Sergeks had spent his life hunting Li Zevim, yet unless the man exposed himself, Sergeks might retire without ever spotting a trace of him.
Although Rias possessed foreknowledge from the plot, Li Zevim had no fixed spawn point; he simply wandered aimlessly.
And as the early-stage super-villain, Li Zevim was exceptionally patient.
At the slightest disturbance he was willing to tuck his head in and play turtle.
"Actually, there's no rush about Li Zevim; we still have a long time before Beast King 666's Seal is broken."
From the start of the plot to the Beast of Revelation's appearance, the original timeline spanned a little over a year.
And if Li Zevim hadn't sacrificed his Soul at the end, the final few dozen Seals on the Beast of Revelation would have needed another year or two to break.
"So… you're heading back?"
The sudden turn made Rias reluctant to see him go.
"If you want, I can leave right now."
Rias shook her head helplessly at the joke. "You've been here less than twenty-four hours; you haven't even let me repay you."
"We're in the same chat group—no need for thanks. Besides, all of Heaven is mine now, so rewards don't matter."
Rias had to admit he had a point.
chat group points were precious, yet to a powerhouse like Rosen they held little attraction.
As for money—Rosen could hop to other worlds at will—Rias doubted he cared for gold or jewels.
Try as she might, she couldn't think of a suitable way to repay him.
Sell her own body, maybe?
The thought snuck in as she sneaked a glance at Rosen, who was checking the chat group.
With so many girls around him, he might not even fancy her.
Sigh.
She would take it one step at a time.
Rias disliked owing favors, even to a fellow member of the chat group.
"Just kidding. Actually, I have something to take care of."
"What is it?"
Rias asked quickly,
"Is there anything I can help with?"
"Nope."
Rosen answered flatly.
"I plan to pay the Infinite Dragon God a visit."
Though he'd effortlessly gained tens of thousands of angel Familia, Rosen hadn't forgotten his original line of work.
Besides DxD's high-quality… ahem… breastplates, the beauties were top-tier as well.
So naturally he would scout some high-quality girls for his harem—cough—for his Familia.
As for Rias and Himejima Akeno, it was only a matter of time; Xenovia and Irina Fujiwara were Church personnel, hence already his.
Only the Infinite Dragon God, Ophis, stood outside the Three Realms and beyond the Five Elements.
"Infinite Dragon God?"
Hearing the name, Rias froze.
Then she remembered who it belonged to.
Possessing infinite power, even the world's number-one powerhouse, Shiva, was no more than a chick in Ophis's eyes.
Every pantheon avoided her.
Probably only Rosen dared to seek Ophis out.
"Are you sure it'll be all right?"
"You've watched the anime—why still ask? Ophis isn't evil; she only wants to return to the Dimensional Gap and has never killed anyone, not even the Trouble Group that deceived her."
Speaking of Ophis's life story, it was rather pitiful.
Born from the dimensional gap, she had flown and wandered within it ever since her appearance.
But one day she was suddenly driven out of the dimensional gap by the stronger Great Red and forever forbidden to return.
Ophis refused to believe it and tried several times, yet each time she was discovered and soundly thrashed; after a few beatings she realized she couldn't defeat Great Red with her power alone.
To that end, she has roamed the land searching for mighty beings to help her beat Great Red and return to the silence.
Yet after thousands of years on Earth, she has never met anyone willing to help.
At first she approached the Major Pantheons, but before she even drew near they hurriedly assembled great Armies in full battle array, bristling at the slightest sign of movement from her.
With no choice, Ophis could only leave.
During this time, more and more beings learned of Ophis's existence; many feared her, yet just as many coveted the "infinite."
All who sought to seize the power of infinity were dealt with by Ophis.
"The Infinite Dragon God once came to me as well, but I ignored her."
At this moment, the Bible Loligoddess within Rosen's quanta spoke up.
"On one hand I was wary of her power—after all, Ophis is beyond specification for Earth; on the other, I was busy forging Divine Artifacts and had no time to join her in attacking Great Red."
Some pantheons did want to help the Infinite Dragon God to win her favor and alliance, yet the moment they heard the opponent was Great Red they instantly dropped the idea.
Compared to the Infinite Dragon God Ophis, Great Red's existence and might have long been deeply rooted in every heart.
As the strongest creature dwelling in the dimensional gap, no one dares set their sights on it.
Great Red wields the power of dreams; without doubt it is the strongest.
Though the Infinite Dragon God is said to possess infinite power, since she was driven from the dimensional gap by Great Red, the stronger one is obvious at a glance.
"Master, are you planning to take Ophis away?"
"Exactly. And honestly, luring her over is quite simple."
Rosen said with a light chuckle.
He thought no further; everything hinged on finding the Infinite Dragon God first.
With that, Rosen expanded his Divine Sense across the world at the greatest speed.
Before long, Rosen's Divine Sense enveloped the entire globe.
And because he made no effort to conceal it, several perceptive beings felt that power during its spread.
The instant they recognized it as the God of the Bible's Divine Sense, they bristled with dread and broke into cold sweat.