After the attack on the Underworld that killed all four Satans and more than a dozen Ultimate Class Devils. There is unimaginably chaos that ensued.
The standing of the Devil race instantly plummeted from the top. Even if they still have numbers more than Heaven and Grigori combined, their overall power is reduced to less than a dozen Ultimate Class Devils. To add insult to injury, the few remaining Ultimate Class Devils were Reincarnated Devils like the former Dragon King Tannin or the Behemoth. The death of their king caused them to become crazy and caused another wave of destruction that further weakened the Devil race.
The news of this spread like wildfire all over the supernatural world and to each faction. The fact that Leo contributes to the spreading of the news made it worse as he stated the reason why he did it.
The Devil dares take what belongs to him and what horrific deed they have done to Ravel. In this world, power is the law. The Devils stepped on a lion's tail and paid the price of it.
The Devil aside. There are news about several Gods feeling their power is being used by someone else which triggers an investigation, mainly because Zeus is being paranoid someone accessed his divinity and sensed another Master Bolt is being used. The results came out to be Leo. It wasn't even hard to discover because Leo isn't even hiding it.
So what? What can the gods do with that piece of information? When they tried to have Leo arrested. A certain Dragon God knocked on their door and ordered them to stop before she made them.
But, because of the general dislike of Leo by the supernatural factions. Leo and his little family now lived in the Dimensional Gap.
The land was a floating piece of rock in a diamond shape. The upper flat and wide surface is where they live. The land has a small hill connected to a beach. Half of it is a lake which somehow didn't spill out from the edge as a magical power is holding it to the floating land. Close to the beach is a big cottage house. Next to it is a garden and farm.
Sitting on the porch is Leo, Pandora and the rest of the girls. They are having a morning tea while enjoying the cold but pleasant morning weather.
How can there be a morning or night when the Dimensional Gap has no sun or moon, you ask? Well, Leo summoned them himself and created a day and night cycle for this floating land.
"How do you feel now, Tanya?"
"Still adjusting…" Tanya sip her tea and look at the mini sun rising from the east. "Yeah. Still adjusting."
"Well, if you have any needs. Don't hesitate to ask." Leo nods and hums before he looks at Mittelt and Ravel. The two of them stared at Tanya with a sharp gaze and then Leo and the little Miko girl latched to him permanently.
Oh right, the little Miko girl is none other than Futsu no Mitama's spirit. She has long black hair and yellow eyes. Her skin is fair and milky white, wearing several gold ornaments and a miko outfit. Her height is the shortest among the group at 120+ cm.
Leo noticed and knew the dissatisfaction of Mittelt and Ravel when Leo returned with two more girls. Pandora is excluded somehow by the two and easily accepted when Leo introduced her as his mother.
Speaking of Pandora, she arrived with a small tray for cookies she baked in the early morning. Her arrival thankfully dispels the tense atmosphere as everyone is hungry and eager to take a bite.
"Becareful, it's hot." Pandora warned when Leo immediately fetched one.
"This little heat is nothing, mom." Leo said and took a bite of the still hot cookies. "Mhm. A little too buttery. But still very delicious. Also, where did you get chocolate?" Leo remembers there is no chocolate or cocoa in the house or the floating island.
"Oh, I asked Ophis to get some for me. She is the one that asked me to bake the cookies." Pandora replied.
"Where is she?" Leo wonders because he hadn't seen Ophis. She is the first to arrive when food is served.
"In the kitchen devouring those cookies, where else?" Pandora sighed exhaustively but looked proud that her food is loved by Ophis.
Even if she loved having a lot of children and daughters to care for, Ophis' appetite is too much for her. She even wondered how Leo could feed that glutton. It's no wonder why Leo eagerly passes the cooking duty to Pandora. He didn't argue for it and encouraged Pandora to replace him. But Pandora will not give up. Her pride as a mother is at stake and she isn't going to surrender.
