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A Fallen Angel, as the name suggests, is an Angel who has fallen, losing the divine blessing originally granted by God, allowing their white wings to be tainted black.
Despite having fallen and been expelled from the ranks of Angels, a Fallen Angel is not essentially a Devil. And because they cannot become Angels again, they are forced to form their own faction.
According to records, a Great War took place a thousand years ago between Heaven and the Underworld, involving three major factions.
Two of the factions were the Angels, led by God, and the Devils, led by the former Satans.
The third faction was the Fallen Angels, led by their Governor General.
All three factions fought for world domination, an eternal, merciless conflict!
However, this war—which everyone expected to be prolonged, turning the earth red and knocking each other's brains out—ultimately ended in an extremely messy fashion.
That was because the Two Heavenly Dragons—the Red Dragon Emperor and the White Dragon Dragon—who accidentally stumbled into the war due to their own fighting, swallowed all three faction leaders in one gulp. They were then instantly sliced into tens of thousands of pieces of sashimi by the combined fire of all three factions, and their souls were sealed away.
After dealing with the disruptive Heavenly Dragons, the three factions came to their senses and realized that not only the enemy but also their own forces were severely weakened after finally dealing with the troublesome Heavenly Dragons.
If the fighting continued, it would no longer be about vying for supremacy, but about all of them completely annihilating each other.
Thus, the Angel faction, taking their severely wounded God with them, retreated to Heaven to recuperate.
The former Satans had died on the spot and could not be rescued, leaving the Underworld greatly weakened.
Even the Fallen Angel faction was severely decimated, and the remaining survivors scattered and fled, their whereabouts unknown.
But thanks to this turn of events, what should have resulted in one side winning became a triple loss.
The Devil side suffered the greatest losses: not only did the former Satans fall in battle, but only two or three pure-blood Devil families remained.
Rias's family name, Gremory, for example, was one of the few surviving pure-blood Devils after the Great War.
"But why are the Fallen Angels showing up right now..."
The scene switches to the walk home after school. Hanakain Reiji was looking at the setting sun and pondering what Rias had said earlier in the old school building.
Although, theoretically, the Underworld suffered the greatest overall losses in the three-way war, the Fallen Angel faction was the one with the least power retention.
Their faction was the smallest to begin with, and they suffered significant losses in the war, leaving them with even fewer surviving forces afterward.
Moreover, they scattered and fled at the end, making it difficult to re-establish and gather their strength.
Hmm... I really don't get it.
Not thinking about things he couldn't figure out was one of Hanakain Reiji's great habits.
To him, it didn't matter if the other party was a Devil or a Fallen Angel; everything was okay as long as they didn't cause trouble in the Human World.
But if they insisted on asking for trouble with some provocative actions, they could refer to the example of a certain stray wolf Devil.
Since you weren't willing to follow the visa procedure through the Devil Special Zone to enter the Human World this life, then please come back in your next one.JPG
Muttering to himself, Hanakain Reiji slightly shook his head.
"Forget it. Time to go home~ Otherwise, Kuroka will start complaining again if I'm late... Hmm?"
However, just as the young man was about to quicken his pace, a sudden ripple of Spiritual Power in the air caught his attention.
It was like a drop of water falling into a calm lake.
It felt somewhat similar to the sensation given off by Ryomen Sukuna when he instantly deployed his Domain when he encountered Busujima-senpai, but this power was nowhere near as immense or malicious.
On the contrary, one could say it was somewhat nascent and familiar. And this feeling... Barrier Technique (Kekkai Jutsu)?
As a member of the Onmyōji Hanakain family, Hanakain Reiji was very familiar with this type of technique fluctuation.
It was a simple Banishment Barrier (A barrier to keep people out).
But why would someone set up a Banishment Barrier in this kind of area?
Hanakain Reiji was curious.
Banishment Barriers are usually only set up under one condition: when the Sorcerer has discovered signs of a malevolent spirit within a building, but because the building's space is too large, they cannot immediately pinpoint the spirit's exact location. In such cases, they set up a Banishment Barrier around the building to prevent unrelated people from wandering in while they slowly sweep the area.
Its function is roughly similar to the police tape set up at a crime scene.
However, the houses in this neighborhood are all single-family residential homes (Ikko-date). Not only are large buildings rare, but even three-story villas are uncommon; most are only about two stories, making internal searching quite convenient.
Most importantly... he didn't sense any malevolent aura at all?
Out of curiosity, Hanakain Reiji changed his original route home, cutting through the small residential streets toward the source of the barrier's power. There, he caught sight of an unexpectedly familiar silhouette.
It was Asia Argento, the nun he had accidentally bumped into outside his home that morning.
The blonde nun was still the same gentle and endearing figure. She was softly humming a small tune, diligently performing the final step of Spiritual Power injection for the Banishment Barrier right in front of the main entrance of a private residence.
"Asia?"
Hanakain Reiji didn't attempt to conceal his presence, walking straight toward her and calling out.
Hearing someone call her name, the nun's hands paused slightly, and she lifted her head sharply like a startled bunny, causing the headscarf on top of her head to bounce.
However, her fright instantly turned to joy when she clearly saw the identity of the newcomer.
"Oh, it's Hanakain-san! Did you just get out of school and are heading home? What a coincidence... Uh..."
As if suddenly realizing something, the nun's voice stopped short.
Asia then blinked her emerald green eyes, and the happy smile on her face was gradually replaced by a hint of awkwardness.
"Well, I'm setting up a Banishment Barrier, you know. Since Hanakain-san is here, does that mean Asia's barrier... failed?"
"No, you succeeded. It's just that, for a few reasons, this type of barrier doesn't work on me."
While comforting the slightly discouraged nun, Hanakain Reiji walked closer and pointed at the house.
"So, what are you doing here, Asia?"
"Oh, it's work~"
Bringing up her current task, Asia's somewhat meek pretty face immediately beamed with a smile again.
"Thanks to Hanakain-san's help this morning, I successfully arrived at the local church here. Now, the priest is performing an exorcism inside, and since Asia can't be of much help, he sent me out to set up a Banishment Barrier."
Exorcism?
Hanakain Reiji grew even more perplexed.
As stated before, he honestly couldn't perceive any malevolent aura in this residential neighborhood.
Could it be that someone else knew more about exorcism than him, the acting head of the Hanakain family?
Vaguely sensing that something was amiss, Hanakain Reiji walked past Asia to the main entrance of the private house, pushed the door handle, and gently opened the front door.
A dense, metallic smell of blood assaulted his nostrils from within the house.
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