Riser Phenex isn’t a villain

It was the day of marriage between Riser Phenex and Sona Sitri.

All the members of Phenex House and Sitri House were in a festive mood and happy with their marriage.

The marriage of Riser and Sona meant a lot of things.

First, they continued the tradition of the devil and maintained their blood.

Second, the relationship between the Phenex house and the Sitri house would become closer. It wouldn't be weird to say that they had become the closest ally. While the two houses had their own allies, this alliance meant something different since their main descendants had married each other.

With this marriage, two families would be closely tied to each other, creating an even bigger and more powerful family.

Whether it was the power of their armies, politics, or economics were boosted due to this marriage.

Knowing all of this, all the high-class devils knew that this marriage would lead to an unprecedented power that had never been seen before. Though at the same time, those who were from the opposite factions also felt relief since the one that was married by Riser was Sona Sitri instead of Rias Gremory.

The Underworld had never been in the monolith.

Even though Maou was just a mere symbol, due to the power of Sirzech and the other three Maous, their power on the politics of the Underworld might endanger the power of the Great King faction.

If Rias and Riser were married to each other, then the combination of Sirzech and the Phenex family wasn't something that they loved to see, and it wouldn't be weird that they might become the real leader of the Underworld.

The combination of the strongest force (Sirzech, who is known as the strongest devil), and Phenex Tears, the precious tears that could heal anyone who was almost dead, would lead to a powerful faction that could stand above everyone.

Fortunately, Sirzech, the leader of the Gremory house, and Rias were stupid since they loved to see Rias be in a relationship with their slave more than with Riser.

Or was it the fetish of the Gremory family to be in a relationship with their servants?

After all, the Gremery house was known for their affection and how gentle they were toward their servants, so having a relationship with their servant was something akin to a fetish for them, right?

Either way, those who hated Sirzech and those who were in the opposite faction of Sirzech didn't hesitate to use this chance to dirty, trying to lower the reputation that had been built by Sirzech and his family.

Moreover, due to this, the relationship between the four Maous might crack.

The fight between Sirzech Lucifer and Serafall Leviathan was something that they wanted to see the most!

Yet, Sirzech was still Sirzech.

His status as the stronger devil wasn't for nothing, and he quickly silenced all of them with little threat.

While his reputation became worse, no one dared to blatantly talk to him again since they didn't want to be killed.

In the end, the most important thing was power.

As long as you had power, you could do anything.

However, whether Sirzech or the Gremory house could only sigh since a single wrong decision would bring them so many problems.

Yet, whether Riser or Sona cared about that, their families also didn't care since they were busy taking care of this wedding, or rather whether Riser or Sona had never thought their marriage was akin to a business alliance, family alliance or anything that was related to the interest of the two.

They married each other because they wished to do so.

Nevertheless, all the powerful devils, those with authority, 72 pillars, extra, many other families, worthy famous figures, and acquaintances were invited. They also didn't hesitate to come since it was impossible for them to miss all of this. After all, no matter what Riser and Sona were thinking, the fact two big families in the Underworld would become a family didn't change.

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Riser was in the waiting room, dressed in his best, waiting for his wedding.

His older brothers, who were by his side, were teasing him, telling him about their experiences during their childhood.

Riser's lips twitched since they narrated the entire embarrassing story in front of his face.

"Shut up! If you are here to bother me, then leave! You are interrupting me."

"Don't get angry, Riser."

"You are about to get married. Don't be stiff."

Riser rolled his eyes. Still, even if he wasn't the original Riser, he could naturally talk and have a great relationship with his two older brothers.

Was it muscle memory?

Was it because of the memory of Riser Phenex?

Either way, he was glad that their relationship was great.

Still, he also understood why he teased him since they also felt emotional, considering he was about to become a married man.

"You are about to get married now, so don't play around again."

"No, no, I think it is okay for him to play around."

"...do you want him to die?"

