Chapter 47: Khaos Brigade (7)
Azrail Astaroth Pov:
'Great Sage, what are the chances of a meteor hitting us in a second or two?'
[Next to zero, Master.]
Even after Alice's image formed by the runes disappeared, no one spoke anything.
But somehow, the silence felt a lot louder than expected.
The only saving grace right now was my poker face.
'Alice, how could you do something like this to me…'
At this point, I blamed Alice for the current situation.
I had been down bad for her since I was born, quite literally, and even asked her to the face so many times, but she refused to groom me.
{Hey, Alice.}
{Yes?}
{Isn't it about time you start grooming me? My precious childhood is slipping away, you know? Or will you do it when I'm in my early teens?}
{I won't tell your parents about this, so please don't make such jokes again.}
That was how most of our conversations about this topic went.
If she had agreed to groom me, we would be a step closer to world peace, and something like this wouldn't have happened.
Was it that hard of a request?
Did a child's dream not mean anything to her?
Was she lying when she said she'd do anything for me?
People were correct. The world was a cruel place.
'Biblical God…'
I glanced towards the underground dome's roof, thinking about the individual my first incarnation's parents wholeheartedly believed in.
'This is your chance to make a once-in-a-millennium comeback... Resurrect and kill me for the sins I've committed. Free this world of such evil and be the God we both know you can be. Show everyone who the boss is…'
I waited for two seconds, but alas, nothing happened. Then, my request turned into a persuasion.
'If you kill me now, it'll be for the best... I won't be able to hurt your children for my selfish and sinful acts. Isn't that what you want, oh almighty god? If I survive, who knows how many Angels I'll rip apart to study Holy Power…'
Once again, nothing happened, and the attempt at persuasion turned into blatant threats.
'If you don't show up in two seconds, I'll hijack the Holy System and Sacred Gear System, impersonate as your reincarnation, change your whole religion, take control of the Four Great Seraphs, and fuck Gabriel on the Throne of Heaven!'
[…]
I was damn serious about that threat, especially the last part.
[Lucifer would be proud.]
A devil's prayers didn't make it to the Holy System's other side, but if they did, Archangel Michael might've passed out after hearing that.
'No reaction, huh…'
Then, that must mean there were no issues with me doing what I promised.
If the former owner of that place agreed, who was I to refuse such a treat?
Gabriel, like other Angels, must want to be with her daddy—I mean, father.
How could I let someone so kind-hearted and innocent suffer alone?
'I'll leave Holy System and Sacred Gear System up to you, Great Sage…'
[Understood. Added 'Taking over heaven' to Master's To-do list.]
Great Sage was as reliable as ever.
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After not hearing a word for over three minutes, I turned towards Lieselotte, Selina, Le Fay, Arthur, Vali, and Hydra.
Everyone except Hydra stared at me without blinking, and I spoke in my usual tone. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
There was no shame in my expression or voice, leaving them bewildered.
In moments like these, showing embarrassment meant accepting defeat.
It was better to be thick-skinned about it.
"You…" Vali's eyelids twitched at my lack of shame. "Are you going to pretend we didn't just see that?"
"What are you saying?" I tilted my head a little, speaking in an innocent, almost oblivious tone. "You didn't see anything."
"Huh?"
"Or are you telling me…" The tip of Arondight's blade emerged from my shadow, and I narrowed my eyes ever so slightly. "You saw something just now?"
"We didn't see a thing!"
"Absolutely nothing!"
"My glasses were foggy just now. Did something happen?"
"I also saw nothing, Lord Azrail…"
Lieselotte, Selina, Arthur, and Le Fay vigorously shook their heads. The latter did it so hard that her witch hat fell off.
Hydra was still traumatised, not letting his eyes regenerate by penetrating his skull with his index and middle fingers.
As for Vali, he looked at the scene with his mouth wide open, completely speechless.
It didn't seem like he saw anything, either.
"Good."
Arondight's blade disappeared, and I smiled.
At least no one here was being unreasonable.
Otherwise, I was ready to beat the memories out of them if necessary.
"Anyway…" Arthur spoke in an attempt to change the topic. "Since we've already finished the blood part, shouldn't something happen by—Hm?"
But before he could finish, the platform beneath us glowed in a bright, almost eye-numbing golden light, cutting him off.
The runes on the floor detached themselves, moving through the air before circling each member of our party, and moments later—
"Whoa!"
