Another week has come by and it became seemingly more peaceful as everything went on without anything unexpected happening, [They're moving. And they first got Issei-kun.]
The transmission from Benihime just as Kisuke was about to finish his work inside the seal and automate the testing phase, "They got Issei? How?"
[They were ambushed in Lucifaad... Wait, shouldn't you already know about this? Koneko, Kuroka, Akeno, and Irina are with them.]
"Is that so? Well, I trust them and they can do what they need to do. But you have information that is not available to them, right?"
[Right... But before I go into that, let me continue my story. Their group was ambushed by a clone of Ddraig. This clone is stronger than a Dragon King and copies the original's battle style. However, it has no will so it's worse than a beast and can't copy the original's unique abilities. In other words, it's just a mass of power in the shape of a Dragon.]
"Interesting... I wonder who made it?" Since Kisuke already has the list of the members in the Hell Alliance, he already had an idea of who it was but didn't have any evidence to back his claim.
[Though it isn't really the first time of their sighting as they were also seen wreaking havoc randomly in England with Albion's counterpart.]
"It's probably Hell Alliance's way of decreasing DxD's influence and morale."
[Or probably their way of diverting attention while they are preparing.] Benihime added while taking care of her nails, [In any case, the center of the story is another individual that attacks Issei-kun with a Sacred Gear of spiritual nature. According to their primary analysis, it was the Alphecca Tyrant, a Sacred Gear that's on the government's S-class watchlist due to its capability to brainwash Humans.]
"Ah, I've heard about it. It's one of the holy relics if I recall it correctly."
[Yes. There was also the suspicion that it finally evolved into a Longinus like the other holy relics and that was finally proven true after this incident.]
"Oh? What happened to Issei?"
[...] Benihime instead became silent.
"...What? He's not dead, is he?"
['Death' is not a problem for you as long as his soul is intact... It's much worse...]
"Then don't leave me hanging!"
Benihime took a deep breath before finally saying it, [...His horniness is gone.]
"...Uhmmm... The what?" Kisuke froze for a moment and couldn't believe what he just heard.
Benihime also shuddered when she heard about this, [The brat's horniness was gone. Right now, he's acting like the most innocent kid in the world and is striving to discard his name 'Oppai Dragon'.]
It was Kisuke's turn to become silent before speaking a minute later, "...That's one terrifying Sacred Gear."
[I know, right? Do you think I'd be affected if I were to be hit by that?]
"And you suddenly became the kindest woman out there? Please spare me from that horrifying thought. And since it has been some time since that happened and there's still no new report, I'd guess that they still haven't reversed the effect?"
[No. It's under a complex Security Magic that's probably prepared just for that brat and to this hour, they are still trying to decode it. But even if they could successfully reach the spell, I doubt they'd be able to easily reverse the brainwashing since the victim itself didn't want any of it since he thinks he's normal and fine.]
"...Benihime... Don't you dare get hit by that even as a joke."
[I could say the same to you. I'll be the first one who'll kill you.]
Kisuke sighed before continuing, "Setting that aside, it's probably a bait, isn't it?"
[You are correct. The owner of this Sacred Gear, Meredith Ordinton, recently resurfaced in London and now that she suddenly attacked DxD, it's no brainer that they'll go there in an attempt to apprehend her and reverse the effect of the Alphecca Tyrant. On the underside of London is Hell Alliance's mirror Dimension of the city and they're planning to pull the DxD into their territory to take them all out at once... And also probably trap them too.]
"Apollo already made his move?"
[Not him directly but his goons moved the Tartarus in Mongolia. If not for the bug that you planted on Apollo disguised as a disgusting prank, we'd probably be caught off guard.]
"Well, that's the whole point of that attack." By cleaving Mount Olympus in half and almost killing a God, Kisuke was able to plant a bug aimed at Apollo. Thanks to that, Kisuke was able to properly monitor his movements and find out what they had on hand early.
