Asmodeus City!
This was a city named after the surname of the handsome, brown-haired man in the ancient castle earlier.
After the data-engraved ribbons appeared, with the fluctuations of magical power, Virion and Radix, enveloped by the ribbons, also appeared in the city.
However, the citizens, who had remained calm and composed during the magical power surge just now, all simultaneously stopped what they were busy doing the moment the man appeared.
Pedestrians on the road stopped in their tracks!
Street vendors all walked out of their shops!
Even the children, who had just been ushered back into their rooms by their parents, secretly opened their windows, curiously watching Virion standing in the middle of the street.
"Lord Virion, are you here to inspect the capital today?"
The one who spoke was an old man with gray hair, wearing a suit and a monocle.
"Oh, it's Levi!"Virion's gaze slowly swept over the elder, then he nodded gently.
"We have distinguished guests arriving soon; organize the people here to withdraw!"
The elder immediately covered his heart with one hand, bowing slightly, displaying extremely standard noble etiquette.
"Yes, Virion-sama!"
This elder was a very long-serving subordinate in the Virion Family, and his ability to handle matters earned him the deep trust of two generations of the Asmodeus Family's patriarchs.
The citizens also withdrew quickly; whether young children, youths, elders, or women, none resisted the red-haired youth, moving swiftly under Levi's guidance to orderly leave the street.
It was at the moment the street quieted down!
From the corner of the east, faint silhouettes of a man and a woman appeared.
Normally, at such a distance, it would be impossible to clearly see the faces of people so far away; at most, one could only make out a rough outline.
The two people on the opposite side seemed to have also discovered Virion and Radix standing there.
An astonishing scene then unfolded!
A pair of fleshy wings, resembling bat wings, grew from behind the man and woman. With a gentle flap of those wings, both the man and woman simultaneously became airborne, leaving the ground, and shot towards Virion.
The two flapped their bat wings and slowly descended in front of Virion!
The man had short emerald-green hair and azure-blue pupils, with a somewhat demonic appearance.
—Ajuka Beelzebub
The woman wore a light-colored dress, with long silver hair like a galaxy, and a tall, voluptuous figure that seemed to radiate some kind of light, carrying an aura that felt even colder than absolute zero.
—Grayfia Asmodeus
Currently, two of the Four Great Demon Kings who rule this Underworld and all demons.
That's right, this world was the "High School DxD," a fan-service and hot-blooded high school anime that Virion, the transmigrator, had watched when he was on Earth.
He arrived in this world thirty years ago!
And was born into the Asmodeus Family, one of the seventy-two pillar pure-blooded demons in the demon faction.
The Asmodeus Family was precisely the demon lineage that had already become extinct in the original work, ranking thirty-second among all seventy-two pillar demon lineages.
Frankly speaking!
Coming to this world, he had a massive headache.
Because he did not have the advantage of foresight that normal transmigrators enjoyed.
After all, he had only watched the first and second seasons of this fan-service anime. After the anime was banned online, he hadn't seen any subsequent plotlines.
As for the novel version of this anime, he hadn't read it at all.
As for the reason! Well, those who know, know.
Moreover, the development of this world in reality was not entirely the same as in the anime.
The simplest example.
For instance, the silver-haired Demon King before him, Grayfia Asmodeus.
In the anime, he remembered that although she possessed formidable strength.
Her identity in the anime was actually the wife of Rias Gremory's brother, Sirzechs Lucifer, and his queen.
And the Demon King named Asmodeus should have been another bald man.
But here, in this world, Grayfia did not marry Sazex, but instead replaced that bald Demon King, becoming one of the Four Great Demon Kings of this Underworld.
Therefore, ever since he learned this information, which completely contradicted his memories, he no longer paid much attention to the original plot.
"Is there something you wish to discuss, coming to my territory today, both of you?"
His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, completely unlike ordinary demons who would be respectful when meeting a Demon King.
"Hmm, there are some things I'd like to talk to you about. Won't you invite us to sit in your castle?"
Indeed, Ajuka, the Demon King, showed no dissatisfaction with Virion's rather disrespectful attitude. A warm smile spread across his face, like a gentle spring breeze, warm and mild.
Grayfia, by his side, said nothing, maintaining her cold and beautiful demeanor.
"I understand! You two, don't resist."
He sighed helplessly, and the black ribbon inscribed with the number "7" once again enveloped the four people present.
"Then I'll trouble you!"
As Ajuka said this, he also deactivated his defensive magic, allowing Virion's magic to envelop him.
The scene shifted.
The location changed to the reception hall in Asmodeus Castle.
If one were to describe the architectural style of demons, the most prominent characteristic could be summed up in one word: large!
The land of the Underworld and the Human World are not entirely the same.
In terms of scope, the Underworld and the Human World are roughly the same size, with little difference between them.
However, two-thirds of the Human World's surface is covered by oceans, making it unsuitable for human habitation.
But the Underworld has no oceans, meaning this entire world is covered by land.
And within the Underworld, there are only two intelligent species living there.
Demons and Fallen Angels!
These two species are inherently difficult to reproduce, so their population numbers are not very large to begin with.
But several hundred years ago, the demons also experienced a mixed war involving the three factions of angels, Fallen Angels, and demons from the God of the Bible's forces.
After that great war, the demons did not even get a chance to recuperate but immediately engaged in a struggle between the New Demon King Faction and the Old Demon King Faction.
Two consecutive, debilitating wars directly led to more than half of the seventy-two pillar pure-blooded demon lineages being extinguished.
Ordinary demon soldiers also suffered significant losses in the two wars.
As a result, the number of people in the two races was too small, leading to the awkward situation of vast land and sparse population in the Underworld.
The territory that a pure-blooded demon lineage could occupy could even rival some smaller countries! And it was all land.
Then, among the seventy-two pillar Demon Kings, the territory of the Asmodeus Family, which ranks as a King and governs the seventy-two legions, is excessively large.
Their family's territory is as large as the entire land area of Japan.