Chapter 109 Pride On The Tabel - Fate DxD AU

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Chapter 109

"I'll take the blame. But if things don't go our way we have to follow through." Ruval mentioned rubbing the bridge of his nose as he tried to keep the stress headache from coming.

"We are basically putting our pride on the line for a human! What the fuck for even!? Just because of that small amount of information we got about him!" Riser yelled out slamming his fists on the table.

"It's a reputable source and we know it to be true. Haven't you noticed what happened to the Sitri heir? This is big and we need to be on top of it for future endeavors." Ruval roared out in an even tone causing Riser to sit back in his chair fuming like a child.

"Nii-sama… what if we don't win?" Ravel finally asked since this deal would affect her most of all.

"Then we follow through on their side and keep our endeavors and growth through their connections." Ruval offered since he was focusing on the bigger picture. He knew something bigger was coming from this and he was going to make sure that the Phenex family wasn't swept away into obscurity.

Meanwhile…

"Rias… sweetie… what are you doing?" Zeoticus wondered in the softest tones that could escape his frustrated maw.

"They are undermining me. Their deal would have me trade an ally like cattle when they are clearly not." Rias snapped back.

"Yeah! I'm at the very least a prime cut sort of cattle." Ritsuka offered which threw the tension off from the whole situation.

"What?" Both responded with a deadpan expression across their faces.

"Sorry. I wanted to be part of the conversation since it's all about me for some reason and didn't know how to break into it." Ritsuka apologized. As far as he could tell he at the very least stopped the father and daughter dynamic from falling into complete teenage rebellion. He didn't want to deal with something so tedious.

"Right… sorry about that Ritsuka. I should have involved you since it is a deal about you." Rias offered as she took a few deep breaths. She was still agitated.

"Young man… What do you want to do? I mean you are right that this is about you but we need to make a deal. It's the devil's way around here in some cases… the unfortunate side effect of being an old family. Traditions hound you even when you try to be progressive." Zeoticus muttered clearly annoyed as well.

"Make a gamble that will make them walk away? Trick them into making the field into something more advantageous for us? You'd have to raise the stakes so high just to make them walk away but I'm not sure if they are worth it. Depending on where we have these games I'm pretty sure I can take out more than half in one move. If I'm lucky, I'll add to that." Ritsuka summarized as he tilted his head back and forth.

Zeoticus stared at him. He wasn't sure if it was just boasting or him being truthful. His first instinct was to laugh at the stupidity of his comment. His experience when their eyes met made instinct reconsider the validity. Rias looked confident when he said that.

"Right… I can't help you in this Rias. Aside from being barred from involving myself, there's nothing we can really gamble with. You'd have to decide for yourself whether this is worth going this far for because we both know how determined they can be." Zeoticus offered before taking a deep breath. "I'm not joining you for the next bout. Make whatever deal you can in a way to give yourself an advantage. If I'm there I'll just get annoyed by whatever deal you make."

"Okay Daddy… I think I have an idea." Rias grumbled slightly. She quietly took Ritsuka aside whispering to him. Zeoticus was a bit put off but… now that he looked at this situation better, he could tell.

It was somewhat calming now that he knew the reason that Rias was willing to go this far for her mage ally… even if he didn't approve completely of what she wanted. He was also dreading having to speak with his wife and son about this.

Rias and Ritsuka reentered the room. Ruval, Ravel and Riser were all sitting silently seeming to be done contemplating things. As they sat down once again Ruval seemed ready to say something.

"I didn't think it would come to this but how about a wager then. A little bet on the outcome of this game?" Ruval offered. Riser tensed up slightly but otherwise kept his mouth shut.

"I'm listening." Rias mentioned.

"We both want something so the winner of the game gets the prize. No other offers on the table. No marriage either." Ruval mentioned.

"If you're really going this far then you have to offer something grander than that. Allow me to mention my counter offer." Rias began speaking which made the three sit up straighter. "We shall have this game. If you win then Ritsuka will be on your side and I shall marry Riser, no questions asked. If I win, Riser's Peerage shall be transferred over to Ritsuka and any talks of marriage shall be annulled and ignored."

"What the fuck is that!? Like hell I'll agree to that!" Riser immediately screamed, standing up in sheer rage.

"Uh… I need to stay human Rias." Ritsuka offered not wanting to go along with this plan.

"Riser sit down and shut up!" Ruval yelled, forcing the petulant brother to sit back down. Rias merely held two fingers over Ritsuka's lip signifying him to keep quiet.

"If this is that big to you then this is a fair wager to make over this, isn't it?" Rias smirked.

Ruval stared at Rias scrutinizing her as best he could. Ritsuka looked uncomfortable about the deal… It seemed genuine. Ravel peered back and forth between the two. This was becoming a bit too much…

"And the battlefield…?" Ruval growled.

"Like we first agreed, Kuoh Academy." Rias stated.

"Like hell! We aren't fighting on your terms!" Riser shot back fed up with how things were going. "We're making it as fair as possible. A hell field!"

Ritsuka smiled and seemed to start planning, which Ruval took notice of. He quickly forced him to sit back and shook his head.