The Epic of Leviathan

Chapter 422: The Neko Sisters (III)...

[POV Reo] 

"Of course… I have been waiting for your arrival" Hela said and pecked me on the lips. My eyes focused on Kuroka who simply nodded her head and the next moment the three of us appeared in front of the Gremory Castle. 

I already knew that the other Devil Kings were going to be present at the dinner but to be honest, I couldn't bring myself to care. I also knew about Serafall's plan of offering herself but currently, I didn't want to discuss that topic. Honestly, there wasn't anything I wanted from the Devils. 

Zeoticus Gremory along with his wife, son, and daughter were standing in front of their castle gates, waiting for us. The other Devil Kings were also there. As soon as we arrived, all of them tensed. 

All of them saw Kuroka, the SS-Class stray Devil but their gazes didn't linger on her for long. All of their eyes seemed to be focused on Hela and I. Rias Gremory was trying to bore a hole into my head with her glare… I let her be since that was all she could do. 

I approached the group with a smile and Hela was being her usual self, grinning like a maniac. At least, she wasn't releasing her bloodlust. Kuroka was walking behind me. The three of us finally arrived in front of the group. 

"Lord Gremory…" I greeted Zeoticus Gremory with a small nod, then my eyes focused on Venelana Gremory. "Lady Gremory…" I repeated the gesture. 

It was clear that the whole situation was awkward as fuck but the Devils didn't dare to make any comments. "All of them are so weak!" Hela practically whined loudly, once again, the whole group tensed. josei

"Come on Hela, don't be like that. We are here for a friendly dinner, aren't we?" I asked and Hela cocked her head sideways. After a couple of seconds, she gave a small nod. 

"That we are… sorry, you must forgive me if I have hurt your delicate feelings" Hela said with a grin. That wasn't exactly what I would call an apology… but it works. 

"Um… what should we call you?" All of a sudden Ajuka Beelzebub asked. 

"You can call me Reo if you want… I don't care much about formalities" I said with a dismissive shrug and everyone nodded their heads. 

"Perhaps, we should move inside…" Venelana Gremory offered in an unsure tone. 

"Of course, please lead the way…" Hela said in a cordial tone and Venelana gave the green-eyed woman a stiff nod. Zeoticus & Venelana Gremory led us inside the castle. Sirzechs Lucifer was silently trailing with the other Devil Kings.

"Hmm… this is much different than I had imagined" Hela muttered while rubbing her chin. 

"What did you imagine?" I asked curiously and I noticed that everyone else was paying attention to our impromptu conversation. 

"Well, I had thought that their castle would be more decorated… you know a human skull here and a goat head there… stuff like that. Floors littered with human blood and innards… this seems to be… meh" Hela said and I noticed Venelana, Rias, Kuroka and Serafall looked slightly green. 

Even the other Devils were giving her bewildered looks. "You are comparing them with Demons, they are not Demons, they are Devils" I said and a look of realization appeared on Hela's face. 

"Ah… then, my bad. Your castle looks good" Hela said with a small nod of her head. 

"Thank you…" Zeoticus Gremory said in an unsure tone. We finally arrived in the dining hall where Rias's and Sirzechs's peerages were waiting. As soon as we entered the room, Kuroka stiffened when her eyes landed on her younger sister. 

"What are you doing here??" Koneko Toujou questioned in a dangerous tone as she glared at her older sister. Kuroka seemed to flinch when she heard the venom in her sister's voice. 

"Ah… Kuroka, why don't you have a private chat with your sister… I think that would be better than revealing family drama in front of everyone?" I suggested and Kuroka gave me a stiff nod. 

Rias wanted to protest but her mother grabbed her arm and stopped her from saying anything. Smart! Looks like Mama Gremory is the big brain of this family. To be honest, I don't want to kill anyone tonight. 

Koneko still kept glaring at Kuroka. "Please give me five minutes… give me a chance to explain. I promise that I won't take more than five minutes" Kuroka said in a pleading tone.

For a few seconds, Koneko didn't say anything and kept glaring at Kuroka. Koneko finally gave a stiff nod and Kuroka released a relieved sigh. 

"Grayfia, why don't you lead them to a private room for the conversation?" Venelana requested and Grayfia gave the woman a curt nod and then turned towards Koneko and Kuroka. 

"Please follow me…" Grayfia said in a polite tone and started to lead the duo out of the room, before leaving Kuroka gave me a grateful look. 

