Encounter with the unknown

 A certain day, 02:13 AM. In the sky above the Atlantic Ocean.

The Zoroastrian Evil God Angra Mainyu, along with one of the three [Pillars of Olympus], the God of the Realm of the Dead Hades, were captured and escorted by the Vali Team after their defeat in the battle with Team [D×D]. After that, they would proceed towards a designated uninhabited island and were scheduled to hand over Angra Mainyu and Hades to their allies. It was decided that the two would be received by the VIPs of every power. It was the same procedure used for Nyx, Erebus and Tartarus. The same as the previous three, while being ‘sealed’, Hades and Angra Mainyu would probably be strictly monitored while in a state of house arrest​.

Due to a technique used by the Gods, Angra Mainyu and Hades had lost their consciousness and had their bodies restrained by a rope made of aura. Furthermore, each of them was inside an exclusive cage which was tied together to a Pegasus who ran in the sky. Until they arrived at the designated uninhabited island, the Pegasus would pull the cage, and the Vali Team was in charge of guarding it. Fenrir, who was in his original form, ran in the sky, while Kuroka and the current Sha Wujing rode on his back. On Gogmagog's back, who was flying using jet propulsion,​ rode Arthur and the current Zhu Bajie. Just like a Magician, Le Fay rode a broomstick, and Bikou flew on his Flying Nimbus while sitting with crossed legs. If they continued to move like this in mid-air, the Vali Team would probably arrive at the delivery point for Hades and Angra Mainyu within an hour.

To escort Gods... In this situation, Vali showed an ironic smile. To fight against Gods, he temporarily even became a member of the terrorist organisation [Khaos Brigade]. And now, he was escorting them. In that organisation, Vali avoided the Old Maou Faction, antagonized the Hero Faction, and in the end withdrew from it entirely. Then, that organisation was taken over by his hateful grandfather Rizevim, and they became enemies. When the story reached there, the International Rating Game Tournament, where every power could participate, was hosted. The real question was if it was possible to fight against Gods and other strong warriors. The results of the tournament were enormous. It was deterrence propaganda against the strong who had evil intent or the Gods who wanted war and the fighting spirit of Transcendental beings. The tournament was able to realise it in its entirety. For Śakra, Crom Cruach and Vali Lucifer; for those of them who wanted to fight against strong opponents, there was no better event. The rules were a little annoying, but Vali felt that this too was in the margin of error. Because Vali started looking forward to this tournament which was going to be hosted periodically.

Above all, that man, Hyoudou Issei. If they could continue that fight from last year there, then there was no stage better for him and his destined rival, Hyoudou Issei. But, if he were to say what he thought, he would have preferred it if they settled it with only the two of them...but the thought of showing off the battle between them, the Two Heavenly Dragons, to their comrades and rivals was born. Surely it became like that because he had met Hyoudou Issei and his comrades. But no, even before that, he met Ikuse Tobio and his team.

....

In the back of Vali's mind, the form of a beautiful blonde witch showing a gentle smile appeared.

—An older sister, was it?

—If the time for the Heavenly Dragons’ fight were to come, would she come to see it?

When thinking this, the appearance of Azazel suddenly appeared as if to say ‘Don't forget about me!’. Vali couldn’t help but show a little smile. When the battle of the Two Heavenly Dragons would happen, the one who would be the most frustrated about not being able to see it live would probably be that ex-Governor. While naturally thinking that, a smile appears on Vali’s face. It was when he was thinking about that kind of thing—

"...What is that?"

Bikou's puzzled voice could be heard.

Vali and his comrades looked in that direction, forward, as the skies above the ocean became distorted. The scenery was warped... Something distorted the space? There was something interfering with space? However: suspicious waves or some type of aura that couldn't be felt... No, he couldn’t say so as he could feel a pressure that he wasn’t familiar with from that space distortion a little ahead! From experience, his body and senses knew that this wasn't something good and started emitting warnings. It looked like his comrades felt the same as everyone raised their guard. Before the eyes of Vali and his group who were taking their stances, the space distortion became way bigger until it finally became something like a swirl. A hole of about ten metres was opened. From inside this hole, a three-metres tall, long and narrow humanoid-looking​ something...with a polished body and another with an elliptical-shaped body and round horizontal shape creature appeared.

—What is this?

With the appearance of something completely unfamiliar, Vali and everyone couldn't help but be confused. The long and narrow humanoid was a blue-purplish colour with four arm-looking things and two legs...but the tip of his legs had jet propulsion​ and it continued to float with it. The mysterious creature with the elliptical-shaped body was of fluorescent green colour and just floated in mid-air. The humanoid turned its head towards here. ...On its head, something like a mouth couldn't be found, but things similar to eyes, several red shining things could be confirmed. The eye-looking things caught sight of them and started releasing a suspicious shine. Seeing the humanoid and the elliptical-shaped creatures coming out from the space distortion swirl, Bikou said.

