Okay guys, we are back. Sorry for the delay. As it turns out, I ended up giving my main story: Red Dragon Of Golden Light a [DOUBLE FEATURE] which means I literally uploaded 2 chapters within 2 days of each other…..
And if you know anything about that story, you know that nowadays the chapters average at about 20,000 words….so guess What?...Chapter 23 (Heroes) was 20,000 words like usual….but Chapter 24 (Rebirth)...that was one of the most important chapters to that story so it ended up being longer…
Remember when I said my longest chapter ever was 27,000 words?...Well, i want you to guess how long Chapter 24 was…..No, seriously, guess…..
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It was fucking 40,000 words long.
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Written and released a day and a half after the previous chapter
Anyway…..Let's just continue this story.
Ah, just a side note, if you ever notice that my stories start being updated out of their order, that's because ever since I release the double feature chapters for Golden Light I kinda realized that inspiration is a bitch. Because now I feel extremely motivated to be writing on that story and A Fool's Heart the most. Ideas just immediately start coming to me and I end up having to write them down so I don't forget them. You might think this is a bad thing, since I would be disrupting the natural order, but it's actually not. Because this inspiration is exactly what got two long ass chapters uploaded onto Red Dragon Of Golden Light in quick succession of each other. So all it would mean is that whichever story I am feeling the most motivation to write for would receive updates pretty much every other day.
Don't call me a monster.
-Scene-
"Mitlet, may I have the salt?"
"Sure. Here, Kala."
It was a normal morning in the Hyoudou Residence. The current family was gathered around their large table eating breakfast. Their house was just renovated after all.
Ah, did I say it was an normal morning? A bit of a fib isn't it?
"Ano….where did Ise-san say he would go?"
Asia asked that curiously. That's right. The stupid boy named Issei was not present at the table. Rather, he was the only one not there. Raynare answered a bit unsure.
"Well, babe said he was gonna meet up that one kid from the student council club. The guy named Saji or whatever. Apparently they're gonna hang out today."
Rias raised a brow.
"Really? I didn't know Ise and Saji had become friends already."
"Yeah, me neither."
"How strange...he would never leave without breakfast?"
"He told me that they were off to eat breakfast….."
"Hm...Is that so?...How strange indeed..."
Issei's parents couldn't help but be confused as to why it was strange that Issei was hanging out with a friend. It was true that a few months ago that would be an odd occurrence, but now that he was surrounded by them they weren't sure why it was "strange".
Meanwhile, the ones who were most suspicious, were the ones who watched Issei leave out the door, and suddenly disappear. Kalawarner and Mitlet.
-DxD-
HOM NOM NOM CHOMP!
"Um….me?..."
Outside, it was a normal day like any other. Sunny, warm, and early. More than that, the air smelled of freshly baked pastries. That's because the ones that our focus is situated upon, are two distinguishable figures sitting outside of a bakery. One of them was pointing at himself incredulously with a confused expression. Meanwhile, the dopey faced one was devouring literally every part of the mountain of pastries he had ordered for himself.
Believe it or not, these are the two wielders of Legendary Dragon souls manifested into Sacred Gears within their bodies. Saji Genshirou. Ah, and Hyoudou Issei.
The current generation's wielder of Vritra. And somehow, this generation's current Sekiryuutei.
"So...you're telling me….that you want to find the Excalibur fragments….destroy them…..then find this monster named Kokabiel, from the bible…..defeat him...and you want me to help you do it?..."
CHOMP—!
Issei paused his eating with a croissant in his mouth. He nodded his head. After a second he continued chowing down.
—CHOMP— NOM NOM NOM!
…..It took a few seconds for that to register….
Slam!
Until Saji finally slammed his hands on the table and suddenly stood up in shock.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH?!"
Needless to say, he attracted a lot of attention from passers.
"Ah…"
He awkwardly sat back down. He leaned in, as much as he could considering the pile of food, and whispered to Issei.
"Are you insane?!...There's no way we could do something like that! Why the Hell did you even call me out here anyway?! Aren't you the monster who defeated the High-Class Raiser using that overpowered form?! Why the Hell would you call me to help you?!"
Issei ceased his eating. He pointed straight at Saji with crumbs all over his face and spoke.
"Vritra."
….
"...Hah?"
Out of nowhere, Saji was able to hear another low voice from the middle of the table.
[He is saying that it is because you wield the power of Vritra, Saji Genshirou.]
…...
"?!"
Saji stood up in shock and frantically looked around. No one else was around them.
[Down here boy. You will not find me in the outside world.]
"What—?!"
He suddenly realized as he looked down upon the hand which had been previously pointed at him.
"T-T-T-That voice!... C-Could it be?!...Is that the voice of the Legendary Welsh Dragon?!..."
[Hoooh. You know your stuff, boy. That's right. I am the Welsh Dragon Emperor, Ddraig.]
Saji sat back down and stared at Issei's hand in astonishment.
"A-Amazing! So that's the voice of the Legendary Dragon Emperor!...Such an imposing presence….it makes me feel chills…"
Ddraig laughed heartily.
[Hahahaha. Is that so? Well, that always has been the initial impression of the existences that are defined as Heavenly Dragons. Though, I am saddened to say that I'm not sure whether that sentiment is still upheld at times, thanks to this host of mine.]
Saji looked straight at Issei's face.
"...Yeah. I don't know either."
Saji shook his head.
"No, no, no, wait. More importantly, why the Hell does Hyoudou want my help on this?"
[Well, you are the current wielder of Vritra, correct?]
Saji tilted his head before realizing.
"Hm? Ah, yeah that's right. I remember Kaichou mentioning that that's what I was in possession of. It was one of the pieces of the Dragon Vritra right?"
[Vritra. The Former Dragon-King. The Serpent of Black Prison. Unlike Albion and I, he was split into various pieces with most possessing different abilities of his. It was once said that he who held all pieces of Vritra would either be destroyed because of the power of the curse, or driven insane from it.]
Saji visibly flinched.
"Hiiiiiii….I-I don't want that…"
[Well, from the looks of it, it doesn't seem to be something you should concern yourself with. Regardless, it only seems that my partner picked you because you are also a Dragon host like him.]
"B-But...what kinda reasoning is that? I mean I'm nowhere near as strong as he is."
[Mm. That is true. Unfortunately, I don't think he realizes how that could be problematic and has decided that anyway. So, if you want my suggestion, then it would be wise to play along.]
