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There was a wooded area in an ancient village in Japan.
There was a Youkai on the ground there.
It was a giant monster, with the head of a bull and the body of a spider.
But it was in pieces, its legs cut off, its head severed, its body separated from the insect's body.
There was a young man on top of this dead body
There was a white monkey with golden eyes, a jet-black raven, and a white-brown Japanese dog with him.
He was holding a small golden hammer.
"So this is Uchide no Kozuchi"
He mentioned the hammer in Momotarou's story; well, you could say it's part of his legacy.
Yes, this person Momono Kibitsuhiko
He had come here to retrieve one of the weapons inherited Momotarou.
He was being protected by an evil Youkai, and Momono had also learned that this Ushi-oni was haunting the village, so he took it down as well.
" Dear warrior! Thank you!"
The village chief arrived with tears in his eyes.
And right next to him stood his daughter, blushing and glaring at Momono.
Momono jumped down haphazardly and landed in front of them.
"No problem, I like to help."
The village chief looked at him gratefully, his gaze then turning to his daughter, whose eyes were fixed on Momono.
Momono was also controlling [Angel.Net] at this time.
The village chief looked for a while at Momono, who was looking at his phone, and at his daughter, who was looking at Momono.
"Young warrior, you see...do you want to take my daughter's hand?"
Momono blinked in astonishment, his gaze fixed on the girl, whose beauty could be considered unparalleled, surpassing everyone else in the village.
Momono was about to say something when he shook the phone in his hand.
"I'm sorry, I have a promise to keep!"
He said with a bright smile
Regarding the message on the phone
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Daniele pov
When I opened my eyes, I was in an unexpected place...where is this place????
I was sleeping with Ophis, right?
When I looked out at the sky for a moment, there were buildings with relatively old architecture around me, but of course, those weren't the most striking thing; it was the crowd standing right in front of me now.
There, people were looking at the figure crucified on the cross.
The moment my gaze met that figure, a shock wave coursed through my entire body; my angelic side was practically screaming!
It wasn't difficult for my eyes to identify the enlarged figure; there were so many pictures, artworks, and sculptures of him... how could I have not recognized him?
Standing directly opposite the man was an armored figure holding a spear.
The Spearman's eyes were complex, as if he was struggling within himself.
But the crucified man looked at him with a calm, composed expression, as if he already knew the outcome.
At that moment, the man's gaze turned directly to where I was standing.
My heart stopped at that very moment.
The man moved his lips with a calm smile.
"....don't cry"
The moment the spear was thrust forward towards the man, I instinctively wanted to go there, but the whole world seemed to crack and shatter as if it were made of glass.
.....
*Gasp!*
I suddenly came to my senses when I grabbed my chest.
Sweat was pouring down my face incessantly, and more importantly, I felt an endless wave of sadness and pain... I want to vomit, I absolutely feel awful right now.
A familiar hand grasped my shoulder.
[Calm down partner, you're fine, calm down, regulate your breathing]
As I tried to regulate my breathing in response to Regulus's words, my partner, who had been supporting me, was now glaring ahead and cursing.
[Damn old hag! Watch a little more!]
[He needed to see at least this much.]
A woman's voice answered him.
I barely managed to compose myself before lifting my head; I didn't see the moment the spear pierced him, but even that alone was devastating.
There was a very pretty girl sitting in the chair there.
I had never met her in my life, not even once... but I knew who she was.
"Well, I guess this is our first encounter, Chief Mourner."
The person in front of me was the spirit from [Incinerate Anthem], and even though She never specifically appeared in the anime, manga, or LN , she mentioned .We're currently in my soul, and I can tell from her hair and eye color and feeling she gives.
Chief Mourner is look like a girl who was one or two years older than Regulus 's human appearance. She has purple eyes and long, waist-length purple hair with bangs. Her hair down with two additional chest-length strands framing her face in a hime-style haircut and partially tied back
She was a very beautiful, but certainly not as beautiful as my fiancées, along with a few other girls I know!
She was wearing a white clothes
[Yes, hello]
She said, nodding her head.
From the moment I saw her , there was the same expression of sadness and pain in her eyes.
I think the name Chief Mourner isn't unfounded.
"So...does this mean you've accepted me or something?"
I made a random guess; I really don't have a reason for her to call me randomly.
But she shook her head from side to side, indicating that my thoughts were wrong.
[On the contrary, I came here to sincerely tell you to give up, Daniele Berti , you are unsuitable to be a user of Incinerate Anthem.]
I remained silent, not even opening my mouth, but my eyebrow twitched violently and a vein throbbed in my forehead.
Regulus leaned back in the chair, his arms crossed.
"...I'm sure I have a very intense affinity for fire, and as an Angel I also have an affinity for the qualities of the Holy and the Light, don't I?"
[The issue isn't affinity, the problem is personality.]
Look... it's not that I can't accept rejection, that's the truth, I already have a lot and I'm not going to get everything, but! Especially this Longinus has no right to say that my personality is unsuitable!
