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When I showed Ddraig to the professional counsellor introduced by Sensei, I was prescribed to use this medicine. He has his consciousness, but apparently a sealed Dragon is a special existence. So I used the medicine for Dragons that will calm their stress down to test it, and it seems like the medicine worked and he seems to be more relaxed than before. A Dragon sealed in Sacred Gear should be rare, but a medicine used for that kind of dragon seems more rare to me….. I really am troubling Ddraig so much that I had to get a counsellor to check up on him. I never imagined that a Heavenly Dragon had a fragile heart so I did too many reckless power-ups. […….I started to get back to myself after receiving the medicine. Kukuku. But a Heavenly-Dragon who needs medicine….. What would the white-one think if he finds out…….] Ddraig is laughing at himself…… I’m really sorry! Well anyway, I have a counsellor look at Ddraig once a week. And I have to use this medication on him 3 times a day. Ddraig! I will look after you for the rest of my life! […….Kukuku. Medication for ten thousand years huh…………]
That’s why I’m saying that I’m sorry! Keep your heart strong! Oh! If the cause, which is me, tells him that then it won’t have any persuasive strength in it! The thing about Ddraig is serious, but I also have to take care of the two tests….. I’m busy with other things besides battles as well…… So it was necessary that I got a manager huh. I seriously am having a crazy high school life. Haaa…….. I left the home-economic room while making a sigh. And I met him by chance. “Hyoudou.”
“Ah, Saji.”
I met with Saji. “…..You were making the Heavenly-Dragon cry that much?”
Saji sighs after hearing about the issue with Ddraig. I was in the Student-council room. “If the Heavenly-Dragon doesn’t stay stable then serious things will happen when Vritra goes berserk.”
Saji says it while drinking green-tea. “It means that Dragons are sensitive and hard to control.”
I said something that sounds right…….. But I’m not in the position where I can say that. But Saji also agreed by saying “Yeah. You are right”. Well it’s hard to take care of a dragon that resides in you. I wonder how Sensei is interacting with Fafnir? I should ask him about it next time. “Oh yeah. I heard that you were recommended for promotion. Congrats.”
I received congratulation from Saji. “Yeah, thanks. It was all rather sudden. To tell you the truth, I still can’t believe it.”
“Well, I think it is an appropriate recommendation. You went through lots of life and death situations right? I participated in the battle against Loki and the battle at Kyoto so I understand it. You will die in battles like that. Normally you would die. How many strong foes have you had as your opponents? They are all opponents who come from mythologies or are recorded in history.”
But I still survived through those battles. It’s all because of Ddraig and my comrades who I can depend on…… Even so it was an intense battle. Seriously. Why do we get involved in those kinds of battles………? I admire a quiet and ecchi lifestyle! Saji continues. “You survived through those battles and achievements. So I would say it’s an appropriate thing. Are you going to skip through ranks? Don’t you guys already have the power of High-class devils already? Like you and Kiba for example?”
“No. In terms of promotion we have to become Middle-class devils first.”
“Hmm, so the higher-up’s don’t have the good will to do what’s right, ay. Kaichou said that you, Kiba, and Akeno-senpai have the power to become High-class devils by skipping through ranks. Since it’s Sekiryuutei, Holy-demonic swords, and Holy-lightning.”
Some people look at us like that. Even Sensei and others said it’s a matter of time until we become High-class devils. So we accomplished things where we get treated like that huh……. “You and Kiba are especially crazy strong. I asked Kiba to spar with me last time. He was too strong. My attacks couldn’t hit him that much. Kiba is like a role-model of a technique-type in my opinion. And you have been training with Kiba every day right? You do know that you guys are monsters, right?”
I don’t want it to be said by Saji who can transform into a Dragon-king…… Well the training with that guy won’t mean anything if I don’t do it seriously. I see. So Saji did spar with Kiba. He must have bit his tongue when he saw Kiba’s god speed. My attacks seriously can’t touch him. “I also want to get a promotion, but before that I need to get stronger.”
Saji says it with a bitter smile. “You are pretty strong enough. You do have the Dragon-king Vritra with you.”
“No, not just me. I want to get stronger with the other Sitri members as well. Lately, our Kaichou has been discussing it with Grigori. About the artificial Sacred Gear that is.”
“Artificial Sacred Gear?”
The one Sensei uses. The one he created for himself by copying the Scared Gear system that the “God recorded in Bible” used to create the Sacred Gear. “Yeah. We, the Sitri group, often participate in the experiments of Azazel-sensei. As a result, next time one of the non-Sacred Gear possessors of our group is going to be equipped with an Artificial Sacred Gear.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
“Even if I say Artifical Sacred Gear, the power output isn’t as stable as the Sacred Gears and there are limits on the number of times they can be used. There are many things that still need to be fixed. But it’s certain that we can become stronger, so it won’t be in vain if we use it. And if the research on the Artificial Sacred Gears improves, then in the near future it will become the power for devils as well. Also “Reverse” isn’t used anymore. The burden it has on the body is large and they say those with Sacred Gears near them might touch them and bad things might occur.”
So the student-council members are helping with the experiments for things like that huh. Saji enjoyably talks about it. “There are also lots of variations in Artificial Sacred Gears as well. It’s not like I’m receiving it, but it’s fun to know about them you know? It begins with Power or Support type. For types it has Element-types, Counter-types, Barrier-types and like that it has many variations. And just like our Sacred Gears there are ones that have monsters sealed in them, even by contract as well.”
If I remember correctly, Sensei’s Artificial Sacred Gear has one of the Five Dragon-kings, “Gigantis Dragon Fafnir” residing in it by contract. Do you call those ones the “Contract-sealed type” perhaps? I’m really lacking in knowledge of Sacred Gear types. I only try to understand my own Sacred Gear. Next time I should ask Sensei to teach me about it. When I was thinking about it, other Sitri members came into the student-council room. “Ah, it’s Hyoudou-kun.”
The one with pig tails, the “Bishop” Kusaka-san congratulates me by saying “Congratulations for your promotion recommendation!” as soon as she sees me. Other members also congratulate me by saying “Congratulations!”. “Thank you! | text_11 |
First of all, I will try my best for the test.”
The first-year girl, the “Pawn” Nimura-san says it to Saji. “Genshirou-senpai. Kaichou said to get “that” document.”
“Ah, that. Roger that Nimura.”
And another girl, the second-year girl “Bishop” Hanakai-san says it to Saji. “Gen-chan. I also have some business from Kaichou.”
“Are you serious Hanakai? Looks like I have lots of things to do…… First of all, let’s do the ones that are easier to finish. Hyoudou, I will be going then. Just relax by talking to the others.”
Saji leaves the room with Hanakai-san and Nimura-san after saying that. I heard from the “Rook” Yura and “Bishop” Kusaka-san that the second year girl, the “Bishop” Hanakai Momo, and the first year girl, the “Pawn” Nimura Ruruko-san are having an intense clash over Saji. Hanakai-san was the girl who was carrying the pack with my blood inside at the Rating Game against the Sitri-group. Nimura-san is the one who got defeated by Koneko-chan. Hanakai-san was originally Kiba’s fan. But apparently she is the type who can distinguish between dream and reality, and she realised that Kiba is someone who she cannot reach so she had her heart taken by Saji who continued to work hard. Nimura-san on other hand has been beside Saji and has been supporting Saji with student-council work and devil related works. Because she’s been right next to him, she apparently fell for Saji who takes everything seriously. Looks like he’s also busy. While I was thinking about my friends love-life while drinking green tea, the “Rook” Yura came up to me with autograph paper. “Hyoudou, can I have your autograph?”
“Okay. But are you sure you want mine?”
“Of course. The battle against Bael. I saw the recorded video and became deeply moved by it. That was the best fist fight ever.”
Yura seems to be my fan. Last time there was a discussion about who the girls types are amongst the devils attending the school of me, Kiba, Gapser and Saji when I talked to Yura and the others. She told me I was her type. She said she likes guys who seem to be covered in mud. Am I muddy…….? Well I always have fist fights so it can’t be helped if I have an impression like that. …..But Yura sure is a bishoujo even though she has really high popularity from girls for having a bishounen face. By the way the “Knight” Meguri-san prefers Gasper. She seems to like younger boys. “Young boys are good.”
Meguri-san says it naturally with a serious face! “I definitely prefer Kiba-kyuun.”
Kusaka-san is a big Kiba-fan like always. Also the Fuku-kaichou Tsubaki-senpai is also Kiba’s fan. In terms of being a fan, Tsubaki-senpai is greater than Kusaka-san. Apparently she fell for Kiba after losing in the game in the Underworld. Is it that love where the person finds out their feelings after they have lost? “Kusaka-san. Do you want me to introduce you to Kiba next time?”
Kusaka-san gets overjoyed at my suggestion. “Really!? But can you introduce Tsubaki-senpai first? She is seriously in love with Kiba-kyuun.”
Ah, is that right. It’s one of those complicated relationships between Senpai and Kouhai. Wait! Why am I being concerned about that good-looking guy! But that guy doesn’t have a girlfriend even though he’s popular amongst girls. That’s why I’m being concerned as his friend. Like this I was opening up to the people from student-council. This is a good thing. It’s a good thing to have connections since we are the few devils who go to the same school. “So Hyoudou-kun is here, I see.”
I heard a familiar voice. When I turned around it was Sona-kaichou. “Ah, I’m pardoning myself.”
“Yes.”
Kaichou answers my greetings with a cool manner. “The guest is here but I want everyone to do an errand for me. Tsubaki is having a hard time against the clubs.”
“Yes!”
Everyone replies to Kaichou’s order. “See you later Hyoudou-kun.”
Saying that, everyone leaves the room. The only ones left are me and Kaichou! ……It’s probably my first time being alone with Kaichou! I’m getting nervous! Then the room suddenly becomes silent. Sona-kaichou sat on her seat and started looking through the documents. “…………..”
I felt like I was in the wrong place so I tried to leave. Then Kaichou spoke. “I heard that you confessed to Rias.”
…….. So you want to talk about that. “Ri…… Did Buchou tell you?”
“Yes. I have been friends with her since we were small. Lately I hear about her love life by communicating through magic-circles.”
Are you serious!? Th-that sure is……..
“Hahaha…… Ummm, yeah…….”
I put on a smile and Kaichou looks at me with a straight stare. “It seems like you can do everything that I couldn’t do.”
“……What do you mean?”
“The engagement, the incident with Raiser. The case with Kiba Yuuto-kun. The case with Gasper-kun. The case with Koneko-san. The case with Akeno……… You made the burden that Rias carries lessen…….. I have been beside Rias longer than you, yet I couldn’t do anything even though I‘m her friend. “Because I’m a High-class devil”. “Because it’s the devils custom”. I couldn’t overcome these obstacles because I was captured by those facts…….. I couldn’t do anything because of the place I stand at and the way people around me will look at me.”
Sona-kaichou has been thinking of Rias in her own way. Of course, since they have been friends since they were small. “You solved them without thinking about those facts. I was very happy about it…….. And I was also very jealous about it. You can solve every problem that I couldn’t. That’s why I want to give you my gratitude. Thank you for saving Rias.”
Kaichou’s cool expression loosens after making a sigh. “Hyoudou-kun….. No. Maybe I should call you Ise-kun at private times. Please take care of Rias. She can be stubborn, and short tempered at times but she’s more delicate than anyone. She needs someone who can support her by her side. That’s why I want to leave this task to you.”
“Yes! Leave Ri……Buchou to me!”
Of course! Rias is very important to me! “You can call Rias by her name when it’s only us two. If you are the person she is in love with, then that makes you my friend as well. Yes, you can also call me Sona.”
“I-I think that’s a bit hard for me……!”
Kaichou made a sigh after hearing me. “……..You receive dissatisfaction from Rias and Akeno about how you speak to them at private times don’t you?”
“Eh!? H-how do you know! ?”
Is Kaichou a psychic!? How did she know? Seeing my reaction, Kaichou makes a small laugh. I thought that this person makes a cute laugh. She’s usually cool so the gap between it makes me fall for it. I see. I can understand why Saji fell for her! “It means gentlemen who can separate the way they talk to ladies are more wonderful.”
“Ha-haaaa……. So it’s like that……….”
Kaichou made a sigh and slipped some words from her mouth. “Maybe I should also get a boyfriend.”
Oh! I just heard a new word! “How about Saji?”
My suggestion. Does he have any chance? Kaichou shook her head. “I would call him my little-brother perhaps. | text_11 |
Also there are servants of mine who have feelings towards him so I wouldn’t think of laying my hand on him.”
Ah, looks like there isn’t any chance right now. Saji, it seems like your dream is far away! “Also about the game. It was magnificent. For you to defeat that Sairaorg Bael. Your growth sure does astonish me.”
“Y-yes, thank you very much. But we were able to finally beat him with four people……. He was a strong foe.”
“Even so, it was your team's victory. I can only say it was splendid.”
Sh-she sure does praise me a lot. This feels very new to me. But Kaichou’s group is also amazing. Even though her group isn’t completed yet, she still defeated the person from the house of Great-Duke. It means that Kaichou’s strategy and game rule had good matching. They are like the complete opposite type of team than us. “So I will leave Rias to you Ise-kun. Also congratulations on your promotion recommendation. I will also congratulate you as well.”
“Thank you very much! Leave both Rias and the test to me!”
“Yes. I have high expectations for you. Do your best. Also for the exam as well.”
Sona-kaichou shows me her smile. For me to see that cool Kaichou making a cute smile like this. It proves that we opened up to each other. Somehow I feel happy because Kaichou also congratulates me. Yes. I have my spirits up again so I will accomplish both the exam and test! “I see. So you talked about things like that with Sona.”
I’m in the living room after having dinner. I spoke about the incident at noon with Rias. “I have one doubt though. Doesn’t Sona-kaichou also have someone who she’s engaged with? I mean does she have a fiancé?”
I asked something like that to Rias. Sona-kaichou is also from a noble house, so it would be obvious if she does have a fiancé. “She did.”
“Did?”
“She also broke it off like I did. It happened a bit before. She apparently challenged him to a game of chess and if she won the engagement would be broken off, but if she were to lose she had to quit school and get married immediately. She decided not to marry someone who can’t use his brain like her.”
So something like that happened. That’s why she said she might get a boyfriend. So she’s single right now. “So in the end, she won and the engagement was broken off right.”
Rias nods at my words. “She won the game with an overwhelming difference and broke the opponent's pride into pieces. It’s that Sona who won against Seegvaira Agares in tactics. Normal people can’t win against her. If I have a game of chess with her now, it would seem like I will lose more than win.”
That much huh. In a power battle we will not lose to the Sitri group. But if it’s a Rating Game that is mainly about strategy then……. They still don’t have full members yet. Won’t something amazing happen if they do have full members……? At least they still have few “Pawn” pieces and one of their “Knight” and “Rook” pieces left. When I was thinking about that, Rias spoke about it. “Oh yes. Sona did say that she found someone new for the “Knight” and “Rook” pieces. She’s negotiating with them.”
Oh! So the Sitri-group will finally increase their members! It’s the Sona-kaichou who is a tactician that we are talking about. They must be those with certain traits. No, no. Maybe they might be power-types. If they are bishoujo, then I would like to get close to them! Like that I was imagining the new Sitri-group. “Now Ise-sama.”
Ravel appeared while carrying books with both her hands! Lots of books are put down on the table making a loud noise! Ravel says it in front of the mountain of books. “I also gathered many books and a reference book for the promotion test today! Also I gathered books for the exam for the Kuou Academy as well!”
This girl sure is fast and good at preparing! She always brings reference books from somewhere! “Ara-ara. Looks like it’s time to study for the test.”
Akeno-san came. “Oh, it’s time for studying is it? I also have to study for it today.”
“I will also study as well.”
“I’m studying as well!”
The trio of Xenovia, Irina and Asia came as well. Like this everyone gathers around this time and begins to study. Akeno-san and I study for both the exam and the promotion test. Other members study for the exam. “Then let’s also study today as well.”
Rias sat beside me and opened the stationary book. She then looks around…….. She seems to be looking for someone. “So Koneko doesn’t feel good today as well?”
Certainly Koneko-chan is absent now. She seems to be in bad condition lately. So like that, group study began without Koneko-chan. “……..Ah, there are too many things to do.”
Group study finished and also the devil’s job is finished as well, so I was lying on the bed in my room. I’m physically exhausted, but the mental stress is even worse. During the time I was doing the devil’s job, I was pedalling my bicycle while reading a book that I carried with one of my hands…… I’m glad that I’m a devil who can see at night. …….Even after this I have to study late into the night. Since both tests are coming up, I have to study till the limit. Well I’m a devil and I’m confident in my stamina so I can somehow cope with it. But there are two tests so there are so many things I have to remember and I’m scared that my brain will pop. Right now, Rias and the girls are making food before studying so it will give us energy. Rias stays up untill late at night because she helps me with my studying. She truly is an amazing woman! Though she seems to be leaving her class at school in order to sleep in the infirmary……. Even so, she’s still an amazing woman! ……..I did confess to her, but maybe I should ask her how long it will be effective for? That’s because I admire sweet life! When I study like this, I feel like ditching everything to do erotic things with Rias! Ah, is kissing her okay? Then how about something beyond that? Even ecchi things……. No, no! I have to study for the tests now! I should put aside my evil desires and study with the heart of a saint! ……..But maybe she will allow me to do ecchi things as a reward for passing the test. Ah! What happened to the film-party at Matsuda’s house and watching the DVD Motohoma got!? Is it invalid now!? Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! I want to watch it! I really want to watch it! How come I’m the only one who can’t watch it! This isn’t fair! Once I think about erotic things, it just gets bigger inside of me! I’m really keeping it in myself aren’t I? Sob……this isn’t fair! Maybe I should get rid of the “youth” inside me……….. It happened when I was trying to reach for the porno magazine hidden deep under the bed. I heard the sound of the door opening! ……..! Who is it!? Is it Rias!? Or is it Asia!? When I turned around, it was Koneko-chan wearing a white cloth. She has her cat ears and tail out. Is she in Nekomata mode? Why is she in that mode this late at night? She also took a break from the devil’s work because she wasn’t feeling well. | text_11 |
I heard she’s not sick and she isn’t having trouble using sennjutsu either…….. Koneko-chan had a red face. ……She seems a bit “hot”…….Koneko-chan got close to me with an expression of ecstacy, and she pulled her white cloth up. Inside there……
…………..
She isn’t wearing anything! I couldn’t close my mouth which is opened wide because of Koneko-chan who isn’t wearing any pants. Th-th-th-that’s because she isn’t wearing pants……! After taking off the white cloth, she got up on my bed and then hugs on to me. Her fast breath, sweaty small body and her soft body touches me! Koneko-chan then whispers into my ear. “……..Senpai…….. I can’t control it………”
After saying that she takes my hand, and puts it on her breast. It’s small but certainly the soft sensation can be felt. Then Koneko-chan made a sweet voice. “………Nyaaaaa…………..”
……! What’s happening!? What’s going on!? What is this!? What happened to Koneko-chan!? I get confused at the sudden situation! I couldn’t hide my confused state because something that seems like an unbelievable action by Koneko-chan is happening! I never expected Koneko-chan to do erotic things like Rias and Akeno-san! I could feel her dry cat tongue on my neck…..! I got my neck licked by Koneko-chan! What is it with her tongue movement!? It’s too erotic! Koneko-chan spoke with a small voice with emotional eyes. “……..I want Senpai’s………Ba.”
“Ba?”
I asked Koneko-chan and she says it clearly. “Baby.”
……………………. …………………….. Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-baby!? What does she mean!? She suddenly says that she wants a baby!? She suddenly says something that Xenovia usually does! “That” Koneko-chan says it with an erotic expression! Koneko-chan reveals most of her body by taking off the cloth! She’s basically naked! A small breast appears in front of me! Something amazing is going on! I was imagining about doing ecchi things and then Koneko-chan appears right in front of me saying “I want Senpai’s baby”! It’s a stimulating and ecchi situation! But…….there’s something wrong with Koneko-chan. An expression that seems a bit “hot”. I can see a bit of a shadow in her eyes. …….It happened when I thought that this isn’t normal. The door opens and Rias comes in! Uwaaaaaaaaaah! She saw me and Koneko-chan in a situation like this! As soon as Rias assessed the situation, she came rushing towards me and Koneko-chan while making loud footsteps! Uwa, is she mad!? Am I going to be killed!? That’s what I thought but………..
Rias puts her hand on Koneko-chan’s neck and then looks into Koneko-chan’s eyes. She then lastly touches her chest and stomach. Rias starts to think for a moment and then takes out her mobile. Rias then says it to me. “…….You remember the Tennis-club captain, Abe-san right?”
“Eh……..? Y-yes. The beast-tamer senpai right? The owner of the dream-breaker Yuki-Onna, Goristee. That tennis-club senpai who is always proud of herself. “I will call her. Abe-san would be more knowledgeable than us about Nekomata.”
Rias seems serious. It seems like she isn’t slightly going to talk to us about the erotic situation that occured just now. It means she’s more concerned about Koneko-chan. “U…ummmmmm, what’s happening to Koneko-chan………”
Rias answers my question. “……Let's have an expert look at her first.”
Rias sounds like she knows about something…… She then calls Abe-senpai. ……What happened to Koneko-chan? “So this is the mating season of Nekomata, huh.”
That’s the first thing Sensei said when he came here after receiving a call from the other members. After that we called Abe-senpai and had her look at Koneko-chan and she told us her diagnosis. That Koneko-chan is acting with her instinct to make offspring. Koneko-chan is in her room now and sleeping calmly. Abe-san specially gave her a medicine that relieved her instincts. It seemed like it worked. To be expected from a Beast Tamer. She has lots of knowledge about Youkai and creatures. The Gremory members who live in the Hyoudou residence and Sensei are gathered in the VIP room. “Mating Season, huh……..”
I mumbled. Is it the same as a cat's? Well Nekomatas are cat Youkai after all. Is that the reason why she came to me like that? Sensei continued. “Nekomata females go into mating season after a while when their body becomes developed enough to bear babies. In other words the instinct of being a Nekomata makes them want to make babies. Those parts are similar to cats. And in a Nekomata’s case, they choose males of a different species that they take a liking to. In other words that’s you, Ise.”
M-me……? I pointed at myself and Sensei nods. “Koneko is a rare Nekomata. Nekoshou. I think it’s a good idea to make offspring. And if that is the child of the Sekiryuutei, you can’t ask for anything more. But this time, it is a bit…….”
Sensei says it after making a sigh. “Koneko is still too small.”
……Yeah, you are right. Her oppai are too small. I thought of that after looking at Rias and Akeno-san’s breasts. Rias made a sigh after realising it. “Oh, come on! He means her body.”
Yeah you are right! I'm sorry that I'm always thinking only about breasts! It's just such a treat for the eyes! “Do you mean that she has a small body?”
Sensei explained to me. “Yeah. It will be dangerous for the Nekoshou to bear a child if their body and mind aren’t matured. Even in the human world, giving birth puts lots of strain on the mother’s body right? If she bears Ise’s child as she is, there is a high chance that both she and the baby won’t be able to endure it while giving birth resulting in both of them dying. Taking those facts into account, it’s better to do it after her body matures a bit more.”
Koneko-chan said before that her body is small, but she could make babies. Was she…… just saying reckless things then? She certainly can give birth. But it will be dangerous for both her and the baby. Her body isn’t ready yet. Then wouldn’t mating season not come by instinct then? Abe-senpai also said “I think it is a bit early for Koneko-san to go into mating season” when she checked Koneko-chan. “Then wouldn’t it be weird for the instinct of the Nekoshou to determine that if it still can’t give birth? But why is Koneko-chan………”
“I can understand her as one of the girls who lives in this house.”
The one who said that was Akeno-san. Everyone looked at Akeno-san. “I’m sure that Koneko-chan’s emotions increased by looking at the relationship between Rias and Ise-kun. So she must have thought things like “I can’t lose” and “I will be the next one” very strongly.”
……Rias and my relationship? Rias and I looked at each other. Did she think that she also had to do something after seeing the confession and our relationship……..? S-so she chose me? That is something I could feel honoured about! But in her current state, it will put a lot of burden on her. I can’t possibly make Koneko-chan go through such a dangerous situation. “Did she go into mating season when her body isn’t even ready because of the influences of Ise and me……?”
Rias says it sadly. It seems like she is a bit shocked. | text_11 |
She must be thinking that her feelings towards me have stimulated her important servant. Maybe it might have been different if I paid more attention to her…….. But I only had eyes for Rias since the confession…… Sensei realised the weird atmosphere so he said it while scratching his head. “Anyway, suppressing her instincts forcefully isn’t good. If we continue to suppress it with medication, then there is a chance that her instincts won’t work after she matures.”
He’s certainly right. We are relying on the medications right now, but we can’t let Koneko-chan’s body become ill by relying on it too much. Sensei points to me and then declared. “The best thing right now is for Ise to endure it until Koneko’s condition gets stabilised.”
“M-me?”
“Yeah. It might be a good situation for you who is always in mating season, but endure Koneko’s seduction if you care about her well-being. You should be able to endure it if you think that she will die if you have sex with her.”
Y-you might be right, but……! There isn’t any guy who won’t get excited if a girl seduces you…….! In other words you are telling me to endure this, which will be like torture for me! …..Looks like amazing things are going to happen……! There will be both sweet and harsh everyday life events! Thinking about it gives me mixed feelings of excitement and hardship….. I put on a hard expression, and Rias holds my hand. “Please Ise. Don’t give into Koneko’s seduction. You can’t make babies with her okay? Besides, even I haven’t……..”
“Y-you are right! I will endure it and will not give in to her seduction till Koneko-chan’s condition becomes stable!”
If the woman I love is begging me, then I can only do what she says with high spirits! “If you endure it safely, then I will give you a reward. Ne?”
! Are you serious! I was shocked at the sudden terms! “Are you serious! ?”
“Yes, I’m serious. It’s Ise that we are talking about, so it must be something ecchi. Ufufu.”
Rias smiled at me! Oh my! I can receive a reward from Rias if I endure Koneko-chan’s seduction! No, this is important. But taking care of my important Kouhai’s body is important as well! I need to seal in these lecherous feelings of mine! But for a lecher like me this is something very hard……. But if this person, Rias, is wishing it then I…….! “I understand. I will endure it for the reward. No. More than that I will endure it for you and Koneko-chan!”
“Yes. To be expected from my lovely Ise.”
“Yes. Of course.”
“……………….”
“……………….”
Rias and I stare at each other for a while. Aaah, the woman I love…… The feelings between us must be mutual…….! The confession of that day! I will never forget it for the rest of my life! This person and I.........
“Hey, hey. Stop making a scene here Baka-uple.”
Ha! With Sensei’s words, Rias and I realised that we were looking at each other for too long! We let go of each others hands! I also realised my face was getting red! ……Well……. Hahahahaha…….. I couldn’t help it! “Trying to show off aye? Do those things when you guys are alone. Isn’t that right, you guys?”
Sensei asked Asia and the others……. “No. It seems like we can watch calmly over both of them with relief.”
“While I do get envious of them, just looking at them with a sense of relief somehow heals me.”
“You are right. It took quite a long time for it to progress to this stage. It seems like there are flowers growing behind them in the background when they look into each others eyes!”
The Church-trio of Asia, Xenovia, and Irina say something embarrassing like that while nodding their heads! Stop! Just thinking about what happened just now makes me so embarrassed that I want to flee from this scene! “Ufufufu. My desire to have an affair became even greater because the “affair-point” just got even higher.”
Akeno-san put on a smile as if she means something! What is this “affair-point” thing you just mentioned that sounds both charming and scary!? “If I recorded that scene just now and sent it to Raiser-oniisama, he would die of agony. Ufufu.”
Ravel! You can’t bully your brother! “………..Geez. Ise sure is blessed with amazing women. Oh and there is also something I need to report. Akeno.”
Sensei changes the topic and spoke to Akeno-san. “Barakiel approved it. I also think that’s a good idea. Now the only thing left is your will.”
“So father has…….. I understand. I can’t cause trouble for the group anymore than this. Even Gasper-kun is working hard. I also have to be as well sometime soon.”
Akeno-san's face is filled with determination. Rias looks like she knows what this is about. Did Akeno-san ask her father something……? Sensei nods at Akeno-san’s words. “Okay. And putting that aside, can I talk to all of you?”
Sensei speaks to us with a different tone and looks at us. “Tomorrow I’m planning to call a visitor to this house. Rias. I want to get your approval for this.”
“Ara. It’s my first time hearing about this. It’s pretty sudden.”
It’s also my first time hearing about this. But it looks like Rias holds the authority over this house it seems…….. Well if it has beten renovated this much to fit her tastes then that might be an obvious thing. “Yeah. There is something about this thing……”
Sensei wore a more serious expression than usual. “You guys will definitely feel dislike towards this “visitor”. No. It won’t be weird if you guys hold killing-intent towards this “visitor”.”
……..! T-that much……..? But killing intent? What kind of guy is this visitor? Everyone was shocked at Sensei’s words and looked at each other. Of course. It’s someone who we hold dissatisfaction and even killing-intent towards……. What crosses my mind is…….the Vali-team. “Ise. You know the group that came into your mind? That’s half correct.”
“….! Sensei, Vali and the others are coming here again?”
In the battle against Loki, those guys used this place as the base. That time we were cooperating temporarily so we didn’t fight each other…… But we were originally enemies. We have a relationship where it wouldn’t be weird if we fight to kill each other the next time we meet. But still, we met with those guys numerous times. We won’t hold killing intent towards them the moment we see them…..
“Vali is a terrorist. We cooperated once, but if they have business here again then it’s obvious that we will be prepared to fight. But I have to say that I don’t think we will hold killing intent towards them immediately. I hear that they helped Ise and the others in Kyoto. From my personal view they are enemies but don’t hold as much of a threat as the Hero-faction. Just meeting them will be……… But we will be on alert.”
Rias says that as if she had the same thought as me. Sensei scratched his cheek and made a sigh after hearing Rias. “Regarding the Vali-team, I know that you have an unclear relation with them. It’s just that……. There’s something I can’t say right now. Please wait till tomorrow morning. You will know then. But my wish is that you guys don’t attack the “visitor”. That’s all. | text_11 |
It’s enough if you guys listen to the “visitor’s” story. If it goes well, this meeting can change the balance greatly. Tomorrow morning, I will come back here again. That’s why, please.”
Sensei bowed his head down. …….Someone like that is coming? All of us are in doubt. So what kind of person is coming? And by the sounds of it, this person is coming with the Vali-team……..? While holding doubts and uneasiness, the next morning we ended up meeting “it”. The next morning. When I went out the door while having my heart beat going fast since the doorbell rang…… The person standing in front of the door is a skinny girl wearing a black gothic-lolita costume. ……. I was familiar with her. No. There’s no way that I could forget it…….! There’s no way in hell I would! That girl just let one sentence out of her mouth. “It has been awhile, Ddraig.”
I took a step back and pointed my finger at it! “O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOphis!! ?”
My scream was so loud that it echoed throughout the house! H-H-How can this be! Being shocked can’t express my state right now! It’s not something that I was predicting! It’s not a joke! It’s a shocking revelation that could turn heaven and hell around! The group members who were gathered at the entrance all went into battle mode! I also made my gauntlet appear and was in a state where i was deciding whether I should start the countdown for the balance-break! Of course we would! She is the boss of the “Khaos Brigade” who has been picking fights with all of the factions! She is like the final boss!? It’s unfair that she appears here! No! It’s not proper that she appears here! She is the strongest being in this World! She is like the final boss of all the factions! And isn’t she the infinite of the invincible!? So why is she visiting my house, the Hyoudou residence!? Is my house that famous!? Is it an important place that even a final boss would visit!? Mystery and doubts were formed from the sudden fact that Ophis appeared, but the feelings of how to respond to this situation get stronger! In that situation Sensei comes in between us. “Hey, hey, hey! I told you yesterday! Not to hold killing intent no matter who comes! So no attacking! She also won’t attack you! Even if she did, we can’t defeat her even if we all fight together!”
Rias gets enraged at Sensei’s words! “This is absurd Azazel! That Dragon is the boss of the terrorist group that has been attacking each of the factions! She is a bitter enemy who has also caused significant damage to the World of devils! So why did you bring such an enemy to this place!? Into this town, which is an important location for the alliance! And especially this house! Doesn’t allowing Ophis into this town mean that you deceived those who secure this town!? So why did you do something like this! ?”
Rias is right. This town is the place where the Underworld and Heaven make cooperative actions and also the place used to negotiate with other factions. The most important place. It’s also the place where few staff members from the angels, fallen-angels and devils besides us reside to maintain it. I think having her in such a place means either Sensei persuaded the staff members or deceived them. Seeing Irina having such a shocked face means that she didn’t receive any information from Heaven’s side. Of course we didn’t get any information about it from the devils side either. If such a person like her was to come, Sirzechs-sama would have told us before hand, but we weren't informed. Then it could be thought that Sensei made Ophis visit the Hyoudou’s residence without informing Sirzechs-sama or Michael-san. Rias realised that immediately and yelled towards Sensei and Ophis. Because this is……..
“This is breaking the rules of the alliance Azazel! It’s something where the fallen-angel side’s can’t complain even if they were to be blamed by Maou-sama and the leader of the angels, Michael! Why would you, who has been talking about an alliance, do such……..”
The snapped Rias stops there. She then inhales the air. “……It is you who has been talking about alliances. So you have determined that this visit from Ophis has that much value correct?”
Rias said that conclusion. She’s right……. There isn’t any reason for us to doubt Sensei now. This person seemed fishy and seemed like an enemy when we first met him. But now he is the Governor of fallen-angels that we can trust from deep within our hearts. We broke through disasters numerous times because of this person. The reason we became this strong is also because of Sensei’s help and knowledge. There is no way that Sensei would betray us who he is always so concerned about. Rias probably started to remember that while she was enraged. “Yeah. I’m sorry Rias. I have deceived and am still deceiving many people in order for her to come and visit here. But maybe her wish would be something that might change the existence of “Khaos Brigade” itself. I determined that it was necessary to stop unnecessary blood from being shed……. I will apologise to you guys again and will ask you guys again. I’m sorry and I ask you. Can you at least listen to her story?”
Sensei bows his head down once again. This man who has such a high pride is doing this………. It must have magnificent meaning behind this. “I will trust Sensei. The reason I’m here like this is thanks to Sensei.”
I just said that and made my gauntlet disappear. The other group members also looked at each other and put their weapons away. “…….I’m always in the care of Sensei. I want to slash my sword at Ophis this instant but……I will endure it.”
Xenovia folded her arms and closed her eyes. “…….To allow Ophis in while not informing Michael-sama…… Personally I don’t know what I should do, but there is no other choice but to believe in Rias-san and Azazel-sensei.”
Irina also affirmed it while having complicated feelings. From where she stands, she should be the one with the most difficulty since she is the representative of the Heavens side staff but she still affirmed it. It’s proof that she believes in Sensei and us. I’m happy to see that. “I just have to believe in Ise-san and Rias-oneesama like I did from the start.”
“I have the same thought as her as well.”
Asia and Ravel are also fine with it. I also think that Kiba and Gasper who aren’t here, Koneko-chan who is sleeping in her bed, and also Rossweisse-san who returned to Northern Europe temporarily would have the same thoughts as them. Rias made a sigh and then asked Sensei. “So then shall I just let her in and give her green tea? Is it only Ophis? What about the Vali team?”
Asking that, a light was formed in front of the entrance and a small magic-circle appeared. The one who appeared from there is the magician from the Vali team, Le Fay, who is wearing a cape and pointy hat and a large dog with ash-grey fur. Putting Le Fay aside, this ash coloured dog……. I remember it! I mean I won’t forget this chilling feeling just by looking at it! | text_11 |
It became much smaller than before but there is no mistaking it! It’s Fenrir! A god-killing wolf that is said to kill and eat God with its fangs! If I remember it went under the Vali team……. “How are you doing everyone. It is I, Le Fay Pendragon. I have been under your care at Kyoto. This over here is Fenrir-chan.”
A magician girl who gave us a polite and gentle introduction. …….It seems like Fenrir is also attached to her and it isn’t giving off any hostility towards us. Even so, it is still a legendary creature so its still scary enough! Then a glamorous woman appeared from another magic-circle! She hugged onto me soon as she appeared! MUNYUUN! Aaah I can feel the sensation of enormous breasts! “Long time no see Sekiryuutei-chin! Do you still like oppai like always~?”
It is Koneko-chan’s sister, Kuroka! Shit! The sensation of her oppai is great! “It’s Kuroka!? W-What kind of pairing is this! ?”
It doesn’t seem like anyone else will be appearing so is this everyone from the Vali team? Vali and Bikou haven’t come, so only the female members came? That big golem isn’t here right? Because its too big and it wouldn’t be able to enter the house! There is something that is looking straight at me who is being hugged by Kuroka. It’s Ophis. Ophis said one thing. “I want to talk.”
Sensei also persuades me. “Drink tea with her. I deceived and lied to other factions in order to make this setting. If this was found out and it goes into a bad direction, my head will get cut off for real.”
……I understand that. I will do it. I will do anything. Even drinking tea with her. ……To my grandpa in heaven. It seems like I really do get involved in many things. Finally the time for me to drink tea with the ultimate being has come……..
A strange mixture of members are gathered in the VIP room. We the Gremory-Team (Kiba and Gasper came but Koneko-chan is still resting in her room) + Irina, Ravel, Sensei, and Vali-team’s Le Fay, Fenrir, Kuroka and Ophis who is the centre of this meeting. A gathering of those for who it would normally be impossible to meet. “Here is your tea.”
Akeno-san gave green tea to the Vali-team members and Ophis while being on alert. Le Fay drinks green tea, while Kuroka is eating snacks that go well with tea. Fenrir is sleeping near Le Fay…… They sure don’t have any feeling of being nervous….. Kiba also came and is on standby behind me. His expression is the same as usual but he has his senses sharp on alert so he can jump in anytime he wants. Gyasuke went to Koneko-chan’s place. It seems like he’s worried about Koneko-chan who is his friend. If he is beside her, Koneko-chan should calm down to a certain degree. I then whispered into Sensei's ear who is sitting next to me. (……..So what should I do?) An obvious question to ask. Sensei asked us to listen to her story. But I don’t know in what manner to progress the conversation. The group members are also here with awkward faces and are feeling nervous. That’s because we won’t know if an unimaginable battle will occur because of something! If that happens, I think this town will blow up starting from this house…… It is certain that we would be annihilated. Then Sensei replies to me who is nervous. (She is interested in you. So answer her if she asks a question. It will be a good opportunity to understand her.) (E-Even if you say that! S-She’s the boss of the terrorists and is the ultimate-dragon right……? On top of that she’s stronger than Sensei and Sirzechs-sama!) I won’t be able to get rid of this nervousness even if Sensei is beside me! Won’t you also die with us if it turns into a battle!? (She won’t do something like going on a rampage. If you compare her to Vali and Cao Cao, she basically has no will towards battle. She won’t do something like attacking others besides Great Red. So it means you will be having a conversation with her representing each of the factions in the World. Listen okay? Just have a good time and have tea with her! Got it!) Even if you say that…….. I could only be confused while scratching my cheek. I mean I have two tests waiting for me, so what are we doing here……. There are too many things happening! Is this also the power of Sekiryuutei that attracts power? ……It must be. The fact is that she came here because she took an interest in me. So did my power finally attract the ultimate being? It seems like it finally became serious…… I made a sigh while thinking like that, and Ophis just stared right at me. “………………….”
I moved my lips and put on a smile and asked. “T-T-Then what business do you have with me……?”
Smile. I need to smile. I can’t be afraid. It’s dangerous that a single one of my words can cause trouble for all the factions of the World. I don’t want to have my name engraved in history for something weird! [Oppai-Dragon has become the cause for the destruction of the human world.] I will cry if something like that gets recorded in the student’s textbook in the Underworld! Ophis put her mouth onto the tea. She then put it on the table and spoke. “Ddraig. Do you want to quit being a Heavenly-Dragon?”
………………..H-Hmmm………. It feels like she asked something that I don’t get from the start. I let words out of my mouth while putting on a smiley face. “…….Ummm, no. I don’t understand what you are trying to say……..”
“The human who is the host. He's been having a different sense of growth up until now. I think this is very strange. Very different from previous Heavenly-Dragons. Vali is also the same. Strange. Very strange.”
……Me and Vali’s growth……..? That’s strange……..? Ophis continues. “The fight against Cao Cao. The fight against Bael. Ddraig had different evolutions. Armour turned Crimson-coloured. It's the first time. First time that I know of.”
……So the fact my armour turned crimson is already known. I thought that it would be scary the next time I met Cao Cao. Ophis still continues. “That’s why I want to ask. Ddraig. What will you become?”
She asked while twitching her neck. Ara, she’s cute. I thought something like that! But how should I answer her…… Should I just say that I trained without thinking only seeking for breasts and powered up? But that won’t be the answer that Ophis is looking for. -Then my gauntlet appeared by itself. ……Is it Ddraig? Ddraig then said it so everyone could hear it. [I don’t know Ophis. I don’t know what this guy wants to become. I don’t know but…… It’s certain that he’s having an interesting growth.] Oh, nice one! It will be easier to have Ddraig talk! So I hope that the discussion will become good between the legendary dragons! I will support you if it turns into a fight, so I leave it to you partner! Ophis looked at my gauntlet and talked. “Two-heavenly dragons mixed, I, as the “infinite” and Great Red as the “dream” into the chant. Ddraig, why did you think of becoming the king of domination?”
[……It must be the result of seeking strength. Because of that, I was eliminated. I couldn’t become strong besides increasing the power of “domination”. | text_11 |
I never thought that my red colour could turn to crimson.] “I don’t understand “domination”. Those from “Khaos Brigade” seek domination. I don’t understand. Great-Red isn’t “domination”. I also am not “domination”.”
[There is no way for a being that has been strong from the beginning would be able to understand the reasons for “domination”. You who was born from the “nothingness” of “infinite” and Great-Red who was born from “illusions” from “dream” must have been from a different dimension. Ophis. You appeared in this World getting out from the dimensional gap. What have you attained from this World, and why did you think of returning to your homeland?] “I also want to question you. Ddraig. Why do you try to become a different being? Will you discard “domination”? What is ahead after that?”
……She answers him by questioning him. I mean I don’t even understand these guy's conversation at all. I don’t understand even a single thing! There are things that are hard to understand from a conversation between Dragons. It also felt like Albion, Midgardsormr, Vritra, and Yu-long spoke in their own pace of time. The usual Ddraig and old-man Tannin had some human behaviour in them you could say so it was easy to understand them……. But seeing Ddraig and Ophis speak like this makes me think that Ddraig holds a different perspective towards the World from mine. Maybe it is because they know a different view of the World from me. “……Very interesting indeed. A conversation between a Heavenly-Dragon and a Dragon-God is something you don’t see often.”
Sensei was listening to their conversation with his eyes sparkling. He does seem like he likes these kinds of things. Well I will leave this to my partner then. If it is me, then I won’t be able to keep up with Ophis’s conversation. I thought that my partner was someone I can depend on that much, but it changes after seeing his reaction with Ophis’s next question! “Ddraig, will you become the Chichiryutei? Can you surpass a Heavenly-dragon by groping tits? Ddraig, will you become a dragon that represents tits?”
Ddraig who heard that……..reacts in a way in which he needs to inhale some air! [Ugg…….Even Ophis ends up saying that……… Uuu! Haahaa…….! My consciousness got cut! Counsellor! Someone call the counsellor!] Crap! It seems like he is about to break because he received too much damage mentally! I got the medicine out and sprinkled it onto the jewel! “Calm down Ddraig! Here’s the medicine!”
Ddraig who had his jewel sprinkled with medicine had his feelings relaxed and starts to calm down. […….Ah..Yeah……. S-sorry…… This m-medicine sure works……]
…….You are too delicate…….. It looks like Ddraig’s soul is exhausted for real. Sorry! I’m really sorry! “I want to look. Ddraig. I want to look at this possessor even more.”
Ophis stares at me again! ….M-Me…..? Oh man….. Even if she’s emotionless, it seems like her eyes have the colour of interest in it…….! Sensei breathes out and then put his hand on my shoulder. “So like that, can you leave her in this house for a few days? Just as you see, Ophis wants to look at you. I don’t know what reason there is behind this, but it will be fine if it’s just looking right?”
Even if you say it like that…… Having her who is the boss of the terrorists and the final boss look at me with interested eyes is a bit……. I looked at Rias for help but……
“I don’t mind if Ise is okay with it. Of course we will be on alert and we will have to stop her with full force if anything happens. If you accept that, then I will……..take this request, Azazel.”
…..! Rias is okay with it!? ….I think she took an interest in Ophis’s true motive! If we can find the string that will lead to the collapse of Khaos Brigade then we can’t ask for anything more! If we can stop the terrorist organisation by talking to their boss, then that would be the best. Having the fight stop without spilling blood seems peaceful and good. But I don’t think that Cao Cao would stop that easily. It seems like the revolt in each area where he tells the Sacred Gear possessors how to attain Balance-Break is still going on but is being taken care off with few exceptions….. And in a situation like that, Ophis’s thoughts will change the direction of the World. And deciding that would depend……on my actions? Why is such an important task placed into my hands!? I just want to live peacefully with everyone! Why does everyone bring such troubles and causes to me!? I just want to live in peeeeeeeeace! …….Even if I shout like that within my heart, it’s certain that I have to accept this request. “…….I’m OK with it as well. It’s just that the tests are coming up soon, so if she's not a nuisance then its okay.”
I gave up after giving the minimum rule. Sensei puts his hand on my head. “I’m sorry for dragging you in every time, Ise. Putting stress on you even though it’s right before your important test…… But this is a chance. If it goes smoothly, then the threat that each faction is facing might lessen.”
Yes, yes. I will do my best…… I can’t decline it if Sensei bows his head down. You are my benefactor after all. “I’m not in the position to say this but Ophis and Kuroka, these guys have important tests coming up so just don’t disturb them.”
“Understood.”
“I will just relax nyan.”
Ophis and Kuroka agreed to Sensei’s order. Did they really agree to it…….? I was looking at the two of them with doubtful eyes and then Le Fay came to me pushing out something. It was an autograph paper. She says it while twitching her body. “U-Umm! The battle against Bael the other day! I was deeply moved! Please give me your signature if it isn’t too much!”
….Oh yeah. This girl is my fan. Hahaha. All of Vali’s comrades are crazy strong but they do lack in being nervous and they are all weirdos. “Yeah, yeah.”
I signed her autograph paper while making a bitter smile. Like this, we took in an absurd visitor and spent our days together untill the test day. …………. It’s the weekend and we still continue to study for the test. There is one girl in gothic-lolita clothing sitting at the corner looking at us. Obviously it’s Ophis……..
A few days have passed since that day, and I have my books out studying with the other members of the group in the spacious living room for the exam and promotion test…… And in the corner of the living room, Ophis is sitting staring directly at us. And that’s while she is eating tea cakes that mum gave her. This abnormal scene is very bad for me mentally……. We have tests right in front of us you know……. Everyone else is studying trying not to think about it, but sometimes they look at Ophis. Of course they would, since the boss of the terrorists is on standby in the corner of the room. To tell you the truth, it’s not a time in which I can study right now. But I don’t feel any hostility or fighting spirit from her. She really is just sitting there. Kuroka, Le Fay, and Fenrir are playing at the indoor swimming pool located at the basement of the Hyoudou residence. | text_11 |
I told those two girls and the dog to remain inside the house. They agreed to it, but putting Le Fay aside, I didn’t think Kuroka will listen to me that easily. It seems like she will go outside if she finds the chance. It seems like a riot will occur if she is found by staff who are affiliated with the Three Big-powers alliance…… That would be scary….. No, no! I need to concentrate on my studies! The tests are coming up! I received a recommendation, so I can't do something like betray Sirzechs-sama’s trust! Hmmmmm, I know the name of the 72 pillars perfectly. I also remember the rules we need to obey while living in the human world. I also remember the houses that survived and the way of how to maintain them in my head. Also the different ways of treating your familiar depending on whether it is a creature or youkai. I also kind of understand the political differences between the Old-Maou faction and current-Maou faction. And the information regarding the legendary creatures, the dragons, has been input into my head already. I also memorised about certain gods from each faction as well. ……Though I’m not so sure about application problems, Underworld economics, and folkloristics from different regions. Ngggggh, Kiba and Akeno-san answer questions written by Rias with ease. I’m still struggling because I still make mistakes. Maybe she feels well today, since Koneko-chan is studying for the exam with us. “………Are you alright Koneko-chan?”
“………I’m alright Gya-kun.”
Koneko-chan smiles at Gasper who is worried about his friend. Her face is red as if she doesn’t realise it…… So it must mean that her condition is still going on. Koneko-chan didn’t appear in front of me after that incident. We both made sure not to see each other as much as possible. It seemed like she is really fighting against her instinct. Her body desires that but her heart doesn’t. She’s in a complicated condition. To tell you the truth, it is really sad that I can’t talk to Koneko-chan. There were times I felt like doing something because she also sometimes shows sad expressions. But what is important right now is that I don’t have contact with Koneko-chan. Koneko-chan became unwell right before the exam, but both Koneko-chan and Gyasuke have excellent school reports so they won’t have problems for the exam even if they don’t study that much. It’s more like I’m in a tight situation! In that situation Ravel taught me things I didn’t know using resources. “It seems like Ise-sama will be able to answer questions regarding those people who appear in legends because you have met some of them. Though it seems like the Underworld economics and folkloristics will become an obstacle for those people who have been reincarnated into a devil from a human. There are lots of differences between the values humans and devils have, so it will be natural for there to be things that are hard to understand regarding economics and folkloristics. Since the fundamental culture is different after all. So the test will ask questions about that, so even if you don’t understand the feelings and thoughts of devils, I think it would be better to answer them by thinking “the devils would do it like this” instead.”
“I see. I mean their personality changes depending from which house they are from, so the way they rule their territory is also different…. Gremory has strong love so there aren’t any unfair rules towards the people living there. But it doesn’t mean it’s the same in the other territories right? Since the world of devils circulate as the noble society…..”
The different values due to different culture. Looks like most marks for the test will be about that. After all former humans who turned into devils are going to join the World of devils, so not knowing their culture won’t allow them to get a promotion. It’s said that the Underworld is gradually changing, but the fundamental base is different from that of the human world. Seems like understanding those things will be the problem for me. Hmmmm, becoming a High-class devil seems very hard….. Maybe the promotion test for becoming a High-class devil might be so hard that I would get shocked…… Then Asia stood up suddenly and went towards Ophis…..
“U-Umm, maybe eating just tea cakes might not be good, so here is some green tea.”
She took the cup she filled with green tea to Ophis! W-What a brave girl! Ophis took the cup silently and then drank the green tea. After seeing that, Asia smiled and came back to us. I then whispered to Asia’s ear. “Y-You sure are brave Asia……”
“I thought that she might not be someone so scary….. Even last night, Irina-san invited her to play cards with her……”
“Haa! ?”
I got shocked hearing that and looked at Irina. She made a peace sign with her fingers to me with a smiley face filled with confidence. “Yes. I asked her to play with me. I got to play cards with the Ultimate Dragon!”
S-She sure has guts! If I remember correctly, she also talked to Arthur from the Vali-Team during the fight against Loki! But it makes me envious of her, because she can casually talk to people even in a situation like this. Ah, did Michael-san make her into his Ace knowing her personality? With a personality like this, she can communicate with any kind of person. He might have thought that keeping her in a place like this that makes her meet people from different factions will allow her to play the role of the representative of angels more significantly. “……A change…… She’s quite different from the Uroboros that is told in the legend.”
Kiba said that. Akeno-san nods and agrees. “She definitely has a different impression from the Dragon that represents chaos, infinity and nothingness.”
The Dragon-God that is said to be infinite huh….. Looking at her like this, she doesn’t seem like a being that is called God of Dragons. Great-Red looks more like a God of Dragons instead. Just like Kiba said, maybe she changed because she stayed in this world too long. I think I'm beginning to understand why Sensei gained an interest in her. This Dragon called Ophis must be a being filled with many doubts. And that Dragon-God has taken an interest in me…. I took a glimpse at Ophis, and like I thought she was staring right at me. What on earth is she trying to gain from me? Just like that, the group study continued while the Dragon of Infinity remained. The night before the mid-class promotion test day. I stopped studying for the test at an appropriate time and went to sleep earlier for the test. But I noticed the atmosphere from the upper floor was different when I went to the toilet. I became suspicious of it and I went up the staircase. The door of a certain room was opened. It’s Koneko-chan’s room. The lights coming from her room can be seen from the corridor. “………!”
“…….”
…..I can hear a conversation from inside the room. I killed my presence and got closer to the door. I thought it might be “it”. If my guess is right, then “she” must have….. I heard her voice, just like I thought. “Fufun. | text_11 |
I knew that Shirone had gone into mating season at a glance nyan. Is it that you can’t control yourself from desiring that man’s genetics nyan?”
“……This has nothing to do with Nee-sama.”
“Now now. If you want, I can teach you the method of making Sekiryuutei fall for you nyan.”
…..Just like I thought, it is Kuroka. She entered Koneko-chan’s room and is trying to put unnecessary things in her mind. Man! I told her that much not to cause any problems! And right now Koneko-chan is in a complicated season. We will be troubled if she stimulates her in a negative way. Kuroka is erotic to begin with! Maybe I should tell her off. But how should I enter the room…..? It’s Koneko-chan’s room so I can’t enter normally…… It happened while I was thinking of how to enter her room. “Nfufu. There is a lecherous Dragon looking inside the room –nyan.”
…..! It seems like Kuroka knew about me! Then it can’t be helped! I will just go in! The door is opened a bit. I knocked on the door just in case and entered Koneko-chan’s room. Koneko-chan and Kuroka sat opposed to each other in front of the bed wearing pajamas. Koneko-chan has her cat ears and tail out. Her tail is out swinging and I can tell that she is in an excited condition. Her eyes are also sharp. But her face is red and I can tell she is about to collapse any second. “Kuroka. What did you tell Koneko-chan?”
“You are wrong nya. I knew Shirone was in mating season as soon as I saw her, so I came to see how she was doing. It’s a natural thing for the elder sister to do this right?”
Kuroka winks adorably, but Koneko-chan’s expression just gets more serious. Seeing that, it seems like she came to look because she was interested in it rather than being worried about it as her elder sister. “This season is very delicate nyan. For example……”
Kuroka suddenly pulled Koneko-chan’s arm and then pushed her towards me! Koneko-chan comes to my chest! I caught her but………
“………. !”
Koneko-chan who was pushed towards my chest made an emotional expression with her eyes teary. “…….Nyaa….. Senpai…….”
The small lips made a sweet and low voice sound. Her tail that was spinning around before is now wrapped around my right arm. “No matter how much you endure it, you will feel like making babies when you feel the skin of the man you love. Sekiryuutei. Shirone is in a condition where she can only think of making babies with you.”
E-Even if you say that! I can’t lay my hands on her! If I do anything reckless, then it will put a huge burden on Koneko-chan’s body! Even if I say that, Koneko-chan is grinding her body against me….. She tries to take my clothes off with an erotic expression as if the strong will that had been stopping her from doing it was removed! She also started to take her pajamas off as well! It’s getting into a serious situation because I can see her small oppai appearing and disappearing from the gaps of the pajamas! No no no no no no no! You can’t Koneko-chan! If you do something like that with me and get pregnant, it will become dangerous for both Koneko-chan and the baby with her current body! “…….Senpai. Will you not take it if it is my body…..? ………Am I not able to have sex…..? I’m…….already prepared to take on Senpai……. Even if there are lots of small parts, my body is still that of a woman. That’s why……. I want Senpai’s body…..”
Please don’t say thaaaaaaaaaaaat!! If you say it with an emotional face and sound like that, I will lose my consciousness! I made a promise with Rias! That I will not make love to Koneko-chan! Rias said she will give me a reward if I were to fulfil that! This is both important for me and Koneko-chan! Endure! Endure, me!! But Koneko-chan’s small body is also soft! I tried to retreat, but something got wrapped around my leg and I fell on my butt! Because of that, my sights were about the same height as Koneko-chan and her face is right in front of me! Koneko-chan then embraces me! It’s turning into an outrageous situation! “…….I don’t want to lose to the Tori-musume…… I don’t want Senpai to be taken away…… Even if I can’t become Senpai’s manager, I think I can satisfy Senpai’s desire like this….”
……Koneko-chan acted as if it didn’t bother her, but she had Ravel in her mind. She had her in her mind because they are in the same grade. But I don’t think she wants to be of use to me using her body! That’s because Koneko-chan also has her good parts! Kuroka is looking at this situation with amusement! Damn you Nekomata woman! She’s enjoying this situation! I thought she would just stay and look at us, but she came towards us instead. ….SURU…SURU-SURU……
She removed the obi from her kimono...and started taking off her kimono! Her rich breasts appear, and even the pink part is visible! Huge! Her oppai don't even lose to Rias or Akeno-san in terms of size! “Fufufu. Taking Sekiryuutei's purity in front of Shirone will also be tasty as well.”
I couldn't help but swallow my spit because of her erotic lick-licking. Kuroka pulls Koneko-chan off of my body, and instead hugs on to meeeeee! Her naked breasts touch me! What a rich sensation! It’s similar to Akeno-san’s oppai, soft and magnetic, but they don't lose to Rias's oppai in terms of elasticity! I was thanking the oppai of nekomata for being well-balanced! I can’t keep my self calm because her legs also have some nice meat on them! Apparently, there were many humans who mated with nekomata after getting seduced by them, and I can understand why! It’s too erotic! Kuroka, who is horse-riding me looks down at me and says...
“You still don’t have any experience right?”
...! She saw through me!? Is it easy to tell!? “I thought you were having sex every night with Switch-Princess-chan. Looks like you aren't –nya. It can’t be helped if you are keeping it in because of that. Alright then... This Onee-san will become your first woman –nyan. It's okay. I will teach you from the beginning.”
Because she said something so erotic that my brain boils, my head feels like it will blow up! She doesn't even care about the state I'm in, and starts to use her tongue to lick me from my belly up 'till my neck! It’s dry, but soft and warm, and the sensation of it is making me lose my mind! She starts to lick away her saliva with her tongue. “This is the taste of Sekiryuutei I see. I memorized it –nyan. I never expected to taste it before Vali's –nyan.”
I see! So you memorized my taste! I don’t know what that means, but I know that this is certainly very erotic! Erotic! You are too erotic, nekomata-oneesan! I started to think Vali is gay, declining to give his genetics to an erotic woman like her! How obsessed is he with fighting!? Kuroka says this while coaxing Koneko-chan to come over to her. “Shirone. Onee-chan will teach you how nekomata perform intercourse. Here. Look at this man and memorize his taste.”
Koneko-chan is starting to lose her reason but she is following what Kuroka said with a vague expression. She starts to lick my neck with her small tongue... Hold on, intercourse! .......!! | text_11 |
I felt something that is hard to describe! This is…..! This really is….! This is very indecent……! I can't resist! Koneko-chan who seems like the chain that was binding her consciousness broke, starts to lick around my body. Please forgive me! It feels so good that my consciousness will also go nuts! Koneko-chan doesn’t seem like she will stop, but Kuroka pokes Koneko-chan’s neck with her finger. Then Koneko-chan’s body shakes. She then falls onto my body as if she lost all the strength in her body. ……Did Kuroka use some kind of technique to stop Koneko-chan? Though she seems like she still has her consciousness left... Kuroka then says after laying Koneko-chan to the side. “Anyway Shirone, you stop here for now. It seems like you went into mating season because of being influenced by other women, but both you and the baby will die with your current body –nyan. If you really want this man’s child, then... You should learn how to control your mating season –nya. Hey Sekiryuutei. I’m a better bargain than her, you know?”
I see. So Koneko-chan will be able to control her mating season if she grows bigger like Kuroka. So it means that it would be better for her not to do child making until then. Hearing Kuroka’s declaration, some strength came back into Koneko-chan’s eyes. “...No!”
Koneko-chan moves while her body trembles. She then hugs onto me as if she is protecting me from Kuroka. “...Senpai is my senpai. I will never give him to you Nee-sama!”
It was Koneko-chan's desperate cry. Koneko-chan... I’m very happy! But I also think that Kuroka is erotic and wonderful as well... No, no! I have to side with Koneko-chan! Seeing that, Kuroka stood there astonished. She then made a chuckle. “...Excuse me. The Black-cat over there...”
...! A sudden voice of another person! When I turned my head around, Ravel was standing there! “Ara-ara? If it isn't the daughter from the House of Phoenix –nyan.”
Ravel got closer to Kuroka and then says it. “It seems like you are Koneko-san's sister. Koneko-san isn't feeling very well right now. If you are trying to do something to her, then I, her classmate, will not forgive you! Also, please get away from Ise-sama!”
Oh! Ravel is arguing against Kuroka while breathing violently! Even so, she is still concerned about Koneko-chan! She seems to be concerned about me, so thank you Ravel! Getting shouted at by Ravel made Kuroka speechless, but…..
“So you are Shirone's friend nyan? Hmmm. Lots of people are appearing one by one, who are always concerned about her.”
Kuroka puts Ravel’s drill hair on her palm and touches it. “Looks like I made Shirone's friend angry –nyan.”
She says it while sticking her tongue out. She then tries to leave the room while putting her kimono back on. She then lowers her body before going past me and then whispers into my ear. “Shirone is only unstable right now -nyan. So please don't let her push herself.”
...! ...It was a gentle voice. After saying just that, she leaves the room while passing Ravel. “A valuable Nekoshou. If you don’t take care of it, it will be a disaster for our tribe.”
She leaves the room while waving her hand back. ... Could she possibly have...? “Koneko-san. Are you alright?”
Ravel is concerned for Koneko-chan's well-being. “Ravel. Why are you here?”
When I asked her, she answers with flushed cheeks. “…..W-Well, I am her classmate after all, so I just happened to see how she was doing every night! It’s Koneko-chan's responsibility to look after me since I'm still new to Japan! I will be the one who will be troubled if she doesn't get better! That’s it!”
Ah, so Ravel was worried about her as well. And she happened to be checking on her every night. She seriously isn't honest with herself. “...I'm sorry both of you. Senpai. Because of me...”
Koneko-chan apologizes to me and Ravel as if she actually feels bad about it. ...Huh? Is it me or did the redness disappear from her face and returned to normal...? I touched Koneko-chan's cheek after apologizing to her beforehand by saying “Sorry”. ...I touched her for about 10 seconds... But it doesn't seem like Koneko-chan is excited or is about to change at all. “Hey Koneko-chan. How do you feel?”
When I asked her, Koneko-chan also seems like she noticed the change in her condition and starts to touch her cheek and stomach. “...It’s back to normal.”
Just like I thought! Her mating season stopped! That’s why nothing happened even after I touched her for 10 seconds! It's different from the time I touched her before! “...What happened?”
Ravel also seems to be in doubt. I understood the reason why. It's Kuroka….. Just before, Kuroka poked Koneko-chan's neck with her finger. Then Koneko-chan fell down onto me. But looking at Koneko-chan now, Kuroka must have used some kind of technique to stop Koneko-chan’s mating season. ...Kuroka...I don’t know what her true intention is. Maybe she did it because she's Koneko-chan’s sister to heart. Or maybe she did it because she felt like it. But it's certain that Koneko-chan is back to normal. That's something I could truly feel happy about. Though I do feel a bit sad as well... T-That's because seeing an erotic Koneko-chan like that is something you won't be able to see often... I will just save it inside my brain! But thanks to that, one worry I had before my test is gone. I felt truly relieved about that. It's the day of the test. We were gathered at the transport magic-circle located in the basement of the Hyoudou residence. We are dressed in Kuou Academy’s uniform. This has basically become the uniform of the Gremory group. We are also holding our bags in our hands. Inside them were the important things that were required for the test. It reminds me of the high school entrance exams. The ones who are going to the stadium to take the test are me, Kiba, Akeno-san and my manager Ravel. Rias, sensei, and the other club members are going to the Underworld along with us, but they are going to wait for us at the hotel located at the stadium. The transport will send us right into the stadium. So only those of us who are taking the test are going on it first. After that Rias and the others will transport to the hotel. I thought that we would get transported to Gremory territory first and then go to the stadium using a car or through a similar method. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. The reason is….. Well it’s because we are popular, but over there the relationship Rias and I have has also got quite a lot of attention so it seems like it’s better to avoid going to places with large numbers of people. Yes, it’s because I confessed to her during the rating game. After that the media started to write an article about it almost immediately. [Serious relationship between master and servant!] Like that it continued to gather lots of attention from the civilians living in the Underworld. So we were told that we would be surrounded by the media as soon as we step outside. | text_11 |
…….Rias is a princess of Gremory, and she’s also the sister of the Maou. And her boyfriend is me, aka “Oppai Dragon”. The two people who have been the main topic of the media got into a relationship, so many people are talking about us. “Rias who is a Pure-devil, a princess, and the sister of Maou. You who is her servant, the Sekiryuutei who is also the Oppai-Dragon. It will turn into a love romance that will surpass social status. What will happen if a topic like that gets out of the aristocrat society? It seems it is the hot gossip topic amongst women from normal backgrounds.”
That’s what Sensei said. Is it something like that…….? Romance that surpasses social status huh. But in the Underworld, it seems like they are supporting it. “It seems like it’s getting really serious because people from the media are asking Onii-sama for an interview.”
Ravel also said that. I see, Raiser is Rias’s ex-fiancé after all. From how it got broken off, the story would be something that the media would love to cover. When it happened, the engagement break off only became famous amongst the noble Devils, so the media didn’t take that much of an interest in it. But it’s much different now. The media in the Underworld will gather around you, who became popular because of “Oppai-Dragon”. Having that in mind, it was decided that we will go directly to the stadium. The media seems to have obtained the information that we will be taking the test, so they are gathering around the stadium. Man, I seriously don’t know what to say. Is this something I should feel happy about? In my case, I just want them to be quiet about us! I just confessed to her you know? I’m still thinking about how I can progress in my relationship with Rias. …….Because of that I wasn’t even able to have a single date with Rias since my confession. I was thinking about asking her out on a date. But I couldn’t do anything because of things like my tests, Koneko-chan’s condition, and Ophis’s visit to my house. I looked around, but I couldn’t find Gasper. “Isn’t Gasper here to send us off?”
“He transported out of here long before us to go to Grigori’s research institute that is located in the Underworld.”
Sensei answers me. “…… By himself?”
I was astonished to find out something that I couldn’t have predicted. Sensei nods. “Right after that match against Bael. He came to me while crying.”
[I want to be strong like Senpai and everyone! I don’t want to be just protected anymore! I’m a boy from the Gremory team so I don’t want to show a miserable appearance anymore…..!] He begged Sensei like that….. So something like that happened. “He was a hikikomori and also a coward. Even so, he came knocking onto the gate of Grigori, so it’s not some weak determination. Right about now, he is probably facing his own Sacred Gear under the instruction of the researchers.”
…….I see. He wanted to seriously become stronger, so other than basic training he began learning to understand and face his Sacred Gear even more. He must have reached a dead end, which resulted in him going to the research institute of the Fallen Angels. ……Yeah. He is a man after all. Come back after attaining something new Gasper! Gasper is also important, but what are these guys going to do? I looked at Ophis and Kuroka. “What are Ophis, Kuroka and Le Fay going to do?”
I ask Sensei. “They are going to the hotel with us. It will be bad if they follow you to the stadium.”
Well that’s obvious. But is it alright for them to go to the hotel? “Also after your tests are finished, I’m planning to take Ophis to Sirzechs’s place. It’s a good opportunity. Ophis also said she will go as long as you are going as well. That’s why you guys will also go to Sirzechs’s place after the test is over.”
So Sensei is already planning ahead. “I understand. I don’t know what I can do, but taking Ophis in front of Sirzechs-sama has a big meaning to it right?”
“Yeah. If possible, I want this to go in the right direction even if it's only a little bit. Negotiation that had been said to be impossible may now be possible. It’s a big step. I don’t know what Ophis is thinking, but because of it, it may be possible to avoid a continued fight. If everything goes well, the enemy organisation itself may collapse and split up. If that happens it will become possible to crush them one by one. If they lose the power of Ophis’s snake, defeating them will occur earlier than we had thought. I even want to thank Vali who had suggested this.”
Vali huh. The one who left Ophis in the care of Sensei was him. “He must be thinking in his own way as well. For him to place Ophis in our care.”
Sensei says it with narrow eyes after hearing me. “……He must have wanted to hide Ophis. From a threat that is.”
……………? Threat? Is Ophis being targeted by someone? Well she is the boss of the terrorists so that would be natural. All of the factions are thinking that defeating her will make the organisation collapse, so they would target her. But they just can’t lay their hands on her because she is the ultimate being afterall. But Vali tried to hide Ophis? From that threat? Hmmm, Sensei seems to know what it is but I don’t have a single clue. Well it’s no use thinking about that here. I will just think about passing the test for now! Everyone looked after me during my studies, so I won’t be able to face them if I don’t show any results. And after this finishes, there’s still the school exam left…… My troubles haven’t finished yet. It happened when me, Kiba, Akeno-san and Ravel were about to leave using the transport. “Wait.”
Rias stops us. She came to me and then kisses my cheek. “It’s a charm. Ise, I believe that you will definitely pass.”
I received the best charm there is! Okay! Then this is it! I will confess this feeling I have inside me! “I will definitely pass! W-When I pass, please go on a date with me!”
I said it! I said it properly! I was able to ask her out by myself! Rias became dazzled for an instant when I asked her out, but she showed a very happy smile after that. “Yes. Let’s go on a date. It’s a promise. I will be waiting.”
Yeaaaaah!! I made a promise for a date! A date with Rias! It’s the best! The only thing left is passing the test! I will pass by burning up my soul! Since the date is on the line! “………Geez. Getting all lovely-dovely in front of everyone…… It sure is good to be young!”
Sensei makes a sigh as if he doesn’t find it fun. Don’t say it like that! I was able to ask her on a date while having this embarrassing feeling! “Then we will be going!”
The four of us bid our farewells to Rias and the others and we were enveloped in a light. Please wait Rias! I love you! …….When the light stopped, we were at a spacious floor. There is a large magic-circle still emitting a shallow light under my feet. Is this the test stadium where the promotion test will be held? “Welcome. You are the servants of Rias Gremory-sama correct? I have heard about it. | text_11 |
Please show me something to identity yourselves.”
The staff members who are wearing stiff costumes approach us asking for identification. If I remember correctly I have to show the seal with the Gremory symbol on it and also the recommendation paper. We showed them our seals and recommendation papers. This seal is made from the bone of a certain creature and it is ground into a palm sized circular shape. It’s a crimson colour and it has a mark engraved into it. The staff confirm our recommendation papers and seals and say “This way please”, and then guide us. We walk into a corridor made from rocks. It does not seem like a gorgeous interior, but is made very simply and accurately. “This is the promotion test centre for mid-class Devils located in the territory of Glasya-Labolas.”
Kiba tells me quietly while we are walking. Hee, so this is the territory of Glasya-Labolas. I was so concerned about the test that I didn’t bother checking where the location of the test was. If it’s the territory of Glasya-Labolas, then it’s the territory of the household where that Maou who said “working is losing”, Asmodeus-sama, belongs to. It’s also the homeland of that yankee who got beaten to a pulp by Sairaorg-san. “It seems like they built the mid-class promotion test centre here because of the influence of the strategist, Falbium Asmodeus.”
Akeno-san also says that. I only have that Maou-sama who seems like he doesn’t want to do anything in my mind, so it’s hard to imagine. “It seems like there is also a test centre in the territory of Astaroth, which is the household from which Ajuka Beelzebub-sama came from.”
“There are test centres in various places throughout the Underworld, but the one with the most authority is the one held in the territory of Astaroth. After all there are also noble schools for the noble Devils located there. Buchou also had trouble choosing between the school in the territory of Astaroth and the one in the area of Maou. But she ended up going to the school in the area of Maou.”
Kiba answered like that. Oh, is that so? Then why are we at the Glasya-Labolas territory today? “Because of the earlier incident, the house of Astaroth lost authority…….”
Kiba said it quietly so the staff walking ahead of us couldn’t hear. I see…… That incident involving Diodora Astaroth caused this then….. I heard that the house of Astaroth went into a dangerous situation because of him. It seems like they avoided the worst case scenario because of the influence of Ajuka-sama who is the chief advisor for the Technical Equation Programme. But it’s certain that they are being looked at with strict eyes from the civilians living in the other territories as well as the other nobles. They also lost their right to send out a candidate to be the next Maou as well. The place where we arrived at after being led by the staff is a place that seemed like a reception area. There were a couple of windows, and test participants were talking to the receptionists. ……There are less Devils here than I thought. A reception area, which is quite spacious, looks dead because there aren’t many people in it. Then the staff explains to us. “At the reception area over there, please take the compulsory documents along with the admission ticket for the test. After you are done with that, please go to the floor upstairs where the written test will be held. The first part of the test will be the written section and the second part will be practical.”
So written test first huh. I studied a lot for it, but I want to get a lot of points on the practical test. “Please hand your report to the examiners who are standing in front of the room for the written section of the test.”
So I have to hand my report to the person in front of the test room. I wrote my report on the theme Grayfia-san told me…. I’m still not used to writing with devil letters so I desperately wrote it while holding the dictionary in my other hand. “Then I will pardon myself. I hope you do well.”
The staff left after saying that. “I will go and bring the documents you must fill out.”
After saying that, Ravel goes away quickly. Wow, that girl really is thoughtful. “…..Looks like there aren’t that many people taking the test.”
“Yeah. In the current Underworld, there aren’t that many devils who can take the promotion test. The promotion test centre for High-class devils might even have less devils taking it.”
