Not only this young man, but many other powerful beings, including the leader of Necessarius, and a young blonde with the appearance of a witch, also sensed it...
"An Archangel with such a strong desire to return home that you're willing to destroy the world."
The girl with an eye patch murmured softly, feeling sympathy for this lost existence.
*BROMMMMM
At that moment, the entire world began to tremble. The girl opened her eye in shock, as another great power manifested, directly suppressing Gabriel's enormous power. A massive crown enveloped the Mortal World, with great peaks stabilizing the Mortal World, which was on the verge of breaking...
"A protector..."
The girl was stunned. She had never seen such a vast crown before. The curiosity she hadn't felt in years returned.
"A savior willing to bear all the world's sins..."
She felt deep admiration for the being willing to carry all the burden, pain, and destruction to save the world. Such a noble existence, ready to take on all the sins of the world and divine judgment for all beings.
This included her sins, her heavy shoulders relaxed, and a great weight was lifted from her body. All her pain vanished because of that crown.
"In this dirty, sinful world, someone is truly willing to sacrifice themselves for all of us..."
The girl placed both hands on her chest, murmured, and a tear fell from her eye. Someone had taken on her sins and all her pain, leaving only peace.
What did this mean? She no longer had to suffer; someone had taken it all. The girl was deeply curious about how such a thing could exist. She wanted to see with her only eye who this being was that had saved her from her sins and was brave enough to face God's power for the world. Without hesitation, her small body blinked and disappeared...
In Academy City, Aleister stood firm, looking toward the Mortal World.
"So that's the power of the Crown... Terrifying..."
From beginning to end, Aleister didn't look at Gabriel. His gaze was on the Joker and his power as the world's greatest anomaly.
"Ara~ so that's the power of the Demon King, my husband is serious~..."
In Academy City, the girls quickly gathered and looked at the sky where the crown rotated continuously. Kurumi couldn't help but comment.
As Yuki's counterpart, Kurumi knew how dangerous the Demon King could be and unconsciously thought of her own Demon King...
"Hm~ my fiancé is very strong."
Even La Folia shuddered at such terrifying power, not to mention Mikoto, who clenched her fists. She now understood why he remained number one in the ranking...
Only Yami remained expressionless, yet her heart was racing...
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With the World-Protector Crown protecting the mortal sub-world, the Demon King disappeared from the Mortal World, and Gabriel did too. Both reappeared in the Superior Dimension...
This was the Demon King's exclusive incomplete domain. With this domain active, he could fight in the Superior Dimension, which is an exact copy of the world within his crown. Any attack or damage to the world would be nullified and taken to the Superior Dimension, and the only thing the world would see was a projection of their true bodies. With this domain, they could fight at their maximum power without any consequences...
[I'm worried about nothing...]
Yuki, guiding the Demon King, smiled. After all, a stellar-level fight would definitely destroy the mortal world...
A mortal world cannot contain two stars within it, let alone two stars entering a supernova...
[Such power...]
Yuki was a bit envious of the Demon King's domain and power. It was incredibly strong, even though it was still incomplete. The crown, though brilliant, also had cracks that, in its reduced version, were impossible to see with the naked eye. But now that it was protecting the whole world, they could be seen, creating openings, though they weren't significant...
*GYAAAAA
Gabriel felt threatened. The sky, which should have been dark due to his ability, returned to normal, and the Earth's rotation, which he had stopped, resumed its usual spin.
With the crown in place, it was impossible for him to harm the world or for his powers to affect it. Everything was being taken to the Superior Dimension...
*KBOOOOMMMM
Yet, Gabriel didn't shrink back in fear. On the contrary, he fought to break free from this restrictive domain. His wings delivered a devastating global-scale blow, slicing the clouds in the Superior Dimension in half. The world's inhabitants shuddered at this terrifying attack, as it had the power to destroy a world the size of Jupiter. This blow was even stronger than Est's total attack...
But before this attack, the Demon King didn't flinch. Instead, a breach opened in the middle and nullified Gabriel's attack. The Mangekyou Sharingan spun...
"Susanoo..."
A giant exoskeleton, as white as snow, began to form. This giant quickly rose until it reached the size of a planet...
The aura of this giant completely crushed Gabriel's aura, and its giant hands twisted space itself, sending a direct blow to his Telesma...
*GYAAAAA
Gabriel's wings grew and clashed with the giant's fist, but it wasn't enough. The giant quickly overpowered and crushed the wings...
*KBOOOOMMMM
Multiple terrifying explosions echoed throughout the world. The inhabitants watched this stellar-scale battle closely, seeing projections of two extreme beings fighting. Each attack had enough power to destroy any nation, continent, or even the world...
At that moment, the girl with the eye patch appeared and watched the battle intently. As a magical god, she knew the level of this fight was beyond the Mortal World, yet she didn't activate her powers or participate. Instead, she was interested...
"As expected of one who took on the world's sins..."
The Demon King was crushing Gabriel, literally humiliating the power of God...
But that wasn't what was interesting. What amazed this girl the most was that the Protector was using his own flesh and blood, nullifying all attacks on the world. Every attack was being taken head-on...
This is like a boxer receiving all his opponent's punches and not letting anything through...
He was literally taking all the damage, yet he didn't waver in his protection of the world...
"How noble and benevolent can you be? You've already done enough, yet you refuse to let us be harmed..."
The girl's eye shone, and for the first time, she felt what it was like to be protected because she knew that if everything went to hell, if the world collapsed and all hope was lost...
This existence wouldn't agree. He would rise and take the world under his protection. Even now, through the projection, she could see the pain and suffering this existence was enduring, but he was still there, using himself for the world...
(TN: I love such misunderstandings LOL)
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Susanoo was too strong. Gabriel couldn't penetrate the giant's defense, much less harm the Demon King...
Gabriel's energy was slightly stronger than the Demon King's. He was a Rank 4 Stellar, while the Demon King was a High Destroyer. Yet, he was being crushed by the power of Order.
Order is absolute, and only limitless Chaos could counter this energy. Not to mention that with each passing second, the Demon King grew stronger. Susanoo was growing, and his attacks were becoming more powerful. Gabriel, on the other hand, was falling...
*Ding
[Warning, the Demon King has broken the second seal]
Yuki shuddered at the chat room message. The Demon King was regaining his freedom, and his strength was growing larger. Even now, he had managed to surpass Gabriel, treating him like a toy...
[End it.]
Yuki couldn't allow this to continue, so he ordered directly...
"..."
The Demon King didn't speak but obeyed. He placed a hand on his chest, and a small world began to float from there...
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TN: Now now I'll not leave you on cliffhanger, lets end this volume today