"I'm flying!"
"What the—?!"
"I can't stop!"
We started levitating against our wills, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.
Although I surged my Demonic Aura to resist, nothing happened.
'I have more than enough Demonic Power to resist, but… Somehow, these runes can ignore my natural defences and apply their effects on me forcefully…'
That shouldn't be possible under normal circumstances.
It would be understandable if they overpowered my defences with raw power or strength, but to completely ignore them? It was my first time experiencing something like that.
Even Holy Power, something devils were vulnerable against, could be resisted with enough Demonic Power.
'The skill difference between the runes outside and the ones here is much wider than I expected…'
It wasn't like an amateur and expert, but more like a crawling baby and a professional athlete.
'This is…'
Soon, the space around us started to warp, opening up a portal above the platform.
I recognised this feeling.
'We're being transported to another dimension…'
It was the same sensation as travelling from the Underworld to Earth and moving through dimensions, albeit with one difference.
Unlike Underworld and Earth, which were open dimensions that allowed anyone with enough skills to travel between them, this one was an enclosed dimension.
An enclosed dimension was akin to a pocket dimension, similar to the one created by the spell [Dimensional Storage], but on a much larger scale; it could also hold living beings and life depending on who it belonged to.
Such a dimension would be under the absolute control of its creator.
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Our locations changed rapidly, and the portal dropped us from over a hundred meters, causing the seven of us to fall towards the ground.
[Notice. This dimension is distorting the space within itself. Unable to utilise spatial spells like Transportation Magic, Communication Magic, Dimensional Storage, and Dress Change.]
'This warning brings back bad memories...'
However, that wasn't all.
There was something else I sensed the moment we appeared here.
[Time dilation detected. Time inside this dimension moves a lot slower than the outside world.]
It was hard to pinpoint the exact number since I only appeared here, but it was much higher than the Agares Clan's [Power of Time] at its maximum potential. [1]
'But this is good… I can still feel our connection, so further developing it won't be a bad investment…'
If the connection I created remained despite being inside an enclosed dimension that distorted the flow of time, it meant that it wasn't affected by space-time at all.
Thud!*
With a light thud, I landed on the ground, using [Wind Magic] to catch Lieselotte and Selina right before they hit the ground.
Hydra and Arthur landed without much trouble.
Vali summoned Divine Dividing while Le Fay used her broom to fly down and land next to us.
"Why are we still here?"
"No, this isn't the same place…"
The insides of this dimension resembled the underground dome we came from, although it lacked the golden platform and staircase at its centre.
But that didn't mean this place had nothing eye-catching inside it.
In front of us was a closed book, levitating mid-air.
However, as far as I could tell, its levitation had nothing to do with magic or any such phenomenon.
The book's presence naturally bent space around it, letting it rest on air like a solid surface.
'Gleipnir…'
Whoever made Gleipnir paid little attention to its appearance.
I was no clean freak, but the book looked so worn out and dirty that touching it would make someone feel repulsive.
Gleipnir's bookbinding was wooden boards covered in leather, with ornate metal guards and fittings.
Its dimensions were similar to an ancient manuscript: twenty-six inches in length, twenty inches in width, and ten inches in thickness.
Despite all that, the most peculiar part about Gleipnir wasn't its appearance but the materials used to create it.
It was human skin.
'For a book made with hands, the craftsmanship sure is amazing…'
The book's dimensions were perfect, to the point where it gave modern books a run for their money.
I was about to step forward and take a better look at Gleipnir, but before I could—
"Welcome, everyone…"
A strange voice came from behind us.
The voice was so peaceful that it'd make the listener's mind relax instantly, and a chill ran down my spine.
'I didn't sense anything…'
We all turned around simultaneously and saw a middle-aged man standing mid-air, looking at our group with a small smile.
He didn't have a physical body, with his appearance being almost transparent.
'A spirit…'
No wonder [Gravity Detection] sensed nothing.
The spell couldn't detect things like souls, ghosts, vengeful spirits, or other spiritual life forms, as they had no gravitational fields.
But that wasn't necessarily a drawback.
After using [Life Force Conversion] and experimenting with souls for so long, my natural sensitivity to such things was unusually high.
The fact that I didn't sense anything was the actual concern.
In cases of supernaturals, if they survived as souls in the physical world, their strengths would, in most cases, be reduced significantly.
