Chapter 459: Rebirth as a Six-Winged Angel
The faint, intermittent calls faded after three or four repetitions.
It felt like an auditory hallucination, and Lady Aisha indeed thought so herself.
She wondered if her longing for her foster mother had triggered the illusion.
In the blink of an eye, she found herself once again in the realm of the gods—Heaven.
This time, she ascended to the Sixth Heaven, the spatial layer where the Seraphim reside, arriving at the palace of the Seraphim Gabriel.
She was to be reborn as a direct subordinate angel under this archangel.
Thus, upon seeing the foremost beauty of Heaven again, Lady Aisha was once more struck speechless, momentarily dazed.
"So, Miss Aisha, are you willing to become a member of Heaven?"
This inquiry left Lady Aisha momentarily stunned.
"U-um, am I capable? Actually, well, I..."
"I understand that your faith in the Lord isn't particularly deep, but that doesn't hinder you from becoming an angel. In truth, becoming an angel never required intense faith in the Lord from the start. All that's needed is a heart devoted to saving the world, a heart of utmost kindness—and you, Aisha, fulfill these conditions."
Gabriel had discerned Aisha's lack of deep faith in the Lord, and Griselda had reported it as well.
However, becoming an angel didn't truly demand such fervent faith or a desire to serve the Lord; nor was it a new decree from the current Lord.
The Lord who created Gabriel—her Father God—had always believed that pure goodness alone was sufficient, regardless of whether one believed in Him.
"R-really?"
Aisha sighed in relief, though with a touch of embarrassment.
So, her lack of faith had been noticed all along.
"Then, are you willing to become a member of Heaven? This will allow you to wield greater power and save more humans."
"Yes, I'm willing~"
Aisha agreed almost without hesitation.
She had also forgotten her true identity, swept up by the atmosphere around her.
Of course, part of it was her genuine desire to save more suffering humans—even if this wasn't her world, she couldn't bear to see humanity in distress.
"Alright~"
A card flew from the angel's hand, hovering before her chest where it glowed brighter before merging into her body, causing her to panic slightly.
Hmm? Lady Aisha sensed changes in her body—power was surging forth, a usable strength.
Eh?
From the corner of her eye, she noticed something white unfolding on both sides—angel wings.
"S-six wings?"
Lady Aisha was astonished to find six wings sprouting from her back.
Wasn't it said that newly reborn angels usually had two wings?
"U-um, why do I have six wings?"
Lady Aisha seemed somewhat embarrassed, as if she had received special treatment that might be mistaken for favoritism.
"This shows that your excellence exceeds our expectations, Aisha. The six wings aren't an assigned rank for your angel status—they're a manifestation of your own innate qualities," Gabriel clapped her hands together happily, surprised that this newcomer had surpassed her expectations.
Just then, a magic circle at the center of the hall suddenly lit up, and three figures appeared.
"My Lord~"
Huh?
Aisha blinked in confusion as she watched Miss Gabriel bow respectfully beside her. Did she just say "My Lord"?
This very young man was the new God of the Bible in Heaven? The leader of the Alliance of Gods? And also the chairman of another world's Council of Gods?
He was an incredibly important figure.
As for the other two figures, Aisha recognized them—the black-haired girl and the bandaged girl she had parted ways with when coming to Gabriel's palace.
The black-haired girl was being carried like a doll by the young man, while the bandaged girl followed anxiously beside them, as if she had just endured some torment.
"Gabriel, I'll be away on business for some time. Please work with everyone to manage Heaven's affairs in my absence," said the young man as he set down the black-haired girl in his arms. However, her small hands continued clutching his clothes, refusing to let go.
"Ophis, wait until my business trip is over, and I'll play with you. So please don't argue with Red during this time," Renji gently rubbed the head of this loli Dragon God.
Currently, this loli Dragon God wasn't particularly eager to return to the Dimensional Rift. The reason she had quarreled and even had minor fights with Great Red was because Great Red's human form had provoked Ophis.
Great Red's human form could be said to be another Ophis—almost like twins, with the only difference being the red hair and red attire.
Therefore, Ophis was furious that the other was copying her and demanded that Great Red change her appearance, but Great Red refused.
The two argued and fought like children.
In truth, both their mentalities were indeed childlike.
"Okay, it's a promise. After your business trip, you'll play with me,"
"Mm,"
After rubbing the loli Dragon God's head and pinching her soft cheeks again, Renji prepared to depart.
The calls from the other side were incessant, so Renji prepared to attempt using [Gale] once more, intending to transport someone from this side to the other.
Correction—not a person, but an anomalous dragon.
Come to think of it, could abilities from that side be activated here as well?
However, only the movement ability [Gale] could be used, and it could be combined with the system's teleportation function.
Thus, this time, transporting a dragon was also an experiment to see if it could successfully be brought to the other side.
Of course, the dragon to be transported was certainly not Ophis.
He also glanced at the Divine Ancestor Asherah, whom he had brought along earlier. She shuddered under his gaze.
She had been utterly terrified earlier—after he had Ophis reveal her true form and licked her, Asherah was so frightened that she lost control of her bladder and spilled everything she knew like pouring out beans.
Unfortunately, since Asherah was a reincarnated Divine Ancestor, even if she could transform into the Heretic Leviathan, she was not in a complete Heretic God state. Thus, she had no memories of her past as a deity and knew nothing about the figure behind [The Last King].
Asherah would remain on this side for further observation to determine whether she could continue to exist.
Speaking of which, the dragon he intended to bring over was also quite special. If summoned, Asherah would likely be scared into incontinence again.
So, curling his lips into a smirk, Renji revealed a mischievous expression and summoned the dragon sealed in Purgatory.