Multiverse Anime 56-60

Title: Something Strange

*👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!*

Rias, who was watching from the side, unconsciously clapped slowly, praising without hesitation, “Excellent. In just half a month, you six were able to kill a mid-class Devil.”

Although Kaguya and the others had many cheating elements.

For example, Asuna used the Boosted Gear to enhance their power first, and performed power accumulation for magic. However, don’t forget, a month ago these six girls were just ordinary humans, without any abilities whatsoever. Being able to grow this far in just half a month was already extraordinary.

This was inseparable from their own potential and hard work.

“Rias, has our current strength reached the low-class Devil you mentioned?” Asuna stored the Boosted Gear and asked.

The others also looked at Rias full of hope. After all, in everyone’s eyes, only with low-class Devil strength had one truly stepped into that very mysterious supernatural realm. The standard for being listed on the Transcendent List was low-class Devil. At the same time, they could also chase after Hikaru’s true footsteps.

Rias hesitated a moment, shook her head slightly, and said wisely, “With the buff from Asuna’s Boosted Gear, you indeed all have low-class Devil strength. However, if setting that aside and only looking at your own strength, I can only tell you with great regret, there’s still distance from low-class Devil.”

“...I see.”

Kaguya was slightly disappointed.

She originally thought that after they could defeat a mid-class Devil, at least they already had low-class Devil strength...

Rias seemed to see what Kaguya was thinking.

“You must never regard these Stray Devils as true opponents and enemies.”

“What do you mean?”

Asuna, Shirayuki Hime, Kuroyukihime... and the others were somewhat confused. The next second, they looked at the Stray Devil on the ground that they had just killed and was still flowing fresh red blood.

What did she mean by don’t regard it as a true opponent and enemy?

Rias waved her hand, and dark red Destruction Magic spurted out, destroying the fishy-smelling and bloody Stray Devil corpse, as if shattering it.

“Do you feel that I, who possess Destruction Magic, would be at the same level as this Stray Devil’s combat power?”

Kaguya and the others shook their heads.

They had learned about the power of Destruction Magic lately. It originated from the unique magic of the Gremory clan which was the head of the seventy-two Pillar Devil Gods of the Underworld. Reportedly, Rias’s mother came from the Gremory clan, and she and her older brother, Devil King Lucifer, were fortunate to inherit this powerful magic.

Moreover, Kaguya and the others were also very clever, and more or less understood what Rias meant.

“Although there are strong people among Stray Devils, like Toujou Kuroka, twenty-third place on the Eternal Beauty List and fifteenth place on the Transcendent List, she is a Stray Devil, and she is a very powerful existence. She not only killed her own master with her own hands, but also killed many pursuers from the Underworld.”

“However, Stray Devils like Kuroka are very rare among all Stray Devils. Most Stray Devils are weaker than pure-blooded Devils, Angels... or the like, in combat power at the same level.”

“So...”

After Rias’s explanation, Kaguya and the others fully understood the awkward position of these Stray Devils. With Rias’s Destruction Magic, perhaps at the low-class Devil level, she was already sufficient to kill a Stray Devil with mid-class Devil strength like this.

This was all the difference between individuals and races.

In Rias’s eyes, she clearly placed them at the same height and level as god and devil races.

“Today’s experience and mission ends here.”

After Rias announced the end, when she had just been about to activate the teleportation magic circle to return to the Shinomiya residence, suddenly, her movement stopped. Her jade-green eyes full of high vigilance looked toward the depths of the forest...

“Rias, what’s wrong?”

Asuna noticed Rias’s strangeness, hurriedly asked.

Rias hesitated a moment, furrowed her brow, extended her jade finger and pointed toward the depths of the forest, saying, “Over there, I sensed the bloodthirsty and chaotic aura of Stray Devils that suddenly appeared... But, now it seems to be continuously disappearing?”

“Disappearing? Could it be there are people here like us annihilating Stray Devils, and more than one?” Kaguya said.

“It should be so. After all, this is Tokyo, the gathering place of most human supernatural forces like the Onmyō Agency, Onmyō Academy, Exorcists Group... It’s not strange if there are people exorcising and annihilating Stray Devils.”

Rias didn’t know why, but she still felt something slightly strange in her heart.

She smelled a slight aura similar to the Underworld in the air, but different from the Underworld, familiar yet foreign.

“How about we go see.”