[So when are you coming out?]
"They probably already knew that I'm here so I won't be coming out until the day of their attack. It'd be convenient if there were to think that I won't be participating."
[Well, up to you. I'll just go back home and chill since I've done my part.]
"You won't meet the girls?"
[Too much trouble. Maybe later.]
"If you get bored, go join Claire and the others in their conquest."
[...Are you indirectly telling me that I should wear that embarrassing outfit?]
"So you're indeed watching..." Kisuke had already noticed that Benihime was secretly watching Claire's activity through her necklace, but wasn't sure of it until now because Benihime would always leave her tracks hidden, 'She's having too much fun with espionage.'
[Why wouldn't I watch something so amusing? The supposedly great invaders that you're preparing for are being destroyed by the little girls who don't know anything.]
Kisuke had already guessed that the stronger Evies were on Earth and monitoring the situation but even then, he was surprised at how the 'Crimson Order of Magical Girls Society' are running around, wreaking havoc for a few minutes before retreating, only to return again a few hours later in a different part of the ship and restart the game of chase.
Even though Kisuke and Benihime couldn't read the Evies' expressions, they could tell that they were very distressed in this situation as they had already tried everything and even stopped pulling their punches to get the girls. They also already left the inner Solar System and went past the asteroid belt, but Ophis and Lilith kept marking the ship and even the space they were last in.
Since Ophis was the best at navigating the 'void' the escaping mothership was always on her radar and had no way of escaping.
Normally, the Evies would have already contacted their superiors on Earth to assist them, but thanks to Kisuke's network of self-replicating drones that were already in the billions after mining the asteroid belts for materials, he was able to block the signal they were sending to Earth.
To this moment, the clueless Magical Girls had already destroyed half of the ship and reduced its functionality so severely so that it wouldn't be weird if it were to fail.
[I think it's alright to give them some more work. They're more reliable than most of the people running on the ground.]
"Let me think about it after I figure out how I could avoid the inevitable scolding."
Editors:
28th00: The scolding is terrifying, truly. Running away from Ophis in the ‘Void’? Lol, good luck. She’s the Void Dragon yo. That’s like hiding from a water dragon, underwater. I still find it ironic and funny that the Ultimate Mind Controller is mind controlled. Well, possessed, but same thing really.
While bringing various food from England, Kuroka came back to where Medusa, Riveria, and Aika are, "Heya~ How are you all doing, nyaa~?"
Instead of just a singular tent, there was now a log cabin big enough to house a large family in the middle of the clearing. Thanks to Medusa learning the Kisuke-way, she now also knew how to build simple buildings overnight.
And although there were three people in this place, only Medusa came out to greet Kuroka, "Good morning. How are things going on that side?"
Kuroka stretched her arms up to loosen the tension on her back, "They're chasing down the Alphecca Tyrant user but I think it's a trap to gather everyone there. It shouldn't be long before things explode. Are you going to bring them over?"
Medusa nodded her head, "It's a good opportunity for them. Regardless of the result, I'll take responsibility."
"Don't single-handedly assume responsibility, nyaa~ I'm in this too."
Medusa chuckled and asked, "Oh? You want to get a scolding from him?"
Grinning, Kuroka replied, "Like you, I'm looking forward to it!"
Contrary to Kisuke's wishes of just letting Aika naturally recover, the two of them decided to just throw her at the site of conflict to hasten the process, of course, without saying anything to Kisuke. They came to this conclusion after watching Aika for the last two weeks and they thought that Kisuke was taking the wrong approach here.
Compared to him, who was buried in his work, Kuroka and Medusa could actually see Aika's decision and didn't think that it'd be good for her to stay this way. Not when she kept returning to this place at every opportunity she could get and would even lie about it to her parents.
"Where is she, anyway?" Kuroka asked while looking at the log cabin. Although she could feel Riveria's presence in her room, she couldn't tell where Aika was.
