The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

"So, we must keep anything that could affect the 'system' away from places associated with the Church. For example, something that could affect it would be something like certain artifacts—the 'Smile of the Virgin',' Asia Agenda's possession. This also includes your 'Sekiryuutei's Gauntlets' and 'White Dragon Emperor's Wings of Light.'"

"Is Asia's artifact ineffective because it can even heal demons and fallen angels?"

Michael once again gave Rias a positive answer:

"That's right. If a believer possesses a 'divine artifact that can heal demons and fallen angels,' it will affect the faith of those around them. The faith of the believers is the very foundation of those of us who reside in the heavens. Therefore, we have designated the 'Smile of the Virgin Mary' as a forbidden artifact that could affect the 'system.' Also, let me give you another example of a possible impact—"

Bang—the door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside, and Xenovia with a pair of black wings rushed in and interrupted Mr. Michael.

"Someone who knows that God is not here—right?" And behind her was Irina with pure white wings.

"That's right, Xenovia. If anyone other than us Seraphim and some of the higher angels were to approach a location directly connected to headquarters knowing of God's absence, it would have a significant impact on the system—I apologize. We can only label Asia Agendo a heretic."

Michael lowered his head towards Asia.

Koya's gaze shifted to the dark wings behind Xenovia... Was she corrupted? What had caused her to fall? Never mind. Judging by Michael and the others' reactions, they already knew about Xenovia's fall. Since Xenovia appeared safely, that meant nothing was wrong.

"Okay, Michael has pretty much finished explaining everything, so shouldn't we get down to business?"

"Mr. Azazel, please don't make this matter seem unrelated to you. Asia, my family was once killed by a fallen angel who loved you."

"We Fallen Angels do deal with those who possess artifacts that could cause harm. Isn't that normal for an organization? Knowing in advance which targets might become future enemies, we tend to want to deal with them. A divine artifact that can heal everyone, coupled with your family member's good nature, would be even more troublesome than that Lin Fei if we left it alone."

"this--"

"It's been so long, so my apology now is just hindsight. So I'll compile a special training method for her artifact and give it to that little sister named Asia. How about that?"

"can."

Rias calmly accepted Azazel's suggestion. Some things are enough to be dealt with in moderation. As the person in the world who has done the most in-depth research on artifacts, the exclusive artifact training program provided by Azazel is definitely of great significance. The most important thing is that although Asia was indeed killed by a fallen angel, she has now been reincarnated as a demon and the artifact has not been lost. This result is already very good.

"Well, it's about time we hear the opinions of those who might have an impact on the world besides us. That means the two invincible dragons. First, let me ask you, Wally, what do you want to do with this world?"

In response to Azazel's question, White Dragon Emperor Vali smiled and said:

"I just need to be able to fight against the strong."

As Vali said this, his eyes were fixed on Koya, the fighting spirit in his eyes almost ignited the air. It was obvious that Koya's strong attack did not make him lose heart, but instead made him find a new target. After receiving Vali's response, Azazel turned his attention to Koya and Ophis:

"So what about you, Red Dragon Emperor?"

"I won't stay in your world for long. Does my opinion really matter to you?"

"But your current stance leans more towards the devil. If you don't make a choice, it will be difficult for the leaders of various factions, including me, to do anything."

"Okay, I can make it clear that I'm not biased towards either side. I hope the world can be more peaceful. Is that enough?"

"That's enough. Now, my final question, Lord Orpheus, what are your thoughts?"

It must be said that although Azazel didn't speak much in the trilateral talks, he was definitely the courageous one.

"It doesn't matter...I just want to have a baby with Koya now. His thoughts are my thoughts."

Very good. After Orpheus finished speaking, the three leaders looked at Koya with even more enthusiasm, and their rating of Koya in their hearts must have been raised to a higher level.

"This is troublesome. Koya, you have demons and angels around you, but we fallen angels have no one. Koya, do you want a wife?"

"Let me be clear, I'm a bit of a mysophobe. I can accept you sending someone over, but it has to be clean."

"Oh, this is troublesome. Those fallen female angels were basically corrupted by lust. By the way, Xenovia, do you want to join us, the Son of God's Watchers? The treatment is excellent, and I can make you a special artificial artifact, how about that?"

