“I’ve seen the recorded images of the battle with the Phoenix family. What was that? With your original specs, you should have been able to easily defeat the enemy [Queen]. Why didn’t you use your Fallen Angel powers? You limited yourself to only thunder. If you don’t add light onto thunder and make [lightning], you can’t display your true power.”
I see. Akeno-san has the blood of a Fallen Angel too. Therefore, she can also use the power of light. That is quite effective against devil opponents. Moreover, if she adds that onto her specialty of thunder, her power would become incomparable! “…I can do just fine even if I don’t depend on that kind of power.”
However, Akeno-san’s situation was extremely complex. “Don’t deny yourself. What will you do if you can’t accept yourself? In the end, the only thing you can rely on is your own body, right? Denying yourself makes you weak. Accept everything about yourself, even the tough and painful things. Your weakness is your current self. Overcome it by the day of the battle. If not, you will become a mere obstruction in future battles. The [Priestess of Thunder] must become the [Priestess of Lightning].”
“……”
Akeno-san didn’t respond to Sensei’s words. However, Akeno-san also understood that she had no choice but to do it. I believe. I believe that Akeno-san shall break through this wall! “Next is Kiba.”
“Yes.”
“First, you must maintain Balance Breaker for a full day. If you get used to it, you’ll be able to maintain it for a full day in your actual battle form. Your objective is to continue that and to become able to maintain that state for the length of a day. After that, you’ll be able to become sufficiently strong by doing basic training like Rias. I’ll teach you man-to-man how to handle sword-type Sacred Gears later.”
So you ask a Sacred Gear expert about Sacred Gears. Sensei was talking about himself as an enthusiast. But what was so interesting about Sacred Gears? “For sword training…will you train under your teacher again?”
“Yes, I plan to be taught from scratch again.”
Heh, so this guy had a sword teacher. As I thought, is he strong? Because he’s so diligent, Kiba will really let himself be taught from scratch. So is this guy going to become stronger again? “Next, Xenovia. To be able to use Durandal better than you do now…you need to be able to use another holy sword.”
“Another holy sword?”
Xenovia looked doubtful towards Sensei’s words. “Yeah, a slightly special sword.”
Sensei grinned, but he soon stopped smiling and turned to look at Gasper. “Next is Gasper.”
“Y-Yeeeeeeees!”
This hikikomori-kun was a bit nervous…He came to this place after a long time of social withdrawal, after all. There were a lot of people coming and going. “Don’t be so frightened. Your biggest obstacle is that fear. You need to train your mind and body that fears everything from scratch. From the start, the specs with your bloodline and your Sacred Gear are substantial. Skill improvement of your bishop special characteristics and your magic will also support you greatly. Since I’ve constructed an exclusive [hikikomori escape plan] program, you must first put on a proper attitude as much as possible. Even if going out in public entirely is impossible for you, make sure that your movements aren’t dull.”
So said Sensei. Exactly, this guy can’t do anything if he doesn’t become strong in mind and body first. The ring that stabilises Sacred Gears doesn’t seem to be good for the body if used too often, so it’s been removed except for special times. For the time being, he also didn’t seem to be running out of control. I was still worried, though. “Yeeeeeeeeeeeees! I’ll try to obtain a spirit that goes for broke!”
…Please don’t say something that makes me feel uneasy like that, Gasper. When you say that, it seems like you’ll really go for broke. Ah, look, you’re immediately trying to go back into your cardboard box…
“The same [Bishop]-class, Asia.”
“Y-Yes!”
Asia was also showing fighting spirit as well. She had confessed before that she felt that she was usually not very useful to everyone. That wasn’t true. Asia’s recovery ability was outstanding. If Asia wasn’t here, there would have been a lot of dangerous situations. I think that she should have confidence in herself. “You will also improve your body and magic with basic training. Also, your main task will be to strengthen your Sacred Gear.”
“Isn’t Asia’s recovery Sacred Gear already the best? She can heal everything besides sickness and stamina just by touching.”
That was my opinion. Could her recovery ability be improved any further? Her recovery speed was already considerable. She could heal even a fatal injury. “I understand that. The speed of her recovery ability is great. However, the problem is the “touching” part. She can’t heal if she doesn’t expressly go into close range if an ally is injured.”
Ah, somehow, I might have understood what Azazel-sensei said. “Could Asia’s Sacred Gear expand its range?”
Buchou’s words were exactly what I wanted to ask. Sensei affirmed it. “That’s correct, Rias. This is like an underhanded trick, but to show the true worth of [Twilight Healing], its effective range must be expanded.”
“So it’s also possible for Asia’s Sacred Gear to be used in long-range as well! ?”
Sensei nodded at my question. Isn’t that an incredible thing? “According to the theory based on the data gathered by our organisation. It should also be possible for the Sacred Gear aura to be issued from the whole body and to use the recovery on all allies within one’s surroundings.”
Seriously!? If that’s really true, Asia’s role on the battlefield will become something unthinkable! The labor of healing people one by one can be eliminated and the time reduced as well! Many chances for a counterattack would be born! However, just how big is the database of the Fallen Angels? Does it really have data on all powers concerning Sacred Gears? “But, the problem is that it would seem to heal both enemies and allies without discernment. It would be fine if it could distinguish between enemies and allies and heal only allies, but…I’m worried about Asia’s own nature.”
“Asia’s…what are you worried about?”
Sensei answered my question with a serious look. “She’s a [kind] person. When seeing an injured enemy on the battlefield, Asia would think in her heart of wanting to heal him too. That would obstruct the Sacred Gear’s ability to distinguish between enemies and allies. Most likely, Asia wouldn’t be able to obtain this distinguishing power. This enlarged healing range that I spoke of just now can be a double-edged sword for this team. Even so, you should keep the range expansion in mind.”
So if used poorly, Asia’s range expansion will also heal the damage of the enemy. To think that the cause of that would be Asia’s kindness…The Sacred Gear system is too ironic…
“That’s why I’ve found another possibility.