Kiba answers like that. Yeah. Since there aren’t any Wars in the Underworld right now, you can only get a promotion by attaining something magnificent from the pact for Devil’s jobs or by excellent performance in the Rating Game. Though the first option is very hard to get promotion with, so it became the mainstream way to get a promotion test through the Rating Game. Even so, it looks like we are special cases. “Ise-kun. There’s one thing I want to tell you before the test.”
Kiba stood next to me and wore a serious expression. “……What is it?”
“I’m glad that I met you.”
……
…….Here, I was wondering what he was about to say…..
“…….You really became a natural at saying creepy things.”
When I said that with a disgusted face, Kiba laughed. “Hahaha. But if you weren’t here, I would probably never have got a promotion test.”
“Are you sure? You are strong enough. You would have got a promotion sooner or later.”
“No. I’m here because I witnessed how you live your life and your battles. You showed me things that I didn’t have. I wouldn’t have been here if I didn’t know about it.”
Is it something like that? I was also influenced by him a lot as well. There were a majority of things where I worked harder because he was someone near whom I aimed for. I sighed while scratching my cheek. “I’m not quite sure. What good-looking guys think is something that I can’t possibly understand. But…..Let’s pass the test together. Since we are boys of the Gremory team. Right? Dachikou.”
“Of course. If we've come this far, then let's aim to become Ultimate-devils. I've also got a dream now. To become the “Ultimate Knight”. I want to become an existence that can stand side by side with you.”
Kiba seeks for a handshake. I answered him with a laugh. “That sounds good. That’s simple to understand. I won’t know for how many thousands of years I will be with you, but let’s become men who will be famous throughout the Underworld.”
Akeno-san also puts her hand on our handshake. “Ufufu. Such a passionate friendship. Let's pass the test together.”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
Both Kiba and I replied at the same time! Yeah! Lets become mid-class devils together. “Everyone! I have brought the documents! Let's fill them out over there!”
With Ravel’s instruction we filled out the documents……
So the test is about to begin! “Please do your best! I will be waiting here.”
We split up from Ravel at the staircase leading to the second floor, and us three headed up to the third floor. We saw a sign written in devil-letters written as “Mid-class promotion test – Written test room”. | text_11 |
The room we reached had long desks aligned inside. It looks like the rooms you see in Universities. I also saw a University room when I went to look at the Kunou University. I must sit on the table with the number written on at. By the way Kiba’s number is and Akeno-san’s number is . When the three of us sat down, we heard people whispering. “…….Are those people from the Gremory team? The Holy-demonic sword wielder, Sekiryuutei and Holy-lightning priestess…….”
“The “Oppai Dragon” who defeated that Sairaorg! Sekiryuutei!”
“So the rumours about them getting a promotion recommendation from Maou-sama were true…..”
“So that’s why there were so many people with cameras outside……..”
…….This truly is making me feel embarrassed. Everyone knows about us. Well we became famous because of the news, tokusatsu show, and the match that occurred recently. Judging from their conversation, the media has gathered outside this test centre. If we say it in human terms, maybe they would be called the paparazzi? Man that is scary. But this is something I have predicted. That’s why I have to take the test calmly without making an embarrassment of myself. I made a serious face and a strong attitude! “………I think you don’t have to put that much energy and act like you usually do.”
That’s what Kiba says! But we came here while having the name Gremory on our backs! While I was doing that, other examinees gathered and the seats around us started to fill up with the other devils taking the test. ……But a room that can hold more than 100 hundred people didn’t even get filled. They are mostly devils who were former humans, but there were also devils who looked like beast-humans, youkai and creatures. Well humans aren’t the only ones who can be reincarnated. Therefore many types and kinds of devils can take the promotion test. I looked around, but including us the number didn’t even reach up to 40 people. That’s not that many people. I did hear that a promotion is rare, but I never expected it to be this low! The seats are mostly empty! …….I think I understand Sairaorg-san’s dream and aim. It might be good to give a chance to people who have talent. But in the current Underworld, that would be hard. Sensei also said that the politicians are broken into the Maou-faction and Great-King-faction. While I was thinking about this, the examiner entered the room and began collecting the reports. We gave our reports to the examiner and finally we were about to start the written test. ……Putting the practical aside, I’m not confident in the written test. But still, Rias, Ravel and the others helped me! I will definitely aim for a good result! “It’s time. Please start.”
The voice of the examiner tells us it's time to start the test! All the examinees turnover their test papers, and the test begins! Either way I will answer as many questions as I can! “Ah--. Questions like that sure are unfair! What do they mean by: "Write the names of the enemy leaders that appear in “Levi-tan”"……..”
The food court inside the centre. I was lying on the table while making a pathetic voice. The written test was broken into different sections and we finally finished after a few hours. Even if I was released from a task of using my brain, I was still sighing because of the contents of the test. I answered most of the questions about basic knowledge regarding devils. Except there was a question regarding “Magical Levi-tan” and I was astonished! There was a question where I had to write down the names of the leaders of the enemy organisations. My point is “How the fuck should I know”. Also a question about “Chichiryutei Oppai-Dragon” appeared as well! It became a question about the recent event that occurred in the Underworld. Questions about “Khaos-Brigade” appeared as well. Since I’m like a victim from them, I could answer them easily since I know about them more than most of the higher-ups. Well I didn’t include any information that cannot be known by the public though. Seriously, I don’t know whether the Underworld is proper or improper! “Ise-sama. I have brought another cup of tea.”
Ravel has brought another cup of tea for me. She seriously is a good girl. As to be expected from my manager! “Thank you Ravel. Thanks to you, my written test didn’t become a mess.”
“O-of course! I will be troubled if you don’t pass since I became your manager!”
Oh, she’s in a tsun-tsun mode. “I didn’t have that many blank answers. I have quite a lot of confidence in it.”
That’s my true response. It was certainly hard. The answers also had to be written in devil-letters. But I wasn’t scared because the questions everyone taught me appeared as well. I’m glad I studied like hell. …..Maybe what’s most important in a promotion test is receiving a recommendation. That’s why there aren’t that many people taking the test. This food court doesn't have many people in it, even though it’s huge. But still, I still I did quite well in the written test. Even if I barely failed for the written test, I think I can cover it with the practical test. “So the practical is next.”
Kiba says while twitching his upper-body. “Yeah. It’s the test category I’m really good at!”
“I heard that it will occur on the roof of this stadium.”
Ravel says it while reading through the documents. “Ara-ara. Getting heated up is good, but it is not good for you to overdo it okay?”
Akeno says that to me. …………..? Sensei also said that I shouldn’t try that hard for the practical as well. But it’s a test so I should try hard! I think this is the test where I can gain the most points. While this was occurring, the time for the practical test arrived. The three of us split up from Ravel once again, and went to the roof while wearing a jersey. The place was like a spacious gymnasium. The participants all changed into clothes that they could move around easily in, and they were warming up their bodies in their own way. Yosh! I will also warm up my body then! I start to sprint from where I was standing and begin to sprint around the running track. While I was stretching my body with Kiba and Akeno-san, the examiners gathered and began to call our numbers. We attached a badge that had our number on it to our jersey. Then one of the examiners gave us an explanation. “The practical is quite simple. We will have the participants battle each other. We will have everyone draw a number, and that will decide who you will battle.”
Oh, that’s simple and easy to understand. So I just have to win that then? “The battle will be looked as a whole so even if you lose to your opponent, you will not necessarily lose the opportunity to pass. Obviously winning the battle will allow you to get more points though. But we will look at the battle in depth so if you have the three satisfactory criteria of heart, technique, and body we will allow you to get points that will be the equivalent of what you showed. Try to have the battle be as good as possible please! The rule is simple. | text_11 |
Fight the opponent with the power you have. Using weapons will be allowed. You will fail if your opponent dies, but if the death occurred due to an accident then we, the examiners, will decide the outcome. Please read the documents you have with you regarding about death by accident. Next is…..”
Explanation of the rules continues. Yeah, yeah. So basically I have to show a good match to the examiners then! …..Wait, what do you mean by a good battle!? I held my head down by the “depth” of the battle. I……I…! All of the battles I had until now were all fist fights or fights like an ape! I've never done a battle with demonic-powers or relying on techniques! The examiner also gave an additional explanation. “Now people who are a “Pawn” are able to promote during the match with the special approval promotion card dispatched by this test centre.”
Hee, so you can promote huh. I never knew that there were special approval promotion cards used by this centre. Is it a derivation of the card Rias gave to Asia when we went on the school-trip? “I heard that Ajuka Beelzebub-sama dispatched special promotion cards to places like this. Of course, Beelzebub-sama is the only one who can make them, and making copies of them is said to be impossible.”
Kiba explained it to me like that. So Beelzebub-sama is the only one who can make something like this then. How amazing is that person in terms of technology……. You can say that he surpasses Azazel-sensei. “It looks alright as long as we don’t kill the opponent for the practical test. Unlike the High-class promotion test, Mid-class promotion test does not require strategies that are based on tactics so it is quite simple.”
Akeno-san says. There is a strategy test for the High-class promotion test!? W-Well that was to be expected. Since you will be receiving the “Evil-pieces” that will allow you to make your own group, having a test to test your brain would be obvious. ……I’m screwed. If I pass the mid-class promotion test, then I will also have to study about strategies! Though no matter how hard I think, using a strategy would be impossible for me! The examiners explanation finished, and it became time to draw. We put our hands inside the box, and took out a ball that has a number on it. These things are quite similar to the human world…… Well the ones who come here are mostly former-humans, so they are probably making it more familiar and easier for us to understand. -Oh, so my number is . Looks like it will be one of the earlier matches. Kiba got and Akeno-san got . Oh, looks like everyone was separated. I wouldn't know what to do if we had to fight each other, but looks like that won't be happening. Looks like their matches will be near the end. “The matches will occur by two pairs fighting at once! First, and , and will start their matches!”
Are you serious? It’s my match already! That was quick! Looks like my match will start before I get ready! “Looks like I’m first.”
“Do your best.”
“Ise-kun can definitely do it.”
I received a cheer from Kiba and Akeno-san. “I-I will be going then.”
While feeling a bit nervous, I entered the circular battlefield made by Demonic power. What will happen now. Triaina can’t do a combo. Even if we can promote, it seems like cheating if I keep on changing. Once I promote, I need to finish the match with that. Then maybe I should use the normal Queen? True-Queen is still unstable so it’s not in a condition where I can use it. But if we have to show our strength for this test, then maybe I should use it……. While I was thinking, the devil who was to be my opponent appeared. It’s a medium height and medium built man. Looking at him, he doesn’t seem to be flowing with lots of aura, but…… This person is also a Devil who has the strength to come to this test. I can’t let my guard down. The examiner came in and looked at both of us. “Both of you are ready then?”
Both me and my opponent nod. The examiner raised his hand up, and then put it down! “Please start!”
! It started! I made my gauntlet appear and started the countdown! “Promotion [Queen].”
What I chose was the usual Queen I often use! Either way, I can’t use True-Queen unless I get into Balance-Breaker! If that’s the case then I will promote the usual Queen, and fight in my usual Balance-Breaker! I have been training a lot with it, even though it’s not Triaina! There’s no way it won’t be effective! “Ha!”
The opponent man made his hand glow with demonic-powers, and shot huge orbs of flames! Looks like his attacks with demonic-powers are quite something! If he is a Sacred Gear possessor, then he will reveal it after this attack! Then I will go into Balance Breaker before that! “-[Freezing Archaeopteryx]!”
Cold chills were surrounding the man’s area. Ice started to gather in the air and it turned into a gigantic bird! So it’s a Sacred Gear. He made a gigantic bird using his Sacred Gear. I waited for the countdown of my Balance Breaker while evading the gigantic-bird’s intense attack and the Demonic-power attacks shot by the man! My weak point is this naked state I am currently in before the Balance-Breaker! But because I opened the path to True-Queen, the countdown needed for me to turn into Balance Breaker is also reduced! Yes! This is where the real fight starts! “Balance Breaker!”
Red aura envelops my body and it shapes into the shape of armour! Boosted Gear Scalemail! PA! While expanding both my dragon wings, I charged my power! I can’t lose! I will win and pass this promotion test! [JET!] GOOOOOOOOOON! I flew up to my opponent while thrusting the boosters on my back! My opponent can’t even react to my speed! I can do this! I pushed my fist forward to hit straight at him! Anyway this is my first blow! DON! It destroyed the gigantic ice bird with ease and my punch continues to go towards him! “---!”
The opponent created defence magic circle in front of him, but he couldn’t withstand my punch and flew far to the back of the stadium! DOOOOOOOOOOON!! He crashed into the wall, and went through it……
………….. I stood still while thrusting my hand forward. ……..Ara? That person flew back more than I thought. It’s not a punch where I used my boosted powers, but it wasn’t a punch that I was holding back either…… One of the examiners went towards the opponent whom I punched quickly. I can hear the voices of other participants who were watching the match. “…………Y-You must be kidding me!? What power!”
“I see…. He surpasses the level of average Low-class Devils greatly.”
“I can only say that his opponent was unlucky. He’s a monster……!”
“……If it’s just power, isn’t he a high-tier of High-class Devil……. ?”
“So this is the power of Sekiryuutei who defeated the Evil-God Loki and Sairaorg Bael……”
I heard things like that. ……Ummmm. I was troubled by how to respond. | text_11 |
I used my power to the fullest because I didn’t want to fail, and…… I thought that I can’t let my guard down since my opponent is also a devil who is taking the promotion test……
The examiner returns from the broken wall while carrying my opponent who seems to be unconscious. That examiner shakes his head to the examiner who is in charge of my match. That examiner confirms it and says it loudly. “Number , Hyoudou Issei wins!”
………….. ……….Eh? T-This is the end of the practical…..? ………Are you serious? I don’t have to do anything more? I could only stand there astonished because of the victory I gained easily. We finished our practical, and made Ravel start a communication magic-circle so we can report to Sensei. “S-Sensei! About the practical…..”
[Oh what happened? I’m at the restaurant of the hotel in which we made reservations, and drinking alcohol even at noon.] Alcohol at noon again!? You sure know how to have fun! No, that’s not what I mean! “It’s about the practical test! W-Well all of us: me, Kiba and Akeno-san didn’t have any trouble, but more like it was……”
[You were overwhelming right?] ----! I nod to Sensei who is grinning. “Ah, yes.”
Sensei makes a sigh. [Of course. You guys have abnormal strength among Low-class Devils. And the ones going to the test have the powers of high-tiers of Mid-class Devils. You guys have the power of High-class devils. Especially you Ise, who can use Triaina and True-Queen can release a power that isn’t that much different from those with more power than that. Well I could say the same for Sairaorg though.] “…..I didn’t know. I…… So we became that strong….”
Not just me, but Kiba and Akeno-san also gained victory with overwhelming strength for the test. Instead I feel sorry because I went too far and destroyed the stadium. They achieved victory while holding back their power not to destroy the stadium. ……So this is what he means by not fighting seriously. It will cause harm to the stadium if we go too seriously because of the power difference between us and the other participants. And I might have killed my opponent because of it……. If I think like that, then I put too much energy into the match. B-but my head was full with the things like the feeling of not wanting to fail and that I can’t let my guard down……. [The opponents you guys have been facing are the Vali Team, which are full of legendary guys, Evil God Loki and Fenrir from Northen Europe, and the Ultimate Longinus you know? Fighting guys like that while returning with everyone alive is something that isn’t normal. It’s a level where it would be said that you guys are abnormal. At least in the Gremory team you, Kiba, Akeno, Xenovia and Rossweisse are strong guys with the power of High-class Devils. Koneko who is starting to learn the power of Senjutsu will also reach the power parallel to a High-class Devil soon.] I-I see. We went through lots of crises so we greatly surpassed average Mid-class devils. Yeah. If I think about it, our opponents were abnormal guys. And I have been training hard so I won’t lose. …..I realised it again. We became insanely strong. Even so, the enemies who come after us have powers beyond that so my head is about to go nuts. [She sure has luck meeting with you guys, the woman you fell for that is.] Sensei says it as if he’s depressed.,
“Yes. Rias is the best woman there is!”
Of course! The meeting Rias and I had is something very special! Thanks to that I met with Rias and everyone else! [Hey Rias. Ise said “Rias is the best woman there is”.] Sensei says it with a lecherous voice to another person! Wh-wh-wh-wh-wh! Is Rias nearby!? “H-Hey Sensei! Why are you telling her! ?”
[Haha! Rias became so red after hearing you say that! Man you guys are in a burning relationship! Shit! Tears are flowing out of my eyes! Looks like I will master being single, damn it!] Ah, Sensei’s voice had a bit of hatred in it. Even so, don’t play with me and Rias because it’s embarrassing! Please let us taste our life peacefully! Sensei continues after changing back the topic. [Well, I also said it to Rias just now. That there is no reason for Rias to go through intense training to get strong.] Rias…….training? If I remember, she was quite upset that she couldn’t do much against the fight with Regulus. But it was just that her opponent was a bit too much, since it was a rare Longinus that could move on its own. It was also a demonic-creature that represented the King of Lions. [One of the weapons the woman you fell for has is the fortunate meetings she has. The grade that the Gremory-team has isn’t something that other High-class devils have. Though it seems that guy, Raiser, also said that. This is something in which you can’t teach others. You need something like this since you were born. And things like that will continue on as well. In my case, I want to praise the high chance of survival I mentioned before. To survive so many crises with everyone alive is a level that surpasses miracles.] A level that surpasses miracles. I think I can understand that. I also think it’s great that members like this gathered and survived through these crises together. [Anyway the test is over, right? Use the transport magic-circle at the centre to get to this hotel. The result isn’t out yet but let’s celebrate here.] The communication with Sensei ended there and all of us took a breath. “Great work Ise-kun, Akeno-san.”
Kiba says it to me and Akeno-san with a smile. “Looks like we can relax until the result is out.”
“No, Akeno-san. For me, I can’t relax for the exam as well.”
I made a sigh and Kiba says it to me. “Sekiryuutei who wielded his power greatly for the promotion test looks like he can’t use that power for the exam.”
Akeno-san and Ravel chuckled at Kiba’s sarcasm. ……Yeah yeah, I’m just a power idiot like you say. “So good job on your test. Cheers.”
Sensei gulped his drink after saying that. How much has this drunken Governor been drinking since noon…… The four of us moved to the hotel, where we were given relief from the fatigue of the test at the restaurant we reserved. At the restaurant, everyone in the Occult Research Club except Gasper and Rossweisse-san was gathered. Everyone has already started eating food. So I started filling myself immediately after seeing the gorgeously prepared food. “How was it?”
I was asked by Rias who is sitting next to me. “Umm yes. Both the tests were worth the time. This is all thanks to everyone who helped me. But for the practical I overdid it….”
I smashed my opponent with the power of Sekiryuutei. And I also made a hole in the test stadium. “You don’t have to worry about it because we will pay for the damage to the broken wall. But you can’t go serious against mid-class devils if you happen to have an argument. Okay? There's quite a difference in power between yours and theirs at this current point in time.”
…..I was warned by Rias. Yes, I am reflecting on my actions. | text_11 |
I was shocked because I never could have imagined that there was that much of a difference between me and other low-class devils. If you look at strength, I’m a High-class devil huh. I can’t really feel it though. No, I do realize my strength. But I still can’t feel that I have a power where I can stand on equal grounds to the noble devils. I beat High-class devils like Raiser and Diodora by relying on the flow, so I never thought about how strong I am among devils. I just trained like crazy in order to make sure I wouldn't lose against the enemies who are after me and in order to catch up to Vali. Ddraig then laughed inside me. [Kukuku. In your case you are already abnormal by possessing me and your target is also the strongest Hakuryuukou of all time. Your target was already too high to begin with. Even so you continued to use your power, so it’s only natural that you would surpass other devils without realising it. By the end of Summer, you had already surpassed your master, Rias Gremory. That woman isn’t weak either. ---- The growth rate of Sekiryuutei was too overwhelming.] Even so, my growth rate is slow compared to the past possessors right? That part alone makes me want to cry. [It’s certainly slow. But comparing you who is showing a completely different growth process than that of the Sekiryuutei who came before you is a bit…. Though the key to that growth is tits……. Haaaaaa……….] …..Sekiryuutei-dono has made a sigh. Maybe I should stop this discussion here. Then I saw a scene that made me smile. “Here Koneko-san. You should eat this and this.”
“…..I can eat it myself even if you don’t grab it for me.”
“I’m not looking after you because I want to. Ise-sama will be sad if you are not energetic.”
“……I understand. I will eat…… Thank you.”
“No, thank you as well. If you don’t become energetic, I won’t be able to compete against you.”
I saw a conversation like that happening between Ravel and Koneko-chan. They are opening up to each other even though they still argue a lot. That is a good thing. “……I shall look at Ddraig.”
……At the corner of the restaurant, there is Ophis who is staring at me. She was stuffing her mouth with pasta. ……If the restaurant staff finds out that she is the boss of the terrorists, serious things will happen. Obviously this is kept a secret. It seems like Kuroka and Le Fay are also eating sweets in the corner of the restaurant. Fenrir isn’t showing itself, but its probably hiding behind Le Fay. What a skillful wolf. Well it is forbidden to bring pets inside the hotel. Wait…..the worst creature to be a pet is…..
Kuroka is an exiled-devil who is on the wanted list in the Underworld, so she hides her cat ears and tail while wearing a similar robe to the one worn by Le Fay. Though the colour is different. She is also wearing sunglasses. She’s also changing the ki flow, so people who can normally sense them won't notice them and as a result they won't be caught that easily. She’s also using it on Le Fay and Ophis, and that is one of the reasons why they aren’t being viewed as suspicious people. …..Well if it’s Kuroka and them who haven’t been caught up until now, they won't be caught here either. But I think I can understand it now. The reason why they appear in unexpected places is because they have the ability to sneak around like this. If I think back, my comrades didn’t realise it at all when they suddenly appeared at my house. ……So in that area, they are superior to us. When I was thinking about that, the drunken Sensei says this to Kiba. “Ise. Kiba. Both of you are extraordinary even among the Gremory group.”
“You say we are……extraordinary.”
Azazel-sensei nods at Kiba’s words. “I’m saying that you guys are young devils who hold outrageous potential. Ise doesn’t have any talent, but he is a man who possess the Sekiryuutei. He raised his power in a different way than all previous Sekiryuuteis and finally managed to awaken a power that is the total opposite to [Juggernaut-Drive]. Even if Kiba gained additional powers afterwards, your talent is very high. And both of you are still in the middle of your growth period. It’s an unimaginable talent to awaken two Balance-Breakers. On top of that both of you train with each other and are growing even stronger. ……..Maybe you guys will become Ultimate-class devils before Rias even has her professional debut?”
Becoming an Ultimate-class devil before having a professional match…. I was already shocked from the talk about Mid-class promotion, so if that happens I might pass out and make bubbles come out of my mouth and be confused for 10 days. Having your servant be a Mid-class devil before your debut is abnormal, so in terms of that we might become a point of praise for Rias. Kiba then says it shyly. “I am blessed. Right next to me the Heavenly-Dragon, Ise-kun, is there. For a training opponent I can’t ask for a better partner. And we are still in the middle of growing. Sparring against Ise-kun alone is an honour.”
How can he say such embarrassing things so openly! “Don’t say embarrassing thing with a smiley face! ……Geez. I’m also gaining a lot from our training because my opponent is a genius technique-type like you. Since my weakpoint is technique-types.”
When I said that, Sensei shook his head. “No. You also have another weakness. More like an exposure. The weakness of the powerful Triaina and True-Queen is stamina itself. Using either of them involves consuming great amounts of stamina and aura. Ise. Right now, how long can you maintain the True-Queen form?”
“…..The truth is, the power is unstable so there are times when the form disappears after one hit. Controlling it is very hard.”
Yes. That True-Queen is very hard to control. What is necessary for stabling the True-Queen is increasing the specs during the other Triaina forms. If I want to increase the power output and defence of my True-Queen form, it is necessary for me to continue using Triaina-Rook until I get used to it. If I want to increase the speed of True-Queen, then it’s Triaina-Knight. If it’s the cannon then it’s Triaina-Bishop. The basis for improving True-Queen is that I need to improve the specs of each of the other forms. That’s how it is made. In order to increase the strength of True-Queen, I need to train each of the Triaina pieces. The awakening of Triaina in Kyoto. The awakening of True-Queen during the Bael match. Thanks to that, the original power of Heavenly-Dragon was released and it seems like the limit of my Sacred Gear increased several fold. What’s left now is for me to train and reach even greater heights. Even if the limit of the Sacred Gear increased, since the possessor, which is me, is really weak, then I have to get there step by step. “I have to get used to each of the forms of Triaina, and at the same time increase their powers. True-Queen is like an overall form.”
The improved results will all reflect to the True-Queen. The reason why it is unstable right now is because I still need a lot of training. | text_11 |
I probably have to improve the usual Balance-Breaker form and Triaina forms. That’s what I realised after the fight with Sairaorg-san. It means that I’m still lacking in my training for the abilities of each of the forms. Maybe understanding that will relate to decreasing the huge stamina usage? That’s what I thought, but Sensei says something that put that idea away. “Even if you were able to stabilise the power, it might not solve the high consumption. It’s a new power that doesn’t hurt either the body or soul, but either way the consumption is intense. It must consume more stamina and aura because it doesn’t eat away at your life span or put your body in any danger.”
So it has a high consumption because it doesn’t have the price that would cut down my lifespan. This is the answer I found by choosing a power other than Juggernaut-Drive……
Hmmmm, I need to find a way to make up for the high consumption. At this rate it will be impossible to fight in Triaina or True-Queen form during a long battle. My opponents are all legendary beings. It won’t be a problem if it is a short battle, but my opponents won't let me defeat them right away so it will be natural for me to prepare for long battles as well. The time limit for my usual Balance-Breaker form increased quite a lot so it won’t disappear unless something extreme happens. Though that very thing is Triaina itself. If I use a combo, it will consume a large portion of my stamina. The fatigue I get following the battle isn’t normal. But it’s better than Juggernaut-Drive, which would continue to go berserk until I die! Then I thought about it. So I asked Sensei. “Oh yeah. The independent Longinus that is under Sairaorg-san called Regulus can also do something like “Juggernaut-Drive”? Didn’t you tell me that Sacred Gears with strong creatures or dragons sealed inside them can do something similar to [Juggernaut-Drive]?”
“Judging from the system, it is possible. If it’s Regulus Nemea or a creature-type sealed in Sacred Gear, it will be called [Breakdown the Beast], which is written as "Beast of Domination" in Japanese. Though the Heavenly-Dragon’s Juggernaut-Drive is more powerful. That is special. Well these are very dangerous so you shouldn’t use them even if you can. Just like Juggernaut-Drive, it will drain your life force and eventually kill you after going berserk.”
Ah, so it’s the same. Then it will be hard to use. “The Longinus need to be reported to the higher-up’s of the three great powers when they are found due to the alliance right? But Sensei didn’t know that the lion was under Sairaorg-san. Isn’t that a breach in the alliance done by the Bael side?”
I had doubts about that. The higher-ups of Heaven and the Underworld who searched and have surveillance on Longinus possessors. That lion, “Regulus Nemea” would be siding with the devil’s side so I thought it would be natural for Sirzechs-sama and Sensei to receive a report about it. I don’t think that Sairaorg-san would keep quiet about it on purpose. I started to think that there might be something behind it. Sensei then says after sighing. “It seems like Sirzechs also didn’t know about it. It sounds like those guys from the Great-King faction told Sairaorg to hide the identity of his “Pawn”. But Sairaorg was insistent in telling the Maou about it. If he is to be the next heir of his house, then his actions will be restricted by the current head. On top of that the Great-King faction members were telling him to hide his identity completely even in the rating game. Even if he was to send it out, they told him not to reveal its identity.”
“But it came out in the end, and he revealed its identity.”
“It seems like Sairaorg reached his limit of keeping quiet about it. It seems like he was planning to use it whenever an opportunity to use it appeared. Nobody expected the last game to go like that, but it was revealed because of that. Thanks to that, the Great-King faction members are being questioned a lot by the Maou-factions you know? Though the Grigori and the Heavens also made a complaint to the devil’s side due to the alliance as well.”
---! So something like that happened during that match. For the higher-ups of the Great-King faction to tell Sairaorg-san not to use the lion….. But Sairaorg-san didn’t have a second thought about using the lion for the head to head battle. I just need to pray that it won’t turn into trouble like what happened with the Old-Maou faction. So does that mean I’m under the Maou-faction then? To put it specifically, a Longinus possessor who belongs to the Lucifer-side. Man this is a hassle! Ah, there’s one more thing I remembered after hearing about Longinus and abilities. “…..Sensei, how about [True-Longinus]’s [Truth Idea]? Does that also have a phenomenon similar to [Juggernaut-Drive] or [Breakdown the Beast]? Does it also have a creature sealed in it?”
“……It’s not that a creature is sealed in that spear. What’s sealed inside it is like a will of “the God from the Bible”.”
---A will. That also gives an incredible image to me. Hmmm, so the ultimate spear also has an unbelievable thing hidden in it then? “---A spear that can kill a being called God. The beginning Longinus. The God from the Bible left it in the current World. And as a human’s ability, the Sacred Gear. Though the reason for it is split between different opinions in my organisation. Something like even if God died, the believers can spread their teachings and the weapon can be used for invading since it can kill the Gods from other religions. Also something like a defence weapon for his believers in case of an attack from the Gods of other religions. Or it was just made for no particular reason. Like that there are different opinions. The Heavens don’t have a conclusion either. Either way other powerful Sacred Gears were found after that spear, and things like Longinus were defined.”
So the beginning Longinus huh. ……My Longinus was defined after that spear. “In this age, each of the Longinus are showing different changes than in the past. We are in a flow where it’s not weird for other Longinus besides the 13 Longinus to appear, maybe a 14th or 15th Longinus could be found.”
Sensei says something like that. …..A new Longinus might be born….. As one who has possession of a Longinus, I can understand that this would be very dangerous. They're already dangerous to begin with, so it’s scary if more were to appear. ….From the discussion till now, it seems like they will appear as an enemy so I’m becoming frightened. “……………..”
It seems like Asia who is sitting close by is thinking about something. She hasn’t eaten much either. She has only been drinking sips of juice. “What’s wrong Asia?”
When I talked to her, Asia says it quietly. “…..I thought that I should understand more about the Sacred Gear.”
“Is it to increase….the healing ability?”
When I asked her, she nodded. “I heard that Gasper-kun went to Azazel-sensei’s research institute to know more about the Sacred Gear. | text_11 |
So I thought I should go there next.”
----! ……After that match against Bael, everyone started to face up to their powers and even Gasper who is always behind went to the Grigori in order to train himself. But Asia’s healing ability is already powerful. It shows remarkable support both at close and long-range. How many times have we been saved by it. Even so, Asia seems like she isn’t satisfied with it. She has a more serious expression than usual. Asia who is always putting on a gentle smile has strong eyes right now. “Sensei I would like to ask you two questions. Is it possible for [Twilight Healing] to attain Balance-Breaker? Am I also able to attain Balance-Breaker? I would like to know these two answers.”
Hearing Asia’s question, Sensei took a gulp of alcohol and then opened his mouth. “For the first question, there is. It is predicted that there is a Balance-Breaker state for Twilight Healing. It’s also “Yes” for the second question as well. If you are close to the Sekiryuutei Ise who makes lots of irregular phenomenon occur, then by training you will be able to reach it depending on how hard you work. It’s also possible to make it into a sub-species Balance-Breaker depending on your taste as well. –But Asia. Your ability has already reached perfection.”
Asia seems a bit in doubt at Sensei’s words. “What do you mean by that?”
“It’s just like I said. Your healing ability is already high and mastered. Just like you can see, because of your ability Ise and the others have overcome dangerous situations countless times. I could say that you are already using your Sacred Gear to the fullest. Even comparing you with other Twilight-Healing possessors, your level of healing ability, time needed to heal and other parts are all top-notch. Even the healing from long-range shows a result that far surpasses average numbers. Even if you were to get Balance-Breaker, it will just be a scale up of those aspects.”
Sensei gave such huge praise to Asia. I also thought the same. Asia’s ability is quite high even at the current point. As long as Asia doesn’t get targeted, we can fight with relief. That’s because even if we were to be injured, we know that we can return to the battlefield as soon as we are healed by Asia. Being so highly praised by Sensei, Asia has a complicated expression instead of wanting to become stronger. “Asia. You are the keystone of this group. A healing member is valuable and important. Out of the Gremory group….. No. Out of everyone here, you are the most important one during battle. You will know that if you ask everyone else, and you, yourself should realise that as well right?”
Asia nods at Sensei’s words. “Then do you know what is your weakness?”
“….Is it the fact that I’m not useful besides healing?”
“No. It’s a bit different. You should just concentrate on healing. You can leave the rest to Ise and the others. But you will still be targeted. We will receive a major blow if we lose our healing support. If that happens, we would need an attacker who can protect you or the rear guard would have to defend you. That would disturb the formation and could lead to breaking the rhythm of the battle. ---Your weakness is that you don’t have a method to protect yourself. So what you should improve is the ability where you can defend yourself. …..Yeah. Maybe it would suit you to use a method like barriers, illusions, demonic-powers to summon, or even magic. If you make a pact with creatures who can act as your shield and summon them, then Ise and others don’t have to defend you. Rias. Asia made a pact with the hard to please “Sprite Dragon” right?”
Rias nods at Sensei’s question. “Yes. It has become Asia’s familiar.”
The High-tier dragon baby that Asia caught at the forest of familiars. It plays with Asia at home quite often. When that grows, it will become the same size as old man Tannin. So it will be scary from now because it will become more than 10 meters big. ……What should we do about its food? “Unexpectedly, maybe she has an ability that can enslave creatures. It was totally a blind spot. How about you start meeting with lots of legendary creatures and try to make pacts with them? Maybe it will go smoothly? If it’s a creature that can act as a shield…….”
Sensei started to talk by himself with enjoyment about improving Asia’s ability. But I agree that Asia summoning a creature who could become her shield would be useful. At the last group battle during the match against Bael, the reason we didn’t let Asia participate is because we didn’t have the flexibility to protect her. Since Asia would be healing us she would definitely be targeted, and we didn’t have the flexibility to both attack and defend so it would've been too high of a risk. If Asia can summon creatures that can act as her shield, then…. That last fight might have gone differently. Somehow since we arrived, a plan for improving everyone in the group has been established. Though there are still members who are keeping their improvement plans a secret, but the reflection we had during the Bael match will greatly influence our growth. Even Gasper and Rossweisse-san who aren’t here will return to us even stronger than before. ….I can’t lose to them either! I need to get even stronger. Since all my rivals are incredibly strong. Do my best, me! ----Then it happened right as I made a new resolve. ……! ………An uncomfortable feeling hit me. I felt a nasty sensation all over my body. The atmosphere changed immediately, and I immediately felt a sensation like I was teleported to a different place even though the scenery around me looks exactly the same…..
“……………”
Sensei also felt a sensation similar to mine, and made a serious face as he looked around the restaurant. Kiba did the same. Then there was a shadow that was moving closer to us….. It’s Kuroka. She has her cat ears and tails out, and her ears are twitching. Her outfit has changed to the usual kimono. It looked like she has a sarcastic smile. “Arya-rya. Looks like Vali was ignored -nya. Looks like the “Bingo” came here.”
…..Vali? Bingo? The moment when Kuroka said things that I couldn't understand…..
A familiar mist is surrounding us and it was covering the surroundings as well……
We left the restaurant that was inside the hotel. Everyone is here including Ophis, Kuroka and her comrades as well. I started the countdown for Balance Breaker while I was running! ……There isn’t even a single person in the building! No matter how I think about it, it’s that phenomenon! It was the same as that mist I experienced twice in Kyoto! We were transported by force! He created the exact same hotel we were in before in an artificial dimension and transported just us! Xenovia who is next to me shouts. “Ise! Is this perhaps! ?”
“Yeah Xenovia. It must be. A mist I can’t forget even if I wanted to!”
The only one who can do this is the mist-user who appears in my head! We arrived at a spacious lobby. | text_11 |
In the lobby where there's not a single trace of people, there are two men openly sitting on a nearby black sofa! ---! Then a fireball flew towards our direction! It’s aimed at Irina and Asia! But the fireball didn’t hit the two! Ophis acted as their shield and made the fireball vanish with ease. ….Ophis protected Asia and Irina? “T-Thank you very much.”
“……..”
Ophis didn’t react to Asia’s gratitude, but……. I looked back at the sofa. A youth who is wearing a robe on top of a familiar school uniform, and a black haired youth who is wearing a Chinese outfit on top of the same school uniform were gazing at us. The Chinese outfit youth is tapping his spear on his shoulder while sitting down and then said it to us. “It has been a while Sekiryuutei. And Governor Azazel. The last time we met was in Kyoto. I made my greetings right away. It’s the return of Durandal from the other day.”
“……Cao Cao!”
I spit out the guy’s name. The holy-spear wielder who has the strongest Longinus! The leader of the Hero-faction of the Khaos Brigade! The main culprit who attacked us in Kyoto! The wound I gave to his eye is gone completely. ……It was a wound where it wouldn't be weird for him to have lost his sight. …..There must be something about it. I should keep it in mind. But they shot a fireball at Asia and Irina all of a sudden! Is it payback for Xenovia’s attack back in Kyoto!? Cao Cao applauds. “The match against Bael the other day was magnificent. The intense fist fight between two people wearing Balance Breaker armour. It was a fight in which people who love to battle would be ecstatic about. So I will give my praise to the Gremory team. Congratulations on being the number 1 youth devil team. They are good servants Rias Gremory. It truly is frightening.”
“Should I be honoured by being praised by one of the leaders of the terrorists? I do feel complicated. How are you doing Cao Cao?”
Rias put on a sarcastic smile while staying on maximum alert. “Yeah I’m doing alright. It was only a short time when I saw you back in Kyoto, so this might be our first meeting. I was astonished at the sudden summoning. It certainly was a stimulating appearance.”
“Don’t say that! ……..It embarrasses me even remembering about it!”
Rias puts her hands in front of her because of Cao Cao’s words and is telling him to “Stop!”. Yeah! Even if it was my fault, she appeared in Kyoto in an outrageous way! It certainly must be bad since that was their first encounter! “So what was the reason for you making this field in another dimension and transporting us? It must be a good for nothing plot I guess?”
When Sensei asked that, Cao Cao looked behind us. He was looking at Ophis. “Ya Ophis. I was wondering where you went with Vali, but for you to be here. I certainly didn’t anticipate that.”
Kuroka stood in front of Ophis. “Nyahahaha, we are also shocked nya. I thought you'd head to where Vali is.”
“We sent a different team over there. They are probably battling them now.”
………….? What are they saying? I couldn’t follow either of their conversations. I do know that Vali's team and Cao Cao's team are against each other. While we were suspicious of the situation, Le Fay suddenly raised her hand. She made a cough and explained to us joyfully. At the same time an ash grey wolf appeared from her shadow and glared at Cao Cao. “Well, this started from two things. The first is that Ophis-sama took great interest in Sekiryuutei, [Oppai-Dragon]-san. Vali-sama found out about it so he offered to set up a meeting between the two through his own connections.”
I know about that. That’s why Ophis made a shocking visit to my house. Le Fay had one finger up, then put up her second finger. “The second reason is that Vali-sama got a hold of some information which said that someone is after Ophis-sama from the shadows. To find out about it, we decided to lure them out. If we are lucky we can fight directly with the people who get in our team's way by using Ophis-sama as bait. ……So it means that---“
Le Fay shyly pointed at Cao Cao. “Those people over there are after Ophis-sama and us, so we thought that they would take action if Vali-sama took Ophis-sama out of headquarters, and we could crush them when they came after us. But there was no reason for having Ophis-sama be in danger, so Vali-sama took Bikou-sama who disguised himself as a fake-Ophis-sama. And we took the real-Ophis-sama to [Oppai-Dragon]-san’s house.”
…..Wa-Wait a second! Hearing Le Fay, I looked at Cao Cao, Ophis and Sensei! Wait wait wait wait! I know that Vali’s team and the Hero-faction are on bad terms! I also know that Ophis is being targeted! But the one who is after Ophis is……Cao Cao!? So does it mean that the Hero-faction is after Ophis!? W-What does this mean!? D-Don’t they all belong to the Khaos Brigade…… More like, isn’t Ophis their boss!? All of us present, the Gremory group and the others are shocked! The ones who are calm are Sensei, Kuroka, Le Fay, Cao Cao and Georg! Cao Cao started nodding his head hearing Le Fay, and is tapping his spear on his shoulder. “It’s Vali we are talking about. I knew that he won’t just go around taking Ophis with him. So we knew that he would be using Ophis as bait to lure us out. But we also knew that Vali won’t be using Ophis just as bait. We knew that Ophis was interested in the changes of this generation’s Hakuryuukou and Sekiryuutei. So we thought that something like this might happen so we split into two groups. One group went after Vali, while Georg and I would check on Sekiryuutei. Just as we thought, Ophis was here. So we ended up meeting each other like this.”
….I’m still confused but judging from the story, Vali tried to lure out Cao Cao without using the real Ophis but with a fake Ophis. And Cao Cao was suspicious of Vali’s movements and came here thinking that Ophis was with us! His guess was right and Ophis is standing over there! “Cao Cao is after me?”
Ophis asks while twitching her neck. “Yeah, Ophis. We need Ophis, but we determined that we don’t need the “current” you.”
“I do not understand. I would not lose to Cao Cao.”
“That would be the case. You are too powerful. To tell the truth, I don’t know what would happen if I took you head on. ----So let’s fight a bit.”
Cao Cao stood up and spun around his spear skilfully. PIIIIIIIIN! The tip of his spear opened, and a really bright light blade formed! ……..It had an intense light that gave me chills like always. To us devils, it is the ultimate holy spear. FU! Cao Cao disappeared! ---Fast! He disappeared without making even the slightest movement! STAB! When he appeared, Cao Cao’s spear was thrust deeply into Ophis’s stomach! ---! A critical blow! If it was a devil, that stab would have killed it right away! Cao Cao then shouts while putting power into the spear he holds! “—Shine, the spear that destroys Gods!”
KAAAAAAA! At the same time he thrust his spear, enormous amounts of light were emitted! “This is bad nya. | text_11 |
Le Fay.”
When Kuroka said that, both she and Le Fay started to mumble something. Then a mist of darkness was created around us! “It is a mist that greatly reduces the amount of light. It’s very dense, so please don’t breath it in! It’s poisonous to our bodies! But we won’t be able to reduce the light of the Holy-spear unless we do something like this!”
“Also it’s a double layer done by me and Le Fay nya.”
The moment Le Fay and Kuroka gave us an explanation like that, the torrents of enormous light created from the holy-spear expanded throughout the hotel! ……I understood that the light created from the holy-spear was intense even from inside the mist! If we didn’t have this mist, I wonder how much damage would we, devils, have received just from the torrents? The light of the holy-spear stops, the mist of darkness also disappears, and I looked at Cao Cao and Ophis. Ophis still had a spear pierced through her stomach. But there was no blood flowing out from her stomach and she also didn’t have any expression of pain on her face! Cao Cao takes out his spear slowly, Ophis’s stomach had a hole but there were no traces of blood. The hole disappears as if nothing happened. …..So she didn’t take any damage? Even with the light of that holy-spear…..? Cao Cao then says it with an astonished face. “An instant kill attack if it was a devil. I even put a lot of power in it so even other beings would vaporise…… It would have taken half of the power of one of the Gods whom are weak against this spear.”
Cao Cao then looks at me. “Did you see that Sekiryuutei? This is Ophis. You cannot give it a critical wound even with the Ultimate Longinus. The damage went through. ----But to take down the power of infinite, is not possible even with this spear.”
Since Ophis herself is infinite, does it mean that no matter what kind of attack you do with that spear it is useless…..! So this is a dragon that represents Infinity. Cao Cao continues while tapping his spear on his shoulder. “She won’t even fight back against me who just attacked her. The reason is simple. ---That’s because she can kill me any time she wants to. That’s why she won’t do it, even if I do something like this. Basically she’s not interested in anything besides Great-Red. Out of the Top 5 world’s strongest not including Great-Red, the strongest one is Ophis, and there is a huge gap between her and the second strongest where you could say that she is on a totally different level. This is what the embodiment of Infinity means.”
These guys….. Cao Cao is after Ophis right? Then I thought about it. ……Then what are they planning to do with this “Infinite”? Even if it is Cao Cao, it would be impossible to defeat her right? Or can he beat her if he uses Balance-Breaker or the thing called Truth-Idea…….? No, judging from how Cao Cao spoke, he’s basically saying that he can’t beat her. Then what seems like a transport magic-circle is created below Kuroka and Le Fay! Is it a magic circle created by them!? Kuroka then says it with a smile. “Nyahaha, we have connected it while you were doing your side show. ---Let’s do it Le Fay. It’s about time that we have to call him.”
When the ash-grey wolf, Fenrir, positioned itself on the magic-circle, the magic-circle made an intense glow and reacted! When the light stopped, instead of Fenrir, that “guy” was standing there instead! A bishounen with dark silver hair and blue eyes…..
Vali! When I thought that the transport magic-circle was activated, instead of Fenrir, Vali appeared! “Good work Kuroka. Le Fay. ----It’s been a while since we met face-to-face, Cao Cao.”
Cao Cao who is confronting Vali smirks at his appearance. “Vali. This is a shocking summoning.”
Le Fay then says it while drawing a circle in the air with her rod. “I have called Vali-sama here switching his location with Fenrir-chan.”
Vali then continues. “I made Fenrir fight the other Hero-faction group members with Bikou and the others in my place. I had predicted that Cao Cao would be coming here. So I made sure I had insurance. ---Now, let’s finish things between us. But coming here only with Georg. Such a bold hero.”
Ah, so there are transport methods like that as well. This is my first time hearing about them. So it must be a special magic-circle that was activated by Kuroka and Le Fay? But this guy Vali, he also predicted that Cao Cao would be coming here. Cao Cao then smirks. “Rather than being bold, I thought that it would be enough with just me and Georg.”
“Looks like you are confident Cao Cao. Does it mean you have the so-called [Dragon-Eater] as your trump card? I’m guessing it is a Sacred-Gear possessor who specialises in Dragon-slaying or a new Longinus possessor?”
Cao Cao shook his head to the sides hearing Vali’s words. “No. That’s not it Vali. [Dragon-Eater] is the codename we gave to a being that existed already. We didn’t create it. It was already created. ---“God from the Bible” created that.”
Hearing that, the youth wearing a robe, Georg, speaks. “Is it alright Cao Cao?”
“Yeah, it’s about time Georg. Vali is here. Ophis is here. Sekiryuutei is here. The infinite Dragon-God and the Two Heavenly-Dragons. A combination where we couldn't ask for more. ---Let’s call it. The time for opening the jar from hell has come.”
“Roger that. ---So the time to devour the infinite has come then.”
Georg who put on a smile made a gigantic magic-circle behind him in the spacious lobby! ZUOOOOOOOO……. An intense vibration shook the entire hotel! A very ominous aura was emitted from the magic-circle! …….A cold air that gave me chills. An intense pressure I had never felt before was coming from the magic-circle! A pressure that freezes both my body and soul…. I feel like a frog that is being glared at by a snake……! [This presence is…! An overwhelming evil intent only directed at a dragon…..!] Ddraig also seems like he felt something and his voice is trembling. Ddraig is frightened…..? What kind of being is there that can even frighten a Heavenly-Dragon, which is an embodiment of bravery…..? Then a gigantic ominous thing started appearing from the magic-circle….! Head. Torso….. Black-wings. A cross….? Someone was impaled into a cross. Restraint tools were intensely binding its body. There were so many restraining tools placed all over its body and there are creepy letters written on the tools! There were ones that were placed on its eyes and there were tears of blood dripping from them. ---! The moment its whole body appeared from the magic-circle, my breath stopped because of the bizarre existence. It had the lower-body of a……. Snake! No. There are scales on it. ……A skinny appearance like that of an Asian dragon! The upper-body of a fallen-angel and lower-body of a dragon! On both hands, tail, and all over its body, there were countless nails driven through! Even on its black wings! Just looking at its appearance tells me how painful it is! …… A pebble fallen-angel dragon……that is being restricted……..? | text_11 |
A crucifixation done to a criminal who has done something very serious…. It looks like it is the personification of anger from the one who judged it…..
[OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO………]
A creepy voice emitted from the criminal's mouth echoes throughout the lobby. From its mouth covered in fangs, there was blood and saliva coming out as well. Pain. Jealousy. Suffering. Resentment. A sound that is mixed with all kinds of negative emotions. You can tell it is a being that was judged by someone who harboured great anger towards it. There was a black aura and mist coming out of the fallen-angel dragon that was spreading throughout the lobby. …..A sensation where my skin is being poked with needles…..a disgusting sensation that covers my whole body…..
Sensei’s eyes changed and his expression changed to that of anger. “…..T-this guy is…… To bring such a thing….. So you unsealed the seal of Cocytus…..!”
Cao Cao took a step forward and starts to speak as if he was reading a poem. “—It says that it is the poison of God. It says it is the evil intention of God. A forbidden being that made the people in Eden eat the fruit of knowledge. The first crime that was judged by the dead God from the Bible and still continues to be in effect. [Dragon-Eater] Samael. The angel that received the curse of God who hated dragons and snakes. A dragon. Yes. A dragon whose existence was eliminated from the record.”
“----!”
Hearing the name of the restrained dragon, everyone besides me put on a shocked face. “…..Sensei. What is that….? Even I know that it’s dangerous just by looking at it.”
I ask Sensei. “Do you know the story of Adam and Eve?”
“Y-Yeah. I at least know about that.”
Weren’t they the first man and woman? The ones who were at the garden of Eden or something. Sensei begins to explain. “The one who turned into a snake and made Adam and Eve eat the fruit of knowledge is that. That action brought the fury of “God from the Bible”. So God started to hate snakes and dragons to the extreme. That’s the reason why dragons are depicted as evil in many of the texts from the Church. He is a being that was made of the evil intentions of God, because of God’s hate, a being who received many kinds of poisons and curses on his body. Naturally it is impossible for God, who is sacred, to have evil intentions. That’s why it has intense poison. Not only can it extinguish dragons but it can affect other things besides dragons, so it was sealed in the depths of Cocytus. The curse it received from God is the ultimate dragon-slayer. That alone makes him an existence that is a brutal dragon-slayer…..!”
……A fallen-angel……snake……dragon…..that was hated by God……! God’s poison….! God’s evil intent……! I understood that this thing was very dangerous just by hearing the explanation! …...What kind of monster did these guys bring! God’s evil intent and intense poison which is hatred towards dragons! Isn’t this thing a very dangerous existence to me!? Sensei then yells. “What is the Olympian God who is in charge of the World of the dead thinking…..? ---! P-Perhaps…. !”
Cao Cao smiles at Sensei’s deduction. “Yes. We negotiated with Hades-dono. I was allowed to summon him while having many layers of restrictions on it.”
“….That bastard! He didn’t like the fact that Zeus was going to cooperate with other factions!”
Sensei spat out with hatred. So that skeleton-God lent his hand to the Hero-faction! No matter how you think about it, it is a serious issue that will bring ruckus to the alliance! He seems like he hates devils and fallen-angels but to help a terrorist! Cao Cao spins around his holy-spear and then points at us. “So like that Azazel-dono, Vali, and Sekiryuutei. The curse he has will devour and kill dragons. He can kill dragons for certain. It’s not on the same level as the dragon-slayer holy-swords. You can’t even compare them. Ascalon is like a toothpick to him, Hyoudou Issei.”
Ascalon as a toothpick!? No. Judging from this overwhelming hatred I feel, that Samael-san is a dragon-slayer that is on a different level from my Ascalon! “What are you planning to do by using it!? Are you trying to annihilate dragons!? ……No. You guys are trying……..Ophis……. ?”
Cao Cao smirks with amusement at Sensei’s words. He then clicks his fingers. “-Devour her.”
GYUN! Something very fast went past us! Then…..
GULP! I heard a weird sound, it sounded like something was gulped! When I looked around, there was a black block created at the place where Ophis was standing! A size big enough to envelop a person! So that’s what happened! From the black block, there was a tentacle growing out. When I looked at where the tentacle was leading to, it was connected to the fallen-angel dragon that was pinned to the cross! There was a very black tentacle, his tongue, growing out from his mouth! -Samael gulped Ophis!? I became confused at the sudden happening! But I could tell that those guys were up to no good by having Samael wrap Ophis with its tongue! “Hey Ophis! Answer me!”
I talk to the block! But there isn’t any response from Ophis! This is bad! I’m sure this is really bad! “Yuuto! Cut it!”
With Rias’s command, Kiba creates a holy-demonic sword in his hand and went slashing towards the black block! -But, the black block devoured the holy-demonic sword and made the its blade disappear! Only half of the holy-demonic sword was left in Kiba’s hand! “……It erased the holy-demonic sword? Can this black block erase an attack itself?”
Kiba created another demonic-sword and slashed it towards the tentacle, Samael’s tongue! But it achieved the same results as before! When he went to cut it, the part of the blade that touched it was erased, and the tip of the blade got split in two! [Half Dimension!] When Vali made the wings of light appear, Divine-Dividing, his surroundings became warped and all the things got reduced to half while making the sound of the Sacred Gear at the same time. That is Vali’s halving ability! But it didn’t have any effect on the black block or Samael’s tongue. Did he learn how to use that ability without turning into Balance-Breaker!? “How’s this then?”
Then Vali shoots a wave of demonic power from his hand, but it was also devoured by the black block as if it was nothing. It didn’t even give any damage to the black block! It doesn’t even have a scratch or dent! It’s no use even with Vali! “Then how about the power of destruction!”
Rias shoots it with enough demonic power to make things around her dissapear, but it didn’t do anything either! Is it stubbornly hard or does it have the power to avoid all attacks? GULP. GULP. While making a creepy voice, the tentacle attached to the block is getting bigger and is taking it towards Samael’s mouth. It seems like it is absorbing something from Ophis who is inside….. Wait, that’s it! Cao Cao did say “devour it” just before! Then I will just use the power of my Balance-Breaker and---
I made the Boosted Gear Scalemail appear immediately and wore it quickly! I also promoted to the usual Queen! | text_11 |
When I was about to go hitting towards the block surrounding Ophis, Sensei stops me. “Ise! Don’t take it on! He’s your ultimate natural enemy! He can’t be compared to Vali! That dragon must have the power to kill dragons easily! I mean, the situation is already bad since Ophis can’t even get out of it! The enemy is a dragon but don’t use Ascalon! We don’t know what will happen against the ultimate dragon-slayer!”
“Even if you say that, something terrible will happen if Ophis's caught by them right! ?”
I shout. Then Xenovia goes forward immediately and slashes down her Durandal at Samael! The absolute wave from the holy-sword goes down towards Samael…. BANG! There was something that hit it to the side….. It’s Cao Cao’s holy spear! “You do a good attack from the start again, Xenovia of the Durandal. But there’s no second time.”
Cao Cao clicks his fingers. “I thought I attacked with good timing…… Is my first strike with Durandal easy to read?” Xenovia asked. "I also think it was good timing. But since she attacked first with Durandal at Kyoto, it’s natural that they would be on alert. Cao Cao did stop it easily. But you sure like to give a hello attack don’t you, Xenovia? I won’t say anymore than this!" Then Vali turns into his armour form while releasing white lights. “So my opponent is Samael. On top of that two high-tier Longinus possessors. I have no complaints.”
With Vali’s word, Kuroka and Le Fay also made a battle stance. I’m not copying Vali but I also made a battle stance. The Gremory team members also did the same. Sensei also enveloped his body with the armour of Fafnir! Anyway there’s one thing I know. If attacks don’t work on the block or Samael’s tongue, then we have to hit his body! It’s absolutely dangerous to have Ophis taken by these guys of who we can’t understand what they are thinking! “Ravel. You are a guest and my precious manager. I can’t have you dying on me, so step back.”
Ravel nods and steps back with my request. That’s good. The wife from the House of Phoenix asked us to take care of Ravel but that doesn’t include battles that involve risking her life. I promised her that “I will protect Ravel”. In the worst case scenario, I have to at least make sure Ravel escapes. Of course I’m not planning to let the others or myself die either! Looking at our battle stances, Cao Cao put on a smile of enjoyment. “With you guys as my opponent, it will be dangerous if I don’t become serious. Since Hades only allowed us to use Samael once. Our plan will fail if we don’t decide it here. Georg! I will leave the controlling of Samael to you. I will take care of these guys.”
Georg says it while controlling Samael. “Can you take the two-heavenly dragons, the Governor of fallen-angels, and the Gremory team by yourself?”
“I will make it happen. If I can’t do something as simple as this, then I basically have no right to hold this spear.”
Cao Cao’s spear then makes a bright light! “---Balance Breaker.”
Saying that, something in Cao Cao’s body changes! A ring of light that gave out intense light appears behind him and 7 bowling ball sized balls floating up in the air appeared! It was a silent Balance-Breaker. Until now I have seen many types of Balance-Breaker, but this is my first time seeing something so silent and simple. Even the spear looks basically the same. Cao Cao takes a step forward. At the same time, the 7 orbs around him move as well. “This is my [True Longinus]’s Balance-Breaker, [Polar Night Longinus Chakravartine]. ---Though it’s still incomplete.”
Seeing Cao Cao, Sensei shouts. “---! A sub-species! The Balance-Breaker that the previous [True-Longinus] used until now was [True-Longinus Götterdämmerung]! From the name of it, are you implying that you are the ideal ruler!? Damn it! Even I don’t know what those 7 orbs are!”
“I actually want to call myself the ideal ruler of heaven. That sounds cooler right?”
I don’t understand what Cao Cao is saying. But a sub-species of the ultimate holy-spear! What kind of ability does it have!? Vali then says it after standing next to me. “Careful. That Balance-Balance-Breaker has the ability called “Seven Treasures” and has 7 Sacred Gear abilities. So there are abilities for each orb.”
I got shocked at what he said! “Seven!? Not two or three! ?”
“Yeah seven. Each of those abilities is deadly. Though I only know three of them. That’s why it’s called the Ultimate-Longinus. There’s no doubt that he’s the strongest out of pure humans. …….Yes among humans.”
…..Even Vali says this much…… But the pressure coming out of his body is quite lower compared to Samael's….. I was more nervous in the fight against Sairaorg-san….. But I shouldn’t let my guard down. I was almost killed by him once in Kyoto. ---With the normal state holy spear that is. Cao Cao then moves one of his hands forward. ----One of the orbs reacts and goes in front of his hand. “One of the Seven-Treasures. Cakka Ratana.”
Saying that, the orb disappears and……
BREAK! The sound of something being destroyed violently echoes throughout the lobby. When I looked around, I saw that the Ex-Durandal still held by Xenovia was destroyed! “……! My Ex-Durandal…..!”
Xenovia also couldn’t react to the sudden action, and her sword was destroyed! The Excalibur, which was made into Durandal’s sheath, was broken! Ho-Ho-Hold on a sec! It got destroyed like that!? What did the orb that just disappeared do…..and why did Ex-Durandal get destroyed all of a suddennnnn!! No-one could react to it and everyone was astonished at the Ex-Durandal being destroyed! “---That is the first one. Cakka Ratana’s ability is to destroy weapons. The ones who can oppose this ability are those who are quite strong.”
Cao Cao says. Then the next moment…..
SPLASH! There was blood spurting from Xenovia’s body…… That’s because there was a hole in her stomach. “Gough….”
Xenovia spits out blood from her mouth and falls down! I can tell that it’s a critical wound with one glance! “I also made the Chiyatsu Calathana change into the shape of a spear and pierced her stomach with it. If you couldn’t see that, then that means you can’t defeat me, wielder of Durandal.”
Hearing Cao Cao, everyone spread out around the scene. “Hurry with healing Xenovia! Asia!”
Rias reacts right away and orders Asia to heal. Asia was standing dazed looking at the fallen Xenovia, she soon realises the situation and goes to Xenovia’s aid! “Xenovia-san! Noooooooo!”
Asia started the healing while crying out loud! ………………….! Bastard! This shit! You hurt Xenovia! You hurt my comrade! Both me who was enraged and…..Kiba went towards Cao Cao! Just like me, Kiba was also furious! “Cao Caooooooo!”
“I won’t forgive you!”
Simultaneous attacks by me and Kiba! But Cao Cao easily dodged them with his holy-spear and made another orb come to his hand! “---Itsutei Ratana.”
FU! The orb went past us and straight towards Rias and Akeno-san! Rias and Akeno-san react to it and try to attack. | text_11 |
But…..
“Burst!”
The orb reacts to Cao Cao’s word and it started to emit lights that envelop Rias and Akeno-san! “Ku!”
“With something like this!”
Both of them try to attack even though they are enveloped in light. ……But Rias and Akeno only have their hands put forward……
Both of them looked at their hands with suspicious looks. They try to attack again by putting their hand forward. ----But like I thought nothing happened! …..I-Is this perhaps….! “Itsutei Ratana completely seals the unique power women have temporarily. This also needs a certain level of strength or you won’t be able to cancel it out. ----With this, three down.”
Rias, Akeno-san and I were shocked at Cao Cao’s words! He can seal women’s powers!? If people with the strength of Rias and Akeno-san can’t oppose it, then that means Xenovia, Irina and Asia can’t either! And if we have Asia who can heal sealed, then we are over! Xenovia is currently being healed! If we have Asia get sealed, then Xenovia will die! Cao Cao then laughed loudly. He had an expression of enjoyment of this battle. “Fufufu. Defeating all of you in this limited space. ----Fancy attacks will give a negative effect on the complicated controlling of Samael. I will protect Georg and Samael with the minimum amount of movement that is necessary while I also go straight ahead by myself! What a magnificently hard mission it is! But….”
Kuroka and Le Fay have their hands glowing with demonic-powers and magic and have them aimed at Georg and Samael! They are aiming to attack when the guard is down! Then Cao Cao’s other orb heads to that direction! “You are in the way –nyan!”
Kuroka tries to take down the orb with her other hand! “---Atsusa Ratana. It can teleport the person I choose.”
After Cao Cao says that, both Kuroka and Le Fay disappeared from where they were out of my sight. When I looked in a different direction Kuroka and Le Fay were there! So this is what he means by teleport! I saw something outrageous when I found out about that ability! Kuroka and Le Fay who have their hands put forward. Their hands were directed towards….Xenovia and Asia! The attacks they did were originally meant to be aimed at Georg and Samael. But because of the ability, their aim was altered! The fire in their hands can’t be stopped all of a sudden…..
“Don’t mess around! [Welsh Sonic-boost Knight]!”
[Change Star Sonic!!!!] I changed the evil-pieces within me! I purged off the armour and went towards Asia with armour meant for high speed! I won’t let you! She’s my important Asia! With some attack like that! To take down Asia not with your own attack but with Vali-Team’s attack……! I went in front of Asia with highspeed and acted as her shield! Asia was so concentrated on healing Xenovia that she didn’t react to the attack! Yeah, that’s not a problem! I will protect Asia! ---Though I doubt I can withstand Kuroka and Le Fay’s attack with this thin armour…..! Even so, I will protect Asia with my life! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! Along with a loud sound, both their attacks hit me without mercy! The impact and pain go through my whole body! ……My thin armour gets completely destroyed by the powerful attacks…… I spit out blood because of the intense damage I received……
“Gaha…….”
I spit out large amounts of blood. …..Shit. “It hurts”…..doesn't even express the pain I’m feeling…… Because of their attacks, I have my armour destroyed and took a critical wound to my body. I have black burns from my chest to my stomach. My flesh is torn and I have blood coming out of it……..
……Damn it….. My weakness is the naked me……. And there’s only flesh and blood underneath the armour…… I fall down lifelessly. While falling down, I can see Cao Cao who seems to be smirking. “Sekiryuutei. I already know your powers. It seems like you awakened to an unstable and more powerful ability in the match against Bael…… Though there are many ways to fight against it. The combo of Triaina is powerful. But there is a slight time lag when you change the evil-pieces. If I attack with the correct timing for it, I can take it down. ---I can take you down in a few moves if I find out the strategy method.”
……Bastard…….! He completely understands the Triaina and my weakness…..! If an unexpected attack was to be shot towards the defenceless Asia, I will definitely go to her aid with Triaina “Knight” that can move at high speed. And the weakness of Triaina-Knight is ……..the thin armour. Knowing that, he teleported Kuroka and Le Fay who have high magic attacks in front of Asia. He also calculated that I would appear there……
He saw through my moves just by seeing it once…….! …..I can’t even be a challenge to him……. That is the obvious power difference between us……! “Ise-san!”
Asia realises that I am in a critical condition, and she tries to send an aura of healing while she’s healing Xenovia. But I need to have her continue healing Xenovia! “Don’t! Asia! …..I’m still okay. Heal Xenovia first….”
“But! Ise-san, your stomach……!”
Don’t cry Asia. It’s just that the blood isn’t stopping….. This won’t kill me……..! I’m on the ground but I see a gold armour and pure white armour. “Valiiiiiiii! Come with me!”
“Geez. I just want to fight by myself…..!”
Vali complains but heads towards Cao Cao with Sensei! It’s high speed! They closed the distance between Cao Cao immediately! The spear of light that Sensei holds and Vali’s punch covered with demonic power are released towards Cao Cao at the same time! “A recital contest between the Governor of fallen-angels and Hakuryuukou! I can rise even higher if I can overcome this!”
Cao Cao accepts this situation happily, and dodges the high speed attack by Sensei and Vali by an inch! He can dodge that!? Cao Cao, is he really human!? He surpasses humans and super-beings! “The armour-type Balance-Breaker that is an embodiment of power accomplishes a magnificent power-up. But…… because the power-up is too dramatic, the aura leaks out of the armour a lot! As a result, it’s easy to predict how you will attack next if I just read the flow of aura! See! Since you increase the attack of your weapons or fist, the aura concentrates on those areas!”
Cao Cao says that while dodging! ---The weakness of armour-types!? He looks at things like that!? How much of a strategy does he have against us!? Then Cao Cao who dodged their attacks has his right eye glowing in golden light! “Do you know about the Evil-eye!? Yes, the special power that is inside the eye! I also had that planted in me! I had it replaced with the eye I lost against Sekiryuutei! It’s my new eye!”
Cao Cao who dodged both Sensei and Vali’s attack looks down. Then Sensei’s legs start to turn into stone! “----Medusa’s eye!”
Sensei makes a noise with his tongue after realising the identity of his eye! Medusa! Even an idiot like me knows! The female monster who turns anyone into stone with her hair made from snakes! He implanted her eye in himself!? The 7 abilities, Holy-spear and Medusa’s eye! How much power does this bastard, Cao Cao have!? STAB! | text_11 |
The holy-spear pierces Sensei’s stomach along with a nasty sound. The golden armour crumbled easily and Sensei’s body spurt out blood! “……Guha! …….What is this insane power he has……. !”
Sensei falls to the ground while coughing out blood. Cao Cao says it while pulling out his spear. “Well I did fight with you once so I know how to deal with you. ---The weakness of that artificial Sacred Gear is that it can’t reflect the power of Fafnir to you.”
“Azazel! Damn you Cao Caoooooo!”
Vali who became enraged by Sensei being taken down releases an especially large block of demonic powers towards Cao Cao! “You were abandoned by your parents because they thought you were a monster, and the one who picked you up and taught you how to use your power was Governor Azazel wasn’t it!? Are you enraged because the life saver who raised you got taken down! ?”
The demonic-power shot released by Vali! Even if it’s Cao Cao, if he gets hit by it directly….! But one of the orbs went flying towards his shot! “---Mani Ratana. It can release the attack directed at me to someone else. Vali. Your demonic-power is enormous. If I get hit, I will die. Guarding against it is also hard. ---But there is a way to ward it off.”
Vali’s demonic shot got absorbed by the whirlwind created in front of the orb! The whirlwind disappeared after absorbing all of it, and a new whirlwind appeared in front of Koneko-chan! Hold on a sec! From Cao Cao’s explanation before he can redirect an attack aimed at him to someone else……! Which means…..
Shit! Move! Move it, my bodyyyyyyyy! While dripping blood I got up while putting strength in my legs. But……. Gough! I puked out blood from my mouth and fell down! From the new whirlwind, Vali’s demonic shot that was absorbed before is released! The powerful demonic shot was redirected towards Koneko-chan! “Idiot! Why aren’t you moving Shirone!”
Kuroka screams and goes between Koneko-chan and Vali’s attack, to become her shield…..
BAAAAAAAANG! The sound of the explosion echoes throughout the lobby! Kuroka received a direct hit from Vali’s shot that was redirected by Cao Cao towards Koneko-chan. Kuroka falls while bleeding and has smoke coming out. Koneko-chan embraces her body right away. “……W-What were you standing all airheaded for…..”
Kuroka says that with a voice that almost sounds like it is about to disappear. “…..Nee…..Nee-sama!”
“Cao Cao, you took down my comrade with my own hands……!”
Vali's body is enveloped with an aura filled with rage! It looks like his anger is rising even more! It’s my first time seeing him get mad this much! And the cause for that is Sensei and Kuroka who were beaten! “Vali. You think too deeply about your comrades. You look exactly the same as the Sekiryuutei over there who is pathetically on the floor. ----When did the two-heavenly dragons become that weak? Also I know that you can’t grasp my ability because you have only seen a few of my abilities before. ----That’s why I attacked with the Seven-Treasure ability that I haven’t shown you on purpose. You should be glad. With this, the only one who knows all 7 abilities is you.”
“Then I will also show you! I, the one who is about to awaken! The Two-Heavenly dragons that…..”
That bastard Vali! He started saying the chant for the “Juggernaut Drive”. Cao Cao then shouts at Georg as if he realised it. “Georg. Juggernaut-Drive might destroy this artificial space!”
“I know.------Samael!”
Georg put his hand forward and created a magic-circle. Reacting to that, the restraint on Samael’s right hand comes off! “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
While making a creepy cry, Samael’s right hand is directed at Vali! BUUUUUUN! Vali is enveloped by a black thing at the same time the air rumbles! It looks like the black block that is enveloping Ophis! “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
When Samael howled, the black block bursts! BASHUUUN! At the same time that the block bursts, Vali also gets released. ---But his armour also bursted along with the block, and his body is covered with lots of blood! “……..Gough!”
Vali falls to the floor of the lobby! You must be kidding me! That Vali……! That Hakuryuukou…..! My ultimate rival was taken down without doing anything! Is that how dangerous that “Dragon-Eater” monster Samael is!? Looking at Vali who is on the floor, Cao Cao makes a sigh. “How is it Vali? The taste of God’s poison? It’s something that is too much for a dragon right? If you were to use Juggernaut-Drive here and rampage, it will affect the control of Samael so I will have it finished here then. I’m just a weak human, so I can only do attacks aiming for peoples weak points. ----My bad, Vali.”
“…..Cao Cao…..!”
Vali looks up at Cao Cao with hatred. “Even that Ophis can’t do anything against Samael. Samael was the only natural enemy for Ophis. Looks like our prediction was correct.”
Cao Cao says it while tapping his shoulder with his spear. The black block enveloping Ophis. The tentacle still looks like it is absorbing something from Ophis! “Ummm, so how many are down with this? With Sekiryuutei, Hakuryuukou, Governor Azazel defeated, the big threats are down. I would say the only ones left are Kiba of the Holy-demonic sword, Michael’s angel, and Le Fay.”
“…………”
Le Fay doesn’t know what to do in front of Cao Cao’s overwhelming power. Irina also shed tears of anger while holding on to the sword of light. “……How dare you! Xenovia! Ise-kun! My comrades!”
“You can’t Irina! If you go recklessly, you will get killed!”
Rias stops Irina who seemed like she was going ahead without thinking. “If we don’t do something about the Seven-Treasures, then all of our attacks will be countered back at us. The seven orbs have the same size and shape, so it’s hard to tell which one he will be using and it will be even more difficult if he used more than one. If he was to use the abilities at the same time then….. It’s my first time confronting an ability which is so hard to read like this. If he created an ability including about that, then he is a fearful prodigy. –He’s someone who can take down Ise and others easily. He’s really a strong foe who researched about us that makes me panic so much…..!”
Rias seems to have a grasp of the situation. Yes. We were defeated by those orbs with unique abilities. On top of that you add Cao Cao’s physical ability and Medusa’s eye, and he showed a combo that surpasses terrifying. “Ise-san! Healing for Xenovia-san is done! Next is Ise-san!”
Asia comes to me but I told her “Take care of Kuroka first”. She was troubled at first, but she nods her head and went to Kuroka. …..That bastard. He doesn’t even try to attack Asia who is healing the others. He knows that his victory isn’t going to change. GIIIIIIN! Then the sound of metal colliding echoes through out the lobby! When I looked, Kiba was attacking Cao Cao with a Holy-demonic sword! Cao Cao easily blocks the holy-demonic sword with his holy-spear. “You are too strong! But cutting you at least once is my pride as a swordsman!”
“Nice sword Kiba Yuuto. | text_11 |
A talent that is close to that of Seigfried. To tell you the truth, the only one who can fight against me without having any effect is you. It doesn’t have any absolute power, but a Holy-demonic sword that could be used in any sort of different situation will be troublesome if trained. ----But if it is you who is still growing, then I can beat you easily.”
Cao Cao swings his spear to the side. Kiba jumps to the back quickly. He made the holy-demonic sword disappear and made a holy-sword instead! He instantly made dragon-knight troopers and made them head towards Cao Cao! “A new Balance-Breaker! Please let me see it! It will become good data!”
Cao Cao who is wildly overjoyed starts to destroy the dragon-knight troopers by controlling the orbs by will! It’s like the orb of destruction Sirzechs-sama uses! The effect is different but he is controlling it similarly by moving it around and attacking his opponent! Kiba makes a stance as if he is protecting us. ……I’m sorry pal. The only strong guy left who can still move is you now. Cao Cao makes his stance with his spear against Kiba. But he shook his head and lowered his spear. “-There’s no point. I understood the trait immediately. Putting the speed aside, it can’t reflect your techniques right? It’s a good move. You should increase it even more.”
