"Ah... this one."
"She's my fiancée, Teacher Ajuka."
Takeyo easily took the small hand of the God, who didn't resist, simply smiling naturally.
"Uh..."
Ajuka stared at the two who were openly displaying affection and felt like he'd been hit by a critical emotional strike.
So that's why you weren't interested in any of the blind dates I arranged. You've got incredibly high standards.
Indeed, even considering charm alone, the half-loli, half-girl before him possessed enough appeal to easily surpass every young female Devil he'd introduced.
"Just call me Holy."
Putting aside any lingering disdain, the God spoke to Ajuka, this junior in her eyes.
Though he was a junior from her perspective, he was someone Takeyo respected. She would give him the consideration he deserved.
"Holy...?"
Ajuka pondered thoughtfully. The name carried a weighty significance.
However, since he wasn't one of the Angels or Fallen Angels who'd survived from that ancient battle to the present day, it was understandable he wouldn't recognize the meaning behind the name.
"Then, please handle the next matter for me."
Takeyo's expression turned serious.
Both the God's condition and his own weren't optimal at the moment. Two months would be just about right.
Of course, if he absolutely had to fight, he wouldn't fear anyone, as long as his opponent wasn't beyond Dragon God-class.
After all, the evil gods from other dimensions were quite troublesome.
They weren't mindless beasts like Trihexa, but intelligent beings capable of analyzing and studying their enemies.
Just look at the captured Hades, Ultimate-Class beings were merely advanced cannon fodder in the later stages.
At minimum, you needed Dragon God-level strength to make a meaningful impact. Even at that level, you'd be at a disadvantage against their highest combat power.
What was needed was stable strength that far surpassed Dragon God-class.
Yes, stable.
What Takeyo could currently manage in an outburst was defeating one evil god in seconds, or perhaps fighting two simultaneously.
That definitely wouldn't be enough. Other preparations were necessary to give himself consistently stable power beyond the evil god level, far surpassing Dragon God-class.
This was also the significance behind Takeyo and the God's decision.
Of course, the most important thing right now was... cough... enjoying himself while also improving the strength of his people.
Takeyo's standard was simple: since they were his dependents, they should at least have Transcendent-level strength, right?
Even the weakest of his family members, Asia and Yuuma, could easily gain Transcendent-level potential after accepting their second evolution.
Of course, there would still be a gap between them and someone like Serafall, who'd become a Transcendent from a Maou-class position.
"By the way, Holy, I want to ask you something."
After ending his communication with Ajuka, Takeyo turned to the God.
"Oh? Is it possible... that our Lord Takeyo actually has questions for me?"
The God pursed her lips with a smile.
She seemed quite pleased that Takeyo, who had always suppressed her with formations, was now asking for her help.
Of course, while it was uncomfortable being constantly suppressed, there was also a kind of pride and emotion involved. After all, this was the person she'd chosen, someone who could surpass even her.
After being questioned by Takeyo for so long, she was genuinely excited to finally be asked something.
"Yes, it's about Sacred Gears. After all, you created them."
Takeyo's expression was serious.
Although his Sacred Gear, the Sacred Heart of the True World Dragon, possessed concepts that transcended ordinary artifacts, its most basic template still used the God's Sacred Gear system.
So, if he wanted to go beyond the existing system, besides researching it himself, the simpler method was naturally to ask the creator.
"Something about Sacred Gears? Don't worry... I'll teach you whatever you want to know."
The God puffed out her modest chest with surprising confidence.
"Yes, then I'm counting on you."
Takeyo said with a smile.
Seeing her like this, his eyes couldn't help showing a trace of... fondness.
Well, it seemed the God's attributes were quite rare in this world.
"Hey! What does that look mean? You know it's rude, right? I'm the type who wants to have a big chest and be small-framed, got it?"
The God said, clearly dissatisfied. She'd felt the "cruel thoughts" in Takeyo's eyes.
Do you know I only skip on those two lumps because they're inconvenient? Creating that kind of thing would just make your usual actions troublesome, you know!
"Hehe, let's talk business first."
Seeing the God's reaction, Takeyo smiled and shook his head.
He'd only looked at her for a moment. She shouldn't get so excited.
However, it seemed he'd finally found someone with the attributes of a tsundere flat loli in the High School DxD world?
Too bad, with the God's strength, mere superpowers, even tornado-level superpowers, wouldn't have much effect on her.
After all, even at maximum output, a tornado's superpowers reached the Transcendent-level at best. Whether they could even touch Dragon God-class was questionable. To the God, it would be utterly tasteless.
"Alright, then let's begin. Class will run until dawn."
The God met Takeyo's eyes with formal seriousness.
The situation afterward unfolded exactly as the God promised, the lesson truly lasted until dawn.
The knowledge surrounding Sacred Gears was far too complex. Although Takeyo only needed a small portion, understanding even that fragment required a full day.
Knock knock knock!
As Takeyo contemplated whether he should travel the world, there was a knock at the door.
"Hm?"
Takeyo extended his perception and saw Grayfia standing there with a blonde loli beside her.
"Please come in."
Takeyo frowned slightly. He hadn't expected it was already time.
Now that summer vacation was over, the Rating Game with Sairaorg that had originally been scheduled had been gorgeously stood up by Takeyo.