"You're kidding, right?"
[No]
This makes things even worse!!!
I stroked the bridge of my nose as I took a deep breath.
"Look...how do I put it, exactly how I'm not suitable but three consecutive owners, those damn arsonist scum, are suitable...is this a joke!?"
I screamed in a mixture of shock and anger, the thing in front of me was a damned Holy Relic, and it was literally approving of serial killers while rejecting me!?
[They were chosen randomly by Longinus's own consciousness; I did not interfere with the moment of selection, I only determined the general criteria.]
Longinus did indeed possess a consciousness of its own, and to a degree, every Sacred Gear possessed this, whether or not it contained a Sealed entity; ultimately, this was how they adapted to their hosts.
In the Longinus, this was of course extremely advanced, with Issei being the best example, his [Boosted Gear] constantly evolving to absorb and perceive his desires. It had even made him aware of the accumulated energy early on.
"So, what are these criteria?"
I really don't understand, what criteria will make them accepted and me not??
[A heart that can wield fire without hesitation]
"....huh????"
What did that mean?
[Explain this properly]
Chief Mourner sighed at Regulus's words.
[My fire is not like my brother's; theirs is not for protecting or creating, but for attacking or destroying.]
"..... my brother?"
Doesn't this mean.....
[Before being placed in the Sacred Gear, I was an angel, a pure one, I ignored my father's warnings and went to see that scene and I wanted to tell him not to do it and that there could be another way, but 'he' said it was his destiny and refused. ... I suffered endless pain.It wasn't physical, it was more internal; 'his' death wasn't something I could overcome , so I begged my father. For days, weeks, months maybe years, my father couldn't bear to see me hurting myself anymore, and finally I agreed to what I wanted. I longed to be placed on the cross on which 'he' was crucified; the pain within me ignited the Holy Fire, along with the cross that had touched his blood and anchored his body. ]
I listened silently to everything she said... wow.
"Why didn't you meet with Uriel then?"
I focused on the part that caught my attention; for reasons I still didn't understand, she wouldn't accept me, but Uriel? Isn't his your older brother?
[I... don't have the face to talk to them... they've suffered more than me... they lost father right before their eyes... but they managed to get back on their feet... I don't deserve to face them.]
Then her purple eyes focused on me again.
[Do you understand? The restriction I placed was for those who could use my fire without hesitation.While there were unfortunate figures like Satanael, Walpurga, and Augusta, there were also those with unwavering hearts, like Joan of Arc, determined enough to even burn themselves. You have so much to protect, so much you care about. What if you try to use my fire to protect them?They too will turn to ashes in your hands; you cannot accomplish this with flames born of pain and sorrow. Even if you see them suffer the slightest pain, can you keep your heart unshaken? You can't. ]
I stared straight at her after her words; her purple eyes, though filled with disappointment, pain, and sorrow, also shone with a strange determination and certainty.
I nodded my head.
"*Sigh* I actually feel a little relieved."
[?]
Chief Mourner looked at me with a slightly surprised expression as I continued.
"You know, I thought you were a maniac hoping to burn everything down, or rather, I was worried...turns out you're just an idiot."
[?!?!]
Her mouth dropped open in disbelief as she gave me a shocking look.
"First of all... don't underestimate me."
A golden-platina aura emanated from my body, shaking the entire house and creating cracks in the surroundings.
"I don't intend to be Daniele of 'Purple Flames' or some kind of nonsense, I'm the Lion King!If I were to defend someone, the first Longinus I'd turn to would be Regulus, and even if not, couldn't the Incinerate Anthem be used for defense? Who decided that? "What matters isn't where a power originates or what it has done in the past, but who possesses it and what it will do in the future. Incinerate Anthem is no different to me than any of my other equipment!"
I shrugged as my aura vanished as quickly as it had appeared.
"Secondly, to be honest, I haven't really worked that hard to get to the Incinerate Anthem, because I don't really need it that much, flames? I can create them with
After saying these things, when I looked at Chief Mourner to see her reaction, she was trembling.
[Pffftt---]
???
Is she laughing? I'm sure I tried something funny.
[Excuse me, this is just the first time I've seen someone describe a Longinus as a burden.This is a Longinus! Do you know that wars break out because of it?]
She looked at me with a small smile.
"Well, I'm right, I'm not even talking about things like Eyes of Muspelheim.I can't use you that much right now, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on you; with all the nonsense and danger out there, I'll definitely use even the smallest thing I can get my hands on you. That's why I need to take you beyond what you are now."
I looked directly into her face.
[But it's up to you to convince Longinus itself.]
A grin appeared on my face.
"Oh, believe me, I'll do it!"
Regulus stood up.
[Okay, since your little bonding time is over, let's go play some billiards.]
Regulus pointed to the pool table in the corner... now that I think about it...
"Why is there a house or a pool table inside my soul?"
No, why is it there???
[Well, since we have more guests, I decided to add a few things inside.]
[Roommate would be a more accurate term]
Chief Mourner also stood up.
