"An angel?!"
Emeralda's face went pale.
Her emerald eyes widened in shock and sharp alertness—she knew that kind of divine pressure all too well.
Suzuno Kamazuki nearly dropped the audit report in her hands.
She looked up at the massive, almost unreal moon and the beam of holy light descending from it.
Even someone as composed as her couldn't hide the fear in her eyes.
"That's no ordinary angel… it's—an archangel?!"
In a flash, Alwald stepped in front of Emilia.
His massive body flared with golden spiritual energy, like a mountain trying to shield everyone from the overwhelming pressure.
But compared to that vast divine presence, his strength felt small. Insignificant.
His golden eyes locked onto the spot where the holy light touched down. His voice was low and heavy, like steel:
"Emilia, be careful."
Emilia could feel her holy sword vibrating in sync with the terrifying presence of this higher-dimensional being.
Her eyes narrowed with focus.
But more than fear, there was pure determination.
She tightened her grip on the sword.
Even under the weight of that colossal moonlight, its silver glow refused to fade.
And then—
A calm, familiar voice cut through the overwhelming divine aura, like a clear stream of water. It echoed in the minds of Emilia, Emeralda, Suzuno, and Alwald.
"Carry on. Don't worry about what's happening up here—I'll handle it."
It was Rei Ao.
Calm. Collected. With a confidence so steady it immediately put everyone at ease.
With him around, Emilia felt grounded again.
She gave her companions a serious look.
"Do as Rei Ao says."
…
Sariel.
The Archangel.
Right now, he was basking in power beyond imagination.
His arrival was supposed to land him directly above the Holy Capital, to shock the mortals into submission with divine force and retrieve the Evolved Holy Sword: One-Wing.
But—
At the very last moment, something shifted. Just slightly.
He didn't see the capital. No screaming mortals below.
"…What?"
He realized he was in a strange, empty silver space.
No up. No down. No sense of time.
The only thing that existed—
Was a moon so massive it filled his entire vision.
It radiated impossibly pure moonlight.
Cold. Isolated.
But also vast. Overflowing with power.
It was so close, he felt like he could reach out and touch its frozen surface.
Even more thrilling—his natural connection to moonlight was going berserk. The power inside him was growing at an insane rate.
Lunar energy surged into him like a flood breaking through a dam.
His six pairs of wings spread open involuntarily, each feather shimmering with dazzling silver light.
Holy flames burned around him, bright and tangible.
He had never felt this powerful.
The sensation of being filled with this kind of power even made him forget the strange detour in his arrival.
"Where even is this place…?"
A flicker of confusion passed through his sharp, flawless face. But the rush of power and the intoxicating feeling of control quickly drowned it out.
"This moonlight… it's the perfect fuel for my power. I don't care where this is—this is where I'll show the world what divine power really means."
He smirked. And just as he was about to explore—
A figure appeared from the void, quietly and effortlessly.
He wore strange clothes from another world, looked like just an average guy…
But there was a depth to him. Something you couldn't explain.
"Looks like you're enjoying the space I set up for you?"
Rei Ao stood there, smiling calmly.
"What the—?!"
Sariel's golden eyes narrowed sharply.
With his senses pushed to the max from all the power surging through him—he should've felt something. Anything.
But when his divine awareness reached toward this man… it just vanished.
No divine energy.
No magical signal.
Nothing.
"You're not from Ente Isla."
Sariel's voice was cold, full of judgment.
"Your soul carries the mark of another world."
Rei Ao shrugged.
"Good catch."
"I'm from Earth. Just popped over for a visit—helping the wife clean up a few things."
He pointed down—though in this space, direction didn't really exist.
"You know. Ente Isla's mess."
"Earth?"
Sariel's eyes flashed with realization. Then darkened with hostility.
"A lesser world… an intruder."
"Intruder?"
Rei Ao chuckled like he'd just heard a bad joke.
"You're calling me the intruder? You guys from Ente Isla have been popping up on Earth for ages. Demon Lords, Heroes, Fallen Angels, Priests… even your audit officers showed up."
"So it's fine when your people do it, but when someone else drops by, it's a crime?"
He laid the truth out flat, no sugar-coating.
Sariel's eyes flickered.
He knew Rei Ao was right. The church had been interfering in Earth's affairs for a long time.
But that didn't erase the fact that this man—this unknown force—was a threat.
And worse, he couldn't see through him.
Couldn't measure him.
And it ticked him off.
Especially now, when he felt like a god.
An archangel's pride is absolute.
"Hmph! Empty words!"
Sariel growled.
The holy flames around him roared brighter, and the pressure in the air hit Rei Ao like a physical wave.
"I don't care why you're here. Before my divine authority—you will bow."
"In fact, once I've taken you down, I might just figure out what this place really is."
Being this close to the moon, high on power, Sariel pushed away any doubt.
He was done waiting.
He would strike.
And crush this mysterious outsider with divine fury.
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