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Chapter 24 - A challenge and first contact with the angel of the stars

Daniele pov 

I was currently waiting for Xenovia and Irina at the meeting place with Asia 

 

 

Well the reason was basically because they called me back two days after I called them at church. 

 

 

Flashback 

 

"So the Excaliburs were stolen "

 

 

I was on the phone with Griselda getting information about the situation. 

 

 

"Yes, we thought the culprit was a Cadre, but the crime scene investigation confirmed through various records that the culprit is 'Kokabiel, the angel of the stars'."

 

 

"Someone mentioned in the Bible who fought in the great war"

 

 

"Yes, upper management decided to send Xenovia and Irina "

 

 

 

"What?! Are they stupid!!! Xenovia and Irina are not at that level yet "

 

 

"Well, we can say that they trust your presence more."

 

 

"This.....makes more sense .*Sigh* When will they be here?

 

 

"They will be there in two days. They will tell you the meeting place "

 

 

 

"Understood "

 

 

"Dany"

 

 

"Yes, Griselda?"

 

 

"... Be careful"

 

 

The concern in her voice brought a smile to my face. 

 

 

"Leave it to me"

 

 

flashback end 

 

 

I checked the time on my phone and they should be here in 5 minutes but where are they? 

 

 

5 minutes later 

 

Still no news, let's wait a little longer

 

15 minutes later 

 

"Ummm, Daniele-san maybe they got lost "

 

 

Asia's words calmed me down, maybe they got lost

 

30 minutes later

Where the hell are they!!!!?

 

 

I called their number on the phone 

 

 

"..... the number you are calling cannot be reached at the moment ...."

 

 

I felt my eyebrows twitch 

 

 

Then I called Griselda 

 

 

"They told me they were there about an hour ago "

 

 

This doesn't fit the time they gave me!!!!

 

 

"I understand, see you later Griselda"

 

 

After I hung up the phone, I rubbed the bridge of my nose with my hand. 

 

 

Think about it Daniele, where could these two fools have gotten into? 

 

 

My all LN/Anime/Manga knowledge come on!!!

 

 

Irina came here after a long time and she is probably the guide, it is possible that they got into someone they know here 

 

 

..... They are at the Hyoudou family's house 

 

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Irina pov 

It's been a long time, but it's great to come back to where I live!!

 

 

"By the way, I can't believe Dany forgot to pick us up. "

 

 

I complained to Xenovia next to me 

 

 

"Doesn't sound like something Dany would do. "

 

 

"I think, by the way, you said our arrival time correctly, didn't you?" 

 

 

Xenovia growled at my words 

 

 

"What do you think!"

 

 

"Okay okay just to make sure .Maybe he was messing with the nun."

 

 

"Asia Argento. She used the gift God gave her to heal her enemies, and in the process, many innocents were killed by that devil ----"

 

 

 

"So you think she's ----"

 

 

"----But, Dany came to save her and I trust him"

 

 

"I agree "

 

 

There was a heavy silence between us and Xenovia spoke once more. 

 

 

"So what shall we do "

 

"Wait, why am I decides?"

 

"'l' m a complete stranger here , but you were lived here, so you are the guide."

 

 

Even though I wanted to object, she was right. Why can she give such intelligent answers in such situations!!!

 

 

 

"We had family friends here, I wanted to visit them.We can go to church later"

 

 

"Is that the Hyoudou family you mentioned before?"

 

 

"Yup!!"

 

 

"Well, that suits me "

 

 

"Lets go!!!!!!"

 

 

I pumped my fist in the air

 

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Seeing the house I remembered brought a smile to my face. 

 

 

I reached out and knocked on the door 

 

 

*Knock*Knock*Knock *

 

 

"I am coming!"

 

 

A woman in her thirties opened the door and looked at me in surprise .It was clear from her looks that she didn't quite remember me. 

 

 

"Hello miss Hyoudou it's been a long time!!!"

 

 

"This.....Irina!!!"

 

 

"Hello!!!!"

