Though Kunou said that, but Asia is very innocent in these things. We finally finished, and peacefully crossed to the opposite shore. Asia exhaled deeply, as if very much relieved, but we have to cross again when we go back? Asia's great adventure had not ended yet! Suddenly, a warm slippery feeling enveloped my entire body. ...What was that, just now...? I thought surprised, and looked around -- other than me, Asia, Xenovia, Irina, Kunou and Kiba over there, everyone else had disappeared. Matsuda, Motohama, Kiryuu and all the other normal tourists were gone! What? This is!? What's happened? All the other servants were shocked like me, and we prepared ourselves. ...Though we surveyed the surroundings, but there were no suspicious characters nearby. After a while, a strange mist seemed to be floating up from under our feet. "This mist is..."
Seeing the mist, Asia was very surprised. "This feeling, no doubt about it. When I was taken by Diodora, the device deep in the temple that imprisoned me had this kind of mist." "...Dimension Lost." Said Kiba as he walked over. "One of the Longinus, didn't Sensei and Diodora Astaroth mention it? I fear this is..."
Kiba knelt down and tried to touch the mist with his hand. Longinus... That's something just as amazing as Vali and my Sacred Gears. Something like that was activated here? "Hey, are you all okay?" A voice from the sky. Looking up, Azazel-sensei was flying in the sky, flapping his black feathered wings. He landed where we were, and put away his wings as he spoke. "Everything except us has disappeared completely. Most likely we were forcefully transferred to an alternate dimension and sealed within it... From the way things look, this is an alternate dimension that is an exact replica of Togetsukyou and its surroundings?" Really? There were no signs of transfer beforehand. Once I felt that warm feeling it had already turned into this -- transferred here. "So this is made of something like the devils' game field?" I asked Sensei. I couldn't feel there was anything similar between them. "Ah yes. The techniques of our three factions were most likely leaked. This place likely applies game field methods. --So, the power of the mist should also be transferred to this replicated territory. Can Dimension Lost's mist transfer anything that it wraps itself around? ...To be able to transfer me and Rias' servants all together at once to this place without any warning signs... A Longinus truly is terrifying." Sensei explained. I see, so this kind of dimension really was an application of the game field technique. Their reproduction of it seemed to be just as good as the devils. Beside me, Kunou spoke in a trembling voice. "...On the verge of death, mother's dying guard reported that they were also trapped by mist without warning." So, this phenomenon was... Besides, the person using this should be --
My ominous premonition seemed to have come true. Over at Togetsukyou, the appearance of several new presences could be felt. From the light mist, figures approached and revealed themselves to us. "Pleased to meet you for the first time, Governor Azazel and the Sekiryuutei." The one who greeted us was a black-haired youth wearing a school uniform. Wrapped around the uniform was something resembling Han Chinese clothing. That, should be called Han Chinese clothing, right? In middle school, the history teacher was very knowledgeable about Chinese history and explained to us in detail about their clothing. It seemed to be a type of traditional ethnic attire. Carrying a spear in his hands... The spear gave off a most unpleasant feeling. It was definitely no ordinary spear. The black-haired man was very young. Looks like he was about a year or two older than me? No, it was impossible to tell from appearances alone. His companions were also wearing clothes similar to school uniforms. Male and female, also around high school age. ...They gave off a strange kind of presence, different from devils or dragons. Sensei stepped forward. "Are you the rumoured Hero faction?" The youth in the middle patted the spear on his shoulder as he answered Sensei's question. "I am Cao Cao, the descendant of the famous Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, recorded in the Records of the Three Kingdoms. Something like that." Cao Cao-- Cao Cao...? Eh, Records of the Three Kingdoms!? With a big shock, I hurriedly asked Sensei. "Sensei, that guy is...?" Sensei did not take his eyes off his opponent, and said to us. "Listen well, everyone, be careful of that man's spear, True Longinus. The most powerful Longinus said to be able to pierce through God. I have not seen it for a long time... But to think it has now fallen into the hands of the terrorists." "--!?" Sensei's words made everyone terrified. The man himself was intriguing enough, but we all stared with shock at the spear. "That is the holy spear that the Seraphim of Heaven fear...?" Irina spoke, unable to contain her trembling. Xenovia continued, whispering. "I also heard about it ever since I was a child. The spear that pierced Jesus. The spear carrying Jesus' blood -- The absolute spear which pierced the body of God!" W-was it something so powerful! I think Buchou seemed to have mentioned about that spear before. Something about the legendary spear that pierced Christ. C-come to think of it, this is intimately related to the roots of the religion that Irina and Xenovia belong to. To those involved with the church, perhaps it wouldn't be wrong to call it the ultimate existence. "That is the holy spear..."
Beside me, Asia's gaze seemed to be drawn to the spear as if her consciousness was being sucked out, mesmerised --
Clap. Sensei quickly covered her eyes with his hands. "Asia, people of faith should not stare at that spear. They will lose their sanity. After all, it is one of the holy relics amongst the True Cross, the Holy Chalice, the Holy Nails and the Shroud of Turin." Kunou angrily yelled at the spear-wielding youth -- Cao Cao. "You boy! I have questions for you!" "Arara, this little princess, what's the problem? If I can, I will try to answer all your questions." Though Cao Cao sounded calm, he clearly knew something. "Are you the ones who took mother away?" "That is correct." He admitted so openly. It turned out to be these people after all! "What are you planning on doing to mother?" "We wish to have your mother cooperate in our experiment." "Experiment? What are you planning to do?" "To grant the wish of our benefactor, that is the main idea." Hearing that, Kunou bared her fangs, extremely angry. Her eyes glimmered with traces of tears. It looked like she was furious. Not only was her mother taken away, but she will be used for some kind of nefarious experiment. "Benefactor... Is that Ophis? And why have you appeared before us?" Sensei interrogated sternly. "No, there is no need to hide anymore. We just decided to say hi before the experiment. Let us cooperate for a bit.