160 Negotiations

"Really?!" Rias asked Ddraig with wide eyes full of hope.

"Not only that. The Dividing Gear also has a part of Issei's soul in it too. With those two combined together. It's more than enough to revive him." Albion replied to her. Vali widened her eyes.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's do it now!" Vali demanded.

"We can't, Vali. Every inch of his body is filled with Samael's poison. If we try to infuse his soul back to the body, they would just get destroyed. " Albion replied. Vali angrily punched the wall beside her, destroying it.

" Fuck! Just as we thought we had a chance!" Vali cursed loudly. Albion and Ddraig stayed silent as her temper tantrum went on.

" Wait. " Ophis suddenly called them. Everyone looked at them, including Vali who immediately stopped her temper tantrum.

"I have an idea that would 100% work. Do you guys trust me in this?" She asked them.

"We don't have a choice in this matter. We're at your mercy here since you are the strongest out of all of us here." Rias replied solemnly while closing Issei's open eyes.

"What's your idea, Ophis-sama?" Le Fay asked the Ouroboros Dragon.

"My plan is to bring him to the Dimensional Gap and talk to Baka Red about getting Issei a new body. " Ophis explained. Sona widened her eyes in shock.

" Great Red? But Issei fought with him, and you two are rivals, there's no way he would agree with your requests. " Sona argued.

" Sona, just don't. Whatever she has in mind, if she's that confident about it then we have no choice but to believe her. " Rias stopped her. Sona looked like she wanted to say something but kept silent on that matter.

"F-Fine. We'll do it." Sona sighed. Ophis nodded and looked at the Boosted Gear on Issei's dead body.

"Ddraig, can you summon Caliburn? We need some protection if we were to travel the Dimensional Gap without being exposed to the 'nothingness'. " Ophis requested. Suddenly, the legendary Holy Sword appeared beside Issei. Rias flinched a little as she felt the pressure on her as she grabbed it and handed it to Irina.

She had been getting better at resisting the holiness of things such as the cross. She can say the word 'God' without being hurt by it anymore.

Irina held back a breath as she wielded Caliburn. It is the Sword in the Stone that chooses the King in the legend of King Arthur. Its strength surpasses even the True Excalibur and Durandal.

She shook her head. Now's not the time to be a fan girl, she has a future husband to revive and she wants it to happen soon.

Irina slashed Caliburn downwards, creating a massive tear in the space in front of them. Ophis took the lead and jumped in it. Everyone followed.

A minute later, everyone was floating in a giant golden ball that protects them from the nothingness of the Dimensional Gap.

"Phase 2 starts now. I'm going to surge my power up to attract Baka Red's attention." Ophis told them and everyone felt it instantly. The power she was releasing made it difficult for them to see and breathe properly. Suddenly, there was a giant tear in the space. Out came Great Red flying gloriously from the space he ripped apart. He looked down to see Ophis staring at him seriously.

"Red! Can you help us with something?!" Ophis asked him. Great Red narrowed his eyes at her.

"Look!" Ophis stepped aside, revealing Issei's corpse. Great Red widened his eyes. He knew who Issei was.

That little ant was brave enough to fight him. Great Red admired his bravery, no one except for Ophis has the balls to charge at him. Now Issei is included.

"Part of his soul is being kept in the Boosted Gear and Dividing Gear! But his body is filled with Samael's poison! Can you please create a new body from your flesh so that we could fuse his soul with it and he can live again!?" Ophis asked nicely. She never used the word 'please', but she's seeking help from him so some manners are definitely needed.

"Ophis....." Great Red muttered, shocking all except for Ophis. This was the first time everyone had heard Great Red speak.

"Is this one of your plots to take back the Dimensional Gap?" The giant Dragon asked her. Ophis shook her head.

"I swear that it's not. Issei, he's a special person to everyone here, including me. I want him to live. " Ophis replied truthfully.

" Hmm? And why is that? " Great Red asked.

" Because he's the only one to injure me and made me try in a battle. " Ophis' replied with a stern gaze, surprising Great Red.

"You fought him? How interesting." Great Red hummed.

"You have a deal. But if you try anything, consider you and your friends nothing but dust." Great Red threatened them, making everyone except Ophis shiver.

"Hop on." Great Red said. Everyone got on his giant back. He then started flying slowly.

"How are we going to do this?" Rias asked Ophis.

"His flesh, my power." Ophis answered bluntly.

Great Red tore apart the space in front of him again. They arrived in a mysterious place. It was a rocky mountainous field with no signs of life anywhere.

"Where are we?" Rias asked.

"The place where Issei fought Great Red. It still looks the same as it had been whdn Issei lost." Azazel clutched his head a little, remembering the violent defeat Issei suffered when challenging the Apocalypse Dragon.

"Lay him here. And you can also make that barrier protecting you disappear now. There's no need for that here." Great Red pointed at the peak of a tall mountain. Sona carried Issei's corpse and laid it on the exact place Great Red wanted it to be placed.

Ophis jumped from Great Red's giant body and landed beside Issei. She looked at him.

"Now, you all should leave this place while me and Ophis make him a new body. " Great Red ordered. They protested to which the True Dragon and the Dragon God unleashed their own auras to shut them up.

"Creating a body out of my flesh and infusing it with her power will take a long time. You don't want to stay here for days on end do you? " Great Red asked them.

" No we don't sir!!"

"Then get your tiny asses home then! "

Irina created a tear in space with Caliburn and everyone except Ophis jumped through it. The girls took one last look at Issei before each saying 'I love you' in their hearts or whispering it.

Once the tear in space closed. Great Red and Ophis looked at Issei's idle corpse.

"Let's get to work then, Baka Red...