"And I'm Urahara Sakura~!" Sakura's hologram suddenly appeared, "I'm Kisuke's mother~!"
At Sakura's introduction, Hestia and Line became nervous. While Hestia knew why she became nervous, Line didn't have any idea why.
"Nice to meet you too. I'm Hestia and I'm their patron Goddess."
Cleria, Masaomi, and Sakura were shocked at her disproportionate but they were even more surprised when she introduced herself, "The Goddess Hestia?" Sakura muttered.
"Yes?" Hestia, including Artemis, became confused at their response.
"Oh, I'm sorry. There's nothing strange.", Sakura immediately apologized for their weird response and proceeded to explain, "It's just that we also know a Goddess Hestia, not personally, but on the records."
Kisuke became interested and asked, "Records? Why do you know of these records? Even stumbling upon them should be hard."
Sakura let out a short sigh and replied, "It's the days we're still looking for ways to deal with Lilith-chan and looked through all kinds of old records about Ophis-chan in hopes of finding something like a weakness. You see, despite being only a part of her, Lilith-chan is powerful enough to be Rizevim's bodyguard, who's a Super Devil."
Kisuke and Medusa only told Yoruichi, Kuroka, and Serafall about Lilith's appearance and no one else took Claire and Tanis when they mentioned that they made a new friend that looked like Ophis since they thought that they just met a look alike. So upon being mentioned, everyone looked towards Ophis who was supposedly sitting quietly in the corner but those who didn't know about Lilith's existence were astounded at the identical little girl that appeared without their notice.
With shining eyes, Aika approached Lilith and started pinching her cheeks, "Why didn't anyone tell us that Ophis-chan has a twin?"
"You'll hear the full explanation later, Aika-chan, but to further explain my point earlier, Hestia of Mount Olympus is one of the many Gods that perished when they tried subjugating Ophis-chan long ago."
" " "EH!?" " " Hestia, Artemis, and Line simultaneously let out a voice of disbelief.
Meanwhile, Ophis is trying to recall such an event but she kept drawing a blank and kept tilting her head from side to side, "...I have no recollection."
" " "EHH!?" " "
Sakura chuckled and said, "I'd be surprised if you do. After all, that happened even before Humans thrived and Angels and Devils started appearing. So it should have been a few tens of thousands of years ago since then."
" " "EHHH!?" " " The three natives of this world couldn't wrap their heads around Ophis's existence after such revelation and this is especially true for Line who didn't know what to think about anymore.
Out of the three, however, Artemis was the fastest one to calm down and cleared her throat, "...I'm Artemis, also one of their patron Goddesses. Nice to meet you."
After their short conversation, several theories emerged on Artemis's head, and by introducing herself, she'll be able to clear her doubts and questions, not just 'Hestia's' existence, but also hers and Ophis's.
"Really?" Sakura's face brightened, "What a coincidence, really! This time, we personally knew a Goddess named Artemis from Mount Olympus. She's one of the forefront fighters when Trihexa escaped its seal."
Kisuke and Yoruichi narrowed their eyes and their expression became serious when Sakura casually dropped a bomb. Serafall, on the other hand, couldn't keep it to herself, "What!? The Beast of the End escaped!? How!? And how is everyone!?"
Yoruichi put her hand on her shoulder to calm her down, "Take it easy. Since mom mentioned it lightly, the situation should have been resolved, at least to some extent."
Serafall listened and took a deep breath.
She knew that if someone of Ophis and Great Red's level started rampaging, a global effort would be needed to deal with it. But as someone who formerly managed the foreign affairs of the Underworld, Serafall knew how fragile and fractured the relationship between Mythologies and different territories that such a global effort would be extremely hard to realize even with the existence of the Alliance, "You're right... I'm sorry."
Thanks to Serafall's sudden outburst, Artemis already lost her chance to ask more about this 'Artemis' that she knew.
And since it's already about time they move to the main topic, Sakura looked towards Line and urged her, "And you, sweety?"
Line panicked for a bit and hurriedly introduced herself as she bowed forward, "I'm Line Arshe from the Loki Familia! I'm also Kisuke-san's student! It's a pleasure to meet you, mother!" Due to anxiety, she failed to notice how weird the last bit of her sentence was.
