High School DxD Light Novel - Volume 23

[Hakai]

Spoiler:

She drinks it. She says how delicious Ise's blood is which makes her lose her mind

....

Really interesting and useful ability there, Elmen-chan.
So Ise's aura is officially Crimson and Black as well? Makes sense since he has Ophis' power.

At the changing room. Bova cries for not being able to perform well. Ise comforts him.

Awww, this guy is adorable, kinda...

Ise then tells Ravel and Bina his possible next powerup and says he may grasped something in the match earlier

ExE? Whatever it is he needs it since he's up against Typhon and two other gods

[katokateki]

he may have grasped something in the match earlier

Gabriel's oppai?

[DragoMuseveni]

That next power up might show in the battle against the gods . Maybe that dormant power from Great Red

[B214]

Too bad we won't be having anymore Oppai Pawa up.

[Hakai]

. Ise says he won't lose next time. Dulio says he won't lose the next fight too. Ise and Dulio hugs each other.

another one to the male harem

Anyway, I wonder how Gabriel would act around Ise when they meet again.

[Bennia Lover]

Well it seems like Ophis' blessing, whatever happens when a vampire drinks another strong persons blood is different for each vampire. Gasper's own power increases whereas Elmenhilde copies a persons power.

[Ultragunner]

Elm and dem blood ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

But can someone remind me of

Spoiler for Youth:

Roygun? Who is she? IIRC, she the 7th rank in RG right?
and why is she wanting to be Ise's retainer?

damn....

And I wonder what kind of life Bova has led until now
If he were a girl then I bet Bova would have already been head over heels for Ise right now

[katokateki]

She's the previous 2nd(or 3rd?) ranker IIRC. Rudiger's the reincarnated devil that's at 7th spot. And I would assume Rudiger is gonna reach the 2nd spot pretty quick now.

She has interest in boys under 20(sexually, not for making an army!) i.e., she's a cougar and has been kicked out of her household, has lost the King piece she previously had, has been banned from RGs(as a king) for a while and has been demoted to a High Class devil. She has nothing to do, is bored AF and is interested in RGs. Also, she helped Saji and Sairaorg against Bedeze. She's gonna be an adviser for him(Ise) and will be giving him info about other teams. She could also be a part of his team, but that's speculation. That's all I remember, I may be wrong...

[Gary29]

Hahahaha, that proposal was too fitting. And Elmen-chan lost her mind huh...

Looks like ExE will show up in the battle against Typhon and the Gods after all.

Edit: Hm, now that I think about... Elmenhilde can't handle sunlight, can she? Maybe Ise or someone's blood could fix that.

[nhill76]

Originally Posted by Parry999

^ Googled morgana le fay a fairy got a site that says shes a fairy queen go figure.
Sun wukong/ son goku could just teach him how to use his touki there dxd mufasa.

That's definitely a possibility.

[Ariel_Saeba]

For those who are wondering why Crom can be stronger than Ddraig, keep in mind this logic: not only did he train in the past 1500 years or so, but also the fact that in the original Irish Mythology, Crom was originally a major deity (a god of seasons to be exact) so yeah, he has that capacity to surpass Ddraig. Here's an excerpt:

Spoiler for Crom info:

The references in the dinsenchas ("place-lore") poem in the 12th century to sacrifice in exchange for milk and grain suggest that Crom had a function as fertility god. The description of his image as a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone or bronze figures has been interpreted by some as representing the sun surrounded by the signs of the zodiac, suggesting a function as solar deity.[

Also, thanks again nom@an for the sums. Dem proposals were amusing.

Spoiler for EX Spoiler:

Ise will need that Dragon body against Typhon (dunno about Jormungand/Midgardsomr tho, since he is still a lazy bum even though his superiors from Asgard called him to participate.). If you guys have read the final two chapters of EX, you would have seen just the tip of the iceberg what dat snake guy can do.

[Hakai]

Ise already said it, Crom is stronger now cause he was never killed and continued to train.

If Ddraig and Albion weren't sealed and continued to pursue more strength till now their level probably would have been even more insane.

[Ariel_Saeba]

Yeah, but often than not, each has their own limits to reach to train. In Crom's case, he happens to be able to surpass Ddraig's former prime level cause his body enables it to do so. Same case with other evil dragons with known mythological lore like Azi Dahaka (who is considered to be the "son" of the Persian Satan Angra Mainyu) and Apep/Apophis (who is the archenemy of the Egyptian Chief God Ra).

[Ultragunner]

Originally Posted by katokateki

She's the previous 2nd(or 3rd?) ranker IIRC. Rudiger's the reincarnated devil that's at 7th spot. And I would assume Rudiger is gonna reach the 2nd spot pretty quick now.

