Tale of Discovery

My voice seems to scare the guy off as he instantly puts his head back in the box.

Why? I'm pretty sure that I'm not a scary individual.

"So, what's the deal with this guy?" I inquire.

"He's just a little shy," Akeno replies.

Lack of confidence? That's easy to deal with. A few days of torturous training should give him the confidence he requires.

Curious about his power, I question Rias about it, to which she begins to explain how he has the power to stop time of anything within his vision. I also got to find out that the whole reason he was sealed away was that he had no control over his power.

That's not all that I found out, as it turns out that the guy, whose name is Gasper, is a Dhampir.

"Arena," I mutter before my vision blips as I find myself in the Arena along with Gasper.

Observing him, now that he is out of the box, he sure looks like a female.

Huh? Why is he wearing the female uniform?

"Uwah~" He cries out while anxiously looking around.

Finally, after a whole three minutes, he sets his eyes on me. What I didn't expect was for him to suddenly freeze up.

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I gave up. That guy is a lost cause. No matter what, he wouldn't get out of his stupor.

Upon realizing that he needs sentiments, I completely gave up on the idea of making use of him.

Currently, I don't have the luxury of babysitting a traumatized Dhampir.

Focusing back on reality, I notice that I've arrived in the room the conference is going to be held.

After running a quick scan of the place, I ask the only person other than myself in the room,

"Is everything done, Yuno?"

"Yes, I've already set up the Sigilla," she replies.

Nodding my head in acknowledgment, I proceed to instruct her to show me the places they've been placed.

The reason for that is so that I can use Rework to cover them up.

I'm already aware that the ones that are going to be present during the conference are 'big-shots', so there is a high chance of my Rework being seen through.

Even so, unless they actively search for them, it should be arduous to locate the Sigilla.

Besides, I'm curious as to how they will react if they do discover them. Will the peace conference be ruined? Am I going to be targeted?

Either way, it's going to be beneficial for me.

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"How is it?" I inquire.

"No problems, so far," Yuno replies.

Using Clairvoyance, I check out all of those who are present in the

First, there is Sirzechs along with Serafall sitting at a round-table, however, I don't see Zeoticus anywhere. I reckoned he would be present during the conference as well.

Second, is a blonde guy wearing some noble-like attire that seems to give off a holy vibe for some reason. What's interesting is the fact that there is a halo on top of his head.

So, that's the representative of the Pure Angels? Oh, there is someone standing behind him.

Through body examination, I can tell that the person is a female. However, they're wearing a hoodie that seems to darken out their complexion.

No matter what I do, seeing through it is simply impossible.

Leaving them aside, I focus on the last pair.

A black-haired man with golden bangs is sitting at the table as well. His attire is a V-neck maroon long-coat with high-collars.

Behind the man is unexpectedly none other than the one I beat up – Vali.

His complexion doesn't look good. It's almost like he was forced to come here while he was busy with other stuff.

Other than these guys, Sona along with Tsubaki are standing behind Sirzechs.

Beside them are Rias and her peerage, excluding the timid Gasper.

"They're speaking about you," Yuno informs me.

I'm the subject they're speaking off right now? Even though the conference has yet to begin?

Well, I guess it's about time that I went over.

Turning around, I take a look at all my Angels who are currently in their angelic form, with all the Reworks removed.

Then, I turn to face Krul who's beside me and nod once.

As confirmation, she nods back.

The next moment, Yuno moves toward the mirror in front of us and activates the Sigillum linked with the door of the room the conference is being held at.

After making sure that everything is going according to plan one last time, Yuno and Krul accompany me as I walk through the gateway.

Upon stepping through to the other side, what meets my sight are several widened-eyes.

Why are they so surprised? Is it the gateway or is it something else entirely?

"Hey, hey… this has to be a joke," says the guy with black hair and golden bangs, "Are they what I think they are?"

As if responding to his words, both Sirzechs and Serafall solemnly nod their heads.

Does he have some speculation on our existence? Could it be that the existence of Codes is known?

The most interesting reaction is that of the blonde guy with the halo. He's currently looking at me with pure reverence in his eyes.

A few seconds later, my Angels all step through the gateway and stand behind me orderly.

The next moment, the guy who made the earlier comment stiffens up before muttering,

"Aruru?"

Curious about his actions, I observe Aruru. She is currently beaming a smile while waving at him.

Do they know each other? Well, I expected something like this to happen, as Aruru is no ordinary being.

Leaving him aside, the ones that seem to be shocked the most are Sirzechs and the guy with the halo.

A jolt of pain suddenly runs through my mind before a name appears within my head: Michael.

Looking over at him I see that he's examining my Angels, or more precisely, the symbol on their hands.

From the looks of it, there is more to the symbol than I had thought.

"Greetings, everyone," I say in a prideful manner, "My name is Theos. I've been requested to attend this conference by Sirzechs."

Upon my mentioning of his name, everyone present, apart from Rias and her peerage looks in his direction.

It seems like he hasn't told them that I will be making an appearance at the conference. There could be several reasons for that. One of them being that he could take control of the conversation by first introducing me as he wishes.

Nevertheless, that's just a hypothesis.

Well then, I should take a seat at the table as well. However, there isn't a chair prepared for me.

That's because I specifically asked Rias not to prepare one.

Walking forward until I'm a few inches away from the table, I raise my right arm before snapping fingers.

Immediately after doing so, I use Creation to create a noble-looking chair that's comfortable to sit on before taking a seat.

"Let's begin, shall we?" I suggest with a friendly smile.