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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Azazel dispatches Baraqiel, who marries Shuri Himejima and having their daughter Akeno in the process. Unfortunately, it leads to the Himejimas killing Shuri because they resent Fallen Angels. When Akeno sees Baraqiel after the latter rescues her, she's understandably not amused and the two become estranged.

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* ForWantOfANail: Azazel sent Baraqiel on a mission, only for the latter to be wounded, discovered by Shuri Himejima, and have their daughter, Akeno. If Shuri wouldn't have been killed by her own relatives, Akeno wouldn't have crossed the DespairEventHorizon, disowned her father, joined the Occult Research Club, and ultimately wouldn't have started a relationship with Issei.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Azazel and Baraqiel are ''directly'' responsible for Akeno's final transformation into a devil. Azazel dispatches Baraqiel, who marries Shuri Himejima and having their daughter Akeno in the process. Unfortunately, it led to the Himejimas killing Shuri because they resent Fallen Angels. When Akeno saw Baraqiel after the latter rescued her, she was understandably not amused.



* ThwartedCoupDeGrace: When Akeno was in exile, her great-uncle cornered and attempted to kill her. Rias, however, intervened, transformed Akeno into a devil, and had her join the Occult Research Club.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: During the fight with Rias's team, he seriously underestimates Issei's powers. Issei proves him dead wrong when he uses Mjölnir to trap Loki for good.

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* ThwartedCoupDeGrace: When Akeno was in exile, her great-uncle cornered and attempted to kill eventually tried killing her. Rias, however, intervened, transformed Akeno into a devil, and had her join the Occult Research Club.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: During the fight with Rias's team, he Loki seriously underestimates Issei's powers. Issei proves him dead wrong when he uses Mjölnir to trap Loki for good.

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** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel pushed her TraumaButton regarding her relationship with Baraqiel. It turns out that she still has an ill-fated relationship with Baraqiel thanks to the latter [[MyGreatestFailure arriving too late to save Shuri when Akeno was very young]].

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** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel pushed pushes her TraumaButton regarding her relationship with Baraqiel. It turns out that she still has an ill-fated relationship with Baraqiel thanks to the latter [[MyGreatestFailure arriving too late to save Shuri when Akeno was very young]].


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* NonProtagonistResolver: While Issei and his friends do defeat Loki with Akeno and Baraqiel's assistance, it is Arthur Pendragon who captures Fenrir for Vali's team.
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* SignificantNameShift: Ever since Akeno lost Shuri, she has called Baraqiel by his name. After they reconcile towards the end of the volume, Akeno starts referring to Baraqiel as "father" once again.
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* AdultFear: When Baraqiel learns about what happened to Shuri in the backstory, he got there too late to save her life.
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* RealityEnsues: Watching your mother die and blaming your father for not being able to save her doesn't magically fade away, as Akeno still has emotional issues with Baraqiel over how [[MyGreatestFailure he failed to save Shuri when she was young]].

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* HighAltitudeBattle: The first fight of Volume 7 has everybody facing Loki in the air.


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* AdultFear: When Baraqiel learns about what happened to Shuri in the backstory, he got there too late to save her life.
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* RebuiltPedestal: After Issei helps Akeno work out some family issues with Baraqiel, she accepts the latter as his father for good.

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* RebuiltPedestal: After Issei helps Akeno work out some family issues with Baraqiel, she accepts the latter as his her father for good.
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** Koneko dresses up in a white dress and enters her OneWingedAngel form to heal Issei's life force after using Juggernaut Drive in the same manner that Akeno used when she healed him of his dragon power back in volumes 3 and 4.

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** Koneko dresses up in a white dress and enters her OneWingedAngel SuperMode form to heal Issei's life force after using Juggernaut Drive in the same manner that Akeno used when she healed him of his dragon power back in volumes 3 and 4.
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* SexForSolace: A defied example occurs when Akeno requests sex from Issei to help her forget her problems with Baraqiel. Issei refuses, as it would only make her despair worse.
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** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel mentions Baraqiel. It turns out that she still has an ill-fated relationship with him.