[Ah, look, our little crybaby even talks back!]
Regulus mocked her
She...pout?
[I'm not a crybaby....and I'm sure I'll play better than you.]
[Hahaha! In your dreams!]
I raised an eyebrow at them both for a moment...then I shrugged.
"Hey, make room for me!"
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Interdimensional Room
As I slowly opened my eyes
There, right before my eyes, was a divine face looking back at me.
Her eyes were wide open as she looked at me.
"Good morning?"
"Hmmm."
Ophis nodded and continued to look at me.
"Is there a problem?"
Why is she looking at me ?
"I'm watching the game."
The game?
"Wait, were you watching a billiards match????"
"Yes. You lost."
"Hey, I won!"
"Both of them"
This...is true
"Do you want still on bed, or shall we go back?"
Ophis was silent for a moment, then finally hugged me and rested her face on my neck.
Her soft body and intoxicating scent startled me for a moment, but I quickly composed myself and stroked her head.
"Let's sleep a little longer then."
I told her while hugging her.
We snuggled closer together and slept a little longer.
Meanwhile, I ignored the fact that Ophis was observing what was in my soul just by looking at me... well, that Ophis
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Italy
Daniele Mansion
Ophis was beside me, holding my hand.
Her hand was very soft and pleasant to hold.
As we entered the house, a faint aroma wafted into my nose...it smells wonderful.
"Food"
Ophis said it in a toneless voice, but it was as if her mouth was watering.
I stroked her head while chucked, she's so sweet.
When we entered the hall together, everyone was already seated inside.
Asia, Irina, Akemi, Rossweisse, Via, Shigune, Lavinia, and Gabriel were all sitting there chatting.
....seeing them together warms my heart~
But wait, if they're all here...
"Who's cooking."
Ophis asked, it was a matter of life and death for her.
Gabriel giggled.
"Go to the kitchen and see yourself Darling~"
Irina spoke with an amused expression.
"Let me take a look then."
I said it out of a bit of curiosity.
I actually kissed Shigune on the cheek, stroked Asia's head, and briefly held Lavinia's outstretched hand.
Ophis seemed to be considering whether to go or not.
"Let's wait together, Ophis, it's almost over anyway."
Ophis nodded at Akemi's words, transformed into Chibi form, and appeared in Gabriel's lap, resting her head on her chest.
The most beautiful woman in Heaven stroked her head without showing any surprise.
After gave Rossweisse one last meaningful wink, I headed to the kitchen; her blush version was sweet.
When I headed towards the kitchen, the scene inside... was quite beautiful.
[There is a bird in your kitchen]
[Hey, that was my line!]
I ignored what those two were saying in my mind and settled down to watch the scene.
She was wearing a dark purple one-piece dress that reached her thighs, and black tights underneath, along with a lilac-colored ruffled kitchen apron
Thanks to her petite stature, her elegant curves were perfectly visible, but what truly caught attention were her careful movements.
How should I put it, it gives off a very wife-like feeling.
She was not aware that I was watching and was carefully stacking the pancakes on top of each other.
She had also added the butter .
Finally, our little bird managed to notice me.
"D-Daniele-sama!?"
Ravel was stunned.
"Oh, never mind me, I'm enjoying the beauty of the view."
Her cheeks flushed sweetly at my words.
I walked over to her, trying to suppress my laughter.
Seeing the crepes there made me hungry, I'll have one---
"No!"
Ravel hit my hand with a wooden spoon.
"Oww! What's wrong with the wooden spoons at home?! Why do they hurt??"
As I stroked my hand, Ravel puffed out her cheek.
"Stop pretending, Daniele-sama.You shouldn't eat it before it's finished; that would be improper."
"Yes, yes, mother bird"
"Daniele-sama!"
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you~"
Finally, taking a 'temporary' break from teasing her, I reached out and touched her cheek.
Even though she was ashamed, didn't run away.
"Can I hope this is permanent?"
There was a clear implication in my words, and she fully understood what I meant.
"I... I talked to my family... they agreed... so... yes *Deep breath* I'll be staying with Daniele-sama from now on!"
With a smile on my face, I leaned down and kissed her forehead.
Even though she let out a quiet 'eek' sound, I wrapped my arms around her.
"Then I look forward to what happens next, my little secretary."
Ravel's hands froze in surprise, but finally they wrapped around me and pressed her face against my chest.
"Take good care of me from now on, Daniele-sama"
"Similarly"
After saying that, a mischievous smile appeared on my face again.
"Meanwhile, that pancake is about to burn."
"What!?!?"
Ravel pushed me and ran to the pan.
.........
I carried the pancakes in my hands as we walked along with Ravel.
The girls there seemed to be chatting, but rather they were surrounding Ophis with questions.
"Ah, Daniele-san, Ophis-chan was telling us about your date."
Asia said with a slight smile.
"Oh, I hope she hasn't said anything bad."
I spoke without showing the slightest bit of tension. Tension? I consider myself a professional in this regard.
