She must be concerned about me probably……
“I didn’t come here to fight today. I just wanted to see the school I visited last time. I came to Japan while escorting Azazel, but I was bored. I won’t fight the Welsh dragon here, not to mention----- I have a lot of work to do.”
After saying that, the Vanishing Dragon turns his heels, and starts to leave this place. Even though that guy leaves, a single thread of nervousness doesn’t go away. Kiba and Xenovia sheathed their swords but there was no relief to their expression. Asia who came and nestled to me, without any words grasps my hands. Thanks, Asia. Seems like my nervousness loosened just a bit. Azazel and also Vanishing dragon. People who I never wished for keep gathering. “………” After coming back to my room, I sat on the floor with my back on the bed. .....Hakuryuukou. Vanishing Dragon, the pair existence of the Welsh Dragon residing in my left hand….. is what I hear. Being destined rivals, my Boosted Gear and the Divine Dividing he’s holding, fighting is their destiny it seems. The moment we met, Ddraig reacted. Anger…..not that. I think it’s a simple battle impulse. At once I understood something burning inside me. At that place, if the opponent came challengingly, Ddraig probably would have forcibly made me go into the incomplete Balance Breaker mode. A few days ago, during the fight with Kokabiel when I met him, I didn’t feel any hostility but, this time was different. He approached me with interest. I think Ddraig also felt that. …Things like destiny, honestly I don’t understand them. It seems I just randomly got the Boosted Gear, my senpais of the past who harboured him, following their fate, kept on the fight between the Welsh Dragon and the Vanishing Dragon, Ddraig explained that to me. My surrounding colleagues also appeared that they somehow felt that they would fight alongside me with the other one, the Vanishing Dragon. I don’t get it. What the heck is up with that? I am Hyoudou Issei and a mere devil. Why am I getting involved in such dangerous things? There’s no relation! Like I care about things like fate! Although I felt that, I couldn’t overturn that part. Eventually, do I have to fight him? No. I hold no particular grudges. Rather, I feel grateful he defeated Kokabiel. Ah, but, he’s a comrade of the fallen angels, he took away the reason for me to suck Buchou’s boobs. I can’t forgive him for that!.....I wonder what happened. For me to become an upper class devil, seems like there are going to be a lot of obstacles. To raise my status to an upper class devil, if you divide it broadly, there are 3 ways. First is, continuing to take contracts with humans and steadily get more value. It’s what I am always doing. Even those good at it aren’t able to do it, raising up your level from a contract is quite difficult, was my first impression. It’s quite difficult if you can’t take contracts from a lot of humans. For example, the president etc., contracts from those who left their mark in history. With an element of luck, and depending on the master they say, leaving aside the Master, I don’t feel the presence of many big-shots in this city… Even under normal circumstances, the business world of contracts is going in a lean period. But since it’s a tradition of the devils, we can’t just stop it. Second is, to perform a noteworthy deed of arms. This is like going to a battle similar to the incident that happened a few days ago with the leader of the fallen angels invading. Last time as well, I was valued by Buchou. Seems like there were a lot of points … Well, he was the leader class of the enemies. Even if I defeat a fallen angel leader as a joke, I will be valued. However, there are not many people who become upper class devils like this. That’s a given. To fight important people of fallen angels is more or less impossible due to the status quo of the 3 factions. It’s even said a battle will not occur once more, so that’s a very rare experience. The third way is to be active in rating games. In reality this is the shortest way, according to what I heard from Buchou before. More like, I was told that if I am aiming to be an upper class devil, I should raise my name via games. In the underworld, it seems with these rating games, the business world economy of the devils is livened up. No matter what, merit in the game decides it. Every distinguished family’s rank is connected directly to the merit in the game. That roasted fowl guy, Raiser Pheonix’s family is also one that raised their name through the game. Those that were reincarnated like me as well, a lot of them were through the activity of the rating game valued and were let into the group of upper class devils, and stood on the same level as their master. And it seems that, from the Maou-sama they receive their Evil Pieces to use for their servants. At that time, they become Kings. Well, there is a rule where they have to come participate as the piece of the Master in battle who they’re at the same level as. In devils, for the master, the fact that they are their families devil never changes. For instance, let’s assume I become a 'King' in the future, for Buchou’s game I shall still be a 'Pawn'. Me and my comrades as well, in the near future shall definitely start participating in this formally. If I remember correctly, I had heard that immediately after Buchou graduates high school, she’ll start earnestly preparing for participating, there’s not even 1 year left. It’s soon. If we assume I become an upper class devil, there’s no meaning to it if I am not strong at the game. Since doing the game is like an upper class devil’s likes. And even if I become a Harem king, if I don’t have actual strength, I’ll be laughed at by the people around me, I’ll cause trouble for my master Buchou as well. So I have to become stronger somehow. Even if I became a devil, I can’t be inviting anxiety all the time in the future… However, all the more because of that my happiness would be all the more when I become a Harem King I think. Also those who value you are the Maou-samas, Great King-samas, Archduke-sama etc., the really important people. To once again put it together, my objective is first to become an upper class devil. For that, I have to keep doing everything I can, and keep on increasing my value in the games we’re going to participate in starting next year. There are a lot of things I must do. And within those I have to do my match with Hakuryuukou…..
Ah, but, if I defeat Hakuryuukou will my value increase? No…, But that’s an obvious thing as the Sekiryuutei, so I have to finish it… Vanishing Dragon, you seriously are a pain……
“Are you still thinking?”
Suddenly, before my eyes Buchou’s face appears inverted. Buchou was reading a magazine lying horizontally on my bed. She looked into my face from the bed it seems. If Buchou has any free time, she spends it in my room. “Ah, no, how should I put it….”
I scratch my cheeks.