Ravel had become the King and formed contracts with Kunou, Elmen, and Le Fay, much to the delight of everyone in the household. However, it was at this moment—
"Tenraku, I want Valerie to become my Peerage too," Sona said, sitting across from Tenraku and Rias.
The room fell silent, and everyone turned to Sona and the bewildered Valerie beside him.
"Indeed, with Valerie's abilities, the strength of Sona's Peerage team could rise to a whole new level," Rias nodded thoughtfully.
Although Valerie's combat abilities were still relatively weak, she had great potential for growth. More importantly, she possessed the legendary Sacred Gear, "Longinus - Holy Grail of the Secluded World - Sephiroth Graal."
The healing abilities of such a Sacred Gear were invaluable. Just like Asia with her "Smile of the Holy Mother - Twilight Healing," Rias and Akeno could fight to their fullest potential with her support. Even if injured, they could quickly recover, significantly boosting the team's combat effectiveness and maneuverability.
Valerie was similar in this regard. In the recent battle against Qlippoth in the Underworld, she had already proven her worth. As an assistant healer, she might even surpass Asia in excellence.
"Valerie, what do you think?" Tenraku smiled as he looked at Valerie beside him.
Although Tenraku also thought it would be great for Valerie to become Sona's Peerage, he still respected Valerie's opinion.
"Becoming Sona-sama's Peerage... Is, is that okay? I'm so weak..." Valerie said weakly, seeming to finally realize.
She had only recently supplemented her basic knowledge under Yubelluna's guidance, and she had just started learning about Magic. In terms of combat power, she was indeed very weak. Without turning into bats to escape, even Ile and Nel could easily defeat her.
However, Valerie's true value lies not in combat!
"Valerie-san, join us. You can do it,"
"Yeah, thanks to Valerie-san's healing, I was saved from a lot of trouble,"
"Suck Blood Aneki, you've helped me too. Don't worry, you'll definitely become an excellent Peerage,"
"Bennia-san, I'm not a Suck Blood Aneki..."
"Hehe..."
Having received a lot of help from Valerie in the recent battle in the Underworld, Nimura Ruruko and the others surrounded Valerie, hoping she would become Sona-sama's Peerage like them.
"Valerie, I officially invite you. Would you like to become my Peerage?" Sona approached Valerie with a serious expression.
"I... I can't do anything well yet, I'll definitely cause trouble for everyone..." Valerie still lacked confidence.
"Comrades help each other overcome difficulties and troubles,"
"Valerie, you haven't realized your excellence and value yet. You should be more confident,"
"I hope you can become my Peerage. Both my Peerage and I need your strength," Sona said earnestly, and Valerie couldn't help but feel moved.
"Everyone needs my strength?"
"Yeah, we all need your strength."
"Th... then, okay, I'm willing to become Sona-sama's Peerage. Please take care of me from now on..."
"No, it should be us who will trouble you," Sona replied with a smile upon hearing Valerie's answer.
"That's great."
"Valerie-san, welcome aboard."
"With Valerie-san, we can fight to our heart's content in the future."
Nimura Ruruko and Hanakai Momo were also very happy, warmly welcoming Valerie's addition.
Sitri Sona currently had the following Peerage members: [Queen] Shinra Tsubaki, [Rook] Yura Tsubasa, [Knight] Meguri Tomoe and Bennia, [Bishop] Hanakai Momo and Kusaka Reya, and [Pawn] Nimura Ruruko. However, there were still vacancies for one [Rook] and seven [Pawn] pieces.
Given Valerie's pitifully weak combat abilities, making her a frontline [Rook] was naturally inappropriate. Therefore, the only remaining option was [Pawn].
Sona took out her [Pawn] piece and, under everyone's gaze, integrated it into Valerie's body. However, after integrating one [Pawn] piece, Valerie showed no reaction and failed to form a contract with Sona.
This wasn't a sign of contract failure; it simply indicated that Valerie possessed immense potential, and one [Pawn] piece was far from sufficient.
Surprised but pleased, Sona once again infused a piece into Valerie's body. After a total of four pieces were spent, they finally succeeded in forming a contract with Valerie.
"To think that Valerie-san used up four of Sona-sama's [Pawn] pieces. Impressive," Nimura Ruruko and the others couldn't help but exclaim, while Valerie blushed with embarrassment.
Did she use too many pieces...?
As is well known, the greater the potential of a Peerage member, the more pieces are needed to form a contract.
Because Valerie was still relatively weak, and her Holy Grail was not the type of Sacred Gear that leaned toward combat, and with only one of the original three Holy Grails left, they only needed four pieces to form the contract. Otherwise, they would have needed more.
However, in terms of results, it was all worth it. Although Valerie used up a considerable number of Sona's pieces, her abilities could completely elevate the overall strength of Sona and her Peerage team by a whole level.
Moreover, as a member of the Tepes royal family, Valerie also possessed tremendous potential. As long as she learned Magic in the future and mastered her powers, she would be able to contribute even more.
Without a doubt, by bringing Valerie into her Peerage, Sona had made a huge gain.
"Marion, Burent, prepare dinner. Let's celebrate tonight."
"Yes, Lord Tenraku."
"It's a rare opportunity. Tonight, I'll also prepare two dishes for you to taste."
"What? Even the rogue Tenraku can cook?!"
"Irina, are you underestimating me? Back then, my cooking skills were even better than Akeno's."
"Better than Akeno's? I don't believe it. I'm going to keep an eye on you!"
"... "
To be continued...
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