"I think there will be more scenes like this in the future."
Regarding Azazel's words, Roy smiled and said, "After all, aren't you working hard for it?"
"I don't know where you get your information. We are very tight lipped. Even our Cadres don't know the details." Azazel smiled helplessly, and his sharp eyes fell on Roy, wanting to see right through him.
The fact that the Three Factions were about to shake hands and make peace was a major event that could change the course of history for the entire Biblical Faction, and it was also a top secret among them. Among them, apart from him, only a few people knew about it.
Before the Kokabiel incident, although Azazel valued Roy, who was in Kuoh Town, he didn't pay that much attention to him. But after what happened with Kokabiel, Azazel investigated Roy's affairs thoroughly. However, no useful information was found.
The Devils secrecy was also handled very well. After all, even Rias didn't know the news of the tripartite summit.
But how did Roy, the contemporary Sekiryuutei, know about it? This made Azazel curious.
"There is no impenetrable wall in the world; there will always be clues left behind. If you pay a little attention, you will make some unexpected discoveries." Roy smiled.
"That's true." Azazel nodded and said, "It doesn't make much sense to talk about these now."
According to the investigation, after Roy came to Kuoh Town, he showed an incredible talent for swordsmanship. If that was the case, his intuition didn't seem so unacceptable. After all, the minds of geniuses are always different, and they can discover things that are difficult for ordinary people to notice.
Before the Kokabiel incident, they had done a good job of keeping the peace talks secret. However, in dealing with Kokabiel's theft of the Excaliburs, even though he didn't coordinate with Sirzechs and Michael, their tacit understanding made them all choose to use Kokabiel as a breakthrough to advance the peace talks. As long as one was paying attention, they could always find that sense of incongruity.
"You spared Kokabiel's life, and I want to thank you for that. After all, there are fewer and fewer of the old guys on the Grigori side. Although he caused a lot of trouble this time, he has followed me for many years," Azazel said, getting straight to the point.
"How did the Fallen Angels deal with Kokabiel?" Ravel asked.
"Of course, it was a severe punishment." Azazel spread his hands and said, "That guy has always been impulsive when he gets heated. This time, I just made him sober up. I have sealed him in the lowest level of Cocytus and sentenced him to eternal imprisonment in ice."
Although Kokabiel had caused a lot of trouble this time, and a death sentence would not have been surprising, there were very few Cadre class Fallen Angels in the Grigori; their number was not even in the double digits. Azazel was also a nostalgic person, so he still gave Kokabiel a chance to survive. If Kokabiel could truly repent, it wasn't impossible to release him when the time came. After all, even a life sentence could be commuted.
"I just wanted to exchange him for something I wanted. You don't need to thank me," Roy said bluntly with a smile.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Azazel leaned back on the sofa very naturally and said casually. He liked Roy's outspoken attitude; there was no need to beat around the bush. After all, Azazel was, to some extent, still a researcher, and researchers don't like to waste time.
"I heard that you at the Grigori have done in-depth research on Sacred Gears, and I want to borrow your research data," Roy said directly.
"That's really a lion's request." Azazel was surprised. He looked Roy up and down and said strangely, "However, I'm curious, what do you want the Sacred Gear research results for?"
After Azazel ended his involvement in the Great War, he had devoted most of his energy to the research of Sacred Gears. For Roy to ask for his life's work in one go, the request was unusually bold.
"Is there a need to ask?" Roy raised his eyebrows.
"I can't just give you the results blindly, can I?" Azazel smiled and said, "If you use it for something terrible, I'll also be held responsible. I don't want to get into some trouble for no reason."
Hearing Azazel's words, Roy couldn't help but smile; it seemed his purpose for today would be fulfilled.
"I plan to further develop the Boosted Gear," Roy did not hide it, explaining, "Balance Breaker may not be enough for me. I hope to develop a new mode that is more powerful and more stable."
"Have you already started to touch Juggernaut Drive?" Azazel asked.
"Not yet." Roy shook his head. "That mode is not easy to use. It consumes too much life force. As a human, I really can't afford it."
Juggernaut Drive was basically a drain on one's life force. In the past, a Sekiryuutei could basically declare themselves dead after using it. In the anime, when Issei Hyoudou used Juggernaut Drive while berserk, it also greatly shortened his demonic lifespan, which showed its severe side effects.
"This generation of Heavenly Dragons truly surpasses the past," Azazel said with a sigh.
Vali had the blood of a Maou, a hybrid of a Devil and a human. He had mastered his Balance Breaker a long time ago and could be called the strongest Hakuryuukou in history. Azazel guessed that Vali had probably already started to touch upon Juggernaut Drive.
And this generation's Sekiryuutei was even more outrageous. As a human, his strength actually exceeded someone with a Maou's bloodline. He was even planning to develop a new, more powerful, and more suitable mode on top of the Balance Breaker.
The previous Sekiryuutei had all 'rested on their laurels'; the Balance Breaker was already their limit.
"Okay, I can give you my Sacred Gear research results," Azazel nodded.
In fact, Azazel had planned to share his research on Sacred Gears with Michael, Sirzechs, and the others after the summit between the Three Factions. Even if he had rejected Roy today, Roy would still have been able to get access to the relevant information eventually.
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