If I couldn't even sense the soul's presence, it most likely meant that he was much stronger than me during his time alive.
"It's hard to believe that someone found this place, as it shouldn't have happened in this world…" Pythagoras spoke while sweeping his gaze over our group, his eyes soon landing on Vali. "And for it to be the White Dragon Emperor, Vali Lucifer. I never thought I'd meet you in person…"
When Vali heard the surname Lucifer, his eyes widened.
"You… know me?"
"The strongest White Dragon Emperor to ever live, the one who developed [Divine Dividing] to heights that not even the Biblical God could've imagined. How could I not know?" Pythagoras smiled, almost as if he had expected Vali's reaction. "Not only that, but I know everyone here."
He continued, moving his eyes away from Vali.
"Arthur Pendragon, the wielder of Caliburn, and Le Fay Pendragon, the one who will become the leader of the Magician Organisation Golden Dawn… You two are the descendants of King Arthur and Morgan Le Fay, right?"
"The notoriously evil and bloodthirsty Nine-Headed Hydra from Heracles' Twelve Labors. I am a big fan of yours…"
After being called out like this, Hydra removed his fingers from his skull and allowed his eyes to regenerate.
"And finally…" Pythagoras's eyes landed on the Sherlock sisters, and for some reason, his expression softened. "Lieselotte Sherlock and Selina Sherlock… Two of the few humans who still carry traces of my bloodline…"
'Hold up…'
Caliburn? King Arthur? Morgan Le Fay? Divine Dividing? Golden Dawn? Vali Lucifer? Lieselotte and Selina?
'How the hell does he even know all that?'
The oldest thing Pythagoras mentioned was Caliburn, but even that came into existence almost a millennium after his death.
I doubt he kept tabs on the outside world through this secluded dimension, and even if he did, knowing all that would be next to impossible.
'Was it foresight?'
No. That made even less sense for a human such as Pythagoras.
Even Chronos, the Primordial God of time in Greek Mythology, couldn't have foreseen so far into the future, and even if he somehow did, which was borderline impossible, the contents wouldn't be this precise.
"Traces of your bloodline…?"
"Yes. You two are my descendants..." Pythagoras held his chin, and his eyes narrowed as he continued. "But no matter how I think about it, you two shouldn't have survived in this world, regardless of the timeline… The only one with my bloodline right now should be Vasco Strada…"
'Timelines and parallel worlds…'
Pythagoras' words piqued my interest.
At first, I took the rumours about Gleipnir being able to effect parallel worlds and transcend dimensions with a grain of salt, but from how Pythagoras talked and the dimension we were in, it seemed like they had some truth to them.
"Lieselotte and Selina's survival, along with the appearance of the White Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Headed Hydra in this place… Two events that never should've happened in 'this' world, but they did because of an anomaly..."
Pythagoras' frown deepened as he muttered to himself, his eyes moving away from the group before stopping at me.
"What a vile and evil presence; it's hard to believe a child can have such a rotten soul..."
"Vile and evil presence?" I looked at Pythagoras with the most 'what' face possible and raised my hand towards Hydra. "This bastard standing seven steps away from me massacred an entire race overnight because he felt freaky…"
"How strange..." Pythagoras ignored my words, staring at me with both curiosity and doubt. "I don't remember someone like you in any of the parallel worlds or alternate timelines I saw… Devil from the Astaroth Clan, who are you?"
'That must be because I'm a reincarnator from another world…'
My arrival wasn't supposed to happen in this world, so no one could predict it by watching its future, alternate timelines, or parallel worlds.
But that also meant I had no alternate selves with different lives in 'this' world.
Although, if time works as I understand it, numerous timelines should've formed by now depending on the decisions I made in this life.
'Whenever someone makes a decision, new timelines are formed where other possible outcomes happen…'
For example, a timeline where I nuked the banquet hall and escaped, one where I got captured and imprisoned, or one where no such thing happened at the banquet.
I could be wrong, though.
In the end, these were all my guesses.
After thinking about the situation for a few seconds under the effects of Thought Accelaration, I looked into Pythagoras' eyes and replied. "Isn't it rude to ask that without introducing yourself first?"
It was the same thing I said to Vali when we first met, but unlike him, Pythagoras took my words positively.
"You're right; you must be curious about who I am, appearing out of nowhere and talking without pause... Let me introduce myself..."
