Ouryuu scratched the back of his head and sighed. “Ah, indeed. Their goal is Toujou and her sister.”
One of the Grim Reapers said
<<If you let us go here, then we’ll spare your lives.>>
The Grim Reaper believed that he would respond to that. After all, he wasn’t a Devil, or an Angel, he was simply a human. That was why the Grim Reaper looked down on Ouryuu, and became confident in itself. Ouryuu tilted his head. “What nonsense are you saying? How could I possibly let a bastard who would dare to speak poorly of Hyoudou-senpai past me?”
Although Ouryuu had acted extremely calm, neither he nor Bova had any intentions of letting them go in the first place. “Also, Toujou is my classmate.”
If he disregarded the safety of his classmate for the sake of his own safety, it would go against Ouryuu’s moral compass. Ouryuu and Bova stepped forward as they released aura from their bodies. ““—I’ll destroy you all here, Grim Reapers.””
Like this, the Grim Reapers who had appeared all around the stadium began to engage in battle against the [Sekiryuutei of Blazing Truth] team and [Slash Dog] team. In a development area close to the venue—.A shopping district was under construction, but the project had been temporarily put on hold because of the game. According to the combat plan that had been devised by Ravel Phoenix; Xenovia Quarta, Shidou Irina, Asia Argento, and Elmenhilde Karnstein of the [Sekiryuutei of Blazing Truth] team, Bennia of the Sitri team, and a few members of the [Slash Dog] team had gathered here. A troupe of Grim Reapers appeared and surrounded them. There were more than a hundred Grim Reapers in total. The one who seemed to be the leader of the Grim Reapers took a step forward. <<—Hyoudou Issei’s peerage…and the Ice Princess’ group.>>
Upon hearing this, the [Slash Dog] team’s Minagawa Natsume voiced her protest
“You’re counting me as a part of that group!? Seriously, don’t just casually skip over people like that!”
Shidou Irina also used this opportunity to complain. “I’m not a member of the peerage, so please don’t count me as one of them okay! ?”
Seeing the similar reactions of these two people, the [Slash Dog] team’s Samejima Kouki couldn’t help but sigh. “…These two people actually responded in the exact same way.”
“How amusing, it feels as though we have another Irina.”
Xenovia smiled as she watched both of their reactions. As the opposing sides got into their positions, a cool air drifted through the area. The buildings which were still under construction gradually began to freeze. A layer of frost appeared on the surface of the road as well. Looking towards the source of the cold air, there stood a beautiful woman who was dressed in a white cloak — Lavinia Reni, who had an avatar of ice standing beside her. It was a three-metre tall ice princess with six eyes and four arms—. This was Lavinia’s Longinus — [Absolute Demise]. Since it was an independent-avatar type, it could manifest with this majestic form beside its owner. Minagawa Natsume quietly said
“Today’s princess is half happy and half angry, so all of you Grim Reapers will be frozen, you know?”
Lavinia exhaled white breath as she said
“I can’t see Va-kun’s game in person, so I will not show any mercy to those who would snatch away one of my pleasures.”
As soon as she finished what she had to say, Lavinia released a bluish-white aura and magical energy. In the next instant, nearly half of the Grim Reapers were frozen solid. The surrounding area had become a world of ice. Aside from her comrades, all of the buildings, roads and everything else was frozen in ice. Thick walls of ice appeared everywhere, trapping all of the Grim Reapers within them. Minagawa Natsume allowed the hawk that rested on her shoulder to transform into a strange fiend, and Samejima Kouki also allowed his white cat to transform into a huge monster that was surrounded by electric sparks. Xenovia and Irina held up their holy swords, and they smiled as they said
“Like this, you Grim Reapers won’t be able to escape!”
“Since damage won’t spread to the surroundings, it makes things much easier to clean up afterwards!”
The two swordswomen prepared their stances. The joint force of the [Sekiryuutei of Blazing Truth] team and [Slash Dog] team had turned this into a one-sided sweep—. In a large parking lot that was attached to the venue—.It was a place that was devoid of any presences because the game was currently in progress, but a Grim Reaper with an indescribable aura appeared. Ikuse Tobio and the black dog Jin sprang out from the shadow of a car. The powerful Grim Reaper said
<<—A dog huh.>>
“That’s right, a dog.”
Tobio immediately understood that the Grim Reaper that had appeared before him was an executive-class Grim Reaper who served under Thanatos. The quality of the aura that covered his entire body was clearly different from that of a normal Grim Reaper. The Grim Reaper drew his scythe out of his own shadow as he said
<<Now that your master Azazel is gone, there should be no reason for you to stand here, right?>>
“He is a comrade whom I once fought alongside. Is that not enough of a reason for me to fight against you?”
Tobio also took out a scythe from his own shadow. His weapon also happened to be a scythe. <<Even if your enemy is a god?>>
Tobio shrugged in response to the Grim Reaper’s question. “Sometimes I cut gods as well.”
Spinning the scythe around in his hand, Tobio said
“Besides, Vali seems to be enjoying his battle right now, so I couldn’t possibly allow you to disturb him.”
<<Are you trying to claim that you’re related to that Hakuryuukou who has the dirty blood of Lucifer in him? Even if you’re bluffing, you should be more reasonable. That blood is cursed. One day, it could result in your death.>>
Indeed. That youth was always quite reckless. But every time, he would remember the words that Azazel had said. “They’re a bunch of troublesome children. But…”
All of the shadows in Tobio’s surroundings began to distort. And then twisted blades began to stretch out from those shadows. Somehow, the entire area had turned into a world that was filled with a countless number of sharp blades. “—Don’t make irresponsible remarks about Vali, Grim Reaper-san.”
The Grim Reaper lifted his scythe, and emitted a tremendous aura from his body. <<Your soul shall be harvested by me.>>
“Let me ask you something instead. —Have you ever considered the possibility of your own soul being harvested?”
After both sides got into their stances, there was a moment of silence. In an instant — the figures of the two people and the black dog disappeared, and the crisp sound of colliding metal was heard in the sky above the carpark over and over again. Leaving behind a dark afterimage, Tobio wielded the scythe and slashed it at the Grim Reaper from a variety of angles. The Grim Reaper released aura at Tobio, but he couldn’t hit with any accuracy, and all he did was cause the cars on the ground to be destroyed.