Chapter 58: Conference (4)

"Azazel, can you answer my questions from before?"

Sirzechs asked in a calm voice while looking at Lucias who was standing in front of the large hole on the wall of the building.

"Eh? Ah... I only confirmed the organisation's name and background recently, but my Vice Governor Shemhaza has also had his eye on this suspiciously acting group from before that. It's said that they're gathering dangerous members from all three big powers. Some Sacred Gear-possessing humans who have attained Balance Breaker also seem to be included. I've also confirmed a number of [Longinus] possessors among them"

Governor answered in a casual voice causing Sirzechs to frown as he gazed outside of the building.

"Their goal is?"

Michael asked while glancing at Gabriel, silently ordering her to go help the angels outside the building.

"Destruction and mayhem. It's that simple, you know? They don't like this world's peace. They're terrorists. Moreover they're ill-natured to the extreme"

Governor answered while Issei summoned Ddraig from behind, preparing to fight if anything happens.

"From what we've gathered... they made an alliance with a true god but... I guess the identity of that True God is already solved"

Governor added causing Lucias to laugh from hearing his words.

"You already knew about this, am I right Lucias-sama?"

"Of course, I already knew. That annoying bastard has been trespassing my property for the past 5 years"

Lucias said as another magic circle appeared in front of them with inscription that made Sirzechs frown as he clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Grayfia, transfer Rias and Ise-kun quickly!"

"No need"

Lucias muttered before positioning his hand in front of him like he was holding a book, confusing the devils from his actions.

"Sirzechs Lucifer, if you don't want to be burned to crisp, I suggest that you erect a barrier around them"

Lucias said while pointing towards Rias and Sona causing Sirzechs to raise his eyebrow in confusion.

"What do you-"

Sirzechs tried to ask but froze as a massive amount of divine and holy aura condensed on Lucias palm, sending shivers down all of their spine from the powerful aura that was coming out of his hand.

"This is..."

Michael muttered in shock from feeling a familiar presence and aura from Lucias' position.

"Y-You how do you-"

Azazel stuttered from noticing the book that was forming within his hand in shock.

"Enough questions"

Lucias said with a large grin on his face while the last robe man who stayed behind covered her entire body with a barrier of demonic aura.

"[Heaven's Domain]"

Lucias casted causing the book in his hands to float in the air as the pages quickly turned by itself.

Suddenly 8 large and majestic golden pillar appeared in the corners of the academy, as a massive amount of mana entered the bodies of the angel inside the barrier. Significantly increasing all of their strength as their morale to fight increased significantly.

[Heaven's Domain has been activated]

[All beings with holy and divine magic within the domain has recieved their corresponding buffs]

[All Seraphs' status has increased by 500%. All Angels' status has increased by 200%]

[All demonic beings within the domain will experience .1% decrease in their hp ever second if not protected]

[All demonic beings within the domain has been weakened]

"Hmm... I guess it's passable"

Lucias muttered ignoring the shocked expression of Governor and Michael who was standing behind him.

"H-How... c-could you inherit... from what I know God had no direct descendants"

Michael muttered, feeling the warm and powerful aura envelop his body.

"This is... the magic of the biblical god"

Governor muttered causing the devils to widen their eyes from his words.

"... Heaven... still has hope"

Michael whispered to himself while staring at Lucias.

"I never expected that a direct descendant of that old man to appear in this place"

A woman with slightly dark skin wearing a low cut dress said as soon as she came out of the magic circle, causing her to click her tongue in annoyance.

"It will be a pain in the neck to clear out this misunderstanding, Cattleya Leviathan"

Lucias said noticing the large numbers of Fallen Angels and Devils behind her back.

"What's the meaning of this, Cattleya Leviathan?"

Sirzechs asked with a dreadful expression on his face.

"The members of the old Maou faction have nearly all decided to cooperate with the [Khaos Brigade]"

She answered with a large defiant smile ln her face causing Sirzechs to frown in anger.

"So it's a feud between the new and old Maou sides that has become full-scale. Devils are also difficult"

Governor commented with a nonchalantly expression on his face.

"Cattleya, is it okay to interpret those words literally?"

"Sirzechs, it's exactly as I said. We are also taking charge of this attack right now"

"—So it's a coup d'état, huh?"

Sirzechs said as his aura suddenly spiked causing the wooden floor below him to crack from the sheer amount of demonic magic that he was releasing.

Sirzechs Lucifer

Race: Pure-Blooded Devil

Sacred Gear: None

Title: Crimson Satan

Job: Maou

Level: 3,400

Hp: 4,100,000/4,100,000

Mp: 5,100,000/5,100,000

Strength: 3,679

Intelligence: 5,100

Endurance: 4,100

Agility: 3,200

Luck: 1,000

Charm: 3,000

'... Weak'

Lucias thought while reading through his status with a wry smile on his face.

"Issei... let's go, it's dangerous to remain here"

Rias muttered with a large frown on her face while staring at Cattleya who was flying in front of the building.

"Don't move... it's extremely dangerous to go outside, especially when the Angels are currently dealing with the attackers"

The remaining robed man advised in a soft and feminine voice, surprising Rias as she didn't expect for the robed man to be a woman.

