“Don’t make our Asia cry!”
I released my punch at him while shouting! CRUSH! I crushed and bent Diodora’s left hand which was put forward, and from there I directed my fist towards his face! HIT! My fist nailed into his face! With my strike, Diodora flies back and crashes against a pillar. Diodora who fell on the ground gets up and then shouts. “This must be a lie! There is no way I will be beaten! I won against Agares! I’m also planning to win against Bael! There’s no way I will lose to the untalented heir of the Great-King! Gremory who holds affection can’t even be my opponent! I’m Diodora from the House of Astaroth!”
When Diodora puts his hand upwards, many circular sharp things made from demonic-powers appear around me. The sharp objects all point towards me, and come at me like missiles! -I won’t be able to dodge all of it! I lower my head down, or I jump to the side to evade it. But there is a limit to it. I fend the sharp objects with a punch or kick. The tip of it bends, and it wraps around me as if it has its own will! CRACK! It goes around me finding the thinnest part of the armour, and it destroys it to pierce my body! Shit…… It hurts! So he gathered the demonic-power to the tip, and opened a small hole on my armour with it. Since he can’t take me on from the front, he decided to aim for the single point huh………
But, not yet! I used both my hands to pull out all the sharp object at once! Because I pulled it out by force, my blood spills on the ground. Diodora tries to do the same attack again so I used my booster to shorten my distance with him and released my kick. CRUSH…..
A sour sound echoes throughout the shrine. My kick hits Diodora’s right thigh and it seems like it crushed his bone. “Daaaaamn itttt!”
Diodora who put on a painful expression points his hand towards me and started to gather demonic-powers immediately. He’s trying to shoot the demonic-power with his utmost level. I also directed my hand towards him. I gather dragon aura to my hand! DOOOOOOON! A red light shoots out from my right hand, and a massive demonic-power is also shot from Diodora’s hand. DOOOOOOON! Our shot collides and pushes against each other….. But with something like this……. You won’t be able to stop me! “Goooooooo!”
[Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!] The power which has been increased by my Sacred Gear passes on to it, and the power of my dragon-shot increases! DON! My dragon-shot blows away his shot and it skids through along his side. My dragon’s aura which went past him creates a huge hole on a section of the shrine, it pierces through the wall and goes outside. Even so, he still tries to gather demonic-powers…..
DOOOOOOOOON! I slammed my fist against the floor. The shrine itself vibrates. His eyes twitch when he sees the giant crater on the floor. Diodora is trembling while his teeth chatter. I missed on purpose. I could have hit him with it. …….Shit. I’m too soft hearted……. I walk to him, and pull him up. I open the mask part of my helm, and glare at him with my face exposed while emitting my red aura violently. “Don’t ever get near Asia again! The next time you show yourself before us, then that time I really will blow you away!”
Diodora’s eyes get dyed with the colour of fear……
[Partner. His heart is already crushed. –His eyes are that of those who have become ingrained with the fear of dragons.] ……I see, Ddraig. I let go off Diodora. He is just shaking like mad. “Ise, aren’t you going to finish him off?”
Xenovia asks me while pointing Ascalon at Diodora. Her eyes are dangerously cold! This is bad. Her killing intent is at the MAX! “He might approach Asia again. Don’t you think it will be better for the future if we cut off his head here?”
Xenovia is serious. If either me or Buchou agrees, she will decapitate Diodora’s head. But I shook my head to the sides. “……This guy is also a relative of the current Maou. Even if he assisted the terrorists, it would cause trouble to Buchou and Buchou’s brother if we kill him. I already beat him enough.”
Buchou raises her eyebrows and then closed her eyes. Buchou was incensed at him, but she must have decided to let the higher-ups handle Diodora’s punishment. Xenovia seems very regretful, but then stabs down Ascalon on to the floor. She did that to get rid of even the slight anger. “……. I understand. If Ise is saying that, then I will stop. –But.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Xenovia and I point our sword and fist towards Diodora. “ “Don’t ever come and talk to Asia again!” ”
With our words filled with intensity, Diodora shakes his head numerous times while having eyes full of fear. When we let Diodora go, we walked towards Asia. “Asia!”
Along with me, the other guys also gathered around the device. “Ise-san!”
I pat gently on Asia’s head. “We came to rescue you, Asia. Hahaha, I did promise you. That I will definitely protect you.”
Maybe because she felt relieved, Asia starts to shed tears of joy. It’s okay. After we rescue Asia, we will escape to the basement of the shrine, and wait until Sensei and others take care of everything. -But after a while, Kiba’s expression changes. “……I can’t take off the restraints on her limbs.”
What!? Impossible!? I tried to take off the restraints connecting Asia and the device…. “Shit! It won’t come off!”
It can’t be pulled of even with my power of Sekiryuutei! All of us try to take off the restraints on Asia’s limbs, even if we try to cut them off with holy-demonic-sword or holy-sword or even by using demonic-powers, it won’t even budge! What is this restraint!? Is it specially made!? Then Diodora said it with a very small voice. “……It’s useless. That device can only be used once due to its mechanism, but its made that it won’t stop unless you use it once. –It won’t stop unless Asia’s ability is activated.”
“What do you mean?”
When I asked, he answers timidly. “That device is one of the special barriers created by a Longinus possessor. The strong barrier protecting this field was also made by him. [Dimension Lost] is the ultimate barrier-type Sacred Gear. Having the possessor in the centre, it spreads an unlimited amount of mist. It can seal everything inside its zone and it can even teleport it to a different dimension. When it reaches Balance-Breaker, it changed its ability in which it can create any type of barrier device the possessor wishes with the mists. –[Dimension Create]. The barrier made can’t be stopped unless it is activated once properly.”
Kiba then questions Diodora. “What’s the requirement for activation, and what is the ability of this device?”
“……. The activation requirement is either I or someone affiliated with us gives the signal to start, or if I was to be defeated. The ability of the barrier is to increase the power of the one in the restraint, in this case Asia, and reverse its effect.”
-Reverse? Hold on…… Then I thought of a bad conclusion…… In the match against Sitri, Asia’s healing ability was reversed and….