I finally paid attention to the rest of Rias's peerage. Yuuto Kiba had a stony look on his face, Asia Argento's seemed to be fidgeting while looking at her feet and Issei Hyoudou was trying to burn me with his glare. 

Finally Akeno Himejima, she had a completely lost look on her face… her eyes were darting everywhere in the room except towards me. Then my eyes finally turned towards Sirzechs's peerage. They weren't that impressive… I guess, my standards for impressiveness are very different from others. 

"I think Kitty's family dynamics are like mine" Hela said with a satisfied grin on her face and I couldn't stop myself from smiling. 

"No, it's a simple misunderstanding. I don't think anyone has family dynamics like yours" I said and Hela seemed to sulk in disappointment. 

"Reo, why don't we have a seat, so we can have a chat?" Zeoticus Gremory offered and I gave a small nod and pulled out a wine bottle from my storage space. 

"Sure, I would have that. Allow me to pour the drinks" I said and with a wave of my hand several intricately designed wine glasses appeared on the table. 

I used my Telekinesis to pour the drinks and some looked in awe at the scene. In the DXD World, everyone used the Magical Circles Magic System while I was doing everything without anything like that. 

"Now, all of you might be wondering the reason behind the sudden visit, aren't you?" I asked as I picked up my wine glass. Hela picked up her glass and gulped it one go. 

"I probably have some ideas. You have probably made some sort of deal with Kuroka, the SS-Class Stray Devil. Am I right about that?" Ajuka Beelzebub asked and I nodded my head. 

"That's why I like smart people… she did make a deal with me to secure her sister's life" I said with a smile and poured another drink for Hela. 

"But why would she do that? I thought she had killed her master after she went mad and abandoned her sister in the Underworld?" Sirzechs Lucifer questioned with a confused look on his face. 

I gave him an unimpressed look. "Who told you that?" I asked and once again Sirzechs tilted his head in confusion. 

"It was the Naberius Clan Head who had informed us about the whole incident… there wasn't much to investigate. It was an open and close case…" Sirzechs answered with a confused look on his face and once again I gave him an unimpressed look. 

"...I don't think it was that simple. This isn't the first time I had thought about this. Let me ask you how the Naberius Clan Head found that Kuroka had killed her Master?" Ajuka questioned and once again I smiled. 

"Ah… finally a man who understands!!" I exclaimed in a cheerful tone. "Thankfully all the Devil Kings aren't dumb and useless as you…" I said and glared at Sirzechs. 

"You said that there wasn't anything to investigate… then tell me what the hell they were doing inside a secret lab? You found the bodies inside a secret lab, didn't you?" I questioned back and Sirzechs seemed to flinch back. 

"They were probably experimenting on their peerage…" Serafall gasped in horror and I clapped. 

"Yes, that was probably the case. They said that Kuroka had destroyed all the information but that wasn't the case" Ajuka mumbled with a thoughtful look on his face. 

From the corner of my eyes, I noticed Falbium Asmodeus simply sipping his wine with a tired look on his face. He looked ready to end it all. A fellow Sloth!! Pity, he is a Devil or we would have been buddies. We would probably be buddies if they don't get killed off. 

"But investigating more would have made the Naberius Clan upset. We couldn't disrupt the unstable peace we had achieved just after the War" Sirzechs protested trying to defend the Naberius Clan. 

All of a sudden I felt like ripping out someone's spine… I shook it off. Looks like Hela's habits are getting to me. Ripping out spines is Hela's thing while I destroy. I gave Hela a questioning look who simply grinned after noticing my gaze. 

"Sirzechs, you can't dismiss everything important with that statement. A crime is a crime, especially a crime like this. This isn't the first instance when something like this has happened…" Ajuka pointed out. 

Finally, an argument broke out among three Devil Kings Sirzechs Lucifer, Serafall Leviathan, and Ajuka Beelzebub. Like I had expected, Falbium Asmodeus decided to stay out of the argument. Zeoticus and Venelana weren't sure if they should intervene and try to stop it or let it continue. 

"Everything is good and all but who the hell is going to kill this Naberius Clan?" Hela questioned silencing everyone. Everyone in the room gave her bewildered looks. 

"Don't be silly, Hela. Isn't it already obvious?" I asked and Hela gave me a questioning look like everyone else in the room did, all of them waiting for an answer. 

"It will be Sirzechs Lucifer…" I said like it was the most obvious thing in the World… 

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A/N: Sorry guys, I got an assignment from my office. That is why I wasn't able to write a chapter in the morning. 

I will be able to write only one chapter until the assignment is complete. I hope all of you understand…