"" - Speaking

'' - Thoughts

{} - Sparda

[] - Ddraig

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On Kokabiel's hand, the energy of the fallen angels, the power of light gathered before he took Rias' shot head on. His expression surpassed that of a normal one and looked dreadful.

Akeno sent the lightning towards Kokabiel who was concentrating on Rias' attack, Ayato attacking from another side with his large blue purple slash of an ice Dragon. one of their attacks dissipated with a movement of Kokabiel's wings except the ice Dragon froze half of his wings & shattered them.

"Will you stand in my way!? Sekiryuutei and the one who inherited her power from Barakiel!?"

"…Do not put me in the same group as him!"

Akeno spoke enraged as her eyes widened, and continued to use lightning but they were somehow deflected by the other of Kokabiel's wings.

"For you to become a devil! Hahaha! You have pleasant servants, Rias Gremory! Sekiryuutei and Dark Knight Descendant and Ryouma Kurogane's Descendant! The left-over of the Holy-sword project who reached Balance-Breaker! And the daughter of Barakiel! You have weird tastes, just like your brother!"

"I won't forgive you for insulting my brother…our Maou! More than that, the insults you made to my servants will require your life!" Kokabiel laughed with his nose at Rias' anger. He then said provokingly,

"Then try to destroy me! Maou's sister! The owners of "Welsh Dragon ''! Crimson-haired Ruin Princess! Crimson Flaming Princess. The one whom you are up against is someone who has been an arch-enemy of the devils since a long time ago! If you don't see this as a chance, then your reputation will be looked down on!"

"Asia…! Please pull yourself together, Asia!" Ayato spoke softly as he held her, Kuaokamitsu embedded in the ground a short distance away from him.

Ignoring what he'd caused, Kokabiel put his fist up in the air. "From here on out, I will start a war! I will take your heads as a gift! Even if it's only me, I will continue from where we left off! I'm going to show Sirzechs and Michael that we, the fallen-angels, are the ultimate beings!"

Yuuto gripped his sword tighter as a Blue violet aura started to grow around Ayato as he retrieved his sword and moved towards Kokabiel as the "Pawn" sneered "Don't mess around! I can't let you destroy my town. My comrades, Buchou and Asia, just for your selfish motives…I will protect all of it!"

The aura had covered his body by now and his eyes were switching between his normal dark red to the eerie yellow ones of his Hollow side.

"No…Ayato…" Rias gasped, her eyes wide as Ayato's black aura increased in size as Kokabiel spoke up amused

"Oh…Are you pissed at me Sekiryuutei? Let's see if you can entertain me…"

Come…let's us rampage against him"

An eerie voice spoke up in Ayato's mind as his mother's voice spoke up

Protect those you care about…"

Never give up, no matter what"

His father's voice added before the eerie voice spoke up again

Without me…you can't hope to defeat him"

Ayato-san…"

He put his whole body into the attack. His timing was so perfect, as was his speed, that no one in their right mind could have even hoped to dodge it. And yet, at that moment, Ayato felt something inside him snap open with a click.

Ayato was staring down at another him in the middle of the darkness. It was him who had been sealed away by his sister's ability. There were three locks attached to the chains that bound his body. The first lay broken, and the second was already unlocked. As for the third one—as he gazed down at it, he slowly unclenched his hand, revealing a glimmering key. Unlike last time, this time, the key was complete.

He inserted it into the lock; with a faint echo through the darkness, it sprung open. As it did, a tremendous force seemed to lift up out of his body, trembling like a living thing, before soaring off into the void. Only then did he realize—or rather, only then could he clearly recognize—what it was. It wasn't Ayato himself who had been sealed away. It was the Ayato of the future, Six Years prior, who had parted with his father and died. The older Ayato, wearing a carefree smile, held out his hand. The Ayato of now took it on his own—and as he did so, the darkness around them erupted into dazzling light.

As the air began to get colder again, Ayato spoke with determination, "A person can never call himself a friend if he just pretended not to see that his other friends are suffering and needed help! That's not what I intended to do!"