Cao Cao says that while making a sigh! Hearing that, Kiba had an expression of anger. A Knight who was wielding his sword to protect his comrades. But the enemy didn’t care about it. Is there any worse disgrace than this? The shame Kiba received as a Knight, it’s something I can't possibly even begin to understand. I was also pissed. That guy made fun of my pal……our Knight! “How much were you able to take?”
Cao Cao asks Georg. “…..More than three-quarters. I would say most of it. I won’t be able to connect Samael to the present world more than this.”
Behind Georg who said that, the magic-circle that is making Samael appear is losing it’s light. …..So there is a time limit for making that monster appear here? Cao Cao nods at Georg’s report. “Excellent. That’s enough.”
Cao Cao clicks his fingers once again. Then the black block covering Ophis burst. The tongue that was connected to it returns to Samael’s mouth. Samael sinks into the magic-circle as he had fulfilled his role. “OOOOOOOOOOOOO……..”
The Ultimate Dragon-slayer that even took down Vali easily disappears into the magic circle while making a cry of anguish. The magic-circle also disappears. Ophis who was released from it looks like she did before. But that attack by Samael wasn’t meant to make Ophis disappear. Then what happened inside that block? Ophis looks at Cao Cao. “My power was taken. This is what Cao Cao aimed for?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Ophis. We wanted to put you underneath us and use your power. But having you do as we wish is very hard. So we changed our mind.”
Cao Cao points the tip of the holy-spear to the sky. “We will take your power and create a new “Uroboros”.”
Sensei then says it while puking blood. “---! …..I see! You used Samael to trim down Ophis’s power and give birth to “it” by using the power you took…… The new Ophis.”
Cao Cao nods at Sensei’s statement. “That’s exactly right, Governor. We want an Uroboros that does as we command. Truth is, Great-Red isn’t a being that is that important to us. This plan all began because we are tired of pleasing her with it. And we were able to challenge and test the ideal of the Hero-faction about challenging the superior being of “Can we defeat the infinite being and obtain it?”.”
“…..Splendid. For you to take down the infinite being in a way like this.”
“No, Governor. This is different from taking it down. Actually we do need the symbol to gather strength. In that part, Ophis was excellent. She became a propaganda tool and gathered those with strength that made a force like that. But using the Dragon-God whom we can’t read what she’s thinking as our puppet isn’t good.”
“……Sounds like a human. It definitely is a negative way of thinking like that of a human.”
“I’m very honoured with your compliment. ---Yes, I am a human.”
Cao Cao smiled at Sensei’s words. …..A new Ophis? Creating a new Ophis….with the power Samael took from Ophis…..? Georg looked at us who are very beaten down. “Cao Cao. If it is now, can’t you finish Vali and Hyoudou Issei off?”
“You are right. It’s good to finish them off when we can….. Both are increasing their power in an impossible way. In the future, they will become more troublesome dragons than Ophis. But lately I’m thinking that it is a waste….. I can understand why the leaders of each faction want to look over the two-heavenly dragons. ---Only at this generation, the way of their growth is too abnormal. That also includes the people related to both of them…. They are beings that are very rare in terms of data. Perhaps the ones who will unleash the full power within the Sacred Gear is not us, but rather them.”
Cao Cao says that….. He then makes the orbs and ring behind him disappear. He turns around and tries to leave. He isn’t in a Balance-Breaker form anymore! “Actually, I will stop. Georg. Where is the power of Ophis taken by Samael supposed to be transported?”
“I made the equation during the summoning so it will be sent to the research facility at the main headquarters Cao Cao.”
“I see. I will be returning first then.”
-! He’s planing to go back!? Vali stood up while shedding blood throughout his whole body! “…..Cao Cao…..why aren’t you killing us…..? If it is you in Balance-Breaker, you can terminate everyone here….. If you use the ability to nullify women’s ability and use it on Asia Argento, then that would have completely finished off the Gremory team.”
Cao Cao stops and says it. “I made the plan along with taking you guys down without killing you…… Aren’t you satisfied with it? To tell you the truth, the Balance-Breaker of the holy-spear still needs lots of tunning. That’s why I used this occasion to see its strong points and weak points.”
“…..You sure look down on us.”
“Vali, isn’t that the same as you? You also love doing things like that.”
Cao Cao then points his thumb to himself. “Hyoudou Issei of Sekiryuutei. It doesn’t matter how many years it takes. Rise up to the level where you can fight me. In the future there are less than a dozen people who can have the ultimate Sacred Gear fight including you and Vali. ---No matter what age, the ones Heroes want to challenge in decisive battles are the Maou or legendary dragons.”
---! Bring it….. No matter how much of a gap there is between us right now, I will reach up to your level one day! Cao Cao then says it to Georg. “Georg. Call the groups of Grim Reapers. Hades is after the weakened Ophis. …..Also the swapping transportation that was done by the guys from Vali team before. Can you try that. Can you transport me and swap me with Seigfreed? I will leave the rest to Seigfreed.”
“I only saw it once so I won’t know if it will work smoothly. | text_11 |
But I will try it.”
“To be expected from the descendant of that professor, Georg Faust, who made a pact with the legendary devil Mephistopheles.”
“……My ancestor is so great that it puts too much pressure on me. Anyway, roger that Cao Cao. ……Also about the information I gained before……”
Georg passes on a paper to Cao Cao with a serious face. Cao Cao’s eyes become sharper after seeing that. “…..I see. So this is the way the Old-Maou gives his gratitude for saving him…. No, I knew it from the start. Well, he did cooperate with us enough.”
…..Did something happen? From their atmosphere it seems like something they didn’t predict happened…… After their conversation, Georg goes off somewhere using a magic-circle. Cao Cao then turns to us. “Georg went outside the hotel. He’s preparing for the swapping transportation between me and Seigfreed.”
Swapping transportation. The transportation used on Fenrir to swap places with Vali. Is Georg trying to do it by himself after seeing Le Fay and Kuroka doing it together only once…..? Cao Cao then says it to us. “Very well. Let's play a game Vali team and Gremory team. Soon a group of Grim Reapers will be coming here on Hades's orders to retrieve the weakened Ophis over there. I will also have Seigfreed from my team participate in it as well. The key point of this game is whether or not all of you can get out of here safely. We won’t know what will happen when Hades captures that Ophis. –Now...can you get out of here while protecting Ophis with your lives? Please challenge it. I want the Two-Heavenly dragons to survive but I have no intention of enforcing it to the Grim Reapers and my comrades. I think it is more suitable to fight those who overcome a crisis.”
Saying just that, Cao Cao disappears. …….Game…..? He sure is fucking around…..! I couldn’t keep my anger down towards Cao Cao who has been looking down on us. “There were Grim Reapers in the car park. There’s quite a large number of them.”
Kiba who went to take a look came back to the hotel room where we were staying on stand-by. “……That bastard Hades! He’s seriously making a move!”
Sensei spat out with disgust. After the fight with Cao Cao, we the Gremory team who had many injured people, Irina, Sensei, Vali, Kuroka, Le Fay, and Ophis were on the upper floor of the hotel located in the artificial space. The hotel was sixty stories high. We moved to the middle of the hotel, which is the thirtieth floor, and covered the whole floor with many of Le Fay’s sturdy barriers in order to use it as our base. If she wanted to, she could have put defensive barriers on the whole area, but in exchange for having a certain amount of defence a single floor was the limit. We had the injured resting in a separate room on the same floor waiting for Asia’s healing. Me, Xenovia and Sensei who had been injured are now completely healed. Kuroka has also been healed but she is resting in another room. Koneko-chan and Ravel are looking after Kuroka. Vali had his wounds healed but his curse wasn’t able to be removed, so he was enduring the intense pain in another room. …..According to Le Fay, she tried using dispell on his curse, but Samael’s curse was simply too powerful. As a result we learned it couldn’t be removed that easily. He had received the best dispell there is, so all he could do now was to wait for the curse to wear off naturally. Meanwhile Vali would endure the constant pain of the curse. …..Even Vali ended up in such a horrible condition. If I had received the curse…..I think I would have died. Asia was sleeping in the room next door because she seemed to be tired after continuously healing the injured. Even in a situation like this we still wanted her to have a chance to rest. But it looks like we need to make a plan so we can get out of here. According to Sensei, this dimension was created by Georg who possesses the Sacred Gear Dimension Lost. Dimension Lost’s Balance-Breaker, “Dimension Create”, could use the mist to create a barrier. When Asia was kidnapped by Diodora, he made a similar thing. Including this hotel, he also created the car park and the nearby scenery as well. I heard that the space he recreated in the town of Kyoto where it included the surroundings of Arashima and having the Nijoujou at the centre was also because of that Balance-Breaker. Of course he stole the devils technology for the game fields for the Rating Game and used it to create it. It’s amazing how it could recreate the interior of the hotel with so much detail. The sensation of the bed felt real. But electric powered objects such as televisions didn’t work. The water also didn’t come out of the tap and the fridge was also empty. So there were things he could recreate and things he couldn’t. Apart from the members resting and those taking care of them, everyone else is gathered in this room. Le Fay sighed. “An official notification came from the main headquarters. To explain it simply, it said “The Vali team tried to do a coup d'état by deceiving Ophis and making the organisation their own. Ophis was rescued safely by the Hero-faction. Terminate any remaining members of the Vali team when found”. That’s how it is.”
We're shocked at Le Fay’s report. Are you serious! So they were told that Vali deceived Ophis! And she was rescued safely? No, no, the real one is here! …….Perhaps the one that was absorbed by Samael is the “real” one to them, and the one here was either the useless or fake one. They really are terrible……! “So it turned out like that. The Vali team is not only being targeted by the Hero-faction, but things turned out like this because they were trying to grant Ophis’s wish. What hardship.”
Sensei also sighed. So the Vali-team are being treated as traitors, and are now being targeted. Maybe the price of doing what they felt like finally came to them. Though I couldn’t forgive the things the Hero-faction were doing. Le Fay then said it with a downcast attitude. “We checked on the mysteries of the World beginning from Great Red-san, looking for legendary strong people, and sometimes make Ophis-sama’s wish come true….. But it seems like the Hero-faction found us a nuisance because we have powers. Also Seigfried-sama seems to hate us a lot. Especially he didn’t find it amusing that his former rival, my brother Arthur, came to this group……”
So there were quarrels like that. So Arthur was originally from the Hero-faction I see. Wait, the Vali-team was doing things like that while gathering powers? “What are the mysteries of the World? I also can’t understand what you're doing about the legendary strong people.”
I ask Le Fay. What is that guy Vali doing with his comrades? “Yes. We started off with the secret about Great Red-san swimming in the dimensional gap. The extinct civilisation. The technology of the lost continent of Mu and the continent of Atlantis. We also searched on parallel universes. We also went to look at the Yggdrasill from Norse mythology. | text_11 |
Also the anecdote of legendary strong people and the search for the Heroes or creatures whose status, either dead or alive, is currently unknown. Sometimes we do terrorism.”
“…..You guys are like adventurers.”
“Yes! We have great adventures every day! We also fought against strong people then. Vali-sama is also trying to find where the beings referred to as dragons originally came from. Also he’s looking into the reason behind the big fight of the Two-Heavenly dragons. Also if we can find a new Longinus. That is also one of the things we searched for!”
Le Fay said with enjoyment. ……I take back my words. They aren’t adventurers. They are just guys who have nothing to do! Maybe fighting Great-Red is Vali’s final aim, but apart from that they are just going around looking for things that interest them. Is he being an adventurer in order to seek out strong foes? “I think Vali-sama’s purists on things is an influence from Governor-sama.”
Le Fay added that at the end. Hearing that Sensei sighed and put on lazy eyes. His face looked like that of a father who heard a report on the actions of his naughty son. Le Fay smiles. “By the way Governor-sama. It has been a Longinus parade lately hasn’t it. ---Is the person who is in possession of “Canis Lykaon” that is staying with the Grigori doing alright?”
Sensei who was just asked a question looked up at the ceiling. “……..[Canis Lykaon]. Slash Dog huh. He is out on a different mission. That is also quite a troublesome case. He hated Vali.”
“Yes. I have heard.”
Le Fay chuckles. I had my feelings soften up after seeing her adorable smile. I then ask Sensei. “By the way Sensei. If Cao Cao has the strongest Longinus, then someone has the second strongest Longinus right?”
“Yeah. [Zenith Tempest]. That is the second strongest Longinus. The Top-tier Longinus are the four known as the [True Longinus], [Zenith Tempest], [Annihilation Maker], and [Dimension Lost]. The possessor of Zenith Tempest is already known and the heavens are mainly governing it…… So Irina. How is he…..How is the Brave-Saints's “Joker” doing?”
Irina who was asked a question twitched her neck. “Do you mean Dulio-sama? I hear that he wanders around places searching for delicious food…..”
Sensei seemed to be speechless from that answer. “Wha……. He’s a genius reincarnated angel who might be picked as a candidate for Seraph! He’s a Joker(Trump card)!? What are Michael and the Seraph guys doing! ?”
Hearing Sensei’s question Irina mumbles “E-Even if you say that to me……”. Sensei has also hinted about the Joker of reincarnated angels before. Looks like he was chosen as that position. “Is that person also strong?”
I asked Sensei but the one who answered is Le Fay. “He is someone who Vali lists at the top of his “wanting to fight” list. He is apparently the Church’s strongest Exorcist.”
-Church’s strongest Exorcist!? So he must possess quite a lot of strength. He is the possessor of the second strongest Longinus, he’s the strongest Exorcist, he’s a reincarnated angel, and he’s a Joker….. He’s someone who has so much “strongest” criteria in him! Xenovia who is a former exorcist responds. “Dulio Gesualdo. He was also famous within the Church. I never met him, but he was sent out mainly against High-class devils and really evil creatures even though he was just a human.”
……He fought High-class devils even though he was a human….. He’s basically like Cao Cao. He must be able to do that because he is a Longinus possessor….. Sensei then sighs. “Longinus possessors huh. There are 13 Longinus: [True Longinus], [Sephiroth Graal], [Boosted Gear], [Divine Dividing], [Regulus Nemea], [Innovate Clear], [Absolute Demise], [Dimension Lost], [Zennith Tempest], [Incinerate Anthem], [Annihilation Maker], [Canis Lykaon], and [Telos Karma]. Put that on your memo carefully, Ise.”
“Y-Yes!”
Though I don’t have anything to write on! -13 types. I have encountered about…… half of them. Just thinking that there was another half of those Sacred Gears with abnormal abilities gave me the chills. Sensei stood up all of a sudden as if he realised something. Oh, did you come up with a good plan on how to get out of here?! “Ah! I found the similar points between the current Longinus possesors. –Each and every one of them is hard to predict! We have an oppai-brain and battle freak and they are all selfish guys who have weird motives! I’m going to write that down afterwards! Damn it!”
….I’m an idiot for believing in you. But Sensei continued on. “I also found one more similar point. –The way they use their Longinus isn’t the same as how it was until now. Most of the possessors are finding different ways to use it and it is increasing their strength. ……Have the current kids surpassed our expectations…… ? No, but still…….”
Aaaah, he started to think by himself again. Once he goes off into his own world, Sensei doesn’t come back that easily…… That’s what I thought but he seemed to have finished his thinking time. That’s because Ophis returned to this room. “I - 'll go around this floor.”
Ophis just said that and left before. She finally came back. “-So how do you feel Ophis?”
“I - 've become weak. Right now I - am twice as strong as the Two-Heavenly Dragons at their strongest times.”
“That is…..yeah you have weakened.”
“…..No, no. She’s still twice as strong as Ddraig and Albion before they were sealed right? And she became weak while still having that much power? How strong was she before…..”
I reply back to Sensei saying she has “weakened”. If she weakened with that, then there’s no place for me as one of the Two-Heavenly-Dragons! “Well she is the strongest being out of every faction.”
Yeah, you are right! So the original Ophis was much stronger. Well, she didn’t even have Cao Cao in her mind even when he was her opponent. “Hey Ophis. There’s something I want to ask. Why did you save Asia and Irina back then?”
The fireball Georg released against Asia and Irina immediately after we arrived in the lobby. Ophis acted as their wall and protected them. Why did Ophis save those two? I was wondering about that. Wasn’t she uninterested in anyone besides Great-Red and Ddraig? Ophis answers with one sentence. “They gave me tea, they played cards with me.”
….! Is she talking about what happened at my house? I asked her with a dumb look. “T-That’s it?”
Ophis nods at my question. ……Maybe she isn’t a bad guy……? “Thank you very much Ophis-san!”
Irina thanked her. Hearing Ophis’s condition, Sensei put his hand on his chin. “…..But only twice as strong as the Two-Heavenly Dragons. That’s weird. Cao Cao said that you were basically a left over but if you still posses that much power then that’s enough.”
Well it was certainly like Sensei said. It seemed like the Grim Reapers and Seigfried were here, but if Ophis had that much power left then that made me feel relieved. Ophis raised her hand emotionlessly. “Samael took my power, I released my power in the form of snakes in another space. That, is what I just went to retrieve. | text_11 |
So I'm only twice as strong as Two-Heavenly Dragons.”
-! Everyone became shocked at Ophis’s confession! Sensei shouts. “So the reason you said you would go around this floor is so you could retrieve the power you released to another space! ?”
Ophis nods. Seeing that Sensei starts to laugh. “Kukuku. That Cao Cao. He said he took most of Ophis’s power, but Ophis released her power into a different dimension while she was having her power taken. She retrieved most of it just now and got back some of her original power. And she’s still twice as strong as the Two-Heavenly Dragons in their primes. Looks like the Hero-faction took Ophis too lightly.”
Looking back at Sensei, Ophis created a black snake with the tip of her finger. “My power changed like this. This, is what I sent to another space. That, is what I retrieved. But I, cannot leave here. Here, there is something restraining me.”
So that’s how it is. Sensei stopped laughing and took a breath. “Well if the Grim Reapers are here, then they have predicted certain types of resistance from Ophis. Also the current Ophis isn’t infinite. She is finite. They must have a way to seal Ophis besides using Samael. It’s obvious for us to be still and careful.”
Sensei then asks Le Fay. “Le Fay, you are talented in using magic related to space like Kuroka right? Is there anyway to get help from the outside world? Or is there anyway to get at least a few members out of here?”
“There is. –But since Kuroka-san is down, there is a limit to it if it is by myself. There is a magic where others can leave this space with me….. But the number of people that can is 2 at most. Since we performed a swapping transportation with Vali-sama and Fenrir-chan, I think the barrier on this space became even stronger. I am pretty sure that it is impossible to perform the swapping transportation once again. I think Georg-sama knows the majority of the formula used by our magic, so there is only one more chance where I can use a very special transportation from here.”
We can escape. But only three people including Le Fay, and there is only one chance. “Are we going to make Ophis escape while fighting the Grim Reapers?”
I ask Sensei. Sensei shook his head to the sides. “That would be impossible. Judging from what Ophis said earlier, this space has a special barrier that holds Ophis captured in here. I would love to ask them how they made such a thing, but Ophis must be the only one who can’t leave here. We need to destroy the barrier somehow and escape from here together. And Grim Reapers are more dangerous than you think. In terms of potential, you guys are stronger but it is bad if you get cut with their scythe. Grim Reapers trim down life spans along with giving you damage. If Ise who is currently healing his lifespan gets hit by it, you will end up dying because your life span will go down to zero. Ophis is also finite right now. If she gets cut by the scythe repeatedly she will get weaker. So we need to protect Ophis at all cost. If we have her powers get taken away any further than this, the problems will increase drastically. Especially if our opponent is Hades.”
So it means we have to make sure we don’t let the enemy take Ophis. I also need to be careful about the Grim Reapers scythes. I will seriously die if I get cut by them. …….Looks like today is a day where I could get killed by even the slightest of things! This is weird! I already had my hands full with the Mid-class promotion test! And now it all turned around into a situation where our lives are in danger! Sensei then continues. “But we also have to choose the members who should leave here to get help from the outside World.”
Sensei’s gaze grasped hold of Irina. “-Irina, you will go first. Go and tell the truth about the Hero faction and coup d'état of Hades to Sirzechs and the heavens.”
“B-But! I think it should be Ravel-san to escape first!”
Sensei continued speaking without pausing for Irina who is trying to argue back. “Ravel said before that we don’t need to have her as our first priority if we are to escape. –We are at a disadvantage here. They will definitely come to take down Ise, Vali and Ophis. The Dragon-God and Two-Heavenly-Dragons are things they'd want to take down definitely. If we have Hades use “this” Ophis over here for evil deeds, we won’t know what would happen to this World!”
Irina seemed like she wanted to talk back to Sensei, but she kept it down and nodded her head. ……This girl takes deep care of her comrades, so she must have wanted to fight along side us till the last moment. But she understood her position and her role. Sensei then looks at Xenovia. “Take Xenovia as your guard. The function of Ex-Durandal was destroyed, but Durandal itself can be used. There is a chance that reinforcements from the Hero-faction or Grim Reapers are outside this space.”
“…..A guard huh?”
Xenovia narrowed her eyes. Just like Sensei said, Ex-Durandal was destroyed. The Excalibur parts that were turned into a sheath were destroyed leaving the six cores of the original holy-sword. There is also a minor scratch on the blade of Durandal. Cao-Cao’s ability was something that could destroy the legendary Holy-sword with ease. In this situation, Xenovia can’t fight with her usual powers. Xenovia also understands that. Even so, she still had a frustrated face. “Guarding someone is also a splendid mission. –Also it’s about time that the results of “that” research will be made. Go and confirm that as well. Also repairing Durandal. I’m sending you there because of that as well. It doesn’t seem like it will end with only this battle, so go and repair it quickly.”
Having Sensei say that, Xenovia nods quietly. Like this Xenovia and Irina will be leaving from here with Le Fay so they can alert others of the crisis. Le Fay goes to another room so she could alter the formula of the transportation magic circle. Since she wants to insert the basic information of Xenovia and Irina into the formula, they also left the room with her. Before leaving this room, Le Fay gave Irina a single sword. “T-this is!”
Le Fay smiles at Irina who is shocked. –That is the last Excalibur sword, which was in possession of Arthur Pendragon. It’s something called [Excalibur Ruler]. “Please take this. It is something that my brother asked me to take with me. I couldn’t find the right time to give it to you, but I think now is a good time. That sword is something that has no use to us anymore.”
“Is it okay?”
Le Fay nods at Xenovia’s words. “We have obtained Fenrir-chan. Fenrir-chan’s power has decreased dramatically to allow us to control him, but even so there aren’t any creatures that are more powerful than him. –How about you use all of the Excaliburs to repair Durandal?”
Irina bows her head down. “……T-Thank you very much! Le Fay-san! I thought people who carry the blood of heroes are scary, but there are nice people among them indeed!”
“Fufufu. I am honoured. | text_11 |
Though I am called a weirdo along with my brother.”
Le Fay made a bitter smile like that and goes to another room along with Xenovia and Irina. But Ex-Durandal that will have all of the Excalibur in it! Until now it was only equipped with 6 of them! Even I can’t imagine how it will turn out! Sensei then knocks his knees. “Now Rias. We will think about the plan to escape from here. Our aim is to escape from here along with Ophis and having all of us get out of here alive.”
“Yes. That would be obvious.”
The two tacticians smiled and it became strategy time. Yes. We will definitely escape from here with all of us still alive! While Rias, Sensei and Akeno-san make a plan in the room I was in before, I’m on my way to Kuroka’s room to see how she is doing. Her wounds have healed but she’s still resting on the bed. According to Le Fay, Kuroka was on the lookout to make sure nobody would be after Ophis so she has been on alert this whole time. Because of that, her stamina and mind were drained much more than she thought. That’s why she hasn't fully recovered even though her wounds were healed. Right now, Ravel is looking after Kuroka. Naturally it should be Ravel, who is a guest, that should be escaping from here first. But she chose to stay here because she was worried about Koneko-chan and Kuroka. “I’m also a member of the immortal house of Phoenix. I won’t die that easily.”
That’s how she responded. That’s why it ended up being Xenovia and Irina escaping from here. As expected from someone from the immortal family. She sure has guts. That’s also why we need to protect this girl along with everyone else. “…..How is it?”
I asked Kuroka who is laying down on the bed. Kuroka put on a naughty smile. “Ara. Sekiryuutei-chin. You are so kind to come and see me –nyan.”
“Well you did save my comrade, Koneko-chan after all.”
“It was just a coincidence –nyan.”
That coincidence was an action taken before you shouted your sister’s name out. She saved Koneko-chan from danger by risking her life. Next to the bed, Koneko-chan is sitting on a chair looking down. “……Why?”
Koneko-chan mumbled and then suddenly got up and shouted. “Why did you save me!? I was supposed to be like a tool to you, right Nee-sama!”
“I wonder. I don’t quite understand –nyan.”
“Please don’t play with me! ……That time you left me behind. Do you know how many horrible things the people around me said to me……. Even during the party in the Underworld you tried to take me away by force……”
Koneko-chan who usually didn’t speak that much was releasing all the things she had built up inside her. “I can’t understand you Nee-sama………!”
Saying that, Koneko-chan leaves the room! “Koneko-chan!”
I tried to go after her but Kuroka stops me by pulling my sleeve. “Rest assured. I will go after her.”
Just saying that, Ravel went after Koneko-chan. I have been making Ravel take care of many things, but I think there are things only she can do because they are in the same class. I sat down on the chair where Koneko-chan had been sitting before and then asked Kuroka. “……Hey Kuroka. What happened at your previous master’s place?”
“Nothing. I just killed him because he was a detestable bastard –nyan.”
Saying that, Kuroka stopped smiling and put on a serious face. “Nekoshou….. He became a nuisance because he took too much interest in our powers. Putting me aside, if my previous stupid master were to have asked Shirone to use sennjutsu, she would have used it without hesitation and her powers would have gone berserk. –She is an honest girl after all.”
Kuroka who just said that has some kindness in her eyes right now. “Anyway he was focused on increasing the ability of his servants, and made us go through things forcefully. Having his servants go through that is one thing but he also tried to forcefully strengthen his servants's family –nyan.”
The reason why Kuroka became a wanted person. That’s because she killed her master. Why did she do that. That’s because……..
“…..Did you save Koneko-chan from him? The reason why you tried to take her away at the Underworld forcefully is so she could get away from “power”. ……It’s because I’m a Sekiryuutei who attracts powers…….”
She has evil intentions. She has the heart of a naughty child. I can tell she is someone who does the things she feels like doing. But I started to think that that isn’t the only side of her after spending time with her for the past several days. “……I like fooling around you know? I also like using my powers. I also love entertaining things. I am a stray cat after all –nyan. It’s better to wander around how I feel like with comrades who I can relate to. But Shirone is different. She suits being a house cat. That is why Sekiryuutei—chan.”
Kuroka says it to me with serious eyes. “I don’t care even if you become a mass of powers, but I want you to become an idiotically honest Heavenly-dragon just like Vali. If that happens, that girl will also become idiotically happy.”
……I see. It can't be helped that you are a naughty cat. The bad cat of the Vali team. There are parts of you that like being drunk with your own sennjutsu power. And you probably also love fighting too. But your little sister…… You also like Koneko-chan like before as well, right? “……. You are more clumsy than me.”
When I said that with a bitter smile, Kuroka made a weird face and looked to the side. “I don’t want to hear that from a power idiot like you –nyan. Even if I look like this, I am a Wizard-type that consumed 2 Bishop pieces you know? –Well this discussion is over. I’m going to sleep –nyan. Or do you want to do baby making with me right now –nyan? You are a horrible Heavenly-Dragon who wants to forcefully try to make love to a woman who is injured nya.”
“I would love to! No, that’s not what I mean idiot! Get some rest. Now is not the time for it.”
I will have her rest until the battle starts. Kuroka’s ability will become very useful for the upcoming battle. I got up from the chair and tried to leave the room. “……..Thank you, Sekiryuutei-chan.”
I turned around after she said that, but she is acting as if she didn’t say anything and is sleeping. After checking Kuroka out, I was walking towards the room where “that” guy was resting. When I got inside the room, Vali had his upper body up and was laying down. His wounds are healed thanks to Asia, but his face looks awfully bad. He is breathing violently and he seems to be enduring great pain. The curse of Samael must be circulating throughout his body. ……It is my first time seeing him like this and I don’t want to see him like this either. “……I never thought you would take that much damage from one attack.”
When I said that, he makes a bitter smile. “Seems like I showed something unpleasant. I came here to take down Cao Cao. But I ended up like this.”
“It means that that’s how insane the Dragon-Eater Samael’s curse is. I didn’t think you would go down without doing anything.”
There seriously wasn’t anything we could do. | text_11 |
Getting hit once made this guy, who is basically an embodiment of power, go down. That scene is burnt into my memory. There must be a reason why Cao Cao used Samael in that situation. That must have been the only way he had to stop Vali who was about to use Juggernaut-Drive. “Sounds like you are backing me up.”
“I come to realise how strong you are every time I get stronger. I’m frustrated because it seems like I still haven’t caught up to you yet.”
“…….I’m really looking forward to it. Catch up to me quickly.”
“You sure are full of yourself, which makes me feel sick of it. So did you obtain the power that surpasses Juggernaut-Drive?”
“So what if I did?”
“I feel relieved. It doesn’t seem like you to not do anything against Cao Cao right?”
Vali nodded quietly saying “You are right” against my sarcasm. “……..Cao Cao guarded Georg and Samael. He stole the power of Ophis without doing any flashy attacks. He did all that by himself and attacked us in a way that wouldn’t kill us. He fulfilled these four hard requirements while overwhelming us with the minimum amount of attacks necessary. Even if Samael’s power was involved, you should also have realised his power. –That is the leader of guys who have their fangs raised against superior-beings and who are just humans.”
Yeah I know. He blocked the demonic-attacks of the magic duo’s from both the Gremory group and Vali team while playing around with you and Sensei. Even I……
I thought that I paid him back with Triaina at Kyoto. But I’m so frustrated to find out that I’m not anywhere near that guy today…….! I held my hand very tightly with frustration. Vali then says it. “They observe their opponents very carefully and research the weakness of their opponents without any blind spots. On top of that they look very deeply into the traits of their weapons. That is the Hero-faction. The one in the center of them is the man called Cao Cao who wields the Holy-spear. Remember that man’s Balance-Breaker very carefully. That is a sub-species Balance-Breaker that he developed through research and he still continues to do further research on it so he can take on the superior-beings all by himself.”
“And there is a thing called [Truth Idea] right? How strong is that guy…..”
“……[Truth Idea] is something very similar to our Juggernaut-Drive. You could also say that it is the most far away from it as well…….. He can gain an overwhelming power though it will come with the price of going berserk. I don't think he can control [Truth Idea] because he doesn’t have that much Demonic-power……..no, magic power as me…….”
He did try to use it against me at Kyoto. Did he try to activate it because he was taken down by me and also because of the atmosphere of that scene? Or did he have a method to control it……? Vali continues on. “If it is defence, both you and I have higher defence than him. His magical-power isn’t high either. If our attacks hit Cao Cao, he will go down. But his techniques are too high. But he also realises that he is a “human” more than anyone else. ……In Rating Games, he would be someone called the ultimate technique type. Well if he wanted to, he could have enormous amounts of aura emit from the spear to eliminate a section of an area.”
The ultimate technique type……. A technique and ability that specialises in attacking people’s weakness. An attack used after researching his opponents. My Triaina-Rook damaged him in Kyoto. I could have defeated him if it hit him directly. It was the same today as well. But Cao Cao understands my ability completely and it didn’t seem like it would hit him at all……. Cao Cao is the exact opposite of Sairaorg-san. He is too creepy. And it is hard to tell what he is thinking. …..An existence whom I can’t come to understand. That is Cao Cao. Oh yeah. There is one thing I need to confirm. “Hey Vali. Why did you send Ophis to our place? Weren’t you only trying to use her?”
“Me? To Ophis?”
Vali makes a reaction as if my guess was completely off the mark. Is he telling the truth? He used Ophis as bait to lure Cao Cao out. But he did think about Ophis’s wishes as well. He also tried to release Ophis from Samael’s attack. If he was only after Cao Cao, he could have left Ophis like that and attacked Cao Cao right away. “……I was just someone who Ophis could talk to. She seemed lonely at times. …..No, it’s nothing. I said something unnecessary. Forget it.”
I see. So it’s nothing huh. Okay then. Let's make it that way. But I think I can understand what he means by Ophis seeming lonely. She interacted with Asia and Irina and saved them, they who had paid attention to her. That alone makes Ophis someone who I would guard with my life. That was something very certain to me. “Ophis is the boss of bad guys. No. She “was” their boss. Even so, I will make sure she escapes from here.”
“Yeah. You can tell that something insane would happen if she gets caught by Hades.”
“After this I’m going to participate in the plan to escape from here. Vali. Are you going to rest?”
“……I would want to rest, but I’m a [Hakuryuukou] so I can’t help it. –Even if my body is affected with a curse, I can’t be backing down from mere Grim Reapers. There was never a choice of just staying out of it from the beginning for me.”
…..An embodiment of pride. I felt very relieved to hear something that he would usually say. Yeah. With this we can fight. Our preparations are ready. “Vali. Let's finish our fight one day. Defeating you is one of my aims.”
“Yeah. I’m looking forward to it Hyoudou Issei. Both of us can’t die in a place like this.”
The plan to escape from here is getting closer……
I looked out the window of one of the hotel rooms. -There were creepy guys wearing black robes looking up at us. ……I couldn’t see their faces because they had hoods covering them. Only their eyes were glittering. Killing intent. Hostility. And one more thing. Each one had a big scythe in their hands, with very bad taste of accessories on it. They had things such as skulls and monster hands on them. Just one glance at their scythes tells you that they were bad guys. Grim Reapers. The guys who Hades, the God of Skeletons, was walking around with. And those are the guys who are trying to attack us to aid the Hero-faction in this artificial space. No matter how I thought about it, Hades acted beyond his authority. ….For what reason did he send his forces here? Well, there was no point for me to question political issues. Right now we need to find a way to leave this artificial field. Apparently there are only three ways to escape from this artificial space created by Georg. Sensei gave us the explanation. “The three ways are the following. The first way is for the caster, in this case Georg, to unseal the dimension himself. This is from the battle at Kyoto. The second way is to enter and exit forcefully. This is what Le Fay, the first Sun Wukong, and Yu-long pulled through. Like I explained before, this is impossible unless you are an exceptionally experienced caster. | text_11 |
Right now Le Fay can only do this once more while taking a limited number of people with her. It will be impossible to enter or exit the space a third time using Le Fay’s technique. –Georg must have made the barrier even stronger now.”
The members who can be dispatched for an instant battle are also limited. Just like the explanation before, this plan will be used and the ones who are leaving in order to get support are Irina and Xenovia who will be guarding her. And the third way to leave here is…..
“The last one is simple and clear. We either defeat the caster or destroy the central point supporting this barrier. Ise destroyed the barrier device when Asia was captured, so like that we will destroy the device that is acting as the central point for the barrier.”
It was simple and easy to understand! So that meant that this dimension would collapse if we destroyed the key point of the barrier! And the problem now was to locate where that “key-point” was. When Asia was captured before, the device that was attached to her was the key-point itself. The moment I destroyed that device, it seems like the barrier on that field was unsealed. It seemed like Kuroka was using sennjutsu and Le Fay was using her magic to locate the device. They put a piece of paper down on the floor of the room along with a map of the hotel. They put a few blocks (it has the shape of human or animal, and a crane by bending paper) on it, and they were apparently going to make an “eye” outside here. ……They started to write devil letters on the map and made mysterious chants, they also spread mysterious ashes to complete the spell. I couldn't understand what they were doing even if I watched them. Rias and Akeno-san were watching them with interest…… Le Fay who was closing her eyes moved her hands towards the map. The crane started to shake and move, the devil letters started to glow, and the ashes started to move on their own, making a symbol I had never seen before. Le Fay then said. “There is one in the car park. Another one on the roof. And another one on the second floor of the hotel in the hall room. In total, I have confirmed three barrier devices. And they have the shape of a snake…….No. A statue of Uroboros that is biting its tail with its mouth.”
Sensei received a piece of paper from Le Fay who drew a picture of the statue on it. A statue of a snake biting its tail, it had a circular shape. Sensei then said. “So the barrier devices we have to destroy are the statues of Uroboros. And there are three of them. Looks like this will be a hard job. This artificial space is specially created to have Ophis remain here. This would have been nothing to the normal Ophis. Georg must have created this barrier space, already knowing that Ophis would have had her power reduced as a part of their plan. Now Le Fay. What’s happening with the devices? Did the number of Grim Reapers increase from before?”
“Yes Governor. There are Grim Reapers gathered at the locations of all the devices. More like they are spread out everywhere except on this floor. They are even present in the corridor…… It seems like most of them are gathered in the car park. Cao Cao-sama has already left this place, but Siegfried-sama is here instead. Georg-sama is also in the car park.”
Rias then said to Sensei. “Azazel. Let's do it how we planned it before.”
Sensei nodded at Rias’s words. “Yeah. Geez, you sure did think of an astonishing plan. Ise. The woman you have fallen for understands you more than anyone else you know?”
Sensei said it with a bitter smile. Rias also seemed very confident in it. ……Huh? Were they trying to make me do something? I thought that we were going to split up into two groups. One going up and one going down. Then destroy the devices and rejoin to have the last battle……
I was in doubt, but Akeno-san then whispered into my ears. “The truth is…..”
Yes, yes. Rias’s plan is being whispered through my ears. …………..
…..Wh…..What……..! “She sure did think of an amazing plan!”
Those were the words that came out of my mouth! That’s because it was amazing! It’s amazing how she came up with such an idea that uses my potential like that in this sudden situation! Even I never thought about that! B-but it seems like I can pull it off! I can probably do it! Kaaaa! The woman I fell for sure is amazing! I look at Rias with admiration! Sensei then rests his hand on my shoulder. “Well it certainly is amazing. But this is a plan Rias came up with because she is crazy about you. A completely different strategy from Sona.”
Even so it is still amazing! To be expected from Rias Gremory! The number 1 candidate for the person I want as my bride! “Now, gather here everyone.”
Rias made everyone gather in the centre of the room. Everyone directed their attention towards Rias. Rias then said with a smile that was full of confidence. “Now my adorable servants. Let's get out of this place immediately. I will explain the plan now!”
Like this the plan to escape from artificial space began! Inside the hotel, on the floor that is being covered by Le Fay’s barrier. I am standing in the corridor within the barrier. Next to me is Koneko-chan, who is in nekomata mode. She is doing a seizawith her eyes closed. Le Fay, Irina and Xenovia are in a room close to us. They are preparing the magic-circle that will be used for escaping. The door is open, and the other guys are gathered in the same room but close to the window. Kuroka whose stamina is still low and Vali who still can't have his curse removed are in the room as well. Everyone left the room where we discussed our plan, and are now looking out the window at the car park. The barrier surrounding this floor also won’t last much longer. The Grim Reapers have begun to destroy the barrier located on the emergency staircase. It seems the same thing is happening to the windows of every room. Behind the closed curtain where everyone is gathered, the Grim Reapers are using their scythes energetically. So it means that this won’t go anywhere unless we make our move first. I went into Balance-Breaker immediately and wore the armour. Now the plan will commence upon the completion of Le Fay’s magic-circle. Koneko-chan who had her eyes closed to find a “certain” thing stands up. She points at certain places on the ceiling and floor. “……Senpai. There and over there.”
“Roger that.”
I nod. Seeing that Koneko-chan tries to enter the other room. I pulled Koneko-chan’s hand. Koneko-chan rushed out of Kuroka’s room earlier. It seems like she had a quarrel with Ravel who went after her, and she came back a bit refreshed because of it. At times like this, I'm very grateful of Ravel’s existence. It is important to have comrades who you can casually have arguments with. But I also need to say this to Koneko-chan. “Koneko-chan. I also think Kuroka is a bad person. I can understand that she sought power and is attracted to the power of sennjutsu. There is no way she can be good since she put herself in a terrorist group. | text_11 |
–But…..”
I looked in the direction where Kuroka is. It seems like she hasn’t noticed us. “But I do think she is Koneko-chan’s sister after all. She is a stray cat and she is a bad woman who likes to do naughty things, but she is your family.”
“…….I went through painful experiences because of Nee-sama.”
No matter what the reason is, the world of devils is strict towards those who have become an “exiled devil” by killing their master. That also applies to their family. Koneko-chan received the crime of her sister who became exiled, and she was about to have her heart shattered. ……It must have been painful. “…..I bear a grudge towards Nee-sama. ……I hate her. –But she saved me earlier.”
Koneko-chan says it to me with strong eyes. “I’m thinking of trusting her for now. At least until we leave here.”
…..! I became shocked at the unexpected words coming out of Koneko-chan’s mouth. ……Oh my. Looks there was no point for me to cheer her up. This girl has become stronger. She is looking ahead where she can answer by herself now. “That is enough. If Kuroka does anything weird to you again, then tell me. I will make her pay for it.”
After saying that, I pat Koneko-chan’s head. Koneko-chan then hugs me. “…….I became stronger thanks to Senpai. Gya-kun got stronger thanks to Senpai. That is why I am thinking about getting stronger….”
“You can. Even I got stronger. Koneko-chan will get stronger in no-time.”
“……I love you Senpai….. Even with Buchou ahead of me. Even if Asia-senpai and Akeno-senpai are ahead of me, I will definitely catch up to them….. That’s why –”
Koneko-chan looks directly up at me. “Please make me your bride when I get bigger.”
[[[[[[Eh!? You propose to him here!?]]]]]]] Before I could get shocked by her words, Rias, Asia, Akeno-san, Xenovia, Irina and Ravel are horrified! Oiiiiiiiii! You guys were listening to us while you acted as if you weren’t!? Wait, a bride!? Bride you say!? I never expected to be proposed to by Koneko-chan at all! But I understood the feelings this girl has towards me when she comforted me before the match against Bael. There’s no way that I will be troubled by this! Manliness! This is the part where I have to show my manliness! “If you have both your oppai and height grow bigger…..I will be happy!”
After speaking out with all I have, that was the only thing that came out of my mouth! Uwaaaaaaaah! How can this be!? Koneko-chan said something very important right now, and yet I couldn’t say anything proper! “Having her Oppai and height grow bigger”. That is just sexual harassment! I regret it a lot within myself, but Koneko-chan nods her head strongly. “……I understand. I will drink lots of milk. Please wait for me Senpai. To become Senpai’s bride, I will get breasts that won’t even lose to Nee-sama’s breasts.”
It seems like she is okay with it, and Koneko-chan is high spirited. ……..T-This is okay? H-Hmmm, I wonder if I was able to show my manliness? I totally can’t tell! “---The formula is completed.”
While we were doing this, Le Fay announces the completion of the magic-circle. Under Le Fay, Irina, and Xenovia’s feet, the circular light was formed and the magic-circle was glowing. They were not devils letters, but a magic-circle made from a magician’s letters. With this, the three of them could leave. Even if they escape from here, the pursuit squads of the Hero-faction will be after them. But since Le Fay will be with them, they should be able to escape. Koneko-chan also moved close to the window, and finally the plan began. I look at Rias. She looks back at me and nods. The signal for the start of our plan. I change the evil-piece within me and promote! The one I am going to promote to will be the Triaina’s Bishop! “Promotion to [Welsh Blaster Bishop]!”
[Change Fang Blast!!!] Red aura gathers on my back and it starts to shape itself into a backpack to create cannons. A cannon on both of my shoulders! I aim one cannon up and one cannon down, just like how Rias told me to earlier! Koneko-chan used sennjutsu to locate the Grim Reapers on the roof and on the second floor, so I know their whereabouts. I then shout towards my comrades! “-Here I go!”
Our plan. That is to fire a blast using both the cannons of my Triaina’s Bishop which are aimed up and down! The locations where the devices are located are the roof, second floor hall, and car park. Destroying the devices located on the roof and second floor separately and then meeting up in the car park would take too much time. Also the enemies might see through that. Then we should destroy them together as soon as the plan starts! If I aim towards the locations where there are lots of Grim Reapers, then we can take them down along with the devices! “Let’s do it Ddraig! What we will be aiming for are the devices of this barrier and the Grim Reapers around them! We will take them down at once!”
[Yeah!] DUUUUUUUUU………. The backpack quietly makes a noise and enormous amounts of aura gather at the cannon! The right cannon is aimed at the ceiling! The left cannon is aimed at the floor! I don’t need to expand the area of the blast! It is enough if it has high penetration that can break through one point at once! “Goooooooo! Dragon Blaaaaaaaaaaaster! !”
ZUOOOOOOOOOON! There are enormous amounts of aura blasting out from both cannons! Both up and downwards! The aura blast aimed towards the roof and the hall! The dragon-blaster violently shakes the whole building……
I finished shooting out the aura, so I look up and down. -There are huge holes in the ceiling and in the floor! Le Fay who has her eyes closed informs us. “The barrier devices located on the roof and hall are destroyed! The Grim Reapers around them as well! With this, the only device left is the one in the car park! –Preparation for transportation is complete as well!”
Then the light emitted from the magic-circle increases, and the light envelops Le Fay, Irina and Xenovia! “Xenovia! Irina! I will leave it to you guys!”
I say it to the both of them who are disappearing into the transportation light! “Ise! Don’t die!”
“We will definitely report this to the heavens and Maou-sama!”
Saying that, both of them disappeared from this artificial space. Their escape is a success! “Alright! What’s left is for us to beat those guys up and destroy the final device! Let’s go guys!”
Sensei swings his spear of light to the side and destroys the big window! “Yes!”
Everyone responds to him! The vanguards of Sensei, Rias, Akeno-san and Kiba exit through the broken window by spreading their wings! What is ahead of them is……the car park filled with Grim Reapers! The Grim Reapers who fly up into the sky while holding onto their scythes! It really is creepy to see guys wearing robes and wielding scythes flying in the sky! My comrades began to clash against the enemies in mid air! Georg who created this artificial space must have realised that Le Fay and the others left from here. | text_11 |
At the same time the barrier on this space must have got stronger, and it has now become impossible to enter or exit from here using the same method. Well that will be all over once we destroy the barrier device located at the car park! The ones who stayed behind in the room are Kuroka, Vali and Asia who are the rearguards. And Koneko-chan and Ravel who stayed behind to support Kuroka. Kuroka created a sturdy defence magic circle to protect the members staying behind by guarding the whole room with her powers. It will be impossible for the current Kuroka to put a barrier on the whole floor like Le Fay did. But it seems she can protect a single room. There were Grim Reapers that were near the room they are in. They found out that it would take time to destroy the barrier, so they left the hotel and flew up and headed towards Sensei and the others. This is also part of the plan. “I will heal everyone’s wounds!”
Asia is responsible for healing wounded allies from here. She also glowed and now she can form a bow with her aura to shoot out healing arrows. The accuracy is high as well. If the arrow is about to hit an enemy instead of an ally, it automatically disappears. Her healing power could heal both allies and enemies, so this factor was very important. Just like I thought, Asia is talented at things like this. Koneko-chan and Ravel are supporting Kuroka by holding her body. “Ara? Shirone. ……Are you trying to help me?”
“……I’m repaying the debt of when you helped me. Please concentrate on the defence magic-circle. I will support you with sennjutsu.”
“Why are you helping me Ojou-san –nya?”
Ravel face turns red when Kuroka asks her, and she becomes a tsun-tsun. “I-I just felt like it! You should be grateful!”
Kuroka smiles hearing that. “I see. Then I will accept your kindness. …….Shirone, do you want me to teach you how to use sennjutsu along with the youjutsu of nekomata? ……I don’t mind if you don’t want to.”
Kuroka says it half jokingly, but Koneko-chan nods with a serious face. “……No, please teach me. I want to get stronger so I can help my comrades. I need to get stronger even if I have to rely on Nee-sama……”
So Koneko-chan is moving forward as well. Even if that doesn’t lead to reconnection with her sister, it will be good if it leads her to becoming even stronger. And I think Ravel will also be with her from now on. If Gasper comes back, then the first-grade trio of our group will be assembled. I am really looking forward to it. Also Vali, who is the rearguard is……. “Even if I’m not in Balance-Breaker…..”
DON! He shot a huge demonic-power blast from his hand and eliminated several Grim Reapers who are flying in the air! His demonic-power is as powerful as always! Even if his condition is in the worst state due to the curse, Vali will always be Vali! Vali continues his attacks! The Grim Reapers are being destroyed! “So shall I.”
Ophis also supports from behind! If the dragon who has the strongest power among us joins in, then our plan to escape will go smoothly –……
KA! The moment Ophis has her hands shine….. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNG!!!!! An explosion was heard loud and clear, and unbelievable destruction happens in the car park! Not just the Grim Reapers but it seems my comrades got mixed up in it as well! From the smoke, Rias, Kiba, and Akeno-san appear and I confirmed their safety! What intense destructive power it has! We will also get killed if she doesn’t reduce her powers! I was about to complain to her, but Ophis looked at her hands while twitching her neck. “…….Strange. Holding back my power, very hard.”
---! W-Whaaaaat!? Did she just use her power without controlling it!? Dangerous! It really is dangerous! If we have a rearguard like her, we won’t be able to fight safely! Even if she fights as a vanguard, her power is so unstable that we won’t know what will happen! Isn’t the current Ophis like a block of disadvantage factors!? Sensei then flies towards our direction by flapping his wings. “Hey Ophis! You don’t have to fight! Looking at your current situation, you probably can’t control your power properly because of Samael! Just watch! If you use your powers here, both enemies and allies will be eliminated! We will make the path for our escape!”
Saying that, Sensei returns to the battlefield! Ophis nods and sits down on the spot. Ah, she is really honest. Oh, I also need to join the battlefield! I stood at the window side, and pointed my cannons towards the car park! I can also support my allies like this! I am a power-type who can also give support after all! I then aim my cannons at the Grim Reapers in the car park….. This time I don’t need to hold back! I will shoot with the intent to destroy the car park! “Once more! Dragon Blaaaaaaaaaaster!”
ZUOOOOOOOOON! Then enormous amounts of aura shot out from my cannon and enveloped the car park……
BREAK! BREAK! The artificial space was making sounds. My Dragon-blaster and Ophis’s power not only affected the buildings, but they also caused major damage to the artificial space. Even after receiving that enormous amount of damage the barrier is still active, so the device hasn’t been destroyed yet. It also proves that Georg’s ability is great. Because of Triaina’s Bishop’s blast, the car park was completely destroyed without leaving a trace. It is in a state where there isn’t a single place to set foot on, and the ground is cracked and in shambles. There was a lot of dust in the air. My comrades continued to fight the Grim Reapers who managed to survive my blast. After the dust settled down, I was able to see the battle clearly. Kiba was cutting down the Grim Reapers with god-speed. Sensei eliminated a group of Grim Reapers with his gigantic spear of light. I can only say “splendid” at their fights. There are no flaws as they take down the enemies. “Holy-lightning!”
Akeno-san created an enormous amount of holy-lightning at the tip of her fingers, and it instantly eliminated a large group of Grim Reapers! “Eliminate!”
Rias also created many extremely large blocks of power of destruction, and they eliminated a very large group of Grim Reapers along with the surrounding scenery! Seeing that, I acknowledged them once again. Our Onee-sama’s power can be used to its fullest in a group battle like this. Both Holy-lightning and the power-of-destruction are attacks that can cause lots of effects throughout the field. If our opponents are strong foes who concentrate on area attacks, then they are able to perform a splendid battle. Also our members are dodging the scythes magnificently! Well our lifespan would be reduced if we got hit by them after all! So our battle won't go smoothly unless we concentrate on dodging the scythes. [Even low-level Grim Reapers are stronger than average mid-class devils.] Ddraig says. I see. So it means most of our members can defeat guys like that with ease. And they can even eliminate a group of them all at once! Rias and Akeno-san came over after noticing me. “Ise! | text_11 |
Please increase my power with “gift”! I will eliminate them all at once!”
“Same for me as well! Please do!”
“Roger that!”
I affirmed and put my hands on their shoulders once I raised the dragon power within me! My “gift” is able to transfer to both people at once! [Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!] [Transfer!!] My power was transferred to both of them! Rias and Akeno-san’s power increased! With this, they have powered up drastically! Rias and Akeno-san flew up and release gigantic shots of power of destruction and holy-lightning towards the Grim Reapers! The swirl of power of destruction and holy-lightning that filled most of the space in this artificial space expanded throughout the area while glowing! Uha! That’s unbelievable! If you get hit by this thing you won’t survive even if you are a very strong foe! It looks like they can take down all of the Grim Reapers by themselves. [Well, most of the Grim Reapers did perish with your blasts and Ophis’s attack…… But those two also have high stats, and their powers can rise this much from receiving the power of Sekiryuutei.] Well Dragon-blaster is the best way to take down grunts. And I shot them twice, and transferred my power to both of them, so my stamina has been reduced quite a bit. Especially my aura has gone down drastically. I went through all that, so I need the Grim Reapers to be eliminated already. “Ya. It has been awhile. Sekiryuutei.”
---! There is someone in front of me who is speaking at me. A gentle-looking guy with white hair who is carrying several demonic-swords with him. Aah, it’s that guy I met at Kyoto. “Yo, Mr Hero. Your name was Siegfried right? Are you my opponent?”
When I said that, he shrugged his shoulders. “That would be fun. The current you would be able to put up a good fight against me. –But I will have you fight these gentlemen over here first.”
Without any sound, groups of Grim Reapers appeared around Siegfried. Comparing them to the Grim Reapers the other guys are fighting against, these guys have darker robes and scythes. The killing intent they were giving me is a rank higher as well……
…..So he wants me to play around with these guys first I presume. “Grim Reapers huh. It’s bad news if I get cut by their scythes right? Well anyway, I will just play around without being hit then.”
Confirming that, I made a battle stance against the Grim Reapers! They came toward me wielding their scythes roughly! ……There is a huge gap in that attack! Because of my training with Kiba, I am familiar with high speed slash attacks! I dodged the scythes of the Grim Reapers with minimal movement, and shot a dragon-shot at them! DON! The Grim Reaper perished with my shot! Yeah! My dragon-shot can take them down with ease! The Grim Reapers came at me with greater numbers and I continued fighting them for a while. I began taking them down with punches and counters. ……It’s too easy. Comparing them with Sairaorg-san and Cao Cao, they sure are easy to handle. Watching my battle, Siegfried looked astonished. “-! The ones Sekiryuutei is fighting against are supposed to be mid-level Grim Reapers!”
T-They are? But they are at a level where I can take care of them easily. It is easy to read the movement of their scythes, and even if they make a suspicious movement it is easy to dodge it because they aren’t that fast. There were those that seemed like they were doing magical attacks, but I was able to reflect them with my fist, just like Sairaorg-san. “I’m shocked. You are strong enough already with the normal Balance-Breaker.”
“Though it didn’t work at all against Cao Cao.”
Siegfried smiled at my comment. “Well, he is special after all. You shouldn’t worry about it. You are a strong foe already.”
Siegfried gave me a remark like that…..
Before the battle, I asked Sensei. “For me to win against Cao Cao, what should I do?”
I asked Sensei, because he is the one who understands my powers and Sacred Gear the best. “……You could say that you are currently stronger than Cao Cao. But that is only if your attacks hit him. …..But it seems like they won’t, right? Yeah……It is the best to use a special move specialised against him on your first battle. Of course that is only if you can surpass his outrageous technique level.”
A technique that can defeat someone who even Vali calls a “strong foe”……? Oi Oi Oi! I am dumb already to begin with and you are telling me to create a move like that!? …..Haaaaa. Why are the guys who are after me so insanely strong? I was just a normal high school student until recently. And now strong guys have begun to gather around me…….. I feel like crying! “It's like I said before right? Right now, you are already strong enough.”
BASA……. The one who said that to me and came down to where I am standing was Sensei. “If you fight against guys like Sairaorg and Cao Cao, Grim Reapers like these guys won't be able to compete against you even if they attack in a group. Well, I can say the same for me as well though.”
Sensei pointed at himself confidently. Yeah, Sensei is also strong! Though he did get wasted by Cao Cao. Well Cao Cao was certainly on a different level. He seemed like he had researched us thoroughly. <I will be troubled if you look down on Grim Reapers.>
...! A mysterious voice echoed throughout the car park. Sensing a disturbing presence, I looked in its direction and it seemed like something is about to appear from within a distorted space. The thing that appeared was something that was wearing a decorated robe…… A Grim Reaper? I’m in doubt because he has his hood down revealing his face. Even if I say that he has his face uncovered, he is wearing one of those masks that are worn by clowns. His scythe had an even creepier aura compared to the ones wielded by the Grim Reapers I was previously fighting. The blade of the scythe was very black as well. Just looking at it told me that it is a high-level Grim Reaper. A boss-class that is. Sensei is shocked to see him. “You are……!”
The Grim Reaper bowed at Sensei. <This is my first time seeing you, Governor-dono of the Fallen-Angels. I am one of the Grim Reapers that serves under Hades-sama. My name is Pluto.>
“…….! The Ultimate-level Grim Reaper, Pluto….! To send a Grim Reaper that appears even in a legend! That skeleton-geezer sure did something unexpected!”
<You have allied with the boss of the terrorists, Ophis, and tried to break the alliance between the allied factions. That will result in your death. For you who has been talking about alliances to do such a thing.>
What the heck is that! He said something totally off! I was puzzled and Sensei seems really pissed! “……I see. So you are going to make it like that huh. So you are trying to eliminate us by making up a reason like that! And you attacked us who were fighting against the terrorists! How much have you guys been planning ahead!? | text_11 |
You bunch of clowns!”
<Soon, there will be a time where we won’t have to make up things like that, but this time we did. –Now then. I am not as weak to fall behind devils and fallen-angels.>
“More like, you guys just came here to piss us off I presume! ?”
<Yes. You could say that. Even to us Grim Reapers, devils and fallen-angels are a nuisance.>
“….! You sure are looking down on us!”
<I am not looking down on you. I am serious. I will be taking Ophis who became a “fake” now.>
SWIFT! Saying that he disappeared from my sight. He’s fast! The moment I thought that, I heard the sound of metal colliding! Sensei blocked the scythe of the Grim Reaper with the spear of his artificial Sacred Gear. Sensei then made a stern expression! “……I got beaten up by Cao Cao before and my artificial Sacred Gear isn’t fixed completely yet, but not using it will be dangerous I guess! Fafnir! I will have you keep up with me a bit longer!”
Saying that, Sensei had his spear emit golden aura and he quickly equipped armour onto himself! Having his 12 black wings expand, he went up into the air pushing the Grim Reaper called Pluto upwards! GIIIN! GIIIIN! Both of them began to exchange flashy moves up in the air. That Grim Reaper is keeping up with Sensei! Isn’t he faster than Sensei? He is wielding his scythe at such a high speed that he's leaving black after images of himself. “Sensei!”
“Ise, don’t come! I will be his opponent!”
Saying that, Sensei continued his mid-air battle against Pluto! Everytime they clashed with each other, the atmosphere shook violently! That proves just how strong they are! “Now. It looks like I will have to be your opponent.”
This time it is Siegfried. He already has four of his dragon arms out along with his normal arms, and he is holding onto 6 demonic-swords. He had already entered into his Balance-breaker, so it looked like he is ready! I think his Sacred Gear ability allows him to have double the power for each additional arm. Simply he can have up to four stages of doubling his power. He will become quite strong….. Should I go ahead using Triaina or should I use a combo…… I can understand that he is an opponent that is hard to take on with the usual Balance-Breaker! I made my stance! Then…..Kiba appeared. Coming beside me, he said one thing. “I’m sorry Ise-kun. –I will take him.”
....! It’s rare to see this guy have hostility towards someone. He looked directly at Siegfried. Siegfried smirked at Kiba’s appearance and said:
“Kiba Yuuto. It seems like you gained a new ability.”
“I couldn’t forgive myself for my overwhelming loss against you back in Kyoto. So I increased my training while having the Sekiryuutei as my opponent.”
“That seems interesting.”
Kiba created a new holy-demonic sword in his hand and made his stance against Siegfried. His opponent pointed his six demonic-swords at Kiba. …….Geez. Looks like they went to a World of their own! Geez, I did hear someone say that swordsmen get attracted to each other, but it really was true! Yeah, yeah! I will just stay here and watch! -While I was thinking that, Kiba disappeared from the scene. GIIIN! I could hear the sound of metal colliding from right ahead! There were sparks created in the direction Siegfried moved his swords. Kiba moved at a high speed, and Siegfried blocked his attacks with minimal movements. I can’t see Kiba anymore. That guy really is getting faster and faster! I don’t know any other person besides him who can pull out the traits of a [Knight] this much. But in the previous battle, he also showed fast moves like this but his swords couldn’t reach Siegfried. And it was still impossible when he and Xenovia fought against him together. Does Kiba have some kind of plan…..? I was watching the battle with worry, but there were cuts appearing on Siegfried’s clothes. It might be a bit, but does it mean Kiba’s swordsmanship is reaching Siegfried’s distance? But Siegfried put on a smile of confidence. “I see. Your technique and speed are higher than before. But it's a fact that only the tip of your sword can reach me.”
There was a shallow cut on Siegfried’s cheek. His attacks are working more than before, but he still can’t inflict any meaningful wounds! Then Siegfried’s demonic-swords began to glow! “Nothung! Tyrfing!”
ZUOOON! Swinging the demonic-sword to the side, a huge cut is created in the atmosphere, and when he swung down another sword a huge crater was formed in the car park followed by the sound of the earth rumbling! So a demonic-sword that specialises in sharpness and a demonic-sword that specialises in destructive power! “How’s this for next! Balmung!”
He thrust the demonic-sword that was covered with a drill-shape aura towards Kiba, creating a dreadful whirlwind from the sword that swept down on him, grinding the atmosphere! Kiba changed his weapon into a holy-sword, and quickly created the dragon-knight troops and used half of them as a shield! The dragon-knights were shattered into pieces from getting pierced by the huge whirlwind! The remaining half went towards Siegfried! “Ha! Dainsleif!”
Siegfried swung his demonic-swords to the side and huge ice pillars were formed from the ground repeatedly that went towards Kiba and pierced through the dragon-knights, freezing them! BAKIN! While making a sound, the dragon-knights were shattered! ……Siegfried’s collection of demonic-swords is a threat! They have that much effect when he just swings like that! Even if Kiba was able to shorten his distance, his stamina wouldn’t last long. I was worried about things like that, but the remaining dragon-knights went slashing towards Siegfried. Siegfried seemed like he found out the weakness of Kiba’s dragon-knight troops and he began to dodge them without using his demonic-swords. “I understand the weakness of that new Balance-Breaker just by fighting with you for a short time. You can reflect your ability to the Dragon-Knights right? But you still can’t reflect your techniques to them. These troops who only have speed can’t possibly compete against me!”
Siegfried tried to dodge the last dragon-knight. But that’s when it happened! That dragon-knight showed movements that were more complicated compared to the other dragon-knights and it cut off one of Siegfried’s dragon arms! At the same time something happened to Siegfried’s body! He bent back and his expression was covered with pain. Siegfried looked at the dragon-knight that cut off his arm! The dragon-knight removed the mask of his helmet. Underneath it was Kiba’s face! “…….Impossible…..! Then the one over there is…. !”
Kiba was a bit away from the dragon-knights and was giving orders to them……… But his appearance started to change and it eventually disappeared! The other Kiba wearing the armour started to take his armour off and smirked! “The one over there is my illusion. It’s made from demonic-powers. The real me wore the dragon-knight’s armour and hid among the other dragon-knights waiting for you to lower your guard.”
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He did something like that! “I hid among them when I used them as a shield. I anticipated you would find out about my dragon-knights weakness and waited for you to lower your guard. Like I thought you did just as I expected. –It seems like it is the battle-style of the Hero-faction to find their opponents weakness. So I used that to my advantage.”
Amazing! Kiba, you are really amazing! To make your weakness into your weapon in a situation like that! Siegfried seems like he resents his mistake. But more than that he is shocked. “This damage……Did you gain the power of a dragon-slayer! ?”
-! I'm also shocked at Siegfried’s words! What is the meaning of this! Kiba spoke while pointing the holy-sword to the front. “Yes. Dragon-slayer holy-sword. Since your Sacred Gear represents a dragon, it can’t withstand this without any exceptions.”
“…..It is said that those are the hardest types to create; dragon-slayer holy-swords and demonic-swords. But it looks like you learned how to do it. Quite the talent you have.”
Are you serious! So Kiba can even make dragon-slayer holy-swords now!? What insane talent he has! But he made such a thing while keeping it quiet from me! I need to lecture him afterwards! “I was actually told by Azazel-sensei about dragon-slayer swords after the battle against Diodora Astaroth, and it was one of the ways to stop Ise-kun if he went berserk. Dragon-slayer holy-swords and demonic-swords that is. Of course I can make dragon-slayer holy-demonic-swords as well.”
So he was researching it as one of the ways to stop me. …..Well if I was to go berserk, I would gladly be slain by my friends sword. Kiba then made a bitter smile. “But after that, Ise-kun “quit” Juggernaut-Drive and started to search for a power that wouldn’t make him go berserk. So I stopped my training for achieving dragon-slayer holy-demonic swords. But after losing to you, I tried to achieve it once again.”
Siegfried bit his teeth with regret at Kiba’s words. I never thought that gentleman would make an expression like this. It must have been humiliating for him to be in this situation. “Just as expected from him.”
Rias came down next to me without me noticing. She continued to speak. “Ise. You train with Yuuto every time, right?”
“Eh? Yes. That is true.”
“….I think that is an amazing thing. I admire Yuuto’s potential that can keep up with you, Ise. Right now you have such strength that you are able to fight against that Sairaorg who can combine with the Longinus lion. What do you think about Yuuto who can keep up with your training every time?”
“He is already a monster since he can keep up with me without wearing anything to protect himself.”
That is my honest opinion. He basically discarded the idea of increasing his defence, which was supposed to be his weakness. The reason is because he is trying to master something else, that being “it is good as long as he doesn’t get hit”. So in reality he continues to train while avoiding my attacks. It will be my win if I hit him. But if it doesn’t, I won’t know the outcome. “He is being overshadowed by your power, but he is also rising to be quite the formidable fighter. From my point of view, you and Yuuto have enough strength to become the representatives of the young devils.”
Rias smiled because of her servants who she is proud of. If I remember correctly, Sensei mentioned something to me after the Bael match. In the future when we participate in the professional game, the one who will be in the spotlight for the same Dice-Figure game will not be me but Kiba. That’s because since I have a chess piece value of 8, it will be easier to use Kiba who has a value of 3 chess pieces. He is exactly right. If it is a dice game, then it will be easier to use Kiba who costs less than me and he is also strong. “The training with Sekiryuutei makes me even stronger. I recommend you to train with him once. –Except you have to be prepared to lose your life when you train with him. Ise-kun doesn’t hold back at all.”
Siegfried made a sigh after Kiba said that. “…..You are right. I will think about it. But that’s if you can survive this.”
Mist appeared around him. –And from the mist a large number of Grim Reapers appeared once again! That mist is Georg’s Sacred Gear! Did he summon the Grim Reapers by using the mist to connect to the world outside!? There is an outrageous number of Grim Reapers! They started appearing as if to fill this whole car park up! ……Their numbers easily exceeded 200 or 300! “You guys might have dodged them before, but having this many against you, you're more likely to get hit by their scythes now.”
Siegfried made a smile of happiness. …..Quantity over quality. No matter how many of them get taken down, it will be okay if they get us. If they start to grind away at our lifespan, we will eventually fall. In my case I am still currently healing, so I won’t know how many hits I can withstand! “…..Ara ara. This is a bit troublesome.”
Akeno-san who was up in the air striking down holy-lightning comes down and joined us. Rias, Kiba, Akeno-san and I gather closer and made our stances…… Now how should we break through. Even if I count easily, the number of Grim Reapers exceeds 1000. The whole field, the car park, both above and below the hotel, and also the sky is covered with Grim Reapers. The one on one battle between Sensei and Pluto is like a totally different World, so much so that no-one is getting close to them. If we have all those numbers come at us at once, we won’t be able to dodge. The scythes will definitely hit us. If I were able to use Triaina’s Bishop…… If I were able to use Dragon-blaster, I would be able to wipe out this large number of Grim Reapers. But I don’t have enough aura to shoot that. I used all of it up with the two blasts I shot earlier. It happened when I was stuck deciding on my next action. There were those speaking to me, within my soul. [Hey, Hyoudou Issei. Looks like you are in a pinch.] [That's troublesome.] [Grim Reapers are very troublesome.] -These voices! Is it perhaps the previous Senpai!? I closed my eyes and sent my thoughts deep within the Sacred Gear. The white world was filled with tables and chairs like usual. –But the Senpai’s were wearing tuxedos, holding onto wine looking like gentlemen, and sitting on the chairs with elegance! One of the Senpai was shaking the wine glass with no wine inside and said this to me with a tone of a gentleman. [Fufufu. To get out of a crisis like this, we can only use that correct?] …..What do you mean by “that”? [Yes! We can only use that!] [That must be it!] The Senpai started to agree with each other! T-this flow….. You guys aren’t telling me to use Juggernaut-Drive again right!? I was worried that they might be saying something dangerous again…… But the Senpai shook their fingers to the side saying “No, no, no”. [Wrong!] [Yes! We have already graduated from Juggernaut-Drive!] [We were introduced to something even greater by you.-Yes.] [[[[[[-The power of breasts!]]]]]] | text_11 |
………. H-Huh……? W-What the heck are you guys saaaaaaying!!? These idiotic Senpai!! They were wearing clothes befitting of gentlemen, so I was wondering what they were going to say. And they said the power of breasts! That is an outrageous thing Sensei predicted, and it is different from the power confirmed! Shit! Why are these Senpai putting on such bright faces!? Even if I said that, the Senpai aren’t listening to me and create a vision in the air of the white World. What appeared were – familiar breasts! Wait, isn't that vision an image of Rias’s breasts, who is standing right next to me!? One of the Senpai pointed at the breasts that appeared in the vision. [-Let's depend on those breasts.] [Yes, that is the source of power for the Oppai-Dragon who protects the future.] [We became gentlemen who enjoy breasts after connecting with you. Fufufu, this really doesn’t feel bad.] Eh!? What are these guys muttering about!? I don’t get it! Senpai then put on a serious face and then said it with a serious tone. [-The time to take Switch-princess to another stage has come once again.] -I became speechless at those words. ……Ero…… No, something crazy is about to happen! “S-Sensei! Something crazy is going on!”
I decided to ask Sensei who was putting on an intense battle in mid-air. “What is it dumbass!? I’m having a hardcore battle with this Grim Reaper-sama, damn it! Wait, this conversation! It’s similar to the story Tannin told me!? Don’t tell me it’s “that”!? Is that it! ?”
I said it to Sensei who became horrified while dodging the scythe of Pluto. “The past Senpai are telling me to make Rias’s breasts go to the next stage!”
Sensei danced wildly after hearing that! “It’s hereeeeeeee! Yeeeees! Poke it now! Grope it! Touch it! Fuhahahahaha!! Oi, heroes and Grim Reapers! Our Oppai couple will release the infamous power of breasts! It’s the ending technique of the Gremory group!”
What is that!? Why is he stirring up the enemies!? “……….No, it can’t be………”
Why is Siegfried horrified!? [Listen Kouhai. The time to use the power of “gift” on those breasts has come.] Senpai who looked strict says that. Power of transfer…..? You are telling me to use “gift” on Rias’s breasts!? [Yeah, that’s right. You should have been wondering what would happen if you use gift on those breasts for a while now.] This time a gentle looking Senpai said that. -! Gift on her breast…..! I certainly was wondering what would happen if I use the power of transfer of Sekiryuutei on Rias’s breast. Will the size increase, or will the beauty of it increase, or will the elasticity have the ultimate bounciness? Those things made me wonder and I wanted to make it clear one day…..! You could say that it is my ultimate research theme…..! You are telling me I can do it……! “U-Um, there is something I would like you to hear!”
I thought that I should get Rias’s approval first. “What is it? I won’t get shocked at anything you say anymore.”
…..What determination. It’s not a normal psychological condition. What kind of crisis did she go through to respond and cope with things related to breasts……? I said it after drinking down my saliva. “……Can I transfer the power of Sekiryuutei to your breasts?”
“…. !”
She seemed like she became speechless for a second with my confession. This situation is like a Déjà vu. Yeah, it is exactly the same as the time in Kyoto! Then if that is the case…. Thinking for a moment, Rias said it with a strong voice. “I really don’t get it. I didn’t get what happened in Kyoto. To tell you the truth I really don’t get what is going on now. –But, I understand! Please use the power of transfer on my breasts!”
-! …….What a magnificent woman she is…….! If it was a normal woman, they would decline a crazy situation like this you know? And she gives an OK immediately…….! I can only lower my head down to my master who is my Onee-sama and the woman I deeply love! I start to cry a lot beneath my armour and gathered energy to my gauntlet! Yeah that’s right! The woman I love approved it! Then I have to show my manliness! Now let's transfer it! Gift! It is Gift! “Let’s go Boosted Gear! Transfer your power to Rias’s breaaaaaaasts!”
I made the part of the gauntlet covering my hand disappear. I began to move around my fingers and then touched her breasts! Yes, there is a reason behind touching Rias’s breasts with my naked hand! MONYUN! I felt the ultimate sensation and elasticity through my hand! [Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost!!] [Transfer!!] “Iyaaaaaan!”
Rias cried at my transfer! Then….! PAAAAAA……. Rias’s breasts started to emit a red aura! [Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust!!] I heard an unfamiliar sound through the jewels! So it’s bust now huh! And her breasts began to glow in red light like usual…..
“The breasts are glowing!”
