Kisuke, Yoruichi, and Serafall watched as the edge of the walls closed up and while they were at it, they could also see Serafall's ice cracking and bulging up even though she was continuously supplying the ice sheet with her Demonic Power, "How are we supposed to fight that thing? From the looks of it, it could be harder to deal with than Trihexa and we're just three people right now."
"As we are now, we don't really have a way to fight that thing head-on." Kisuke replied, "But we've got so much head start that it's actually really easy to deal with it."
Yoruichi looked at him and asked, "But the fact that we're delaying this means we have other problems? Aside from the guy above us, what else?"
"Of course. And that's everyone in this world." Kisuke didn't explain it further and took out two bottles containing 1 liter of a red translucent liquid, "We have three days, please spread this throughout the entire world."
Serafall's state returned to normal and she inspected the bottle before turning her head to Yoruichi who did the same, "Couldn't we have done this earlier?"
"It would have been detected." Kisuke answered and grinned, "Thankfully, that guy above is doing us a great favor by blocking the Deities' senses. There's no better time for it than now~"
"So you never trusted any of them," Yoruichi murmured while keeping the bottle.
"I did give Hestia-sama and Artemis-sama the antidote so they're safe. And it's not like it'll kill most of them since it's pretty easy to nullify it."
"Then what's the point?"
"Just in case, it's rat poison."
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With Riveria's protection, a large barrier was erected covering the entirety of Melen. But despite most of the monsters being eliminated, the atmosphere was a lot heavier compared to the monster's siege from a day ago and all of the Deities present in the vicinity were gathered in one large hall that was hurriedly built to accommodate everyone.
All of the mortals were not allowed to enter the hall but everyone could hear the intense shouting and argument within it and they were worried that it could devolve into a large brawl soon.
Not far from the hall was the Loki Familia quarters and everyone was gathered around the two main characters that had a lot of explaining to do, Ais, who'd returned to her normal human form and Riveria.
Riveria wanted to interview Ais herself but it seems she could escape from the spotlight, "So what do you want to know?"
Gareth immediately stepped out and sat in front and glared at her, "Why did you lie?"
Riveria looked straight into his eyes and instead of anger like he let on, there was only frustration within, "As much as I'd like to tell you the truth, there was the important context that would be missing so the only reasonable number I could give is Level 6 or 7 with a minimal blessing from Loki. You wouldn't have believed me if I said I'm suddenly stronger than all of you despite being a Level 1, would you?"
Everyone looked around to see everyone else's reaction and found that nobody could deny that. But despite her very short and incomplete explanation, the frustration in Gareth's eyes left him and a smile emerged on his face, "That's true. But I guess that would mean I've lost our bet."
Riveria was a bit surprised but immediately thought that this is his normal reaction, "Drinks are on you then." Although they bickered most of the time, Riveria feels much closer to Gareth than Finn. And seeing how he's the most accepting one with her rather bland explanation even if he's the most frustrated one, she couldn't help but smile too.
"Do you mind telling us what this missing context is?" Finn pushed the conversation forward. When he heard that Denatus was not going well despite defeating the last Great Quest and the Corrupted Spirit, he guessed there was something else much worse lurking within the depths of the Dungeon and he needed more information of any kind now to draw out even a bit of conclusion.
"Sadly, even if I explained it, it'd be hard for you to understand. After all, everyone's memories here are sealed."
"...Sealed?"
Riveria nodded but before she could continue, Ais started muttering names, "Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihouin, Serafall Leviathan, Sona Sitri, Medusa, Kuroka Toujou, Shirone Toujo, and Aika Kiryuu."
Riveria turned to her and asked, "The seal was lifted?"
"When I was fighting the Black Dragon. I don't know how it happened but I just suddenly recalled them."
Finn burrowed his brows and murmured, "Kisuke Urahara? You mean that man that came with Riveria?"
But before Riveria could give an answer, an uninvited guest interrupted them, "Did someone call for me~?"
Since everyone was too focused on the conversation, Kisuke who appeared out of nowhere almost gave them a heart attack and some even hurriedly pulled out their weapons.
"Woah~ Chill. I heard my name so I came." Kisuke raised both of his hands in surrender.
Finn looked around and could see from everyone's expression that not one of them was able to tell that he was already behind them, 'If Riveria lied about her abilities, chances are he did too and he's probably on the same level as that mysterious Serafall.'
Riveria knew that it wouldn't end well if Kisuke started taunting them again so she immediately asked, "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the Denatus?"
"I planned to, but I don't really want to be grilled alone. I feel like I'd lose my marbles just talking to those prideful shitheads that can't accept that someone is better than them."
Riveria chuckled at him since she could clearly feel his unenthusiasm, "Are you talking about Hermes?"
Kisuke shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I just hate the know-it-all people who can't accept it when they are wrong. Anyways, you're coming with me."
"Can I refuse?"
"Nope~!"
While Riveria was sighing in defeat, Kisuke's eyes inadvertently landed on Ais, who in turn was also staring at him intently, "I'm glad to see that you're doing well, Wallenstein-san."
Ais was startled that she was unexpectedly addressed. She thought for sure that he was going to ignore her, "It's thanks to you. Thank you."
"I only gave you a choice. It was up to you where your feet would take you. As long as you don't regret it, I could say that I fulfilled my promise to... well, could you call her your mother?"
Without hesitation, Ais answered, "She was my mother."
"I see. That's great then." Kisuke then grabbed the hand of the grumbling Riveria and was about to leave when he suddenly recalled something and turned back, "Ah, Line-san. Get ready. You'll be our backup."
