"Has Kiba disappeared again?"
In the Occult Research Club, Rias looked at the report from the Koneko with a slightly distressed expression and said helplessly.
Kiba had disappeared immediately after class for the past three days and hadn't come here at all, which was making everyone anxious.
The Koneko, with golden eyes, nodded.
"I wonder if Kiba san is okay..."
Asia also spoke with concern.
"Kiba has been getting weirder lately. If this continues, he might become stray."
Akeno also said with a wry smile, no longer exhibiting her usual queenly demeanor.
"Sorry, Excalibur must have been too much of a shock for Kiba."
Upon hearing this, Blake also spoke with some distress. If it were before, he might not have cared, but now that he considered Kiba a friend, he couldn't help but be concerned.
"It's not your fault Blake. A week ago, Kiba still showed up in the clubroom and didn't seem to harbor any resentment towards you. This strange behavior only started three days ago. Something must have happened."
Rias spoke with confusion.
When those words were mentioned again, Blake's crystal blue eyes slightly flickered, and he frowned, deep in thought.
Could it be that the Holy Sword appeared? And Kiba encountered it? Wait... no, I already took care of that perverted priest...
"Anyway, let's go check what Kiba has been doing. Waiting around isn't a solution."
Then, Rias pressed her fingers to her temple and said with frustration.
Hearing this, Akeno, the Koneko, and Asia all nodded in agreement.
"Hmm? Looks like we have guests."Blake said.
Hearing this, Rias and the others frowned, looking puzzled.
"Hmm, this kind of aura with holy attributes should be from the church. Now these two people are walking towards us with President Sona."
Noticing Rias's doubts, Blake shook his head and explained. At the same time, the guess in his heart was also confirmed.
At this point in time, no one else would come to this school and directly find Rias except Xenovia and Irina.
Since these two had appeared, it meant that the holy swords had surfaced, and one of them had been encountered by Kiba. If you think about it, it's no wonder that Kiba had become the way he is.
Thinking of this, Blake couldn't help but sigh.
"People from the church? And they were led by Sona?"
Hearing this, Rias, Akeno, and Koneko's expressions grew serious. They didn't doubt Blake's words, because Blake was proficient Senses, and his perception was extraordinary.
Moreover, it wasn't a good thing for someone from the church to show up at such a sensitive time.
However, Rias and the others remained calm and waited.
After the familiar voice of Sona sounded, accompanied by a knock on the door, it opened.
The girl walking in front was a girl with short black hair and glasses. Her delicate face exuded intelligence, and she carried a cold and serious aura. She walked with a very upright and well-educated posture. She was Sona Sitri, the princess of a pure-blooded high devil family. Her current alias was Sona, the student council president of the academy.
Behind Sona were two girls with a sacred aura.
"Rias, they are looking for you. I'll leave now. If anything happens, remember to call me."
After Sona entered, she glanced at Blake, who was sitting next to Rias, before turning her serious gaze to Rias and speaking.
"Well, I understand. Sona, you go on and get busy."
Hearing this, Rias nodded to Sona, then looked at the two girls.
"Well, I'll leave now."
Sona adjusted her glasses and walked away with a quiet and vigorous pace, closing the door behind her, without hesitation.
"The church people invade my territory without any notice. Should I take this as a provocation?"
After Sona left, Rias narrowed her eyes slightly, releasing a surge of destructive magic and speaking in a cold voice.
"Sorry, we are not here to fight with you."
A beautiful girl with short dark blue hair spoke. Of course, the distinguishing feature was a strand of green hair amidst the dark blue, and the huge object wrapped in a cloth bag beside her.
"My name is Xenovia."
After apologizing, but without sincerity, the girl introduced herself. Her tone remained cold as always.
Unlike Xenovia's indifference, the chestnut-haired girl walking beside her seemed particularly smart and cheerful. Her eyes were always fixed on Blake.
"What exactly are you doing here, people from the church? If you don't explain clearly, I won't let you leave easily."
Ignoring their introductions, Rias crossed her arms below her large chest, crossed her legs, and calmly said, her expression cold and confident.
As for Akeno and Koneko, they also looked at them coldly. Aisha looked at the two girls from the church with a conflicted expression. Blake, however, was the only one who remained calm, looking at the two girls from the original book with an interested gaze. Kanna, who was sitting on Blake's lap, played with the toys in her hands, completely ignoring Xenovia and Irina.
"As I mentioned before, we are not here to fight, but to talk."
After observing the reactions of the people around her, Xenovia focused her gaze on Rias and calmly stated the purpose of their visit.
"Talk? Before we talk, I want to ask you have the Holy Sword, don't you?"
Hearing this, Rias narrowed her eyes and spoke in a deep voice. In the few minutes before, Blake had already brought up this possibility.
"Have we been seen through? But it's fine this way."
As she spoke, Xenovia untied a strip of cloth from the long object she had wrapped, and a powerful sacred aura instantly filled the room, causing Akeno and the others to feel a sense of disgust, fear, and trembling.
Watching this, Blake raised his eyebrows. He then extended his right hand, and with a flash of golden light, he bounced back the holy aura, preventing it from invading their side.
As the user of genuine Excalibur sword, let alone the inferior Holy Swords made from the broken blade of Excalibur through alchemy, even an intact one would still be far inferior.
Faced with Blake's action, the two girls looked at him calmly, their expression unchanged.
This made Xenovia and Irina narrow their eyes slightly, both observing Blake.
"The Excalibur I have is the 'Holy Sword of Destruction' (Excalibur·Destruction). It is one of the seven holy swords."
Xenovia introduced her weapon, re-wrapping it in cloth afterward.
Irina also took something resembling a long belt from her arms. The belt twisted as if it had its own consciousness. Then, it transformed into a Japanese sword that also exuded a sacred aura.
"Mine is the 'Holy Sword of Mimicry' (Excalibur·Mimic). It can change its form freely, so it's very convenient to carry. Each Excalibur has a special ability. Mine is managed by the Protestant side."
The chestnut-haired girl, Irina, showed a proud expression and introduced her sword's ability.
"Irina... don't explain Excalibur's ability to the Devils."
"Oh, Xenovia. Even if they're Devils, we can't build a trust relationship without explaining, right? And even if they know my sword's abilities, the Devils here won't be able to do anything afterward."
Irina said confidently. In fact, rather than being confident, it seemed like she looked down on the Devils.
"Irina, don't forget that there are people here who betrayed humanity."
Xenovia suddenly spoke, her sharp gaze turning to Blake.
This remark immediately made the atmosphere in the room tense.
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