PIIIIIIIIIN! A red light is shot out from Rias’s breasts! That light started to envelop me! A gentle light. It is similar to Asia’s light. It’s warm……. This is the same warmth as Rias….. After receiving the warmth of the woman I love, there was a change within me. “This is….! My aura is replenishing!”
Yes, the aura that was wasted because of the dragon-blaster I shot earlier is starting to replenish! Energy is coming back to my whole body! …….Amazing! It’s like my energy is rising! Sensei who was witnessing this scene shouts! “…..It’s the third phase! Rias! You are…..! Your breasts entered the third phase! It is breast-power! Another solid evidence is found for the power of breasts that I have been predicting!”
I-I don’t quite get it, but I can do it now! I can shoot Dragon-blaster! “Promotion to [Welsh Blaster Bishop]!”
[Change Fang Blast!!!!] I change the evil-piece within me quickly! The backpack and cannon start to form! I aimed my cannon towards the Grim Reapers! “Take thiiiiiiiiiiiis! !”
The third dragon-blaster! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG! Enormous amounts of aura are shot out from the cannon! With no way out, the Grim Reapers are enveloped by the blast and perish! With that shot, one third of the army of Grim Reapers perished! But I have used up the aura needed for the next blast…… Looks like the light from the Oppai before, it was enough for just one shot! PIIIIIIIIIIIN! ….! How can this be!? Again from Rias’s breast, another red-light is shot out directed at me! The red light that envelops around me once again! …….My aura started to replenish once again! [Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust!!] Receiving the red aura, it seems like the tension of the jewel increased! Siegfried shouted seeing this situation. “This is bad! It’s dangerous to leave those breasts alone! Breasts that respond to being summoned! Breasts that replenish Sekiryuutei’s power! We won’t know what will happen next! The one who is the most dangerous isn’t the Two-Heavenly dragons or Ophis! It might be Rias Gremory’s breasts! Sekiryuutei and Rias Gremory. | text_11 |
When these two are together it creates miracles time after time…… And the things that are the “key” for that are…….those breasts!”
You don’t have to say that out loud with a serious face! “………”
See!? Even Rias is embarrassed! Sensei who was fighting in mid-air against Pluto shouts. “In other words we should call her “Crimson Bust Princess”! To describe it in one word it’s “Oppai Beam”! In other words “Oppai Battery”! You guys seriously are an insane baka-uple aren’t you!”
“Shuuuuut up!! Just shut up and fight you idiot Governor!”
Please don’t give her weird nicknames! Once you say it, it gets official! “……I see….. So I finally became a “battery” and a “beam”……..”
Rias is in a giving-up mode!? No, no! It’s okay! I will protect you! Wait, that doesn’t even become helpful at all! “Stop those two!”
Siegfried shouted, but I shot out dragon-blaster without any care and took down the Grim Reapers! I have myself replenished by Rias’s breasts once the aura goes down! [Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust!!] Rias said it while having red-light shooting out from her breast. “Ise…….. I somehow started to give up in many ways!”
“…..! W-What do you mean! ?”
She shook her head. “No. I should restate my resolve again. –If it is for you to get stronger, I don’t mind having my breasts become a power-up item for Sekiryuutei.”
“N-No…. I never thought of you like that……. !”
I actually have! But please make it that I never thought about it! Rias smiles and then nods. Please don’t nod! It makes my heart hurt! “Yes. I know. –But my breasts chose this. Fufufu. Perhaps it understood my feelings of wanting to be of help to you, so something happened to them.”
Then something unbelievable happened! Rias’s oppai were getting smaller! “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! The breasts! Your oppai are shrinking! !”
I shout while crying! My oppai! The oppai I dearly love! My first oppai! The oppai that only I can grope! The best oppai in my life! –The ultimate oppai are shrinking! It’s getting smaller! “Maybe the size is getting smaller every time I send out aura…..? But if it is still this big, I can still continue to give you my aura!”
I shook my head while crying! “Please don't! At this rate your oppai will….! The oppai I dearly love will disappear!”
“It might be temporary! It might get back to the original size once I get some sleep!”
“Even so, I don’t want to see your oppai getting smaller! I would rather die than to……!”
I will pick death! I don’t want to live by having the breasts of the woman I love disappear! Rias made a smile while crying. “Thank you Ise. But this is okay! For me, fighting alongside you makes me happy. –I love you Ise!”
FLOW. I started to manly cry underneath my armour! …….She is such a wonderful woman! The woman I fell in love with! She is the best woman there is! I’m glad that I fell in love with Rias! I then shouted the name of the woman I love! “I also love you Rias! Rias! Rias! Rias!”
Hearing my love call, Rias screamed with a teary voice! “We will always be together Ise! Ise! Ise! Ise!”
[Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust!!] BIIIIIIIIIIIIIN! The amount of aura sent to me increased! I can do it! We can do this! Isn’t that right Ddraig!? […….Uhehehehe. Oppai sure are fun……]
….! Looks like Ddraig’s mental condition has finally……
“Ddraigggggggggggg! Uooooooooooooooo!! I! The Oppai dragon! I will defeat you terrorists with the breast power of Switch-princess and the power of Sekiryuutei! This is payback for Ddraig!”
The Dragon-blaster was released! Grim Reapers and the surroundings were blown away! The power of breasts was charging up! Repetition of destruction and restoration! The wheel of destiny that was continuing to spin! [Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust Bust!!] BAAAAAAAAAAANG! This field started to collapse after receiving a release of our love from the dragon-blaster! “Stop theeeeeeeeem!! Stop Sekiryuutei and Switch-princess!! At this rate, we will actually be wiped out by the power of breasts!”
Siegfried desperately gave orders to the Grim Reapers. But. “You guys, protect the baka-uple with full strength! They are our pivot!”
Sensei also gave orders to the Gremory group! “I won’t have you get in the way of those two. They are getting heated up, so don’t you think it’s bad to intrude on them?”
“Ufufu. I’m so jealous Rias. Maybe I might get spoiled by Ise-kun afterwards. My passion to have an affair gets heated up the more they get heated up.”
Kiba and Akeno-san are also protecting us! –Our blast of love even continued after this. The field that doesn’t even have a weed left. Yes. The power of love between me and Rias finally wiped out the Grim Reapers and the only ones left are Siegfried, Georg, and Pluto. But the sacrifice was too big…..
-Rias’s breasts are already flat. As a result of sending the power of breasts to me, her Oppai began to grow smaller and now there isn’t anything left. Even if she says that they will return to normal if she rests, seeing her state makes me sad and it is hard to endure. Like this, they are no different from Koneko-chan's now….! I started to cry a lot when I compared Rias and Koneko-chan’s breasts. HIT! Koneko-chan threw something to my head from the thirtieth floor of the hotel. I didn’t say anything, but she might have guessed by looking at my eyes. Sensei who made his distance with Pluto landed besides me. Pluto also landed on their side. “Now. Siegfried, Georg, and Pluto. This is checkmate.”
Sensei pointed the spear of light at them. “……You have insane power like always Sekiryuutei.”
Siegfried said that while breathing hard. The device in the car park was still active. Georg created a barrier that is small but very powerful and I couldn't even take it down with the continuous shots of dragon-blaster. –But Georg was also breathing violently because he had been putting all his power into defending. The barrier covering the device also began to shake. Even if he is the possessor of a high-tier Longinus, there are limits! –We can corner them in a bit now! Even Siegfried has a hard expression. Then it happened. SPARKLE! SPARKLE! A noise echoed through this dimension. I heard this sound before. It’s the sound we heard when a hole is created in a dimension. When I looked up, a hole was created in the sky! We thought it was the appearance of new enemies, but Siegfried and others also had expressions of doubt. …..So it means it's an unexpected intruder? The one who intruded by making a hole in the dimension is a man with light-armour and cape. I was familiar with him! Yes, I only saw him once but I remember him! That guy landed between us and Siegfried. “It has been awhile Sekiryuutei. And Vali.”
He glared at me and then glared at Vali who was on the thirtieth floor of the hotel. Sensei then narrowed his eyes. “Shalba…..Beelzebub. The leader of the Old-Maou faction.”
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This guy is the descendant of old-Maou who appeared before us in the incident with Diodora! The mastermind who was controlling Diodora from the shadows! But wasn’t he killed by me when I went into Juggernaut-Drive…..? Siegfried took a step forward. “……Shalba. I did receive a report but I never thought you were acting by yourself.”
“Hey Siegfried. I certainly did get lots of assistance from you people. You have my gratitude. Thanks to that, my wounds have healed. ……Though I did lose Ophis’s snake and my powers are lower than before.”
“And the reason for you to come here is?”
“Nothing much. I thought I would declare war on you.”
Shalba said it out loud with confidence. ……What was he thinking? Shalba put on an evil smile and then revealed what was under his cape. Underneath a boy appeared. Looking at him, his eyes had shadows in them and it seemed like he was being controlled. Ah! It is the boy who created anti-monsters using the Longinus, [Annihilation Maker], in Kyoto! He was supposed to be in the Hero-faction but why is he with Shalba who belongs to the Old-Maou faction? -Seeing the boy, Siegfried and Georg got shocked. “…..Leonardo!”
“Shalba, why did you bring that boy here? No. Why is he with you!? Leonardo was supposed to be on a different mission! Did you bring him here! ?”
Shalba said to the two who were shocked. “I thought I would have him assist me for a bit. –Just like this!”
BUUUUN! Shalba activated an ominous small magic-circle within his hand and put that closer to the boy called Leonardo. Then the devil letters within the magic-circle moved fast! Then the boy screamed! “Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Screaming out loud, he also had a painful expression. At the same time, his shadow expanded so much that it covered the whole field! …..What was Shalba trying to do!? Shalba flew up from where he was and then laughed out loudly! “Fuhahahahahaha! [Annihilation Maker] is a very splendid and idealistic ability! And people say that he specialises in creating anti-monsters! Checking the movements of the Hero-faction, I kidnapped him who was doing a mission with another group from the Hero-faction! Now then! I will have him create it! A monster that can eliminate the current devils of the world!”
ZUOOOOON! Something was created from the boy’s shadow. A head of something huge was appearing out of it, making lots of huge waves in the shadow! …..A head that was too big! A torso that was too large! Arms that were too thick! And overwhelming legs to support the body! The thing created from the shadows of the boy that covers the whole field was….. [GOGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!] A very gigantic monster, it made a very loud roar that felt like it would destroy my eardrums! …..Huge! It was two heads bigger than Great Red! A monster about 200 meters tall! An outrageous and huge monster was created! Sensei did tell me [Annihilation Maker] could create any type of monster depending on the possessors powers, but it could even create a monster like this!? And other monsters smaller than this one appeared from the boy’s shadow as well! BUUUUUUN! A large magic-circle was created below the monsters feet! That was a transportation magic-circle! Shalba shouted while laughing! “Fuhahahahahaha! I’m planing to transport these monsters to the Underworld to have them wreak havoc! It’s a humongous anti-monster! It will certainly eliminate lots of Devils in the Underworld!”
The magic-circle glowed and the monsters were enveloped with the light of transportation! This is bad! At this rate, those monsters will be transported to the Underworld and wreak havoc! We need to stop them here! “Stop them! !”
Under Sensei’s order, we attacked the monsters. But…
Our attacks weren’t working! We only gave enough damage to scrape their surfaces a bit! The attacks were useless and all of the monsters disappeared into the light! The moment the monsters disappeared…..
GUOOOOON………. This field also started to make a weird noise. Looking carefully, there was a scar created in the white sky and the buildings including the hotel started to collapse! …….This field started to become unstable because of the forceful birth of monsters and their transportation! Georg then shouted at Siegfried. “The device won’t last long! Damn Shalba! Did he use the ability that surpasses the capacity of the possessor by force! ?”
“……We can’t help it. Looks like it’s time for us to leave. Let’s retreat at once after retrieving Leonardo. Pluto, how about…….”
Siegfried stopped there and realised the disappearance of the Grim Reaper. That Grim Reaper disappeared all of a sudden! Seeing that, it seems like Siegfried understood something. “……I see. So the one who was helping Shalba from the shadows was…… It’s something that skull-god would think of. So he won’t choose any sort of method to annoy us. Did he also tell the method to forcefully use the Balance-Breaker of [Annihilation Maker]……? We don’t know what kind of price or side effect it could have to do a temporary Balance-Breaker like that. We were trying to increase the power of Leonardo slowly….. Now this boy is…..”
Saying that, Siegfried and Georg recovered the boy. They then disappeared from here along with the mist. Those bastards! They sure are fast running away! DOOOOON! DOOON! This time it was the sound of explosions coming from the hotel! What is it!? It sure is a busy day today! Looking up, Shalba was attacking the rearguards! “What’s wrong!? Valiiiiiiii! What happened to your proud demonic-powers!? Your power of the Hakuryuukou!? What happened to it!? Fuhahahahaha! You are just a mixed breed with human so there was no way for you to win against me who is the real Maou!”
Shalba was attacking Vali! I don’t think the current Vali can withstand Shalba! Activating a defence magic-circle, Vali could only defend. It seemed like he wasn’t in a good situation. “……I don’t want to hear it from you who names himself a Maou while borrowing the powers of others.”
Even so, Vali talked back to Shalba. “Fuhahahahahahahahahhahahahah! It only matters if you win in the end! Now, there is one more thing I want!”
Shalba pointed his hand towards Ophis! A spiral demonic power appeared and it wrapped Ophis up like a rope. He captured Ophis! “Hou! Just like the information I gathered said! The current Ophis has an unstable power and even my current self can capture her! This is a gift to the cooperative partner of this I, the real Maou! I will have her give me a snake again since my powers are down! I will be taking her now!”
“Like hell I will let you!”
[Jet!] I expanded my dragon-wings and closed the distance between Shalba immediately! He said it while laughing madly. “A curse! This is a curse! I shall become the poison who will devour the Underworld……! Those devils who declined me! I have no business with such an Underworld! I don’t care about them any more! I don’t care about the authority and possession of the Underworld any more! Fuhahahaha! | text_11 |
This Shalba Beelzebub shall use his last bit of power to destroy the Underworld together with the monsters!”
Shalba’s expression was covered with madness! This guy didn’t have proper eyes now. This guy was totally crazy! He then pointed at me! “…..Yes. The children you care deeply about will be terminated by my curse…..my monsters, Sekiryuutei! Suffer receiving my curse! Struggle! Die while coughing out blood! Fuhahahahaha! This is a masterpiece! Including the inferior low-class and mid-class children of Devils, even the offspring of elites will die in the same way! See!? This is the World you guys have been hoping for. The World where there is no discrimination. Fuhahahahaha!”
…..What a scumbag……! He only has revenge on his mind! To the Underworld who rejected him, he doesn’t have any pride or attachment to them! But it doesn’t mean he can shove his anger onto the children! While this is going on, the field was also collapsing! Finally, holes appeared and started to suck in the remnants of this dimension! Kuroka who was inside the hotel shouted! “This field is at its limit –nyan! If it is now, we should be able to transfer so I will activate the magic-circle! Then all of us will leave this place!”
The Gremory group gathered around Kuroka. Asia was healing Vali who was wounded from Shalba’s attack. “Fuhahahaha!”
Shalba was still laughing. Near him was Ophis who was captured. Seeing that, I thought about two things. “Ise! We will transfer now! Come over here quickly!”
Rias said that to me. But I….. I didn’t go over there. “…..Ise?”
I said it with a smile to Rias who seemed puzzled and along with my comrades. “I will go and rescue Ophis. I will also beat up Shalba along with it.”
[--!] Everyone became shocked at what I said. “I will also fight!”
“There is no point to show off by yourself! ?”
Kiba and Akeno-san said that but I shook my head. “No. It will be enough with just me. You guys have to go to the Underworld to tell them about the threat. Either way this dimension won’t last long right? If it is me, I can still move around in the dimensional gap with this armour for a while after the field collapses. It seemed like there was a time when Vali did the same. ……I can’t let Shalba get away and also I can’t have Ophis be handed to someone.”
I think this is something only I can do. Sensei’s artificial Balance-Breaker was at its limits. If I don’t take down Shalba here, then there will be more victims! He said that he will kill the kids in the Underworld! Just that……I can’t forgive! “It's at the limit –nyan! We won’t be able to transfer unless we do it now!”
Kuroka shouted. “Hyoudou Issei.”
Vali was borrowing Sensei’s shoulder. He seemed to be in pain. The attack from Shalba must have made his condition worse. “Vali! I will beat Shalba up on your behalf as well!”
Hearing that Vali smiled. “Ise! I will open the dragon-gate afterwards to summon you and Ophis! You are okay with that right?”
I nod at Sensei’s suggestion. I will leave it to you Sensei! I expanded my Dragon-wings and started the booster on my back! “Ise!”
-The voice of my beloved. When I turned around, Rias was standing there. “Come back to me no matter what.”
“Yes, I will definitely come back!”
Saying that, I went towards Shalba. At the same time the light increased. Looks like everyone transferred safely. -I will beat Shalba and definitely return to Rias’s side bringing Ophis along with me! I arrived in front of Shalba who was laughing above the hotel. ……The collapse of the dimension was getting even worse. Half of the field had already perished. Seeing me, he made an displeased expression. “I can understand Vali coming after me, but for a failure of a Heavenly Dragon such as yourself to come after me…..! How much do Dragons have to look down on me…..? !”
Yeah, yeah. He sure does look down on others. “What is your reason for coming after me!? Are you also trying to ignore me, one who carries the blood of the real Maou!? Or are you trying to obtain power by having Ophis!? It’s you who is a Heavenly-dragon! You must be hiding the desire to dominate the human world and Underworld!”
……..It seemed like he only had things like bloodlines and domination in his head. I said this after sighing. “Even if you say something complicated that I don’t understand. I don’t know what I should do with Ophis and I’m not interested in dominating either. –Except…”
I said it while pointing at him with my fingers. “You said you would kill the kids earlier right? I can’t allow that.”
He laughed at my words. “What about it!? This is natural! Devils that grew up in an Underworld managed by the fake Maou! They are lower than bugs! Even if I did allow them to grow up into adulthood, they still won’t show me, the true Maou, the respect I deserve! So Devils like them should all just disappear! That is why I will use those gigantic monsters to return everything to zero! Those monsters are anti-monsters created by [Annihilation Maker], so they are insanely strong! They will cause overwhelming destruction! A pure Underworld will be reborn in the wake of its destruction! That is what the Underworld should be!”
….This is hopeless. I began to think that Sirzechs-sama is the best Maou there is once again. “……I really can’t understand your delusions at all. –But you are trying to kill the children of the Devils right?”
I just couldn’t forgive that! In my head, the smiling faces of children appeared. Yeah, don’t worry. I will protect you kids! I will protect their smiles! I said it while emitting all of the aura from within me. “Then I will have to beat you up! I am playing the role of the children’s hero after all! I just can’t forgive guys like you who are enemies of children! I am the [Oppai Dragon] after all!”
Hearing me, he stopped smiling. “……The pressure coming out from you has increased. You are a Heavenly Dragon who acts in ways I can’t possibly understand. Well then! Get tainted from my curse and die in this dimensional gap, Red Dragon!”
“You are the one that is going to die you lowly Devil!”
I made the Evil Piece within me explode in a crimson colour! [Cardinal Crimson Promotion]. The True-Queen that was named by my rival, Sairaorg-san! “I, the one to awaken am the Sekiryuutei who holds up the truth of the King up-high!”
I could hear the voices of the Senpai! [Let’s go Hyoudou Issei!] [Yeah that is right! Future…. We are Sekiryuutei who protect everyones future!] [It is the time to walk the crimson road of righteousness!] “Holding the infinite hope and indestructible dream and walking the road of righteousness. I will become the Emperor of the Crimson Dragon…” This is the new chant! My words of righteousness that are different than Juggernaut-drive! [[[[[“And I will lead you to the path of Heaven glowing in Deep(True)-Crimson light!”]]]]]
[Cardinal Crimson Full Drive!!!!] A crimson aura enveloped me and started to colour my armour crimson! “…..! Crimson…..armour!? What is this change!? Crimson…..! | text_11 |
An ominous colour that reminds me of the crimson hair of that fake man!”
Shalba said that! To me “Crimson” is the best colour! My armour changed a bit, and at the same time my power was increasing! This enormous power of Sekiryuutei around me is real! It’s still growing but this is enough for now! -Now I just have to beat you down in this form! Shalba pointed his hands at me! A warp was created and bugs…… No bees. Something that looks like bees appeared. The whole area was covered with bees. “I will show you the power of the real Beelzebub!”
Shalba then controled the army of bees in creating many circles and he then started to randomly shoot out enormous masses of aura from them! [Star Sonic Booster!!!!] I dodged them instantly, and closed the distance between us. I followed through by releasing my punch directly into his stomach! [Solid Impact Booster!!!!] A crimson-aura covered my right arm and shaped itself into a large fist! By slamming down the nail located on the elbow, I precisely performed a body blow! HIT! My fist goes deep into his stomach! “Guha!”
Shalba coughed out blood! “You low lifeeeeeeee! !”
Shalba created many magic-circles and just like Rossweisse-san, he shot out a full burst of different elemental attacks! But each and everyone of his attacks was thick! I went ahead towards them without dodging! This…..! I don’t need to dodge these things….! I hit away his attacks with my fists and shortened our distance with god-speed! Up-close, I released my fist at him again! [Solid Impact Booster!!!!] DON! A gigantic fist hit his face! Getting hit by my punch head on, Shalba had blood coming out from all over his face. ……Seeing that, I spoke because of boredom. “Is this it?”
Hearing that, lots of veins appeared on Shalba’s face. “……What…..?”
I said it to him without caring that he was pissed. “You said you were a Maou, so I thought you had power like that of Sirzechs-sama and Vali. I fought both of them so I can understand the power of the Maou “Lucifer”. But I don’t feel any strong pressure from you like I did from them.”
Shalba then laughed loudly. “You sure say a lot…….! A mere rotten Dragon……! A former human who is the same as garbage, to make a fool of this real Maou…..!”
“I am the Red Dragon of the Two Heavenly Dragon, Sekiryuutei! I won’t lose to a fake Maou like you!”
“Nonsense! You rotten Dragooooooooon!”
If he shoots his demonic powers, I hit them away. If I punch, then his body curves. I shoot down creepy bees with my Dragon shot as well! I was at an overwhelming advantage. ….This is it? Just this! The man who spoke about the Underworld. Sirzechs-sama and Sairaorg-san were able to stand normally even after being hit by this! How about you then!? You just get thrown back after being hit! Your eyes don’t even have any glitters! “Shalba. You may have great talent and demonic-powers. You were born with things greater than me.”
“That’s right! I am a Devil that was chosen! A Maou! The real Maou!”
“But its no good. Your attacks are nothing compared to the man who came at me with only his fist and body! You won’t be able to defeat me with attacks like that!”
DON! After a few hits. This time it felt like I finished it. Shalba’s face is also covered with pain. I can defeat him without Juggernaut-Drive! Real Maou my ass! Making the Underworld go back to zero you say!? The men of the Underworld I have met and fought weren’t this naïve! Everyone was stronger and stricter than anyone else! “You shitty Heavenly Dragon! How about thissssssss!”
While sprinkling blood, Shalba created a magic-circle within his hand. What appeared from there was…….a single arrow. PYUU! It flew at me high velocity and hit my right arm piercing through my armour. This won’t….. I tried to pull out the arrow. Then intense pain hit me! …..Through my arm, intense pain spread throughout my body….! At the same time it felt like my power was leaving me! My hands are shaking…. What…..is this…..? Shalba laughed seeing that. “Fuhahahahaha! It’s painful right!? It’s hard to endure right!? Of course! The tip of that arrow, is covered with the blood of Samael! I received it from Hades! I kept it to use against Vali just in case…. But for me to use it against garbage like you….. No matter now. With this, the situation is reverted. If you have high demonic-powers like Vali then you could have endured it a bit. But for someone like you who seems to have no talent in demonic-powers, then you will die.”
…..I see. Samael’s blood. This is the poison and curse of the Dragon Eater. Wait, you allied with Hades? ….Then that means that this guy lured that Grim Reaper here….? It seems like the reason why Pluto ran away first lies behind that. What are they plotting between the Hero-faction and the Old-Maou faction? Killing between groups? Sensei and Siegfried did say they just wanted to annoy them…. But it sure hurts a lot. If I think about it, this is my first time receiving dragon-slayer damage…. My body was cold, and in pain, shaking. [It even reached here Partner. It’s so strong that I lost my consciousness for a time….] So Samael’s curse even reached Ddraig who is just a soul. GOUGH. ……Blood also came out from my mouth. It’s different from the pain from a Holy Sword……. But since I received a stab from a Holy Sword, I can somehow withstand this pain. Getting used to pain is a bit weird, but this is because I have been through battles where I might have died. Well anyway I just need to beat this guy before me! I expanded my Dragon wings and flew towards Shalba! He became shocked after seeing me. “You are supposed to have received a curse! Why can you move!? Why aren’t you afraid!? Are you telling me you are not afraid of death! ?”
Shut up!? Of course I am scared! But it seems like even scarier things will happen if I leave you alive! That’s why I will beat you up first! [Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost!!] HIT!HIT! HIT! Combo of punches and kicks! Getting hit, Shalba falls onto the roof of the hotel! “Absurd….! I am the real Maou!? I tried to accomplish my vengeance by seeking the help of Hades and humans and dealt with the shame and embarrassment…..! I even went through the experiments of the Hero Factions that made me puke….! But why are the Heavenly Dragons such as you and Vali getting in my way! A mere Dragon who doesn’t even have a huge dream or ideal! Why do you ignore someone like me who is seeking to go even higher!? I can’t understand! I really can’t understand!”
He goes to where the captured Ophis is and asks her. “Ophis! Ophis! Give me that snake one more time! Then I shall attain the power that is beyond the previous Maou! I need that snake to beat this man!”
“Right now I am unstable. I can’t make the snake-type that increases strength.”
Shalba put on a face of despair after hearing Ophis. I landed in front of him. He looked up at me trembling. I then said it! “You tried to take away the smiles of the children. | text_11 |
That is enough of a reason for you to get beaten up! I! I am the children’s hero who plays the role of Oppai-Dragon! If you are trying to take their future away from them, then I will kill you here!”
I made cannons appear from my wings and started to get ready to fire a blast. A quiet impulse of aura. Enormous power is being charged in the cannon. Shalba released his wings and tried to run away….. I won’t let him get away! Hearing an idiotic ideal like yours, I’m not nice enough to let you get away! “Blow away! Crimson Blasteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! !”
[Fang Blast Booster!!!!] ZUBAAAAAAAAAAAN! Enormous amounts of crimson aura were released from the cannons! “Fuhahahahahaha! Either way you will also die from Samael’s curse! Sekiryuutei!”
A red aura enveloped Shalba who was screaming……
I, who had defeated Shalba, released Ophis from the ropes made from demonic-power while enduring Samael’s curse. Ophis then questioned me. “Sekiryuutei, why did you help me?”
I said it while sighing. “You saved Asia and Irina.”
“That was my gratitude towards them. It should not be a reason for Sekiryuutei to help me.”
“Asia and Irina are my important friends. If you saved them, then a reason for me to save you will also exist. I began to think that you are not a bad guy. Why did you cooperate with them?”
“They promised me that they will defeat Great Red. I want to return to the dimensional gap and obtain “silence”.”
“There’s no way that they will keep their promises. Weren’t you used by them a lot?”
“If I can defeat Great Red, then that’s okay. That’s why I gave them snakes.”
……Dream. Ophis’s aim. Ophis continues. “I went to Sekiryuutei’s house because I thought I could find something that would fulfill my dream. Abnormal growth. I thought the secret behind the “True Dragon” and “Heavenly Dragon” lay there. I thought I could find the reason why I exist.”
“……I see. I finally got it.” This guy is purer than anyone. The Old-Maou faction and The Hero-faction used that. They used her for their own ends. Their ambitions. To control the World or to seek a battle against superior beings. But that is something irrelevant to Ophis…… This guy isn’t a last-boss at all….! It was all an illusional boss that the Khaos-Brigade created….! I’m glad I rescued her. I think this guy is someone who I can talk to unlike Shalba. I will take her home and speak with her about many things. I thought she was creepy, but she is just a pure Dragon who is merely naïve. She is strong and infinite. Everyone became scared of her and made her into something people would fear. She was tricked into becoming the leader of the terrorists. ……A lonely and poor Dragon. That is Ophis. ………My consciousness is getting worse. Is it because of the curse…..? Geez, I need to get home quickly. “Hey Ophis. Do you want to become friends with me?”
“……Friend? What’s the benefit if I become that?”
“I could at least become someone you can talk to.”
“I see. That sounds fun.”
Yeah it is fun. That’s why let's go home. To that house….. The building collapsed and the surroundings were being sucked into the hole. A field that is collapsing. Even if I go into the dimensional gap, I will be safe for a while if I wear my armour. I will be all right as long as everyone summons me before that. I got up and walked forward. To return home……………
……The crumbling field. I’m walking……in that field…… But I don’t have the strength to walk any more……
I’m going forward……while having Ophis lend me her shoulder…… It’s the effect of the curse……
……It’s truly ironic since I’m having Ophis help me when I came to rescue her……
……My eyesight is getting blurry. ……That’s weird, since I’m not even sleepy. …………I don’t feel the pain……from Samael’s curse now……
It doesn’t hurt……nor is it painful……
[Partner! It’s almost time! Azazel and the others are probably about to open the Dragon Gate for us! Then the only thing left for them is to summon us!] ……Ddraig. I know it…… Let’s go on……
……Oh yeah, what should I do once I get home……? Reflect on……what I did wrong for the promotion test with everyone……? ……Oh yeah……we still have the mid-semester test as well……
…………Once I get……home, I will first……
“……Hey Ophis.”
“?”
“What do you want to do once you return……?”
“Return? I, do not have any place to return to. The dimensional gap, I do not have the power to return to it.”
“……Then you can return……to my place……”
“The house of Sekiryuutei?”
“……Yeah, that’s right. If you were able to get along with……Asia……and Irina……then you can get along with……everyone else as well……”
My legs……won't go any further……
Huh……? My sight……goes to the side……and then up……
……Did I fall down……? No, I can’t even tell that……
“……Ophis, have you ever……fallen in love with someone……?”
……What am I saying……? However……I can see……that beautiful……crimson hair……in my mind……
[Partner, get a hold of yourself! Everyone is waiting for you!] ……Yeah I know……
……Asia……is a cry-baby so I have to return quickly……
……Akeno-san……is a very fragile person……even if she looks like that…………and Koneko-chan……I’m glad she’s getting along with Ravel……
……Xenovia……and Irina……I remember when they were enemies at first……
“Ddraig, this person has the curse circulating through his entire body. —He’s at his limits.”
[I know that, Ophis! I already know that! But he won’t die! This man has always kept on standing up!] ……Rossweisse-san……Gasper……hurry and come……home……
…………Azazel-sensei……Kiba…………Matsuda, Motohama……my important……
[Let’s go home! Partner! What are you doing! Stand up! You always stood up!] …………Sairaorg-san……Vali……I still……want to fight……you guys……
……………………Rias……the one I love…………
《——Ise, come back to me.》
……………………I’m glad that……I confessed to her…………
……I will definitely…………return to……your……side……
“I love you Rias…………”
I’m glad……that I could at least……say that……
……………………——
“……Ddraig, this person isn’t moving.”
[…………Yeah.] “……Ddraig, you are crying?”
[…………Yeah.] “I, only knew him for a short time.”
[…………Yeah.] “He wasn’t a bad person. —He was my first friend.”
[……Yeah, it was fun. ……Hey, Ophis. No, this man’s last friend.] “What is it?”
[Can you listen to my story for a bit, before I move on to a new host?] “Okay.”
[I want you to remember this man forever. Let me talk about him……]
“Was he a good Sekiryuutei?”
[Yeah, this is the story about the man who was the best Sekiryuutei.] In front of me, Kiba Yuuto, there is a ritual being performed by Azazel-sensei along with the help of the former Dragon-King Tannin-sama. “The preparation of the summoning magic circle is complete. We will open the Dragon-Gate.”
Sensei said that, and the magic circle started to glow. We, the Gremory group, and those who are involved are at the place where the promotion of Mid-class devils test took place. We were on the transportation floor. Azazel-sensei drew a magic-circle to call dragons on the whole floor of the basement. He’s trying to open the Dragon-Gate in order to call out Ise-kun. Kuroka is also helping with that. | text_11 |
After the battle in the artificial dimension, we moved to a place where we could draw a magic-circle to summon Ise-kun, and are currently opening the Dragon-Gate to summon Ise-kun by force. We called the former Dragon-King, Tannin-sama immediately for his assistance in opening the Dragon-Gate. Of course, the Hakuryukou (White Dragon Emperor), Vali, is waiting at the side of the magic-circle while enduring the damage caused by Samael’s curse. Buchou and my comrades are looking at them with anxious expressions. After that, the monsters created by the “Annihalation Maker” in the artificial dimension appeared in the Underworld and they have begun their attacks on each of the main areas of towns. The counter-attack squads have already been deployed by both the devils’ side and the fallen-angels’ side……. But they are having a hard time due to the large area they have to cover and the formidable monsters. Apparently the monsters are creating more anti-monsters by themselves while they are advancing forward. Then the remnants of the Old-Maou factions joined them and began to attack towns and villages that were along the routes of the gigantic monsters. The God from the realm of the dead, Hades, was helping both the Old-Maou faction and the Hero-faction from behind the scenes. He was sticking his evil hands around to the point where even the Hero-faction was fooled by him. A scheme Hades probably made so he could cause a blow to the devils, fallen-angels or other factions……. As a result, because of Hades’ actions the gigantic monsters have appeared in the Underworld. Right about now, he’s probably looking at this situation with glee. I’m also worried about Ophis’s power that was stolen by Cao Cao. The birth of a new Ophis by using that power……. The situation is gradually growing so serious that it seems like the Maou-sama are persuading each of the factions…… But the existence of Cao Cao who holds the holy-spear that can even take down God is a looming threat, and they couldn’t get cooperation from the superior-beings. A spear that can kill Maou and God. If a God from a certain faction or the Maou was to be killed by that spear, the status quo of the factions will be overturned. Having that in mind, it became hard for the higher-ups to move. Due to that, young devils with power like us and the teams of Ultimate-class devils received the mission to take down the monsters. We are devils with great power. We have to proceed forward and fight since Maou-sama cannot battle. Sairaorg Bael is also heading out. There are reinforcement squads dispatched from those factions who we have alliances with:
From the Heavens, the “Brave Saints”. From the fallen-angel sides, the Sacred Gear possessors. From Northern Europe, the Valkyrie squads. They have responded to the crisis of the Underworld……the devils side. Since the Gods and Maou cannot move, the people below them have to. Xenovia and Irina-san successfully told the circumstances to the higher ups of each faction. I heard that they are currently in heaven repairing Durandal. But at this rate, the monsters will destroy the capital located in the Maou’s territory. The evacuation of the civilians had already started, but it’s a grave situation as we don’t know if we will make it in time. ….We need your power Ise-kun. The time for you to use the power of the Sekiryuutei for the Underworld has come. There are many children in the capital waiting for you to come! That’s why please come back! “….Yes! It’s connected!”
Sensei shouted and the magic-circle started to glow! The jewel of Fafnir that Sensei held glowed in a golden colour. Vali’s body also emitted a white-light. Tannin-sama’s body also glowed in a purple colour. And the light spread throughout the whole floor……. I blocked the dazzling light with my hands, and the light stopped. We then looked at the centre of the magic-circle. At the centre of the magic-circle, what appeared was……. 8 evil pieces of “Pawn”. ………….. Eh………….? Wh…what does this mean…….? I couldn’t understand this phenomenon. What’s in front of me isn’t Ise-kun but……..“Evil-Pieces”. That’s it. And those “Evil-Pieces” have the same crimson colour as the evil pieces that Buchou had….. But it isn’t Ise-kun. Ise-kun isn’t there. Instead there are only 8 “Pawn” pieces……. For a moment, we didn’t know what this meant. Sensei dropped lifelessly onto his knees and hit the floor. “……..You idiot……. !”
With the words Sensei let out, we started to realise what happened. Akeno-san sat on the spot lifelessly. Buchou went into a daze while standing. “……..Where’s Ise-san? ………..Eh?”
Asia-san said it with a puzzled expression. Ravel-san hugged onto Koneko-chan who wasn't showing any reaction and she started to shake her head really hard saying “No…….” while weeping………. …….You are not fair, Ise-kun. Just to return the evil-pieces………
…….You said you would definitely come back…….. The tears that are falling down from my cheeks didn’t stop for a while. That day, we lost Ise-kun……… | text_11 |
Two days after the mid-class promotion tests had ended, it was noon. I, Kiba Yuuto, am presently at a floor in the Gremory castle. The Gremory castle is in a ruckus. Including the employees, the Gremory personal soldiers are also in a panic. The reason is because the Underworld is currently undergoing a crisis. The super gigantic monsters created by Shalba Beelzebub from the Old-Maou faction using [Annihilation Maker] started their progress on attacking every main capital and important location after appearing in the Underworld. The big screen television located on this floor is showing the appearance of the monsters that have begun their invasion as an emergency broadcast. [Please look! The gigantic monsters that suddenly appeared are progressing towards the capitals without stopping!] The reporters are reporting about the monsters from helicopters or ship-planes that move by demonic-power generators. In total, there are 13 monsters created by [Annihilation Maker]. They are monsters that easily exceed 100 metres. Each one of them is about 150 metres large. The television is broadcasting about each of them. It seems like we can find out about the current status of each monster from the television. When we saw them in the artificial dimension, they were a bunch of humanoid shaped monsters covered in black aura. Perhaps their appearance changed when they arrived in the Underworld, but if there are humanoid types there are also beast types that stand on four legs. In terms of appearance none of them resemble each other. Though the humanoid types stand on four legs, their heads look like either aquatic creatures, or have one eye, or have four arms. If I were to describe them in one word they look like…….”Chimeras”. Similarly the four legged monsters are also mixed with parts of different creatures. They continue to progress towards the cities with slow steps without showing any signs of stopping. At this rate, the monsters that are close to the important cities will arrive there sometime today. Other monsters will also arrive at their destinations by tomorrow. The most annoying thing about them is that they are creating smaller monsters by themselves as they progress towards their targets. Body parts of the gigantic monsters start to swell up, and lots of smaller monsters are born by ripping out from their flesh. They are only the size of humans but there are simply too many of them. Dozens to hundreds of them are created at a single time. They destroy the forests, mountains, and landscapes that they pass through and devour the animals that live there. It seems like the civilians who lived in the towns and villages along the monsters path were evacuated with minimal casualties. But entire towns were trampled down. After they leave the place, it looks so ghastly that there is nothing left. Creatures that are too overpowered…. So this is the power that was created by Top-tier Longnius, [Annihilation Maker]….. As someone who also possesses the same creation-type Sacred Gear, its ability scares me. An unusual power that is said to rival that of God. An ability that can destroy the World. Right now that is happening right in front of our eyes. Among the monsters there is one that is far larger than the others who is heading towards the capital in the Maou territory, Lilith, and the monster is something we never expected. It is a humanoid type and is a size much larger than the other monsters. I can understand the immense size of that thing even through the television screen. The government of the Underworld named the monster who is far bigger than others “Jabberwocky”. The other twelve monsters are called “Bandersnatch”. These were named by Azazel-sensei by taking the names of the creatures from Lewis Carroll’s work. Behind the television screen, the warriors of the Underworld have began their attacks on “Bandersnatch”. Spreading their wings they either go head on, or from the sides, or from the back or attack them at the same time by hitting them with a barrage of fire made by demonic-powers. Demonic-powers that filled the whole area around them are shot towards the monsters. The attack teams who are repeating their attacks are Ultimate-class Devils and their servants. Normal monsters would definitely perish after receiving such attacks. But…..
[How can this be!? The attacks of Ultimate-class Devils and their teams aren’t working!] I can hear the voice of the reporter who is frightened. Yes. What is shown on the television are the monsters that haven't even been affected by the attacks of the Ultimate-class Devils and their servants. …….It is just like the time we were back in the artificial dimension. Our attacks only damaged their skin. They couldn’t cause any critical damage. The attack teams that were dispatched are all Ultimate-class Devils who hold the top rankings of the Rating Game. Even so, they still couldn’t do any damage that could cause any effect. It’s also because they have their hands full with the small monsters that are being created as well…… Even so, the gigantic monsters have very hard bodies. For each one of the monsters, squads were dispatched by the factions that are allied with the Devils such as the Fallen-Angels who sent their squads, Brave-Saints that were sent by heaven, and the Valkyrie squads that consist of battle maidens that were sent by the Valhalla, and large troops of warriors sent by the Greek factions. Thanks to that, we have avoided the worst case scenario. But there are still many problems. One of them is “Jabberwocky” who is even more powerful than these monsters. Last night the group led by Dihauza Belial was dispatched. But…….. Although they were able to cause damage to Jabberwocky they could only stall its movement for a matter of seconds. Jabberwocky regenerated from its damage very quickly and healed itself. It then resumed its journey as if nothing had happened. That truth became an astonishing thing that spread around the news and resulted in making the civilians feel even more unease. Everyone thought and believed that “If the Emperor and his servants were dispatched, then they could even defeat the gigantic monsters”. There are no doubts about the strength of Emperor Belial and his servants. Even us, the Gremory group, cannot defeat them even if we were in our best condition. That’s how powerful they are. However even people like them couldn’t do it. The other problem is the Old-Maou faction who began their coup d'état using this crisis as an opportunity. Most likely the invasion of monsters was a part of their plan and they are rampaging in the cities aligning with it. The warriors of the Underworld were also dispatched, to take care of them as well. The World of the Devils is in chaos right now. We also received a report that because of this chaos there are servants of High-class Devils who are rebelling against their masters in various locations. | text_12 |
I can easily imagine that the Sacred Gears possessors who were made into servants by force are releasing their anger at this situation. If I were to say it like Sensei, then this situation would be a “Balance Breaker” bargain sale. Warriors from various factions were also sent out to take care of them. –But we won’t be able to lose any more man-power than this. We need to stop the progression of the monsters first. If we were to lose important locations and capitals, then there wouldn't be any better opportunity to invade the Underworld than at that moment. ……Yes. At this point in time, the Underworld is heading into very serious chaos. Coup d'état by the Old-Maou faction through the use of gigantic monsters…… It seems like the one who was pulling the strings from the back is the God of the realm of the dead, Hades….. And we also don’t know where Khaos Brigade's Hero-faction is plotting their next move from. In that artificial dimension, it seemed like the Hero-factions were fooled by Hades and the Old-Maou faction, but what would the descendants of the Heroes do in this situation? They are terrorists after all, so they wouldn’t take actions that we can predict. The reason why Gods and Maou-sama cannot go and take care of the monsters themselves is because we don’t know where Cao Cao would be targeting them from. That spear has the power to easily eliminate Maou and Gods. If even a single God or Maou was to be killed, we don’t know what will happen to the balance of each faction. And we don’t even know when Hades will send his Grim Reapers……
What is fortunate is that the evacuations of civilians are being taken care of as the first priority and there haven't been any major casualties. If the Devils were to go down in numbers any more than this, then the future of Devils will be put in a very dangerous situation. More than that, there is no way that Sirzechs-sama would think of the safety of civilians as his second priority. But at this rate the Underworld will….. So this must be the grudge Shalba Beelzebub and the Old-Maou faction have towards the current government of the Underworld. “It seems like servants of Maou-sama will finally be dispatched to take care of “Jabberwocky” and “Bandersnatch”.”
-! A sudden voice. When I turned around, Raiser Phoenix was standing there. I was thinking very hard while looking at the television seriously so I couldn’t notice him getting close to me. Raiser Phoenix makes a sigh. “I came here as my brother’s escort. I also came to check on Ravel and Rias along with it. But since the situation is like this. …..I can sympathise with you Kiba Yuuto.”
Raiser Phoenix narrows his eyes and puts on a serious face. ……His…… It seems like the death of Ise-kun has already reached this person as well. Yes. We lost one of our important comrades, Hyoudou Issei the Sekiryuutei, at the starting point of this crisis. Ise-kun went to retrieve Ophis who was taken by Shalba Beelzebub on his own. We tried to summon him back with the dragon-gate after returning back to our World…… But what came back to us were the evil-pieces. Only 8 Pawn evil-pieces. ….Only the evil-pieces came back, but along with his evil-pieces the aura of Samael was also detected. So we could only think that Ise-kun received the curse of Samael during his battle against Shalba. He couldn’t return for that reason…… We don’t know how the power of Samael’s curse was released but the aura of Samael definitely came past the dragon-gate. Shalba must have made an alliance with Hades. ……There is no way for him to be safe after receiving Samael’s curse because he has insufficient demonic-powers to defend against it. We were told that clearly by Azazel-sensei. In the past there were cases where only the evil-pieces were summoned, and I heard that in all of them the person summoned was definitely not alive. Servants who have a strong will to return only their evil-pieces can make that phenomenon occur. And evil-pieces that have returned have already stopped functioning and cannot be used ever again. We also had the heavens check for what happened to the spirit of the Sekiryuutei. That is because the Sekiryuutei Ddraig goes to seek a new host automatically when the current host dies. Information like that gets recorded in the Sacred Gear database…. Though it seems like the current Longinus possessors specifics became very complex compared to the past possessors and for that reason information like that hasn’t come in yet. The Longinus observation institute of the Grigori is also searching for any available information right now. But……. We were told beforehand that receiving proper information would be very shallow beforehand. And the whereabouts of Ophis who should have been with Ise-kun is also unknown. She might have stayed in the dimensional gap or she might have perished with Samael’s curse. The search for the Dragon-God is still underway, but it is said that the chance of her being sent to Hades by Shalba is very low. –That is because there is no way that Ise-kun wouldn’t have finished off Shalba. If it is him, he definitely would have taken down Shalba. Even if he were to bet his life for it. Including me, everyone believes that. But no matter how much we search, there aren’t any leads that would reject the information of his death…..! His death hasn’t been reported and only one group of people know about it. But we…..! There is no way we could accept it that easily……! “I’m very sorry to hear that. Were you able to meet with Buchou?" I somehow managed to get my head straight and asked Raiser Phoenix, but he shook his head. “I couldn’t. She didn’t open her door. She didn’t even respond when I called her. …..Well she’s not in a situation where I can meet her. Since the man she loves ended up like that.”
Then there was someone who put a teacup on the table. –It’s Koneko-chan. “……Here is your tea.”
Koneko-chan who has the same expression as always goes and sits on the chair in the corner after putting the cup on the table. “Listen Ravel. In any case you have to cheer up.”
Two more people appear. One is a man. The other one is Ravel-san. I am familiar with the man. Well only from television that is. He is oldest son of the house of Phoenix and the next head. Ruval Phoenix. He has a graceful face, and unlike Raiser Phoenix who dresses up like a delinquent, he wears proper noble clothes. He seems very gentle and he shines just by standing. He is someone who has been in the Top-10 of the Rating Game before. There are also rumours that he will be promoted to an Ultimate-class Devil very soon. I see. So Raiser Phoenix came as this person’s escort. After he cheers up Ravel-san, he notices me. “You must be Rias-san’s Knight. Since it is a situation like this, you should be okay then.”
He takes out several little bottles from his pocket while he approaches me. –They're Phoenix tears. “We came to give you this along with seeing our sister and Rias-san. | text_12 |
Since we are in a situation like this, we can only give these to the counter-attack squads. I feel very sorry for talented youths like your group. ---Soon I will also go to counter-attack the monsters along with my foolish brother.”
So the Phoenix brothers will also go join the pursuit of the monsters. Certainly the immortal Phoenix will be a very big support at the front line of the battle. “…….Sorry for being foolish.”
Raiser Phoenix is displeased by his brother’s words……. The house of Phoenix has many siblings (four siblings), which is very rare among current High-class Devils. The oldest and the third son participate in the Rating Game, and I hear that the second son is one of the bosses of the media. I received the tears from Ruval. ……He must have given this to us believing that we will also go to the front lines. Ruval smiles while doing a karate chop on Raiser Phoenix’s head. “Rias-san and also Rias-san’s Queen are both very depressed at Sekiryuutei-kun’s death. The one who should be calm at times like this is you. A servant who has deep love towards his comrades but can withstand a comrade’s death. Remarkable.”
“Thank you very much.”
…..The truth is I can’t endure it any longer, but I still have to endure. That’s because like he just said, Buchou and Akeno-san who aren’t here are not in proper shape. Buchou has hid inside her room in the castle while holding onto Ise-kun’s evil pieces and since Akeno-san also lost her psychological support, she is sitting on the sofa in the guest room with a hollow expression. Both of them do not respond when I try to talk to them. It is hard to imagine what they are going through right now because both of them were very dependent on Ise-kun's support. ……Asia-san has also been crying this whole time in the guest room. “…..I want to go to Ise-san’s side right this moment….. …….But if I were to go to his side……Ise-san will definitely be upset….. …….He promised me that he will always be with me….. Then I thought I will be able to be with him if I go to his side…… Ise-san…… What should I do……. ?”
She was also fighting desperately against her sadness. Xenovia and Irina-san are still in heaven. I’m not sure whether Ise-kun’s death has been reported to them. I heard the reason why Xenovia (Someone who knows the absence of God) is able to stay in Heaven while she would have an influence on the system based there is because of the cooperation from Azazel-sensei and the system of the immense tree from Norse-mythology, Yggdrasil. But she can only stay there for a short time. Even if we receive lots of cooperation from different factions, it will still take lots of time to unravel the system of Heaven which is delicate and has many secrets. Rossweisse-san and Gapser-kun also didn't call us after leaving to become stronger. They still haven’t been told about Ise-kun’s death. ……The Gremory group are all separated. Until recently it was such an ultimate team that you couldn’t ask for more, but now there isn’t even a shadow of it. Even if the members who aren’t here right now return, we don’t know if we are able to return back to the original situation….. Losing Ise-kun who was the foundation of the team was big…… Am I able to support this team? Ise-kun please give me a bit of your courage. The courage you had that allowed you to stand up against anyone……
Ruval then says it. “Our family also wanted Ravel to become Sekiryuutei-kun’s servant and possibly send her off to him if we could have.”
“Yes. I understand that.”
Ise-kun didn’t notice it, but the intention of the house of Phoenix could be understood from many perspectives. “……What will happen to Ravel’s future isn’t decided, but can you allow her to stay here? It seems like she made friends. I think their names were Koneko-san and Gasper-kun? She talked a lot about both of them through the magic-circle. She seemed very happy.”
“Yes. We will take care of Ravel-san." Ruval smiles at my words. “Yes, then we are going Raiser. You will have to show off the splendid flames of the Phoenix since you are also a male from the house of the Phoenix. You don’t want to be made fun of for being an upstart guy any more than this right?”
“I understand brother. See ya Kiba Yuuto. Take care of Rias and the others.”
Ruval and Raiser Phoenix leave after saying that. The room becomes quiet once again. Ravel-san sits next to Koneko-chan. Her eyes get full with tears and she covers her face with her hands. “……This is too much for me……. I was finally able to get closer to the man I respect and have affection towards…….”
Ravel-san had deep affection towards Ise-kun. She must have respected him deeply. She usually had a tsun personality, but at times she looked at Ise-kun as her hero. She must have wanted to live under him being his servant. Koneko-chan then mumbled. “…..I was somehow prepared for this. …..No matter how strong Ise-senpai and Yuuto-senpai are, there will be a time when they reach their limit.”
-! …..Koneko-chan. You had a resolution like that? So she was already prepared. It would be the natural way of thinking considering that we went through lots of near death experiences up until now. Ise-kun and I had secretly talked about this before. -About things after one of us dies. Hearing Koneko-chan, Ravel-san stands up enraged. She talks back to Koneko-chan while crying. “…..You are accepting it too fast……! I can’t be strong like Koneko-san…..!”
Koneko-chan received frustration from her fellow classmate. Her usual emotionless face starts to break down, and she eventually started to shake and cry. “……I also…… I also reached my limits in many ways….! He died after I confessed my feelings……! Ise-senpai is stupid…..! He’s stupid…..!”
Koneko-chan hid her eyes with her sleeve while crying out. She must have been forcing herself to stay calm. She kept her sorrow in even when she gave out tea. …..Things she kept within her small body start to flow out all at once. Seeing that, Ravel-san gently embraces Koneko-chan. “Koneko-san……. I’m sorry.”
“……Sob…..Ravel. It’s too painful to bear…… This is too much…….”
For the two first years, his death was too much for them. …..I need to endure a bit longer. Even if I cry right now…..nothing will start. It is not the time for that yet. “Kiba Yuuto…..-kun.”
Another voice. When I turned around, one of the leaders of the Fallen-Angels, Barakiel-san, was standing there. “I see. Then Akeno is….”
We walk through the corridor while I explain the situation to Barakiel-san. I’m taking him to the guest room where Akeno-san is. Barakiel-san is Akeno-san’s father. He had a painful expression. He is sad knowing both about Ise-kun and Akeno-san. I asked Koneko-chan and Ravel-san to look after Asia-san. Both of them are not in a condition to do that, but by having someone who loved Ise-kun as well stay with Asia-san seemed to be the right thing to do. ….I am no good. | text_12 |
I am a Knight that is supposed to support the girls but I cannot save a single girl from our group…..
That’s why I’m thinking of protecting them by wielding my sword. That is the best thing I can currently do for the girls. We arrived in front of the door where Akeno-san is in and I knock on the door. There is no response from the inside. Barakiel-san and I open the door and enter. There was no light inside and it is dark. Akeno-san is sitting on the sofa located in the corner of the room with hollow eyes. Barakiel-san took a step and shakes his daughters shoulder. “…..Akeno.”
Maybe it is because she heard the voice of her father but she finally responds for the first time. “…..Tou…..-sama……”
She mumbles while confirming her father’s face. Barakiel-san just nods silently and hugs Akeno-san. “I heard the story.”
Hearing that, Akeno-san got her emotions back and puts her face on her father’s chest. “Tou-sama…….I…..”
Her voice is mixed with tears. Barakiel-san gently pats his daughter’s head. “You can cry right now. Your father will be here until you stop. But you are the Queen of the Gremory group, which is turning into a representative of all the young Devils. You have to use that power for the Underworld soon.”
“……Sob…Ise…..Why…..”
Akeno-san cries within his arms. ….......If Barakiel-san is here then Akeno-san might recover a bit. I will be a nuisance if I stay any longer. Sensing that, I quietly left the room. While returning to the floor I had been on before, I passed someone I knew. “—Saji-kun.”
“Yo, Kiba.”
“What brings you here?”
“Well, Kaichou came to see how Rias-senpai is doing. So I came to escort her. We met with people from the house of Phoenix on our way.”
“I see. Thank you.”
So Kaichou also came to see Buchou’s well being. I then walk along with Saji-kun. He then says it with resolved eyes. “Kiba, I’m planning to participate in this case. I’m going to protect the civilians living in town.”
-! It looks like the Sitri group also stood up for the Underworld’s crisis. Youths with power are being summoned. There is no doubt that the Great-King Bael group and Archduke Agares will be dispatched as well. It wouldn’t be weird if the Sitri group were to be dispatched as well. Naturally we will also have to participate as youths that have power. “We are also planning to join with you afterwards.”
I say that but Saji-kun asks me with concern. “…..Are Rias-senpai and the others able to fight?”
…..It will be natural to feel that way knowing the situation of Buchou and others right now. He knows it. He knows that we won’t be able to fight properly with the current situation. Even so, we must go. “We have to fight. All the Devils that have powers are summoned to it. We are Devils who have powers. ---We have to do it.”
“Yeah you are right.”
Saji-kun puts on a smile but then puts on a serious face. “Do you know the one who killed Hyoudou?”
Saji-kun asks with eyes full of intensity. “I do, but he’s no longer in this World. -He must have been defeated by Ise-kun.”
Yes, there is no way that Ise-kun couldn’t finish off Shalba. Even if he received the poison of Samael, he definitely must have eliminated Shalba. I believed that without the slightest of doubts. Saji-kun’s eyes shake for a moment with my answer. “Yeah. Striking back when getting hit. No. There’s no way he would lose. He died after winning, right? There’s no way he would lose! ?”
Saji-kun had lots of tears flowing out of his eyes and he seems really mortified. Saji-kun says it with a vigorous expression. “So the guy who killed him is already gone. Then I just have to beat the Khaos-Brigade, which was the group that the guy who killed him belonged to.”
“Saji-kun. You…..”
“He was my aim. I was able to work this hard because of him. I was able to do well in the match against Agares as well….! I was able to endure any type of hard training because he was also the same “Pawn” as me who was nearby!”
……He has been running after Ise-kun’s back. For Saji-kun, Ise-kun who became a Devil at the same time as himself was a big existence to him. Saji-kun then spits out words of hatred. “I won’t forgive those guys who took away my aim and killed my friend! I will burn all of them with the flame of Vritra….! My flame is a cursed black-flame that won’t disappear even if I die. I will take down their lives even at the cost of my own…..!”
Saji-kun is emitting an intense aura from his body. He is keeping down his power which seems like it will explode now. “I will be troubled if you die, Saji.”
When I turned around Sona-kaichou is standing there. “Kaichou.”
“Saji. I can understand you becoming emotional but I will be troubled if you die. ---If you are going to do it, burn your opponents while you stay alive.”
Saji-kun wiped his tears with his sleeve at her words and then nods his head. “Yes!”
Sona-kaichou then looks at me. “We will pardon ourselves here. We were given an order from Serafall Levithian to go to the capital of Maou territory, Lilith, to protect the city and evacuate the civilians.”
Since strong people with the power of Ultimate-class Devils are being dispatched to take care of the gigantic-monsters, the governments are making the skilled youths evacuate civilians and protect the cities. “So have you met with Buchou?”
She nods slowly at my question. “She’s keeping herself in her room. She won't respond even if I talk to her.”
……So it was no good even with Sona-kaichou who is her best friend. “But I called someone who is the most suitable at a time like this.”
“Most suitable?”
I asked her doubtfully but she makes a shallow smile. She doesn’t tell me who that person is…….. Who did she call? When I returned to the floor, the television was showing the circumstances of the capital. They were continuing the evacuations. Lots of people are being lead to safety by the soldiers. Then the children at the capitals were shown. The woman reporter asks one of the children. [I’m okay! Oppai-Dragon will come and defeat that monster for us!] The child answers the question with a big smile. He is holding onto a toy of “Oppai Dragon”. Then lots of voices and energetic faces appear on the screen. [Yeah! Oppai-Dragon will defeat them!] [Oppai! Oppai!] Without showing any anxiety, they just believe that the Oppai-dragon will come to save them. [Come quickly Oppai-Dragon!] Seeing them in high spirits, I covered my mouth……to desperately stop the feeling I am keeping within me. ….Can you see, Ise-kun? The appearance of the children who are waiting for you…… They aren’t even showing a single thread of anxiety. They believe that you will come and save them…… Then you have to come back……! You have to be here……! Why can’t you go to them…!? You are their hero……! Please answer them Ise-kun. You can’t betray them……! “The children of the Underworld are stronger than we think.”
-! A sudden voice. That man is already standing next to me. “You are! ?”
“Hyoudou Issei has put something very precious inside the children’s hearts. | text_12 |
---It’s been a while Kiba Yuuto. I came to see Rias.”
It was Sairaorg Bael. Sairaorg Bael who was called here by Sona-kaichou arrived in front of Buchou’s room while taking me with him. “I’m coming in Rias.”
Saying just that, Sairaorg Bael goes into Buchou’s room. When we walk inside the room……we found Buchou sitting on her table. Her eyes are even more hollow than Akeno-san's were and are swollen red. ……She must have been crying this whole time. Sairaorg Bael makes a sigh of boredom after getting close to her. “You show me something very boring, Rias.”
Seeing his attitude, Buchou asks him with an unpleasant face and voice. “……Sairaorg. Why did you come here…?”
“I received a call from Sona Sitri. Don’t worry. I received this call privately. So not a single thing about what happened to that man has been leaked to the Great-King faction.”
If the death of Ise-kun is leaked to the politicians from the Great-King faction, then we won’t know how they will argue against the current Maou government after this chaos. Ise-kun has become a very big existence in the Underworld. It seems like this person understands that. I think it is only a matter of time 'til it is leaked…… But even so, I feel happy for this person’s concern. Sairaorg Bael directly says it to Buchou. “—Let’s go. It is a crisis in the Underworld. What is the point for you who has strong servants staying here and being useless? We are young Devils with great powers and we need to show and demonstrate it to the people behind us. And we can stand up to the standard of the higher ups, the Maou-sama, who has been watching over us with warm eyes.”
He said something very proper. The usual Buchou would have agreed with that. But Buchou just looked away. “……It is not my concern.”
“….So you will fall this low, just because your man’s whereabouts are unknown, Rias. You were supposed to be a better woman than this.”
Hearing Sairaorg Bael say that, Buchou throws a pillow at our direction and she gets enraged. “A world without him! I don’t care about the World without Ise! ……To me he was….. that person was….. He was more important than anyone else. For me to live without him……”
She tries to calm down while shedding tears. But…..
“That man…… The woman who that Sekiryuutei, Hyoudou Issei, fell in love with wasn’t a woman like this!”
Sairaorg said it loud to Buchou. “That man was a strong person who kept on standing up with courage for your dream and living up to your expectations! How can the master, the woman that man loved, have such a low capacity and appearance! ?”
Buchou seems shocked hearing Sairaorg Bael’s words. Sairaorg Bael continues. “Stand up Rias. That man stood up no matter what. He stepped forward. He just kept on going forward. You should know that man, who defeated me in a fist fight head on, the best!”
Something only a rival can understand. Sairaorg Bael must have felt something from Ise-kun in that Rating Game through their fists and witnessed Ise-kun’s way of life. “And do you really think that man actually died?”
-! Buchou…..and I became speechless at hearing Sairaorg Bael. He smiles looking at our reaction. “Then that is something to laugh about. There’s no way that man will die. I will ask you one thing. Did that man make love to you yet?”
“……No he didn’t make love to me”
Hearing Buchou say that, Sairaorg laughed loud. “Hahahahahahahahahahaha!”
After he finished his laugh, he then says it with eyes full of strength. “Then that man really didn’t die. There’s no way that Hyoudou Issei will die when there's you and other women that are in love with him. He wanted to make love to you the most. There’s no way he will die without making love to you.”
-! ….That is something unreliable. But Sairaorg Bael’s words had more persuasive power than anything else. “Isn’t that the [Oppai-Dragon]?”
He turns around after saying that. “I will wait at the battlefield. ---Definitely come, Rias. And Gremory team! How can you call yourselves [Oppai-Dragon]’s comrades if you don’t protect the children of the Underworld who that man tried to protect!”
After saying that he leaves. ……A sudden silence. So this is what Sona-kaichou meant by most suitable. ……Yes. We could have searched more to find the possibility of his survival. We could have searched for his resurrection even if his evil pieces were the only thing that returned! How come we couldn’t realise something so simple and easy to understand like that? It looked like there was a bit of light in Buchou’s eyes. And a bit of hope returned within me. Sairaorg Bael. A man who fights only with his fists. That’s why it seemed like there is something only that man can understand…..
That certainly has reached us. After hearing that a certain someone has shown himself within the castle, I was walking towards where he is. I also know the reason why that person came. Most likely to cure the curse “that person” has on himself. That room is located in the basement of the castle. –The Vali team is over there. After that incident, their leader Vali got put in an unfavourable condition so the head of Gremory decided to hide them after being asked by Sirzechs-sama and Azazel-sensei. Of course having the terrorists in the Gremory castle will be a very serious matter. Even so, it is true that they helped us……they helped Buchou. Hearing that, the head of the Gremory decided to take care of them temporarily. They have been classified as traitors from the Hero-faction and they are wanted by various groups. Right now, hiding is also hard for them. So the suggestion from the Gremory is like a passing boat for them. When I entered the room Vali is resting in, I see members of The Vali team and an old man with a very small build. He had a very wrinkled face with cyber-type sunglasses, and a pipe in his mouth. -It’s the man himself, the first Sun Wukong. Yes, the person I wanted to meet is this person. The reason I came down here to the basement is because there is something I want to ask him. The First is putting his hand on Vali’s body and he is using Sennjutsu to make the Ki flow within Vali’s body. He moved his hand covered in white Touki light from Vali’s stomach, to his chest, to his neck, and then to his mouth. GOUGH…..
A black solid came out from Vali’s mouth. The First put the black solid into a transparent jar and then closed it with a lid. On top of that he put something that looks like a sealing paper and sealed it. That is most likely the poison of Samael that was inside Vali’s body. The First then smiles. “I took out most of the curse with the sennjutsu. Now your body should feel better. Geez. When I thought that the super stupid Bikou made a call to me, I never thought it was to take care of the Vanishing Dragon.”
Bikou who is sitting on the chair next to the bed had his eyes half opened. It seems like the one who called the First was Bikou. I heard that the First is someone he can’t deal with…… It might be an action taken because he wanted to save Vali. “Shut up, Geezer. | text_12 |
–So will Vali recover?”
“Well this guy is someone with exceptionally high demonic-powers. It will be enough if I just give it a start.”
“…..My gratitude, First-dono. Looks like I can fight with this.”
Vali gave his gratitude to the First with respect. For that Hakuryuukou to give respect to someone….. Even the First Sun Wukong is a very big existence to him. First says while smacking Bikou’s head,
“To think about fighting after having the curse lifted. A Battle-maniac which can’t be helped. –Now I will be on my way then, since I got to see the idiot’s face.”
“Are you going somewhere Geezer?”
“Well even if I look like this, I’m Sakra’s vanguard. Just a little errand in the Underworld. –Something you could call, taking down a terrorist. That Sakra sure does make a Geezer work hard.”
So the First will also be helping out this time as well. He sounds like a very supportive ally but there is one thing bugging me. Vali voices my suspicions instead. “…First-dono. Sakra is connected to Cao Cao right? The incident at Kyoto. The meeting between the Youkai and Sakra’s side. So where is Cao Cao standing in Sakra’s mind since he interfered in the meeting?”
Yes. Sakra and Cao Cao are connected. I heard it from Azazel-sensei. But the incident in Kyoto doesn’t connect then. So what does that mean? The more we think, the more mysterious it gets. The First just smiles happily. “No idea. Since I’m just a vanguard of Sakra and a freedom Geezer at that. I’m not interested in what that baldy God of military arts is thinking.”
It feels like he isn’t hiding anything. This person didn’t have any evil intents from the beginning. I can sense him having a naughty personality just like Bikou, but I can’t sense even the slightest enmity towards us. ……Though I would agree if he said that he is using Sennjutsu to make us think like that……… The First says it while putting his hand under his chin. “But I don’t think Sakra will rampage, you know? I don’t know what will happen from now. He would most likely just watch from the sides. Though Hades overdid it this time.”
-Hades. So I am not mistaking it, that his “rampage” led to this incident. ……If Sakra also gets involved, then the Underworld will have an even bigger crisis on its hands. He is a Battle-God that is said to have the power where all the Yondai-Maou have to combine their powers and finally they would have the power which rivals him. When the First and Vali’s conversation finished, I interrupted their discussion. “First. I have come here because there is something I wanted to ask you.”
“What is it, Holy-demonic-sword guy. This Geezer will answer anything He is able to.”
“I want to ask you, who just touched the curse of Samael. ----In what circumstance can a Dragon survive after receiving this curse?”
A Dai-Youkaiwho mastered Youjutsu and Sennjutsu. The one who was promoted into a God. Qítia-n DàshèngSun Wukong. How did this person feel when he touched the “Snake of Eden's”, the curse of Samael. I want to ask him that. “First of all, the body can’t be saved. From the density of this curse, the body will perish first. Then their soul. There’s nothing more fragile than a soul which lost its vessel. Though the soul will also get devoured by the curse and perish quickly. Now the problem starts from here. ---Why didn’t the evil-pieces which are connected with the soul receive the curse? What happened to the Sekiryuutei reached the ears of this Geezer as well. The pieces returned to the master right?”
So this person already knows as well. “Yes. Only the pieces responded to the summon.”
“Was the curse of Samael detected from the pieces?”
“No, it wasn’t detected. Samael’s aura was only felt from the Dragon-Gate. His pieces weren’t cursed with Samael’s curse.”
It happened just like how I answered. When Ise-kun’s evil-pieces returned, Sensei examined the evil-pieces, but it wasn’t cursed by Samael’s curse. ……Sensei made sharp eyes after knowing that and returned to Grigori headquarters……. If I think about it now, the doubt of Ise-kun’s death had existed from back then. All of us, me and my comrades, thought that cases like the return of the evil-pieces would mean death. Because of the sadness of losing him and learning the facts about previous cases, we discarded the possibility of his survival. The First puffed his pipe and then smiled at my reply. “—Then it means that there is a possibility that his soul is at least safe. I don’t know what state that erotic boy is in, but he might just be floating in the dimensional gap.”
……When I heard those words, I tried very hard to keep down the emotions which were about to come out of me. Not yet. It’s too early for that. It’s still too early to be overjoyed…..! But there are still possibilities! The possibility that my best friend is alive! The First smiles when he sees me shaking and then turns around. “See you then. I have Yu-long waiting outside. ---Oh. So what are you going to do now, Bikou? I hear that you guys are wanted by all the factions and [Khaos-Brigade] right?”
Bikou scratches his cheeks when he gets asked by the First. Kuroka who is next to him says it while making a fist. “I’m just going to follow our leader –nyan. Afterall, I have the most fun hanging around this team.”
The magician, Le Fay, also nods. “Yes. I will also follow everyone else! How about you Arthur-oniisama?”
Arthur who has a calm aura like always says it with a smile. “I don’t have a single interest nor attachment to the Hero-faction. I will be able to meet strong foes if I stay here and do the same things we have been doing till now. At least for me, it’s easier to be with Vali than Cao Cao.”
Hearing their opinions, Bikou says it to Vali. “I will also just follow you like I did until now. The only one who can order half-assed guys like us is you Vali.”
Hearing the thoughts of his team mates, Vali made a small smile. “…..I’m sorry.”
“Act like you usually do! Don’t apologise Ketsu-Ryuukou!”
Bikou says it while making a big laugh and smacking Vali’s back. “Stop it. Albion will cry. He’s already in a state where he’s asking for a counsellor.”
…….So Albion also had his heart that torn huh. So the reason why Albion was absolutely quiet back in the artificial-dimension is because he didn’t have any energy left in him? “Sekiryuutei attracts the hearts of people. Hakuryuukou attracts the hearts of the “exiled”. Two-Heavenly Dragons. You guys are Heads and tails. You guys are interesting Heavenly Dragons.”
The First Sun Wukong leaves after saying that. Confirming that the First left, I ask Vali once again. “Vali Lucifer. What are you going to do?”
“…..Will you be satisfied if I say that I will take Hyoudou Issei’s revenge, Kiba Yuuto?”
“No. I will just spit it out and say that it’s not like you. And if there are those we have to seek revenge on, then that is our job. No. I will take them down.”
He smiles at my answer. “I see. That’s right. ---I just want to release the power I couldn’t to someone. | text_12 |
There are lots of people I am after and there are lots of people who are after me so it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Vali showed a smile of a battle-maniac who doesn’t feel like he will lose. After asking the First about what I wanted to know at the room The Vali team is present in, I came out of the basement. I was thinking of sending the opinion the First gave to a certain someone. But…..
“Yuuto-san. So you were here.”
Someone calls me from behind. –It is Grayfia-sama. But she is not in the maid outfit she is usually in. She tied her braided hair into one, and she is wearing a battle costume which shows her body line. I can understand what it means with one look. –She will be heading out as a servant of Maou. “Grayfia-sama……. You are going to the front line?”
Grayfia-sama nods at my question. “Yes. Because of the Holy-spear, Lucifer’s servants and I will assault the monster, Jabberwocky, who is progressing to the capital since Sirzechs can’t go out. We will stop its movement at least.”
If this person says that with confidence, then I strongly feel that it will turn out like that. Other pursuit squads had attempted to freeze the Gigantic monsters, forcibly teleporting them, or creating a huge hole to seal their movements. But all of them ended in failure. I received information that demonic powers and magic relating to transport by force, space, and time won't work on them. Maybe those monsters were created with a spell where such techniques won’t work on them. …..To be able to create such a terrifying thing….. Just like I thought, the possibilities [Annihilation Maker] has are very dangerous. I can understand why the higher-ups placed it among the Top-tier Longinus and discussed seriously about whether they should seal it away. Even so, I start to think that the Lucifer servants who are said to be the strongest among the Devils can stop them. My sword master is also in the Lucifer group and he is a [Knight]. There is nothing he cannot cut with his absolute technique. “Can you give this to Rias? It is information from Sirzechs and Governor-Azazel.”
From Sirzechs-sama……and Sensei? Grayfia-sama handed me a memo with information on it. “This is?”
Knowing that it is rude, I checked the memo which is for my master. On it, the words “Ajuka Beelzebub” and “Base” written with Devils letters. “The current location where the current-Beelzebub, Ajuka Beelzebub-sama, is at. I will also pass you on the message from Govenor-Azazel. "Have him look at Ise’s evil-pieces. If it’s that man, then he should be able to analyse what's left in the pieces". Go there with Rias and the others, Yuuto-san. Ajuka-sama should be able to pick up any possibility.”
Yes. This Maou is the one who created the evil-pieces system. And he is the person I wanted to contact. …..So Sensei gathered information beforehand. He was concerned about us, even though he is supposed to be the busiest person right now……
…..Thank you very much Sensei. Ajuka-sama will definitely tell us about any possibility. Grayfia-sama then smiles. “I won’t allow the person who will become my brother-in-law to perish with something like this. Go and get the information of his safety and make Rias stand on her feet again. It is foolish for her to call herself the next-generation when a youth with power isn’t even standing for the crisis of the Underworld.”
