Don't panic?
Panic was exactly what they were doing.
The Hero Faction members were practically trembling.
Who was this man?
Why was he so powerful?
Their Sacred Gears were utterly useless against him.
He could effortlessly control their Sacred Gears.
His presence felt even more terrifying than Ophis herself.
What kind of monster had appeared?
Was he the God of the Bible?
Takumi, of course, had no idea what they were thinking. And even if he did, he couldn't be bothered.
If he wanted, the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge could reveal all their thoughts in an instant.
But he kept that ability turned off. Constantly hearing everyone's thoughts? That would be far too annoying.
As long as someone was weaker than him, they had no resistance to that power.
Takumi held the Twilight Holy Spear and was about to begin his next move.
But then—
Alarms blared across Heaven.
Takumi blinked.
Michael and the angels instantly went into battle mode.
A tear opened in the void.
A petite figure emerged.
Expressionless face. Jet-black long hair. A small frame.
Her presence exuded an overwhelming force, an endless sense of pressure.
The moment she appeared, every angel froze in fear.
"Ophis!!"
Michael's expression turned grim.
It was the Infinite Dragon God—Ophis.
"They are mine. Return them."
Ophis looked down at the angels and pointed at Cao Cao's group.
Seeing her, Cao Cao finally let out a breath of relief.
"So cute... Want to come with me?"
While Ophis was focused on Michael, Takumi had somehow appeared right beside her.
Still holding the Twilight Holy Spear in his left hand, his right hand gently rested atop her head.
Ophis didn't even react at first.
When she did, she made no move to resist. Instead, her eyes lit up.
She turned to look at Takumi, examining him closely.
"You... you're not from this world."
She immediately saw through him.
She hadn't noticed before, but now she understood—he was immensely powerful.
Still, she wasn't alarmed.
In fact, she was thrilled.
If Takumi could help her, maybe he could drive away Great Red.
Then she could return to the Dimensional Gap.
As for the people below?
Who were they again?
She didn't care.
"I'm indeed not from this world. Name's Takumi. Nice to meet you, Ophis."
Takumi smiled warmly.
Ophis stared at him for a long moment, then asked:
"Can you restore my original peace?"
"If so, I'll do anything for you. Even give you my power."
All she could think about was enlisting this outsider to help her reclaim the Dimensional Gap.
Takumi blinked in disbelief.
"You're really blunt about this."
"We've just met, you know."
Now he understood her personality.
If you help her, you're a friend. Simple as that.
Smiling, Takumi took a photo and posted it to the group chat.
Takumi: [InfiniteMoeDragon.jpg]
The girls chatting about random topics froze.
The biggest reaction came from Akeno.
She was utterly confused.
Ophis had shown up?
Akeno: [Takumi-kun, what are you doing!?] [Why is Ophis here!?]
Kaguya: [So cute!!]
Sagiri: [Trick her now!!]
Chika: [This is bad—Ophis is going to get tricked by Takumi!!]
Everyone in the group knew about the characters from High School DxD.
Naturally, Ophis was among them.
And now Takumi had met her?
Given her personality, she was definitely going to fall for Takumi's antics.
Takumi: [Can't deny it—Ophis is great.] [She came to save Cao Cao.] [But after seeing me, she abandoned them and asked me to take down Great Red.]
He explained what just happened.
The group fell silent.
Yeah, that was Ophis for you.
Akeno: [You already captured the Hero Faction!?] [That fast!?]
She was surprised.
Takumi had taken them down already? And now Ophis was here to retrieve them?
Takumi: [Yeah. Michael and the others helped.] [I just told them their Lord's will was inside the Twilight Holy Spear.]
That little detail had worked wonders.
Uriel and the others had delivered the Hero Faction in record time.
Top-tier efficiency.
Kaguya: [As expected of you!]
Zhongli: [If the angels learned their Lord still had a conscious will, they'd stop at nothing.] [Even if it meant war.]
Zhongli chimed in.
Angels were creations of their Lord—completely loyal.
The disloyal had already fallen.
The rest were absolute zealots.
If someone told them their God still had a will, how could they remain calm?
If that will were in another pantheon's hands, the angels wouldn't hesitate to start a war.
Takumi: [Alright, enough chat.] [Time to deal with Ophis.] [Then I'll extract the God of the Bible's will and take a look.] [Sounds interesting.] [Later!]
With that, Takumi closed the chat.
Whatever the others discussed next, he didn't know.
Ophis was still staring at him.
She was deeply pondering his earlier words.
"Now we know each other. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you."
"Them—you can have them all."
"I don't want them anymore."
Finally, Ophis spoke.
She pointed to Cao Cao and the others.
They were Takumi's now.
Takumi burst out laughing.
"They're already under my control."
"So yeah, they're already mine."
Which was true—they were firmly in his grasp.