Collapse: Journey Begins with the Moonlit Oath
Chapter 35

Collapse, Traveling from the Moonlit Oath

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Tosca responded politely to the newcomer. Tosca was familiar with this person; she was a member of the student council.

Their relationship was decent. Although Tosca hadn't agreed to become Sona Sitri's Servant, a normal friendship still existed between them.

While Sona was the student council president, her situation was slightly different from Rias's. Not all student council members were her Servants.

There were many ordinary people in the student council, and some of them didn't even know they were in the midst of demons.

"Tourba Bing..."

Hearing Tosca's address, Miss Moonlit immediately understood the situation of the girl before her.

She was Sona Sitri's Servant, a Knight.

She was in the same year as Tosca and Kiba Yuto, came from a family of Japanese demon hunters, was a master of kendo, and was very skilled with Japanese swords.

She recalled that in the original story, she liked people younger than herself. If it weren't for her own circumstances, she might have become a fan of Gasper Vladi.

Reincarnated demon...

Speaking of which, she had a quest here related to "Evil Pieces." Collecting a set of Evil Pieces offered quite a good reward.

"Evil Pieces" were chess pieces modeled after real-world chess, created by the current Demon King Asmodeus to enhance the combat power of demons.

In the rating game, there were one King, one Queen, two Rooks, two Knights, two Bishops, and eight Pawns, totaling fifteen pieces excluding the King.

A set of Evil Pieces could reincarnate a maximum of fifteen devils.

This was also the key to the development of the demon population in this era, when the numbers of both devils and angels had drastically declined, with very few newborns.

Furthermore, Evil Pieces were not just for reincarnation; the ability buffs they possessed were quite impressive.

Even existing devils, if they chose to follow another higher-ranking devil, would still use Evil Pieces.

The Evil Pieces in the Collection Bounties were a set, equivalent to a maximum A-rank bounty, with a reward of 1000 Crystals. This didn't even include the intrinsic value of the Evil Pieces themselves.

If sold to the system, the price would be even higher than the rewarded Crystals.

If she had the chance, she needed to visit the Underworld.

While the overall number of Evil Pieces wasn't vast, they weren't scarce either. Almost every pure-blooded higher-ranking devil, meaning every adult of the noble bloodlines of the seventy-two devil families, had the opportunity to obtain a set of Evil Pieces to develop their Servants.

If there was an opportunity, she could just go and snatch a few sets!

Bounties could only be completed once, but there was no limit to the intrinsic value of the Evil Pieces themselves. Besides, ... Miss Moonlit was very curious about some of the buff effects of the Evil Pieces.

If she developed her own Moonlit system of vampires, she only needed to bite them once to convert them, and then they could share life, with everyone following the Moonlit way.

Even if her Servants improved their strength, Miss Moonlit could also gain some improvements.

If, on top of that, there were more buffs similar to Evil Pieces, how powerful would that be?

"Tosca, who is this?"

After greeting Tosca, Tourba Bing's gaze fell curiously on Miss Moonlit beside her. She was a girl she had never seen before, and her beauty was enough to threaten Senior Rias!

More importantly, she felt a sense of danger from the white-haired girl before her.

She was not simple at all.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce her. This is Miss Moonlit... my good friend. She wants to transfer to our academy, so I'm showing her around."

Tosca introduced Miss Moonlit's situation reasonably.

Her master had asked her to keep an eye on certain individuals, including the student council members led by President Sona, and Tourba Bing was naturally among them.

Perhaps they also possessed important Divine Artifacts for her master!

Miss Moonlit was collecting Divine Artifacts, which Tosca knew very well. Hadn't her own Divine Artifact also been transferred to her master? But she didn't regret it; her master's life-saving grace and the compensation provided were incomparable to any Divine Artifact.

"I see! Then welcome to our school, classmate. Setting aside others, our school's faculty is very strong."

Smiling, Tourba Bing enthusiastically welcomed Miss Moonlit. After all, she was Tosca's friend.

"Thank you."

Miss Moonlit was also very polite. However, looking at the girl before her, she was thinking of something else. The girl herself didn't possess a Divine Artifact.

But she remembered that the girl seemed to possess a top-tier Artificial Artifact, "Dragon's Blade of Light and Darkness."

It was given by that Fallen Angel Governor. Most Artificial Artifacts were produced by him. Most of Sona Sitri's Servants didn't have Divine Artifacts; they had Artificial Artifacts.

It couldn't be denied that even though they were just replicas, these Artificial Artifacts, researched and developed by that Fallen Angel Governor himself, were comparable to top-tier Divine Artifacts.

They just couldn't reach the level of Sacred Gear.

He had also always wanted to research Artificial Artifacts comparable to Sacred Gear, but it was too difficult.

"When you enroll, classmate, if you're interested in kendo, you can join the Kendo Club."

Besides being a student council member, this girl was also the ace of the Kendo Club.

Miss Moonlit didn't give a definite answer, just exchanged pleasantries. She wasn't very interested in kendo or anything like that.

Then the three chatted briefly, and Tourba Bing left.

"Lord Moonlit, does classmate Tourba Bing also possess a Divine Artifact?"

After the tour bus left, Tosca asked curiously.

"She didn't. There are quite a few Artifact Wielders, but they're scattered all over the world; maybe one in a hundred thousand people."

So, it's truly a blessing that Koma Village has so many artifacts, and all of them are quite powerful!

"None?"

"Mm, while she doesn't have an artifact, she seems to have a decent Artificial Artifact."

Miss Moonlit wasn't very sure, as most Artificial Artifacts don't have bounties. Even if obtained, the only reward is Crystals from the recycling point.

