Chapter 140: The Entire House of Gremory Responds to 'Solomon's Seal Ring'?
The reason for creating this identity was to ensure she wouldn't be left homeless if the Church—where she had been abandoned—proved problematic.
With this student status, she could even receive some government assistance, avoiding true destitution.
Of course, these records were obtained through Renji's illegal means.
Asia parted her lips slightly but ultimately said nothing.
No—she still had one question.
"Mr. Renji, are you also a transfer student?"
"No, I'm a teacher."
Being a student was too troublesome—attending classes every day.
Of course, teachers also had to attend classes daily, and lesson planning was a hassle.
So, Renji had arranged for himself to be a P.E. teacher—a more relaxed position.
After all, it was just a temporary identity.
There shouldn't be any issues, right?
The town they were heading to wasn't a major city—just an ordinary, inconspicuous place unlikely to warrant thorough investigations.
Coincidentally, the local high school had recently been assigned a new P.E. teacher, allowing him to take over that slot.
This minimized any abruptness.
By the time their fabricated records were complete, it was already the fourth day since their arrival in this country.
Now, they set off for the town.
As for their time here, the flow differed from the other side.
Before the sixth round began, he should have enough time to roughly map out the local factions and their relationships.
Returning to an earlier question—that town should be perfectly ordinary, right? No problems?
How could there be no problems?
Acting so directly might draw attention, but that was precisely his goal.
The faction most suitable for contact here was the one ruling this territory.
Since he had only watched the anime adaptation, his memory of the plot was hazy. He wasn't even sure if this world matched the original exactly.
Speaking of which, he hadn't read the novel version either, so he had no way to verify whether it had been drastically altered.
In the private Kuoh Academy, there was a clubroom for the Occult Research Club.
The decorations inside the room indeed gave off the vibe that this was a club dedicated to studying the supernatural, creating just the right atmosphere.
"President, this is the message that just came in."
A maiden-like beauty handed a file to the so-called president—a red-haired beauty.
"Hmm?"
The red-haired girl—Rias—raised an eyebrow slightly as she flipped through the documents.
There was something unusual about the two individuals suddenly transferring into this high school.
One of their identities had already been verified—she was actually a former saint of the Catholic Church.
"Interesting. Can this nun even heal devils?"
"Heal devils?"
A startled voice came from a petite silver-haired girl who was snacking.
Normally, a nun's power couldn't heal devils—on the contrary, it would inflict greater harm on them, as that power was inherently hostile to devils.
"President, it seems this nun might be a Sacred Gear wielder."
The maiden-like girl—Akeno—rested her chin on her hand and remarked with amusement.
Sacred Gears were extraordinary powers that resided within specific humans.
And this nun's healing ability could target any living being, regardless of their nature?
It seemed the Sacred Gear she possessed was quite special.
As for why the Church would expel such a talent—well, they clearly lacked flexibility, stubbornly clinging to outdated rules that should have been discarded long ago.
Well, if the Catholic Church didn't want her, the president might as well take her without hesitation.
If possible, she could even fill the role of the bishop piece that the president currently lacked.
These so-called pieces were specially crafted based on the imagery and rules of chess, also known as Evil Pieces.
Devils could use these pieces to implant and fuse with promising humans, turning them into reborn devils, thereby bolstering their own demonic forces.
After all, during the Great War, devils had suffered heavy losses, leaving many legions understaffed. To quickly fill the gaps, the Evil Pieces were developed.
This system served as an alternative to leading large armies, instead distributing powerful strength among a select few servants.
Over the centuries, this system had been widely praised, and matches were often held to test its effectiveness.
The strength of the pieces, as well as their performance in games, could influence a devil's status and rank to some extent.
"But this person's information is way too sparse."
Apart from fabricated details, there wasn't a single useful piece of information.
Well, there was one thing—he had come to this country from the same place as the nun.
"Having no background at all—if this is a disguise, it's way too deliberate."
Akeno also raised an eyebrow slightly.
Having absolutely no history practically screamed that something was off about him.
It was almost as if he had appeared out of thin air.
"Ara, could this person be connected to that incident involving the Church the other day?"
Akeno considered the possibility—the man had come from the country where the incident occurred.
"So he's with the Church?"
The petite silver-haired girl—Koneko—chimed in.
"Perhaps the opposite—he might be someone the Church is trying to capture."
A sacred relic of the Church nearly caused an incident—no, actually, one did cause a problem, leading the Church's forces to frantically search for any suspicious individuals in that country over the past few days.
For a time, the devil population density in that nation likely became the lowest in the entire world.
"President, do you think the other party might be the mastermind behind this incident that humiliated the Church?"
"Who knows? In any case, as long as they behave peacefully on our turf, we won't interfere."
Correction—Rias intended to keep them under surveillance once they arrived.
Because on that day, something major also happened in the House of Gremory.
That day, she had the sensation of nearly being summoned away—not just her, but the entire Gremory household experienced the same phenomenon.
It seemed someone had indeed been summoned, but when her father nearly let slip who it was, her mother stopped him.
If her father knew, then her brother—the Satan—must have known as well.
Yet her brother clearly had no intention of revealing any information, which left her deeply frustrated.
According to her investigation, no one was missing from the House of Gremory.
Perhaps someone had been summoned but was prevented from speaking about it after returning?
But why? She couldn't figure it out.
Were they worried about the summoning circle being leaked?
Come to think of it, she had never heard of a magic circle capable of summoning a Gremory.
In the past—
Wait a minute!
The Church's relic incident occurred near the holy city of that country, and three thousand years ago, this nation was home to a wise king blessed by God.
God favored him so greatly that He even allowed him to represent the divine in forging a contract with the Seventy-Two Demon Gods.
Thus, during the reign of that human king, it was the most harmonious era between humans, gods, and devils.
Could the problematic relic be the proof of that contract—Solomon's Seal Ring?
And it's still functional?
It was said that the contract and the Sacred Gear would only work while King Solomon was alive.
So… what's going on here?
It seemed this Renji really needed to be thoroughly investigated.