The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

by Esper-from-beyond

The era of heroes is over, with the hero association almost extinct and espers now living in secrecy, the talented son of a legendary esper couple starts attending a school which is under the control of devils. Raised with the mentality that all demons and evil spirits are enemies and carrying an enormous power that is still unknown to most devils, how will he fit in this new life?

72. The Death of God's Will

Part 1

We were ready to head to face the Hero Faction, I suggested we take the fastest route, which was obviously flying or using teleportation magic to arrive at the outside of Nijo Castle, but for some god forsaken reason...

"We are taking the bus?!" - Everyone in the Gremory group plus Saji jumped back

"Y-yeah, is there a problem?"

"A problem?! Ayumu is risking her life trying to convince my parents to join our side and you guys wanna take the scenic route?! Need I remind you what's at stake?"

"T-this was a recomendation of Azazel-sensei and Serafall themselves"

"That proves those two must have a few screws loose!" - I exclaim, but before I can protest any further I feel a presence approaching us

"Youkai?" - I ask, ever since the meeting with the members of Urakyoto the youkais had stopped following us around, but somehow I sense one approaching us behind...

"Issei, behind you!" - I say and he turns around, but what we end up finding is...

"H-hello there"

A small foxgirl wearing miko clothes

"""Kunou?!""" - Me and the group exclaim as the foxgirl jumps in Issei's back

"What in the world are you doing here? Weren't you told to stay back?!" - I scold her

"Yes they did, however! I-I want to go save my mother! Please! Take me along! I beg you!"

Issei looks at the girl with a troubled expression and I can already tell what he's thinking

"Don't even think about it! There's absolutely no chance of this happening! She's going back, now!"

Issei makes an apologetic expression to me

"W-wait a minute Tatseyo, maybe bringing her with us can improve our chances of rescuing the Kyuubi?"

I narrow my eyes, not believing what I just heard

"Are you listening to yourself? Have you forgotten who we are going against?"

Issei scratches the back of his head, this guy! He's seriously considering keeping her around in this fight!

I consider forcefully pulling her out of him and telling Kunou to stay away, but before I can do anything a light mist starts gathering beneath our feet

"O-Oh crap! No, no, not now!"

I curse as a slippery feeling envelops my body and I come back to my senses inside of a huge sumptuous palace with a beautiful garden

"Damnit..." - I say under my breath

I look around and sure enough I see Cao Cao and the other Hero Faction executives gathered with Yasaka and the youkais from Kanto.

"Hello Tatseyo! Everything going as planned?" - Cao Cao asks, I swallow my anxiety and just nod at him

"Y-yes... I thought we'd all be transfered at once, where are the others?"

Georg adjusts his glasses, it seems like he's making the final adjustments on the youkais we had captured for them.

"We decided to make them go through a gauntlet of balance-breaker assassins and brainwashed monsters before facing us, I don't believe they will be able to defeat the Gremory group, but many of our members insisted on it. So we might as well let them have their shot."

"I see..." - I muttered under my breath, this wasn't really part of the plan, they made changes to it. But they still transfered me right next to them so it doesn't seem like they have suspicions...

I look towards the Kyuubi, the Jade dragon and the three Kanto youkais, they seem calm, though completely expressionless

Should I try and break them free now?

No, not a good idea

If something bad were to happen because of me rushing things I'd never forgive myself

After several minutes have passed in awkward silence I begin to wonder if it'd be better if I just head out by myself and meet the others, it's not like I have to be around here, right?

But just as I was wondering that Georg interjected

"Cao Cao-sama, they have arrived at the outer gates"

"All of them?"

Georg nods

"Yes sir, it seems they all made it through the assassins"

I nod with disguised relieve, I didn't think there was a chance that they would lose to some assassins, but if they happened to be someone sent by Kuriko there was always a chance things could turn for the worse

Cao Cao smirked

"Of course, the Gremory group wouldn't be taken down that easily, everyone get ready! Let's give the Sekiryuutei and his party a grand welcome!"

They all take position and Cao Cao taps his spear on his shoulder before turning to me

"And you should prepare yourself too Tatseyo, I believe they will have more than a few words to tell you when they find out what's going on"

I try and fake a chuckle, I think you'll be the one yelling at me when this ends...

I walked towards the garden, Cao Cao positioned himself in the center, right where the group would see him first, talk about dramatic...

Issei and the group walk in and just when they catch sight of Cao Cao, he taps the spear on his shoulder and begins to talk.

"I see you have defeated the Balance Breaker-using assassins. Though they only count as low or mid-class Sacred Gear possessors, they do have Balance Breakers after all. It is surprising that all of you were able to defeat them."

I narrow my eyes for a moment, for Issei's team to have defeat a group of middle-class fighters is not surprising at all, but again I have been watching them for quite a while, Cao Cao maybe doesn't have enough data as we thought he had. This is something else Kuriko didn't warn him about...

"Mother!"

The little foxgirl cried out, looking at the direction of Yasaka.

"Mother! I am Kunou! Please wake up!"

But no matter how much Kunou cried out, Yasaka remained unresponsive. Beneath the darkness in her eyes was a completely expressionless face. Kunou angrily glared at Cao Cao and his group.

"Contemptible, you guys! What have you done with mother!?"

"Didn't I explain already? We hope to have your mother cooperate this time for a little experi-aghhh!"

Suddenly Cao Cao jolted upwards, looking like he's in pain, to everyone's surprise.

"N-now?! What is it? We are in the middle of..."

He grabbed his head and started to mumble incoherently to himself

"W-w-what? Why? You didn't told us?!"

He starts to look around increasingly exasperated and I realize what it took me too long to notice

"Telepathy!" - I shout

Someone is speaking directly to his brain... Kuriko?!

By the time I had stepped back Cao Cao had already draw his spear towards me, it stretched out fliying in my direction and just barely missing me.

All the members of the Hero Faction seem to freeze on the spot, not knowing how to react at Cao Cao's sudden shift in behaviour

I strided next to the youkais, Issei's group can defend themselves and these guys need my help right now.

"Our contact warned us! Tatseyo is a traitor! He's working with Gremory to release the youkais and his parents are on their way as well!"

I see the faces of the other executives turn pale as they shift their gaze between me and the Gremory group, as if looking for confirmation

"W-why she didn't warn us before?" - Jeanne asks

"She didn't knew? Her of all people?" - Heracles questions

"Tsk, I never trusted her, she did this on purpose, she's probably testing us!" - Georg spat with poison in his voice and fire in his eyes aimed at me.

"That doesn't matter now! Georg, initiate the experiment! Everyone else hold them back! Don't let them interrupt this! If we do it before his parents arrive them it won't matter!"

I shield the youkais from Kanto and Cao Cao raises the spear in my direction

I try to deflect it directly with my telekinesis but it's no use, the spear feels like it's immovable.

"So this is the Ultimate Longinus, fucking pain!" - I dodge

"But if I can't reach the spear then I'll just aim for y-"

Before I finish a radiant blinding aura envelops the entire area where I was facing off against Cao Cao

I raise my barrier to shield myself as the place around me crumbles down and the members of the Hero Faction are covered in the debris. I look in the Gremory team's direction and find Xenovia wielding Durandal with a smile on her face.

"Hoo..."

She took a deep breath and wiped the sweat off her forehead with a hand. Durandal returned to its sheathed state once again.

"Hey! What the fuck was that?!" - I call out to her and Xenovia gives me a thumbs up

"The opening always requires such a strike."

What does that even mean?!

The members of the Hero faction stand up from the rubble, none of them looks harmed, of course that wouldn't be enough to put them down

They all have confident smiles in their faces, except for Georg, who looks worried, and Cao Cao, who looks outright angry.

"Nice try! But not enough! If this a test then I'll pass it and grow even more after I defeat you!"

The leader of the Hero Faction raises his spear and declares quietly while staring daggers at me.

"Balance Breaker"

I raise my guard as his spear glows and a ring of light appears behind Cao Cao while seven spheres roughly the size of a bowling ball come out of it.

The spheres all look identical and not particularly... powerful? It's strange, they don't give out any type of presence that might differ them. What is this?

"This is my [True Longinus]'s Balance-Breaker, [Polar Night Longinus Chakravartine]. -Though it's still incomplete."

I grit my teeth in annoyance, so his Balance Breaker was different from what was recorded

By what Azazel told us, the Balance-Breaker that the previous True-Longinus used until now was [True-Longinus Götterdämmerung], but it seems Cao Cao is using a sub-species. So no one knows yet what he can do with his new ability.

Fuck, this is bad.