"Not a bad idea, but a little too late." Ayato raised his arm up. "I have a new trick up my sleeve, and I'm sure you'll love it."

FLAAAAASSSSHHHHHH!

The jewel on the Boosted Gear started to glow brightly and Ayato shouted out two words that would change everything.

"Balance Break!"

[Welsh Dragon — Balance Breaker!]

At that new announcement, Ayato's eyes started glowing in the same color as the jewel and a Very large amount of power started a Very large red-fiery pillar towered towards the sky. The power released from his body started creating shockwaves, which slightly pushed away Kokabiel and the others. Within the fiery pillar of power, a deep Crimson aura cloaked Ayato's body and something started to happen to him.

Suddenly, the Silver-haired Devil was having pieces of red scale-like armor attaching itself to his body. First was the breastplate, along with shoulder guards, and a second gauntlet was the left arm, then his legs and feet were armored up as well. A long tail was also added, before finally the helmet and mask.

The pillar of aura soon dispersed and Shirou stood there, revealed to be donned in a new armored form. The armor was red, had a sharp shape, and was bulky enough that Ayato was as big as Sairaorg. The plating of the armor gave it the motif of a Dragon. The gauntlet remained on his right arm, but his left arm also had one equipped. His armored boots had three sharp toes. The jewels on the Boosted Gear were now present on his arms, shoulders, knees, and the middle of his torso. The helmet was only as big as his head and had two golden horns pointed forward. The mask was sharp-like, with green eyes as visors. And finally on his back were things that resembled rocket booster propulsion and two red wings that resembled Dragon wings. Attached to his back, placed diagonally between his wings and jets was Kuraokamitsu.

"Balance Breaker?" Rias asked out loud in shock, as the others around her were just as surprised. Kokabiel grit his teeth with frustration.

"Where did that come from?"

[Congratulations Partner, you were about to find an appropriate catalyst in facing your past Self. And with that you had everything you needed to Balance Break.]

Ddraig informed Ayato telepathically.

"So I guess getting taken over for a bit had an upside after all." Ayato joked inwardly.

{It would seem so. Now you can use your Balance Breaker whenever you see fit.}

Sparda informed Ayato Telepathically.

"Tell me Ddraig Sparda, what can this new armor do? I already feel stronger than when I powered up to my maximum before, but what else is there?"

{For starters you no longer have to wait ten seconds to Boost your power, now while wearing this you can Boost continuously. Not just that, all of your base stats have been increased to that of a Super Devil's level of abilities. Be advised though, this form has a time limit of only 30 Days, once you hit that time-limit it'll take 6 hours to recharge before you can use this armor again, plus should it be damaged or even destroyed, repairing it will siphon off some your power and speed up the time-limit.}

"Hmph, 30 Days? I never planned on waiting that long to finish this."

Ayato thought confidently, he then said out loud. "Hey Kokabiel, on a scale from 1 to 10, how screwed are you?"

"You—GUAGH!"

[BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!]

Before waiting for him to answer, Ayato powered up and charged at Kokabiel. Kokabiel got kicked in the chest and was sent flying backward, Ayato then appeared above him and delivered an ax-kick followed by a punch to his face, Ayato then grabbed Kokabiel by his face and slammed him into the ground, finishing up by throwing him away to the side.

"Damn, that feels good." Ayato admired his newfound abilities with interest and excitement. "Balance Breaker really does feel completely different, but it's a good feeling nonetheless."

Kokabiel struggled to get back up and his expression was the opposite of Ayato's, he couldn't hide his frustration. "You damn monster."

"Look at the almighty Fallen-Angel leader now, I thought you were going to start a war all by yourself." Ayato ridiculed, finding this to be a joke. "Guess you didn't think this whole thing through."

"Shut up, this is only because of your full power unlocking!" Kokabiel growled. "If that never happened I'd have already won this battle!"

