In the conference room, the atmosphere gradually returned to normal after the commotion Rosseweisse had caused by suddenly falling unconscious for no apparent reason.
After taking Rosseweisse to another room to rest, Grayfia returned and silently took her place beside Yusuke once more.
The two exchanged a glance, but neither of them said anything.
'Hey B2, that woman is also a yandere, right?' Yusuke tried to keep his face neutral, but inside he had the overwhelming urge to break something. Can't he get a freaking break?!
This was getting ridiculous!
He just wanted to go somewhere without attracting yet another yandere, and this bitch had the face to keep telling him that yanderes were rare!
Rare, my ass!
The only consolation he had was that, unlike before, he was now strong enough to protect himself.
[Of course, she is.] B2 answered nonchalantly.
'Issue the quest.' Yusuke did not even have the energy to argue with her. It would not amount to anything anyway. Fortunately, he now had the Analysis function and was no longer being kept in the dark.
[New Quest!]
[The Real Modern Woman: Rosseweisse is a professional woman who has prioritized work and study above all else since her youth. She is extremely bitter about missing out on romance and is very frugal. If she were to fall in love with someone, she would become obsessive very quickly. Tame her before she ruins both herself and you, dragging the two of you down together.]
[Task: Raise Rossweisse's submission value to at least 80]
[Rewards: 6 Skill points, 1 Random Skill, 1 Random Item.]
[Penalty: Lose Observation Haki.]
Yusuke stared at the quest for a long time and did not know where to start. He had so many complaints that he did not know which one to begin with, especially the penalty. Losing Observation Haki was a very harsh penalty.
But he did not complain. In the first place, the consequences of failing to tame her were many times worse than the penalty itself.
"Ehem, Yusuke-san," Michael said.
With Michael calling out to him, Yusuke had no choice but to put the matter aside and turn his attention to the faction leaders.
"We know almost nothing about you."
"Can you tell us more about yourself?"
All the factions had investigated Yusuke after the last meeting at Kuoh Academy, but all they discovered was that he had been an ordinary young man until recently. Then, almost overnight, he had become incredibly powerful.
What worried them even more was that, according to their observations, his strength continued to grow at an astonishing rate.
He was nearly as strong as a serious Sirzechs, which in itself was already incomprehensible. How could someone like him suddenly appear out of nowhere?
The strangest part was that he was human!
Even Sirzechs, who ironically was the closest person to him among all the leaders, knew very little about his background.
"What do you want to know?" Yusuke glanced at the gentle looking angel and replied in a rather nonchalant tone.
One thing B2 was right about was that he should not act like a pushover in front of anyone anymore, because he was now strong enough to stand his ground.
After all, he was not some reincarnated hero getting bossed around by a bunch of weak royals to defeat the Demon Lord just because they promised to give him a noble title after the job was done.
Bitch! If it were him, the last thing they would have to worry about would be the Demon Lord.
That country would become his long before the Demon Lord even made a move.
"We want to know where your power came from." Azazel was the one who spoke this time. His expression was rather serious. "I have seen many things throughout my long life, but this is the first time I have encountered someone like you."
"You can copy other people's abilities and permanently grant abilities to others. On top of that, you are extremely powerful as well. No matter how we look at it, your existence is very strange. It cannot be explained by a mere Sacred Gear."
Azazel and Sirzechs had become somewhat close recently, and the two exchanged the limited information they had on Yusuke while continuing to observe him. It was not difficult to deduce some of his abilities after seeing Rias, Sona, and others possess skills they should not have, such as Immortality, which they had used extensively during the last Rating Game.
Sirzechs had also fought Yusuke personally, and during their battle, the latter had used Lævateinn, which Sirzechs had mistaken for a Sacred Gear.
"I prefer not to answer. That's none of your business," Yusuke stood up and said with an indifferent look. "You don't see me digging into your little secrets either. I only agreed to come to this meeting because you lot begged me to."
"It's true I don't like meaningless trouble, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid of it. Keep poking your nose where it doesn't belong, and I won't mind breaking it for you."