"W-What? Is this...a machine?"

Indeed, this was a form that absolutely couldn't be seen as an organic matter​...life form. It looked like a machine as they were mechanical... To say so in the present condition was probably the most appropriate choice, but they couldn't say that they were simply machine life forms... Somewhere, something like 'Life' could be felt.

"Is it not some new kind...of Sacred Gear which controls machines?"

Le Fay said. As there was a new kind of Longinus which controlled machines, that possibility couldn't be denied, but... Kuroka said with a frowning face.

"...Aura...can't be visually confirmed. They aren't living things?"

Vali, Bikou, Arthur, Kuroka, Le Fay, the current Zhu Bajie and the current Sha Wujing didn't know how to deal with these mysterious beings, but...

"UUUUUUUrrrrggghhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

The legendary monster Fenrir showed his fangs against these things and growl​ed. In Gogmagog too, changes started to occur as his eyes were flashing as they never seemed to before. Wild instincts and the reaction from the ancient golem made the Vali Team understand that the situation was bizarre in an incomparable manner. Then, the humanoid and elliptical-shaped creatures moved.

【#$&@?¥~=$=%$?~**#+¥】

Such a mysterious...sound? A voice-sounding thing could be heard. Thereupon, the humanoid turned its face to the elliptical-shaped creature.

【?&¥@+/=~!%】

The humanoid said something to the elliptical-shaped creature...? They could only perceive it like that... A completely unfamiliar sound. Even to Kuroka, who understood every language due to being reincarnated into a Devil—

"I completely can't understand what they are saying."

It was the same for the half-Human, half-Devil Vali. He couldn't understand what these mysterious bodies were saying. He couldn't hear a familiar language. Rather than that, ​that elliptical-shaped creature spoke like an individual...? After that, the two bodies started conversing with their peculiar sounding voices.

【\>=*e, &#a-, a-, a-, Cha...nn...el..this, i-i-is good?】

What!? It let out a voice they could understand. It was in English. Every member here understood English. The humanoid finally said in a language they could understand.

【The shared language of this planet should be working.】

The humanoid said looking in the direction of the elliptical-shaped being. Then, the humanoid turned its gaze towards the Pegasus, and more specifically, towards the cage where Hades and Angra Mainyu were in. The humanoid let out a voice.

【Beings possessing divinity confirmed. From the data comparison...Olympus-style and Zoroastrian-style value recognized. Those on-site in their surroundings...appear to be organisms from a warrior race... No, wait...supernatural lifeforms confirmed. Requesting instructions.】

Hearing this, a laughing voice could be heard from the elliptical-shaped body.

【Haha! Perishables found!】

In the next instant, from the elliptical-shaped body, one frontal part opened, and from there, various muzzle-looking things appeared. A fire was lit and they understood that some kind of power was being charged. And then, it was released! Feeling a bad premonition, Vali instantly equipped [Divine Dividing Scale Mail]. No, it was the [Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive] form. Because his instincts were yelling that a normal Balance Breaker wouldn’t be enough to deal with these opponents.

He repelled the bombardment approaching at high speed with his right hand. The instant that he repelled it, Vali felt a strange sensation. ...It wasn't a bombardment made of aura, magic or some kind of Touki. If he had to say​, he got the sensation of repelling a bullet, but...it just didn't seem to be a normal bullet. Seeing this, the elliptical-shaped body who had released the bombardment started laughing.

【Zuhahahaha! Hey, Bebevu Su, did you see it!? My bombardment, he repelled the bombardment of a Machine Lifeform! What an unimaginable perishable!】

The humanoid who was called Bebevu Su by the elliptical-shaped body said.

【Gvardora! The instruction to attack still didn't come!】

Ignoring the voice of the humanoid, Bebevu Su, the elliptical-shaped body, Gvardora, opened several places from his body. From there, booster​-looking exhaust vents appeared.

Gooooonnnnnnnnnnn!

Emitting powerful flames, the elliptical-shaped body, Gvardora, ignited its boosters and flew towards here at high-speed!