Kuroyukihime, with a bit of curiosity, looked toward the depths of the forest. She had never seen others who possessed supernatural power fighting. Meanwhile, Kaguya and the others clearly didn’t want to return this quickly. The Stray Devil earlier had just made them warm up.

In the end, Rias still nodded.

“Go and look. If you find something wrong, immediately destroy this.”

Rias handed a crystal to Kaguya. Inside was a flash-type teleportation magic circle installed by Ajuka. If they were in danger, it could make them escape immediately.

After that, Rias walked toward the depths of the forest with her whole body alert.

Kaguya and the others also followed behind.

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Title: A Strange Yet Familiar Girl

Gloomy and desolate, accompanied by the thick fishy smell of blood that was nauseating, continuously filled the surroundings.

This made Kaguya, Shirayuki Hime, Asuna... even Rias, who was a pure-blooded Devil, furrow their brows.

It wasn’t just because of the fishy smell of blood that was hard to tolerate, but more because of the aura similar to the Underworld within it, which was thicker and purer. As they approached, the level of concentration of the aura became stronger.

A feeling of unclear premonition also continuously sounded alarms in their hearts.

“Everyone, please be very careful.”

Rias very seriously warned Kaguya and the others.

She could now be one hundred percent certain that this anomaly in the depths of this forest was clearly not the work of Onmyōji, Exorcists... among humans.

“Rias, look!”

Asuna’s footsteps stopped, and she pointed ahead with a shocked expression.

Following the direction Asuna pointed, what caught Kaguya and the others’ attention was a corpse, a Stray Devil corpse, with a human head and snake body, and four arms growing from its belly, a very ugly existence. The upper and lower parts of its body seemed to have been cut exactly in two from the belly by a very sharp weapon like a scythe.

“Judging from its appearance, it shouldn’t have died long ago.”

Rias bent down and looked at the Stray Devil corpse on the ground. Apart from the fatal wound on its belly, no other wounds were found on its body, not even wounds from a fight.

It was very clear that this Stray Devil that possessed high-class Devil strength was killed in one strike, and the enemy it faced didn’t give it any chance to resist at all. It was killed very quickly and cleanly.

What caught Rias’s attention most was the familiar aura similar to the Underworld that still clung to the Stray Devil’s fatal wound.

“Being able to annihilate a Stray Devil that possesses high-class Devil strength so easily, the other party at least has ultimate-class Devil strength.”

At this moment, Rias was somewhat hesitant whether to continue. After all, she alone would be fine, but now there were Kaguya and the others beside her. If she suddenly brought them into an unknown dangerous situation, that was negligence as a ‘teacher’.

Seeing the hesitation on Rias’s face, Kaguya, who was skilled at reading expressions, immediately understood the worry in her heart, and said frankly, “Rias, since we’ve already walked this far, of course it’s impossible to give up halfway.”

“Sooner or later we must step into that mysterious supernatural realm. It’s impossible for us to just retreat because of certain dangers.”

Seeing Kaguya and the others’ such determined attitude, Rias said nothing more. After all, she still had several trump cards to escape in her hands.

“Well then, let’s continue.”

A few moments later.

As Rias led Kaguya, Asuna, Shirayuki Hime... and the others to continue deeper into the forest, the scene presented before them became increasingly shocking and terrifying.

Corpses.

Stray Devil corpses lying everywhere.

In this distance of less than one hundred to two hundred meters, they had already seen no less than twenty Stray Devil corpses. What made Rias more vigilant was, these twenty Stray Devils, when still alive, were all high-class Devils, and there were even three that faintly still had the aura of ultimate-class Devils remaining.

Moreover, whether high-class Devil or ultimate-class Devil corpses had one thing in common, namely they were still killed in one strike, all cut in two by a weapon similar to a scythe.

“Who exactly gathered so many Stray Devils, this is truly like a bloody massacre!” Rias muttered in disbelief.

The bloodthirsty and chaotic nature of Stray Devils, plus being continuously hunted by the Underworld, naturally caused them not to live in groups or cooperate. Twenty Stray Devils gathered, clearly someone deliberately did it.

As Rias and Kaguya and the others were shocked by the scene before them.

*BANG!* *BANG!* *BANG!*

*PU-CHI!* *PU-CHI!* *PU-CHI!*

Sounds of continuous fighting came from not far away covered by trees, accompanied by a series of heart-piercing pleas and screams.