He then turned around and walked toward the door without another word.
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After the incident, the reception hall was restored by the staff members who rushed over, their magic repairing the damage until the room was mostly back to normal.
The young people had gathered again in small groups, exchanging greetings as if nothing had happened. The yandere girls were seated around a table, watching the room. Sairaorg had gone off to speak with the other young devils.
"You two have been doing well recently. Many people have been talking about you," Seekvaira Agares said as she walked toward them, her servants following behind her. She looked at Sona and Rias and spoke with a slight smile on her usually cool face.
"I am Seekvaira Agares, the next head of the Agares family, rank Archduke." She then turned to the other girls, including Murayama, Xenovia, and Aika, and greeted them.
The Archduke rank is an extremely high position among the 72 Pillars, second only to the Great King title, which is exclusively held by the Bael House. The Agares House itself is also the second highest ranking clan among the 72 Pillars; even the Gremory House holds only a Duke rank.
Since ancient times, the Archduke has served as the Maou's agent, passing judgment on the lives of devils.
As a result, they hold not only immense noble status but also extremely high authority.
"The Glaysa-Labolas family seems to have run into some family trouble recently. The person who was supposed to become the next head of the family suffered an unfortunate accidental death. Zephyrdor, whom you saw earlier, is said to have become the new candidate for the position."
She casually took a seat beside Rias and Sona as she spoke. Then she turned toward Sona and said, "You surprised me earlier. You have always been the cautious type. I did not expect you to do something like that. Honestly, I would not have expected even Rias, with her reckless temperament, to act that way."
Seekvaira spoke to the two girls in a very familiar manner because the three of them had been childhood friends. When she was younger, she used to play with Rias and later became friends with Sona as well through her. The three of them had once been very close.
However, after Rias and Sona enrolled in school in the Human World, they no longer had the opportunity to meet as often as before.
There were six young devils gathered at this meeting along with their servants.
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.
"People change," Sona replied as she swirled her glass.
From time to time, her gaze wandered around the room. She had already started to miss Yusuke. Even though they had been apart for only a couple of hours, her vitamin Y levels were already running low.
"Indeed, I can sense that both of you have changed. Aren't you going to introduce your new servants?" Seekvaira asked, genuinely curious about what her two friends had experienced in the Human World.
She had heard that the two of them were in a relationship with a man, but aside from his name, she knew almost nothing about him. Everything else regarding him was hidden.
Just then, the door opening interrupted their conversation.
"Sorry for making you all wait for so long." A door opened over there, and an employee came in.
The atmosphere in the room changed, and it fell silent. All the chatter came to an abrupt stop.
The empty seats positioned high above the hall were soon occupied by the people who had just entered.
Sirzechs, Serafall, Ajuka, Falbium Asmodeus, Michael, Azazel, Yusuke, and Odin all took their seats above, looking down at the young devils gathered below.
In the end, the meeting still continued smoothly. When Yusuke had been about to leave earlier, all of them had tried to stop him, apologizing for being insensitive enough to ask him such a question.
Since the beginning, it had been normal for people to be curious and even wary of Yusuke's power. However, Yusuke had no intention of telling anyone about it. Heck, even now, none of his yanderes knew the source of his power, so why would he tell anyone else?
He had honestly been ready to leave that meeting. In the first place, he had no interest in politics. Despite that, he still wanted to help them deal with the terrorists and maintain peace, because he did not want to be bothered by endless trouble either. But that did not mean he would allow himself to be pushed around.
The meeting lasted for over three hours. It mostly consisted of discussions and negotiations between the Three Factions and the Norse Mythology faction represented by Odin.
Yusuke spoke very little throughout the meeting, spending most of the time listening. There were only a few occasions when he chose to interject or voice an objection to something being discussed.
"Eh?" Seekvaira stood up from her seat to show respect to the higher-ups. Her eyes first landed on Sirzechs and the other Maou, then she glanced at the other figures seated on the elevated platform.
Michael and Azazel, once considered mortal enemies.
When her gaze moved further to the side, it landed on a black haired young man, and her expression froze.
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