“Pseudo Dragon Deification?”
Ophis shook her head from side to side and then nodded as she said that term…. [Pseudo Dragon Deification] huh, there was an indescribable subtlety in that, but I guess it did actually have that kind of a feeling. Vali said
“However, it hasn’t even been a full year since you awakened your Sacred Gear, became a reincarnated Devil and reached a near god-class state; under these circumstances, not only was your body, but also your mind and soul were unable to withstand these changes. —Your growth has been too sudden.”
…It was just as that guy said. In this past year, my power has been continually growing. Although part of the reason was due to facing off against fierce enemies, it wasn’t surprising that my body would collapse from such an erratic growth in power. That’s roughly how things were right now. A Devil that can live for ten thousand years has become like this in the span of just one short year…. My career as a Devil is really quite worrying…. I don’t want every year to be like this during the ten thousand years of my life to come…. I couldn’t help clutching my head. Perhaps tired of our conversation now, Lilith untied the hair on one side of her head and said
“Together with the other Lilith, together with the other Lilith.”
while playing with her hair. Lilith and Ophis did indeed look alike when she unravelled her hair like that…. Ophis pat Lilith’s head. Although a lot of things have happened, it could be said that all of Ophis’ power had once again returned to one place. Vali’s facial expression suddenly became somewhat strange. “Hyoudou Issei…this is a message for you. —Starting with Sirzechs Lucifer, the current Leviathan, and current Asmodeus, these three Maous as well as the leaders of various factions have accompanied Trihexa to another dimension.”
“—What! ?”
Vali’s words greatly surprised me. In order to truly keep the damage from Trihexa, which had split itself apart to a minimum, it was transported into a dedicated isolation barrier. And in order to contain it, warriors were elected from each of the various factions to fight against it. Those people were the higher ups of each faction. Among them were the Maous like Sirzechs-sama, Serafall-sama, Michael-sama, and that old man Odin. After that, Vali explained to me the last actions that the higher ups took. …I finally remembered the scene from that time. Because I was paralysed and had collapsed on the floor as a result of Dragon Deification, Sirzechs-sama spoke with a parting tone while beside me. So that…wasn’t a dream. …W-Why is it like this, Sirzechs-sama…. Seeing my immense shock, Vali continued
“Azazel also went in.”
“—What!! Sensei too? T-That…”
“…Right now, we can no longer see him.”
……. …I looked up at the ceiling. …I couldn’t say anything. I could not utter a single word. Even if I wanted to complain to him, he’s no longer here now…? I covered my face with my hand, and asked Vali
“How long is it at the moment? Half a year or a few years?”
“…According to the Valkyrie on your side…it’ll be a few thousand years at the least, or perhaps ten thousand years. That’s how difficult it is to bring down that strengthened Trihexa. Even the God of the Bible expended all of his power to seal it away.”
…Ten thousand years…. …We might not even be able to see each other for a year…! There were still so many things that I wanted to talk about with sensei. I also wanted to hear more of his advice…! It’ll actually take ten thousand years…how can that be!? “……All of that, how, how can it be. It’ll actually need…s-several thousand years, or even ten thousand years…”
In my heart, I wanted to release all of that anger, grief, and sadness, but I was unable to, and a variety of emotions swirled around in my chest and mind. How was Vali able to remain so calm whilst I was thinking of all of these things — which is when I realised that something was very strange. His voice was also trembling. “……Yeah. I really can’t stand him. …He always says and does whatever he wants selfishly. …He’s obviously taught us so much, so going off on his own…”
Seeing this unexpected reaction from my rival — I involuntarily began to shed tears. …Damn you, don’t let me see you with a reaction like that right now…! It’s too horrible…! Normally, when we were in situations such as these, sensei would call out as he arrived, and then start making jokes. But — no matter how long we waited, sensei still didn’t show up in the patient room. Vali said to me
“…Azazel said you that you were his last, and his best student…”
………. ……You’re too mean, sensei…. I couldn’t hold back the tears which were welling up, and began to sob. I recalled all sorts of encounters, training sessions, times when I fought against powerful enemies, the times when we were in Kyoto and the Vampire’s country; all of the places that we travelled to together emerged within my mind, as if coming through a set of revolving doors…. …I defeated Apophis…. What would sensei say to me normally…? Ophis held my hand. “…I’m still here. I, regardless of whether it’s one thousand years, or ten thousand years, I will stay by Ise’s and Vali’s side.”
“Then, Lilith also wants to be together.”
Lilith also took hold of my hand and Ophis’ hand. …So these are the so-called people that we gain when others are lost huh. Vali sighed
“…It will be a very long time. —But, both you and I have bodies which will somehow be able to survive that length of time. For when he returns.”
Vali suddenly looked out the window, and his voice trembled even more. “At the very least, we need to complain to him one more time.”
“Yeah.”
What awaited me from here on was a world without Sirzechs-sama and Azazel-sensei. It will be a terribly long time in comparison to the time that was spent together with them, in this world that was now without them—. If we had the power and the determination to defeat the ‘enemy’ sooner, perhaps we would not have arrived at such an outcome…. For the seventeen year old I, it was the first time in my life that I experienced such intense tragedy and regret. With this battle as a turning point, a decisive change occurred in the minds of the Two Heavenly Dragons. The thought of protecting something was born within Vali, and as for I — the determination to always destroy the ‘enemy’ was born within me. Indeed, if I didn’t possess that resolve, then someone would definitely disappear. If that’s the case, then I should—. The following are the main authorities who have been lost by the various factions. Heaven
Underworld
Norse Mythology
Mount Olympus
Hindu Mythology
Other factions (Japanese Mythology, Chinese Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Celtic Mythology, and others) also had some of their major gods join the eternal battle against Trihexa. Despite this, Trihexa is still currently alive. Afterwards, this historic battle in which various factions participated became known as [The Chaos of Lilin], and [The Evil Dragon Campaign], but also came to an end for the time being—.