 

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"So you made so many friends wherever you went "

 

 

 Miss Hyoudou smiled at me as I told her about my friends at church, of course I didn't include the supernatural 

 

 

"So Irina-chan, do you have someone you love?" 

 

 

"Ha??"

 

 

I managed to make a surprised noise when her question caught me off guard. 

 

 

Then, when the figure of a golden-eyed boy came to my mind, I felt blood rush to my face. 

 

 

"Heh~~~ so our little Irina-chan has a crush on someone. Can I assume this is the 'Daniele' your mother told me about"

 

 

Mooooom!!!!!!

 

 

I'm pretty sure my face looks no different than a tomato right now and Xenovia is squinting at me!!!!

 

 

 

"Mom, are you okey!!!"

 

I was startled when the door of the house suddenly opened and a boy with a familiar haircut came in. 

 

"Issei! We have guests, why are you yelling! Besides, why shouldn't I be okey?"

 

 

"T-they" 

 

 

While Issei was pointing at us, a woman with red hair came behind him. From previous information it is clear that it is Rias Gremory 

 

 

Then issei really ------

 

 

 

"Anyway, look, Irina came to visit.You always played together when you were kids"

 

 

"Irina?"

 

 

Issei looked at me in surprise and blinked a few times. 

 

 

"Were you a woman?!? I thought you were a boy"

 

 

I felt my eyebrow twitch 

 

 

".....pffft"

 

 

 

Please don't laugh, Xenovia!!!!

 

 

"It's been a long time, Issei-kun! You've seriously grown up."

 

 

 

"Y-yeah you too"

 

 

... I don't feel anything .I had a slight curiosity about how I would feel when I saw Issei, but there was nothing.I still think of him as a friend but more than that----

 

Dany.That's the only thing that comes to my mind. So I already—--

 

 

 

"So you were really here after all"

 

 

My heart was beating very fast when the new familiar voice combined with the thought from before. 

 

 

third person pov 

 

People were surprised when Daniele entered through the still open door 

 

"Dany!!"

 

At Irina's surprised voice, Daniele instantly focused on her. 

 

 

"Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting!!"

 

 

"I-it's not our fault I forgot the time you were supposed to pick us up!"

 

 

Even though her cheeks were red, Irina still protested 

 

 

"Excuse me, I was there at the time you gave!!"

 

 

"Impossible !!"

 

 

A tick appeared in Daniele's head and he took out his phone and opened a specific message to show them 

 

 

"What were you saying?"

 

 

Irina looked at the message carefully and saw that it was indeed written about 30 minutes late 

 

"B-but it was Xenovia who should have sent the message."

 

 

At that moment the two looked at Xenovia .

 

Feeling their eyes on her, Xenovia looked at them as she was about to put the dessert offered by Miss Hyoudou into her mouth. 

 

 

"What....."

 

 

 

"You wrote the time late, Xenovia."

 

 

"I've been waiting there for you for almost an hour!"

 

 

Xenovia started to break out in a cold sweat, but she had absolutely no intention of staying behind. 

 

 

"It was definitely Irina who told me the wrong time"

 

 

"Don't blame it on me, Xenovia!!"

 

 

"You're definitely the one to blame after all, you self-proclaimed childhood friend "

 

 

"Self-proclaimed!! Come on why!"

 

 

"Heh, your so-called childhood friend not only didn't recognize you, but also thought you were a boy."

 

 

 

"You!!!"

 

 

"Stop it, you two idiots! Don't change the subject!!"

 

 

""Who is the idiot!!/Who is the idiot!!""

 

 

They looked at each other and it was like lightning was colliding right in the middle of them. 

 

 

After staring at each other for a while, all three of them started to shake. 

 

 

"pffft---"

 

"hehe---"

 

"Haha---"

 

 

Finally, all three burst into laughter. 

 

 

"Seriously, you two are total trouble."

 

 

Even if Daniele said this, the big smile on his face showed his mood. 

 

 

Daniele then stiffened as the others looked at them in surprise. 

