Chapter 153: Forcing Sona's [Queen] to Become the 53rd Pillar...
Had I become Marbas among the Seventy-Two Pillar Demons?
Asia felt quite nervous inside, unconsciously touching her face and checking her figure to see if any strange changes had occurred.
For instance, whether she had grown fluffy fur—but her skin remained smooth and soft to the touch.
Her mouth hadn't sprouted any canine fangs, and her hands hadn't transformed into beast-like claws.
It seemed she still maintained a human appearance.
Upon carefully sensing her body, she did notice changes. Compared to before, the difference in magical power felt immense.
Her current magical energy gave her the sensation that she could heal all day without exhausting herself.
So, she couldn't help but stir the magical power within her body.
The next instant—
"Eh—!"
She suddenly experienced a slight feeling of weightlessness as her feet left the ground and she became airborne.
What's going on?
Ah!
She understood now—she noticed that enormous devil wings large enough to envelop her entire body had suddenly spread open behind her. They appeared somewhat different from ordinary devil wings.
Her devil wings didn't quite resemble fleshy wings but were closer to wings woven from light.
Moreover, the wings weren't pure black but rather a deep azure blue.
Not only that, her clothing had also transformed. The nun's habit had turned black, making her look like a fallen witch.
The clothing also featured some lion patterns that appeared quite ferocious.
So, had she become a devil?
Would the Lord forgive her?
As the Holy Son, now that God was gone, his will was equivalent to God's will.
The fact that this great one could be resurrected must have been the Lord's final arrangement before departing.
At this moment, he finally turned his gaze toward the student council president. The moment he looked at her, President Sona suddenly appeared as if someone had pressed down on her shoulders, forcing her to kneel.
But she desperately resisted, straightening her slightly bent knees.
Meanwhile, the vice president beside her couldn't withstand King Solomon's pressure and instantly fell to her knees.
No, it would be more accurate to say she was directly pressed flat against the ground.
So Asia moved her lips, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to speak.
Right now, she had a vague intuition that King Solomon wouldn't simply eliminate the two intruders for the sake of secrecy.
However, he might teach them a lesson.
Like what happened to Akeno and the others—they got quite badly electrocuted.
Ah, just as she thought of Akeno, the person herself happened to appear.
"This...~!"
Akeno, who had rushed in hastily, stared in astonishment at the scene before her.
While outside the room, she had sensed the same terrifying aura that had frightened her before—it seemed Sona had also offended him.
So Akeno hurried in, hoping to prevent Sona from further disrespect.
Sona was somewhat different from Rias—she had a more stubborn temperament and might truly continue to offend him and get killed.
However, after entering, she saw an unbelievable scene?
What was happening with Asia Argento? Had she become a devil?
And not just any ordinary devil—the magical energy radiating from her suggested she was a high-class devil.
Furthermore, although Akeno felt her own power could defeat Asia's, in terms of an intangible aura, Asia seemed more advanced than her.
It was as if Asia were a pure-blooded devil while she was a half-blood—somehow Asia's devil bloodline felt more noble than hers.
"King Solomon, please...!"
Her voice was instantly suppressed, crushed by the at-least-Maou-level magical power being released.
This was really bad—was he actually going to kill Sona?
Rias, this is terrible! Hurry back!
Hm? Wait, he wasn't approaching Sona, but rather Vice President Tsubaki.
"S-stop, don't touch—ugh!"
Her body suffered further terrifying magical pressure, preventing Sona from speaking.
If she spoke, she would instantly lose her strength and collapse.
So, she could only widen her bloodshot eyes, staring fixedly at the other party—who had indeed stopped approaching.
However, the other party's magic power was so dense it seemed to materialize, enveloping Tsubaki like a tangible force. It formed magical hands that grabbed Tsubaki and pulled her toward Asia, seemingly about to collide with her.
Thus, Asia panicked and moved aside, but Tsubaki didn't continue moving and instead landed in Asia's original position.
The next second, the card that had vanished from his hand earlier reappeared and floated up.
What was he trying to do?
The magic circle lit up again, and at the same time, one of the cards flew out, just as Asia had been transformed into a devil before.
Was he going to transform Tsubaki into one of them as well?
This move made Sona somewhat—
No, could it be that Sona had thought of a possibility?
Just like the Evil Pieces, those who are reborn become subordinates of the [King] in the Evil Pieces.
And these seventy-two demon cards of King Solomon likely had a similar function.
The other party was forcibly trying to turn Tsubaki into his own subordinate—he was going to take Tsubaki away!
Then, an enlarged light card appeared, displaying an image: a bird with the head of a goose and a humanoid figure holding a sharp sword.
The archetypal devil symbolized by this image was—Caim.
"Shinra Tsubaki, I grant you permission to henceforth call yourself Tsubaki Shinra Caim and to proclaim yourself as one of the seventy-two demon gods."
It sounded like the same declaration he had made to Asia earlier, but there was a difference.
When he said it to Asia, it sounded like a reward, but this time it was an uncompromising, forceful command.
Regardless of Tsubaki's personal will or consent, she would be forcibly transformed into one of the seventy-two demon gods under his command.
"No…"
Tsubaki resisted, desperately resisting.
But the card suddenly glowed brightly, disintegrating into countless points of light that instantly merged into her body.
Thus, the words that had been stuck in her throat were altered in content.
"From now on, I am Tsubaki Shinra Caim, one of the seventy-two demon gods."