She has interest in boys under 20(sexually, not for making an army!) i.e., she's a cougar and has been kicked out of her household, has lost the King piece she previously had, has been banned from RGs(as a king) for a while and has been demoted to a High Class devil. She has nothing to do, is bored AF and is interested in RGs. Also, she helped Saji and Sairaorg against Bedeze. She's gonna be an adviser for him(Ise) and will be giving him info about other teams. She could also be a part of his team, but that's speculation. That's all I remember, I may be wrong...

why was she kicked out and banned from RG again? Was it because she is into young guys?

Speaking of which, we don't know how old the dragons are, especially those of Dragon Kings class and above. a few thousands years seem short for them

[Bennia Lover]

Roygun was the former 2nd Ranker and she is banned from participating in RG for awhile because she used a King Piece to get her position; in other words she cheated.

Here is her page created by me: http://highschooldxd.wikia.com/wiki/Roygun_Belphegor

[katokateki]

@Ultra What Bennia said. And great work, Bennia!

[Bennia Lover]

@katokateki Thanks!

[DragonOsman]

Originally Posted by Ariel_Saeba

Yeah, but often than not, each has their own limits to reach to train. In Crom's case, he happens to be able to surpass Ddraig's former prime level cause his body enables it to do so. Same case with other evil dragons with known mythological lore like Azi Dahaka (who is considered to be the "son" of the Persian Satan Angra Mainyu) and Apep/Apophis (who is the archenemy of the Egyptian Chief God Ra).

@bold: Oh, so that's why Ishibumi said in the Volume 21 Afterword that only a god named after the sun can really beat Apophis. He must've been referring to Ra. [Though DxD G Ise also managed to do it.]

And Elmenhilde got crimson and black aura from drinking Ise's blood, huh? So Ise's aura is now also crimson and black? Like Hakaishin also said - makes sense since he has Ophis' power (the black aura is from Ophis). The crimson aura is the "rest of" Ise's Dragon aura, but why is it crimson? Shouldn't it be red? Great Red's flesh and the power of the Sekiryuutei. Should be red aura. Rias' aura is crimson.

Anyway, @Ariel_Saeba: I'm with Hakaishin on Ddraig and Albion, actually. I understand what you said about limits, but Ddraig and Albion are the Two Heavenly Dragons. There shouldn't be any reason why they couldn't go far above and beyond current Crom Cruach's level. Probably 2x Heavenly Dragon-level or somewhere around there. In other words, yeah, their levels would be even more insane if they were still alive and had continued to train. They reached Heavenly Dragon-level through training long before Crom Cruach had.

I'm happy for the proposals. But mad props to Xenovia and Irina for proposing during the match. Ise's reply was good, too.

Such a pity that Ise's team lost like that. Just a bit more and Bina/Grayfia would've scored a goal. They were so close to winning.

Ise told Ravel and Grayfia about his next possible power-up and that he may have possibly gotten a hint in the match against Dulio's team for it? I'm interested in knowing what he found that makes him say that.

Anyway, yeah, thanks a lot for the spoilers, @n0m@n!

Edit to add: I agree with whoever it was that said that they miss the Oppai Power-ups. Sad to see them go.

As for the Super Devils, Ise and Vali are candidates for the title. I think they'll get it. Last Super Devil is probably Sairaorg. Could be Kiba, too, though.

[Crimson406]

Originally Posted by DragonOsman

And Elmenhilde got crimson and black aura from drinking Ise's blood, huh? So Ise's aura is now also crimson and black? Like Hakaishin also said - makes sense since he has Ophis' power (the black aura is from Ophis). The crimson aura is the "rest of" Ise's Dragon aura, but why is it crimson? Shouldn't it be red? Great Red's flesh and the power of the Sekiryuutei. Should be red aura. Rias' aura is crimson.

At this rate they should change it to Crimson Dragon Emperor.

[DragonOsman]

His fully Dragonfied form in EX was crimson, too. So yeah. That sounds about right. But what color is Great Red? He's called the Red Dragon God Emperor, but really, if awakening the power from his flesh made Ise's Dragonified body crimson, then what color is Great Red's body? Maybe it's true red, or in other words crimson. Ddraig also called Ise the Crimson Sekiryuutei (Volume 20, fight against Rizevim - though it seemed like a play on words; when Ddraig said "Cardinal Crimson Promotion - Diabolos Dragon [DxD]", Ise understood it as "Crimson Sekiryuutei" (maybe just the "Cardinal Crimson Promotion" part, though)).