"Artificial Artifact?"

Tosca didn't really know much about these.

Miss Moonlit briefly explained it to her, and she finally understood. In short, it was something developed by Fallen Angels. Even mid-to-low-tier Artificial Artifacts could almost be mass-produced.

However, those mid-to-low-tier Artificial Artifacts were disdained by even the lowest-ranked, two-winged Fallen Angels. They were almost always given to lost priests who defected to them.

Let alone mid-to-low-tier Artificial Artifacts; judging by Rias's performance, even common artifacts like the Dragon's Hand were not taken seriously.

Whether Fallen Angels or Demons, they were born with a sense of superiority, looking down on everyone who wasn't their own kind.

Even Artifact Wielders.

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"Aren't these Artificial Artifacts useless to you, Miss Moonlit?" Tosca only knew that Miss Moonlit valued artifacts greatly, and artifacts originated from the God of the Bible.

Are the Artificial Artifacts developed by Fallen Angels useful to their master?

"That's not true. Excellent Artificial Artifacts are not much worse than most artifacts."

"I see!"

Nodding, Tosca indicated she understood. So, those people were still the master's targets.

They had visited the main areas of the school. Where should they go next?

Suddenly, Tosca thought of a place, her beautiful eyes lighting up. She asked, "By the way, Miss Moonlit, do you want to visit the student council office? Senior Sona should be there now."

"Sona Sitri?"

Go directly to meet this princess from a Demon King's family?

It wasn't impossible; she was one of her targets anyway. Not only the Artifact Wielders under her, but also Sona Sitri and Rias, and their Servants, were all on the bounty list.

As long as she could take down Rias and Sona Sitri, it would be equivalent to completing the challenges for these two Demon teams. The amount of Crystals would be comparable to S-class or even SS bounties.

After all, although both Sona Sitri and Rias were High-Class Devils, their strongest was only at the level of Higher Demons.

With the current strength of Moonlit Oath: Granting Love to the Heart, most Demon King-class opponents would not be a problem.

The only ones to be wary of were the Demon King brothers and sisters behind them.

Whether it was Rias's brother or Sona Sitri's sister, they possessed Super Devil King-level strength. Although still a bit weaker than those Sovereign or Transcenders, they were stronger than ordinary Devils!

"Sure! I really want to meet Miss Sona. But aren't you in class?"

"There's still some time before class."

The courses at Kuoh Academy weren't as intense as those at Shinra High School. They could even be compared to some relaxed university lives. As she spoke, Tosca grabbed Miss Moonlit's wrist and led her towards the student council office.

Before long, they didn't reach the student council office. At a turn in the corridor, the two saw a group of girls walking towards them, led by Sona Sitri.

Sona Sitri, whose real name was Sona Sidis, like Rias, was a High-Class Devil and the daughter of the pure-blooded High-Class Devil family, the Sidis family. She was also the next head of the family.

"Tosca."

Noticing Tosca, Sona Sitri called out to her.

Although not very old, this young lady gave off a very mature and steady aura, exuding a sense of pressure.

Compared to her unreliable Demon King sister who liked magical girls, Sona Sitri's behavior was clearly much more mature.

"Senior Sona, Senior Shinra..."

Tosca quickly responded. In the Island Nation, even among students, respect for superiors was emphasized. Tosca, having lived there for two years, was already accustomed to it.

Regardless, Sona Sitri was the president, and most students would adopt a more humble attitude when facing her.

"I was just looking for you, Tosca."

"There's something important. We're having a meeting shortly, and all student council members must be present."

Sona Sitri sternly reminded Tosca.

For her, although being the student council president at this school was just an experience, she never slacked on her responsibilities. Therefore, she had never relaxed in her duties to the student council.

"Yes."

A little unhappy, she really wanted to accompany her master and didn't want to attend any meeting. But Tosca could only nod; she was, after all, a member of the student council.

"This person... isn't from our school, is she?"

Noticing Miss Moonlit beside Tosca, Sona Sitri adjusted her glasses and asked thoughtfully. If she were a student of Kuoh Academy, she wouldn't have failed to notice her.

Therefore, Sona Sitri glanced at Tosca with a hint of reproach. According to regulations, outside personnel were not allowed to enter the school.

As a member of the student council, breaking the law you know is not acceptable.

"I'm very sorry!"

Tosca bowed and apologized, explaining to Sona Sitri.

"Oh? Is she transferring to Koma Village Academy?"

After listening to Tosca's words, Sona Sitri seriously sized up the white-haired girl in front of her, feeling a bit familiar... She seemed to have seen her somewhere before.

Moreover, the girl in front of her gave her a dangerous feeling, and she had to figure it out.

"I understand, then let's proceed with the transfer procedures!"

Although she felt the girl in front of her was a bit dangerous, preventing her from transferring wouldn't help. If something truly happened, simply stopping the transfer would be useless and would only make the situation worse.

"I... cough, hello! President Sona."

"I am Theresa/Miss Moonlit... Sorry for the trouble!"

Miss Moonlit extended her hand and greeted her politely.

She had finally met the person in real life. The girl was much prettier than in the anime. Demons in this world were all good-looking, not at all like the ferocious and terrifying demons in Western fantasy!

"Not at all."

Glancing at Miss Moonlit, Sona Sitri didn't refuse. Instead, she politely extended her hand and shook hers briefly.

However, the moment she grasped Miss Moonlit's small hand, her eyes changed. She seemed to sense something from the beautiful girl in front of her, and her gaze became disbelieving.

Her expression even became noticeably unnatural.

"President?"

Noticing Sona Sitri's odd behavior, the girl next to her asked in confusion.

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