Despite her beautiful appearance and her angelic voice, Masa, with his heightened senses, especially his nose, could tell that this beautiful young woman was a devil.
'No, she should be a half-devil.'
Unlike the scent of the full-blood devil, the scent that he got from her told him that she was a half-blood devil, and besides the blood of a devil, she had the blood of a human. This was how he got the feeling, yet at the same time, he also had to say that this young woman was strong, so strong that her potential might be even above Rias and Sona. If she trained even further, she might even be able to overtake Serafall and become the strongest female devil in the world.
'What a frightening potential...'
Yet, even so, Masa didn't feel greedy since no matter how strong this young woman was, she wasn't his opponent, but at the same time, he felt like... once again, he had taken the chance that should have been given to the protagonist. It was similar to the case in Asia, where she should have met Issei in the original, and this time, this young woman, who should have met Issei, was taken away and met Masa instead, which made him wonder whether he could affect a fate to a certain extent.
An encounter.
This wasn't something that could be controlled; I would meet someone or another without them asking for it, but even if the chance had been given to them from this counter, whether one could grasp this chance was a different matter.
However, as this young woman had appeared before him, Masa knew that he shouldn't let her go, especially when he still wanted to complete his peerages.
The Rating Game might not be his focus any longer, and someone with his status should have focused on governing the devil and the underworld instead, but even so, having complete peerage members would give him a benefit.
So, instead of walking away and ignoring her, Masa stood still as he listened to her voice as she sang, completely immersed in her activity. Still, while her voice was beautiful, he was more into her face since this is how a man's nature is, right?
He could play and understand music due to the influence of Masa of One Piece, whether it was from Carina or Brook, but even so, his nature had been like this.
Like most devils, her appearance was stunning, similar to those foreign princesses that were described in the fairy tales. In her late teens, she had this unique aura that made her appear carefree and free, with long purple hair and orange eyes.
At the same time, she also wore a white dress typical of a noble, usually worn by a high-class lady of the devil, exposing the smoothness of her breasts, with high slits and long sleeves, and a black mini skirt that showed her plump, white legs.
"...."
'She's good.'
However, as someone who had been baptized by many beautiful women, Masa was as cool as a cucumber.
Yet, without a doubt, she might be the best singer that he had ever heard, as her voice had this effect that could captivate anyone, and also probably... brainwash them, like a siren, that deceived those sailors to jump into the ocean before they were devoured by the raging waves and became the nutrients for the sea.
Still, as the young woman finished her voice, she also noticed Masa, who stood as he maintained a certain distance from her, yet, even so, she couldn't look away from him.
Masa felt the awkwardness between the two, so he clapped his hands softly. "I am sorry. Your voice is so beautiful that I was captivated."
"T-Thank you." Blushing, never expecting someone to praise her in such an honest way, the young woman also looked at him curiously.
"I have never seen you in this city; are you new?"
Masa knew that he had promised Rias to meet Rias this morning last night, and Akeno had appeased his emotions previously, but he could postpone it as he was sure that Rias was okay with it since he felt... if he didn't talk with this young woman now, he would lose her.
It might appear that he was a shallow man who was moved by many beautiful women, but while that was a case sometimes, this time, he was more cornered about the power that this young woman exuded.
If somehow, this young woman did something at the meeting of the three factions that would be held soon, what would happen?
To make sure that she wasn't an enemy, he tried to get to know her better.
Meanwhile, the young woman is completely relaxed toward Masa; not only is he handsome, but he can also manipulate his aura with his Haki to make people feel comfortable around him. At the same time, he was also able to hide his power well to make himself appear harmless, gentle, and warm, which made those who saw him quickly gain a good impression of him.
"Ah, yes, are you the resident here..."
"Masa. My name is Masa. What about you?"
"Ingvild." The young woman showed a gentle smile at Masa and said, "My name is Ingvild Leviathan."
"..."
'Leviathan?' Tilting his head, Masa wondered for a moment. 'It's just a coincidence, right?'
Regardless, in the town of Kuoh, a conspiracy started to brew under the meeting that was about to be held by the three factions of a devil, an angel, and a fallen angel. While the content of the meeting was hidden, many understood that it might be the first attempt of the three factions to work together, supporting each other, and making peace from their previous conflicts.
For the first time after their creation, the three factions that had been fighting with each other from the beginning, stopped fighting, and attempted to make peace, so they could help each other during the crisis.
However, this was something that no one wanted to see since if the three factions became one, then they would become stronger, and this would ruin their agenda.
"We can't let them succeed!"
"I agree! We have to cancel this meeting! No, we have to kill all of them so more chaos will be created!"
"Seconded!"
A certain organization that was hidden within the darkness, building its power silently, knew that they had to move, and at this moment, no one rejected this idea.
Why did they have such confidence?
Wasn't it obvious?
It was because they were strong!
Within this group of creatures, a single girl appeared calm, unperturbed by their conflicts, and just stayed silent while being ignored by everyone.
"Then, what do you think of that Masa Vapula?"
"Hmph! What's the use of worrying about such a young devil? Also, a Vapula? Isn't that a circus family who can only control a lion? He isn't a match for all of us!"
"You are right, but his power is incredible as he can defeat Sirzech, the Fake Lucifer!"
"...."
All of them were silent for a moment as they had fought against Sirzech, but—
"Then again, I heard that Sirzech Lucifer had been caught by a sleeping disease."
"Hahaha... what good news!"
"Then, it is the time! It's time for the Underworld to return to its original rulers!"
"Let's do it!"
Everyone was confident and thought that they would be successful, but even so—
"Katarea, don't forget to bring that woman."
"Huh? You want me to bring that failure?!"
"It's better than nothing, and even if she is a bit unstable, she is powerful."
"....."
While the woman, whose name was Katarea, felt insulted, she couldn't deny this fact since the woman who was mentioned by her comrades was strong, and she—
"Okay, let's put to use her as she has been a burden for all of us."
The time was right, and it was the time to bring the world into ruin!