 

 

 

He quickly turned to Miss Hyoudou 

 

 

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience but they'll take it for now "

 

 

"W-wait at least an explanation"

 

 

Coming to her senses, Rias could barely speak.

 

 

"I will come to your school tomorrow"

 

 

He then dragged the two girls with him without looking back. 

 

 

Neither of them could resist and were still smiling, talking and making fun of each other. 

 

 

Miss Hyoudou  looked behind  Irina and then at her son and sighed secretly. 

 

 

"The train has already departed. What a shame..."

 

 

 

Daniele was going to church with Irina and Xenovia following him 

 

 

He left Asia at the church on the way, which was her own wish.

 

 

"Is Asia Argento in church?"

 

 

Daniele nodded to Xenovia's question 

 

 

"This is true "

 

 

"So.....what kind of person is she? "

 

 

"She is... pure, very pure, I can say that she has a cleaner heart than anyone I have ever seen."

 

 

"Then why did she use God's gift to heal a Devil! Many innocent church workers died there?"

 

 

Irina nodded too. 

 

 

"This ..... *sigh* I meant by being too naive, if she saw someone injured in front of an enemy or friend, she would probably heal its. But this time she fell victim to a conspiracy."

 

 

"What does this mean?"

 

 

Irina took over the conversation and asked 

 

 

"Here's the thing..."

 

 

During this process, Daniele carefully explained Asia's situation to the two until they arrived at the church. 

 

 

When they finally got to the church, Asia opened the door 

 

 

"Welco-----"

 

 

Irina interrupted Asia's words and jumped towards Asia and hugged her tightly 

 

 

There were tears in the corners of her eyes

 

 

"Wahhhhh! Poor Asia-chan you been through so much. I'll judge that devil on your behalf, AMEN!!!!!!!"

 

 

"I agree, that devil definitely took advantage of your pure heart, we should split it in half."

 

Xenovia approached Asia and put her hand on her shoulder.

 

 

Asia stood stunned, not understanding what was happening, but she still sensed their concern and gave a bright smile. 

 

 

While Daniele was watching this scene with a smile, a smell suddenly hit his nose. 

 

 

The scent was very nice and gave off a seductive aroma 

 

 

"This smell"

 

 

Asia pulled back from Irina's hug, allowing Daniele to see the white apron she was now wearing.

 

 

"Actually...."

 

 

Asia led them into the room and there was a feast in front of them. 

 

All three swallowed 

 

 

"I cooked for Daniele-san's friends"

 

 

"When did you learn to do these?"

 

 

"I took cooking lessons from Tobio-san."

 

 

"Tobio-san? Did you meet with the Slash Dog Team?"

 

 

"Yeah,  there's a bar nearby where Tobio bartends. "

 

 

"Was there something?"

 

 

Irina continued her question, worried that something bad might happen. 

 

"Oh no, I just went to find Lavinia to teach Asia magic and visited them in the process."

 

 

"Lavinia .....did anything else happen?"

 

 

 

Xenovia asked, looking directly at Daniele. 

 

 

'Something '

 

 

"No!!!"

 

 

Images from his date with Shigune and naked Lavinia in the bathroom came to Daniele's mind and he blushed slightly. 

 

 

Xenovia noticed this and squinted her eyes.

 

 

 

Even Irina was looking at Daniele now 

 

 

Daniele was very nervous for some reason

 

 

"Let's eat for now"

 

 

Daniele quickly sat down at the table and changed the subject while shoving food into her mouth. 

 

 

Xenovia stiffened as the food was placed in her mouth, then she chewed it and her eyes lit up. 

 

 

Seeing his reaction, Daniele reached for other dishes and ate them with the same fork, and Irina did not lag behind. 

 

 

"Indirect kiss...."

 

 

Unfortunately, Daniele was too busy eating to hear Asia's muttering. 

 

 

A similar thought went through the minds of all three of them. 

 

 

'''''delicious'''''

 

 

During the meal, Irina and Xenovia also introduced themselves fully to Asia, and the three girls bonded very quickly. 

 

 

After the meal, there was only one problem left. 

 

 

..... sleep

 

 

"There are two rooms in the church, how can we sleep?"