【Don't worry, that Miko isn't here!】

Emitting such a voice, Gvardora came flying at high-speed, aiming at Vali! When Gvardora arrived before their eyes, it showed a surprising transformation. From the elliptical-shaped body appeared cracks from everywhere, those cracks slid, and from there, four thick limbs appeared! And then, even a head appeared from inside the body! If it were to be expressed in one of the lifeforms that Vali knew, then it would be a turtle. On the head, there were six long eye-looking slit things shining in red. Gvardora’s arms were thicker than its legs. Its forearms were especially gigantic, just like​ a shield. A machine-like...turtle robot? It was not a creature. At least, it wasn’t a lifeform that Vali knew!

Gvardora, who had transformed into a turtle-looking thing, came brandishing its gigantic arm at Vali. Even while surprised, Vali evaded the large swing attack with ease. It was at that moment. Gvardora instantly retrieved his limbs and head as it returned to an elliptical-shaped body.

Booommmm!

From every part of its body, verniers appeared and powerful flames were emitted! Immediately with the momentum of the verniers, the elliptical-shaped body started spinning horizontally at high-speed and rushed towards Vali! While turning his body mid-air, Vali dodged Gvardora, who was spinning while flying at high-speed, but to the extent of being persistent, Gvardora came chasing after him! Fixing the trajectory many times, it started to adapt to Vali’s movements!

Vali unleashed a large number of balls of aura from his hand, but it skillfully changed its trajectory in the air, evading his attacks. Gvardora retreated after a while, stopping its spin and charged straight ahead! To compress the space, Vali raised his aura​. Not only stopping at physical forms, dreams, and even illusions could be compressed with such a secret ability, the Compression Divider! Even God-class beings, if they were to be caught in this space, would be squashed by the overwhelming pressure. Vali aimed at Gvardora, who was approaching them from the front, and was about to release it. It was at that moment!

Gvardora’s extremely thick​ arms appeared again as they showed their appearance. In those forearms, a powerful rocket propulsion​ was emitted and came flying out! The flying forearm was connected through a cable to the joint of the upper arm. The forearm came flying towards there, but halfway, the right arm tilted upward, shifting its trajectory, and the left arm tilted downward and changed its trajectory! There were two forearms coming from different directions and Gvardora’s body rushing from the front. Vali tried to compress them all at once as he released an aura towards the power spots generated in his surroundings.

【Or so you thought!】

Gvardora shouted that and from the direction of the two forearms flew the hands, in the palm of those hands, a hole opened and from there a sewing thread-like energy was shot! The sewing thread-like energy that was released from two directions covered Vali who opened his wings of light as if hugging him. In that instant—

Pagagagagagaga.

Passing through the armour, a high voltage electric current ran throughout Vali’s body. That sewing thread-like energy body was something to run an electric current through!

"Guuh!"

With an unforeseen attack using high voltage electrical current, Vali raised a voice of anguish.

"Hey, Vali!"

"Vali-sama!"

Bikou and Le Fay screamed due to the appearance of their leader suffering. Gvardora, who was rushing at high-speed from the front, attacked with a ramming attack! With an attack that reverberated even in the interior of the armour, Vali was sent flying backwards, but because his body was caught in that sewing thread-like energy body, Vali flew until a certain distance as his bouncing body returned forward. There, Gvardora was waiting with his legs that he previously retrieved and kicked Vali!

"—Gah!"

With a tremendous impact, the abdomen part of the armour was completely destroyed! Vali flew backwards once again, and because of that sewing thread-like energy body, he bounced forward again! At this rate, Vali would continue to bounce and be kicked again and again! Even now feeling the electric shock​ in his body, Vali forced himself to move and released an immense amount of aura, aiming at the two forearms which were releasing the sewing thread-like energy body! The bombardment of aura accurately repelled the two forearms, freeing Vali of the sewing thread-like energy body. Vali took some distance from Gvardora, who was releasing a kick as Gvardora kicked the empty space. To rearrange his stance, Vali returned to his comrades for a while. Bikou and the remaining comrades gathered at Vali.

"Vali, are you alright?"

Bikou asked worriedly.

Vali said while taking a breath.

"...Yes, I was a little careless."

Everyone looked forward as Gvardora retrieved the two wired arms that he had shot out and returned to normal. His six eyes shone eerily.

【Haha! You stopped my blow​! Looks like the supernatural lifeforms of this planet are way tougher than expected!】

To Gvardora, who looked to be in quite high spirits, the humanoid Bebevu Su raised its voice.

【Gvardora!! That's enough!】

Bikou asked while Gvardora and Bebevu Su were having a fierce discussion.

"What the hell are you guys!? Attacking so suddenly!"

Thereupon, Gvardora introduced himself loudly.

【I'm Solid Sky General Gvardora! The one who serves under one of the [Keito Tenkai], the Sky Prime Ruler Rugatimu-sama, one of the [Five EvilsAtrocity Fanatics], Solid Sky General Gvardora!】

[—!!?]

