I Said I'd Come Find You Again

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"Lived longer than gods and Satans?"

Kokabiel's cryptic words left Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Xenovia, Irina, and the others watching in stunned silence.

What did that mean?

Living longer than Satans was understandable enough.

After all, the former Four Great Satans had all died during the war between the three factions. Kokabiel, who had survived until now, could certainly claim to have outlived the Satans.

But what did it mean to have lived longer than a god?

Not only Rias and the others, but even Noah was taken aback and became doubtful.

Seeing everyone's reaction, including Noah's, Kokabiel seemed to find it genuinely hilarious. As though mocking their ignorance, he burst into laughter.

"That's right, you still don't know. Let me tell you while I'm at it!"

The words Kokabiel spoke next were enough to shake everyone to their core.

"During that war between the three factions, not only did the Four Great Satans die, but God died as well!"

Kokabiel's laughter, with the words "God died" echoing through it, rang clearly across the entire clearing.

In an instant, Rias and the others were all dumbfounded.

"W-What?" Irina was the first to speak, looking utterly lost.

"What did he just say?"

No one answered Irina's question.

Because everyone else wore the same bewildered expression.

Even Noah was thoroughly shocked.

"You said... God died?"

"What? You're a Godslayer, yet you don't know that the God of the Bible is already dead?" Kokabiel clutched his chest and coughed, unable to stop himself from sneering. "Still, it's normal that you don't know. Humans are creatures who cannot help praying to God. No one knows what would happen