 

 

"I'm going to sleep with Dany"

 

 

"Xenovia!!!"

 

 

"Xenovia-san!!!"

 

 

Asia and Irina immediately shouted in surprise 

 

 

"Me and Daniele often sleep together in church anyway so there shouldn't be a problem"

 

 

"Even so...."

 

 

"Daniele-san and Xenovia-san often..."

 

 

In the end, Xenovia's persistence won out over the two. 

 

 

Daniele was wearing his usual pajamas while Xenovia was wearing   a navy blue pajama set with extremely short bottoms and a pink strappy top .İts was showing off both her exposed stomach and her legs 

 

As soon as Daniele lay down on the bed, Xenovia immediately laid down next to Daniele and  quickly hugged his head in a familiar way and buried it in her breast. 

 

 

The familiar feeling of fingers caressing his hair, the softness and the smell made Daniele fall asleep easily. 

 

 

Xenovia was right when she said they spent most of the time together at church, even though Daniele slept with Asia ,he somehow felt a little weird without Xenovia 

 

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Morning

 

 

Daniele slowly opened his eyes 

 

 

He had a really good sleep, why was he trying to avoid sleeping with Xenovia again? 

 

 

Suddenly, without realizing what was happening, With a sudden blow to his cheek, the world turned upside down and he hit his head hard on the ground. 

 

 

"Agh!!!"

 

 

Holding his painful head, Daniele rolled around a little. 

 

 

[What a beautiful morning]

 

 

 

 

When he stood up, the scene he saw made Daniele's eyebrow twitch. 

 

 

Yeah now he remembers why he avoids going to sleep

 

 

Xenovia was currently lying upside down on the bed, something Daniele didn't understand how was possible since she fell asleep hugging him. 

 

 

But the real problem is the 'foot' seen right where he lies.

 

 

Daniele then reached out and pinched Xenovia's nose 

 

 

1

 

Xenovia began to tremble slightly 

 

2

 

Her expression became more uncomfortable 

 

3

 

"Gah!!!"

 

 

She suddenly jumped up and Daniele withdrew his fingers 

 

 

"Haaa, haaaa Why!!!!!!"

 

 

"I was wondering the same thing this morning when I was about to break my head."

 

 

Xenovia looked at her situation, then at the situation she was lying in, and then 

 

"Oops"

 

 

"Don't pass it off easily!!!!"

 

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Daniele and Xenovia came to Irina and Asia who were preparing breakfast, the table was almost ready so the two sat down directly 

 

 

 

Breakfast was delicious like yesterday 

 

 

"So when will we go to Devils?"

 

 

Daniele swallowed his mouthful and replied to Irina 

 

 

"Let's go right after dinner and spend the remaining time researching. What you say?"

 

 

"I'm fine with this"

 

 

"I don't mind either, let's split Lord's enemies in two!!"

 

 

Xenovia shouted. 

 

 

"U-Umm"

 

 

They just realized they had a way of explaining it to her when Asia slowly raised her hand, and when she explained why they were here and other things, Asia was horrified. 

 

 

"Asia, staying in the church is the best .You can get hurt"

 

 

"No!! I-I can help Daniele-san too "

 

 

"But we have to fight"

 

 

 

"I can also fight, as Lavinia-san taught me, and I can also heal you if you get injured."

 

 

Asia's serious expression made Daniele uncertain, but what he didn't notice was Xenovia raising an eyebrow at the interaction between the two.

 

 

"*sigh* okay, but you will stay as far behind as possible on the battlefield, the current you is not enough yet"

 

 

"Hai!!"

 

 

Daniele and the others eventually headed to Kuoh Academy after breakfast 

 

 

The two girls were wearing tight church battle clothes and robes,Asia was wearing nun clothes  while Daniele was wearing exorcist rope, they were on official duty after all. 

 

 

 

Finally entering the school, Akeno Himejima and Tsubaki Shinra were waiting to greet them at the door and directed the four to a building at the back of the school. 

 

 

The building they entered looked very old from the outside and was covered with ivy in various places. 

