[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden mission: "Leviathan Clan Complete Collection" (Gold).]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Original Leviathan Crest (Gold).]
[Original Leviathan Crest: A unique crest belonging to one of the original Four Maou, essentially a "welfare blessing" the Mother of Devils, Lilith, created for her descendants by combining her power with that of the Underworld. It is also known as the "Maou Crest."
Only devils who have reached peak Super-Maou level or higher may possess a Maou Crest. Holders will see a significant enhancement to both their demonic power density and its attributes.
If a peak Super-Maou holds one, they can obtain combat strength on par with "God-class." If a God-class, like the original Maou Lucifer, uses one, they can gain combat strength comparable to "Main God-class."
Given that this is one of the very few power-up artifacts created by a native of this world, and that it has virtually no side effects or hidden dangers, the "Maou Crest" is both exceptionally rare and tremendously powerful.
Unfortunately, after gifting the first four "Maou Crests" to the original Four Maou, the first devils ever to reach peak Super-Maou level, the Mother of Devils Lilith was eliminated by a targeted strike and never created any further Maou Crests.
Note: This crest is exclusive to the Leviathan clan. Only devils who possess Leviathan blood and have reached peak Super-Maou level may use and hold it.]
"Mm?"
After reading the introduction to the "Maou Crest — Leviathan," Sai Akuto found himself intensely interested in the Maou Crests.
Of course, what fascinated him most was still the Mother of Devils, Lilith, herself.
"System, you just mentioned that the Mother of Devils Lilith was taken out by a targeted strike, and that's why no one could ever create another Maou Crest after her, right?"
He asked because he already had a rough guess forming in his heart.
The system quickly replied.
[Ding~]
[Just like the God of the Bible, if the Mother of Devils Lilith had continued to live, she might have eventually given birth to devils capable of surpassing the upper limit of the DxD World.]
[Therefore, once that possibility appeared on the timeline, the Mother of Devils Lilith was subjected to a pinpoint strike from the EXE World.]
"Mm? In that case, the strength of the Mother of Devils Lilith…"
[Ding~]
[She was not as strong as the God of the Bible, but she had surpassed Main God-class and reached peak sub Dragon God level. Otherwise, she would not have qualified to manifest the Myriad Daos.]
"I see…"
Sai Akuto frowned slightly. In the original storyline, the Mother of Devils Lilith had also been incredibly powerful and had even survived into the modern era. Unfortunately, she had ended up as nothing more than a lump of flesh, used as a tool to mass-produce artificial transcendents.
But from the system's description, it sounded like the Mother of Devils Lilith in this worldline was even more powerful than her original-story counterpart.
If she had truly survived until now, she might well have already become a Dragon God-class powerhouse.
"According to the system, the Mother of Devils Lilith could, in the future, give birth to devils capable of surpassing the upper limit of the DxD World. If I'm not mistaken, the method should be…"
In short order, Sai Akuto voiced his guess out loud, and the system confirmed it.
"Just as I thought. The path by which the Mother of Devils Lilith would give birth to devils surpassing the DxD limit is the same path I'm walking now."
"First manifest and split off the Myriad Daos, then, through the passage of time, engrave them completely into the bloodline… and finally, through the constant intermarriage and blending of devil clans, forge the ultimate devil that integrates all the Myriad Daos."
"Unfortunately, before they could reach that stage, many devil bloodlines were already wiped out. The only clan to retain a portion of the Mother of Devils Lilith's abilities, House Gremory, can only produce offspring from within their own line. That being the case, the road for the devils' bloodlines to fully interweave and rebalance has been completely cut off."
"And now, with my 'reversion-type Leviathan bloodline,' I'm effectively the only devil walking this possible path…"
"In short, the Mother of Devils Lilith is extremely important. According to the system, I should be able to complete the DxD World's main storyline before the EXE World invades."
"When the time comes, aside from the God of the Bible, I'll also have to fish the Mother of Devils Lilith back out from a past point in the timeline…"
…
After asking the system a few more questions regarding the Mother of Devils Lilith and reaching the boundary of what it was allowed to answer, Sai Akuto finally turned his attention back to the "Maou Crest — Leviathan."
