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[248] Holy Factor

Facing Xenovia's questioning, Yuuto Kiba showed a cold smile, especially as he saw the Holy Swords in their hands, the murderous intent in his eyes continued to expand. But even though he couldn't forget his hatred, he hadn't forgotten August's words.

His hatred wasn't directed at the Holy Swords themselves, but at the people who had caused tragedy for him and his comrades because of the Holy Swords.

So, he suppressed his killing intent, knowing that if something were to happen to these two in Kuoh Town, it would undoubtedly affect to Rias.

Sorting out his emotions, Yuuto Kiba restrained his hostility and murderous aura.

"Yuuto Kiba, your predecessor; within your bodies now, there are my friends' Holy Factors."

Although he wouldn't blame all of this on the Holy Swords or their wielders because of his own hatred.

But since they were Holy Sword wielders, it was highly likely that they had the Holy Factors of his or his friends' within them. He remembered clearly that even though the Church had exiled his enemies, their technology hadn't been abandoned.

In other words, this technology was still being used now, and these two were the beneficiaries.

"Yuuto Kiba? I remember now, you were the survivor of the Holy Sword Project back then."

"I didn't expect someone would still remember us."

"The things back then were the fault of the church's leaders at the time, and now, that person has been exiled by the church."

"Exiled? Hahaha, after killing so many people, and doing things worse than beasts, the church merely exiled them? As expected, it's hypocritical. Clearly, they just kicked out the opponent for this technology."

"Do you know what you're talking about? Are you devils trying to incite a war between the two factions?"

Xenovia's tone became extremely angry, and even Irina beside her was ready to take action. Although this was a devil's territory, they weren't afraid at all, as the power of the Holy Swords completely countered all devils.

"Start a war? You two want to start a war just based on yourselves? What do you think a war between factions is? My brother is the Satan Lucifer. If I have any mishaps, my brother will definitely not let your church off. But what about you? Will the church go to war with devils for the sake of you two?"

With one sentence from Rias, Xenovia and Irina were immediately silenced. They knew very well in their hearts that it was impossible.

The sister of Satan Lucifer, who was the princess of the underworld, while they were, to put it nicely, Holy Sword wielders, and not so nicely, the church's lackeys.

How could the church go to war with devils for the sake of just the two of them? It was simply unrealistic.

Seeing Xenovia and Irina suppressed, Yuuto Kiba smirked disdainfully, but he didn't say anything more.

Rias looked at the two of them, took a deep breath, and didn't continue to inquire.

"Alright, let's not waste any more time. You two are Holy Sword wielders of the church, what business do you have in our devil territory?"

"Not long ago, three Holy Swords stored in the Vatican were stolen, and we came here to retrieve them."

"The Holy Swords were stolen? By whom?"

"The Watchers of the Children of God."

"Grigori?"

Rias was suddenly incredulous. Why? Because she had seen Azazel a few times recently.

He was simply an old, unscrupulous lecher who frequented the red-light district. How could such a person possibly steal Holy Swords?

"So, what do you want to discuss with us?"

"This time it's about our business with the Fallen Angels. If the devils here unnecessarily interfere, we'll be in trouble."

As they spoke, they infused their energy into their Holy Swords, and suddenly, the sacred energy filled the entire Occult Research Club room.

This scene left Rias extremely displeased. Were they trying to intimidate her?

"Do you think we would join forces with the Fallen Angels to deal with you?"

"For devils, Holy Swords are their natural enemies. It's not impossible for you to seize the opportunity to take the Holy Swords."

"What if I say that's what I'm thinking?"

"If that's the case, we'll completely annihilate you, even if you're the sister of Satan Lucifer!"

In an instant, the tension in the entire Occult Research Club room skyrocketed.

Xenovia and Irina both raised their Holy Swords, ready to engage in battle at a moment's notice.

The lightning in Akeno's hands began to flicker, and a layer of magical power rose from Koneko's body. Yuuto Kiba also created several demonic swords, ready to act at a nod from Rias.

The atmosphere in the entire Occult Research Club room became incredibly tense, with everyone watching each other warily.

"While I would love to kill you here and now, but as the sister of Satan Lucifer, I won't let the devils be slandered. This matter has nothing to do with us devils, so we'll remain neutral."

"That would be for the best."

Looking at Xenovia in front of her, Rias felt nothing but disdain.

A mere Holy Sword wielder, holding a Holy Sword as if it defined her existence. Did she not know that the Governor General of the Fallen Angels was here in Kuoh Town? If they start a war with the Fallen Angels, they won't even know how they'll die.

By then, when the two of them are dead, their Holy Swords will be ownerless. For the sake of the devil race, she'll destroy them all.

But don't think Rias is some kind-hearted person. It's just that because these two were a little sensitive, she didn't want to cause trouble for her brother, so she refrained from starting a war.

Xenovia and Irina also knew that this was a place of contention, so after getting their answer, they turned and left.

Although she was willing to die for her faith, dying so miserably in a siege? Better not.

"Irina, do you think we can really retrieve the Holy Swords?"

"Regardless of whether we can or not, we must try."

"Alright, there's no other option anyway."

The words of Yuuto Kiba and Rias today obviously had a considerable impact on her.

Especially the sentence Yuuto Kiba said, that there were Holy Factors of him or his friends within them.

Back then, the initiator of the Holy Sword Project, Valper Galilei, had extracted the holy factors with Holy Sword adaptability through experiments. But this technology was extremely unethical, so it was abandoned, and Valper Galilei was also exiled.

But now, being reminded by Yuuto Kiba like this, she suddenly realized... why after committing such a grave crime, he was only being expelled?

Those were the lives of a group of children, and they died at his hands.

Moreover, at the Holy Sword inheritance ceremony, the mysterious substance Irina swallowed, could it be the Holy Factor?

She didn't want to believe it, but thinking about it scared her. However, there was no evidence for all of this, she was just speculating, so she only hoped that this was just a conjecture, and it wouldn't turn out to be reality.

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