We chatted while placing the plates in front of them.
"So, did the FBI catch you?"
Rossweisse raised one eyebrow.
"Lolicon"
Akemi rubbed salt in my wound.
"I'm not Lolicon!"
While I was complaining, Via reached out and grabbed my shoulder.
"Don't worry, we know,"
She looked at me in a very 'gentle' way.
"Oh come on, please, look at the girls I'm with, how is that being a lolicon!?"
I pointed to the others who were staring at us amused, I mean, they all literally had sexy curves.
"What about Ze-chan?"
Lavinia lowered her head in curiosity.
"??? What does this have to do with Zekka???"
Why is my disciple ?
For some reason, I received strange looks, but the meaning of those looks was very clear.
"Hey, we definitely aren't! She's too young!"
I defended myself.
"But Dany, you were younger than her when you fell in love with me."
Ugh! It pierced right my heart!
"Anyway, like I said, no!"
I quickly brushed the subject aside! It's impossible for me and Zekka to end up like that, isn't it?
*Bam!*
Ravel suddenly put up a pancake rack the same size as Ophis.
"Well... Daniele-sama told me you ate a lot, so enjoy your meal."
Ophis looked at the giant pancake, then speared it with her fork and ate one in one go.
She chewed slowly, finally raising her finger.
"I approve."
Ravel breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she displayed a reassuring smile.
Perhaps she was very happy to receive Ophis's praise.
"Not bad, not bad at all."
Akemi also gave a dismissive nod of praise.
"Hmph!"
Ravel grumbled.
But she was a little conceited too.
Eventually, as they all continued eating together, the common ground became quite harmonious; I think Ravel's use of food was clever.
But there were problems too, for example...
"Now that the meal is over, let's begin, get ready Via"
She gave me a surprised look.
"Ah, so the time has come~"
Lavinia also showed a bright smile.
"Let's do it."
Rossweisse had a similar expression.
"Okay, what's happening?"
Via frowned while Rossweisse, Lavinia, and I smiled at each other.
"Nothing, you just need to memorize the storage spell for Durindana."
Via said nothing, she just slowly got up.
And she escaped!
"Catch her!"
Irina quickly wrapped her arms around her waist.
But Via was physically stronger than her.
She suddenly got support from [Mana Burst] and got kicked out!
She tried to drag Irina away.
At that moment, Poh, Poo, and Pon lunged forward and swallowed the [Holy Burst]
"Why are you uniting!?"
"Don't run away and accept your fate!"
I said it when I was being attack.
"I don't want!!!"
Via spat out her hatred.
But there's no escape!
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Third Person POV
"Okay, I'm here as the host!"
Irina said, holding a microphone, and winked as she pointed to the three people sitting in the corner.
"First, let's hear from our three jurors!"
"I want to see blood" Suzaku (Akemi) Himejima
"U-umm, do your best," Asia
"When is lunch break?" Ophis
"Yes, wonderful words from our judges! Now let's go check on the referee!"
Rossweisse arrived there wearing referee's attire that fit her body perfectly.
It was a one-piece white dress with purple-blue sleeves.
A few unbuttoned buttons on her collar revealed her alluring collarbone.
Rossweisse didn't seem to complain much about the clothes she was wearing; on the contrary, she seemed to like them.
Shigune, Lavinia, Gabriel, Ophis, and Ravel remained as spectators.
"Okay, now let's call our contestants!"
Irina waved her hand and pointed at Via, who proudly raised her head
Meanwhile, Daniele cracked his fist.
They both grinned at each other.
"Now... wrestle!"
As Irina raised her fist, they both lunged forward.
They didn't use any supernatural powers; in fact, they adjusted their physical strength to be at the same level, so it was entirely a matter of skill!
When Daniele reached out and grabbed her by the collar, Xenovia quickly spun to avoid falling and tried to throw him face down.
Unfortunately, Daniele wasn't such an easy target; he prevented his fall by firmly supporting himself on the ground with his other hand, and although Xenovia tried to knock him over with her leg, she couldn't.
Daniele, having escaped with success, quickly She grabbed him around the waist and tried to push him to the ground, but Xenovia refused to fall alone, using the momentum of her fall to her advantage and pulling Daniele down with her.
"Okay, the first one to get up and pin the other to the ground wins!"
At Irina's words, the two of them tangled up and wrestled on the ground.
"Don't bite me!"
When Xenovia suddenly bit Daniele's arm, the lion king reached out in anger in response.
*Clap!*
"Hyan!"
Xenovia was stunned by the hard slap to her hip and her cheeks flushed; their supposed wrestling match had already turned into a dirty street fight.
As for Rossweisse, who was the referee... She watched calmly, and why shouldn't she? She was from Asgard, she'd seen dirtier battles, this was still normal for her.
But it wasn't for someone else who had arrived there at that moment.
"What the hell are you all doing?"
The most powerful Dragon King, Tiamat, has arrived!
........
"So, initially the plan was to teach her spell, but it ended up turning into some kind of wrestling match?"