"W-Whaaaaat?!...You want me to accept this maniac's proposition?!...I can't do that! I will surely be killed!"
[Do not be afraid. My partner will not let you die. He is sure of that.]
"No, no, no, no, but even so! Even if I don't end up being killed by the biblical figure, I will surely be murdered by Kaichou! Rias-senpai may be kind to you as your club President, but my student council President is too strict! She will have my ass for it!"
[Would that not only be an issue of whether she discovers it or not?]
"Huh?...Well, yes but.."
[Ah, then there is no Issue. My partner will not let you be found out.]
"Relaxed! You are too laid back for a Sekiryuutei!"
[Blame my partner for that. He ruins the tension.]
"I am working on it."
Issei says that while sipping his drink that popped out of nowhere, not realizing he just ruined it again. Saji heaved a hefty sigh.
"...it looks like I have no choice….Kaichou….please don't find out…"
Siiiiipp….
Issei continued sipping his drink.
But, somewhere a bit further away, maybe around 12 meters. Off in the distance, there were two women watching them from the distance. The two Fallen Angel "sisters", Mitlet and Kalawarner.
"..What're they saying, Kala?..."
"I do not know.."
Mitlet asked Kalawarner cautiously.
"...Do you think we can hide from him?..."
Issei suddenly stopped sipping his drink.
Ssiiip—!
"Ah."
Saji raised a brow.
"Hm, what's up?"
Kalawarner furrowed her brow.
"...No.."
Issei was staring right back at them.
"Hm? What? Is someone you recognize over there?...!- Is it someone from my group?!"
Saji soon began to realize who the two figures were as they approached.
"Huh? Hey wait a minute...aren't those the Fallen Angels from your group, Hyoudou?...Yeah, they were there watching the game too. Those are your girls right?"
The two girls finally reached the boys' table and stood by it. Saji was still confused by their appearance.
"Um, hey, you guys are those Fallen Angel gals right? Aren't you guys Hyoudou's girls?"
Despite how odd of a question it was in hindsight, they answered it quite casually.
"Yes."
"Yeah, that's right. Who's asking?"
Saji sweatdropped and awkwardly introduced himself.
"..Um, well, I'm Saji Genshirou. I'm a part of the student council. Ah, I'm also the pawn of my Kaichou, Sona Sitri."
"Good for you brat."
He smirked awkwardly at Mitlet's dismissal towards his introduction. The girls turned their attention to their love. Mitlet asked the blank faced Issei.
"Ryuchin, what's going on? What're you guys up to?"
"We're making a plan to stop the Coca Cola."
"Kokabiel."
"That's what I said, Banjou."
"Why?.."
The girls reeled in shock while Saji became downcast as the result of everyone's dismissal of him.
"What?! You're trying to face Kokabiel all by yourself?!"
"No. Saji is here to help."
"I never said I'd fight Kokabiel!"
"But I am the main one who will fight him, yeah. Ah, also, we are going to find the Exorcists to ask them if we can destroy the Excalibur fragments."
"Wait what?! You didn't tell me about that part!"
"Oh yeah, we're gonna go find the Exorcists."
"Don't tell me now! Also, I'm being continuously ignored!?"
Saji continued his argument with Issei while the girls remained shocked.
"Ryuchin! You-! You can't be serious!"
Issei turned to them blankly.
"Sorry. I have to do this. If I don't, Kiba will not come back and everyone will die."
The 3 of them felt slight chills at Issei's callous statement. That was a statement they never expected him to say. He was always relaxed in the idea that no one would die when certain events took place, but it seems like this time was different. Not to mention, his direct attitude is also unsettling.
Mitlet looked briefly conflicted.
"Then….If that's the case, then, let us help too."
She spoke with a determined expression.
"No."
But Issei had immediately denied them.
"I don't want Kala and Mito to get hurt, so I don't want you to come."
"B-But! We can't just let you do this alone! Even if you have this kid by your side, he's just a nobody! We can't trust him with you! We have to be there to help you!"
Despite Mitlet's words, Issei continued to shake his head.
"No. Ray, Kala, Asia, and Mito are not okay. You should not help me, because you can get very hurt. I can take care of Saji. But if there is too many of you, then it will be hard to take care of everybody. I don't have to take care of the Exorcists, but I have to take care of everybody else."
Saji raised his hand in the middle of the interaction.
"Um, hold on. I just remembered, but I'm pretty sure I heard Sirzechs-sama say that that Dragon form of yours was at the level of a Maou. W-Wouldn't that ridiculous strength be enough to win? Why do you need my help in the first place?"
Issei turned to him blankly.
"If I go alone, I will kill all of them."
-[!]-
"I don't want to do that."
They couldn't help but be disturbed by his answer. Kalawarner decided to put in her two cents.
"Ryu-sama….please….let us be by your side. We will swear to try and avoid conflict as much as possible, and we will keep it a secret from the rest of our allies including Raynare, if it so pleases you. Just please, let us be by your side. We cannot be at ease otherwise..."
Mitlet reaffirmed her statement.
"Yeah! That's right! Even if you don't want us to help, we're gonna follow you wherever you go! There's no way we can just sit at home or work knowing you guys are doing something so dangerous! So even if you say no we'll go either way!"
Mitlet said that with determination. Saji seemed to agree.
"Your women are more sensible than you Hyoudou. The more allies the better right? Especially those who used to work for Grigori that Kokabiel was at. Makes me feel more at ease."
Ddraig commented.
[Partner, I do not believe there should be any great risk so long as you do not let them encounter Kokabiel himself. It would be more problematic to have them acting independently against your wishes and mayhaps follow you into a trap later. If they are so adamant about accompanying you, I see no worries. Only greater manpower.]
It went silent. Issei did not speak. For the first time ever, they noticed Issei make an expression that they couldn't comprehend. He averted his gaze to look off somewhere in the distance. The moment he turned away and they could no longer see his face, they immediately forgot his expression. As if it was an expression their minds couldn't even process in the first place. Was it unease? Was it conflict? Was it fear? Was it frustration? Was it disgust? Was it relief?
They would never have this question answered.
"Okay."
Issei answered blankly as he turned back to them.
"Then, let's go find the Exorcists."
And with that, they set off to find the two exorcists.
Unfortunately for them, the search would be long and arduous. A terrible, scorching sun burning over their heads. The disgusting fatigue set over the many hours and hours spent relentlessly searching would drive them nearly insa—
"Please give blessings to the lost lamb-"
"Please give charity to us on behalf of the father in heaven!"