"That's what war is, you dumbass!" Ayato argued, brushing aside his excuse. "Fighting strong enemies, one after the other without warning or rest. What gives you the right to whine about it when you started this whole thing, and now you're gonna pay for it." He activated the Jets on his back and spread his Dragon wings. "You're gonna wish you never showed up in my town!"

With the addition of the jets and wings, Ayato dashed at Kokabiel with incredible swiftness. Kokabiel tried shooting at him with Light attacks, but Ayato saw them and dodged them with ease, he fought with this armor so well you'd think he had for ages. Ayato got behind Kokabiel and gave a heel kick to the Fallen-Angel which shook him.

Not wasting a second, the armored Dragon dashed in and delivered a knee kick to Kokabiel's jaw, continued by an elbow to the cheek, then a punch in the center of his face and ending it with a kick on his solar plexus.

Kokabiel groaned as he pushed himself to summon another magic-circle and shot dozens of Orbs of Light at Ayato. The Red Dragon Emperor didn't move and just reached for his Sword. Now wielding Ryuuzetsu, Ayato slashed out and swatted away all the incoming attacks like it was nothing.

Kokabiel was getting desperate, he couldn't think of anything that would work against Ayato at this point. Ayato slightly lowered his weapon and sighed.

"I suppose this torture has gone on long enough. I'm ending this."

This reignited Kokabiel's anger, the way Ayato said it as if he believed he could simply end the fight whenever he chooses to and that was the end of it.

"And just does that mean?" Kokabiel narrowed his eyes. "This isn't over."

Cold Wind direction has not changed. It was just that all the air around their entire area converged at one point where Ayato was standing.

The Cold air currents began to circulate more and more, forming an ice air vortex, similar to an icy wind tornado. Cold Air was sucked in. The Cold wind was getting stronger. In proportion to all this .

The only way to increase your magical power is to step beyond your own limits set by fate and enter the kingdom of the Desperate .

However, there are exceptions everywhere. Natural Interference Blazers are capable of transforming their elemental power into " pseudo-magical power ".

It is this feature that Ayato has now taken advantage of. Cryo Hurricane Sword Emperor Ayato Kurozakuro is a natural intervention blazer whose elements are "Cryo wind " & "Cryo Lightning". He was able to " absorb " all the ice, wind, and lightning blowing around the world, and turn it into his own magical power, which would greatly increase the power of his abilities.

That's right, he could always do something like that.

Then a logical question arises, why did he not use such power in difficult situations before?

The answer is simple. Previously, he did not even think to use this power.

Ayato has always been a " seeker " who challenges adversity in order to assert himself that he is the strongest of them all like His older brother Ouma.

He has absolutely no interest in social status, fame and money.

He is not interested in flattery and praise from others.

He just wanted to reach the top where he could finally believe in himself.

People like him are wanderers who strive for this summit all their lives.

By challenging himself, he did not try to somehow strengthen himself or weaken the opponent.

Using only his strength, he strove to win the battle in front of him and step to a new level.

Therefore, what he has done now is for him a step back, not a leap forward.

Embrace the full strength of the enemy with your own strength.

Accept and conquer. That's what the battles meant to him.

In a sense, no one showed more respect for the enemy than Ayato Kurozakuro.

But right now he has given up his principles. With a strength that was not inherent in him by nature, he was going to do away with the current enemy. Absolutely cold-blooded, the glint of admiration and excitement disappeared in his eyes.

- I changed my mind. Right now, I will end you with the same war you started.

The main reason he hardened his wings to make them as strong as steel was to avoid situations like this, sadly they weren't strong enough to stop Ayato. And with all the built-up damage from his cut and the loss of two of his ten wings, he felt his energy being sapped away and was unable to keep himself aloft. Gravity took Kokabiel, hurling him in a spiraling fall to the unforgiving ground from the Sub zero windstorm.

Kokabiel crashed into the ground in the middle of the school field, dust filled the air and he just laid there. He was dying, having lived for so long he could tell his life was slipping away, even now he was barely conscious, the only thing keeping him awake was the pain he was feeling. And because of that, he could hear the sounds of the Boosted Gear powering up as Ayato was closing the distance.

[BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!]

When Ayato pushed Ryuuzetsu high into the sky, the light pouring from his body turned into a giant blinding Sub zero tornado.

An enormous force that seemed to reach the ice moon itself spilled over into Ryuuzetsu's blade .

A raging giant sub zero tornado enclosed in a sword. This is Ayato Kurozakuro's special technique, which he once used in a battle against Stella.

Some time ago, Ayato absorbed the force of the Cold wind until the entire surrounding area became a Sub zero windless space.

By controlling, squeezing, and inserting the raging giant Sub zero tornado into Ryuuzetsu's blade, he infused his sword with immense magical power.

Laying down layer after layer of the Sub zero tornado's magical power, he squeezed the Sub zero tornado into a glow that was not much larger than his own sword.

In other words, - "Kori Kusanagi - Shin'ichi "

It was the finished form of " Kori Kusanagi ", which he could not use before, because his strength alone was not enough.

"What is this sword?" - Scared Kokabiel.

" Kori Kusanagi - Shin'ichi ".

At first glance, he seemed to be drawn to the thin blade of light.

But this was different from cryo wind suction as a little earlier.

He seemed attracted to.

The very space of the world was curved in the direction of this blade.

The reality is that a monstrous amount of energy has been wedged into such a thin blade of light.

That thought alone horrified Kokabiel .

-"Cryo Wind of the Single Dragon Impact"

Ayato's special noble art that can only be used when Kori Kusanagi Shin'ichi is active . The effective range of this technique was about 700 kilometers. A sword that slices through everything from the surface of the Earth to space debris in the outer atmosphere. To activate it, it is enough to unfold the cutting edge of " Ryuuzetsu ".

" Single Blow Cryo Wind Dragon "

With a fierce battle-cry, he brought down his sword and was descending towards Kokabiel intending to finish this.

"DAAAAMMMNNN YOOOUUUUU!"

Kokabiel couldn't do anything but watch as death was descending upon him and realizing that this was where he would meet his end all he could do was curse the enemy with nothing but pure hatred.

BAAAAANNNNGGGGG!

When Ayato's sword struck, it caused a massive impact dead-centered in Kokabiel's gut. There was a deep dent in Kokabiel's stomach and the ground beneath was cracked as blood gushed out of his mouth. The effect of the Sword was so fierce it caused another tremor and created a dust explosion around the two of them. Soon when the dust cleared only one figure remained.

That was Ayato in his Dragon armor with his Device, standing tall and proud as the victor of this battle and beneath him was a pile of battle feathers.

Everything was quiet now, like a peaceful and serene atmosphere that followed after a heavy storm had passed. Without a doubt, the life and death battle for this town was over. All their enemies were dead, Excalibur was destroyed and there were no casualties on their side.

"Even so, it's still a surprise that you gained your Balance Breaker in the middle of the fight." Akeno reasoned. "How did that happen?"

"I just needed a catalyst, something that would jump-start my mind and unlock my armor." Ayato explained. "Basically I needed to be mind-fucked and then overcome it with my past."

"Anyway, I'm glad this whole ordeal is over," Stella said, attempting to change the subject.

"Gotta admit though, I didn't expect things between you and Kokabiel to be so one-sided." Rias added.

"It wasn't really all that impressive when you get right down to it." Ayato said with honesty. "Sure he had power, but like the other me said he wasted it. And even with all the experience in the world, having power but not knowing how to use it will always lead to your downfall."

"Fufufu. I concur."

A sudden voice spoke, it was the voice of a young woman around their age but it wasn't from anyone in the group. This made everyone put their guard up.

The first one to realize it was Ayato who looked up at the sky, prompting everyone else to do the same.

FLASH!

