Chapter 2

But Lin En's actions left her at a loss. Hearing Lin En's words, she subconsciously said: "Ah... I didn't prepare any agreement contract."

Lin En said speechlessly: "You're really unprofessional at breaking off engagements. There's a print shop not far downstairs; you can go print a contract to dissolve the engagement and come back up."

"Ah... okay."

Sona subconsciously stood up.

"No, wait!"

She shook her head and sat back down.

Lin En raised an eyebrow, looking at her, confused.

Sona took a deep breath and calmed down: "Sorry, our situation is a bit complicated; an agreement contract won't be effective."

She explained: "Coming here today was entirely my own personal action; the family does not support me in dissolving the engagement, so a unilateral dissolution by you alone will not be recognized by the four Maous."

Speaking of this, Sona sighed inwardly.

She knew clearly why her family did not support her in dissolving the engagement.

During the Era of Internal Strife in the Netherworld, the Valper family sacrificed much to help her sister ascend to the position of Maou, and this marriage contract was promised back then.

As a result, the Valper family was wiped out overnight a few years ago, which not only slapped the Sitri clan in the face but also the four new Maous.

If the Sitri clan were to dissolve the marriage contract with the Valper clan at this time, the family's reputation would plummet.

This matter could only be solved by herself!

"So?"

Sona said solemnly: "Please engage in a Rating Game with me!"

"In the Netherworld, the Rating Game overrides all other rules, as long as—"

"I say, you."

Lin En interrupted Sona, his gaze becoming indifferent: "You should know the reason for the Valper family's demise, right?"

"... The retaliation of the Jiumowang Sect."

Hearing Sona's answer, Lin En continued: "Then do you understand what the consequences will be if my surname is exposed?"

Sona's heart shook, and she stammered: "It will..."

Die!

Lin En crossed his legs, his voice becoming increasingly indifferent: "You, you really are just full of yourself."

"So.. sorry, I..."

Sona's expression was somewhat dazed.

'You, you really are just full of yourself...'

"Really just full of yourself..."

'Full of...'

In the living room, the air pressure suddenly became heavy, making it hard for Sona to breathe.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound suddenly rang out, drawing Lin En's gaze and allowing Sona's heavy body to relax a little.

Rias opened the cola and smiled at Lin En: "I've never had this kind of carbonated drink before, so I suddenly wanted to try it this time."

She held up the cola, took a light sip, and then stuck out her tongue: "Ah, I really can't get used to drinking this."

Putting the cola down, Rias said: "Sona, if you've finished your business, it's my turn."

Hearing Rias's words, Sona suddenly felt a sense of liberation and stood up abruptly: "Sorry, excuse me!"

After leaving those words behind, she hurried toward the outside, keeping her head down the whole time, not daring to look at Lin En at all.

Seeing this, Rias shook her head and chuckled.

She had lived this long, and this was the first time she had seen Sona like this.

Once the sound of the door closing came from the entryway, Rias said apologetically: "Sorry, the issue of dissolving the engagement was Sona's lack of consideration."

Lin En gave an "un," accepting their apology calmly, and then said: "Is there anything else, Miss Rias?"

"Just call me Rias." Rias corrected Lin En's form of address, then reached out and waved her hand gently over the table, and a purple magic formation appeared out of thin air.

The next second, a set of international chess pieces appeared on the table.

Lin En's eyes flickered slightly.

Although he was a demon and possessed magic power in his body, without family resources to support him, he had no way of knowing such precise methods of manipulating magic power.

After carefully examining the runes on the magic formation for a while, until the formation disappeared, Lin En finally set his gaze on the international chess pieces on the table.

"I wonder if Lin En-kun has any understanding of Evil Pieces."

"I know a thing or two."

Rias smiled: "Then it's simple to explain."

After briefly explaining the function of the Evil Pieces to Lin En, Rias said:

"Because of the near-total destruction of the Valper family, at the instruction of the four current Maous, I have been entrusted to hand this set of Evil Pieces to you."

"I hope Lin En-kun can make good use of this set of Evil Pieces to develop your own Familia and rebuild the Valper family."

After finishing these matters, Rias left, adding Lin En's line before she left, saying that if he had any matters, he could contact her.

Lin En wasn't planning on being polite; he had been coveting that method of precise magic manipulation for a long time.

"Evil Pieces..."

Lin En glanced at the Evil Pieces on the table, not paying much attention to them.

If this set of Evil Pieces had been placed in front of him a few days ago, he would definitely have been very excited.

But now, things were different.

With a thought, a panel appeared.

【Lin En Valper】

【Race: Demon】

【Level: Middle-Class Demon】

【Authority: None】

【Familia: None】

【Skills: 'Evil Pieces', 'Demon Summoning', 'Magic Power Release'】

Lin En focused on the two skills 'Evil Pieces' and 'Demon Contract'.

'Evil Pieces' allowed him to create pieces similar to the ones Rias had brought over.

The effect was also the ability to reincarnate other races into his own demonic subordinates; the difference was that the Evil Pieces used in the Netherworld were just a reincarnation device.

The Evil Pieces created by Lin En not only had a probability of reincarnating them into special demons but would also grant them a Blessing similar to that in *Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? * that allowed for leveling up.

Moreover, he could also receive power feedback from his Familia, enhancing his own strength.

'Demon Summoning' was a commission slip that could be cast into the Omni-Anime World; as long as someone initiated a commission, Lin En could cross worlds.

However, Lin En had not yet had the opportunity to use these two skills.

Anyone who encountered someone acting mysteriously and saying to them, "Do you want to become my Familia?", would likely consider being called a *chuunibyou* to be a light insult.

Furthermore, not everyone could withstand the 'Evil Pieces', even the lowest-grade Pawn.

In other words, wanting to become his Familia also required certain qualifications.

Everything is hard at the beginning!

But with these two skills, Lin En could be considered to have the ability to stand at the top of this world.

Bzz bzz bzz—

Just as Lin En was pondering how to recruit his first Familia member, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Caller ID: Nanami Aoyama.

"Aoyama-san?"

Lin En's eyes suddenly widened: "Oh no! My half-price bento!!"