I'm not worried about the rest of the Hero Faction, but underestimating Cao Cao is a bad idea. Even I know that.

"Issei! You guys hold Cao Cao back while I go break the others free!"

I shout to them, if they can hold Cao Cao for even a minute there's a chance I can...

CLANK!

"Uh?"

Before they can even hit Cao Cao I hear the sound of metal snapping and turn briefly to see two broken swords at Xenovia's feet

"Ex-Durandal!"

She screams, desperetely kneeling down to take the broken swords

"-That is the first one. Cakkaratana's ability is to destroy weapons. The ones who can oppose this ability are those who are quite strong. Now is..."

Before Cao Cao finishes speaking I see something in the shape of a spear heading towards her

She won't react in time!

I use my telekinesis to push Xenovia out of the way, the weird spear-like thing flies back to Cao Cao who laughs

"This is the Chiyatsu Calathana, I made it change into the shape of a spear and tried to pierce her stomach with it. The ones who can't react to it won't be able to stand up to me, but I knew you were above them." - He says to me, not particularly worried about having his attacked avoided.

Another orb floated towards Irina and Rossweisse

"Watch out!"

I created my own orb to block it from reaching them, but before two clashed, Cao Cao's summoned orbs just stood there, floating without doing anything before emiting a glow that enveloped both of them

Irina's sword of light is gone and Rossweisse's magic circles disappeared!

"U-uh?"

"M-my magic! It won't come out!"

Cao Cao smiles

"Itthiratana temporarily seals the unique powers of women completely. This also needs a certain level of strength or you won't be able to cancel it out. -With this, three down."

"An ability that can block all the powers of a target so long as they're a woman? Why in the world would you come up with that?"

I ask, now not only questioning Cao Cao's morality, but his sanity altogether

He gives an awkward laugh

"You still have much to learn about Sacred Gears, in a way the abilities they develop reflect our desires and what we strive for. I think in the end I created this skill because of my desire to try and stand up to her..."

Cao Cao says with a complicated expression

"But I'm still a hundred years too early for that"

I narrow my eyes

"This would never work on Kuriko"

He laughs

"I know, I know, still it's only natural to want to surpass an existence like her, is it not?"

As he says this one of his other orbs approaches me

I immediately counter with another sphere of energy

"Georg, do it now!"

"Yes!" - Georg manifests a magic circle and I hear the Kyuubi howls in pain, her body bends and twists and she transforms into her full youkai form!

This bastard! He got three of us down and now he's getting Georg to manipulate the youkai using his magic!

"Not on my watch!" - I extend my hand and Georg finds himself surrounded by pellets of psychic energy

"Crap!" - I hear the mage shout, but the Kyuubi jumps to his defense, her body taking the brunt of the damage

I narrow my eyes at this, despite Yasaka-san seemingly being under his control, the other youkais haven't moved an inch and why wouldn't he use his own magic to defend himself?

That's when I understand.

"Eh, your mage is kinda half assed isn't he, Cao Cao?"

I smirk and Cao Cao laughs

"You noticed, huh? Yeah, it takes a lot out of Georg to control a Great Youkai like the Kyuubi, that's why he can't control them all at once while being attacked, but I think the Kyuubi will be more than enough, since I will be the one handling you!"

He tries to stab at me with his spear but I move out of the way, his orbs collide with my spheres when he tries to attack me.

"Is that what you think?"

"Your balance breaker is strong but it doesn't mean anything if it can't touch me!"

Cao Cao smirks

"Are you sure?"

And suddenly the sphere I used disappears!

"Maniratama! It allows me to redirect any attack!"

I wide my eyes when he reveals the ability of the orb

I'll just dismiss it!

"Aghh!" - But before it disappears I hear the shout of someone else

Kiba stepped in front of my attack and slashed it, but I see blood dripping from his hands

"Don't get distracted!" - Cao Cao says

I dodge his spear and push Cao Cao away with my telekinesis, I feel the urge to send several energy bullets against him like I did to Vali, but with this ability to just send my attacks elsewhere he could easily hurt Irina or Rossweisse, who currently have their powers sealed.

Turns out working with them somehow made things worse! I can't go all out!

"Saji! Issei! You two have to take down Georg while Kiba protects the girl! I'll keep this asshole busy! Hurry!"

No use complaning, I have to make the best out of it!

"Yes!"

"Leave it to us! Vritra!"

They both jump in, Issei in his Balance Breaker armour and Saji taking on his Vritra form, dark flames surrounding his whole body

I leave it to them to take down Georg while I deal with Cao Cao and the other members of the Hero Faction

You can't turn my telekinesis away so I'll just focus on breaking him as fast as I can!

"Ugh!" - Cao Cao groams as I keep him trapped within my grasp, an invisible shockwave travels throught the ground and pierces his foot

"Not so quick now are you!" - If he can't see my movements he can't avoid them!

Cao Cao smirks

"Good, but this isn't the end-" - Another orb touches him and he immediately disappears

Just like Mayumi! Teleportation now? Really?!

I immediately turn in the direction where Cao Cao showed up. Even though he disappears and he can appear out of my field of vision, he still cannot hide his aura and so I can track him the instant he reappears

I try and lock him in place again but the orbs teleport him away and he escapes from my grasp as the shape of a spear comes towards me!

I dodge by a thread, he's going into the offensive now!

I raise my hand and a flash of light bursts from it

Mine and Cao Cao's speed are close, which means looking away from him can be lethal, but the same is true for him and if I know he's looking at me...

"Aghhh!" - I hear Cao Cao scream

It means I can blind him!

Cao Cao averts his gaze for a moment as the burst of light I released caught his eyes

"Now you're mine!" - I aim my telekinesis straight at his arm

One, just one push and

CRACK

"AGHHH!" - I hear a crunching sound as Cao Cao screams in sheer pain

I broke his arm while he was distracted

The pain brings him to attention and he uses his orb to teleport away

Again it takes a moment before I realize where he is

"Y-you bastard!" - He curses clutching his wounded arm now bent in a strange angle

"Not that great now, huh? How about you give up already? Even if I hate you I don't want you to die, Kuriko has tricked you, didn't her? Just switch sides, we can get her"

I try to reason with him, but despite that Cao Cao starts to chuckle through his pain

"Give up? Why would I do that when we are winning?"

"What?"

He points to the left and I see a frightening sight

"Ugwoooh" - The Kyuubi screams as she has Vritra wrapped around her nine tails

"Focus my other self! The Kyuubi is using the leylines of Kyoto to fuel her power!"

On the other side Issei and Kiba are covered in bloody wounds while fighting against Heracles, Jeanne and Siegfried

Asia is crying while she heals their wounds as fast as she can.

"Damnit!" - I click my tongue, I hadn't realized that the executives of the Hero Faction were so much stronger than the Gremory team. I guess using Cao Cao for comparision didn't help, huh? They all seem much weaker when looked at this way.

As I look into that direction I immediately realize what I should do

I need to help them

I raise my hand in the direction of the battle

They can't redirect my attacks or affect it's direction

"Down!"

I secure an area of huge telekinetic pressure over the executives of the Hero Faction

"Ughhh!"

"This fucker!"

I hear them scream in pain as they are forced on the ground as I cause the earth to errupt from under their feet.

"An opening." - I hear Cao Cao's voice as he disappears from my field of vision

This bastard! He used it as a distraction! He knew I wasn't going to ignore them!

It takes only a fraction of a second before I feel Cao Cao's presence appear once again and I know I have only a split moment before he makes his move

I raise one hand in the direction where Cao Cao appeared and another one in the direction where the Hero Faction executives are currently struggling against my telekinetic pressure

Two birds, one stone, let's do this!

With a wave of my hand I blast the earth right beneath them, they try to protect themselves but I immediately clutch my hand and an explosion fills the area, sending the executives of the Hero Faction scattering in different directions

As for Cao Cao...

I raise the earth to create a huge wall between us

If he can't see me then even his attacks will be slowed-

CRUM

Just as I thought that a sphere very similar to the others pierces the earth

No, not pierce, it just... passes by it

It leaves a hole on the thick wall of stone as if it was paper, not even losing the momentum

I know it's dangerous to try and block the power of the True Longinus, it's attacks can kill gods so I should dodge it.

But because of my confidence in the wall trick and because I had been focused on the other executives I was just a little too late

And the orb grazes my arm

Or so I thought!

"AGHHHH!" - The orb just barely touched my arm and somehow almost destroyed it

It's like it got attacked head on!

"What the hell!"