“No, forgive me.”

“...Devil, you’re truly a Devil...”

“Damn, run quickly.”

“This is a trap deliberately set by this monster...”

“...”

However, these screams and pleas only lasted for a few minutes and slowly stopped. Rias and the others understood, it wasn’t because the slaughterer showed mercy and let those Stray Devils live, but the Stray Devils had been completely annihilated this time.

*TING-TING-TING!*

A clear bell sound came from the depths of the forest, its sound like the final echo resonating from the turbid world from afar. As the bell sound drew closer, everyone, including Rias, tensed up, the vigilance in their hearts rising to its limit.

A beautiful girl in kimono uniform, holding a Death God’s scythe, with a blue butterfly flying beside her, appeared before Rias and the others.

Her expression was very cold, as if without any emotion whatsoever. The black Death God’s scythe in her hand was still dripping blood, as if telling others that the Stray Devil corpses here were all her doing. And, on this scythe hung a glowing purple bell, the sound earlier came from it.

“...Hell Girl, Enma Ai!!!”

Rias opened her mouth, speaking the newcomer’s name with a blank stare, clearly not expecting the mastermind of all this was the Hell Girl Enma Ai!!!

A girl who was strange yet familiar to them.

-

Title: Devil-Tempting Bell

Hell Priestess Enma Ai.

Thirty-seventh place on the Eternal Beauty List, and fourth place on the Transcendent List.

Those listed on both lists were figures sought after in everyone’s eyes, especially Ai who occupied the top five on the Transcendent List. Moreover, she was the Hell Priestess of the ‘playboy’ Kanzaki Hikaru, which made her even more attention-grabbing in several aspects.

Everyone, including Rias, didn’t expect to meet Ai here.

Rias also understood in her heart, where the aura similar to the Underworld, yet different from the Underworld, originated from.

Hell.

The true lowest layer of the Underworld, a level lower than the Underworld where Hades resided, the true destination for all souls in the world.

Apart from existences chosen by Hell’s will like this Hell Girl, only Transcendents could enter and exit Hell without obstacles.

It’s just that Transcendents completely used their own powerful strength, forcibly destroying Hell’s gate, and not through permission from Hell’s will.

“Shinomiya Kaguya, Shirayuki Hime! Sensei’s former girlfriend and fiancée!”

Ai ignored the others, her desolate dark red eyes focused on Kaguya and Shirayuki Hime.

Whether others knew each other, whether similar, whether familiar, whether strange...

All of that had nothing to do with her.

It’s just that these two girls had very close contact with Teacher. Everyone related to Teacher would become objects of her attention.

Meanwhile, Kaguya and Shirayuki Hime who were stared at by Ai felt Hell’s coldness, and in their hearts, with an unyielding spirit, they also stared back at their opponent.

“She is Hikaru’s Priestess, the Hell Priestess!!!”

“How many things is that man still hiding?!!”

The two didn’t forget, besides the Hell Priestess Enma Ai before them, Hikaru apparently had another Priestess, the Priestess of Wisdom Iwanaga Kotoko, who was also listed on the Eternal Beauty List and Transcendent List. It’s just that her ranking wasn’t as high as Ai’s.

“Ai, are you specifically hunting Stray Devils?”

Regarding the ‘Stray Devil’ problem, as the younger sister of Devil King Lucifer and heir of the Gremory family, Rias had the responsibility to ask clearly.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t kill Stray Devils, but she didn’t know why Ai was killing, even massacring Stray Devils on such a large scale. After all, this number was somewhat too shocking, and inevitably drew her attention.

At this moment, Ai also shifted her gaze from Kaguya and Shirayuki Hime.

“Requests, requests from humans. There have already been forty-two people who released the ‘red string’ contaminated by fate’s curse, and the contents of their requests were to kill these Stray Devils.”

Ai also didn’t hide it, directly revealing her purpose for killing Stray Devils.

“It seems there are some losses appearing with the exposure of the Dimensional List.”

Rias roughly understood the cause and effect of Ai’s killing of Stray Devils.

After humans learned about Ghouls and Stray Devils, when facing some strange deaths, they couldn’t avoid blaming Stray Devils or Ghouls. Especially the relatives of the deceased would harbor resentment in their hearts. Coincidentally, through the hatred in their hearts, they communicated with Ai who was the Hell Priestess or Hell Girl, entrusting Ai to kill these Stray Devils by sacrificing themselves.