Azazel looked at the black-winged angel standing next to Michael. This was also a fallen angel~ and he was related to Koya, ready-made!

"Forgive me for refusing!"

Xenovia's voice was unusually firm. It seemed that Azazel's plan had failed.

Just when Azazel was about to say something, a strange wave enveloped Koya. He subconsciously used the divine realm to resist. The wave did not break through the defense of the divine realm, but its effect had been activated. The big guys present were basically not affected, but Irina, Sona and Rias were all frozen in place, as if time had stopped.

Xenovia, who was not restrained and was slightly weaker, wielded the Holy Sword of Destruction. Holy Fire burned upon it, incinerating the surrounding waves. Vali, the White Dragon, also unfurled a pair of wings of light, emitting a faint blue glow. Ten seconds later, Rias seemed to have recovered from the time freeze. She glanced around in confusion, then walked over to sit down beside Koya...

"Oh, it seems those people can't wait any longer."

Azazel stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside. The barrier set up by the three parties was flickering, but it was strong and there was no sign of damage. However, the barrier was still standing there, but many people appeared in the barrier.

"In any era, whenever powers attempt to conclude peace, there will always be those who dislike the situation and attempt to obstruct it."

Azazel pointed outside. Koya looked in the direction he pointed and saw figures starting to appear in the air. They were dressed in black robes and looked like magicians. They were launching attacks similar to magic bullets at the new teaching building, but these attacks disappeared without a trace the moment they made contact with the walls, causing no damage at all.

Chapter 223: High School DxD: The Misfortune Group

"Those are the so-called magicians, right? So-called magic, sorcery, and the like, are the product of the legendary magus Merlin Ambrosius's unique interpretation and reconstruction of the demonic magic system... Judging by the power of their magic, each one possesses the magical power of a mid-level demon. Well, to be able to organize such a large group, the organizer of this terrorist attack must be quite influential."

Azazel stroked his chin with interest, watching the scene outside. There was no trace of worry in his voice. He couldn't imagine what was going on in the mind of the person who had launched the terrorist attack. Or was it that the organizer only knew that the three parties were planning to hold a meeting here but didn't know who would be attending? Well, perhaps this was the only possible explanation for why this guy had dared to attack them. Did he really think that the leaders of the three parties were vegetarians?

"Speaking of magic, I studied it for a while. Simply put, humans can exert powers similar to those of demons. Of course, they can also do things that demons can't. Merlin, the creator of the magic system, is truly a genius. He can manipulate demonic powers to their full potential. Furthermore, possessors of divine artifacts can learn magic."

Azazel's erudition was totally inconsistent with his appearance, but if you think about it, he was the leader of the Fallen Angels after all. If he didn't have some ability, he would have been brought down by those rebellious Fallen Angels long ago.

"Time seems to have stopped. Is this also the power of magic?"

"No, while magic does have many incredible abilities, this kind of large-scale time suspension requires at least a Demon King-level magician. And as far as I know, the only Demon King-level magician since the creation of the magic system is Merlin, the creator of this system."

"It should be a divine artifact."

Michael provided the answer. The artifacts were created by the God of the Bible. As an angel, Michael knew the abilities of all artifacts, and he seemed to recall one that was related to time. As for why he was certain it was a divine power, it was because there weren't many powers in the world capable of manipulating time; one could count them on the fingers of one hand. Aside from the missing artifact, Michael was familiar with all other powers capable of manipulating time. It just so happened that the power of stopping time was unfamiliar to him.

"Divine artifacts—ah, that guy really has created a lot of interesting things. But being able to perform such a large-scale time suspension should be a forbidden skill, right? How could such a person not make a name for himself in the world? Or is he deliberately hiding himself?"

Azazel sighed at the chaotic situation and raised his hand toward the window. In the sky outside, countless spears forged from pure light appeared—a hundred times more powerful and massive than that of Cocabil. As Azazel waved his hand downward, the spears of light rained down upon the group of magi.

Naturally, those magicians would not sit still and wait for death. They deployed a defensive barrier in an attempt to resist this round of attacks, but the spears of light easily penetrated them. The spears of light falling like a rainstorm landed equally on everyone. The power displayed by the Governor of the Fallen Angels with a wave of his hand was enough to explain why he was the leader of the Fallen Angels. Even though he was obsessed with studying artifacts, his own strength was not weak.