I look towards Cao Cao, clutching my wounded arm that's bleeding profusely

"Parinayakaratana, the General Treasure, it's condensed power makes it the strongest of them all, though I admit it does lack versatility."

He then looks at his own broken arm

"I guess we're even now, huh?"

"You fucking..." - I say as I use my powers to close the wounds

"If that's how you want to play" - It's no use, so far I've avoided using my full power because the collateral damage could reach Kunou and the girls who are powerless, but I won't win if I don't use all I have!

100-

!

But for a moment I feel something reverberate through my body

A terrible sensation, the feeling of something

I then look at the spear on Cao Cao's hand

Did I ever saw that before?

No, it's impossible, not the spear

But the aura, now that he used his balance breaker, it feels... different

A feeling of Deja vú

But it's impossible, I never saw it before

And then I hear a voice, that seems to come deep from the back of my mind

{Ah... this, feels... familiar? Where have I seem you before?}

The voice seems like mine, but at the same time it doesn't.

{It seems like we must fight? Do you need power? I'll give you power then...}

I feel my counsciousness starting to fade, I try to keep my grip in reality but it slips further away from my grasp

Cao Cao looks at my limping body barely trying to retain my own thoughts and seems confused

"Was that enough to knock you out? Or are you trying to play a trick on me?"

"That... wasn't..."

I can barely speak as I try to keep myself standing, before I completely lose myself to whatever was surging within me, I heard a new voice

[Fufufu, it's finally time~]

Kuriko's voice.

Part 2

I don't know what is happening anymore

Tatseyo collapsed all of sudden after being struck by Cao Cao's balance breaker

I had no idea what had happened, but when he rose up once again a deep dark aura was surrounding him

Everyone jumps back, away from Tatseyo

"T-this!" - I remember what Ayumu and Liliana told us, but I could never imagine this

His aura is immense, just by being close to it I can feel as if needles are stinging me across my skin.

Cao Cao looks confused at Tatseyo, I can see sweat has started to gather across his forehead, he can definitely tell that the threat of this battle has increased immensely.

"What the hell this? Some new transformation? Tsk, doesn't matter, with this spear I'll-UGH!"

He doesn't even have time to finish before Tatseyo strikes at him with a telekinetic assault, Cao Cao has not time to react and is throw to the ground like a doll and pushed untill a crater is formed around him.

{You! Who are you?}

Tatseyo flies and lands on top of Cao Cao, his attacks seem entirely focused on him, ignoring us and the other members of the Hero Faction and yet-

"Watch out!" - I destroy an enormous shower of stones that was hurling towards Asia

He's fighting without any regards for colateral damage! It's like we don't even exist to Tatseyo anymore!

Georg is busy controlling Yasaka-san and fighting against Vritra, but it's not going well! With Georg's magic and the Kyuubi's power they seem to be getting the upper hand!

The other members of the Hero Faction completely ignore me and try and interrupt Tatseyo but they are immediately pushed away by Tatseyo's telekinesis

"Don't try! He's far too strong! Goddamnit Kuriko! Was this part of your plans?! Georg can you get us out of here?" - Cao Cao asks

The mage boy looks troubled for a moment and answers wide eyed

"No! Something seems to be blocking Dimension Lost!"

"Blocking Dime-"

{You won't get away from me!}

Tatseyo gives not even enough time for Cao Cao to speak, he kicks the spear and pushes the leader of the Hero Faction down once again, overwhelming him

"Issei! What are we going to do?" - Xenovia asks me

For a moment I consider just letting Tatseyo kill Cao Cao, but that's not a good idea, by what Liliana and Ayumu told us when he's like this he can't tell the difference between friend and enemy, it'd be bad to let him do as he please. Ah, what do I do?!

It's that feeling again, that feeling of helplessness, despair, useless...

The truth is Cao Cao and his group would have killed us if Tatseyo wasn't here, he was the one that kept Cao Cao busy, he's the one that gave us the opening to have a chance to defeat the other executives. This truth brought me great pain... H-How can I call myself the Sekiryuutei? What Oppai Dragon, what a joke... ...Unacceptable. My body trembled within the armour and tears of regret streamed down without end... Why was I so weak?

Why am I relying on Tatseyo to defeat all of them?! That's why this situation is even happening in the first place! He's doing it all by himself and we can't even do anything to help him right now!

[Are you crying?]

I hear someone's voice in my head, it's not familiar, but I've heard somewhere before... where did I?

[It's me, the seirei of oppai, we've met some time ago, have you forgotten, Sekiryuutei?]

E-eh?

EEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!

The messenger of the goddess of oppai?! Why are you here!?

To my shock the one who answers my cries was the seirei of tits!

[I don't know myself, after the last time we met I assumed the communication with this world was only possible through your power to read the breasts of women, but now it seems that a channel has been stablished and I was able to reach out to you.]

I narrow my eyes for a moment as I remember what that weird guy on the bridge said.

About how they altered my potential, about how we shared some sort of connection, were they refering to this?! Why would those two give me a channel to talk with the god of tits?! Are they even weirder than I thought?!

Just as I'm pondering over those things I hear the distinct laughter of a woman

"Pufufufufu hahahaha!"

This voice... Elsha-san?!

The woman slowly ceases to laugh and I see her shapely figure appear in front of me

[Hahaha! That's right. Why were you crying, Oppai-dragon-kun?]

I shake my head at the absurdity of the moment and answer

...I feel so regretful... Why am I so weak? ... This is clearly a critical moment, but I failed again... I can't help my friends and I'm letting Tatseyo do all the work even though he's clearly not in his right mind but I don't know how to stop him!

She seems to think for a moment before answering

[Yes, it is regrettable. But did you forget? The Fallen Angel Governor once mentioned it; you are the embodiment of possibilities!]

At this time, I recalled Azazel-sensei's words in my mind. Yes, it was just before the battle with Loki.

—I believe in your possibilities. All the past Sekiryuutei were devoured by power until they died, no exceptions. Perhaps you may be the least talented Sekiryuutei. However, you reached Balance Breaker using female breasts. You returned from a berserk state through female breasts. I feel that someone like you can be described as the embodiment of possibilities.

...Embodiment of possibilities.

[I mean, powered up by breasts? What other Sekiryuutei in history has ever had a god of breasts from another world reach out to them? Oppai Dragon, what other Sekiryuutei has had a title even close to that? Though your body and demonic power compares poorly with Vali and other past possessors, from another perspective, you have your own unique method of using the Sekiryuutei's power to become strong.]

[Indeed, the fact you can connect to me is proof of your unparalaled love for breasts! With this you can even create miracles!]

Elsha-san gives an approving nod, but I can hear the sound of someone crying on the background

[Uwoooh, please stop encouraging him! I'm not a dragon of breasts!]

Sorry Ddraig, it seems that my fascination for tits is getting us into some really weird situations

[From now on, it will be fine as long as you work hard and persevere, as well as put in a little thought to discover key techniques.]

Yes, that is what Sensei told me at the time. I can at least use my unique way to apply the Sekiryuutei's power... Because I am the Oppai Dragon!

[Yes, now that's more like you. Current Sekiryuutei, Oppai Dragon. The possibility Belzard and I saw! Come, release it all now! Your possibility!]

[I'll aid you just like I did last time, champion of the Chichigami! Summon them and I'll aid you in releasing your potential!]

Shine!

A bright light emitted from my shirt pocket. I took it out to have a look, and it was the jewel giving off red light. T-This was...

[Raise the jewel to the sky, and summon loudly!] - The seirei of breasts says

S-Summon? Just as I wondered, Elsha-san announced loudly.

[That's right, go summon the breasts that belong only to you!]

In that instant—

Shiiiiiiiine!

The jewel became even more brilliant and gave off an intense light that illuminated the entire surroundings! Next, the lights moved about within the circle to carve out symbols in the centre, forming a massive magic circle

"...What is going on"

The magic circle gave off a bright light, the word 'OPPAI' was spelt out in the magical script, and within the magic circle were even the characters for breasts! Summon? Could it really mean for me to summon that image in my mind...?

"What is... that?" - Cao Cao looks at the scene and to my surprise, so does Tatseyo! His relentless assault on Cao Cao stops and he looks in my direction

"Uh? Are you interested in that too?" - Cao Cao says, cautiously standing up and looking towards Tatseyo who is now completely ignoring him and looking at... me?

No, it's not me he's looking at, it's the magic circle!

His eyes are fixed on it, as if he's already seem it

But before I can ask anything.

[Go ahead champion of oppai!] - Seirei-san say tells me

[Forward! Oppai dragon!] - Elsha-san declares

I feel a warm feeling envelop my whole body as I touch the magic seal...

