"Now, Governor, I have a question for you."
Under everyone's gaze, Blake's crystal blue eyes slowly turned toward Azazel.
"Mm? What question do you have for me?"
Azazel scratched his chin and responded casually, though he had a nagging feeling that something bad was about to happen. But, given the occasion, Blake surely wouldn't do anything out of line... probably...
"Nothing much, just wanted to ask, can I punch you?"
After Blake's words, not just Azazel, but everyone in the room froze.
As everyone was stunned, Blake immediately became a blur, disappearing from his original position and reappearing in front of Azazel. He landed a punch directly on Azazel's left eye, causing it to swell. Normally, with Azazel's strength, even someone as powerful as Blake would have trouble landing a hit. However, Azazel was caught off guard.
"Damn it, what are you doing?!"
"Blake, don't be impulsive!"
After everything happened, Azazel became flustered, while Sirzechs and the others were shocked and called out in surprise.
"Well, don't worry. I wasn't planning on doing anything; it's just a little personal grudge," Blake replied calmly.
"The punch just now was for Asia. This one is for Xenovia and Irina!"
Ignoring the shock of everyone around him, Blake clenched his fist again and struck Azazel in the right eye, giving him a pair of black eyes.
Seeing Blake strike again, and hearing his reasoning, Sirzechs, Michael, Serafall, and even Vali, the White Dragon Emperor, who stood behind Azazel, all showed strange expressions and fell silent. They even stifled laughter, while Vali helplessly covered his face.
As for Rias and the others, their eyes flickered intensely, especially Asia, Xenovia, and Irina, who couldn't help but show touched expressions. They never expected that Blake would dare to beat up the fallen angel's Governor , even in such a formal setting, all for their sake.
"Alright, you've done it. Can you let go of me now?"
Azazel's weak voice sounded. There was nothing he could do; as the boss, he had to take responsibility for what his subordinates did. He was also helpless against Blake, who clearly held a grudge. Even though he had already apologized privately, Blake didn't give him any face in front of everyone.
"I've settled my personal grudge. You all continue," Blake said calmly as he released Azazel's collar and returned to his place.
Meanwhile, Akeno, with a playful smile, started drawing circles on Blake's back, making his heart stir.
It had to be said that Akeno was quite bold, daring to tease Blake in such a serious situation.
"Sigh, forget it, let's get back to the main topic."
With his black eyes and twitching mouth, looking extremely distressed, Azazel once again steered the conversation back on track.
"It's time to hear from someone who can greatly impact the world. First, Vali, how would you like the world to change?"
Azazel then turned his gaze to Vali.
"I just want to fight strong opponents," Vali declared, his eyes filled with battle intent, staring at Blake.
"So, the fiery Red Dragon Emperor, what about you?" Azazel asked, clearly not surprised by Vali's answer, shrugging before looking at Blake.
"Me? Peace comes first. Although wanting peace is quite a luxury," Blake said, his voice calm as he met the gaze of Vali.
Vali was taken aback by the deep, almost piercing look in Blake's eyes, as if he could see straight through him.
"I see. Although your words don't quite fit the usual fiery dragon persona, peace is indeed the most important," Azazel said, finally relaxing when Blake gave a neutral response.
Just as Azazel was about to sigh in relief, the space around them seemed to turn gray, and the surrounding dust appeared to freeze, as if time had been stopped.
"Time stopped?" Blake murmured, quickly regaining his composure, his crystal-blue pupils glowing with an unusual aura.
Everyone in the room, except Blake, was caught off guard by the stasis. Only Sirzechs, Serafall, and Michael immediately broke free, followed by Azazel and Vali. Soon after, Xenovia with Durandal and Kiba with the Holy Demon Sword also freed themselves, confusion and doubt written all over their faces.
"Troublesome things really do keep happening," Sirzechs said helplessly.
"This was predictable. There are always crazy terrorists in any era," Azazel responded calmly, his voice low.
As the higher-ups discussed the situation, Blake moved, using his Blue Seal Crystal Eyes to help the others break free from the time-stopping effect.
"Hmm? Your power...?" Azazel raised an eyebrow, curiosity creeping into his expression.
Before he could ask further, a huge explosion sounded from outside, causing everyone to raise an eyebrow.
"What happened...?" Azazel, Sirzechs, Serafall, and Michael all furrowed their brows. Meanwhile, Rias, Kanna, and the others, just regaining their senses, were shocked.
"It's just some unexpected developments. We were first trapped in time, then surrounded," Azazel said, walking to the window to observe the situation outside, sneering.
At the same time, Sirzechs, Michael, Serafall, and the others all stood up from their seats.
"Time stopped...?! No, Gasper is in danger!" Rias said, her green eyes narrowing in worry.
"Gasper?" Azazel asked in confusion. Sirzechs frowned.
"My bishop, who possesses the Scared Gear 'Forbidden Balor view.' However, because of his personality and inability to control the Scared Gear, I had no choice but to seal him away. The only possibility for what just happened is that he was controlled and the Scared Gear went out of control. We need to save him," Rias explained concisely, worry etched on her face.
"'Forbidden Balor View?' That's truly a dangerous Scared Gear. If it's been controlled by the enemy, it's a real problem. But before we rush to save him, let's stay calm," Azazel said, narrowing his eyes as he looked outside.
"After all, we're surrounded. It won't be easy to get out," he added.
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