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Chapter 262 - 252: Taking Down the Evil Dragon! · Oct 23, 2026

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251 Chapter 251 - 241 Common Ground 2026-10-23
252 Chapter 252 - 242 To the Underworld School! 2026-10-23
253 Chapter 253 - 243 Believe! 2026-10-23
254 Chapter 254 - 244 Looming Malice 2026-10-23
255 Chapter 255 - 245 The Spear of Malice 2026-10-23
256 Chapter 256 - 246 Defense Battle Begins! 2026-10-23
257 Chapter 257 - 247 The Power of the Minions 2026-10-23
258 Chapter 258 - 248: Reinforcements Have Arrived! 2026-10-23
259 Chapter 259 - 249: The Binding Trap and the Red Spear 2026-10-23
260 Chapter 260 - 250: The Fierce Battle Continues! 2026-10-23
261 Chapter 261 - 251: Tiamat and the Casual Retreat 2026-10-23
262 Chapter 262 - 252: Taking Down the Evil Dragon! 2026-10-23
263 Chapter 263 - 253: The Soul-Erasing Slash 2026-10-23
264 Chapter 264 - 254: The Black Dragon Awakens! 2026-10-23
265 Chapter 265 - 255: Saji’s Fiery Confession 2026-10-23
266 Chapter 266 - 256: I’ll Save Her No Matter What! 2026-10-23
267 Chapter 267 - 257 T·O·S Activated!! 2026-10-23
268 Chapter 268 - 258 An Unexpected Candidate! 2026-10-23
269 Chapter 269 - 259 Proposal 2026-10-23
270 Chapter 270 - 260 Miha’s Reminiscence 2026-10-23
271 Chapter 271 - 261: The True Crimson Sekiryuutei 2026-10-23
272 Chapter 272 - 262: True Dragon, Ultimate Siscon! 2026-10-23
273 Chapter 273 - 263: T·O·S Ignition!! 2026-10-23
274 Chapter 274 - 264: An Unexpected Candidacy! 2026-10-23
275 Chapter 275 - 265 A Proposal 2026-10-23
276 Chapter 276 - 266: From President to Sona-san 2026-10-23
277 Chapter 277 - 267: Impulsive Rose and the Gods’ Proposal 2026-10-23
278 Chapter 278 - 268 Miu’s Reminiscence 2026-10-23
279 Chapter 279 - 269: Tears of Joy and a Soft Laugh 2026-10-23
280 Chapter 280 - 270 Establishment! Hyoudou Issei Peerage Office! 2026-10-23
281 Chapter 281 - 271: The Useless Goddess’s Blueprint 2026-10-23
282 Chapter 282 - 272 With Alice-san 2026-10-23
283 Chapter 283 - 273: A Thousand Points for the Naked Apron 2026-10-23
284 Chapter 284 - 274: Christmas Present Received! 2026-10-23
285 Chapter 285 - 275: Winter Break Begins! 2026-10-23
286 Chapter 286 - 276: Christmas Project, Launching Now! 2026-10-23
287 Chapter 287 - 277: To Heaven We Go! 2026-10-23
288 Chapter 288 - 278: The Heavenly Doorknob 2026-10-23
289 Chapter 289 - 279: Memories of Childhood Days 2026-10-23
290 Chapter 290 - 280: The World of Starry Night 2026-10-23
291 Chapter 291 - 281 The Avenger 2026-10-23
292 Chapter 292 - 282 The Torn Pair 2026-10-23
293 Chapter 293 - 283 Smiling Onward! 2026-10-23
294 Chapter 294 - 284 Shaking Heaven 2026-10-23
295 Chapter 295 - 285 DxD Deploys, Even in Heaven! 2026-10-23
296 Chapter 296 - 286 The Holy Spear Returns 2026-10-23
297 Chapter 297 - 287 Go On Ahead! 2026-10-23
298 Chapter 298 - 288 Absurdity 2026-10-23
299 Chapter 299 - 289 Showdown with the Evil God! 2026-10-23
300 Chapter 300 - 290 The Path of Atonement 2026-10-23

Chapter 262: Chapter 252: Taking Down the Evil Dragon!

Southwest of the academy.

The sky and ground swarm with mass-produced evil dragons.

”Get out of my way!”

I cut through the dragons, advancing.

Two sinister auras ahead.

One’s new, but the other I know.

—Evil Dragon Grendel.

That tenacious aura is unmistakable.

It took a Tianwu armor strike, was halved, and still came at me.

Kiba and the others said even after Rias’s new finisher left it as just a head, it kept fighting.

A crazed dragon with a few screws loose.

Aggressive, brutal.

It finds joy in killing, not just fighting.

No escape this time.

Today, I’ll end it.

Permanently.

As I swing my fists, I think of ways to ensure Grendel’s demise.

Then—a massive purple flame pillar catches my eye.

A cross-shaped blaze.

”What...!? Why’s that here!?”

It was supposed to be in the north, fighting Rias and the others...

Did it deliberately move here...?

Bad feeling about this!

