Chapter 132: Rating Games

[3rd POV]

Shinoa Hiragi: Kara and I stopped some gang shootings in Gotham today, nothing unusual... Oh, and we also beat up some Crocodile Man and sent him to Arkham.

Hermione Granger: You report every day about those you've beaten... maybe you have some unhealthy tendencies.

Recently, Hermione has been fully absorbed in comparing the magical disciplines of two similar yet different worlds.

In the parallel world, there were far more various rituals and potions that simply did not exist in this world.

"And sixty-nine drops of fifteen-degree blood from a powerful magical creature..."

She muttered aloud, dripping blood into a bubbling cauldron.

The ground beneath her was covered with various magical runes that seemed to heat up with each passing second...

"The last ingredient... virgin's saliva."

She almost whispered, glancing around which was unnecessary since she was in her own workshop at Hogwarts, and spat into the cauldron.

"I need to use this while we have the chance..."

She mumbled quietly to herself and began to recite a long spell.

This potion had been brewing for two weeks to maintain the proportions of the ingredients and the place of power a location with a huge amount of magical energy.

Hogwarts was perfect.

This potion would give the person who drank it enhanced magical potential and magical resistance to various influences.

It's not that she needed it, but this was more of a test for herself.

She wanted to ensure that the potion would work and that other potions of similar complexity should yield the desired effect... theoretically.

"Now it needs to infuse for exactly four hours and twenty-three minutes."

She timed it with a spell and stood up.

"Hmm?"

A small, snowy white Patronus in the form of a phoenix appeared beside her.

Dumbledore conveyed that her help would be useful for the final preparations of the arena for the Triwizard Tournament.

Specifically, it's for the last task at the end of which Voldemort was supposed to kidnap Potter.

Shinoa Hiragi: Rias is fighting the Fallen in a battle to the death while I'm beating up criminals… I want a good fight!

Hermione Granger: Rias dealt with the leader of the Fallen in a few seconds, which broke his spirit, and then Tony showed up… There was no battle to the death there.

She sighed at Shinoa's wild imagination.

She had enough focus to watch Rias' livestream while simultaneously keeping an eye on her potion.

Leaving her personal workshop, she teleported to Professor Dumbledore, and there were definitely changes in him.

He still remained a kind old man, but whereas he previously restrained his magic as much as possible and now it flows outward in an endless stream.

 It wasn't oppressive and this magical power gave students a sense of protection and greater respect for the headmaster.

However, the aristocrats sweated in his presence not understanding what had happened.

The changes were real because he had reintegrated some magical artifacts into the school's educational system.

He had no intention of stopping there.

"My student, I'm glad you responded to this old man's call."

Dumbledore smiled warmly as he noticed her arrival.

The third task of the tournament was a maze on the Quidditch field, and the maze was already partially grown.

 "Ready to help with the enchantment array?"

"You want to make sure no one gets hurt?"

She smiled and nodded.

"Of course, this tournament hasn't been held for a long time due to the danger, but the recent Ministers of Magic were eager to restore it for the profit and fame… even though they claimed it was to foster relations between the three schools. Let's cast this powerful spell over the entire maze especially since it will allow us to monitor what's happening inside."

Dumbledore winked.

Voldemort would be surprised at the end of the tournament when he didn't face a weak Harry Potter but Dumbledore.

...

There had been a very holy power affecting angels from the Seventh Heaven for several days.

It made many of them happy and put them in a religious ecstasy.

Especially since Michael had already announced the arrival of Anthony Luthor to everyone even those angels living in the First Heavens.

This made everyone smile over the past few days and gave them what seemed like a fresh perspective on their lives.

Michael himself discussed with the three other Great Angels his conversation with Azazel and his assumptions that ponder even more deeply.

They only needed a spark of faith and hope to ignite their fanatical devotion as before.

So far, all of Anthony's actions showed a certain similarity to the Biblical... that had already led many angels to believe in the return of their father even if he had somewhat changed.

It seemed like not much time had passed, but it showed the desperation hidden deep in their hearts after the death of their father.

The literal Holiness from the Seventh Heaven felt by all the Heavens only fueled their faith.

Moreover, they were not the only ones who felt it as particularly powerful beings on the planet. They could not help but sense it...

...

[Anthony's POV]

The Spear of Longinus proved surprisingly difficult to bring to a state conducive to fundamental changes... it melted very slowly.

I had to enhance the forge here with my magic, enchantments, and Light because of this.

I revealed my wings and poured a huge amount of energy into the forge that I had enhanced with Eighth and Nth metals.

In the end, I opened a small portal right into the core of a star to ensure everything went perfectly and began crafting.

I combined my sword with the spear and forged a new weapon capable of being both a sword and a spear.

This retained all its abilities in both forms.

I might be able to find better Sacred Gear in this world to go with my new weapon. It's also interesting to learn about Samael or rather his blood.

He is the Absolute Dragon Eater because of the biblical curse that instilled in him a hatred of dragons and snakes.

This curse is capable of weakening even Ophis and the Great Red.

Moreover, God did not plan to create him specifically which is why he is also called the "The Evil Intention of God".

He resides in the Underworld, in its deepest part — Cocytus. This territory is part of the Greek mythology of Olympus as Hades rules there.

It is quite possible to reach that part of the Underworld through the Third Heaven, which is essentially paradise and the home for the souls of deceased people.

Heaven is connected to the purgatory of souls and the river of souls thus it is also connected to the Underworld.

