A few days after the incident with Kokabiel. Asia and I who came into the club room were shocked at seeing a foreign girl sitting on the sofa.
âHey, Sekiryuutei.â
The girl with the green mesh, Xenovia, is there wearing Kuou Academy's girls uniform.
âWhâŚâŚ..why, are you here!?â
I couldnât hide my unrest and pointed my finger at her.
PA!
Then black wings grew out of Xenoviaâs back! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? Itâs the wings of a devil! Whatâs the meaning of this!?
âI found out that God is gone. So I turned into a Devil as a self-abandonment. I received a âKnightâ piece from Rias Gremory. It seems like Iâm not that great, while Durandal is. So I was able to become a devil with 1 piece. And I was also placed in this school. From now on, Iâm a 2nd year student and also a member of the Occult Research Club. Lets get along, Ise-kun.â Xenovia says, while breathing with her nose.
ââŚâŚDonât make such a cute sound with a serious voice.â
âI copied Irina, but it looks like itâs not easy.â
âBut reincarnating!? Buchou. Is it all right to use such a valuable piece?â
Yes. She has found out the truth that God doesnât exist. Even so, thatâs too quick!
âWell. Having a Durandal wielder feels reliable. With this, itâs a birth of the two-swordsmen, along with Yuuto.â
Buchou seems like she is enjoying it. Hey, is that alright? But not thinking about small stuff seems like Buchou. But certainly having a swordsman who wields a legendary holy-sword, Durandal, feels reliable. Even for the Rating Game, our opponents would be devils, so the holy-sword would release its fury against them. The Gremory group would become even stronger!
âYes. Iâm a devil now. I canât go back. No, maybe this was a good thing. Hmmm, but since God is gone, my life was a failure. But serving under a devil who was once my enemy isâŚ.. Even if she is a sister of a MaouâŚâŚ.â
Xenovia starts to hold her head down while mumbling something. Ah, sheâs receiving some damage because she prayed just like Asia. Iâm not in a position to say it, but sheâs also weird.
âBy the way, whereâs Irina?â
Why is she here and Shidou Irina?
âIrina returned to headquarters along with the corpse of Balba and the 5 Excaliburs including mine. The âfragmentsâ that act as the cores were retrieved in that state. So the mission of retrieving it was accomplished. If they have the cores, they can use alchemy to make the holy-swords again.â
Kiba and Xenovia destroyed the Excalibur made from four of them. But the fragments of the original Excalibur are safe.
âWas it alright to give them your Excalibur? More like, was it okay for you to betray the Church?â
âI have to give them the Excalibur back just in case. Unlike the Durandal, there are other wielders that could be chosen. Having Durandal is enough for me. When I mentioned the absence of God to them, they became silent. So I became an outsider for knowing the absence of God. The Church hates outsiders and heresy very much. Even if that person is the wielder of Durandal, they will cut them off. Exactly the same way as the incident with Asia Argento.â
She laughed at herselfâŚâŚ. Does the Church usually go that far to get rid of those people seen as heretics? They are quite extreme.
âIrina was lucky. Even if she wasnât in the battle because of the wounds, she ended up not knowing the truth. She has a stronger belief than me. If she found out about God, I donât know what would have happened to her.â
The more modest the Christian is, the more painful it would be if they found out the truth. In the worst case, it means that their whole life was rejected. If that happens, you wonât know what would happen to humans.
âExcept, she was really disappointed that I became a devil. I couldnât tell her that it was because of the absence of God. It was an awkward farewell that we had. Maybe we might be enemies the next time we meet.â
Xenovia said it while narrowing her eyes. How did Irina feel when she returned homeâŚ..? Buchou confirms that all the club members are here. She then says.
âThe Church made contact with us devils. More precisely, the Maou talk about this incident. They said, âWe would like to make contact with you because of unclear and dishonest actions of the fallen-angels even though we feel unsatisfactory about thisâ. They also apologised about Balba because it was their mistake for letting him escape in the past.â
âŚâŚSo they feel unsatisfied. Well, we are enemies anyway. Well maybe we should feel satisfied because at least they apologised about Balba.
âBut this school is truly terrifying. Because thereâs another sister of Maou attending this school.â
Xenovia says it while making a sigh. Thereâs another sister of Maou? WaitâŚ.is it perhapsâŚâŚ There are only two high-class devils attending this school. Then it would beâŚâŚ.Kaichou!? When I looked at Buchou, she nods her head to confirm it. HawawawawaâŚâŚ.. Something intense like that is true?
Oh yeah. The gym and the school ground destroyed by Kokabiel was repaired by people related to Maou-sama. I have to admire the power of devils for fixing it in just over a night. To think about it, they can create a replica of the school in another dimension. It must be a piece of cake for them. But to have the support of a MaouâŚ... Seriously, whatâs going on with this schoolâŚâŚ.