This problem wasn’t big if viewed now, but if viewed from a long-term perspective, allowing humans to vent the hatred in their hearts toward certain groups in the future wasn’t a good thing.

“Regarding requests to kill Stray Devils, it has been closed. The Hell Girl’s responsibility is to send souls that need atonement to Hell, and not become a weapon for humans to vent the hatred in their hearts.” Ai said very honestly.

Clearly, after receiving these requests to kill Stray Devils, she also understood the losses within and it completely contradicted the Hell Girl’s mission.

“However, there are still twelve Stray Devils remaining. The Hell Girl has accepted the requests, so they must be completed.”

After saying that, without waiting for Rias, Asuna, Shirayuki Hime... and the others’ reaction, she suddenly swung the Death God’s Scythe in her hand, more precisely, Hell’s Scythe.

*🔔🔔🔔🔔!*

Instantly, the glowing purple bell tied to Hell’s Scythe, inevitably shone brightly. Sound like sound waves, like tides, rippled in all directions.

“This is... the Devil-Tempting Bell Sacred Gear, which has the effect of tempting Stray Devils.”

Rias had much research on Sacred Gears, immediately recognizing the Sacred Gear on Ai’s Hell Scythe, because that Sacred Gear was quite famous in the Underworld.

Reportedly, in the god and devil war, this Devil-Tempting Bell was in the Church’s hands. The Church used this Sacred Gear to tempt many ordinary Devils and half-blood Devils, directly trapping them into traps they had designed beforehand, causing many Devil forces to suffer great losses. Fortunately, this Devil-Tempting Bell Sacred Gear had no effect on pure-blooded Devils like Rias, otherwise, the losses in the god and devil war a thousand years ago might have been even greater.

Suddenly, Rias furrowed her brow. She thought of a problem.

What could be tempted by the Devil-Tempting Bell were all Devils except pure-blooded Devils, and not just Stray Devils!!

“Don’t worry, the sound waves emitted by the Devil-Tempting Bell now will only tempt Stray Devils full of blood and bloodthirst. You don’t need to worry about other Devils.”

Ai explained to avoid problems.

“It seems you’ve developed this Devil-Tempting Bell Sacred Gear to quite a high level.” Rias said.

Ai didn’t speak, and at the same time didn’t activate the Devil-Tempting Bell again, because the targets of her requests had arrived.

More than ten Stray Devils with strange forms, some with human heads and snake bodies, human faces and spider bodies... they were completely combinations of animals and humans, with bloodthirsty auras and slight confusion caused by the Devil-Tempting Bell’s influence. They surrounded everyone, including Rias, in the middle. They appeared to be preparing to gather strength and attack.

“Thirteen high-class Devils, five ultimate-class Devils, more than the Stray Devils requested...”

Ai glanced at the Stray Devils surrounding her very calmly, as if she were looking at sheep about to be slaughtered.

-

Title: Sudden Incident

Massacre.

A massacre completely dominated by Ai had begun.

Without any preamble whatsoever, Ai swung the extremely sharp Hell Scythe, which was much taller than herself, fiercely cutting the Stray Devils before her. The very powerful aura on her body exploded without anything hidden.

*SWOOSH!* *SWOOSH!* *SWOOSH!*

Scythe shadows stacked thick like thousands of sword shadows appeared in the air at the same time, and simultaneously cut through space and blood.

In just a few moments, six high-class Devils had been completely killed here. The thick smell of blood once again covered the previous smell, and also awakened the remaining Devils previously hypnotized by the Devil-Tempting Bell.

“All Devils gather at one point, don’t rashly attack alone, wait—“

One ultimate-class Devil wanted to rely on his strength advantage to gather the remaining Devils and together resist Ai. However, before he finished speaking...

*SWOOSH!* *PU-CHI!*

A terrifying scythe shadow, with unstoppable power, cut through space, and directly beheaded him in one movement. Spattering red blood, combined with Ai’s figure, made her look even more valiant.

“...She is a Demon King-level powerhouse!!!”

“Run quickly, how could such an existence possibly be opposed by Stray Devils like us!!”

“Run, run...”

“Run, there’s still a way out...”

“...”

Ai’s extraordinary strength made these Stray Devils tremble in fear. Their fighting spirit was completely shattered, and the only thing they thought about was how to escape to survive.

