(Image: Irina)
Xenovia was slow on the uptake—her mind just… didn't turn that corner.
Irina, though, was different. She understood Asia instantly, and that fair face flushed rosy.
"L—Love… A-A-A-Asia, d-don't tell me you and Akuto-kun… you know… already…?"
"Mm. That's right. Akuto-kun is very gentle—and very strong~."
Asia cupped her cheeks with both hands, savoring the exquisite aftertaste of doing it with Akuto.
As expected, she loved the feeling of Akuto's symbiote bathing inside her; it gave her a fullness and a sense of safety she'd never known, as if she were a truly vibrant, living being.
"W-Wait! Asia!"
Seeing that dreamy look in Asia's eyes, Irina suddenly remembered something.
"Since Akuto-kun asked the Church to hand us over… he doesn't plan to do that to us too, does he…?"
"But of course. Isn't that only natural? Akuto-kun is a very lecherous boy," Asia answered with a serene smile.
"..."
At Asia's bombshell, Irina buried her face straight into the sofa cushions.
Even so, every bit of exposed skin turned scarlet.
Considering there was no going back to the Church, Irina didn't resist the idea.
Honestly, when she first saw the footage of Akuto crashing the wedding, she'd already given up on any "proper development" with him.
Who would've thought things would twist around this way?
Just imagining a "blasphemous devil" boy and a "pure Church girl" forming a forbidden union made Irina's already-suggestive little brain go into total meltdown.
If Irina's head was completely yellow, then Xenovia's was "bitter-sweet-three-days-white."
"Irina, Asia—what are you saying? I don't understand any of it."
Blushing, Irina sat up and blurted in half-despair, half-exasperation.
"Ugh! Xenovia, you're so dense! You still don't get why Akuto-kun asked the Church for us? Obviously because he's taken a liking to your voluptuous milk-cow body!"
"..."
Xenovia paused for a few seconds. Then she tilted her chin up to Irina and nodded.
"I see… Akuto Leviathan wishes to mate with me, then?"
"M—Mate!? Xenovia, how can you say something like that so casually!?" Irina realized that while Xenovia was dense, her tolerance for certain topics was… somehow broader than Irina's.
Xenovia continued on, unfazed:
"Indeed. Considering he has no need for my strength as a Holy Sword-wielder, the primary thing he desires of me is my body."
"However, since Akuto Leviathan has taken on what would have been a fatal mission in our place, repaying him with our bodies isn't a bad solution."
"In that case, Irina—why are you so ashamed?"
She really couldn't understand Irina's overreaction.
"You!"
"Hmph! A blockhead like you will never understand my feelings!"
Irina turned her head, arms crossed. Her two round twintails snapped with righteous vigor.
"It's because Irina-san liked Akuto-kun from the beginning, isn't it?" Asia added with a sweet, surgical smile.
"Ohhh—so that's it. You get shy because you like him."
"In that case, I should act shyer around Akuto Leviathan, otherwise how will he feel my gratitude?"
Xenovia truly was grateful—to Akuto for stopping them from being sent on a deadly mission, and for telling them the truth.
"Xenovia, if it's only to show gratitude, Akuto-kun won't like that," Asia gently warned.
"Don't worry. If Akuto-kun directly petitioned Heaven for you two, it means he does like you."
"So just be your truest selves," Asia advised, like a senior giving pointers.
"Being liked… really is profound."
Xenovia rubbed her chin and nodded in half-understanding.
"But still…"
"I'm satisfied with Akuto Leviathan's looks and strength. If my first time is with him, it should make for a wonderful first night."
Irina was stunned by Xenovia's almost unrestrained tone.
"F-First night? Xenovia, how can a pure maiden like you say something like that?"
"Why not? You and I are both virgins. A virgin's first night mating with a man—that is what one calls a 'first night,' is it not?"
"..."
Irina gave up. Trying to explain feelings to Xenovia was pure self-harm.
Clap, clap—
Two light pats drew their attention.
Saint Olivia smiled and closed the topic.
"All right, Holy Sword ladies—aren't you missing the main point?"
"Mm? What point?"
Irina and Xenovia both looked up at the platinum-haired Saint.
