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[Treasure Chest Unlock Condition: The Girl Who Sings the Emerald Sea of the End.]
[Listen to Ingvild Leviathan sing a solo song for you.]
"Ingvild... Leviathan?"
Anos remembered the girl's name.
A purple-haired girl descended from the original Satan Leviathan, while also possessing human blood.
Originally, she had fallen into a hundred-year sleep at the age of seventeen because of devil sleeping sickness, only to miraculously awaken due to the Sacred Gear within her.
She possessed the high-level Longinus, [Song of the End Emerald Sea].
Through song, she could suppress or inspire dragons. She could also control the sea. The goddess of night, Nyx, had once attempted to control her through brainwashing.
She possessed enormous Satan-class demonic power and had inherited the trait of the true Satan Leviathan, the [Severed-Tail Sea Serpent Dragon].
The Underworld rated her as at least an Ultimate-class devil.
However, in the original story, Ingvild only appeared after the Evil Dragon War. What state was she in now?
Anos had previously judged Ingvild's condition and learned that she was still unconscious.
"In that case, what is her current state?"
Anos looked into the distance, then made a judgment.
"Judgment... Is the individual Ingvild Leviathan currently unconscious?"
[No.]
"Mm... Then there is room to act."
Anos raised a brow, then began further judgment.
Since she was not unconscious, there was space to operate.
A few seconds later, he obtained Ingvild's current coordinates.
"I did not expect her to be in that place."
That place was rather meaningful in its own way.
After hesitating briefly, Anos headed toward that location.
That place was a plaza with a fountain.
Strictly speaking, it was not especially meaningful to him. It was meaningful to Issei Hyoudou.
Because that was where his previous life as a human had ended, and where his later life as a devil had begun.
In the second part, True Devil High School, encountering Ingvild, who could control dragons, at that place corresponded to the reincarnation in the first volume. Perhaps it also indirectly showed Ingvild's great significance.
For Anos, this was the only place where he had obtained Ddraig's power as the Red Dragon Emperor.
If one had to name the place most meaningful to him, it should probably be the place where the Ark Sphere descended.
...
As random thoughts passed through Anos's mind, he arrived at the fountain plaza bathed in the glow of sunset.
From far away, Anos heard singing.
"..."
The closer he walked, the more certain he became.
It was indeed singing.
Anos walked toward the direction of the song, as though drawn by it.
He arrived not far from the fountain, and there he saw the girl he had come to see.
Standing a foreign girl was overflowing with a dreamlike aura.
A girl with long purple hair.
Pale violet particles floated around her, looking as though they were dancing along with her beautiful song.
A girl like something out of a dream.
"..."
The girl named Ingvild continued singing a song Anos had never heard before.
However, just by listening, Anos could feel a faint sense of healing.
A warmth rose from within his heart.
The violet-haired girl wore a pure white formal dress.
Whether it was the color of her hair, the sound of her singing, or the impressive curves that could still be seen through her dress, every part of her drew Anos's attention.
Anos did not overly suppress his aura, because he needed certain people to know that he had arrived.
Aside from the girl, there was no one else at the scene. Anos did not believe that was simply because evening had fallen.
It was because someone had used certain methods to make it that way.
As Anos approached, Ingvild seemed to sense his aura and stopped singing.
"...Ah."
The dreamlike girl looked at Anos.
Anos also looked seriously at Ingvild.
As expected, she was an incredible beauty.
Although she looked as if she were about to fall asleep at any moment, giving her a somewhat languid air, her elegant face seemed as if it had stepped out of a painting.
After noticing Anos, she was also surprised by the young man before her.
Those orange eyes discovered Anos.
Purple hair and orange eyes.
If it had been dyed hair and colored contacts, that would have been one thing, but humans with such natural hair and eye colors did not exist.
The ability to make particles float around her also showed that she could wield a special power, demonic power.
The dreamlike girl now forced herself to become more alert.