No, they found them in less than 10 minutes.
"How can this be? This is the reality of the developed country of Japan? That's why I don't like countries that don't have the smell of our beliefs."
"Don't say that, Xenovia. We lost all the money we had. So we have to rely on charity from these heretics or else we can't get food, you know? Aaah, we can't even buy a single loaf of bread!"
"Hmph. It all happened because you bought that fake looking painting."
Xenovia pointed at a painting of a saint that was drawn horribly. It looked as if they were conned at some fake exhibition.
"What are you saying? This painting has the drawing of someone who looks like a saint! That's what the person in the exhibition said as well!"
"Then do you know who the person in the drawing is? I certainly don't."
The person in the picture certainly looked like a foreigner and was wearing poor clothing and had something on his head. There was also a baby Angel on the background with a trumpet who was floating in the air. However, it was done so terribly that if that was meant to be the drawing of a saint, then that must mean Christ himself was nothing but a bald ugly dwarf man and I am the tooth fairy.
"…I think it's…Saint…Peter…?"
"Don't mess around. Saint Peter wouldn't look like this."
"No, he must have looked like this! I'm sure about it!"
"Aaah, why did my partner have to be someone like you…God, is this also a trial?"
"Hey don't hold your head down. You really get depressed when you are down, don't you."
"Shut up! That's why the Protestants are called heretics! You guys have different beliefs than us Catholics! Show more respect to the saints!"
"What?! What's wrong, it is Catholicism where they still abide by the old law!"
"What did you say, heretic?"
"What did you say, heretic!?"
Those two started to argue by banging their heads against each other.
Gyerooooo~
A low rumbling sound. The sound of their stomachs grumbling.
"…First of all, let's do something to fill our stomachs. Or else it's not a matter of retrieving the Excaliburs."
"…You are right. Do you want to get money from the heretics by threatening them? I think God will forgive us if we threaten the heretics."
"Do you plan to attack the shrine? Or do you plan to steal their offertory box? Don't do either. Let's use our swords to put on a performance. It's an international entertainment that works in every country."
"That's an excellent idea! If we can cut fruits with our Excaliburs, then we can gather cash!"
"Well, we don't have fruits. It can't be helped. Let's cut that picture."
"No! You can't cut this down!"
"I will cut it."
"You won't cut it!"
"I will."
"You won't!"
CHHRR
The sound of something tearing. The two Exorcists turned their heads slowly. Issei was standing there with his foot kicked through the painting.
…
"Follow."
That was all he said as he walked away.
-DxD-
"Delicious! Japanese cuisine is delicious!"
"Yes, yes! This is it! This is the taste of the food of my homeland!"
Irina and Xenovia started to fill their stomachs with the food they ordered at a family restaurant.
[We sold our souls to the Devils.]
[This is also to accomplish our mission.]
That was what they were saying on the way to the restaurant. Those of the church are quite unappreciative. Also, only one of them was a Devil, despite their comments.
"Phew. Now I'm calm. It's the end of the world to get helped by a Devil."
That was what Xenovia said.
"Hey. We are treating you to food and that's what you say? Also, that caramel head is the only Devil here."
Mitlet said it while holding down her emotions. She acknowledged that she needed to hold back against them for the purpose of negotiating. However, her anger couldn't help but leak out through her expression and a subtle aura around her body. Her expression, most of all, which implied bloody murder.
"Pheeeew! Thank you for the meal. Aaaah God, please give charity to these Devils. Ah, and I suppose the outcast children of yours."
Irina said while using her cross and smiling. Mitlet and Kalawarner's expressions became even darker and more malicious. Issei merely held his hand up signaling them to calm down. Xenovia drank a cup of water and took a deep breath. She then asked.
"So, why did you come to us?"
"You two came to this country to retrieve the Excaliburs, right?"
"That's right. We already told you that before."
Both of them didn't seem like they were giving the group hostile intent because they had just finished their food. There was no point battling in a family restaurant, and even if they did battle they would be defeated due to Issei being a monster.
"I want to destroy the Excaliburs."
They became surprised by Issei's proposition. He said it as blankly and straightforwardly as ever.
"...Hm…..Yeah. Maybe it's okay leaving one sword to you guys. If you can destroy it, that is. But make sure that your identities aren't revealed. We also don't want our high-ups and enemies to think that we are connected to you guys."
It seemed like Xenovia was serious in her response.
"Hey Xenovia. Are you sure? Even if it's Ise-kun, he's still with the Devils, you know?"
Irina raised an objection. The more rational response considering their motivations.
"Irina. To tell you the truth, it would really be tough to retrieve the three Excaliburs and to battle Kokabiel with only the two of us."
"I know that. But...!"
"The minimum objectives we have to achieve are destroying the three Excaliburs or take them back. If our Excaliburs are going to be stolen as well then we should break them before it happens. Even if we use the last resort, there's only a 30 percent chance that we will succeed in our mission and return home safely."
"Even so, we thought that the success rate was high enough to come to this country prepared to put our life on the line."
"Yeah. The high-ups also told us to continue with our mission as well and dispatched us to this country. It's almost self-sacrifice."
"And isn't that what we, the followers, desire for?"
"I changed my mind. My beliefs are flexible. So I can act in the best way."
"You! I have been thinking about it for a long time, but your faith is a bit weird!"
"I won't deny it. But I think that it's our duty to accomplish our mission and return safely. I'm going to live and continue fighting for God. Am I wrong?"
"…You are not wrong. But..."
"That's why we won't ask for help from the Devils. Instead we ask for help from a Dragon. The high-ups didn't tell us not to borrow the strength of a Dragon."
Xenovia then looked at Issei. Certainly, by technicality, Issei was a Dragon indeed. Also, he can most literally turn into one, but they don't know about that.
"I never thought that I would meet Sekiryuutei in a distant country like this. Even if you turned to the Devil's side, I see that the dragon power within you is present. If it's like the legend says, then you can increase your power to that of a Maou, correct? If you gain a power to that of a Maou, then you can break the Excaliburs without a sweat. I also think that it was God's doing that we had this meeting."
Xenovia said joyfully.
"C-Certainly they didn't tell us not to borrow the power of a Dragon… But you are just saying nonsense! Your belief is certainly weird!"
"Weird is fine with me. But, Irina. He's your childhood friend, right? Let's trust him. The power of a Dragon."