!

I see them turn into breasts!

Not just any breasts! I'd recognize this perfect pair of oppai anywhere!

Buchooooouuuuuu!

These are Buchou's breasts!

[Go on Oppai Dragon-kun! Press them and release your potential!]

[That's right, champion of oppai, press them and accept this gift!]

Elsha-san and seirei-san keep encouraging me as I hear Ddraig crying behind them

Sorry Ddraig, but when Buchou's breasts appear in front of me...

How can I not poke them!

Releasing the finger portions of the gauntlets, I extended two fingers and poked forward, aiming at those shining nipples. ...Thinking back, when reaching Balance Breaker, I also poked these breasts and awakened. It felt like I obtained something every single time I touched these breasts. It was truly thought-provoking. Amazing. Buchou's breasts are amazing. No matter what happens, everything can be solved using these breasts. S-Switch Princess! Buchou is also evolving! Perhaps she will really become the Switch Princess!

I think I heard a faint moan in the back of my mind but it must have been my imagination, right now I only have one thing on my mind!

Are you ready, Ddraig?

[Ooooooh! Oooaaaaaaah! Oooooooh!]

Ddraig began to sob loudly. There was nothing left to do but cry. Sorry, I'm sorry, partner! But I have to poke! Not poking is impossible! I have a reason I must poke!

"Here I come!"

I declared loudly as I nosebled while touching breasts. Feeling that incomparably soft sensation from the breasts and the nipples, watching the fingers sink into the breast. All these sensations travelled all over my body, giving my brain the highest pleasure.

"...What the heck was that?"

Cao Cao and his group were stupefied. What happened had exceeded their comprehension!

—Beat.

I felt an intense beat from my heart.

—Beat.

Again in a loud voice, it was...

[It's coming! Go forth!]

As Elsha-san raised her voice, red light overflowed from the jewels all over the armour... Warmth could be felt coming from within my body... It was like some kind of overflowing power...spurting out...! It couln't be suppressed! Is this the power sleeping within the Sacred Gear? Is this Juggernaut Drive? No, no, there's no feeling of terror. Rather, it was some kind of energy pulse never felt before. But it has a certain feeling of nostalgia. Ddraig, this is...

[I feel it too, partner... How nostalgic. This is— no, it feels like my original aura, but there is something different to it... hey, Chichigami-dono, have you made any changes to it?]

Seirei-san speaks up

[No, I can't say I have, all I did was give your partner a window to touch the breasts he loves so much. Perhaps what you are feeling is a difference in power caused by his love of oppai]

[Ahh, so this is it, even though I feel nostalgic by the feeling of my original aura I also want to cry because it's mixed with something like the power of breasts...]

Ddraig mumbles as if he's about to give up on life, though I don't know what had happened to us, the red aura is now bursting forth from my entire body, covering me and the entire surroundings—

...Once I regained my senses, I found myself in the white space. ...What was this phenomenon? I should be fighting at Honmaru Palace in Nijou Castle. And then, two people appeared in front of the confused me. It was Elsha-san and a fashionably dressed man. This was inside the Boosted Gear...? So only my consciousness flew here? To this point, I still couldn't understand what had happened, but Elsha-san smiled and said.

[Your door is open now. This is the alternate path different from Juggernaut Drive.]

Elsha-san... I am truly grateful for just now. It felt like it was something important, so I went ahead with reckless abandon despite my surprise.

[This is good. We also bet everything on it—because what you seek are breasts.]

I-Is that so? Well, I do seek breasts very often...

[Belzard and I can now pass on.]

Pass on... Could it mean?

[That's right. We exist here only as residual memories. It's about time for us to be free from this Sacred Gear.]

...Do you mean to die?

[We died long ago. What remains here are just some memories. Not even souls. Is this beyond common sense? And so, we plan on disappearing. Will you be staying here, Seirei-kun?]

[I feel as if there are still things left for me to do, after all I'm a messenger of the Goddess of Oppai, so long as there is a breasts lover needing guidance, I'll do what I can!]

Elsha-san laughs a little and smiles

[Good news then, guess we can go without any regrets now]

B-But I still have many questions for Elsha-san and need more advice! Elsha-san shook her head at me.

[You don't need us because I really have no interest in breasts. Only you can cause all these strange phenomena by touching female breasts.]

Yes, yes... Sorry, I am the Oppai Dragon...

[You'll be fine as long as you have Ddraig and your companions. Go, current Sekiryuutei, Oppai Dragon. Though the curse of the Sekiryuutei has not been fully lifted, it is something that will be resolved in time. If it's you, I'm sure the rest of the lingering memories will be liberated.]

Elsha-san... I... I was touched and was overcome with mixed emotions of gratitude and appreciation, and my tears almost flowed out. Amongst the past seniors, there actually existed someone who cared so much for me...

[We're leaving. Belzard, give him some final words.]

The man known as the strongest Sekiryuutei ever, Belzard-san, was smiling at me. Give me some precious advice, I beg you.

Nodding his head, Belzard-san reached out with his index finger.

[Click click, zoom zoom, iyaaan~.]

—

...For an instant, I completely failed to understand what he was trying to express...

[It looks like he's satisfied. Let's go, Belzard.]

Elsha-san spoke as she smiled. Wait, wait! What were those parting words from Belzard-san!? What is that look of satisfaction? Click click, zoom zoom, iyaaan~! No way! Aren't those the Oppai Dragon song lyrics!? Oh no, the two of them were slowly fading away in the whiteness of the background! I can't believe it! The parting advice from the strongest senior were words of gratitude just like that! The two of them were waving goodbye! You must have better advice to tell your junior! And so, Elsha-san and Belzard-san disappeared, satisfied with my breast fetish...

Is that so? I understood now. To become the Sekiryuutei, almost all hosts had to be weirdos...

[Are you ready, champion of Oppai?]

I nod my head

Yes!

After all...

"I'm just a pervert!"

Those were the first words I yelled out as soon as my consciousness returned to the real world. My mind was about to collapse!

"Let's go! Boosted Gear!"

In tandem with my yelling, the red flashing light surrounding my body began to give off a massive aura! Power gushed out without end! From the depths of my heart, from within my body, it flowed from the Sacred Gear. So this was Ddraig's original power. Combined with the negative emotions of that berserk state known as Juggernaut Drive, it became that dangerous power. But now was different. Those negative emotions could not be felt right now and my consciousness was intact! Thanks to the power of oppai!

[Ah, yes. I finally remember. Why did I forget...? Yes, it was God. The original power of Albion and mine that God sealed...]

Ddraig spoke, sounding like he noticed something... Anyway, let's talk later. First, let's beat these guys right here!

[Right! Let's show them this power of mine which hasn't been used for so long!]

[Go, Oppai Dragon! Use our power! The possibilities of the champion of breasts, use them all!]

Seirei-san encouraged me!

[Desire!]

[Diabolos!]

[Determination!]

[Dragon!]

[Disaster!]

[Desecration!]

[Discharge!]

Many voices sounded out from the jewel, which began to repeat the sound of 'D' as if it was broken!

[DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!]

The way to use the new power flowed into my mind. ...Hahaha, amazing. Beelzebub-sama, the traits of your adjusted Evil Pieces have been strengthened by the Sekiryuutei's power... Possibilities. Mine. Ddraig's. From now on, our possibilities...! Due to the interruption just now, Queen had been released. Promotion was required again! But Asia's confirmation was not needed! I yelled out loudly!

"Mode change! [Welsh Blaster Bishop]!"

Two cannons showed up on my back and my armour grew thicker

As that happened I realized Tatseyo's eyes now fell entirely upon me

But I'm not focusing on him

Buzzzz...

Starting up quietly, the Sekiryuutei's power began to concentrate in the barrels of the cannons. ...My demonic power was raised due to my Promotion to Bishop, and by adding in the newly awakened power, the backpack was filled with an extremely large amount of aura. A massive high-energy blast was being prepared!

"...That is very dangerous..."

Cao Cao muttered. He seemed to have noticed the concentration of power in the cannons. That's right, a direct hit from these cannons will vaporize anything. This was my wish as I gathered power! Firepower that could compare to Tatseyo! That regret! That impotence I felt! Let me fire all those emotions back at you! Energy concentrated in the cannons.

[Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!]

"Disappear! [Dragon Blaster]!"

BOOOM!

The shoulder cannons fired, releasing an extremely massive blast! Even as I tried my hardest to maintain my footing, I could not stop the impact from the recoil, and it sent my body skidding backwards...! I had to use all my strength to stop myself from flying away! The high-output energy blast was fired into the midst of the Hero Faction!

