Chapter 152: He Wants to Become the Demon King of the Underworld...
Among devils, there was once a high-class devil family in the past that took pride in using the lion as their symbolic emblem.
That was Marbas—the origin devil of the fifth pillar among the seventy-two pillars.
During the Great War of the Three Factions, this pillar became a primary target due to its abilities.
The first ability was truth discovery. With this power, he could easily see through enemies' lies and schemes.
The second ability was healing. Possessing this power, he could quickly heal injured devils, allowing them to rejoin the battlefield.
Therefore, this pillar was heavily targeted, ultimately leading to the extinction of its bloodline. No high-class devil family of Marbas has been discovered since.
But what was she thinking about?
At a time like this, she was still associating a lion image with this.
However, the aura emanating from it was truly extraordinary.
And then—
"Asia Argento, I grant you permission to henceforth call yourself Asia Argento Marbas and declare yourself as one of the seventy-two demon gods."
This youth named Renji made such a declaration.
But what was the meaning of this proclamation?
Sona was momentarily stunned.
This nun who had been excommunicated by the Catholic Church, this nun with healing abilities—was she actually a descendant of the Marbas bloodline?
Wait, that couldn't be right. She had interacted with this nun before and detected no demonic presence from her.
If she had devil blood, she couldn't have grown up within the Church, especially since this nun was a very devout believer.
Having devil blood would have been pure torture for her, wouldn't it?
No!
And he even granted her permission to declare herself as one of the seventy-two demon gods?
How arrogant!
To use the term "demon god"—only origin devils were qualified to call themselves that.
So who was this young man? What right did he have to arbitrarily appoint someone as one of the seventy-two demon gods?
Who did he think he was? God?
"Y-yes, King Solomon-sama"
Asia nervously responded like this.
Actually, Asia wanted to ask if she was suitable? Could she shoulder this responsibility? Was she qualified?
But under that uncompromising, overwhelming gaze, she swallowed those words.
"Wha—!"
Sona was stunned.
What did this nun Asia just say? She called this person King Solomon?
What nonsense—that human had been dead for three thousand years. How could he be resurrected?
How could that be—
No way!
Considering Rias's behavior and some information Sona herself had obtained—the recent damage to a holy relic in the Church, which happened to be Solomon's sacred coffin.
And the person before her wore ten rings on his hands, which had just flashed, causing Tsubaki to instantly switch sides. This seemed to match the rumored power of King Solomon's seal rings.
Ordinary devils would submit and obey commands when facing these seal rings.
For a moment, Sona's mind nearly stopped functioning due to this shocking information.
Her pupils contracted as the card before her glowed again following nun Asia's response, obscuring the lion image.
The glow gave the impression that the card was about to explode.
The next instant, the card disintegrated into countless points of light, and the nun, like a magnet, absorbed these light particles.
After a brief moment of calm, Sona sensed demonic power emerging from her, continuously rising until she instantly became an Intermediate-class Devil.
This explosive growth in power felt like it would soon escalate to a High-class Devil.
Sure enough, within a few breaths, the energy fluctuations she emitted were only those possessed by a High-class Devil.
Yet, it still hadn't stopped—it was still increasing?
Could it be transforming toward an Ultimate-class Devil?
Thus, Sona slightly swallowed hard, watching in disbelief.
In the end, the nun Asia's power didn't seem to reach the Ultimate-class Devil level, but it was still among the top-tier High-class Devils.
Moreover, the demonic aura she emitted surpassed not only the High-class Devils Sona had seen but even some Ultimate-class Devils.
It was like the difference brought by pure-blooded demonic lineage.
The purer the devil bloodline, the more superior the aura compared to impure devils, creating a hierarchical suppression.
Though reluctant to admit it, Sona faintly sensed that this aura surpassed her own as a pure-blooded devil.
Of course, possessing top-tier High-class Devil power didn't mean the nun Asia had the combat ability of a High-class Devil.
This nun Asia had never received any combat training; even if she now possessed the abilities of the [House of Marbas], she certainly couldn't use them skillfully and freely.
In other words, she was merely a novice devil with nothing but High-class Devil power.
Yet, even so, this was an unprecedented event.
Once she became familiar with it, she would likely become an Ultimate-class Devil.
"President!"
Tsubaki seemed to have forcibly broken free from the state of submission, releasing the restrained Sona.
She also understood how perilous the current situation was, becoming extremely anxious.
Despite her anxiety, Tsubaki appeared ready to live and die with Sona, her master.
If possible, she intended to sacrifice her own life to buy Sona a chance to escape.
Hmm?
After the ritual, the remaining glowing cards returned to their owner's hands, a sight that suddenly made Sona break out in a cold sweat, drenching her back.
This meant the remaining seventy-one cards could just as easily create seventy-one top-tier High-class Devils?
If the recipients already possessed some level of strength, wouldn't they become even stronger, directly advancing to Ultimate-class Devils in one go?
Or even Maou-class?
In other words, this man would command a force possibly composed entirely of Ultimate-class Devils, including Maou?
How terrifying would such power be!!!
So, what did this resurrected legendary figure intend to do?
Sona thought of another possibility that made her tremble uncontrollably: replacing the remnants of the Seventy-Two Pillars, allowing the new Seventy-Two Demon Gods to rule the Underworld.
And he, as the master of the new Seventy-Two Demon Gods, would become the ruler of the Underworld, its sovereign, the Demon God King of the Underworld.
That must be his goal!
To be precise, it must be the mission assigned to him by God.
Did this mean a new Great War between the Three Factions was about to begin?