I Just Thought of Something That Makes Me Happy

Ren saw a hint of hostility in her eyes.

"?"

No.

White Dragon Emperor Vali is one thing, at least he had a reason, but what about you, Grayfia?

I haven't done anything to you, have I?

Could it be that she developed hostility towards him simply from glancing at him with auto-aim enabled?

These sunglasses are trash!

For someone with sufficient skill, it's possible to see through the sunglasses and understand their gaze.

It seems we'll have to come up with a solution from now on. Otherwise, with so many women in the High School DxD world harboring deep resentment, preventing him from auto-aiming isn't any harder than killing him.

Serafall also noticed the hostility emanating from her best friend. She was completely bewildered. "Little Ren such an outstanding man, how could Grayfia be so rude?"

However, Grayfia quickly withdrew her hostility and returned to her usual expressionless face.

Meanwhile, the host, Sirzechs, didn't notice anything amiss. With a friendly smile on his face, he said, "I suppose you all already know each other, Mr. Ren, so I won't go into further introductions."

"The red-haired girl behind him is my sister Rias Gremory, and her retinue."

"They were direct participants in the previous Kokabiel incident, and also victims; you should have seen the background information in the previous reports."

"I've read the report. If Kokabiel had succeeded, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Fortunately, with Mr. Ren's assistance, Kokabiel's evil plan was thwarted."

Michael nodded, then thanked Ren.

"I apologize, but it was our side's Kokabiel who acted arbitrarily, without the knowledge of the other Fallen Angels or myself. Of course, he has been punished."

Azazel said with a cold, cynical expression.

As he said this, Azazel glanced at Ren, seemingly unintentionally.

He didn't harbor any hatred in his heart; as a governor, he wasn't that naive.

If it were Sirzechs, Serafall, or Michael instead, the outcome wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now, with everyone able to sit down and chat amicably.

In this respect, he should also thank Ren for stopping Kokabiel in advance.

It was this brat's attitude that was so disrespectful to him.

He was, after all, the governor of the Fallen Angels!

"Rias, you can sit with Sona-Shidi."

In the corner of the conference room, Sona Sitri and his family were already sitting there, their backs ramrod straight, just like attentive elementary school students listening to a lecture.

After Rias took her seat, Sirzechs cleared his throat and said, "Although everyone is here, before the formal meeting begins, I'd like to have everyone confirm one more prerequisite."

That means "God no longer exists."

Upon hearing this, the meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Rias and Sona Sitri didn't look surprised, suggesting they probably knew about it beforehand.

What's more, they are demons.

Lavinia, standing next to Ren, looked surprised.

"Is God... already dead?"

"Really."

Ren nodded.

There is very little information about the God of the Bible in the High School DxD world.

Aside from those well-known facts, the only information Ren knew was that the God of the Bible sealed away the Beast of Revelation before the three major powers went to war.

There has been no other news.

Although some say that the God of the Bible left a contingency plan for the resurrection, the novel did not progress to a similar point until Ren's time travel.

Everything can only be guessed.

As for Michael and the others...

Aside from everyday matters, he probably knows less than half as much as Ren.

"Well..."

Lavinia didn't say anything more, but just sighed deeply.

In truth, for her as a witch, the existence of gods or not would not affect her life.

However, as a human being, upon learning that God truly existed but has vanished, one cannot help but feel a sense of loss.

Even though the Church and the witch are enemies.

But very few people truly hate God.

After all, for the vast majority of people, God is a supreme being.

I can't say I love him, and I can't say I hate him either.

Azazel and Sirzechs were also watching Ren's expression closely, but they were quite surprised when Ren' expression remained unchanged.

After all, these three factions had completely blocked the news of the god's death from top to bottom. How could a human possibly have learned of this?

At that moment, Ren suddenly realized something.

His gaze shifted from Gabriel to his face as he asked, "Where are Irina Shidou and Xenovia? I remember they were supposed to be your guards, why aren't they here?"

When this matter was mentioned, both Michael and Gabriel wore helpless expressions.

"They were deeply traumatized after learning that God had disappeared and are currently recovering, so they are unable to serve as our guards."

Michael and Gabriel understood the two women's feelings and therefore did not punish them.

Ren nodded.

At least nothing bad happened.

Because she heard this from a Seraph, Xenovia wouldn't willingly fall into demonic ways.

Next, the meeting officially began.

Unlike the animated plot where it was only briefly mentioned, the content of the formal meeting was extremely complex and tedious.

The main topics are closely related to the past and present of the three major powers.

Furthermore, it involves many technical terms, ranging from people's livelihood to military affairs, and even looking to the future. Even meetings presided over by angels and demons still follow this formula.

Anticipating this situation, Ren had the foresight to bring his phone and a hidden earpiece. He connected to the office Wi-Fi, entered a password consisting of three sixes and three eights, and started watching a movie.

Chapter 129 I Thought of Something Happy

Chapter 129

An hour later, as Ren was almost dozing off from watching the movie, Michael took the lead and said, "Now that we've had a thorough exchange of opinions, let me also express the thoughts of the Heaven. If things continue like this, the three major powers will all head down the path to destruction."

