Cattleya’s body blew up, then turned into dust and vanished into the sky. Because she received large damage from a light attack, she was annihilated. Since to demons, light was a deadly poison. And there seemed to be no exceptions for this. Kah! Azazel’s armour was released. The Governor of the fallen angels didn’t seem to regret the arm he’d lost, he just clicked his tongue. “Tch. So this is the limit of an artificial Sacred Gear. There’s still much room for improvement…As long as the core jewel is safe, I can remake it again. I’ll have you keep me company a little while longer, [Gigantis Dragon-kun] Fafnir.”
And he lightly kissed a jewel-like object in his hand. …That was the conclusion between that lady who called herself Leviathan and Azazel. All that was left was—. The white-armoured Vali descended from the night sky. “As expected of Azazel. However, your armour has been released. So your artificial Sacred Gears still require more study.”
Azazel pointed at Vali. “Now then, Vali. What will you do? Shall I go at it again? Even if I have no armour and am one-handed, I can fight with you adequately.”
Azazel made a spear of light appear in his hand and pointed the blade at the Hakuryuukou. You’ll still fight even with that injury? What fighting spirit! Vali glanced at Azazel who took a fighting stance, and then asked us a question. “But don’t you think that destiny is cruel?”
……? What’s that, all of a sudden. What is he talking about? “On one hand, there is the strongest existence that one can think of with a Maou + a legendary dragon like me, and on the other hand, there is a mere human like you which possesses a legendary dragon as well. Say what you like, but I think that this accident of fate is cruel. Though we’re rivals with the same dragon-type Sacred Gears, the gap between the two owners is too great.”(!) Y-You mean me? I pointed at myself. Vali nodded amusedly. “I investigated you a little. Your father is an ordinary office worker. You mother sometimes goes out to a part-time job as an ordinary full-time housewife. The blood relatives of both your parents are completely ordinary. There are also no ability-users or practitioners who possessed power among your ancestors. Of course, your ancestors had nothing to do with devils or angels either. You really are ordinary. Your friends aren’t special either. You were a completely ordinary male high school student until you were reborn as a devil as well. —With the exception of Boosted Gear, you’re nothing.”
That guy laughed with a pitying expression. “Boring. When I learned about you, who was so excessively boring, I laughed out of disappointment. 'Ah, so this is my rival. I give up.' If your parents had at least been magicians, than maybe the story would change a bit. That’s right! How about this kind of setting? You can become an avenger!”
……? I had no idea what he’s talking about. How to say it, I felt like this guy was smart in a different way. I couldn’t understand him at all. I could understand that he was different from Akeno-san and Gasper, that he didn’t hate his upbringing. No doubt, he was proud of his lineage. If there are those who suffer from their birth, there are also those who take delight in it. The world was so complicated that it couldn’t be processed by my brain. But even I understood his next words. Quite clearly. “I’ll kill your parents. If I do that, your personal history will become a little more interesting. If your parents are killed by a valuable existence like me, don’t you think you’ll be able to openly devote yourself to a solemn destiny? Yeah, I’ll do that. After all, your parents will, from now on as well, live ordinarily, grow old ordinarily, and die ordinarily. The setting I spoke of is much more brilliant than such a boring life! Right?”
……
I couldn’t express it. I couldn’t express this feeling that was born in my heart. A feeling of a degree I had never felt before was starting to be born within me. I could only say this. “I’m going to kill you, you bastard.”
I quietly let that out of my mouth. At that moment, my head finally understood. Ah, so this is what they call “killing intent”. “…Just as you said, my father is an ordinary office worker who works from morning to evening for our family. My mother is an ordinary housewife who makes delicious food for our family morning, noon and evening. However, they raised me up to this point. To me, they’re the best parents.”
Why should my parents have to be killed by this kind of bastard? That’s also a stupid reason. My father and mother have nothing to do with you. “…Kill them? My father and mother? Why should they have to be mixed up in the situation of someone like you and be killed? As if I know anything about things like valuable or destiny!”
He is the one person I can’t forgive. Vali Lucifer. “As if I’ll let you do it.”
He is the one person I absolutely cannot forgive! “I’ll be damned if I let my parents be killed by the likes of yooooooooooooou!”
[Welsh Dragon Over Booster!!!!] As if responding to my anger, my Sacred Gear started to release a strong bright red aura. With the ring I got from Azazel also acting on it, I equipped [Booster Gear Scale Mail] without having to sacrifice anything. However, a countdown-like thing appeared on the jewel of my left arm’s gauntlet. Time-wise, I didn’t have even fifteen minutes. Though it was still better than the mere ten second of my incomplete Balance Breaker. “—. Look, Albion. Hyoudou Issei’s power went up by an incomparable amount. The plain and simple reason called rage was the trigger, but this is…Hahahaha, what a dragon’s surge.”
[Sacred Gears simply use strong emotions as food for power. Hyoudou Issei’s rage is at its genuine limit, and is turned towards you. Only straightforward people can draw out the dragon’s power.] “I see. So his greater affinity with his dragon is also explained through this reason.”
As if I know! In any case, if I don’t do something about this guy, my surroundings will become a disaster! I won’t allow that! “However! You still aren’t clever! Hyoudou Issei! Your intelligence is insufficient to control Ddraig! That is a sin.”
“Stop chattering and talking about things I don’t understaaaaaaand!”
“Yes! That is exactly why you’re called an idiot!”
Spouting an aura from the magic power jets on my back, I rushed towards Vali! Vali covered his face with his mask. So he’s prepared to fight! It was only my second time using Balance Breaker, but a failed attack wasn’t permitted like that time with Raiser! However, Vali easily avoided and dodged my tackle! Not yet! I regained my balance in mid-air and dived again at Vali who had just dodged! I extended Ascalon from my gauntlet and unleashed an attack with my unskilled weapon! However, I couldn’t manage to land a single hit with only my mere swinging slashes on Vali as he dodged with light movements. [Vali, that sword carries dragon-slaying powers. If it hits just once, you’ll undeniably receive great damage.]