There were many curses being sent to the blond, much to Naruto's confusion.
"I'm glad to see that you have all made it here without trouble...at least I hope that you all made it here without trouble." Grayfia stated with a pointed look.
She was referring to the trio of teens that have arrived at the Maou's box, an area that overlooked the main hall of the celebrations.
Basically VIP seats for anyone that the Maou wished to save from the gossiping and conspiring noble devils below.
At least to Naruto it was.
In regards to the maid's earlier statement, Mio looked away uneasily.
Naruto scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.
Rias cleared her throat.
"I suppose you could say that Grayfia, is onii-sama ready to see them?" Rias said quickly, trying to change the subject.
If the maid noticed their evasiveness, she didn't comment. But before she could say anything, someone else spoke up.
"RIA-TAAAAAAAN!"
To Naruto and Mio, all they saw was a crimson blur rush pass them and crash into Rias, sending her to the ground.
Both teens were dumbfounded to watch as a young man practically body slammed Rias to the ground, seemingly crushing her with a hug and crying waterfall tears.
"Ria-tan! I was soooooo worried! I thought that I might have to send Beowulf to help train your Peerage for the rating games against Riser! But you somehow managed to get out of the engagement! Onii-sama is so happy!" the young man exclaimed with bountiful tears streaming down his face.
Rias couldn't respond, she was too busy trying to breathe.
Naruto was about to intervene into the weird scene, but the beautiful maid stepped in.
But the blond didn't expect her to step in so...boldly.
She literally walked up to him, a stoic face still in place, and pulled at the man's ear to get him away from Gremory heiress.
"Sirzechs-sama, please control yourself. We are still in public and there are guests present, so please retain your proper bearing as a Maou." Grayfia scolded with a stern look, completely uncompromising.
Naruto's and Mio's eyes bulged at what the silver-headed woman said.
Sirzechs!? As in the Maou Lucifer!?
Sirzechs yelped as he was pulled away from Rias by his ear, flailing his arms as he felt his ear being stretched to the absolute limit.
"Ahhhh! Grayfia~!" the Maou cried out.
As Grayfia ignored her king's unspoken begging, Rias gained some distance and took large gulps of air, thankful that she could breathe again.
Naruto walked up to her, an incredulous expression on his face.
"So...your brother...is he always like this?" Naruto asked in slight awe, honestly not expecting for the powerful man to be so...
Eccentric.
"...You have no idea." was all the red-headed devil said, an annoyed glare aimed at her older brother.
Then she shifted her sights to Mio, with a pointed look.
The message was obvious.
'I told you so.'
"...I'm sorry for believing that my older brother problems were worse than yours." Mio mumbled quietly, genuinely remorseful for her little sister-in-arms.
Rias nodded solemnly, as long as she understood her pain.
Naruto rolled his eyes at their dramatics, he wasn't that bad. While this guy was just a bit...eccentric. Nothing harmful.
"Hey! You've got an imouto too right!? So you must understand my pain here! Help me!" the Maou cried out to Naruto, seeking assistance against his slightly tyrannical wife.
The shinobi was at a loss here, looking slightly uncomfortable at getting asked for help by a faction leader...against his wife.
"Please! Our little sisters have united right!? So just like they have made a team...we should team up too! Onii-chans unite!"
Naruto's jaw was slightly unhinged after hearing that desperate plea, maybe Rias really had a point about her brother after all...?
...But wait.
The possibilities...!
Just what could his genius do with the resources of a Maou!?
What ultimate pranks awaited such an alliance!?
"...Gehehe..."
Naruto unintentionally let loose a creepy chuckle, much to the rising horror of Mio.
"No wait! Naruto! It isn't worth it!" the half-devil claimed in horror, desperately trying to make sure that he wasn't corrupted by the Maou.
The shinobi frowned, it wasn't worth it?
How could that be so? He could create high value pranks with a Maou's resources...what could go wrong with this plan?
"It's a trap Naruto! He will you down the path of the sis-con! Don't do it! I've heard of the horror stories!" Mio pleaded, remembering all of the embarrassing situations that Rias-sempai's brother made her go through.
She couldn't let Naruto fall for the same trap!
Grayfia was just watching the entire scene unfold by this point. A twitching eyebrow was the only sign of her annoyance.
The current Maou Lucifer was still begging for his queen to let go of him.
Rias was still catching her breath and eyeing her brother warily, just in case he tackled her to the ground again.
Naruto was deciding whether teaming up with the ultimate sis-con would be worth it and his 'sister' was trying to desperately dissuade him.
She sighed.
Why was she the only sane one here...?
"Ahhaha! Sorry about that everyone...I was just excited that my precious sister has finally been freed from her engagement. Seeing her again after hearing the news just made me want to hug the life out of her!" Sirzechs claimed with enthusiasm.
Naruto looked amused by his admission, but Rias definitely wasn't.
"...Onii-sama...you jerk." Rias mumbled quietly, a light blush on her face.
Sirzechs gave her an apologetic smile, but he didn't seem that sorry.
"Ok then! Now that we've got that out of the way, I'd like for everyone except Naruto-kun and Mio-kun to leave. I wish to speak with them alone."
Grayfia bowed, acquising to her king's wishes.
Rias stared at her brother for a moment, curious to what he would be talking to Naruto and Mio-chan about...
Then she sighed, she wouldn't get anything from him while Grayfia was around. Best to wait for another time.
So the maid escorted the Gremory heiress out of the Maou's box, to give them some privacy.
Once the two women left, a serious expression finally reached the current Maou Lucifer's face.
Serious time.
"Naruto-kun, I've heard of your exploits from Grayfia, first and foremost...I'd like to thank you for helping my imouto." Sirzechs said, honest gratitude evident in his facial features.
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