 

 

But the interior was very luxuriously equipped. 

 

 

Inside were Rias Gremory and her peerage but Kiba Yuuto wasn't there right now 

 

 

Sona Sitri was also there, but for some reason, the moment she saw Daniele, she started to emit a dark aura. 

 

 

This caused the nearby Rias to startle. 

 

 

They sat on the couch and Rias began to speak. 

 

 

"So why did the exorcists suddenly arrive?

 

 

"We are on a mission to retrieve something stolen from the Church, it has been confirmed that the thief and his accomplices have arrived here"

 

 

 

"Can I ask what was stolen and the person who stole "

 

 

 

Sona asked for information 

 

 

"Do you know about Excalibur?"

 

 

When the two kings nodded, Daniele nodded. 

 

"The sword was forged into seven pieces and the swords were stolen. Our duty is to take them or destroy them so that they cannot be used for bad purposes."

 

 

Sona stiffened, kouh could turn into a battlefield and the reaction of the Rias next to her was similar. 

 

 

"As for the purpose of this meeting, we're here to tell you not to get involved." 

 

 

"What does this mean? This is the territory entrusted to us, so there is no way we can stand aside."

 

 

"I agree with Rias, we also have responsibilities about this area"

 

 

"The person who steals the swords is fallen angel.Rather, he is a Cadre"

 

 

The word 'Cadre' stunned both kings 

 

 

"As expected from the Fallen"

 

 

Daniele  ignored Akeno Himejima's disdainful remarks and continued

 

 

"Aside from the senior management being worried about your working with them, we don't know if they are acting with Grigori or on their own.So if the devils and the church try to take down a Cadre together and Grigori has nothing to do with it, it could unsettle the fallen side and destroy the balance between the three sides."

 

 

Rias and Sona immediately wanted to object at the possibility of allying with the fallen

 

 

"I assure you, as Lucifer's brother and the head of the Gremory family, I will not do anything to harm my family or my brother."

 

 

"Why not?" 

 

 

Xenovia, who had remained silent, finally spoke up and Daniele felt a headache coming on. 

 

 

She looked directly at Rias, her eyes were cold

 

 

"You and your peerage not only invaded the church before but also attacked Dany! I think it's more than possible." 

 

 

 

"I will not allow you to insult my king any further."

 

At this moment, Kiba Yuuto was leaning against the door, looking around the room with sharp eyes. 

 

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Daniele, Sona, and the rest of the Rias peerage along with her queen were watching the fight from the corner. 

 

 

While Xenovia and Kiba were face to face, Issei said that he was responsible for that incident and chose to fight Irina. 

 

 

Irina turned the ribbon on her arm into a katana while Xenovia retrieved Excalibur Destruction from the space storage 

 

Kiba created a demonic sword in his hand while Issei manifested Boosted Gear 

 

 

 

"Sword Birth . I think it would be better if your opponent Irina "

 

 

"What does this mean?"

 

 

"*giggle* Forget it"

 

 

"Oh, Issei-kun, to find out that my childhood friend is here! How cruel is fate! I'm sure this is a test from God!!"

 

 

"""Stop it and fight now!!!""""

 

 

Both Daniele and Xenovia yelled at her, causing Irina to pout. 

 

 

"Daniele-san, is it really necessary to fight?"

 

 

Upon Asia's question, Daniele reached out and caressed her blonde hair. 

 

 

"Sometimes there are things that can't be solved with words, Asia. It's better for them to vent some of their anger, and this isn't a fight to the death."

 

 

"You don't seem very nervous."

 

 

Rias next side spoke 

 

 

"Well, the outcome of the fight is already clear."

 

 

Rias frowned slightly, it wasn't a pleasant feeling to have her peerage so underestimated.

 

 

"How about a bet ?"

 

 

"What kind of bet are we talking about?"

 

 

"If Ise and Yuto wins, you have to act as my butler for a day."

 

 

Daniele suddenly took a quick step back. 

 

 

"I heard about Lucifer's fetish, but seriously, have you too? "

 

 

Rias' cheeks turned slightly red. 

