The young man in an ancient Chinese armor appeared from a teleportation magic circle and moved in between Issei and Vali, "Vali! I'm here to get you!"
Vali stopped chanting his Juggernaut Overdrive and looked towards the young man, "Bikou? But why?"
"We're smacked-dab in the middle of a fight with the Earth Gods. You gotta come and help." Bikou replied and looked around, "So Katerea failed here? That means your job is done too."
Vali is still unsatisfied but he knew the importance of their fight with the Earth Gods, "Haah... Right. Time to go then."
"...Who is that guy?" Issei asked Azazel.
"Descendant of the victorious fight Buddha. You probably know him as that damn infamous monkey from the Journey of the West, Sun Wukong."
"S-Sun Wukong!? The Monkey King is actually real!?"
"Well, He's actually just a monkey spirit who inherited Sun Wukong's power."
Bikou looked at Azazel and snickered, "My ancestor might have achieved Buddhahood but I'm just a free spirit. On that note..." Bikou raised his stick and tapped one end of it on the ground, instantly creating a magic circle below him and Vali.
Issei didn't want to let go of his enemy, "Wait! You won't get away!" But just as he took his step forward, his Scalemail disappeared signifying the end of his Balance Breaker, "W-what...?"
"That's what you get for loosing such explosive power in an instant. This is your limit for now." Azazel spoke behind Issei.
"Our next fight will be even more brutal. So let's both get both stronger before then." After saying such, Vali and Bikou teleported away.
After they disappeared, Issei wobbled but Rias was able to catch him in time, "Issei!"
While his head lying on her bosom, he muttered, "What a relief..."
"Hmm..?"
"Your boobs are untouched... Buchou..."
Seeing his injuries from the fight that was too much for him, Rias only smiled gently on his remarks as she hugs him close, "...Dummy."
"Issei! Buchou!" Asia and the rest of the Gremory Peerage came running in to check on their state.
Azazel left them alone and turned towards the other leaders, "I take it that the rest of the magicians were out of commission?"
"Yep~. We've taken out the rest of the trash~!" Serafall replied while hugging Sona.
Sirzechs also approached them, "So Vali betrayed you?"
Azazel closed his eyes in contemplation, "He's always been after nothing but power. It's my fault that I didn't catch on sooner."
"For now, let's discuss peace terms and counter-strategies against this 'Khaos Brigade.' Michael is worried ever since Azazel told them that Khaos Brigade is people who came from the Three Great Factions, 'If that is true... Then we might have a traitor in our midst. Someone probably found a loophole in the system so they could avoid 'Falling.' I have to smoke them out somehow... But how should I do that?'
"Then you do that first. I'll go make a trip to Valhalla and explain what happens. Pissing off Odin is the last thing we want. I'll take care of Mount Sumeru too." Azazel revealed his plans before turning his attention to Kisuke and Yoruichi, "About the things you want..."
Kisuke raised his hands up and stopped him from continuing, "No need to rush. I know that you're busy after what just happened. We can discuss my terms tomorrow." He then faced everyone, "Since I have nothing else to do here, we would like to take our leave so we wouldn't have to disturb your work. Good night everyone~!" After bidding his farewell, Kisuke and Yoruichi turned around to leave.
"Wait! Ki-tan~!"
"Hmm? What is it, Serafall-sama?"
Serafall approached Kisuke with Sona in tow, "Take Sona-chan with you. You can discuss your terms with her and she can send it to us tonight so that we can process it immediately. By tomorrow morning, there shouldn't be any eyes on you from the Three Factions."
"That would be great~. Is that fine with you, Sona-kaichou?"
Sona fixed her glasses while looking all serious, "Of course."
"That settles it then~!" Serafall gave Sona some final reminders before turning around to do her work.
"Do you want me to come with you, Kaichou?" Tsubaki, who has been listening to them asked Sona.
"No, I'll be fine by myself. You should help out with the restoration of the school as it's going to be some work." Sona then glanced at Yoruichi, "Especially that big hole with an unknown depth."
Yoruichi just shrugged her shoulders when she heard of this.
"Got it, Kaichou." Turning her attention to Kisuke, Tsubaki bowed before continuing, "Please take care of Kaichou, Urahara-san."
