"I know that."
Enemies had always referred to him as such, calling him a low-class devil.
Of course, enemies wouldn't have anything nice to say. Badr was not proud of being a Low-Class Devil; after all, who doesn't start weak and get stronger step by step?
Rias continued with a smile, "But actually, Badr, you must have wondered why Akeno is still a Mid-Class Devil when her fighting power is already not inferior to mine.
This question had indeed puzzled Badr for a long time, as Akeno Himejima's strength was undoubtedly at the level of a high-class devil.
After listening to Rias explanation, Badr finally understood something and said:
"The reason is that even though Akeno's combat strength is at the level of a high-class devil, her rank is still mid-class because she hasn't passed the promotion test. These terms sound the same, but they are actually two different ranking systems, right?"
"Yes, you got it."
Badr nodded speechlessly, "So one is a power ranking and the other is a title ranking, huh?"
"Yes, that's a fair way of understanding it."
Rias smiled as she took Badr's arm:
"Don't underestimate the importance of this title, because only those who have been granted the rank of High Class Devil by the Satan are qualified to receive Devil Pieces."
"Huh? Are you talking about those devil pieces that were used on us?"
"That's right, and that's the significance of the promotion test. Even you, Badr, can become a high-level devil through the promotion test and then become a [King] yourself!"
"But I am your servant, Rias."
"So after you become a High-Class Devil, you will be independent and can form your own team." Rias said with a smile.
Badr chuckled, "Just hearing about it sounds like a distant thing. I'm quite happy being your servant now, so there's no rush."
Hearing this, Rias eyes softened a bit, "You need to have some ambition. Even if you become independent, you'll always be my favorite person in my heart!"
"Oh my, is that a confession?" Akeno Himejima teased from the side.
Rias expression froze slightly, as if she remembered something, and her face darkened.
She did have strong feelings for Badr, but she didn't feel qualified to say she liked him yet.
After all, there was her family...
At that thought, a hint of sadness flickered in the girl's eyes.
Badr understood Rias difficulties, knowing that she was thinking about the fiance her family had arranged for her.
"Don't think too much about the future, just focus on the present."
He seemed to be talking to himself, but he was also advising Rias.
Rias gathered her emotions and forced a smile:
"Anyway, that's the situation. Badr, your current power is at the level of a mid-level devil, but it's not easy to pass the promotion test. Without it, you'll always be considered a low-class devil."
It seemed that the promotion test was quite difficult to pass.
But Badr wasn't particularly worried:
"Is the Promotion Examination that difficult? If so, we can ignore it for a while. Being a low class devil is just a title, I don't really care about it.
As long as his strength was strong enough, that was enough for him!
He didn't envy the promotion test and the title of mid-class devil.
Strength is the foundation!
As long as his strength was strong enough, as a low class devil, he could still defeat those so-called high class devils!
If he were to envy anything, it would be those strong beings at the high class devil level.
"In order to take the promotion test, one must either make special contributions or excel in the ranking games. After all, these rules are set to increase the power of the devil race, so it's worth striving for." Rias smiled, clearly hoping that Badr would strive to pass the advancement test to become a high-class devil, as this would raise his status and attract significant attention from both angels and fallen angels.
"Got it."
"Yes, so work hard. Try to sign some important contracts; that's also an important aspect of evaluation. And maintain your relationship with your superstar girlfriend!"
When Rias mentioned Badr's human contract goal, her expression was completely normal, but Badr could still sense a bit of jealousy in her eyes...
"Badr, are you dating your contract target?" Asia immediately teared up, "Actually, I can do that too. It seems I have to work harder..."
"You're such a playboy." Koneko mocked him directly.
Looking at the suddenly chaotic scene, Badr was speechless.
"Speaking of which, I'm quite worried about Mai. She doesn't accept this world view as easily as I do."
Badr said quietly, actually feeling a bit worried.
Rias raised her eyebrows slightly:
"You don't seem to realize that your superstar girlfriend is just a human with a life span of no more than eighty years, while you as a devil have an eternal life."
