To everyone's surprise, the silver-haired woman actually gave him a small smile.
"No need to worry Naruto-sama, Sirzechs-sama was more than willing to pay extra attention to his political situation than allow his precious sister to get dragged into a loveless marriage." Grayfia reassured calmly.
She herself was quite grateful to the boy.
But first, business.
"That being said, many high-class devils were also looking forward to the engagement party that would have happened, if not sooner, then later. Mostly so that they could get a chance to mingle with other noble families in an enclosed environment. So either way, it's preferable that some sort of function should occur."
Naruto whistled slightly, he was glad that he wasn't a part of such high stakes politics...
"Hey, Rias-san-" the blond tried to call out to his friend.
But all he got was a pointed cough and a look at the person he was trying to talk to.
...Right. He was positive that he didn't use honorifics though.
"...As I was saying...Rias...you have it pretty rough with your politics, huh?" the shinobi finally concluded his sentence.
Yeah, she had it rough sometimes.
"Actually, Naruto-sama...Sirzechs-sama was hoping that you would join in the festivities as well." the maid mentioned suddenly, once more surprising everyone with her words.
None more than the recipient of those words.
"...Come again? I'm pretty sure that I misheard you..." Naruto asked with a twitching smile.
There was no way that Grayfia-san asked him to join in a party with a bunch of freaking nobles. He must have misheard her, it was the only explanation.
That was seriously not his crowd to say the least.
Grayfia gave him a concerned look, she assumed that he would see the benefits of his inclusion to the function due to his ingenuity in solving her sister-in-law's engagement issue.
Perhaps his ingenuity just chose specific moments to manifest itself? Much like her husband?
If so then that's rather annoying.
Nevertheless, she should elaborate.
She should also...turn this into a personal conversation with the two that her husband wanted to see the most.
"Naruto-sama, is it alright I speak with you and Mio-sama alone?" the maid inquired.
The Gremory group turned to one another in confusion, what could the prestigious maid want to speak to the blond about?
Yuki silently glanced at the resident succubus, who looked genuinely worried at just who was asking the duo for a personal talk.
The hero didn't know how to feel about that.
The shinobi himself was silent for a bit, before turning to Mio for her confirmation.
She looked slightly nervous, but she eventually nodded in agreement.
As long as the blond was with her, she could live with it.
"Alright then...let's talk."
After the small group moved to another room in order to talk, Grayfia started to speak.
She decided to not beat around the bush.
"Naruto-sama, I simply figured that you would wish to personally speak with Sirzechs-sama about the daughter of the Original Lucifer; Naruse Mio..." Grayfia started, explaining the reasoning behind her husband's wishes.
That was before she noticed the sudden tenseness in the blond boy's muscles and the sudden alarm in young Mio's eyes.
Ah...that's right.
She never did mention that she was aware of Mio-sama's heritage, didn't she?
"Calm down you two, I was well aware of Mio-sama's identity since I've first met her. As a matter of fact...Sirzechs-sama is also well aware of her identity, and wishes to meet with her during the celebratory gathering." the maid immediately reassured, trying to appear less threatening while she was at it.
But Naruto couldn't help but be slightly nervous of the fact that this woman and the man who overthrew Mio's 'father' knew who the red-head was related to.
"Alright then...what did you mean before by 'benefits'? What could I possibly do in a party with nobles?" Naruto asked with a frown, not quite sure how his entrance could help him or his friends in any way.
"Simple, I'm certain that you are aware that some devils bear grudges against the Original Lucifer for his war-mongering ways, some hate him enough to aim for any family members that they could reasonably destroy. However...this sentiment is mostly prevalent in the realms of the low-class and some middle-class devils, not the high-class devils or above. Mostly because the lower-class devils were the ones who were used to bear the brunt of the Great War." Grayfia explained, seeking to repay the boy for his kindness by truly helping him in return.
Also so that Sirzechs-sama could make sure that the boy wasn't a threat to Rias-sama in the future.
She was a devil indeed.
The shinobi seriously thought this through, seeking to see what the maid was seeing...but that he couldn't.
Think...the lower-class devils were the ones who truly wanted to get back at the Original Lucifer...but the high-class devils didn't care too much...
What could be done with that...?
Seeing that Naruto was still having trouble in seeing the big picture, she further explained herself.
"Naruto-sama...devil society greatly respects hierarchy, strength, and tradition. Two of those could be used to Mio-sama's advantage. Especially when no one is really aware of what the daughter of the Original Lucifer looks like...not unless they sense her demonic energy. Which is not allowed in a social function due to how uncouth it is."
Naruto's eyes lit up at her last explanation.
He understood!
"Basically, I could try to push the high-class devils to stop the low-class devils from acting out against Mio, saying it's in their self-interest to keep the daughter of someone so powerful on their side. Right?" the shinobi spoke in realization.
That was brilliant! Using the hierarchy to keep his precious 'sister' safe from attacks was an ingenious move!
Even though he wasn't fond of the idea of a hierarchy at all...he had to pick his battles here. One thing at a time.
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