DxD: King Of Summoning

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A few days later....

Mephisto came back to Azazel's private lab and met him.

"How is that child condition?"

Without further ado, Mephisto immediately asked Azazel about Rey.

And hearing Mephisto's question, Azazel frowned slightly then shook his head.

"I don't know.... I've never seen anything like that before."

Seeing Azazel's expression that seemed to be hesitating, Mephisto frowned.

"What do you mean? Explain."

Mephisto asked Azazel for an explanation. But Azazel shook his head again.

".... Let's go to the treatment room, you can see it yourself."

Mephisto frowned even more. He was worried something bad had happened to Rey. Because Rey is the son of his favorite student, Mephisto also considers him a grandson because he has no descendants himself. Apart from that, Rey is also the last and only legacy of Lilianlua, so Mephisto wants to protect him as best he can.

The two of them then walked towards the treatment room. And when they got there ....

"What is... this...."

Mephisto was dumbfounded by what he saw! He saw the purple-black flames and Rey's body seemed to be in the middle of the flames!

After Azazel finished telling what happened a few days ago, Mephisto nodded slightly.

Then Azazel added his explanation.

"At first, I thought the purple flames were the flames of the Longinus Incinerate Anthem because they were almost the same color, but it wasn't. From my observations these days, I suspected that the purple flames had a regenerative effect/function. But, what made me even more confused and wondered is, what are and where did the purple flames come from. Is it a Sacred Gear? Or is it something else? Also, how could Ophis's 'Snake' fuse with it?"

"Wait. How or when did this kid meet Ophis and get the 'Snake'?"

Mephisto interrupted Azazel and wondered. However, Azazel only sighed.

"Hah~.... How do I know.... Continue.... I know that Ophis's 'Snake' can allow a person to break through limits and become stronger despite the side effects. But, to my knowledge that 'Snake' is also pure energy which would worsen the side effects if it met other energies. That's why most people who get Ophis's 'Snake' will soon end tragically because they can't hold back and control the repulsive energy. But, to this child, the 'Snake' and the mysterious "Purple Flame" are not repel each other, but instead fuse with each other and form a new energy that is very pure and strong. And from the fusion of the two energies, the third energy that has existed since the beginning, which is Demonic Power is also connected/bound and also rapidly increase. That is why a child who is only a devil-human breed like him, his Demonic Power has also increased so much that it is now on par with a High-class Devil. I guessed that the mysterious 'Purple Flame' could become a conductor/connector for the energies which are supposed to repel each other. This is something and a situation I've never encountered before."

"Hmm...."

After hearing Azazel's explanation, Mephisto seemed silent and thoughtful.

Honestly, he was quite dumbfounded by Rey's current situation. Because, Rey really experienced a situation that could be called from hell to heaven. He almost died but then got blessings and became much stronger. If Rey's situation became known to the higher-ups of the devil from the Great King Bael Faction, there was a possibility that Rey would try to be eliminated on the reason that his strength was seen as threatening the balance. In addition, it is feared that his lineage from Rofocale will be also considered as the seed of upheaval by them. Because it is quite worrying if Rey's situation is discovered by the Old-Satan Faction and they are trying to 'recruit' him.

"Azazel, for now this child condition is safe, right?"

Hearing that question, Azazel nodded.

"I think it's safe enough."

Azazel confirmed the situation and Mephisto nodded in relief.

"All right. That's enough. The most important thing is he's safe."

Then, with a serious face, Mephisto spoke to Azazel again.

"Azazel, it's best not to let many people find out about this child and his situation. It would be worrying if he was targeted by many parties. He has just been targeted by one party and almost died. Don't let tragedy come to him again."

Azazel understood Mephisto's meaning and he nodded.

"I know what you mean.... Right now, only you and I know about this child. Here is my private facility after all. And I've also been on guard against notifying anyone else or allowing access to this place without my permission, even if it is my own comrades."

"Good."

They then fell silent and just stared at the purple-black flames that keep blazing.

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