The human soul rested his hand on his chest and continued with a wide smile.
"I am Pythagoras, a Magus who researches the mysteries of space-time and the creator of Logos Arts, the original concept which later downgraded to the Magic System humans use today…"
"Downgraded?" I couldn't hold myself back when presented with forbidden historical lore. "But isn't the human race's current Magic System developed by Merlin Ambrosius?"
"Merlin Ambrosius did create that Magic System on her own, but it was an accident…" Pythagoras explained, glancing at me for a brief second. "What she wanted to do was unravel the mysteries of Logos Arts, a magic involving numbers and calculations to manipulate space-time."
'Numbers and calculations to manipulate space-time, huh? That's the same concept as Merlin Ambrosius' Magic System…' With those thoughts in mind, I asked. "And what did she do wrong?"
"Merlin mistakenly believed that Logos Arts replicated the effects of a Devil's Demonic Power and God's Miracles because her knowledge was incomplete… She took the 'calculation' aspect from Logos Arts because that worked seamlessly with a human's attribute-less Magic Power and developed it into the current Magic System."
"Then, what about the runes that transported us here?"
"A curious one, aren't you?"
"It's my default setting."
Technically, that wasn't a lie.
Pythagoras smiled at those words and spoke without hesitation. "Yes. I deciphered those runes, too. Even though their creation wasn't complete, they greatly assisted me in creating a calculation-based magic system, Logos Arts, and Gleipnir…"
If that were indeed the case, then Pythagoras was much more of a genius than what the history records gave him credit for.
Rune Symbols weren't necessarily 'created' by a person but deciphered through observing reality and how it worked, allowing them to affect it in many ways depending on their understanding.
It was something like mathematics for supernaturals—a method for us to learn about the world we lived in.
"But I'm surprised. Despite being someone I don't know, you made quite the impact here…" Pythagoras stared at me with a pondering gaze, showing traces of astonishment. "Your existence saved Lieselotte and Selina, the only two humans who could've opened the path to this dimension and made a contract with Gleipnir…"
"And if that wasn't enough…" As he spoke, Pythagoras' eyes moved towards Arthur, looking at the sword hanging on the latter's waist. "You brought Excalibur Ruler back to me…"
"Back to you…?"
The one who asked that was Arthur.
"Yes. You might not know this, but Gleipnir could also take control of living things or organic matter. Long ago, it could let the user dominate their opponent's will and fully subjugate them…"
Pythagoras waved his hand, and Excalibur Ruler flew away from Arthur's waist, stopping in front of the former, much to everyone's surprise.
"Wha—?!"
"However, some of Gleipnir's pages were lost and later used as materials for the True Excalibur, granting the sword one of its seven abilities... Now, Gleipnir can only control monster beasts. It's rather unfortunate…"
Noticing Arthur's concerned expression, Pythagoras let out a small laugh. "You don't have to worry. I'm not someone who will rob defenceless children. In the first place, I lost those pages because of my negligence…"
As those words finished, Excalibur Ruler flew back to its original place, resting beside Caliburn.
We patiently waited for Pythagoras to continue, but before he could, I realised something.
"Wait a minute…"
"What is it?"
"You said only Lieselotte and Selina could've opened the path to this dimension… Why is that?"
"That's because they are my descendants."
"Isn't Vasco Strada one, too?"
"His bloodline is way too thinned out for it to work. Well, I can say the same for Lieselotte and Selina. Under normal circumstances, the passage wouldn't have opened even if all three of them poured their blood on it, but…" Pythagoras gave me a meaningful smile. "It worked because of the unnaturally immense vitality in someone's blood…"
"Then… what was the point of that blood trail?"
It wasn't like anyone other than his descendants could open the path even if they followed what the runes said.
"Entertainment…" Pythagoras chuckled, his eyes moving over our entire group. "So, did any one of you reveal some embarrassing secrets? Did someone's hidden love get exposed? Or a fetish, perhaps? Maybe all three of them combined?"
Everyone slowly turned towards me.
A vein bulged on my forehead as I stared at Pythagoras' grinning face.
'The moment I learn how to time travel, it's over for this bastard…'
I'd go back in the past, kidnap Pythagoras when he was four or five years old, bring him to the future, and hand him over to some famous YouTuber or streamer.
Never mind, sending him to Epstein Island would be much better.