……Ise-kun. Your sister-in-law is very kind and also very strict. It’s late at night. The six of us, Buchou, Akeno-san, Asia-san, Koneko-chan, Ravel-san and I, arrived at the location written on the memo Grayfia-sama gave us. After that, I told Buchou about the things I learned, and I was able to get her out of her room. I also said to the other members what Grayfia-sama told me, and I was somehow able to get them to come as well. Everyone came here with me as if they were relying on a medicine. ……This town is in the human world and is about 8 stations away by train from the town we live in. An abandoned building located outside of town that was devoid of people. They say that this is one of the hideouts of Ajuka Beelzebub in the human world. …..I never imagined or sensed that he would have been here. It wouldn't even be a funny joke if I was to estimate that person though. We took a step inside the abandoned building. The lobby in the first floor had lots of people. It seemed like young males and females were talking with each other, splitting into groups. …..They aren’t Devils. That’s because I don’t sense even slight demonic-powers from them, but I do feel something weird from them. Everyone here had an atmosphere that people with unique power have. One of the groups realised we were present, and they took out their mobile phones and directed them at us. One of the men put on a serious face and got shocked. “……Those guys are Devils. And what is it with these insane “levels” and “ranks”……!”
With his words, everyone in this lobby took out their mobile phones and directed them at us. …..Everyone had their eyes dragged to their mobile phone monitor, and they all had a serious expression. They recognised that we are Devils. And from my judgment, do those mobile phones have the function to measure certain powers……? Then what came to my mind was the personality of Ajuka Beelzebub. His hobbies. I hear that, that person creates “games” in the human world and manages the company. Are those mobile phones a tool which have something to do with it? I think they found out who we are by using it. …..Getting too much attention doesn’t feel good….. We should leave here quickly and find Ajuka Beelzebub-sama. I don’t think they will assault us….. When I felt that way, a person with the same aura appears from the end of the lobby. “I am very sorry. Just like it says, this is one of the “lobbies” which are part of the gaming industry…..”
A woman wearing a suit. I can understand that she is different from the others. –She is a Devil. She points at one of the lifts after bowing her head down at us. “This way. –Ajuka-sama is waiting at the roof.”
We arrived at the roof by using the lift. The place we were escorted to by the lady Devil is a spacious garden on the rooftop. It's filled with plants. Not just grasses and flowers, but there are also trees growing out. There's also a water fountain. Maybe because it is late at night, but the wind is cold. Only the moon is acting as light, but for us Devils, we can see clearly on this rooftop. The woman bows her head and then leaves. –Then at the same time, someone talked to us. “The Gremory group. Never thought you would be coming as a group.”
When I looked that way, there was a seat and chair located in the middle of the garden. There is one young man sitting on the chair. A man with a mysterious atmosphere and beauty. “Ajuka-sama.”
Buchou took a step forward and called the name of the man. Yes. This person is Ajuka Beelzebub-sama. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama speaks, holding the teacup within his hand. “I heard the story. | text_12 |
Seems like you were dragged into something serious. No. Looks like it’s nothing new to your group. Your group is famous for receiving assaults like that.”
Buchou walks towards Ajuka-sama. “There is something I would like Ajuka-sama to have a look at.”
Buchou tries to take out Ise-kun’s evil pieces from her pocket. “Hou, something you want me to see? ---But looks like that will have to happen afterwards.”
Ajuka-sama signals Buchou to stop with his hands and then looks at the end of the garden. “Looks like we have guests besides you.”
With Maou-sama’s words, we also realised their presence as well. People besides us were present in this garden. The ones that appeared from the darkness are……Devils just like us. “Never thought you would be in a place like this in the human world, the impostor Maou, Ajuka.”
…..There are several men who have a tremendous amount of aura. I can sense that they have the powers of High-class Devils or higher. They are quite skilled. I also know who they are because they called Ajuka Beelzebub-sama an “imposter Maou”. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama makes a bitter smile. “I think it’s the charm of the old-maou faction that it is easy to tell who you are just by hearing you speak once.”
“I’m also here.”
I also heard a familiar voice from the darkness. The one who also appeared was the white-haired youth, Siegfried. Khaos Brigade. He took a glance at us and looked at Maou-sama once again. …..Seeing that, there is something coming from within my body…… I’m trying hard to keep that down. …..Not yet. I still can’t. I will release it afterwards. “……The ones who killed “him”……”
Akeno-san who is behind me has her killing intent even higher. Dangerous aura is coming out of her body. Her will to fight rose after knowing who the enemy is. Of course. They are basically the ones who we have to seek revenge against for Ise-kun. The girls in the Gremory group won’t be dispirited and have their intent to kill down, when the ones who are responsible are right in front of them. Only Asia-san has tears flowing out with regrets saying “Why did Ise-san have to get involved in the quarrel between the Underworld governments…..?”. ….Asia-san. I think he would jump into dangerous places if he finds out that the ones he loves and the children of the Underworld are in danger. That is the Sekiryuutei, Hyoudou Issei. …..But this doesn’t match up. Weren’t the Old-Maou faction and The Hero-faction supposed to be enemies? I am suspicious of this pairing. “First time meeting you Ajuka Beelzebub. I’m Siegfried from the Hero-faction. And these gentlemen here are the staff from the previous Maou faction who are cooperating with the Hero-faction.”
Ajuka Beelzebub-sama gets greeted by Siegfried. …….So there are Old-Maou faction members who allied with the Hero-faction huh. It really is a complicated organisation. “I know you. You are a former warrior from the Church, correct Siegfried-kun? You had your name at the top ranking. You were a threat to us before the alliance of the three big powers. If I remember correctly your nickname is Chaos-edge Sieg. ---So what business do you have with me? I already have guests as you can see. I will hear your business then.”
Maou-sama questions quietly while folding his hands on the table. ……Apart from Siegfried, the Devils from the Old-Maou factions are flowing with an aura of hostility. They are planning to attack if Ajuka Beelzebub-sama says a single word that would disturb them. Though this person is still behaving with elegance when he understands the current situation. This person has a different confidence from Sirzechs-sama. “It’s about the thing we asked you about before. ---How about we make an alliance, Ajuka Beelzebub.”
-! All of us here became shocked! ……I never expected the terrorists would come and ask for an alliance with the current Beelzebub. Siegfried continues on. “Even though you are part of the Yondai-Maou, you have a different ideology compared to Sirzechs Lucifer and also have your own authority. And your research relating to abnormal things surpasses others. I hear that you can gather the same number of people as the ones that cooperate with Sirzechs.”
I have also heard those rumours. The current Maou government is split into 4 groups, and each group is maintained by faction members of each Maou. The factions with most authority within the four groups are Sirzechs-sama’s faction and Ajuka-sama’s faction. Each faction is cooperating now to maintain the current government, but for simple matters they are against each other and it comes up in the news. From the broadcasts, they have mainly different views on technology organisation. Hearing Siegfried, Ajuka Beelzebub-sama makes a sigh. “I’m certainly a Maou, and I move with my personal thoughts. I have thrown away Sirzechs' requests numerous times. From the sides, it might look like I’m against Sirzechs' ideals. The “Game” I’m currently working on is also part of my hobby.”
Siegfried makes a bitter smile at his words. “We got in serious trouble because of those hobbies.”
…..Judging from their conversation, the game created by Ajuka Beelzebub-sama is interfering with “Khaos Brigade’s” actions……? “I can say the same to you.”
When Maou-sama said that, Siegfried shrugs his shoulders. “What attracts us the most about you is that you are the only Devil who could compete against “that” Sirzechs Lucifer. I hear that you and Sirzechs Lucifer are irregular Devils who are envied greatly and feared by the descendants of previous Maou. If one of you joins us, then we can’t ask for anymore man power than that.”
Hearing Siegfried’s opinion, Maou-sama put his hand under his chin. He seemed a bit interested. “I see. It might be interesting if I become a terrorist and oppose Sirzechs. Seeing his shocked face might be worth it.”
…..Is he serious? I can’t tell what his intentions are…. But he looks very pleased. “We will also give you the information and research reports to you as well. For someone like yourself who only makes new things, I can guarantee that this report will be something very worth your while.”
Ajuka Beelzebub-sama nods even more at Siegfried’s sweet words. “I see. The information and research reports “Khaos Brigade” has. Yes, it certainly does seem charming.”
I couldn’t tell whether he was joking or being serious........ Ajuka Beelzebub-sama closed his eyes once and then opened them, then he clearly said. “---But I don’t need it. To me, the alliance with you does seem appealing, but it’s something I have to decline.”
Siegfried didn’t change his expression even though he was declined. …..Though the Devils around him make their killing intent even higher. Siegfried asks. “I want to ask you the reason in detail, but I will make it simple. –Why not?”
“The reason why I can concentrate on my hobbies is because Sirzechs considers all of my will as well. He…. No. I have had a long relationship with him. He’s the only one who I can call my friend. | text_12 |
That’s why I know him better than anyone, and he knows me better than anyone. I only became a Maou because he became a Maou. That’s how Sirzechs and my relationship goes.”
Ajuka Beelzebub-sama and Sirzechs-sama have known each other for a long time. In other words, they were rivals when they were young. I think there are “things” only the two of them understand. That thing is absolute to Ajuka Beelzebub-sama, and he easily rejected the offer of the terrorists. Siegfried nods without changing his expression. I think he knew the answer he would have got from the beginning. “I see. A “friend” is the reason you decline us, and I can’t understand that reason, but I do understand that there are ways to decline like that.”
Siegfried makes a sarcastic smile. The Old-Maou faction Devils become noisy. “That’s why I told you! This man! This man and Sirzechs control the Underworld for their own purpose! No matter how much technology he has brought to the Underworld, we cannot let a Maou who is addicted to playing around rule any longer!”
“Now is the time to be eliminated! Annoying fraudulent existence! We, who have inherited the will of the true Maou, will eliminate you!”
Ajuka Beelzebub-sama smiles at the words of anger he has received. “Phrases that I hear often. Are you people perhaps saying this to all the people related to the current government of the Underworld? Words that are filled with anger. There isn’t any elegance nor am I interested in them. –In other words, I find you boring.”
“Are you making a fool of us Ajuka? !”
They are about to blow up. No. This would be the start of the battle. They know our faces as well, so we get ready for battle. But…. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama unfolds his hands which are on the top of the table. He put one of his hands forward and creates a magic-circle. “I know that it is pointless to talk to you. It can’t be helped. I will do my job as a Maou, which I haven’t been doing for a while. –I will eliminate you all.”
[[[Don’t fuck around!]]] The enraged Devils from the Old-Maou faction released huge amounts of demonic-powers at the same time! It’s something which we will receive fatal wounds from if we were to be hit by them! Maou-sama doesn’t even flinch and just controls the small magic-circle within his hand. The Devil words and formula move at very high speed. Their attacks are about to hit……. And then! The moment it was about to hit, they all flew in different directions. Seeing that, the Devils from the Old-Maou faction are shocked! Ajuka Beelzebub-sama is still sitting on his chair like before. “You came here knowing about my ability right? Did you actually think that if it was your demonic-powers, then it will work against me? Or are you shocked because it ended like this even though you powered up yourself? Either way, it’s impossible for you guys.”
The Old-Maou faction guys are shocked at Ajuka Beelzebub-sama’s words. This is just my guess, but they must have strengthened themselves. Sirzechs-sama and Ajuka Beelzebub-sama are heroes who have fought in the front line and were the aces of the anti-Maou faction. Both of their legacies are known throughout the Underworld. Sirzechs-sama has the absolute power of destruction to terminate things. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama is said to have an absolute technique where he can control all phenomenon with just equations and formula. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama changed the directions of the opponents attack with his own demonic powers. The faces on the Devils from the Old-Maou faction are that of those who are in fear. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama continues on. “From my point of view, all the phenomenon and abilities that occur in this World have rules and laws in them. I am able to get an answer by filling in the equations. I have liked calculations since I was a child. That’s why my demonic-powers became specialised in those areas. Look. I can do things like this.”
Maou-sama looks up to the sky. We and also the Old-Maou faction Devils who are in doubt also look up……. Little by little, a sound which is cutting through the wind is getting louder. The thing which is coming from the sky is the demonic-power attacks which lost their directions! The demonic-powers which start raining from the sky attack the Devils! “-!”
One of them perishes without making a noise. The ones who dodged them before they were hit are pursued by the demonic-powers which changed its direction! They get shocked when they see their attacks coming after them! “So you have controlled our attacks!”
“I can also do this.”
Maou-sama moves the Devil letters and equations in the small magic circle even faster. That magic-circle must be customised and have an equation problem that can calculate the phenomenon. The block of demonic-powers coming after them turn into many bullets. While other ones get more simplified and start going after them. -For him to control and change the shape of a block of demonic-powers released by others….. And with a fast velocity. All the attacks start going after them. ……The speed also increases when it is going after them! He can actually control other people’s powers like his own hands, and he can even make it stronger…..! “D-Daaaaamn yooooouuu! !”
They realised that they can’t run away from it, so they once again release an offensive aura from their hands. From the quality of it, it has the same power as the one they shot earlier…… No, it is even more powerful. But the attacks controlled by Ajuka Beelzebub-sama easily break through their attacks and pierce through their bodies. Demonic-powers that were split into many bullets created huge holes in their bodies. ……He even increased the power of the attacks he gained control of! He changes the direction of the attacks coming after him, and he uses the formula to take control of them. On top of that he can change the shape, the velocity and the power of it. “……So this is the power of this man’s [Kankara formula]……”
“To have this much power with moving only slightly……. How much power do you and Sirzechs possess…….”
The Devils from the Old-Maou faction say that, and go down with the expression of having regrets. So this is the power of Ajuka Beelzebub. Just like they said, Maou-sama stopped their assaults without showing his true powers. After all, that person hasn’t got up from his chair. His powers make me feel something beyond fear. His opponents weren’t weak at all. Even so, he eliminated them without making them do anything by only moving his hands…… I can understand why this person and Sirzechs-sama are said to be in a different class among Devils. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama then looks at the only one left, Siegfried. “Now the only one left is Seigfried-kun from the Hero-faction. What will you do?”
He just shrugs his shoulders. “I still have an ace up my sleeve, so I’m thinking about retreating after using that.”
…...I can feel something flowing within me when I saw Siegfried’s smirk. I think this is my fury. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama gets interested at Siegfried’s words. | text_12 |
“Hou, that truly interests me. –But.”
He then looks at me. “The Gremory’s “Knight”-kun over there. You have been giving off a nice killing intent towards him since before.”
Maou-sama has sensed my will to fight. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama says it to Siegfried while clicking his fingers. “How about you become his opponent? By the looks of it you are acquainted with this person from the Hero-faction. This building and roof garden are very sturdy. It won’t break down even if your attacks are done with great force.”
…..I couldn’t wish for more. The truth is, I can’t control myself unless I release this feeling I have within me to someone. I took a step forward. “…..Yuuto.”
Buchou asks me with wonder at my actions. “…..Buchou, I’m going. If you are going to fight alongside me, then please take care of me.”
I just told her that and continued walking forward while creating a single holy-demonic sword in my hand. …….Ise-kun. When I heard that you won’t be returning, what came to my mind was the thing you said to me. -Hey Kiba. Let’s make a promise that if one of us dies, we will fight for everyone else even harder to honour that loss. On the day we were training, Ise-kun suddenly said that to me. “What are you saying. We both will have to survive.”
I replied like that. I remember Ise-kun made a big smile when he heard that. He then continued on like this. -I know. I also don’t have the slightest intention of dying. Even so, we end up fighting strong foes. There were battles where it wasn’t weird for us to have died. -That’s why we won’t know what will happen from now. That’s why I thought we should make a promise now if that happens. If one of us dies, then we will fight for everyone even harder for that loss. -Ah! I will repeat myself, but I don’t have any intention of dying! I still haven’t taken the virginity of the woman I love! -Also I will hate it if you die as well. I will hate it if my pal dies. Yeah, you are right. I hate losing my pal. Ise-kun. You always said that you would return safely. But you didn’t come back. After losing you, I tried to support the group in my own way. That’s because the girls knew that their hearts wouldn’t last if they lost you. That’s why I thought I would keep my feelings inside me and act calmly. That’s because that was our promise. But I’m at my limits. I won’t be able to keep my feelings down, if the opponent I truly detest is standing right in front of me……..! That’s because I lost my important friend because of their stupid plans…..! My best friend ... The first friend I made after being born in this world. They took him away from me……
I can’t forgive them! That’s why Ise-kun. Let me spit out my personal feelings. I made a stance with my holy-demonic sword, and I see the sworn enemy with my eyes filled with hatred. “Siegfried. I’m sorry but I’m going to release this anger I have within me at you. Because of you people, my dear friend became someone who can't return. ---It is a pretty good reason for you to die.”
Having my killing intent directed at him, Siegfried smiles. “I can sense a pressure from you that never showed before….. Interesting. But it looks like I have quite a lot of ties with you Gremory group. I never imagined that I would meet you in a place like this. Well who cares. ----Now then. Let’s settle this, the closest Knight-kun friend of Sekiryuutei.”
Four dragon arms appear from his back. –It’s his Balance Breaker. He showed it without hesitation. He draws all of his demonic-swords with his four hands. Having the dragon-slayer sword within my hand, I dashed from where I was standing! I got closer to him instantly and did a single strike at him. He easily blocked it with only one of his demonic-swords! Impressive. He has a grasp of my movements. Fighting for a long time will be to my disadvantage. I need to finish it with dragon-slayer quickly. “………..”
Blocking my strike, Siegfried narrows his eyes, and he appears to be thinking about something. When I became in doubt, he nods and then made a sigh. “If I fight you in this situation, I can’t avoid receiving a critical hit even if I win. That’s how much your skills have improved. Even if I beat you, I will definitely lose my life if I receive an attack from Rias Gremory and Himejima Akeno. It won’t be a bad thing to run away from here now but…… If I were to run away against the Gremory group without doing anything and also failing to negotiate with Ajuka Beelzebub, then I wouldn’t look good to my comrades and the people below me. This certainly is a difficult situation. I especially don’t find it amusing to be laughed at by Hercules and Jeanne.”
Siegfried complains by himself and he then searches within his pocket. –What he takes out is a pistol. No, it is a bit different. Judging from the sharp tip, is it an injection-type syringe? Siegfried then puts the needlepoint to his neck. He then makes a sarcastic smile. “This is something that was completed with the help from the old-Maou Shalba Beelzebub. In other words it’s a doping drug. ---For the Sacred Gear that is.”
“So you are going to strengthen your Sacred Gear then?”
He nods at my question. …..So they have been researching for things like that huh. I also know they experimented with Ophis’s snake by having it on the Sacred Gear and forcing out different types of traits. Siegfried then says it. “What will the result be if we were to inject ourselves with the blood of the true-Maou who is the arch enemy in the Bible of the God who created the Sacred Gears? That was the theme of the research. With quite a number of sacrifices and lots of data collected, it was able to fuse between the Sacred item and deep devilishness.”
……Blood of a Maou! And someone who inherits the blood of True-Maou…… They altered it and made an item that enhances the Sacred Gear. Was that their plan? Siegfried then looks at Gram which he is holding onto. “Naturally I should be able to defeat you with this Demonic-Emperor-sword Gram….. Unfortunately I am chosen by this sword but you can say that I am also cursed by it. Kiba Yuuto. You can understand what I mean right?”
Like he said, I can understand what he meant. Why didn’t Siegfried use the Ultimate demonic-sword, Gram? If it is like what the legend says, the Demonic Emperor sword Gram has incredible sharpness. –It covers itself with offensive aura, it’s so sharp that it can cut through anything. You can call it the demonic-sword version of Durandal. The other trait is its “Dragon-Slayer”. This sword has slain one of the Five-Dragon-Kings, Gigantis Dragon Fafnir(Though Fafnir was later revived by the Norse Gods). In other words it has the two traits which is a sharpness able to cut anything and also the dragon-slayer. That is Demonic-Emperor sword Gram. To make it simpler, it has the traits of Durandal + Ascalon. If we include these traits and also its owner, Siegfried, it truly is an irony. Siegfried’s Sacred Gear is a sub-species of [Twice Critical]. It’s Balance-Breaker is also a sub-species. | text_12 |
His Sacred Gear is said to be a dragon-type Sacred Gear, and just like the name implies, it has the traits of a Dragon. He won’t have a problem wielding Gram if it’s Twice-Critical in basic state. But it will be a different story if it is a Balance-Breaker which skyrockets his abilities. The more he increases his abilities, the more his relationship with Gram worsens. The more Siegfried releases his true ability, the more harmful effects it has on him because of Gram’s Dragon-slayer ability which will terminate Siegfried himself. The reason why Ise-kun, who is a Sekiryuutei, can put Ascalon inside his gauntlet as if it is nothing is because of the help from the Heavens and that his Sacred Gear is an exception. Even though Siegfried’s Sacred Gear is a sub-species, it is not an exception. Even though he was chosen by the Ultimate Demonic-sword, his ability wasn’t blessed by the Demonic-Emperor sword. Irony…… You can call it foul play by destiny. Right now in front of me, there is a man who is being tested by the Sacred Gear system created by the God from the Bible. Siegfried then starts to spin around Gram. “…..In Balance-Breaker state like this, it is a good demonic-sword with good balance if I completely shut down its offensive aura. Though if I do that, I won't be able to release its full potential. But if I release its powers….. I will receive fatal wounds by my own sword if I am in a Balance-Breaker state. This sword here isn't concerned about its master’s body.”
If he was to use Gram, then it would be when he isn’t in Balance-Breaker. “Five demonic-swords(Including suppressing Gram’s power) + One sword of light + Twice-Critical Balance-Breaker)” and “Three demonic-swords including Gram with its full power(Twice-Critical base state)”. In this situation and also back at the artificial-dimension, which one would be better to use against us? The answer would be former. “Yes. If I want to fight using Gram, then I have to fight in my normal state. But comparing with the Balance-Breaker six-swords style, it won’t cope with it. And that becomes more obvious in a battle against you guys. ---I won’t be able to fight against you guys properly if I don’t use Balance Breaker. But it will be a different story if I can use the Demonic-Emperor sword Gram while in Balance-Breaker.”
Siegfried injects the contents of the pistol into his neck. There was a silence. ….Then Siegfried’s body reacts. His body starts to react even more, and his body started to change. MICHI-MICHI……
While making a weird and dull sound, the four arms growing from his back become thicker. Each of his fingers start to crumble and merge with the swords they are holding onto. And Siegfried himself starts to change. His expression becomes hard and there are veins on his face. His muscles start to move as if he is a different creature, and the hero-faction uniform he is wearing gets torn. A monster who has four arms that became gigantic which can almost touch the ground. He no longer looks like an Asura. He now looks like a spider monster. And the enormous pressure and creepy aura isn’t normal. While having cramps on his face, he smirks. [—[Chaos Drive]. That’s what we call it. We call this doping injection a [Chaos Break]. We took the part of the name from “Balance-Breaker” and “Juggernaut-Drive”.] A low and deep voice. ……Even his voice has changed. “Marvellous. Humans can create things which surpass Devils and Angels at times. I really think that humans are the ones with the most potential.”
Ajuka Beelzebub-sama says that. …..Yes. Even though they are humans, they can enhance things created by the God this much and they even use the blood and flesh of a Maou. I can understand why humans get abnormal powers. -Humans make their desires evolve even more. Monster…. No. Siegfried who has turned into a demon takes a step forward. …..That action alone changed the atmosphere of this rooftop garden and miasma is formed. The [Twice Critical] which has four thick arms has merged with the demonic-swords. -He’s coming! That’s what I though, and I moved forward rather than observing his attack. The place I was standing before had whirlwinds, ice pillars, and a crack on the ground. His combo attacks with each of his demonic-swords! If my judgement was even slightly slower, my body would have been cut into pieces! -! I sensed chills from ahead of me, so I changed my Holy-demonic sword into a Holy-sword and materialised my knight troops. I used them to jump up in the air. Then enormous amounts of aura went past by the place I was standing before! My knight-troops which I used as my stepping stone perished without a trace. I looked at Siegfried from up in the sky. He used Gram. -So that is the strike of Gram! Even though I dodged it, the offensive aura pierced through me and I feel pain throughout my body! If I get hit by that directly, my body will perish completely. He shot that aura out without charging his sword. And it has the same destructive power as Durandal. No, since it didn’t have charging time, it is more dangerous than Durandal. I would like to be glad at the fact that it doesn’t have the power of holy in it but with that much power in it, I can’t be relieved. I dropped down on the rooftop and changed my holy-sword back to a Holy-demonic sword and closed my distance with him. I released my slash at him from the sides, but he easily blocked with one of his demonic-swords……
Sword techniques from each of his four arms have destructive powers and it would destroy my body easily if I receive the attacks head on. The sword of light Siegfried is holding with his left hand is the only sword which isn’t a demonic sword. I can make it perish if I use a holy-demonic sword which devours light…… But I won’t be able to eliminate the five demonic swords that easily. The sword fight between me and Siegfried dragged on for a while. I attack with high-speed leaving a mirage, but he blocks it with his demonic-swords. ……. His dragon-arms became bigger so my target should have become much easier, but even so he still blocks my attacks. At times, the Gram which he is holding with his right hand is covered with a dangerous aura when he slashes it towards me. Even if it doesn’t hit me directly; my body is damaged by Gram's offensive aura. The waves of Gram which didn’t hit me continue to go past me. The rooftop garden is turned into dry soil because of the violent waves from Gram. The reason why this building is still safe is because Ajuka Beelzebub-sama used demonic-powers to strengthen this building. If it was a normal building, Siegfried’s Gram would have destroyed it numerous of times. -! Then five demonic-swords came slashing towards me! I dodged them while creating a holy-demonic sword at the tip of my foot, and I use that to kick under his arm! Of course this is a dragon-slayer sword! If this hits him, this situation will reverse! | text_12 |
It hit him….. That’s what I thought, but my holy-demonic sword crumbled while making a sound of metal breaking down. ……Are you telling me that the hardness of his body surpasses that of my holy-demonic sword…..! Seeing that, Siegfried makes a fearless smirk. [Looks like my strengthened body surpasses that of your dragon-slayer holy-demonic sword.] Siegfried grabbed the foot I used to kick with, and threw me up in the air…..
….A moment of floating. I can imagine easily that his attacks will come after this. –I then get slammed to the ground! His intense power slams me violently on the ground. Then a single swing of a demonic-sword comes down at me. –I felt a heavy shock to my body and it feels like my whole body is getting crushed on the floor. The shock pierces through me, and it creates a crater on the floor. I can hear the noises of cuts through out my body…..
……! With intense pain which I can’t describe with words, I almost lose my consciousness. I threw up the thing coming up from inside my stomach. Lots of blood vomit came out from my mouth and it makes the green garden turn red. …..With the shock of being slammed down and the strike from a single demonic-sword, the shivers on my body aren't stopping now. I have serious damage in every part of my body…… I can tell many of my bones are broken. ……But I still can’t lose yet. I tried hard to keep myself conscious, and I stood up and moved my legs. After retreating from that position, I fixed my stance and went slashing at him once again! Siegfried uses his two demonic-swords to easily stop my attack by making a cross. [For someone like you who has a weak defence, didn’t the attack just now injure you quite a lot?] Siegfried laughs with a deep voice. …..Well, yes it has. I don’t have any strength in the hand I’m gripping onto my sword with. While having his swords in a cross, he pushes it against me. My body flew backwards, and my legs became wobbly a bit. ……There isn’t any strength in my legs. At this rate, I will go down. I gather all the strength in my body and move it to my legs. The moment I thought my legs stopped shaking…..
My legs become covered by ice……! Damn it! He froze me with his ice demonic-sword! I tried to melt down the ice by changing my sword into a fire holy-demonic sword. But……
Two ice pillars which grew from the ground pierce through both my thighs. Siegfried then swings down another demonic-sword at me. I twitched my body because my legs were sealed, and I create many holy-demonic-swords in front of me to use them as a shield. But those holy-demonic swords get destroyed and it completely cuts down my left arm from my shoulder……
…….Even though he cut off my arm, I used the fire holy-demonic sword to melt down the ice and I jumped backwards. ……From the wounds, so much blood came out. I changed my sword into a ice holy-demonic sword, and I froze the wounds on my shoulder and the holes on my thighs. ……It’s only a temporary treatment, but the blood should stop with this……. …..I can feel intense pain throughout my whole body. I have holes on both my legs and I am kneeling down on the floor pathetically. ……My proud legs turned out like this. “Yuuto……. !”
Buchou calls my name with a painful expression. She’s holding onto Ise-kun’s evil-pieces with both her hands and it seems she is desperately waiting for something. …..Buchou. Even if you rely on Ise-kun like that, he can’t come here you know? ……What point is there if you don’t stand up? If you lose the will to fight, it will affect the whole group. Because of that, Akeno-san and Koneko-chan are worryingly looking at me but they aren’t sure what to do. –Everyone lost the will to fight because of losing Ise-kun. They only had intent to kill at the beginning, but it didn’t push them enough to fight. There’s no way we can save the Underworld from its crisis in this situation, Sairaorg Bael….! ……I just can’t help but wish that if only I had charisma like Ise-kun where I can deeply encourage everyone else. “……Kiba-san is also going to die……. No…… I can’t endure anymore of this……..”
Asia-san became panicked and she points her hand at me. She must be trying to send the aura of healing to me…… But what appears is a very weak aura and it seems like she can’t emit her usual amount of aura. Most likely her Sacred Gear ability temporarily became weak as a shock from losing Ise-kun. I kind of predicted that, since Sacred Gears operate with the power of feelings. Buchou and Akeno-san try to attack by shooting out demonic-powers, but their outputs and powers are much weaker than their usual ones. Siegfried takes it down with a single strike with ease. Koneko-chan’s touki and Ravel-san’s wing of fire are also weak. It seems like the girls are also shocked about the fact that they can’t release their power that much. ….I have to protect them. I have to protect everyone in Ise-kun’s place. I took out a Phoenix tear which I got from Ruval Phoenix, and I put it on my wound. The pain disappears instantly and the wounds are also covered. –But it obviously didn’t regenerate my left arm. …..I need to pick my arm which is lying over there afterwards and put it back on. Even though the wounds healed, the amount of blood loss decreased my stamina a lot. Not much strength is left in my legs. Even if I tried to stand up, my legs just shivered. This really does look pathetic. My weakness. That is defence huh. Siegfried sneers at this situation. [Horrible. I can’t even think it’s the same Gremory group I fought the other day. You have been giving me good killing intents so I thought you guys were going to intrude in the fight between me and Kiba Yuuto and I was waiting for it. But for you guys to be this bad…..]
No, the truth is I’m also at my limits. –That’s because Ise-kun isn’t next to me, in front of me, or even behind me when he had always been there before. I never thought it would be this painful not to fight side by side with Ise-kun. If you were next to me, then I wouldn’t be kneeling down pathetically like this. [Hyoudou Issei died in vain. He and Shalba took each other down when he went to chase Shalba who took Ophis away and stayed in the dimension by himself right? Shalba’s presence disappeared after that. If he was alive he would have declared war against us and demonstrated the power of the Old-Maou faction in the Underworld. If Hyoudou Issei ignored Ophis and returned with you guys, then right about now he could have prepared and gone after Shalba once again. Putting Ophis aside, he could have taken down Shalba afterwards if he'd done that. Not thinking ahead and acting was the bad part of Sekiryuutei.] -! ………..
…….My mind became white when I heard Siegfried say that, and then my ill feelings were coming out from within me. -HYOUDOU ISSEI DIED IN VAIN
…..He died in vain…..? Ise-kun did…….? …..Don’t talk garbage….! Don’t mess around…..! What was going through my heart was sorrow, regret, and the promise I made with him. | text_12 |
While my body is shivering, I put strength in my legs, and little by little I stood up. While miserably shaking my legs, I stood up. I released the feeling I have within me, which is coming upright to my throat. “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
I made a sound which even I couldn’t believe. It feels like something is coming from the depth of my stomach and my heart. What passed through my mind was what my best friend said. [Kiba. We are the males of the Gremory group.] Yeah, I know Ise-kun! [So let's stand up even if something happens and fight alongside everyone.] Yes! We need to stand up no matter who our opponent is! “…..Not yet.”
Step by step, I got closer to Siegfried while creating a holy-demonic sword in my palm. “I can still fight! I have to stand up! Just like that man! Hyoudou Issei from the Gremory group stood up no matter what and no matter who he was against without backing down!”
If I go down here, I won’t be able to face Ise-kun….! Isn’t that right, Ise-kun! I won’t be able to call myself your friend if I don’t stand up here. “Sekiryuutei isn’t a man who you can speak ill about! Don’t talk ill of my friend!”
My yell which is mixed with my cry. I’m really pathetic because only my words are strong. [It’s no use! Even if you try to become like that Sekiryuutei, you have your limits! No matter how much talent you have, you are just a reincarnated Devil who was reborn from a human! The damage you received will stop you from moving!] …..I know that. My body has already reached its limit. I don’t even have the strength left to grip onto my sword properly. But…. But! Ise-kun would still go ahead! Possess. Please possess even if it is only a bit! The spirit and willpower which drove that man, Hyoudou Issei! Please reside in me! It happened when I made a stance with my sword and was about to go ahead. There was a red light coming from the side of my sight. When I looked to that direction……
“……Ise’s evil-pieces are…”
Ise-kun’s evil-pieces that Buchou is holding onto are emitting red lights. One of the pawn pieces floats up in the air. Its red glow became even brighter in the dark night. That piece came flying towards me. And the light gets even stronger! I close my eyes for a slight moment because of the intensity….. But when I opened my eyes…. What is floating before me is a single holy sword. –Ascalon. “……Ise-kun’s evil-piece……turned into Ascalon……?”
-Let’s go pal. “!”
I thought I heard Ise-kun’s voice. My tears start to flow from my eyes…….and they aren’t stopping. You are such a soft-hearted person. Even though there are only the evil-pieces left, you still care for your comrades……and me………! I took Ascalon while covering my face with tears. “You are right Ise-kun. Let’s go! With you by my side, I can get even stronger! If you lend me your strength! We can cut through anyone no matter the opponent!”
The courage which is passing through to me from Ascalon is real. I can feel the same heartening that I had when I fought side by side with you. Yeah, we can do this. This is enough. I….can fight! My legs stop shivering naturally and unbelievable vitality is coming from the depth of my body. I put strength into the hand I am holding Ascalon with, and I went slashing towards Siegfried! He stops my strike with astonishment. […….! Impossible….! You are telling me you can still stand……! Losing that much blood should even stop your prideful legs from moving….!] “He told me to go. He told me to stand. If Ise-kun tells me something reckless through this sword, I have to go forward then…. !”
An enormous amount of aura is released from Ascalon. The dragon-slayer holy sword, Ascalon. Siegfried’s body changes with it. –Weird smoke started coming out from his body. He has a painful expression. [….What is this power…I can feel from that holy-sword…..!] I see. So Ascalon is making this man suffer. Even though his body started to endure Gram, it means Ise-kun’s Ascalon is different. I can do this! It happened when I thought like that. Gram which Siegfried is holding onto glows. Is he trying to do something!? I sensed danger so I tried to step back. But that wasn’t it. Gram is directing its radiance towards me. That isn’t a radiance of hostility, but more like it is accepting me…..
[----! Gram! The Demonic-Emperor sword is responding!? To Kiba Yuuto!? Is this the demerit from the Chaos-Break!?] Siegfried gets shocked. For him to act like this……
I see. So Gram has re-chosen its owner……in a sudden situation like now. I shouted towards Gram directly. “---Come Gram! If you are choosing me, then I shall accept you!”
Hearing, Gram glows even more. That light burns the hand of its owner, Siegfried, as if it is rejecting him. Gram flew up and it impaled the ground in front of me. Seeing that, Siegfried shakes his head, and says it as if he can’t believe what is happening. [Something like this…..! Something like this can happen!? Sekiryuutei can move even when he’s only a chess piece!? You are telling me he can still fight!? He can make this man stand up!?] …..Even though Gram had chosen me, I won’t be able to wield it with only one hand. When I thought like that, someone approaches me. -It’s Asia-san, Koneko-chan and Ravel-san. Koneko-chan lifts my arm which was cut off, and she put it towards the wound on my shoulder. Asia-san put her hand towards there, and she emits light—green light. And Ravel-san supports my body. Receiving a gentle aura, my arm started to reconnect and I started to get the feeling from my arm back. Asia-san, Koneko-chan and Ravel-san are crying. –They have Ise-kun’s crimson evil-pieces within their hands. “…..Ise-san said “Asia, you also have to fight”. It feels like he said that through this piece.”
Asia-san smiles while trying to endure crying. “…..I think he said “Please help my pal” to me as well.”
Koneko-chan also smiles. I started to receive healing from her with her senjutsu. Both of their auras are gentle and filled with love. “I think I also heard it. Ise-sama’s voice…… “Please help Koneko-san and the others”. Seriously. Saying it to me who isn’t part of this group….. He’s too kind…..!”
Ravel-san says that and smiles after wiping off her tears. “---“Please fight alongside everyone”. Yes. If it’s that person, he would definitely say that.”
Buchou steps forward while holding onto Ise-kun’s evil-pieces. Even though her eyes are wet with tears, I can see strength inside them. “Now my adorable servants! Let’s blow away the enemy before us as the Gremory group!”
-She returned. Buchou’s usual speaking manners. Yeah Ise-kun. She has returned. We can fight. We can definitely fight……anywhere and anyone! Thanks to Asia-san, my arm which was cut off is reconnected, and I pulled out Gram from the ground which is in front of me. ……I can feel enormous power from it. So this is the ultimate demonic-sword, “Demonic-Emperor sword Gram”. | text_12 |
If I use the dragon-slayer of this sword and the dragon-slayer of Ascalon at the same time, Siegfried’s body can’t endure it no matter how hard it's become. I made a stance with both swords and put strength in my legs. Spirit came back to my legs that I am proud of. No, let’s fight once again. But it will be different from before. -It’s not just me, but this time it will be the Gremory team! Buchou, Asia-san, Koneko-chan and Ravel-san look sharply at Siegfried. Buchou released a huge block of power of destruction from her hand! I went forward at the same time as well! [Not yet! Even so, I’m a descendant of a hero…….] A light flashed on top of Siegfried who was just speaking. Then enormous holy-lightning came down from the night sky at him along with his surroundings. When I look up, I saw Akeno-san up in the air, she was spreading her six Fallen-Angel wings. Her appearance having multiple wings made her look like a Top-tier Fallen-Angel. “-This is my last resort. Fallen-Angel transformation. I made my blood of “Holy-lightning” denser by asking father and Azazel.”
What is shining on both Akeno-san’s wrist is a bracelet with magical symbols written on it. The magical symbols are popping up with golden light. Those enhanced Akeno-san…..? No, it must have awakened her Fallen-Angel powers she already had. I think Azazel-sensei and Barakiel-san are involved with that bracelet. “I’m sorry Ise. “Please show your usual smile to everyone”. ---I was about to discard……the feelings you left behind…..! I’m okay now. I can also fight now!”
Akeno-san says that with determined eyes. That’s good. With this, the “Two Great Onee-sama” that Ise-kun and I admired have returned! Siegfried’s whole body is burnt after receiving a full blow of lightning. There is smoke coming out from various parts of his body. What intense power that holy-lightning had. To give that much damage to Siegfried whose body hardened a lot with the drug…… It must mean the power of Akeno-san’s holy-lightning increased. After that, Buchou’s power of destruction which she shot earlier went at him. All of his dragon arms which had become thicker and larger perish…. Now this is the finishing blow Siegfried! STAB! The holy-sword Ascalon and demonic-sword Gram that I am holding onto impale Siegfried’s body. Siegfried throws up loads of blood. […….I……am being defeated…….?] He pats softly on Gram which betrayed him. –The demonic-sword burns his hand as if it rejected him. He laughs at himself seeing that. “We won, Ise-kun.”
I pulled out the two swords from Siegfried’s body after saying that. There is no more blood coming out of his body. –Receiving two dragon-slayers, his body starts to crumble. There are cracks throughout his body, and eventually it started to crumble. That spreads throughout his body. While crumbling, he narrows his eyes and laughs quietly. [……Haha……Hyoudou Issei continues to fight even if killed…..!] He looks at me and my comrades. There are cracks on his face now. “Why don’t you use the Phoenix tear? The Hero-faction can get their hands on it from their own connections right?”
I question him. In the battle at Kyoto, they used Phoenix tears. It won’t be weird if they have it. But he shows no sign of using it while his body is crumbling. I felt suspicious. Siegfried shakes his head. […..In this state, our bodies can’t be healed by Pheonix tears….. Though the reason for it is still unknown…..]
…..So there was such a demerit like that for this enhancement. I think this information is important. [……. I knew it….. The warrior from the Church who was raised in that warrior institute……can’t have a proper life……]
Saying that, his body crumbles and he disappeared. We, who defeated the Old-Maou faction members and Siegfried. Buchou made Ajuka Beelzebub-sama look at Ise-kun’s evil pieces. The pawn piece which turned into Ascalon reverted back to an evil-piece as if it had fulfilled its role. Something that Ise-kun left in his pieces and the remaining aura of Ascalon responded to our feelings and it might have made a change like that perhaps? –That’s what Ajuka Beelzebub said. Whatever it is, things which we and he could only understand made a phenomenon like that occur. The truth that he is always with us made me very happy. There is a chess board on top of the table. Maou-sama put Ise-kun’s eight evil-pieces on the spot where “Pawns” are positioned. He activated a small magic circle and it seems like he is checking inside the pieces. After a moment, Ajuka Beelzebub-sama made a sigh of amazement. “Hou, this is……”
“Did you find out anything?”
When Buchou asks, Maou-sama touches Ise-kun’s evil piece. “Out of the eight, four of the evil pieces have turned into [mutation pieces]. Though there are different values on each of them…. This is indeed interesting. The Triaina and Crimson armour must represent these. The combination power of Heavenly-Dragon and evil-pieces, the harmony spec surpasses that which one can imagine. It was worth checking him back then. The phenomenon earlier was indeed interesting. …..Is his will directly reflecting on the evil-pieces?”
….! For four out of the eight pieces to be changed into a [mutation piece]….. When Ise-kun was reincarnated, the [Pawn] pieces used were all regular [Pawn] pieces. The only [mutation piece] Buchou had was used on Gasper-kun. It’s truly amazing that his evil-pieces went through a change like that inside him. This is also the secret factor that Ajuka Beelzebub-sama hid inside the evil-pieces from the beginning. …..I also think the breast-power has got something to do with it as well. After all, this is Ise-kun we are talking about. “So did you find anything else from the evil-pieces…..?”
Buchou asks once again. Including me, everyone in our group and Ravel-san have our ears opened at Ajuka Beelzebub-sama. Maou-sama then says it clearly. “What I can answer you from these evil-pieces is this. –I don’t know what kind of situation he is in, but the possibility of him being alive in the dimensional gap is high. Also the Sekiryuutei Ddraig’s spirit remains as his Sacred Gear. So Hyoudou Issei and Boosted Gear are still together. And these evil-pieces haven’t stopped functioning and could be used again. Though since these evil-pieces are recorded with him, they can only be used on him. No, it will be more appropriate to say that you can “put them back in Hyoudou Issei”.”
-! ………..
Feelings which I can’t describe with words run through my body. Everyone became speechless and Maou-sama continues his explanation. “The vessel that these evil-pieces have accepted…. So it means that his soul and body are in an unstable condition and that is certain. If he received Samael’s curse, then his body won’t be safe. I can confirm that from these evil-pieces. But the soul which should be receiving the curse after that seems like it hasn’t perished after examining. Once the body is destroyed, the soul should receive the poison right away….. | text_12 |
These evil-pieces are telling me that the soul was still safe after a certain time when his body was destroyed and when it should have perished. It’s hard to grasp the situation with only his soul, but I heard from Governor-Azazel's side that Ophis is together with him. So it won’t be weird if anything happens. No matter in what shape, even if only his soul is alive.”
“Even if the soul is safe, what should we do about……his body which has been destroyed?”
I ask Ajuka Beelzebub-sama. “Fumu. Are his parents still alive? Or it can be anything like his body hair or DNA information which could be found in his room.”
“His parents are alive. …..I think we can find his body hair in his room if we search for it.”
“Then after his soul returns, it is necessary to have enough DNA from his parents or his body hair so we can recreate his new body which is close to his original. The research institute which is managed by Grigori should be able to do that. Just recreating his body is possible. By using the clone technique that is.”
“…..So there is another problem?”
Buchou questions him like that. Maou-sama nods and continues. “The point about whether his soul can adjust to his new body and whether his new body can accept his Sacred Gear, the Boosted Gear. These two points are the problem. For the first one, even if his soul doesn’t adjust, we can use medicine or demonic-powers or magic’s to somehow fix it. But he might need treatment for the rest of his life. But the biggest problem is the second one. –Sacred Gears are delicate. Especially the Longinus. The Fallen-Angels have proved the technique of taking out the Sacred Gear and transfering it. But we can’t tell about the after effects it will have when we transfer the Boosted Gear to the new body. Anyway, he is able to live as your servant once again when you adjust his soul to a new body and use the evil-pieces again. Well, if the evil-pieces make a rejection reaction, no need to worry because I can adjust it. It was fortunate that the evil-pieces didn’t receive Samael’s curse.”
I heard about that before. It’s possible to transfer Sacred Gears. The Fallen-Angel Raynare who took out the Sacred Gears from Asia-san and transferred it to herself is one of the cases like that. But Azazel-sensei also said this. It’s possible to transfer it, but there is a very high chance to lose other abilities. So it means even if Ise-kun gains a new body and has his soul and Sacred Gear put in it, we can’t throw away the chances of his after treatment and ability loss. “If the evil-pieces haven’t stopped functioning and if his soul and Sacred Gear are still present, then it is possible to revive him. In other words if they were to disappear, then we wouldn't have any method to revive him. But he’s still with his Sacred Gear…..? Oh yes. There was the case with Regulus Nemea as well. Maybe like that, the Sacred Gear itself remained and his soul is inside it. If his soul is in the Boosted Gear, he can endure for quite some time in the dimensional gap. I hear that Longinus of this generation are making irregular evolution so his luck must be the part of it. –A case which never happened before, but we can say that he has strong luck.”
At this answer, I…….. We……
“Ueeeeeeeeeeeen! Ise-saaaaaan!”
Asia-san cries very loudly. That isn’t a cry of sadness but of joy. Akeno-san, Koneko-chan, and Ravel-san are also shedding huge tears. Inside the despair, we found a single light….. No. It feels like we found a huge hope. Yes if there is a possibility of him being alive, then he must be alive! The reason for that is Hyoudou Issei is the man who made many miracles happen under any situation, and that is everyone's “Oppai Dragon”. Everyone here knows that better than anyone. Buchou covers her face with both her hands, and she shed a tear of joy. “…….Ise, so you are alive…… Yes, there is no way he would die!”
There is a possibility that Ophis is next to him. If Ise-kun is alive, then it’s natural that Ophis is with him. Like Ajuka Beelzebub-sama said, it won’t be weird if anything happens. If Ddraig is also next to him, then there is no more heart support than that. Maou-sama finishes looking at the evil-pieces and returns them to Buchou. “In any case, this is something you should hold on to, Rias Gremory. You should rest assured. Your lover is the [Oppai-Dragon] who makes miracles occur. Maybe his soul might return by itself with Ophis and Sekiryuutei Ddraig’s powers? –I will have people check the dimensional gap. There should have been someone in Falbium’s servants who knows a lot about this stuff.”
When Ajuka Beelzebub-sama put his hand forward, a transport magic circle is created in front of us. “All of you should get going. The Underworld is in need of the powers of the Young Devils. Don’t be scared, he will come back. I think all of you know that the most. He is a Devil like that, isn’t he?”
Yes, it is exactly like what Ajuka Beelzebub-sama said. If he is alive, then he will definitely return. Even if anything happens, as long as he is alive he will definitely come back to us. No one in here doubted that. Ise-kun. We will be waiting. That’s why please come back. The Underworld…… The children of the Underworld are waiting for your return! …..Una…… Was I sleeping……? The place I, Hyoudou Issei, woke up is on top of red ground. I saw a weird dream. A dream where I was encouraging Kiba who was fighting against Siegfried. He seemed like he was in trouble so I think I lent him Ascalon….. The others also didn’t look happy so I encouraged them as well! ……Huh. Where is this place……? When I looked around, there were red rocks that are…..spiky? Is it a desert? I’m not sure, but I’m on top of red ground. When I look at the sky, the scenery is mixed up because it has a mixture of different colours. It feels like I’m looking through a kaleidoscope. Wait, is this hell? If I remember, I went after Shalba who took Ophis and I tried to save her……. And then what happened? I was trying to go home….. I beat Shalba and……huh? Did I get beaten instead? My memories are blurry. [Did you open your eyes? I didn’t know what was going to happen to you.] I can hear my partner’s voice. [Ddraig? Yeah, I lost consciousness and…….huh? Weird. Somehow my body feels weird.] I realised the change in my body. ……Weird. I don’t have any sense of touch! I don’t have the sense of touching anything! I’m wearing the armour right now but I don’t have the sense to feel that! What is going on!? I tried to put my mask back into my armour like I usually do and…… I can’t do it! Th-then how about this!? I made the armour on only my hands disappear. Then-
Hands…. I don’t have my hands!? My arm, which is supposed to be inside when I take my armour off, isn’t there! W-Wait….. Are you telling me it’s the same with my whole body….? I didn’t know what was happening to me and then Ddraig talked to me. [Your body was destroyed with Samael’s curse. | text_12 |
You are in a state where your soul was taken out of your body and put into the armour. You can say that just your soul is left. But it was a hard decision whether this was actually possible or not.] ………..Eh? My body was destroyed? Is a state where I’m just a soul? And you put that inside the armour? I thought about it and I realise right away what this means. […..How can this be!? If I don’t have my body, I can’t have sex with Riaaaaaas!!] I screamed while holding down my head! Holy shit! I can’t touch any oppai if I don’t have my body!? None of Rias’s and Akeno-san’s oppai and Asia’s oppai which is still developing!? You must be kidding me that I can’t touch them anymore!! I started a relationship with Rias! At this rate I can’t have sex with her! [……Eh? T-that’s your reaction……?] My partner made a dumb response. Then I told him! [It’s not “Eh?”! This is a matter of life and death! I got into a relationship with Rias, but I can’t do erotic stuff without my body! Touch those breasts with my hands! With bare hands! I can’t grope them! It was better if I dieeeed!! How are you telling me to have sex with just my armour!? Dullahan is the only one who can do such weird play!] Not just Rias! I still haven’t touched enough of Akeno-san’s oppai either! Asia’s and Koneko-chan’s oppai’s are getting started right now you know? Just looking at them is the worst thing that can happen! Maybe it might not be bad if they go inside my armour and say “Aaaah, Ise’s inside is so cold that I’m feeling it”……? No that isn’t good!? I want to feel them with my own skin! [You are telling me I can’t make babies with Xenovia anymore! Shit! I also wanted to make babies with Irina! Geez, I don’t care if I can only do armour sex now! God damn it! So it should be okay if I can feel oppai with my armour right!?] [Ah… Ummm. You know Partner….] Ddraig made an amazed voice. What is it!? I’m in a shock right now because I lost my body! What else can there be!? [What is it Ddraig!? I’m really depressed right now! Talk to me afterwards! Shiiiit! I thought I was going to go home after beating that fraud Maou Shalba……. Ah. Where is Ophis anyway? I remained in the artificial dimension to save her.] Yes, Ophis. I regained my memory. I did beat Shalba afterall. I then saved Ophis and was going back home and I went down after my body was at it’s limit after taking Samael’s curse. And when I regained consciousness I was on top of Red ground and have lost my body. I look around finding Ophis. “Hit hit hit.”
When I got close to her, Ophis says this. “I shall defeat Great Red.”
He……? W-What are you saying….. Then, I realised it. Where I am standing, that is! I thought they were rough looking rocks, but……! I ran on top of the red ground! It wasn’t that large and soon I found the end. But what I found was…. an enormous sharp thing! No this isn’t…..! This is a horn!? I walk a bit more. And I appeared on top of the head of something! I’m on top of a familiar creature. Yes this red ground is a gigantic Dragon, Great Red! Uwaaaaaaah! I’m on top of Great Red! […..W-Why am I on top of Great Red……?] Ddraig says it while making a sigh. [After you defeated Shalba Beelzebub, you used up all your strength in the artificial dimension which was crumbling. After that the artificial dimension collapsed completely. Great Red passed by coincidentally. Then Ophis rode on Great Red while taking you with her. This is the dimensional gap. By the way several days have passed since then.] So now its like this huh. To meet Great Red by chance….. I am really lucky. So this is the dimensional gap. It is a mysterious place……
Wait, several days have passed!? ……Ah man. Everyone must be really worried. [Thinking about how you attract others, I can only think that you attracted Great Red naturally….. Your chance of meeting legendary beings is already abnormal. To avoid danger by your power of attracting others. You are very hard to read like usual.] Don’t say that…… I’m also concerned about this. I just want to have an ecchi life peacefully and so why do weird things like these come to me! It’s more than serious. This is a very dangerous thing. I did lose my body, after all! …..Maybe I should get purified. Ah, I will receive damage if I get purified! I can’t do anything about it! ….Well nothing will start if I say that now. Anyway I’m fine with Great Red coincidently passing by, and being saved. Ophis stopped hitting Great Red and looked up at the sky. [What. You didn’t return to your world?] I say it to Ophis. It wouldn’t have been weird if she went home leaving me behind. “To me, this is my original World.”
Oh yeah. This dimensional gap is her motherland. [……I said it in a wrong way. Didn’t you return to the Underworld or human world?] “You said "let's go home together". That’s why I am here. I will go home together.”
What an honest Dragon-God-sama. She really isn’t bad. She’s pure. […..You really are weird. But you weren’t bad after all…… Haaa. By the way, am I able to go home? Wasn’t there a summoning by Sensei?] [There was. But only your evil-pieces inside you returned. It was a rare phenomenon. Evil-pieces are items with lots of mysteries.] Ddraig says that! There was a summoning!? But just my evil-pieces returned!? [Are you serious! Ah, it is true. I can’t feel the response of my evil-pieces!] This makes me feel down…. Seriously. Even though my soul was saved, I lost my body and evil-pieces….. What remained was my soul, Sacred Gear, and Ddraig? So I am in a state where it is amazing that I am alive. No, even being alive in this state is more amazing….. Seriously, what am I? ……Are you telling me this is the blessing of Chichigami-sama? [Your power source was because of the evil pieces. Right Partner?] That is right Ddraig. Triaina and True-Queen were possible because of the evil-pieces. Because of that, I was able to get different powers from the previous Sekiryuutei’s. [Anyway, I need to tell everyone that I am safe….though I am actually not…… W-Well I want to tell them that I’m at least alive. But am I safe staying like this?] The inside of my armour is empty….. Can I call myself alive? Oh I am. I do have my conscious. [You are borrowing Great Red’s power right now. So for now you are.] Ddraig answers. T-then that means I have to be with Great Red! [Either way I can’t return normally! Man I’m totally trapped……]
[Can I change back the subject again Partner?] Ddraig says that. [Nn? Was there something?] [Yeah. Reconfirmation of the current situation.] [Current situation you say…… I have to go on a trip in the dimensional gap with Great Red in this state right? You are telling me to live in a World where there aren't any girls' breasts, butts, and thighs for eternity, right?…….. It’s hell. My road to becoming a Harem-King is far away.] [Hahahaha! Not giving up on becoming a Harem-King even in this situation! As to be expected from my Partner!] Ddraig laughs heartily. This isn’t something you can laugh about! This is very serious for me! | text_12 |
It’s my dream! The truth is it will be hard to become a Harem-king now since I don’t have my body anymore! No, I have to think of ways to do erotic stuff with just my armour as my last resort! [That’s it. I can understand why the remaining thoughts of the past hosts left everything in your care.] …..What are you saying? What do you mean? I then send my conscious to the depth of Sacred Gear. ……I can see that white World. …..There are tables and chairs. ……But no-one is there. There isn’t even a single Senpai there! What is the meaning of this!? Ddraig speaks quietly. […..Partner. Your soul was at risk of disappearing because of Samael’s poison. It was too late for your body so we had to discard it. What would be affected after the body was your soul. At that rate, your soul was about to be eliminated by Samael’s poison. Even I thought there was no way out. I was even prepared to go to the next host.] ……Wait. So how did my soul survive? [Their remaining thoughts protected your soul from Samael’s curse. While they became your substitute for receiving Samael’s curse, I pulled your soul out and attached it to the armour. It was perfect timing. If my judgement was slightly slow, you wouldn’t have been here now.] ……..
……What…… Then that means I’m here thanks to the Senpais…….! Still, haven’t I barely talked to them!? They started to put on good smiles by being released from the curse of Sekiryuutei! They even gave me advice at the artificial dimension! I even thought we could get along from now on as well! This…….. A farewell like this is too much….! [……I can understand how you feel. That’s why can you please listen to their last words? They left their words behind. –This is their last message to you.] Yeah please let me hear it! The words they left behind for me! …..Wait….I think there was a similar situation like this before…..A bad prediction crossed my mind. Then a vision appears from the jewel. It has the recording of the faces of my Senpais. They said it to me with very refreshing smiles. [[[[Pochi and Pochi, Zoom Zoom, Iyaaaan!]]]] ………
There was nothing I could say. It’s just like how I imagined! I knew it would turn up like this! How much do you guys, the past Sekiryuutei, love that song!? From the side of the vision, Hakuryuukou-senpai shows his smile. [Butts are also wonderful, current-Sekiryuutei.] Tell that to Vaaaaaaaaaaali!! Ah the vision disappeared! Are you serious!? This is it!? Nmoooooooooooou! How come you Senpai’s aren’t leaving any nice words to your Kouhai!! The only thing I can say to them is “Thank you very much! I will do my best!” while holding down my head! No, I’m really grateful to them for saving my life! So make it more emotional then! I made a sigh and Ddraig says it to me. [Look at the far end to the left.] I looked after Ddraig said that. –There is a swollen block of flesh. ……Did Great Red get bitten by a mosquito? Ah, it has a pulse! Is something inside? [What’s that?] [That is a cocoon. No, you can say that is a cultivation capsule.] [Cocoon? Cultivation? What’s inside?] [Yeah, your body. Your body which has been destroyed once is receiving new flesh in there. It’s giving birth to your new body with a part of Great Red’s flesh and Ophis’s powers.] ……. …….What did you say…….? I was speechless, and Ddraig laughed heartily. [Kukuku. You will be revived by the True-Dragon and Dragon-God. –Partner. Let’s prepare for the counter-attack.] Realm of the dead. Located in the lower strata of the Underworld and the place where the souls of the dead are sorted. I, Azazel, am visiting it. The realm of the dead is of the Olympus World…….the God from the Greek-faction Hades is in control of it. It isn’t as big as the Underworld and it's the World of the dead, it is a wasteland that no creature can live in. An ancient Greek shrine appears as I move to the depths. It is the place where the Grim Reapers of this World live as well as the castle of Hades, the “Hades Shrine”. I step foot in it along with several people. The moment we entered, the Grim Reapers gathered and looked at us with hostility. We came here without any call. So to them, it must appear like an attack. The reason we came here is simple. It’s to make a complaint to that bastard, Hades, and to stop that Skeleton-Geezer from doing whatever he wishes to the Underworld during the current crisis. It’s that shit who is obsessed with pestering the Devils and Fallen-Angels. He must be plotting to intrude at the right time, while the gigantic monsters of [Annihilation Maker] are rampaging in the Underworld. So we also came here to make sure he doesn’t do anything funny. The place we arrived in, is something that looks like a ritual area. Ornaments such as gold are used for the interior and it's so gorgeous that it doesn’t suit being in the Underworld. There is a carving on the wall of the trinity Gods of Olympus – Zeus, Poseidon and Hades and it is carved to stand out . Then from the depths of the shrine, a Skeleton-sama wearing vestments worn by priests, Hades, approaches while bringing several Grim Reapers with him. He sure has a disgusting aura around him. The Grim Reapers who are with him seem to be quite formidable as well. Judging from the aura they are leaking, they must be either Top-level Grim Reapers or Ultimate-level Grim Reapers. ……Though the Ultimate-level Grim Reaper from the other day, Pluto, isn’t here so that is bugging me….. Seeing Hades, the man next to me takes a step forward. “It has been a while. It is I, Maou-Lucifer from the Underworld, Sirzechs at your service. The God of the realm of the Dead, Hades-sama. I’m very sorry for the sudden visit.”
Yes, one of the members who came with me is Sirzechs. After I returned from the artificial dimension, I told everything to this guy including about Ophis and Ise. I know I wasn’t in a position to be forgiven, but I still said “I’m sorry” to Sirzechs. This guy listened to my details silently without changing his expression. He didn’t even blame me for it. ……..I was even prepared to get hit by you for making Rias and Ise end up like that. That’s how many sins I have committed……
After ordering his subordinates as countermeasure for the Gigantic monsters which are progressing and the Old-Maou faction members who are rampaging at each area, Sirzechs said this to me. “I’m planning to go to the realm of the dead. I want you to come with me”. Sirzechs predicted that Hades would make his move during this chaos. How should we handle Hades who won’t even listen to us? The answer for that is for the Maou himself to visit Hades. And I also received new information regarding Ise just before. I also told Sirzechs. Sirzechs was also relieved. He must have been very worried. Eitherway, if Ophis is with him and Ddraig is also safe, he can come back somehow. He is the invincible Oppai Dragon-sama after all. The Devil side has also started searching in the dimensional gap, so sooner or later he will come back. What’s left is to make a new body for him. | text_12 |
……Putting his soul aside, I’m not sure if putting back his Sacred Gear will work smoothly….. I just want to change him back with minimal negative factors. Hades laughs. For you all to come here…. Fafafafa. I certainly didn’t expect this.>>
Though it seems you are pretty confident. His strength is the real deal though. He knows that he can beat us even if he were to fight against me and Sirzechs. Michael also said he wanted to come with us, but I stopped him because having the Angel-Elder stepping foot in hell is a bit of a problem. Hades then looks at the person behind us. So who is that fake Angel over there? I can feel an abnormal presence from him>>
The one standing behind us is a youth wearing the robe of a priest and he has blonde hair and green eyes. –From his back, 10 pure-white wings are growing out. The youth made a simple introduction. “Hello. My name is Dulio Gesualdo, [Brave Saint]’s Joker. I’m here as a guard for Lucifer-sama and Azazel-sama. Though it doesn't seem like they need it. Though Michael-sama said “Just in case”. It’s a job of an Angel, a job.”
He seems very light hearted….. Just like the rumours. The weirdo Joker, Dulio. The possessor of [Zenith Tempest] and a [Brave Saint] who controls the sky. ……The rumoured trump card of the heavens huh. I hear that the Longinus within you can freely control the weather of the World….. Fafafafa. That Michael. I never expected him to send his Joker here.>>
That’s how much of a threat you are. Also outside, the possessor of Longinus [Canis Lykaon] that I brought here is on standby. Just in case something happens. The bosses of the bats and crows, and two Longinuses….. Don’t you think it’s a bit of a bullying to bring such people to an old guy like me?>>
Look who’s talking. You have the power to take us even with these members. ……So Slash Dog who is stationed outside is already known to him. To be expected from God-sama of the realm of the dead. It might not be bad to talk to all of you while drinking tea……. But I will ask you. What business do you have here?>>
…..You already know why. How much do you have to irritate us to satisfy yourself…..! Sirzechs answers normally. “A few days ago there was an incident at the Underworld which took place at the territory of Glasya-Labolas. My sister, her servants and Azazel over here received an assault from the Khaos-Brigade at the hotel near the Mid-class Devil promotion stadium.”
Ah, that. I have received the report about it.>>
“And I heard that the Governor and others were attacked by the Grim Reapers.”
I heard that your sister and Azazel-dono were trying to get in touch with “the Uroboros”, Ophis secretly. So I had them investigate it. All of the factions are thinking of having an alliance after all. The relationship between the whole factions will crumble if there is such treason like that. And it will be even worse if this action was done by Governor Azazel who talks about peace more than anyone else. So I wanted to know what is going through the mind of the Governor I admire. So I had my underlings look into it. I told them to give you a small warning if such treason did happen.>>
Hades explains while putting words of respect now and then in his speech. …..His words make me feel sick. I really want to pierce this guy’s neck with my spear of light……
This shit. He said the things Pluto was saying was a joke! You are telling me that was the small warning!? You send that many Grim Reapers and also a legendary Grim Reaper……! He continues while touching his chin which doesn’t have any flesh. Though it seems like it was my misunderstanding. If you received any casualties then I will apologise. If you want atonement then tell me. I can grant you basically anything except my life.>>
……Speaking manners and attitude where he is talking down at us. He must be doing it on purpose, but it certainly is working to piss me off. Since I was at that scene, my anger is rising. But there is a reason why I am not getting dragged into his words. ….That’s because there is someone here giving out intense pressure. …..I never knew your calm expression would be this scary Sirzechs. You usually don’t let me sense any of your aura at all, but I can sense lots of aura coming from you. Listening to Hades, Sirzechs nods once. “Is that so. So it was your misunderstanding…… I see. I also came here because I've heard a rumour which doesn’t sound that good.”
You are getting into the main point, aye Sirzechs. Sirzechs questions once again. “Hades-sama. I received a report that you are connected with The Khaos-Brigade behind the scenes. I hear that you are helping the Hero-faction and Old-Maou faction. I also heard that they used Samael. If this is true, then your actions will be seen as a serious treason. Even if we are standing in different positions, all the factions agreed not to have that come out. I don’t want to question your innocence, but just for confirmation will you let us see how is the situation of the seal of Samael?”
We can find out whether Hades used Samael by checking how long the seal has been used to seal Samael. If he is innocent, then the seal should have been performed a very long time ago. If he is guilty, then the seal should have been undone recently. If we can confirm that, then we will get a reason to blame him. It seemed like Hades made a sigh at Sirzechs’s question. This is idiotic. I am busy. I don’t have time to be accused of such things.>>
Hades tries to leave just saying that! Hey hey hey! This bastard ignores things which put him in a bad situation! I try to go after him but Sirzechs stops me with his hand. “I understand. Then I will stop questioning you. But it is the truth that you are being accused. So let’s do one thing then? I would like you to stay with us here until the monster incidents settle in the Underworld.”
Sirzechs makes a suggestion to make Hades stay here. An idea to have Hades under the surveillance of the Maou himself, so Hades won’t be able to interfere with the Underworld. This is our last resort. Though we knew it would come to this from the beginning. I also suggested we seal Hades’s shrine until all the monsters are eliminated. But Sirzechs said that he wants to talk with him instead. It’s not that he can't endure things, but this is Sirzechs’s kind personality which makes him do things to make casualties as low as possible. Hades stops and turns around. You say something interesting lad. Yes….. How about this then? –I won’t mind accepting that suggestion if your show me your true form.>>
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I became speechless for a moment at Hades’s words. ……This shitty-bastard came down to this huh. Hades continues. I heard rumours about it. The reason why the Devil named “Sirzechs” became a being that is called Lucifer. The reason for which you have surpassed the beings called Devils.>>
…..A moment of silence. Sirzechs nods. “-Very well. If it will make you stay here, then that is a very cheap deal. But I suggest to have those around you back off. | text_12 |
–They will definitely perish.”
Hou. That would be interesting. The ones around me aren’t only High-level Grim Reapers, but there are also Ultimate-class Grim Reapers within them. Even so, I don’t think there are lies within your words.>>
At Sirzechs words, the Grim Reapers around Hades have even stronger hostility. Sirzechs takes his shirt off and tells me and Dulio to back away. …..Are you really going to do it Sirzechs? While me and Dulio watch, Sirzechs increases his demonic powers. The demonic power of destruction emits from his body, and his body starts to turn red. Then……
The whole shrine started to shake. ……it must have shook because of Sirzechs’s demonic powers. This proves that the shrine which is made very solid is screeching. Violent cracks are made everywhere within the ritual area and that includes ceiling, walls, and the ground. From these shakes not only the shrine but, is the whole area around here shaking with Sirzechs’s demonic powers…..? Sirzechs’s surroundings perish without leaving a single speck of dust, due to the power of destruction emitting from him. The moment a crimson aura envelops Sirzechs, the intense aura envelops this whole area! …….The shaking stops. Then there was silence within the shrine. What appeared in the middle was power of destruction in the shape of a human. The new form of power of destruction looks at Hades. [In this form, the power of destruction spreads without my command. Without any barrier of field, it will make everything go back to nothingness. –It was fortunate that this shrine was made very strong. It seems like this place will last longer.] The new form of the power of destruction is none other than Sirzechs himself. So this is the true form of Sirzechs……
Are you telling me that insane quantity of power of destruction compressed itself into the form of a human……? But the quantity of aura I can feel with my skin……! From the amount of aura I can feel right now……. Isn’t it ten times more than that of the former Lucifer!? When I was at the Gremory residence Sirzech’s father, current head of Gremory, said this to me. “Governor Azazel. Sometimes I wonder and think that my son is a different being to a Devil and I sometimes wonder if it is okay to classify him as a Devil.”
That time I asked him by saying “What do you mean by that?”. The current head then said this while narrowing his eyes. “There is no doubt that he is a mutation of a Devil. Why did that happen? Is there something in my blood? Or is it a special trait inside the blood of Bael? We don’t know anything about it. –Except it is certain that Sirzechs and Ajuka are the only Super-Devils within the current Underworld. Maybe it was their destiny to become a Maou. After all there wasn’t any other position which would fit them. That’s how powerful Sirzechs is.”
……I now know what you mean Lord-Gremory. I can understand why Sirzechs was an Ace in the battle against the former-Maou government. …..If someone like him who has unreal demonic-power is present, then the sides will overturn. And there were two Devils with unreal powers. Sirzechs and Ajuka. It must have been natural that the Anti-Maou faction at that time won. ……Though there is one more Devil who you can call a Super-Devil though…… Though he hid himself somewhere. If he comes out, then that will be very dangerous. “…….Hahahaha. Looks like he doesn’t need a guard.”
Behind me, the Joker Dulio was making a sarcastic laugh. Yeah. It will be natural to feel that way when you see this. [Does this satisfy you Hades-dono?] Hades makes a laugh at Sirzechs’s words. Fafafafa. You monster. I see. You have greatly surpassed the former Lucifer. You even greatly outclass the category of a Maou. No, I can feel powers which make me doubt if I can even call you a Devil. –What are you?>>
[That’s what I would like to know. Though it’s certain that it is a sudden mutation. –Either way, the current me can eliminate you.] Fafafa. Doesn’t sound like a joke at all. If we fight, then the realm of the dead will definitely perish.>>
Yeah. If it is the current Sirzechs, then that won’t be a joke. This miscalculation makes me very happy. At worst I thought we had to handle Hades by force, but the current Sirzechs’s power can accomplish that with ease. Geez! Ise and Rias! Your brother is insane! One Grim Reaper approaches Hades. The Grim Reaper whispers something to him. Hades who has received a report points his hands towards the fire positioned in the ritual area. A vision appears within the fire. What appears on the vision was a certain group rampaging against a very large army of Grim Reapers. [Ora ora ora! How much can you endure against my rod Grim Reapers-san! ] It’s Bikou who is spinning around his nyoui-bou(Ruyi Bang). Next to him a gigantic golem, Gogmagog, is blowing away an army of Grim Reaper with it’s gigantic arms. Then one of its arm turns into a machine gun. I also saw Kuroka's and Le Fay's magic attacks. Arthur is wielding his Holy-King sword and he eliminates hundreds of Grim Reapers. The one who is moving in god-speed and tearing the Grim Reapers is Fenrir. –It’s the Vali team. They showed themselves in the realm of the dead and started a battle against the Grim Reapers. Yeah, I kinda knew this would happen. There’s no way they will stay quiet after being beaten. If they were to seek revenge then they would be picking the Hero-faction, Old-Maou faction, or Hades as their prey. They sure came at a good time. I've never contacted them nor made a plan with them, but good job dumbasses. Also the existence of Fenrir who has the fangs that kill Gods would also contribute to this matter. Though I don’t see Vali in there. ……Since it is him, he should be planning something. …….Is this your doing Governor of crows?>>
Hades asks with a very unpleasant voice. Yeah that’s the reaction I wanted to see. I wanted to see that side of you. I couldn’t control myself and I said this to him while putting on a grin. “Huh, no idea.”
…….! !>>
The aura around Hades changed colour to that of anger. Oh oh. You seem to be quite pissed. You will get yourself hurt if you look down on the Vali team who are fully powered, Skeleton-sama. They are a gathering of monsters who have been fending off pursuits from all the factions. “You wouldn’t be able to take down the members of the Vali team unless you send all of your Grim Reapers. You probably have to stay here and order them around to do so.”
With this, Hades won’t be able to interfere during the Underworld's crisis. He has no time to do nasty things to the Underworld when the Vali-team is rampaging in the realm of the dead, and also when Sirzechs is serious. Sirzechs agrees to my word. [Yes. That’s why we can only have you remain here.] Sirzechs lifts one of his fingers up. [One thing. This is just my personal feeling. That’s why allow me to say it.] The personification of power of destruction glares at the God of the realm of the dead with sharp eyes. | text_12 |
A hostility given by his glares makes your whole body freeze. [The God of the realm of the dead, Hades. The evil-intentions directed towards my sister Rias and my brother-in-law Hyoudou Issei will require your death. I will have you prepared when we end up fighting. – I will eliminate you from this World and I will not hold back nor hesitate.] If there is one mistake Hades made, then that was to make this man furious. No, actually there are two mistakes. I also grab a spear of light with my hand. “Skeleton God-sama. Don’t forget that I’m also pissed. Well it’s also my personal hatred towards you, but let me say it. –Don’t make my students cry……. !”