"Uhm… Leo. Can you maybe explain why the four Satans are working in the field?" Ravel suddenly interrupted after cannot hold back her curiosity anymore.
"Oh, don't mind them. Anyway, how do you feel? Good? Or do you need more therapy?" Leo asked.
"Don't change the topic, Leo. You better explain why there are Devils working around the farm!" Mittelt interrupts and tries to force an answer out of Leo.
Leo noted Mittelt had become more violent with her manners and words compared to before. It's the effect of stress caused by Leo's disappearance for almost a year.
"I made them my Undead Servants." Leo answered.
"Undead Servants? Speaking of which. What happened to you? What's with that power you used?" Mittelt turned curious and asked.
Leo looks at the two girls and Tanya on the side that has been zoning out suddenly moves closer and prop her head on her arm to listen.
"Well, this is a good opportunity to tell you about the adventure I went on after I was killed a year ago." Leo said and prepared to tell his story when Tanya chimed in with shock. "You were killed? How? But you still alive…"
Leo explains to Tanya briefly about his special soul and how he could revive after he died.
"That's absurd!" Tanya stated in shock.
Meanwhile Mittelt and Ravel aren't that surprised because they already know nothing about Leo is logical.
Then Leo tells them about his brief adventures in Campione Verse and how he gained God's authority before he found a way back to the DxD world.
Reaction varies. But most are surprised that there is such an unorthodox world where humans can gain God's authority.
"Hey… Uh… Leo. Can I also gain the same power? You said the requirement to be a Campione is a human slaying a god right?" Tanya suddenly asks which leaves Mittelt looking sour because she is a Fallen Angel.
Leo is unsure. So, he turned to Pandora who replied, "Yes. As long as you can kill a god with your own strength."
"My own strength?" Tanya looks doubtful at herself and the Operation Orb on her neck. "Is that even possible?"
"With adequate training and preparation. Nothing is impossible." Leo said.
"As if." Mittelt scoffed while Ravel supported Mittelt. "Not everyone is a freak like you." She said but quickly realized her words sounded like insults and apologized but Leo didn't mind it.
"Well, that too. But certainly not impossible because Kusanagi Godou is nothing but a normal human equipped with a powerful grimoire when he killed his first God." Leo said. "If you invest enough training on your magic and paired with a magic weapon, killing a god is not impossible."
Tanya nods and chooses to put her faith in Leo. No longer she wishes to let her fate depend on the whim of others. She wanted to seize her own future and freedom.
"Anyway. What is your plan now, Leo?" Ravel turned asking this time.
"Me? Cooldown the heat here in Dimensional Gap. Most factions out there are hunting for me for various reasons." Leo replied with a shrug.
"Well, after that fiasco in the Underworld. All of us had been branded as criminals with a high bounty on our heads." Mittelt grimaces.
"Don't worry about them. In the Dimensional Gap, we are the safest with Ophis protecting us. You three only need to focus to get stronger. At least to Ultimate Class."
"Easier to say than done." Mittelt scoffed.
"I wouldn't suggest something I have no confidence to achieve. I already have a plan in mind to help everyone get strong fast." Leo said as he remembered a world he visited during the travel back to DxD. A world of Dungeon and Gods.
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In this floating land. There isn't much for them to do. There is still entertainment with access to TV channels of Human world and Underworld. Leo spent weeks getting it to work and also internet access. But the girls aren't that interested in entertainment. They are more into training and raising their strength.
Due to their different Magic system, they couldn't rely on each other to train on the theory part of their respective magic. But because Leo can wield all three types of power, he had been working hard to devise a method.
Despite the difference in Magic system. They all share a core similarity when it comes to increasing their power. Mana control, magic control and mana reserve. As long as they have the raw power, they can slowly refine them into mastery.
His goal for this training method is to simply raise their raw power and keep the refining part for live battle against monsters.