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** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel mentions pushed her TraumaButton regarding her relationship with Baraqiel. It turns out that she still has an ill-fated relationship with him.Baraqiel thanks to the latter [[MyGreatestFailure arriving too late to save Shuri when Akeno was very young]].



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Azazel and Baraqiel are directly responsible for Akeno's transformation into a devil. Azazel dispatches Baraqiel, who marries Shuri Himejima and having their daughter Akeno in the process. Unfortunately, it led to the Himejimas killing Shuri because they resent Fallen Angels. When she saw Baraqiel, Akeno was not amused and they became estranged.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Azazel and Baraqiel are directly ''directly'' responsible for Akeno's final transformation into a devil. Azazel dispatches Baraqiel, who marries Shuri Himejima and having their daughter Akeno in the process. Unfortunately, it led to the Himejimas killing Shuri because they resent Fallen Angels. When she saw Baraqiel, Akeno saw Baraqiel after the latter rescued her, she was understandably not amused and they became estranged.amused.



* RealityEnsues: Watching your mother die and blaming your father for not being able to save her doesn't magically fade away, as Akeno has emotional issues with Baraqiel over how [[MyGreatestFailure he failed to save Shuri when she was young]].

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* RealityEnsues: Watching your mother die and blaming your father for not being able to save her doesn't magically fade away, as Akeno still has emotional issues with Baraqiel over how [[MyGreatestFailure he failed to save Shuri when she was young]].

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* RealityEnsues: Watching your mother die and blaming your father for not being able to save her doesn't magically fade away, as Akeno has emotional issues with Baraqiel over how [[MyGreatestFailure he failed to save Shuri when she was young]].



* RealityEnsues: Watching your mother die and blaming your father for not being able to save her doesn't magically fade away, as Akeno has emotional issues with Baraqiel over how [[MyGreatestFailure he failed to save Shuri when she was young]].
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* GetOut: After Akeno defends Issei from Baraqiel, she immediately tells the latter to get out of their sight.
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** Baraqiel became one to Akeno Himejima years ago. She deeply loved her father as a child, but then, her mother Shuri was killed and Baraqiel failed to save her. Akeno disowned her father and went into exile. She makes several points to Issei about how Baraqiel wasn't around when she needed him the most, even saying it to the latter's face in this volume. It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when Issei has Akeno reconcile with her father for good.

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** Baraqiel became one to Akeno Himejima years ago. She deeply loved her father as a child, but then, her mother Shuri was killed and Baraqiel failed to save her. Akeno crossed the DespairEventHorizon, disowned her father and went into exile. She makes several points to Issei about how Baraqiel wasn't around when she needed him the most, even saying it to the latter's face in this volume. It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when Issei has helps Akeno reconcile with her father for good.



* DatePeepers: In Volume 7, during Issei's date with Akeno, Rias and some Occult Research Club members follow them around, all in ludicrously ineffective disguises... except for Kiba, who apparently took a look at the others and decided not to bother.

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* DatePeepers: In Volume 7, during During Issei's date with Akeno, Rias and some Occult Research Club members follow them around, all in ludicrously ineffective disguises... except for Kiba, who apparently took a look at the others and decided not to bother.



* ForWantOfANail: Azazel sent Baraqiel on a mission, only for the latter to be wounded, discovered by Shuri Himejima, and have their daughter, Akeno. If Shuri wouldn't have been killed by her own relatives, Akeno wouldn't have disowned her father and joined the Occult Research Club, and she ultimately wouldn't have started a relationship with Issei.

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* ForWantOfANail: Azazel sent Baraqiel on a mission, only for the latter to be wounded, discovered by Shuri Himejima, and have their daughter, Akeno. If Shuri wouldn't have been killed by her own relatives, Akeno wouldn't have crossed the DespairEventHorizon, disowned her father and father, joined the Occult Research Club, and she ultimately wouldn't have started a relationship with Issei.



* ThisIsUnforgivable: Once Issei is seriously injured by Fenrir, Rias decides enough is enough and plots to kill Loki for it... at least until she discovers the Phoenix Tear Ravel gave him in volume 6.

