~Student Council room~
Sona, Tsubaki, and Ibara were watching Rias fight Riser with her aura while Asia tended to heal any wound or injury the Phenex Devil caused.
Since there was no camera in the new school building, all the three could do right now was wait until the rest of the Gremory Devils arrive on the rooftop and help Rias with whatever energy they had left.
"So, it all comes down to this, huh?" Tsubaki asks Sona and Ibara while keeping her stern gaze on the screen that showed Rias fighting Riser.
"Indeed," answered Sona. "Since all of her servants are still in the game, it looks like Rias' victory is assured."
"The only question is: will the strength they have left be enough to take him down?" Ibara follows up, eyes closed. "All we can do is wait and see…"
Ibara then opened her eyes and narrows them at the screen.
"…As we witness the final showdown…"
~Rating Game battlefield; rooftop~
Rias was seen panting heavily as she blasted another shot of her demonic power at Riser. Her body was all bruised up with mild burns due to some of Riser's attacks being able to hit her while doing however she can to deflect the majority of them. Her school blazer was gone, leaving nothing but a torn up shirt that exposed her right breast.
"Hang in there, Buchou!" Asia says to her while she was healing her wounds.
"You might as well resign, darling," Riser suggests with a confident smirk. "Riser can tell that you're unable to withhold any more of my attacks."
Rias clenches her teeth in rage as she conjures up more of her demonic power.
"Withhold this!"
Rias shot her attack directly at Riser's face, causing him to stumble backwards.
But Rias knew she wasn't done yet. Even if it was a direct hit, thanks to Riser's healing factor, he was able to keep balance and shoot a glare at the Gremory Devil while the right side of his face was reforming from his flames.
"You don't get it yet, do you?" Riser asks impatiently as he hovers his eyes towards Asia, making the latter shiver in fear. "What a lovely Bishop you have. Refuse to resign, and she and your other servants will only get hurt!"
*FWOOM! BAM!*
"GUAAAAAH!"
Right after he threatened Rias, Riser was hit on his left side by a large red crescent modeled aura that had a white outlining circling it. After getting hit, Riser clenches his left side and eventually found out he was still in pain.
"What the Hell…"
As soon as he turned his head towards where he got hurt, his eyes widened in shock to see that the red and white aura was attached to his left side, leaving his injury caused by the crescent still visible.
"Wha… What is this?!" Riser asks, disbelief visible in his voice. "This aura's preventing my regeneration to heal me!"
Upon further inspection at the aura, His eyes widen further when he recognizes its color pattern, bringing back memories of when he went to the Human World to see Rias.
"If anyone threatens to harm Rose or any of my friends, then I will show no mercy!"
Riser, Rias, and Asia blinked when they heard a familiar voice from behind the latter two. Upon turning to the source, mixed reactions occurred. Riser held narrowed wide eyes towards the man who was accompanied by his friends, while the other two held wide eyes and smiles.
"You're all here!" Asia exclaims, being as happy as a kid getting treats.
In front of Rias and Asia was Izuku Midoriya, who was wearing the confident smirk that everyone has grown fond of during their ten days of training. Behind him, was Rias' Queen, Akeno, her Rook, Koneko, who was actually smiling this time, and her Knight, Kiba, who was prepared for anything.
Breaking the silence, Izuku lifts his Boosted Gear embedded hand up and gives Rias and Asia a slight wave in hello.
"Yo."
Rias and Asia's eyes soften in his direction.
"Izu… Akeno… Kiba-kun… Koneko… I can't believe you all made it."
Everyone nods to Rias in agreement while smiling.
"Of course we have, Buchou," Kiba says. "We've trained hard for this game, and we didn't let it go to waste."
"That's right," Akeno adds while giggling. "Besides, it was all thanks to Izu-kun that we're all able to make it here in one piece."
"Yup," Koneko says in agreement.
"Oh, Bravo!"
Everyone then turns their attention to Riser, who was still holding onto his side in pain due to the aura still stuck onto him, with the majority of it slowly fading away.
"The gang's all here! So what?! Just because you have everyone with you, it doesn't mean you can take down the immortal bird that is Riser Phenex!"
Everyone, with the exception of Asia, glared daggers at the Phenex Devil. While Rias, Akeno, Koneko, and Kiba's glares were full of rage, Izuku's was calmer.
Izuku's attention was now on the aura that's still stuck to Riser, raising an eyebrow at what it's doing to him.