Just as Anos was amazed by her, she was also amazed by Anos.
After all, Anos had once driven all of Orario wild. As time passed, his presence and bearing had only grown even stronger.
"May I ask who you are..."
"Are you... the silver one, or the red one... Mr. Dragon?"
Ingvild asked with slight confusion.
That was what she sensed through her Sacred Gear. In a certain sense, it was part of Anos's essence.
Her Sacred Gear, [Song of the End Emerald Sea], was specialized against dragons. Dragons at the Dragon King level or even Heavenly Dragon level, as well as dragon-attribute god systems, could be easily suppressed by it.
Even the Infinite Dragon God would be affected. It was practically the Sacred Gear version of Samael.
Because of that, her perception of dragons was extremely clear.
She had detected the dragon soul attributes within Anos, and even a small trace of the World Dragon's Jewel attribute.
"Mr. Dragon?"
Anos smiled.
That form of address sounded even stranger than Mr. Anos.
"No, no... I only felt that you looked very familiar."
Hearing Anos's words, Ingvild looked as though she had done something wrong.
"May I ask, are you the student council president of Kuoh Academy?"
Ingvild asked tentatively.
She had thought for a while and finally remembered where she had seen Anos before.
She had attended school in the human world before, but because of her sleeping sickness, she had been unable to continue.
After waking up this time, she learned one thing. Her school was already gone.
According to the arrangements, the students from her school would be transferred elsewhere.
As for her, she was going to transfer to Kuoh Academy.
That was why she had learned about Anos early on. He was the student council president of Kuoh Academy.
Moreover, in the past few days, not only in Kuoh Academy, but even throughout the middle school circles of Kuoh Town, there had been many rumors about Anos.
Because Anos had changed far too much.
The change was so great that even though he had not spread anything himself, and had even taken the initiative to suppress it, he still could not fully keep it down.
"So you actually know me?"
Seeing that Ingvild recognized him, Anos was slightly surprised.
After judging the few possible ways Ingvild could have known him, he finally confirmed how she had learned of him.
"So this is how you came to know me? What a strange bit of fate."
The matter of transfer students had been decided while Anos was away. The specific names had also been approved by Sona's side, so Anos was not very clear about Ingvild transferring into Kuoh Academy.
"What are you looking at here? Do you like the sunset in Kuoh Town?"
Anos looked into the distance.
This place was indeed a good spot to admire Kuoh Town's sunset.
Since he knew Ingvild would soon transfer into Kuoh Academy, Anos gave up on the quick and direct approach he had been considering earlier.
After all, someone was watching right now.
"The sunset in Kuoh Town is very beautiful... I just do not have much time to look at it."
A trace of sorrow appeared on Ingvild's face.
Because she suffered from sleeping sickness, many things were extremely inconvenient for her.
She did not even know whether, after falling asleep one day, she would ever wake up again. That was why she wanted to enjoy the time when she was conscious as much as possible.
Whether it was watching the sunset in this town or transferring to Kuoh Academy, these were things she wanted to see, experience, and feel for herself.
"Kuoh Town's sunset is indeed beautiful."
Anos sighed softly.
Unfortunately, there were already countless powerful beings, enough to destroy this sunset, who had either arrived or were currently on their way here.
"As a new student who will soon transfer into Kuoh Academy, let me give you a gift."
Anos smiled.
"Eh? It is... for me? But... this is clearly our first time meeting."
Ingvild lowered her head slightly.
This person felt so bold.
"It is fine. Treat it as payment for letting me listen to your song earlier. Besides, I think this is something you need right now."
Golden light flickered in Anos's hand.
Finally, a silver cross appeared.
[Sacred Cross.]
It was an offshoot of the reward Anos had obtained before. Like the infinitely copied Bible, it possessed the property of division.
Of course, there was a subtle difference. The infinitely copied Bible would not affect the strength of the original, but dividing the Sacred Cross would affect the strength of the true Sacred Cross itself.
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