Kisuke wanted to ask why Line called his mother 'mother' but she was stopped by Sakura through gestures and asked, "He hasn't taught you anything weird, has he?"
Straightening her back, she answered loudly, "The topics he enlightened me were already beyond my common sense so I have no idea which of them are weird! Please forgive me!"
Sakura laughed at her actions and patted her shoulder, "Don't be nervous. I'm just really worried since I know my son has this really weird habit of just teaching others things that would really appear weird to others, regardless of where he is."
However, deep inside, Sakura was feeling complicated, 'Just how many is he going to snag? But I guess having many grandchildren to spoil is also fun in its own way.'
Although there are still many questions that Hestia and Artemis wanted answers to, Kisuke wanted to get the whole picture of what happened on the other side first so he asked, "Shall we move to the main topic?"
"We'll do that but there are still some people who want to join this meeting. And don't worry. They should be arriving soon. It's really hard for them to open their schedule because of the current state of affairs.", answered Cleria.
It only took a few minutes for the said guests to arrive and it was a pleasant surprise for Serafall and Sona, "We're sorry for being late. We didn't expect that those geezers would still be as stubborn as before even though the situation doesn't look good."
Dylan, along with his wife, Cordelia, entered the room, and as soon as they appeared, Serafall jumped on them, "Mother~! Father~! You're here!"
Cordelia chuckled and caught her daughter. Although she's already old, she can't imagine Serafall acting any other way anymore, "It's good to see you, Serafall." She then looked towards Sona who's happily making her way to them, "And you too, Sona. I see that you're doing alright. I'm glad."
As she walked forward, Sona started tearing up and Serafall went out of her way, "M-mother..."
Her reaction was understandable because no matter how strong she likes to act, she's still a young girl that was abruptly separated from her loving family and almost lost her life from it.
"Mother...", hugging her mother firmly, Sona repeated.
Cordelia also tightly hugged her daughter and whispered, "I'm glad... I'm really glad that you're alright."
Soon, Dylan and Serafall joined them and they created a warm atmosphere that no one disturbed.
Editors:
28th00: It’s already hit apocalypse’o’clock in DxD? Damn. But yeah, Sona would really miss her parents. The way she left was incredibly brutal and unpleasant after all.
"We apologize for such a display.", Dylan straightened his suit and his regal demeanor returned.
"There's nothing for you to apologize for, Dylan-san. It should be us who should be saying sorry for making your daughter go through all of that." Kisuke removed his hat and sat down while offering a seat to the Sitri family.
Since it'd only make the conversation unnecessarily long, Dylan took the seat and changed the topic, "In any case, this is such sophisticated technology. If possible, I'd like you to sell it to me."
The moment he heard about Kisuke's communication device, he wanted to get this technology in his hands as soon as possible because there are so many things it could be used for, especially within his territory, a forefront runner in medical research.
Not every ailment needed or could be solved by Magic and some needed to go through traditional surgery. If the Sitri Household could get this technology, they could expand their influence through remote surgery where teleportation is restricted or inconvenient.
"I have no further use for this so I could just give it to you, but we'll have to talk about that when I return."
"Hmm... That's fair." Dylan nodded at him before looking towards the new faces, "I'm sorry for my late introduction, but I'm Dylan Sitri, the current head of the Sitri Household and this is my wife, Cordelia. I'm delighted to make your acquaintance."
Hestia, Artemis, and Line also introduced themselves again and the Sitri couple was surprised like Sakura, Cleria, and Masaomi. However, this isn't their main point today and they knew they didn't have much time.
With all the introductions out of the way, Cleria, Sakura, and sometimes, Dylan and Masaomi started talking about the big events on their side.
After Kisuke, Irina, Akeno, and Serafall had left, an exclusive meeting happened between the leaders of the Three Great Factions with Diehauser in the middle of it after he revealed that he has been working as a spy for Rizevim and his organization, Qlippoth.
If this were heard by the Elders, Diehauser would instantly be imprisoned, but since he told it to the leaders who don't have the same strict and old-fashioned views, they choose to listen first and decide later.