Kisuke smiled and responded, "I will."
Sona's serious facade almost broke but she was able to hold onto it, though she could stop herself from blushing.
"Thank you." Tsubaki left them and went to her work.
"Ah... Before I forgot..." Kisuke suddenly remembered something and called his childhood friend "Issei!"
Issei, who has been talking to Michael regarding Xenovia, Asia, and Yuuto, looked at Kisuke in confusion and approached him, "What is it? It better be not something nasty."
"Oh my~. Just what do you think am I?"
Issei chooses not to answer, not because he didn't want to hurt his feelings, but because it'll only be his loss if he did so.
"Well, whatever... Follow me for a minute."
Issei is wondering what he's about to do but instead of asking, he followed him silently.
After separating from everyone, Kisuke put up a silencing barrier and an illusion barrier around them to prevent eavesdropping. After checking that everything is working correctly, he faced Issei, "Issei... Are you satisfied with what happened?"
Although Kisuke worded it vaguely, Issei instantly understood that he's referring to his battle with Vali. Clenching his fist, Issei answered, "...No. Far from it... If not for Azazel and everyone present, I might have really lost my parents."
Kisuke knew the frustration he had when he was threatened by Vali and knew that his real motivation when Vali used 'Half Dimension' is Kuoh Town might get destroyed and hurt his parents. So he asked, "Why do you think you're weak?"
"...It's because prior to this, I'm just a normal human... Just like what that bastard said."
"Do you want to get stronger?"
"...Are you trying to say that I should leave my humanity behind?... Well, that's fine too. How?"
"You just have to follow what's written on this notebook~." Kisuke took out a notebook with a pale green cover. Written on it is 'Issei's Suicidal Training Method' along with a skull and bone mark.
Issei shuddered and his mouth twitches when he saw the cover. Nevertheless, the frustration he felt back then will still compel him to do whatever written in the notebook, "And? What's the catch?" As his childhood friend, he knew Kisuke wouldn't just give away things just for the heck of it.
"Nothing much." Kisuke smiling face disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression that Issei rarely sees, "If by any chance that I wouldn't be around... I'll leave the safety of some people to you... That's all."
"...I see..." Issei could tell that Kisuke is warning him about something and took it to his heart, "I understand. But let me tell you this first. Even without this, if it's within my capabilities, I'll also protect those who are important to you."
Kisuke's smiling face returned, "One more thing. Ddraig-san, you around?"
"You do know that I'm always around Issei, right?" Ddraig answered when he was called.
Kisuke didn't say anything further and took out a black pill oozing out with black smoke from his inventory.
Seeing this, Ddraig immediately reacted, "Ophis' power! How did you get hold of that!? And what's this? Something else is mixed in here..."
The black pill's true identity is the black snake that consumed Medusa's corrupted Divinity, "I want you to absorb this."
"Are you insane!? Absorbing the white bastard's power almost put him to death! And now you're asking him to absorb something even more volatile!?"
Issei stared at the black pill before reaching out for it. Witnessing his actions, Ddraig sighed in resignation, "Are you sure about this, partner? Even with your stupidly strong will, you won't be able to contain this thing! And the primary reason is that your body is not capable of taking something like this!"
Issei still ignored Ddraig, "Do I just fuse with it?"
"Yep~. And after you wake up, start practicing what's written in the notebook. Hey Ddraig-san, take this notebook within the Boosted Gear. Remember that it's only for Issei's eyes."
"...I'm not a storage device."
"You still haven't discovered this notebook's gimmick?"
Ddraig took a closer look at the notebook, "What wrong wi--!? Wait! Is this soul matter!? How!?"
"Stop with the questions. Just take it!"
"Guhh..." The poor legendary dragon of the past couldn't understand what's common sense anymore. Without much choice, Ddraig took the soul matter inside of the Boosted Gear for storage.
Issei fused with the black pill and he felt pain so extreme that absorbing Vali's powers seems to just an ant bite. What's worse is that he couldn't shut down his consciousness and be hit by all the pain it brought.
Kisuke used his own powers to assist him for a bit and mask Ophis' power from Issei. After that, he took down the barrier he put up.