 

 

"I don't have a maid fetish! "

 

 

"So your brother is the only one with a maid fetish?"

 

 

"My brother doesn't have a fetish either!"

 

 

"Wait….Wife has a fetish!!!!!"

 

 

"No one has a fetish!!!!"

 

 

"Whatever you say .But .....I'm in, if I win, you must be my maid for a day."

 

 

Rias looked at the extended hand and reached out and shook it. 

 

 

Even though the fight with Daniele was her fault, of course she hated that those close to her got hurt. Just like Daniele said before, not everything could be solved by talking 

 

 

Sona had a bad opinion of this bet for some reason 

 

 

Asia had other thoughts...what is a fetish? 

 

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Issei vs Irina Side 

 

 

Issei was currently looking at Irina's tight clothes with a perverted face but He shook his head from side to side and came to his senses. His Buchou suffered a lot because of his actions, He will definitely make amends!!!

 

 

"Let's go Boosted Gear!"

 

 

{Boost}

 

 

Accompanied by the voice coming from the glove, Issei jumped forward 

 

 

He tried to wrap his left arm around Irina, but Irina deflected the red armor with her katana.

 

But to Irina's surprise, the armor was not damaged at all. 

 

 

Daniele narrowed his eyes at this situation. 

 

 

[Replaced his arm with a dragon arm]

 

 

 

[Yes, but there is no need right now, after all, benefits come with harms But what I'm wondering is why he didn't change his heart, it would have been more beneficial]

 

 

 

 

{Boost}

 

 

Accompanied by the sound, the two looked at the fight again 

 

 

 

While Issei was still trying to touch it with his armored left arm, Irina was easily blocking it with Excalibur Mimic. 

 

 

"Why do you keep trying to touch me!!"

 

 

Irina did not understand what was the purpose of this childhood friend???

 

 

"Be careful, if Issei-senpai touches you, your clothes will be torn aparts."

 

 

"What?!?!"

 

 

 

"What are you doing Koneko-chan!!!!!"

 

 

"You are the enemy of all women"

 

 

Issei hung his head in despair but instantly regained his senses. 

 

 

"So what, I, Hyoudou Issei, am not ashamed of being a pervert!!!"

 

 

"You are the worst"

 

 

Ignoring Irina's words, Issei attacked again, but Irina had already decided to end it.

 

 

Once again, she blocked the gauntlet with Mimic, but this time she got closer and made a quick slash with her sword. 

 

 

{Boost}

 

 

With the sudden increase in power, Issei barely managed to jump back, but the front of the suit was shattered, unfortunately for him, Irina had no intention of letting go that easily. 

 

 

 Extended Excalibur Mimic's blade with its transform ability and hit Issei's leg with a  flat side of the sword as he jumped back, causing him to lose his balance

 

 

Then she used the gap and made a slight scratch on Issei's right shoulder. 

 

 

"Aghhhh!!"

 

 

Even though the scratch wasn't deep, he took too much damage from holy power and fell to the ground. 

 

 

But

 

 

{Boost}

 

{Explosion!!!}

 

 

Releasing the accumulated energy in one go, Issei was able to ignore the pain and quickly rushed forward and touched Irina's shoulder. 

 

 

"Now! Dress---"

 

 

"Devil Eater !!"

 

 

Accompanied by Irina's voice, three swords came out of the ground and surrounded Irina. 

 

 

The swords flashed with a white light, and the red magic circle that appeared on Irina's shoulder shattered with this light. 

 

 

"I underestimated you and let my guard down, Dany will surely scold me."

 

 

"Th-this is the same as Kiba"

 

"Wrong Issei-kun! This is the opposite of his Sword Birth , I create holy swords unlike his who creates demon swords"

 

 

"Creating holy swords"

 

 

Issei was breaking into a cold sweat but he had to take action otherwise the 'Explosion' situation would end and he would lose. 

 

 

He sprang forward once more 

 

 

This time Irina moved aside much faster than the other time. 