"I've thought about it." Badr sighed softly, "Now that I think about it, I really need to attain the rank of a high-class devil.
Only by becoming a High-Class Devil and possessing Devil Pieces will he be able to turn his loved ones into Devils and live with them forever...
Rias smiled with satisfaction: "It's good that you understand. So work hard, develop more clan members for our devils!"
Badr chuckled: "The person who invented the devil pieces must have been a genius."
"Haha, indeed!"
Rias stepped forward and kissed Badr on the cheek in front of everyone, "Make sure you finish your work well tonight!"
...
After school, Badr and the others gathered in the clubroom.
After her shower, Rias came out wrapped in a towel, her stunning appearance was extremely eye-catching.
But such a beautiful sight
could only be enjoyed by Badr, the only male in the clubroom.
Rias glanced at Badr, completely unconcerned that her current attire was provocative.
They had done everything but the last step, so what was there to worry about?
In fact, this was the reason why Badr was always envied and resented by the boys in his class...
His relationship with Rias and the others was too good, making those who admired these beauties feel cold inside...
Originally, the Occult Research Club had Rias, Akeno Himejima, and Koneko Toujou, three super beauties. After Asia was transferred to Kuoh Academy, there were four great beauties in this club.
In this situation, Badr, the only boy in the Occult Research Club, made everyone feel unbalanced...
In the eyes of many classmates, Badr was just a slightly better-looking guy, so why was he the only one allowed to join Rias club!
Badr's daily behavior was always very ordinary;
He seemed very normal in his interactions with others, but he always managed to maintain a perfect balance in his relationships, never getting too close or too distant with anyone.
Even when he did something with others, they would not have a strong impression of Badr afterward, remaining in a state of unfamiliarity!
Only Rias and the others understood his true nature.
They knew that Badr's real personality was somewhat reclusive;
He didn't like to talk to people, but he always acted very normal.
A person who is reclusive but unaware is pitiful, but a person who is reclusive and aware is incredibly resilient.
Because of this, Rias and the others saw Badr as very strong.
One day, he would no longer be able to hide his brilliance, and he would shine brightly in front of everyone, and at that time, he would be unprecedentedly powerful.
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Fortunately, Badr never hid his true feelings from Rias and the others. He spoke and laughed as usual, clearly showing that his relationship with them was already very close.
This feeling of successfully opening the boy's heart gave Rias and Akeno a sense of accomplishment...
Rias clapped her hands lightly, drawing everyone's attention.
"Um, has everyone received a contract request today?"
Everyone except Badr raised their hands.
Badr: "..."
Summoning his familiar's sealing stamp, Badr spoke softly:
"Have you been playing around instead of working?"
The sealing stamp flapped its wings and flew around wildly, clearly unhappy with Badr's accusation. It had diligently distributed the flyers.
Badr was skeptical: "If you distributed them properly, who did you give them to?"
The sealing stamp immediately presented a long list of distribution records, flooding Badr's mind with numerous images.
After a quick scan, a few black lines appeared on Badr's forehead.
"Why did you only give them to girls?"
Hearing this, Rias and the others came closer, looking at the sealing stamp with mixed feelings.
This little guy really was mischievous. Not only did it like stripping clothes off, but it was also quite harsh towards men...
"Alright, alright, giving them all to girls isn't a big deal. Are you discriminating against women?" Rias said with a laugh.
"Generally, the desires of females can be satisfied by males. Males are naturally inclined to show off to attract females. This is an instinctive part of species evolution," Badr said calmly. "Therefore, the desires of human females can mostly be met by males, commonly known as 'simps.' My target group was wrong. No wonder I couldn't find a contract."
Everyone: "..."
"Is it really that complicated?"
"Really, look at the genders of your contract clients, and you'll find that most of them are male."
They looked at each other and, upon closer inspection, realized it was true...
Badr exhaled softly:
"Females can choose to rely on males, but males can only rely on themselves. If they don't make themselves excellent, they lose their mating rights. Such people are under a lot of pressure, and high pressure leads them to seek us devils for help."
Rias and the others were speechless.