"I don't think he will die, right? Maybe he will be frozen for eternity by Serafall-sama after he is found cheating on her little sister?"

"...can you not discuss my future right in front of me? Also, on what basis do you think I will cheat? I won't do something as despicable as that!"

Cheating?

Riser wouldn't do that!

He would open a harem openly!

"....."

His older brothers stared at him with dead fish eyes as if telling him that his face was as thick as the Earth's crust.

Jokes aside, Riser felt that he might not add more women since he felt 15 women were a little too much for him to handle. He might be immortal, but it didn't mean he was immune to diseases.

Overindulgence wasn't a good thing.

"By the way, how is the progress of the hot spring resort?"

"It's done. I have found the hot spring, and I am waiting for the people to do research on the content of the water, but the result should be okay. If there is a problem, it will be the architecture. I want to make it the best hot spring resort, so I need to take the matter of design seriously."

His older brothers nodded at his words.

If this hot spring resort was successful, it would boost the economy of the Phenex domain, so they needed to take this matter seriously.

"When it is done, tell me. I will set up an advertisement right away."

"Okay."

"The hot spring resort aside, what about your career in the "Rating Game"? When are you going to start the game again?"

"I have just gotten married. There is no need to be in a hurry for the "Rating Game," okay?"

Riser was speechless.

Frankly, Riser didn't understand why all the devils in the Underworld thought of the "Rating Game" as something they could give their lives for. In his eyes, the "Rating Game" was like a sport, and it wasn't something that needed to be taken seriously, especially in front of economic, political, military power, and individual power, yet whether it was the original Riser and other high-class devils felt the "Rating Game" was something they needed to give their everything.

"While it might be weird to say this, unlike me, you have a lot of potential, Riser. With your blue fire, your mastery over fire ability, and immortality, you should be able to challenge the 1st position."

Ruval Phenex, his first older brother, who would also be the next head of the Phenex House, patted his little brother's shoulder. He might not be able to become number one, but his little brother should be able to do it.

"...I am not in a hurry. There is still a lot of time."

However, Riser also understood that the individual rank on the "Rating Game" would reflect their position in the Underworld society. His older brother also happened to be in the top 10, but even he knew that even if his older brother was powerful, Ruval had a limit, and it was impossible for him to reach the top five.

The only chance for their family to become the number one and firmly become one of the strongest families in the Underworld was by relying on Riser, who was known as a prodigy.

Still, this was his wedding, so they didn't talk about the others that much and focused on his wedding.

Nevertheless, his two older brothers didn't stay too long and left after a while since they needed to be present during the ceremony.

"Oh, right, try to talk with Ravel."

"Ravel?"

"Yeah, she might be sad due to your wedding."

"Why didn't she feel sad when it was your wedding?"

"...could you not say something so hurtful?"

Two of his older brothers looked at him resentfully before they left.

Riser, who was alone, sighed and felt that a bit surreal since he had just been in this world for a while; then he got into a harem, got married, was forced to do something strange by the system, and, more importantly, divorced Rias Gremory.

Even though Sona wasn't bad, Riser knew that Rias Gremory's boobs were the best. He knew that this was wrong, but as a boobs man, he couldn't lie to his desire, yet as he was about to become a married man, he needed to forget those boobs.

As for the matter of his little sister, he didn't really want to think about this matter now since this matter was rather sensitive.

*Knock! Knock!*

"Riser-sama, it is almost time."

Riser stood up and got ready for his wedding. He walked out of the waiting room and went to the hall where the wedding was being held, but he stopped his steps when he saw a familiar figure.

Her crimson hair was tied together, showing off her graceful neck.

Her dress had a matching color with her hair, showing her curves perfectly.

Lastly, those boobs, even now, often come into his dream, haunt him, becoming his demon and forcing him to make the greatest mistake a married man could make.

The steps of her heels were clear on his ears as she approached him.

His former fiancee, Rias Gremory, appeared before him once again.