[Achievement unlocked: Cupcake supplier.]
[Effects: Cupcake munchers are not hostile towards you.]
At this rate, Great Sage might get us cancelled before I even grow up.
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"You haven't answered my question yet, Astaroth Devil…" Pythagoras stared at me with a serene expression. "Who are you?"
"I'm Azrail Astaroth, second in line for the succession of the Astaroth Clan…"
Latia had officially announced her disinterest in inheriting the clan, automatically making me the second heir.
It was a minor detail, but Pythagoras seemed taken aback by it.
"What's your relation with the Satan Beelzebub?"
"He's my brother…"
"Ah, I see…" Pythagoras' eyes widened in realisation, and he nodded to himself. "It makes sense… The child who was supposed to die in a miscarriage survived and caused massive changes in the course of things in this timeline…"
I blinked stupidly at that information. "Devils can die… in a miscarriage?"
That was news to me.
"You certainly did in one of the timelines I saw…"
In that case, there was no original 'Azrail Astaroth' in this world, and I took over the body of a lifeless child.
I know I shouldn't say this as someone who was living as 'Azrail Astaroth,' but—
'You fucking bum… What kind of devil dies in a miscarriage?'
Knowing that almost made me facepalm.
Forget about pure-blooded devils; even half-devils were born with much healthier bodies than human babies.
'Still, if the original always died in other timelines, does that mean my reincarnation changed a fixed event of this world?'
But that didn't explain why no original 'Azrail Astaroth' existed in other parallel worlds.
Could it be that Celis conceiving a third child was unique to this particular world?
Or did Pythagoras only look into a handful of parallel worlds out of the possibly infinite number?
'Whatever…'
There was no point in thinking about it right now.
Timelines, parallel worlds, reincarnation, and stuff like that were beyond my current self's capabilities.
Overthinking wouldn't get me anywhere.
"To think something like this would happen in our timeline…" Pythagoras laughed at his own words, his expression showing intrigue and curiosity. "I guess it's impossible to calculate the future based on what I saw in alternate timelines and parallel worlds. It could also be that my knowledge indirectly led to the changes in this timeline…"
'So his knowledge didn't come from actual foresight, and since he hasn't reacted yet, there's a chance he can't see the future…'
That was good.
I'd be in trouble if he could see what I planned to do next.
'More importantly, why does he talk to himself so much…'
It felt suspicious, almost as if Pythagoras was pretending to be carefree to make us let our guards down.
His words seemed unfiltered on the surface, but they didn't reveal more information than necessary despite them being true.
"Never mind all that… You brats must've come here to collect Gleipnir, right?" Pythagoras smiled at our group, raising his hand towards us. "Then, I'll begin the trail, and whoever performs the best can inherit both Gleipnir and the secrets of Logos Arts…"
"You said no one except your descendants can make a contract with Gleipnir… What's in it for us to participate in this trial?"
"Even if you can't form a contract with Gleipnir, it still holds an immense amount of knowledge regarding space-time that one can decipher with enough effort…"
As he answered Vali's question, Pythagoras snapped his fingers, causing the enormous underground dome's size to expand rapidly.
Within a few seconds, it increased ten times, much to everyone's surprise.
"But that's not all. Any magician with enough talent can research Logos Arts. It's the best method to power someone without using Sacred Gears. If mastered properly, feats like this won't be worth mentioning…" Pythagoras grinned at the White Dragon Emperor, causing the latter's eyes to widen. "I'm sure a master of Logos Arts can help accomplish your goal... After all, Rizevim Livan Lucifer is no weakling, right?"
Vali didn't reply, and Pythagoras continued with a small smile. "If no one has any objections, I will—!"
"I have a question…"
"What is it, Astaroth Devil?"
"In case I win, how can Lieselotte make a contract with Gleipnir and learn Logos Arts?"
"Since Lieselotte is my descendant, all she needs to do is pour a drop of her blood on Gleipnir's cover… When the contract finishes, Gleipnir will transfer the knowledge of Logos Arts inside her head. She can then pass on the knowledge to whoever she wishes…" Pythagoras answered before glancing at Vali from the corner of his eyes. "And if someone else wins, I'll transfer the knowledge to them instead…"
"I see…"
"But…" Pythagoras' smile suddenly widened, and he narrowed his eyes at us. "That will only happen if any of you survive this encounter…"
When his words finished, thousands of unknown magic circles appeared around the underground dome, followed by numerous monster beasts.