“Demon King-level powerhouse. Just half a month, Enma Ai has already risen to this level.”

Kotonoha slightly covered her mouth, somewhat disbelieving.

After all, that was a Demon King-level powerhouse. The more she understood about the mysterious supernatural realm, the more she could know what position Demon King-level powerhouses held in the world. In some second or third-class pantheons, they could truly be called Main Gods, Kings of Gods... or the like.

Meanwhile, Hayasaka, Kuroyukihime... and the others were also somewhat shocked.

“...Actually it’s not difficult to understand!”

Kaguya stared at Ai who continued to harvest the lives of Stray Devils with complicated eyes.

Kanzaki Hikaru’s Hell Priestess!

“Indeed. Don’t forget, previously Ai occupied fourth place on the Transcendent List. And her reward made Ai, who was originally at the peak of ultimate-class Devil, break through and rise to Demon King level, it doesn’t seem difficult to understand.”

Asuna was the calmest among them, even calmer than Rias.

Perhaps because she knew the true identity and power of a certain man, she didn’t feel too shocked that his Hell Priestess could possess Demon King-level strength.

While Rias and Kaguya and the others were talking, the battle on Ai’s side was already nearing its end.

When the Stray Devils’ fighting spirit was shattered by Ai and they wanted to flee, their fate was already predetermined.

*PU-CHI!* *PU-CHI!* *PU-CHI!*

The Hell Scythe feared by the Stray Devils, still continued to flash through the forest. Ai was truly like a hunter. Each swing of the Hell Scythe in her hand would surely harvest a Stray Devil’s life. Rather than calling her Hell Girl, it would be more accurate to call her the arrival of Death God.

At least, in the eyes of the Stray Devils who continued to flee in fear, Ai was more terrifying than the actual Death God.

After a series of massacres, all the Stray Devils, including the ultimate-class Devil who wanted to self-destruct and drag Ai with him in his final moments of death, all fell under the Hell Scythe.

From this moment, the requests produced by human hatred toward Stray Devils during this period of time, had all ended. What remained was...

“Hell Scythe harvests all the souls of the humans who made requests!”

Ai threw the Hell Scythe into the sky. Instantly, the shadow of a giant Hell Scythe magnified dozens of times appeared, carrying Hell’s unique aura, rippling around. At the same time, it also locked onto those who had released the ‘red string’ contaminated by curses.

*SWOOSH!*

Visibly, the giant Hell Scythe shadow slashed hard in the sky. Special energy fluctuations spread, and forty-two souls belonging to humans, like puppets with cut strings, were harvested and sent to Hell.

After completing all this, Ai retrieved the Hell Scythe.

“It seems to chase after Hikaru’s footsteps, relying on effort alone might be limited.”

Shirayuki Hime suddenly muttered to herself.

Regarding this, Kotonoha, Kuroyukihime, and Kaguya agreed very much in their hearts. His Hell Priestess alone was already this strong, let alone himself.

“Kanzaki Hikaru... What identity does he actually have.”

Rias had been very curious about him since she arrived at the Shinomiya residence.

Whether by coincidence or other reasons, the intersection point of the two had never met. Apart from seeing each other’s figures from afar, there was no other conversation.

When Ai had just wanted to say something.

*BOOM!*

Two very special and profound powers, like heavenly river water flowing rapidly, exploded in Tokyo’s sky. The rumbling sound was so loud that everyone throughout Tokyo heard it clearly.

When everyone looked up, they were immediately shocked by the scene before them—the blue sky cracked, and dark emptiness was visible.

It truly looked like the scene when the Dimensional List appeared again. However, two figures floating in the sky seemed to tell them it wasn’t so.

-

Title: Command Summons

*RUMBLE!*

A heaven-and-earth-shattering sound suddenly exploded in Tokyo’s sky. The glass windows in high-rise buildings shattered from this sudden loud sound.

“What’s happening!”

“Could it be the Dimensional List will be announced again...”

“...No, this is different from the sound when the Dimensional List appeared. Listen, there are still continuous sounds coming.”

“Look up at the sky quickly...”

“...The sky is cracking!”

“...”

Countless ordinary people were first made somewhat deaf by this sound wave, then, only realized and looked at the originally blue sky. At this moment, the sky directly cracked, revealing the dark void behind space.

