Collapse: Journey Begins with the Moonlit Oath
Chapter 50

Spiriting Away the Infinite Dragon God (10K, Please Subscribe) (Continued)

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Rising to her feet, Tosca hesitantly spoke.

"Okay."

Miss Moonlit did not refuse. Ever since she had come to Tosca's place, Tosca had taken care of everything from food and clothing to daily necessities. She did not even need to dress herself or feed herself.

The girl was practically being spoiled rotten...

"Do I look good in this dress?"

With Tosca's help, Miss Moonlit changed into her clothes. Looking at her outfit in the mirror, she instinctively asked Tosca.

The dress was still Gothic in style. Its dark elements paired with Miss Moonlit's white hair and crimson eyes made her mysteriously captivating.

"It looks lovely. No matter what Lady Moonlit wears, she looks the best."

Hearing that, Tosca gave her assessment without hesitation.

"Mm-hm~ He would definitely think so too!"

With a hint of tsundere pride, a trace of smugness appeared on Miss Moonlit's face.

"He?"

Tosca froze slightly upon hearing Miss Moonlit's words. Who was her master talking about?

"Uh, it's nothing..."

Coming back to herself, Miss Moonlit patted her cheeks and quickly changed the subject.

"Everything's ready, so let's go!"

"Okay."

Although she was incredibly curious, since her master did not wish to mention it, Tosca did not press the matter and merely kept her doubts to herself.

Once outside, Miss Moonlit looked up at the sky.

The sun was covered by clouds. Mm, wonderful!

Not having to go out under that blinding sunlight was absolutely something to be happy about.

"Are you sure that's everything? We didn't leave anything behind, right?"

Before setting off, Miss Moonlit confirmed with Tosca once more. They were going camping at the park today, so they needed to prepare a tent, grill, ingredients, and other things.

Of course, Miss Moonlit did not need to worry about any of that. Tosca had prepared everything.

"Mm, we brought it all."

Tosca checked the bag in her hand and confirmed that nothing had been left behind.

She had started preparing these things last night. Miss Moonlit had agreed to go camping at the park with her, so she could not mess up something this important at the crucial moment!

The larger items had already been stored away by her master using her spatial storage ability. The things in Tosca's hands were only small odds and ends.

"Then let's go!"

Since there were no problems, they set off immediately!

The park was not actually very far away. It was right in Koma Village. After all, they only had one day. There would not be enough time to go somewhere far away, would there?

There was no need for that.

To Tosca, camping itself was not important. What mattered was camping with her master.

Since the distance was short and Miss Moonlit had already placed the large items in her spatial storage, the two chose to walk there. Even so, it did not take long before they arrived at their destination.

Miss Moonlit and Tosca were not the only ones camping there over the weekend. Several other groups had come as well.

The park had specifically designated an area for everyone to use, though it was not available every day. The restrictions were lifted for only a few days each year.

That was why Tosca had invited Miss Moonlit to come experience it with her.

Normally, camping was not allowed in the park.

After arriving, Miss Moonlit and Tosca chose a fairly good spot. The surroundings were impeccable... the greenery was truly beautiful, and the lawn was exceptionally clean.

While Tosca was not paying attention, Miss Moonlit took out the tent, grill, mat, and various other miscellaneous items they had brought.

Tosca had prepared all of it, and Miss Moonlit took everything out in one go.

By the time they had set up the tent and arranged everything, it was already a little past one in the afternoon. Others had long finished lunch by then, while the two of them had not even started.

After all, they had arrived rather late.

The main reason was Miss Moonlit. Tosca had originally planned to come early in the morning.

Even so, Tosca was not dissatisfied. They were only a little late, and she was already very happy that they had made it here smoothly.

"It seems we're still missing something."

Sitting on the mat and looking at the snacks and fruit arranged on the small table, Miss Moonlit suddenly remembered something.

"What are we missing?"

Tosca was puzzled. She had checked everything several times. They had brought everything!

"Wine."

Looking up at Tosca before her, Miss Moonlit answered with certainty.

"Huh? Don't we have drinks? And minors aren't allowed to drink alcohol, are they?"

"Tosca, I'm not a minor."

After becoming Miss Moonlit, she had developed a preference for stimulating foods and red foods. Tomatoes and wine earned quite a few points in her eyes.

Perhaps it was because they suited a vampire's aesthetic?

That was not important. What mattered was... since this was a picnic, it would feel better with wine.

"But..."

That was true. These past few days, she had gone to school with her master, and Miss Moonlit looked young. Tosca had regarded her master as someone around the same age as herself.

But her master was an Ageless and Undying vampire. Who knew how many years she had lived?

She had long since reached drinking age.

"Then I'll go buy wine for Lady Moonlit!"

Since Lady Moonlit wanted to drink, naturally she had to satisfy her master.

"No need. There's a supermarket near the park, so I'll go myself! It's only a few steps away."

Standing up from the mat, the girl put her shoes back on. She had seen a reasonably sized supermarket on the way here, and it should sell red wine.

"Okay, then I'll start the fire and prepare the barbecue..."

Tosca did not insist. She picked up some smokeless charcoal and began busying herself beside the grill.