Heart pounding, I speed up toward the scene.

Moments after spotting the purple flames, I arrive—and lose my words.

”This...!”

”Why won’t it break!?”

Koneko and Sitri’s first-year, Nimura-san, are trapped in a spherical barrier, their movements sealed.

They pound it from inside, but it doesn’t budge.

”Come, evil dragons!”

”We’re your opponents!”

”You won’t reach that school!”

Fathers in battered armor wield spears and swords, bravely standing their ground.

And—

Saji lies collapsed, smoke rising from his body.

Did he take a direct hit!?

A cackle echoes from above.

I look up—a figure stands on a magic circle in the sky.

”Whoops, my bad! Got carried away and threw a super-strong cross!”

Valpurga of the Purple Flame!

She... she did this to Saji!

Grendel, nearby, looks up, complaining.

”Hey! Stop interfering when I’m having fun, you damn witch!”

”Oh, my! Just a little fun, no harm, right? That devil boy was so desperate, I couldn’t resist bullying him!”

Saji, smoking, lies motionless.

That flame’s a holy relic!

To us devils, it’s worse than poison—a lethal blow!

A direct hit like that, Saji...!

”Saji!”

I scatter the attacking dragons and rush to him.

Cradling him, I see...

”...Hyoudou... you came...?”

His voice is faint, barely there.

His skin’s scorched, blood flows freely.

His left leg is swollen blue, clearly broken.

The purple flame... it’s erasing him!

”Stay with me, Saji! Can you hear me!? Answer! Hold on, I’ll heal you!”

I search my pockets.

Phoenix Tears—given by Ravel’s dad as a promotion gift.

I’ll use these to—

”Tch!”

I grab Saji and leap back.

A massive purple cross rises where we stood.

I glare at the sky, shouting, ”Stay out of my way, Valpurga!”

”Well, it seemed like the perfect moment to strike. Missed, though.”

Valpurga hurls purple flames at me and Saji!

Damn it!

I don’t have time for this vile woman!

I switch to Heavenly Wings, deploying Feather Bits.

Five bits form a pyramid-shaped clear-red barrier, shielding us.

Now’s my chance!

I open the vial and pour the tears on Saji!

No way I’m letting him vanish!

He’s got dreams!

”Saji! Don’t die! You’re gonna be a teacher! No time to sleep here!”

I call out desperately.

His left hand catches my eye.

A sacred gear on his hand, with a line extending from it.

Following it—I see it connects to Grendel’s foot.

Saji’s words flood my mind—

—Hey, Hyoudou.

—The kids... they call me ’teacher.’ Me, of all people... still got a long way to go.

—Hyoudou, working with the kids here made it clear. I’m definitely becoming a teacher. Gotta hit mid-rank devil first, though.

—But I’ll make it, no matter what.

Saji speaks, voice hoarse.

”They... wanna destroy the school... it’s where... it’s where...”

He mutters, struggling to stand.

The Phoenix Tears closed his wounds, staving off erasure, but the holy relic’s damage is too much.

He can’t move.

His consciousness must be fading.

Yet...!

”I won’t let them... I won’t...!”

Saji’s trying to protect the school, the kids... to stand against Grendel!

I grab his shoulder, stopping him.

”Idiot...! You... even in this state...!”

Saji, you’re seeing those kids’ smiles, aren’t you?

That’s why you’re facing an unbeatable foe to protect them.

Tears fall as I speak.

”You did great...! You held out till I got here! You protected that school, Saji!”

So—

”Leave the rest to me. I won’t let them touch the school or the kids.”

I cover Saji with a Feather Bit barrier and step toward Grendel.

Grendel grins wide.

”Well, Red Dragon Emperor! Perfect timing! That brat wasn’t enough fun!”

Beside him stands a dragon-shaped tree... no, a massive wooden dragon.

Its face-like part splits, revealing a mouth, with red-glowing eyes in the hollows.

It speaks, locking onto me.

”First meeting, current Red Dragon Emperor. I’m Ladon, ’Insomniac Dragon, Guardian of the Treasure Tree.’ I specialize in barriers and seals... Pleased to meet you.”

So this dragon sealed the area.

Skilled in defense and sealing, huh?

I heard it was defeated in one of Hercules’ trials by Hydra’s venom.

No such convenient item here, and with the Holy Grail’s boost, it wouldn’t work anyway.

I glance at Grendel, Ladon, and Valpurga above, asking, ”Just to confirm... why target the school?”

Grendel answers.

”Was told wrecking that school would get serious fights. That brat was no fun, though! Vritra might’ve been better, but a weakling with a grafted gear? No match for me! Crushed him like trash! Guhahaha!”

...Thought so.

Saji wouldn’t back down from that.

He’d fight to stop them, no matter what.

I approach the barrier trapping Koneko and Nimura-san.

They look tearful.

”Issei-senpai...”

”Hyoudou-senpai... is Saji-senpai...?”

”He’s fine. Phoenix Tears worked.”

Nimura-san sighs in relief.

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