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* ThisIsUnforgivable: Once Issei is seriously injured by Fenrir, Rias decides enough is enough and plots to kill Loki for it...herself... at least until she discovers the Phoenix Tear Ravel gave him in volume 6.
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** Rossweisse falls into a ''major'' one when Loki decides to abandon her after the battle with Loki is over.

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** Rossweisse falls into a ''major'' one when Loki decides to abandon Odin abandons her after the battle with Loki is over.

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** Like Akeno before her, Koneko heals Issei from using Juggernaut Drive in the previous volume. This time around, she uses her OneWingedAngel nekomata form to do this process.
** Koneko dresses up in a white dress and enters her OneWingedAngel form to heal Issei's life force after using Juggernaut Drive in the same manner that Akeno used when she tries to heal him of his dragon power in volumes 3 and 4.

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** Like Akeno before her, Koneko heals Issei from using Juggernaut Drive in the previous volume. This time around, she uses her OneWingedAngel nekomata form to do this process.
** Koneko dresses up in a white dress and enters her OneWingedAngel form to heal Issei's life force after using Juggernaut Drive in the same manner that Akeno used when she tries to heal healed him of his dragon power back in volumes 3 and 4.



* RebuiltPedestal: After Issei helps Akeno work out some family issues with Baraqiel, she accepts the latter as his father for god.

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* RebuiltPedestal: After Issei helps Akeno work out some family issues with Baraqiel, she accepts the latter as his father for god.good.

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* BrokenPedestal: Baraqiel became one to Akeno Himejima years ago. She deeply loved her father as a child, but then, her mother Shuri was killed and Baraqiel failed to save her. Akeno disowned her father and went into exile. She makes several points to Issei about how Baraqiel wasn't around when she needed him the most, even saying it to the latter's face in this volume. It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when Issei has Akeno reconcile with her father for good.

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* BrokenPedestal: BrokenPedestal:
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Baraqiel became one to Akeno Himejima years ago. She deeply loved her father as a child, but then, her mother Shuri was killed and Baraqiel failed to save her. Akeno disowned her father and went into exile. She makes several points to Issei about how Baraqiel wasn't around when she needed him the most, even saying it to the latter's face in this volume. It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when Issei has Akeno reconcile with her father for good.good.
** Odin eventually becomes one to Rossweisse after he abandons her towards the end of this volume.
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** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel mentions Baraqiel. It turns out that she has an ill-fated relationship with him.

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** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel mentions Baraqiel. It turns out that she still has an ill-fated relationship with him.

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* RebuiltPedestal: After Issei helps Akeno work out some family issues with Baraqiel, she accepts the latter as his father for god.



* ThwartedCoupDeGrace: When Akeno was in exile, her great-uncle cornered and attempted to kill her. Rias, however, intervened, transformed Akeno into a devil, and had her join the Occult Research Club.



* YoureNotMyFather: Akeno says this trope verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding with him.

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* YoureNotMyFather: Akeno says this trope verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding with him. Baraqiel is understandably in a HeroicBSOD over it.
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** Akeno herself suffers from PTSD as a result of what her fellow clan members did to Shuri.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Baraqiel is seriously depressed for not being able to save Shuri Himejima. It's later revealed that Shuri Himejima was hunted down by her fellow clan members due to their resentment for Fallen Angels, of which Akeno is a HalfHumanHybrid. Although Baraqiel rescued Akeno, it was too late as the latter crossed the DespairEventHorizon.

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* BrokenPedestal: Baraqiel became one to Akeno Himejima years ago. She deeply loved her father as a child, but then, her mother Shuri was killed and Baraqiel failed to save her. Akeno disowned her father and went into exile. She makes several points to Issei about how Baraqiel wasn't around when she needed him the most, even saying it to the latter's face in this volume. It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when Issei has Akeno reconcile with her father for good.



** Remember when Xenovia has been repeatedly trying to get Issei to have babies with him? Kuroka does the same thing to Issei after Vali turned her down.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Akeno is quick to call out Baraqiel for what he did to her in the past after they meet again for the first time in several years.