'Tempest wolves, red pythons, lava hounds, ice bears, and whatnot…'
Most of these monster beasts were individually much superior to the purple python we killed before entering this place.
Lieselotte, Selina, Le Fay, and Arthur paled while looking around the hordes of monsters.
Even Vali showed visible signs of fear.
'Killing all of these monsters with just this group is difficult…'
Protecting Lieselotte and Selina was already difficult, but in a battle like this, Le Fay and Arthur wouldn't be of much help in the long run, either.
We could kill all these monsters with Hydra's help, especially with our infinite stamina and Vali's [Divide], but the weaker members of our group were bound to die.
"The trail's contents are simple… Survive for twenty-four hours. Whoever one of you dies, the remaining number of beasts will get doubled instantly, so look after each other's backs, okay?"
"Double each time?"
"It's impossible to clear something like this…!"
Pythagoras didn't reply to Vali and Arthur's complaints, almost as if he had expected such reactions. Instead, he moved his eyes away from them and looked behind them.
"You… What are you doing?"
Arthur and Vali followed Pythagoras' gaze, and the moment they did—
"Huh?!"
"When did he—?!"
Their eyes widened in surprise when they noticed me standing at a distance from my initial position, taking long and sneaky steps while walking away from them.
"Le Fay…!"
"What are you doing?!"
'This is awkward…'
My hands were wrapped around Lieselotte and Selina's waists, holding them like bags on each side of my body.
On the side, a few hands extended from my shadow, carrying an unconscious Le Fay and bringing her with me.
After that was Gleipnir, sticking to my chest with [Gravity Magic] while being supported by Lieselotte and Selina from each side.
"You must know that spatial magic doesn't work here, right?"
Unlike Vali and Arthur, Pythagoras didn't react much, simply looking at me as if I were an idiot.
His confidence probably came from the fact that no matter what, I wouldn't be able to leave this place without his permission.
"You can only leave this place after clearing the trail…"
Pythagoras waved his hand, and one of Tempest Wolves behind me jumped forwards, growling loudly with its fangs aimed at my back, and when it was about to reach me—
'Great Sage…'
[Understood.]
A fist-sized stream of blood emerged from my back, digging into the Tempest Wolf's skull and destroying its brain instantly.
While I still wasn't used to the Vampire's [Blood Manipulation], Great Sage was a different story.
Thud!*
After the wolf's body fell to the ground, the stream of blood returned to my body, and the hole in my clothes also healed.
"A devil that can use blood manipulation…?"
For the first time since his appearance, Pythagoras looked genuinely surprised, with his eyes widened to their limits.
Without wasting this moment of surprise, my shadow rose from the ground and circled the three of us before—
"I'll see you all later…"
We disappeared under the effects of [Shadow Teleportation].
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[Bucharest. Romania.]
"Is there something you need from me, Lord Azrail?"
Amy turned towards me when I appeared inside the overseer's house, not surprised by my sudden appearance.
"Please feel free to call me to your room instead of—Hm? These people are…"
"I'll explain later… For now, look after these three…"
I unequipped Lieselotte, Selina, and Le Fay before storing Gleipnir inside my shadow inventory.
"I understand, My Lord…"
Amy took the unconscious Le Fay from my shadow hands and carefully placed her on the nearby couch.
That was what I liked about her.
As long as I was fine, Amy wouldn't mind following my orders without question.
"I'll be back in a while..."
A [Transportation Magic Circle] appeared under me.
However, before the magic circle activated, Lieselotte hurriedly grabbed my lab coat's sleeve and asked, "Where are you going?"
Noticing how worried she was, I smiled and patted her head. "To nuke the living shit out of your ancestor…"
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1. I doubt people remember (even I forgot and had to check the previous chapter), so I'll mention it again. The Agares Clan's [Power of Time]'s natural upper limit to time dilation is 120 times. 120 minutes inside the barrier = 1 minute outside the barrier or 1 minute inside the barrier = 120 minutes outside the barrier. It's the maximum limit, though. Even the best devils can only go 50-60 times.
A/N:
I swear I named the chapters 'Khaos Brigade' randomly thinking they'd be introduced soon and now it's stuck lol.
Anyway, MHA ended.
I Guess Deku's father was the friends we made along the way.