'Interesting… It appears that my aura is preventing Riser's wounds to heal.' He then saw that the remainder of the aura disperse, finally allowing Riser's wounds to heal. 'And it seems that it can only stay stuck onto him for a limited amount of time.'
After thinking about the situation, Izuku nods to himself and turns towards his fellow Devils with a serious expression that was now on his face.
"Everyone get off the rooftop. I'm fighting him alone."
Rias and her servants widen their eyes in surprise when they heard Izuku told them this.
"What?! Are you crazy?! If we're fighting Riser, we're fighting him together!"
Izuku looked at Rias with a serious look on his face, "Rose... you barely have any magic power left to keep fighting," Izuku argues. "No offense, but because of that, you'll only get in the way. Asia's Twilight Healing may heal injuries, but it can't replenish power."
Rias takes a step back after hearing her Pawn's argument. He was right. With every attack she launched at Riser, she did feel herself getting fatigued with every strike she made.
Izuku then sets his attention to the other Gremory Devils.
"As for you guys, you all did your part, now, it's time to do mine."
"B-B-… But, Izu-"
"Come now, Rias."
Rias and crew turn their heads towards a smirking Riser.
"The one call 'Izuku Midoriya' is a big boy. After all, he is this generation's Red Dragon Emperor."
Before anyone could respond, the Gremory Devils look to see that Asia was healing all of the minor injuries Izuku had.
"Asia…"
"You're so brave, Izuku-san," Asia compliments, tears threatening to leave her eyes. "You're willing to fight Riser alone so you can save everyone else the trouble of getting burned."
Izuku blinked at Asia's words, but then his eyes softened as he gives her a gentle smile.
"Of course, Asia. Besides, I just found out a way to defeat him… Kinda."
As soon as Asia finished up healing his minor injuries, Izuku points to the rest of the Gremory Devils while keeping his eyes on Asia.
"Asia, while you get off of the rooftop with our friends, can you get them patched up?"
He said while giving her a kiss on the forehead.
"Y-Yes, of course," Asia replies quickly while blushing as she rushes towards them.
After everyone, except for Izuku, and Asia since she hasn't learned to fly yet, get their Devil wings sprouted from their back, Rias looks at Izuku with softened eyes.
"Please be careful out there, Izu. You know what he's capable of."
"We're counting on you, Izuku-kohai," Koneko adds in agreement. "Don't screw this up."
Understanding, Izuku nods his head at his friends and then sets his attention on Riser.
"You can count on me, guys."
~Student Council Room~
"Midoriya-kun's actually going to fight Riser-sama alone!" Tsubaki exclaims with eyes of horror.
"While he is brave for letting everyone else recover while he takes care of him by himself, it's suicidal," Sona adds with narrowed eyes.
"Well now, I wouldn't say that."
Sona and Tsubaki turn their heads to Ibara when they heard her say otherwise. Sona had a raised eyebrow, while Tsubaki's eyes widened a little.
"What makes you so certain about that?" Sona asks Ibara. "I mean, no offense, but while Izuku-san is indeed very strong, and is very intelligent, especially with his strategy with the Phenex Tears, I doubt he'll be able to take down someone who's injuries can heal as soon as they appear."
Ibara then let's out a sigh as she sets her sights on the Sitri Devil.
"Did you not notice how Izuku's aura from his atrack stuck onto Riser?"
Sona raised another eyebrow at her question, but soon widened her eyes slightly when she started remembering how Riser got attacked after threatening Rias to resign. She then places a hand on her chin in thought.
"Now that you've mentioned it, Midoriya-san's aura did stick onto Riser like glue. Why?"
Ibara lets out a giggle while smirking.
"Well, if you paid further attention to it, the aura was preventing Riser's healing factor to do its job."
The Sitri Devils were surprised at her further explanation.
"His aura really did that?" Tsubaki asks.
"Yup!" Ibara replies happily. Her look then turned serious as she sets her gaze on the screen that showed Izuku and Riser having a staredown.
"Now onto Riser himself. While his healing factor is very impressive, and his fighting is on par, he doesn't stand a chance. He's an over-confident scumbag who only thinks for himself, and overestimates himself way too much. And on top of that, the Phenexes are only 80 to 90% immortal, since they can still die."
Sona blinks at the former Nun's explanation and keeps her stare on her for a few seconds before turning her gaze back to the game.
"I'll hold you to your opinion onto the outcome of this game."
While Sona and Ibara watched on, Tsubaki kept her stare on Izuku as her eyes began to soften.