Tiamat asked, giving them a look that said, "Are you kids?"
"*Giggled* Yes~ isn't this so much fun?"
Gabriel showed a bright smile without hesitation.
"What a shame, if you hadn't come, it would have moved on to the best part."
Akemi grinned as She looked at Xenovia, who was standing in the corner surrounded by three people, her hand trembling.
Irina was giggling at her.
"Here is your sweet Tiamat-san."
Asia then arrived with homemade ice cream and gave two to Ophis and Shigune.
As Tiamat took a spoonful of the ice cream, she practically melted from the sweet aroma and flavor.
Ravel, on the other hand, was playing with Laos, who was perched on her arm; the two strangely quickly formed a bond.
"Well, Lavinia said she can handle the rest, so let's go to the garden."
Daniele said this while arriving with Rossweisse.
"Let me finish first."
Tiamat said sarcastically as she ate her ice cream 'slowly'.
Daniele rolled his eyes at her, quickly pulled Rossweisse into a chair, and sat down next to Ravel.
As Ravel deliberately moved a little closer, Laos leaped from his position and perched on Daniele's head.
Bester, in his smaller form, darted out and landed in Daniele's lap.
Daniele petted and cuddled these two craving attention, feeding them fruit and dried meat he pulled from his space storage.
Irina came and hugged him from behind, rubbing her head against his cheek.
Daniele, while acknowledging his chestnut's need for attention, turned and kissed its cheek, stroking its head.
As the other girls slowly approached, Daniele suddenly found himself surrounded.
But without hesitation, he set their wings free and showed each one as much affection as he could.
All of this was observed with interest by Tiamat.
Harems were nothing new to her, but even she had to admit, Daniele's harem was genuinely harmonious, and that was VERY rare.
"Well, even if they called you Solomon, I think you're better than that guy."
"Hmm?"
Daniele looked at her with curiosity, while Tiamat grinned.
"Even though that guy had a ridiculous number of girlfriends, he couldn't care about them as much as you do."
"I mean, he had 1000 wives, I'd be surprised if he did that."
Daniele had no intention of defending Solomon; he was simply expressing his opinion.
"Whatever you say, kid, the ice cream's finished, let's go."
Tiamat said as she rose
So the two went out to the garden for training, accompanied by Rossweisse and Asia.
.......
*Boooooom*
Daniele sighed as he looked at the crater in away of him.
"What am I missing?"
As he muttered to himself, Regulus shook his mane to brush the dirt off himself and walked towards Daniele.
[A deviation occurred during the summon]
Daniele nodded at Regulus's words, continuing to adjust his calculation.
Currently, he try to changes to the [Dragon Gate] spell to make it Beast ver.
But it was harder than expected.
In the distance, Tiamat and Asia were also training with Raiel.
"Could spatial calculations be a problem?"
Rossweisse presented her point of view while Daniele denied it.
"My spatial calculations are absolutely correct, I had to learn this completely early on because of [Switcheroo]"
Daniele tried again, but this time Regulus appeared outside the house instead of where he expected.
*Boom*
Regulus jumped from here to there a minute later.
[This is the ninth time.....]
Regulus asked in a dry voice, but there was nothing to be done, the indestructible Regulus, it was best to try, Bester or Laos? They would be torn to pieces.
"Then... what if we changed the structure?"
Daniele looked at Rossweisse in astonishment.
"Structure?"
"So, I mean, [Dragon Gate] opens up kind of dragon-based magical gateways, would changing its structure help?"
Daniele had an idea when he heard her words.
He acted quickly, making calculations; this time, a magic circle and a portal briefly appeared, but quickly shattered.
But Daniele wasn't worried at all; on the contrary, he grinned.
The gate just collapsed, unable to withstand Regulus's power, but that's progress!
The coordinates were adjusted relatively slightly.
He quickly turned to Rossweisse.
"Thank you, Rossweisse!"
Rossweisse looked at him with a warm smile.
"You're welcome. I will help as much as I can."
As Daniele looked at her warm expression, he reached out, put his arm around her waist, and pulled her closer.
"Okay, CEO, shall I give you a reward? Whatever you want~"
Daniele, with a flirtatious expression, combed her hair behind her ear.
Rossweisse gave a shy smile, her hands awkwardly entwining around him
"Well...whatever I want?"
Daniele nodded, though surprised by Rossweisse's reply.
"Yes, everything I can do."
Rossweisse took a deep breath at that moment.
"Rose"
"?"
"I want you to call me Rose."
"That suits me, but why suddenly...?"
"Well... my grandmother or other family members used to call me that...and.....well we..."
Her voice grew quieter as she spoke.
"'Family,' huh?"
Rossweisse's ears were now even bright red.
Without being able to look Daniele in the face, she buried her face in his neck.
"What's wrong, Rose? Are you embarrassed?"
Rossweisse didn't answer, but her hands, empowered by magic, pinched his waist.
Daniele winced at the slightest pain.