What was more shocking was under this cracked sky, there were two figures continuously attacking and colliding. Each collision produced an ear-splitting loud sound, followed by the space that had just been automatically repaired by the world, being destroyed again.

The entire blue sky repeatedly, revolved in a cycle of repair and destruction.

“Ara-ara, Yuriko, you’re really unfeeling, I could be considered your ‘sister-in-law’ in a certain sense.”

Tokisaki Kurumi, who had transformed into Astral Dress Angel Zaphkiel, continuously provoked the angry Yuriko using clones while trying to restrict this troublesome person with time power.

It had to be admitted, under the assistance of Ranking Gift: Level 6 Calculation (Transcendent), Yuriko’s Vector Manipulation became very difficult to deal with after she broke through and rose to Devil King level. Certain defects that existed previously had been completely repaired.

Even if Kurumi herself had now reached the limit of Devil King level, to bring down Yuriko like in the past, she still needed to work harder.

“Shut up!”

Clearly, the word ‘sister-in-law’ greatly provoked Yuriko whose emotions were indeed unstable. Her short white hair and fierce eyes shone with red light.

Vector Manipulation directly controlled various elements and matter in space between heaven and earth, all forcibly fusing, transforming into a beam of light that seemingly could harvest any life in the world.

*BOOM!*

Wherever the attack passed, space began to shatter inch by inch, bringing destructive power unimaginable to ordinary people. It swept clean Kurumi and her clones in front, destroying them.

After one attack, Kurumi truly disappeared, but Yuriko remained vigilant.

That wicked woman, how could she possibly be annihilated by such a simple attack.

Yuriko, who had been competing with Kurumi for several years, also had a very deep understanding of Kurumi’s cunning and difficulty level.

Sure enough, the next second, an alluring voice seemingly capable of awakening primitive desires, came from all directions.

“Too bad, Vector Manipulation is indeed strong, but in the face of time, it still appears very weak.”

“You won’t be able to defeat me...”

“Yuriko, because you’re so hot-tempered, Shin won’t continue to keep you by his side.”

“Shin doesn’t like hot-tempered girls...”

“Right...”

“...”

One, two, three... thousands of Kurumi appeared in the sky with mocking smiles, surrounding Yuriko in the middle. This scene was very strange.

“I said, shut up!”

Yuriko was very angry, Vector Manipulation was activated.

All air currents between heaven and earth concentrated in both her hands. Strong winds blew, lightning struck, and the momentum was very great. All of Tokyo trembled slightly, as if there was terrifying energy in the sky sufficient to annihilate the earth that was continuously being brewed.

◆━⊰✧⊱━◆

“That’s Suzushina Yuriko, first place on the Transcendent List, and Tokisaki Kurumi, eighth place on the Eternal Beauty List!!!”

As Kurumi and Yuriko continued fighting, some ordinary people recognized their identities.

“That’s Vector Manipulation, truly a very abnormal ability.”

After all, the ranking of these two people on the Dimensional List was very high. Yuriko even occupied first place on the Transcendent List. It would be strange if she wasn’t recognized.

“Is Tokisaki Kurumi that strong, she can truly match Suzushina Yuriko, first place on the Transcendent List with Vector Manipulation!”

“Are you blind, don’t you see Tokisaki Kurumi is taking full advantage.”

“Although Suzushina Yuriko’s attacks are strong, they don’t seem to cause substantial fatal damage to Tokisaki Kurumi...”

“But, Tokisaki Kurumi isn’t listed on the Transcendent List, how can she be that strong...”

As soon as this statement came out, many people stared at the middle-aged white-collar man who had just spoken with looks like viewing an idiot.

“...W-What?!”

The middle-aged white-collar man felt somewhat embarrassed being stared at by so many people, but he didn’t know where his mistake was.

“What? Don’t tell me you really think that those listed on the Transcendent List can represent all the strong people in the world.”

“Right, did you forget Great Yōkai Hagoromo Gitsune, ninth place on the Eternal Beauty List, Archangel Gabriel, fifth place on the Eternal Beauty List... The reason these existences aren’t listed on the Transcendent List is clearly because they’ve surpassed the Transcendent List standard, reaching King level.”

“Right, Tokisaki Kurumi is clearly also in the same situation.”

“...”

“Suzushina Yuriko is clearly weaker than Tokisaki Kurumi, but the Transcendent List has ranking gifts. The gap between the two should already be somewhat leveled, but the distance between them still exists.”

