Riser Phenex isn't a villain

Chapter 297: Time

"Really?" Azazel was in disbelief.

"Yes." Ajuka nodded.

"....."

Azazel held his head for a moment, then asked, "Have you told others?"

"You don't need to. I don't want to add more burden." Ajuka shook his head, feeling the others were just a burden.

Azazel didn't argue with Ajuka since he knew except for him and Ajuka, the rest didn't have much of an advantage in their brains. It might be better to keep them in the dark so it wouldn't destroy what they planned to do.

"But did he really defeat the Great Red?"

Azazel was in doubt since he had seen how powerful the Great Red was, and he didn't believe that Riser had defeated it.

No, he didn't want to believe it.

In his mind, like the fallen angel and the angel, they had a limit, and it was impossible for them to become stronger than their creator, God.

Even Sirzech, who was previously dubbed as the strongest devil, was much weaker than the original God.

So, how could Riser do it?

If there was someone who could defeat the Great Red, there was no doubt it would be Vali Lucifer, the real descendant of Lucifer and also the host of the White Dragon Emperor.

The combination of the two would definitely create the strongest being that one had never thought of.

While Azazel didn't deny Riser's strength, it was definitely impossible for Riser to defeat the Great Red.

"It doesn't matter whether he can do it or not. What matters now is that we are much weaker than him."

Ajuka didn't care whether Riser was stronger than the Great Red or really defeated the Great Red. Whatever the fact was, they weren't his opponents, and it was only a time before they were killed.

"....."

Azazel fell in silence since he knew that Ajuka was correct. It didn't matter whether Riser was lying or not, but now, he is helpless.

Can he entrust everything to Vali now?

No.

Azazel couldn't, especially when he knew Vali had a lot of enemies, especially when Riser and Ajuka also wished to kill Vali. Previously, it was better since his opponent was only Ajuka, but now, Riser had returned, and this situation became more chaotic, and he didn't know what to do.

Everything was hopeless.

Everything was meaningless.

Frankly, during his life, Azazel had met various helpless situations, but he could overturn them. Even if he fell and became a fallen angel and fought against his creator, he didn't give up and found a way to stay alive.

But now?

What should he do?

"Do you have a plan?"

Azazel looked at Ajuka, wondering whether Ajuka had a plan.

At this moment, Ajuka's situation wasn't that good, especially when his position as a Maou was quite shaky. While one couldn't deny his achievement as he was the one who created the Evil Piece and also the Rating Game, Riser could change his role, so even if he was gone, it didn't matter. Moreover, his little brother tarnished the Astaroth House and made him lose all the support of his family, especially when he did nothing and just let his family be destroyed along with Diodora.

So, how could they care about Ajuka, who was cold-blooded toward his own family?

Still, Ajuka had a plan.

"You are familiar with Longinus, right?"

"Hmm?"

---

[Congratulations, you have received "Slow Magic," "Language Mastery," and "Astronomy Mastery."]

"....."

Riser fell in silence when he saw his rewards before he looked at Serafall, then Sona.

Yes, he did it.

He did it with the two sisters.

Yet, this was something inevitable, especially with the current development.

Riser knew that while his relationship with Serafall was so close, they were also far away, considering she was his sister-in-law. While Serafall loved him, she also loved Sona, so she was afraid that she might cause trouble for Sona, and she was also afraid that Sona would hate her.

Sona might not be able to accept the others, but Serafall?

This might be hard.

Yet everything changed after his fight with the Great Red.

Riser didn't have any hesitation, especially when he knew that he might not be able to return when he fought the Great Red.

Fortunately, unlike how the cliche developed, where the character would die after kissing the woman they loved, he could return, stay alive, and win against such an opponent.

While it felt awkward, he knew that he was glad to have a system.

In the beginning, this system might force him to do something strange, but now, it has helped him so much.

[You don't need to thank me.]

"...."

Still, was this the end?

Riser wasn't sure about the next plot since his knowledge was limited. While it made him sigh, he knew that everything should be okay. He wasn't confident in his strength. Instead, he was confident that he wouldn't die.

In case someone might be stronger than him, it didn't matter as he would force them to enter the Duelist space, so they would have a duel until one was defeated.

Even if he died several times, it didn't matter as long as he was the one who was the victor at the end.

Still, he didn't bother to think about those unpleasant matters. Instead, he should enjoy his life well since he wasn't sure what was going to happen in the future.

Yet, he had to say the rewards he got from Serall were a nice surprise.

While "Language Mastery" and "Astronomy Mastery" might seem plain and didn't help him get stronger, they gave him a lot of knowledge regarding language and astronomy. Yet, he had to say those two pieces of knowledge greatly helped him.

Language mastery could help him read various information, whether it was lost, ancient, or various other information that could give him a benefit such as learning new magic, ancient technology, and various others.

The devil might be able to talk in all the languages instantly, but it wasn't omnipotent after all, considering there were still many mysteries within this world.

As for astronomy mastery, he had planned to create a satellite to help him monitor and kill many things. This knowledge helped him a lot, considering he was about to visit the space soon.

Still, the one thing that surprised him the most was this "Slow Magic."

Was it due to Serafall's ice innate ability that he got this ability?

Still, while it didn't help him much, it was good magic since it was an area-of-effect magic, which meant that everyone around him would be affected as long as he wished to.

The ability of this magic was simple, and it was to slow down whatever they wished within a certain radius of themselves.

It was part of the time manipulation.

'Time manipulation, huh?'

When he thought about this ability, the name of Agares House crossed his mind.

The Agares House had the innate ability to manipulate time, but somehow, their time manipulation wasn't that particularly strong.

—or was there just no strong devil ever born in this house?

Yet, Riser had to say this ability was enviable since, if possible, he also wished to have this ability so he could return to the past and fix everything so his life wouldn't be so messed up.

Still, everything had happened, and it was impossible for him to return to the past.

Only, he wondered if it was possible for someone in the future to jump to the present time to fight him.

'Well, there shouldn't be, right?'

"Riser-chan?" Serafall opened her eyes, but she was still sleepy and exhausted since she had just lost her first time. It wasn't that she was weak, but Riser was just too strong.

"It's still early. Let's sleep."

"Um."

Looking at Serafall, who continued to sleep, Riser also continued to have a lazy life since it was his reward for his hard work.

As for his enemies?

There was no need to be in a hurry, and it was impossible for them to escape.

As for the future individual?

Riser crossed this possibility since he had never seen someone with such a powerful time manipulation ability, and even if they had such an ability, he didn't care since he couldn't die anyway.

---

In the corner of the Underworld, a figure with a muscular body full of wounds suddenly emerged with panic on his face, but when he looked at his surroundings and checked the current timeline, he sighed in relief, but at the same time, he had made up his determination.

"Issei-senpai, I will definitely stop him!"