Cao Cao immediately flew out of the way, even if this is the most powerful magical attack I've released it seems it's not fast enough to reach him that easily

But Tatseyo doesn't get out of the way!

"Tatseyo! Get out!" - I try to scream at him to get away, but it seems there was no need, the strange Tatseyo raises his hands and the huge red blast is compressed in the middle of his hands into a small ball the size of a fist

"W-Woah..." - I can only stare in shock, even that wasn't enough? Tatseyo what the hell happened to you?!

"Hahaha! That's ridiculous! What even is the power ceiling of these monsters?" - Cao Cao asks, even he can't wrap his head around this

He then shoots the ball in my direction

Fast! It's coming at me much faster than when I shot it!

Speed! The released cannons dissipated into particles of light. I adjusted the Evil Piece system within my body! Yes, I need speed this time! Unsurpassed speed! Let me imagine myself as Kiba! Visualize the Knight!

"Mode Change! [Welsh Sonic Boost Knight]!"

I shed my armour and the cannons in my back disappear, the speed is overwhelming that I actually manage to avoid Tatseyo's reflection of my attack

KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A large explosion shook the entire space while the city in the background was engulfed by the gigantic aura! ...The energy continued to spread, surrounding the entire city with intense light! As the bright light faded, nothing was left! The cannon blast eliminated the entire scenery, and even the game field was affected as the artificial dimension began to show signs of distortion!

"Ughh! Cao Cao-sama his attacks are too strong! It's affecting the dimension!"

Georg speaks up, so my attacks are affecting this place! That's good to know!

But as I'm thinking that, a shadow approaches me and places his hands on the shoulders of my armor, easily breaking them!

Tatseyo! He flew so fast I couldn't keep up! Even in my light armour! What the hell?!

{You... I think I know you... who are you?}

"T-Tatseyo! It's me, Issei! Of course you remember me!"

He keeps looking at me, his gaze seems to be piercing right through my helmet

{Not you...}

U-uhm?"

{I'm talking... to the other one... inside you}

W-what? He can see inside my head? Is he talking to Ddraig?

[No partner, I think he's talking to the other voice inside your head right now]

The Oppai Seirei?!

What could Tatseyo want with the messeger of breasts?!

It's then that I hear seirei's voice again

[I don't know why, but this boy feels... familiar]

Eh, you know Tatseyo from somewhere? Seirei-san?

[No, not the boy... something about his aura, I've seem it before]

I feel my brain starting to cook as I can't make heads or tails of why or how Tatseyo would know the absurd existence of the Goddess of tits

"Hey, don't drop your guard!"

Cao Cao takes the opportunity to strike with his spear at Tatseyo who easily swats the spear away

"I have no idea what's going on right now! But I'll follow the plan and defeat him, so tell me Sekiryuutei: Will you try and defeat your friend? Or will you still fight against me?"

I look at Cao Cao, confused

"Tatseyo seems to be blocking Georg's Dimension Lost but it doesn't seem he's on your side now either, if he doesn't fall we might both die. So what do you say, truce?"

I have no reason to trust Cao Cao at all, but I know that if we try to fight Tatseyo like this we'll most likely die.

Also Cao Cao seems desperate as well, not even looking at my direction, afraid of what might happen if he takes his eyes off Tatseyo

I grit my teeth in anger, I really didn't want to take Cao Cao's offer, but everyone else has already been beaten black and blue, I can't let them die here!

"Fine! But only while Tatseyo is like this, once he's back to normal I'll take you down right then and there!"

I say

"Good call!"

"By the way, what about your arm?" - I was pretty sure I had seem Tatseyo break Cao Cao's arm a while ago, but now it seems fine

Cao Cao gives a laugh and pulls something from his pocket

!

"A phoenix tear! How did you-"

Cao Cao raises a finger as if shushing me

"We have our ways, you should really focus on other things right now, by the way take this, as a token of good faith" - He tosses one Phoenix Tear my way and I grab it, I'm not really in a position to refuse support right now

Cao Cao says and the orbs of his Balance Breaker reach out towards Tatseyo, but it's no use, he's way too fast and his body seems to slink away like it's not made out of flesh!

He brings down his fist, but Cao Cao's teleporation orb manages to teleport him out of the way just in time and appear behind Tatseyo!

"Now this!" - Another orb floats down and reaches Tatseyo

DOOOOOM - A large explosive force blasts Tatseyo from the sky!

"This orb carries a tremendous destructive force, it's the least versatile out of all of them, but it seems like it'll damage even a foe this strong"

Even I can't help but be amazed, with this treasure we may be able to actually win!

Creck, creck

Or so I thought...

The sound of rubble being lifted fills my ears as the shadow clad Tatseyo raises himself in the air

"Hufff!" - He inhales as he tosses a huge swarm of debris at us

With my light armour I manage to dodge out of the way and Cao Cao teleports with his treasure to another place

"That won't work!" - He declares as he shows up in Tatseyo's blind spot, even if he can hold you down with telekinesis if you can disappear from Tatseyo's attention for just a split second then he'll release you. With this teleport ability Cao Cao might be able to...

SWOOSH

By a hair's breath Tatseyo manages to dodge out of the way this time!

How?! Even when Cao Cao teleported to a blind spot he was able to avoid it!

He raises his hands towards Cao Cao and freezes him in place again, but Cao Cao uses his treasure to teleport

Cao Cao disappears for a moment, but this time Tatseyo does something

He turns and looks away

And then... Cao Cao shows up! Right where he was looking!

Cao Cao realizes and teleports again

But before I can even realize where Cao Cao showed up this time, a huge explosive force fills the air

!

What was that?

I look from the smoke as I see a single body falling towards the ground

Cao Cao!

I fly down with extreme speed and manage to catch him before he hits the ground

H-how?! How did Tatseyo knew where he would show up in order to prepare the explosion?

I look towards him and before I can react Tatseyo appears right in from of me!

"Mode Change! [Welsh Dragonic Rook]!"

Now what I needed wasn't speed. It was overwhelming offensive and defensive power. Red aura gathered around me, restoring the lost armour. However, the aura didn't stop with regenerating the original form. Instead, it went further beyond to create even thicker armour, a heavy shield. Massive amounts of Dragon aura concentrated on my arms. This must be double, no, five or six times thicker than the usual gauntlet! I lost my speed but with this I might be able to withstand what's about to come!

Tatseyo raises his hands towards me and... grabs my gauntlet?!

He grabs into my enlarged fist and suddenly the the jewels in my gauntlet suddenly start to glow!

"E-eh? I'm not doing this! What's going on!"

[My power is reacting to his aura through you! You are channeling the power of the Chichigami! It's reacting to him! Why?!]

I'm what?! What does that mean?! I don't wanna hurt Tatseyo!

[A connection has been stablished between you! Just like before with the black winged girl when we first interacted!]

W-what?! I'll be able to see into Tatseyo's memories like I did with Akeno-san?! But he's not a girl! I can't use pailingual on him!

[This time you won't need to, the connection has already been made! I don't know why this is happening, but champion of oppai, be ready! This might be dangerous!]

I don't know what I can do, but if it'll help me bring Tatseyo out of it then let's go!

A flash of light suddenly surrounds both of us and I find myself in an unfamiliar place

Unlike the pearly white dimension from before, this place is dark, like an all consuming void

Is this... Tatseyo's mind?

I hear Ddraig's voice speak to me

[I think it's his subconscious... it felt a lot like the place I was in before you first woke me up, partner]

I see, so this is Tatseyo's mind... but where is...!

"H-hey!"

I see a hunched over figure in the darkness, unlike everything else he's crystal clear and I can see him despite the darkness

"Tatse-wha!" - But as I approach I notice that this is not Tatseyo, or at least, it doesn't look like him?

It's shapped like Tatseyo, but completely featurless, his face has no eyes or mouth, his hair has no color, it's like a manequin shapped like Tatseyo

{Tatseyo... I'm Tatseyo}

It speaks!

"I-Is it you? Tatseyo?"

{Tatseyo, it's me, I need to win. Need to protect myself... Need... more power}

Ahh, this is bad, he's talking just like the memories of the past Sekiryuutei during Juggernaut Drive, how do I get him outta this

Hey, Seirei-san you told me you can get me to see his memories, right? Then how come we ended up here?

Seirei-san sounds confused as well

[I... I don't know, I was trying to access the memories of this kid but... something seems to be blocking it, this thing seems to be blocking it. It won't let me.]