Suddenly the barrier that surrounded the school for the purpose of fighting shattered away and the light of the full moon that brightened the dark night sky was revealed. The thing responsible for destroying the barrier was a figure that resembled a ball of light. It descended while cutting the abyss sky by sending out a white light. The being of light stopped after landing on the ground a few feet away from the others and his appearance was now visible.

A white plated armor. There were jewels across various locations on the armor. It also had armor on the face so the expression of the person couldn't be seen. The wings on his back had eight energy feathers that were glowing a deep blue like a divine glow in the dark night. But one look at the armor was enough to know who this person was. It had a different shape and color, but it was similar….… It was identical to the "Boosted Gear Balance Breaker". Possibly everyone standing there looking at this person all thought the same thing. So all of them understood at the same time. They understood what the thing in front of them was.

The Vanishing Dragon.

The one opposite to the "Welsh Dragon", the "Vanishing Dragon". Her armor was the opposite of Ayato's armor. Ayato's armor was imposing and intimidating like just looking at it made you feel threatened, it was powerful and oppressive. But this white armor was different, it was fascinating and radiant, a dazzling sight that resembled a work of art. To describe it in a single word would be, Beautiful.

SHIVERS…

Ayato, however, felt differently. Just being near her sent chills down Ayato's spine. He couldn't explain it but he just didn't feel right, it wasn't like the feeling he got when facing the Holy-Swords or against Light magic, but he still felt some kind of ominous feeling from the being standing before him. It felt as though rather than his nature as a Devil, it was as if nature as a Dragon was completely rejecting this person's existence.

"You've awakened your Balance Breaker." The Vanishing Dragon spoke, her voice echoed like Ayato in her armor. "I suppose I should congratulate you."

He spoke to Ayato in a manner that sounded like he was both praising him and looking down on him.

Rias narrowed her eyes at this person and stepped forward.

"Who are you?" Rias questioned.

The Vanishing Dragon kept his gaze on Ayato, but still answered Rias.

"I'm sure you've already realized." He responded. "I am the Vanishing Dragon, or better known as the White Dragon Emperor."

[Are just going to ignore me, White-One.]

Ddraig suddenly spoke, this time his voice could be heard by everyone.

"The Dragon hand talked?" Rias spoke surprised.

[So you were awake, Red-One.]

The White Dragon wings started to emit a voice and the energy feather was blinking like Ayato's gauntlet. The armor jewel was also glowing white.

The ones residing in the Gears were communicating.

[We finally met, but in a situation like this.]

[That's all right. It's our destiny to fight one day. Things like this happen.]

[But White-One. I can't feel hostility from you like before.]

[Red-One. Your hostility is incredibly low as well.]

"It's nice to meet you, Hakuryuukou," Ayato spoke calmly as he stood there relaxed.

"As I am with you, Sekiryuutei…get even stronger, my rival-kun, I will fight those interesting powers of yours one day." Albion turned into a white light and flew up, everyone speechless from the unexpected turn of events. The magic circle of destruction that Kokabiel spread had already disappeared.

Ayato sighed in relief as he dismissed his weapons, his body aching from that balance breaker armour he unlocked instead of his Hollow going rampant as he called over to Yuuto.

"You did it, Yuuto! That Holy-demonic sword looks beautiful since the white and black thing is mixed." Yuuto turned surprised before starting to speak

"Ayato-kun, I…"

"Let's skip the complicated stuff for now, I'm too tired... Anyway, we can say that it ended for now, right? Also the thing about your comrades" Yuuto laughed as Ayato fell backwards onto ground with his eyes closed before light snoring was heard.

"Yeah."

"…Kiba-san. We can do club activities together again, yes?" Asia asked Yuuto with a worried face, Yuuto about to speak as Rias called his name

"Yuuto."

Rias smiled as she spoke to him "Yuuto. I'm glad you returned. Also to reach Balance-Breaker. I am proud."

"…Buchou. I… To everyone in the club… Most of all, I betrayed you who saved my life once… I can't find the words to express my apology…" Rias patted Yuuto's cheek as she spoke

"But you have returned. That is enough. You can't waste the feelings of your comrades."

