DxD: The Holy Knight!

Unlike other devils, Rias and Sona weren't frightened by the news.

They both were rational.

That madman generally operated only in europe which was both the headquarters of the church and a gathering place for conflicts and disputes between the three factions.

The devils enjoyed operating in europe. In fact, many devil nobles carved out their own territories there.

This was undoubtedly a provocation against the church, much like the one posed by Shelby.

He didn't demand territory in the underworld.

On the contrary because he hated the church, he deliberately placed his territory close to their headquarters.

Therefore, devils like Rias who set up their territory in an island nation like japan were rare.

Compared to Sona and her rational judgment, Rias based her own decisions more on personal motives.

If she went back to the underworld, she'd probably never return to the human world.

Within her clan in the underworld, she'd be at the mercy of others leaving her with no room for resistance.

Rias held onto the belief that as long as the saint who embraces darkness didn't appear at Kuoh academy, she can remain without any worries.

Even if he did appear in Kuoh, she felt she could still manage the situation.

The worst possible outcome that Rias naively foresaw had clearly come to pass right before her eyes.

That person had not only appeared at Kuoh but he had also been frequently showing up in front of her.

"It's rumored that the destruction of dorte was carried out on the orders of the saint who embraces darkness," Rias said.

"A rumor?" Akeno was a little confused.

"It's just a rumor because after the destruction of this city, the church neither acknowledged nor denied it."

"They seemed to turn a deaf ear to the condemnations of the radicals in the underworld," Rias clarified.

"The only evidence that dorte was destroyed by the church was that the ruins of the settlement were ravaged by intense light power." Rias explained further.

The destruction of dorte city happened only a few years ago. Rias still remembered the momentous event that shocked the underworld.

At that time, many people thought that the three factions would reignite the great war and the entire underworld was on high alert.

All four maou went to the border to oversee the situation.

All affairs of the underworld, large and small were temporarily handed over to the current heads of various clans.

However, the church showed no intention of admitting any wrongdoing.

They continued to do as they pleased, spreading their teachings among the human population and hunting down outcasts.

The underworld could only reluctantly back down, pretending that nothing had happened because they couldn't afford to start another war.

"Does that madman hold such a high position in the church that he can order the destruction of others?"

"Isn't the church worried at all about the potential trouble this might cause?" Akeno asked.

Akeno realized that her understanding of the saint who embraces darkness was somewhat incomplete.

In her initial impression, a saint was just a symbol of the church much like a saintess such as Asia.

She assumed they had a gentle smile and a devout faith, acting merely as a mascot launched by the church to gather believers.

But that madman was completely insane.

"The status of the saint in the church is different from that of a saintess," Rias said.

"Every few years, a new saintess is chosen. However, the title of saint has always been unique, and he holds the highest position in the church."

"It is said that after the saint who embraces darkness issued the order to destroy dorte, his people from the burial agency came to carry it out."

"In the intel reports of the various factions, there are only records of the battle results but no one has ever seen their faces," Rias concluded.

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