"Even if the Lord has passed on, His will remains—and there are still those who can inherit that will."
"In my eyes, Akuto-sama—who has apocalyptic gifts, is unaffected by holy force, and can even reincarnate people as angels—is precisely the Holy Son chosen by the Lord."
"Eh? Holy Son? But… Akuto-kun is a devil, isn't he?" Irina frowned.
"But how could a devil possess the ability to reincarnate someone as an angel?"
"In your eyes, Irina-sama, is Akuto-sama only a devil?" Olivia's smile carried a playful edge.
Irina realized something and shot back at once:
"No—of course not! To me, Akuto-kun is the most special existence!" she blurted, face aflame.
"Then being the one and only, and thus the Holy Son, is quite natural, no?"
"That does make sense… But even if Akuto-kun isn't the Holy Son, I'd still be very happy to stay with him~"
Saying so, Irina's proudly lifted head dipped once more, crushed by shyness.
Thanks to Asia and Olivia's efforts, both Xenovia and Irina accepted the fact that they would become Akuto's.
"Oh—right, that reminds me."
Asia's eyes sparkled with inspiration as she smiled.
"Xenovia-san, Irina-san—since you've decided to offer yourselves to Akuto-kun, how about trying my idea?"
Irina: "Mm? What idea?"
Asia: "It's…"
While the Church girls had their heart-to-heart, Akuto had already arrived in Heaven.
Michael had been puzzled—Akuto only asked for a coordinate and told him to just wait.
The next second, he saw Akuto blink straight into the Seventh Heaven!
"Huh? Impossible!"
Even worldly Michael couldn't help but be shocked by Akuto's display of high-order might.
This was the Seventh Heaven! Even with coordinates, no teleportation spell alone should be able to reach it!
Forget spells—even gods of other pantheons who wield spatial authorities couldn't just stroll into Heaven this easily!
"So this is Heaven, huh? Pretty much how I imagined it—suffused with holy and luminous power."
Akuto let his aura spill freely as he examined the dazzling brilliance of the sevenfold firmament.
"I see… so these formations can be used this way…"
Through the Eye of Data, Akuto deciphered many sigils woven across the surface of the Seventh Heaven.
Of course—only the surface.
Even with his ritual mastery at near-peak Maou-class, he couldn't possibly unravel all arrays laid down by the Bible God.
Still, just reading the surface layers yielded plenty.
If he could fully learn the formations inscribed upon the Seven Heavens, Akuto suspected he could ride the Way of Rites beyond Main God-class itself.
Soon, Michael arrived to face Akuto's unrestrained presence.
"Lord Akuto, could you please dampen your aura a little? If word spreads that a devil is flaring power atop the Seventh Heaven, it will cause… quite a stir." Michael asked with a wry smile.
As he said, drawn by Akuto's aura, ten-winged golden angels were already winging toward them with squads of high-ranking angels in tow.
"No problem. I only did it so you'd hurry over."
Akuto glanced at the bitter smile on Michael's face and reeled his power back.
"All right, Michael—now can you tell me what you wanted to discuss face-to-face?"
"To be frank, it isn't I who seek audience with you, Lord Akuto—but the Almighty."
"The Almighty, huh? And what does He want with me?" Akuto's expression turned subtly ironic.
Almighty? If truly almighty, how did He end up dead?
"Please, come with me," Michael said, extending a hand to guide the way.
Led by Michael (and joined by the other three Seraphs), Akuto reached the core of the Seventh Heaven.
In its deepest sanctum, he beheld a golden sphere encircled by orbital rings.
The energy it radiated was astonishing—beyond Main God-class, approaching Sub-Dragon God levels!
"Lord Akuto, what you are about to hear is top secret."
"Please keep it even after you leave Heaven."
"Got it. Speak." Akuto's eyes, meanwhile, were committing every sigil to memory.
The formations here were far stronger than the outer ones—mostly beyond Main God-class.
And while he couldn't parse them yet, he recorded them all faithfully.
Michael exhaled, then spoke calmly:
"You know the Lord has passed."
"And this… is the legacy He left this world."
He pointed to the golden jewel at the center.
It shone with eternal brilliance, exuding an ultimate, tranquil sanctity.
(End of Chapter)
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