When Sirzechs, Falbium, and Ajuka heard that it all started with the prohibited 'King' piece and Zekram's attempt to silence Cleria about it, they could only sigh and put their hands on their faces.
Now that he discovered that his revenge was already pointless and would only put Cleria in even more danger, he decided to come out and confess what he knew and Rizevim's plans. But even then, he's not really fully trusted and only knew a few points and a few of those were the research on the Trihexa's seal using Rossweise's thesis, the planned attack on Heaven, and the attempt to replicate Phoenix's Tears which was already a success to some degree.
Of course, the leaders were alarmed by all of this and immediately ordered appropriate measures.
Soon, the foreseen attack on Heaven indeed happened and they were ready for it. However, thanks to some unforeseen specific details, in addition to Lilith and the revived Evil Dragons, Rizevim and his cohort were able to retreat with Sekiryuutei just giving him a single effective blow.
"Hoho? So Issei-kun is now powerful enough to fight a Super Devil?" Kisuke asked with interest.
Dylan nodded, "At some point, yes. However, Rizevim was only considered a Super Devil because of his Sacred Gear Canceller, which is a unique ability that could nullify nearly all Sacred Gear abilities. Issei Hyodou was only able to inflict damage to him using a unique ability of his own. But compared to other Super Devils like Sirzechs and Ajuka, Rizevim is a lot weaker."
At this point, Sakura interjected, "Nevertheless, Issei-kun right now should be as powerful as a God and could even go to the top levels even for a short amount of time if he were to push himself."
Cordelia let out a short sigh and added, "It's technically a war out there so his extreme adaptability to the situation became his strongest point. Furthermore, Lucifer's true heir won't lose to him as the Hakuryuukou."
'Looks like both of them went beyond my expectations~ I would really like to meet them now.', thought Kisuke. Though he could understand why that came to be and that's because they have been fighting literal Gods or those on the same level. What's more surprising was that they were still alive and Kisuke doesn't know if this is all about their ability, fate, or luck, 'Either way, their environment pressured them while we are here peacefully polishing our basics. We really have to step up soon.'
The girls saw Kisuke grin and shuddered. They knew what he's thinking but they weren't really against it after hearing their story. They know they are being left behind and the other side is only going to get more dangerous. While strength and power aren't their ultimate goal, they wanted enough to protect those important to them and not be relegated to the sideline. Without Kisuke's knowledge, everyone's resolve was strengthened.
Setting those thoughts aside, for now, Kisuke asked, "What are these unforeseen details that you've mentioned?"
"They got help from some group. To be exact, Hades and Apollo's group.", answered Sakura.
"Let me guess.", Kisuke interrupted her, "You're able to track it back to them but since there is no evidence you can't do anything meaningful to them?"
Cleria nodded, "That's correct. And we're only able to trace their influence thanks to Athena and Nyx who helped us from the shadows."
Kisuke shrugged his shoulders, "Well, that's understandable. If the Alliance made a move against them with just suspicions, they'll look really bad and they'll only make enemies. Gosh, I hate politics. Good thing I'm a terrorist. I'm really grateful to them right now."
Cleria, Masaomi, Dylan, Cordelia, and Sakura's mouths twitched at the same time. This is the first time they've seen someone being so happy to be branded as a terrorist and doubted if they'll ever meet a second one.
"Hey, I want to be one too! Make sure to bring me whenever you're gonna shit on their heads."
And their expectations were instantly broken by Yoruichi.
Clearing his throat, Dylan continued their story.
Since Diehauser's information was accurate enough, instead of protecting the Agreas Island where the Trihexa was sealed and making Rizevim extremely wary of them, the leaders decided that it would be better if they could lure Rizevim and his forces there to clean them in one fell swoop.
And this was a good idea since they were able to seal most of the Evil Dragons, separate Lilith from Qlippoth, and defeat Rizevim. However, they underestimated Rizevim's determination to release the Trihexa since he sacrificed his own soul as the trigger to break the seal.
After hearing that, Kisuke could only mutter, "That's one crazy asshole if I've ever seen one."
Editors:
28th00: He truly is a “Salt the earth!” kinda devil, ain’t he?
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