"This academy is surrounded by a barrier. Despite this, these guys are still present within it, which means someone is connecting to the teleportation magic circle and portal outside on campus. If the time-stopping artifact continues to gain power, one of us might be stopped. They probably hope to keep us here with this onslaught, and if we stop time, we'll be destroyed along with the school. They seem to have sent a considerable force."

The moment Azazel finished speaking, magic circles appeared across the playground, emitting eerie glows. From within the circles emerged a group of men dressed like the magician Azazel had just defeated.

"It seems they're planning to keep us here until the artifact that freezes time takes effect on us, no matter how many we defeat. However, both the timing and the method of the terrorist attack indicate that there must be someone among the enemy who knows our situation in detail. Could there be a traitor among us?"

Azazel sighed, looking helpless. Traitor? It was indeed the most plausible hypothesis for the current situation, but the details of the three-party talks were top secret. Those who knew all this were the backbone of the three factions. So who was the traitor?

"Can't we leave here?"

"We can't escape. We can't leave unless we break the barrier covering the entire academy, but breaking it could very well harm the human world. I'm waiting for the enemy's leader to appear. If we hold our ground here for a while, they might give up and reveal themselves. I really want to know who's behind this. Besides, if we just rush out and cause a scene, we'll just play into their hands."

"In that case, let me give it a try."

"Oh? What are you planning to do, Red Dragon Emperor? Just so you know, the barrier is sealed. If you try to force your way out, it will break."

"I know."

Following Koya's thoughts, the divine domain completely covered the entire new teaching building, and the ability to stop time was completely blocked. Sona, the only person present who was frozen in time and was being played with like a rag doll in Serafla's arms, also recovered from the time pause.

"Well, really, I want to spend more time with Sona who won't resist."

"elder sister?!"

Not many people paid attention to the sisters' quarrel in the corner. Sirzechs, Michael, and Azazel were all fully immersed in the feeling of being in Koya's domain. Even if Koya didn't deliberately target them, they still felt a sense of restraint, a restraint that was countless times stronger than the time freeze...

"Wow, what kind of ability is this? It's too foul."

"It's similar to a barrier, except this barrier is an innate ability of mine. All energy within this realm is controlled by me."

"It seems like their plan is about to fail. With your barrier in place, no matter how many cannon fodder they send, it will be useless."

"Well, now that the Red Dragon Emperor has solved the most troublesome problem for us, how about we try to guess the origins of these guys? Oh, right, Vali, go outside and play with those guys. You have to pretend to resist. As long as the White Dragon Emperor takes the field, it should be able to disrupt their battle plans to some extent. Maybe it will change the situation a little bit."

"The other party should know that I'm here, right?"

"It's okay. Even if they knew, what difference would it make? The power of the White Dragon is enough to make their conspiracy a joke."

"I see. It's okay if I make a little noise."

"Well, you can do whatever you want in this barrier."

"——Forbidden Hand Formation."

『VanishingDragonBalanceBreaker!! ! ! ! ! ! 』

As the electronic voice spoke, pure white flames enveloped Wally! With a flicker of light, he was now equipped with a full-body armor radiating white light. Finally, the mask "swish!" covered Wally's face. I have to say... this transformation scene is quite cool, just like a Kamen Rider transformation.

Wally glanced at Keya, but Keya couldn't tell what he wanted to say because of the mask. Before Keya could figure out what Wally wanted to say, he opened the window of the conference room and flew over the playground.

moment--

Boom boom boom!

A series of explosions occurred outside! The magicians were crushed by the light.

The white meteor dragged a trail of light across the night sky and rushed into the enemy camp, showing its one-man-conquer style.

Completely unconcerned with the magician's concentrated fire, Wally flew through the air, firing massive wave projectiles towards the playground.

The magicians were powerless to resist and were eliminated one by one, but the magic circle immediately appeared and sent in the next batch of magicians.

"Azazel, let's continue with the previous topic."

Sirzechs asked Azazel.

"Who do you think is the instigator of this attack?"

"It's not hard to guess, actually. Training a magician is a very troublesome thing. As humans, they don't have the innate magical power of demons. If they want to use magic, they can only use special methods. However, these methods are quite troublesome, so the number of magicians has always been small. But look at it now, over a thousand mid-level demon magicians have died. There is only one organization in the world that can train so many magicians."

