[No, that isn’t a true Balance Breaker.] What do you mean, Ddraig? [He made the Sacred Gear go into a Burst state and did a forced awakening. A kind of running out of control. The Sacred Gear will break after a battle with that. Does he intend to use that so-called artificial Sacred Gear as a disposable?] So it’s a disposable artificial Sacred Gear! Even so, what I don’t understand is how it could be emitting a dragon aura. However, Azazel’s development of Sacred Gears was unexpected! Incidentally, unless the owner of a real incarnation-type Sacred Gear died, it could regenerate no matter how many times it broke. Conversely, if you stole a Sacred Gear through a special courtesy method, they seem to die. The jewel in my left arm’s gauntlet and the multiple jewels that existed in my Balance Breaker armour didn’t have just a single function and could be regenerated even if destroyed. If he is an opposing existence, then the Hakuryuukou should be the same. “Hahaha! As expected of Azazel! You really are incredible!”
Vali laughed. He laughed in the face of someone so strong! Is he fearless? No, he’s crazy! Azazel turned to face Vali. “Vali, I’d also like to be your opponent, but…Well, please get along with the [Welsh Dragon].”
Don’t joke around! I don’t want to get along with someone like him! “But, fighting with Azazel seems fun.”
Vali also said that. Then, please do that! I have no interest in something like a rival showdown! “…It’s based on a Dragon endowed with power, right?”
“Yeah, I just sealed the [Gigantis Dragon] Fafnir in this artificial Sacred Gear. I copied it from the Sacred Gears of the Two Heavenly Dragons — the [Welsh Dragon] and [Vanishing Dragon]. I’ve yet to see if it succeeded or not.”(!) He copied Boosted Gear? Rather, he mentioned the name of a Dragon I don’t know…
[He’s one of “Five Great Dragon-Kings”. Azazel talked about Vritra the other day, right? In additions, there’s the “Chaos Karma Dragon” Tiamat, the “Mischievous Dragon” Yu-Long, and the “Sleeping Dragon” Midgardsormr. Though I say that, Vritra was eliminated long ago and sealed somewhere. If what Azazel says is true, then Fafnir was also sealed. Though originally, there were six Dragon-Kings.] Ah, somehow, I’ve become confused. I won’t understand even if you tell me something like that all of a sudden. I’ve heard about Tiamat somewhere before. The others I don’t know at all. [Unexpectedly, you might meet them soon. Since Tiamat hates me.] Uwah, I just heard such an inconvenient talk. Geez, I’ve had enough of meeting these something or other dragons! Ah, so that’s why Michael gave a Dragon-Slayer sword to me. “Azazel! Even though you possess that much power, you!”
“—Cattleya, you yourself said that you made a pact with the [Uroboros Dragon].”
“…The research of Sacred Gears shouldn’t have developed to that extent…”
“From that look, it seems that the group that betrayed my organisation took out some of the Sacred Gear research. However, it’s pointless. Only I and Shemhaza know a portion close to the truth.”
A bluish-black aura covered the lady’s body as she clicked her tongue. “I am one who is descended from the great true Leviathan! Cattleya Leviathan! I won’t lose to an annoying fallen angel like you!”
The lady shouted! Or rather, this person is Leviathan-sama? W-Well, she’s certainly closer to the Leviathan-sama that I imagined. Azazel beckoned to the lady who introduced herself as Cattleya. “Come.”
“Don’t look down on me!”
The lady wore an extra-large aura, and flew out at an extreme speed! Zan!! It was an instantaneous event. The lady called Cattleya dived at Azazel, and Azazel also responded with the spear he held. In an instant—. Bushu! Fresh blood gushed out from the lady’s body. She feebly fell down to her knees on the spot. When I looked, the ground was split even far behind the lady. The ground had been gouged out from the aftershock of Azazel’s attack. Incredible, what power! The attack and defence had happened in the world of comma, and had come to an end. “—It isn’t over!”
Cattleya changed her arm into a tentacle-like thing and wrapped it around Azazel’s left arm. A suspicious pattern emerged on the lady’s body! “That is a self-destruct-use technique formula!”
Buchou said that. Seriously!? That’s for self-destruction? So that’s this lady’s dying will! Azazel tried to tear the tentacle away, but there was no sign of it coming off at all. “Azazel! Even if you try to kill me while in this state, it’s useless! Now that you’re connected with me, this strong magic will also activate and kill you too when I die!”
“—. So you’ll deal great damage to me with self-sacrifice resolution. It’s a tawdry way of thinking, but the result is an enormous reason.”
“Ise, Gasper! Get some distance! As it is, we’ll get caught up in the blast!”
“But, Buchou! What about Azazel?”
“If he’s the Governor of his organisation, he’ll deal with it somehow! However, we’ll get caught up in it and die!”
That’s serious! It would be lovely to die together with Buchou, but I don’t want to die in such a place, and moreover while wrapped up in someone else’s battle! We quickly got some distance. Even as we got away by a certain extent, Buchou deployed several layers of defensive barriers and started preparing for the explosion’s aftershocks. “Wah!”
Gasper’s scream! When I looked, some kind of magical pattern was engraved on Gasper’s eyes. “Sorry, but I’ll be sealing that. It’s annoying if time is stopped.”
—It’s Vali! “But you know, if you’re aware of its ability and activation conditions, that Sacred Gear really isn’t that great a wonder. It’s full of weak-points. There are many techniques like those that seal one’s vision. Also, if his magic is drained, it changes into a double-edged sword that submits damage to allies as well.”
That guy was flying in the air. That’s the best! Or rather, it was just as he said, Gasper in his current state is full of weak-points just like me. [A powerful Sacred Gear = Strength] was just an illusion inside of me! Azazel, it was just as you said. Even if a Sacred Gear is strong, it’s all useless if the host is useless! Or rather, I still can’t fly in the air! Damn it! I’m not able to say anything about Gasper either! I have insufficient training! We watched Azazel’s situation from the place we escaped to. Azazel still couldn’t remove the tentacle. It seemed to retain no damage even when he tried to cut it with the spear. “That tentacle is a special-make that absorbed my life. It won’t break.”
The lady laughed fearlessly. Giving up on cutting it, Azazel shrugged his shoulder. The next instant—. Bashu! The tentacle was cut off along with his left arm! Uwah! Seriously!? He cut his own arm off! Fresh blood gushed out from the wound of Azazel’s left arm. The cut-off piece of his arm turned into dust. “!? You cut off your own arm! ?”
Cattleya was shocked, however her abdomen was pierced by a spear of light that Azazel threw. “I’ll give you an arm at least.”
Shuwa.