Unable to get a second solution from Sirzechs, Rias proactively ended the communication.
Sitting in his chair, Sirzechs pondered for a moment, then turned to look at his friend beside him.
"Was everything you just said true?"
"What are you referring to?"
"The Nekomata."
"Oh, that. I'm not sure either."
Ajuka shrugged: "As I just told your sister, I haven't researched Nekomata."
"Whether suppressing a Nekomata's bloodline will lead to power-going berserk is also an unknown question for me."
Of course, not having researched it didn't mean anything; Ajuka's knowledge reserve was still very rich.
Referring to similar examples, suppressing a bloodline usually wouldn't lead to power going berserk, but...
"Since the Red Dragon Emperor said so, let's go with his idea. I'm also curious about what he intends to do."
"So, it is to investigate the Red Dragon Emperor's intentions."
Sirzechs seemed to have anticipated this reply, his expression remaining largely unchanged.
After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "Do you think his devouring ability is limited to Evil Pieces?"
"Of course not. Evil Pieces are probably just snacks for him." Ajuka replied.
"Also, in past history, even during the Three Factions War, the Red Dragon never displayed a devouring ability."
Sirzechs: "..."
In other words, this ability to devour Evil Pieces is not the Red Dragon's power, but the Red Dragon Emperor's own power.
Understanding the implied meaning in Ajuka's words, a hint of thought flashed in Sirzechs's eyes.
Just then, Ajuka's voice rang out again.
"Sirzechs, I remember your parents arranged an engagement for your sister, right?"
"Yes, with the third son of the Phenex Family. Why do you ask..."?
Sirzechs stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly realizing the other party's intention: "That might not be a good idea."
Ajuka showed a smile: "Anyway, you, as a doting brother, will unconditionally support your sister's ideas. Since there's an opportunity, why not resolve it all at once?"
"What about the Phenex Family?"
Sirzechs was still hesitant, as this matter involved pure-blooded devils, and as a Satan, he had much to consider.
"I'll negotiate with them then. If worst comes to worst, we'll give them a King piece. The cost is acceptable."
Ajuka pulled out a Evil Piece from his embrace.
As a special Evil Piece developed later and independent of the Evil Piece system.
The King piece has only one characteristic: unconditional enhancement, capable of strengthening the target's power by ten or even a hundred times, significantly boosting their strength.
Although this type of Evil Piece cannot be used on powerful individuals, when applied to a High-Class Devil, it can elevate their strength from a High-Class Devil to an Upper-Class Devil or even Satan-class.
On one side was an engagement, on the other was Satan-level combat power.
Unless the head of the Phenex Family was utterly brainless, what they would choose was self-evident.
...
Ding-a-ling-a-ling~ Ding-a-ling-a-ling~
As the midday sun streamed through the window into the room, the irritating alarm clock rang.
Just then, a hand shot out from under the covers and accurately grabbed the phone.
As if having practiced thousands of times, a finger precisely tapped the off button, silencing the recently rung alarm.
"So noisy..."
Although the alarm was turned off quickly, the brief noise still woke the other person in the room.
Her black cat ears twitched up and down, and Kuroka yawned sleepily, slowly wiggling towards the side.
In just a few seconds, she latched onto Lynn, who had just turned off the alarm.
His right arm was engulfed by a massive mountain, followed by a soft sensation.
"Lynn, isn't today a weekend holiday? Why are you up so early, nya~"?
"Because some people have to work overtime even on weekends."
Lynn subtly withdrew his arm.
Last night, he and Kuroka were learning soul immortal techniques, and as they learned, they began to explore the origin of life.
After a night of practice until the next day, he stayed up all night until morning, only falling asleep two hours ago.
Fortunately, his physical fitness was excellent now, and with the help of immortal techniques to replenish his energy, two hours was enough.
"You should get up too."
Picking up the clothes scattered on the floor, Lynn turned and glanced behind him: "I might come back very late tonight. I don't want to go hungry all day like last night, just to get up for lunch."
"Eh? Just the second day of marriage, and little Lynn is already going to stay out all night, nya!" Kuroka threw off the covers and clung to Lynn like an octopus, locking him in place.
"No, no! I won't allow you to become such a bad man! Quickly tell me who you're going on a date with tonight!"
"Stop being silly." Lynn expressionlessly lifted Kuroka off: "I just want to test my new abilities. I've been delayed too much by you these past two days; my cultivation has become lazy."