Even while receiving our hostility directed at him, Hades doesn’t show any sign of changing his presence. Well with this we've accomplished the case with Hades. I will leave the rest to you, young Devils, now. -Also. Come back already Ise. You will lose all the spotlight you know? We, the Gremory group, have returned from Ajuka Beelzebub’s hideout and are in the Gremory castle preparing to head out towards the capital. After a short time, we reunite with Irina-san and Xenovia. “Sorry. We came late.”
Both of them are wearing their usual battle clothes. Xenovia is holding a weapon wrapped in a cloth. The cloth is engraved with magical letters as well as the letters from Heaven. –The weapon inside the cloth must be Ex-Durandal, which has just been repaired. Irina-san also has a new weapon on her hip. …..I can sense a strong and abnormal aura from it. It is most likely the result of the research the Heavens were conducting that Azazel-sensei mentioned earlier. “Buchou, how is Ise? I heard most of the details from the people working here. What did the Maou Beelzebub say?”
“Yes, he said Ise isn’t in the worst case scenario. –Ophis and Ddraig are with him, so I want to contact him somehow…….”
“Yes. Well if it is him, he will return as long as he is alive. Right about now, he is probably yearning for Buchou and Fukubuchou’s breasts.”
Xenovia also believes in Ise-kun’s return. But for him to be yearning for their breasts…… Yes, that seems very likely. “So what are we going to do now?”
This time Irina-san asks Buchou. Buchou turns on the large screen television. What appears on the screen are the gigantic monsters that are rampaging in each capital of the Underworld. Judging from the amount of time that has passed, it wouldn’t be weird for the monsters to have already arrived at the important locations. But what appeared on the screens were Devils and alliances from other factions putting up a good fight against the “Bandersnatch”. The reporter reports about it happily from a helicopter. One of the Bandersnatch is receiving critical damage from the warriors who came from the alliances. Several hours have passed since Ajuka Beelzebub-sama developed the method of taking down the monsters, and the battles are starting to overturn. Anti-monsters that were created to be very hard. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama and his servants created magic-circle technique problems that work on the monsters and they told the people in the alliance who are fighting on the front lines. “……..Ajuka-sama started creating the techniques when the monsters first appeared while being in contact with Falbium Asmodeus-sama. I heard that he completed making it when we went to visit him in the human world.”
Buchou says that while watching the screen. From the information I received, Falbium Asmodeus-sama is in charge of the battle strategy. Thanks to the two Maou’s who used their intellects, all of the Bandersnatch are now stalled and receiving damage. [It is the Gigantic monsters VS Levia-tan!] When the channel changed, Serafall Leviathan-sama appears on the television. I heard that she couldn’t sit back while the Underworld was in a crisis, so she left the Maou territory to start a fight with one of the Bandersnatch on her own. Very thick ice appears on the screen. It’s the favourite technique of Serafall Leviathan-sama. –The wasteland turned into a World of Ice. Bandersnatch of course isn’t safe from such an attack, and more than half of it’s body is now frozen. ……The demonic-power difference is way too large. A demonic-attack that can affect the land itself….. This is the power of Maou Leviathan……
On the other channel, Tannin-sama and his servant Dragons have just cornered one of the Bandersnatch. They are now receiving the technique that works on them, there aren’t many people who can withstand his fire breath, which is said to be at the same level as that of a Maou. [Hahaue! Please do your best!] On another channel, a Kyuubishoots a flame at a Bandersnatch. –It’s Yasaka-san from Kyoto! The one on her back is the small priestess, Kunou-chan. They are rampaging while leading many youkai in battle. Looks like the Youkai faction from Kyoto came to help out during the crisis of the Devils. Ise-kun will be happy if he learns of this. From the information I received earlier, the Old-Maou factions who are rampaging throughout each city are now being pushed back. [Ah! Finally! One of the Bandersnatch has been stopped!] The shout of the reporter can be heard from the screen. The first one to take down a Bandersnatch is…… The alliance army led by Emperor Belial! The humanoid Bandersnatch is lying on the ground defeated. Most of its enormous body is destroyed and it seems as if it's no longer capable of moving. I can hear the roars of victory across the screen. In this advantageous situation, it seems like all the Bandersnatch will be taken down within half a day. The problem is……
“The remaining problem would be Jabberwocky who is heading towards the capital of the territory of Maou.”
…… I can hear a familiar voice coming from behind me. When I turn around the Valkyrie, Rosseweisse-san, is standing there! “Rossweisse!”
“I have returned, Rias-san.”
She's come back from Northern Europe! Then Rossweisse-san says it with a serious expression. “I heard about Ise-kun earlier. Well, he is the one who has such a large craving for Rias-san and Akeno-san’s breasts, so he should be returning here very soon.”
……She’s saying the same thing as Xenovia, Ise-kun! It's possible that all of the girls in the Gremory group might have that same opinion. Well so do I. Anyway, if Ise-kun and Gasper-kun return then the Gremory group will be back together! I thought that was a wish that wouldn’t come true. But now it’s different. We can definitely have everyone together again! There’s no way that the Gremory group could be separated that easily! We've been through so much bloodshed together and I’m sure that won’t be changing from now on either. Everyone knows that this group……. The Occult Research Club is gathering once again and they all have confidence in this. “Everyone! It’s an emergency!”
The one who came here in panic is Ravel-san. She went to bring us tea earlier but she never returned until now….. She then told us with a serious expression. “……. | text_12 |
The Sitri group who were guarding the evacuating civilians has……started a battle against those from the Khaos Brigade!”
That became the signal for the Gremory team to head out. The capital city of the Maou territory in the Underworld (Devil side), Lilith. The area is roughly the same size as the capital city of Japan, Tokyo. In terms of culture, it is no different, and there are very tall buildings and public transport present. It may be a bit different compared to other developed countries, but it is definitely a city. But that city is drawing into a crisis. That’s because the irregular gigantic monster, Jabberwocky, is drawing near. If it arrives, the capital will receive a very devastating blow and the capital would become dead. If the capital goes down, there is no doubt that other areas throughout the Underworld would also be affected. Right now the Lucifer group, Grayfia-sama and Sirzechs-sama’s other servants, are taking Jabberwocky on. It is the group that is said to be the strongest among all Devils. Right now they are evenly matched, and even though they aren’t causing any critical damage to Jabberwocky, they are still succeeding in stalling it. ……Looking at their fight from the news, they are having an even flashier fight than Serafall-sama, and they are stalling Jabberwocky while also changing the area around it. ……It’s my first time seeing them from a television, but the demonic-powers released by Grayfia-sama are even more overwhelming than I imagined and they have so much destructive power that they are annihilating the land itself. So this is the true form of the ultimate Queen who is also the wife of Maou Sirzechs Lucifer…… It might be natural for Buchou to see her as her elder sister who she can respect. But the monster who can’t even be defeated by the Lucifer group led by Grayfia-sama is the Jabberwocky. ……How much hatred does one need to create such a monster…..? But I heard that thanks to the Lucifer group, the evacuation of the city is almost complete. Young Devils such as the Sitri group are being dispatched to confirm whether there is anyone who has been left behind. I also heard that Sairaorg Bael is taking on the Old-Maou faction Devils who are rampaging in the capital. We, the Gremory group, and Irina-san have just arrived in the North-west district of the capital using the big magic circle located in the basement of Gremory castle. We left Ravel-san in the Gremory castle. She was dragged into our battle in the artificial dimension the other day, but she is a guest. We can’t have her getting involved in our battles. We and Ravel-san understand that, although she seemed very upset that she wouldn’t be of use to us and she still accepted our thoughts. We appeared at the tallest building in the district when we arrived from the magic circle. Now, we have to catch up to the Sitri group. Then someone calls out to us. “E-Everyone! I-I’m glad!”
It’s Gasper-kun! “People from the Fallen Angel group told me that everyone would come here, but I was lonely because no one was here!”
Gasper-kun has teary eyes. We are finally reunited with him. The only one left is Ise-kun! When he returns, the Gremory group will be resurrected once again! “Gasper, I’m looking forward to seeing the results of your training!”
Buchou says that to Gasper-kun, but…….his eyes seem dark and the colour of his face isn’t that good. “……Y-Yes. I will do my best to live up to your expectations……. Umm? Where is Ise-senpai?”
Gasper-kun looks around trying to find Ise-kun. …….Did he not receive the information about Ise-kun? “Ise-kun is…..”
It happens as I was about to give him the details. “…..Over there!”
Koneko-chan points in a certain direction. When we look, we see a huge black Dragon wrapped in black flames rampaging. –That’s Saji-kun! We fly up into the sky after seeing that. We arrive at the location where we saw Saji-kun in his Dragon-King form. It has lots of tall buildings and we are at the road. This place is surrounded by flames where buildings and roads are destroyed. ……I can see the town that has turned into a sea of fire from up in the air. It’s fortunate that we don’t sense any presences around. There are no cars moving on the roads and there is no one walking either. It seems most of the evacuation here is finished. “Gremory group!”
I hear a familiar voice and when I turn around, I see the girls from the Sitri group protecting a bus that has lost one of its wheels. –There are many children inside the car. “How is the situation?”
Buchou asks the “Knight”, Meguri-san, from the Sitri group. “We encountered the Hero faction while we were travelling on this road….. They began to attack us immediately after they found out we were the Sitri group. The bus received minor damage which stopped it from moving so we could only fight back…… And Kaichou, Fukukaichou, and Gen-chan have……. !”
Meguri-san says it with a voice mixed with a cry. …….What happened to Saji-kun!? “Look at that!”
Rossweisse-san points to the direction to the right. We then see Saji-kun getting his throat grabbed by the huge man from the Hero faction, Heracles, on a street where there are many shops! Saji-kun’s body is covered in blood and it seems like he is about to lose consciousness. We also see Sona-kaichou who is on the ground and Shinra-fukukaichou who is fighting against Jeanne. Heracles throws Saji-kun away after finding him boring, and then steps on Sona-kaichou's back who is laying on the ground. “Guu!”
Sona-kaichou screams! …..To step on a woman who is on the ground….! What an unforgivable action! Heracles laughs loudly. “What is this? I was expecting more because you won the Rating Game match against the Arch-Duke, Agares. Is this it?”
“Don’t speak nonsense! You just focused your aim on the bus filled with children! Kaichou and Saji couldn’t give their all because they were protecting them! You are the one who made them do that!”
Shinra-fukukaichou says it with anger while crying. Her expression is that of anger and frustration. For Shinra-fukukaichou to show such expressions……. She must be really frustrated. And the reason for that is because Heracles aimed at the bus filled with children….? He attacked Kaichou and Saji-kun with such cowardly attacks…..! I was filled with anger after hearing of such a cowardly act. …….If Ise-kun heard that, he would go and hit Heracles without any moment to spare. …….The only enemies here are Heracles and Jeanne. I don’t see Cao Cao or Georg anywhere. Are they acting separately? Jeanne makes a sigh after pushing back Shinra-fukukaichou with a holy-sword. “I did tell him that he shouldn’t, you know? Though I didn’t stop Heracles at all!”
Jeanne creates countless holy-swords on the ground in order to destroy Fukukaichou’s footpath! Jeanne attacks Fukukaichou with her sword who then loses her balance! I run to her immediately! I close my distance and block her strike with Gram. “Can you stop already?”
I say it with a low voice. | text_12 |
Jeanne gets astonished when she sees the weapon in my hand. “……Gram!? Don’t tell me Siegfried is…..! ?”
I have Gram and the other swords Siegfried had on my hips inside a sheath. After I defeated him, these demonic swords also accepted me as their new master. I never thought I would become the owner of demonic swords like that. I seriously can't predict what will happen when I am with this group. “Heh! That guy must be quite pathetic for losing against these guys!”
Heracles just laughs. …….Looks like they don’t have that much passion for their comrades. “……So the main members of the Hero faction are continuously getting taken down. We might end up being annihilated if we continue to get involved with the Gremory group.”
Another voice. –The one that appears with the mist is Georg, the mist user. …..Continuously getting taken down? Perhaps the boy who possesses the [Annihilation Maker] cannot fight anymore. It seems like he was forced to do a reckless thing back in the artificial dimension by Shalba Beelzebub. Georg then says. “I’m sorry, Heracles. Jeanne. The black flame of Vritra over there was denser than I thought, so it took a while to dispel it into another dimension. It has been a while since I made a dimension for dispel. –Just like the legend says, it certainly had an ability with a strong curse and grasping. Damn Vritra.”
“Ha! Even though he is still inexperienced, you defeated one of the Dragon-Kings! As to be expected from a Longinus possessor, aye Georg!”
Heracles praises him. I see. So they defeated Saji-kun by Georg taking the control of the battle. I can understand Saji-kun of the Dragon-King being defeated by this Longinus possessor who also specialises in magic. ……On top of that it seems like they attacked the bus filled with children. I have Gram in my right hand and a Holy-demonic sword in left hand, and wielded two swords. The offensive aura goes towards Heracles and Jeanne. Both of them dodge it easily, but I get their guard down! I pick up Shinra-fukukaichou quickly and go to where Sona-Kaichou and Saji-kun are at. “You are fast!”
A magic circle used for magic appears on Georg’s palm! I won’t let him use it! I made the holy-demonic sword disappear and then I make a command! “My Knight troops!”
Dragon-Knight troops appear around me. I command them to take Sona-kaichou, Saji-kun, and Shinra-fukukaichou away. Yes! This is good! What’s left now is…..
Georg releases a huge fireball! A fire magic! I hold onto Gram with both my hands and cut the fireball in half! With Gram’s sharpness, this is a piece of cake! I don’t want to admit it, but in every aspects of durability, destructive power and sharpness they are superior to the swords I create. Seeing my action, Georg makes a comment of admiration. “…..Strong. To save all your comrades while taking on three of us….. So this is the holy-demonic sword user, Kiba Yuuto. You are a bit in the shadow of Sekiryuutei, but Rias Gremory certainly possesses a terrifying Knight.”
“Thank you for your compliment…..Is that what I should be saying? I’m okay with being the shadow. Ise-kun is the hero. I only have to become the sword of Rias Gremory.”
Yes that would be enough for me. The ones who get the spotlight on the stage should be my master, Buchou, and my best friend, Ise-kun. I’m just the sword. Nothing more, nothing less. “Are you okay! ?”
Asia-san starts healing Kaichou and Saji-kun. A green aura is emitted from her, having her in the centre. A healing aura which has a wide range. Because of Asia-san’s personality, it heals both allies and enemies, but since there is quite a distance from the Hero-faction I don’t have to worry about that. Even if they try to attack her, me and my comrades will stop them. “……A child was holding onto it very preciously…… The doll of Oppai-Dragon…….. If…….I let the children get hurt…… I can never catch up to him ever again……”
Saji-kun, who is barely conscious, says that while getting healed. He is shedding tears of regret. -Saji-kun! You……endured this much…..only by seeing that……! “Tsubaki. We will take care of them. Can I leave the evacuation of the children inside the bus to you?”
Buchou says it to Shinra-senpai. Fukukaichou looks at us, the enemies, and the children. “…….But.”
“Please, Fukukaichou. We will pay them back for what they did to you. We have inherited the feelings of you and Saji-kun.”
I say that. Yes, the thing Saji-kun wanted to protect is the same thing we wanted to protect. We can’t forgive the Hero-faction who attacked them. –We will finish them here. “……Kiba-kun. Yes, I understand.”
Shinra-fukukaichou replies like that. This is good. With this, the children will be safe. What’s left is for us to defeat them. “Kiba-kun used the power of good-looking guys on fukukaichou-san! You seriously can’t talk bad about Ise-kun!”
Irina-san is overreacting with joy….. Well I will let it slide for now. Xenovia takes a step forward. “Now then, lets do it. My Durandal is reforged once again. It won’t be good if I don’t rampage with it.”
Xenovia takes the cloth off her weapon. What appears is Ex-Durandal which looks exactly the same. And it should have been reforged by adding “Excalibur Ruler” on top of it. I don’t see any differences in the shape of it……. Except the aura around it is completely different than before. -The silent aura of the holy-sword that has been compressed was now enveloping the blade. In reality it is the hybrid of the True-Excalibur, formation of all seven Excalibur, and Durandal. The specs must be overwhelming. “I also received something good as well!”
Irina-san draws the sword that she has on her hip. –Oh my. I didn’t realise it until she drew the sword out. The sword that Irina-san is carrying is……a holy-demonic sword! Irina-san smiles when she sees my reaction. “Yes. This is the mass produced holy-demonic sword produced from the holy-demonic sword Kiba-kun gave the heavens during the time when the alliance was being formed between the three great powers! This is one of the test types! It received quite a lot of customisation so the Angels can wield it. It isn’t as strong and it doesn’t have as much variety as Kiba-kun’s, but it is enough for an Angel to wield!”
So the Heaven's side has been creating such things. Because of the characteristic of the holy-demonic sword resulting from the absence of God, it can only be used away from the Vatican and Heaven. But it certainly is a good support. I feel like a parent who just witnessed the growth of their child. It looks like my holy-demonic sword is being useful to the alliance. Xenovia points her sword at Jeanne. “I had some debts to repay to Siegfried, but it can’t be helped if Kiba and the others defeated him. –So I will help Irina instead with her payback.”
Irina-san agrees to Xenovia’s aggressive words. “Yes yes! I’m going to have my payback for Kyoto! You are no good even if you are a person who inherited the soul of a saint!”
Irina-san also copies Xenovia and points her sword at Jeanne. | text_12 |
…….I think they make a good team. “Ara ara. Then can I also join in? –She probably has “that” so it will be better to have more people.”
It seems like Akeno-san will also be taking on Jeanne. Akeno-san must have stepped in because of the concern regarding “Chaos Drive”. We won’t know what enhancement Jeanne would get when she uses it. It’s a good judgement to take her on with several people. Six wings appear from her back after the two bracelets on her wrists glow in gold. -It’s the Fallen-Angel transformation from before. Akeno-san said she needs the support of the bracelets to transform, but she wants to be able to transform without it in the future. The power sleeping within her must have awoken completely. Jeanne makes a smile full of confidence at the challenge she received from three of them. “Hee, so three people are going to be fighting me. Also the Onee-san over there seems like she knows about “that”. Interesting! Balance-Break!”
When she says it with a strong voice, a Dragon made from holy-swords appears behind her. It’s the sub-species balance breaker of Jeanne’s [Blade Blacksmith]. It has a dense pressure like before. She’s not an opponent who you can have your guard down against. Even so, Xenovia makes her stance. “This Ex-Durandal has the ability of all seven Excaliburs. If I master it, I will obtain an even greater power.”
It’s just like she says. It has each of the seven Excaliburs' abilities in it. If she gets used to it, it will have high enough specs to fight against Cao Cao’s Balance-Breaker. That’s what I thought……. But Xenovia then says it up front. “Unfortunately I’m dumb. Even though I gained more techniques, I won’t be able to use them very well. That’s why I will be using this.”
Xenovia swings the Ex-Durandal. A huge crater is made in the ground along with the violent sound of an explosion. “-It will be enough with the destructive powers of Excalibur and Durandal.”
Declaration of absolute destructive powers! …….Xenovia, can you also pay attention to using techniques since you are also a [Knight]…… With the way she uses them, it seems like she could perform better than me. Xenovia makes a displeased face after she realises I am looking at her. “Muu, Kiba. You thought I was a power idiot just now, didn’t you? But I have to say that the only one who specialises in techniques should be enough with just you. That’s why I will just aim for only destructive powers!”
Please hear me! Can you also pay attention to techniques!? Our group is filled with power-types and we lack technique-types! It’s wrong for the formation of our “party” if I am the only technique-type! This is very serious! The lack of techniques in the Gremory group is very serious indeed! I could only feel uneasy for the future games! …….I should state this seriously to Buchou next time. –That I want her to raise another technique type that is. “……The man who goes through the most hardship. Kiba Yuuto.”
Thank you Koneko-chan! I will try my best a bit longer then! “Follow me then! A Devil, an Angel, and a Fallen-Angel! I sure am popular!”
Jeanne says it with joy and goes on top of her Dragon. The Dragon goes up the tall building nearby using its feet after its master lands on top of its back. Xenovia, Irina-san, and Akeno-san spread their wings out and fly after her. A violent clash happens in the air immediately! Those three should have an advantage in their fight against Jeanne. So the only ones left are Heracles and Georg. I then ask Georg. “Why did you target the bus? Actually why are you in the capital?”
I couldn’t understand the reason for targeting the children. I didn’t think they would just target that bus. And why were they here in this city? Did they come to rob after the people were evacuated from here because of the monsters? That sounds unlikely…..
“I will answer the second question first. –It’s sight seeing. Cao Cao said he wanted to see how far those gigantic monster can go with his own eyes.”
-Georg answered. ……The reason they came here is for sight seeing. Or an escort for Cao Cao who wanted to look around. ……But Cao Cao himself isn’t here…… Was he watching like a VIP from somewhere? He sure is a creepy man like always. “Then why did you target the bus?”
I ask him once again. Georg just sighs. “We happened to encounter the bus by luck. Then we saw Saji Gennshirou of the Vritra and Sitri-group riding on the bus. They also know our faces. So we can’t help it if we get into a fight, right?”
…….So it was just an unfortunate encounter then? But Heracles makes a provocative smile. “It’s also because I agitated him, you know? We met with that Vritra by chance. It’s lacking to only see the monster invasions. So I said “Fight me if you don’t want the children to get involved”. –So like that, the fight started.”
-! …….You started a fight……with a foolish reason like that…..? Saji-kun accepted to protect the children……! While I was getting filled up with anger…..
“I heard that the hero-faction is a gathering of heroes who are seeking to fight against the abnormals…… But it looks like there was scum among them.”
A man appears in front of us. A gigantic lion covered in golden fur. And the one bringing the lion with him is the man who has absolute power. A pure embodiment of “power” itself. The man who fought me, Xenovia and Rossweisse-san, and the one who forced Ise-kun to awaken the True-Queen with only his martial arts. “…..Sairaorg!”
Buchou calls out the man’s name. –Yes, it is the entrance of Sairaorg Bael. I can’t remember what date it was, but Azazel-sensei made a certain comment. “If there is someone out of the young Devils, including Rias’s group, who can fight against Ise head on and is further increasing his power, then there is only one person.”
Sairaorg Bael. The man who almost defeated Ise-kun and caused the awakening to True-Queen. He appears while bringing the huge lion, Regulus. He takes a step forward while having Regulus remain on a spot. He just said one short sentence. “-I will go.”
Sairaorg Bael takes off his shirt. His body which has been trained magnificently shows up. The pure fighting spirit, Touki, is emitting from his body. “I just finished taking down the old-Maou faction remnants who were making a ruckus in the capital. Then I saw a black Dragon….. Saji Genshirou in the distance. I only saw him in the video recorded in the game but I realised that it was him immediately. –And that he was fighting something great.”
Sairaorg Bael looks at Heracles. Heracles makes a smile of joy after seeing the fighting spirit of Sairaorg Bael. “The next heir to the house of Bael huh. I know you. The talentless next heir who was born without the power of destruction which is the trait of the house of Bael. I hear that you can only fight with your body even though you are a Devil. Hahaha, it's my first time hearing of such an unreasonable Devil!”
Sairaorg Bael doesn’t change his expression even with Heracles’ taunt. | text_12 |
A small insult like this means nothing to him compared to the insults he has been receiving for half of the time he spent in his life. “The one who inherited the soul of the hero Heracles.”
“Yeah, that’s right Bael-san.”
Sairaorg Bael rejects Heracles while approaching him slowly. “Looks like it was my misunderstanding. Someone as weak as you can’t possibly be a hero.”
Hearing that, Heracles’ face changes. His pride must have showed up after hearing that. “Hee, I heard you had a hitting contest with Sekiryuutei. What a loser. If it’s a Devil, then it's demonic-powers. You can say that the embodiment of demonic-powers and supernatural phenomenon using demonic-powers is the way of the Devils. So what do we call you and Sekiryuutei then?”
No matter how much Heracles taunts him, Sairaorg Bael’s expression doesn’t change. But Heracles’ taunts still continue. “I heard you have the Sacred Gear with the Nemean Lion that was defeated by the original Heracles. –It’s ironic that you met me then. You can’t beat me unless you use that you know?”
Sairaorg Bael answers Heracles with one sentence. “Not using it.”
“Ha?”
“I won’t use the garment of the lion against the likes of you. No matter how I look at you, I can’t think that you are stronger than Sekiryuutei.”
Sairaorg Bael just says that. Heracles laughs loudly after hearing that. “Hahahaha! There is nothing I can’t blow up with my Sacred Gear! Even if you are covered in Touki, that is! It’s nothing against my Sacred Gear!”
Heracles jumps up! His hand is covered with a dangerous aura! He grabs onto both of Sairaorg Bael's arms……. And starts an explosive attack! Heracles Sacred Gear's ability allows him to blow up things while attacking at the same time. –But Sairaorg Bael says it simply like this. “I see. So this is it?”
His expression doesn’t change even as his flesh is ripped and blood begins to flow out. Heracles seems completely angry and the aura in both his hands increases! “Hehehe, you sure know how to talk. Then how’s this! ?”
He then thrusts his fists against the road. Then the road itself explodes and envelops Sairaorg Bael’s whole body! Smoke, dust and ash completely cover the surroundings! The road where the two of them were standing is completely destroyed and has turned into rubble. Heracles makes a big laugh on top of the rubble. “Hahahahahahahahaha! See that!? He died without doing anything! That’s why Devils who can’t use demonic powers are defective! What can you possibly do with only martial arts…..”
Heracles stops his sentence there. His expression changes to one of astonishment. That’s because there is a man standing in the middle of the road as if nothing happened! Sairaorg Bael who only has minor wounds with blood coming out is still wearing the same expression. “-Is this it?”
Heracles backs down after seeing the touki of Sairaorg Bael which hasn’t even decreased a bit. “…..Don’t underestimate me you shitty Devil!”
He says that, but he isn’t as confident as before. Sairaorg Bael finally makes his move towards Heracles. While emitting strong pressure, he is closing his distance from Heracles step by step. “I was expecting a bit more because I heard you carry the soul of the hero Heracles….. Looks like my expectations keep on being betrayed.”
Heracles makes a stance with both his hands, but Sairaorg Bael disappears! He’s quick! He appears right in front of Heracles! He appears in front of his opponent on purpose! I can only be shocked by the way he fights his opponents! “It’s my turn.”
DON! A heavy, sharp and accurate fist gets thrusted into Heracles’ stomach. That single blow goes past Heracles’ body and destroys the building behind him. “….--! !”
Because of the destructive power he didn’t expect, his expression changes to that of confusion and then to that of extreme pain. “…..--! !”
He kneels down on the ground and grabs his stomach with his hands. He spits out blood from his mouth. He must be feeling intense pain which can’t be described in words. I know that because I've also received this punch before. There is not a single person who can be unharmed after receiving that punch. It’s obvious he received critical damage. The situation changed with just a single punch…..
…….Rossweisse-san’s magic couldn’t even cause Heracles critical damage, but his punch does that easily. Sairaorg Bael then says it while looking down on Heracles. “What’s wrong? That hit just now was just a normal punch. The Sekiryuutei who you made fun of didn’t even flinch for a single moment from that punch you know?”
Hearing that, Heracles makes a creepy laugh. He then stands up with an angry expression. “…….Don’t screw around with me……! You damn mere Devil! You don’t have demonic powers! You don’t even use Sacred Gear! With just a normal punch….”
Heracles’ whole body glows! The light surrounding his body forms the shape of a missile. It’s Balance-Breaker! He shot those missiles in Kyoto and made Rossweisse-san have a hard time! A weapon which is everywhere on his body that has intense destructive powers! “……you won’t be able to defeat me!! !”
While making a roar, he shoots the missiles in every direction! We also felt it would be dangerous so we made a stance to evade it. Many missiles hit various places in the city and violently destroyed many buildings, roads and public property! One of the missiles goes towards Sairaorg Bael head on! “Hmph!”
HIT! Sairaorg Bael didn’t even dodge the missile created from the Sacred Gear, and he just hit it away with a punch! What kind of fist does he have? He just hit the missile away with ease…..! Once again I became shocked by the punching power of this person who is the next heir of the house of Great King. All the missiles directed at him are hit away with his fists. The missiles that are hit away crash into buildings and roads. One of the missiles shot is flying in the direction of where the children are! This is bad! If that hits…. But my worries ended there. That’s because Rossweisse-san stood in front of the children! Rossweisse-san blocked the missile completely by having a defence magic-circle in front of her! Her shield which was broken through back in Kyoto is now even more powerful! “-This is a new defence magic. I am a [Rook], so I thought I should increase my defence which is the trait of a Rook. I learned many defensive magics in my homeland. By using my trait of defence and my magical attack, I am still able to endure against Balance-Breakers that specialise in destructive power. –Heracles. Your powers won’t work against me anymore. I will show you that I can block 10 times the power of that attack just now!”
The reason Rossweisse-san returned to her homeland was because she could increase her trait. She increased her defence by learning powerful defence magic. Rossweisse-san has once again increased her trait as a [Rook]. The Gremory group is getting even more powerful, Ise-kun! While I was getting happy with the power ups of my comrades, I then saw the children. “Lion-san! | text_12 |
Do your best!”
“Lion! Don’t lose!”
It was a cheer to Sairaorg Bael who is fighting against Heracles. Sairaorg Bael puts on an astonished face because he didn’t expect this. The children must know about Sairaorg Bael through the match against Ise. He then laughs happily. “Fuhahahahahaha!”
Sairaorg Bael’s Touki increases even more. “Those kids told me to “Do my best” and “Not to lose”. This seriously feels good, doesn’t it Hyoudou Issei? So this is the power you can receive from the children. –There’s not even the slightest chance you can win now, hero Heracles.”
“Don’t get all happy because of the kids saying stuff to youuuuu! You brainless Great-King!”
A fist gets thrust into the face of Heracles who is yelling. Heracles kneels on the ground while having blood flow out from all the holes in his face. “…..What is it….with this punch…………”
The more he gets hit by the Great-King, the more scared he gets. It’s just a punch. But that punch digs a hole through his body and soul. –It’s so deep that it gets carved deeply into his soul. “A person who can’t even get cheers from the children shouldn’t call himself a hero…..!”
Sairaorg Bael looks at Heracles with an expression filled with pressure. Heracles puts on a expression of despair as if he realised he can’t win both physically and mentally. But he gets something out from his pocket. -A pistol type injection and Phoenix tear. It’s [Chaos Break]! There is a chance that the battle will turn the other way around if he uses that! No, Sairaorg Bael would be able to take him on if he puts on the Balance-Breaker. But the increased destructive power would be able to destroy the entire landscape surrounding this place! And he also has the Phoenix tear! We don’t know how powerful Heracles would get after he recovers and uses the [Chaos Break]! “D-Damn you!”
Heracles says that while putting the tip of the injection to his neck. But I can see that he is hesitant about it. Sairaorg Bael questions him. “What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to use it? Judging from it, it strengthens your body right? If you want to use it, then use it. If you become stronger by using that, then I will gladly accept that! I will still surpass you even if you use that!”
Heracles has a frustrated face. There are a few tears in his eyes because of frustration. “Daaaaaaaaamn itttttttt!”
He throws the [Chaos Break] and Phoenix tear on the ground while howling with a cry! He then goes towards Sairaorg Bael head on. ……He actually discarded the [Chaos Break]……..! This is an unexpected turn of events! Sairaorg Bael makes a stance for the first time after seeing his opponent. “Looks like you regained your pride as a hero at the last moment. –Not bad. But…..”
Sairaorg Bael uses his left fist to hit away Heracles’ punch and then covers his right fist with Touki. “-Go down with this punch!”
He hits him in his stomach! A nice sound of a punch echoes throughout this area. Heracles goes down completely while losing consciousness. I then remembered what Ise-kun said. He said this after the match against Bael. "Hey Kiba. Sairaorg-san is really a mysterious person. I think it is foolish to hit him face to face and dodging his attacks would be the most appropriate thing. –Even if I think like that in my head, I realise that I am fighting against him head on. That’s the kind of person he is. He makes you want to have a hitting contest with him. And there is no reason behind that." Sairaorg Bael’s fist brings back the pride of the scum who fell so low. Sairaorg Bael who just defeated Heracles looks great in my eyes right now. Sairaorg Bael defeated Heracles and Akeno-san and the others are currently taking on Jeanne. So the only enemy left now is Georg. Though we certainly don’t know when Cao Cao will show himself……
I can see intense holy-lighting and sacred aura exploding near the tall buildings. It seems like the battle against Jeanne is still going on. The reason why the girls who have powered up haven't returned yet is probably because Jeanne used [Chaos Break]. Akeno-san and the other two would have been able to defeat Jeanne already if she was in her Balance-Breaker form. The battle is lasting longer than I expected. We have quite the man-power if we also include Sairaorg Bael. Even if Georg uses [Chaos Break], we still have a high chance of winning. Georg smiles after looking at the fallen Heracles. “Strong. So this is the power of the current young Devils. Sairaorg of the Bael, and the Gremory group lead by Rias Gremory. I met with you guys a few days ago, but I never expected that you guys would have become even stronger….. At this rate, the vampire and nekomata over there probably also have more power than our data says.”
Georg looks at Koneko-chan and Gasper-kun. Well putting Gasper-kun aside, Koneko-chan didn’t get any exceptional power-up since we left the artificial-dimension. Her power-up will begin now. I heard her sister Kuroka, is going to begin teaching her how to use youjutsu and senjutsu. She's willing to be taught by her sister, who she has a stiff relationship with, so her determination must be very strong. Gasper-kun turns blue after being looked at by Georg. “…….Gasper. What’s wrong?”
Buchou seems suspicious by the weird tension of her servant. ……Gasper-kun’s expression begins to break down and he eventually starts shedding tears. ……What happened to Gasper-kun? “……I’m sorry everyone…… I…..I…..! I couldn’t get stronger……even though I went to the Grigori institute!”
-! Everyone gets shocked by Gasper-kun’s confession. He speaks while crying. “I wanted to get stronger……so I could help everyone! ……I was told that I can’t get any stronger than this by the people at Grigori……”
“……I can’t even protect a girl….. I’m a shame for the boys in the Gremory group……!”
Gasper-kun breaks down crying……. So it was impossible for Gasper-kun to get stronger even at the Grigori? Georg sighs out of boredom in response to Gasper-kun. “The lateSekiryuutei won’t be happy after seeing his kouhaiin a pathetic condition like this.”
Gasper-kun who hears that looks up front, astonished. “……The late…..Sekiryuutei?”
He looks around. The surroundings and at us. He still doesn’t know the reason why Ise-kun isn’t here. “…….Where is Ise-senpai….? Isn’t Ise-senpai not here because he went to stop the gigantic monster……?”
“Gasper, Ise is…….”
Buchou tries to tell the truth to Gasper-kun who hasn't been informed yet, but Sairaorg Bael looks at Buchou and shakes his head. Buchou saw that and closed her lips. So they aren’t going to tell the truth on purpose then…..? What are Sairaorg Bael and Buchou trying to do…..! Georg didn’t realise the reaction of the two Kings, and begins talking to Gasper-kun while smirking. “I see. So you still don’t know about it. Sekiryuutei died fighting against the Old-Maou faction…… No, there is no point in making up excuses now I guess. He died fighting against us the “Chaos Brigade”. | text_12 |
Most likely from receiving the poison of Samael who is said to be the ultimate dragon-slayer. Well, we weren’t there to witness it so we don’t have an accurate account, but if Sekiryuutei died then that must be the reason.”
The hero-faction still doesn’t know that Ise-kun’s soul is wandering around the dimensional gap in that state. Normally Dragons would die after receiving the poison of Samael. Koneko-chan, Asia-san, and Rossweisse-san realise that Buchou isn’t telling the truth on purpose. Of course like me, they don’t know the reason why….. No, she probably isn’t…… I begin to understand why she isn’t telling the truth. Is Sairaorg Bael perhaps trying to awaken Gasper-kun’s……
Georg continues talking. The more Gasper-kun listens to him, the more his expression is changing to that of a dead person. ……It's painful to see my kouhai wearing an expression with such despair……
“You don’t have to worry about it. Even that Ophis and Hakuryuukou Vali were defeated by Samael. Even Sekiryuutei won’t be able to survive against that curse.”
Georg chuckles after saying that. “…..Ise-senpai……died……. ?”
A single tear is shed from Gasper-kun’s eye. His whole body begins to shake, and his eyes begin to get shady. His thoughts must be filled with despair after hearing that the senpai whom he admired was killed. He looks down and becomes silent. Gasper-kun is experiencing the same feelings of despair that we were feeling until earlier today.. A moment of silence. All of us couldn’t endure seeing him in such a state, and it happened as Koneko-chan tried to approach him. He starts to lift his shivering body up. Little by little, he looks up as well. Gasper-kun has an expression that is not found on a living person…… I realise that I can feel chills running down my back. He opens his mouth and speaks a single word. His voice is low, and it sounds like a curse. <-DIE>
The moment after he says that, the surroundings are completely covered in darkness. The ground. The sky. The scenery. Everything is being enveloped by darkness. It’s so dark and cold that even the light has disappeared. Darkness is coming out of Gasper-kun’s body, and that is dyeing everything into black. “…..What is this………! ?”
Georg becomes shocked by the sudden change and begins to look around. Darkness. Darkness. Darkness. Darkness……. The buildings that were there before vanished as if they were just a hallucination, and everything except us turns into darkness. “…..It’s out of control? Or is it a Balance-Breaker……? No, that isn’t it! The power of a vampire…..? But this is……totally on a different level……!”
Even Rossweisse-san who specialises in magic is shocked at this scene. …… It’s also my first time seeing an occurrence like this as well! It must be different from Balance-Breaker. …..What is this dimension that is covered in darkness…..!? In the territory that turned into darkness, a weird humanoid appears and approaches Georg. It turns its head in a weird direction and begins shortening its distance with the mist-user by dragging its legs and rotating its shoulders. Its eyes are red. Very red eyes that are glowing very creepily……
<I WILL KILL YOU…….! I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU TILL NONE OF YOU ARE LEFT……. !>
It’s not Gasper-kun’s voice…..! This is a dangerous voice which includes all the emotions of anger, grudge, and cursing! Sairaorg Bael says it with his eyes open wide. “…..I thought he would change if he got pushed with the death of Sekiryuutei. That’s because Gasper Vladi had the eyes of one with a past humiliation. I thought that through pushing him we could cause the release of his powers that even Grigori failed to unlock. I couldn’t believe that the organisation of that Governor had failed to awaken his powers without doing anything.”
It’s just like what he said. It’s weird that the Grigori who conducts so many experiments was unable to do anything about Gasper-kun. Just like Sairaorg Bael said, he must have been awakening to something but had to return because there wasn’t a catalyst to complete the awakening. Sairaorg Bael then says this to Buchou with serious eyes. “Rias. The power sleeping within Gasper Vladi was something that surpassed our imagination. This is…… one kind of a monster. …….What kind of thing did you make into your servant…. ?”
“…..The reason why the noble house of Vampires, the house of Vladi, ignored Gasper was…..not because of [Forbidden Balor View], but because they knew about this power…..? They discarded him from the castle because……they feared him…. ?”
Buchou says it with a shivering voice. Gasper-kun who turned into a black thing…..put his hand forward. Georg realises it, and activates his magic circle. But his magic circle gets eaten by darkness. “…..! What is this!? It’s not magic! It’s also not the power of a Sacred Gear! How did you break my magic circle! ?”
Georg gets scared by Gasper-kun’s actions, and activates many offensive magic circles after stepping back! Many different spells with different attributes fall down on Gasper-kun! Even a very solidly built person will receive fatal damage if they receive that! Countless numbers of red eyes appear in the darkness, and they make a mysterious glow. Then all the magic that was shot up in the air freezes. It’s [Forbidden Balor View]……. He stopped the attacks easily with it! And he made the eyes appear in various places….! The magical attacks which were frozen begin getting devoured by the darkness. The one who is the most shocked about this is Georg. His face begins to change into that of one who is very scared. The dark humanoid thing starts walking once again…… It has the presence and movements of a creature that doesn’t exist in the real world, and it moves closer to Georg. Georg then gathers mist into his hand. The Longinus [Dimension Lost]! Is he trying to defeat Gasper-kun with it!? He controls the mist to envelop Gasper-kun! But once again, his mists are devoured by the darkness around him……
<…….DEVOUR……..DE….VOUR……… I HAVE DEVOURED IT…….. YOUR MAGIC AND MIST DON’T WORK…….. I ATE ALL OF IT……….>
……His voice isn’t the voice of Gasper-kun we know……. We can think that he has turned into a completely different being……. Even a High-Tier Longinus can’t stop Gasper-kun who became an endless darkness. More than that, the mist-user Georg can’t even put up a fight against him……! The mutation-piece which was used on Gasper-kun, I think I can understand the reason for it now. He has this much power inside him…..! In terms of potential abilities, he must have been the highest in our group. The match against Bael changed him. And this appeared with the shock of Ise-kun’s death…. And that form is in the shape of that darkness. ……Ise-kun. Perhaps the one who has the most potential for growth is Gasper-kun…… This is….. His appearance is on a level which surpasses our thoughts. He’s not a Devil or Dragon…… I don’t even know if we can classify him as a vampire either. -Yes, that is a completely different being. | text_12 |
Georg releases all the magic attacks and mist abilities he can think of at Gasper-kun. All of them get stopped by the eyes, and then devoured by the darkness. Even though his attacks were erased, he begins making a magic circle that is used to create barrier dimensions, but it loses shape because it also gets devoured by the darkness. The darkness around Georg moves and starts to mould into the shape of beasts. It looks like wolves, gigantic birds, and even Dragons. But none of them have a proper shape. One-eyed wolves. Five winged birds. Two mouthed Dragons. Spiders with more than ten legs….. All of them look like creatures that have surpassed the existing creatures. These abnormal monsters gather around Georg. Did Gasper-kun create them as well……! “Ku! My mist…….! My magics aren’t working! What is he!? What on earth is he! ?”
Georg’s expression is one of despair. No matter how you look at it, it’s Gasper-kun’s complete victory. No, can we even call this a battle…..? Isn’t he being attacked by an existence that surpasses normal existences? That’s how overwhelming it is. “…..This is the true power of Gya-kun……”
Koneko-chan who can only stand there and watch is barely able to say that. The change in her friend certainly surpassed many things. “Ku…… I have to retreat at once!”
Georg gives up on trying to take on Gasper-kun who's powers and abilities have surpassed anyone's thoughts, and he makes a magic circle appear below his feet. -He’s trying to escape! But it happened when his body was engulfed by the light of transportation. A black flame appeared from his body! -This is! I then look at Saji-kun. He has regained his consciousness, and is glaring at Georg while lifting his upper body up. “……I won’t let you escape. You guys killed my friend. –There’s no way I will let you off the hook!”
Saji-kun puts his hand forward with a deep voice. The black flame around Georg turns into the shape of an enormous snake, and envelops him. Saji-kun’s Black Dragon-King’s flame. It’s said that it will continue being attached until the opponent’s life has been completely drained. Georg takes out a small bottle, phoenix tear, from his pocket. But the black flame also devours the small bottle. “…….Vritra’s…….curse………!”
Georg says that. The curse which he thought he had already removed wasn’t completely gone. Then the abnormal monsters made from darkness begin attacking him……. The very powerful magician, who possesses a High-Tier Longinus is devoured by the darkness in silence. When the darkness cleared, we had returned to the capital, Lilith, where we had been before. Gasper-kun is lying down. Georg is nowhere to be seen. …….Did he get devoured completely by the darkness? I walk towards Gasper-kun and look at his face. He is just sleeping peacefully. I can’t even sense the slightest bit of danger from him now….. He must have fainted after using that power. Buchou holds him in her arms and pats his hair gently. “……So many things occurred that I now need to question the Vampires. But Vampires hate Devils. I don’t know if the house of Vladi will answer me….. When I asked to speak with them previously, they refused me.”
Vampires. They take heed of classes even more than the Devils, and they classify between pure Vampires and ones below them completely. To make it simpler, there are basically no Vampires who take care of their comrades like the Gremory. They also don’t give an opportunity to the former humans like the current government of the Devils does. Absolute pure blood. Aristocratic society. The clan of the immortals. The rulers of the night. There are many strong people among them. Especially the day walkers who can move during the day, there are a very limited number of ways to defeat them, and the Devils can’t take them on easily. “I heard an interesting story when I returned to Valhalla. –That a certain noble vampire house captured a Longinus possessor and that battles between Vampires began.”
Rossweisse-san says that. …..So something like that is happening……? Many things are happening while the Underworld is in danger. “…..That is true, but you should also be careful with magicians from now on.”
Sona-kaichou who woke up says that. “What do you mean?”
Buchou asks. Sona-kaichou continues after fixing the position of her glasses. “…..The magicians’ principle of strength and talents. Among them Georg, who you just defeated, is a top-class magician. So it won’t be weird for the magicians’ council to take an interest in your group for defeating him. Your group is already famous for being strong to begin with. –The magicians….. The ones who use summoning spells, make a name for themselves by making contracts with Devils with power. Especially young Devils who have bright futures will be summoned for negotiations. Famous Devils already have a contract with someone or have high prices if they were to make contracts. So there are magicians who make contracts with young Devils that haven't been touched yet. –In the near future, they will definitely come and contact you.”
Magicians. They are also a troublesome existence in their own ways. Though the relations between Devils and magicians have existed since ancient times. …….So we will be seen as a contract target by them…….? Then I felt it. I felt a presence behind me! “Ara ara. Looks like Heracles was defeated. And also Georg…..? This is bad.”
The one who appeared is Jeanne! She has wounds everywhere, and she looks very tired. She’s holding something…..? When I looked carefully, she’s holding onto a small boy! “Hold on! Jeanne!”
“That isn’t fair! To hold a child as a hostage!”
“…….She certainly fooled us. I never would have thought there was a parent and child who hadn’t evacuated yet.”
Judging from it, Akeno-san and the others were at an advantage…… But Jeanne escaped by taking the boy hostage? We confront Jeanne. She points the blade of the Holy-sword to the boy’s neck. …..It’s not something which I, a Devil, can say. But that’s a cowardly act. “Such a coward.”
Sairaorg Bael said what I was also thinking. Jeanne then laughs because she finds it funny. “It’s not something that Devils can say right? Though it sounds like someone such as yourself who has strong principles, the Shishiouof the House of Bael. –Anyway I will have myself call Cao Cao. You guys are too strong for me to just run away. So this boy will be my hostage until Cao Cao comes. OK?”
Jeanne says that. …..It will certainly be hard if Cao Cao comes here. It feels likely with Sairaorg Bael here….. But we still don’t know if we can defeat that man with the holy-spear. “Ara. You seem more quiet than I thought boy. Can’t say anything because you are too scared?”
Jeanne says that after looking at the boy who she has hostage. Just like she said, the boy seems like he isn’t scared. The boy then says it with a smile. “Nope. I’m not scared at all. Because Oppai Dragon will be coming very soon.”
…. His words didn’t have any fear in them and he seems very relieved. “Fufufu. Too bad, boy. | text_12 |
Oppai Dragon died. This big sister's friend defeated him. That’s why Oppai Dragon can’t come here anymore.”
Jeanne says that, but the boy hasn’t lost his smile. …….Why? How can you still smile like that even in this situation…..? “It’s okay. I made a promise in my dream. When I was sleeping because I was scared of the big monster, he appeared in my dream.”
…..Dream? He saw a dream about Ise-kun? The boy said happily and energetically. “He said he will come here soon so I shouldn’t cry. He said he will definitely return when we make a magic chant!”
He then uses his index finger to draw a circle in the air. “I have to draw a circle like this, and press the middle like this! Zoom zoom iyaan! He said he will definitely return when I do this! Everyone else saw the same dream as well! Ferrer-kun and Tullas-chan also saw the same dream as me! The children in the other class also saw the same dream! Everyone saw the same dream!”
Everyone saw the same dream? All the children saw the same dream? Dream about Ise-kun? I was in doubt, and the boy looks up the sky and sang. –The song is a song made for him and the children who love him. “THERE IS AN OPPAI LOVING DRAGON LIVING IN THE EDGE OF A CERTAIN COUNTRY.”
Then it happened. A sound was heard from the sky of the capital. When I looked up, a dimensional crack was seen in the sky. Then “that” appeared from the crack. I felt that aura of his that I dearly missed. This is certainly…… the return of the children’s hero. [A dream?] I, Hyoudou Issei, nodded at Ddraig’s question. “Yeah. I saw a weird dream when I was sleeping. Many children were crying. When I asked them why, they told me they were crying because they were scared of the big monsters. That’s why I told the children. That I would appear when they draw a circle and press the middle by saying [Zoom Zoom Iyaaan].”
Ddraig sighs after hearing me. […..For you to do such a posture when you hated it when other people did them……]
“I couldn’t help it! I thought an act like that was needed to cheer up the children! ……And when I did that, the nervousness disappeared from the children’s faces. Oppai sure are amazing.”
Ddraig makes an even deeper sigh. Well I’m talking about what happened in my dream, so don’t let it get to you! […….Haa. You are right. –So how is your new body?] -Ddraig asks me. I just had my soul transferred to my new body that was taken out of the cocoon. ……It felt weird seeing my body in front of me, but I again realised that it is my body after I got my soul transferred into it. There isn’t the slightest change in my new body from my previous one. My sense of touch is working when I make a grip. “Hell yeah! With this I can grope Rias and Akeno-san’s oppai!”
I began doing image training by moving my fingers! Aaah, the rich oppai of Rias, and the elastic oppai of Akeno-san which sticks onto my hands….. Remembering about them can easily refill my stomach ten times! Yes, my body is working. I have my armour on as well. So what kind of change is there compared to my previous body then? [Appearance, shape, and certain parts are the same as that of a human. You can continue your life normally like before. But since the evil-pieces are missing from your body, you can say that you are a humanoid Dragon. Even though there was help from Ophis, you received your flesh from Great Red. You can say that you are a small True-Dragon.] So in other words I am like Great Red’s child. [On top of that Uroboros’ power is added into it. Even in this state, your basic physical abilities have improved a bit from before. ……Well you were originally crap to begin with, so it only improved that much……]
I’m sorry for originally being crap! I was just an ordinary high school boy! [The merit of it is improvement of your physical abilities which I just stated, and I can’t predict what kind of growth you will be going through after having the power of True-Dragon and Dragon-God added to you. Also it is okay for you to move away from Great Red now.] Wasn’t my power already hard to predict anyway? Because of breast-power and stuff. [Well that is true…… The demerit is like I said before, you lost many abilities because you no longer have the evil-pieces within you that were the source of your abilities. Also the danger of dragon-slayers has greatly increased since you have gained the powers of Great-Red and Ophis.] …..Those two demerits are certainly bad. Well, for the evil-pieces I can ask Rias for them again, but it's also very frightening to learn that the damage I'll receive from dragon-slayers has increased as well. …..It really is hard to describe that pain in words….. If possible, I would desire never to feel such a pain ever again. Now what should we do from here then? Even if I stay, the only thing here are the golems that have already stopped functioning, Gogmagog, that are floating throughout the dimensional gap…… Those golems were actually floating in the dimensional gap. Then it happened as I was thinking of a way to return to everyone, I heard a familiar melody. What…….? Isn’t this……? [….Look, Partner.] I looked up after Ddraig urged me. On the sky, “it” was reflected. -The smiles of the children in the Underworld begin appearing throughout the sky. The children draw a circle and press the middle. They then sing that song very loudly and energetically. THERE IS AN OPPAI LOVING DRAGON LIVING IN THE EDGE OF A CERTAIN COUNTRY
THE DRAGON GOES FOR A WALK WHEN THE WEATHER IS GOOD
DRAGON DRAGON OPPAI-DRAGON
GROPE-GROPE SUCK-SUCK PAFU-PAFU
THERE ARE SO MANY TYPES OF OPPAI
BUT HE LIKES THE BIG ONES THE BEST
THE OPPAI-DRAGON ALSO FLIES TODAY
IN AN EDGE OF A CERTAIN TOWN, THE OPPAI-DRAGON WAS LAUGHING
EVEN IN A STORMY DAY, THE OPPAI-DRAGON BECOMES HAPPY BY PRESSING OPPAI
DRAGON DRAGON OPPAI-DRAGON
CLICK-CLICK ZOOM-ZOOM IYAAAN
HE HAS SEEN LOTS OF OPPAI, BUT HE LIKES BIG ONES THE BEST
OPPAI-DRAGON ALSO PUSHES TODAY
[Great-Red is saying that he is reflecting the feelings of all the children in the Underworld here.] ….All of….. Are you serious? So this song is from the children who are calling out to me…..! I’m so happy that my chest is full. Everyone is calling out to me….! [Great-Red represents dreams….. The dream one has. The dream one saw. The dream one imagined. He is showing it to us. Maybe your strong wish to return home has made Great-Red appear by responding to your dream.] Ddraig says that. …..The one who represents dreams. So Great-Red appeared by responding to my wish, and maybe Great-Red is showing this to us. “Yeah. But this is real. The children are singing for me…..! And it even reached here…..! It has reached me…..!”
I couldn’t keep my tears from falling down when I saw the smiles of the children and heard their song. [….Weird. The song I detested so much…. Now it feels strong to me. ……Kukuku. Looks like I’m seriously breaking down now……]
“Let it be Ddraig. This song is something which is very warm. That’s right. | text_12 |
I am an Oppai-Dragon that lives in an edge of a certain country, and flies to look for oppai both in shiny and rainy days while laughing…..! That’s because I love oppai! I have to return to everyone’s side!”
[Yeah, let’s go back Partner. –Can I ask you to do that Great-Red? Can you return this man to those children’s places?] Ddraig asks the “Sekiryuu-shintei”. Great-Red makes a single loud howl. Then the space in front of us bends, and a crack is made. -From there I can see a very large town. …..I can sense a familiar aura from there. Judging from the colour of the sky, that must be the Underworld. Yeah, it’s an aura which makes my heart feel at peace. My pal’s aura. My important comrades’ aura. And the aura of the woman I love….. I then said it to Ophis next to me. “Ophis, I’m going. To the place where I can return…”
“I see. That…. Makes me a bit jealous.”
Ophis seems lonely. ……You don’t need to feel lonely anymore right? I then gave my hand to Ophis. “-You are coming with me.”
Ophis opens her eyes wide and seems astonished. I said it with a smile. “You are friends with me, right? Then come. –Let’s go together.”
This moment, the Dragon which is said to be the strongest smiles. “Ddraig and I are friends. I will go together with you.”
Ophis and I took each other’s hand. Yes, this is good. This is okay. Let’s go home, shall we? To the place we can return to….. I, together with Ophis and Great-Red, went through the crack created within the dimensional gap……. I went out of the dimensional gap along with Great-Red! And I was shocked at what appeared in front of my eyes! -There is a gigantic monster in front of me! It’s a humanoid-type, but it seems like a chimera monster because it is a mix of body parts from Dragons, lions, and more! And it is even bigger than Great-Red who I am currently riding on! Ah! I realised it immediately! That is the anti-monster which was born from the [Annihilation Maker] in the dimensional gap! That’s the monster that bastard Shalba created using a forbidden technique! ….When I look afar, I can see the town. I see. So this monster is heading there. The curse Shalba put inside the monsters is to make them destroy the cities of the Underworld! More like everything around it is destroyed. Countless numbers of craters are formed on the ground, and everything around it such as buildings, forests, and mountains are destroyed. This isn’t the only monster created back in the artificial dimension…… If this thing is the only one here, then that means the other ones are either already defeated or are currently destroying other towns…… I can only feel uneasy about this…..! What a bastard! That bastard Shalba sure is a good-for-nothing true Maou! I was right in beating him! So what should I do about that monster then….. I then saw Grayfia-san while I was sitting on Great-Red! Arara, Grayfia-san! ……Is she fighting that monster along with the other people who have insane auras…..? Don’t tell me those are Sirzech-sama’s servants, the Lucifer-group….. If that’s the case then it makes sense. I can feel an overwhelming atmosphere and aura from them! Is the person wearing something which looks like Shinsengumi’s haoriSirzech-sama’s [Knight]? Ah, Enku-san the Kirin is there as well. [They are all experienced guys…. They all have abnormal powers.] Ddraig says that. Yeah. Don’t tell me even those people are having a hard time against the monster? No matter how I look at it, the monster doesn’t have any remarkable damage. Though it doesn’t seem like they are having a hard time either. Putting that aside, the monster has noticed us. All six of its eyes are directed at us, and it has begun showing hostility towards us! It’s natural that this happened because Great-Red is also big! […….What did you say? Are you seriously saying that?] Huh? Ddraig is speaking to someone? Did something happen? […..Yeah, Great-Red said “I don’t like that monster because it glared at me”……]
I-I see. So it gained the wrath of Sekiryuushinntei-sama. It sure did glare at us. I never thought Great-Red cared about stuff like this…… He sounds like a delinquent high schooler. Is the reason why it likes to swim in the dimensional gap similar to the way Yankee’s love to rampage on their bikes? ……Is it really a peaceful Dragon? [Anyway, Partner. Great-Red is saying it will lend its powers, so let's defeat that monster.] Ddraig says something outrageous! Defeat it!? Something that big!? And I’m included in it!? B-But how? If the Lucifer-group which includes Grayfia-san can’t defeat it, then it would also be impossible for me even if I’m in the True-Queen form you know? Sensei once made a comment that my power is comparable to High-class Devils and higher. My True-Queen form is equal to Sairaorg-san in his Balance-Breaker form. The truth is, I think I can even put up a good fight against Ultimate-class Devils. But if the people from the Lucifer group who are considered the strongest among Devils can’t beat that monster, then it would be impossible for me as well! I have a bad feeling about this impossible request. Then Ophis says it. “It is okay. Ddraig and Great-Red should “combine”. Ddraig’s current body, it is kind of the same as the True-Dragon. You can combine.”
Ddraig….. Is she talking about me? I can’t tell who she is referring to at times. –Wait combine!? Me and Great-Red………combiiiiiiiiiiine!? What do you mean!? Are you telling me I can combine with him because my current body is a part of him? Something crazy like that can’t possibly…… I couldn’t tell whether Ophis is being serious or just joking…… Then Great-Red’s body started to emit a very bright red aura! ……..It’s an amazing amount of light…..! The red aura dyes the whole place red! Then my body began to get covered by that light as well. ……..Hm? When I opened my eyes…. What appears right in front of me is a monster! Uwaa! After being enveloped by the red light…….how come it makes a monster appear right in front of me!? Wait……Huh? I became doubtful after I looked at the monster in front of me…….It’s a monster which I have seen before. But that monster should have been much bigger……. The monster in front of me is identical to the gigantic monster which glared at Great-Red. It has six-eyes, and it looks like a chimera. [Did you regain consciousness, Partner?] I heard Ddraig’s voice. Yeah, I have. But why is there a monster that is identical to the gigantic monster from before in fornt of me? Judging from the looks of it, is it the same size as me…….? No. That monster is two heads taller than me. [Of course it is. –That’s because you became bigger.] -! I was astonished for a moment and became speechless at Ddraig’s words! Eh! Eh? Eeeh!? I look down at my feet. There are countless buildings which look like miniature buildings. There are forests and rivers. It looks like a diorama set…… I look at my whole body! It’s Boosted Gear Scale-mail! There’s no doubt about it! When I turned around, there is the town from before. …….Eh? | text_12 |
T-Then I really am……
[I’m actually a giaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant!?] My words echo throughout the area! Of course! What is this!? Am I really in a Gigantic Balance Breaker state!? Ah, there’s Grayfia-san and others! They are looking at me! They really are small! At one glance, Grayfia-san only looks like a figure! Did I really turn big!? [Yeah, that’s right. So you finally understand it. Great-Red said that he will lend his power to you right? This is what it means. Great-Red made you into its size. Just like Ophis said, by combining. And thus you became super gigantic.] Super Gigantic……combination……..! Shit! What did I combine with a gigantic Dragon for!? If I had to combine I wanted to combine with Rias and Akeno-san! GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! The monster in front of me made a roar and started heading towards my direction! It came charging forward while destroying its surroundings with the quakes it makes! Damn it! What should I do!? Answer me, Ddraig! [It is the same method. You can move your body like you usually do. It seems like Great-Red allowed us to be in control of it. Just think that your body became bigger.] I see, that really is easy to understand! Now we can get right into business! I gave a right straight punch to the monster coming at me! My punch nailed right into its face while making a sharp sound! The monster trembles with that punch. I thought it caused it a lot of damage because it moved its face……but instead it gathered dangerous fire around its mouth covered in sharp teeth! –Is it trying to breathe fire!? [Partner. If that fire goes back past us to the city, there will be casualties. Isn’t evading it a bad idea?] I know that Ddraig! Then if I can’t dodge it, then I will…. I put my right hand forward and made a stance to do dragon-shot. …..Perfect timing. I will show my technique which I have improved! GOBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! A huge number of fire-balls are breathed out from it! I can’t predict how many casualties will be caused if that hits the city! There are kids in the city! So there’s no way I can dodge it! [Goooooooooo!] [Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!] I released my demonic-power which I have increased to the utmost level towards the fireball! I then made a command just before the dragon-shot and the fire-ball were about to collide! [Beeeeeeeeend!] The dragon-shot responded to my command and curved like a baseball. Fork ball! –Here it is! [This time go up!] I put my right-hand upwards! The dragon-shot, which did a fork-turn, now goes upwards! I’m imagining Sirzechs-sama’s techniques! I have been practicing in secret after seeing that! To control the dragon-shot which I have shot out that is! -I made the dragon-shot go below the fire-ball, then make it go up so I can push it up! BANG! While making a loud collision, my dragon-shot lifted the fireball up into the sky. The two enormous powers cut through the sky. Very high up in the sky, both of them exploded. Because of the intense amount of power, the whole sky was covered in the explosion. Due to the dragon-shot and fireball taking each other out, it creates a strong wind. …..If it shot out the fireball at the city, then it would have caused a disaster! The whole city would have been in flames! The monster roared once more and began charging at me again. But it's not something I should fear. I have received a more dangerous and fearsome charge than that! It’s nothing compared to the attack of that Shishiou! [Oryaaaaa!] I punched the face of the monster again. I then push it forward! After the punch, I did a spin kick to the side of its head! I still haven’t finished yet! -Then its eyes glowed in a mysterious light! [It’s trying to release light from its eyes!] Ddraig shouts. So it’s a beam huh! I twitched my body and dodged the light! I’m a Devil so light is my weakness…. Wait, right now it’s a bit confusing, whether I’m a Devil or not. Either way, since it seems dangerous I’m dodging it! The six rays from its eyes went past me and hit directly behind me. Then. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! Along with a loud explosion, the ground vibrates violently. When I looked, there is a chasm till the end of the ground, and so much fire is coming out of it! …..You must be joking! The attack is so deadly that it altered the area itself! The Underworld will be annihilated if he keeps on using that! [……Partner. I have good news from Great-Red.] What is it! Tell me quickly! [There is a finishing move. He’s saying you will definitely win if you use it.] Alright! I wanted to hear that! [But the problem is that this whole area will be destroyed if you use it here. He’s saying that the destructive power is insane.] Are you serious!? ……If Sekiryuushintei-sama says that, then it must be true. If I have to use it, I should throw the monster up and then use it right? [Yeah, that’s the only way.] …….Yeah. So how should I do that? That would be the problem. While I was thinking of a plan, I made a conclusion after seeing someone. It's possible if it is that person! I then speak to Grayfia-san. [Grayfia-san! Can you hear me? It is me, Ise!] Grayfia-san who heard me, then flies towards me. “Ise-san…….? Then the gigantic Sekiryuutei is you. I’m glad you are safe.”
[Y-Yes! Thank you very much!] “But what is this gigantic form?”
Grayfia-san and the others look at me suspiciously…… But there’s no time to explain it! [Grayfia-san, I will explain about this form afterwards. There’s something I would like you to do. –There is a way to defeat that monster. Please cooperate with me!] Grayfia-san made the face of warrior after hearing me. ……You look smart and beautiful, Rias’s Oneesama! “Let me hear it. What should I….No. What should we do?”
[Yes. Are you able to make that monster go up into the air? If you can do that, I can release a special attack!] Grayfia-san smiles at my request which isn’t even a proper plan. “I see. It’s a plan that is very easy to understand. More than that, your “special” attack sounds very heartening. –Let's do it. If I can’t do that, then how can I call myself the “Queen” of the Lucifer group!”
Grayfia-san flies up after agreeing to my plan! The amount and richness of the aura is something which is beyond ours! The air is shaking and it feels like the temperature dropped! Grayfia-san then gives commands to her comrades. “Souji-san! Please cut off Jabberwocky’s leg!”
Grayfia-san gives the command to the samurai wearing a Shinsengumi’s haori. “Roger that, Grayfia-dono.”
The samurai shortened his distance from the monster. –He’s fast. Isn’t he…….faster than Kiba? The samurai called Souji puts his hand on the katana located on his hip. There was a moment of silence. By the time I realised it, the monster’s right leg had been cut off from its knee. …..I couldn’t even see him draw his sword. ……But his movements are similar to the guy I know. –Is he Kiba’s master? While I was thinking that, Grayfia-san and her other servants fly towards the monster. | text_12 |
A magic-circle is created below the monster which is falling down. ….The leg which has been cut off is already regenerating! Disgusting tentacles are coming out of its wound and are trying to join with the foot that was cut off. And with such a high speed that is! This monster will stand up again if we don’t do something about it! While it was happening, it seems like the technique has been completed and the gigantic magic circle beneath the monster glows! “We will take it up now Ise-san!”
Grayfia-san shouts! Then the monster gets pushed up by the impact from the magic-circle! Yeah! That guy is being blasted up into the sky! Now Ddraig, prepare for that special attack! [Ou! Leave it to me!] Ddraig responds to me immediately, and the chest-part of the Boosted-Gear Scale-mail slides open. Then a cannon appears. This is…. […..Longinus Smasher. It’s a taboo power which you are not supposed to attain.] Ddraig says that with a low voice. ……Longinus Smasher. I think one of my comrades said I used it when I went into Juggernaut-Drive. They said I blasted off Shalba in one hit with it. Well who cares! If it can beat that monster, then I will just blast it! DUUUUUUUUUN! A silent vibration. An unbelievable amount of aura is gathering at the cannon on my chest. ……Amazing, the amount of aura gathered isn’t that of Crimson-Blaster! Is this the power of Great-Red!? The monster high up in the air has just finished regenerating its leg…… It seems the charge finished just in time! The monster which has been sent high in the air looked at me, and it gets ready to blast light and fire from its eyes and mouth. But……
I’m faster! My target is that monster! I won’t miss it! [LONGINUS SMASHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!] ZUDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! Along with my shout, a thick red aura is blasted from my chest! The monster was about to blast its light and fire, but Great-Red’s aura envelops it along with its body. The absolute power which dyed the whole sky in red. …………. The aura blasted from my chest stops. When I check the sky……the monster has been blasted away without a trace. …….Amazing. So this is the power of Sekiryuushintei. I have only been saying the word “amazing” the whole time. But this is amazing! PAAAAAAA………..
Then my body glowed red. ………..When I realised it, my height has changed. When I looked around, the size of the surroundings have returned back to normal. I can see the buildings and trees in their previous sizes! Then that means….. I reconfirm my own size! Ah, it’s back to normal! My body has returned to its original size. When I look up in the sky, I see the gigantic red Dragon, Great-Red. Great-Red is looking at me. …….More like it is looking at Ddraig. When Great-Red’s eyes glowed, a bend is made in the sky. ……Is it trying to make a hole to the dimensional gap? The bend expanded, and became large enough for Great-Red to go through. I saw the sky of the dimensional gap through the hole. Great-Red opens its mouth after looking at me once again. I then hear Great-Red’s voice for the first time. <Zoom Zoom Iyaaan.>
~! ……..T-That’s impossible………! Does Great-Red also have to say that!? Seriously, please forgive me! Ah! It goes home back to the dimensional gap after saying that! Horrible! <Zoom Zoom Iyaaan. Zoom Zoom Iyaaan.>
Great-Red is still saying it even after it has gone through the hole! Repeatedly that is! Then Great-Red disappears into the hole while saying “Zoom Zoom Iyaaan”! It went home like that! What the fuck is that!? [I didn’t hear it. Bokudidn’t hear anything –moun.] What do you mean “moun”!? Why did you say boku!? The more Ddraig’s speaking manners change, the more he is running away from reality! “Zoom Zoom Iyaaan.”
Ophis who suddenly appeared next to me also says that! “What the hell! Why do legendary Dragons and those who get involved with them love thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis! ?”
I defeated the gigantic monster by combining with Great-Red…… But I can only scream at the horrible way I had my farewell with the Sekiryuushintei. “Comfortable.”
I changed into my Balance-Breaker and I'm currently flying in the sky. The one who is on my back is Ophis. She seems to be very comfortable riding on my back. After I defeated the gigantic monster, I left the remainder of the situation back there to Grayfia-san and began heading to the city. I sensed the presence of Rias and the others while I was riding on Great-Red. They should be there if I’m not mistaken. ……..Wait, there are columns of smoke rising from various parts of the city! From the sky I can see many buildings and roads that have been destroyed. It seems like everyone was evacuated because I don’t sense the presence of any people. An evacuation order must have been issued in response to the huge monster that was heading here. But there really aren’t any people here. T-Then why are the buildings and roads destroyed? The monster shouldn’t have reached the city thanks to Grayfia-san and the others. [Maybe the remaining remnants of the Old-Maou faction are causing destruction during this crisis? Or maybe it’s the Hero-faction.] I see. He must be right. That must be it. It’s the organisation that Shalba Beelzebub belonged to. I'm sure they must have caused this during the current ruckus. “…..To the West.”
Ophis who is on my back says that. “West?”
Ophis then answers me. “Over there. The ones called Asia and Irina are over there.”
Are you serious! Did she remember the presence of Asia and Irina? Well, who cares. Ophis-sama sure is convenient! I spread my Dragon wings and head towards the direction Ophis gave me. After a few minutes of flying, I began to sense familiar auras. Aaah, there’s no mistake about it! It must be it! I have only been away from them for a very short time, but it feels very nostalgic. At the location where there are many columns of smoke rising from, I confirmed the presence of several shadows. There they are! Rias! Asia! Akeno-san! Koneko-chan! Kiba! Xenovia! Irina! Rossweisse-san! Saji and Sona-kaichou! Gya-suke……is he unconscious? Ah, Sairaorg-san and that Lion are there as well! I dropped down in the middle of them after confirming it was them! Everyone also looked at me who is flying towards them! I have finally arrived! “Hyoudou Issei! I have just returned!”
I said it out loud to everyone! I returned everyone! ……..Huh? That’s weird. Don’t I receive anything such as “We are glad you are back” or “We were waiting for you”? I look around. Everyone seems dazzled. …….H-Hmmmmm. Everyone looks as if they are being pinched by a fox…… Ah, Jeanne is here as well. Hero-faction! Heracles is also on the ground! Was everyone fighting the Hero-faction? I don’t see Cao Cao anywhere though….. Jeanne is also looking at me with shock. [Maybe they don’t recognise it is you?] -Ddraig says that…… Are you serious? Do things like that really happen? ……T-then I will say something which I would usually say. I open the mask of my helmet, and showed my face. Then I said it with a smile. “Umm, Oppai! | text_12 |
I have returned while riding on Great-Red!”
The moment I said that. “Ise!”
“Ise-san!”
“Ise-kun!”
“Ise-kun!”
“Ise-senpai!”
“Ise!”
“Ise-kun!”
“Is that you Ise-kun! ?”
“Hyoudou-kun!”
“You were alive Hyoudou! ?”
Rias, Asia, Akeno-san, Kiba, Koneko-chan, Xenovia, Irina, Rossweisse-san, Sona-kaichou, and Saji call out my name. Hey hey hey hey! Do I really need to confirm myself by saying oppai!? My existence sure is a horrible thing like always! I was in shock after reconfirming my existence. Then Asia, Koneko-chan, and Akeno-san came running towards me. They then clung onto me while hugging me. “Ise-san! Ise-san Ise-san Ise-san Ise-san!”
“Senpai…… Welcome home.”
“…..Please. Don’t leave me again….. I don’t want to live in a World without you ever again……”
Arara, everyone is crying so much. “Yes, I’m not crying. I knew that the man I have chosen won’t die.”
“As if! You are crying! I’m going to cry without holding back! Ueeeeeeeen!”
Xenovia and Irina seem like they are crying too. Thank you for worrying about me! “You were safe just like I thought. To be expected from you. Do you also have your body underneath the armour?”
Rossweisse-san is both happy and shocked at my return. “Well, yes. Many things happened in the dimensional gap and my body is back to normal.”
Aaah, I see. I understood with Rossweisse-san’s comment. I was thought to be dead. That’s natural. It’s the truth that my body was destroyed as a result of receiving Samael’s curse. And only the evil-pieces returned to everyone’s side. ……Even so, I returned alive. Rias walks to me while crying. She puts her hand on my cheek and then says it. “……I’m glad you are back.”
I can feel her warmth from her hand. Aaah, this is it. This is the warmth of the woman I fell in love with. …….I’m glad my body has returned. Not touching the body of a woman is absolutely a no no! More than that, Rias’s oppai have returned to their normal size! I was worried because they shrank as a result of the bust-power that is able to heal my aura. I’m so glad! I really feel relieved! “Of course. The place where I belong is next to you and my comrades.”
SPANK! There was someone who hits me from behind. When I turned around, it was Saji. He’s crying a lot! “Uwaaaaaan! You idioooooooot! I! I heard you died so I……!”
Aaaah, he even has a dripping nose. I just felt like patting Saji’s head. I’m sorry. I am alive. “I thought it might be you when a Dragon that seemed like Great-Red appeared in the sky….. You sure are something.”
