"What do I need to do?"
Cao Cao glanced at Sun Wukong, then looked at Rias and asked.
A man's reputation follows him like a tree's shadow.
Although Rias was very calm, Cao Cao didn't really have much confidence that Rias could defeat Sun Wukong.
"You don't need to do anything."
Rias said indifferently, "Because the battle will end in an instant."
"Oh? This old man is quite curious about how you intend to end the battle."
First Generation Sun Wukong chuckled.
"Then you'd better be prepared~"
Rias chuckled lightly.
Hearing this, the First Generation Sun Wukong secretly went on high alert with his whole body and mind.
Starting from two years ago, Rias's name had spread throughout the world; she was no longer an unknown nobody.
As the First Generation Sun Wukong, he would never look down on her just because of her youth!
"Disappear."
As the faint words fell, a cool breeze blew by.
Then, Sun Wukong, who had been in front of them, vanished.
Cao Cao's eyes widened. He carefully observed the spot where Sun Wukong had just been, then couldn't help but look around at the surroundings.
"He's gone?!"
Cao Cao murmured.
With curiosity showing in his eyes, Cao Cao looked toward Rias.
"Want to know why?"
Rias asked with a hint of a smile on her lips.
"Yes," Cao Cao nodded.
"Then keep that thirst for knowledge~"
Rias said airily, "If you want to know, then find the answer for yourself~"
Cao Cao: "..."
Piquing someone's curiosity and then not taking responsibility for it.
As expected, this person has quite a wicked sense of humor.
His heart felt like it was being tickled by a cat's paw; Cao Cao was incredibly itchy inside but couldn't get an answer.
This feeling was truly hard to bear.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Sun Wukong, covered in blood, floated on the sea and couldn't help but cough.
Spitting out two mouthfuls of blood into the ocean, Sun Wukong looked at the blue sky and white clouds, his head feeling heavy and dazed.
"Just now... what happened?"
He couldn't understand it. It was just a single sentence, three simple words: Disappear.
With just that, he was instantly heavily injured and then transferred to some unknown location.
The incomprehensible power caused a trace of fear to arise in Sun Wukong's heart.
If the words from that young girl's mouth hadn't been 'Disappear' but 'Die', would that mean he would have died silently, before he could even react?
But soon, with his powerful mental fortitude, that sliver of fear was wiped away, replaced by intense curiosity.
"The young girl who caused a huge commotion in the Underworld two years ago and almost rewrote the entire situation there..."
"I knew she wasn't simple, but even with me being fully on guard, I still had no power to resist."
The First Generation Sun Wukong possessed strength close to that of the Transcendents.
As a being of the God-Devil level, the First Generation Sun Wukong was naturally adept at combat.
Even facing powerful Devil Kings like Serafall, he would have a good chance of winning.
And yet he was insta-killed, and even after being insta-killed, he didn't know what had happened.
"Really... don't you know that monkeys are creatures with heavy curiosity?"
The First Generation Sun Wukong sighed, "Forget it, for now I should find a way to get back."
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Setting aside Sun Wukong in the Pacific Ocean, on the other side, Cao Cao asked curiously: "Since you won't tell me what happened, at least tell me, what level do you count as among Gods and Devils?"
"Level, huh..."
Rias thought for a moment and slowly uttered two words: "Invincible."
"..."
Cao Cao was speechless.
Although he didn't believe it, thinking about what had just happened, Cao Cao still felt a lack of reality.
After all, Sun Wukong hadn't even had time to make a move before he vanished after 'a single sentence' was spoken.
Victory or defeat was hard to predict.
Perhaps it was some small trick that transferred him away; it was hard to say.
Furthermore, Cao Cao didn't have much knowledge of the supernatural side, so he naturally couldn't understand Rias's power.
In fact, there weren't many people in this world who could understand Rias's power anyway.
The so-called Karmic Spirit—words themselves possess power.
By pouring power into speech and using words as a medium, various phenomena are triggered.
In other words, speech is the magic circle.
And in reality, this ability is more advanced than drawing magic circles.
Not just in terms of practicality, but there's a fundamental difference.
Karmic Spirit is an ability where the power is activated directly.
Special power is contained within the Karmic Spirit; this power itself is mighty and can also cause resonance with the outside world.
If she had intended to, with that 'Disappear', Rias could have even thrown Sun Wukong outside the solar system~
It has a great effect even against those of the same level, let alone him.
But then again, to deal with someone who doesn't even possess the strength of a Transcendent, there was no need to use that level of power.
"Don't believe me?"
Rias glanced at Cao Cao.
"Do you have a certificate or something?"
Cao Cao tilted his head and asked.
"Nope~"
Rias spread her hands and said, "I'm just stating an objective fact."
This person might be quite thick-skinned?
Cao Cao couldn't help but think.
"Alright, it's time for us to go."
Rias clapped her hands lightly, and then the two were transferred back into the Devil King's Castle.
They didn't appear in the mansion, but at a high point in the Castlevania. From here looking down, most of the scenery of the Castlevania was visible at a glance.
Changing locations in just an instant made Cao Cao feel surprised.
Could it be that this was the reason Sun Wukong disappeared just now?
Cao Cao speculated.
In fact, whether it was Karmic Spirit or this kind of transfer ability, neither were powers that Gods or Devils should possess.
So even if he understood it that way, the answer was wrong, yet it still fell into the 'beyond the syllabus' range.
"This is..."
The thoughts in his mind were instantly cleared as he focused his gaze on the surrounding scenery, his eyes filled with shock.
"What a magnificent city."
Cao Cao murmured.
"This is the Underworld,"
Rias said.
"The Underworld... also commonly known as Hell?"
Cao Cao blinked and marveled, "It's truly hard to believe that such a place, which looks like a fairyland, is actually the Underworld."
"By the way, is it really okay for me, a human, to come to the Underworld?"
"I can be considered a Lord in the Underworld. As long as you don't leave the Castlevania, your safety can be guaranteed."
More than just guaranteed; it should be said that as long as it was Rias's will, no one in the Castlevania could threaten him.
Lord... "This city..."
Cao Cao opened his mouth, his eyes as big as copper bells, showing the shock in his heart.
"Yes, I'm the one in charge of this city."
Rias nodded and said, "By the way, this city, including every single brick, was built by me."
Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Even though his heart was already somewhat numb, hearing this news, Cao Cao still felt astonished.
It was one thing for her to be the leader of this city, but he never expected... this city was actually built by her own hands?!
Just how long did that take?
The way Cao Cao looked at Rias was like a Touhou fan looking at Yukari Yakumo, or a Fate fan looking at Scáthach.
Is this what a God-Devil is like~
I'm in love, I'm in love~
After settling Cao Cao, Rias turned her gaze toward a corner of the Underworld.
After the Great Red left the Dimensional Gap, the Dimensional Gap no longer had a guardian.
A few years were too short for Gods and Devils; the life within the world hadn't realized this yet.
But... because of the loss of the guardian, certain things have drifted in from outside the world~
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