'Midoriya-kun… Please be safe…'
~Rating Game battlefield~
After the Gremory Devils left Izuku alone with Riser on his request, they begin to watch the two stare at each other while still in flight. While doing so, the group noticed that Ravel was next to them with her Phenex wings out, watching the battle between her older brother and the Pawn of Rias Gremory.
"Buchou, shall I take her down here and now?"
Ravel jumped when she heard Akeno ask Rias this question while conjuring up her thunder, her glare aimed at the Phenex Devil.
"Don't waste your breath, Queen of Rias-sama!" Ravel retorted with a tick mark. "I'm only watching your fellow Devil fight my Onii-sama! That's all!"
"Really?"
Ravel's stare was now on Koneko. She scowls at the Rook, remembering how she called her a slut because of how she was serving Riser, and that she called her a clichéd villain when she told them that her team can't be defeated.
"How do we know you're not going to help your Yakitori bitch of a brother by blasting at Izuku-kohai when he's dominating him?" Koneko asks while giving her a scowl of her own.
"I'm going to do no such thing!" Ravel countered in a harsh tone. "I'll have you know that I watch most of the games when I'm here!"
Koneko kept her glare on her for five more seconds before setting her attention back to Izuku and Riser.
"I've got my eye on you."
Ravel's brow twitched when Koneko said that but decided to keep quiet and watch the two Devils at the rooftop.
"Riser will admit this, Midoriya, you've got some huge balls for wanting to fight Riser by yourself!" Riser says to Izuku with a smirk. "But just because you've got a tough act on, it doesn't mean that you have a chance to defeat me! Do you wanna know why?! Simple: You're just a Low-class Devil attempting to take on one of a higher status!"
Izuku then scowls as the bastard mentions class.
"Ha ha ha! Why do you even bother fighting me?!" Riser continues. "We all know that you're going to fail! It doesn't matter what you do! Low-class trash like you will never defeat an almighty Devil like Ris-"
*ZIP! STAB!*
Riser's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets when he saw Izuku approach him very closely in a blink of an eye. Izuku's face was very close to Riser's, forcing the latter to make eye contact with him.
"G… Gu… Guah..."
Riser tried to form words from his mouth, but he was unable to talk. After a few seconds, he widens his eyes when he realizes that Izuku has stabbed his Blade through his neck. Izuku made sure to maneuver the Blade that pierced his neck and add a tiny bit of his aura to it to make sure Riser's in pain.
"Guaaah!"
It was working. As Riser felt like his head was about to get sawed off. He started tasting his blood from his mouth.
Everyone else, including Sona, Tsubaki, and Ibara from the Student Council room, looked on at the scene in awe. They were able to see the cold, icy stare Izuku was giving to Riser while keeping a firm grip on his Blade.
"Is that how it is to you?" Izuku asks Riser in a dark tone, making the latter set his blue eyes on the Pawn. "Do you honestly think you can take me down just because you're a higher class than me?"
Riser was unable to respond due to the sword stuck in his throat, making Izuku continue to speak while keeping his glare on him.
"Listen well, Phenex, just because I'm a Low-class Devil, it doesn't mean I can't take you down. Talk all you want about being immortal and how you're an almighty Phenex. Personally, I don't give a fuck who you are! What I do know is that Rose doesn't want to marry someone who, in my opinion, is a sorry, pathetic excuse for a husband; Devil or not!"
Riser's brow constantly twitched at the words Izuku was saying to him. Every time he tried to respond, he'd cough up more blood due to Izuku's sword clawing at the inside of his neck.
"I'm not going to sound like that I know how modern Devil politics work, but this battle isn't about class," Izuku continued. "This is a battle about who will be the last one standing. To Hell with class, reputation, and even the powers we have! The only way we're going to tell which one of us will win is if we carry on with this fight!"
Having finished up his speech, Izuku removed his Blade from Riser's throat and jumped away from him. After he did that, he watched Riser to see him holding onto his neck with both hands while coughing violently on one knee.
After taking a few breaths from his coughing, Riser got up on both feet and shot a glare at Izuku, who was ready for anything.
"So… You really think class doesn't matter in this case?"
Izuku shakes his head in response, earning a chuckle from the Phenex Devil.
"Very well. Riser will stick with your saying on how this battle will play for now. But know that I still believe that you can never take down a Phenex. If you're willing to prove me wrong, then I'm happy to accommodate you!"
Izuku gets into a fighting position with his blade while keeping his stern stare on Riser.
"Bring it on, Phenex Yakitori Motherfucking Son of a Bitch Asshole," Izuku responds. "Bring it on."