 

 

And this time swords appeared between Issei and Irina 

 

 

"I'm going to get serious too, Issei-kun."

 

 

"Holy voice"

 

 

This time the swords were once again pure white, but with note symbols on the bottom of the blade.

 

 

 

The Excalibur Mimic katana in her hand distorted its form and transformed into a little hammer she held in her hand. 

 

 

The hammer swung the swords with such force that they did not break them, and as soon as it hit the swords, sound waves were amplified towards Issei and hit them in a straight path. 

 

 

Even the grass in the garden was flattened by the amplified sound, and Issei, who was exposed to the sound waves, stiffened and then fell to the ground unconscious.

 

 

Slight blood was flowing from his ears. 

 

 

His friends worriedly ran towards Issei, and Daniele asked Asia to heal him. 

 

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Xenovia Side

 

 

The two kept clashing their swords, but Xenovia shattered them with each serious swing. 

 

 

Kiba clenched his teeth. 

 

 

He increased his speed even more and continued to attack her from various places, but Xenovia was anticipating and blocking attacks from every angle. 

 

 

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Xenovia and Irina were trained by the best in the church

 

 

Irina was trained in situational judgment and versatility for combat, while Xenovia was trained in her reflexes to compensate for her heavy attack status. 

 

 

It was easy for Xenovia to dodge Kiba's attacks, after all, she had also trained against Irina's attacks from various places and Daniele's attacks. 

 

 

With one more swing, she blocked the attack from behind and applied force, shattering the sword into pieces and knocking Kiba back. 

 

 

Kiba was taking deep breaths 

 

 

Xenovia smiled when she saw that the fight on the other side was over. 

 

 

"Well it looks like it's time to finish"

 

 

 

"It looks like the hit-and-run tactic is ineffective on you."

 

 

"Well that and since you're 'weak', did you seriously try to beat Dany at this level? Maybe I should be mad at his for bullying."

 

 

... was also trained to make people angry 

 

 

And it worked, Kiba got even angrier 

 

 

"Sword Birth!!!!!!"

 

 

At his words, countless swords came out of the ground and moved towards Xenovia.

 

 

Xenovia channeled her holy element into the sword, causing it to glow with holy power. 

 

 

Swinging hard, she sent out a destructive wave of holy power and shattered the demon swords coming towards her.

 

 

Kiba jumped out of the explosion and came out with a devastating feeling sword that was noticeably larger and heavier than the previous swords, but unfortunately 

 

 

".....Gah!"

 

 

Xenovia came close to him and hit him hard in the stomach with the ax-like parts at the bottom of Excalibur Destruction. 

 

 

"I told you it's no use"

 

 

Kiba fell to the ground in pain and reached out to Xenovia, who turned around and left, but eventually fainted. 

 

 

"kiba!!"

 

 

Seeing Rias' concern, Xenovia spoke. 

 

 

"He just fainted, don't worry"

 

 

"Well, I seem to have won the bet, see you Rias, and like I said, let's respect each other's boundaries."

 

 

As the  four of them leave , Daniele turned to Irina 

 

 

"By the way, Irina, I will tell Griselda about this fight."

 

 

 

Irina's blood ran cold at that moment and she thought of Griselda's sweet smile while her eyes were shadowed...she is devastated!!!!!

 

 

Even Xenovia shivered slightly and felt sorry for Irina, while Asia tilted her head curiously.

 

 

 

As Daniele and the others left, events progressed as Daniele knew. Kiba left as soon as he woke up.

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Daniele was traveling around as the strongest of the group, taking Asia with him, and Irina and Xenovia were together as a team because they had the best coordination. 

 

 

As they explored the area, Daniele and the others finally came to the church to take stock, but the scene they saw made them squint their eyes and Asia couldn't look directly. 

 

 

The door opened in front of the church and there were corpses in front of the door, some burned, some lost their limbs and some had holes in their bodies, but The most striking part was the black feathered wings on their backs.

 

 

"Eh, the bird is in the trap"

 

 

It didn't go unnoticed by Daniele that the two girls were staring at him blankly. 

