“That training was meant to have you cope with the power of Boosted Gear and the [Pawn]. Though there are areas you still lack in.”
So there was actually a meaning to that harsh training! I’m glad that I went through that training by training hard! PAT PAT. Buchou then starts to pat my head. Aah, it feels so nice to have Onee-sama pat my head. Is it me or is Asia looking at me with sharp eyes? “Listen up, Ise. You have to beat your opponent even if they are girls, okay? You can’t hold back. They won’t hold back against you.”
“Y-Yes, I understand!”
“That’s a good boy. Use the “promotion” to change into [Queen]. The battle will change if you promote into the [Queen] that possess the strongest power.”
“But it feels weird for me, who am a guy, to turn into a [Queen].”
Buchou makes a small laugh at my opinion. “It’s just a name for a role in chess, so you don’t have to think too deeply about it. We are already at a disadvantage by having fewer members than Raiser. So you have to prepare yourself to work over the limit. If we lose even a single person, our situation will get even harder.”
Buchou already thought about our roles carefully and has already made a plan for our move...... The battle can be settled if I charge up my demonic-power with my Sacred Gear and shoot it to the new school building......though it won’t be that simple, right? The opponent may also foresee such method, and they may have a counter-measure against it. Also there is a limit to my attack which has powered up, and since I’m bad at using demonic-powers, I can’t do something like wasting it. If I have to do it, it will be safer to promote to [Queen] first, that way you can guarantee the power of the attack. Yeah, I will just go forward while believing in Buchou and my comrades! “Buchou! I will definitely make you win!”
That’s what I thought from the bottom of my heart. My true feeling. Yes, it’s better to tell her my actual feelings. Buchou smiles after hearing that. “Yes, I will be relying on you. My adorable, Ise.”
I will definitely make Buchou win! I won’t give Buchou to a jerk like that! Like that, I was having fun with Buchou’s lap until Kiba and Koneko-chan got back. Thanks to that, I’m fully pumped! “Alright!”
I raise my spirit in front of the old school building. Next to me is Koneko-chan. She will be my partner for the next plan. “Okay then, Ise, Koneko. You won’t be able to avoid the battle once you get into the gym. Move accordingly like we discussed. That location will be an important place.”
Buchou sent us off at the entrance. Koneko-chan nods at Buchou. “Yes, I will.”
Our target is the gym. We need to win the battle that will be awaits us. The ones that will be heading there is me and Koneko-chan. We are not allowed to fail. Yeah, we can't lose. I can’t retire without even using “promotion”! “Then I will be going as well.”
Kiba is getting ready to go by placing his sword to his hip. “Yuuto, move accordingly like we discussed.”
“Roger that.”
“Asia will be on standby with me. But we will be going after we get a signal from Ise and the others. You definitely cannot be taken down. It will be over if we lose our healer.”
“Y-Yes!”
Asia also replies energetically even though she is nervous. Asia’s ability to heal is our lifeline. Because of that ability of hers, we are capable of doing things that is a bit recklessly for our strategy. Our winning factor is to protect Buchou who is our [King] and also Asia. “Akeno, I trust you to move when you think it's the right time.”
“Yes, Buchou.”
The strongest servant, Akeno-san. According to Buchou, the outcome will be decided with her move. I will be relying on your ultimate move that is hidden behind that smiling face of yours! Buchou steps forward after she checks everyone. “Now then, my adorable servants. Are you ready? We can’t turn back now. Our enemy is Raiser, who is said to be a genius from the immortal House of the Phoenix with a promised career. Now then! Let’s go and blow them away!”
[Yes!] All of us replies together and heads off! Me, Koneko-chan, and Kiba leaves the old school building! “Ise-san! Everyone! Please do your best!”
I can hear Asia cheering for us from behind. We raise our hand and wave at her. Now, there’s no more turning back Hyoudou Issei! I will have to be resolved and move straight ahead! We run towards the gym. During our way towards the gym, Kiba leaves us to head to a different direction. It’s in our plan for Kiba to leave us at a certain point. “Then I will be waiting for you ahead!”
“Yeah, you just do that!”
We split up after saying our good byes. He will do his job, and I will do mine! I went towards the gym along with Koneko-chan. Since the main entrance is connected to the new school building, we can’t enter from there. That’s because our intrusion will be caught by them. We need to go in from the other door located on the opposite side of the gym. We went there and turn the door knob. It’s opened. It’s not locked. But this gym, even the appearance of it looks like the actual thing. It’s the same with the old school building where it looks like the real thing. I will believe it if they tell me afterwards that “the stage took place at the real Kuou academy”. We come into the back platform from the back door. Since the curtain isn’t down, the inside is visible. I try to look at the court from the corner of the platform, but then Koneko-chan mutters. “……Presence. Enemy.”
—! Even before I can get shocked at hearing that, a loud voice echoes within the gymnasium. “We know you are there, servants of Gremory! We watched you coming inside.”
The voice of a woman. Raiser’s servants! So they saw us coming inside! Then there is no need for us to hide ourselves. Koneko-chan and I show ourselves to them by appearing at the platform boldly. There are four female Devils standing at the court. The woman with a china dress, the twins and also—
There is the loli girl who knocked me down with a stick. I never thought I will meet her this quickly……
If I remember right, the woman with the china dress is the [Rook]. The twins are the [Pawns]. And the small girl is also a [Pawn]. I know it because we were explained about the enemies while having the photo of them shown to us at the clubroom before we came here. Three [Pawns] and one [Rook]…… We are also a [Pawn] and a [Rook], though their numbers are double of ours. Though due to our plan, we can’t avoid this battle. “Boosted Gear, standby.”
[Boost!!] The Boost begins. Yeah! I’m going to do it! “……I will leave the [Pawns] to you, Ise-senpai. I will take care of the [Rook].”
“Yeah!”
Both Koneko-chan and I stand in front of our opponent. The china dress woman makes a kung fu stance and the small girl makes a stance with her stick. Lastly, the twin girls grabs their chainsaws with a smile –hey, a chainsaw!? DRILL! DRRRRRRRRRILL! The chainsaws starts while making a dangerous sound. Wow! Are you serious!? Girls aren’t allowed to carry dangerous things like that!