He wanted to reciprocate, but Rossweisse quickly grabbed his hand, which was descending with a bright red face.
"Daniele!"
"You started it"
Daniele shrugged while Rossweisse sighed.
"Seriously, you're hopeless!"
Even though she said that, she still hugged him and buried her face in his chest.
Daniele chuckled and stroked her head.
He noticed that Rossweisse was becoming more open with him...and frankly, he was happy about that, at least she was less hesitant.
[Should we continue, or should I leave you alone?]
Rossweisse suddenly jumped back and pushed Daniele away.
"W-well, L-let's continue!"
Rossweisse screamed as she tried to suppress her pounding heart.
Regulus and Daniele chuckled at the girl.
Training continued throughout the entire process.
Daniele won another 10 attempts (and 10 failures), but hey, at least he was on the right track.
Asia had almost learned [Dragon Gate] on the other hand, but that was normal, after all, it was essentially a pre-existing spell.
"What's your plan next?"
Tiamat asked this.
"Well, let's just say I have a fight to fight."
"Fight?"
Tiamat raised one eyebrow.
"I wanted to fight my so-called older brother and, if I could, bury his face in the ground."
Daniele said it definitively.
[He is stronger than you]
[How will we know, without try? Let's do our best!]
'Yes, let's just do it!'
But that was for tomorrow;Tiamat had already returned home and Daniele had something else to take care of right now.
'Is this paradise?'
Daniele was now looking at the 10 women in his surroundings (Ophis not really in that sense), each of them wearing normal pajamas, Gabriel was determined to throw a party in honor of Ravel's arrival.
They were going to have a movie marathon together in the Cinema Room, with Ophis sitting on his lap, Ravel on his left, and Lavinia on his right.
Gabriel was immediately in the front seat with Asia and Xenovia next to her
Irina, Shigune, and Akemi were also sitting side-by-side behind Daniele.
Rossweisse was on the other side of Ravel.
Simply put, our beloved Lion King was surrounded on all sides by divine beauties.
'I'll think about Dulio tomorrow, this is more important now.'
Daniele focused on enjoying the movie with the girls.
'Thor.... Your fourth movie is really trash.'
"I wonder if that sword can cut through Great Red?"
Daniele stroked the head of the loli in his lap, who seemed intent on committing a massacre, to calm her down.
"Never mind and eat some nachos, Ophis."
"Hmm."
Daniele decided that Ophis looked cuter with her mouth full and fed her constantly.
The next day
Daniele slowly opened his eyes and was surprised to find himself not in the movie room he expected, but in his bed. Even more surprising was that all 10 girls were in bed with him.
They were seated according to the seating arrangement in the Movie Room, but much closer together.
Ravel and Lavinia were holding her from either side, but even from that angle, Daniele could still see her deep cleavage.
Especially when she has his arms buried there
Ravel lay on his chest, clutching his clothes.
Ophis, in her youthful form, had fallen asleep on her chest.
Asia and Xenovia lay on his legs while Gabriel lay on his lower body .
Daniele was praying they were in the Interdimensional Room right now, because her breasts were touching all the wrong places.
Irina, Shigune, and Akemi were lying upside down on top of his head.
But they weren't all sleeping.
Akemi had put her arm around his head from behind and was face to face with him.
"Good morning, kitty"
"Good morning to you too, little sparkling bird"
With amusement in Akemi's eyes, she leaned down and pressed her lips against him.
It was an amazing feeling for him
Daniele could feel her lips, a quick tongue wrestling began as her tongue provocatively slid into his mouth.
They finally parted with a spit.
Not only that, she lowered her head and left bite marks on his neck.
"Are you taking advantage of my weakness?"
"Yes ♪"
Akemi said it without the slightest bit of shame.
"So who brought us here?"
Akemi turned to his lips and planted a quick kiss.
"I have no idea."
"Do you know, Ophis?"
Daniele said, stroking Ophis's head, that even though She seemed to be asleep, she had no doubt that . It was Ophis after all.
"Yes."
"Thanks then."
Daniele messed with her hair a little more forcefully; Ophis, for her part, couldn't understand why Daniele was messing with her hair so much, but she didn't care because it felt good.
What? Pain or a headache? If Daniele could do that, he'd already be able to slap the Chief Gods around in their base form, so that's impossible.
Daniele then chuckled as he looked at the 'sleeping' girls.
"Are you seriously going to keep acting, Rossweisse? Especially your ears are so red and you're gripping my Ravel jacket too tightly"
Daniele winced at the sudden pain.
"Don't pinch my ear, Lavinia~"
Daniele complained as he looked into the sapphire-colored eyes staring back at him.
But Lavinia didn't care, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him towards her for a kiss.
As Daniele returned the kiss, he raised his hand and lightly touched one of the pair of giant watermelons.
"Hmp~"
"Naughty~"
Lavinia scolded her in a sisterly tone,
"Please don't do this while we're here!"
Ravel jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"But you're watching consciously."
Via said this to them, raising one eyebrow, and then crawled up and received a kiss.