"...The Group of Misfortune?"

"Yes. A magician's energy is supplied by an infinite force. The Misfortune Group can produce magicians endlessly, so they have as many cannon fodder as they need. I recently received intelligence that terrorists from several of our factions have all joined the Misfortune Group. Lord Ophis, what are your thoughts on this?"

"I have recovered all their snakes. The Misfortune Group has nothing to do with me anymore."

"This... I think I understand why the Disaster Group is so crazy."

"I understand a little bit too."

The three leaders looked at each other in silence. They knew Orpheus was innocent, but they had never thought she would do such a thing. If they were to put themselves in the shoes of the Misfortune Group, they would also be furious. Moreover, those terrorists from the three forces had just joined the Misfortune Group hoping to gain power from Orpheus. However, before they could be happy for long, Orpheus ran away and took back all the power!

The three factions hadn't concealed Orpheus's whereabouts in Juwang Town for the past few days. After all, Orpheus was the undisputed strongest being in the world, so anyone considering her needed to consider their own strength. Sirzechs and his companions suspected that the members of the Misfortune Group had known of Orpheus's presence and were attempting to disrupt the trilateral talks and seize her.

"Lord Ophis, these people probably want to take you away."

"I do not go."

【Chief, we are here to pick you up. 】

As the voice rang out, a magic circle appeared on the conference room floor! Koya glanced at Sirzechs and the others, then silently used his divine domain to suppress the magic circle. It was already Koya's fault for allowing the magic circle to glow in this conference room, and he actually wanted to teleport it here directly...did he really think his divine domain was just for show?

[Hmm? It's clearly connected, so why can't it be transferred over?]

"Lord Koya, please let them come over. The mastermind has already appeared, so we should find out who it is. Speaking of which, Sirzechs, this magic circle is the symbol of Leviathan, right?"

"It's the old Leviathan! I wouldn't use such an ugly logo, it's not cute at all!"

Seraphlu, sitting next to Sona, added a few words of discontent, then used her magic to materialize her symbol in the air. Koya took a look and found it indeed better looking than the one on the ground, a perfect blend of handsomeness and cuteness. The only problem was that the magic circle didn't look like something a demon would use. Koya released the suppression of the multiple magic circles in the divine realm, allowing the people there to appear in the conference room smoothly.

A woman appeared in the magic circle. She was wearing a dress with an open chest and a high slit skirt. Her skin was tanned, but Koya had never really appreciated that skin tone. He preferred fair and tender girls.

"Greetings, the current Demon Lord Sirzechs."

Although the voice in the teleportation array just now said to come and pick up Orpheus, the woman's eyes were always on Sirzechs after she came out, and she didn't even look at Orpheus who was sitting next to her.

"The heir to the previous Leviathan's bloodline, Cattleya Leviathan. What's going on?"

Sure enough, he is a member of the old demon king's clan.

Grayfia explains that after the former Four Demon Lords were annihilated and the demons prepared to elect a new one, a group of individuals persisted in the fight to the bitter end. These were the heirs of the former Demon Lords. However, the gap in strength between them and Sirzechs and his men was too great. Using force, Sirzechs and his men drove all of the hawkish members of the former Demon Lord's army to the corners of the underworld, but they didn't completely eliminate them.

The action of Sirzechs and his men to expel the old demon king's faction can be regarded as killing the chicken to scare the monkey. At least after the old demon king's people were expelled, a new regime with the core idea of continuing the tribe and steady development was established, which is now the Four Demon Kings.

Katraya Leviathan, who inherited the bloodline of the old Leviathan, gave Sirzechs a provocative smile.

"Almost all of the members of the old Demon King faction have now decided to assist the 'Misfortune Group'. This is thanks to that kid from the Phoenix family who brokered the deal."

"The old and new Demon Lords have officially broken off relations. The demons have had it pretty hard."

Azazel had come up behind Koya at some point, scratching his chin and giving a nonchalant smile.

"Catrea, I just heard Orpheus say that she's disbanded the Misfortune Group. What is the Misfortune Group you joined?"

"Seraflor!!"

"Hey, why are you making such a scary face? You look a bit ugly right now."

"Bichi!"