I decided not to put this idea because nothing was stopping me from taking Samael who actually belongs to the Biblical faction.

Of course, Hades wouldn't like it, but that's only if he finds out who stole Samael… and I plan to hide in the Darkness and it's unlikely they'll suspect the Heavens.

This part of the Underworld was guarded by Grim Reapers, fairly strong warriors of Hades capable of using their scythes to shorten the lives of even High-Class Devils.

It would have been difficult to remain hidden among them, but since I had full access to the Heavenly System, I could see Samael's location in real time.

I teleported to him using my magic and saw a large creature with the upper body resembling a Fallen Angel and the lower body of a dragon.

He also had angelic wings, and his eyes were covered with blood poisonous to dragons and all snakes dripping from them.

I completely sealed him in an artifact made of godly metal, and even though he thanked me with his emotions...

After all, Samael's entire life was suffering, and it's no surprise he was glad about this turn of events.

Afterward, I distorted reality in this place to leave no traces and returned.

I also released all the accumulated souls collected in the medallion here except for the souls of gods and similar entities.

I completely cleansed the souls of all accumulated impurities from their lives while leaving only the bare core that went to the River of Souls.

I needed them as additional help to fight the gods of Remnant, but I managed without them, and they were no longer necessary.

I continued working with Samael in the forge and infused all his essence into my weapon, which became stronger and more durable as a result.

I sent Samael's soul for reincarnation while all his power remained in my weapon, and I had to warp reality on a large scale to achieve this.

My sword no longer looks like a sword.

It's now a big stick with a spiral on the end instead of a blade which represents both the original sword and the Spear of Longinus.

Samael's essence causes red veins that resemble blood to appear to run through it.

In its strongest form, it can become similar to both the Rhongomyniad sword and the Gáe Bolg spear.

This weapon can take on the ordinary appearance of a sword, but it has two primary forms.

Rhongomyniad can definitely be called my personal Sacred Gear, which can effectively destroy various devils, dragons, and even gods.

It is connected to my soul and can enter the Balance Breaker state while covering me in armor made of Eighth and Nth metals and greatly enhancing my abilities.

Moreover, I am still able to use my Darkness in this state despite the holiness of the weapon.

I finished creating the weapon in a few weeks in the Seventh Heaven and only three days passed outside just in time for the start of the Rating Game between Rias and Raiser.

It was not a good idea to come in all "shining" with Light and Holiness, and this time I concealed the Light with Darkness.

I asked Rias when I could teleport to her and did so... avoiding all the defenses set up by Satan Ajuka Beelzebub in the Dimensional Gap.

This place exists between the three worlds, between Heaven, the Underworld, and Earth, and it was here that Ophis was born.

This void is the home place of the Great Red. But apparently, he doesn't care what happens here, so it's fine...

The Biblical God studied this Void between the worlds because there were stone-like giants in a state of hibernation, known as Gogmagogs.

They were left by the Ancient Gods in the Void and once served as a conquering army... What happened to these Ancient Gods is unclear, but they clearly existed.

"Tony, you're here!"

Rias rushed to hug me while pressing her chest against mine.

"Rias... don't be foolish. Soon, I'll show you my power, and all the trash will be left behind."

Raiser said, giving me a disdainful look before leaving.

"What was that?"

I raised an eyebrow.

"Raiser came by and made his usual threats."

Akeno said nonchalantly, then smiled mischievously as she hugged me from the other side.

"But now that you're here, I feel safe..."

"I can still sense some nervousness from you."

I said it softly while running my hand through Rias's hair.

"Is it that obvious?"

She made a cute face.

"It's just... this engagement has pressured me for a long time. Then I got the chat and challenged Raiser to a fight in the Rating Games, and now here we are at the final step. The last step separating me from freedom..."

"Hey, I wouldn't let anything happen against your will even if I had to kick the ass of every Satan."

I said it honestly, looking into Rias's eyes.

She shyly licked her lips, then smiled at something and stood on her tiptoes to reach my lips with hers.

The clumsy kiss from her turned out to be surprisingly pleasant, and I immediately wrapped my other arm around her.

"Ara-ara, Rias beat me to it..."

Akeno's voice came with a hint of jealousy and... joy, probably for her friend.

"It looks like my little sister has grown up..."

Sirzechs's voice made her jump away from me, and her face turned red.

"Kicking Satan's ass... strong words, Tony-kun."

Serafall smiled, one of the Four Satans of the Underworld.

"I'm Serafall Leviathan, nice to meet you."

She introduced herself as having powers capable of freezing all of Japan.

"I'm just speaking my mind."

I smiled back at her.

"Do you like magical girls?"

I asked immediately, causing her eyes to sparkle with joy.

"I adore them! I'm a kind of magical girl myself!"

She pulled out a magical wand from somewhere and changed her costume with magic.

"Welcome to the show! Levi-tan! Have you watched my TV show?"

She powers asked.

"I haven't had the pleasure yet because I've been busy,"

I replied.

"But if you're performing, I'll definitely watch."

"Tony..."

Rias jealously interjected.

 "The Rating Games are starting soon, so let's go..."

"Are you really a God?! From which mythology? I don't feel any divine power from you at all,"

Serafall persisted.

"Serafall..."

Sirzech replied helplessly.

"Don't worry, Sirzechs-tan, I'm always a sweet magical girl who's just impossible not to like!"

She winked at me, but I sensed curiosity and concern in her.

Sirzechs must have told her I'm a powerful god, and she definitely didn't want to offend me.