Chapter 34

Suddenly, two young devils approached them, one of them was a young bespectacled woman in her late teens with a slim figure, black hair styled in a short bob cut and violet eyes. She was dressed in a black, elegant dress with purple trim that suited her very well. Her name was Sona Sitri, the heiress of the Sitri Clan and also the little sister of the current Leviathan. Even though tension among Akeno's group was high, she still kept the stoic look on her face.

The one standing next to her was a handsome young man with black hair and violet eyes. He was very tall and had a muscular body due to the extreme training he had went through. His name was Sairaorg Bael, who is the next heir of the Bael Clan and the cousin of Rias and Sirzechs Lucifer. Sairaorg is known as the strongest young Devil at the moment.

"Sairaorg-sama, Sona-sama!" Akeno lowered her head to greet the two high-class devils. The rest also did the same while Kiba was explaining to Issei and Asia who they were.

"No need to bow Akeno-san." Sairaorg nodded his head in understanding, "I had heard about the Rating Game, I hope everybody is alright!"

"Thank you for your concern Sairaorg-sama."

"What about Rias, I haven't seen her came out of her room since two days ago." Sona asked, even though her voice was calm, she also very worried for her rival and best friend. After all, Rias had lost in the Rating Game that decided her future.

"I really don't know Sona-sama..." Akeno shook her head sadly.

"I hope she is alright." Sairaorg said and looked around the peerage and his eyes finally landed on Asia and Issei, "Oh, I'm sorry…My name is Sairaorg Bael, a pleasure to meet you!"

"My name is Asia Argento!" Asia lowered her head.

"Issei Hyoudou, a pleasure to meet you, Sairaorg-san!"

"Ah, the Sekiryuutei!" Sairaorg brought out his hand and shook the shorter boy's hand "I finally meet you Issei-kun, I heard you have shown yourself as a true Lion-heart at the Rating Game. I'm hope to have a match against you in the future, Issei-kun!" Sairaorg said cheerfully, making Issei blush a little than pale at the last part. Kiba had told him Sairaorg was considered the strongest young devil at the moment after all.

"Um, thank you Sairaorg-san...I think..."

"Akeno, can I ask you something?" Sona turned her head to Rias's queen, who nodded her head, "I heard the reason Rias challenged Riser was because of a person named Naruto Uzumaki. May I ask you who he is?" Immediately Koneko snapped the spoon in her hand and Akeno had a sad look on her face.

"That's right, I had heard about a young devil appearing with Rias in the party that the Phenex Clan organized three years ago." Sairaorg said, he was always curious about this Naruto Uzumaki, from what he had heard about him, Naruto was a mystery, not much was known about him, just the fact that he was always with Rias at the park or game center at the Gremory's territory and that he was also a very kind and polite boy.

"So, is he here? I want to get to know him."

"Sadly no, Sairaorg-sama." Akeno shook her head, she wanted to tell them the truth about Naruto but that information was top secret, only a few chosen devils know about his mission.

"Akeno-san, who is this Naruto Uzumaki?" Issei asked, inside his mind he felt he had heard that name somewhere but couldn't recall where it was "I had heard Buchou mention a lot about him, even Riser seems to know him?"

Akeno took a deep breath and looked at Koneko, who silently nodded her head. Akeno decided to tell them a few things about him but was very careful about the details.

"Issei-kun, the truth is, Naruto..."

"Rias-sama, it's me, Ravel. May I come in?"

"Oh, Ravel-chan...Don't be shy, please come on in."

The youngest daughter of Phenex Clan opened the door and stepped inside of the room, she could see her soon to be sister-in-law was sitting on her bed while looking at the beautiful crimson bracelet in her hand. The red head girl looked up and flashed a beautiful smile at Ravel.

"Rias-sama, you look so beautiful!" Ravel gasped, looking at the wedding dress Rias was wearing.

"Thank you very much, Ravel" Rias smiled, her voice quivering a little and tried to hide it, but Ravel saw through all of it, "Ravel, can I help you with something?" she asked.

"Rias-sama, about the Rating Game…."

"Don't worry Ravel, I had surrendered the Game, I had lost to Riser and I have to keep my word and marry your brother."

"B-B-But..." Ravel tried to reason, she knew what Rias said was true but she couldn't accept it. Her brother had won the game because he had a lot of experience and had better prepared than Rias's peerage.

"I said don't worry didn't I?" Rias shook her head at blonde "What's done is done now!" Rias stood up and went to her table and opened a small golden box and put the bracelet inside. Rias hesitated a little when she closed it.

Ravel bit her lip, a little forceful than normal.

"But what about him, what about Naruto-sama?" Rias flinched when she heard that name from Ravel.

"Don't Ravel!" Rias warned with a low voice, "This is my wedding day so don't say his name!"

"But Rias-sama, what if Naruto-sama is waiting for you...What if Naruto-sama is coming back?"

"Ravel...He won't come back..." Rias smiled sadly at the young Phenex girl. She was trying really hard not to cry now, whenever she heard Naruto's name, she always wanted to cry. She always used Naruto's leaving as an excuse but her life was about to change forever after the party tonight, so Rias guessed she could open up to Ravel, her soon to be sister-in-law and probably the one she will share most of her time with after coming to the Phenex Castle, "You know, Ravel...He was always kind, warm and very protective of me. With Naruto by my side, I always felt safe and a warm feeling always appeared in my heart" Rias smiled at the memory, the time when she spent with him, the laughter they shared with each other. When she fell and hurt her legs because she had slid on her roller skates too fast, he always let her climb onto his back and brought her to their house. When Rias was sad, Naruto was the first one that tried to cheer her up. She always remembered those times.