"What you mean? Tatseyo is right here"

I say pointing at the featurless Tatseyo

[N-no, I don't think this is your friend, champion of Oppai]

"Tatseyo, I am Tatsetyo..."

The figure says, almost as in response

"Eh? I'm pretty sure he is, can't I access his memories?"

[I don't... what?!]

Seirei-san is surprised once again as the jewel in the gauntlet begins to shine and the featurless Tatseyo's aura begins to glow as well

[A connection! There's been a connection once again between my world and you! This can't be correct! Champion of Oppai, get out of there! Fast!]

W-What?! What's wrong? Even if you ask me I don't even know how to get out of here!

Suddenly the black void we were in twists around us and I find myself in a space that's completely unfamiliar

"Snow?" - I ask, we've arrived at a place completely covered in snow, but despite that I don't feel cold at all, must be because we're in a memory...

In front of me stands a... tribe?

There are men, women and children roaming around, but that's not a city, they are in the wilderness, their houses look like barracks built out of some kind of brown material and...

"Are those bones?!" - I shout, their houses look like they were built out of animal bones

"What is this place?" - I ask, slowly approaching them

[They look like humans] - Ddraig answers

When I approach them I can clearly see that they are without a doubt humans but they look... weird?

"What are they wearing?" - Their clothes are definitely not from my time period, they are covered in fur and hauling big spears and torches in their hands, some are sitting around a fire cutting something that looks like meat and separating grains

I can pick up on their discussion, sounds like they are arguing about something

"It's getting colder..."

"And the food is not enough, just how long can we live like this?"

"They said we'll be leaving this place soon, hopefully we can gather more in the next camp"

I tilt my head, these people are speaking in a language that I have no idea what it could be, but thanks to my demonic translation ability I can understand that they seem to be having trouble with food and the cold.

[Partner, I think these are the memories from whatever is inside your friend... though it seems that it's way older than we thought it was]

Way older? But how old? Are these natives? Also talking about leaving the place? So they are a nomadic tribe? Damn, life was tough back in the day...

But why is this part of it's memories? Does Tatseyo have a native in his mind?

As the people are gathered around a campfire one of them screams and points out

GROARRRRR!

A big cat-like thing jumps towards one of the villagers, forcing him into the ground and tearing on his flesh with it's claws

Ah, a tiger!

No!

I then realize that this tiger is different, it has two large tusks coming out of it's mouth!

A sabertooth?!

"Ddraig! That's a sabertooth tiger!"

[Indeed it looks like one, seems like whatever lives in Tatseyo has been around for a while]

A while?! That's a sabertooth tiger! I have no idea when they went extinct but that's beyond old! Whatever Tatseyo has must be ancient! Does he have a caveman inside his head?!

The men with spears on their hands immediately jump to attention as the tiger and one companion that I hadn't seem before attempted to make another victim

In the end the village warriors managed to kill one and drive the other off by throwing spears and stones while keeping them at bay with their torches, but the pair of tigers managed to claim another victim before fleeing

After the panic was over a long haired man with scars on his face and chest appeared, he seemed to be the leader of whatever they are

He looks with anger towards the fallen bodies of their tribesmen, one of the spearmen approaches him

"We cannot stay here for much longer, there's barely enough to survive"

The chief acknowledges him with a nod

"Warn everyone, we'll be leaving when the sun next comes up..."

He then looks again at the fallen victims of the sabertooth

The man nods and a group takes their dead companions, I've heard that cavemen used to bury their loved ones, but I'm not sure if that's what they're going to do.

It's amazing that I can even understand what they say, so the ability of devils even extends to long dead languages, amazing!

As they drag the bodies the leader takes out a small... statue? It looks like a wooden idol and he holds it into his hands and raises it to the sky

Is he praying?

{You wish for power...}

!

A sinister voice echoes through the wind

"Where did that came from?!" - I ask, panicked and looking around

The man then turns his head just like me, he heard that too?

[Partner, I think this voice is also part of the memory]

"What did you say?!" - The man exclamates to the other warriors

The other hunters look at him confused

"Nothing, we didn't say anything"

The leader looks confused for a moment, before turning his head again

{If you desire power, if you want to save your people, then follow my voice. Come to me}

The man clutches the idol in his hand, he looks around to see if anyone else can hear it, but it looks like it's only him

"You two, come with me!" - He orders and two of the men grab their spears and follow behind the leader as he chases the voice that keeps speaking to him, beckoning him

{There is not enough food, not enough shelter...}

{The tigers rarely attack you, that shows how even animals are getting desperate}

{I can help you.}

{Follow me.}

The two men have terrified expressions on their faces, but they don't stop or break their stride as they go in the direction of the voice, past dead trees and rocks they keep walking following their leader who has a determined look on his face

And eventually they arrive at a place where everything looks dead

There are no trees, no vegetation of any kind, not even the snow seems to fall in this place

The only thing in sight is a cave, deep and dark, it seems to scream "DO NOT ENTER", but the men follow through anyway

Since I have no control over this memory I'm also pulled into the cave with them and find myself surrounded by darkness, since I'm a devil I can see in the dark, but it should be impossible for these men to do the same without a torch, yet they proceeded further into the cave, with unatural speed the leader jumped over obstacles that he shouldn't have been able to see almost as if something was guiding him

He kept going and going untill he came across a room that seemed to have light coming from it, like a literal light at the end of the tunnel

When he caught a glimpse of that the man charged furiously ahead, with reckless abandon and jumped inside the room

"W-wait!" - The two guards screamed as they dashed ahead, trying to keep up

The room was lit not by torches or even modern technology, but by what appeared to be glowing symbols who had been etched into the walls of the cavern all the way to the ceiling

And inside the room, sitting in an intricate throne made out of stone was a woman

No, not a woman...

I look at the leader, he was clutching the idol in his hands and then brings it to his eye level again

That's it! The goddess! That's this guy's deity! What is she doing here?

"Welcome, brave warriors, through your value and faith I have called you here to receive a great blessing. If you truly wish to save your people, step up and kneel to me"

The two spearmen look between each other, unsure of what to do, untill their leader, still clutching the idol in his hands steps up between them and kneels in front of her with tears in his eyes.

"I never doubted! Never once in my life did I doubt you'd come to save us!"

He bends the knee to the deity and starts singing her praises and the others quickly follow

The goddess stands up from her throne and walks towards them

"Then be prepared, for I'll place upon you a sliver of my grace." - She says, extending a hand towards them

"Ahhh, this! What is this?" - The leader asks, his hands started glowing and it seems like there was an aura around him

However, one of the guards started convulsing and died on the spot, leaving only the chief and another guard

The goddess looks at the dead one with what I can only describe as disdain

"It looks like his faith was not strong enough... but the two of you-"

As she's just saying this, the skin of the remaining guard starts to boil

"A-aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" - He screams in pain, standing up and releasing bursts of energy from his hands, he manages to burst big holes on the thick walls of the cave before being consumed, not even his bones are left

"H-hey! That was brutal as hell! Ddraig, who is this goddess?"

Considering how old Ddraig is I assume he must know something but I hear him muttering

"Uhm, I've never heard of any deity such as this, but considering that how far back in time we are, I believe she must have been a slain deity from an extinct pantheon even I must have never heard of."

What?! So there are gods so old that even Ddraig wouldn't have heard about them?!

The deity points at the last man standing and says

"This is... acceptable."

The man looks confused as to what she means

"You, my herald, shall lead your people to into a new age. Go to your tribe, bring them glory and reproduce with my blessing! Spread the gift I just gave you to future generations so that they may grow powerful and prosperous!"

The men thanks the deity many times with tears in his eyes, ignoring that two of his companions just died right before him and rushes back to his tribe

"W-what the hell was that? What kind of deity was that?"

[Uhm, the gods of the old were pretty brutal...]

That's iiiiiit? That's all you're gonna say, Ddraig?!

[Partner, do you remember how some people die when they awaken their Sacred Gears because they cannot withstand their power? It's not exactly a novelty for the gods to give mortals powers they can't deal with and then not take responsibility for it.]

Oh, I guess that's true, isn't it? Even the God of the Bible did something similar... even if he wasn't so direct...

But as I'm thinking about such matters I hear a concerned voice

[W-what is this? This energy? It's not normal... no, I've felt it before...]

"Uhm, Seirei-san? Do you know this goddess?"

I ask, did Seirei-san ever interacted with ancient gods from our world?

[Y-yes... at least, I think I have] - Seirei-san sounds legitimately astonished and I start to feel even more worried

"What you mean?"

[Partner look!]

