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"We should find the high-class devil who governs this town. At the very least, we need a promise that they will not interfere."
Xenovia looked at Irina's posture and tilted her head.
Did hugging a man like that really feel so comfortable?
"If we have to deal with both this town's high-class devil and an outside fallen angel at the same time, things will become quite troublesome."
Click.
Right after Xenovia said that, the front door of Anos's house opened.
"Anos, I came to hang out with you."
A girl's voice came from the entrance, and a girl with long crimson hair walked in.
The moment she entered, she saw Anos and Irina in his arms.
"People from the Church?"
Even if Rias were slow, she could still tell from their clothing that they were connected to the Church.
"You are... a devil?"
Xenovia also recognized Rias's aura.
After all, Rias had come to see Anos. Considering the thrilling clash between holy power and demonic power, she had not attempted to conceal her aura at all.
"Haaa!"
In an instant, a massive holy sword appeared in Xenovia's hands.
[Holy Sword of Destruction.]
When facing an enemy, drawing one's weapon immediately to ensure the ability to counterattack was one of the basic lessons she had learned in the Church.
If she had not possessed such a high level of vigilance, she might have already died long ago in battles against various monsters.
Rias also reacted quickly.
No matter why this person was staying in Anos's house, at the very least, this Church member had drawn a holy sword against her. She could not possibly remain completely unguarded.
Just as the holy sword was about to release its radiance.
"Stop, stop, stop."
The glow of the holy sword and the fluctuation of demonic power both vanished at the same time.
Crystal-colored light spread throughout the room, drawing the attention of everyone present except Anos.
"That dragon is..."
Rias was the first to react. After all, she was also the strongest person here.
She recognized it. This was the dragon that had rendered Grayfia powerless before.
Anos had not expected the situation to become so tense in an instant, so he immediately used the Savior Star Dragon's power to suppress both of them.
He had indeed wanted Rias to see this situation, but he had not expected them to start fighting without even listening to him.
It seemed the conflict between the three Biblical factions in this world was even deeper than he understood.
"This is Rias, my friend."
Anos stood up from the sofa and introduced everyone.
"This is Irina Shidou, my childhood friend, and that is Xenovia, Irina's companion."
"As you can see, Rias is a devil. She is also the high-class devil who governs this town. Xenovia, you were looking for the high-class devil of this town, weren't you?"
"So that is the situation. Rias, there is no need to use force, because the other side has something to ask of you."
Anos explained everything as quickly as possible.
In truth, he had only wanted to make a preliminary attempt at handling a battlefield of romantic tension, so things would not become too difficult to manage in the future. That was why, when he sensed Rias coming to his house, he did not push Irina away.
"Since it is your request, Anos, I will listen for now."
Rias did not have a very good impression of someone who attacked her the moment they met.
However...
Once she learned that Xenovia was actually an idiot, she would probably think of ways to coax her, wouldn't she?
...
"I see."
A few minutes later, Rias sighed helplessly.
She had thought it was something serious.
Was it not just one fallen angel?
No matter how strong his vitality was, could he compare to Phenex?
No matter how strong he was, could he compare to Grayfia?
Both of those people had been powerless before Anos. What did a mere ten-winged fallen angel amount to?
"As long as you do not disturb the order of this town, I swear on the name of House Gremory that I will not interfere with your plan to recover the holy sword."
Rias's eyes turned slightly as she spoke.
In truth, she had started paying attention to the holy sword wielders.
Although it was only a fleeting impulse, she really did have the thought of coaxing this fool over to her side.
But it was only a fleeting thought. Once it passed, it passed.
She knew that anyone who could become a holy sword wielder must have been selected by the Church through countless trials. Their willpower was undoubtedly firm.
"All right, there is actually nothing much to worry about. We only need to wait for the other side to come to us."
Anos said with a smile.
He knew Kokabiel's plan.
Kokabiel planned to kill Rias and Sona, the younger sisters of two Satans, to enrage Satan Lucifer and Satan Leviathan into starting a war.
Whether he used the massive energy released during the birth of a newly fused holy sword or used his own power to destroy the town, there was not much difference to him.
What he sought was war.
If he wanted to be a little dramatic, he would use the light of the newly born holy sword to celebrate the start of the war. In other words, he would come to steal the holy swords.
If he did not care about theatrics, he would personally kill Rias and Sona. In other words, his targets were Rias and Sona.
So what Anos needed to do was simple.
Call Sona over as well, then wait.
"Wait for the enemy to come to us?"
Xenovia had not expected Anos's proposed method to be this. Were they not suited to taking the initiative?
"Yes. Meet change by staying still. Waiting for the other side to come is the best method."
"However, Xenovia, do you want to search for him yourself? There is also a compromise."
Anos smiled.
He suddenly remembered something.
It seemed it was time to check the results of Koneko's training again.
A compromise?
Rias and Irina both tilted their heads.
Was there really a compromise for this?
...
"This is Kuoh Town's clock tower. It can be considered one of the town's landmarks."
Sona sighed while introducing the clock tower to everyone.
She had not expected the president to call her out, only to discover that, aside from her, there were three other girls beside him.
However, the reason the president gave made it impossible for her to refuse.
After learning that Kokabiel had set his sights on both her and Rias, she had to admit that Anos's approach was not wrong.
As for the idea of asking her sister for help, at least now that she had gained an initial understanding of Anos's strength, she no longer had that thought.
Having Serafall intervene would be far too painful for her. She had no idea what kind of embarrassing affection her sister would smother her with.
Compared to that, it was better to pay more attention to Anos and Rias's situation.
She had already noticed the subtle change in Rias.
And so, for the moment, she became Irina and Xenovia's tour guide, introducing the scenery of Kuoh Town to them.
Only...
This holy sword wielder named Irina kept saying things that made Sona's eyebrow twitch.
"Ah, Anos, I remember this place. We came here and climbed it when we were little."
Irina pointed at the clock tower excitedly.
It was exactly this kind of thing.
Irina would occasionally say things like this beside her, showing off how close she and Anos had been when they were children, which made Sona a little irritated.
Damn it.
Was it not just that she had arrived a little earlier?
This was the compromise Anos had mentioned.
If they wanted to take the initiative, splitting up to search would undoubtedly be suicide. It was safer for everyone to stay together.
After all, searching alone would still be random. There was not much difference if everyone went sightseeing together and enjoyed themselves a little.
Besides, having more people together could also attract the enemy's attention. Even in Sona's view, this was a very good method.
"Sona, it is almost time for the appointment with Koneko. Shall we go take a look?"
Anos asked.
Just as he had said before, it was now time to examine the results of Koneko's training.
"That place?"
Sona did not immediately remember which place he meant.
"Are you referring to the construction site Phenex has here?"
After a few seconds, Sona reacted.
If it was a place connected to Rias's retainer, Koneko Toujou, then that was the only one.
"That's right. That place."
Anos smiled.
Riser should be supervising the work there.
How could such a good punching bag like Phenex not be used properly?
Do you like punching bags that never die no matter how much you hit them?
If Koneko went to spar with Riser often enough in the future, perhaps she might feel inspired and write a book with that title.
...
When Anos and the others arrived at the construction site, Koneko was already waiting there.
"Senior Anos."
Koneko waved her little cat paw toward Anos.
Anos could see that a fighting spirit seemed to be burning in her eyes.
It was not aimed at him, but at the so-called test of her results that was about to happen.
"Oh, Anos, are they building houses here?"
Irina looked at the scene around her and could not help crying out in surprise.
Even if it was house construction, she had never seen so many houses being built at the same time. Naturally, she was shocked by the villa complex being constructed before her.
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