“...”

It had to be admitted, there were also smart people among ordinary people. In a brief conversation, they deduced Kurumi and Yuriko’s specific situation.

◆━⊰✧⊱━◆

Meanwhile, Rias, Kaguya, Kuroyukihime... and the others in the forest were clearly shocked by the sudden battle between Kurumi and Yuriko.

“How could Suzushina Yuriko and Tokisaki Kurumi appear in Tokyo?!”

Rias said shockingly, looking at the two people still fighting in the sky.

The shockwaves released by their battle alone were sufficient to destroy approaching high-class Devils. If not handled properly, all of Tokyo would become ashes.

Meanwhile, the others were also shocked by Yuriko and Kurumi’s strength. This was the first time they saw a Devil King-level battle, which could truly be called heaven-and-earth-shattering.

“Suzushina Yuriko appeared in Tokyo, could it be because of Hikaru?”

Kuroyukihime guessed calmly.

This guess wasn’t without basis, after all, Yuriko was Hikaru’s disciple.

“Sensei issued a Command Summons. Yuriko came at Sensei’s command.”

Suddenly, Enma Ai, who had been silent until now, spoke.

“Command Summons?”

“Hikaru’s command?”

“...”

Rias and the others stared at Ai with shock and confusion.

“The reason I came to Tokyo, although partly for requests, was more because of Sensei’s Command Summons.”

“...Command Summons?”

Rias pondered slightly, stared at Ai seriously, and said, “Who will he summon, and what does he want to do?”

“The plan cannot be revealed. All Devil King-level powerhouses under Sensei must go. Yuriko and I are included in this category...”

“As for Kurumi, that’s an accident!”

Actually, Ai also didn’t expect Kurumi would appear here, especially at this critical moment.

“What’s being summoned are actually Devil King-level powerhouses!!!”

This time, Rias was truly shocked.

Not only her, Kaguya, Kuroyukihime, Kotonoha... and the others also fell silent in place. Although, when they heard Hikaru issued a ‘Command Summons’, they vaguely suspected there would be major action, but none of them expected that the minimum standard for the ‘Command Summons’ issued by Hikaru was actually Devil King-level powerhouses. This was somewhat too unbelievable.

“Is he really only a Devil King-level existence?”

At this moment, deep doubt arose in Rias’s heart.

Only a Devil King-level existence could suppress so many wonders with the same level, like Time Spirit Kurumi. Others might not know what kind of existence she was, but she knew clearly in her heart.

Previously, she heard from her best friend and rival Sona Sitri, that Time Spirit Kurumi was a very strong Devil King-level powerhouse and absolutely not inferior to her sister, Devil King Serafall Leviathan.

Would such an existence easily submit to Hikaru, who had the same level?

Rias didn’t know. But, one thing she understood, the fog shrouding this man named Kanzaki Hikaru was continuously disappearing. Perhaps in the end she would be able to see what this terrifying man was actually hiding.

At the same time, there was one more thing Rias was very concerned about.

“What exactly does he want to do summoning so many Devil King-level powerhouses?”

If we temporarily consider Hikaru as Devil King level, then Hikaru, Ai, Yuriko, Kurumi, there were already four Devil King-level powerhouses. They were all top-tier existences among Devil King-level powerhouses, not ordinary Devil King-level powerhouses. Rias believed there must be more Devil King-level powerhouses summoned by Hikaru’s ‘Command Summons’. She could know a little from Ai’s tone.

This strong combat power gathered, to a certain extent, was sufficient to tilt the balance between various major forces in the world. Some second or third-class pantheons, they wouldn’t be able to withstand even one attack from them.

A plan capable of mobilizing so many powerhouses, even if she didn’t know the details, made Rias’s heart somewhat terrified.

(In any case, this matter must be reported to the Underworld.)

Rias made a decision in her heart.

Meanwhile, Ai only glanced at Rias and paid her no more attention.

Command Summons from the Hero Faction.

Command Summons from Vali’s Team.

Magicians...

These command summons were issued at the same time. It’s just that, compared to other Command Summons, Hikaru’s Command Summons was more to attract attention, exposing a small part, better than the Gods discovering the truth by following clues.

As long as they didn’t move on the surface.

Even if the Gods suspected something, there was no breakthrough. When all other Command Summons were complete, everything would be too late.