Issei's shouts of pain and his writhing on the ground immediately caught everyone's attention.
"Issei!!!" Rias immediately ran towards him and noticed that his screams are getting worse as time passes by. Black veins also started to appear all over his body, painting creepy lines on Issei.
"You bastard! What did you do!?" With where lover on the verge of death, Rias glared and accused Kisuke.
Everyone also approached the commotion and Kisuke immediately got glares from three of the four leaders plus the maid. If he isn't able to explain or revert Issei back to normal, they will force him to do so.
Kisuke ignored their pressure and just spoke, "Ddraig-san, I'll leave Issei to you."
"You crazy bastard... You're worse than a Devil offering something like that to Issei." Ddraig replied and he made sure that he's heard by everyone and it shocks all of them as this is the first time for most of them to hear the voice of the actual Red Dragon Emperor.
"Really now, you overestimate me. I just gave him something suitable and it's up to him whether he could take it... Shouldn't you have stopped him before accepting it?"
"..." Ddraig stayed silent for a while before sighing, "Haah... Whatever... This is his choice and it might prove interesting where this will take him... Thank you." Ddraig chooses to express his gratitude to Kisuke for opening a new path for Issei.
"You're welcome~. But it's still up to him if he could stay alive. Make sure to watch over his life closely." Kisuke then turned around and walked back to Sona and Yoruichi, still ignoring the dumbfounded expression everyone is making, "Let's go home~!"
Yoruichi yawned and nodded. She then transformed back to her cat form and jumped in Kisuke's arms to take some rest. Sona is also dumbfounded at what just happened, but understanding that Issei choose this himself from their conversation, she immediately recovered and followed the leading duo. She's the first one to recover since she's already used to all the surprising things that Kisuke always pulls out from who knows where.
The rest only recovered when the trio left their sights and they choose to attend to the still screaming Issei.
Serafall, Irina, Akeno, and Tsubaki continued to look at the direction they disappeared with differing thoughts and plans for the future.
Little they did know, it'll be the last time they would be seeing the three of them for a long... long while, effectively changing their lives.
This one is pretty long~ Enjoy~
"So that would be everything?" Sona asked as she arranges her notes regarding Kisuke's terms.
"Yep~. I wouldn't want to strain my relationship with the Alliance by asking too much." Kisuke replied as he sips his tea.
"Understood." Sona took away her notes and stood up from the couch, "I will be passing this to Onee-sama now since she's probably the one who would do her best to establish a good relationship with you two."
"That would be wonderful. Thank you for your hard work."
"If you're thankful, treat me to some dinner some other time." Sona chuckled and turned around.
"It would be an honor to treat a beauty to a dinner~." Kisuke also stood up and accompanied her to the door.
Strangely enough, Sona isn't feeling embarrassed right now and only smiled at him, "I hold onto that... Well then, Good night~."
"Yep~. Good night."
Sona is tempted to ask for a goodbye kiss, but her courage is still not enough for that, so she started walking away without looking back.
Seeing her slowly went away, Yoruichi jumped out from the house and landed on Kisuke's shoulder, "No goodbye kiss?"
"Spare me with that. It'll be awkward." Kisuke then turned around to re-enter the house.
"You coward."
"Yep, yep~. I'm a coward, so let's go back to the training ground. I still have a lot of things to do." Kisuke reached the living room and saw Medusa cleaning up the center table, "You're still up?"
"I can't sleep with you still working."
"If you keep that up, you'll end up not sleeping for a few weeks."
"I'm fine with that. I don't need much sleep either."
"Well... If you're happy with that." Kisuke could only scratch his head. Even though he wanted a maid, he's still not used to someone taking care of every little thing for him.
But just as he and Yoruichi about to transfer to the training ground, both of them shuddered, "Ana! Go to the training ground first and wait for our return!" Kisuke hurriedly shouted before using Flash Step to leave the house.
Medusa was dumbfounded at the sudden order as she could feel Kisuke's genuine panic, but she immediately followed his instructions and teleported to the training ground without finishing her work.
A hundred meters away the house, Kisuke and Yoruichi arrived at a certain spot and caught a glimpse of a magic circle before it disappeared.