"But if we stay here, well just become a burden"

"That still the same if all you leave so stay put before I chain you to the ground"

The robed woman said while taking out a large spear from the empty space in the air.

"I'll protect all of you if anything happens, so stay here. I can't fight them off and protect you at the same time"

The robed woman stated in a calm voice while taking a casual stance to prepare herself to take action if the situation becomes messy.

"It's quite unlike him to just stand still and listen to them talk rather than attacking them"

The other robed woman muttered, carrying two unconscious bodies in her arms.

"…Cattleya, why?"

"Sirzechs, we've only arrived at the exact opposite idea of this meeting today. We've concluded that, since God and the original Maou are gone, this world should be reformed"

Cattleya answered with a large grin on her face before she continued her words.

"Aside from being a symbol of power, he just bears the position for the sake of gathering power. We've asked for his help to destroy the world and rebuild it again. —We will be the ones to manage the new world"

Cattleya added as she spread out her arms in the air.

"Cattleya-chan! Why are you doing such a thing!"

Serafall shouted causing Cattleya to show a hateful expression on her face.

"Serafall, how dare you act so shamelessly, as the one who stole the position of [Leviathan] from me! I'm descended from the original Leviathan! I was the one suited to be Maou!"

"Cattleya-chan…I-I!"

"Don't worry, Serafall. Today, I'll kill you at this place and take the title of Maou Leviathan for myself. Then, Xoasis and the other True Gods will rule this dimension. The [system] and laws, the doctrine will be constructed by us. Michael, Azazel, and Lucifer—Sirzechs, your era is over"

"You're really overestimating yourself, Cattleya Leviathan-san"

Lucias said in a sarcastic voice while expression of the faction leaders behind him darkened from her words.

"I know I am no match for you, Lucias Frey, but you can't protect everyone by yourself can't you!?"

Cattleya shouted before ordering all of the fallen angels and devils behind her to attack Lucias to distract him as long as they can.

"Switch with me"

One of the robed woman said while brandishing the spear in her hand.

"Have fun"

The other robed woman said in a playful voice.

"[Enhance Acceleration]"

She casted while injecting her mana onto the spear in her hands as she positioned herself in a throwing position, aiming the spear at the fallen angels who were charging at their direction.

"[Mana String]"

She casted causing a thin string of concentrated mana to attach between her palm and the spear to enable her to retrieve the spear once she threw it as a projectile.

Lucias who saw her actions smiled as he silently enhanced the spear with his destruction magic, enough to not shatter the spear into pieces.

The robed woman then threw the spear with all of her strength, creating a powerful gust of wind in her location as the spear charged itself at incredible speed towards the fallen angels outside the building.

"Huh?"

Cattleya muttered while watching the incredibly fast actions of the robed woman behind them as the spear pierced through dozens of fallen angels and devils behind her, creating a massive hole on their bodies upon contact causing them to scream in pain as their allies' lifeless bodies fell to the ground.

"Not bad"

Lucias muttered before hearing a massive explosion from his back as a concentrated beam attacked him from the side causing him to tilt his head to dodge the sudden attack.

"…Tch. So you're betraying me under these circumstances, Vali"

Governor muttered while patting the dust off his clothes, staring at Vali with a slight frown on his face.

"That's right, Azazel"

Vali muttered as he flew beside Cattleya.

"You're slow, Vali Lucifer"

"Do you really think I can attack them in that situation?"

Vali muttered while glancing at Lucias who was smiling at his direction like he already knew and expected for this to happen.

"... If I didn't reveal myself, I'll still get exposed and captured by him later..."

Vali whispered to himself before a massive explosion erupted behind them causing both of them to turn their heads, only to find that the army that they brough with them was wiped out by the angels and Gabriel.

"Tch, retreat!!"

Cattleya shouted causing the magicians to immediately rip an old piece of paper in their hands that was given to them by Xaosis once the situation becomes dangerous.

"It's a shame that I wouldn't be able to fight against you, Lucias Frey... Also, I hope you get stronger the next time we meet, Sekiryuutei"

Vali said before ripping the piece of paper in his hands, immediately teleporting him out of the academy.

"Where do you think your going, Cattleya Leviathan-san?"

Lucias muttered as he closed the holy relic in his hands as he threw a thin layer of crimson ice at her direction.

"I'm-"

Cattleya tried to rip off the paper in her hands but stopped as the crimson ice made contact with her body, immediately freezing her in place before her frozen body fell to the ground.

"Finally, I have a source of information about those lunatics"

Lucias muttered before gazing back at the devils behind him with a large grin on his face.

"Lucias-sama, why did you let them escape?"

One of the robed woman asked in a confused tone while firmly grasping the spear in her hand.

"I tried to pry more information about them since she was so talkative, that's why I didn't move and just let the angels do the work for me... and the reason why I let them escape... do you really think I'll do that, Iris?"

Lucias asked with a large grin on his face causing the robed woman to tiredly sigh as she went to his side.

"Thanks to the domain, I was able to inject a bug on them, so if ever we need more information about them, we can just track those people down and capture them for information"

"... I knew that you wouldn't be so merciful to them..."