Chapter 188: Identity Revealed, He Is the Other Side's Divine Child!
The shrine maiden of the otherworldly demon god awoke once more and briefly relayed some information.
In another world, the one who fought as humanity's representative in the final battle between humans and gods was—King Solomon.
He killed Satan, who was on par with the three pillar gods of that world, and did so overwhelmingly.
In other words, King Solomon might be even stronger than the three pillar gods.
However, gaining such power came at a cost for King Solomon—the cost was his life.
Therefore, the otherworldly [EvisEtourute], which has set its sights on this world, likely views this world's King Solomon as a thorn in its side as well.
Therefore, inform this world that if King Solomon still exists, he needs to be cautious.
The other world, EvisEtourute, is concerned that King Solomon in this world may also pose a problem, so to prevent any mishaps, they plan to eliminate King Solomon.
It's not just King Solomon—they also intend to eliminate individuals in this world who represent humanity and correspond to counterparts on the other side.
However, targeting these specific individuals is troublesome, so they devised a method: interfering with this world's history.
Among Rahu's Seven Luminaries created by the evil god Melbazoa, there is Rezoroad, one of the four generals under his command, Lumadora, who possesses a unique ability.
He can launch attacks that transcend time and space, targeting the past of this world. By bombarding the history of this world, they can drastically alter its course.
In that case, those individuals should cease to exist.
Moreover, it appears this event could happen at any moment, because personnel under Azazel's command discovered a foreign object while patrolling some dimensional rifts.
This foreign object was likely brought by the first of Rahu's Seven Luminaries, who previously clashed with Great Red.
The information about this foreign object was promptly delivered to the angels, allowing the awakened shrine maiden to see what it was—a special device used to analyze the space-time of this world.
In other words, the other side may have already obtained the data and could launch a time-transcending attack at any moment.
Therefore, Xenovia immediately came to inform Rias and the others about these matters.
So, why is the princess of the Phenex family so shocked all of a sudden?
Ah, that's right. She wasn't present at the tripartite meeting a few days ago, so this is the first time she's hearing such information. It's natural for her to be this shocked.
Normally, such information wouldn't be shared with her, but Rias indicated it was acceptable for her to know and listen, which is why Xenovia revealed it.
"Could it be that this King Solomon is that Solomon~ King?"
The startled princess of the Phenex family said something rather unclear, but it was definitely related to King Solomon.
"Do you have any insights, Ravel?"
"Ah, well..."
Faced with Rias's question, Ravel glanced at the Holy Sword Wielder from the church, Xenovia, clearly indicating it wasn't convenient to speak in front of her.
Noticing that Ravel had discoveries she was unwilling to share, the Holy Sword Wielder frowned in displeasure.
So, what was Ravel's discovery?
"If any of you have information, it's best to share it. Now is not the time to hide anything from each other!"
Xenovia coldly left these words, gave them a deep look to confirm they had nothing to share, and then departed.
Once it was confirmed Xenovia had left—
"Ravel, what did you discover?"
Rias asked again.
"Th-this is just my own speculation, but could it be that King Solomon-sama is that King Solomon-sama?"
Ravel said, sounding as if she found it hard to believe herself.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Koneko retorted in exasperation, as no one understood what she meant.
"That is to say, our King Solomon is actually the same person as the King Solomon from another parallel world."
This was Ravel's unbelievable speculation.
Thus, everyone froze for a moment after hearing these words.
"No, do you realize what you're saying? Ravel, what were you thinking?"
Koneko was speechless, wondering what was wrong with this person's head to come up with such a speculation.
However, she noticed that Ravel's words caused subtle changes in the President and Akeno-senpai's expressions—not disbelief, but rather some wavering?
"Why would you think that, Ravel?"
As Rias said this, she further reinforced the room's barrier, isolating it more thoroughly from the outside world.
"This is how I reasoned..."
Ravel explained how she arrived at this possible deduction based on the information currently available.
The King Solomon from the other world didn't actually die—he might have been resurrected in this world through some accident, using the corpse of this world's King Solomon as a medium.
That's why the resurrected King Solomon doesn't trust the Church or the angels.
Didn't the otherworldly shrine maiden say? The God of the Bible in that parallel world was a deity who betrayed all gods, created evil beings like Satan, and was ultimately dealt with by King Solomon.
Therefore, King Solomon was in opposition to that world's God of the Bible, so after coming here, he naturally wouldn't trust this world's God of the Bible and related forces.
Moreover, when he eliminated the Moon King, it felt somewhat too straightforward, didn't it?
Why not interrogate him first? It was as if he was worried the Moon King might reveal too many secrets.
"Do you remember what that Moon King said? 'How could you possibly be that Demon King—Solomon! You clearly perished together with Satan in the final battle between humans and gods!'"
This clearly indicated that the Moon King recognized this world's King Solomon as the same person as the other world's King Solomon, having witnessed the same abilities being used, particularly that Temple of Time—the Moon King seemed to recognize this temple.
At that time, Ravel didn't think in this direction due to insufficient information and possibly thinking she misheard.
As Rias said, she hadn't clearly heard the entire sentence at that time.
When suddenly pulled into that temple space, she initially thought it was the Moon King's doing.
Simultaneously, a terrifying aura made her brain freeze with fear, preventing her from thinking clearly, so she didn't hear everything properly.
At that moment, they thought this terrifying aura was released by the Moon King. Only after witnessing that demon god's form did they realize this terrifying presence was released by him.
And Sona, Akeno, and others were similarly frightened and unable to react properly to hear everything clearly.
They could only hear fragments like "King Solomon," "Demon King," and "the final battle between humans and gods," without catching the complete sentence.
Later, with the appearance of the otherworldly shrine maiden and the information she provided, none of their speculations managed to connect the two King Solomons as being the same person.
"So that's how it is, that makes sense now."
Sona also murmured in a daze.
No wonder he seemed to have some understanding about that parallel world's affairs—because Rias had told Sona about yesterday afternoon's events, how he had informed them that the God of the Bible over there was a betrayer.
As for the matter of the God of the Bible being a traitor in that parallel world, Rias did not mention it when reporting on the trilateral meeting to him, fearing it might make him uncomfortable.
Since it was a matter of another parallel world and unlikely to affect this side, she chose not to bring it up, avoiding any discomfort or negative feelings for him.
Yet, he proactively revealed that he was already aware of it.
This led to several possibilities: one, he had eavesdropped on the trilateral meeting.
Another possibility, as Ravel suggested, was that he was the King Solomon from the other side!