Sairaorg-san smiles at me by putting his hand up. “Ah!”
-! Someone’s voice. When I looked, Jeanne had a defenceless face on. “I’m sorry. You were really defenceless when Ise-kun showed up, so I had myself rescue the boy.”
Kiba was carrying a child far away from here. Did something happen? Did Jeanne take that child as a hostage? Uwa! I didn’t realise it! My eyes then met with Kiba’s who had just saved the child. “…..Welcome back, Ise-kun. Thanks to you, I was able to save this child. To be expected from a Hero. I’m glad you haven’t changed. Though I never expected you would come back with Great-Red.”
Man, he still has the refreshing smile of a good-looking guy. But I’m relieved. If you were like that while I was gone, then the Gremory team must have been active while I was away. Jeanne then glares hard at me. “…..I never thought you would return alive from your fight with Shalba. You are truly terrifying Sekiryuutei.”
“Well, thank you. –So what now? Are you going to take us on?”
When I provoked her like that, Jeanne takes out something which looks like a pistol and a small bottle. –Is she trying to start a shooting battle? No, there is a needle on the tip of the pistol! Is it an injection? The other small bottle must be Phoenix’s tear! Is she trying to heal herself!? “Ise-kun, be careful! That can power up the Sacred Gears ability by several levels!”
Kiba gave me an explanation like that. I see. So it's an injection like that. I don’t know what it's made from, but it means Jeanne will power-up if she uses that. Jeanne points the needle at her neck. “…..A second use of this will cut quite a lot off one's life span, but it looks like there's no other way than to use it.”
After saying that, she heals herself with the Phoenix’s tear and then injects the needle into her neck. The next moment, Jeanne’s body gave a big pulse! The pressure coming out from Jeanne’s body increases, and veins start to appear on her face! I realise that she’s going through a reckless power-up, just from looking at it. From what source did they make such a thing from? Jeanne laughs while making a big shiver. “…..This is good. My powers are increasing!”
When she says that, a large quantity of blades begin appearing from the ground! It’s the Holy-sword! Jeanne’s Sacred Gear is Blade Blacksmith! The ability to make any sort of Holy-sword! Using that, she attained the Balance-Breaker to create a Dragon! -But the thing she is trying to create isn’t a Dragon….. The Holy-sword doesn’t make a Dragon, but it instead covers her own body. ……Jeanne starts to get covered by the Holy-swords! And what appears in front of me is a single large snake! No, Jeanne’s upper body is growing out from the place where the snake’s head should be! Her lower-body turned into that of a gigantic snake….. She looks like the monster that's called Lamia! It’s a Holy-sword version of that! “Its troublesome when she gets into that state. Her offence, defence, and speed increase even more than the time when she used the Dragon.”
Xenovia says that. So Xenovia has fought that. Jeanne did say that this is her second injection. She must have fought Xenovia just before then. [Ufufu, I don’t like this appearance that much, but it’s the truth that I have got stronger. I will have myself escape until Cao Cao gets here!] After saying that, she gets ready to escape! Is she trying to escape!? No, since it has got into a situation like this, I won’t let her escape. I begin to imagine it in my head and get ready to use that attack! I released the imagination from my head and opened a fantasy atmosphere! –Now, let’s use this since I haven’t used it in a while! “Bilingual!”
I released my technique towards Jeanne! Next is this! Question time! “Hey! Jeanne’s Oppai-san! What are you going to do next?”
Jeanne’s oppai gave their answer to my question! [Well, I’m thinking of destroying the road so I can escape into the sewers.] Ara, her Oppai are girlish and sound cuter than I thought they would! Wait, she’s trying to escape to the sewers! I won’t let you! Jeanne tries to move swiftly with her snake body…… She sticks a large Holy-sword into the road but I move in front of her. I then began activating my special move while making a stance to hit her from the side! This move also needs imagination! First I touch my opponents body, and then I release my imagination! Yes the thing I imagine is……. A naked body. | text_12 |
“Dress Break!”
While I call out the name of my special move I make a cool pose, Jeanne’s lower body which is made up of the Holy-swords begins to collapse! As long as she is a woman, there is no way for her to escape this move! I also blow away her clothes! The naked body of an Onee-san! I save it into my brain! “……You are the worst.”
I received a harsh comment from Koneko-sama! Just like always! […..Impossible!] I then released my last dragon-shot at Jeanne who became naked. “You borrowed Ophis’s power………and a part of Great-Red’s flesh to revive your body! ?”
The one who said that with an astonished voice is……Rossweisse-san. “…….I did think you were alive……but I never thought you would survive by doing something as unimaginable as that…….It far exceeded my imagination……..”
Well, I was also quite shocked when I woke up on top of Great-Red. “-The power to attract the strong, it truly is a scary thing if it can come this far. I came here to look at the monster that was going to destroy the capital city Lilith, but I never thought you would appear alongside Great-Red.”
A new voice! When I turned around…… Cao Cao was standing there! Just like always, he is holding onto his spear and looking down at his fallen allies. “….So you've surpassed them in a very short amount of time. What’s abnormal is the growth of the Gremory group….. Putting Heracles aside, Jeanne should have used [Chaos Break]….. By looking at her, she used it twice. Maybe there are demerits when you use it for a second time…..”
Rather than worrying about his comrades, he seems like he is evaluating why his comrades were defeated. You can say that it’s just like him to do that. Everyone felt different when he showed up. Everyone here has either tasted or can tell just how strong he is. His sights then move onto me…. They're not the eyes of interest he had looked at me with during our last encounter. They're disturbing eyes where he is looking at me as if I'm something abnormal. “……So you are telling me you have returned, Hyoudou Issei. From the information I got from the Old-Maou faction, Shalba Beelzebub was supposed to have an arrow covered in Samael’s blood with him.”
“Yeah, I tasted that. My body became useless, but it seems like I got lucky because Great-Red just happened to be passing by. I borrowed Great-Red’s power to recreate my body. ……Though it was thanks to all my senpai and Ophis.”
All of the thought fragments of my senpai’s have vanished. Even though we had our farewells like that……I’m grateful to them. With the many things that happened, I had a hard time convincing them, and I was always close to going berserk, but we still had an understanding between us for a short time. -I wanted to talk to them even more. Hearing my words, I thought he would reply sarcastically. But…….he had very serious eyes. It’s my first time seeing such an expression from him. “……Unbelievable. If you were to receive that poison, then your chance of survival should have been zero. And you are telling me you recreated your body with Great-Red’s help and returned by yourself……! Even meeting Great-Red isn’t something that you can just refer to as luck……!”
…….He's wearing an expression that is saying he can’t believe what happened, and he’s continuing to mumble to himself….. Anyway, he doesn’t seem like he’s going to attack us anytime soon. Then this would be a good time. I need to have her do that. I then said to Rias face to face. “Rias. Please make me your servant once again.”
Yes, right now my body doesn’t have the evil-pieces. Currently, my body doesn't contain the evil-pieces I had previously received from Rias. Then that means I still haven't returned completely yet. –I can only consider myself to have truly returned once I receive the evil-pieces from the person whom I dearly love. Rias takes out the evil-pieces from her pocket. –Eight crimson “Pawn” evil-pieces. Rias directs the Pawn pieces towards me. The evil-pieces make a bright glow in front of my chest, and then enter my body silently. Rias’s lips then overlap with my lips. I then hug Rias. -I will never leave her side again. I’m going to live on beside her from now on. “-Stay and live on together with me.”
She says these warm words with a smile. Then I felt a crimson and hot nostalgic feeling within me. I can feel the pulse of the evil-pieces from within my body. The power they give me. Yeah, now it’s completed. Now I can fight as Hyoudou Issei, the Pawn of the Gremory group! “Yes, I will stay and live on with Rias. –My dream is to become the Ultimate Pawn.”
I declare that very strongly. Yes. I’m going to live on with this woman……and my comrades! I’m going to achieve happiness together with them! After I got a familiar feeling back, I banged onto my chest hard! “Yes! They stabilised within my body immediately! To be expected from my evil-pieces!”
When I was ready to take on Cao Cao or anyone else…… A creepy wave appeared in front of me. When I looked there, black things appeared at a corner of the road. Then a weapon which seems like a Scythe comes flying from it! A robe with many ornaments. A person who is wearing the mask of a clown appears. I remember him. The Ultimate-level Grim Reaper that assaulted us back in the dimensional gap…..Pluto! <It hasn’t been that long since we last met everyone.>
Cao Cao sighs at the appearance of the Grim Reaper. “Pluto, why are you here?”
It seems like it's an unexpected visit. Pluto then explains to Cao Cao. <It’s an order from Hades-sama. He told me to capture Ophis once she appears no matter the cost.>
-! His eyes move to Ophis who is standing next to me. ……This guy. No. Is Hades still after Ophis!? She had her powers stolen and she isn’t infinite anymore! How much attachment does Hades have to her!? “I will be your opponent. Ultimate-level Grim Reaper, Pluto.”
-! Then another new voice! Who’s interfering this time!? Wait, I know this voice! There’s no way I will forget his voice! There are only a few people who speak in such a battle-freak manner! The one who comes down with wings of light between us, Cao Cao, and Pluto……is that man covered in white armour. “Like I thought, you have returned Hyoudou Issei.”
“Vali!”
Yes, it’s Vali! Man, why are the guys who are against me popping up one by one!? Are they planning to come and appear along with my return!? While I had my head filled with all these confusing events, Vali says to Pluto. “I wanted to take out my anger from back in the artificial dimension on someone. I was having trouble deciding whether I should take it out on Hades or the Hero-faction, but I left Hades to Azazel, Bikou and the others. I was waiting for the Hero-faction to appear, but the Gremory group took them out. Then if this is the case, the only one I can take out my anger on is you, Pluto.”
Vali says that up front. He has his usual poker-face, but I can see that there are signs of anger within his words. | text_12 |
This guy has lots of frustration within him right now….. Pluto makes his stance at Vali after spinning his scythe. <I hear that you sent Fenrir to Hades-sama’s place. I received the message just before coming here. The fang that is able to kill a god is truly a serious threat. –We've truly received a terrifying assault.>
“We captured Fenrir for such occasions.”
<It’s a dangerous thought, were you hoping to fight the Gods from each of the factions?>
“If we don’t have a negotiation “tool” like that, we won’t be able to take on God head on right?”
<Very well. But for me to take you on, who is the true descendant of the Lucifer, and also someone who is the Hakuryuukou……. I really don’t know what will happen even though I've lived for such a long time. –It feels like my soul will go even higher if I defeat you.>
……He accepted the challenge! So it's “Hakuryuukou VS The legendary Grim Reaper”! Vali then says it after changing his helmet to its usual state. “It seems like Hyoudou Issei convinced the past hosts of the Heavenly-Dragons, but I’m different.”
DON! Vali then gets enveloped in an insane amount of aura! T-This guy…..! Is he going to get serious right from the start!? He’s emitting out an insane amount of aura to the surroundings! “I will show you the other form of [Juggernaut Drive] where I've completely sealed off the thoughts of the past possessors.”
Wings of light spread from his body, and they are emitting demonic-powers. The pure-white armour is enveloped by very bright lights. Then from each of the jewels…. “I, the one to awaken. -Am the Hakuryuukou who will take the law down to the darkness.”
The shallow thoughts of past Hakuryuukou are flowing into me from the jewels. [What we strengthen is the height of the Heavenly-Dragon!] [The path we go is the road of the domination of the Hakuryuukou!] [We stop the infinite and devour the dream!] These people don’t have any grudge or hatred, and they are filled with an overwhelming pure fighting will. Did they come to understand each other through fighting? “I walk the road of domination with infinite destruction and by piercing through the imaginary dream. –I shall become a pure Emperor of the Dragon…..”
[[[["I shall have you obey the silver-white illusions and the perfect evil-ways."]]]] [Juggernaut Over Drive!!!!!!!!!!!!] The one who appears in front of us is covered in silver-white armour, and is emitting an amount of aura so enormous that he looks like he came from a completely different world. He hasn’t even touched anything, yet things around him like the vehicles and public property are being squashed! The aura coming from his body is enough to crush down the surroundings! I realised it as soon as I saw it. Yes, that this guy is truly a monster. The thoughts of past possessors who I went through a lot to convince. And the [Juggernaut-Drive] that I have thrown away due to it putting my life in danger. This guy turned both things into his own power with only his talent. And he sublimated it....... And this guy is my rival. Hehe, he is insane. I realise it once again. That “Maybe I have promised a showdown with someone truly insane?”. “-[Empireo Juggernaut Over Drive]. It is similar, but different to [Juggernaut Drive]. An enhanced form which only I can use. You shall taste this strength with your own body!”
The one who goes slashing at Vali who just said that is Pluto. He moves very fast while creating an afterimage, and wielding his red scythe! Pluto is a strong foe who was able to fight on par with Sensei! You can’t let your guard down against him…. CRACK! In front of me, the sound of metal breaking echoes. That’s because Vali broke Pluto’s scythe with his fist quite easily! ……He broke that evil scythe with only one hit! <! !>
Pluto seems shocked, but Pluto receives an uppercut to his jaw. While making a loud sound, Pluto’s body gets lifted high up into the air! Vali directs his right hand towards Pluto, and he closes his palm. “-Compress.”
[Compression Divider!!!!] [Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide Divide!!] Pluto’s body which is lifted high up…..starts to get compressed in length, then next by width. Then again by length….. Next by next, Pluto’s body gets halved! <Something like this…..! Such power like this……!>
Pluto screams as if he can’t believe what is happening to him. Vali then says it without any mercy. “-Perish.”
The Grim Reaper whose body became so small that I can’t see it with my eyes starts to lose his body to nothingness. While having the air vibrate, the Grim Reaper perishes. And that was the last of that Grim Reaper. Vali, who changed back to his usual Balance-Breaker from Silver-white armour is breathing hard. But…… He defeated that Grim Reaper without allowing him to do anything…! By looking at it, that form drains him a lot, but its certain that he killed Pluto in an instant. –So this is the answer Vali got from [Juggernaut-Drive]. At this point, it is clearly much more powerful than my True-Queen form. ….That guy, Vali, is getting even more powerful. Even my comrades became speechless at Vali’s strength. Though Sairaorg-san is smiling with joy. “…..Two-Heavenly Dragons are truly terrifying.”
The one who approaches us while saying that is Cao Cao. “Vali. I was right to not allow you to use Juggernaut-Drive back in the artificial dimension…..”
Vali gets such remarks from Cao Cao….. But he breathes out. “[Juggernaut-Drive] excels in terms of destruction, but it comes with danger to your life and the risk of going out of control. The form I just showed you minimised that as much as possible. But what’s different from [Juggernaut Drive] is that it can be strengthened even more. Cao Cao. Your greatest failure is that you didn’t kill me when you had a chance.”
Cao Cao became silent at Vali’s words. Cao Cao then looks at me. “I want to confirm. –Hyoudou Issei. What are you?”
…..Even if he asks me that, I am just me. While I was thinking hard, Cao Cao twitches his neck. “Like I thought, it really is weird no matter how much I think about it. It is hard to qualify you when you returned by your own powers. You are no longer a Heavenly-Dragon. But you also don’t fit in the True-Dragon or Dragon-God category…. That’s why, who actually are you……”
“Then won’t Oppai Dragon be just fine.”
I couldn’t be bothered so I answered him like that. He shows a dumb-face for a moment, but he laughs and nods immediately. “……I see. Yes. That’s easy to understand.”
After confirming that, he points his spear towards us. “So what should we do now? Will the one who will play with me be Hyoudou Issei? Or Vali? Or Sairaorg Bael? Or will you come at me all at once? No. Taking on all of you will be impossible. It would be reckless if I take on three Longinuses.”
What provoking words. No matter how strong he is, he wouldn’t last if he were to take on Vali and Sairaorg-san as well. Especially after seeing Vali just now, he doesn’t have a chance to win. | text_12 |
Vali approaches me and says it with a small voice. “His Seven Treasures. You know up to four of them right?”
…..Cao Cao’s ability huh. “Yeah. The one which seals women’s abilities. The one which destroys weapons. The one which transfers attacks. And the one which transfers his opponents.”
I saw that in the battle a few days ago. If I take him on, he won’t be able to use the one which seals women’s abilities, so I only need to be alert of six of his abilities. “The other three abilities are the following. To allow him to fly. The ability to create many doubles like Kiba Yuuto’s Blade Blacksmith Balance-Breaker. And the last one is his sphere which focuses heavily on destruction.”
I see. The one which allows him to fly. The one similar to Kiba’s. And the one sphere with great destruction power. Roger that. But I never thought he would explain it to me…..
“Anyway, I will give you my thanks.”
So it would be up to me now huh. Suddenly it became a situation where I have to take him on. While thinking that, I took a step. Seeing that, Cao Cao smiles happily. “So my opponent will be the Sekiryuutei I see. And the others aren’t moving knowing that.”
Like he said, everyone confirms the battle between me and Cao Cao and are acknowledging that. Yeah, I have a huge debt to pay him. “Yeah, I can’t calm myself until I pay you back.”
There is a part of me where I can’t accept that I lost against him without even having a chance to display my True-Queen form. While sensing my will to fight, he starts to tap his spear on his shoulder. “Interesting. That time I finished it by aiming at Triaina’s weak point, but this time I will take you on when you are using your full power. –Turn into the crimson armour.”
“Of course I will be using it! Let’s go Ddraig!”
[Ou! Our opponent is the ultimate Longinus once again! If you can’t beat him here, then you won’t be able to call yourself the Sekiryuutei!] “Of course!”
While emitting an enormous amount of aura from my body, I start to say the chant. “I, the one to awaken am the Sekiryuutei who holds up the truth of the King up-high!”
My senpai’s who answered this chant are no longer here. “Holding the infinite hope and indestructible dream walking the road of righteousness. I will become the Emperor of the Crimson Dragon…”
But I’m not alone. I have my comrades who look over my fights with warm eyes! "And I will lead you to the path of Heaven glowing in Deep(True)-Crimson light!”
[Cardinal Crimson Full Drive!!!!] My armour's colour changes to crimson, and its shape changes as well! Promoting to True-Queen is completed! The evil-pieces feel good as well! No wonder they're my evil-pieces! I was able to use this form immediately after my return! My True-Queen is still unstable but I have to do it! While seeing my change, he also makes the ring and seven orbs appear around him. His Balance-Breaker sure is quiet like always. It’s so silent that it is creepy. “Hatsutei Ratana.”
Cao Cao flies up after putting his orb below his feet! So that’s the ability that allows him to fly! I spread my Dragon wings and also fly into the air! [Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost!!] I released the dragon-shot up into the sky where there are many tall buildings lined up! I wanted to show him a even larger one, but he made one of his orbs come near me. He made a spiral appear in front of it, and it sucks in my attack! That’s the ability to send an attack to another location! So he’s planning to release that attack elsewhere! While I was staying on high alert….a spiral is created below me and the dragon-shot comes out through it! “Wow!”
I dodged it and shot out another block of demonic-power! [Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost!!] This time it’s the scattered type. I shoot them out at random! “Gahapatei Ratana!”
Cao Cao made one of the orbs go in front of him and it starts to grow, then several humanoid-type things appear. It’s one of the abilities Vali explained earlier. It certainly is similar to Kiba’s Balance-Breaker where he can command the soldiers he creates! So it's basically soldiers being created from the orb! Those creations perish after getting hit by my dragon-shot. So he used them as a shield! During the attacking and defending that just took place, Cao Cao vanished. Where is he!? When I was trying to locate him, a spear comes towards me from the side! I somehow dodge it while only allowing it to graze my armour a bit, but the armour plate covering my stomach is destroyed in the process! But there is no damage to my physical body! “You! You are using the same ability as Kiba! Also there's not much difference between your ability and Kiba's who you previously made a fool out of? Even your creations can't use your techniques either! I can’t believe you were even able to make fun of him!”
Back in the artificial dimension, he defeated Kiba’s ability with ease. But in my eyes, Kiba’s ability is superior than the one Cao Cao just showed! Cao Cao laughs at my argument. “Hahahaha! Maybe so. But I told you didn’t I? That my abilities still need tuning and that they aren’t complete yet. That’s the reason I took an interest in Kiba Yuuto’s ability back then. Though his ability was still at the same level as mine, so I lost interest in it immediately! Also my ability is a bit different from Kiba Yuuto’s ability. Well that depends on how I use it from now on.”
So that’s how it was! Then this guy’s ability will become a pain after he finishes tuning it. “Oh man! Seriously, taking on you who defeated Azazel-sensei sure is a pain!”
“Governor Azazel huh. Certainly I defeated him in the battle back then, but if we fight again I will most likely not win so easily.”
“? Why’s that?”
His fighting was overwhelming. The part where he dodged Sensei’s attack and then immediately impaled his spear into Sensei has been burnt deeply into my brain. I still can’t believe Sensei lost. That’s what I thought, but Cao Cao says words which I never could have anticipated. “There’s no way I can look down on that Governor. Those scientist-type warriors will research their opponent until their battle strategy is flawless for the next time they fight them. For guys like me who will be taken down with a single heavy blow, those type of opponents are truly frightening. That’s why I realised the Governor’s strength in our first fight, and defeated him in my second fight against him. –But the third time will be dangerous for me.”
…..It’s just like Cao Cao says. There’s no way that Sensei will stay quiet after being taken down. If this guy and Sensei fight again, it will be a close match. Cao Cao then makes his stance after spinning his spear. “Now, lets resume our battle.”
Ah! Again Cao Cao begins to disappear and then reappear! Since I’m battling him in the sky above the city, I need to be alert of what's beneath me as well! It certainly does get on my nerves! This time he appears behind me. | text_12 |
I was able to dodge it up in the air…..but he's seriously appearing in unexpected places! Shit! He suddenly appears as if he just got transported from nowhere! …….Transportation? Oh yeah, one of his orbs had an ability to allow him to transport to any place he choses. So he can use it on himself! …..Man it sure has lots of tricks. Just like Rias said back then, each orb has the same shape and size so I won’t know which ability it has until he uses it. Just like now, he can use it as a combo so he has many varieties with which to attack me! The power of his spear is already very scary to begin with, but his other abilities are hard to take care off! For someone dumb like me, fighting an extended battle against him is unfavorable. He probably has a Phoenix tear with him as well! …….But there is a way to defeat him. It’s also because I will win if just one of my attacks hits him, but I thought of a plan back in the dimensional gap after losing to him. I need to make him put his guard down! Even though I thought like that, my battle with him is extremely intense. No matter what sort of attack I use, he either evades it using his orbs or he just blocks it. I already have my hands full with evading the holy-spear which suddenly appears from all directions. Even if I change the direction of the dragon-shot I shoot out, I can’t even make him blink! Also the soldiers created from one of his orbs appear by instant transportation, so no matter how much distance I have with him I don’t have time to fix my position. [Star Sonic Booster!!!!] Even if I close my distance with him at extremely high speed, he either runs away by teleportation or he buys time to evade it by using the soldiers as his shield. [Solid Impact Booster!!!!] Even if I somehow close my distance and give him a hit with a lot of destructive power, he just evades it by using the abilities of his orbs. My punch which misses him gets stuck in a building and the building collapses immediately. …..I’m sorry to whoever the owner of the building is! Oh yeah. He understands the weak point of armour type Sacred Gears! He evaded the attacks of Sensei and Vali when they attacked him at the same time, so it would be natural for my attacks not to reach him at all! Because armour-types have extreme power, during their attacks aura gathers at certain parts so he said it's easy to predict the attacks. Even if you know that with your brain, actually responding to the movements shows that he is insanely strong. Also his right eye which is a Medusa’s eye! He can change anything to stone with it! My armour also has many parts that have been turned to stone! Everytime that happens, I destroy those parts and have them fixed! Luckily it hasn’t turned my physical body to stone! Maybe it's his fighting style to not let his opponents regain their footing for even an instant! Buildings around us are destroyed because of me and Cao Cao. ……I’m glad there is no one here. No, it isn’t good. It feels like I will get yelled at afterwards. Anyway I will apologise as much as they want me to as long as I can defeat Cao Cao! …..But I’m getting pushed back little by little. The way my armour is getting destroyed is getting worse! He starts to get a grasp of my attack style in this form! What a fearsome guy! For him to move around this much even though he is a technique-type! He easily surpasses Kiba! Even if I want to use Crimson-Blaster, I need a bit of charging time and that may become fatal against this guy! -For a power-type such as me, my compatibility against him is the worst! -Then I felt something. When I spread my wings to that direction, a single ray of crimson aura hits me and replenishes my aura. I then saw Rias on a building far away who shot the Oppai-beam to me. Aaaah Rias! You made the size of your oppai smaller again for me! Rias’s love for me feels very supportive! The power I received from the woman I love! There isn’t any power stronger than this! I even sensed her thoughts without even planning about this. Rias and I must be connected deeply from our hearts! It sure makes me happy! “The beam from a breast that I heard rumours about. I see. You couple are really terrifying.”
Cao Cao says that while laughing! This bastard! He laughed at Rias’s oppai-beam! I won’t forgive him! “Taste this!”
[Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost!!] I transferred the power to the fire within my stomach, and I brewed a huge flame of fire! The fire of a Dragon! Wide-range attack! The whole sky gets dyed with my fire. My opponent is a human! Even if I can’t hit him directly, it will give him a huge amount of damage if he gets burnt by it. With this he won’t be able to defe……. ZABAAAAAAAAAAAAN! The holy-spear releases enormous amount of light, and it eradicates my flames. ……Oh yeah, Vali did mention it. That Cao Cao is able to release intense light if he wanted to……..! He then swings his spear to the sides from his stance! Oh crap! I evade it by flying up high. But the huge wave from the holy-spear splits a building and the building behind it in half and they collapse! The wave pierces through to other buildings and many of them collapse! So many buildings collapse just from him swinging his holy-spear with power in it……. …….If a Devil like me receives that, rather than my body getting split in half it will perish before that can even happens! Cao Cao then says it with a smile of joy. “Hahahaha! Amazing! So this is the rumoured True-Queen! My attacks can’t even give you a clean hit! But your attacks aren’t hitting me either! It truly gives me chills! I will be finished if I receive your attack!”
But my attacks don’t show any signs of hitting him! If you are saying that, then please get hit by one of my attacks! It will end with that right!? He wields his spear while spinning it! I dodge the slash coming beneath me, and I dodge the slash above me be stepping back. Then an orb appears on the tip of his spear. His smile then got stronger. “Comparing you to Vali, you are still lacking. Parinaaya Ratana!”
The orb comes flying towards my stomach! I then gathered the aura on both my arms and shaped it into a thick arm. The power of Rook. I will block it with this! I receive the attack by having my arms crossed! The moment it hits me, an unbelievable amount of impact goes through my arms to my whole body! So it's even useless with the power of Rook….! -I then realised it immediately. It’s the orb which focuses on destructive power! B-But I never thought it had this much attack power…….! I fly back because of the impact! CRAAAAAAAAAAAASH! I went crashing towards the window of a building. I even went crashing through until reaching the walls of the building and then eventually passing through the building. Even the next building. Also the building after that. And again crashing through walls of buildings. | text_12 |
I crashed through so many buildings that it became stupid to continue counting them and eventually I crashed violently into one of the walls of a certain building and it stopped. …….Gough. From the pain I have on my stomach, I spit out things from inside my stomach…… It was vomits of blood. ……I received this much pain from a single attack…… Putting my organs aside, did a couple of bones get broken? My armour is basically destroyed from that attack just now….. Even my arms which I had made thick with the power of [Rook] are destroyed…..! Both my arms are paralysed so they can’t move properly. …….So that attack just now is the one which concentrates on destructive power. But why didn’t he use that before? Does it take time to use it? Or are there restrictions on how many times he can use it? It should be one of them. It’s weird that he hadn’t used such an attack until now. He could have easily defeated me if he included that attack numerous times during his combos. Because he used it this late, there is a high possibility that it has a few requirements for its use. ……Hehehe. Since I have been fighting so many strong foes, even an idiot like myself is able to think about that. It sure isn’t easy being a Sekiryuutei. ……..Hmm? I then realised the place where I currently am. The one that falls near my hand is the doll of Switch-Princess. When I look around, this is a toy store where it has so many dolls lining up. Because I entered by crashing through the window, the collision made the dolls fall down. ! This is….. With this….. I took a certain doll with my shaking hands. I then thought of something looking at Switch-Princess doll in my hand. “The Seven Treasures I just used is also incomplete. The ability is also unclear. Right now I’m having it concentrate on heavy destruction power, but it overlaps with the ability that destroys weapons. It would be good if I can think of a good ability….. I can’t give it an ability that is too far-fetched. –So are you done already? So this is the limit of you, who has used the crimson armour huh……”
Cao Cao says that and appears. He entered through the broken window. “Hey, tell me. If you fight Vali in the form he used before, will you win?”
“……No. The form Vali used to kill Pluto instantly... it wouldn’t be an exaggeration if I were to call him a Super-Devil. –So it will be impossible for me to beat him as well. It’s a simple difference in power and power output. He can take me down just by using power alone.”
Hearing that, I felt relieved. ……Geez, it’s not like me to worry about my rival. But yeah. That guy won’t lose to this guy. –The one who will beat him head on will be me. Only me. ……But I need to overcome this obstacle somehow. “Kukuku……”
I couldn’t hold myself back from laughing. “What’s funny?”
Cao Cao asks me with doubt. “It’s the same as back then.”
Yes. That time when I had a one on one battle with Raiser. This circumstances and situation. In that match, I also hit my limit at the last moment and was put in a tough spot. But even so, I was still able to fight. “Hey Cao Cao. I have also fought by aiming for my opponent’s weakness. To protect the girl I liked, and to take her back. By using my small brain to the fullest.”
“? What are you saying? I don’t get what you are trying to say. I don’t think you have gone crazy….. Are you planning to do something?”
“That time, the only thing I had left was the Dragon's power which I had a bit of. That situation is no different from this situation.”
I show the Switch-Princess doll to him. The one I just picked up earlier. “There is a trick on this doll, and the oppai part can be shot out. Rias became astonished when the test-type doll arrived at our house. –Sirzechs-sama thought of this doll.”
“And what about it?”
I then took out a single bullet from my pocket. It’s the one I picked up from the dimensional gap. “I retrieved this from a golem floating in the dimensional gap. –A bullet from the anti-monster machine gun I found in the Gogmagog that had stopped moving. It was supposed to have been made a long time ago, but it has a similar shape to that of the bullets of the current era. ……Maybe the power of creation that human’s possess is similar to that of a God now.”
I said that while loading the bullet on the oppai of the Switch-Princess doll. I then transferred the power of the Sekiryuutei to it. [Transfer!!] While transferring the power, I pushed the button on the doll. Then the bullet placed on the oppai part of the doll increases its speed when it gets shot from it and flies towards Cao Cao. “……Have you gone mad?”
Cao Cao hits the bullet easily with his holy-spear. –Then the bullet which was hit away breaks and releases a liquid from it. The liquid then goes on Cao Cao’s face. To his right eye. Cao Cao wipes his eye after receiving it. “……What is this….liquid…..”
While wiping it, his body goes through a change. Gough…..
Cao Cao spits something out of his mouth. Blood. “Guha!”
He suddenly begins to suffer, and falls on his knees. His body is shivering. He dropped down with his legs and hands on the floor, and realises it after he vomits out more blood. “T-This is……! Uguwaaaaaaaa!”
Right now, he must be going through a pain that you can’t even describe in words. The pain is so insane, that he shouldn’t be able to endure it. I stood up with my arms and legs which have returned to normal, and I then said it to Cao Cao who is on the floor. “-It’s Samael’s blood. The one Shalba used against me.”
Hearing me, Cao Cao opens his eyes wide. I continue explaining. “I had the blood of Samael get taken out of my body while I was having my body recreated. I then thought about it while having Samael’s blood be disposed of. –“Wasn’t the curse God gave to Samael the one where he placed his hatred towards Dragons and snakes?”. Like that.”
“…My eye! My medusa’s eye!”
His eye has already been crushed with Samael’s poison, and so much blood is coming out of it. “Yeah. Medusa is a monster with hair made of snakes right? Then maybe you who had her eye transplanted into yourself will receive the same effect from Samael’s blood? That’s why I thought about this back in the dimensional gap. Then I had Ophis transfer Samael’s blood into the bullet I found in Gogmagog.”
Yes, I used my small brain to the maximum to find a way to defeat this guy back in the dimensional gap. But if I was to fight this guy anytime soon, then I needed to have a plan against him. While I was thinking that we went past Gogmagog which was floating in the dimensional gap, and I remembered my fight against Raiser. “……..Gough! Haahaa……. ……..Fufufu, I never thought you would use such a method…..!”
Cao Cao laughs to himself while going through intense pain. “I was also on the verge of death since I’m a Dragon but also a Devil. Even if you are the descendant of a Hero and have the ultimate spear, you are a human. –Can a human like yourself withstand that curse?”
“…..Most likely not……. | text_12 |
……..My body has already stopped functioning…… ……..Phoenix’s tear will have no effect on…….Samael’s curse…… So the reason why I lost is because I’m a “human”……..! Fuhahahaha…….! For me who has been researching my opponents weaknesses……to turn out like this…… …….It’s the most sarcastic thing ever……. !”
Even though he is going through intense pain, he laughs to himself. “Yeah. Your weakness is…..that you are a human.”
Cao Cao shouldn’t be able to fight now. His Balance-Breaker has vanished already. The power I could sense from the holy-spear before has vanished. –It is my win. ……For me to win using a doll of Rias. And with the Switch-Princess’s oppai missile. [Zoom Zoom Iyaaan.] Switch-Princess doll made a sound like that. ……..Hahahaha, it sure is like me. I blurted out laughing because I found it funny. Hey the past hosts. Zoom Zoom Iyaaan sure is amazing. No wonder you guys became crazy about it. “……Then I will use [Truth Idea].”
-! W-What did he say!? I became astonished at what Cao Cao just said! He grabs the holy-spear with his trembling hands, and makes a stance and starts to speak! “Spear. The true holy-spear which pierces through God. –Suck the ambition of a king of domination sleeping within me, and pierce through the gap of blessing and destruction. –You. Announce the will, and turn into a glow.”
Along with Cao Cao’s chant, the tip of the spear opens, and magnificent amounts of light start glowing out from it. ………Maybe it will be bad to let him release this much amount of light anymore than this? I mean what will happen? From Sensei’s talk, what’s sealed inside that spear is something like the will of God who has passed away. Vali said it is similar, but very different to [Juggernaut Drive]. I don’t know what it is about…… But [Juggernaut-Drive] is the embodiment of destruction that gets out of control. It seems like [Truth Idea] will also cause huge destruction to this city if released! Should I increase my guard? Or should I use the power of [Knight] to escape from here? When I was choosing my option….. The light from the spear gradually starts to weaken…… …….The tip of the spear which was wide-opened returned back to normal. Cao Cao saw that. He became speechless and shocked. For this guy who had been showing so much confidence until now to be like this….. Then does that mean…… Cao Cao then explains as if he is answering my doubt. “….It’s not……activating……?”
…..So that’s what happened after all. I was a bit prepared myself when I saw the huge amount of light, but what I can feel from the spear isn’t that much of a threat. More like isn’t the holy power weakening? –Then Cao Cao made an expression as if he got his answer after sensing something from his spear. “……I see. So that is your “will”. –So you have picked Sekiryuutei’s dream over my ambition.”
………….? I don’t understand even a bit of what he just said…… But does it mean the spear won’t be powering up now? “……So you received the curse Cao Cao”
The one who appears saying that is….Vali. He came through the broken window, and he looks down on Cao Cao who is on the floor. “……Hey Vali. …….Your rival is the best.”
“I won’t hand him over to you, Cao Cao. –Why did [Truth Idea] fail? You used it just before right? I sensed it when I was coming towards this building.”
Vali asks him. I also want to know that. Vali then opened his ears to Cao Cao’s words. “……[Truth Idea] is related to the “will” of the God from the Bible. The will of the deceased God sucks the ambition of the holder of this spear, and by responding to how strong the opponent is, it creates many effects and miracles…… That can be something with absolute power to destroy the opponent……or a blessing to the opponent to capture their hearts. –But the answer the [Truth Idea] gave to Sekiryuutei is silence. ……Then it means that Sekiryuutei won this match, and this spear wants to see Hyoudou Issei’s dream over mine…….”
……The God of the Bible acknowledged me as the winner? The God liked my dream over Cao Cao’s? Vali then smiles in amusement after hearing that. “So that holy-spear chose Hyoudou Issei and not Cao Cao. That’s why I told you remember? That you should take down me and Hyoudou Issei before we become out of control. And this is the result. An end which just seems dull. Like I thought, the person who has the right to defeat the Sekiryuutei who turned into a crimson colour is me.”
Cao Cao laughs at himself hearing Vali. “……I wanted to defeat him.”
……Can you stop saying homo stuff between guys!? It’s nothing but disgusting! I feel sick because lately strong foes…..especially guys look at me with keen eyes! I want to be popular amongst girls! I won’t be happy if I get popular with muscular guys! “Yeah, that’s right. I will be the one defeating Hyoudou Issei.”
“My friend sure is very popular.”
And the ones coming in now are Sairaorg-san and Kiba. –Now the number of guys in here has increased once again! I hate this atmosphere. It truly is hard to breath in here. And all of them are looking at me with passionate eyes! Nooooooooooooooooooooo! Rias, Asia, Akeno-san, Koneko-chan, Xenovia, Irina, Rossweisse-san, Ravel! Please save me! “…..Two-Heavenly Dragons. King of Lions. Holy-demonic sword……. Certainly this is a bad situation for me. More like I would be killed at this rate….. Maybe I was already cornered by the time we lost Leornado…….. No. Maybe laying our fingers on you meant our loss…… Like I thought, maybe it would have been better to use Samael……on not Ophis………but Great-Red….. I never thought that the encounter with the Gremory group, and our choice……..meant as our flag to lose……”
Even though he’s laughing at himself, he is starting to lose breath. Not only is he saying something that I can’t understand, but the colour of his face is turning bad. He won’t be able to hold in Samael’s curse like how Vali did using his demonic-powers, so his condition will just get worse. Then a familiar mist surrounds us. Then a person appears from the mist. “…..Let’s return, Cao Cao.”
The one who appears next to Cao Cao is Georg, who is very torn. He’s missing one of his eyes and one of his arms. His left-leg is coloured in black, and he is not in a proper condition. “Georg……..”
“……Cao Cao. We……did have many miscalculations, but we weren’t wrong. Except…..”
He takes Cao Cao’s hand and activates the transportation magic-circle. He then looks at us. I won’t let you escape! Everyone except Vali goes towards them. But the holy-spear releases a bright light, and we couldn’t move our body and use our eyes for a moment! So he still had this much power in him! “……..We will be eliminated if we get involved with the Two-Heavenly Dragons. Just like Shalba and the others……”
“……You are right, Georg……”
While getting his body burnt with the holy power, Sairaorg-san’s fist cuts through the air. They are no longer there. We were a second late because we had our eyes become useless for a moment from the bright light. They left after just saying that…………. | text_12 |
….I let them escape at the crucial moment. I can only close my mouth to myself for being naïve. While I was feeling down, Sairaorg-san pats my head. “Don’t feel down. It’s your victory. Looking at their conditions, both of them won’t be able to fight for a while. No, they won’t be able to fight as how they used to anymore from their wounds.”
Sairaorg-san says that. …….I won’t know how much effect Samael’s poison will have on him, but even myself who is both a Dragon and a Devil had my body destroyed easily from it. So nothing good will be waiting for him after this. Vali then says it while looking at me. “If you got in contact with Great-Red, then before challenging that Sekiryuushintei I need to finish my battle with you first.”
So a declaration of battle already huh. It’s just like him. “Yeah, bring it. I will become even stronger and defeat you.”
“But be careful. While many will fear you, there will be more coming after your life. –That’s what it means to get in contact with the True-Dragon and Dragon-God.”
That sure is scary. Well if they will be coming after my life, then I just need to overcome them. “Even if anything comes to me, I will just continue walking ahead for my dream. –To become a High-class Devil and become a Harem-King! And I also want to become the King in the Rating Game as well!”
Hearing my declaration, he smiles with enjoyment. [Ddraig…… Will you be resting for a while?] [……Yeah. Maybe so. Or maybe….. I’m sorry Albion.] …………? Albion and Ddraig are talking to each other? What are they talking about? –Then I sensed another person coming here. The one who enters through the door is the man in the clothing of a gentleman. Arthur. “Vali. Everyone is here. Like we planned, we made a rampage.”
“I see.”
Vali turns around. Arthur then looks at Kiba. “Kiba Yuuto. It seems like you are the most worthy opponent that I have been searching for with my Holy-King sword Collbrande. The time when Vali has his battle with Hyoudou Issei, I will also seek a battle with you. Until then, I hope we both don’t get involved in anything unfortunate.”
Saying that, Vali and Arthur left. Kiba is also smiling at the challenge he received from Arthur. …….Somehow, did this guy become stronger while I was away? ……He even has the demonic-swords that belonged to Siegfried on his hips! “Did you defeat Siegfried?”
I ask Kiba while pointing at the demonic-swords on his hips. “Eh? Oh this? Well many things happened. Siegfried was defeated by all of us.”
Oh, is that so? But he received the demonic-swords. “Now, I also have my servants waiting for me. I will leave then.”
Sairaorg-san walks towards the window. “Sairaorg-san. Thank you very much.”
Sairaorg-san waved his hand at my gratitude. He jumps off from the window. He left stylishly from the window. Just like Sairaorg-san. “I will also go and call everyone. Ise-kun, you rest here.”
Kiba also jumps from the window saying that. ….I’m by myself now. When I was thinking about looking around the shop until everyone gets here. [Partner, that was a good fight. For you to also start fighting not just with your power but also with your brain……. You still lack in many departments, but…….it was still a good fight.] Ddraig praises me. “What is it, all of a sudden?”
[……No. You should be fine with this.] “……You seem a bit unenergetic.”
I can hear his voice being cut off. Something like this has never happened before. [……Looks like I used too many things to revive your body….. I will lose my consciousness very soon…..]
! ……….W-What do you mean! What’s happening! Why didn’t you tell me!? Then the conversation between you and Albion just before is……. A farewell…..? You are lying! You are joking right!? Wait! Hold on a second! [……Don’t worry…… I will make sure you can use the Boosted Gear even without me……. That’s why I’m glad I was able to see a good fight…….at the end……..]
Ddraig’s voice starts to get cut off even more, and his voice is becoming small and weak. “Wait! …..I still…..I still can’t do anything without you!”
[You can……. You have…..your……..comrades……. ……..I am……..no longer………needed………]
His words are getting cut off! No! This is too much! I need you! You are my partner! Let’s stay together forever! We are a Sekiryuutei together! We had been….doing stuff together! At school! At home! Against Kokabiel! My first encounter with Vali! During the camp at the mountains during the summer! Against the Sitri group! Against Loki! Even at Kyoto…..! And the match against Bael……. My tears aren’t stopping. I have so many tears running from eyes and I even have snot coming down from my nose. The things that are coming to my head are the memories I had with Ddraig……and I couldn’t do anything about it. For you to die because of restoring my body…….I don’t want that! Ddraig then says it clearly to me. [My partner. Ise. Thank you. –It was fun………………]
“Ddraig….? Hey…..answer me……. Hey……Partner……..”
It’s not fair that you call me by my name at the end! That’s not fair! Say it to me properly! Call me Ise again! I beg you! This is…..not……. My jewel doesn’t answer me even when I talk to it. ……..So he won’t talk to me ever again…..? While I was thinking such a thing, a sound comes into my ears. [……………..Gugoooooooooooooooo]
A snore. …..Huh? A snore? He’s sleeping……? “Ddraig is exhausted because he used his powers in the dimensional gap. He’s sleeping.”
There is someone who touches my gauntlet gently. -It’s Ophis. It seems like she came here without me noticing. “……Ophis? Wait, Ddraig is just sleeping! ?”
T-This bastard! He’s just taking a nap! Shit! He made me worry so much! “Ddraig! ………You idiot…..! You idiot……..!”
I could only cry while hugging my gauntlet! Damn it! It would have been horrible if it was actually a good-bye! Since you and I will be together as partners! ……But I’m relieved. Thank you for doing all this for me. Rest now, my partner. -Ah, I can sense my comrades. They should be here soon. Yeah it finally finished, my mid-class promotion test that is. The test which was long and hard finally finished. No, the test hasn’t finished until I go home. “Let’s go home Ophis. This time……with everyone.”
“I will return home to the Sekiryuutei’s house.”
Ophis made an adorable smiley face. Yeah, she isn’t the boss of the terrorists after all. She is just a Dragon who is strong and lonely. –Then I remembered something. What should I do about my school mid-year exams…..? I finally fell into despair. The tension in this scene calmed down when I, Azazel, received the news that the alliance was able to defeat Bandersnatch and Jabberwocky. We had been glaring at Hades the whole time. Just looking at the face of this skeleton bastard makes me want to puke. Sirzechs made his power of destruction aura disappear when he heard about our victory, and he reverted back to his usual form. …….Well, maybe the other form might be his true-form though….. The anger that could be seen from his aura decreased a lot when he heard that Ise had returned. Well I also felt the same way. | text_12 |
Geez, he sure did come back in an insane way. Apparently the terror caused by the Old-Maou faction is mostly taken care off as well. The Underworld also avoided the worst case scenario. –And the Vali team vanished long before I received the report. They sure are magnificent at escaping as always. I also had Slash Dog leave. We probably don’t need him now anyway. We were fortunate that we weren't reduced to eliminating Hades. No matter if this guy is an embodiment of evil, he still is the God of the realm of the dead, even if he is rotten. If we had terminated him, it would have a great effect on all the factions of the World. Then when we were about to return home after making our complaint and telling Hades about the current situation, one of the Grim Reapers came to make a report to Hades. <Hades-sama. The majority of the Grim Reapers within the shrine……have been frozen.>
……Is this your doing, Joker?>>
Hades' eye sockets glow in a dangerous colour. Dulio himself just made a sigh and is massaging his shoulders. “Well I would get scolded by Michael-sama if I don’t at least do this. I was thinking of freezing any suspicious Grim Reapers-san. But I couldn’t be bothered so I froze most of them within the shrine. I’m sorry, I have bad habits. Anyway, Amen.”
He sure has an aloof personality and words. –But he’s definitely strong. This Dulio who is the trump card of the heaven has a bad mouth but his power is overwhelming. It’s insane that he froze the Grim Reapers within the shrine. [Zenith Tempest]. The Top-tier Longinus that can control weather, and control any sort of attribute. With the way he uses it, he’s able to be in control during appropriate situations. Since it turns out like this even inside a building. ……Maybe he has a good compatibility for fighting against Cao Cao? I’m sure he would have the advantage in the fight……
Anyway, we were able to stop Hades from interfering. This is a big result. This skeleton definitely was planning on it. Since he doesn’t have any flesh on him it's hard to read his expressions, but I can tell he’s quite unhappy by looking at his facial bones. “Well, we will definitely question you a lot about the incident with Samael, okay? Since we were able to capture the main members of the Hero-faction alive.”
I said that to Hades. Yes, the Gremory group encountered the Hero faction. I sure can’t believe the fateful encounters they have whether it's good or bad, but this time that was a good thing. Thanks to that we were able to capture Heracles and Jeanne. I will question them very slowly. There’s nothing better than witnesses who are alive. But Hades couldn’t reply back to my words…… Sirzechs speaks before we leave. “Hades-dono, we will take our leave here. I’m very sorry for the sudden visit.”
Sirzechs apologised politely. He then says this with an intense pressure. “But I will still say this. –There will be no next time. Next time I will eliminate you.”
…..This Maou says it while releasing something crazy. Hades laughs with joy after hearing that. Fafafafa. You show me good eyes. Yes, I will remember that very well.>>
“Well, I don’t want to come back here either.”
I blurted out my true thoughts by accident. …….Seriously, don’t ever do this again Skeleton-God of the realm of the dead. Sirzechs calls out my name when we reached the gate that connects the realm of the dead and the Underworld. “Azazel.”
He put on a formal face. “What is it? Why so formal?”
“Lately there are things which I think quite often about. That the generation of Maou such as myself and Ajuka is coming to an end.”
Hmm, that sounds interesting. I kept quiet and Sirzechs continues. “The biggest reason why we became a Maou was due to our “powers”….”
They are special Devils who were born with insane power who don’t carry the blood of Maou. That’s the current Yondai-Maou. After the big war between the three Great powers, several Devils like them were born. Sirzechs put on a sad face while making a grip. “No matter how strong you are, there are things you can’t do as “one(individual)”. It will give birth to ones that rebel.”
Yeah. The current government defeated the old government with power and changed the Underworld. And the ones who stood on the front were powerful Devils like Sirzechs and the other current Yondai-Maou. As a result, the Devils that were driven away became jealous of Sirzechs' power and cursed him. The basic and simple reason for the current coup d'état. “But you know Azazel, there are huge things which are different from the power of a “one(individual)”. And that exists in the current Underworld.”
“What is that?”
“That’s the power of a “circle(group)”. My sister, Rias, and my brother-in-law, Ise-kun, were born with that. Even if there is a limit to the power of “one(individual)”, the power which gathers around them, “circle(group)”, makes the powers and bonds to something certain. As a result they break any limits and walls and continue to grow. That not only applies to Rias and Ise-kun. Sairaorg who wasn’t born with the power of destruction and who has a dream, gained faithful comrades by believing in his ideals. That is also the power of a “circle(group).”
Maybe Vali will also fit in the category of “circle”. Around him, comrades are gathering naturally. –I see, the power of a “circle” huh. “Sirzechs. Ise has even attracted Ophis. –Now many beings won’t be able to ignore him.”
“Yes. I can say the same to Vali who has surpassed [Juggernaut Drive]. –The “Infinite Dragon God” and the “Two-Heavenly Dragon”, and the “Dragon-Kings” which gather around them. –Like I thought, the ones who will be controlling the flow of the World and powers are Dragons.”
Yes. Dragons are the embodiment of power. And even humans have symbolised the power of Dragons since ancient times. No matter what they do, a strong Dragon attracts strong ones. Where will Ise and Vali go. I still haven’t witnessed it……..
“Ah, I will be leaving here then. There are things I need to report to Michael-sama.”
The Joker Dulio made a simple farewell to us while moving his Angel wings. “Then see ya. It was fun today. –Circle!”
“Circle”….. He flew off while making a circle with both hands above his head! So he had a bit of a funny side to him huh…… Wait, so he was listening to our discussion casually huh. I made a sigh while looking at Dulio flying away. “Now, I will need to find a new job then.”
Sirzechs narrowed his eyes hearing me. “……So that’s how it will turn out.”
“Yeah. Having Ophis meet with Ise because of my personal thoughts is something I won’t be able to avoid responsibility for. I…..will resign from the Governor post.”
No matter how you think about it, having Ophis meet Ise in secret from all the other factions is a violation of the alliance. It’s natural for me to get the blame. If I stay as the Governor of the Grigori any longer than this, it won’t look good on those working under me and it will cause trouble for them. | text_12 |
“And the ones who have been helping the terrorists within our group……the majority of them have been captured.”
The traitors of our organisation are Vali and those working in interim posts. Especially a group of Top-level Fallen-Angels had been giving out information to them….. Those guys have been captured and we have most of them being judged. …..Well there were those who escaped. Thanks to that, the top people in our organisation have been reduced. …….The Number of natural born Fallen-Angels has also decreased. The numbers of leaders have decreased where it is possible to count them now as compared to a long time ago. And most of the ones that remained are scientist types. Like Sahariel, Benemune, and Tamiel. The Vice-Governor is also that type of guy. “…..Looks like it will be the end for my organisation.”
When I said that, Sirzechs made a very sad face. “Heaven also captured and passed judgement on the traitors.”
“And the ones who escaped turned into Fallen-Angels and escaped to the Khaos-Brigade huh. Well it’s a miracle that they didn’t turn into Fallen-Angels while they were helping them, those High-level Angels that is.”
“I heard that there is a hole in all the systems in the Heaven due to the absence of God. They must have used that. Looks like there aren’t any perfect places after all.”
The Devils will also have more quarrels with the Old-Maou factions from now on as well. Since the ones who determined that this incident won’t succeed hid themselves straight away. They sure are strong guys. But with this incident, quite a number of strong foes from the Old-Maou faction have been eliminated. They will stay quiet and hide themselves unless something big happens. “Won’t the Fallen-Angels increase their numbers like the Heaven’s system for the [Brave Saints]?”
Sirzechs asks me. I shook my head. “It’s okay. Villainous Angels-sama like us are already numerous enough with just us. This isn’t just my opinion. The remaining leaders have the same opinion. We all think that there is no point in increasing our organisation any more than it already is because the Three Great Powers are in an alliance. It’s enough if we can stabilise the current situation. Well if the Angels above the sky ever fall down, then we will welcome them any time.”
“……But the Grigori’s…….Azazel’s achievement to bring Ophis to our side is a big truth. It’s something which won’t be weird to be recorded in history, Azazel. And the one who made that happen is none other than…..you sir.”
“Don’t say sir to me now, it’s embarrassing. But you know what Sirzechs? I’m a boss who leads the villains. Even if I get recorded in the Bible, I shouldn’t be recorded in the history of the Underworld. –The ones who will be recorded in the history of the Underworld are enough with you, Rias, and Ise. I’m okay with being the boss of the Fallen-Angels.”
“Azazel……”
Don’t put on a sad face like that. I will be troubled if you put on such a face. I then said it with a naughty smile while scratching my cheek. “Don’t worry, it’s just my title which would be changed. I will always be me. And I will also retire from fighting on the frontline. Thanks to you and Michael, I made lots of good students. I can spend the rest of my life looking after them.”
It will be okay for me not to fight if Ise, the Gremory-group, Vali and his team are present. Hearing that, Sirzechs blurts out laughing as if he finds it funny. “You suddenly started acting like an old person.”
“Even if I look like you, I am old you know? I existed before you were born. So you should make me look good, lad.”
“Yeah. I will say that I will do that then just as a look.”
Sirzechs sure knows how to talk. Well anyway, this incident is finished. Now, maybe I should go for an onsen(hot-spring) trip to Atami or Isu taking the idiots with me. The news about the Fallen-Angel organisation, the Grigori, Governor-Azazel. Resignation from his post was sent to all the factions. He leaves behind many meritorious deeds and battle achievements. But the VIP of all the factions passes on the legacy of him instructing the two Heavenly Dragons, the current Sekiryuutei who shows irregular growth and the current Hakuryuukou who is said to be the strongest in history, as his best achievement. “You look pathetic Cao Cao. You prepared so much, but did the plans of the Hero-faction fail due to betrayal, or due to something unexpected? You even had three top-tier Longinuses get crushed.”
“…..Well if it isn’t Sakra-sama. I never thought you would come down to this world.”
“The Sacred Gear possessors who achieved Balance Breaker and Longinuses are out of function. And you, Georg, and Leonardo can’t be active anymore right? What are you going to do?”
“……I will rebuild it. The new Ophis will be born, so I will create a new Khaos Brigade by having that as the centre of it. –But because of this incident, we have lost quite a lot of man power. For a short while, I will be hiding myself.”
“Do you really think that? Your face right now doesn’t say that. –Your face is that of someone who had their soul crushed. You got crushed by the Two-Heavenly Dragons right? Samael’s poison. Even if you do cure it, it will leave an after-effect you know? You are just a human after all.”
“………….Being crushed by the Two-Heavenly Dragons huh. ……..I won’t deny it.”
“You sure look pathetic. So what did you want to become after all? A hero? A man of valour? Or a villain? No, did you become greedy and want to become all of them?”
“……For me who was born as a descendant of a hero while also being the possessor of the ultimate spear, this was the only path available for me. The only option where I had to fight against the superior-beings….”
“Hahahahahahahahahaha! Shitty brat-kun! Listen to the words of God that aren’t so nice. Okay then? People like you who usually have B-class powers but get S-class powers when serious are quite common. The problem is crazy guys who have B-class powers in usual times and when they are serious, but gets SSS-class powers when they need to finish it. These guys are the most troublesome. In a battle where we could definitely win, they reverse it with unknown things. –You tasted that yourself right? Yeah, that Sekiryuutei is that type of guy.”
“………………….”
“If you want to win against types like Sekiryuutei, then you have to show enough power where you can alter destiny itself. After all, your peer Longinus possessors are that Sekiryuutei and Hakuryuukou. –Maybe you were born in the wrong era?”
“Next I….”
“Next? HAHAHA. There isn’t a next time. You end here. You know that you are worthless after being rejected by that spear and receiving the curse where you can’t move anymore?”
“……What are you going to do with me?”
“Nothing much. You will be sent to the realm of the dead along with Georg and Leonardo. Hades is really unpleasant right now, so you guys can cheer him up. You can wait for the spider’s web to come down there. But I will be taking all of your Longinuses. | text_12 |
For me to take it from you guys in the Balance-Breaker state. It sure makes me happy that tears will be flowing out from my eyes –ZE! “……You sure are a horrible God.”
“Who were the ones who were trying to control me and the other gods from the shadows? Well, you just basically received your punishment for it. –I will give your holy-spear back to you if you can come back from the realm of the dead. Since you are a Hero you should be able do such things. After all the Sekiryuutei did do something similar you know?”
A few days after the ruckus ended in the Underworld, we were told something outrageous from Sensei at the club room. “You were removed from the post of Governor!? Are you serious!? Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!”
Yes, the news about Azazel-sensei being removed from his post. The reason is because he made us meet with Ophis. Sensei makes a sigh while digging his earhole. “You are noisy. It can’t be helped. I made Ophis come here without telling those noisy bunch.”
“T-Then what is your current status……?”
When I asked him, he twitches his neck. “Hmm. Something like the supervisor of this area which is one of the important locations for the Three Great Powers alliance. My position in the Grigori is as an advisor of special technology.”
So he’s a supervisor and an advisor for technology. Haaa, his position seems like it has changed but it hasn’t changed. “…….From a Governor to a supervisor.”
Koneko-chan says that. “Well that’s the gist of it. Shemhaza became the Governor of Grigori. Barakiel is the Vice-Governor. Man I feel better! Those positions suit hard headed people like them. With this, I can concentrate on my hobbies.”
Huh? He has an even more frank expression than before!? Did removing him from his post give him more freedom?….. That sounds like it! Uwaaaaah! Shemhaza-san, Barakiel-san! Please do something about this person! I suggest to have him sealed away before he does something! Maybe you should think of putting him in Cocytus! He’s definitely on a level of Samael for being sealed away! Sensei was all hyped but he then took out three certificates. “The result for the mid-class promotion test was released just before. In place of Sirzechs who is busy, I will announce the results.”
-! Are you serious! The result is already out!? We didn’t receive any notification beforehand and we are going to get the results now!? “First of all Kiba. You passed! Congratulations. You are a Mid-class Devil from today. You will receive a call about the awarding ceremony sometime soon. I will give you the certificate now.”
Uwaa! He started without giving us a chance to be ready for it! And Kiba passes!? “Thank you. I will gladly accept.”
Kiba receives the certificate and bows his head down. Aaah, my friend became a Mid-class Devil right in front of my eyes! “Next is Akeno. You also passed. Now you are a Mid-class Devil. I told Barakiel beforehand, and he started.. man-crying the moment he heard it.”
“......Geez, Tou-sama. Thank you very much. I will gladly accept it.”
Akeno-san takes the certificate with a red face. Akeno-san also became a Mid-class Devil safely. And the last remaining one. ……..It must be mine. “Lastly, Ise.”
“Y-Yes!”
I-I feel nervous. Apart from the practicals, I don’t have that much confidence for the written test….. But it doesn’t mean I did bad in it either…… Sensei didn’t care about how I was feeling and just gave me the result. “You also passed. Congratulations. It’s the birth of a Mid-class Devil Sekiryuutei.”
--! …………………..I did it. “Y-Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! !”
I raised both my hands up and yelled! “From today I am a Mid-class Devil! Yeah! I’m so happy!”
I somehow got promoted! Mid-class Devil! I’m a Mid-class Devil from today on! With this I have got a step closer to becoming a Harem-King! No, I should have got ten steps closer! “Congratulations!”
“Congrats!”
“Congratulations!”
“Well this should be something we all expected. But congratulations.”
“It’s natural because I was your manager! ……But congratulations.”
Asia, Xenovia, Irina, Koneko-chan and Ravel congratulate me! Thank you everyone! I’m glad I reincarnated into a Devil! I was so happy that I was crying, but Sensei points his finger at me. “Well you are an idiot who was able to return from such a dangerous situation by yourself. Did you know that your feat of how you returned is being spoken about by the people standing in very high social positions? After all, the anti-factions of the current Maou-faction have started to fear you.”
“W-Why is that?”
“Of course they would. You won’t die even if you get killed. There’s nothing more fearsome than this right? Not only did you not die from Samael’s poison, but you came back from the dimensional gap by receiving a new body with Great-Red’s power. How crazy are you! You are really weird. Not only your brain but also your existence.”
It certainly was a repetition of weird events. But for me to be feared by the top-people in the Devil society…… The situation is getting so big that I’m confused about what’s going on! In the Underworld it is broadcast that I took down Jabberwocky fighting alongside the Lucifer group and Great-Red who came by coincidence. The fact that I “combined” with Great-Red isn’t told to the public. “Well your power to attract strong foes is so insane that it can basically attract anything. So that’s why you guys should be the ones to defeat the guys who are doing bad stuff around the World. That way both I and Sirzechs will be able to relax.”
That’s what Sensei says…….. Seriously that would be too much! I’m fed up with fighting strong people! I want to have a life where I can do erotic stuff with the girls in this club! I’m not seeking for a life where I would be fighting! “Um Sensei. What happened to the Khaos Brigade, more specifically the Hero-faction after that?”
Their leader, Cao Cao, received Samael’s curse from my attack. I’m sure nothing good is happening to him now….. But it’s that Cao Cao we are talking about, maybe he has healed himself by finding a cure? “Also because of Hades and the Old-Maou faction, their main forces were taken down. So the attacks on important locations by the Hero-faction have stopped as well. Also thanks to you guys, we were able to capture their main members alive and they are being interrogated as we speak. The Longinus possessors such as Cao Cao…….probably aren’t in a good situation either. The wounds they received are ones which can’t be healed with Phoenix tears and Twilight-Healing. But Heaven has found out that their Longinus haven’t vanished so there's the thought that they might still be alive.”
Sensei answers me. Heracles and Jeanne are captured in the Underworld. The Longinus possessors such as Cao Cao, Georg, and Leonardo cannot fight anymore due to their wounds. But their Longinuses haven't vanished. Two exact Longinuses cannot exist at the same time. And if I recalled correctly , if the possessors die the Longinuses will move to new hosts…..was it? | text_12 |
It’s the same as my Sacred Gear. And if they haven't vanished then that means the possibility of Cao Cao and the others being alive is high . But to Sensei it didn’t seem like it added up. “……Is there a possibility of them being stolen away? If the Longinus possessors such as Cao Cao have serious injuries then it won’t be weird if there are people who would try to steal their Longinus. That organisation has so many factions that it seems they have serious quarrels amongst one another.”
Rias says that. I see, you can also look at it like that. The Grigori has already created the technology where they can remove the Sacred Gear from the host and keep it away or also transfer it to another person. Such a method should have been known to the Khaos Brigade due to the traitors amongst the Grigori who went to their side. So it’s possible to think that the Longinus from those guys who have serious injuries have been taken away. Sensei nods at Rias’s comment. “Yeah, a possibility like that might arise. …….If that happens, then I hope it won’t turn into the worst scenario that I have thought of………”
……Sensei had a very serious expression. Just what is he thinking inside his head? Sensei then laughs. “Well their biggest mistake was to lay their fingers on you guys. And they got beaten instead. So the Hero-faction’s mistake was to lay their hands on you guys who have abnormal growth rates. It’s like those teachings where you will receive a curse when you touch Gods that you shouldn’t touch. Or in this case, a Devil who shouldn’t be messed around with.”
“Don’t say it as if we are some sharp knives! From our perspective, we just fought back because they attacked us! Right everyone! ?”
I asked everyone. “Yes, the grudge we have towards them for attacking us during the school trip is big.”
“I’m Michael-sama’s Ace! I will beat them to pieces if they attack us again!”
Xenovia and Irina agree with what I said. See! “……We crush them if they attack. This is the unavoidable rule of the Gremory lately.”
I also received a few grateful but scary words from Koneko-sama! “Lately I started to think , that they come to me so I can gather points to become a High-class Devil. If we fight with the current members, then it would be better if the enemies are stronger.”
Rossweisse-san sure has a nice brain which allows her to adapt quickly! But it isn’t as good as you say! Sensei makes a big laugh after hearing everyone's responses. “To be expected from the Gremory group! This certainly will turn into a legend soon! Something like “You won’t be able to come back alive if you touch them”.”
Rias sighed at Sensei’s joke. “We aren’t a curse or an evil spirit. Don’t say it in a weird way.”
“Ufufu. But if they assault us then we have no choice but to crush them.”
Even though Akeno-san’s smiling, she shows the expression of an S! Sensei continues. “But the Khaos Brigade is still active. We can judge that their biggest faction, the Old-Maou faction, and the second biggest faction, the Hero faction, have stalled as a result of losing their leaders. We have finished punishing most of the traitors among the alliance. But ... there are still those that are against us. The bunch who have been hiding in the shadows of the two factions will also arise.”
…….If I remember correctly, there's a faction of magicians, right? Don’t tell me they will also assault us…..? This only makes me feel more insecure! The power of the Heavenly Dragon seriously is no joke……. Sensei then looks at the corner of the room. “Well, their former boss is with us anyway.”
We also look at where Sensei is looking. Ophis is there. She followed me to the school club room. When her eyes met with mine, she says this. “I’m friends with Ddraig.”
Yeah, I feel honoured having a Dragon-God say that. But……
“I’m not Ddraig, I have a name which is Hyoudou Issei……. My friends call me “Ise”.”
“I understand. Ise.”
Arara, she answered immediately. She sure gets things right away when you talk to her. She became really attached to me to the point where she follows me everywhere. And when I return to my room, she’s already sitting in there. She copies what the other girls do by looking at them, and she takes interest in everything so the girls have fun playing with her. So there is always someone who can play with her. What is this feeling, something similar to an animal? Something like how dogs and cats are attached to a person? Or more precisely being attached to Uroboros? “Yes, that would be okay to call me.”
That should be fine. Sensei then says it after looking at the discussion between me and Ophis. “I’ll tell you now Ise but even if you become a High-class Devil in the future, you won’t be able to make Ophis your servant. You know the reason even if I don’t explain it, right?”
“Yes. Because Ophis isn’t “here” right?”
Yes, Ophis is here right now but that’s not how it was told to the public. Normally it would be something forbidden for Ophis to be here. But it seems like Ophis’s power that was stolen by Cao Cao became the current Ophis of the Khaos Brigade. Well even they won’t be able to say something like “Our boss Ophis has disappeared”, which will put them in a disadvantage. Sensei continues. “She was someone who was a boss of the terrorists. Even if she came to our side, it would be bad if people in the Underworld found out about it. That’s why we had many seals placed on her to have her , the power of a Dragon which is a bit strong . Well, the fact is that God-class were not subjected to be reincarnated using the evil-pieces. It seemed like it was possible for half-Gods like Valkyries though.”
So she has to be considerably weakened because she had her power sucked away by Samael. Though she was stronger than most. ……..And she saved me back in the dimensional gap. That alone made me think that Ophis is my comrade. If there are people targeting her, I would protect her at all costs. Ophis did so much for me. But for me to be a Mid-class Devil…… I need to refresh my brain for a bit. It will take more time for me to get used to it. “What will happen to Ophis’s power that was stolen by the Khaos Brigade? That’s something which bothers us.”
Kiba says that. He’s right. Ophis’s power which was stolen using Samael. Cao Cao said he would use that to create the new Ophis. But what would happen if the Hero-faction who was planning that is gone? Sensei then says. “……..Including me, people who know about that have different opinions. Except we all have the same opinion that currently their plan is still progressing. …….No matter if it's in a different form, we might see that soon. Be prepared.”
……..Prepared huh. Looks like we'll get mixed up in things like that again….. I was having my head filled with all these thoughts, then Rias changes the subject. “It’s important to be prepared for things that might come at us anytime, but I have three things I need to take care off. First is Gasper.”
Rias then looks at Gasper. Gasper gets all nervous. | text_12 |
……Is it about that story I heard? I wasn’t there so I don’t know anything about it, but it seemed like Gasper snapped when he heard a false story about me dying. As a result, he seemed to have beaten Georg overwhelmingly using monstrous powers. That Georg….. He overwhelmed Georg who possesses the High-Tier Longinus [Dimension Lost] and who also uses magic. When I ask those who witnessed it, they all just say “It was overwhelming”…….. Gasper himself hasn’t changed, and he’s still a boy who likes to dress as a girl. Rias continues. “I was quiet about it due to many circumstances, but I think it would be a good time to ask them about that power.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Rias nods at my question. “House of Vladi….. No, I will get in touch with the Vampire clan. If we don’t take measures to properly grasp Gasper’s power, not only Gasper but all of us will also be harmed.”
“……I-I’m sorry. I-I never knew I had such power…… I thought my only problem was these eyes….”
Gasper says that while being scared. He didn’t have any memory of the events that took place while he had changed into that form. …….He also didn’t know about it. A hidden power which had been there all along…..? It seems like it isn’t a Sacred Gear though……. Rias thinks the reason why Gasper was thrown out of his house is due to that. “The Vampires are also having a huge quarrel amongst themselves. …….Their World is closed to the outside, but that’s also the reason why I hope nothing serious is going on.”
Sensei says it while making a sigh. …….Are you serious? So the Vampires are also in a mess! …….I don’t want to get involved with them but it isn’t good to leave Gasper’s power alone either. It won't be good if we don’t make it clear. Looks like we have no choice but to go……
“I’m sorry for making problems…… But I don’t want to see people from my house…….”
Gasper lost his words. He doesn’t want to see his family huh. Well it can’t be helped if he doesn’t want to see them since they shunned him and then discarded him. Then he was taken down by a vampire-hunter while he was wandering around and then saved by Rias. …….I didn’t ask him the details, but he also has complicated issues. Akeno-san then says it while putting her hands on her chin. “Along with the issue of Gasper-kun, another one is about the magicians, correct?”
“Are you talking about the relations with magicians that are written down in books?”
I ask. A pact from a magician? Even I heard of that. Devils who respond to magicians summons. It’s quite popular that it even appears in normal books. Rias nods. “Yes. Magicians summon Devils, and they make a pact along with a price. We just lend our powers when necessary. The ritual is a bit different from the one where we grant the wish of normal humans. It’s normal for the famous Devils to be summoned, but young Devils also receive such offers.”
“Then does that mean we will also get offers?”
Rias nods at my question. Sensei continues while drinking tea. “Yesterday, the magician council announced the rating of young Devils including your generation to all the magicians in the World. To them, it will be a win for someone to make a pact with the young Devils first. Especially the Gremory group who have a high rating. Starting from Rias who is the younger sister of a Maou, there is Ise who is the Sekiryuutei, Kiba of the Holy-demonic sword, Akeno the Holy-lightning Priestess and the daughter of Barakiel, Xenovia of the Durandal, and such. –You guys will receive lots of offers you know? Choose which magician you will make pacts with wisely okay? If you choose someone worthless then it will lower your ratings.”
Are you serious! So those things are also a part of a Devils job huh! Then will I also receive an offering from a magician…..? ……..Gufufufu. It might be good to be summoned by a very erotic magician woman. Then there was someone knocking my head while I was thinking erotic stuff. It’s Rias. Rias then asks me. “By the way Ise. Do you remember what you promised me before the test? That’s the last thing that I need to take care off.”
-! Rias’s cheeks are a bit red. Yeah, I remember that promise very well. “Rias, lets go on a date next weekend.”
She shows a big smile to my words. “Yes, I will be looking forward to it my lovely Ise.”
Yeah. First is a date with her. That will definitely be fun. I will think about other stuff afterwards. While I was thinking about it, Xenovia points to herself. “After Buchou, go on a date with me next Ise.”
“Ah, not fair! I’m next right! I also want to go on a date with Ise-kun!”
Even Irina asks! “Hauu! Me too! I will also go on a date!”
“Then me too.”
Even Asia and Koneko-chan! “Me too! Let me enjoy Japan more!”
“…..And I.”
“It might be fun to have a date with Ise-kun to find bargain sales.”
Even Ravel, Ophis, and Rossweisse-san! “Ara-ara. Then I will have a date with him on top of the bed after he finishes with everyone.”
Are you serious Akeno-san!? That truly is a very interesting thing! “Aaah, then maybe I should also get a date with him then.”
“Umm, then so will I.”
“Eh!? Is everyone going with the flow? T-Then me too!”
Even Sensei, Kiba, and Gasper!? Seriously, spare me the guys! Rias pulls my sleeve and then hugs onto me. “I’m first. Right Ise?”
It seems I will be busy from now. But still I feel at peace. | text_12 |
“The Red Dragon Emperor which brings misfortune to Devils! This “Magical Girl” Levia-tan will destroy you!”
DOOOOOOOOOOOON! In front of me, a magical girl wielding her magical stick caused the surrounding area to explode with her massive demonic powers! “Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I’m going to be kiiiiiiiiilllled!”
I am wearing a set of red armour and actually screaming, which is no act, while running away from a deadly attack of demonic power! Every single attack is so insane! The last had so much impact, that it destroyed a mountain and blew away the forest with it! Yes. I, Hyoudou Issei, am fighting a “Magical Girl” on a mountain. No, this is more like a one-sided assault! That’s because my opponent isn’t a Magical Girl, but a real “Maou Girl!”
I will have to go back, to explain how it turned out like this. After summer break ended and the second semester began……. ----
“Ise, it’s an emergency.”
