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The Rating Game arena lies in ruins—a scarred landscape of shattered stone and lingering ash. The air tastes of spent magic and ozone, thick with the aftermath of defeat. Under the dying light filtering through a shattered ceiling, Rias Gremory kneels amid the wreckage, her crimson hair tangled with dust and streaked by tears. She cradles Issei's broken form, his blood a dark stain against her arms. Across the field of debris, Riser Phenex stands untouched, a smirk playing on his lips, blue flames dancing lazily around his fingertips. He takes a slow, deliberate step forward. "I knew it would end like this," he says, his voice smooth with triumph. "No matter how many futile efforts you make, Rias. In the end, I was always destined to win. Prepare yourself, because soon you will be my wi…