Ddraig calls out to me as we follow the leader, now alone, leaving the cavern

As the man leaves the cave he runs into a whole pack of creatures!

Wolves! Except these are bigger than the ones I've seem! Pre-historic wolves!

There were several of them surrounding the single man

[It looks like they followed his scent] - Ddraig adds

The wolves swoop in, preparing to surrond and attack the lone tribesman, but in a single hand motion

VOOSH!

One of the wolves rises from the ground and is tossed right at the one next to it, both tumbling to the ground at the impact

"H-hey! Ddraig, isn't that..."

[Indeed, that looks an awful lot like... telekinesis]

"GRAUL!" - One of the wolves sounds off and pounces towards the primitive fighter, who puts his hands forward in a defensive motion

CLANK

The sound of the wolf hitting something hard echoes through this wasteland and the creature backs away, hurt and confused

He looks at his own hands, it seems that he's finally getting the gist of what happened to him

The caveman raises both of his hands forward in a grand gesture and the wolves are sent hurling to the ground

"With this power, I shall make you worthy sacrifices" - He says before effortlesly slaughtering the wolves

He flies back to his people with the carcass of the wolves on his back, all the other members of this tribe look impressed, some kneel down in awe.

Their leader drops the hunt down and the people of the group, flabbergasted, look at the dead animals and those who still hadn't immediately bow to the tribal chief

[It seems that the blessing made him into a god for them... ironic]

There was no doubt in my mind, the powers the chief had gained were without a doubt the same as Tatseyo, Ayumu and other espers had.

"So... was that goddess the creator of espers?"

[It seems like it, I never heard of her before though] - Ddraig says

"B-but it doesn't make sense, why was she forgotten? Why Tatseyo doesn't seem to know anything about it?" - I ask confused

[No... not, it can't be...] - Seirei-san mutters as I'm wondering these things

"Uh, seirei-san?"

I ask and just then we are taken to another place

The scenario goes the same way as before, a person meets a god who offers them power and the person either dies or starts going around using powers like Tatseyo and Ayumu.

Except... it's not the same goddess

It's never the same appearance.

Everytime this deity offering power appears different, sometimes as a woman, sometimes a man, sometimes an anthropomorphic animal or just a larger version of a regular animal, depending on who that person worshiped.

"W-what's going on? Why does he keep changing appearances?"

Ddraig answers me with suspicion in his voice

[Partner, I don't think that is a god...]

Someone pretending to be a deity? Who in the world would do-

[No, that is a god... if it is what I think it is...]

Seirei-san speaks up

"What? Do you know who this is, Seirei-san?"

However, Seirei-san sounds confused

[I have an idea. But it shouldn't be possible, specially not here... why here of all places?]

The time lapse continues, everytime civilization advances to the point where I start to recognize the gods he's disguising himself as.

"H-hey! That's Odin ojii-san! Did he really let that one slide?"

The imposter keeps changing appearances and convincing different people to accept his power, getting closer and closer to the modern world to the point where I start getting scared as to how far this would go.

It goes on for quite some time untill we end up in a different scene, the place this time is beautifully decorated, with marble pillars, statues, curtains and jars adorning the place, definitely much further in time than the cavemen from before. At a table sits the false god, disguised as some deity I don't recognize, across a man dressed in the clothes of... a roman? A greek? Argh, I can't tell difference! Should have payed more attention to the history lessons!

Anyway, the man who speaks to the false god has dark skin and two black wings sprouting from his back.

"A devil?!"

I ask in surprise

The imposter sits with a confident air while the devil looks at him with an angry stare

{So what do you say? If this works it'll benefit both of us.}

The devil shakes his head

"While I appreciate what you have done for me, how can I trust the words of a false deity?"

And the imposter laughs

{You cannot, in fact I encourage you to not take my word for truth, but neither of us has much of a choice. You need me to get rid of your problem and I need you for my experiment}

The devil sighs as if defeated

"And you promise you can make those who believe in him turn away from his teachings?"

The deity smiles

{You tell me, how many believers have I tricked into worshipping me instead of their actual deities? How many have I convinced to follow my path and spread my blessing? How many gods have had their faiths extinct and their names forgotten for all their followers turned to me for power believing they were still following them?}

The devil looks angry for a moment and smacks the table with his fist

"This isn't the same situation! This is not a backwater deity from some fur underwear tribe, forgive my skepticism in believing you can erase his presence from my empire"

The deity laughs

{You worry about your end of the deal and let me worry about mine}

The devil looks concerned and no more words are exchanged as the world fades to black and we find ourselves at a new place once again.

A group of men and women are crying as one of them leads the march holding a bloodied cloth of linen with what appears to be a blood soaked body wrapped within

I don't recognize the scene, but Ddraig speaks up

[No... it can't be, even in a place like this? Even to... him?]

I can clearly tell that Ddraig sounds shocked and I can only turn my head in confusion

"What is it Ddraig? What's going on in here?"

I hear the Heavenly Dragon's shocked answer

"The one being carried in that cloth, partner, is the one who was first slain by the spear Cao Cao currently wields"

!

"T-that's..." - I'm speechless at the realization of the place we were just taken to, why is this into Tatseyo's memories?

[I don't know partner, but I think we'll find out soon]

We follow in silence as the crowd takes the body of the son of God into a crypt and shuts it sealed.

Everything follows without anything more unusual happening

But after everyone leaves and the body inside the cave is left alone I hear a voice, muffled, different from anything I've heard before

{Finally...}

I see a large shadow appears near the crypt, slowly shaping itself into a humanoid form

The voice that comes from the shadows is at the same time deep and mischiveous, a mix of insanity and resolute authority seems to exude from it, making my hair stand on it's edge. It seems like this is the first where I'm hearing it's voice, it's actual voice

The shadow shifts and twists in an almost sickening manner untill it begins to take a human form and it's pitch black shade takes on a human colour

{I waited so long to take his place}

"No!"

[That is... unbelievable] - Ddraig says

It took his shape! The one who was buried in the crypt! It took the form of the son of God!

The imposter places a hand in the entrance of the crypt and mutters

{Don't worry, I'll take better care of your creation than you ever could.}

And then he wanders away, barefoot in the sand

What follows next are scenes of people bowing down to the false god

"Jesus of Nazareth has returned from the dead!"

No, that's wrong...

"A miracle! The son of God has returned!"

That's not him!

"Praised be the Lord!"

No, stop bowing!

"It's not him! Stop!"

I eventually can't take anymore and I blurt it out even though I know none of them can hear me.

[It's useless partner... to think something like this actually happened. I know some people who would suffer immensely if they found out.]

I think about Asia, Irina and Xenovia, those three suffered a huge shock when they found out the God of the Bible had died, who knows how they would react if they knew an impostor deity took the place of Jesus in order to give people psychic powers.

But then seirei-san speaks again

[No... this isn't the end, it can't be. Why was he sealed? Why is he like this?]

For some reason I don't think he's talking about Jesus...

[Uhm, it seems we're about to find out, messenger from another world]

Ddraig says as the scenery around us twists again and we find ourselves in the desert

!

Two of them! There are two sons of God staring at each other!

[Hahaha! So the Son of God did not let that one slide so easily, huh? I've got to admit I was about to lose my respect for him]

Ddraig laughs it off as it seems the real Jesus is about to confront the imposter deity

They might look the same in a physical level, but the real one has an immense holy aura around him, I've only ever seem something similar on Michael. While the other gives off an eerie aura of aberrant power, I've seem that countless times by now, that's the power that twists and bends reality with the power of their mind.

That's the aura of an esper.

"Ahaha! So you returned, Son of Man? Couldn't live with your failure and decide to come back to haunt me?"

The imposter deity sneers and the son of God answers, his face resolute and a fire in his eyes.

"Do not attempt to mock, false idol. You have caused enough problems in this world as it is, according to my Father's plan you have conspired with the forces of the underworld to replace me while I was in the divine realms and your hubris in attempting to corrupt my disciples shall be your downfall, for in splitting your essence, you have grown weaker"

The false god laughs again

"You had me close to believing your words, Son of Man, but alas, although I am nowhere near as powerful as I used to be, you and I know that you cannot banish me, for I do not belong to this world and both you and your maker have no authority over me and those who follow me. We shall be ones to inherit all of this creation."

The true Jesus's face does not change, still staring at the imposter as if looking at a vermin.

"You have managed to slip away from this world and from the eyes of my Father for too long, but the ones you have managed to corrupt into your image shall be your prison."

The false deity looks perturbed for a moment, for the very first time he actually looks nervous

"You could not possibly mean-"

Suddenly an overwhelming divine presence fills the entire desert

"Wo-Woah!"