Kuroka puffed out her cheeks: "What do you mean 'delayed too much time'! I think you, Lynn, were quite enjoying it, nya!"
Lynn nodded indifferently: "That's why I can't be so lazy anymore. Starting today, I'm quitting alcohol."
A question mark appeared above Kuroka's head: "?"
So, you're not going to restrain yourself at all, are you!
And you say I've delayed too much time; it's clearly you, this stamina monster, who doesn't restrain himself at all!
Kuroka waved her arms, wanting to punish the black-haired young man in front of her.
But Lynn seemed to have anticipated her move, and with a slight force, he tossed her back onto the bed.
"Hurry up and change. There are still some sardines left from last night that haven't been dealt with. I'll make you a sandwich."
"I'll forgive you this once for the sake of food."
Kuroka grumbled as she picked up her clothes. Just then, her eyes darted, and she had a new idea.
While Lynn turned around and wasn't paying attention, she secretly conjured a ball of pink Mist and threw it at him.
But at the same instant, a hand chop precisely split the pink Mist and landed on the head of the devil cat.
"Nya! That hurts!!!"
"It should hurt."
Three days without a beating, and they'll tear down the house.
After dealing with a certain Hakimi who needed affection, Lynn left the room to prepare ingredients.
Without any further incidents, Lynn and Kuroka finished breakfast at noon.
Leaving Kuroka to guard the house, Lynn pushed open the door of the villa and walked towards the Commercial Street on the east side of Kuoh Town.
A few minutes later, a crimson little dragon descended from mid-air and landed on Lynn's shoulder.
"Good afternoon, Partner."
Having been given orders, Ddraig, who had been wandering outside all night, finally returned to his Partner's side.
After replenishing his magic from Lynn, ensuring he could continue to enjoy the free air for the next few days, Ddraig began to recount his discoveries from his night out.
"[There seem to be a few Fallen Angels over by the church. They've gathered a lot of priests and Exorcists under them. The numbers look quite high. I wonder what they're planning...]"
"It's probably a Sacred Gear."
"[A Sacred Gear? ]"
"Those Fallen Angels in the church have their eyes on a Sacred Gear. They want to set up a Ritual to steal it for themselves."
"[Just like what you did, Partner? ]"
"Yeah, pretty much."
To be precise, he was the one doing the imitating.
It was precisely because he was inspired by these Fallen Angels in the original story that Lynn had similar ideas.
The subsequent trade with Kuroka to obtain the Sacred Gear plundering Ritual was the same.
"However, those Fallen Angels don't have a way to protect the Sacred Gear's host, or rather, they've never even had such a thought. Anyone whose Sacred Gear is stolen by them will most likely die."
"[I see. They're villains then. ]"
Ddraig understood now: "[Partner, are you going to intervene? Or just ignore it? ]"
"Of course, I'm saving them. I'm a good person; how could I just watch someone die?" A smile appeared on Lynn's face.
Of course, it's only reasonable to collect some compensation while saving someone. When the time comes, he'll have Asia hand over her Sacred Gear as a 'snack.'
"[Partner, if you'd restrain your expression, I might actually believe your words. ]" Ddraig couldn't help but mock.
Naturally, Ddraig didn't care too much about Lynn's utilitarian approach.
As one of the two heavenly dragons who once wreaked havoc among the God of the Bible's faction, Ddraig was certainly not a 'good' dragon.
For it, as long as Lynn didn't go about destroying the world, anything was fine.
The man and the dragon chatted all the way, soon arriving at a massive restaurant.
Stepping into the pre-booked private room, Genshirou Saji had already arrived and was sitting inside.
"Good afternoon, Saji."
Lynn sat down opposite him: "It took some time to prepare food for the cat at home, sorry to keep you waiting."
"It's fine, I just got here too," Genshirou Saji replied, a hint of curiosity on his face.
"Lynn, you actually keep a cat? Can I come over and take a look next time?"
"Sure, but my cat has a bit of a temper; you might get hurt."
"Uh, never mind then."
Although he liked kittens and puppies, he really couldn't accept getting hurt; getting vaccinated and bandaged afterward would be a hassle.
Dropping the idea of visiting Lynn's home, Genshirou Saji asked about the main business.
"Lynn, you messaged me yesterday saying you needed help with something. What exactly do you need me to do?"
"I want to buy the Sacred Gear inside your body."
"Sacred Gear?"
"You can think of it as an item with special powers."