"She returned home yesterday. I think she decided to confront her parents about the course she wants to take.", replied Medusa while looking in the direction of Aika's place.
"Even though she hasn't remembered anything substantial?"
"Isn't this the main reason why we planned to take her there?"
"That's true, nya~" Kuroka chuckled, "What about Riveria? How has her ridiculousness evolved?"
Medusa hesitated for a moment before sighing and answering, "She's now able to imbue the petrification attribute into normal Mana Bullets."
Kuroka was just asking casually and didn't really expect to receive such a ridiculous answer, "S-seriously? She was able to copy your petrification and was even able to apply it into something else?"
Medusa nodded, "It wasn't as strong as mine and she can't really use it directly because she doesn't have my eyes."
"W-what if she could replicate your eyes too?"
"...I don't know if that's even possible." Medusa shook her head, "It wasn't just that. She's also able to replicate your Illusion Youjutsu. And as if that wasn't enough, she's also able to do something similar to Touki."
"Even Youjutsu!? With Demonic Power!? ...And do you mean the Touki Shirone and I use? Not the general one?"
"I don't think she has seen any other Touki users aside from you. On top of that-"
"There's more!?"
Medusa nodded once again, "It seems that she's also capable of replicating some Martial Arts. When we sparred in some close combat practice, I saw that she was slowly adapting my movements. As such, I speculate that her eyes... No... Her Demonic Ability is to see through the world's logic and use it for herself and even modify it to her liking."
The corner of Kuroka's lips twitched, "...What the heck? That's OP."
"It is. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows for her, since it's also accompanied by some pretty heavy restrictions. First is the energy consumption but that isn't really a problem once she expands her capacity or gets a battery as an artificial source.
"Second is that it seems to cause heavy strain on her mind. There was one time she got too excited and instantly lost consciousness while bleeding from her orifices." Medusa sighed yet again while holding her head when recalling that incident, "I panicked that day, you know? I thought of calling Kisuke, but I didn't think he'd be able to respond immediately considering where he is, so I instead called Sakura-san. Thankfully, it was only bad mental fatigue."
"Only? That's pretty bad though? Could have sent her into a coma, nyaa."
Ignoring Kuroka's comment, Medusa continued, "Third is that if she doesn't work hard and study, she won't be able to retain what she's 'learned'. The moment she 'sees' it, it'll only last a day or two in her head. The problem is, once she uses that ability of hers, she'll be able to 'capture' everything that's happening in her field of view, and if she focuses, she'll even be able to use her other senses for 'viewing'."
"Then isn't bringing her along to the upcoming battle be just going to be a detriment to her? If she's unlucky, she'll overload her mind again."
And as an extension to that, Riveria's bane would be large-scale battlefields where everything is happening at the same time. Medusa thought the same so she was now contemplating whether to bring Riveria or not. She's afraid that when she 'sees' thousands of spells being thrown everywhere, her head might actually explode... Literally.
"Shall we consult Kisuke about this, nyaa?"
Medusa looked at her before looking back at Riveria's window. A few moments later, she replied, "Let's make a call."
Half an hour later, Kisuke arrived at their place with a big smile, "So where's our OP Elf?!"
But Kuroka and Medusa couldn't answer his question and were instead staring blankly at his lower body, which wasn't there.
Kisuke, who was standing... or floating, asked them, "What?"
"Did you die?" Kuroka returned a question while pointing at his lower body that could be likened to a traditional pop culture ghost.
Editors:
28th00: Her level reset left her empty with an incredibly large amount of unused potential, and she awakened to her libido and mixed it with her lust for knowledge to gain a Super broken skill. She’s still a super squishy mage though, so the detriments are obvious, at least until she adjusts fully. Kisuke is messing around with his Gigai shenanigans again, isn’t he?
Goyya: Gigais have so much potential. Especially those made out of flesh and blood.