Speaking of monsters, Leo tried to return to the Danmachi world he was summoned to before. But found out it was a one use attempt. If he wants to travel there with a similar method, another ritual must be made to summon him again. But thankfully, he still has different methods to travel to that world. Which is why Leo is currently in his true body.
Leo had been trying to rip open a hole into the Danmachi universe and create a gateway there. But he had little success because of the unexpected resistance he encountered from the other end.
Obviously, the Gods on the other side are preventing an Outer God like him from entering their reality. But Leo will not give up. Besides, he starts to feel hopeless to reintegrate back into the DxD world with the growing unrest among the Gods.
Leo underestimated the hate he caused among the Gods. They already band together to put down Leo for his danger of being able to use their power without their knowledge. They do not understand that the authority Leo has is from another world and Leo has no reason to explain. But this caused many Gods to become paranoid, thinking Leo has some kind of unique ability to use them at will.
Though, Leo would have to admit this is a good development too because now he no longer needs to hesitate and kill the Gods because they willingly become his enemies.
"Haah… No luck again today." Leo returned to his human body and sighed before he walked out his study room.
Leo walked out to take in the fresh air and saw Tanya on the beach again, training on her Magic.
"Tanya." Leo called when he approached her. "How is your Elenium?"
"Hmn? Leo?" Tanya is surprised by Leo suddenly appearing close to her. She used to be a soldier and found it uncomfortable how easy Leo sneaked on her with his soundless steps.
"Great. I felt it's even better than before." Tanya paused her training and replied to him.
"Still, I wouldn't recommend you relying on a tool to cast spells. What if one day it suddenly breaks or your enemies break it?" Leo expresses his concern.
"It's not my fault Human Magic is too complicated… my head isn't designed for such complicated calculations." Tanya grumbles and takes a seat on a boulder close by.
Leo cannot refute her because Leo also cannot wrap his head around Human Magic. He actually could but that's because of Hecate's authority that acts as a cheat code that allows him to skip and substitute most of the complex steps with will. All he needs is just to command the magic with his will and it will act as he wished.
"Lend me your hand." Leo asked.
Tanya extended her arm without any questions. Leo holds her hand with his hands. Then she felt odd but refreshing mystical power flow into her body through his hands. It lasts for a few minutes before Leo stops.
"What did you do?" She curiously asked. But Leo didn't reply and instead asked her to try to cast her spell again. Tanya did as she was told with anticipation because she kinda guessed what Leo just did.
It takes quite a while and intense concentration. But a phantom of WW2 rifle appeared in her hands. Tanya excitedly take an aim at a bunch of stones placed as targets in the distance and pulled the trigger.
Three rapid shots and hit all three targets with pinpoint accuracy. Well, it's magic. Aiming was unnecessary. In fact, the phantom rifle itself is unnecessary. But this is what she created from the image in her mind. The familiar rifle, pulling of trigger, the explosion in the barrel to eject the spent shell that dissolved before it hit the ground. A familiar's actions allow a more powerful imagination which means the magic she used will be more powerful.
"I can cast spells without my Operation Orb!"Tanya is trembling in joy that she can stop relying on this accursed item even if it no longer brainwash her. It brings bad memories of Being X and she is very happy to dispose of this tool.
"What have you done to me?" Tanya asked with disbelief.
"I just gave you the talent to use Magic." Leo replied casually before reminding her, "But how far you will go depends on your efforts."
"What bullshit is this? Giving Magic talent like candy!" Tanya couldn't help but doubt herself. More than a decade as a soldier wielding magic and weeks of training after being saved and she could barely cast an incomplete spell. Yet all Leo did was touch her hand for few minutes and *bam* She can cast spells.
"You know what? I won't even question this anymore for my sanity." Tanya returns to her training and ignores Leo.
Leo could read her thoughts and empathize with her. Imagine all your years of hard work were easily bested in seconds. Completely illogical for someone like Tanya that held belief on give and take, efforts will be rewarded.
Leo lets her have her peace and returns to working on traveling to the Danmachi world.
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