That day, I was called by Buchou, while playing a trading card gamewith the other club members. “What is it?”
I asked and Buchou answered with a smile. “I received a request from a Maou-sama personally. It's from Serafall Leviathan-sama.”
Maou! Yes, we received a request from one of the Yondai-Maou, who are the Kings of Devils. “Are you serious!? If it’s Leviathan-sama, then I’m honoured!”
I shouted, with joy. Of course! The one who is the only woman within the Yondai-Maou is Leviathan-sama! I feel honoured, receiving a request from Maou-sama! ……Though she’s one of those weird people. “She’s requesting to borrow Koneko, Gasper and Xenovia, while Ise is the main.”
Buchou continued. Gasper screamed “Hiiiiiiii!”. “M-Me too!? I-I don’t like to stand out~!”
Aaah, he said that while running inside a box. Since this guy has anthropophobia and is a hikikomori, he is bad at standing out. “But, why us?”
Xenovia pointed to herself. Koneko-chan was also nodding her head. “It seems like she is in need of your special powers.”
Buchou answered. Special powers. I have……a powerful dragon residing within me. Gasper carries Vampire blood, Koneko-chan is a Nekomata youkai, and Xenovia can wield a holy sword. Now that I think about it, we are quite a bunch of special ones. Buchou said, while stroking my cheek:
“I want to go with you, but Akeno and I have to leave here for special business. We'll have Yuuto guard us. I have already told this to Leviathan-sama, so that won’t be a problem. Asia, you will also follow Ise. It will be a good experience for you.”
“Yes. I will be going with Ise-san.”
Asia nodded at Buchou’s words. “So that’s the story. I will now leave the rest to you, since I have to escort Buchou and Akeno-san.”
Said Kiba. Ngggh! Buchou’s escort! Damn you, Casanova! He’s a lucky guy, but it can’t be helped since he is Buchou’s genuine [Knight]. Munyuun. I then felt a soft sensation! The one holding me is Akeno-san! Aaaaaah, I couldn’t resist this sensation! Akeno-san said seductively, while stroking my lips with her fingers:
“It saddens me that I have to be away from you, but responding to the Maou-sama is something my Ise-kun would do.”
“Y-Yes!”
I replied energetically, while having a nose bleed. Due to her words, my heart skipped a beat. Pinch! Pinching my cheek is a loving hand that belongs to Buchou! My master, Buchou, becomes unpleasant when I get along with other women! It appears that she can’t endure having me taken away by anyone, since she adores me. I really am happy for being her servant! “Either way, make sure you aren’t rude.”
“Y-Yessss~.”
I nodded several times, while having my cheek pinched. That was how the five of us; me, Asia, Koneko-chan, Xenovia and Gasper, received a request from Maou-sama. So on a sunny day, we travelled via a teleporting magic circle and arrived on the beach of an unpopulated island. There are no places where a ship could dock and the shore is surrounded by rough rocks. You couldn’t even find a sandy beach. The scenery of this island is mostly dominated by forests and mountains. It definitely seems like an isolated island within a distant sea. I can hear animal cries, “Giii! Giii!”…… By the way, apparently, this is also part of Japan…..
“Remind me, where is Maou-sama?”
As we looked around…..
DON DON DON DON! The ground is shaking and we are affected by the tremors! W-What’s going on!? A giant creature appears while pushing down trees! I don’t know why, but it’s a dinosaur that looks very much like a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Wait,isit a T-Rex!? “Yoo-hoo~☆ Servants of Rias-chan~☆ It’s Levia-tan☆”
A cute-looking person, riding on top of the T-Rex greeted us! She’s wearing Magical Girl cosplay! Yes, this person is none other than the Maou, Serafall Leviathan-sama! “Stop~ stop~.”
Leviathan-sama treated the T-Rex like a horse and stopped right in front of us. “Tou!”
She jumped off the T-Rex and spun around in mid-air, while dropping herself to the ground… BANG! Levia-tan landed face-first on the ground! Having failed to land on her feet, her pants were exposed! Maou-sama’s pants! She’s wearing striped pants! She got up immediately and smiled, while making a peace sign at us with her fingers. But her face is covered in dirt! “Be amazed☆ Serafall Leviathan, at your service☆”
…… She has overwhelmingly high tension and an easy going attitude, as always…
Even when I met her before, at school, she was having a photo shoot. This Serafall Leviathan-sama over here, loves Japanese magical girl shows and she looks up to the Magical Girl genre. She even has a glittering magical stick in her hand. “I-It’s been a while, Leviathan-sama. So what was the reason for you to call us over?”
I made the introduction short and got to the main point. What was her reason for calling us to this isolated island? “I called all of you over, to help us shoot our film☆”
She explained to us, posing. Film!? As we were shocked, people carrying filming equipment came running, as if they were following the T-Rex. So they really are shooting a film! Did they prepare this dinosaur for the film as well? “Serafall-sama! Scene 21, [The magical girl who gets friendly with the ancient dinosaur]! We got a good shot for it!”
From amongst the crew, a middle-aged man wearing a hat and sunglasses appeared, holding a megaphone. He looks like a typical director. So is this person the director then…….? More than that, I've never heard of a magical girl who became friendly with an ancient dinosaur before! Maou-sama then told the director:
“Director-san, these children are the ones I spoke to you about☆”
“Oh! I see, so they are the Gremory group, who achieved an outstanding result in the Rating Game!”
They know us! Game, huh? If I remember, it was said that our match, the Gremory group VS the Sitri group, was broadcast within the whole world of the Devils……the whole area of the Underworld. “Well, the thing is, this film director-san over here thought, “This is it!”, when he saw the fights, of all of you, from Rias-chan’s group. That’s why he gave all of you this offer☆”
Maou-sama explained…… Offer!? | text_13 |
So we are going to have a film debut!? The director also speaks while nodding his head. “The truth is we are currently shooting a film version, of Serafall-sama’s tokusatsu programme, “Magical☆Levia-tan”, aimed at children. We would like all of you to appear as her enemies.”
“M-Magical……Levia-tan, you say?”
I became confused after hearing the name of a show I had never heard of, but…. “……It is basically like a tokusatsu hero programme, that is currently highly praised in the Underworld. It’s quite popular among children.”
Koneko-chan explains to me. I see, a tokusatsu programme in the Underworld. So this will be an Underworld version, of those masked hero tokusatsu films being broadcast in Japan. Though this one has a magical girl as it's theme. “The setting is about me, Levia-tan, who is the ally of Devils and fights against Angels, Fallen Angels, Dragons and those related to the Church☆. I will be annihilating all the enemies of Devils at once☆!”
Maou-sama made a cute pose, but those words are only filled with danger! “……Angels and Fallen Angels have been the natural enemy of Devils for an eternity, but we finally managed to make peace with them. Is it really okay to have such an anti-government setting?”
When I asked, the director smiled and laughed fearlessly. “It is my motto to include an anti-government message within my work.”
This is supposed to be a programme directed at kids! He’s using it as propaganda! Adults sure are scary! Is this really okay, Levia-tan!? “But, why us?”
I asked an obvious question. Buchou is from a noble house and her household is known throughout the Underworld. However, we, her servants, aren’t actors, but mere Devils. On top of that, we are Low-class Devils. If I remember correctly, Buchou was saying something about our “Special Powers”. Is that the reason for this? The director then says, while putting his thumb up. “After all, you are a legendary dragon, a holy sword wielder, a Vampire, and a Nekomata youkai! Yes! It’s filled with the rivals of Devils! On top of that, all of you are known throughout the Underworld from the recent match! All of you are being talked about a lot! That is why I asked for all of you to act as the enemies of Levia-tan!”
So he made this offer, including the members of our group, while taking into account that we are currently quite topical. We have so much variety within our group. So, we will be Maou-sama’s enemies then? “This seems interesting.”
Oh, Xenovia seems like she’s up for it. “I-I’m scared…but since it’s Maou-sama’s request…….”
The timid Gasper also agreed while hiding behind my back. “Are the two of you also fine with this, Asia, Koneko-chan? Though I think we have to do it…”
When I asked both of them…
“Yes. I will do my best.”
“Yes, if they are okay with having me……”
They gave me their approval. I’m also fine with it. Rather, now that I think about it, won’t this open a path for me to become an actor!? I might become popular with this film! I might also become popular amongst females in the Underworld! I then imagined myself receiving cheers from fan girls while being protected by guards. [Kyaaa~! Ise-sama~!] [Look this way~!] [Aaaan~! You are just too awesome~!] Cheers which are being thrown! [I…I’m so happy……]
[Hey! Another one fainted with joy, again!] A girl faints and security guards take her away. I then smile at this sight. [Fufufu, I’m such a sinner!] The girls make cheers once again at my cool posing. ……………
Gufufu! Awesome. Something like that sure would be awesome! That would be the best! Maybe then, I can take the fan girls and…... No, no, maybe getting along with an actress in the Underworld, being caught during our secret date and having it on a magazine might also be good! Ah, I can’t stop imagining it! My dream is to become a Harem King by becoming a High-class Devil, but becoming an actor and being popular with girls might not be a bad thing either! “Then I can do things like this to the gravure idol in the Underworld and……”
I then made a gesture of poking oppai with my fingers! And I started drooling! Stomp~! Koneko-chan steps heavily on my foot! Ouch ouch ouch! “………Imagining indecent things is forbidden.”
Koneko-sama is strict as always! I wiped my drool and answered the director! “Roger that! We, the servants of Rias Gremory, happily accept the offer of acting as the enemies in the film!”
That is how our appearance in the film was decided. “…..It’s…heavy.”
GASHAN GASHAN
The sound of metal colliding. The filming began as soon as we agreed to appear in the movie and we are currently inside a forest. I changed into a costume that was given to me…..
It’s red-plated armour. Apparently this is an imitation of Boosted Gear Scale Mail. Since transforming has so many requirements (Mainly my limited time in Balance-Break), it was decided that I would use this imitation. …….This armour happens to be heavy. It really is a mass of metal. Apparently it is made using Devil's technology and even though it is very hard, they made it as light as possible. It also happens to have a high resistance to impacts and it is really heavy! The quality of the imitation is high. It can also emit sounds from the jewels and slide open the mask as well. I don’t have a feeling that my armour is heavy when I transform. But I realise it must be really heavy, when I wear this thing……..
“Giii Giii!”
Mysterious cries can be heard again. Man it’s scaaaaaary! Like the time with that dinosaur, I really can’t predict what exists in here. This place definitely isn’t Japan! “Ise-san.”
Asia’s voice. When I turned around…..
“D-Do I look good in it?”
Asia is standing there wearing a costume, equipped with ominous accessories! “Asia, what is that costume?”
“Yes, it's supposed to be a costume for the priestess who worships the Red Dragon Emperor.”
Oh, so she’s a priestess. If you think about it, shedoeslook like one……..does she….? When an innocent Asia wears such an ominous costume, it gives me mixed feelings……. “Apparently I am the evil holy sword wielder.”
Xenovia appears. Oh, that sure looks like a costume belonging to an Amazon, which seems quite easy to move in. Her skin is exposed so much that it’s feeding my eyes! “But an evil holy sword wielder….. Fufufu, it might be a fitting role for a former Christian like myself who became a Devil on a whim.”
Aaah, there she goes again. This girl has started to think and wonder about unreasonable things, again…. “…….And I’m a maid.”
This time it’s Koneko-chan. –Wait, this is……! She’s wearing a maid costume while having her cat ears and tail released! It has an overwhelming impact when Koneko-chan, who is small, wears it! She’s so cute! Me in plate armour, Asia in an evil-looking priestess costume, Xenovia in a Amazon holy sword wielder costume and Koneko-chan in a Nekomata maid costume. Hmm, there is so much variety in our group. It really is an unrealistic enemy role for Levia-tan. For the setting, I am an evil dragon which was sealed within this island. | text_13 |
Koneko-chan and the others are from an enemy organisation, who decided to make their move to resurrect the dragon. This story is about Levia-tan coming to this island, in order to stop their plan. Well, that is a completely typical setting for a children's programme. “…….Where is Gya-kun?”
Koneko-chan looks around. Ah, that guy Gasper is not here. He was supposed to be positioned somewhere, acting as a Vampire. What kind of costume is he wearing? “……I-I’m here.”
Gasper’s voice. I can hear his voice. But I can’t see him when I look around. “……I-I’m here~.”
When I looked in the direction the voice came from…….my sight stopped at a single large box. ……..There are two holes in the box and there are red eyes shining from within. Don’t tell me this is……. “H…Hey, Gyasuke. Don’t tell me you will be appearing in that?”
When I asked, I hear a lively voice from within the box. “Y-Yes! When they were choosing my costume, I ran inside this box and the Director-san who saw that…”
[This is new! Alright, we will position you as a Danball Vampire!] “And that’s how it is.”
And that’s how it is. What the heeeeeeell! Gasper indeed has a habit of hiding inside a box, but is it really okay for them to make him act in this!? “Are you really okay with this! ?”
Your face won’t appear, you know!? You will stand out in a weird way, but are you really okay with this!? “Yes!”
He answers me with a lively voice! Yeah, I really don’t understand what’s going on! This is such an insane cast! They added a Danball Vampire on top of the cast I mentioned earlier! I’m so scared that we will get complaints from the world of Vampires for making a box, a Vampire, without making him show himself! Wouldn’t it be faster to use a normal box and alter it using CG afterwards!? “Everyone, after all of you look through the script, we will move onto filming.”
We got an announcement from the staff. Well, this is how the filming began. I can only feel uneasy about this. Scene A “Levia-tan VS Nekomata Youkai & Danball Vampire!”
Just like that, the filming began. First, Levia-tan is flying through a forest, where evil beasts reside, using her Devil wings. “………Levia-tan, I won’t let you go past here.”
Koneko-chan who is acting as the enemy Nekomata-maid appears! Just as the director wanted, to have her act as she naturally would. Koneko-chan was behaving like her usual self without any acting at all. “You must be one of those who are trying to resurrect the legendary Red Dragon Emperor! What are you planning to do by waking up the Dragon Emperor sleeping within this forest! ?”
Wow, Leviathan-sama sure is in high spirits. “……..It’s none of your business. If you are planning to get in our way, we will just have to eliminate you.”
Koneko-chan makes her stand. Koneko-chan, you sure have good acting skills. “Tou! Levia-beam!”
Leviathan-sama shoots out a beam from her magical stick! Wow! So they won’t be using CG for these parts! “Magical☆Levia-tan basically doesn’t use any CG, we try to get attention by having her act using her actual demonic powers.”
The staff explain to me, due to my shocked expression. It sure is convenient, the power of Devils….the demonic power that is! Apparently that demonic power is one used by Leviathan-sama only for acting purposes, so even if you are hit, the impact isn’t that serio---
DOOOOOOOOOOOOON! An explosive sound occurred, in the direction the beam headed and the trees were blown away. ……………..
That has an insane power! For acting purpose!? With that!? She didn’t do it seriously, but that is still a beam from a Maou! Of course it will have insane power! Wait, Koneko-chan is in danger! Just as I became concerned for Koneko-chan……
“……..You won’t be able to take me down with that.”
Koneko-chan had swiftly dodged it! To be expected from a Nekomata! “Amazing! To be expected from a Gremory servant!”
The director was also applauding. More than that, what would they have done if she couldn’t dodge that……
Yeah, I shouldn’t think too much about that. But will I be okay if I get hit by that? I just have to believe in this plate armour, which was specially made! I’m glad there isn’t an action scene in this story for Asia. For Asia, who just has so-so reflexes, she would die if she gets hit by those beams without doing anything! Then one of those beams hits Koneko-chan! This is bad! I was in shock…..but it doesn’t appear that Koneko-chan took any critical damage. Also, her clothes weren’t blown away. “It’s okay. Serafall-sama weakens her attack when it hits others.”
The staff explains to me, once again. I…Is that so? That’s good. In other words, the attacks which could be dodged by the actors have power in them, while she minimises the damage on the attacks that hit them. I would cry if Koneko-chan was blown away. “……..Ugh.”
Koneko-chan acts by dropping on her knees. “The cat Youkai-san! Now, will you still fight me! ?”
Levia-tan points her magical stick at Koneko-chan. Then…..
“…….S-S-Stop right there~-~-~.”
Gasper’s voice echoes……and a box appears in front of Levia-tan! It’s a cardboard box! It seriously is only a cardboard box! “I…I…..I aaaaaaaaam a Vampire~!”
Oh man, he’s so nervous that he couldn’t say his lines properly! It can’t be helped. For Gasper who shuts himself in his room, starring in a film is something you call cruel. It appears he is only just able to act, by hiding himself inside the box. “Unlike the n-n-n-n-n-n-nekomata, I…..I….I…..I……..”
Before Gasper could say any more. FLAP! A giant black shadow comes into the filming area! Wow! It’s a huge bird monster! Is this also part of the film!? “Gii-Gii-!”
Ah. So that weird sound I heard, when I came to this island, belongs to that suspicious bird! The giant bird grips onto “Gasper in the box” with its claws and…..
“Gii-Gii!”
It flew up, into the sky! This is also acting huh….. Hey hey, that guy Gasper was taken away, high into the sky. Is that bird Levia-tan’s familiar or something? “That bird, what is that?”
“No idea.”
Then the staff and the director had an ominous conversation~! Eeeeeeeeeh!? Is this an accident!? “Gaspeeeeeeeer!”
My scream echoes high through the sky! Gasper disappears into the sky together with that giant bird….. I then imagined in my head, seeing Gasper’s smiling face in the sky. Later that day, I was told that the giant bird is a legendary creature which is called the “The magical-bird of the Heavenly sky”, Ziz. Why is such a famous creature on this island and was he the only one taken away? I only have doubts about this, but for now I will make sure I never forget about Gasper, who was taken away, for the rest of my life……
Scene B: “Levia-tan VS Holy-sword Wielder & Danball Vampire Shogun!”
“Hiiiiiiiiiiiin! It felt as though I was being lifted up! My body felt as if it was being taken up all of a sudden~!”
After that, Gasper was rescued safely and he was crying inside the box. By the way, that scene was invaded by the sudden intrusion of a giant bird, but since it was an interesting scene they gave it an “okay”. | text_13 |
It seems the director was deeply moved by the cardboard box Vampire, who was taken away by the giant bird; so much so, that he immediately decided to use Gasper again for the next scene. …….Well, this guy is the only Danball Vampire in the world who ever flew up into the sky, being taken away by the giant bird after all….. Rather than that, when I looked at the script, I realised that Gasper’s role was changed into a “Danball Vampire Shogun”……
When on earth did he get a class-change!? Can you gain enormous experience points when you get taken to an island or something!? Then the location changed, to mysterious ruins. It seems like they prepared this whole ruin, with stone carvings, for today. Levia-tan and the holy sword wielder, aka Xenovia, fight there. I lend my holy sword Ascalon to Xenovia. She still can’t control the power of Durandal yet and since the destructive power of it is insane, it wouldn’t be a matter of filming any more. “Holy sword Wielder-san! Move aside from there! I can’t let you awaken the Dragon Emperor!”
“Fufufu, like I will let you do that!”
Xenovia, she totally sounds like she is acting! W-Well, it can’t be helped since we are basically amateurs. “Here I come!”
“Bring it!”
Both of them move quickly and they were making sparks fly using a sword and a magical staff. Wow, it’s such an amazing battle! They are a Maou-sama and a swords-woman after all. I can watch this safely. I’m also shocked at the magical stick, which can cope against Ascalon! Is this something I should have expected from a magical stick belonging to a Maou Girl!? Levia-tan shoots several shots of demonic power, which are meant for filming, while Xenovia dodges or slices them with the holy sword. Even the staff were looking at them seriously, because of their swift actions and movements. For this scene, rather than using crappy dialogue it would be better to lure viewers with action, so we are getting the perfect shot for this scene. The battle enters the climax and Levia-tan’s demonic power finally blows away Xenovia’s holy sword. The holy sword which was blown away penetrates the earth! “Ku, you are strong, Levia-tan~”
As usual, Xenovia is bad at acting. She lacks intensity but then the scene, which was added, comes in right away! “Vampire, please save me~”
Xenovia calls for help. The added scene will have “Gasper in the box” come and save Xenovia who is in danger. The camera focuses on the position where Gasper is located. Then—
“Munch munch.”
There is a T-Rex which is munching and eating the box Gasper is in! Gasper is being eateeeeeen! “Gaspeeeeeeer!”
My scream echoes through the filming area once again! Gasper, I want to carry on the courage you showed me. Scene C: “Final Battle of Levia-tan. Resurrected, The Legendary Dragon Emperor! & Danball Vampire God!”
“Fueeeeeeeeeeeeee~! It was stinky~! The dinosaur’s mouth was so warm and wet. It was scary when he was munching on me~!”
After that, Gasper who was safely rescued, was crying inside the new box he was given. About the scene where the "box" was eaten by the dinosaur, again it was decided to put that scene in the film. Apparently they decided to add Gasper in the last scene as well. I don’t get it! Is that director planning to make a film which has a box as the main character? I also think he is a new kind of box, since he was abducted by a bird and was eaten by a dinosaur….. But if it was me, I wouldn’t want to watch it. They will definitely be criticised by the Vampire world! In the script, it now has “Danball Vampire God” added to it! Do you get upgraded to God-class when you get devoured by a dinosaur!? It feels like he is in a higher class than me, who is going to become the last boss of this film…. It’s going to turn into a scene where the box will be going at Levia-tan, but Leviathan-sama is……
“It’s going to turn into the best film there is☆. The part where you can’t predict how the story will end, will be the key point for its success!”
Yeah, I also can’t predict what’s going to happen. No one will be thinking that they will be shown a movie about a box when they were planning to watch Levia-tan’s film. Will the children enjoy a film where a box is getting along with a bird and dinosaur……? “Danball-kun! I will send your lines to you!”
The Director-san writes something for “Gasper in the box”. What he wrote was…. “Fall Angels”, “Disappear Fallen Angels” and dangerous messages like that, which will be anti-government messages! “Please don’t say those things in a kids' film! Especially with a Vampire in a box saying that! You'll just turn many factions into our enemies!”
I protested against the director! We are turning into actors for such an outrageous anti-government film! “I don’t want this to be a mere children's film. This film will change the World!”
“Don’t change it!”
I ended up arguing with the director….. What kind of film is this going to turn into…. Well, that doesn’t matter. It will be my scene from here. I checked my lines. After Asia finishes her prayers at the altar, there will be a glow and then I have to appear, along with an explosion and smoke. Fufufu, I’m going to make myself stand out so much that I will turn into the best actor there is! I don’t care whether this is an anti-government film. It will be okay as long as I stand out! In the future I’m going to have lots of sex with beautiful actresses! What is standing out in the scene for the final battle is a big statue of a dragon! In front of that there is a ritual taking place to remove the seal on the Dragon Emperor and Asia, who is acting as an evil priestess, is saying her prayer. “Dragon Emperor-sama, Dragon Emperor-sama. Please hear my evil wishes~. Please defeat Levia-tan with all of your mighty, evil power~.”
It sounds like she is totally acting, but Asia-chan looks so cute when she is doing her best acting! I want to pat her after this! After her prayer, Levia-tan appeared and…. “So this is the place where the Dragon Emperor is sealed! Ah! The prayers have already started! This is bad!”
Then she confronts Asia. “Stop your prayers now!”
Levia-tan makes a stance with the magical stick. Asia stood up while lifting her arms up high. Now, after Asia’s next lines the dragon statue is going to split in half and then I will show myself. I will be stationed behind the statue. I’m nervous, but I’m going to do my best. I did memorise my lines somehow! Rather, I want to end this and take this armour off! It’s heavy, it’s hot in here and this is the worst! “Aaah, Dragon Emperor-sama. Now is the time for your resurrection~.”
After this, the statue splits! FLASH! A flash occurs and the statue splits open going to the sides while making a ”GOGOGOGOGOOGOGO” sound. Alright! Now is my time! I leapt forward from behind the statue and through some smoke. “Fuhahahahahahaha! I am the Red Dragon Emperor! I received the prayers of the evil ones and I have resurrected, once again, into this world! Fuhahahahahahaha! | text_13 |
First I will destroy the Underworld, where the Devils who sealed me, are living~!”
I laughed loudly! Yup! I think my appearance was right. The director didn’t say "cut" either. Levia-tan appears in front of me and points her stick at me. “So you have finally awoken, Dragon Emperor! I won’t let you go to the Underworld! I will obliterate you right here!”
“Fuhahahahahahaha! It’s foolish for a single Devil girl to oppose this Dragon Emperor. Very well, I will make you into a bloodbath first~!”
I sure am hyped in this! Maybe acting as an enemy might be fun! After this, Levia-tan and I started the fight. Ummm, if I remember correctly, this armour is supposed to be equipped with a demonic power output and a flame-thrower. I was trying to prepare for a battle, but Levia-tan started to gather huge demonic powers to her magical stick right in front of me. The wave of demonic powers is making the atmosphere shake and it gave me a feeling of being in huge danger. ……………..H…Huh? Is it just me or is that demonic power a bit too strong…..? It has so much demonic power that it is dangerous……
No matter how you look at it, it seems like it has too much attack power in it……
“Dragon Emperor! I shall defeat you!”
The next moment, the huge demonic power which was released from her stick with so much deadly power, explodes around me. I was caught in the explosion and was sent flying, into the sky! Getting back to the story! I was running around while making sounds with the armour! I'll be killed! Leviathan-sama is releasing quite a strong demonic power towards me! I then see the message card that the staff is showing me……
[This is an important scene for the final battle, so both of you will be shooting at each other a bit seriously]
A bit seriously, you say!? My opponent is a Maou you know!? Her demonic power when she is being a bit serious is so powerful that it changes the appearances of the mountains! The island is being grazed away every time I dodge her attacks! “Stay still! Fight me head on!”
Levia-tan comes after me! I’m going to be killed! Look look look! There are dangerous amounts of dangerous demonic-powers gathering at her stick! DOOOOOOOOOOOON! The earth was blown away with the shot she released! Uwaah! There is a huge crater made in the ground, where it hit! Ah! There is a crack on this armour which was supposed to have a strong resistance to impacts! Like I thought, it doesn’t have a defence which can withstand a Maou’s attack huh! It turned out like this with just a shockwave! If I was to get hit by it directly, I will be blown to pieces! There isn’t any "cut" call yet! What is the meaning of this!? No matter how you look at it, this is a one-sided massacre! When I looked in the director's direction……he nodded his head very strongly and gave me a thumbs up! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? This is okay!? I was so shocked, that my eyes popped out, but Levia-tan’s attack doesn’t stop at all. I only had the choice of running around! However the film won’t be done properly if I just keep on running around! I made my mind up and turned around. I then tried to use the demonic-power output and flame thrower! Booooooon. Pyun-Pyun. From the head of my armour, a flame thrower released a fire, which was like a mere burner, and it released a couple of softball-sized demonic power from my right hand and it ended with just that. “This is itttttttt!? Impossible! There is no way I can win with just this!”
I was in shock and noticed another message card. [We will alter this scene a bit with CG afterwards to make it proper.] “What do you mean by making it ‘proper’! ?”
This is over! This tokusatsu film is hopeless! “To be expected from the Dragon Emperor! Such an amazing attack! But I won’t lose!”
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Leviathan-sama is also speaking as if I did an amazing attack! So it’s decided that my attack earlier will be modified with CG huh! “Take this!”
A powerful shot comes at me and…..
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! The demonic power released from her stick blows me away marvellously……. Gufu. Because I was caught in the explosion, I was spinning around numerous times in mid air….. I tried hard to stand up and run away after I fell down on the ground. My whole body hurts….. My armour also lost its shape….. At this rate, I will be killed…… Since there isn’t any cut call, it means that filming is still continuing…..
“S-Senpai!”
Gasper’s voice. When I looked in the direction the voice came from, there was a box. “Gya…..Gya-suke…..”
I made my battered body move and approached Gasper. Ku…….. My wounds hurt……. “…….Fufufu, I wasn’t able to defeat Leviathan-sama…….”
When I crawled in front of the box, I poked in my shivering finger into a hole in the box. I have blood on my finger because of a minor wound. “…….Suck my blood……. With that, you will be able to power up…..”
I released a shivering voice. No…… My consciousness is disappearing…..
“S-Senpai! I…..I……!”
“Gasper…… Maybe this era is waiting for a box like yourself….. Please avenge me on behalf of the Gremory group…..”
I dropped flat on the ground, while having my finger inside the hole. This is bad….. I can’t move any more. “Senpaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai! Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Gasper’s scream. After that Gasper started to suck my finger, Chupa chups. Ah, it feels so warm inside Gasper’s mouth….. I started to think such a BL thing while I was losing my consciousness. DON! While my vision was blurry, I understood that the box was enveloped in a abnormal aura. It seems like Gasper released his power after sucking my blood. “Levia-tan! I will be your opponent!”
When Gasper said that…..the box flew up very wildly! While observing the rare scene of a box changing its direction many times in the air, it heads towards Levia-tan very fast. “What movements! Is this the power of a Danball Vampire God! ?”
Levia-tan was also surprised by Gasper’s movements. Both of them fly around in the air, and they were having a fierce battle. Ah, the danball box was moving swiftly in the air, while dodging Levia-tan’s demonic power attacks. Then the box does a body attack at the Maou Girl, while moving rapidly. Levia-tan and a danball box started to have a fierce battle in the sky of this island…. A-Amazing…..I never knew that a box is able to fight a Maou……
“Film that box! You won’t be able to film a thing like this ever again! That box is amazing! It’s flying! And it’s fighting a Maou!”
The director was also overjoyed. Fufufu, Gasper. You can actually do it when you try….. I lost my consciousness while observing a courageous side of my junior. A Dragon Emperor, which is lower than a danball box, falls here. [That is how, Magical☆Levia-tan defeated a powerful foe, the Danball Vampire God, and brought peace to the Underworld.] The screening of premium filming session. We, the Gremory group, were observing the film “Magical☆Levia-tan: Attack of the Danball Vampire God!” in a huge theatre, along with Buchou and the others who couldn’t participate in it. | text_13 |
The last narration just ended and along with that, the film. “Thank you! Thank you!”
Leviathan-sama, who was up on the stage, was receiving applause from and responding to the audience. All of me, Asia, Koneko-chan and Xenovia appeared in the film, but the box, Gasper, stood out the most. Even the title of the film “The attack of the Red Dragon Emperor” was changed after all…..
Those related to the film industry were praising the new way of using a box and its movement. They were saying things such as, “This film is the best box-related film of the year!” and such….. It seems Gasper has received offers from many directors already. Of course for acting as danball that is. I really can’t understand the world of Devils……
“It's quite a good film. Ise and all of you did very well. Especially Gasper, who was amazing.”
Our master, Buchou, was overjoyed at the efforts of her servants. I feel complicated, but since Buchou is happy, this is an okay result. “U..Umm, Ise-san.”
Asia calls me. “What’s wrong, Asia?”
“There are girls, who became Ise-san’s fans after watching the film. They are asking for a handshake.”
What!? I see. Fufufu. So my charm was finally realised by the girls, through that film. This is an okay start for my career as an actor! Very well. My fan girls! Now, jump into my arms---
[GASHAN GASHAN]
[GASHAN GASHAN]
What appeared in front of me was a plate armour and a musha armour. …….Eh, what are these…….? “…….It seems they are armour monsters.”
Koneko-chan explains. Y-Yeah. What do these armour monsters want with me….? “……..These people are girls and it appears that they became fans after seeing Ise-san in armour.”
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? These are girls!? Impossible! GASAHAN! The armour monsters hug me! Guha! Ouch ouch ouch! This cold and hard feeling of metal starts to destroy both my body and soul! “I will never appear in a film ever again~!”
My scream echoes throughout the cinema. Thus, my summer filming experience ended with me being popular with armour monsters. Later, this film also became quite known and talked about as a film that I, the Oppai Dragon, appeared in before being a major hit. It happened right after we helped out with Leviathan-sama’s film. That day, Buchou had raised her eyebrows at the guest who came to visit the clubroom. “Rias-san, I have a favour to ask you. Will you allow me to borrow Hyoudou Issei-kun?”
The one who asks, with a mighty attitude, is the captain of the tennis club, Abe Kiyome-senpai. During the course of a tennis match, in the first semester, there was trouble between our clubs. Buchou answers while narrowing her eyes. “I feel like rejecting the favour when you are the one asking me, but I will still listen to what you have to say.”
Yeah, Abe-senpai challenged us to a match, making me the prize if she won. It resulted in us, the Occult Research Club, winning……but the match turned into the worst thing for me and it is something I can never forget! It seems Abe-senpai is interested in the power of the Sekiryuutei within me. Is that the reason today as well? Abe-senpai continues, while not knowing what is going through my mind. “The truth is, my father will be returning from his travels. I want Hyoudou-kun to help me.”
Help her? Me? “Ara ara, bullying our Ise-kun won’t be allowed you know?”
Aaah, Akeno-san sure is kind. I’m deeply moved! “……This helping out might turn into a ‘flag’ for his death.”
The one giving such an ill omen, is Koneko-chan! Give me a break, Koneko-chan…..
“You are thinking that you have to help someone in need, correct?”
The one who said that, with such gentle words, is Asia! “So what is this problem that requires Ise’s help?”
Buchou asks Abe-senpai once again. “My father is telling me to have a marriage meeting. I’m still a high school student. I told him that he is rushing it, but he won’t listen to me….. My father is someone who makes sure he, "follows through", once he has made a decision.”
Hmm, a marriage meeting. Hearing her story, the handsome guy of our club, Kiba nods his head. “I see. Abe-senpai comes from a monster tamer household, with an ancient and honourable origin. So your parents decided to choose your groom immediately right?”
“That’s exactly right. To be expected from Kiba-kun.”
Yes, this person is a monster tamer….. My body shivers because I recalled a nasty memory. Hearing that, Xenovia speaks to the nearby box. “Gasper. She seems to be a monster tamer. Don’t you think you are the most fitting to be her consultant, since you are a Vampire?”
Hearing Xenovia, I heard “Hiiiiiii!” screamed from the box. “I don’t want tooooo~! I won’t be of any uuuusssee~!”
Gasper, the hikikomori, went inside a box today because he was scared of meeting Abe-senpai, whom he never met before. It’s basically a secret to other students at our school that we, the members of the Occult Research Club, are Devils. Since Abe-senpai has a secret "under the table" agreement, she knows about our situation as a special privilege. Aside from Abe-senpai there are those in the elementary school, junior high school, high school, kindergarten, and university, that know about the existence of Devils. I haven’t met them much, but Buchou and Sona-kaichou know about them. Though the majority of those are humans with special powers or those who come from households with special backgrounds……. Buchou asks while making a sigh. “So you want Ise, to interfere in your marriage meeting or something?”
Abe-senpai nods her head. “Yes, I want Hyoudou-kun to act as my boyfriend. I have already informed my father that I have a boyfriend and that I don’t want to have a marriage meeting. Then he told me, if that’s the case, he is willing to cancel the marriage meeting, under certain conditions. I just need him for that day and……. Arara, I feel like I'm suddenly receiving hostility now.”
Senpai is feeling chills. When I looked around, all of the girls were glowering dangerously at Abe-senpai. W-What’s wrong everyone….? “Ise-senpai as her boyfriend…..?”
“That can’t be, even I still haven’t……”
“I won’t allow it.”
“Yeah, you are right.”
Asia, Akeno-san, Koneko-chan, and Xenovia have such a low tone that it’s scary! Will Buchou also get mad!? Buchou adores me as if I’m a kitten, so maybe she wouldn’t like me sticking my nose in something dangerous! Maybe the conditions Abe-senpai got from her dad, involves me working hard or something! That’s what I thought, but unexpectedly Buchou puts her hand on her mouth and it seems as if she is thinking. Hmm, she doesn’t appear to be angry. She glanced at me once and then said to Abe-senpai. “All right. I will accept that request, by receiving a price equal to it.”
All the club members were shocked, at Buchou’s unexpected answer! Hence, it was decided that I would act as Abe-senpai’s boyfriend, in order to break off her marriage meeting……
More than that, I wonder, what is the required condition for breaking off the marriage meeting? I only have bad feelings about this…….. | text_13 |
The next Saturday we, the Gremory Group, were called over to Abe-senpai’s home. I am the one who came to do some work, but including Buchou, everyone is worried about me! Sob, having comrades sure is wonderful! I’m deeply moved. When we arrived at senpai’s residence, there was a giant western-style house in front of us. The garden is huge and the interior of the house is also magnificent. It seems senpai lives here, by herself, most of the time. Both her parents are famous monster tamers, who travel around the world for their work. When she thought her father had returned, after a long while, the matter of her engagement came up. Well, this summer, my house was also renovated into a gorgeous mansion with Buchou’s self-indulgence. It is six storeys high and three storeys below ground! The place we were guided to, after walking the corridor connecting the western-style building to another building, was the indoor pool. We changed into swimsuits, that had been prepared for us and headed towards the pool. Uoooooo! Buchou and Akeno-san are wearing swimsuits, that have so much exposureeeee! Their oppai are bouncing every time they move! Asia and Koneko-chan are wearing cute looking swimsuits, with frills on them. Xenovia is wearing a swimsuit used by athletic swimmers. Looking at the girls in swimsuits sure does feed my eyes. Even my junior, Gasper, is also wearing a cute looking swimsuit……
“You don’t have to wear it.”
I told him, just in case. Well, it does look good on him since he looks like a girl. “Iyan! B..But if I wear the boys swimsuit, my breasts will be exposed and something outrageous will happen~!”
“Who would be happy at men’s tits!”
Oh well, I should stop mucking around with my junior. “Here, this way.”
Abe-senpai urges us to go to the table by the pool side. Everyone gathered around the table and senpai explained the requirements needed to break off the marriage meeting, once again. “The requirements my father mentioned, are battle contests as monster tamers.”
“And what do you mean by that?”
When I asked, Abe-senpai answers, using her fingers. “A Battle of three matches using land, sea and sky monsters! If Hyoudou-kun wins twice or more against my father, the marriage meeting will be cancelled.”
“Land, sea and sky you say…… Even if you say that, I’m not a monster tamer. I’m not actually confident…….”
It’s me who hasn’t got a familiar yet, you know? And they are asking me to suddenly have a match, while using monsters and also win……!? Hmm, won’t this be quite hard? When I was thinking, while twitching my head, Abe-senpai points elsewhere. “It’s not a problem. The monsters we would be using are already chosen. First of all, the land monster! Come out!”
“Hokyooooooon!”
My body became stiff at the familiar howl and drumming! …….D..Don’t tell me…..! What appeared in front of us, is a giant white gorillaaaaaa! So it’s this thing after all! She’s looking at me with passionate eyes! “Uho.”
“For the land battle it will be her, the Yuki-onna, Christie.”
“That’s why, can you please stop calling that Snow Gorilla, a Yuki-onna! My fantasy is being crushed!”
Everyone! Did you know? The Yuki-onna of this World isn’t a beautiful youkai in a kimono, with a bewitching expression, but a white gorilla with a huge build which is right in front of me……
This is Christie. A Yeti(female). I don’t want to call her a Yuki-onna! When I had a tennis match against Abe-senpai in the past, I fought this Snow Gorilla while pairing up with Buchou. I sure did suffer in that match because of her freezing breath….. I don’t want to remember it. “Maybe she hasn’t realised it, but her fur is brighter than the last time I saw her.”
Buchou says, as if she finds it something to be praised! Fur is something which is nothing to be hyped about, isn’t it!? It’s a gorilla, a gorilla I tell ya! “For the land battle I want Hyoudou-kun to use this Christie and battle against the monster my father would be using.”
You are telling me to use this Goristie!? “Uho….”
Don’t look at me with such emotional eyes! Damn it! It seems like this thing got a crush on me, because of the tennis match in the past! I detest the World! “I will call the sea monster next. It’s a mermaid.”
When Abe-senpai clicks her fingers, something starts to move in the pool! It’s moves with such amazing speed! “A mermaid! Are you serious! ?”
My face glittered, because Abe-senpai mentioned a mermaid! A mermaid is that lovely creature, having the upper body of a beautiful girl and the lower body of a fish right!? “If you say mermaid, then their beautiful voice is remarkable.”
Akeno-san also gives me additional information! Wow! I’m looking forward to this! SPLASH! A Mermaid-sama comes out from the pool! “This is the mermaid, Estleena.”
What Abe-senpai introduces to us, is a massive fish with legs. It has the form of a tuna with legs! “Gyogyogyo.”
Gyogyogyo!? It has a voice which suits its appearance!? I mean, it’s a fish! This is completely a fiiiiiisssh! “What is this awkward creature! ?”
I’m so shocked, that my eyes are about to pop out and Abe-senpai says it to me straight. “A mermaid.”
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? “Stop! Don’t crush my fantasy any more than this! My tears aren’t stopping since a while ago!”
This is a mermaid!? Seriously!? You must be joking!? This is horrible! This is like a “Dream breaker”! Who gets a benefit with a fish with legs!? “There’s no way, this thing, can perform a beautiful song! It’s a fish!”
“How rude. Estleena, sing a song for them.”
Abe-senpai asked the giant fish. “Gyogyogyo~ Gyoso☆”
It’s singing something with a husky voice! It only sounds like a cursed song! What’s a “Gyoso”!? “Please stop! I feel like stabbing it with a harpoon!”
Why! Just like the time with Yuki-onna, this mermaid, why must the world hate me!? Rather, I kinda knew something like this would happen! It seemed like it was going to turn out like this! But! I thought there was going to be a bit of pity for me! My tears aren’t stopping because of this harsh reality! “It’s a cute song.”
Asia-chan's eyes are sparkling! It seems like there was something which grasped a hold of Asia-chan. “…….T-This is just horrible.”
I broke down on the spot. No matter how I look at it, it’s a tuna with legs…… If I catch a thing like this while fishing, I would release it right away and pretend I didn’t see it. It’s so scary that I would be cursed if I didn’t release it after all! “…….There, there.”
Koneko-chan comforts me while patting my head. Uuu, Koneko-chan! Koneko-chan who is a nekomata looks so cute like this, but the mermaid and yuki-onna are creatures……
I don’t want a reality check like this~. I became very depressed. Abe-senpai says, while drinking black tea calmly. “Well, there seem to be mermaids that look like the ones in stories, but this is the typical one.”
“How is this the typical one!? No matter how you think about it, it’s a creature which goes beyond our imagination! Uooooooo! | text_13 |
I don’t want to record in the dictionary inside my brain that this is a mermaid!”
Hey, the so-called Estleena-san is opening her mouth so painfully at the poolside while laying down! “Gyogyo…..!”
“Arara, this is bad. She’s dehydrated. She would die, because she won’t be able to breathe when she comes up on land.”
“Then return her to the sea! Having her live in the depths of the sea would make both her and me happy!”
A shadow approaches us, which had just returned the fish called Estleena to the pool. “Ojou-sama. Your father will be arriving very soon.”
The one who appeared is a bird-like monster man, with a cockscomb on his head, a beak for his mouth and wings on his arms! Abe-senpai nods. “Yes, I understand. Oh, I still haven’t introduced him yet. He is my personal bodyguard who is also the sky monster, the bird man, Takahashi. He is also the one Hyoudou-kun will be using.”
“Takahashi!? He has a Japanese name like that!? Where in Japan are there bird men like this! ?”
“Takahashi came from Kobe.”
“Kobe!? There are bird men in Kobe! ?”
“Strange. Bird men are supposed to be legendary monsters, that live on Easter Island…..”
Xenovia, who is quite knowledgeable about monsters, is tilting her neck and is confused. So there are bird men on Island with a Moai! “Oh, you must mean the Watanabe family. My ancestor returned to Japan and became Takahashi.”
“Japan and the Easter Island, I don’t get which one is the correct answer! No, I don’t care any more!”
It won’t be good if I think too hard about it! Yeah! There are bird men in Kobe! People living in Kobe, please contact me if you see a bird man! “So you are the legendary Dragon who Ojou-sama requested for help….the man who is possessed by the Sekiryuutei? Fufufu, I see, you have a good look. I’m Takahashi. My name is Sky which stands for glittering sky. Let’s get along.”
The bird man “Takahashi Sky”, comes to shake my hand, while acting like a gentleman. He’s a bird man with a name which is so glittering that it’s killing my name. “Yes, let’s get along. Is the reason why I’m getting frustrated over your name, which sounds so modern, because of me still being young?”
“Fufufu, being young is good. When I was young, I also had a special talent to forget things, when I took three steps.”
“That just means you're a bird-brain! Though, you still look like you have a bird’s head appearance wise! Also that isn’t a special talent! That’s your weak point, a weak point! It’s not even a good point!”
This is the worst. A Snow Gorilla, a tuna with legs, and a human with a bird’s head. They only make me think of the bad guys in Tokusatsu shows……. And also their names are Christie, Estleena, and Takahashi….. Crap, my tears aren’t stopping. “Ise, do your best. We will also back you up.”
Buchou gives me a cheer! Buchooou! So kind! To be expected from my Onee-sama! But I still have doubts. Why did she accept this request so smoothly? Is there a reason behind Buchou, who adores her servants, accepting this crazy request from Abe-senpai? “Why did you accept Abe-senpai’s request this time?”
Buchou smiles at my question. “You know, I also had trouble with an engagement. That’s why, you know I was a bit…., yeah…”
……Oh yeah. Buchou was also forced into an engagement, with her fiancé chosen by her parents, during the first semester. Buchou sought for love that she chooses herself and she hated her engagement. So we, her servants, broke that off. Buchou might have seen herself in Abe-senpai. “I understand! I will do my best!”
“Yes, to be expected from my lovely Ise.”
Buchou strokes my cheek. Yeah, it’s the best. But she also says while smiling. “You can’t show improper intentions towards Abe Kiyome-san.”
Her smiles had superb intensity behind it! Scary! Akeno-san then whispers into my ear. “Buchou can tolerate, to a certain degree, the girls around her, but did you know she’s very strict with other people? Cheating on her won’t be good.”
“Akeno, I can hear you.”
“Ara ara, so scary.”
Munyun! Akeno-san who is in her swimsuit is hugging meeee~! Maybe because I’m only wearing togs, I can feel Akeno-san’s big breasts directly on my skiiin~! Aaaaaah, I have nosebleeds that are bursting out, because of her smooth and elastic oppai! Akeno-san’s body feels like it is glued onto my skin and is really hard to resist! “Geez.”
Buchou pinches my cheek while making a sigh. Ouch ouch! Buchou sure worries too much. You know I have no plan to have a master besides Buchou? At the pool Asia, Xenovia and Kiba are playing with a ball. Koneko-chan and Gasper are floating while relaxing in swimming rings. Ah, everyone besides me is relaxing. I might end up getting dragged into a difficult battle…… Seriously, when I’m in danger, please save me everyone. The time, where we can muck around, didn’t last long. “Now then, I’m going to get ready to welcome my father.”
Abe-senpai went to welcome her dad! So the plan to break off the engagement, started! While the sky is covered in dark clouds, we went out to the garden after we changed back into our regular clothes. We wait for Abe-senpai’s dad. The sound of a horse could be heard from the gates, something abnormal is approaching us! The one who appeared while releasing a dangerous atmosphere is…..a man of large build, with a stern look! He’s riding on a large wagon, wearing a cape and a helm with a horn on it! His eyes glow sharply! Which parallel world did he teleport from!? He can only be seen as someone strong, who came from a world where violence is the law! This man, who looks like the Fist-King from the world of the end of a century, is Abe-senpai’s dad…….? “So you are the insolent one dating my daughter?”
His voice is thick and he glares at me! Scaaaaary! He already thinks I’m an insolent guy! Abe-senpai puts her arm around mine. “That’s right, Otou-sama. He is my boyfriend, Hyoudou Issei-kun.”
U..Umm, Abe-senpai’s oppai is touching my arm. S..Soft……
BIRI! When I felt a mysterious pressure, I looked that way and saw Buchou smiling, while wrapped in red aura! S..She’s mad at me~! Weren’t you supposed to back me up!? Abe-senpai’s dad says, without even getting off his horse. “Very well. I will test you myself, to see whether or not you are fitting to become a groom for the Abe family.”
FLASH! Weird lightning flashes in the background, behind senpai’s dad! Then finally, the match began! The first match is the land monster battle! There is a rectangular battlefield, created by making lines in the garden! The battle begins inside it! “The one I will be sending first is this one. Come out!”
The one which appeared is……a Snow Gorilla that is much bigger than Christie! Uoooooo, the whole body is covered in scars! It seems like a strong one, with a historical background! The aura coming from its body isn’t normal! “Abe-senpai, that male yeti has amazing intensity…… Can Christie defeat it?”
I ask Abe-senpai, but she shook her head. Eh? What does that mean? I became doubtful and Abe-senpai answers me clearly. | text_13 |
“That is Christie’s older sister, Stephanie.”
……..Yes? I thought I had misheard her, so I asked again. “…….Older sister? …….Stephanie? T..That’s a female?”
“Yes, a maiden.”
Wait, it’s a battle between sisters!? What is going to happen!? “The referee will be me, Kiba Yuuto.”
Kiba is standing at the centre of the field. He makes the two snow gorilla’s come inside the battlefield. Senpai’s dad and I stood at the edge of the field and we started the battle by giving orders from there! “Begin!”
The land monster battle began at the same time as Kiba’s call! “Stephanie! First do the drumming!”
“Hokyoooooon!”
DON DON DON! The opponent gorilla started to hit her chest after the order senpai’s dad gave her! “The Yuki-onna’s drumming has the ability to increase its attack power!”
What!? It has an effect like that!? Thank you for the explanation, dad! “Then we will also do the drumming Christie!”
“Uhohohohohoho!”
DODODODODO! Ignoring my order, Christie suddenly started to run across the field! What is that girl doing!? Seeing that, Koneko-chan mutters. “That is……Yuki-onna’s special technique, the snow-clone.”
Snow clone!? As I looked on in bewilderment, Christie increased its number to two, then three, then four and without realising it there are many gorillas on the field! So it’s a self duplicating technique! Snow cloning! Man, there are only gorillas! This is the worst scenery ever! “Did you know that, Koneko-chan?”
Koneko-chan gave an explanation to Akeno-san who asked her! “…….It’s a high level secret technique, which can only be attained by Yuki-onna that live in the Japanese Alps. They say clones can make different movements to that of the original self, once mastered.”
There are things like this!? The World sure is filled with mysteries! “Ngh! You are quite good! To do the snow-cloning while giving the order to do a drumming!”
Her dad started to groan! You are wrong! It’s just that gorilla started to act on its own, going beyond my imagination! “Stephanie, we can’t lose either! Counter it with the “Freezing Beat-to-Death Stick”! What’s that scary sounding technique!? Stephanie started to take something out of the bag she has on her back! It’s a banana! Buuuuuuuu! She throws the banana into the air after freezing it with her freezing breath! Please look everyone! These gorilla’s can do freezing-breath! “Uho!”
Christie who has her eyes focused on the banana jumps into the sky together with her clones! So it reacted to the banana! It can’t be helped since it’s a gorilla! Wait, that’s the “Freezing Beat-to-death stick”!? It’s just a frozen banana! Christie started to jump towards the banana! This is bad! Her clones also disappeared! She’s defenceless! Without any hesitation, Stephanie tackles Christie’s body! DOGON! “Ubo!”
Christie, who received the tackle head-on, gets thrown outside the field and she lands violently on the ground! “……..To attack by using the frozen banana as bait, which is the favourite food for Yuki-onna, to make its attention go there…… Normal Yuki-onna wouldn’t be able to resist and eat the banana on the spot. But it used that as an item…… The opponent Yuki-onna who can overcome its greed towards the banana has been trained very well…..”
Koneko-chan explained, like a commentator. Huh? Was this girl always like that? Perhaps she’s a secret fan of monster battles? Christie who is on the ground is laying there flat down. Ah, this is over. “The winner, Stephanie! So the winner of the first match is Abe-senpai’s father.”
The referee Kiba declares! Shit! They got one victory! I never knew a gorilla battle was so complicated! So we have to include a banana among our strategies huh! Goristie, your death won’t be in vain……Perhaps! Also she isn’t dead! “Fufufu. Absurd. I won’t be able to permit you dating my daughter at this rate.”
Senpai’s dad showed a fearless smile! Can I win against this person? I only feel uneasy about it! But my fighting spirit also raised! Since we came this far, I’m definitely going to win! “The next match will be the sea monster battle. So that pool is going to be the stage huh. Now, I shall show all of you my monster.”
While lightning flashes, a giant fish-type monster appeared! It has the form of a shark…..a creature with legs! Uoooooo! It’s a shark-version of Estleena! But it’s filled with a dangerous atmosphere! It looks strong by its appearance! After all, ours looks like a tuna! No matter how you think about it, the shark is stronger! But…..the shark shows no sign of movement. It’s just standing there while its mouth is wide open. “……………”
When senpai’s dad thinks it strange and touches it, while mounted on his horse……DROP! The shark dropped to its side! Huh? This shark isn’t responding. “Ah, since it’s a shark it would die if it doesn’t continue to swim.”
…………….Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? I was shocked at the stupid reaction of senpai’s dad! Kiba approaches it, and confirms it's status. After a while, he shook his head and then declares. “The winner of the second match is Ise-kun.”
I attained a victory which I cannot describe. I won without doing the match! Incidentally Estleena, who was also waiting for us by the poolside, died from dehydration without anyone realising it. Later on, there were tuna and shark fins on the dining table. Well that’s a story for another time. And finally, the last match was about to begin! The final match. The sky monster battle. We changed the location to a mountain with no sign of people. We teleported using the transportation method of Devils, a magic-circle. If it’s deep in the mountains, we can have the monsters fly as much as we want without caring about anyone seeing. Senpai’s dad and I are opposing each other on the surface, which has bumpy rocks. If it’s this place, we can look around the sky, and there aren’t things that will become a hindrance. “Both of us will do the sky battle while riding on top of the monsters. Alright?”
Senpai’s dad tells me the rule. I see. Hold on! Senpai’s dad prepared a large mysterious looking bird! “Gyaaaaaaaon!”
It threatens us with that terrifying sound! Hiiiiii! If we get poked by that large sharp beak, it will leave a big hole in our bodies! My partner is Takahashi-san! I was riding on Takahashi-san’s back. I’m piggybacking. “Fufufu, boy. It’s good weather. This wind, this feeling on my skin is definitely the one for a battle.”
“Why do you have such high tension……? I on other hand want to go home quickly……”
“You can say that I’m like a ‘weather vane’ right now!”
I don’t like this bird. I don’t get what he is saying and I want to punch him…… It pisses me off even more that his feathers feel good! Senpai’s dad is already up in the sky with the ominous bird. While riding on his horse that is! He’s riding on the ominous bird, while straddling his horse! The ominous bird is carrying a giant horse which is also carrying the Fist-King. That looks so abnormal and it has so much intensity! Does he like to be on top of a horse that much!? | text_13 |
Kiba comes between us and shouts. “Final match! Please begin!”
FLAP! The ominous bird goes up, into the sky very quickly! It’s fast! This is bad! Just tackling us with that speed can give us huge damage! We also need to fly up! “Takahashi-san, we also need to--”
“Uoooooooooooooo!”
DODODODODODODODO! Takahashi-san started to run on the ground swiftly while ignoring my words! Eeeeeeeeh! What is this bird man doing!? “He….hey Takahashi-san!? Why are you running so speedily!? You are a bird man aren’t you!? You won’t be able to do a sky battle if you don’t fly!”
“Fu. I’m a bird man, but a Nagoya-kochin bird man. We basically can’t fly!”
He tells me, very boldly! “Can’t flyyyyyy!? Wait, Nagoya-kochin!? Didn’t you come from Kobe! ?”
“Kobe is also a large place after all!”
He ignored the Hyogo prefecture! What is this birrrrrrrrd!? His ancestor came from Easter Island to Japan, so how did it end up being Nagoya-kochin!? “Made up! Are the settings of your background all made up!? Also it’s a fraud that you can’t fly even though your name is Sky!”
“It’s not a fraud! It’s Nagoya-kochin!”
“I will roast you, bird bastaaaaaarrrd!”
“You have your guard down!”
While the “Nagoya-kochin” and I were arguing, senpai’s dad who is on the ominous bird came rushing towards us! “Oh!”
Takahashi-san dodges swiftly! Oh! Even though he can’t fly, he has good dodging skills! “You are doing well! But it still isn’t enough!”
I saw senpai’s dad giving some kind of order to the ominous bird! Then the ominous bird opens it's beak wide! GOOOOOOON! The ominous bird released a huge fireball from its mouth! DOOOOOOON! DOOOOON! The fireball is falling, heading our way~! “If we get hit by that, I will actually become a yakitori, hahahaha!”
“What are you laughing at, bird bastard! I will also end up being a roasted Dragon! So run I tell ya, run!”
Takahashi-san started to run while dodging the fireball coming at us! This isn’t good! A bird which can’t fly isn’t useful! Huff huff! I started to breath hard. I will die. At this rate I will be killed! Takahashi-san and I somehow dodged the enemy’s attack and hid behind a large rock. When I looked out from behind the rock, so we wouldn't be seen, I saw senpai’s dad and the ominous bird who are looking for us! It's only a matter of time until they find us. Anyway, I need to calm down and think how we should act, calmly! Okay! I should make a plan with Takahashi-san! Takahashi-san was also breathing hard. “You have to be calm at times like this. There is a saying in my family. They say that if you take three steps forward and two steps back, you will have a clearer mind…… Wait, what was I doing again? Where is this place? Who are you? You look like my relative Yoshida-san. Are you Yoshida-san?”
--Did his memory change!? “Rather than having a clearer mind, they were deleteeeeed! A birdbrain! Also who is Yoshida!? Does he look like me!? Do I look like a Nagoya-kochin!? Geez! I also don’t get what I’m saying any more! It feels like I will have bad memories about Nagoya-kochin now!”
--It’s over. I held my head down while hiding behind the rock. “By the way Yoshida-san, where is this place?”
Asked the bird bastard, who is looking around the place. I can’t control this bird at all~. While I was in a panic, a box appears in my line of sight. Is this perhaps…!? When I open the box timidly, Gasper was inside! “…….H….Hello.”
“Oh, Gasper! Why are you here?”
“Y…Yes, I was sent here. B….Buchou said she wants me to help Ise-senpai who is in danger……..”
I see! If it’s a box, then no one would be suspicious about it! Actually, it will be suspicious! After all there is a cross dressing Vampire inside the box. Especially on a mountain, in a rocky area like this! Most likely Buchou and the others sent me this “useful item” using a small magic-circle. The special ability of this guy, is that he can stop the time of things within his sight! Not even a big on-line shopping site sells an ultimate item like him! “You are really being useful lately. Just how convenient are you.”
“I…I’m not really sure what is going on, but I will do my best~.”
Gasper seems like he’s panicking, but it's not a problem. Huh! There is something which looks to be a letter attached to the box! It has Buchou’s name on it! The person I love! This is what’s written in the letter! [Do your best. I believe that you will win. To my lovely Ise.] --! I try to find Buchou from this rocky area. Ah! I found Buchou and the other club members in a high location! I was so deeply moved, that I shed tears. Aaaah, as I thought, the woman I love sure is the best! She trusts me no matter what! Realising that once again, is enough to make me think that I can win! I also thought of a plan! There is only this plan! “Takahashi-san!”
I called the bird man Takahashi-san. “What is it Yoshida-san?”
I shall ignore that simple matter for now! “Wave your hands at that ominous bird after leaving this rock.”
“I don’t really get it, but there is no reason for me to decline Yoshida-san’s request. Heeey!”
Oh, he went without any second thoughts! I’m sorry Takahashi-san. I will be using you as bait! Takahashi-san is found instantly. The bird headed for Takahashi-san at great speed! It’s here! I shouted while lifting up “Gasper in the box”! “Gasper! That’s your target! Freeeeeze it!”
“Y-Yesssssssss~!”
FLASH! A red light comes out from the box, and then the ominous bird carrying Abe-senpai’s dad stops its movement. FALL…..
Abe-senpai’s dad and the ominous bird fall down. Below them…..is Takahashi-san! Wait, it’s not frozen in the air even when it was stopped by Gasper’s power!? I thought this guy’s power would stop anything exactly where it is, even in mid-air! Is it because Gasper’s power is changing, or is it because he couldn’t make that man and the ominous bird remain in the air? Abe-senpai’s dad and the ominous bird crash down! DOOOOOOON! Takahashi-san gets caught up in the crash without doing anything……
“KOKEEEEEEE~!”
The scream of the Nagoya-kochinechoes throughout the mountain. From the mountain, we returned to Abe-senpai’s house. “It is my loss. Looks like I have to permit your relationship with my daughter…… I will cancel the engagement.”
Senpai’s dad still seems like he isn’t convinced. After that, the battle was over. Well it was thanks to Buchou’s plan……it was because of Gasper’s help. Takahashi-san who was in a critical condition after crashing with the ominous bird was healed with Asia’s healing power. “It was fun today. I want to meet you again on the battlefield, Yoshii-san.”
The bird man asks for a handshake. Hehehe, I don’t want to see you ever again. “Yeah. I’m sorry. Our Asia can’t heal bird brains. Also wasn’t it supposed to be Yoshida-san!? Actually that’s also wrong, my name is Hyoudou!”
When I gave my farewell to Takahashi-san, Abe-senpai appeared. “Hyoudou-kun. Thank you for today. | text_13 |
Thanks to you, the engagement was cancelled.”
“No, I’m glad I was able to help you.”
It seems like senpai is acting shyly…..
“Even if it was a sudden request, I was really happy that you fought very seriously for m…my sake.”
Huh, she’s not acting her usual, prideful self. What’s going on? “You looked a bi…bit amazing when you fought together with Takahashi and the others….”
She’s wriggling so much. What the…. She looks quite cute…… What happened to her? I started to become suspicious, but the colour of crimson appeared in my sight. “If it’s okay with you, how about tonight we go for dinn--”
“Buchou!”
Ah, I called out Buchou while senpai was saying something! That’s because Buchou is right in front of me! “Ah, I’m sorry. What was that again?”
I asked her, but she smiled after taking a breath. “Looks like there is no chance for me to win after all. It’s nothing.”
Huh? What was she trying to say? I bowed to Abe-senpai, and ran towards Buchou. “Buchou! I won thanks to Buchou!”
Buchou smiled. “I see. Looks like you accomplished the request safely.”
“Where is everyone?”
The club members were already gone. “Everyone went home at once, to take the prize received from Kiyome-san’s request. Items related to different types of monsters, which they would be taking back to the clubroom.”
Is that so? I should have helped out as well. Gyuu. Buchou and I linked our arms. “Now, lets go home together. Lets buy some taiyaki on the way back so we can eat it with everyone. Fufufu, looks like it will be a date to the taiyaki shop.”
Buchou and I were walking home after leaving Abe-senpai’s house. A date until we get back to our house! This is the best! Uhahaha! I’m so happy. “…….I feel the happiest when I’m like this.”
Buchou muttered something while hugging my arm. “Eh? Did you say something?”
I asked, but Buchou winked cutely. “It’s a secret.”
I don’t know why, but Buchou’s smile looked amazingly cute! That alone made the tiredness I got with this request disappear. This happened right after we defeated the Evil God from the North, Loki. …….Hello everyone……. It’s me, Hyoudou Issei. …….The reason why I have such low and bad tension, is because……
“Sniff!”
…….I started to sniff and have a runny nose. Yeah, it seems like my body isn’t feeling well this morning. I walked towards the dining table weakly, after I somehow managed to brush my teeth. Man, even my legs feel heavy and my head is spinning around inside…..
“Ara, Ise. Morning.”
Buchou, who woke up before me, greets me with a smile. Aaah, Buchou looks beautiful today as well. My parents and the others, who are living with me, have gathered at the table. …….Looks like I’m the last one….. I tried to walk towards the table, but suddenly felt that the table was far away…..
…….Huh? Even my vision is blurry……. Rubbing my eyes isn’t helping with the blurriness…..
Now staggering forward, I began to feel light-headed and stumble backwards……
…….Just as I was about to fall, someone stops and holds me from behind. When I turned around, it was Xenovia. “Hey, Ise. Are you okay? Your face is red.”
“………Oh, Xenovia……. Thanks.”
Asia approaches me, and she puts her hand on my forehead. Aaah, Asia’s palm is cold and it feels so good…..
“--! He has a high temperature!”
Hearing Asia’s shocked voice, the expression of everyone at the table changed. ……..I see. So my temperature is high…… Even my consciousness is starting to drift away……..
“Ise! Did you perhaps catch the flu?”
Buchou also rushes to me, after putting a plate on the table. “Devils can also catch the flu? Rather, do they even catch a flu that a human catches?”
“…….No, in this case it is a Devil's…….”
Irina and Koneko-chan are chatting quietly…… After all, the things about Devils are kept a secret from my parents. Rossweisse-san takes my hand and examines my pulse. “Your pulse is beating fast. It might be better to consult a medical institute.”
“Let’s contact the hospital, Rias.”
“You are right, Akeno. I will contact the hospital belonging to the House of Gremory right away!”
……Ho…..Hospital….. …….One in the Underworld? “Hey hey hey, Ise, do you have a cold?”
“But he looks bad! Hello, Ise?”
Dad and mum are also worried about me……
While everyone calls out my name, I lost consciousness. ………I was looking at an unfamiliar ceiling after waking up. Lying on a bed, my arm is connected to an IV drip. It appears I’m in a hospital…..inside a room. …….Huh? I was preparing to go to school, while I wasn’t feeling well and then went downstairs….. I remember, I went down to the living room and……. Is it me or is my body feeling better…..? Is it thanks to this IV? While I was having a cloudy recollection, the colour of crimson appears in front of me. “Ise, you are awake.”
Buchou looks into my face. She seems relieved. “Ise-san! I’m so glad!”
“I was shocked when you fell unconscious.”
…….Asia and Akeno-san are also here. Asia is red and swollen around her eyes….. Was she crying? …….I made Asia worry about me again. “…..Umm, this place is…..?”
When I asked…. “You fainted at home, so you were transported to this hospital. Do you remember it?”
Buchou explained to me. …..I see, I was brought to the hospital after fainting…. The Underworld, huh? Yeah, I can’t go to a hospital in the human world because I’m a Devil. So this is my room, huh? Am I in such a serious condition….? I don’t want to die……I still haven’t had sex with Buchou…… I c-can’t die yet! Wait, since I’m having those thoughts in this situation, maybe my condition isn’t so bad that I would be dying. “I will inform the doctor that he woke up.”
After saying that, Rossweisse-san leaves the room. I look around the room, by just moving my head. Koneko-chan and…..Gasper are sleeping together on a chair. Did Gasper, who doesn’t live with us, come all the way to the hospital in the underworld, for me? They must have been waiting for me to wake up and went to sleep after getting tired. If that is the case, then I’m sorry Koneko-chan, Gasper. “It seems it's easy to get the flu, if you are a reincarnated Devil. Xenovia, you should be careful, too.”
“Yeah. I haven’t caught a cold that often, but I will be careful.”
“Yes. You don’t seem to catch a cold that often. You are always full of energy and it seems you can endure viruses. Maybe being a simpleton is a good thing.”
“I feel like I was looked down on a lot, but that doesn't matter. You have to look after your health everyday and that is the cure to everything.”
…….Irina and Xenovia are talking while reading a thick book. ……Is that book related to medicine? Uuu, am I sick? This is a situation where I don’t understand what is going on, while my head is spinning around and then—
KNOCK KNOCK. Someone knocks on the door. “Buchou, the doctor is here.”
Kiba and Rossweisse-san enter, with a man in a white coat. So Kiba also came…… I've started to think of Kiba as my friend now. A man…. A person who seems to be a doctor comes in, while bringing a young nurse with him. | text_13 |
……Wow, so nurses also wear white clothing even in the underworld, huh. “This medical institute is originally a hospital for reincarnated Devils, who were previously human, so the style of those working in the hospital is adjusted to the former human’s standard.”
Buchou whispers in my ear. ……I see, so there are hospitals for reincarnated Devils in the underworld. Well, that’s obvious. In the current Devils' society, there are many reincarnated Devils who were previously human. Maybe reincarnated Devils would feel safer if the hospital is made similar to the ones in the human world. The nurse took my hand, then started to check my pulse and blood pressure. Looks like even Devils are checked in similar ways to humans, for these things. Or is it just limited to reincarnated Devils? The male doctor looks at me and says. “Well, to say it in one word, you have a 'cold'. Though it’s a type that only Devils get.”
……You are telling me that it is a Devil-type cold? The doctor continues while I have many doubts about it. “Except you also have a flu that Dragons catch and the two viruses have merged, showing stronger symptoms. Since your body base is human, having those two viruses occur at once caused your body to become very weak.”
I also have a dragon flu….? I get a dragon flu because I’m also the Sekiryuutei, huh. Getting two viruses isn’t something I can joke about…..! “And how is his condition?”
Buchou asks the doctor. “His flu should be lighter due to the IV drip.”
Yup. My body does feel better, than when I was at home. “I do have antipyretic, so lets inject it into him. With that, his fever will lighten for the time being. I will also give you medicine, so please rest at home for 2 or 3 days. Even if your fever disappears, please refrain from doing intense exercises and no masturbation. ~I’m just joking~~”
“……..Vulgar conversation is forbidden.”
Koneko-chan, who suddenly woke up, replied to the doctor’s dirty joke. …….Looks like I have to rest for a while. Including “that” as well. W..Well, in this condition my sexual desire won’t be coming out. I don’t even have the energy to stand up after seeing a nurse you know? This is quite serious for someone as perverted as me. “Those who are also living in the same house he is need to be injected with a vaccine as well. It does get passed onto other Devils.”
The doctor gave his instructions to the nurse and she gives an injection to the club members. Then it was my turn. “Now, for you—“
DON! ……………
My eyes were about to pop out, after seeing the giant object in front of me……..! “It’s this injection.”
The so-called injection was clearly as big as my body! “…..I…i..injection!? No no, no matter how you look at it, it’s clearly some kind of weapon, isn’t it!? I've only seen something like those in comedy manga!”
“You need to be injected with this much vaccine for the dragon flu…… It’s okay. Look, the needle is very thin and it will somehow stick in.”
No no no! That’s impossible! I'll die if I get injected with something like that! “It’s okay~. You will only feel pain for just a moment~.”
Aaah, the nurse lifts up the injection easily and she’s showing me a fearless smile~….. Her gentle voice makes me even more scared instead! “I will break if I get injected with that much fluid! Gough gough! ……..Shit! …….My eyes are getting blurry because of many reasons now!”
“Well, things like this are bound to happen in a story.”
The doctor said something mysterious! “You're doing this for a reason like that!? Nooooooo~….. S….Save me…..”
I try to escape from my bed with the last of my strength, but…. “Endure it! You are a boy, aren’t you! ?”
“I’m sorry, Ise-kun.”
“Endure it, Ise. Isn’t it better than being stabbed by me?”
My body gets pushed down by Buchou, Kiba, and Xenovia. Wait, didn’t Xenovia just threaten me….!? Fuu. Aaan! I then get my ear breathed into by Akeno-san, whilst I had my guard down. “Ufufu, this is the best way to handle Ise-kun.”
I lost my strength with an erotic attack…… T-That’s cheating, Akeno-san……
“Looks like you have relaxed. Now, please show me your butt.”
Then the nurse’s eyes shone! The club members take my pants off very quickly, when I lost my strength. Then my arse gets exposed in front of everyone! “…….No, I can’t become a 'groom' any more!”
I covered my face with both my hands, as I couldn’t endure the embarrassment of the situation I'm in! “Ise-san’s bottom looks very c..cute!”
“Good job!”
Asia and Irina gave me weird cheers! So my arse is cute, on top of doing a “good job”!? “Relax. I will personally do something about you becoming a groom!”
When I was about to turn around, after hearing Buchou’s words, to say “Are you serious!?”…. “Okay, here it comes!”
I saw the injection approaching my arse! “N-Nooooooooooo~!”
POKE
That day, I had a huge injection, injected into my arse in front of everyone. ………That is how I was injected with antipyretic. I returned home and am sleeping quietly on my bed, alone. I also drank the medicine given to me, as instructed. Compared to how I felt before going to the hospital, I’m feeling much better. However my body still feels heavy. Uggh, just lifting my body up a bit, makes my head spin and going to the toilet takes a lot of effort….. My sexual desire also isn’t increasing. Well, if I was having an ecchi feeling even in a situation like this, that would be a problem in it’s own way…..
“Cough cough.”
…..Uggh, I’m still coughing. It’s a bit different from the cold I had when I was a human. A Devil's fever has similar symptoms to a human’s fever, but there is one critical difference: that is, we can’t use our demonic powers. The aura which is the source of demonic power doesn’t come out from our body. Apparently a fever also affects whatever creates our demonic powers and once we get sick that process is stopped. I barely have any demonic powers, but I can still sense coldness, which is one of its traits. Unlike a human’s fever, our "sixth sense" becomes unstable and I am feeling insecure as a result. It’s similar to the uneasiness of being unable to go to the toilet alone, after watching a horror film. Apparently reincarnated Devils, who suddenly gained demonic power, get this feeling when they suddenly lose their demonic powers. So I am having this cold scary feeling….. Maybe it’s because of my sickness, but I really want someone with me because, I feel very lonely right now….. Apparently, the dragon flu causes an inability to breathe fire and the loss of special abilities, but since my body is human-based, I don’t suffer those effects. Only my body feels exhausted. Oh yeah, from today until my fever gets better, I have to sleep by myself. Uggh, I usually sleep with Buchou and Asia, so I really feel lonely at these times. ……..I’m missing Buchou’s warmth. Having Buchou embrace me, I go to sleep while feeling the sensation of women’s soft skin. That is really the best……
Aaaah, I really am missing Buchou’s oppai……. While thinking my feelings towards Buchou. GACHA. | text_13 |
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