He really said a title that they had never heard of as Vali's group couldn't do anything other than become confused.

...[Keito Tenkai]? ...Sky Prime Ruler Rugatimu...? ...[Atrocity Fanatics], the Solid Sky General Gvardora... The humanoid too introduced himself.

【The same as him, I'm a servant of the [Keito Tenkai], Sky Prime Ruler Rugatimu-sama, one of the [Atrocity Fanatics], Wise Sky General Bebevu Su.】

These machines...no, these things had came from a territory that Vali and his group don't know about. They could only think so. Gvardora asked Bebevu Su.

【The weapon used just before by that white-silver being, is it some kind of firearm of this world?】

【No, it's probably an unusual power that can only be used by the supernatural lifeforms of this planet.】

【Unusual power! As expected from perishables from a primitive land! If that is the case, Bebevu Su! Analyze the type of attack that they use! Because with a physical barrier, I was unable to prevent the whole attack!】

【Now that it has become like this, I'll collect as much data as I can, but...I'll report to Rugatimu-sama.】

【Hahahaha! If it’s that person, he'll probably understand! As expected, the first contact with a different planet should be like this!】

While they were enjoying their talk, the Vali team tried to reorganise themselves, but at that moment, Vali’s armour dissipated itself. Vali himself was astonished, but he understood the reason. He exhausted his stamina. In the previous International Rating Game Tournament match, he had fought with the [Journey to the West] team, and after that, there was the battle with Hades and Angra Mainyu. Without enough rest, he was transporting those said Gods and was attacked just now. As expected, even the stamina of an extraordinary genius like Vali would reach its limit. Receiving Gvardora’s attacks one after the another should probably be one of the reasons too. Bikou, who perceived that, said.

"You should just rest. You fought too much against extremely strong God-class beings."

As if protecting their leader, his comrades took their stance​ before him. Meanwhile, Gvardora ignited his boosters and was on the verge of rushing here once again.

【Here I come, perishables!!!!!】

Once again, Gvardora retrieved his head and limbs inside his body as he started spinning horizontally at high-speed and came flying to their side!

Le Fey and Kuroka deployed their formula. Magic circles were released at Gvardora, who was approaching while spinning. Le Fay attacked with every kind of elemental magic and Kuroka too, attacked with a grand variety of offensive Senjutsu attacks. Due to the magic, lightning, ice spears and other elemental attacks were created, and from the Senjutsu, Youkai flames and gale were created and aimed at Gvardora. However, Le Fay’s magic and Kuroka’s Senjutsu were repelled by the momentum of Gvardora, who was spinning horizontally at high speed. No, from his body itself, a protective barrier appeared they had never seen before. Due to that, the magic and Youjutsu were repelled.

"—! Magic didn’t work!?"

Le Fay was taken aback by this result. To unleash their attacks upon Gvardora, Bikou, the current Zhu Bajie, the current Sha Wujing and Arthur took their stances. Bikou brandished his Ruyi Jingu Bang and Arthur was about to swing Collbrande. But at the same time, Bebevu Su moved! His shoulders, chest and tights opened, and from there, countless small missiles were released.

"—! Missiles!?"

Even while taken back, Bikou knocked down the approaching missiles. Arthur too intercepted them with the holy aura of his Holy King Sword. An immense explosion occurred in the skies above the Atlantic Ocean! While shaking off the smoke of the explosion, Bikou cursed.

"I mean, we can't feel even a little piece​ of aura from these guys! They aren't releasing some kind of magic power or Touki too! What the hell are these guys!?"

Kuroka said.

"Clearly, they aren't monsters or strange creatures! Are they some kind of new Anti-Monster weapons constructed by America or Russia!?"

It wasn't like this kind of possibility didn’t exist, but at least these two before their eyes probably weren't like that, Vali thought. Machine...Lifeforms. Vali could only think so. Furthermore this world...no, Vali started thinking that it probably wasn't a product​ of this planet Earth.

The very moment when they thought that the smoke stopped, Gvardora charged at Bikou and Arthur while spinning! Bikou tried to receive it with his Ruyi Jingu Bang, but Ruyi Jingu Bang was unable to sweep away the spinning Gvardora. Arthur swung his Holy King Sword!

Pashii!

Arthur’s attack made of holy aura was repelled while raising such a sound.

"—! As expected, that strange enclosing wall...that barrier is persistent."

Meanwhile, Bebevu Su’s eyes shone eerily and he said like this.

