In the traditional Japanese mansion where the headquarters of the East Faction Youkai was located, this place would give all of them peace of mind.
This place had various enhancements that would bring protection to the people who lived inside, and also a labyrinth-like design that would make anyone who entered get lost and unable to get out.
Yet, when this person was here, they couldn't feel that protection at all.
After all, no matter how strong their house, enhancement, design, and all the youkai who were present here, they would all be burnt by his fire and turned into ashes.
There was no resistance; everything was meaningless in front of his fire.
Yet, there was one thing that they wanted to complain to their former leader, Nurarihyon.
"So, Riser-sama, did you come to ask Magiri to train your servants at youjutsu, then you would exchange her service with the "Phenex Tears"?"
"Magiri? I am not sure who you were talking about, but if she can teach my servants, it is good, and you are mostly right. That's the reason why I am here."
"...."
His purpose was good, especially when the East Faction Youkai would receive the "Phenex Tears," which was a rare, expensive elixir that could save their lives, yet—
"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts!"
Nurarihyon clutched his chest as he pretended that he was hurt.
"....."
"You old bastard!"
"Can you not make us trouble?!"
"Do you want me to send you, an old fart, to Enma-sama now? Ha? Do you want me to send you to hell?!"
All of them were furious as they knew that Riser didn't come with the intention to hurt them. Instead, he came with good intentions, and if their relationship had improved, they might have gotten their hands on access to cheap "Phenex Tears," yet Nurarihyon ruined everything!
Moreover, they were defeated thoroughly and could only become Riser's subordinates!
While they haven't had much of a complaint since Riser was strong, they would be lying if their hearts were in a mess.
If they didn't make Riser angry, then they could continue their peaceful life, but now, their relationship was sensitive, and even though they were okay now since they had sworn their allegiance to him, they just didn't know what kind of emotion they should have toward him.
They should feel angry, but facing the strongest fist, they could do nothing and could only get angry at Nurarihyon since they knew that this old fart had always caused trouble!
The rules of the youkai were like this.
The strong got everything; the weak could only be eaten.
It was the law of survival.
It might be cruel, but this was the reality.
If Riser's power was just so-so, it might not be that easy since even if they might succumb to him, they still had resistance within them and would search for a chance for revenge, but he was too strong.
Riser was so strong that they didn't see any chance to defeat him, no matter how long they trained.
Moreover, he was immortal.
Even if he was killed, could they be sure he was truly dead?
If he came back alive once again, what would they do?
Moreover, Riser was part of the noble family of the devil. He came alone now; what if he came with his family and other devils?
Lastly, the other devil families aside, being under Riser made them easily accept their fate, especially when they saw his ability to heal all of them.
Riser could destroy all of them, and at the same time, he could also heal them.
He was amazing!
Moreover, they had seen how amazing the "Phenex Tears" was.
Kumowatari, who was half dead, was instantly healed by it, showing them what kind of amazing elixir it was.
Nevertheless, Nurarihyon, who was being beaten by his people, could only sigh since he didn't expect that his trick could turn everything like this. The plan he had made, which usually worked, was broken, and he and his followers became the followers of Riser.
Even though he knew they didn't have a choice, he could not accept it easily, especially when he had always been a leader.
"So, I will teach the two of them, right?"
Meanwhile, Magari looked at Ni and Lia as if she was in her human form. While using her cat form might be okay, she felt that she was safer in this form.
"Yes. Can you?"
"Leave it to me."
Magari nodded since teaching Ni and Li was easy for him. Still, while she was speechless in the aftermath, she could only accept it. Moreover, Riser never killed anyone and only taught them a painful lesson.
Under the strong fist, everyone could only agree.
Moreover, like others, Magari didn't really hate Riser since she could tell he seemed to be a better leader than Nurarihyon.
"Ni. Li. You will learn under her, okay?"
"Yes, nyaa~!"
"Please take care of us."
Even though all the members of the East Youkai Faction were beaten by Riser, they still held respect for Magari since she was the leader of the Nekoshou. Moreover, they could see her eight tails, showing her might as the leader of the Nekoshou. While she might not be as powerful as their master, they knew that this woman was an existence that they should use as a goal to surpass.
"By the way, you will be boss, right?"
Nurarihyon, who had been lying down after being beaten down, suddenly raised his body as he looked at Riser, Ni, and Li. "Then, can you give us some benefits such as Phenex Tears and money? I have heard that your Phenex House is rich."
As he said those extremely rude words, he used his ability.
Hypnosis.
This was his innate ability and was also the reason why he became the leader of the East Youkai Faction.
His hypnosis was even closer to mind manipulation.
As long as someone was hit by it, they would be controlled.
Naturally, if they were prepared, they might be able to resist, but he hadn't used this ability, so they should be unfamiliar and unprepared for this. Frankly, manipulating Riser had always been his goal from the beginning since having him as part of his faction would bring a benefit.
Moreover, it was impossible for Nurarihyon to give his commander position so easily.
"Riser-sama, let's give them more "Phenex Tears."
"Yes, they are going to become our followers anyway."
Ni and Li were instantly affected by Nurarihyon's ability.
Everyone else was surprised, but they didn't say anything, only snorted inwardly, since if Nurarihyon could really control Riser, then it was all good.
However, Riser suddenly made Ni and Li pass out as they fell on his lap. By then, he looked at Nurarihyon with blank eyes. "It seems that you still haven't learned at all."
"—?!"
Nurarihyon was scared and was prepared to run away, but—
"Burn."
"AAAAAARRGGGGHHHHHHH!"
Nurarihyon's defense was instantly broken, and his body was combusted by a fire.
The fire was so hot that it caused everyone to be filled with fear.
This fire was probably even hotter than the hellfire.
As they were sitting next to Nurarihyon, they could feel their skin scorched even if they weren't burnt by Riser's fire.
"If you move, I will burn you too."
Hearing those words, they didn't dare to move and stayed in place as they sat in "seiza."
Meanwhile, Nurarihyon's body was burnt but then healed.
However, this wasn't the end.
Burn. Heal. Burn Heal. Burn. Heal.
It continued to repeat as Nurarihyon wasn't allowed to pass out and continued to feel the pain of being burnt under his fire.
As for the others, they could only stay in silence, kowtowed as they endured the hot temperature, or even if part of their bodies almost burnt to the temperature of the fire.
Their hearts were beating so fast, and they didn't even dare to say a single word, only waiting patiently until his anger was subdued.
Then, when everything was over, Nurarihyon lay on the scorched ground unconscious and brutally burnt, with almost half of the mansion affected by his fire.
Riser took out a small piece of gold in his pocket and then threw it, using his "Command T" to make it bigger and appear in front of everyone.
"Use this to fix everything."
"Yes, Riser-sama!"
All of them kowtowed in his direction, clearly showing his allegiance and utmost loyalty to him.
[Being a villain is good, right?]
"........"
Riser fell into silence and thought that being a villain made everything easy.