Harem Daily Life in High School DxD

"Ouch... Kuroba...it hurts."

Asia let out a cute, coquettish sound.

"Asia and frowning are completely unrelated. Don't make such an ugly face, it will make you look ugly."

Kuroba looked at Asia with a grin and said.

“No…No!”

Asia hurriedly touched her face in a panic and tried to explain.

Kuroba plopped down next to Asia and shamelessly pulled her into his arms, ignoring everyone's stares.

"Hmm... let me guess, what made Asia look unhappy..."

Kuroba pretended to be thinking, and after a moment's thought, he said as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Ah... I know, it must be that Asia has been eating too much lately. She feels like she's only gained weight, but she doesn't want any changes in her body parts, right?"

"??!"

Asia looked at Kuroba with an incredulous expression. Kuroba could sense that Asia had a thousand words on her lips, but it was precisely because she was Asia that she was so endearing—she didn't know how to express herself.

Kuroba didn't mind, he just observed Asia's expression and nodded.

"Hmm...you look much prettier like this, my lovely Asia is back."

Asia knew that Kuroba was just teasing her, and she pouted cutely, looking at Kuroba with dissatisfaction.

"Kuroba... I suddenly find you rather annoying."

"Waaah... My lovely Asia hates me now, this makes me so upset, ah... I'm going to die."

Kuroba also cooperated by making an exaggerated performance, which made Asia laugh out loud.

Just then, the magic circle in the center lit up.

Rias frowned and pondered when she saw the patterns in the light.

"Astartes' magic circle..."

As if to confirm this, a deep, gloomy voice emanated from the magic circle.

"Let go of my hand, you stinky dragon."

After the voice was heard, Diodora appeared, looking at Asia with a smile as if he hadn't said anything, a picture of a gentle and refined gentleman.

"Asia, how have you been lately?"

Upon seeing Diodora's appearance, Asia, who was not good at refusing, simply snuggled closer to Kuroba's arms without answering Diodora's question.

Upon seeing this, Diodora's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly before he turned and looked at Rias with a smile.

"I have something I'd like to talk to you about, Rias."

As fellow high-ranking demons, and even among the new generation of demons, Rias was extremely displeased with Diodora's rude remarks, but she still had to maintain appearances, especially since Azazel was sitting bored not far away watching.

Rias raised her hand slightly, gesturing for Diodora to take a seat.

Diodora didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on the sofa with an air of elegance, thanking Juno for making him a cup of tea.

Upon hearing this, Akane merely squinted and bent over slightly without saying a word, then walked back to stand quietly behind Rias.

Seeing the silent Rias, Diodora wasted no time and spoke directly.

"Rias, the purpose of my visit today is to make a deal with you for the bishopship."

The term "trading" is familiar to Kuroba. It's a derivative function of the Demon Chess system, where players of equal status can exchange pieces using their Kings.

Here's the deal.

As she spoke, Diodora conjured up something that looked like a notebook from her hand and pushed it in front of Rias.

"What I want to trade is Bishop Asia Argento, and what I have prepared here is information on bishops with abilities similar to Asia's. You..."

Rias reached out and stopped the notebook from being pushed forward.

She looked at Theodora's somewhat puzzled expression and said in a deep voice.

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of making a deal."

Diodora seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and he spoke with a smile on his face.

"Is it because of her abilities? I think you can take a look first. I guarantee you'll be satisfied with the exchange."

Rias shook her head and withdrew her hand from the notebook.

"I'm sorry, I may not have made myself clear earlier, but I don't intend to exchange with anyone."

Chapter 168 Asia is angry

Hearing Rias's resolute refusal.

Diodora looked puzzled.

"Rias, why are you doing this? I've prepared a very sincere offer to make this deal with you. The bishops I've prepared are all excellent teammates with rich combat experience, guaranteed to take your team to the next level."

Hearing Diodora's words, Rias suppressed her anger and said.

“No need. In my eyes, every member of my family is a precious member of my family. They are not commodities to be traded. Asia has completely integrated into our lives. We are like inseparable sisters. Do you think I would trade away my sister?”

Rias became increasingly agitated as she spoke, as if she could no longer contain herself.

