Chapter 69: It's Alright, Your Sister Is Great

Takumi felt a bit disappointed, but he still held onto a faint hope. Following typical novel tropes, shouldn't someone now refuse to accept defeat and come challenge him? With that thought in mind, Takumi slowly said, "Alright then~ Let's see if someone from the Phoenix family tries to start something, or if Riser refuses to admit defeat." "If that happens, I'll just enjoy blasting them again." With those words, Takumi issued the ceasefire order to his star-destroyers. He ended the bombardment before the mirror dimension could collapse and withdrew the cannon barrels. Everyone around him had heard his comments. Akeno gave Takumi a look full of exasperation. "Good thing the others didn't hear that. They'd be terrified." "With the power you've just displayed, no one will dare mess with you." "So don't worry—no one's coming after you." Akeno was genuinely at a loss. What was going through Takumi's head? He was actually hoping someone would challenge him? Given what he had just shown, who would dare? No one was that stupid. Villains in novels might not have brains, but real people weigh risks. Takumi might be an unknown outsider, but that little display was enough to scare most people witless. And that was just a casual attack. Many had noticed the massive warships hidden behind the portals. Those definitely didn't belong to this era. As the group chatted, the battlefield outside had become completely silent. All that remained was ruins. There wasn't a trace of buildings left. Even the structures behind Takumi and the others had vanished. Good thing this was just a mirror dimension—if it were real, the entire city might've been wiped out. Not far away lay Riser and his team. Everyone was down. Only Riser, the fiery cockroach, was still moving. He was desperately using Phoenix tears to revive his team. Every now and then, he would glance fearfully at Takumi. His eyes were full of dread. He had died and revived repeatedly—who knew how many times. If Takumi had pushed a little longer, he might have died for real. Even his sister had fallen unconscious, relying only on her bloodline to recover. But that had limits. They had almost died. Takumi whistled as he watched the scene. Quite the eye-catching view. Most of the girls had been blasted out of their clothes. As Takumi admired the aftermath, the mirror dimension finally collapsed. Everyone returned to Kuoh Academy. At the same time, several magic circles appeared before Rias and the others. In the next instant, Rias' parents, her brother Sirzechs, and several other Maou appeared. "Big brother?" Rias blinked in surprise. Why was he here? "Rias, it's settled." "You've won." "As promised, your engagement to the Phoenix family is canceled." "Grayfia, please tend to their injuries." Sirzechs wasted no time. Grayfia nodded, but her eyes lingered on Takumi and Kaguya. That power Takumi showed had shocked everyone. Even a Maou wouldn't survive such relentless firepower. And that wasn't even the worst of it. Those were just the small weapons. Everyone saw the massive object behind the portals. Rias lit up with joy hearing her brother, but quickly composed herself. The matter was resolved, and she could finally relax. But this wasn't just about her. Surely the Maou had come for Takumi. Sure enough, Sirzechs and the others now turned to Takumi. "Mr. Takumi, greetings." "I'm Sirzechs Gremory." "Thank you for helping my sister." He didn't ask Takumi's identity right away. Instead, he thanked him. "No problem. Just a small favor." "It was fun." "Your sister's great." Takumi chuckled. Kaguya rolled her eyes beside him. Everyone could tell why they were really here. And yet he was still joking around. "Anyway, thank you again." Sirzechs smiled, but then his gaze sharpened. "Mr. Takumi, may I ask where you and this lady are from?" "Or perhaps... which faction do you belong to?" Time for the real questions. The other Maou watched closely. Rias also tensed up. She was about to speak, but Takumi beat her to it. "We're from another world." "Came here at Miss Akeno's invitation to help out." "And to explore this world a bit." "After all, your world's pretty fascinating." "You've got gods from all mythologies, even mechanical evil gods next door." Takumi showed no concern about revealing his identity. So what if it was exposed? They couldn't beat him anyway. Come on, he'd even let them use one hand. If they really pushed him, he could bring in a full Honkai collapse. That's why Takumi didn't care. Hearing this, Sirzechs gave a knowing smile. "I thought so..." "Those weapons clearly weren't from this era." He glanced at Akeno. So they came on her invitation? How absurd. "Aren't they though?" "Those weapons are ridiculous." "In their world, they've already started exploring galaxies." "Traveling from world to world." Takumi's star-destroyers were all from the Honkai Star Rail universe. Definitely not something this era could build. Even given a few hundred years, they'd struggle. The Maou exchanged glances. So Takumi had been to other worlds as well? "Brother, Lord Beelzebub, Lord Serafall." "Let's continue this conversation inside." "Takumi and Kaguya aren't bad people." "No need to be so tense." Rias stepped in to ease the atmosphere. She invited them all to continue indoors. Takumi twitched slightly at her words. Hearing a pureblood devil like Rias say, "They're not bad people," somehow felt... off.