Riser Phenex isn't a villain

Chapter 201: Riser Lucifer

Chapter 201: Riser Lucifer

Riser refused without hesitation.

While others might wish to become Maou Lucifer, Riser didn't wish to do so since it was troublesome. Moreover, even if he became a Maou instead of the position of Lucifer, he wanted the other position more since it wasn't as prominent as Lucifer and kind of low-key.

If he became a Lucifer, there was no doubt he could imagine how many troubles would be attracted in his direction.

More importantly, he would be extremely busy!

His position was good enough, especially with many people supporting him, doing whatever he pleased, and watching the overall development from behind the scenes was something he wished for.

"Riser-kun, it seems that you have a misunderstanding about the position of Lucifer."

Nevertheless, like a parent who coaxed his children, Zekram patiently told him that the position of Maou Lucifer wasn't as bad as it seemed.

"Zekram-sama, I am not a child. You can't lie to me. You should know that in this position, I will be targeted by many, especially the Old Satan faction. While I am not afraid of them, including Vali, that you are worried about, I am more concerned about Ajuka-sama."

Ajuka Beelzebub was Sirzech's best friend.

If Riser suddenly took after the position of Maou Lucifer just right after the funeral of Sirzech, what would Ajuka do?

"More importantly, while I am strong enough, I don't think many will agree as my qualification is still minimal."

While Riser had defeated many strong supernatural beings, he knew it wasn't easy to get his hands on the position of Maou Lucifer.

"Riser-kun, you underestimate yourselves. You have defeated Kokabiel, Vali Lucifer, Azazel, Tannin, and even all the Khaos Brigade during the meeting of three factions. Moreover, you have also taken the lead in promoting peace between the three factions.

"Lastly, no one is more suitable than you, and we need someone who can take over this position, especially during this moment when we need to show our power the most."

Yes, except for Riser, no one was more suitable to take the position of Maou Lucifer.

Riser had the support of Sitri House, Phenex House, the Great King Faction, and Maou Leviathan.

With all of those supports and his individual power, it was enough for him to gain the position of Maou Lucifer.

More importantly, with everyone knowing about the death of God, those who were hostile toward them would do their best to attack them.

Riser's lips twitched, and he said helplessly, "Please don't lie to me, Zekram-sama. You just want to dump all the problems of the Old Satan faction, the Khaos Brigade, and many others to me, right?"

"You can't blame me for that, Riser-kun." Zekram sighed helplessly as if he was exhausted. "I am already old. It isn't my job to take care of the future of the devil, but you are different. You are young."

Zekram also wasn't wrong since he should be in retirement, yet he was still working due to many chaotic matters happening in the Underworld.

Yet, Riser knew that Zekram didn't have any intention to rest.

While the leader of the Great King faction was given to Zekram's son, Lord Bael, there was no doubt that Lord Bael was just a puppet for Zekram.

In case trouble happened, such as the existence of the King Piece was known, Zekram could just discard his son as his son was useless.

Frankly, while it might be cruel, abandoning a family wasn't something uncommon in the Underworld, especially among the devils in the aristocratic family.

Still, his family was better as he had many siblings, so even if Riser was useless, he would still be treated better than many. Nevertheless, let's not talk about this matter as it was completely unrelated to their current discussion. However, there was no doubt no one was more suitable to become a Lucifer than him.

First, Riser was a pure-blooded devil from an aristocratic family. His pedigree was perfect, and no one could find a fault with it.

Second, Riser was powerful. While he might only defeat Tannin, the might of the Dragon King was enough to match those of devils in Satan's class. Being able to defeat Tannin gave him enough qualifications to become a Maou. Moreover, he had experience fighting against the Khaos Brigade, the number one terrorist that endangered the world.

Well, instead of fighting, it was more like a one-sided massacre.

Moreover, Riser had defeated Vali, who was the killer of Sirzech Lucifer, which greatly gave much confidence in him.

Lastly, Riser couldn't die, so there was no need to worry about his safety.

Oi!

If Riser knew what Zekram was thinking, he would curse him.

Nevertheless, those two weren't the only reasons why Zekram chose Riser.

Riser was unambitious and flexible.

This was why Zekran thought that Riser was suitable.