"Buchou… I will promise you once again. I, Kiba Yuuto, will protect you and my comrades for the rest of my life as the "Knight" of Rias Gremory's group."

"Ufufufu. Thank you. But you can't say that in front of Ayato, okay?" Yuuto looked to see that Ayato was still asleep.

"Now." Rias spoke, her hand covered in a red aura making a dangerous sound, Yuuto growing nervous as Rias spoke

"Yuuto. It's a punishment for acting by yourself. 1000 spanks."

The reinforcements from the Maou arrived thirty-minutes after everything ended. During that time Yuuto was spanked while Ayato pulled himself back to his feet and cringed along

…

A few days after the incident with Kokabiel, Asia and Ayato came into the club room shocked at seeing a foreign girl sitting on the sofa.

"Hey, Sekiryuutei." The girl with the green mesh, Xenovia, is there wearing Hagun Academy's girls uniform.

"Wh…..why, are you here!?" Ayato asked surprised as he pointed his finger at her before black wings grew out of Xenovia's back, making Ayato realise she was a devil

"I found out that God is gone. So I turned into a Devil as a self-abandonment. I received a "Knight" piece from Rias Gremory. It seems like I'm not that great, while Durandal is. So I was able to become a devil with 1 piece. And I was also placed in this school. From now on, I'm a 2nd year student and also a member of the Occult Research Club. Lets get along, Ayato-kun." Xenovia says it while breathing with her nose.

"…Don't make such a cute sound with a serious voice." Ayato spoke annoyed

"I copied Irina, but it looks like it's not easy."

"Buchou. Is it alright to use such a valuable piece?" Ayato asked, turning to Rias as she explained with a smile

"Well. Having a Durandal wielder feels reliable. With this, it's the birth of the two-swordsmen along with Yuuto."

Ayato thought about it for a moment before agreeing having Durandal on there side would be useful in the Rating Game.

"Yes. I'm a devil now. I can't go back. No, maybe this was a good thing. Hmmm, but since God is gone my life was a failure. But serving under a devil who was once my enemy is….. Even if she is a sister of a Maou…." Xenovia starts to hold her head down while mumbling something, probably receiving some damage because of praying just like Asia

"By the way, where's Irina?" Ayato asked curiously

"Irina returned to headquarters along with the five Excaliburs including mine. The "fragments" that act as the cores were retrieved in that state. So the mission of retrieving it was accomplished." Xenovia explained. "If they have the cores, they can use alchemy to make the Holy-Swords again."

"I have to give them the Excalibur back just in case. Unlike the Durandal, there are other wielders that could be chosen. Having Durandal is enough for me. When I mentioned the absence of God to them, they became silent. So I became an outsider for knowing the absence of God. The Church hates outsiders and heresy very much. Even if that person is the wielder of Durandal, they will cut them off. Exactly the same way as the incident with Asia Argento." Xenovia laughed at herself before she continued

"Irina was lucky. Even if she wasn't in the battle because of the wounds, she ended up not knowing the truth. She has a stronger belief than me. If she found out about God, I don't know what would have happened to her. Except, she was really disappointed that I became a devil, I couldn't tell her that it was because of the absence of God. It was an awkward farewell that we had. Maybe we might be enemies the next time we meet." Xenovia narrowed her eyes.

Once Rias had confirmed that all the club members are here she spoke "The Church made contact with us devils. More precisely, Maou talks about this incident. They said "We would like to make contact with you because of unclear and dishonest actions of the fallen-angels even though we feel unsatisfactory about this". They also apologised about Balba because it was their mistake for letting him escape in the past."

"But this school is truly terrifying. Because there's another sister of Maou attending this school." Xenovia says it while making a sigh, Ayato remembering that Saji had mentioned Sona's sister was Maou Leviathan.

The gym and the school ground destroyed by Kokabiel had been repaired by people related to the Maou, Ayato admitting the power of devils for fixing it in just over a night.