Irina became silent at Xenovia's words, but her expression showed that she was okay with it for now. It looks like they should be able to cooperate after all.
"Okay. Then can I call my partner for this cooperation."
Issei brought out his phone and made a call.
—.
"...I understand the situation.."
Kiba nodded his head understandingly. He had been brought into the group's proposition.
"To tell the truth, I feel unsatisfied when the wielders of the Excaliburs are giving me the permission to destroy it."
Kiba said that as he put a coffee up to his mouth. Xenovia countered.
"That's a rough way to speak. If you were a [Stray-Devil], I would have cut you down without any time to spare."
Kiba and Xenovia glared at each other.
"So you do hold a grudge regarding the [Holy-sword Project]. Against the church and the Excaliburs."
Kiba sharpened his eyes at Irina's words.
"Obviously."
He replied with a low and cold voice.
"But Kiba-kun. Thanks to that project, the research on holy-sword users showed results. That's why it created people like Xenovia and I who can synchronise with the holy swords."
"Do you think it's a forgiving act to kill all the test subjects because the project was thought to be a failure?"
Kiba looked at Irina with eyes filled with hatred.
Certainly, killing them is cruel. It's an inhuman act for those who believe in God. Killing children that look just like you kids. They were worthless existences that should no longer be considered people. It is good that they, who participated in creating such a project, all ended up being killed. Your mother's would agree. So would your dummy father, obviously. Ah, but this isn't a story I should be telling you anyway so pretend you didn't hear that. Anyway—
Even Irina didn't know how to respond. Then Xenovia spoke.
"That incident also became one of the worst cases among us and people felt disgusted about it. The person in charge of that project at that time was said to have a problem with his belief. So he was charged with heresy. Now he's one of those people on the Fallen-Angels side."
"On the Fallen-Angel's side? What's the name of that person?"
Kiba took interest and asked Xenovia.
"…Valper Galilei. The man who is called the [Genocide Archbishop]."
Valper Galilei. The old trout head of the operation.
"…If I go after Fallen-Angels, then can I reach him…"
Kiba's eye had the colour of a new determination. Just knowing his target was a big step for him.
"Then it looks like I have to share information as well. The other day I was attacked by 2 people who had the Excalibur. At that time, one of them killed a priest. The one who was killed is probably from your organisation."
Everyone became surprised. He had kept quiet about it all that time.
"The name of one of those persons is Freed Sellzen. Does this name sound familiar?"
Freed. The nutty priest. Xenovia and Irina both made sharp eyes at Kiba's words.
"I see. So it's him."
"Freed Sellzen. Former exorcist of the Vatican. The genius who became an exorcist at the age of 13. He had lots of big achievements because he kept on eliminating Devils and mystical beasts. There were many who doubted his faith. According to those around him, there were times when he would question God and the holy purpose."
"He overdid it. He even killed his allies. I'm sure Freed never had any beliefs towards our God from the start. The only thing he had was fighting instinct and killing intent towards monsters. And an abnormal obsession for battles. It was a matter of time that he'd be charged for heresy."
"But it's odd….I swear I heard stories of him being more of a playful prankster when he was younger…"
Even though Irina whispered that to herself, Xenovia continued.
"I see. Freed used the Excalibur he stole to kill our fellow followers. For us to pay the price because the disposal group couldn't take care of him that time."
Xenovia said it with hatred. Freed was hated by lots of people. But Kiba rubbed his chin curiously.
"...But then why did he…"
"Anyways, let's move onto the cooperation strategy."
Xenovia took out a pen and used it to write on a memo pad. She gave them her contact details.
"If something happens, call this number."
"Thanks. Then we should also…"
Just before Saji suggested giving their information.
"We already received Ise-kun's number from oba-sama (auntie)."
Saji raised a brow. Mitlet furrowed her brow.
"From Mama."
Even more question marks appeared above his head.
"Who's [Mama]?"
Issei answered blankly.
"Mama is Mama."
"No...well, I get that, but I'm asking who's Mama it is. It can't be the Mama of the Fallen Angels cuz they don't have parents, so that must be your mom Hyoudou?"
At that moment the two Fallen Angel girls glared intensely at Saji.
"Our Mama is our Mama. Got that, Shithead?"
"Y-Yes Ma'am!"
Saji saluted them while shaking in fear.
"Then that's it then. I'll repay you for the meal another time, [Sekiryuutei] Hyoudou Issei."
Xenovia got up after saying that.
"Don't worry about it. You are poor so it's okay."
That's all Issei responded with. Irina followed after.
"Thanks for the meal, Ise-kun! Treat me again next time as well! Even if you are with the Devil, God will allow it if it's Ise-kun who treats me to a meal! It's okay if it's food!"
After that, the two exorcists finally left the restaurant. The negotiations were over. Kiba turned and asked Issei quietly.
"...Ise-kun...why did you do this?"
He asked honestly. It looked like Kiba didn't fully understand why Issei was so willing to help him. Issei simply turned to him blankly and gave a thumbs up. With that, he spoke a familiar phrase to Kiba.
"I am okay with being friends."
Kiba couldn't help but have his eyes widen at his response. He never would have expected him to remember something so insignificant. Such a minor detail becoming something that mattered, such was Hyoudou Issei's charm. Not to mention, the same small thumbs up he kept giving Rias Gremory during her crisis, which implied that everything was going to be alright.
Kiba smiled bitterly.
"Heh….what is that even supposed to mean?.."
But his smile held a bit of softness in it.
"…Ummm, do I have to do it as well?"
Saji asked while he put his hand up.
"I mean, I'm totally uninvolved in this… After all, how are Kiba and Excalibur related?"
He was one that didn't know about the project. It was the same with Mitlet and Kalawarner.
"…Let's talk a bit."
Kiba then started to talk about his past after he drank the coffee. The project that the Catholic Church planned secretly. Project Holy-sword. The test to make lots of people who can use holy-swords was taking place in a certain institute. There were boys and girls who had talents at using swords and a possessor of Sacred Gear. Day after day, they were going through inhuman experiments. They were being experimented on and had their rights of freedom taken away. They weren't treated as humans and their lives were ignored. But they had a dream. To live on. They were forced to believe that they were loved by God, and they were just waiting for "that day" to come. They believed that they would become special beings. They believed that they could become people who could wield holy-swords. But the result was "disposal". Kiba and his comrades couldn't use the holy-swords.
