The Red Dragon Emperor

"That, Minister."

"what happened?"

"The minister has another [monk] there, right? Where is that person?"

"Unfortunately, the other [monk] was unable to participate. As for the reason, I will explain later."

"Yes."

"There are still ten minutes before the start of the game." At this time, Gurefia came to the Supernatural Research Department with a magic circle and said.

"This time [ranking game] everyone from both will watch the game at the relay location. And the demon Lord Lucifer will also come to watch this time, please don't forget this." After speaking, Gurefia left the room.

"Brother...Brother!...If that's the case, brother will come to see too."

...

ten minutes later

"Everyone, I am Gurefia, the servant of the Gremory family. This time the "ranking game" of the Gremory family against the Phoenix family will be judged by me."

"In the name of my master Szekes o Lucifer, I will witness this battle between the two families, and I would like to ask you for your advice. Then we will immediately enter the subject. This battle field is for reference to Lord Lias With the opinion of Lord Lysa, a copy of the Human World School "Komao Gakuen" where Lord Rias is studying is prepared in another dimension."

"The place where the two camps are currently transferred is the "base camp" of both sides.Lias-sama’s "base camp" is the office of the Supernatural Research Department in the old school building.The "base camp" of Lord Lysa is the student union office of the new school building.When the "soldier" (pawn) wants to "upgrade", go around the opponent's "base camp"."

"The start time has arrived. In addition, the limited time for this game is the dawn of the human world. Then, the game begins."

A series of voices came from the broadcast, reminding everyone that the [ranking game] has officially started.

"Everyone wears this communicator on their ears." Zhu Nai took out several headset-type communicators and sent them to everyone.

After Lias got it, she put it on her ears and said, "We can use this to communicate with each other on the battlefield."

"Ting Bell -" The school bell rang, which was the official start of the game.

"Yo Xi, everyone, don't lose. Act as planned. I will watch you here and show us the results of your exercise." Long Cheng said lightly.

"Yes!"

108. Ranking Game 1

"Well, first you have to capture Lysa's [soldier]. If you let all eight of them [upgrade] to [queen], it will be troublesome." Lias calmly analyzed.

"Minister, I feel so calm..." Hyoto Issei said with emotion.

"Ise, the battle has just begun? [Ranked game] is not a game that ends in a short time. Of course, occasionally there are short-term decisive battles, but most of them will take a lot of time, just like real chess, in which strategy is very important. ."

"Eh, is that right, Master? I always thought it would be like a battle between the enemy and us."

"Well, although there is such a format, this time we are in the traditional mode."

"That's it."

"[Ranking game] It makes sense to make full use of the battlefield. Generally speaking, the base camps of both camps are fortresses, castles, or towers. Forests, mountains, and lakes are separated from base camps, and they are carried out on these terrains. A large-scale battle, but this time the stage is the school. Yuto." Lias calmly analyzed.

"Yes."

Hearing Rias's order, Kiba spread out the map on the table.It is the floor plan of our school, with grid lines drawn on the map, and numbers and English letters are written on the vertical and horizontal axes respectively. This is a grid modeled after a chessboard.

Lias circled the corners of the old and new school buildings with red pen.She is marking her own base camp and the other's base camp.

"There is a forest near our base camp, which can be regarded as our territory. On the other hand, the new school building is Lysa's position. Once you step in, you should treat it as walking into the other side's lair. The playground can be seen clearly from the new school building. It would be dangerous to pass here unsuspectingly."

"So if you want to get to the new school building, you have to go in from the back playground?" Hyoto asked Issei.

"Generally speaking. This is the case. But the opponent is also very clear about this. They should deploy servants in the stadium... The club activity center located in the stadium should send [rook] or [Knight] to garrison. No. A place as big as a sports field requires mobility, so there should be a [Knight] and three or four [soldiers] (pawn) to follow. This way, you can master the entire sports field."

"So, first of all, we have to take down the gymnasium... In terms of the venue, the opponent should be able to invest in [Chariot]. Because it is an indoor space, [Chariot] with destructive power will be more effective than [Knight] with mobility. characteristic."

"...Youdou and Kitten went to the forest to set up traps first. I took a spare map and I already marked the place where I want to set up traps. I made a few copies later and sent them to everyone."

"Yes."

"...Yes."

Upon receiving the order, Kiba and the kitten left the agency with a map and suspicious trap props.

"The others are on standby before the trap is set. By the way, Zhu Nai."

"Yes."

"After Yudou and Kitty come back, can I ask you to spread fog and illusion around the forest? Even the air. Of course, it should only be set to react to Lysa's family. Opening is probably like this. But the midfield (middlegame) will become more intense at the beginning. The fog and illusion are on your behalf, Zhu Nai."

"Yes, Minister."

"Please, may I ask the president, what should I do?" Ise said, who had not received the instruction for a while.

"Well. Ise is [soldier], so you have to [upgrade]."

"Yes."

"Listen well, Ise? You still have to knock down your opponent to meet a girl? You can't be merciful. Because the opponent won't be merciful either."

"I... I know."

"Very well, remember to become [Queen] when you wait for [Promotion], because [Queen] has the strongest power. You can only use the ban hand when you have to, you know."

"Yes, but as a boy, I want to become [Queen]. It feels a bit subtle."

"That's just the name of the chess pieces played, don't think about that many. Our number is originally smaller than Lysa and the others, we must have the consciousness to play other roles, and as long as any one is missing, the situation will become more severe."

"Yes, I understand."

"Ise."

"master?"

"Come on. As your maiden match, you have to perform well in this game. Maybe the devil thinks you have the potential and will make you promote quickly."

"Yes, the king of the harem, I am determined. Oh—" Hyoto Ise was excited, and under Lias's instructions, he came to the entrance of the old school building with the kitten.

...

"Now, Long Chengjun."

"Ok?"

"You said, can we win?"