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** Remember when Xenovia has been was repeatedly trying to get Issei to have babies with him? him ever since volume 4? Kuroka does the same thing to Issei after Vali turned her down.
** Back in Volume 3, Akeno quickly gets enraged when Kokabiel mentions Baraqiel. It turns out that she has an ill-fated relationship with him.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Akeno is quick to call out Baraqiel for what he did [[MyGreatestFailure his greatest failure to her in the past save Shuri]] after they meet again for the first time in several years.



* DatePeepers: In Volume 7, during Issei's date with Akeno, Rias and some Occult Research Club members follow them around, all in ludicrously ineffective disguies...except for Kiba, who apparently took a look at the others and decided not to bother.
* EasilyForgiven: By the end of the volume, Akeno reconciles with Baraqiel after Issei helps her get over her PTSD.

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* DatePeepers: In Volume 7, during Issei's date with Akeno, Rias and some Occult Research Club members follow them around, all in ludicrously ineffective disguies...disguises... except for Kiba, who apparently took a look at the others and decided not to bother.
* EasilyForgiven: By the end of the volume, Akeno reconciles with Baraqiel after Issei helps her get over her PTSD.what happened with Shuri.



* ForWantOfANail: Azazel sent Baraqiel on a mission, only for the latter to be wounded, discovered by Shuri Himejima, and have their daughter, Akeno. If Shuri wouldn't have been killed by her own relatives, Akeno wouldn't have disowned her father and joined the Occult Research Club, and she ultimately wouldn't have started a relationship with Issei.



** Baraqiel has been stuck in a long one ever since she was unable to protect Shuri. Akeno quickly reminds him of this when she stops him from hurting Issei.

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** Baraqiel has been stuck in a long one ever since she he was unable to protect Shuri.Shuri and Akeno hit the DespairEventHorizon. Akeno quickly reminds him of this when she stops him from hurting Issei.


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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Azazel and Baraqiel are directly responsible for Akeno's transformation into a devil. Azazel dispatches Baraqiel, who marries Shuri Himejima and having their daughter Akeno in the process. Unfortunately, it led to the Himejimas killing Shuri because they resent Fallen Angels. When she saw Baraqiel, Akeno was not amused and they became estranged.


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** Rias and some of the ORC members when Akeno and Issei see right through their disguises.


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* RealityEnsues: Watching your mother die and blaming your father for not being able to save her doesn't magically fade away, as Akeno has emotional issues with Baraqiel over how [[MyGreatestFailure he failed to save Shuri when she was young]].
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After watching Fenrir biting Issei, Rias plots to exact revenge on Loki, up until she sees Ravel's Phoenix Tear.

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* BigBad: Loki's the main antagonist of this volume and stopping his plot to cause Ragnarok is Issei and Vali's main goal.



** Back in volume 4, Akeno tells Issei that she refuses to acknowledge Baraqiel as her father for what he did to her. Sure enough, when they meet again, Akeno makes good on what she said about him.

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** Back Koneko dresses up in volume 4, a white dress and enters her OneWingedAngel form to heal Issei's life force after using Juggernaut Drive in the same manner that Akeno tells Issei that she refuses to acknowledge Baraqiel as her father for what he did to her. Sure enough, used when they meet again, Akeno makes good on what she said about him.tries to heal him of his dragon power in volumes 3 and 4.


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* DatePeepers: In Volume 7, during Issei's date with Akeno, Rias and some Occult Research Club members follow them around, all in ludicrously ineffective disguies...except for Kiba, who apparently took a look at the others and decided not to bother.


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* HighAltitudeBattle: The first fight of Volume 7 has everybody facing Loki in the air.


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* OhCrap:
** Rias when he sees Loki brutally injuring Issei with Fenrir.
** Loki after feeling the power of the blessings of the Breast God, which also unlocks the full abilities of the Mjölnir replica.
* PapaWolf: After Loki threatens to kill Akeno, Baraqiel steps in to protect her.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Once Issei is seriously injured by Fenrir, Rias decides enough is enough and plots to kill Loki for it... at least until she discovers the Phoenix Tear Ravel gave him in volume 6.


