After all, the fragment conscious of the past Sekiryuuteis that seemed to hold the key had moved to the afterlife so there wasn’t any way for him to ask them. It seems like he entered the territory where he can solve the mysteries related to Great Red and Ophis’s powers by going deep within the Boosted Gear. But Ddraig said he wouldn’t be able to enter that zone at this point. Like that, the Two Heavenly Dragons decided to go deep within the Hakuryuukou’s Sacred Gear that still had the fragment conscious of the past possessors in it. Currently, Ddraig and Albion have linked their consciousnesses to each other where they both dived into the Divine Dividing. Vali then says. “It seems like Albion and Ddraig are facing unexpected difficulties. ……It seems like the past Hakuryuukous who they want to draw answers from have a harsh hatred towards Ddraig—or more like towards the Sekiryuutei. This obviously is different from their old hatred they had and it is the disagreement they have towards Hyoudou Issei.”
……I don’t know what to say against that…… The past Hakuryuukous created the “Victims of Sekiryuutei Association” inside his Sacred Gear so they continue to make their claim, even after Ddraig and Albion came to understand each other. ……No, it has turned into a situation where I don’t know what to say about it, and apparently their hatred they have towards me while in tears is so great that my apology won’t do any good……
……The butt. Is this the butts fault……!? But the one who made the name Ketsu-Ryuukou was that geezer Odin, you know!? I……do feel a bit bad about it though! Hmm, maybe I have to apologise with Odin the geezer……? Ddraig also transported his consciousness to the Hakuryuukou’s Sacred Gear where he is trying to seek answers from the past hosts……but he’s having difficulties even with Albion’s help. I sure would like the Two Heavenly Dragons to somehow convince the past hosts to have their original abilities appear on our Sacred Gears……
The First-Gen geezer smiles while breathing out smoke. “Looks like we can only wait for the good news. And if the Two Heavenly Dragons come back, it will be easier for the Sekiryuutei-boy to control his pace that he is having difficulties with.”
“Seriously?”
When I ask, the First-Gen says it while dropping the ashes in to the ashtray. “If you find out about how you can hold back on your strength, then you will be able to fight right away while having Ddraig support you. By gaining experience and also by strengthening yourself by training every day, it will certainly become easier for you to tune your powers when the time comes. I won’t say something like asking you to control Sekiryuutei’s power all by yourself after coming this far. You can only prove yourself when you team up with Ddraig. But you also need to learn how to distribute your own power since it will put more burdens on Ddraig if you don’t. That’s why I gave you this training, you know?”
Oh, so this training also had that purpose too huh. ……I thought that I had to learn my Sacred Gear’s abilities all by myself. You’re right. It makes me the current Sekiryuutei when I’m with Ddraig. ……Until Ddraig returns, I need to continue this training to lessen the burden Ddraig has to shoulder. I make a new resolution. —Then Vali activates the magic-circle. “I’ll be heading off. First-Gen, I ask for your assistance in the sparring again next time.”
Receiving such words, the First-Gen smiles sarcastically and replies back by saying “It sure does terrify me”. Obviously Vali and I are not the only ones who are training in this field. “Oh, it’s Ise.”
“Are you done with your training?”
Xenovia and Irina notice me who is walking towards them. After I send off the First-Gen, I join up with the swordsman-group consisting of Kiba, Xenovia, and Irina that are training a bit away from where I was training. There’s also the demonic-power/magic group that consists of mainly Rias, Akeno-san, Rossweisse-san, and Asia. And finally the group that is looked after by Kuroka that consists of Koneko-chan and Gya-suke. We basically do our own training as our main, but we also have a team meeting where everyone gathers and joins. Ravel isn’t here today. She’s currently having the final discussion with Le Fay at the Hyoudou residence. Normally it is something I should also be joining in, but Ravel sent me here and said she wants me to train as much as possible. “Please leave this to me! I will call you when we really need you!”
The only thing I can do is to take the kind favour given to me from my capable manager. Now then. We choose to wear jerseys during our training here, but the ones among us who fight on the front line have their clothing torn already. Xenovia and Irina already have their clothing torn. That shows how much they were concentrated on their training. Irina approaches me while flapping her Angel wings. “Look at this Ise-kun!”
After Irina says that while flying swiftly in the air, she makes a pose in mid-air like an action hero. Oh. I then realise the change in Irina. —She has four Angel wings! “Irina, did the number of your Angel wings increase?”
When I said that, Irina says it boastfully while putting forward her chest. “Ufufu, I received a call this morning from Heaven that my level as an Angel increased! And when I made my wings appear, this was what I got! Oh my, this surely must be a blessing bestowed to me from Michael-sama who watched over my daily prayers!”
Irina is making a prayer gesture while having her eyes sparkle. I see, so Irina’s rank as an Angel increased huh. Well, if I think about it, we continuously had fierce battles. If we think about it properly, no one can complain if her rank rose. At this point, she made that much achievement and she also happens to be Michael-san’s Ace after all. Xenovia nods as if she is amazed. “So doesn’t this mean the power you can use as an Angel became much broader?”
Irina nods her head. “That’s correct, Xenovia. It became much easier for me to get permission to use holy weapons that are kept in the Heaven. Until now, I needed to pass through several judges in order to get permission to use them, but now I can use them with less restriction!”
Hmm, such a thing became possible now huh. So Irina can summon items belonging to the Heaven now, huh. Xenovia then uses her hand to cover her eyes. “……So my friend who was being called the self-proclaiming Angel now started to go even higher……! There’s nothing more I can be proud of as your friend……!”
Xenovia says that with shaking voice......no, even you were calling her a self-proclaiming Angel, you know!? “Geez Xenovia, stop crying! You are making me blush!”
Even Irina is accepting the praises while not responding to that nickname! While looking at the passionate friendship these two share, I turn towards Kiba. While having Gram that continues to release ominous evil aura front of him, Kiba has the holy-demonic swords appear within the whole surrounding.