【The scan is completed to a certain extent. Gvardora, transmit it like this: The majority of those here are weak to optical weapons, as physical weapons should probably work too.】

The six eyes of Gvardora ominously shone.

【Hahahahahaha! In that case, I’ll use this one!】

Gvardora turned his thick arms towards them. The armour part of the forearm opened, and from there, cannon muzzles appeared. It started rumbling like something was being charged, and then, it was released towards them! It was an enormous torrent of light! For the Vali Team, who had many Devils and Youkais, an attack made of light was the same as their weak point itself. Everybody from the Vali Team moved out of the way from the enormous torrent of light, the light beam, as the Vali Team evaded a direct hit.

"What!? A superpower with a light element?"

Bikou shouted like that.

"...No, this is some kind of beam weapon."

Vali shared his impression. That's right, this was something similar to a beam weapon. It wasn't light magic or the power of Angels. It wasn't some unusual power too. It was some kind of weapon. At that precise moment, Bebevu Su took aim! Bebevu Su held the frontal part of his four arms. The four arms fused into one, and from the tip, a cannon muzzle appeared. From that cannon muzzle, an attack of light superior from the one released by Gvardora was shot.

Zuuuuuuuuuuonnnnn!!!

To evade this attack too, the Vali team tried to take distance, but Bebevu Su turned his body in that place, changing the trajectory of the beam and fixing it.

"HAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

With a slash filled with fighting spirit, Arthur raised an enormous amount of holy aura from the Holy King Sword and stopped Bebevu Su’s laser from the front...and while being pushed back for a moment, repelled it to the side. There, Gogmagog’s rocket punch flew with jet propulsion​.

【Ohoo! There's a guy like us too!】

Gvardora looked happy at this. He repelled Gogmagog’s fist which came flying with his extremely thick forearms. Furthermore, Fenrir rushed at extreme speed and sent Gvardora flying away with a ramming attack! As expected of the strongest monster. Even if the opponent was unknown, he would easily be able to send it away flying. Gvardora fell into the Atlantic Ocean, but immediately came out flying. Gvardora said.

【Fast. What is this creature? If my measuring device is correct, it holds an absurd amount of power.】

It looked like even an unknown opponent could feel Fenrir's level of danger​. Gvardora said cheerfully.

【—This is good. As the native people of this planet seem to have trash-like battle capabilities, we can have a reasonably good time fighting​ with the supernatural lifeforms. As this is only a 'sideshow' compared with the original place of destination​...with this, we can enjoy ourselves beyond expectation before our God, Regalzeva, arrives.】

"Regal...what?"

Vali confusedly asked. Then, at this time, an unusual event happened from behind. The cage with Hades and Angra Mainyu that was being pulled by a group of Pegasus was covered by a mysterious square-shaped barrier-looking thing! From every part of the barrier, small...machine-looking things were seen. It looked like those things were the ones making the square-shaped barrier. ...They couldn't feel the slightest presence from those things being put out. Bebevu Su said.

【Gvardora! The mission was completed.】

Bebevu Su said, and a strange undulation in the atmosphere​ was felt in the sky. While hearing spark​-like sounds, Vali and his group looked above and saw a gigantic hole drilled through space as something...powerful was trying to appear.

"...What is that...?"

Seeing what appeared from the hole drilled in space, Bikou asked dumbfounded. From the enormous​ hole born in space, what appeared was an airship they’d never seen before. Kuroka said while frowning her face.

"...A gigantic airship. No, it is a flying battleship...? Something that would come out in a movie..."

As Kuroka said, it was something that would come out in SF movies as it looked like a spaceship. The size was eight hundred metres...no, it was too big of a ship that reached at least one kilometer.

"...No, that is something that doesn't exist in the human world or the supernatural world."

Vali said. The cage with Hades and Angra Mainyu started shining with light. As if not wanting to hand over them, Vali and his group attacked with their aura, although their attacks didn't completely work on the square-shaped barrier. With the light covering the cage increasing more than ever​, it became a ball of light and flew at high-speed towards the gigantic ship. Gvardora and Bebevu Su started shining with light too. Gvardora stated this.

【White One and his companions, if we meet again, let's play.】

After saying that, Gvardora and Bebevu Su became balls of light too and flew at high-speed towards the gigantic ship. After doing something which could be thought to be collecting Hades and Angra Mainyu, Gvardora and Bebevu Su, along with the gigantic ship, slipped back into the spatial hole from which it came from. Together with the ship, the space hole disappeared too.

—Is this a dream? Or a joke?

Vali felt as if he was bewitched by a fox (means being confused). However, certainly, a strange thing had made contact with this world. Everyone from the Vali Team understood that.