Chapter 1006: First Meeting with Hyoudou Issei

Lingyun looked at Tachiro Shirone before him with a helpless expression.

Ever since Tachiro Shirone returned, she had been staring at him, as if she were looking at something strange.

"I say, Shirone, you've been staring at me like this ever since you got back; is something wrong?" Lingyun said helplessly. "By the way, my Dragon Sword Jade Pendant was triggered; did something happen?"

"We encountered an attack by Fallen Angels!" Tachiro Shirone said. "Their goal was the Sacred Gear on Asia!"

"So that's how it is!" Lingyun nodded. He hadn't expected that even after he had brought Asia to his side, the Fallen Angels would still target her.

But it was normal, after all. The one targeting Asia this time was that Fallen Angel named Raynare. And this Fallen Angel, in a sense, was infatuated with the current Fallen Angel Governor, Azazel. Her purpose in targeting Asia was to elevate her own Status by seizing Asia's Sacred Gear, so that she could stand closer to Azazel. Therefore, no matter which side Asia was on, Raynare would definitely have made a move.

However, for daring to make a move on someone under his protection, Lingyun would naturally not hesitate to chop off the other party's claws, just like those four Fallen Angels under Raynare, who had now completely turned into nothingness.

"Mr. Lingyun, is this thing not too precious?" Asia carefully took out the pendant she was wearing.

Looking at Asia's appearance, Lingyun suddenly chuckled: "No, this thing might really not be as precious as you imagine! Look!"

Lingyun opened his hand, and starlight-like radiance gathered in his palm, then condensed once more into a pendant, after which Lingyun handed the pendant in his hand to Tachiro Shirone.

"You are currently tasked with taking care of Asia, and it's inevitable that you'll run into this kind of thing again in the future. Keep this thing for self-defense!"

Looking at the pendant in her hand, Tachiro Shirone suddenly fell into silence. After all, judging by Lingyun's appearance just now, this thing was just something he had condensed casually; it really didn't seem like anything precious.

"But I clearly saw that this pendant could summon four divine dragons!" Tachiro Shirone said with a serious expression.

"Four divine dragons? That was just a joke! Those were nothing more than four phantoms condensed from the Four Symbols Power!" Lingyun waved his hand and said.

"Sorry, but I really don't think those were just four phantoms!" Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in the room.

A crimson Magic Array slowly emerged in the room, and subsequently, Rias Gremory appeared in Lingyun's room with her servants.

"Rias, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly!" Looking at Rias Gremory who had appeared in the room, a look of realization appeared on Lingyun's face.

"How could I not come over after you caused such a huge commotion all of a sudden!" Rias Gremory looked at Lingyun, a trace of a solemn expression still on her face.

When she arrived at Lingyun's place, she had already taken her people to investigate the location where the battle had just taken place. Although the battle had already ended, the powerful Sword Intent that remained at the scene still made Kiba Yuuto almost unable to hold the sword in his hand.

However, the Sword Intent was not the main thing; what concerned Rias Gremory most was the dragon might that remained at the scene. That faint aura even made Rias Gremory herself feel a sense of oppression, as if some Dragon King had rampaged in this place.

"Looking at you, you've already been to the battlefield!" Lingyun said.

"That's right. There was Fallen Angel interference in this matter. Daring to rampage on the territory of my Gremory Clan, I have already had people lodge a protest with the Fallen Angel side. I presume it won't be long before I get a reply from them!" Rias Gremory said.

"I know. By the way, who is this?" Lingyun looked toward Hyoudou Issei behind Rias Gremory.

Although he had long known that the person behind Rias Gremory was the protagonist of this world, under normal circumstances, he would not know Hyoudou Issei right now.

Hyoudou Issei was often called "Brother Issei," but compared to another person known as "Brother Issei," there was truly a huge gap between the two. Although Hyoudou Issei seemed to have an unreliable personality and even some strange fetishes, the character he displayed when facing certain things was something Lingyun approved of. At least compared to the other "Brother Issei" who verified that "every inch of harem is an inch of blood," he was a true winner in life.

"He, he is my newly recruited servant, named Hyoudou Issei! Issei, this is the Lingyun I told you about!" Rias Gremory said to Lingyun.

"Mr. Lingyun, hello!" Looking at Lingyun before him, Hyoudou Issei could not help but feel a sense of restraint.

After all, the person before him was an existence that even his nominal master, Rias Gremory, had to treat with caution. Most importantly, the other party was a human; to reach this level of strength as a human, he could not help but respect him.

"Hmm, Rias, your eye for talent is good. Within him, there lies a huge potential!" Lingyun sized up Hyoudou Issei before him, seeing through him to a red giant dragon sleeping within Hyoudou Issei's body.

"Every one of my children is an existence with extraordinary talent!" A proud expression also appeared on Rias Gremory's face.

Hyoudou Issei's expression stiffened; he always felt that everything about him had been seen through by Lingyun.

"Then, can Mr. Lingyun tell me now, where exactly did that terrifying dragon might come from?" Rias Gremory calmly shielded Hyoudou Issei behind her.

Watching Rias Gremory's actions, the corners of Lingyun's mouth curled into a slight smile. He could now understand why Rias Gremory's servants were all so loyal to her; after all, there were really not many Devils who could value their servants like this.

In the future Rating Game against her nominal fiancé Riser Phenex to decide her engagement, upon seeing that Hyoudou Issei was in danger of being killed by Riser Phenex, Rias Gremory chose to voluntarily concede, which was likely something that had never happened before in a Rating Game.

Facing such a master, as long as one had a normal personality, one would offer their loyalty, right? It was no wonder that in the end, Hyoudou Issei would not hesitate to sacrifice one of his arms in exchange for ten Seconds of Balance Breaker time to defeat Riser Phenex and break Rias Gremory's engagement.

"Sure enough, the heroine of this world is truly very interesting!" Lingyun looked at Rias Gremory before him, his eyes carrying an inexplicable glow.

Estimating the time, the people from the Gremory Clan should be arriving soon, right? Could he intervene in this matter?