The Year 2020, Earth, Japan, Kuoh Town
Kuoh Town was like any other ordinary town across not only Japan but the entire world. It was rather a small town, with a population numbering in several tens of thousands.
At first glance, everything seemed to be ordinary and boring... only under the guise of the fact that Kuoh Town was the only city under the direct control of the Chthonian Empire in Japan and entire Asia.
Chthonian Empire bought this town from the Shinto Pantheon at an outrageous price. Still, in the end, Chthonian Empire obtained a foothold in Japan, from which they could keep an eye on their alliance with Shinto.
Even though they were allies, the Imperial's stance toward the Shinto Pantheon was still cautious. They were not in the Eternal Alliance like the Spirit Hall, so there was still space for betrayal or some other kind of shady deal.
The current Imperial Overseer was someone of a rather prestigious identity.
Cleria Belial, Colonel-Commissar of the Commissariat, sister of one of the commanding Tribunes of the Adeptus Custodes, Diehauser Belial, and second wife of the Crown Prince of the Chthonian Empire, Sirzechs Gremory-Lucifer.
She also bore the title of the Imperial Lord and Chthonian Eques.
She was in the Satan-Class of the initial stage. Like many of the House of Belial that was Chthonian Lord House, she mastered countless martial arts. She was a certified weapon master, coupled with her Clan Trait Worthless made her an extremely fearsome fighter in close combat.
Cleria Belial was a young-looking woman that looked around in her early twenties, with short gray hair and gray eyes.
"My Lady, Lady Sitri, and Lady Gremory are waiting for you; should I send them in?"
Asked her attendant, that was dressed in standard uniform for members of the Commissariat.
"Send them in; they are probably bringing reports about the development of the territory."
Ordered Cleria, as her attendant nodded and went to call in the guests.
Soon enough, both of them entered the room.
During these two years, Rias didn't change a lot in terms of appearance, but the aura around her changed, not only because she reached Ultimate-Class, but her entire demeanor has changed greatly.
After Rias entered the room, a second person that was accompanying her entered.
It was Sona Sirti, a sister of the first wife of Crown Prince of the Chthonian Empire and heir to the House of Sitri, that bore the title of Chthonian Lord. She was a bespectacled young woman with a slim figure, black hair styled in a short bob cut, and violet eyes.
As Rias entered, even though unwillingly, the Execution Temple, Sona was gifted with very bright and strategical thinking, so she entered Navis Imperialis and was especially talented in Voidfleet Battles, as she was already a decorated commanding officer during the war with natives of the Earthern Plane's galaxies.
"Lady Belial."
Both of them bowed slightly as they greeted Cleria, as she had much higher social standing than both of them, but most importantly, her personal strength was at the Satan-Class, while Rias was only initial Ultimate-Class and Sona were at the later stages of the Grand-Class.
"Sit; what news do you have for me?"
Asked Cleria as she tipped something on the arcanotech tablet.
While Cleria was the Imperial Overseer of the Kuoh Town, real management of the town wasn't done by her but by Rias and Sona, as it was an opportunity to learn something about the management of the territory.
In the future, Navis Imperialis would task its officers with managing conquered territory until the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Territorial Management didn't dispatch anyone, so this was a great opportunity for Sona to learn to manage the town and population.
"There are suspicious movements from the sub-faction of Fallen Angels of Grigori under the command of Kokabiel, several of the Fallen Angels are currently hiding in the Kuoh Town, but we cannot locate them. From the message from Lady Kuroka, even some elements in Church are in contact with Fallens, and apparently, remains of Nilrem are heading towards Japan."
Stated Sona the information she got.
Nilrem was ruthlessly hunted down by Prince Elect Vali Lucifer, who personally killed Euclid Lucifuge by severing his head and displaying it on the spike and slaughtered thousands of human magicians and even more those who were affiliated with Nilrem, everything in the Holy Name of Father of all Devils the Khaos Brigade marched.
"This could be problematic... I will need to contact higher-ups for decisions about what to do. This way, Kuoh may become a battlefield between Empire and renegades."
Stated Cleria in a serious voice.
"That is not, unfortunately, all. There are at least two other factions that are moving this way; one of them is Utsusemi Agency, and the other is Wizards of Oz. The element that binds them all together is Kokabiel, but there are signs that there is someone behind him, that is moving pieces."
Said Rias after a short time.
Utsusemi Agency was formed by outcast members of the Five Principal Clans and was rather a strong faction, as Five Principal Clans were groomed by Shinto Faction and had no shortage of Ultimate-Class powerhouses, probably more than twenty and several comparable to Satan-Class.
Utsusemi Agency even had access to several Sacred Gears and some strong artifacts.
While Wizards of Oz were nothing new to the Chthonian Empire.
It was an association of magicians who had split up from Grauzauberer, creating a realm in the Dimensional Gap in order to study and enhance their magic or rather hide as their leaders, successfully cheated Magister Mephisto Pheles out of some magic books and knowledge by the huge amount of luck, and since then Empire was searching for their trails, but they were really good at hiding.
"Wizards of Oz... that could be good, as the rats finally left their holes and came to the rattenfänger."
Said Cleria with a wide grin as she thought over this.