Izumi eliminated those troublemakers without the slightest hesitation.
The sight left everyone present utterly stunned.
Only now did they gain a truly clear understanding of Izumi's overwhelming strength.
Figures like Hades and Indra had been completely powerless against him.
Even though several of them had reached the level of Transcenders, Izumi had wiped them out with absurd ease.
Even the legendary Beast Emperor and Samael—monsters feared throughout the world—hadn't lasted more than two exchanges against him.
The scene had completely shattered everyone's expectations.
After dealing with those people, Izumi finally turned toward the others.
"Well then," he said calmly.
"Now that the troublesome people are gone…"
"Let's continue discussing the invasion of the EXE World."
"As for the remaining members of their pantheons—"
"Just inform them."
He waved his hand dismissively.
"Tell them they died fighting against the forces of the EXE World."
After saying that, Izumi snapped his fingers.
In an instant, everyone was transported out of his personal world and returned to reality.
The sheer unpredictability of his spatial abilities left everyone deeply uneasy.
Once the others had been sent away, Izumi glanced at the corpses of Samael and the Beast Emperor.
Without hesitation, he stored them away.
Those things could be exchanged for valuable resources later.
As for the rest—
Most of them had been obliterated so completely that not even fragments remained.
Only a few of Fenrir's fangs were left behind.
Hades and the others had been erased entirely.
After finishing his cleanup, Izumi left the small world and returned to the meeting hall.
Then the negotiations resumed.
Now, however, things became much simpler.
All the people who had intended to stir up trouble were already dead.
The final agreement proceeded exactly as Izumi had suggested earlier.
Each faction would advance through one of the four dimensional gates leading into the EXE World.
They would invade from four directions simultaneously.
Whoever conquered territory—
Would own it.
Each gate would be guarded by a different pantheon.
Once the discussion concluded, the various factions began preparing their forces.
At the same time, news of Hades and the others was quietly sent back to their respective factions.
Whether those groups chose to seek revenge or not was entirely up to them.
Izumi didn't care in the slightest.
If they came looking for trouble—
He would gladly send them to meet their fallen leaders.
Hades and the others being killed would certainly cause some waves.
But overall, it wasn't a major issue.
Everything remained well within Izumi's expectations.
However—
What happened next was completely unexpected.
No one came to seek revenge.
Not even a single complaint was raised.
The Old Satan Faction even used the opportunity to surrender and merge into the Reformist faction of the Underworld.
After so many years, many devils had grown tired of endless conflict.
Now that the leaders stirring up trouble were dead, they simply gave up resistance.
Of course, there had been some who wanted revenge.
But those individuals had been quietly eliminated by Sirzechs Lucifer.
When Izumi heard about it, he couldn't help but feel a bit speechless.
His brother-in-law was certainly decisive.
Still, it saved Izumi a great deal of trouble.
Meanwhile, news also arrived from Mount Sumeru.
Apparently, Sun Wukong had directly taken control and become the new leader there.
He immediately agreed to follow the same arrangement Izumi had proposed.
Whatever territory they conquered in the EXE World—
Would belong to them.
Then there was the situation within the Greek Pantheon.
Over there, Athena had seized power.
She eliminated all the members of Hades' faction and naturally became the highest authority of the Greek gods.
Since she had never gotten along with Hades and his allies in the first place, it was no surprise she acted immediately after learning of their deaths.
She was truly ruthless.
Of course, anyone familiar with Greek mythology knew the complicated history between Athena and Zeus.
The internal relationships within the Greek pantheon had always been chaotic.
That wasn't just a rumor.
With all those matters resolved, the major factions began sending reinforcements to their respective dimensional gates.
Now it was time to seize territory.
If anyone held back now, they would simply lose out.
Soon enough, reinforcements also began arriving at Izumi's gate.
Among them was La Folia Rihavein.
Technically, she was Kanase Kanon's niece.
Though in truth, the relationship was purely due to family hierarchy—La Folia was actually older than Kanon herself.
Calling her an older sister wouldn't even be strange.
She represented the Church faction's reinforcements.
Along with her came several Longinus users.
Soon after, both the Devil faction and the Fallen Angels sent their own forces.
The Fallen Angels sent Vali Lucifer.
The Devils were led by Serafall Leviathan, who arrived with a large group of demons.
The human faction also dispatched representatives.
Among them was Lavinia Reni, a member of the Magicians' Association.
Accompanying her were numerous witches.
One of them happened to be a close friend of Minamiya Natsuki.
The tangled web of relationships left Izumi slightly bewildered.
And that wasn't all.
Many other well-known figures began arriving as well.
For example—
Ikuse Tobio, Himejima Suzaku, and Kanzaki Mitsuya, members of influential Japanese Sacred Gear families.
Together with Cao Cao and the others, almost every Longinus wielder had gathered on Izumi's side.
Seeing them all arrive, Izumi rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Then he summoned them together.
With so many Sacred Gear users present, it would be a terrible waste not to copy their abilities.
When Izumi asked to examine their Sacred Gears, none of them refused.
After all—
Nearly every Longinus wielder had gathered in one place.
It felt like a strange kind of destiny.
So everyone openly displayed their Sacred Gears.
Devils.
Vampires.
Angels.
Humans.
All of them revealed their sacred treasures.
And Izumi immediately began copying, analyzing, and reconstructing them.
While everyone chatted enthusiastically—
Izumi quietly recreated the Sacred Gears one by one.
Before long, a familiar aura began to spread through the area.
Everyone turned to look.
And then they witnessed something unbelievable.
Izumi casually pulled out newly created Longinus one after another and began distributing them to the people around him.
He gave Sephiroth Graal—the Holy Grail of the Underworld—to Asia Argento.
He handed Absolute Demise, the Eternal Ice Princess, to Avrora.
And so on.
Before long—
Every woman at Izumi's side possessed a Longinus-level Sacred Gear.
The people watching could only stare in disbelief.
Their understanding of reality was collapsing.
"What an incredible ability…"
At that moment, a voice spoke.
The White Dragon Emperor looked at Izumi with curiosity.
"Then, may I ask something?"
"Where exactly is the Red one?"
Izumi had just finished copying the Boosted Gear and handed it to Rias Gremory.
When the White Dragon Emperor asked about the location of the Red Dragon Emperor's host, Izumi scratched his cheek awkwardly.
"Ah… him?"
"He died."
"Right in front of me."
"He got killed before his Sacred Gear even awakened."
The entire area fell silent.
Everyone felt a strange sense of sympathy.
The Red Dragon Emperor—
A legendary existence.
And yet his host had been killed before even awakening.
It was unbelievably tragic.
Meanwhile, the White Dragon Emperor felt an oddly pleasant sensation.
For some reason—
He suddenly felt… a little satisfied.