Chapter 123: Regardless!
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'Wow…Serafall is such a sweet person. I can still hardly believe she's a Maou. She said she would have backed me up. Hmm, I never expected something like that.' Issei thought distantly.
While the idea of Serafall helping him did seem nice, it wouldn't have conveyed the message he was trying to send to the Maou…and that was that they couldn't finesse him with their bullshit.
Serafall's help would have been sincere, but they would have seen him as weak if he relied on her to rescue his friends. At least in the case of Gabriel, it showed that he was above having to rely on any devil politically.
6:16 A.M. [There's something that really bothered me about the whole thing though. The news said that the Archangel Seraph Gabriel was there helping you…and that you were allied with the Heavens! Is that true?!] this text was filled with worried and angry face emojis.
6:18 A.M. [Gabriel might have bigger boobs than me, but don't be taken in by her false charms, Issei-chan! How did she convince you to side with the angels?! She better not try to claim you either! I'll fight her if she does! She has no right to take you for herself!]
'What? Serafall doesn't like Gabriel?' Issei thought curiously.
6:20 A.M. [I just realized something! She could have been spying on you this entire time! Damn her! I'll challenge her to a fight and put an end to that!] Serafall continued.
6:21 A.M. [She's my eternal rival and I'll never let her take you away from me!]
6:21 A.M. [I…I mean that came off a little possessive. I'm not saying you're mine to keep. I just mean we're really good friends and I'm trying to protect you!)
6:22 A.M. [Oh no…I should have worded that better. This is so awkward! Please don't take it the wrong way, Issei-chan! I just care about you.]
6:22 A.M. [I mean your well-being! Anyways, I'll see you at the parent teacher night hopefully! Don't worry about any devils coming after you either! I'll kick anyone's ass if they even dream about doing something bad to you!] Serafall messaged with a winky face emoji.
Issei took a deep breath, 'Serafall is going to be there too? Oh man…this might actually be really awkward tonight. Still, I guess it wouldn't hurt to catch up with her for a few minutes. The fact that she was worried about me is surprising. I'm glad she still considers me a friend though.'
6:54 A.M. [Of all the people you had to stand up to, you chose Ajuka?! Jeez, Issei…you're both a fearless badass and a complete moron! Granted, I totally understand your anger since that piece of shit Diodora kidnapped your human friends. I heard some rumors that you have four wings?! Is that true?! I'm dying to see that for myself! Btw, you should know that everyone in the Underworld knows who you are now…and I mean EVERYONE!] A message that was presumably from Tiamat stated.
6:59 A.M. [Sirzechs Lucifer said on the news that you're theorized to be above Dragon King level in terms of power. I guess that explains why you gave me a domination stare a couple weeks ago. You might have been concealing your power, but you couldn't hide your dominance or your pride huh? That might explain why Crom Cruach didn't try to kill you too. I always knew you were at least as powerful as I am, and now it's confirmed. You definitely belong with me…] Tiamat followed up.
'What? Belong with her? Don't tell me she's going to start pursuing me now.' Issei cocked his head confused by her wording.
'Don't worry, Issei. The moment she learns about you being the Sekiryuutei, she will just try to kill you instead,' Ddraig commented.
'As if that makes it any better. I imagine it won't be long. It's kind of a shame that I have to be enemies with Tiamat and Vali though. They can be annoying, but I really don't want to kill them. Vali's got some fucked up priorities and Tiamat is just a yandere dragon. They're weird, but they're not inherently bad people. Unfortunately, one way or another, I'll have to fight them eventually. I know I can win, but if they both have one of those snakes from Ophis, then it'll be really difficult to beat them without killing them,' Issei sighed.
'It's inevitable. If you get rid of them both, then you won't have to worry about any dragon rivals other than Crom Cruach,' Ddraig pointed out.
Issei shook his head, 'That's a last case scenario. Killing other dragons seems pointless to me. I just don't understand what they both hope to achieve by being in the Khaos Brigade. Vali wants power and revenge, but what does Tiamat want? Did Ophis coerce them into joining? I feel like I'm missing part of the story here. Tiamat is in no danger of being sealed into a sacred gear...especially since the Maou trust her.'
'Tiamat seems concerned about the waning dragon population and has a priority for survival and freedom. Maybe she hopes that by following Ophis, it can lead to the betterment of her own power and Dragon-kind in general. There's also the fact that she and Vali knew they could find the Sekiryuutei through Ophis as well,' Ddraig theorized.
'Tiamat follows the strongest. Vali and Ophis are both more powerful than her without a doubt. Maybe she feels a greater sense of racial identity by working with them even if it jeopardizes her own safe position in the Underworld? It also seems likely that she's aware of things that the devils don't know. I doubt she would betray them unless she actually had some idea of what the Khaos Brigade was capable of,' Issei added.
'Regardless of how you feel on the matter, you'll have to fight them and a lot of other people from the Khaos Brigade…especially if they're going after Great Red,' Ddraig noted.
'True enough…I'll cross that bridge when we come to it,' Issei sighed.
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