"Yuu-kun. You mentioned something about Sona..."
"Ah, yes. I almost forgot."
Well, not really. But he was putting off this conversation because he knew that this beautiful crimson-haired devil wouldn't like it.
"Since this is a world where time can be adjusted at will, and right now it feels quite empty... I thought that maybe Sona could also benefit from training here."
Rias's face darkened.
"You want to bring Sona here?"
"Umu."
"But... why her? I mean, this is our place where we can train without distractions."
Yuu tilted his head when he saw Rias's face at that moment.
"Having a rival training alongside you will push you to be better. And Sona is interested, so why not bring her? Surely you didn't want to become stronger than your friend and leave her behind, right?
While that was true, it was also true that Yuu wanted to expand his group of Pathstriders. Sona fit what he was looking for.
A cute girl who, despite appearing cold and indifferent, did not actually have a malicious heart. She was also hardworking, calculating, and intelligent.
Rias opened her mouth to protest, but before she could, Yuu snapped his fingers.
—Snap!
Suddenly, a girl with short, black bob-style hair appeared in front of them.
She was on alert. Her glasses reflected light as she quickly assessed her surroundings. Her phone was still in her hand as she was about to talk to Yuu when she was dragged to an unknown place.
"Where...?"
She couldn't finish her confused words because her violet eyes landed on Rias.
"Rias?"
"Sona. What... a surprise."
The tension in the air was so thick that one could...
Yuu took out a kitchen knife and cut the air where the tension was thickest.
'Umu. Much better'.
Tension is annoying.
"Ara~ Yuu-kun, I'm interested in knowing how you did that."
With a playful voice, Akeno grabbed his hand and, whether intentionally or not, brought it towards her breasts, so that his arm was completely buried between them.
It was definitely intentional.
But since her breasts were quite large and felt soft, like silk pillows filled with clouds, he didn't complain.
'It would be stupid to complain about this.'
Even so, Yuu responded by raising his free hand to caress her soft cheeks. It seemed that even someone like her could be embarrassed, as she blushed slightly.
He took that opportunity to turn to Sona and Rias.
"Welcome to Égida, Sona. You surely have many questions, right? Then, let me answer your questions."
Sona looked at him for a long time. Then, at Rias. Then, she looked around.
The beautiful spinning sky was reflected in her violet eyes. She gazed at the green fields dotted with trees until she stopped at the huge tree not far from the river. Then, she looked at the distant mountains lost in the clouds.
"Izumi-kun... what exactly is this place? Was it you who brought me here?"
"Eh, I suddenly feel too lazy to explain everything. But basically, it's a dimensional training world where time flows differently. Specifically, 1 year here is equivalent to 1 day in Draconic Deus."
Her eyes widened behind her glasses.
"This is the method you had to make Rias stronger... It's certainly incredible. I see."
She muttered those words as she looked at Rias.
"That's why I've felt you getting stronger. How many days have passed here since you started training?"
Rias crossed her arms.
"Sona, this is..."
"I want to train here too."
Rias shot Yuu a look that said, "This is your fault."
The crimson-haired girl turned back to the cold-faced girl.
"Sona. You are the Student Council President. You can't abandon your responsibilities."
She was looking for any reason to keep Sona out.
Sona shook her head at the weak excuse she heard.
"Rias, school hours are over outside. It's starting to get dark. Have you forgotten that time passes faster here?"
After that logic sank in, she added.
"It wouldn't be a problem if I trained here for even half a year. It would only be a few hours in our world."
"Uhhh..."
Rias made a dissatisfied face.
Seeing Rias' expression, Sona turned to Yuu with a more apologetic expression.
"Izumi-kun, I apologize for being so impulsive. I didn't even ask first if I should train here too. It was rude of me to assume..."
Even when Sona wanted something, she maintained her manners. Yuu showed a beautiful smile.
"I don't mind Sona being in my world. In fact, I welcome you. The more people who train here, the better."
'More Pathstriders for me.'
Sona was a little stunned by his face before adjusting her glasses with trembling hands.
"So... is this an artifact of yours, Izumi-kun?"
She quickly changed the subject with that.
"You can think of it that way."
He took out a red and white sphere glowing under the light of Égida.
"This world I have created is inside this Pokeball."
"..."
Sona stared at him as if he had just said something completely absurd.
"Created? You... created this world?"
"Yes."
"A world must have its own physics, its own space-time, and its own laws... So that's it."
She was silent for a long moment. Then she nodded slowly. Perhaps she had found a piece to fit into place.
"Then I remember... when we first met, you openly said that you were a god."
She continued.
"At that time, neither Tsubaki nor I believed those words. We thought you were just a fool."
'I would have thought I was a fool too.'
"So... you really are a god, aren't you?"
"I won't deny it."
In Draconic Deus, there were many pantheons of gods, so Sona wasn't too surprised by his existence. But he could see the question in her eyes.
"Which pantheon are you from? A god who creates worlds must be a creator god. The god of the Bible, other than that I haven't heard of any others."
"I don't belong to any pantheon as I am from outside your universe."
This time the silence that followed was deep as even Rias, Akeno, and Koneko joined Sona.
'Ah, I've never told them where I'm from.'
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