"…Everyone died. They were killed. Killed by those who serve God. No one saved us. Just because we couldn't use the holy-swords. Other boys and girls were put under poisonous gas while still alive. They put poisonous gas on us while saying [Amen]. We vomited blood and suffered on the floor. Even so, we were seeking help from God."
Kiba told his story. He somehow managed to escape from the laboratory, but the poisonous gas had already infected him. Apart from certain people, the test subjects who had lower abilities than average were all disposed of because they weren't needed. Kiba who managed to escape, met Rias Gremory who came to observe Italy as he was dying. And now he was here.
"I want to accomplish my comrades' regrets. No, I don't want to make their deaths be in vain. I need to keep on living in their place, and I have to prove that I am stronger than Excalibur."
He ended it with that. A strong determination prevalent in his eyes.
"Uuuuuuu…sob…"
They heard the sound of a child crying in the distance. Ah, but that was drowned out by the child crying in front of them with a dripping nose of snot.
"Kiba! It must have been horrible! It must have been painful! Damn it! There isn't any God or hope in this world! Right now I feel so much sympathy for you! Yeah, it's a horrible story! I understand why you hold a grudge against those people from the church and Excalibur!"
He said that while holding onto Kiba's hand and trying to sniff the snot droop back up, but in the end it just dropped back down again. Kiba could only awkwardly try to back away.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't like you before because you were a good looking guy…But it's different now! I will also help! I'm willing to receive the punishment from Kaichou! But before that we have to destroy Excalibur! I will also work hard! You also have to live on! Don't ever betray Rias-senpai who saved you!"
At the very least he was saying nice things. He finally sucked the snot back up and wiped his face of tears. Unfortunately, that only ended up smearing his face with tears and snot while a string of snot connected to his forearm as he pulled it away. As a result there was still a snot drip, though not as big, swaying back and forth out of his nose. Issei's eyes followed it until he started to become dizzy and his blank face became green. Ah, I forgot to mention, for someone who is unbelievably strong, Issei has terrible motion sickness. The only reason he doesn't get sick when walking is because he is literally so stupid it doesn't affect him until he notices it.
Saji nodded his head.
"Okay! It's a good time! I want you guys to hear my story! You guys should know about me if we are working together!"
"No."
….
….
Issei stood up to leave. The two girls quickly left with him, followed by Kiba who awkwardly waved with a smile.
….
….
Saji was left sitting at the table alone, snot and wet spots on his face.
"Here you are, Sir."
Ah, also, he was left with the bill.
….
….
"...Eh?"
-DxD-
"Fuu. No progress today as well."
Saji sighed lightly. It had been a couple days since they started searching for the ones behind the operation. Currently, they were all dressed in priest robes while it was night time. All of them were present. Issei, Saji, Kiba, Mitlet, and Kalawarner. So far, they've had no luck finding anything. Saji rubbed his neck tiredly.
"Man. It feels like we've just been running in circles sometimes. Where the hell are they?"
Mitlet and Kalawarner, who were walking beside Issei, sweatdropped a bit. They thought the same thing.
'That's because we are…'
Issei was not very good with directions.
"Mm."
Issei stopped walking. At that moment, the others in his group realized it.
"Look up!"
Saji shouted. When they looked up, there was a white haired boy priest falling down with a long sword.
"Something like a divine protection for the group of priests ay!"
KACHIN!
Kiba took his demonic-sword out quickly and blocked Freed's slash.
"Assassin's Freed."
"…! Is that voice you, Ise-kun? Heeee. Well isn't this a weird reunion!? How is it? Has your Dragon power increased? Oh, wait. If you defeated Donashit so easily then I guess it doesn't have to be increased huh? In that case, can I kill you? I will kill you now~"
He spoke as maniacally as usual. Soon after, another robed man in glasses appeared as well. It looked like he had more on his waist than Freed. But more than that—
Foom!
Above Freed and his ally floated another figure with feathered wings. Mitlet and Kalawarner announced in shock.
"Donasheek!"
That's right. The one hovering above their enemy was none other than Donasheek, their former ally. They were dumbfounded by his sudden appearance. Mitlet called out to him.
"Donasheek! What the fuck are you doing?! Why are you on the same side as these guys?!"
"..."
Donasheek did not respond. Instead, he remained silent and inexplicably glanced off to somewhere in the distance. Then he glanced down to the other robed man behind Freed. Then he just returned his attention back to the fight.
"Donashit and I have had our fill of boring daily lives so we decided to make a difference by killing you guys! Great huuuuh~! Nyahahahahaha!"
"Stretch my line!"
SWISH!
Saji attacked immediately. Something that looked like a skinny black hand left Saji's hand and headed for Freed. On his hand, there was a cute looking deformed lizard face equipped. The line was coming from its mouth. Then that skinny hand was the tongue of the lizard.
"Such a pain!"
Freed tried to knock it away with his holy-sword, but the lizard's tongue changed its direction and went downwards. It stuck onto Freed's right foot, and it started to swirl around his leg. Freed tried to cut the tongue off with his swords, but it went past as if the tongue didn't have any physical form.
"You can't cut it that easily. Kiba! With this he can't escape! Beat him down!"
"Thank you!"
Kiba rushed in quickly. He was going towards Freed with two demonic swords.
"Che! So it's not only the [Holy Eraser], I see! Having multiple demonic-swords. Are you the possessor of [Sword Birth], perhaps? Wow. You are guilty of having a rare Sacred Gear, you know!"
Freed seemed like he was enjoying it, which was the opposite of what he was saying.
"But. Normal demonic swords can't put up a challenge against…"
KACHIN!
Kiba's two demonic swords broke after making a sound of a crack.
"…my Excalibur-chan~"
"Ku!"
Kiba once again created demonic swords. But it seemed like the Excalibur was too powerful. It could break the demonic swords in a single swing.
"Hahaha! The way you look at my Excalibur is scary. Do you perhaps hold a grudge against it? Well I don't know what happened to you! But if you get cut by this, you can't avoid being eliminated without a trace you know? You will die, you know! You are going to die! Seriously, you'll die!"
He said that many times. It was as if he was trying to reaffirm that the sword would kill him, despite it being something that was obvious to them. He also kept glancing back at the man behind him. Said man took a step forward randomly.
"You are struggling to remove the attachment from the Devil. I will provide assistance."
Freed screeched back at him suddenly.
"NO! I-I mean, Hell no! Y-You stay your ass back there! I don't need your help with this shitty Devil! I got this, just you watch!"