Kisuke, however, was able to memorize it and immediately started calculating its destination coordinates, "Yoruichi... Call mom. Tell her that a Non-Aggression Alliance was successfully established between the Three Great Factions. After that, tell her to bring Cleria and her family with her back to the Belial Clan in the Underworld... If they ask why, tell them just in case something happens to us."
"...Got it." Yoruichi transformed back to her human form and took out a token that would only be used to contact Sakura in case of an emergency.
Five minutes into unstop calculation, Kisuke finally figured out the teleportation magic's destination and his brow furrowed further, "...Yoruichi, stay here."
"No." Yoruichi glared at him.
"Chances are, this is just a big trap, but I have no choice but to dive in and save Sona. The problem is, I don't have any idea what will happen once I entered and all I know is that Grim Reapers are the one who took her away and they brought her to a small realm somewhere around the Dimensional Gap."
"All the more reason for you to take me! We would have more options for working together!"
"But..."
"No buts!" Yoruichi knocked his head, "I'm happy that you're protective of me but remember, I've always been beside you when there is a big battle and I don't want that to change!"
Kisuke sighed, "Fine... Are you ready?"
"Anytime."
"Good." Kisuke then devised his own magic circle that has the same destination point as the one he calculated earlier and a few seconds later, both of them disappeared.
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Inside of a large stone dome, a gigantic and complicated magic circle, glowing in dim red light, is etched on the floor. In the middle of it is a stone altar and lying on it is the unconscious Sona.
Blood continuously flows out of her to the magic circle below, powering it, due to the slits on the main arteries of her limbs. Even with her strong Devil physique, it wouldn't take 15 minutes before she dies from blood loss.
Around the magic circle are black-robed Grim Reapers chanting and controlling the sacrificial spell in this large dome.
"Who's that?" Ask the beautiful young woman with the cute face of a child that has long black hair and with pointy ears to the Grim Reaper beside her. She wears a cute frilly dress that has a corset jumper skirt. Her body is also giving out a tremendous dark aura.
"Nyx-sama, she's the heir to the House of Sitri, a Prince Rank in the Underworld." Answered the Grim Reaper in dark robes decorated with ornaments and what was described as a 'clown mask' on his face.
"Heh..." Nyx let out a slightly impressed voice, "Are you not afraid of others finding out what you plan to do now that you targeted someone from a prominent house?"
"Not at all, Nyx-sama. We have already arranged our scapegoat."
"How much of the seal can be removed after her draining all of her blood?"
"Since she's from a prominent house, a pureblood Devil, and the little sister of the current Devil King, 7% of the seal should be relieved."
"That much? Wow... I guess you can really complete this plan... By the way, I came here to deal with a human, but will he really come here? This is a pretty secretive place after all."
"He will come. Hades-sama already arranges everything and he's surely come."
"But what's taking him so long..." Nyx then saw a magic circle appearing below them, and with it, a man with pale blond hair wearing a bucket hat and traditional Japanese clothing and a woman with purple hair and dark skin appeared, "Looks like they're here."
Without any hesitation, Nyx sent a wave of black energy towards Kisuke and Yoruichi.
Kisuke and Yoruichi got out of the way and the black wave of energy heat the floor, but it didn't damage it.
When both of them saw this, they didn't think that the black energy is weak at all, on the contrary, it's very strong and should be enough to destroy most of the Kuoh Town. What's strange is the durability of the place.
Kisuke and Yoruichi immediately scanned everything in the room and ascertain Sona's condition. When they finally confirmed it with their eyes, Kisuke and Yoruichi instantly raged, but that didn't let it cloud their judgment.
'What's this ritual? And this room... it's strangely durable. Whatever... The first priority is to secure Sona and get out of this place. Dealing with all of these can come later.' Kisuke and Yoruichi looked at each other and nodded.
"Shunko!" Yoruichi disappeared from her spot and started massacring every Grim Reaper working on the ritual. She could have gone straight to Sona and pull her out, but she doesn't know the inner workings of the ritual and she might just do Sona more harm so she left it on Kisuke who is capable of analyzing the situation better.
I heard you like things escalating quick, here you go~.
Enjoy~.