Limitless

Inferno

Amano was the last to enter the club room the next day, seeing an unfamiliar face in the ranks of the club. A woman with grey hair and maid attire stood in front of Rias' desk.

"Woah, we got a maid?" Amano asked with shock.

"No, silly. This is Sirzechs', Rias' older brother, Queen piece, Grayfia." Akeno replied.

"Oh. Was thinking I would finally be off flyer duty." Amano said, immediately taking a seat beside Koneko.

"You're the one who turned down a familiar, dude..." Kiba said with a sigh.

"Ah. This is the one-piece-pawn who single handedly killed a Fallen Angel. He's... incredibly week. A low born." Grayfia stated.

Amano immediately disliked her.

"I'm gonna ignore that from the boot scraper." Amano spat with a glare, but Kiba immediately covered his mouth.

Suddenly, a large orange teleportation circle appeared near the entrance of the club room, and Amano broke free from Kiba to prepare for what he assumed was an invasion.

Fire erupted from the circle, and a lone figure was visible in it all.

"Phoenix..." Kiba said with disdain.

"Ah~... Riser has arrived in the human realm." The blonde, arrogant man in a burgundy suit announced, his back to them all. "I've come all this way to see you, my beloved Rias," Riser said with a smug smile.

"...Whom?" Amano whispered, seeing no one really react to his presence.

"This gentleman is Riser Phoenix. He is a pure-blooded Devil of noble birth. Third heir in line to the House of Phoenix." Grayfia answered.

"Oh... it's a rich kid." Amano mumbled.

"He is also the fiancé to the next heir to the House of Gremory." Grayfia continued, making Amano wide-eyed with a nervous smile.

"This is the guy?" He asked Rias, shocked the guy was so cliche, but nervous about how soon the man would introduce himself.

•

Riser sat on a couch with his arm draped over Rias' shoulders, sipping on a cup of tea made by Akeno.

"This tea prepared by my Rias' Queen is most delicious. Lovely," Riser complimented.

"Thank you for the complements, sir." Akeno said with a bow.

Riser had no shame in playing with Rias' hair, and starting to caress her thigh, but Rias was soon to stand up and cancel his advancements.

"That's enough. Why don't you understand I have no intention of courting you." Rias said with venom.

"But, my darling, Riser believes your family's circumstances are still such so that you cannot afford to be so selfish." Riser said with a shrug, knowing she really had no say in the matter.

"I will not bring dishonor my family." Rias declared. "I have no intention of denying you our family name, but my husband will be mine for the choosing."

"Remember. It's imperative for Devils to remain pure-blood. We're still recovering our numbers from the last war. Both your father and Sirzechs decided on this arrangement with the future of Devils in mind." Riser said with a sly tone.

"My father, my brother, and my whole clan made this decision because they're in too great a rush. For the final time," Rias turned her back on him, and walked to her desk.