[Villain System]
Name: Riser Phenex
Strength: 10
Speed: 8
Magic: 15
Luck Points: 1200
Abilities:
1. Immortality
2. Fire
3. Chess Master Level
4. Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix
Luck Lottery:
Copper (100 luck points)
Silver (200 luck points)
Gold (300 luck points)
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Acquired Items:
1. Gold-level Summoning Card
2. Mera Mera no Mi Devil Fruit
Recent Achievements:
Successful Night Operation
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Tokyo – Luxury Hotel
The digital interface of the Villain System glowed before Riser's eyes, displaying his recent gains. Seated comfortably in the high-rise suite, he took a moment to enjoy the quiet luxury surrounding him.
Yubelluna and Shizuku lay asleep on the silk sheets, their bodies exhausted from the night's events. The scent of expensive wine lingered in the air.
His golden eyes flicked back to the system screen.
'Time to see how lucky I really am.'
Without hesitation, he invested 900 luck points into three gold tickets. The virtual reels spun, their rhythmic clicking filling the silence.
Gold Ticket 1: No winnings.
Gold Ticket 2: Congratulations! You won the Devil Fruit: Mera Mera no Mi.
Gold Ticket 3: Congratulations! You won a special item: Gold-level Summoning Card.
A smirk spread across Riser's lips.
'Mera Mera no Mi, huh? Another fire-based ability... The system must love irony.'
His fingers traced the holographic card hovering in front of him. The Gold-level Summoning Card.
'Now, this… this could be interesting.'
The system remained silent.
Riser stretched, exhaling contentedly. He had earned this.
'A perfect ending to a productive night.'
With that thought, he closed his eyes, allowing sleep to claim him.
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Kuoh City – Abandoned Church
Sona exhaled sharply, arms crossed.
"I told you, Rias, we should have dealt with the fallen angels."
Her voice carried restrained irritation.
Rias leaned against the old wooden pew, unimpressed.
"You can't blame me for that. Maybe if you had been watching your precious Saji more closely, he wouldn't have disappeared."
A flicker of frustration crossed Sona's face.
"Seriously? You're not going to take responsibility for this?"
Rias rolled her eyes.
"I already told you, this isn't my fault. Let's go, Akeno. We need to reinforce surveillance on Issei. Tomorrow, I'll officially add him to my Peerage."
She turned on her heel, exiting with Akeno in tow.
Sona and Tsubaki remained behind.
Tsubaki hesitated before speaking.
"President… may I say something?"
Sona sighed.
"I already know what you're going to say, Tsubaki."
Her gaze darkened.
"This is the last time I make things easy for Rias."
A beat of silence.
Tsubaki hesitated again.
"Is Riser really that bad?"
Sona's eyes narrowed slightly.
"I don't know. I only know what I've heard from Rias and from others' gossip."
A pause.
"Let's go."
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Kuoh Academy
Issei Hyoudou stared blankly at the classroom ceiling, barely listening to the lecture.
The moment was broken when Yuuto Kiba entered, his presence immediately drawing every female gaze in the room.
The teacher turned.
"Yes, Kiba?"
"Excuse me, sensei. May I borrow Hyoudou Issei for a moment?"
The murmurs erupted instantly.
"Why would the Prince of Kuoh talk to a pervert like him?"
"He's probably going to purify him."
"Poor Kiba-senpai, forced to interact with such filth!"
Issei ignored the comments, confused.
"Uh… me?"
"Yes. Rias Gremory wants to speak with you."
A rush of excitement ran through him.
'Rias-senpai?! The hottest girl in school wants to talk to me?!'
Without hesitation, he followed Kiba out of the classroom.
The Occult Research Club awaited.
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Occult Research Club
The door creaked open.
A soft glow of red light illuminated the silhouette of Rias Gremory behind a thin curtain.
Issei swallowed hard.
Akeno smiled playfully, handing Rias a towel.
Steam curled in the air.
'H-holy… am I dreaming?!'
Rias dried her hair calmly, unbothered by his presence.
After dressing, she took a seat across from Issei, her expression unreadable.
Akeno placed a cup of tea in front of him, the subtle movement of her chest making his brain short-circuit.
'Harem. Harem. Harem. Harem.'
Rias sipped her tea.
"Issei, do you want to be my servant?"
He blinked.
"Wait… what?"
She smiled.
"I'm offering you a place in my Peerage."
A heartbeat passed.
Then—
"YES! I ACCEPT!"
Rias chuckled.
'Too easy.'
And just like that…
The most perverted devil in history was born.
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Tokyo – Luxury Hotel
Riser's consciousness stirred as the system's voice echoed in his mind.
[Host.]
He smirked.
"Go on."
[Issei Hyoudou has officially become a devil.]
A low chuckle escaped his lips.
"Well, well… it's about time."
He stretched, golden eyes glinting.
"Looks like I'll be paying my dear fiancée a visit."
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The stage was set.
The pieces were moving.
And Riser Phenex was about to rewrite the game.
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