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* WhamEpisode: During the battle against Loki, Issei and the others do battle against his minions. Mjölnir then arrives, and Issei is the only one present strong enough to wield it. As he goes for it, Fenrir leaps up and bites him, severely wounding him in the process.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Baraqiel and Akeno save the day when they help Issei seal off Loki. Meanwhile, Arthur Pendragon captures Fenrir for Vali's team.

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* AdaptationDistillation: ''[=BorN=]'' heavily distills this volume and merges some of the storylines with volume 5 to form the season's first half.
* BigDamnHeroes: Baraqiel and Akeno save the day when they help Issei use Mjölnir to seal off Loki.Loki away. Meanwhile, Arthur Pendragon captures Fenrir for Vali's team.



** Like Akeno before her, Koneko heals Issei from using Juggernaut Drive in the previous volume. This time around, she uses her OneWingedAngel nekomata form to do this process.



* HeroicBSOD: Rossweisse falls into a ''major'' one when Loki decides to abandon her after the battle with Loki is over.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: During the fight with Rias's team, he seriously underestimates Issei's powers. Issei proves him dead wrong when he traps Loki for good.

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* HeroicBSOD: EnemyMine: Although they might be enemies, Vali and his team combine forces with Rias and her team to seek Fenrir.
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Rossweisse falls into a ''major'' one when Loki decides to abandon her after the battle with Loki is over.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: During the fight with Rias's team, he seriously underestimates Issei's powers. Issei proves him dead wrong when he traps uses Mjölnir to trap Loki for good.



* YoureNotMyFather: Akeno says this verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding with him.

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* CallBack: Back in volume 4, Akeno tells Issei that she refuses to acknowledge Baraqiel as her father for what he did to her. Sure enough, when they meet again, Akeno makes good on what she said about him.

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Back in volume 4, Akeno tells Issei that she refuses to acknowledge Baraqiel as her father for what he did to her. Sure enough, when they meet again, Akeno makes good on what she said about him.him.
** Remember when Xenovia has been repeatedly trying to get Issei to have babies with him? Kuroka does the same thing to Issei after Vali turned her down.


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* ChekhovsGun: Ravel's Phoenix Tear is used to quickly heal Issei of his wounds when he's brutally attacked by Fenrir.

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* EasilyForgiven: By the end of the volume, Akeno reconciles with Baraqiel after Issei helps her get over her PTSD.



* YoureNotMyFather: Akeno says this verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding.

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* YoureNotMyFather: Akeno says this verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding.misunderstanding with him.

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* UnderestimatingBadassery: During the fight with Rias's team, he seriously underestimates Issei's powers. Issei proves him dead wrong when he traps Loki for good.



* YoureNotMyFather: She says this verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding.

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* YoureNotMyFather: She Akeno says this verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding.
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With the school trip to Kyoto and Sairaorg's Rating Game approaching, Issei and his friends learn from Odin that Loki is plotting to cause Ragnarok in the Underworld. Accompanied by Vali's team; the Valkyrie, Rossweisse; as well as the Fallen Angel and Akeno's estranged father, Baraqiel, they must stop him before it's too late.

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!! Tropes in this volume include:
* BigDamnHeroes: Baraqiel and Akeno save the day when they help Issei seal off Loki. Meanwhile, Arthur Pendragon captures Fenrir for Vali's team.
* CallBack: Back in volume 4, Akeno tells Issei that she refuses to acknowledge Baraqiel as her father for what he did to her. Sure enough, when they meet again, Akeno makes good on what she said about him.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Akeno is quick to call out Baraqiel for what he did to her in the past after they meet again for the first time in several years.
* CompressedAdaptation: As ''[=BorN=]'' shifted around volumes 5 through 7 due to its TroubledProduction, this volume had some storylines taken out and merged with volume 5 to form the first half of the season.
* HeroicBSOD: Rossweisse falls into a ''major'' one when Loki decides to abandon her after the battle with Loki is over.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once the battle with Loki is over, Odin decides Rossweisse is no longer useful and leaves her in Japan.
* YoureNotMyFather: She says this verbatim to Baraqiel when he's about to attack Issei over a misunderstanding.
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