However, he didn't know if it was out of respect for Takeyo's face, but after training, Sairaorg, who now possessed peak Maou-class strength, reached a draw with both Rias and Sona respectively.
Though Rias and Sona were also improving rapidly and already had strength at the Ultimate-Class Devil peak at that time, they obviously weren't Sairaorg's opponents.
Fortunately, when Sairaorg didn't use his Regulus Nemea Balance Breaker, he was only at the junior Maou-class level. That's how he managed to maintain a draw record in the end.
After the summer competition concluded, it was time for the school trip for the new semester.
"However, in terms of timing, there's still time before the school trip."
"In other words, did Cao Cao's side act ahead of schedule?"
Click!
The door opened, and the blonde loli immediately rushed toward Takeyo.
"Big brother!"
Kunou threw herself into Takeyo's arms with tears streaming down her face, causing the God beside him to raise her eyebrows.
Although we share similar attributes, both blonde lolis, that's not a reason for you to do this right in front of me!
"Did something happen?"
Takeyo stroked Kunou's head and asked.
In fact, he'd already guessed what had occurred.
"Big brother... sob... Big brother... Mother was taken away by terrorists!"
Kunou wept in Takeyo's arms.
Her mother, Yasaka, had always been her psychological support. Even though she always wanted to appear strong, with Yasaka's disappearance, Kunou had directly lost her backbone.
Although she'd tried her hardest to command Kyoto's youkai while simultaneously planning the operation to rescue her mother, this was obviously too difficult for a little girl.
"It's okay, it's okay..."
Takeyo said soothingly while comforting Kunou.
He'd actually reminded Yasaka not too long ago, warning her to try not to stray too far from herself and to avoid wandering around her palace.
Unexpectedly, she'd still been captured.
"Wait... I think I remember something..."
Takeyo frowned.
When Serafall had come to visit yesterday and he'd forced her to stay, she'd seemed to mention something.
She'd said she was just stopping by to visit him, but she had official business.
If Takeyo remembered correctly, Serafall was responsible for diplomacy.
So it was highly likely she'd actually been serving as an ambassador to Kyoto.
A Maou going to Kyoto meant Yasaka, the general of Kyoto's youkai, would have to be there to receive her.
"So she still went out."
Takeyo sighed.
He'd seen the Maou girl yesterday and gotten caught up playing games, completely forgetting about this connection.
"Kunou, leave it to me. I'll head out shortly."
After comforting Kunou for a while, Takeyo said.
"Huh? Go out?"
Little Kunou raised her head, not understanding what Takeyo meant.
"Don't worry. Your mother will already be back by the time I return."
Takeyo promised.
With his current strength, wouldn't going to Cao Cao to demand someone back be easy?
Since Yasaka had only just disappeared, Cao Cao's side definitely wasn't ready yet.
To summon Great Red, they needed to use Kyoto's dragon veins as an altar. That couldn't be prepared in a short time.
"Let's go, Holy, Grayfia. We're heading out. After all, it's not good to stay cooped up in the house all day."
Takeyo walked toward the door with little Kunou, then set her down.
"Don't worry, we'll be back soon..."
Takeyo knelt down, looked into little Kunou's eyes, and said gently.
Kunou was stunned for a few seconds before tears once again flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
Her golden eyes filled with emotions called gratitude and dependence.
"Then we'll leave first. We'll be back shortly."
Takeyo smiled slightly and wiped away the tears from the corners of little Kunou's eyes.
"Let's go."
Takeyo took the hands of both the God and Grayfia, then disappeared from Kunou's sight.
When learning about Sacred Gear knowledge yesterday, Takeyo had easily learned the positioning method for artifacts.
As the creator of the Sacred Gear system, the God could easily locate any artifact's position.
It was unfortunate she hadn't left this system to Heaven's Angels. Otherwise, Heaven would definitely hold all the God-slaying tools in their hands.
With that alone, controlling the Longinus, Heaven would easily rank among the most powerful mythological factions.
"Huang, "
Takeyo and his party vanished from Kunou's vision.
"Holy, do you know about your Holy Spear of the Setting Sun? It's currently in that person's hands."
Takeyo said to the God.
"Ah? The Holy Spear of the Setting Sun you're talking about, is it this one?"
The God raised her eyebrows and directly drew a silver-based holy spear from her dimensional storage, dotted with golden lines.
"Eh?"
Takeyo was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected the God to have a second holy spear in her possession.
Moreover, through his eyes, he could see that this spear was far more complex and mysterious than the Holy Spear of the Setting Sun he'd seen before!
At the very least, it was intricate enough that he couldn't fully see through it at a single glance!
"This one's name is True Holy Spear of the Setting Sun."
Seeing Takeyo's reaction, the God smiled happily.
"This little thing is quite useful."
"Oh? How useful is it?"
Takeyo raised his eyebrows. In terms of material quality, this Holy Spear of the Setting Sun was only slightly weaker than his current Terminus Est, making it qualified as his secondary weapon.
"This... you'll know when the time comes..."
The God said very mysteriously.
"Then I'll have to witness it properly."
Takeyo responded with a smile.
Although activating his Krishna incarnation could read the God's mind, he didn't intend to do that.
"We're here. It seems to be this location."
Takeyo arrived at the temporary stronghold where Cao Cao and the others were gathered.