God of the New World [COMPLETED]

Chapter 17

Sona frowned at the battlefield, where the battle between the Phoenix and the Dragon would begin any minute now.

Between Hedo Issei and Riser Phenex for the honor of Rias Gremory.

It would seem that why would an ordinary pawn be allowed to break into a wedding, bludgeon the guards, and challenge Riser? The brat should have been killed on the spot, but Sirzechs "graciously" allowed the kid to challenge Phenex, with his consent, of course.

Riser didn't mind. And who would mind after the phrase "for my sake" uttered by Lucifer? Of course, he was all for it. Roughly speaking, Sirzechs personally asked him to accept the duel challenge.

Especially since the guy doesn't expect to lose, so why not?

Everyone present, including the fallen and the angels, sees Hyoudou as nothing more than a clown or a buffoon who is here for their amusement. But Sona sees that something has changed in Issei... his aura has become more dense, whatever that means. Perhaps he has an ace up his sleeve.

With such thoughts the girl distracted herself from the main... news that couldn't get out of her head.

The guy sitting next to her had outplayed Sona of the Sitri clan. So many games and all to a draw, and just today he clearly showed the demoness the difference between her and an ordinary looking kid.

Human.

He could have beaten her from the start. Even in that first game, but no, he either surrendered on purpose, or reduced everything to a draw. Time after time...

But why today...? Why did he decide to end the games now, showing his real level?

Wait... he beat her after saying that the girl would marry the one who won her at chess.

Sona blushed thickly and glanced sideways at Mori, who was sitting next to her, as if nothing had happened, carrying on a dialogue with Mizuki about "foxes and swarthy cats", whatever that means.

The girl had the feeling that everything that was happening was a dream, or at least she had imagined it, but no. She distinctly remembered his question: "So now you belong to me?

It turns out I do...

Serafall glanced questioningly at her sister, who squeaked softly in embarrassment and hid her face in her hands:

- So-chan, is something wrong?

- N-no... - replied red-haired Sitri, who couldn't help herself. - I-it's just b-perfect.

- I can't believe it," Leviathan shrugged and turned her gaze back to the battlefield, where an epic battle was about to begin.

For the first time in her life, Sona couldn't figure out what to do next. Be afraid? Should she rejoice? After all, she had told Neo that anyone who defeated her could take the girl as his wife...

The key word is "may."

Does Maury want that? Well, since he asked such an ambiguous question, then...

The girl looked again at the smiling face of the guy, and with a trembling hand fixed her glasses.

Suppose, just suppose, that he wasn't against it, and even "for" it. What would she do then?

The girl was afraid to admit it to herself, but she felt sympathy for this man. Even more than her usual sympathy, and she... was not against the marriage. Yes, Sitri wasn't against marriage!

The girl smiled uncertainly and nodded her head in thought.

He wasn't "someone out there" of the many demons that had come to her in marriage, he wasn't an old fogey, he was her age and, after all, he was her best friend. The only friend, to be exact. And it's interesting to play chess with him, and the fact that he's much stronger than she is at this game only adds to the guy's advantages.