Grounded.

'It has been 3 years since Rias was born. I now have 9 years and finally realized that no matter how much I work, I'm not able to match Akihiko. The only thing that I have that comes closer to him is my ability to strategise.

I spent hours after hours studying in the Library. After Rias was born, I was cast aside. It was like my family was trying to erase my presence.

I stopped being invited to the family's daily dinners. Instead, the maids were the ones that would bring my meals. This just show that the family decided to not include me. And yet, I still worked hard even after Rias was born to prove myself.

I spent the year after Rias was born in the library, if I couldn't match my brother in strength, I would be the brains of the family. A strategist is as important as a soldier, if not more.

I will bring inovations that are greater than Ajuka's... And yet, reality hit me harder than I thought.

In my 7th aniversary, Sirzechs gave a party to officialy introduce us to the current Devil Clan leaders and the future Clan Heads. This was an opportunity for me and Akihiko to get political connections to the future and also, an attempt of getting a fiancee and friends.

On that day, I thought that I would get a fiancee that would love me as I am and not as an Gremory Heir. Foolish thought process.

Well, in the party, a disaster happened.

While Akihiko was being showered with praises by friends from the High-Class and even potential fiancees that were lining up. Some Devil Lords even seemed like they would give to Akihiko their sisters and wives, as long as this insured that they would get our bloodline in their family, they were capable of doing almost anything, if not anything.

While this happened to him, I was cast aside once more. I was sad and yet, I couldn't bring myself to hate Akihiko or the family. It doesn't matter what happens, I will continue smiling. Until I met Diodora Astaroth.' I began to recal what happened on that day.

"Oh~. Look at who it is~. If it isn't the Talentless Child of the Gremory." He said.

"..." I choose to ignore him.

"I wonder... Are you truly a son of the Gremory? Maybe you were adopted. After all, there is no way someone who is part of the High-Class of the Devil race would be born a defect like you." He mocked me.

Clenching my hands strongly, I endured his cruel words.

"Someone like you is a stain in the reputation of the Devil race." He made a annoying face.

This touched my bottom line. I ended up dashing at him and giving his face a punch.

While most of the High-Class Devils are powerful, they never train their physical bodies. They only rely in their powers. However, I trained my body since I was 3 and I never stopped at it.

Akihiko, however, gave up after he thought of it as boring and, for an unknown reason, he thought that High-Class Devils don't need to train.

While he stopped, I redoubled my motivations in the hopes of become better than him. This is why I am much faster than Diodora.

If Diodora used one of his spells, it would have been my doom. However, with how fast I am, he could not do it.

With the punch, I made him fall on the ground. Climbing on top of his belly, I began to punch his face repeatedly.

"Do you think I wanted to be born as this?! I just want some recognition! Is that too much to ask?!" I asked while continuing with my relentless punches.

Only when his face was full of bruises and almost unrecognizable, I was suddenly launched back. My Father, Sirzechs Lucifer used his aura to push me away from Diodora.

"Enough!" He loudly said. "I will not tolerate this behavior in the Gremory Halls!" He looked at me with an extremely angry face.

"It was Diodora who started!" After I said that, the slaves from the Astaroth Household began to accuse me as the one who beginned this.

"Enough! Oemitsu, you are going to your bedroom! And, will be forbidden from participating in any of the Gremory's parties or activities for 5 years!" He declared.

The only thing I could do was get up and go out of the place with the eyes of someone who lost his life.

'I don't know what hurt the most at that time... Sirzechs not believing in me... Diodora's insults... Or the looks that everyone in the party gave me. I even tried to ask Grayfia to get me out of the punishment, after all, being locked up for 5 years is not something anyone would want.

But... In return, she said that my behavior as a child of the Gremory family, was unacceptable. And that even after she taught me anything about the demeanour of the High-Class, I ended up breaking anything.

I tried to reason with her saying that I was not the one who started but she told me that lies would not help me in the situation I was in. In the end, I spent the rest of the two years reading mangas and watching animes.

I have given up of anything. I'm tired of trying and tired of this family. All I ever wanted was some love. Even 1/4 of Akihiko's love would suffice and would make me happy... Why do my parents hate me?' I thought before looking at the TV.

I was watching an anime that is known as One Piece. Currently, I was watching the Dressrosa Arc. Suddenly, I began to focus on the character Don Quixote Doflamingo was... And something inside my mind clicked.