The crimson princess

Pov General,

Dia approached the trio of girls, two of whom were playing chess—the black-haired and silver-gray-haired ones—while holding Bridget in her arms.

Dia: "So, what’s the result of the game?"

Inglis: "It’s my total defeat, but at the same time, it would have been incredible if I won against Sona."

Rias: "But you still have a lot of pieces left, Inglis. Why do you say you lost?"

Dia: "Inglis-chan is right, Riri. So-tan is using my preferred technique in chess. This technique gives the person who uses it total control over the game, leaving the other person cornered and only able to struggle in vain. It’s the ultimate technique to prove dominance in this game."

Sona: "I have to completely dominate the game; otherwise, I would have to marry someone I don’t approve of."

Dia: "You forgot that if you lose at chess, you can always catch up with sudoku and mental calculations."

Sona: "Indeed, but I prefer to break his confidence and make him lose all hope from the chess game so that he gives up."

Rias: "You’ve humiliated a lot of people who thought they could beat a devil, who isn’t even of age, in chess."

Inglis: "So that in the end, they would all be humiliated by this child they had underestimated."

Dia: "And those people met a tragic end at the hands of me or Sera-chan."

Inglis: "Wait a minute, Mother, I didn’t know about that part of the story."

Dia: "Hold on, let me make sure Bridget-chan doesn’t hear our conversation."

She created some runes around Bridget’s ears to make her listen to her favorite song.

Dia: "In reality, Sera-chan checked the past and actions of all So-tan's suitors, and when she or I found that they had done something very serious, we eliminated them. However, I'm happy that all the suitors we killed were from the Great King Faction, which has weakened them."

Sona: "Isn’t your goal to use me to weaken this faction? If so, it’s really disgusting to be considered a tool."

Dia: "That’s not the case, So-tan. You’re the key, not a tool. It’s like using someone’s power to achieve something. The pattern is simple: someone challenges you, you humiliate him, we investigate him, we find out he’s a jerk, and we kill him. If he was part of any faction, we would have gotten rid of him if he had done something disgusting. It just so happens that they all came from the Great King Faction."

Sona: "You promise me you’re not lying?"

Inglis: "You’re serious, Sona? You know Mother well. She’ll destroy anything that’s harmful or evil."

Dia: "Indeed! After all, fighting evil is the mission of us Magical Girls."

Inglis: "You’re not even a magical girl."

Inglis was almost shouting to contradict her.

Dia: "Yes, I am! Crimson Magical Girl Dia-chan!"

Inglis was starting to get a headache from her mother’s antics.

Inglis: "She’s not even an official Magical Girl; she only appears in OVAs and conventions."

Dia: "She’s still the most popular Magical Girl, even if you don’t see her in the main show."

Sona: "Inglis, you should stop debating with Dia nee-sama."

Inglis: "You’re right."

She turned to Sairaog’s group.

Inglis: "Hey, Sairaog, can you duel me?"

Sairaog: "Okay, I accept the duel, but before that, Dia-sensei, could I have heavier weights?"

Dia: "You know what you have to do before that."

She created a wall with many runes on it.

Dia: "Show me that you know how to use the strength you’ve acquired."

Sairaog stood in front of the wall, prepared his fist, and then swung it against the wall. There was a loud noise and a tremor at the moment of impact.

Dia leaned over the wall to check the runes.

Dia: "You passed the test. You can move on to the next set of weights. I’ll give them to you next week."

Inglis: "Can I try too, to see the difference between him and me?"

Dia: "Of course. We should always compare ourselves to our rivals."

Inglis stood in front of the wall and did the same as Sairaog. Dia checked the runes and said,

Dia: "If you had used Touki, you would have had the same strength as Sairaog. But still, for a 16-year-old Devil, that’s impressive."

Inglis: "I promise to give it my all to become as strong as Sairaog."

Sairaog: "You don’t need to worry about that. You have better mastery of weapons and can use demonic power, which puts you on par with me."

Inglis: "But it’s more fun to fight with equal weapons; otherwise, it would be cheating against your rival."

After saying that, Inglis and Sairaog stood on opposite sides of the arena, waiting for the signal.

Dia: "Reminder: this will be a bare-handed combat. You’re allowed to use Touki. The fight ends if one of you surrenders or is knocked unconscious. No killing your opponent. Now, let the fight begin!"

At the signal, they rushed toward each other.

Misla: "Go, Sairaog! You can beat her!"

Bridget: "Go, Nee-chan!"

Dia: "Inglis-chan, you must win! As Nee-chan, you can’t make Bridget-chan sad."

Sona: "Dia nee-sama, would you like to play chess with me?"

Dia: "Of course! I’ll see if I can improve my stats."

Rias: "20% wins, 40% losses, and 40% draws—that’s still a good statistic. Maybe you’re the one with the best chance of winning against Sona."

Dia: "I still prefer to increase my win percentage."

Thanks to the training she had with Inari, she could watch the fight while playing chess.

The_Absolu

Reader:" Lots to say. Already Sona has lost to Dia? Sona must lose to sudoku, mental calculation and failure to be married to a person unless she approves of the person? In fact I would say more that the match is played in three heats and it would be necessary to win 2 for the victory this would be more logical. And finally, did Dia take the same passion as Sera and become a Magical Girl?"