'They can create a replica of the school in another dimension. It must be a piece of cake for them to repair it all' Ayato thought to himself as Sparda spoke up

{Of course…}

Rias just sighed and continued. "The truth about this incident was sent to the God-side and the Devils' side by the Governor-General of the Fallen-Angels, Azazel. The theft of the Excalibur was an action taken by Kokabiel only. The other leaders didn't know about it. He planned to break the tension between the Three Factions. Because he tried to start another war, he planned to send one of own to stop Kokabiel personally."

"And I'm guessing that someone was the Vanishing Dragon." Kiba guessed. "Though it ended without the Vanishing Dragon entering the battle. Still they probably planned to stop the rampage done by one of them by sending someone from their organization."

"There would also be a meeting between the representatives of the Angels, Devils and Azazel. Apparently there is something Azazel wants to talk about. I heard that maybe Azazel would be apologizing about Kokabiel then. Though it's suspicious if Azazel would apologize." Rias said it with a disgusted expression. "But that's also troubling." Rias said, crossing her arms. "This means we can confirm the Vanishing Dragon belongs to the side of the Fallen-Angels."

"That's right." Xenovia said, as if she knew it was true. "Azazel is gathering Sacred Gear possessors who have a "Longinus". I don't know what he is thinking, but it's definitely something not good. The "Vanishing Dragon" is the top fighter among them. I heard that he is the fourth or fifth Strongest out of all the strong people there including the leaders of Grigori." She then looked at Ayato. "At this point, I can't be certain because I've never seen him fight, but he is far Stronger than Kokabiel, you who is his rival should be careful."

"Fourth Strongest?" Ayato repeated, almost sounding disappointed. "So he's not number one, that sucks."

"We were also invited to that meeting. We have to report about the incident at the meeting because we were involved." Rias informed them.

Everyone had a shocked expression on their faces, being surprised by Rias' words. Well obviously. Anyone would get surprised if they were told to stay in the place with a meeting between the most powerful and important people who were going to gather.

Xenovia then looked at Asia. "…That's right. I will apologize to Asia Argento. Since God didn't exist, then his love and help didn't as well. I'm sorry Asia Argento, I said so many horrible things to you. Hit me as much as you want."

Xenovia spoke as she bows her head down to Asia, her expression didn't change so Ayato noticed that she meant it even if her face didn't show it.

"….No, I don't intend to do something like that. Xenovia-san, I'm enjoying my current lifestyle. Even though I'm a devil now, I met someone… people who are important to me. I am happy because of the place I live in now and the people I have met." Asia smiles like a Virgin Mary as she forgives her, Ayato glad that her psychological state had improved since hearing the rejection of God but because Buchou and he were with her she returned to normal.

"…. So only you and I are the only Christians that found out about the absence of God. I won't be able to say something like a divine punishment to you now. So a heretic huh? I was a holy sword user who was admired, but now a heretic huh. I can't forget about how their eyes and attitudes changed when they saw me." At that moment, Ayato saw a glimpse of sadness in Xenovia's eyes before got up to leave

"Then I will be leaving. There's a lot of things I need to know about before transferring to this school."

"U..umm!" Asia stops Xenovia.

"Next weekend I'm going to go out to play with everyone. Would you also like to join Xenovia-san?" Asia says with a smile, Xenovia's eyes wide in shock before she gives her a bitter smile.

"Next time then. This time I'm not interested. Except….."

"Except?

Xenovia then says it with a smile to Asia "Can you take me around the school next time?"

"Yes!" Asia answers with a smile, Ayato figuring they would be good friends

"I will swear it in the name of my holy-sword, Durandal. I also would like to have a battle with the holy-demonic sword user over there as well."

"Alright. I won't lose next time." Yuuto replied with a smile, Xenovia leaving the room after confirming it. Ayato turning to see the confidence in Yuuto since that incidence had passed his attention returning to Rias as she clapped her hands before speaking

"Now. Since everyone has returned again, let's start the club activity again!"

[YES!] Everyone replies with energetic voices.

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