Chapter 159

When we leave the palace, I can see Zelretch standing in front of the gate with a grin on his face.

"Nope! Don't think about you, you pervert. The two of them are my lovers."

The vampire does not release his grin and only says.

"Oh, I know. Their scent is around you, marking you as theirs. I was only surprised that you have lovers because of how you act like a monk on your adventure."

"What? You think that I take an oath of celibacy or something?"

"Exactly. Even with all those beautiful women throwing their bodies to you, you politely reject them."

I release a sigh when I see how Yasaka looks at me with familiar eyes. Zelretch knows that Yasaka will tease me with that information. I don't know how he knows this, but I have a feeling that it is because Yasaka and he are the same kind. Prankster.

"Fufufu~ We can talk about it later. Please come inside, dear guest. Any friend of Ryan is a friend of ours."

We walk to the meeting room, where Zelretch looks at me and says.

"Do they know about your power?"

"Of course. They are my lovers, and we share our secrets with each other."

"Great! Because I need to tell you something from that big ass Red Dragon."

"Red Dragon?"

Yasaka looks at Zelretch in confusion.

"He said that you guys know him. A big ass dragon in the middle of the void between this world and another."

"Great Red? Are you talking about a dragon that lives in the Dimensional Gap?"

"Right! That is the name. Dimensional Gap. Yes, I am talking about that dragon."

"What do the strongest dragons want from Ryan?"

Zelretch looks at me and says,

"He says that you will be the one who prevents the parasite gods from entering this world. He needs you to be proactive from now on."

Yasaka looks at me and says,

"Ryan?"

I release a sigh and start to tell them about the ExE and the canon story of this world. After a few minutes of explanation and storytelling, I stop and see their reaction. Yasaka and Asia look at me in shock.

After a few seconds of silence, Yasaka looks at and says,

"So, how should we kill this man?"

I shake my head and say.

"I don't want to kill an innocent man. For now, can you send someone who can see if something is wrong with him?"

"I can do that. However, are you sure you want to spare him? He is the key to the war between our world and the other world, you know? Sometimes, you need to take the right road to prevent an apocalypse from happening."

"I know. I know. However, he is the pawn of Rias Gremory, and I don't want you to get into trouble for killing him."

Yasaka smiles at me and says.

"Don't worry, Ryan. You don't need to worry about us. They will not know it is us who killed him."

I release a sigh and look at Asia.

"What about you, Asia? Should we kill him now?"

"I-I still think killing is not good. H-However, I understand t-that we need to take extreme action. If you two think it is the right choice, I shall pray for his soul to find salvation in the afterlife."

I can see Asia does not want me to kill Issei, but she also knows that from my world, there will be an apocalypse-level threat that is even more dangerous than the Trihexa that killed Yahweh. Why is it more dangerous? There are a lot of them, and according to the novel, they are even more powerful than Trihexa as the Apocalyptic Beast has power on par with Great Red, but one of the ExE gods kills him alone.

If the Trihexa is an apocalyptic threat, the ExE gods are an apocalyptic threat times ten or something along that line.

Yeah. I understand the reason why she eventually agreed with our plan.

"Very well."

I look at Yasaka and say.

"I will leave this to you, Yasaka. I don't think I can kill him without alerting Ddraig because of my soul and nature."

Yasaka nods her head and says.

"That is a fair concern. Very well. I shall send a group of hunters to take care of him."

"Make sure to kill him quickly and painlessly. That is the least thing we can do for him to ensure he cannot enter the Juggernaut Drive. If he enters that state… We have an angry dragon in our hands."

"You are right. I will make sure they are careful."

I nod and look at Zelretch before saying.

"Is there anything the Great Red says other than make sure the ExE Gods cannot enter this world?"

"Nope! However, he wants you to keep getting stronger. That includes getting the cards ready."

"Cards?"

Asia looks at the two of us, and I smile at her. I look at Yasaka and say,

"Can you create a barrier around us? I don't want magic from this place to leak outside."

Yasaka nods, creating a barrier around us, and Zelretch does the same. With the barrier around us, I take out the class card and say.

"Install"

A second later, my body shines, and now I am wearing white armor. A two-handed sword appears in my hand. It is a beautiful sword with a silver and blue blade and a blue handle. The sword releases a golden mist that is warm and comforting.

"R-Ryan?"

"Yes?"

"Is that really you? You feel different."

"Huh? How?"

"You now feel like the sun. You have the feeling of the sun, but now you feel like the sun itself."

I nod and say.

"This is because of the Excalibur Galatine."

I give her the sword, and she examines it carefully.

"This card lets me use the power of a hero. At the moment, I am–"

"Gawain"

"Yup. I am now using his upgraded body and power."

"Upgraded?"

"Yes. My body is even more powerful than before, and during the three hours between 9 AM and midday and the three hours between 3 PM and sunset, my power increases threefold."

Yasaka looks at me in surprise at that news.

"That is not the power of Gawain. He is an excellent knight and fighter, but he is not as powerful as you, even without this card. He also never once has the ability to increase his power at a certain time of the day."

"Yes. It is the hero from Zelretch's world and something that can be used as a trump card. I will make one for you two."

"Eh?"

Yasaka and Asia look at me in shock.

"What? You are my loved ones. Of course, I will make you guys stronger."

I get up and continue.

"Now! To make this work, I need something that is connected to the Sun, Earth, and Moon."