"Y-yes!"
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Editors:
28th00: I wonder if Riveria realizes how that looked in front of her familia? She’s casually holding hands, with a smile on her face, with a man. Her, not just an elf, but a Royal High Elf. How lewd~!
When Kisuke called Line out, Riveria hurriedly turned her head back to look for her and found her at the very back of everyone, 'I-I forgot about her!'
The restriction within her eyes eased up and she looked closely at Line, only to discover that she wasn't Human anymore with the presence of Demonic Power and a pair of Pawn Evil Pieces, "Since when?"
Line knew that her question was directed at her and answered, "F-Five years ago."
Kisuke, however, continued dragging Riveria while saying, "You'll be in charge of her protection later so you can ask your questions then."
As the wind blew, both of them disappeared from everyone's sight. A few seconds later, Finn and Gareth recovered and hurriedly turned to Line but she too, had disappeared. She escaped knowing that she'd be interrogated next, "...What the heck is wrong with these people?" Gareth inadvertently asked.
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"Are you alright with not lifting the seal on your children?" Freya asked Loki who was sitting beside her.
Loki lifted her legs and placed them on the table in front of her while leaning back on her arms, "It's fine. It looks like it'll be better for them to figure things out on their own. And who knows? Maybe another one or two of them can break it on their own? He or she would be another irregular and that would be great."
Freya touched her chin and thought about it, "Maybe I should have opted for that too... In any case, the children won't have to do anything else aside from survive from here on out."
"Oh? You're thinking of the same thing? Then we might as well cooperate." Loki chuckled, "How about we escape this place and just hide somewhere until this is all over?"
Another one beside Freya also joined in, "Count me in. I don't really care what happens to me but I can't let my children be exposed to this unreasonable danger."
Freya turned her head to Hephaestus and asked, "You think they'll allow you? They are at least hoping to call down their Divine Weapons and you're one of the Deities who has the highest chance of making that happen."
Hephaestus sneered, "Divine Weapons? With their current bodies? Might as well just send them back up myself. Less effort and trouble." She then looked at the faintly glowing talisman in Freya's hand, "On a side note, that's a really convenient item. Give me one of those."
Right now, Hephaestus, Freya, and Loki are in the middle of all the Deities that are attending the emergency Denatus and being interrogated due to their close relationship with Kisuke's group, who had stopped the entity from surfacing. Sadly, even with their 'close' relationship, they don't really know much and they were sure that no one would listen to them anyways.
Without much choice, Freya whipped out the talisman that she received from Yoruichi some time ago to erect a physical barrier that also blocked the sound. So no matter how much the impatient Deities banged on and shouted at the invisible wall, the three of them could hear nothing, granting them some peace, "Couldn't you just use your charm to make them go away? Although it was funny at first, their angry faces are now annoying me."
Freya shrugged her shoulders, "As much as I want to, I can't. They're too emotional to be affected by the limited charm I have. By the way, where are the chief Gods? Shouldn't they be calming this crowd?"
"They're in a separate room and haven't come out ever since issuing a command to gather all the Deities they could." Loki answered while yawning, "They probably have a better idea of what's happening and are thinking of some countermeasures."
"The real question is if what they are cooking up coincides with what Hestia and Artemis' children are cooking up. It'd be a real mess if both sides want different things. And it doesn't really help that the two of them really don't want to attend this gathering." Hephaestus added.
At her words, Loki shuddered, "Why the heck would they attend this wolf-filled meeting? Even bones wouldn't be left behind. If that were to transpire, we'd have to worry about Kisuke killing all of us before that thing in the Dungeon could swallow the whole world."
"Oh~ and speak of the devil." Freya suddenly muttered while looking at the entrance to the hall.
Hephaestus and Loki also looked over and despite the barrier covering them, they still heard his annoyingly casual greeting, "Good day to the Deities of the Upper World. It looks like you're all having fun~! Care for me and my companion to join?"
A moment of silence descended on the already chaotic scene and Kisuke's appearance added fuel to the keg full of gunpowder. Freya looked at the talisman in her hand and deactivated it, 'This won't be needed.'
A few seconds later, the previous liveliness returned and more with some of the Deities jumping out of their seats and rushing toward the newcomers.
But before they could approach a dreadful aura suddenly stopped them in their tracks and made them freeze in fear that most of them haven't even felt before.
Their eyes that were stuck on Kisuke were stolen by the Elf releasing the aura of the True Longinus, whose true purpose is slaying Gods. Although Riveria could only copy the aura that it releases and not its actual ability, she thought it wasn't that big of a deal and only that it could be convenient to have something that could catch a being with Divinity off guard, even if only for a few seconds.
While that's true in the other world, that didn't translate very well in this world where Longinus-class weapons simply don't exist. Although Divine Weapons exist in the hands of each Deity, there's simply nothing like a weapon that directly spits on their Divinity and instantly vaporizes weaker Gods.
And Kisuke, who was well aware of this, 'forgot' to mention this important bit to Riveria, 'Such amusing expressions~! I should have made some rubber duckies that explode with this kind of aura to randomly toss at the annoying Gods.'
The Deities started backing away from the duo and even Loki, Hephaestus, and Freya who were watching from afar were clenching their fists tightly from nervousness, to the point that their nails had already started digging into their palms, making them bleed.
"That's a terrifying aura you're exuding, young lady." From the inner room, three old men emerged and Zeus with a difficult expression continued, "Let's talk this out instead of threatening each other."
Editors:
28th00: CHAOS~! Riveria being casually and innocently terrifying is hilarious. OP Elf is good Civilization.
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