If they had waited for the slow-paced Rating Game in the original story to end, the White Dragon Emperor would definitely have had plenty of time to arrive. But Ren had acted too quickly, leaving no time for the outside world to react.
After sweeping his gaze across the scene, the White Dragon Emperor also noticed something was off.
He had finally sensed Kokabiel's aura, and now that he had arrived, where was Kokabiel?
However, he soon found something.
In the city center, where the battle damage was most severe, Vali, the White Dragon Emperor, saw several broken sections of black wings.
The lingering aura on them indicated that their owner had been quite powerful in life.
Moreover, Vali, the White Dragon Emperor, had seen Kokabiel before, so he quickly recognized them as Kokabiel's wings.
Thus, he learned a fact he was very unwilling to hear.
Kokabiel was most likely dead.
Otherwise, with Kokabiel's willful nature, he could not possibly vanish after causing such a scene here.
"Was I still too late?"
The voice coming from beneath the helmet was cold and calm, yet that tone alone made Rias and the others swallow unconsciously.
The pressure exerted by that pure white humanoid was simply overwhelming.
It far surpassed even Kokabiel's.
Just who was this guy?
He had neither the aura of a devil, a fallen angel, nor an angel.
Or was it being blocked by that highly spiritual suit of armor?
In any case.
The girls instinctively felt that he was not someone to be trifled with.
However, as the host, Rias felt that she needed to step forward and make her presence known.
She was, after all, the lord of Kuoh Town.
But before she could speak, that figure suddenly turned toward Ren.
"Was it you who killed Kokabiel?