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"I've heard that you possess the ability to make absolutely correct judgments about anything. No matter how difficult the decision, you always arrive at the right answer.... Is that true, Anos-kun?"
Rias's voice wavered slightly.
"Yes... You could say my intuition is unusually accurate."
Anos replied calmly.
He had never deliberately concealed his ability. After all, if he wanted to become part of a devil's peerage, he needed something valuable to offer.
Unfortunately, his power wasn't without limitations.
At present, he could only use it for a total of one minute every twenty-four hours. Even though each judgment took less than a tenth of a second, there were still countless things beyond his reach.
Of course, judging something like Rias's situation was easy.
"This question… I'm asking on behalf of a friend," Rias said softly. "Do you think a girl should abandon her family's interests to pursue her own happiness… or sacrifice her happiness for the sake of her family's future?"
She lifted her head.
Then lowered it again.
"I don't know."
Anos smiled faintly.
"All I know is this, Living beings are inherently selfish. If you choose sacrifice now, you will regret it someday."
Anos already knew what decision Rias would ultimately make.
So he gave her a push.
If she began preparing now, it would be far better than waiting until it was too late.
Rias froze for a moment after hearing his answer. Then she let out a bitter smile.
"I see… Thank you, I'll remember that."
After saying those words, she turned and left, her crimson hair glowing like blood beneath the setting sun.
She left him standing alone.
"Well then... It's time I handled my own matters."
Anos shook his head and stepped inside his house.
His home was covered in formations.
No.
To be precise, it was covered in formations so complex that even high-class devils would fail to perceive them.
These formations were originally obtained from ancient supernatural lineages But through countless refinements, Anos had transformed them into something entirely new.
They no longer resembled their original forms.
Every improvement had been guided by his ability.
By setting a goal to enhance a specific aspect of a formation he could repeatedly use his judgments to refine its structure, optimize the flow of energy, and align it with the natural forces of the world itself.
Eventually, he created the perfect formation for his current level.
It required very little of his own power.
Instead, it drew strength from the natural forces of heaven and earth.
Through constant refinement, its effectiveness had surpassed the understanding of high-class devils.
That was why even Rias, despite her power, had never noticed its existence.
If its purpose was concealment, it was flawless.
Anos picked up an object.
Then he stepped onto the carpet in his living room.
A faint blue light shimmered beneath his feet.
His body vanished instantly.
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The outskirts of Kuoh Town.
"Thirty minutes until the predicted moment. I'll begin preparations."
This was the location his ability had identified.
Long ago, when Anos first discovered his power, he had asked himself a question.
As a reincarnated individual, do I possess a special power or system?
The answer had been yes.
But further judgments revealed the truth.
His power existed.
It simply hadn't activated yet.
That realization was what led him to consider becoming a devil.
Until later, when he discovered something else.
If his power hadn't activated, was there a way to trigger it?
The answer had been yes.
From that moment onward, he devoted enormous amounts of time to identifying the exact method required.
Because the question lacked a defined direction, it had taken countless attempts.
Until finally, he found it.
At a precise time.
At a precise location.
His power would awaken.
Anos raised the formation plate in his hand and threw it into the sky.
Four divine symbols emerged from its corners, flying outward in different directions.
In an instant, the entire region was enveloped.
This was a defensive formation that drew directly upon the natural forces of the world itself.
It belonged to no known tradition.
Yet its power was overwhelming.
Even ultimate-class devils would struggle to break it quickly.
And the energy required to maintain it was minimal.
Even someone at Anos's current level could sustain it.
Because it was not powered by him.
It was powered by the world itself.
But this was only the beginning.
One after another, Anos pulled additional formation plates from his pocket.
"Duality Formation."
"Eight Trigrams Formation."
"Cycle of Yin and Yang."
He deployed everything.
To ensure absolute certainty, he left nothing to chance.
With layer upon layer of formations reinforcing one another, the entire area became an impregnable fortress.
Only then did Anos exhale slowly.
He waited.
Time passed.
Then—
"It's here."
His eyes snapped open.
The sky remained calm.
But something deeper had been disturbed.
Beyond the dimensional boundary.
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In the endless void between worlds, Great Red suddenly stopped.
Her emerald eyes fixed on the depths of the infinite darkness.
"Something… is approaching."
Its presence was overwhelming.
Even she sensed danger.
Elsewhere, in the territory of the Khaos Brigade.
Ophis lifted her head and looked into the void.
She didn't know what it was.
But she knew one thing.
It was something beyond her.
"Another dimension."
She spoke those words quietly.
She and Great Red were the first to notice.
The great pantheons only realized it afterward.
Across heaven, hell, and every divine realm, the truth became clear.
Something incomprehensibly powerful had broken through the dimensional barrier.
And it was descending into their world.
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