight a battle worthy of the next head of the Gremory clan! And the sa goes for all of you!"
"Rias-neesan, good luck!"
"Go, Rias!"
Rias's parents and Millicas cheered for her.
Roy, watching the scene, couldn't help but smile. This was a battle with a predictable outco.
Rias's team had an overwhelming advantage over Sona's.
Not only was Rias an Ultimate-class herself, but Akeno and the others were Almost all High-class. It was hard to imagine how they could lose.
After wishing Rias good luck, Roy teleported to Sona's side.
...
Compared to the relaxed atmosphere at the Gremory household, Sona's side was filled with tension.
Sona's peerage was still incomplete, while Rias's was full.
And she didn't know anything about Rias's new servants. The odds were stacked against them.
"Roy, you're here," Sona said with a weak smile, seeing him appear.
"Sona, don't feel pressured. Just focus on showing your strength," Roy reassured her, though he wasn't sure what else to say.
Knowing Rias's power, he couldn't lie and say Sona would win.
"Okay." Sona seed to relax a bit. She knew she wasn't as strong as Rias.
"Don't worry, even if you lose this ti, you can always win next ti. I promised to take you for special training, rember?"
"Yes, you did." Sona nodded, a genuine smile finally appearing on her face.
"Roy, how can you have so little faith in Sona-chan? I shouldn't have shared her with you," Serafall grumbled, glaring at him.
"Well, Sona's current strength isn't quite on par with Rias's yet," Roy explained with a shrug.
"I don't care! Sona-chan will win!" Serafall insisted, stamping her foot.
"Okay, okay, Sona will win," Roy conceded, raising his hands in surrender.
"That's more like it." Serafall nodded in satisfaction.
Roy then took Saeko and the others to the spectator seats with Serafall.
Sirzechs, the other Maous, Michael, Azazel, and Odin were already seated in the VIP area.
There were a few empty seats left.
Roy and Serafall joined them.
The match between Rias and Sona was highly anticipated.
It was a battle between the younger sisters of two Maous, both rising stars of the new generation.
The atmosphere was tense as the magic circle activated.
The ga was about to begin!
Rias and Sona were teleported to the subspace.
The battlefield was a replica of a shopping street in the Maou territory.
Rias and her peerage had visited this street a few days ago and were familiar with the area.
"I didn't expect the battlefield to be this shopping street," Akeno comnted, walking beside Rias.
"This is even more advantageous for us. Sona has been busy with training and probably hasn't explored this area yet," Rias said with a confident smile.
They had the advantage in every aspect. It was hard to imagine how they could lose.
Grayfia's voice echoed through the subspace.
"Greetings, everyone. I am Grayfia Lucifuge, the referee for this Rating Ga between the Gremory and Sitri clans."
The audience erupted in cheers upon hearing her voice.
'It seems Sis is quite popular in the Underworld,' Roy thought, stroking his chin.
"I will oversee this battle between the two families. Please, everyone, do your best."
"Now, let's get straight to the point. The battlefield is a replica of a street in the Maou territory."
This battlefield was more complex than Kuoh Academy. The surrounding buildings offered natural hiding spots.
Both sides had to be wary of ambushes.
"The locations you have been transported to are your bases. Rias's team's base is the departnt store on the east side."
"Sona's team's base is the large bookstore on the west side. Pawns must reach the opponent's base to be promoted."
The two bases were located at opposite ends of the map.
Rias's team was in the east, and Sona's team was in the west.
Near their bases were various shops: pet stores, arcades, restaurants, bookstores, drugstores, and more.
A wide street connected the two bases.
They had to be careful of surprise attacks.
"You have thirty minutes to discuss your strategies. During this ti, contact with the opposing team is prohibited. The ga will officially begin in thirty minutes. Now, begin your strategy eting."
With Grayfia's explanation concluded, both teams began discussing their plans.
Roy and the others in the spectator seats could clearly see their movents on the large screen.
...
[Rias's Team]
"Buchou, what should we do?" Koneko asked.
"Shouldn't we co up with a strategy?" Kiyo suggested.
"I don't think we need one," Xenovia said.
"Yeah, just like in Roy's match against Riser, we can just charge in," Irina agreed.
The two of them were Roy's loyal fans and had studied his previous battles.
"Exactly. We don't need any strategy. We have overwhelming strength," Velsaria declared confidently.
As she said, their power far surpassed Sona's team. There was no need for complex tactics.
"Alright, then let's follow Roy's example and crush them," Rias decided.
"Haha, that's quite a straightforward strategy," Sirzechs chuckled, hearing their plan.
Roy sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected to influence Rias's battle tactics.
...
[Sona's Team]
Sona's team, on the other hand, had a more complex strategy.
They knew Rias's team was stronger, so they couldn't fight them head-on.
They had to rely on ambushes and eliminate their opponents one by one.
Their first target was Milla, who seed to be the weakest.
Koneko, as a Rook, wasn't a suitable target for an ambush.
The thirty minutes passed quickly.
Grayfia's voice echoed once again.
"It's ti to begin! This will be a short match, with a ti limit of three hours."
"Now, let the ga begin!"
As soon as Grayfia finished speaking, both teams sprang into action.
Rias's team sent out three mbers to attack Sona's base from three different directions.
Velsaria took the middle path, Akeno the left, and Milla the right.
They didn't try to hide their movents.
...
"Kaichou, I've found the target," Sona's Bishop, Reya Kusaka, reported.
Reya had the Sacred Gear "Scouting Persona," which allowed her to gather information and detect enemies.
"How many are there?" Sona asked through their communication devices.
"J-Just one!"
"What? Just one?" Sona was surprised.
She trusted Reya's information. But why would they send only one person? What was their strategy?
"Kaichou, I've detected enemies in two other directions as well," Reya reported.
"Who are they?"
"It's their Queen, Akeno Hijima, and their Rook, Velsaria Eva Fahrengart."
Sona and her peerage had t Rias's servants during their visit to the Lucifuge territory.
But they didn't know the extent of Velsaria and the others' strength.
"Damn it, is Rias only sending three people?" Sona was furious. She felt underestimated.
But it also ant that Rias was confident in her victory.
They had to focus their forces and eliminate one opponent first.
Sona decided to target Milla, who seed like the weakest.
She knew Akeno's strength, and Velsaria also seed quite powerful. They weren't suitable targets for an ambush.
With their strategy decided, Sona sent all her servants towards Milla's location.
...
Milla skipped happily along the street.
Suddenly, a figure leaped down from a nearby building.
"Haa!" the girl shouted, swinging her sword towards Milla.
Milla dodged the attack with a jump.
BOOM!!!
The sword struck the ground, creating a large crater.
"Eh? Am I the target?" Milla tilted her head, her mismatched eyes blinking in confusion.
Within monts, she was surrounded.
"I apologize, Milla-san, but Kaichou has ordered us to eliminate you," Tsubaki Shinra said, adjusting her glasses.
"Is that so? But defeating won't be that easy," Milla replied with a confident smile.
She then chanted an incantation.
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