"It feels like something is off, but there seems to be some truth to it?" Koneko said, looking puzzled at Badr.
Badr looked indifferent, spreading his hands:
"If it weren't for life's pressures, who would bother to develop so many talents?"
Everyone: "..."
Rias smiled gently: "Alright, stop philosophizing. Those of us with contract requests need to get to work to fulfill those poor men's desires."
Badr tilted his head: "That sounds like some kind of service industry. If there are excessive requests, you must refuse them and punish them. Especially Asia, she's too pure."
"Huh? Of course not," Rias said with a laugh.
"Although there are indeed humans who make excessive requests, such requests are handled by lower-ranked Devils. We, the Gremory family, would never take on such requests!"
Badr smiled faintly. Even without Rias saying so, he could guess. After all, Rias performance in bed was too inexperienced, not at all like someone with experience...
Everyone prepared to leave, even Rias had a contract request. In the end, Badr was left with nothing to do.
Watching everyone teleport away one by one, Badr could only sit on the sofa and read a book.
This was really annoying. He had just gone to Mai yesterday to absorb the benefits of the contract. Although he wanted to see Mai, it wouldn't be good to cling to her every day, as she still had work to do.
Damn it... even his girlfriend had work...
Everyone had work, but he was the only one idle and bored?
Badr pursed his lips, thinking he might have to distribute flyers himself, even with a familiar.
That would be too low...
Just as he was feeling speechless, Badr suddenly noticed himself glowing.
Was this... a contract summon?
"Hmm?"
After confirming it was indeed a summoning spell, and not from Mai Sakurajima, but a new summoning client.
Glancing at the sealing stamp, he thought that this guy distributed flyers to beautiful girls, who usually had many admirers willing to fulfill their wishes.
It seemed luck was on his side. Perhaps a blind cat had caught a dead mouse...
No matter, how could he miss such an opportunity!
Badr immediately stood up with a smile.
Yes, I love work!
—
In a large high-end apartment building, there was a burst of cheerful laughter.
"Ah... finally home, I'm exhausted..."
A girl said in a tone full of relief, collapsing heavily onto the sofa.
Beside her stood four other girls.
But what was surprising was that all five girls looked identical!
They were... quintuplets.
—
The door closed, and the nameplate on the wall beside the door had the standard characters "Nakano."
"Ichika, you're taking up too much space. Move over a bit," said the girl with black butterfly hairbands, walking over.
She was the second oldest of the quintuplets, named Nakano Nino. Their names were ordered by age, and the one on the sofa was the eldest, Nakano Ichika.
"Haha, sorry, sorry, please sit," Nakano Ichika said, wriggling a bit and hugging a pillow, contentedly pressing her face against it with a cute moan of comfort.
Nakano Nino sat on the sofa, looking at her three sisters opposite her: Nakano Miku, Nakano Yotsuba, and Nakano Itsuki.
"So, what now? We did so poorly on the exams. Dad will definitely rush back from the company when he finds out," Nino said in a troubled tone.
Yotsuba immediately shrank her neck, awkwardly smiling and touching the green ribbon on her head.
She had undoubtedly taken the last place among her sisters in this exam, gloriously scoring zero...
Next to her, Nakano Miku leaned casually against the sofa, while Nakano Itsuki rummaged through the refrigerator for some milk.
"Prepare for a scolding," Miku replied lightly, then fell silent without further explanation.
"It shouldn't be a big problem... Dad's probably used to it," Itsuki said nonchalantly after sipping her milk.
"..."
"Haha, then let's not worry," Ichika said casually, seemingly not concerned at all. She turned over, stretching comfortably: "So tired, let's wash up and watch the latest movie on the sofa!"
"Hmph, if you all don't care, then I won't either," Nino said, smirking and giving up as well.
Itsuki, carrying her milk, suddenly noticed a piece of paper sticking out of Yotsuba's pocket.
"Hmm? Yotsuba, what's this?"
As she spoke, Itsuki reached into Yotsuba's pocket and pulled out the paper.
The sisters saw that it was a complex pattern that looked like a magic circle.