It was clear the situation was escalating rapidly, so Gabriel, being the eldest (among his wives), intervened.
"Okay girls~ bullying is bad, and Dany, don't forget you have a competition today~"
Daniele's fighting spirit was quickly revived by her words.
He really wanted to fight Dulio; he was genuinely interested in seeing his current level.
"Okay, let's get up then."
Daniele noticed strange looks after saying this.
"What?"
.......
Daniele was thrown out of the room, again.
Normally it wouldn't have been a problem, but Rossweisse and Ravel didn't yet have that kind of advanced relationship with him, so he wasn't allowed to watch them change their clothes, and it would have been rude to throw them out... so they kicked Daniele out.
Daniele finally showed a helpless smile.
Nevertheless, he changed his clothes.
As they all finally met, Ravel was a little nervous, unsure whether going to church would be a problem or not!
After looking at her, Gabriel quickly hugged her and buried her face deep in Breast
After the near-drowning experience, Gabriel quickly calmed her down.
"Don't worry Ravel~ I've already taken care of this."
Gabriel had already informed those present, so they wouldn't perceive her as an enemy.
After all, they're not going to Heaven, so it's okay~
Ravel breathed a sigh of relief as they all set off!
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Daniele pov
I was wearing my Exorcist uniform as I stood on the battlefield.
Dulio was standing right in front of me.
He had chosen an outfit similar to mine, but with a contrasting color scheme.
White trousers, white shirt, black underskirt, and black/gold trench coat.
In addition to the belt tied around his waist, there were two long straps on the sides.
"Did you bring the cheerleading squad, Dany? I feel a little unfairly treated."
Dulio was clearly joking.
"Hey, didn't Mirana come to cheer you on?"
I pointed to the beautiful woman with ash-blonde hair over there.
"Well ~~ no comment"
Yet, as if completely unaffected, he placed his hands behind his head.
"They'll surely be very upset if I beat you, should I do you a favor?"
He winked at me, and I looked back with a similar expression.
"What a coincidence, I was about to say the same thing."
Our auras collided as we both smiled at each other; it wasn't Holy or Light Power, it was pure Longinus' Aura.
Mine was gold with purple markings, while Dulio's was seven-colored.
The field was divided in two by our auras, each side imbued with its own color, but at that moment a thin golden cut dispersed the auras.
Vasco was giving us disapproving looks.
"Watch out, you two! The barrier hasn't been built yet, so those nearby could get hurt!"
"""We're sorry!!!"""
We said it at the same time
After Vasco nodded, a dome of light suddenly enveloped us both.
The place we placed...oh, is this it?
It was the cloudy area where Issei and Sairaorg fought.
But it was definitely more robust, otherwise it would have disappeared when we got a little serious.
[Are you going to try using me here?]
[Hey, back off, this is our fight!]
[Fine]
Dulio and I looked at each other, he smiled at me, then slyly pulled out a coin and tossed it in the air.
The coin fell to the ground as it spun in the air.
[Regulus Nemea] appeared in my hand
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And the coin fell to the ground.
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My arms and legs were clad in armor, my wings gained a pair more while being covered in golden light, and my halos took on a crown-like appearance.
Purple, vertical pupils appeared in my eyes.
[Accel]
I flew forward at full speed as my boots transformed again.
Without the slightest hesitation, I swung my axe, which was in the form of a Great Axe!
Dulio was nowhere near behind when an 8-layer thin ice barrier appeared!
These were particularly dense ice formations, and in addition, there was compressed wind between each layer, creating this in a split second!
*crash!*
I destroyed six of them!
"How cruel~"
"You haven't seen anything yet!!"
As I said this, suddenly a purple-gold Touki exploded around me!
[Beast King Touki!]
As the last two layers tore apart, Dulio stepped back, a cut appearing on his shoulder, on his clothing.
I continued with a horizontal swing while taking a quick turn!
With the force of the wind that formed beneath Dulio, his body rose rapidly, even the ground beneath my feet slid down
The ground suddenly rose on both sides, and two walls trapped me between them.
But I was still surrounded by [Beast King Touki], it's not hard to tear this apart!
As soon as I shattered the rocks surrounding me, I charged into Dulio.
It was already dark and covered with storm clouds.
Countless lightning bolts fell from the sky!
But they didn't hit me; instead, they gathered around me like ropes.
The lightning bolts were incredibly fast and continuous; they enveloped me like a ball.
I instantly created a blade of thin light and threw it!
Dulio shook his hand at that moment!
All the lightning bolts came together and burst!
†Switcheroo!†
To avoid it, I shifted my position using the light blade I threw near Dulio.
Dulio countered my attack by deploying fire on the right and ice on the left.
The destructive golden aura was met with a constant stream of ice and fire.
The area around us felt like it was shaking.
Before either of us could be left behind, suddenly the remnants of the rock where I had been shattered earlier flew upwards.
Thanks to Chamuel, I was able to see a certain area.