"Emmm… rather than calling it a crest, it might be more accurate to say that this is the concrete manifestation of the primal 'Law of Water' between heaven and earth."
"Holding this crest is equivalent to receiving the blessing of the Law of Water."
"And that really is the case…"
Sai Akuto carefully felt out the changes that the Original Leviathan Crest had brought him.
Through "bloodline reversion cultivation" with all the female devils of the Leviathan clan, his Leviathan bloodline had already been greatly enhanced.
Now that he had obtained the Original Leviathan Crest, he had taken yet another step upward.
"After fusing the Forbidden Hand, my base combat power sits at lower God-class. But with the full empowerment of the Leviathan clan's female devils, when I use water-attribute techniques, I can unleash damage on par with high Main God-class or even peak Main God-class."
"If I do it in Tyrant Dragon Form, then… I might even be able to go arm-to-arm with a sub Dragon God-level existence."
"Looking at strength beyond Main God-class, and taking into account the enemies I might face, it stands to reason that the EXE World can only control Main God-class powerhouses, then use the 'Core of Evolution' to raise them to sub Dragon God level."
"In other words, without personally arriving, sub Dragon God is the cap on what the EXE World can send over."
"That's some temporary peace of mind… but, considering what kind of enemies could appear, I guess for now all I can do is quietly wait for that crisis to arrive…"
"Speaking of which, while I'm waiting, should I go ahead and win over Venelana and Grayfia first, and have them make a flanking move from the side?"
…
"Anyway, if the Leviathan clan's hidden reward is the 'Leviathan Crest,' then what about the remaining two Maou houses?"
Sai Akuto quickly came to a decision.
…
Elsewhere.
Ravel, who had been working hard all this time, finally succeeded in convincing her best friend, Iluka Astaroth.
In a branch family of House Astaroth, a silver-haired twin-tailed loli was reading a newspaper.
Before her was the projection of her best friend since kindergarten, Ravel Phoenix.
The two of them wore formal tea-time dresses, enjoying an afternoon tea "together" across the ether.
As they read the paper, they chatted idly the way old classmates and friends do.
…
The newspapers lying on the table were ones they had just finished reading.
Unsurprisingly, every front page headline had to do with last night's meeting.
[Underworld Daily Headline: The devils, angels, and fallen angels have held a grand pact-signing ceremony in Kuoh Town. During the meeting, the three factions jointly created the "DxD Organization," responsible for external enforcement matters beyond the three factions themselves.]
[Devil Bulletin Headline 1: During the three-faction conference, the three leaders of the Old Maou Faction launched a joint attack. The DxD Organization's Grand Chairman, Sai Akuto, personally defeated them. Over 90% of the Old Maou Faction members were captured, and the remaining members are currently being hunted down.]
[Devil Bulletin Headline 2: During the three-faction conference, the three leaders of the Old Maou Faction launched a joint attack. The DxD Organization's Grand Chairman, Sai Akuto, personally defeated them. Over 90% of the Old Maou Faction members were captured, and the remaining members are currently being hunted down.]
[Crimson Moon Times Headline: According to insiders, Sai Akuto and Maou Serafall share a relationship far beyond mere friendship. It is rumored that the two of them even exchanged intimate clothing once the event ended.]
[Duke's Commentary: …]
"Duke's Commentary" and "Great King's Interview" were the columns in the duke-house and king-house newspapers. Both gave relatively objective evaluations of the situation.
…
Ravel had long wanted to bring Iluka into her team, but Iluka had always been hesitating.
If possible, she still wanted to compete for the position of next head of the house.
However, when she saw last night's news today, she had to admit she had been shaken, and quite badly at that.
Just imagining that, if she agreed, she might soon be baring her heart and body with Ravel, only for the two of them to be laid out on the same bed by Sai Akuto… that thought alone was enough to send a wave of heat rushing into Iluka's delicate face.
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