The stray devil’s eyes opened, full of panic and fear, the attack had been too sudden, and since he didn’t faint right away, the feeling of helplessness when he was paralyzed was still stuck in his mind.
As he looked around and saw the monsters, he realized he was surrounded, which increased his fear, this was probably the end of him, he thought.
Soon he saw me, and since I was well…
sitting on a throne monster, it was pretty easy to identify that I was the leader here.
“A…are you from the Glasya-Labolas?” The stray devil asked with a stammer, the usual devil arrogance as shown in the anime was completely devoid.
“So you are a reincarnated devil from the Glasya-Labolas clan?” I asked as I looked at his with a pensive expression, not letting any of my thoughts show.
“Yes…” He answered, but I could see him falling into deep thinking, he understood that I was not from the devils side.
“I am indeed not from the devils side. I am from the side of the humans, and you filthy beast dared to kill and eat humans here, so rest assured, you are not leaving here alive.” I threatened, there was no way for this devil to leave here, first he had seen me, and second, eating humans was not something I would tolerate.
“Wait!
Wait!!!
I…
I was a human too!
Yes, I was a human too, then I was tricked and reincarnated into a devil, I am innocent, I just fell into the temptations of the devils!!!
But they treated me like a slave!!
Those wretched devils of the Glasya-Labolas clan…
I could do nothing but escape, I was just a mid class devil, they even have a Satan in their clan.
And just as I escaped, I turned into this wretched form…
Please, I am innocent, just let me live!!
I am ready to surrender and serve under you.” The devil instantly started pleading but I could see his plans clearly.
As he was groveling, he steadily moved towards me, though he was prostrating, he had reached close enough to lunge at me and attack.
Due to my aura hiding monsters, I appeared just like an ordinary human to the senses of almost every supernatural, and this stray devil probably thought so too.
Not very smart, but if he was smart, he wouldn’t actually be in his current predicament, or be a stray devil in the first place.
“Oh? The Glasya-Labolas clan have a Satan too… Ah yes, I remember, the current Asmodeus… What was his name, hmmm, Falbium Glasya-Labolas, right?” Falbium was the least known amongst the current Satans, and probably the weakest of the lot, but he was still a Satan.
I removed the Aura hiding monsters on me, and my aura instantly burst out with all its might, good thing I had already placed multiple barriers here.
A look of shock and despair appeared on the stray devil’s face as he sensed my current aura, and all traces of cunning and hope vanished, he knew there was no hope now.
“Tell me, how does my strength compare to that of a Satan, I am very curious.” I asked with a smile.
“Ummm this… I… I have never seen a Satan, that bastard Falbium Glasya-Labolas was almost always away in his own territory, and never appeared in the clan. But!! I am certain you are stronger, my lord!!! i have seen the head of the Glasya-Labolas clan, who is Ultimate class, and you are much stronger than him!!! I am certain you are even stronger than a satan. It would be my blessing to serve under you!!!” Tchh, this useless devil did nothing but affirm what I already thought.
So, my strength is somewhere between Ultimate and Satan class…
And my growth rate has slowed down severely now.
It would be safe to assume that Satan level is the peak I can achieve through normal means.
Even the strongest recorded humans have only reached this level, So I guess this is the racial limit for humans, my assisted training with annihilation maker just shortened the time required to reach this level.
Strangely, the racial limit for Devils also happen to be at Satan level…
But why is it that within the meager devil population, two individuals breaking their racial limits, aka Super devils, have appeared…
But within the billions of humans, there has never a single case.
In the anime, No human was ever said to rival Super devils.
No one had ever reached the top 10 in the world.
There were a few noteworthy ones, like Vasco Strada, who trained himself to the limits of humanity, but was probably not even Satan class, and even if we count sacred gear users.
Cao Cao was considered the strongest human, and was a subordinate of Indra.
Tobio Ikuse was a subordinate of Azazel.
Even Legendary figures like Arthur Pendragon and Merlin were not exalted to the same level as super devils, Merlin was more known for founding the human version of calculation based magic, and not his strength.
“Tell me, why did you choose to appear here in London to hide.” I asked the stray devil putting aside other thoughts.
“This… well, the forces in London, like the Pendragon family, and the mages and wizards here, they are not particularly strong, but devils usually just let them be, so here, there is a low chance of being captured by devils. I did not expect there was someone as strong as you in London.”
So London simply does not have anyone strong.
I guess it’s good, it could have been bad if someone strong had targeted me from the start.
“Do you know any magic?” I asked at last, this was the most important thing I wanted to know, if he knew magic, I could experiment on it and learn it.
“N…no… I was a rook, a physical brawler, I do not know any magic, my lord.” The stray devil stammered.
“Tchh… Useless.” I grunted.
Guess he is of no use, better to just deal with him.