Tale of Discovery

Chapter 108: Norse Gods ; Loki ; Upcoming Battle

Silence ensues as Sairaorg and I have nothing to say to each other. This gives me the chance to once again listen to other Devils' conversation which now mostly consists of the 'sword-fight'.

Fortunately, that doesn't last long as an eccentric old man enters the party hall.

He's wearing a monocle on his left eye. His attire consists of a robe that is mostly blue with golden linings.

Accompanying him is a beautiful silver-haired woman as well as a black-haired man. The woman is wearing a simple business suit. As for the black-haired man, he's wearing some attire that is completely black and gray.

The old man and his companions approach the important bunch that is already present.

Sirzechs, who I'm surprised is able to leave his room, Serafall, Azazel, and a few others are standing at a higher area.

"It's been a while, you shitty old man from the Northern countryside," Azazel greets the old man who grins in response.

Then, he turns to look at the woman beside him and says,

"It's been a long time, you bratty Fallen Angel."

The woman serenely stands without replying to him.

"It's been a long time, Lord Odin, God of the North."

A Norse god? Finally, something worth looking into.

[Father, we've arrived.]

"Enter," I mutter.

The next moment, Michael and Gabriel, who's wearing the same garment from before to hide her face, enter the party hall.

Serafall who was about to greet Odin freezes up before looking around at the party hall.

Upon setting her sight on me, she stops before frowning a little.

Sensing this, Sirzechs looks over at me as well, before all color is drained from his face.

"Change of plans," I say to Rias and the rest nearby before smiling and slowly walking over to the staircase that leads to where Serafall and the others are.

Michael and Gabriel both arrive at the staircase at the same time as I do and begin to walk behind me in an orderly fashion.

By the time I reach the top, Sirzechs has already regained his composure as he slightly bows and says,

"Lord Theos, I'm surprised that you're here."

"Don't be," I respond, "A peace conference concerning the well-being of everyone is something that I must attend."

The moment Srizechs hears my response, he glances at Michael who's respectfully standing behind me.

I'm sure that the reason he did that is he had most likely invited Michael as the representative of the Pure Angels, yet I'm here.

That's understandable, as I normally wouldn't bother with such and leave it to my underlings.

However, it's a different case this time, with Norse gods being present.

"Theos..." Odin's muttering interrupts my train of thoughts.

"Biblical God?" he solemnly inquires while stroking his long beard and looking me in the eyes.

"I'm Theos Angelus. The current leader of the Pure Angels," I state.

"What's with your eyes?", Odin asks after a few seconds.

"That's just the way they are," I reply while shrugging.

And thus, I spend the next few minutes answering his inquiries without giving away any information about myself.

Despite his old age, Odin frowns after a while before stopping.

I expected that he would be more patient and attempt to piece together bits of information that I provide him, but reality is often disappointing.

"Let's get this done with," Azazel declares.

I'm a little surprised that different mythologies are not against allying with each other.

They either are thinking of Phantoms as too high of a threat, or they're concerned about another matter altogether.

In the end, Sirzechs gives a speech to the Devils regarding the current affairs and how this alliance is going to be beneficial before the representatives begin signing the agreement.

Just as Odin is about to sign the agreement as a representative of the Norse, a gateway appears in the air before a man with light-blue hair floats out and shouts,

"I have an objection!"

In response to this, Odin turns to face the newly arrived man and says,

"So you came, after all."

The man points at himself and proudly declares,

"I'm the Norse god, Loki!"

Loki? Isn't he supposed to be an evil and mischievous god? Anyway, this is starting to get interesting.

"Well, that's a rare guest," Azazel says, "Lord Loki, though you are a Norse god, you have no right to wreak havoc here."

Loki proceeds to speak about how he is against Odin allying with other mythologies due to being unable to achieve Ragnark.

"I've heard this argument before," Azazel says, "You're with the Khaos Brigade, aren't you?"

Huh? Khaos Brigade? How are they related to Ragnark?

"I admit that I've partnered with them," Loki responds, "But it was of my own accord."

The next moment, Loki raises his right arm and exclaims,

"Come forth, my beloved son!"

To the end of his words, another gateway appears with an electric shock-wave sending those close to it away.

From within the gateway, a giant wolf-like being, that has two horns protruding from its sides, emerges.

According to what I remember about mythologies, that should be Fenrir.

As expected, Fenrir is aggressive as it begins to look for a target to attack. Unfortunately, it set its sight on Rias and her peerage.

Fenrir lunges at a speed that's impressive for its body size.

Making use of my own abnormal speed, I appear right at where it was planning to strike and reflect the attack using Vector Manipulation.

Under the force of its attack reflected back, Fenrir is pushed back a few meters.

Just as it seems like Fenrir is about to rush at me, a green barrier-like thing appears around it and Loki.

"You're full of openings," a green-haired man back at where Serafall and the rest are says.

"Beelzebub!" Loki exclaims before abruptly vanishing along with Fenrir.

[Father, they're planning to hold an emergency conference to discuss what just transpired.]

Turning to face Michael who's looking my way, I nod once to acknowledge his report before turning to face the Rias and saying,

"An emergency conference will be held. I will be heading there, so you guys keep yourselves busy in the meantime."

Rias nods her head and says in a calm tone,

"Understood."

I then look at Kuroka and say,

"Try your best to not attraction to yourself for the period I'm gone."

She seems to understand my intentions as she replies,

"Fine, nya~"

---

The conference ended much faster than I expected.

In the beginning, those present were rather curious about my identity, but all I did was introduce myself as Theos Angelus.

Serafall, Azazel, and Sirzechs all kept quiet regarding my 'true identity'.

So, upon realizing that they won't be learning anything of value regarding me, they ultimately gave up.

During the conference itself, Odin was acting much more maturely compared to before, carefully listening to the green-haired man from before, Akuja Beelzebub, explain the current state of Loki.

Apparently, Loki is going to be sealed for a whole day. This means that a team needs to be established to take him down.

I think I am more than capable of taking him down, but I don't want to reveal my complete powers yet. The earlier incident was a good thing. It granted me an opportunity to pique everyone's curiosity by casually blocking an attack of such caliber.

And so, the conference concludes with a need for a vanguard team to be established against Loki.

At the end of the meeting, Odin rises from his seat, and solemnly declares that he feels responsible for Loki's actions.

I wonder how strong a Norse god is...