True Magician

Chapter 194

Unknown location.

After waiting a while, as time passed slowly in the space created by Georg's Sacred Gear in the canon, I covered myself with thick, closed fields that completely hid me from view and teleported to where, as the third magic had indicated, Rias and the others were.

I found myself in a spacious living room with modern finishes, renovations, and furniture. However, it looked like any other room in this five-story mansion, which was a former standard Japanese house with two floors and narrow corridors.

At that moment, Rias' entire entourage was there along with Vali's group, and Vali himself had already been poisoned by Samael's poison. In addition, Ophis was missing. In other words, during the approximately six hours of my idleness, the first stage of the arc had already been completed, and, as I had just heard, it had followed the relative canon, with Vali fighting none other than Shalba. Heh.

Yes, he had already kicked the bucket earlier, but Rizevim resurrected him using the Sephiroth Grail, which, as far as I remember, could rival the 3rd magic in effectiveness, although that's not accurate. I knew this because, unlike True Magic, the Grail still left some traces on the soul of the target. For this reason, Rizevim may have been able to hide from my eyes, and I will have to deal with the Grail later.

Also, Pluto's appearance seemed strange, as I did not expect him to show up after my "conversation" with Olympus. He was repelled by Vali and Issei, who was helping him, whose training with Mo-chan and Merlin had finally paid off.

Well, summarizing everything I overheard here, everything happened almost the same as in the canon, although I was still confused by the fact that Cao Cao had not yet appeared, even though he was involved in the action. After all, I still had his spear. Heh.

After thinking for a moment, I changed my location and entered a certain room, then sent a thin stream of mana intended exclusively for Rias. She noticed it, and after a short time, she entered the room and closed the door, after which...

- "You can stop hiding, I got your message," she said, then grimaced with a twitching eyebrow. "And why are you here?"

- "Come on," I said, removing my disguise and then setting up a closed field around us, smiling as I sat down on the white throne. "It's clean here, or am I missing something?"

- "Only you could choose a toilet as a place to talk," Rias snorted, then took a deep breath to calm herself. "I didn't expect you to show up. I thought you'd prefer to watch with a bucket of popcorn in your hand and giggle."

- "Hey! Who do you think I am?! A fucking bloodsucking overgrown kid with disgusting taste in clothes and pathological insanity?! Do I look like that bastard, huh?!" I blurted out, and she raised an eyebrow and smirked.

- "I hit a nerve, didn't I, sensei?"

- "Shut up! It's none of your business!" I declared and, creating a coffee carafe, drank it in one gulp.

- "Do you really drink coffee here?" Rias asked doubtfully. "Although, why am I surprised? You've never been known for your common sense."

- "How squeamish we are," I dismissed her, and the empty jug disappeared. "Anyway, I'm here to ask you something."

- "What is it?" she asked, leaning against the wall, as there was very little space and we were practically pressed against each other.

- "What in your tiny, fat brain made you get involved in all this?" I asked with a smirk.

"Don't tell me your idiocy has reached a chronic stage, Tomato-san, and you want to infect your entire entourage with it?"

- "As if my answer will change your opinion of me," Rias rolled her eyes. "Why are you asking?"