That’s why I don’t like working with someone! Alright. Euclid will get noisy if Evil Dragons fight against each other. Then I’ll just take care of these guys. This is the only time I’m allowing this, got it, Ladon? I won’t take this request for the second time!] Grendel leaves me and rushes towards Saji. [Then I’ll take care of Vritra! Hey, Vritra-chaaaaaan!] This is bad! He will be too much for the current Saji to handle himself! I try to have Koneko-chan and Nimura-san assist Saji—but both of them get cut off due to the attacks of the mass-produced Evil Dragons that are coming down from the sky! ……Looks like I have to do it! This isn’t the time to reserve my stamina! —It’s time for my Crimson armour! I then say the chant! “—I, who is about to awaken am the Sekiryuutei who holds the truth of king up high! Holding infinite hope and unbreakable dreams, and walking the path of righteousness! I will become an Emperor of Crimson Dragon—”
“— And I will lead you to the path of Heaven glowing in deep crimson light!”
A crimson glow emits from my armour and changes its shape! –At the same time I promoted, I break Ladon’s barrier! The powerful barrier that engulfed me perishes with the single punch of my True-“Queen”! Alright! In this form I will be able to break Ladon’s barrier or whatever he uses! I try to go to Saji’s aide after kicking him once, but another barrier envelops me! And this time there are two or three layers of them! Ladon’s eyes at the dent of its face shines mysteriously! [I see, so this is the rumoured Crimson armour. It seems like it can destroy my barrier……but I wonder if it works with two or three layers of them?] “I simply have to destroy them!”
I don’t care what it is, so I punch the barrier front of me first! —But, another barrier appears as soon as I break it and it stops me from escaping! Simply attacking this won’t be effective! He may be planning to have me use up my stamina by having me attack! Then I simply have to blow away Ladon from this position using my Crimson Blaster! But I’m not sure whether it can also break through the protection wall around him. This is bad. This guy has the worst compatibility with me! For myself with firepower, there’s a risk for guys like this who make the attack go elsewhere seal my move completely! If I have at least Ddraig return, it will become a different story if I can use those wyverns while suppressing my consumption rate......! Darkness Gasper’s beasts try to attack and destroy the barrier around me, and even if they succeed in making a crack, it gets repaired instantly. So their attacks lack criticality. While I’m trying really hard to figure out how to deal with this situation, a dull sound reaches my ear. A sound as if a bone got crushed. When I look that way—I find Saji on the ground while he places his hand on his stomach! Grendel has a posture where he looks like just did a kick. Did he receive a direct kick from him!? Saji……has his black flames waver, and he’s trying to take the enemy head on by connecting the line to him. But having an exchange of blow with Grendel who is insanely strong in it is impossible unless you are the same power-type as him. No, this is Saji we are talking about. He must have dodged it. But Grendel is also fast. Grendel must have kicked Saji while following his move! [Guhahahaha! What the, Vritra isn’t here? You probably could have continued if he was here, right? Well, someone like you who only combined other Sacred Gears can’t take me on, you know? Unless you have high offense and defence like the Sekiryuutei over there.] Grendel laughs. Yeah, Saji doesn’t have Vritra with him now. In order to help Ddraig and Albion, he went into the depth of the Sacred Gear together with Fafnir. After Grendel glances at Saji once, he walks towards the school. —But Saji doesn’t give up and stands in front of him. “I won’t let you go there!”
He makes a wall with the black flame and surrounds Grendel in every direction. Grendel gets rid of them by simply swinging his arm. Even so, Saji continues to increase the number of lines and connects it to Grendel. He’s probably thinking that making Grendel’s power weaker as much as possible is a good idea. “Nimura! Toujou-san! I’ll connect these lines to you two—”
Saji tries to connect his line to his comrades. He’s planning to connect that and change the Evil Dragon’s power to a power for Devils. If that’s possible, we can trim away the enemy’s power and make it our own. It will be throwing a rock and getting two birds……
[You are in the way, damn braaaaat!] Grendel moves its gigantic body quickly and stops Saji’s movement! Grendel who came in front of Saji brings his foot up and then drops it! Saji gets smashed to the ground! His body bounces several times as he rolls the ground! “……Guha!”
Saji vomits loads of blood from his mouth. That attack is bad! He’s critically injured! Unless he gets healed immediately, Saji will……! I open my cannons which are hidden inside my wings in order to save Saji! I then aim it at Ladon! Ladon smirks. [Oh my! That must be your special move, correct? Very well! Shoot me! I will definitely block it!] “Keep on saying that, shithead!”
I send my aura to the cannons and build up the energy! Koneko-chan and Nimura-san continue to defeat the mass-produced Evil Dragons while trying to approach Saji! “Genshirou-senpai! Please run! Geez, move it, all of you!”
“……We can’t allow you to die here!”
Both of them try to rescue him desperately! Me too! I’ll destroy these barriers and will go to him right away! I confirm that the cannons have the energy charge from inside the barrier. I then release it towards Ladon! “Goooooooo! Crimson Blasteeeeeer!”
A huge amount of crimson aura gets released! It destroys the barriers around me with ease and is heading towards Ladon! The moment it hits the barrier which he activated, the crimson aura makes an explosive sound while making a bright flash! What lies behind the explosion after the wave of aura settles—is the Evil Dragon Ladon who has smoke coming from his body but is still alive! ……There are parts on his body that have been blown away, but his main body is unhurt…..! I become speechless after realising once again how hard the Evil Dragons are. I don’t know what to say. All of them are rock solid! The Gremory-group that has high fire-powers are being treated like kids! For the third time, barriers envelop my body in many layers! ……This again!? Ladon laughs quietly. [Good attack. I never thought it would penetrate my protection walls…… But my body is also quite hard, you know? My body isn’t as solid as Grendel, but I will be harder if I include my barriers.] ……So this is our enemy huh. Someone who is more powerful than him is waiting for us. It’s over for us if Crom Cruach appears here. We will have to fall back and regroup with others to attack him if he does. Though the question is, how far can we go…… No, our current aim is to defend this place.