"...Very well."
The man took a step back with his response. Freed smiled again, though there was one drop of sweat on his head.
"Donasheek! Get down here and explain this! Ryuchin, do something!"
Mitlet shouted at both Donasheek and Issei. But neither of them responded. They were both looking off in the same direction.
"Okay! Let's kill you now maybe!"
The moment Freed's sword was going downwards at Kiba.
PULL.
Freed's body was pulled back, and he lost his balance.
"Like I would let you!"
It was Saji. The lizard pulled its tongue back, which made Freed lose his stance. At the same time, the lizard's tongue made a shallow light. It looked like it was coming from Freed and going into Saji.
"…This is!? Shit! Are you absorbing my powers!?"
"Heh! How's that! This is my Sacred Gear [Absorption Line]! As long as this line is connected to you, your power will continue to be absorbed by my Sacred Gear! Yeah! Until you lose your consciousness that is!"
"…Dragon-type Sacred Gear is it!? The most troublesome type. The initial ability isn't that much of a threat. But when it grows, the destructible power surpasses other Sacred Gears on a whole different level. Scary. Man, it is such a nuisance! Ah, but this would be the best against that guy behind me..."
Freed whispered that as he tried to take it off again with his holy-sword, but there wasn't a scratch on Saji's Sacred Gear.
"Kiba! It's not the time to be dilly dallying! Just beat that guy! The problem with the Excalibur can come after that! This guy is seriously dangerous! Just standing in front of him makes me tremble! If we leave him be, he will also cause harm to me and Kaichou! I will weaken him by absorbing his power with my Sacred Gear, so take him down at once! Let's make this quick!"
Saji suggested a plan. But Kiba put on a complicated expression. He was regretting because he couldn't win with his own power. Kiba created a demonic-sword as if he had made his determination.
"…I feel reluctant, but I also agree to finish you off here. There's still two more Excaliburs that were stolen. I will have to hope that the other two are strong."
"Ha! That guy back there? I'm stronger than him, you know? So! The moment you five beat me, there aren't others who will put up with you guys! Are you sure? If you kill me, you won't have any holy-sword battle that would satisfy you."
Freed said it with a smile. But he was glancing back and forth to the guy behind him. Kiba had to stop and switch his gaze to the robed man. He held a cold expression under his hood and glasses. It looked as if he was a moment away from intervening. But—
"Hmmm. [Sword Birth] huh? It's a Sacred Gear that can have an infinite number of powers depending on the possessor."
Then there was the voice of another person. The group turned their heads, aside from Issei. There was an old man wearing priest clothes standing there.
"…Is it you old-man Valper?"
They all became shocked at Freed's announcement. Because of The shock they failed to notice the subtle disgust in Freed's tone.
"…Valper Galilei!"
Kiba glared at the old man with eyes full of absolute hatred.
"I certainly am."
The old man admitted it normally.
"Freed. What are you doing?"
"Old-man! I can't run away because of this guy's weird lizard tongue!"
"Hmph. You still can't use the holy-sword perfectly yet. Use the [element] I gave you more wisely. I'm researching because of that. Gather the holy element that is running throughout your body to the blade of the holy-sword. With that, you should be able to cut it."
"Yeah, yeah!"
Freed's holy-sword had started to gather aura and started to glow.
"Like this! Horyah!"
CUT.
Saji's Sacred Gear was cut with ease, and the only thing that was holding Freed was gone.
"Now that the old man has revealed himself, we should be escaping now! The next time we meet will be the time of our ultimate battle!"
Freed said that but.
"I won't let you escape!"
There was someone who went past the group with a very fast speed.
KACHIN!
There was a blade clashing with Freed's holy-sword that was igniting sparks. It was Xenovia.
"Yaho! Ise-kun.
"Wah- it's the Exorcists!"
The group was surprised by the duo's appearance.
"Freed Sellzen. Valper Galilei. Rebels. I will cut you both down in the name of God!"
"Ha! Don't say the name of the hateful God that I hate! You bitch!"
Freed and Xenovia exchanged swords, but he took something out. It was a ball of light.
"Old-man Valper! Donashit! Nathaniel! It maye have been way too short, but we are escaping! We are going to report to the boss, Kokabiel!"
"There's no other way."
"See ya! The alliance of Church and Devils!"
Freed threw down the ball of light on the ground.
FLASH.
By the time the flash died, Freed and his allies were gone. The encounter was cut too short to be called a fight. It was as if they were trying to wait for the right moment.
"We are going after them Irina."
"Okay!"
Xenovia and Irina nodded at each other and sprinted from their spots.
"I'm going after them too! I won't let you escape Valper Galilei!"
Kiba ran off after them.
Foom!
From beside Issei, the two Fallen Angel girls spread their wings and took to the air above. Issei was finally snapped out of his gazing and whipped his head up towards the two.
"We're going after them Ryuchin! We have to know what's going on with Donasheek!"
Even though Issei's face was blank, he yelled at them for the first time.
"Mito! Kala! Come back! Don't go yet!"
"It's okay! We won't fight the big guy! If we see him we'll come running back! We promise! Come on Kala! They're splitting up! You go with the brown haired one! I'll follow the shitty priest's path!"
"It's alright Ryu-sama! We will be alright! We will return!"
They flipped their wings and set off.
"Ah shit! They all went off without us! Shit!"
Small amounts of dust began to pick up near Issei's legs. He was just about to move. Until—
"?"
Issei whipped his head back. Saji raised a brow.
"Huh? What is i—"
Issei placed his hand on Saji's chest - and launched him into the forest.
BAM BAM BAM!
His body crashed through some trees and the lights of magic circles shone behind him.
Shiiin!
"I thought this fluctuation of power was odd."
"How troublesome."
"Babe, why are you not home giving me a pounding right now?"
The ones who appeared from them, was both the Gremory group and the Sitri group. Even Asia and Raynare were there from her own magic circle. Once they appeared there was a certain painful moan from within the treeline.
"...Whyyyyyyyy?…"
"Sorry. I was trying to hide you."
—.
"So that's what's going on. Excalibur. Really you two…"
Rias was rubbing her head. Saji was the only one sitting in front of them in sazen position, while Issei was standing up and looking off into the distance. For some reason, he seemed restless. In fact.
Tap tap tap tap
His foot was tapping on the ground.
[Partner. You won't be able to sense them if you don't calm yourself.]
