True Magician

Chapter 196

Emiya residence.

As far as I remember, neither the anime nor the novel specified the exact time after Issa's death when Rizevim attacked the Underworld using the dead Evil Dragons, reinforced by Ophis's clone. For this reason, I decided to devote time to other items on my rather short list, as I will find out about the attack anyway.

Hades and Indra are a given, and I will get to them anyway, but the main problem was Sephiroth Grail.

Among all the Longinuses created by the Biblical God, I considered him to be the strongest. This thing gave its owner the ability not only to resurrect the dead, even if at a certain price, but also to completely nullify natural weaknesses, such as demons' vulnerability to Light. But its main ability was still soul manipulation, just like the third magic.

I sighed and took a sip of coffee that Rea-chan had brought me.

And that's why there will be no compromise with this Longinus. I'll take it from Valerie, Gasper's friend, whom he will meet in the next arc, and then either destroy it or force the Biblical God to do something with it. Well, now...

My thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of a familiar blue teleportation circle in my living room, from which, of course, Sona appeared.

- "Hmm, So-tan? Do you need something?" I asked, even though I already knew the answer to my own question.

- "What exactly happened there?" she asked rather demandingly, without even sitting down. "Rias and the others are devastated, and, as Yuto-san told me, Hyoudou..."

- "Well, you already know everything," I shrugged. "Why do you need me? I actually have things to do that..."

- "That's not like you," Sona interrupted me and sat down opposite me. "The probability that you simply let Hyoudou die is so negligible that I would sooner believe that sister threw away everything related to the magical girls."

- "And yet, it's not zero, is it?" I smirked. "You came to interrogate me, huh, So-tan?"

- "Yes."

- "Oh?"

- "Rias is my friend, as I said earlier, and now she... No. She has fallen into such a deep abyss of despair that even her parents, Lord Lucifer and little Millicas, can't do anything," she began. "Rias isn't eating or sleeping - she's just crying, locked in her room. And so is her entire entourage."

- "Wow, and it's only been a day."

- "Stop it! You're not like that!" Sona jumped up and raised her voice, causing me and even Rea-chan behind me to raise our eyebrows in surprise. "Yes, you like to make your stupid jokes, but to cause real harm, especially to those you like even a little? That's beyond the pale!"

- "Well, lately I've really started to like her. She does have charisma, after all, aside from her excessive zeal," I shrugged again. "But tell me, what were you hoping to get out of coming here? Answers? I like you too, but not enough to satisfy your every whim."

- "So that's how it is..." Sona whispered, lowering her eyes.

I raised an eyebrow.

No, no. Not that, okay? I'm not blind, I can see her emotions, and I'm not stupid enough not to understand what she's thinking. I wanted so much to see her as a friend, not... this.

And yet I wanted to say something. I liked her too much.

- "Not in this case," I added, and she froze for a moment, then raised her head sharply and began to stare at my face.

- "I understand," Sona said after a couple of seconds. "I'm sorry, sensei. I should have thought everything through before coming here, instead of letting my emotions get the better of me."