Chapter 57: Conference (3)

"What do you mean by that Lucias-san?"

Michael asked while the other leaders looked at him like they were waiting for his answer.

"The Gastreas are all mindless creatures that attacks anything that moves and beings that they don't recognize as allies. The demons on the other hand are... proud creatures that aims to conquer this dimension and turn every being in our dimension into livestocks"

Lucias said causing all of them to frown as they heard his explanation.

"... How about the 'other party' that you mentioned before? What are they're aim for bringing such creatures to our dimension?"

Sirzechs asked as he stared at Lucias.

"There are 7 of them in total... and each have a different ideal and goal for bringing such them to our dimension. We only know the goal of one of them while others are still shrouded in mystery"

Lucias said as he himself can't figure out why would the other 6 True Gods would help Xaosis in her selfishness. 

"What is her aim, Lucias-san?"

Michael asked causing Lucias to frown as he contemplated whether or not he should tell them the real reason of her attack.

"... That is... to get the attention of a single man"

Lucias honestly answered causing all of them to look at him in confusion.

"I thought I was the only one who like giving jokes in a serious conference like this"

Governor muttered as he patted Lucias' shoulder with a satisfied expression on his face.

"I'm serious... The man doesn't want to marry her since he is already engaged to another person but... she doesn't want to accept it so instead she will destroy everything until he has nothing left but her"

Lucias said in a serious tone causing Sirzechs' lips to twitch from his unbelievable explanation.

"... Are you serious?"

Governor asked once again for assurance while leaning closer to the table in front of him.

"Yes I'm serious"

"..."

"Then, wouldn't it be better if we just give up this person to her to stop her onslaught?"

Sirzechs asked causing both the hodded figures behind Lucias to release their killing intent as soon as they heard his words.

"You should think twice before giving advices, Sirzechs Lucifer"

Lucias said as he signalled for the two to calm their emotions down while he lightly smiled at his direction.

"W-What?"

"The man were talking about is none other than me"

Lucias revealed causing all of them to look at him in shock as they never expected for him to be the main cause of the invasions of those monsters.

"Also, the dimension is bound to be destroyed in her hands so its best to get rid of her to secure the safety of the people of our dimension..."

Lucias added before snapping his fingers to project the image of Xaosis and Brigyn to the faction leaders around the table.

"She is Xaosis, True Goddess of Lust, and Brigyn, the True Goddess of Wrath. The other true gods who joined hands with her are still unknown, and we know very little about their power"

"True God?"

Serafall asked while titling her head to the side in confusion as she never heard of such beings before.

"Hmm? Well... I guess the current generations of Maous are still young and doesn't know about the True God race... Let me first clarify, who else doesn't know anything about the True Gods?"

Lucias asked causing Sirzechs and the rest of the devils to raise their hands just above their chest.

"... Then I'll explain it in simple terms for all of you to easily understand. A true god is basically a being that is just below the primordial beings who control the main concepts that exists like balance, order, and death. To put it in perspective... they much more powerful than the biblical god himself by several folds because they can control reality at will. They also posses a skill that directly compliments the domain they rule so it's extremely troublesome to deal with them"

Lucias explained in a casual manner but his words shocked the devils who was standing behind Sirzechs from the incredible comparison that he did infront of the angels themselves.

"... In fact, even the Dragon of Dreams and the Apocalyptic beast will find it difficult to face them since True Gods has almost inexhaustible vitality and mana"

Lucias added causing the other 4 leaders to look at him with a grave expression on their faces.

"So you're saying that... we're about to be attacked 7 beings who are slightly more powerful than the Apocalyptic Beast and a countless army of those monsters?"

Sirzechs asked causing Lucias to nod his head in response.

"... Can't we negotiate with them peacefully?"

Michael asked causing Lucias to shake his head to the sides in response.

"I also tried that in the past but... she doesn't listen and will do everything she can to fulfill her desires..."

Lucias said causing all the 4 leaders to frown from his words.

"But don't worry too much because... we also have a few powerful allies on my side"

Lucias assured with a light grin on his face.

"..... Powerful allies?"

"Yes, we have Great Red, Ophis, and the Original Demons on our side in this war"

Lucias revealed with a confident smile on his face.

"The original demons? They have all dissapeared even before we were born so how could you possibly form an alliance with them if they all dissapeared from the face of the dimension"

Michael asked while remembering the anecdotes left by God regarding his past friends, the original demons that were created along with him by the 'creator'.

