To this, Nia Honjo provided a definitive answer:
"So-called pureblood demons are those whose bloodlines contain Conceptual Power."
"In True Hell, these are typically descendants of Demigods. But in the Underworld, there are indeed many weak yet pureblood demons who are quite adorable."
Seeing the mischievous grin on Nia's face, Luo Shu immediately understood—the Desire Faction had set its sights on the Underworld from High School DxD.
This was really... Luo Shu didn't even know what to say.
Thankfully, the Abyss layers weren't easily traversable; otherwise, those Underworld demons might have been hunted to extinction!
After all, if you can't defeat the grand dukes of True Hell, can't you still handle the Four Great Satans?
On one side, you have demon grand dukes whose strongest can ascend the Divine Throne, rival True Gods, and casually destroy stars.
On the other, you have the Four Great Satans of the Underworld whose strongest only match Apostles in capability, with destruction limited to cities or Japan at most.
It's obvious who's easier to bully.
They're not even in the same league!
And honestly, this is comparing their strongest. If we look at the lower ranks...
The pureblood demons active in True Hell are at minimum Hero Rank, usually with Classes—essentially proper Hero Rank combatants.
Whereas in the Underworld, Luo Shu recalled that even Middle-Class demons included purebloods, which would translate to Elite Rank without Classes?
The difference...
Honestly, Luo Shu worried whether the witches would dare use these Elite Rank purebloods for rituals.
They're just too weak...
"So does faith actually impose restrictions on those Underworld demons?"
Luo Shu's tone lacked conviction when asking this.
Do such demons even need restricting?
Nia immediately nodded solemnly: "Restrictions exist, but the key point is that faith can lure those demons over."
"After all, that world has many applications for faith—demon conversion, Sacred Gears, various systems—so faith is highly attractive to their demons."
"This is really..."
Luo Shu pinched his brow, feeling genuinely concerned for the High School DxD demons this time.
Originally, the purebloods had already been decimated by successive battles, with various big shots stirring up trouble behind the scenes. And now, they were even being targeted by otherworlders from their side.
Somehow, compared to his Hidden Management Department, it felt like the demons over there were the ones truly drawing hatred from the entire world—no, the entire otherworld...
"But in that case, shouldn't the witches have targeted someone insignificant like me first?"
Miku Izayoi timidly raised her hand, putting on an 'I'm just a nobody' act:
"After all, I'm just a small-time idol whose songs barely made it onto the charts, with only a few tracks cracking the top ten in sales, and a measly fanbase of... 500,000?"
Hearing this, Nia Honjo's eye twitched before she retorted:
"Miku, you've been busy with contract terminations lately, so you might not know—but your fanbase has actually surpassed 2 million now."
"Come to think of it, don't tell me you completely ignore your social media accounts and only care about the music sales charts~?"
Miku Izayoi stuck out her tongue at this. She really didn't pay attention to her social media followers, even leaving her accounts entirely in the hands of her agency.
On the other hand, she kept a close eye on all sorts of music rankings—not just because she loved singing, but also because sales directly translated to her income.
"So Miku became a target because of her fan count..."
Luo Shu narrowed his eyes with an amused smirk:
"But if that's the case, she wouldn't be the only target..."
"Considering the timing, along with Kurumi's side being attacked by the Desire Faction after receiving the Spirit Liquid, it's hard not to connect these two incidents."
"About that attack on Kurumi..."
Nia Honjo clearly hadn't been out of touch with Kurumi Tokisaki either, though her expression now showed some hesitation:
"Truthfully, without becoming part of the Familia and awakening a Class, it's nearly impossible for Raziel to fully retrieve information on Hero Rank powerhouses with strong Classes."
"So, regarding that Emilia, I actually know less than you do, Luo Shu..."
"However, based on my conversations with Aya, I did confirm a few things."
"Oh? What did Aya say?" Luo Shu looked genuinely surprised.
He truly hadn't expected Aya to voluntarily disclose information, given that their relationship wasn't particularly close.
Nia Honjo took a deep breath at this point, then picked up her tea from the table for a sip to rehydrate:
"According to Aya, Emilia is actually a special product of the Witch Class—to put it bluntly, she might be the world's first possessor of a Top Tier Witch Class."
"The Top Tier Class: Original Sin Witch."
"A terrifying Class possessing multiple Greater Abilities."
"From what Aya understands, her current abilities include time reversal, invisible hands, devouring evolution, life creation, prophetic divination, existence erasure, and more."
"Of course, it might also be one special Greater Ability manifesting all these effects."
"Based on Aya's explanation, Emilia should have three personalities."