It's incredible! Even if it's just a memory the holy aura is powerful enough to make a devil like me shake even if I'm not really there!

I can feel different ones even!

[Hahaha, looks like our friend here made lots of powerful enemies.]

Jesus holds out his hand towards the impostor and proclaims

"You shall be banished to live within the creations you have corrupted, your mind and spirit shall be broken in as many pieces as those who carry your mark, unable to put them together you shall wander the endless mindspace of your lackeys, never again to know who you truly are, untill there is but one of them left. And on that day, we shall slay you in your mortal coil and your corruption shall be no more!"

A multi-layered seal appears at the feet and head of the false prophet and his confident smirk fades away instantly

"Son of Man! You fool! Seal me within my chosen ones in order to have the power to slay me?! That shall never work! I proclaim that if I am sealed within their vessels I shall still live within them! Be it as a shadow of my former self if it must be so! And my creations will hunt you all down, be them creatures of the high heavens or from the bottom of the underworld! My creations shall destroy each and every one of you! They shall make enemies of those who wish to destroy me!"

Jesus replies

"Call them not your creations for you have merely twisted them into your image and those tainted by your mark no longer belong to my Father's realm. So let them come forth and battle us with the weapons you gave them, for they will be shunned by the natural powers of this world, they shall not wield neither sorcery nor divine grace, for they have the mark of the other world and are thus promised to a false god!"

The smile returns to the face of the imposter as he's enveloped in holy light and the seals grapple his false body.

"Very well! The wager is on, Son of Man! My creations shall grow ever powerful and ever beligerent and I swear that one day I shall return to them, not to one of them, but to a mighty army! I shall take reign of my children and lead them to conquer under my name! Under our banner! Untill we conquer this world and take back ours!"

The body the false deity begins to burn away as he's rendered immobile by the seals and the shower of divine attacks, the fact that he's still alive, let alone able to speak, even though he's being overwhelmed by divine might is a testament to what a monster this creature must be.

As it's disguise is destroyed I can finally see as it really is, what the creature is like without it's false image.

Red...

It's the first thing that fills my vision as the creature is forced to show it's hideous visage.

A head with horns that sprout from where it's eyes should be. like thorns or twigs and on the top of them the shape of what seems like a crown, a mouth full of sharp teeth that smiles a dangerous grim full of malice, a stout strong body that doesn't seem to have skin but is covered in something that ressembles a hard carapace and several eyes grow on it

But all of that falls to the sidelines as the colour red hits me.

A powerful crimson, darker than strawberry blonde...

Like blood, or the hair of the woman I love...

But someone is even more surprised than me

[So it is him... to think he'd be here of all places.] - Seirei-san says, he knows this?

"Then before you are sealed forevermore, tell me your name invader" - The son of God demands

The creature's sharp maw twists once again into a smile

"My name cannot be pronounced in your earthly language, Son of Man, but it's meaning is The Great Sovereign Clad in Deep Red. Or in a simpler translation..."

His smile grows wider, more open than any human mouth would be able to smile

"The Crimson King!"

He lets out one last laugh before the light tears his body apart and it's scattered in many directions

And just as he does so, the memory ends and we find ourselves back into the void we were before this all started

[So it's true, you have come to this world... Crimson King]

Seirei-san speaks with seriouness in his voice towards the featurless Tatseyo

{Indeed... I am not Tatseyo...}

I see the sillouettes of thousands of people appear around us and then quickly fade away

{I am not any of them either...}

It begins to twist and bend it's shape around, growing far larger than before

The black void around us also begins to change colours, from a deep black to a crimson red as if the place had suddenly been filled with blood

{I am their creator!}

{I am their sovereign!}

{I am... The Crimson King!}

He finally shapes himself into his original form, towering over me

"W-who are you! What are you doing in Tatseyo's mind?! Seirei-san, why is a god from your world here?"

I ask, what is an imposter god from another world doing in this palce!

[His kind was driven away from our world during the wars, they used to modify other races to become their followers, replacing the original deities of those worlds. I thought they had gone extinct, but all they did was spread to other worlds and rebuild!]

The terryfing crimson creature laughs maniacally

{Hahahahaha! Who is this?! Is that the envoy of the holy mother goddess that I hear? What a nice surprise! How long has it been?}

{Not long enough, corruptor! We are still fighting the war your people abandoned!]

{Bah! Abandoned!? You speak as if we had a choice! Better to leave and build your forces than to fight a losing battle like you fools! I'm surprised you are still alive! I must have not been gone for long enough after all... but I suppose I should not be rude towards you, after all it was thanks to you and this young mortal that I have risen once again]

[You did more than leave! Abandoning your physical existence and scattering to other worlds! Has your bloodthirst have no end? How many did you kill on this plane just to bestow your so called 'gifts' upon them?]

{Hahahaha! As stubborn as ever I see! Those who are worthy of our power are deserving of rising above their wretched existence and becoming one of us, the ones who are not perish and are relieved of their pitiful existances as lower beings, what you call bloodthirst we call mercy!}

The horrific eyes then turn their attention towards me

{And you... human?}

He speaks as if he had trouble identifying what I was

{No... devil, I still recognize your kind! Hahahaha! You are not one of my own, correct? I cannot feel the mark of my heralds upon you}

Is he asking me if I'm an esper?

{Yes, I'm asking if you are an esper}

My eyes wide, did he-

{Yes, I can read your mind and why are you so surprised? If you are familiar with the name of my brethern you should be familiar with the abilities I've gifted them.}

I nod my head, yes it makes sense that he'd be a telepath if he was the one who created the espers but it's still a shock everytime it happens.

{You were the one who guided the Seirei towards me, were you not? I know these fools would not have wandered into this plane by accident}

I nod

"Yes, I was trying to free my friend... w-what will happen now?"

I ask, afraid of what will happen to Tatseyo now that I have set this thing lose

[I assume you will not let this mortal's body alone, will you, corruptor?]

The monstrous creature laughs again at the Seirei's words

{Of course not, I am still chained to this form because of the seal of that bastard!}

He glares at me again

{But worry not, little devil, I am a merciful god. Not only shall your friend remain unharmed, I'll also allow you to live as a reward for my freedom!}

"W-what about the others? Tatseyo is in danger right now!"

When I mention everyone else the toothy maw gives another wide grim

{Those who are not one of mine... they shall perish}

?!

"Perish?! You'll kill them?"

The monster stares at me

{I will... free them}

[Stay away corruptor! Leave this body! Do not drag this world into our conflict more than you already have!]

The Crimson beast laughs

{Oh, you foolish messenger, have you not already noticed?}

He looks at me

{They are already part of it}

He claps his immense hands together and I see the world start shift around me

Seirei-san! Ddraig! Is there anything we can do?

[I'm sorry partner, but inside this mind we don't hold much power, there is nothing I can do right now]

[My deepest apologies champion of oppai, I am truly sorry your world has to deal with this evil. But unfortunately all I can do is trust you with the power we helped you unlock and pray for your safety.]

I clutch my fists

This is ridiculous, is there nothing I can do?

This whole... it's all my fault!

All because I decided to go into Tatseyo's mind...

Then as I feel my conscious return to my body

I remember the words told by the blue haired boy at the bridge

All of what will happen is your fault. And I can't wait to see the face you make when it all crumbles onto you

And realization dawns on me

They planned this

Every step.

And I fell for it...

Afterword: Hello! Took long enough but at least not as long as before!

Jokes aside I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. The idea of making espers aliens was suggested to me by a reviewer who thought it might be a crazy idea, but I told him it's actually not since we were already introduced to esper aliens in OPM during the Boros invasion and since then I really, really wanted to use this idea. But it was tough to me to come up with a way to organically include this in the DxD universe, if aliens created the espers how come no one talks about them? Where did they come from and how did they act? Then I watched a little analog horror series you might be familiar with called "Mandela Catalogue" and it clicked to me. Have them be undercover disguising themselves as earth's gods the whole time to not arouse suspicion and tricking people into becoming espers. It was something I really liked and I hope you all enjoyed as well.

Now, for the announcement, the chapters have been taking much longer than usual because I'm busy with college and housework, my state in specifically has been suffering a wave of violence that has affected my studies and I'm trying to take a bigger role in supporting my family. This is why I would like to ask anyone who enjoys my story so far to donate to me if possible, I created a link and I've been thinking about making substack profile and adding benefits to those who support me, if you have any ideas of what you would like please do tell me. I've been trying to use my creative work to help support my family and this could help me a lot in being able to direct more of my time to it.

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