The original demons in which God created an angel based on their characteristic as a rembrance of his precious friends.

"They were sealed in a powerful seal created by the Primordial Being of Order, but I was able to free them 7 years ago when I found the seal... together with Azazel, one of the Original Angel that the Biblical God used as referenced to create the angels of heaven"

Lucias stated causing Michael and Gabriel to widen their eyes while looking at his direction while Governor looked at him with a lecherous smile on his face.

"I read that my female counterpart was an extremely cute woma-"

"I would appreciate it if you don't use them for your sexual fantasies, Governor-General"

Lucias cut him off as he grabbed his skull with his barehands as he proceeded to crush it with his raw strength.

"AGGGHHH.... I GIVE, I GIVE"

Governor shouted while patting his arm causing Lucias to click his tongue before letting him go.

"You're so serious, Lucias-sama"

Governor muttered while caressing his forehead with a pained expression on his face.

"Well... If they're really on our sides, then... we might have a chance"

Michael commented with a warm smile on his face while Gabriel stared at Lucias with curiosity visible in her eyes.

"Then... Let me ask, how were you able to convince the True Red Dragon Emperor and the Ouroboros Dragon to help you?"

Sirzechs asked while suspiciously looking at Lucias with his bright sapphire eyes.

"... Uh... would any of you believe it if I said I am both of their mates?"

"..."

"..."

"That's a nice joke you have Lu-chan✯"

Serafall commented in a cute and childish voice but Lucias just stared at them with a serious expression on his face, indicating that he was not joking even for a bit.

"... Do you have proof?"

Governor asked causing Lucias to look at him with a wry smile on his face.

"... Do you want me to call them?"

"No... It's alright... we believe you"

Governor nervously laughed seeing how serious he was with his words.

"But damn Lucias-sama, how were you able to seduce both of them? Especially the Dragon of Dreams, from what I know he took on the form of a male for millions of years"

Govenor asked in a playful voice to lighten the mood of the conference.

"I don't know..."

"Huh?"

"... I seriously don't know... They just suddenly... gave themselves to me 5 years ago..."

Lucias said in a complicated tone remembering that he never once realized how and why the girls fell for him in the past nor does he know how he got a harem in the past, all he did was confess his feeling to them but from their expression, it made it feel like they already had an answer to his confessions even before he said it to them. 

"*Cough* Enough of that, let's go back to the topic at hand..."

Lucias said as he tried to divert the topic so that none of them would ask anymore questions about his lovelife.

"... Then could you please tell us about the creatures that invaded our dimension?"

Sirzechs was the first one to ask to dissipate the awkward atmosphere that was spreading inside the room.

"Hmm... Well they're abilities are more focused on adaption and evolution. That is the single trait that made them the most annoying beings to deal with"

Lucias snapped his fingers, switching the image on the projection to the video of the experiments that they conducted to the captured samples that they obtained.

"The Demons are incredibly hard to deal with since we must immediately kill them upon contact or else they'll just get stronger. They have the ability to copy the ability and skills of the being that they ate, so if they ate a devil, they will obtain their demonic magic. Also because Xoasis modified them. The abilities and skills that they obtained upon consumption of the being flesh can be stacked so... it's trouble some since we must ensure that the our soldiers don't die in their hands or else that will only make them stronger"

Lucias explained while showing the video of a demon's ability demonstration on the projection in the middle of the table.

"Then... what happens when they eat a devil and a fallen angel or an angel at the same time?"

Governor asked with a grave expression on his face that was unlike the carefree attitude that he showed a while ago.

"They obtain the ability to manipulate both demonic and holy magic as they please without any visible side effects on their bodies"

Lucias answered causing Governor to frown.

"The other one is a Gastrea, an large mutated being that has an extremely contagious body that could turn anyone that has low immunity to the virus into their kind. The most troublesome ability that they have is the [Evolution] skill in which they can adjust their genetic makeup to adapt to their current environment. They can also create a gene in their body that gives them immunity to all types of magic but luckily for us... Evolution takes 1 month so as long as we kill them upon encounter we won't have any problems in the future"

Lucias explained in great detail while showing the aggresive nature of the Gastreas to all of the people inside the room.

"... What do you suggest for us to do, Lucias-sama?"

Governor asked in a deep and serious tone, shocking the devils and even Michael from the sudden change in his demeanor and attitude.

