Sirzechs and Rhadamanthys continued to ascend, finally leaving the Underworld and entering the Underworld Realm, turning into a dark red meteor flying from bottom to top.
At this moment, Falbion, the last Demon King remaining in the Underworld Realm, saw the person inside the dark red meteor clearly and said with wide eyes:
"Isn't that Sirzechs inside?!"
Subsequently, before the meteor could fly out of the Underworld Realm, Falbion waved his hand, and a magic circle for monitoring and eavesdropping flew out, imprinting itself onto Sirzechs's body.
At the same time, Falbion contacted Grayfia, Milicas, and Sirzechs and Rias's parents, Zeoticus and Venelana, asking them to come and check on Sirzechs's situation. Since Sirzechs and the others entered the Underworld, they had been unable to contact him, so they must be very worried about Sirzechs.
When all of Sirzechs's family members arrived, Falbion activated the magic circle imprinted on Sirzechs's body.
An orange light screen appeared, displaying the figures of Sirzechs and Rhadamanthys. Everyone stared intently at the screen as the voices of Sirzechs and Rhadamanthys came through:
"Let go of me!! Sirzechs!!" Rhadamanthys shouted at Sirzechs, who was hooked onto his back.
"Rhadamanthys!! I won't let you hurt Rias and the others!!" Sirzechs's eyes were determined as he held onto Rhadamanthys tightly.
Rhadamanthys calmed down slightly and said to Sirzechs, "Do you realize? Even if you are a Demon King, if we continue to ascend like this, both of us will be turned into celestial ashes by the heat of friction."
"No... I am wearing this underworld armor blessed by Lord Hades's divine blood, so I can survive. The one who will die is you, Sirzechs, who isn't wearing underworld armor and is about to exhaust all your magic power."
Hearing Rhadamanthys's words, everyone watching the light screen couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Grayfia was the most worried, her eyes filling with sad tears.
Sirzechs said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can take down one of the strongest Specters like you, I don't mind if we perish together."
Hearing this, Rhadamanthys said in great shock, "What!! You'd even sacrifice your life to win!!"
"Then what about your wife and child?! According to Lord Hades, you've been so busy with the Demon King's political affairs that you haven't spent time with your child for a long while!? What will they do after you die!?"
"..." Hearing Rhadamanthys's words, Sirzechs was stunned for a moment, then a look of determination flared in his eyes as he said:
"That is true, but I hope Milicas can live in a world that isn't an ice age in the future, so turn into the stars in the sky with me!!"
"Sirzechs!! You!!" Rhadamanthys looked at Sirzechs, his pupils dilated in disbelief.
The image on the light screen began to blur, eventually turning into static before disappearing. This meant the speed of their ascent was getting faster and faster, and the heat generated by friction had burned away the magic circle on his body.
"Sirzechs—!!!" Falbion, Zeoticus, and Venelana could no longer hold back their tears as they shouted toward the direction where the dark red meteor had vanished.
"Darling..." Grayfia began to cover her mouth and cry bitterly, like a puppet with its strings cut.
"No—!! Father—!!!" Milicas began to wail, shouting toward the direction where Sirzechs had disappeared.
"Sirzechs (Brother)..." In the Underworld, Ajuka and Rias seemed to sense something. They looked toward the Cocytus Ring, which was enveloped in flames and sandstorms, and said with tears in their eyes while clutching their chests in immense pain.
By this time, Rhadamanthys and Sirzechs had already bypassed the magic circles set by the gods of the Human World and reached outer space. Rhadamanthys turned to look at Sirzechs, who was now on the verge of losing consciousness.
Rhadamanthys's eyes were full of admiration as he spoke through his Cosmos, "Sirzechs, you cannot die. A man like you cannot die. Your death would be a great loss to this world!!"
"Rha... da... manthys..." Sirzechs said with blurred consciousness. Although he couldn't speak in space, he used a telepathic-like method to transmit his voice to Rhadamanthys.
"Hah—!!" The Wyvern underworld armor on Rhadamanthys's body flew off, and piece by piece, it equipped itself onto Sirzechs's body.
"Live on!! The man I acknowledge!! My friend!! Sirzechs Lucifer!!" As Rhadamanthys finished these last words, a smile of recognition and admiration appeared on his face, and then he kicked Sirzechs downward.
"Rhadamanthys—!!!" Sirzechs, wearing the Wyvern underworld armor, reached out toward Rhadamanthys and shouted with the last of his strength.
Sirzechs could only watch helplessly as Rhadamanthys's body slowly turned into dust in the universe, and as he continued to fall, he lost consciousness.
Because he was protected by the underworld armor, Sirzechs was unharmed during the descent. Finally, Sirzechs landed where Falbion and the others were.
Falbion and the others looked at the falling figure wearing underworld armor and cautiously stepped forward at first, because the armor made them think it was Rhadamanthys. When they saw the face under the helmet, they all rushed forward anxiously.
"Darling!! It's so good that you're okay!!" Grayfia held the unconscious Sirzechs in her arms, smiling through her tears.
"Father..." Milicas shed two lines of clear tears and smiled happily.
"Sirzechs..." Zeoticus, Venelana, and Falbion also spoke with the same expression as Milicas.
Then, Grayfia took out a bottle of 'phoenix tears' and gave it to Sirzechs to drink.
"Ugh... where is this...?" After drinking the 'phoenix tears', Sirzechs slowly opened his eyes and looked around, finding himself in his wife's arms.
Moreover, his child and parents, as well as his good friend Falbion, were there. The color of the sky was still the purple he was so familiar with.
Then, Sirzechs looked at the people in front of him and said:
"Sorry for making you worry, Father, Mother."
"It's fine as long as you're okay. It's fine as long as you're okay, Sirzechs." Venelana wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said with a smile.
"Yes, it's good that you're alright." Zeoticus looked at Sirzechs with a face covered in tears.
Falbion was also relieved at Sirzechs's survival, but he raised a question: "Sirzechs, why are you wearing a Specter's underworld armor?"
Hearing Falbion's words, Sirzechs placed his hand on the breastplate of the underworld armor, showing a look of sadness or remembrance as he said:
"When I was about to turn into ashes in the universe, Rhadamanthys gave his underworld armor to me, and he himself turned into ashes."
"Thank you, Rhadamanthys. Thank you, my friend."
After saying that, a single tear from Sirzechs fell onto the underworld armor. The armor seemed to be affected by something, emitting a purple Cosmos. The underworld armor automatically flew off Sirzechs and assembled into a metal sculpture of a Wyvern.
On the underworld armor, a phantom of Rhadamanthys could be seen with his right hand on his hip, looking at Sirzechs with a slightly arrogant smile.
"Rhadamanthys..." Sirzechs reached out, his pupils dilated in disbelief.
"Hmm." Rhadamanthys's phantom nodded with satisfaction, and then the Wyvern turned into a purple meteor and flew back to the Underworld.
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