Sirzechs nodded slightly, while Azazel remained nonchalant.

"Azazel, to be honest, you are the least trustworthy of the three powers, but I still want to know, do you Fallen Angels really not want a serious conflict with us?"

Because the territories of Fallen Angels and demons are both in the Underworld, border clashes often occur.

Upon hearing this, Azazel readily nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I have absolutely no interest in war. Even when Kokabiel was alive, he kept criticizing me for being unworthy of my position. To be honest, I'm only interested in the Sacred Gear created by God."

Speaking of this, Michael and Serafall both looked at Azazel.

The Sacred Gear is the last relic left to the world by the gods, but it is also the one with the greatest impact.

In the past, the other two major powers did not take the Sacred Gear seriously, regarding them as ordinary equipment that could slightly enhance human strength. However, when the existence of the "Longinus" was also discovered, they began to take the role of the Sacred Gear seriously.

Once a human successfully awakens the Longinus, the vast majority will gain the power to kill the main god and the demon king.

But the positions of supreme god and demon king are the result of thousands upon thousands of years of accumulation and cultivation.

Nowadays, an ordinary person, if lucky enough to awaken Longinus, can obtain power comparable to theirs within just over a decade.

Even ordinary Sacred Gear, with a little training, can become comparable to high-level demons.

For this reason, the three major powers have been secretly investigating humans who possess Sacred Gear and trying their best to bring them into their camps.

Compared to angels and demons, Azazel's actions were even more suspicious. In addition to collecting Sacred Gear wielders, he also killed some of Sacred Gear and extracted the Sacred Gear from their bodies for research.

"Don't look at me with that distrustful look. I'm just researching the Sacred Gear. As for why I killed certain people, it's because they couldn't control their power and will. You know the Western superpower that borders this country, right? There's a movie about it called 'I Don't Eat Beef,' okay, I don't remember if that's the name."

"In short, many ordinary people lose their way when they suddenly gain great power, thinking they are invincible and starting to do evil. I only eliminated those people. As for the Sacred Gear, consider it my reward for doing justice on behalf of Heaven."

"I've said so much already, whether you believe me or not, I believe it."

"Having betrayed God, your credibility is undoubtedly at its lowest."

Michael squinted.

"Yeah, yeah, you have more tricks up your sleeve than all of us combined."

Serafall completely agreed.

However, Azazel clicked his tongue.

When it comes to having the most ingenious ideas, who can beat that guy watching the movie?

They actually attacked him when he was about to unleash his ultimate move, and now his eyesight is so bad he can't see clearly.

How did a teenage boy grow up like this?

"Fine, I never expected you to trust me anyway, so I'll just get straight to the point: do you want to conclude a peace treaty? You all seem to be thinking about it, right?"

Upon hearing this, Michael and Sirzechs nodded seriously after careful consideration.

Seeing this, Azazel also put away his cynical smile and said, "Hehe, you all used to think that a world without God was wrong, that the world would decline after God was gone, but unfortunately, that's not the case. You, me, and everyone else are all living just fine as we are now."

At this point, he arrogantly spread his arms wide.

"Even without God, the world will continue to function."

Michael and Gabriel remained noncommittal, while Sirzechs and Serafall slightly.

After all, the death of a god has little effect on demons.

But just then, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out.

The leaders of the three major powers turned to Ren.

Azazel already harbored some resentment towards Ren, and seizing the opportunity, he pressed his advantage. "Having been listening in for so long, what are your thoughts? Why don't you share them?"

"No, no, this is an internal matter for you, so I won't say more."

Ren waved his hand.

"Then what were you laughing at just now?"

Azazel frowned slightly.

"Because I just thought of something happy."

If he didn't know the plot, Ren would definitely think that Azazel's actions were arrogant yet correct.

After all, he was originally Fallen Angels, and had no faith in or respect for God.

However, Ren knew very well that the God of the Bible had become weak in order to seal the Beast of Revelation, and thus died from exhaustion in the three-way war.

The reason why the God of the Bible sealed the Beast of Revelation is also very simple.

The fact that the Beast of Revelation held back all the world's main gods and demon kings in the original storyline, and that it took these gods and demon kings a thousand years of continuous attacks to kill it even when only its core remained, reveals the painstaking efforts of the God of the Bible.

Moreover, this was in the later stages of the story, after many pantheons had experienced a significant increase in power.

If the God of the Bible were to harden his heart and become a hands-off manager, not intending to seal the Beast of Revelation by himself alone, the result would be that all forces except for the Heaven under his protection would be wiped out by the Beast of Revelation.

When the God of the Bible intervenes again against the Beast of Revelation, even if it weakens Himself, Heaven will still be the number one pantheon in the world, and will rule the entire Earth effortlessly.

However, the God of the Bible did not do that.

In Ren's view, the only explanation for this, in short, is the saying "God so loved the world."

That's why I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Azazel say those last words.