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  Outside the door stood—Ena Seishuuin.

  "Ena, what are you doing here?" Hikari asked in surprise.

  "I heard your sister is back, so I came to see her," Ena replied.

  "Oh, e on in!"

  Eered and saw Roy and the others.

  She gnced around the room, then turo Yuri. "Yuri, I heard you were back, so I came to see you."

  "Thank you for your ," Yuri replied with a smile.

  Ena then looked at Roy and the others, her gaze finally settling on—Roy.

  She could tell that he was the leader of the group.

  In fact, Ena had e here after learning that a Campione was visiting the Mariya household.

  "You must be the Campione-sama—I am Ena Seishuuin. You just call me Ena, Campione-sama," she introduced herself.

  The others exged gnces.

  Although Ena seemed casual, they could tell she had an ulterior motive.

  "You're a sly one, aren't you? Just tell me what you want. Maybe I help," Roy said with a chuckle, amused by the little girl's scheming.

  "Ah—um..." Ena blushed, embarrassed that her iions had been exposed.

  "I want to be the King's Knight," she decred, suddenly bowing deeply.

  "Oh? You want to be my Knight? And why is that?" Roy asked with a pyful smile.

  Ena fidgeted nervously under his gaze.

  "Because I admire you, Campione-sama."

  "Is that all?"

  "There's—Another reason. I don't want to be trolled by my grandfather anymore," Ena said, looking up at Roy with a determined expression.

  "And who is yrandfather?" Roy asked curiously.

  "He's one of the elders of the History pition ittee—Heretic God Susanoo," Ena fessed, her voice barely above a whisper.

  "They wao use this sword to lure you into the herworld."

  She presented a sword.

  Roy instantly reized it as the [Ame no Murakumo no Tsurug—The sword wielded by the Heretic God—Susanoo in the inal story.

  The Heretic God had given this sword, which possessed a will of its own, to Ena.

  If Ena failed to trol it after using the "Possession" Teique, the sword would take over her body.

  The Heretic God's pn was to have Ena use the sword's power t Roy and the others into the herworld.

  However, Ena hadn't followed his instrus.

  Instead, she had revealed his pn.

  This meant she had no way baow.

  Having failed her mission and exposed the Heretic God's pn, she would likely be punished severely.

  "I see. Then I accept your request," Roy said, looking at the pitiful little girl.

  Ena had risked her life to warn them. He couldn't disappoint her.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ena excimed gratefully.

  Just then, the [Ame no Murakumo no Tsurug in her hand glowed brightly, as if trying to do something.

  "Hmph! Trying to act up in front of me?" Roy scoffed, then summohe sword to his hand.

  The sword's glow subsided.

  "Your Majesty, what happened?" Ena asked cautiously.

  "It's nothing. This sword is the Heretic God's on. It probably heard our versation and tried to escape," Roy expined with a chuckle.

  "I see." Ena sighed in relief.

  "Ena, are you ready to bey Knight?" Roy asked, his expression turning serious.

  Ena nodded nervously.

  "Yes, I am."

  "Good. Then you're my Knight now."

  Roy took out a Knight pied merged it into Ena's body.

  "By the name of Roy Lucifuge, I and thee, Ena Seishuuin, to bey servant Devil, reborn as my Knight!"

  The magic circle glowed brightly, and soon, Ena's transformation was plete.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ena k on one knee, perf a knightly salute.

  "You go bad make some arras now. The uping battle against the Heretiight affect the entire try. You should evacuate those you care about," Roy instructed.

  Ena's heart sank.

  "Yes, Your Majesty. I'll go make arras now."

  "Go ahead."

  ...

  Several days passed.

  Roy and the girls eheir time in Japan.

  Ena had arranged for her family to evacuate.

  And Hikari had beeo the Bronze Bck Cross Headquarters.

  Many other noble families—learning about the impending battle between the Campione and the Heretic God, also chose to leave Japan.

  Roy and the girls had also had their fill of sightseeing.

  It was time to deal with the Heretic God—Susanoo."

  "Rias, you all wait here. I'll go to the herworld and drag those old geezers out," Roy said with a grin.

  He then took out the [Ame no Murakumo no Tsurug and released its seal.

  The sword pulsed with a dark aura.

  In the moment, Roy was enveloped by the Darkness and vanished.

  "Your Majesty!" Ena cried out in worry, seeing Roy disappear.

  "Don't worry, Ena. There's no one in this world who harm Roy," Rias reassured her, patting her head.

  "Okay." Ena nodded, her eyes filled with admiration.

  ...

  Roy reappeared in a forest.

  A heavy downpour was battering the trees, and the wind howled.

  Roy sed the area and soon found a small .

  He could sehe aura of a Heretic God inside.

  Without hesitation, he pushed the door open.

  "You're finally here. It seems that girl wasn't very effit," an old man said, sitting cross-legged by the firepce.

  He wore a simple kimono and had a surprisingly muscur build for an old man.

  This was the Heretic God, "The Old One,"—also known as Susano'o.

  "You're Susano'o, aren't you?" Roy asked with a smile.

  "Yes, I was once a Heretic God. But I've graduated from that position now," Susano'o replied calmly, taking a sip of sake.

  "Now, I'm just an old man overseeing the younger geion."

  "But when those youngsters enter oppos they 't ha's our duty to step in and offer some guidance."

  His meaning was clear.

  "I'm not here for idle chatter," Roy said, cutting him off.

  He had e here simply to capture these Heretic Gods a his girls bee Campiones.

  He wasn't ied in discussing irrelevant matters.

  "Call out the other Heretic Gods who are hiding. I'm here for a fight. Nothing more."

  Susano'o frow Roy's arrogant words.

  "It seems we 't rea agreement. In that case, I'll have to keep you here."

  He unleashed his powerful aura.

  Susano'o wasn't an ordinary Heretic God.

  He was inally the god of the nd of Izumo, but he had merged with many ods, gaining their Authorities and being incredibly powerful.

  However, his aura was like a gentle breeze to Roy.

  It didn't faze him at all.

  Susano'o was surprised. He hadn't expected this Campioo be so unfazed.

  "Keke, brat, don't think you're invincible just because you're a Campione. You're still far from our level," a raspy voice cackled as a figure appeared in the .

  It was a monk dressed in bck robes.

  "Why 't we resolve this peacefully?" another voice asked.

  A beautiful princess with mesmerizing, gss-like eyes also appeared.

  She wore the attire of a noblewoman from the Heian period, a colorful twelve-yered kimono. She had brown hair and fwless, ivory skin.

  These were the Bck Priest and the Princess with Gss Eyes from the inal story.

  ...

  Roy ighe Bck Priest and focused his attention on the Princess with Gss Eyes.

  If he remembered correctly, her true identity was Sita, the wife of Rama, the st king and the syer of demon kings.

  'Another Milf,' Roy thought with a smile.

  She was a true Yamato Nadeshiko, a paragon of Japanese feminiy.

  'It seems I'll be pying the role of Cao Cao this time,' he mused.

  "Is everyone here now?" he asked.

  "Hmph, you ceited—brat!" the Bck Priest snarled, ready to attack.

  But he found he couldn't move.

  "What's going on?" he excimed in shock.

  Susano'o and the Princess with Gss Eyes also realized they were immobilized.

  They stared at Roy in disbelief. How could he have restraihem so easily?

  His power was terrifying. Who was this man?

  "e with me," Roy said with a chuckle, enjoying their shocked expressions.

  He snapped his fingers.

  In the instant, they vanished from the herworld.

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