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After destruction, there is new creation.
This is not a metaphor but a literal meaning.
If the current system is not broken, a new system will not emerge. Literally, to create a new system, the current system must be broken. And this new system is adapted to the changing times.
Like how the old Devil King faction was brought down and the new Devil Kings rose to power, as continuing the old ways would lead to extinction.
Like how the Great Archangels created a new system to continue the lineage of angels after the God of the Bible disappeared.
After the Three Factions War, the fallen angels, with the fewest numbers, created a new path of peace agreements for species preservation.
But new changes always bring opposition, and the resulting karma cannot be avoided. They could suppress the karma they accumulated until now, but it coming out in this form is their own doing.
Because of that, the devils had to sever the number of noble families that were already few, the angels saw the collapse of Heaven and its system and the disappearance of the Great Archangels, and the fallen angels had to lose their governor Azazel and several executives.
In a sense, an inevitable result.
Because it was not a change of the times but their final end due to their karma.
"Many things are changing."
Ren muttered while watching the changing world.
The fall of the Three Factions and the annihilation of several mythological forces.
Not ending there, with the existence of non-humans revealed to the world, the world faced a new cataclysm. Humans were surprised to learn that what they considered illusions were real, and surprisingly, those mystical beings were not so far from their own lives.
Representatively, Matsuda and Motohama, who became reincarnated devils and were connected to Issei.
They were surprised that Issei had become a devil, but showed their usual selves, finding that becoming a reincarnated devil wasn't so different.
In fact, even if the species changes to reincarnated devil, the personality itself isn't twisted, so it's a natural result. And since the species of devil itself was known as fiction in the world, it's even more so to have prejudices.
"Now everything is over."
Ren glanced at Ophis who came beside him.
"So you won't act recklessly anymore?"
"Those who cannot see the future, those who think they are special and harm the world, those who destroyed themselves due to their own karma, I have eliminated most of them. Further elimination is unnecessary for the world."
"Well, a world led by individuals is also a problem."
Ultimately, Ophis changed this world all by herself. And without others' opinions or understanding, just as she pleased.
The problem is that she had the power to do so, and in the end, it can be said that it was right.
Even Hades released Samael to restrain such Ophis, but the new power combining Ophis and Great Red's strength defeated even Samael, who could be called the natural enemy of dragons, and destroyed the underworld.
"A world led by individuals is wrong. That's why current problems arose. They themselves could not see the future, could not see the world. So in a sense, this is also their own doing."
Ultimately, thinking that the current world is maintained thanks to special individuals like Great Red, Ophis, and Trihexa, a world led by special individuals is certainly a problem, but a world dependent on them is also bad.
"I have done all I can. From now on, they must protect the world themselves."
"If they cannot?"
"They will simply perish with the world."
Ophis looked at the distant void.
"The existing order has collapsed, and new chaos is approaching. Whether that is good or bad will be determined by the future world."
The Sacred Devil Sword born from the death of those in charge of holiness and devilry.
The Red Dragon Emperor, a singularity born from the collapse of the world's balance.
The Half-Human Half-Devil White Dragon Emperor, a being that can be called a miracle.
Besides that, starting with new God-Killing tools, new possibilities that never existed before are arising in the world. Problems are arising from that, but that is something the world must bear.
Ophis took Ren's hand and said.
"So Red no longer needs to bear everything alone. I, Trihexa, and even though still weak, parts of other worlds now move for the world."
At those words, Ren widened his eyes and then showed a slight smile.
"...I didn't fight the god of death to save the world or such grand purposes. I can't say I didn't have it at all, but I wanted to protect the future from being destroyed by the god of death from another world, the world where everyone is. It's far from pure righteousness."
"If everyone had even that much heart, the world wouldn't be so chaotic."
"Pfft, then is it because I am the Dream Dragon?"
Then, holding each other's hands, the two headed home.
"Then there's no need to hide Ophis's identity from our parents anymore. Ah, Chimera too. Should we introduce everyone this opportunity?"
"That's not bad either."
Then, the two walked forward towards a new future.
That future might not be entirely bright, but it won't be dark either.
The End
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