 

 

"....What"

 

 

''''''Are you sure this isn't a counterattack rather than a trap!'''''

 

Although the search on the first day was in vain, the corpses half confirmed that Kokabiel was here.

 

 

They were currently proceeding according to a device that weighed the density of holy power, one of Magnus' inventions, and there was no doubt that they found the right path when the sound of metal colliding suddenly came to their ears.

 

 

"Irina"

 

 

At Daniele's voice, Irina nodded and created a Great sword, the same length and width as her, that appeared next to her. 

 

 

She jumped on the sword and disappeared into the air

 

 

When they ran towards the sounds, they saw Kiba Yuuto and Freed Sellzen fighting. 

 

 

Surrounding him were Koneko, Issei, and a blonde haired boy with a chameleon-like glove on his right hand, who Daniele guessed was Saji Genshiro Saji. 

 

 

Their arrival caught people's attention. Freed immediately took advantage of the situation, kicking Kiba and jumping towards them, and the moment disappeared in a burst of speed. 

 

 

Daniele immediately got in front of Xenovia, blocked it with Excalibur Blessing, and threw Freed back with the swing. 

 

 

Xenovia was about to decapitate Freed with Excalibur Destruction, while though he were sliding on the ground and barely stoppin. 

 

 

 

But at that moment Xenovia sensed danger and jumped back. 

 

There was a slight tear in the clothing on Xenovia's stomach, and another sword appeared in Freed's free left hand. 

 

 

"Hyahahahaha!!!! Nice save!!! And those awesome battle suits from that church are getting little Freed hard I can't wait to tear them apart and see what's underneath!!!

 

 

"Freed Sellzen "

 

 

"Are~~~ so you know me!! How nice to be recognized by a hot babe like you .These are my new partners Rapidly-chan and Transparency-chan, I'm sure you know each other!!!"

 

 

 

"Hoh~~ the church sent the other Excaliburs too, how kind of them "

 

 

The speaker had gray hair, short stature and a fat body. 

 

 

"Valper!!!!!"

 

 

Kiba roared angrily at the man and lunged at him, but unfortunately a side blow threw him to the ground and he crashed into the ground, creating a crater underneath him. 

 

 

"Stop playing around Valper"

 

 

Daniele looked at the person who came 

 

 

He was a man wearing a strange robe-like hooded outfit with long black hair, but what stood out the most was the 10 black feathered wings on his back. 

 

-----Kokabiel, Angel of the Stars

 

 

Then, as his gaze turned to Daniele and the others, he wrinkled his nose. 

 

 

"Did Michael send you after me? Does he despise me that much?"

 

Created a random light spear and threw it towards Xenovia 

 

 

 A light spear shot towards Xenovia, which was still close to Freed, but Daniele moved in front of her and blocked the Regulus Nemea that appeared in his hand by swinging it. Even though he slid backwards, Daniele still shattered the  light spear accompanied by  light sparks. 

 

 

"Hmmm, that's attention--"

 

 

Before he could finish his sentence, he extended his hand and blocked a light bullet coming from the side. 

 

 

Several more bullets then flew at him, but they were blocked by the Defense magic circle created by Kokabiel.

 

 

Seeing this from the sniper's perspective on the roof, Irina clenched her teeth and gave a 'Tsk'. 

 

 

The sniper rifle in her hand was white and glowed with holy power. 

 

I Irina asked Daniele for advice on Blade Blacksmith and Excalibur Mimic about two years ago and what Daniele told her was 'think beyond boundaries' 

 

 

The sniper rifle Irina was currently holding was Excalibur Mimic. 

 

 

Irina saw Kokabiel grinning at her through the glass and immediately jumped up from where she was standing. 

 

 

Irina runs away from there, a light spear shattered the place with an explosion. 

 

 

"The Lion King itself, such creative use of Excalibur and probably the girl with the long blue hair over there should have their trump cards as well...Sounds like Kukukuku is going to be more enjoyable than I think!!!!"

 

 

In a blinding  light, Kokabiel, Valper and Freed disappeared.