Rias sighed. Raynare approached Issei.
"Alright babe. Where are they?"
Issei pointed off into the distance.
"Over there. They are still split up."
Raynare turned to the group.
"Rias, we're going after them now. I'm sorry, but we can't let Mitlet and Kalawarner go off on their own. If you want to follow us then follow. But we're going."
Rias nodded.
"I understand. In that case, we're going as well. Sona, will you come along?"
Sona sighed. She shifted her gaze back to Saji with a cold stare.
"We will discuss your punishment later."
"Hiiiiiiii~!"
"Okay Babe. Let's go."
Foom!
Issei immediately set off to fly. The rest of them decided to spread their wings and fly considering that it was night time. They set off. It only took a few minutes for Issei to stop midair and shift his gaze downward. They all stopped. Below them were two figures. Freed and Mitlet.
They descended.
"..What?! That's what's going on?!"
"No shit dumbass! How did you not figure it out?!"
"I thought you were with the bad guys!"
"I was making it so fucking obvious!"
They touched the ground. Raynare approached them first.
"Mitlet! Freed!"
"Ray!"
"What's going on?"
"Freed's not with the bad guys!"
"I technically am, but that's not the problem right now! You shitty Devils and friends! We split up our forces while being chased. The blue haired one and the pretty boy went after Valper. The brown haired one and Kalawarner went after Nathaniel and Donasheek. But that guy is bad news I tell ya! If I know him he's gonna lead them straight to Kokabiel. And if they make it to Kokabiel then Donasheek either won't be able to do anything, or he will be killed trying to stop them! We gotta hurry!"
Issei, suddenly whipped his head to a certain direction. But unlike usual, his blank eyes were opened wider than usual.
"What's wrong babe?"
He didn't answer - because he already launched himself away.
POOOOMM!
A great amount of dust was blasted into their faces. By the time the dust cleared, there was nothing left of Issei but a large crater.
"Let's go you all!"
"I'll meet you shitty brats there! Play along!"
They all flew off in the same direction while Freed ran from them in the same general direction on the ground. The time it took them to find Issei was less than finding Mitlet. They found him standing on the ground below with Freed across from him. But there was also another robed man and Donasheek who floated above. They landed onto the ground.
Foom!
"Babe!"
Raynare called to Issei who she approached, but she froze when she saw his face. Mitlet caught up and before she could call out, she noticed the robed man named Nathaniel holding onto two blood ridden bodies.
"KALA!"
Kalawarner and Irina. Rias called out to Donasheek.
"Donasheek!"
He didn't answer. Instead, he slowly turned his attention behind him. They followed his gaze. A strong pressure overcame them.
"This is our first time meeting, daughter of the house of Gremory. The crimson hair is beautiful. It reminds me of your brother that I hate enough to make me want to vomit."
A Fallen Angel with 10 wings. He had pale skin, pointy ears, red eyes, and a disgusting glare.
The Cadre-Class Fallen Angel referenced in the bible, Kokabiel.
"Nice to meet you, one of the leaders of the Fallen-Angels, Kokabiel. And my name is Rias Gremory. I will also add one more thing. We and the house of Gremory are a being who are closest to the Maou, and also the furthest from it. If you are here to discuss about politics with me, then it's no use."
"This is a gift."
Kokabiel snapped his fingers. At that moment, the man named Nathaniel tossed the two bodies towards the group. Mitlet immediately jumped to catch Kalawarner's body, while Irina's body fell onto the floor below Issei's feet.
Issei was unmoving.
Raynare snapped out of her stupor.
"Kala! Kala! Look at me, Kala! Asia! Heal Kala! Please!"
Mitlet had tears already running from her eyes. Asia ran forward and began healing Kalawarner worriedly. Raynare stood beside them in shock.
"...I'm sorry….I made a stupid mistake….I was too careless….I'm sorry…..I broke my promise…."
"Kala! It's okay! Y-You're gonna be okay! I swear! You'll be okay!"
Kalawarner slowly began to lose consciousness.
"I'm sorry….I'm sorry Mitlet….I'm so sorry…."
"Kala! Kala! Open your eyes Kala! Wake up! You're gonna be okay! You have to be okay! Because I love you! I love you stupid! So you have to be okay! Okay?! Kala!"
"..Mitlet…..I'm afraid..."
Tears fell from Kalawarner's eyes as she finally lost consciousness.
"KALA! KALA!"
Raynare burned with an unyielding rage directed straight at Kokabiel.
"KOKABIEL!"
He raised a brow curiously.
"Hm? You 3….could you be former Grigori? How tasteless. For you to become rogues. Even more than that, you are associating with Devils? What sort of greater disgrace could you possibly represent? How truly disheartening. It would have been best if that woman was able to die in that battle against Nathaniel. No, it would be better for all of you to be killed as well. At least then there would be no stain like that of Devil's stench upon the lot of you."
Raynare's fury only burned stronger. There was no longer any facet of any feeling from Grigori left before. It was nothing but pure killing intent. Freed cackled randomly.
"Kakakakaka! That's right shitty Devils! You should all just disappear to my sword! They never should have gotten involved with that guy! That guy has the ability to transfer damage from his body to the person he received it from! That's his Sacred Gear! It's mid level because he still has to be able to touch them and the damage still remains on him, so rather than being transferred, it's more of an ability to give the same amount of damage to the person who hurts them. Also, he can only send that damage to whoever gave it to him, not anybody else. Ah, and if it's too much damage for his body to take, then obviously he will just pass out or die. So it may not be stupendous, but with two Excalibur it's a tough task huh! Kakakakaka!"
He randomly spouted that speech. The intention was obvious. He was using the opportunity to explain his ability. Nathaniel took off his hood.
"It was a bit of a difficult task. I still had to receive all the damage while making it seem like I was incompetent. After I sustained enough of it, I just touched their faces and transfer the damage. I have a high tolerance for pain thanks to this ability, but thanks to their hesitation from it, I was able to use these Excalibur to cut them down. If it wasn't for you, Freed, I would've been able to kill them."
"Kakaka! That would've been boring! You think we would've been able to watch that heart throbbing scene if they were dead! Boring! You are Too boring Nathaniel! You still have much to learn, young padawan!"
Rias questioned Kokabiel.
"…So what is your motive for encountering us?"
Kokabiel answered Rias's question with joy,
"I will be rampaging in this town using your base, Kuou Academy, as the starting point. Then Sirzechs will also appear, right?"