If there was no enemy, there was no doubt Riser would spend his days lazily without working. He didn't seek change like Sirzech within the devil society. Moreover, even if he knew the existence of the King Piece, his reaction was indifferent, showing that he didn't care at all.

If it was someone else, especially the young one or even the adult, they would be angry due to the unfairness within the "Rating Game."

However, the darkness of the Underworld and the devil weren't just about the King Piece. There was more darkness in the Underworld, so if one had already gotten angry and unable to control their emotion due to a small matter such as an unfairness on the Rating Game, how could one become the Maou?

A hero might be needed during a crisis, but to govern the world, one needs a wise ruler.

Riser might be flawed.

Or rather, the perfect ruler wasn't needed in the Underworld.

Fair? Unfair? Such a thing could be thrown into the trash.

They were all devils, a being that seduces humans into sin or falsehoods.

Nevertheless, there should be a limit to the atrocity and chaotic nature of being a devil, especially when one treats the same race. The previous Lucifer and all the other Maous didn't have such a limit and treated everyone like a dispensable piece that could be thrown at any time.

However, Zekram knew that Riser wasn't someone like that. Instead, he knew that Riser was using a ruthless as a mask to hide his gentleness. It was much different from Sirzech, who used gentleness to hide his ruthlessness.

Nevertheless, Zekram believed that as long as Riser became Maou Lucifer, everything would be stable.

Stability was something that Zekram wished for the most, and Riser also had the same wish.

Riser was the perfect Lucifer in Zekram's eyes.

"Why don't you just try? Anyway, you can step down from the position even if you don't want to. Moreover, it isn't like everyone will agree even if I propose you to become the next Lucifer.

"Lastly, the benefit of being a Lucifer is great. You don't need me to remind you of the benefit of being a Lucifer, right?"

"...that's true."

Riser knew that there was no disadvantage to accepting this offer, especially when, even if this plan was proposed, it didn't mean everyone would agree.

Moreover, even if Riser became a fake Lucifer, he knew that there were many benefits that came from being a Lucifer. The best thing was that his actions didn't only represent the Phenex House and the Sitri House. Instead, he would represent all the devil races, so when he went out for a fight, he could bring all the devils with him, which was great.

Frankly, he didn't really have that much of a rejection of becoming one as long as it wasn't so troublesome to become one, especially when he was 100% sure that he would be targeted by many, even if he didn't become a Lucifer.

Gremory House aside, Riser was sure that Ajuka Beelzebub, Khaos Brigade, and many would put their eyes on him.

Yet...

[How about you become one?]

It has been a while.

[That's right. You don't need me to point you out what you need to do anyway.]

That's true.

Unlike before, there was no need for the system to point out what he needed to do.

[Instead of thinking of being a Lucifer, how about you think of it as an opportunity?]

Opportunity?

[There is no doubt that your position is comfortable, but there are still many things that you can't do openly with your current status. However, when you become a Lucifer, you might be able to see something that you have never thought existed.

[Moreover, like what Zekram said before.

[If you don't like it, you can quit, and it isn't like everyone will agree for you to become a Lucifer, right?

[Lastly, you have the power to back up your position as a Lucifer.]

Moreover, the more trouble he received, the more opportunities he became stronger.

Nevertheless, he felt the world was quite ironic.

His dream was to live a lazy life like a pig where he only needed to mooch his wife's money, but his dream became so far away on the horizon.

Still, as the system had said, his power was enough to represent the symbol of the strongest devil, Lucifer.

"Okay, then."

"That's great." Zekram smiled, feeling happy.

As for mentioning the future of the devil and protecting everyone?

Such a thing was never within their consideration, as Zekram and Riser only thought about their benefit like how a devil could be, yet their purpose was the same.

Peace and stability.

This is what they sought after.

As for their respect towards the previous Lucifer? The previous Lucifer had died; why should they be hypocrites and act like they cared about the previous Lucifer at all?

Moreover, Riser Lucifer didn't sound bad at all.

So, at the meeting of all the upper echelons of the devils, Zekram boldly said, "I propose Riser Phenex to become the next Maou Lucifer."

"...."

At that moment, the whole world seemed to stand still.