Chapter 570 - 560 Even Ddraig seemed to be seeing something like this for the first time

Chapter 570: Chapter 560 Even Ddraig seemed to be seeing something like this for the first time

Even Ddraig seemed to be seeing something like this for the first time. His voice was filled with astonishment.

『I never imagined we would end up destroying not only space, but the very dimensions themselves...』

Was that... bad?

『I don’t know. But if things go poorly, the shock waves from our battle alone could destroy the entire world. That is how much power we possess now.』

Seriously...?

No, if our current strength really did rival Ophis and Great Red at their peak, perhaps that wasn’t so far-fetched.

If Ddraig was right, then—

"Unless you defeat me quickly, things might reach a point where there’s no turning back. Isn’t that right?"

Asem spoke as though he had read my thoughts.

"But I’m not ready to let you win just yet."

『What?』

I responded with a frown, puzzled by his words.

At the same time, a certain possibility crossed my mind.

Asem’s next words confirmed my suspicions.

"Just as you evolve in the midst of battle, so can I—"

The pressure radiating from Asem suddenly intensified!

『You mean to tell me you still have another level?!』

"You’re not the only one who can evolve. Just as your allies grow stronger, your enemies can grow stronger, too. ...Now, let’s go, Trihexa."

A pitch-black aura enveloped Asem’s body.

Once the aura obscured his figure completely, the mass of darkness began to pulse violently.

Waves of energy radiated from the black sphere surrounding Asem, shaking even the shattered dimensions around us.

What... what the hell was about to happen?

Eventually, the black aura quietly faded away, like a receding tide.

What emerged from within was—

The Dark Demon King.

His silhouette was no longer the monstrous shape I had seen moments earlier.

Rather than saying he had changed, it would be more accurate to say that he had returned to his original form.

Asem now looked much closer to how he had appeared before absorbing Trihexa.

He wore a suit of pitch-black full-body armor, and enormous butterfly wings spread from his back.

If there was one noticeable difference, it was the black, flame-like aura leaking from various parts of his armor.

Asem spoke.

"Fufufu. I look considerably more streamlined now, don’t I? And I think my appearance contrasts quite nicely with yours. What do you think?"

『I can see the resemblance. Tell me, had you not completely brought Trihexa under your control until now?』

"No, that’s not it. I told you this was an evolution, didn’t I? Our battle has stirred both Trihexa and me to our very cores, leading us into a new realm. And now, at this very moment, we have become complete."

He had reached a new realm through his battle with me...

Well, it would be strange to assume that only we could evolve in the midst of battle.

He was fighting for his life, too, after all.

I lowered my stance and readied myself.

『Even so, I’m not going to lose. Not when I have to stop you.』

My defeat would mean the end of everything.

After all, I was the only one left who could stop Asem.

Asem then asked me a question in a quiet voice.

"Can I ask you something?"

『What is it?』

"You said you would save me. What exactly did you mean by that? I’m evil. I’m trying to destroy the world. Whatever my reasons may be, that fact doesn’t change. From your perspective, I’m someone who must be destroyed."

『That’s true. But then, why are you—crying?』

"...!"

My words caught Asem off guard.

He put away his gauntlets and helmet and touched his cheeks, but there were no tears there.

Even so—

『I can hear it now. The voice of your heart.』

—Please.

—Hurry up and stop me.

—Otherwise, I really will...

『The world took someone precious from you through its own unreasonable cruelty. And yet, you’re playing the villain to protect the world from the threats that will eventually come. Even if the world is saved in the end, who will save you? Who will heal someone who has been hurt as deeply as you have?』

I looked straight into Asem’s eyes as I spoke.

『Just as you understand me, I’m the one who understands you better than anyone else. So let me make this declaration once more, Asem. —I will stop you. And I will save you.』

Asem fell silent as he listened to my words.

He let out a small sigh, rested a hand against his forehead, and smiled wryly.

"You really have me beat... You really are too kind."

『Takes one to know one.』

"Perhaps. But I can’t bring this battle to an end like this."

BOOM!

The dimension trembled.

Asem’s surging aura was shaking everything around us.

In response, I raised my own aura to its absolute limit.

My rainbow aura collided with his pitch-black aura, shaking, cracking, and further shattering the dimensions around us.

And then—

『『HERE WE GO!!』』

▽[Kiba’s POV]

Issei-kun and Asem had entered the final battle.

Looking up at the sky, I saw that the space around the two of them had shattered under the force of their collision. The entire sky had been transformed into the strange scenery of the Dimensional Gap.

Azazel-sensei muttered under his breath.

"So this is what happens when two beings who have transcended even the dimension of gods fight each other... If they don’t settle this soon, the world itself might collapse from the shock waves of their battle."

"But Issei-kun should understand that as well, shouldn’t he?"

"He probably does. That’s why Issei will likely try to end this as quickly as possible. The question is whether he’ll be able to defeat Asem..."

Even the leader of the Fallen Angels couldn’t fathom the limits of those two.

No... perhaps no one in this world could accurately gauge their true strength.

I was pondering that possibility while fighting against the summoned beasts and Trihexa’s clones when—

"Thank you all for waiting so patiently."

A voice suddenly called out to us.

I turned around and saw—

Risha-san.

Looking closer, I realized that former President Rias and the others had also emerged and returned to the battlefield.

Had they managed to escape Ignis-san’s clutches?

I was too afraid to ask.

Risha-san took something out from inside her clothes.

Azazel-sensei asked her a question.

"What is that?"

"This is something Rossweisse-san and I have been working on until just now. Thanks in part to Ignis-san’s barrier, we were able to secure enough time to complete it."

Risha-san looked up at the sky before continuing.

"—We will sever the connection between that god and Trihexa. This should give us our greatest opportunity to bring this battle to an end."

[Kiba’s POV Ends]

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