With a thought, Lynn summoned the Boosted Gear, while simultaneously undoing the senjutsu to let Ddraig manifest.
In just an instant, Lynn's appearance underwent a heaven-shaking change. The massive visual impact caused Genshirou Saji's brain to freeze on the spot.
He stared blankly at Lynn and Ddraig for over ten seconds before finally snapping out of it, though he was still quite dazed.
"Ly... Lynn, can you explain that again?"
"Of course."
Lynn nodded and briefly introduced the existence of the God of the Bible and Sacred Gears.
After hearing Lynn's explanation, Genshirou Saji finally understood what a Sacred Gear represented.
"In other words, as long as I keep developing the Sacred Gear in my body, I can have powerful abilities like the superhumans in manga, is that right?"
"Yes, you can understand it that way. However, there's something I must warn you about."
Lynn released a bit of killing intent: "Having a Sacred Gear isn't necessarily a good thing. It will make you a target for many people, like me."
Genshirou Saji's body stiffened, becoming nervous: "If I refuse your deal, Lynn, you wouldn't... attack me, would you?"
"Of course not, I'm a good person." Lynn smiled. "But not everyone is as friendly as I am. As far as I know, there's a group of Fallen Angels over at the church hunting Sacred Gear Users."
Genshirou Saji's eyes widened in surprise: "Fallen Angels hunting Sacred Gear Users? Why?"
"Because Fallen Angels don't want humans to possess too much power, and they also want to bring the power of Sacred Gears under their control." While replying, Lynn also introduced the situation of the Fallen Angels.
Although the Governor General of the Fallen Angels, Azazel, was a member of the main cast in the original story and helped Rias and the others a lot...
In reality, before the three factions of the God of the Bible's group signed the peace treaty, the Fallen Angels' malice towards Sacred Gear Users was no less than that of any other faction.
As the leader, Azazel loved researching Sacred Gears and founded the Sacred Gear containment organization, the Grigori, to forcibly contain any discovered Sacred Gear Users.
If they cooperated, these Sacred Gear Users would spend their lives locked inside the Grigori. If they didn't, they would be killed directly to prevent them from becoming combat assets for the Church or the Devils.
Like Raynare, who lurked in Kuoh Town and killed Issei Hyoudou in the original story; although she had her own reasons for causing trouble, her actions were largely influenced by the higher-ups.
The higher-ups' attitude toward Sacred Gear Users wasn't great, so those below naturally wouldn't show any kindness. Issei Hyoudou's experience was just a microcosm of that.
It was only because he possessed a Longinus and later received the protection of Gremory that he had a different ending.
For anyone else, it would have been a different story.
"These Fallen Angels are too wicked!"
After hearing Lynn's introduction of the Fallen Angels, Genshirou Saji trembled with fear, his face turning pale.
"Lynn, you're not trying to scare me on purpose, are you?"
"While there is an element of intimidation, most of it is true. By the way, Devils also like to take Sacred Gear Users as servants to train. Only the Church has a slightly better attitude, but they also have extremists within."
"..."
Genshirou Saji's face grew even paler.
Compared to Fallen Angels, Devils—villains from mythology—basically didn't even need an introduction.
Thinking that he not only had to watch out for Fallen Angels but also be careful not to be discovered by Devils, Genshirou Saji finally had the thought of selling his Sacred Gear.
On the other side, seeing the timing was right, Lynn threw out some benefits: "If you want to gain power, you don't necessarily have to rely on a Sacred Gear. I can give you power as compensation for buying it."
Genshirou Saji's eyes lit up: "Really? What kind of power can I get?"
Lynn thought for a moment and replied: "Scaling walls and such won't be a problem. If you aren't killed, you could probably live for about a thousand years."
Genshirou Saji's eyes widened: "A thousand years?"
Lynn nodded: "If you're interested, I can also give you cultivation methods for ancient martial arts and senjutsu, and I can provide a well-paying job after graduation."
"Ancient martial arts? Senjutsu? And even a job guarantee!" The shock on Genshirou Saji's face grew even more intense.
These conditions were simply too good.
On one hand, he'd be targeted by Devils and Fallen Angels, risking his life at any moment.
On the other hand, he'd gain power and longevity, with his basic needs met for the rest of his life, free to do whatever he wanted.
The gap between the two was just too large.
In his immense surprise, Genshirou Saji stopped thinking and accepted Lynn's deal on the spot.
"It's just a Sacred Gear, right? Take it!"
...