Even if those stones had pierced me from a distance, nothing would have happened, after all, they wouldn't have penetrated my ranged defenses, but Dulio knew that too... so at that moment, the stones came together and created a golem from a stones
A golem, slightly larger than me, appeared behind me, its fists spitting lightning.
The fist, accelerated by lightning and wind, struck me from the side, sending my body flying backward.
Although my body was suspended in the air, the golem, which was slightly larger, had now transformed into a 10-meter-tall
One fist was covered in fire, the other in ice.
"I copied this from Annihilation Maker"
As Dulio said this, lightning bolts shot up around his giant stone body!
[Accel]
While dodging with bursts of speed, I lunged right into the golem's chest.
I allowed [Beast King Touki] to disband.
[Holy Drive]
[Nemean Axle]
As the gauntlet in my right hand transformed, its Holy/Destructive force struck the chest of the giant Golem!
As its chest was torn to pieces, Dulio sprang into action.
Water Dragons attacked
The lion symbol on the axe has disappeared.
*Roooooaaaarrrr*
The first thing Regulus did upon appearing was to drive away those dragons with a destructive roar.
A destructive aura also accumulated in the purple diamond on his forehead.
[Accel]
While Regulus was accelerating, I used Extra
Regulus tore the dragons apart.
I attacked Dulio too.
A fog separated us, and Dulio tried to use it to avoid it, but I had already noticed!
*Slip*
With the circle of magic that had appeared, the mist and elements suddenly parted.
[Accel]
Dulio was stunned and I kicked him in the ribs with my quickened foot.
Dulio prevented this with the wind vortex.
But a beam of destruction, ignited from Regulus's forehead, pierced through it.
Dulio's body had been thrown backward, little blood gushing from his mouth.
He also managed to cover my foot with ice at that moment.
The golem suddenly collapsed and shattered, its fragments completely enveloping me and Regulus in a all round sphere.
The area was surrounded by layers of fog to prevent escape.
stones suddenly came towards us from all directions
Regulus and I kept smashing them in place, but they kept coming at us from outside the fog.
Suddenly, our bodies were completely enveloped!
Third person POV
Dulio held his wound with one hand while extending his other hand.
There was a giant ball of stone in the sky right now, so big it was only slightly smaller than the golem from earlier.
Dulio closed his hand at that moment.
As reddish spots appeared in the places where the stone ball was pulled, it heated up; it had now become a ball of magma!
But Dulio didn't let his guard down one bit.
"This isn't enough to bring you down, is it, brother?"
As if in response, a vertical golden cut appeared from the ball of magma.
In addition, golden aura lightning bolts burst.
As the magma ball shattered, Daniele descended with Regulus.
His had burns in various parts of body, the ends of his hair were scorched, but the damage was not severe.
Daniele had continuously directed the magma inside with a †Slip† , minimizing the damage, and then exited through an explosion inside.
They both thought the same thing as they looked at each other.
"""The warm-up phase is over!!!!"""
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Underworld,
Grigori Azazel office
Azazel was in a good mood.
After training (torturing) Issei and Zekka, Saji felt relieved, even forgetting his jealousy towards Daniele; he even came to do some paperwork!
"What's the problem, Shemhazai? What's the problem?"
Azazel looked at Shemhazai, who burst into the room.
Without saying a word, he handed Azazel a token with a blue Eastern dragon on it.
Azazel raised his eyebrows.
He calmly held the token to his ear.
"Hey old Qīng, how are you?"
He spoke while making it clear that he knew the caller.
[...]
"So, I'm not bad, how are you, have you finally been convinced to come to an agreement?"
[...]
"Yes?"
[....]
"Maybe?"
[......]
"Hmmm....."
[......]
"Yes, yes... do you want to die?"
Azazel spoke in an icy tone.
As its dark, abyss-like wings were revealed, a deep golden light swirled around it.
A sharp murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
[.....]
"Are you kidding me!?Are you telling me to give you my AST while you're looking me in the face? Why don't I give you Grigori too, since we've already started?!"
[.....]
"Don't tell me to calm down, you bastard! I guess I've been too lenient with you..."
With each word, Azazel's voice grew colder.
Azazel had never been a good person at heart, and those who lived through the Great War knew his true nature.
Even during wartime, Azazel remained cold and ruthless, even at one point injecting poison into death bodies of his own crew, turning the flesh and blood of every Fallen who died into deadly chemical poisons for Angels and Devils.
Back then, Azazel's demeanor was the same as it is now: someone who would do anything to win.
What made Azazel terrifying was never his strength, but his unpredictable tactics and actions, Even most of the gods didn't want to meddle with his mind. Thankfully he decided to choose peace, whatever the consequences, even in the face of the death of his ally, his father.
"If you don't give me an explanation right now, don't hold me responsible for what happens, Qīnglóng."
Yes, the person Azazel was speaking to is one of the Four Directions that rule China.
East's Blue Dragon!
[Azazel....Huánglóng on deathbed]
At that moment, Azazel felt the world was reverse .