"The first is Emilia herself—the weakest personality and the body's dominant one, with power only at Hero Rank for a Top Tier Class. She's also the most easily deceived personality."
Hearing the words "most easily deceived," Luo Shu's face twitched slightly, but he said nothing.
"The second is a personality called Satella. According to Aya, this one is also easy to deceive but tends to fall into sadness easily and is prone to jealousy. This personality possesses Demigod-level strength at High Tier Class and is aligned with Emilia, making it the middle ground among the three personalities."
"Lastly, there's the Witch of Envy personality. This is the most terrifying and insane one, seemingly driven solely by bloodlust and constantly seeking to overtake the primary personality to obtain a true physical form."
"This personality is the strongest, capable of fully unleashing the power of the Top Tier Class Original Sin Witch, but the other two personalities restrain it."
"As for the so-called Witch Class, it's a universal Class system researched by Aya Tokoyogi based on True Hell's Class data, combined with the peculiarities of Emilia's condition and her own power."
"It starts with the most basic Witch (Common Rank), gaining knowledge, ability enhancements, and basic technique capabilities."
"Then comes Demon Vessel (Excellent Rank), forming contracts with demons and borrowing their power."
"Next is Avenger (Elite Rank), where one begins to break free from demonic contracts and establish mutual constraints with demons."
"After that, Witch (Hero Rank) involves initially seizing demonic power and learning to wield it."
"Finally, there's Oathbreaker Witch (Demigod), where one completely usurps the power of demons, making it their own and nurturing their unique strength."
"Fundamentally, the Witch Class is a process of obtaining and usurping the power of demons."
"As the prototype, Emilia is, in a sense, usurping the power of both the Witch of Envy and Satella. However, due to some peculiarity even Aya doesn't fully understand, this usurpation is actually occurring mutually between all three."
Luo Shu's expression shifted upon hearing this, and he frowned:
"So you're saying that while Emilia is seizing power from Satella and the Witch of Envy, the other two are also seizing power from each other?"
"The three of them are mutually usurping, creating a balance?"
"That's indeed what Aya said." Nia Honjo shrugged. "But the specifics are only known to them."
"However, according to Aya, Emilia herself isn't particularly dangerous. The real trouble lies in the implications behind her actions."
Luo Shu lowered his gaze and murmured:
"The implications... You mean the Desire Faction's loss of control?"
This loss of control referred to Aya Tokoyogi's situation.
Previously, as a Demigod of a High Tier Class, Aya had been able to suppress dissent within the Desire Faction and even other factions in Truth Astronomy through both strength and prestige, making her the sole authority.
But with Aya incapacitated, the faction members she had suppressed would likely begin counterattacking one after another.
After all, Truth Astronomy was an illegal organisation. Luo Shu didn't expect many virtuous individuals within it to be capable of maintaining order.
"It seems the Desire Faction has set its sights on me..."
Luo Shu's face revealed a cold smile. Earlier, spies infiltrating Truth Astronomy had leaked information that his status as a Top-Tier Class Holder had been exposed, and the Witch Faction had set their sights on him, intending to rescue Aya.
But now, it seemed the rescue was just a pretext – their true aim was coveting Aya's value.
Though it was unclear what exactly had transpired, the fact that Aya Tokoyogi had lost her Demigod power had likely reached Truth Astronomy's ears.
Thus, in the eyes of Truth Astronomy and the Desire Faction, the Hidden Management Department was now a mystic side force with only two Demigods and one Top-Tier Class Holder.
Still formidable, but to the Desire Faction, this card game wasn't unwinnable.
After all, their goal was to seize Aya Tokoyogi, not engage the Hidden Management Department head-on.
And the key to this...
At this thought, Luo Shu silently mulled over a word:
"Faith... huh..."
Could faith restrain the Hidden Management Department's powerhouses and create an advantage for seizing Aya Tokoyogi?
Luo Shu wasn't sure.
But one thing he could confirm—
The Desire Faction would undoubtedly start attacking popular idols to harvest faith for their goals.
Thinking that even in his current state, someone still dared to provoke him, Luo Shu could only sigh in exasperation:
"Truly a time of endless troubles..."
Regardless, he would sabotage whatever the enemy planned. But the specifics required careful consideration...
For now, the priority was to handle the trivial matters following the Demigod ascension.
Such as utilising the Divine Kingdom, dealing with the pile of gifts before him, and... Miku Izayoi sitting right beside him.
At this thought, Luo Shu silently retrieved a contract from his Mist Ring, then fixed Miku Izayoi with a gleaming stare.
Seeing this, Miku Izayoi could only laugh helplessly and extend her hand again:
"I know, I'll sign it~"
"Stop looking at me with that terrifying, devouring gaze!"