"And I'll be frank with you, Theodora. It's your freedom to pursue Asia, but you actually dare to try to acquire her through a transaction. What exactly is your purpose?"

Diodora didn't explain Rias's question; rather, he never intended to.

He stood up with a smile.

"I understand... but I won't give up." Because Rias and Deodora were discussing matters, Kuroba and the others moved aside from the center.

But now Theodora is walking straight toward Asia who is standing to the side.

Kuroba frowned as he watched Diodora approach, and involuntarily took a step forward, blocking most of Asia's figure.

For the first time, Diodora showed displeasure at Kuroba's actions.

"Get out of the way."

"I smell a stench of feigned innocence. Please forgive me to prevent Asia from being contaminated?"

Kuroba had no intention of backing down, and just looked at Diodora with a grin.

Seeing Kuroba's expression, Diodora couldn't help but laugh out loud with contempt.

"As expected, it smells like a filthy dragon. Even its voice is so pungent and disgusting."

Immediately, Diodora ignored Kuroba and spoke to Asia, whose face was half-revealed.

"Asia, ever since you saved my life, I've fallen deeply in love with you. Our reunion must be fate. Although many hardships may await me, please believe me, I will overcome everything and stand by your side..."

After indulging in her own affections, Diodora went even further, even trying to take Asia's hand and kiss her.

Seeing this, Kuroba's eyes also showed displeasure, and he directly intercepted Diodora's hand halfway through.

“I told you, don’t pollute Asia with your stench.”

Diodora looked at Kuroba and raised an eyebrow.

"I'm saying it for the second time... let go of your hand, you stinky dragon, your smell makes me nauseous."

Snapped!

Before Kuroba could speak, Asia stepped out from behind him and slapped Diodora hard across the face.

Asia's face was filled with anger and displeasure.

“Mr. Theodora, I have never regretted saving you, but please show some respect. Kuroba is the most important person to me!”

Having taken a hard slap from Asia, Diodora was caught off guard and a red handprint appeared on his face.

However, the smile on his face showed no signs of fading.

"Is that so...I see...In the ranking game, I'll crush the Crimson Dragon Emperor under my feet, and then you'll fall in love with me, Asia..."

Upon hearing Diodora's provocation, Kuroba also revealed a strange smile.

"Coincidentally... I'm also furious because of some shameless people."

Diodora wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Azazel, who was lying lazily in his chair.

"Can you please stop disturbing my rest? Your match is scheduled for five days from now. If there's any trouble, settle it in the game!"

Faced with Azazel's domineering presence, Diodorus opened his mouth, but ultimately chose to remain silent. He glanced at Asia with a look that was both affectionate and strangely meaningful before leaving.

"Ugh...this is infuriating!!"

After Diodora disappeared, Kuroba said with a displeased look.

Azazel glanced at Black Feather and then spoke softly.

"It's good to be motivated, but I advise you not to be careless. After all, Astati, who was ranked fourth before the match, caused a huge upset by defeating Agares, who was ranked second."

"The Grand Duke actually lost?"

Kuroba was unaware of this. Upon hearing the news, he couldn't help but think of the beautiful girl with gold-rimmed glasses he had seen last time. She seemed very strong, didn't she?

Rias, hearing Kuroba's question, also spoke up to explain.

"Although there was a ranking before the match, as you can see, we, ranked third, were fighting so hard against Cangna, ranked fifth. This shows how much a change in the game can be."

Azazel casually tossed a projection in front of everyone.

"Since you're all here anyway, just take a look yourselves. To be honest, I find it quite strange..."

Azazel only got halfway through his sentence, while Kuroba and the others watched the match with questions in their eyes.

Soon, they learned what Azazel meant by the second half of his statement.

Because it's too strong...

Diodora didn't send his retinue out at all, but instead arranged for them to assist him from the sidelines. He went alone, claiming to be the 'King,' and charged straight into Sigvela's camp, crushing the King and all his pawns along with him.

Diodora, like Rias, is a magic-type character. His immense magical power turned the game world into a living hell.

The projection had turned gray and white again, but Kuroba and the others watching were unable to recover for a long time.