"Well, we can all control this if you all agree on my proposal"

Lucias said before signalling for the two robed people behind him to distribute the contract to the 4 faction leader present inside the conference room.

"Let's all form an alliance with each other. It's the only way I know how we can surpass this invasion with the least amount of casualties on all sides"

Lucias stated causing all of them to read the contract on the table with a serious expression on their faces, except for Serafall who casually red through the contract.

"We will send our aid to your faction if necessary, but in exchange you all have to do the same if ever we need reinforcements"

Lucias said while watching them skim through the contract in their hands.

"We angels agree to the alliance Lucias-san... The conditions that you've placed seems fair and... I see no part of it that takes advantage of the other factions... and... it's the only way I know on how to preserve our numbers especially now when... we lost the guidance of God"

Michael said as he immediately signed the contract causing it to scatter into thousands of mana dust before it all condensed on the back of his palm, causing a single magic circle to appear on his hand and Gabriel who was standing behind him with an innocent smile on her face.

"I see no problem as well, Lucias-sama. Also... didn't we already signed an alliance with your faction?"

"Yes, but that was only a contract that states that we will not interefere with each other's affairs except if the other party attacked first"

Lucias explained while watching Governor do the same as what Michael did before causing the same magic circle to appear on top of his hand.

"... Let me first try and consult the other Maous... this isn't a decision that I can just decide on myself"

Sirzechs said with an apologetic expression on his face before hiding the contract inside his cape causing Lucias to smile.

"Then, that's the end of our discussion"

Lucias said causing Issei from the back to breathe out in relief as he couldn't stand the stiff atmosphere inside the room.

"Thank you for everyone's hardwo-"

Lucias tried to say but was stopped as a sudden massive explosion occured just outside the meeting room causing the ground to shake.

"[Aegis]"

One of the robed beings casted causing a massive shield of pure divine light to appear in front of them as a powerful explosion occured on the wall of the building, creating a massive hole on the wall.

"It seems like we have a few uninvited guests"

Lucias muttered as several hundreds of magic circle appeared above the air and the ground as hundreds of humans and fallen angels armed with weapons and staffs came out of those magic circles.

"Azazel, continuing the talk from before"

Sirzechs quaried while looking at the hundreds of enemies in front of them.

"Yeah, what about it?"

"What are you trying to do by collecting Sacred Gears? You've been collecting [Longinus] owners too, right? Do you intend to kill God even though God no longer exists?"

Governor shook his head in response to his question.

"It's to prepare"

"Prepare? That's some uneasiness-inciting talk, even though you reject war"

Michael muttered in amazement while looking at his direction.

"I said so, right? I won't go to war against you people. I also won't make war here. —However, means of self-defence are necessary. Rather, should I say we're not just preparing for an attack from you?"

"Then?"

"--The [Khaos Brigade]"

"Khaos Brigade?"

Sirzechs asked but was cut off by Lucias who suddenly stood from his place.

"It looks like my subordinates are quite busy outside the academy"

Lucias said while spreading his mana to the ground to see the situation outside of the barrier.

"What do you mean, Lucias-san?"

Michael asked while glacing at the robed men behind Lucias as he couldn't take his mind off from how the man was able to cast such a powerful divine spell in a matter of seconds.

"Only half of their numbers was able to enter the barrier. My subordinates are taking care of the Gastreas and Demons outside"

Lucias answered while reading the notification in front of him with a large grin on his face.

[The player has successfully obtained the holy relic [The Bible]]

[All divine and holy spells casted by the player is amplified by 1000%]

[The Bible

Grade: Eternal

The mythical book that gave the biblical god his ability to create both the heaven and earth along with all of the beings that lives with it.

Grants the skill [Creation Magic]

Grants the skill [Heaven's Domain]

Grants the skill [Angel Creation]

Grants the skill [Sacred Gear Creation]

Grants the holder the ability to replicate and control all of sacred gears in his presence.

+1000% Increased Damage to Demonic beings.

+300% to all status criteria.

Grants Immunity to both Demonic and Holy Magic.

Restrictions: Lucias Frey

Durability: None]

[The player has been granted the authority to the Domain of Creation]

"Shuri, go and assist Kiba and bring both Gasper and him here. His doing a great job in fending off those magicians so I'll reward him after this"

Lucias quitely ordered causing the robed man from before to nod his head before dissapearing from the room.

"It's a great day to test out my new sacred gear"