Miss Moonlit glanced at her, then left.

Before long, she arrived at the supermarket near the park and quickly bought what she wanted.

But just as she was about to head back, she suddenly spotted two figures ahead of her and froze slightly.

They were two young girls standing by the roadside, looking utterly helpless. One of them in particular seemed to want to ask passersby for help, yet was too hesitant to speak.

The slightly older-looking girl appeared to be a nun.

She wore the veil traditionally worn by nuns, yet her dazzling blond hair could still be clearly seen.

She had clear, flawless green eyes, skin like creamy jade, and a petite, youthful figure that made people feel protective of her and instinctively want to shield her.

Although some passersby wanted to help upon seeing such an adorably innocent girl, they could barely understand the English she spoke and could only shake their heads helplessly before leaving.

"She looks so familiar... Could she be..."

Looking at the girl before her, Miss Moonlit felt that she looked incredibly familiar. After thinking carefully, could this be one of the female leads, Asia Argento?

There was a high possibility!

Recalling that heroine's experiences, she had originally been a Church nun. Because she possessed the Sacred Gear "Smile of the Holy Mother," which could heal the injuries of humans and angels, she had been called a saint.

Yet because she was kindhearted, she had once "accidentally" healed a demon. After Church members discovered this and learned that her Sacred Gear could heal angels, Fallen Angels, and demons, they immediately labeled her a witch.

As a result, the Church cruelly stripped her of her status as a saint and then expelled her...

In order to continue using her Sacred Gear to save more people, she joined the Fallen Angels. Tragically, though, in the eyes of the Fallen Angels, she was nothing more than a tool. Even so, she did not utter a single complaint.

Furthermore, according to the original story's development...

Her Sacred Gear, "Smile of the Holy Mother," caught Raynare's attention, and Raynare intended to use Sacred Gear extraction technology to forcibly take it from her.

If the male protagonist had not arrived to save the beauty, then with the Fallen Angels' Sacred Gear extraction technology, the girl would have undoubtedly died after losing her Sacred Gear.

And now that she had taken Issei Hyoudou's Sacred Gear, if this nun encountered such a situation again, no one would come to save her.

Whether it was for the Sacred Gear within her or for those reasons, Miss Moonlit could not simply stand by and do nothing.

Although Smile of the Holy Mother was not a Sacred Gear and could not compare to Sephiroths Cup at all, it was still a top-tier healing Sacred Gear.

Indiscriminate healing!

After reaching Balance Breaker, it could even create a barrier that ignored enemy attacks.

But in the original story, when Asia arrived in the Island Nation, she should have been alone, right? Who was the little girl beside her?

She looked familiar too...

This girl was incredibly cute. No! She was super cute, with an oval face, two pearl-like eyes, and glossy black hair cascading down to her waist.

She wore a black Gothic outfit, with a special ribbon tied atop her head and a pair of little black shoes on her dainty feet. She looked absolutely adorable.

And yet, Miss Moonlit actually sensed a trace of deadly danger from her. She had a feeling that she definitely was not this girl's match right now.

That feeling was far too wrong. Miss Moonlit currently felt little pressure even when facing a Demon King Class existence, let alone a Transcender...

Well! When facing a Transcender, Miss Moonlit did not yet know whether she was a match for one.

But she could be certain that even a Transcender could not give her such an intense sense of danger.

Using her spiritual power to sense the girl slightly, Miss Moonlit discovered that she could not determine the girl's existence at all. It was as though there was only nothingness, only blank emptiness.

It was like facing endless dimensions—an unknown and terrifying infinity...

With such an existence combined with the appearance of such an adorable little girl, although Miss Moonlit could not determine who she was, she had roughly guessed her identity.

There should not be many beings in this world capable of making Miss Moonlit feel such danger.

999 Great Red, 888 Infinite Dragon God, 777 God of the Bible, 666 Beast...

These four were the strongest existences in this world. Their strength also descended in that order!

So it was obvious that the familiar little girl beside Asia was very likely... one of the Two Dragon Gods, the Infinite Dragon God Ophis, who stood alongside Great Red.

Thinking of that, Miss Moonlit could not help taking a deep breath. She had never expected to encounter this Little Dragon here today.

The second strongest being in the DxD World!

But this Infinite Little Dragon should still be the Hero Faction's mascot leader right now. Why had she appeared here?

And why was she together with Asia?

Although the anime had not shown it, Miss Moonlit could still be certain that the Infinite Little Dragon's minimum strength was at least surface-level, perhaps even greater.

More importantly, Ophis's power characteristic was that the essence of her existence was "infinity."

She was the unknown, the infinitely vast.

Infinite possibilities, infinite dimensions...

It was possible for her to grow to any extent, because she herself represented infinity and the endless possibilities within it!

It was only that this world restricted her existence, and she herself was too lazy. All she wanted was to find someone to help her defeat the True Red Dragon God Emperor Great Red, then sleep forever.

Other than that, she considered nothing else.

As she pondered the Infinite Little Dragon's information, Miss Moonlit did not choose to stay away because of her terrifying power. Instead, she walked directly toward them.

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