-[!]-
"If you do something like that, the War between God, Fallen-Angels and Devils will begin again you know?"
"That's what I'm wishing for. I thought that Michael would start a War if I steal the Excalibur...But what he sent were grunt Exorcists and two holy-sword wielders. It's boring. I'm really bored indeed! That's why I'm going to rampage at Sirzech's sister's base. See? It looks fun, right?"
"…You battle-freak."
Rias said it with hatred. But Kokabiel laughed with joy.
"Yeah. That's it! I was bored and bored after the war between the three sides! Azazel and Shemhazai weren't that keen on the next war. They then started to collect something boring like Sacred Gear and started to do some weird research. Something useless like that won't be of any use to us!…Well, it's a different story if it's a [Boosted Gear] like the one the brat over there has…But it's not something you can find so easily."
"…Are you guys also after Ise's Sacred Gear?"
"At least I'm not interested in it. But Azazel might be. His collection hobby is crazy."
Mitlet stood slowly from her spot.
"Fuck your war…..fuck your boredom…..I'll kill you...I swear…."
Raynare quelled her anger slightly. She stood in front of Mitlet and held onto her shoulders.
"Calm down Mitlet! You can't face him on your own! Try to think!"
Mitlet could only respond with bloodlust.
"...Get out of the way Raynare….This bastard has to die….I don't care if it kills me….I want to watch him die…"
"You think I don't get that?! I'm feeling it in every part of my body the same as you! But if you face him alone you will die for nothing and who will Kala have to sleep beside her then!"
Mitlet's teeth grinded against each other harshly. Kokabiel scoffed.
"Fff. The threats of the small fry do not interest me. But either way, I'm going to be starting a battle involving the holy-swords, Rias Gremory. For starting a war! A school where both little sisters of Sirzech's and Leviathan's go to. It must be filled with demonic-powers so that I can enjoy the chaos! It's also the best place to release the real power of Excaliburs! It's a good place for the battlefield."
Freed followed his speech.
"Hyahahaha! Isn't my boss the best? His craziness is the best. So I'm also eager to do it. He even gives us treats like this."
Freed pointed towards the swords on his belt and Nathaniel's. They each had two.
"The one on the right is [Excalibur Rapidly]. The one on Nathaniel's left is [Excalibur Nightmare]. The one on his right is [Excalibur Transparent]. I also received [Excalibur Mimic] from the girl over there! I also feel like getting [Excalibur Destruction] that the other girl has. Hyaa! Am we the first persons in the World to be in possession of this many Excaliburs together? I also received an element from the geezer Valper that allows me to wield holy-swords. Right now I'm in a hyper mode that allows me to wield all of them, you know? I'm invincible! I'm wonderful! I'm the strongest! Hyahahahahahahahaha!"
"You acknowledged that I am here, yet you discredit my strength."
"Obviously, because you're just a shithead! Kakakakaka!"
Freed laughed as if he found it really funny.
"Valper's holy-sword research. It's the real deal if it shows this much result. To tell the truth, it seemed suspicious when he joined my plan."
"What are you planning to do with the Excaliburs!?"
Rias asked him. Kokabiel moved his ten black wings and moved his body in the direction of the school.
"Hahaha! Let's have a War! Little sister of Sirzech Lucifer, Rias Gremory!"
But before anyone could move—
"Kokabiel."
The atmosphere was turned to stone from an unimaginable pressure.
..OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM….
No one could move a muscle. The only one who moved, was Kokabiel shifting his gaze towards the one below. The one releasing the pressure. Hyoudou Issei.
"Kokabiel…that's who you are right?..."
Issei had no expression. No. There was an expression. But it was inconceivable. It was something beyond their comprehension. It was something that couldn't be processed in their minds. And for that reason,they could see nothing but a black abyss in place of his upper half.
Kokabiel answered his question coldly.
"That's right."
"Kokabiel…..You are someone in the bible, right?"
He once again answered his question.
"Indeed."
—The pressure, somehow, increased to the max.
"...Then when you die, it will make your part in the bible the same as God. Nothing but legend. Right?"
-[!]-
"...Kukuku…."
…
"KAAAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKA!"
Kokabiel cackled like a maniac.
"YEEES! PERFECT! COME AND FACE ME! I SHALL WAIT FOR YOU PATIENTLY! COME AND KILL ME, SEKIRYUUTEEEEEEEEEEEEII!"
Kokabiel quickly spawned a light spear and launched it towards the group. Sona and Rias created defensive magic circles to protect everyone, but—
FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSHHH!
A sandstorm of dust covered them.
…
After a few seconds, the dust cleared. Freed and Nathaniel were gone, along with Donasheek and Kokabiel. But most of all—
CRACK
Issei was holding onto the light spear with one hand.
CRACK
And destroyed it.
PIIIIIIIKK!
As soon as the spear dispersed.
"Rias."
He called out to Rias. She snapped out of her frozen state.
"W-W-What?.."
He turned to her with his signature blank face.
"I will handle the Dark-Elf man."
"...Eh?.."
FOOM!
He spread his Dragon wings and immediately set off for the school.
"Ise! Wait!"
Foom!
Rias spread her wings and quickly followed. The rest of the group snapped out their shock and began to follow.
"Kaichou are we seriously doing this?! Kaichou!? Kaichoooooooouuu!"
End
Alright. That's all for this one guys. But of a cliffhanger, but you know what? I think, to make up for Red Dragon Of Golden Light getting a double feature, I think I may also give you guys a double feature as well. In other words, I may start writing the next chapter after this one and release it in the next few days. I will see if I can do it. If I don't, it's because I'm worried that it will become a trend and I'll end up doing a double feature for every one of my stories.
Anyway, as I said before, less comedy bits and more serious stuff going on during this chapter. I did say this arc would be mostly serious after all. This doesn't mean this story will ever lose its comedic edge. It's just that this arc is kind of meant to be this way. The rest of the story should continue as funny as usual. But hopefully the little funny bits in it still made you laugh. And hopefully the rest was just interesting.
So yeah, tell me what you guys thought. Will Issei be able to stop Coca Cola? Is Kalawarner going to be alright? What about Kiba and Xenovia? What will Issei do with Kokabiel? Will he have his question answered next chapter? Who is this generation's Hakuyruukou? What are Freed and Donasheek going to do? Is Nathaniel also Evil? What will team 3 star do? Find out next time on Two and a half Elf men!
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