âThe truth about this incident was sent to the God-side and the devils' side by the viceroy of the fallen-angels, Azazel. The theft of the Excalibur was an action taken by Kokabiel only. The other leaders didnât know about it. He planned to break the tension between the three sides. Because he tried to start another war, he was put in the Cocytus for eternity in a frozen state.â
Buchou explained it to us. Then Kokabiel wonât be ever coming outside then. Thatâs good. I donât want to see that wild guy ever again. He was certainly a stupid war-freak fallen-angel.
âThough it ended with the intervention of âVanishing Dragonâ. They stopped the rampage done by one of them by sending someone from their organization.â
That time, the âVanishing Dragonâ was already in its Balance-Breaker form when it descended from the sky. Itâs not an incomplete one like my own. A perfect Balance-BreakerâŚâŚ. At this point I am much weaker than him. An existence that I would be facing one day. Hakuryuukou (White Dragon Emperor), Albion. I donât know his actual name, but I want to shorten the gap between us until I meet him againâŚ...
âThere would also be a meeting between the representatives of the angels, devils and Azazel. Apparently there is something Azazel wants to talk about. I heard that maybe Azazel would be apologizing about Kokabiel then. Though itâs suspicious if Azazel would apologise.â
Buchou says it with disgust while she shrugged her shoulder. So the Governor of the Fallen-Angels is someone with a huge ego huh. But isnât it something big that the representatives of the three sides would be gathering? I donât know what they would be talking about then, but it seems like it would affect the future of the worldâŚ..
âWe were also invited to that meeting. We have to report about the incident at the meeting because we were involved.â
âAre you serious!?â
I wasnât the only one who got surprised by Buchouâs words. Everyone had a shocked expression on their faces. Well obviously. Anyone would get surprised if they were told to stay in the place with the big important people! Whatâs going to happen? To our world that isâŚâŚ.. Ah, thatâs right. I ask Xenovia something that has been bugging me the whole time.
ââŚâŚâŚThe âVanishing Dragonâ belongs to the side of the Fallen-Angels, right?â
âThatâs right. Azazel is gathering Sacred Gear possessors who has a âLonginusâ. I donât know what he is thinking, but itâs definitely something not good. The âVanishing Dragonâ is the top fighter among them. I heard that he is the fourth or fifth strongest out of all the strong people there including the leaders of Grigori. At this point, he is far stronger than you, who is his rival.â
Fourth strongest!?
âŚâŚThatâs why he was able to defeat Kokabiel who we couldnât even stand up against. Looks like we are in a serious situation. Isn't it, Ddraig? Xenovia then looks at Asia.
ââŚâŚThatâs right. I will apologise to Asia Argento. Since God didnât exist, then his love and help didnât as well. Iâm sorry, Asia Argento. Hit me much as much as you want.â
Xenovia bows her head down. The Japanese way of apologizing. Her expression didnât change so I can't tell if she means it or not.
ââŚâŚâŚ.No, I donât intend to do something like that. Xenovia-san, Iâm enjoying my current lifestyle. Even though Iâm a devil now, I met someoneâŚâŚ people who are important to me. I am happy because of the place I live in now and the people I have met.â
Asia smiles like the Virgin Mary and she forgives her. Aaah, Asia is truly a good girlâŚ.. Your brother is deeply moved! Her psychological state was at danger after hearing the rejection of God, but because Buchou and I were with her she returned to normal.
ââŚâŚ. So only you and I are the only Christians that found out about the absence of God. I wonât be able to say something like a divine punishment to you now. So a heretic huh? I was a holy sword user who was admired, but now a heretic huh. I canât forget about how their eyes and attitudes changed when they saw me.â
At that moment, it felt like I saw a glimpse of sadness in Xenoviaâs eyes.
âThen I will be leaving. Thereâs a lot of things I need to know about before transferring to this school.â
Xenovia tries to leave the room.
âU..umm!â
Asia stops Xenovia.
âOn the next weekend Iâm going to go out to play with everyone. Would you also like to join, Xenovia-san?â
Asia says it with a smile. Xenovia had widened her eyes in shock and then gave a bitter smile.
âNext time then. This time Iâm not interested. ExceptâŚ..â
âExcept?
Xenovia then says it with a smile to Asia.
âCan you take me around the school next time?â
âYes!â
Asia also answers with a smile. Hmmm, I hope they become friends. Itâs hard to understand her, but Xenovia doesnât seem like a bad person.
âI will swear it in the name of my holy-sword, Durandal. I also would like to have a battle with the holy-demonic sword user over there as well.â
âAlright. I wonât lose next time.â
Kiba also replied with a smile. After confirming that, Xenovia leaves the room. I can feel something strong from Kibaâs body along with confidence. That time in that place, that incident changed something inside him.
CLAP!
Buchou claps her hand.
âNow. Since everyone has returned again, letâs start the club activity again!â
[YES!]
Everyone replies with an energetic voice. That day, all of us laughed again.
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