I wanted to be equipped with such a thing once. I equipped it in commemoration of my lost arm.”
Bashu! Azazel’s—Sensei’s hand flew out. It also did several rotations as it spun on its side. Ooh, it’s mechanical! “The condition for me staying at this school is that I make the immature Sacred Gears possessed by the Devils of the Gremory family grow. Well, my knowledge as a Sacred Gear enthusiast is useful, after all. You guys have also heard about it, but there is a weird organisation called the [Khaos Brigade]. As a future deterrent against them, the [Welsh Dragon] and your family have become famous. Rather than that, I’m an expert on the opposing [Vanishing Dragon]. From the information I got on him, I know that Vali has his own team. We’re temporarily calling it the [Hakuryuukou Team]. Several people are gathering around the ones who've been identified at present, Vali and Son Goku.”
“Are Vali and the others going to attack here again?”
The Governor shook his head at my question. “They won’t attack here again. It was a rare chance for an assassination on the leaders of the three great powers at the conference, but that also failed. Their current opponents are Heaven and the Underworld. In the Underworld, all the Fallen Angels under my orders have joined together with the Devils. The Underworld won’t fall so easily. The Seraph guys in Heaven also wouldn’t remain silent. Also, there are the free-loading strong sacred beasts in heaven and demonic beasts as well.”
“…So it’s a war?”
“No, it’s still at the skirmish level. You could say both they and us are in a preparatory period. Don’t worry, something like war won’t occur until you people graduate from university, let alone this school’s high school division. Enjoy your school life fully. —However, it is the long-awaited preparatory period. So you’ll be doing various preparations, right?”
“Well…”
Tilting my head in puzzlement, I squeezed inside my mind and tried to think of something to say, but nothing special came to mind.(!) “Sekiryuutei, don’t think about it too hard. Either way, since you lack brains, you’ll make no progress if you worry too much. Your enemy is Hakuryuukou Vali to the bitter end. Just don’t forget that single fact.”
I see. So my enemy is that guy. It’s better if I understand just that clearly. Not only did he look down on me and those around me, he also made a fool of me! Next time we meet, I’ll hit him hard with my own power! “You were only able to repel Vali because you combined the dragon-slaying sword you got from Michael with Boosted Gear’s power. Also, Vali didn’t go all out. If it weren’t for that you would have lost. Rather, you could only fight thanks to the compatibility this time. If it was another opponent that wasn’t a Dragon and possessed power of Vali’s level, you would have been killed.”
It was exactly as Azazel said, I couldn’t have fought so well if I didn’t have this sword. Dragon-slayer is varied. “And, can you use the Hakuryuukou’s power because of that?”
Azazel asked this. “No, it doesn’t function at all.”
I had obtained the “power to halve my opponent” at great pains, but the gauntlet that had been lodged in my right arm hadn’t appeared since then. Was it a one-time use only? “As I thought. You can’t handle something that strong so easily. It’s beneficial to take in another dragon’s power. It’s an entirely different matter whether you can freely control it or not. If used unskilfully, it may be an ability that is more difficult than attaining Balance Breaker. However, the power you took in once should have been recorded into Ddraig’s soul. The rest depends on training. —In addition, you’ll first have to complete hellish training in the long term. If you’re weak but in absurdly high spirits, you’ll die.”
I’m sorry that I’m fundamentally weak, Governor! Damn it, even if I stole Albion’s power, there’s no point if I can’t use it freely. Well, I also can’t control even Ddraig’s power. It’s still impossible for the current me. “Your Sekiryuutei power is also too unstable. Its explosive power is tremendous, but that’s also only temporarily. A lower rank opponent would instantly be brought down with that, but it would be suppressed by a higher rank opponent. If you’re also going to participate in the Rating Games as a Devil from now on, you must stabilise the Sekiryuutei’s mighty power. For all that, you first need to attain Balance Breaker. Having said that, Rating Games aren’t straightforward either. Something like a [Pawn] that consumed only one piece taking down the [King] also happens. Everything depends on how you fight. I’ll have to teach you all about that as well.”
“You seem well-informed about Rating Games.”
“Devils aren’t the only fans of the game, you know? Thanks to the peace pact, there are also a lot of Angels and Fallen Angels going out to watch the games unreservedly.”
Sooner or later, won’t all the Angels and Fallen Angels be giving “participation requests!” as well? “Therefore, for the time being, we’ll build up your body so that it can fight for long periods of time.”
“…Yes.”
That’s exactly right. My power really is something temporary. If I participate in the games in the future, I’ll need to fight for long periods of time. I’ll have to maintain that power for longer than a tenth of a second. Rather, can I really attain the perfect Balance Breaker? Since I’ve only forcefully achieved it until now with borrowed power, I can’t imagine attaining it with my own power. Because I’m fundamentally weak. I’m a former human. Vali is a Maou descendent…These are the backgrounds we’ve had from birth, huh. “Can I become strong?”
That was my question. It was a straightforward question. Can I really become strong?”
“I’ll make you strong. Since I’m a Fallen Angel with free time.”
Azazel showed a complacent and mischievous smile. I guess I have no choice but to believe in this Governor. Well, my power depends on my training from now on. Then, I pointed at Gasper. “If, for example, we’re attacked another time, can’t we do something with Gasper’s time-stopping?”
“S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-Senpai! W-W-W-W-W-W-W-What are you sayiiiiiiing!? Hiiiiii!”
Gasper cried and shouted at my suggestion. “It’s not worth considering if he’s alone. We don’t know what kind of people are in the [Khaos Brigade].”
Ara ara, how piercing. Certainly, Vali was also saying that Gasper was full of weak points. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry, I’m so useless! I’m not useful at all! I’m garbage! I’m pig food! I’m seriously reflecting deeper than the sea, and I possess a target higher than Evereeeeeeeeeest! So please don’t abandon meeeeeeeee!”
Gasper took refuge in his cardboard box while crying. Hey, hey, you need to graduate from the cardboard box! “That’s right, holy demonic sword kid. How long can you fight in Balance Breaker?”
Kiba answered Azazel’s question. “Currently, one hour is my limit.”
“That’s not good. At the very least, you need to make sure that you’re able to continue using it for 3 days.”
Ooh, how strict.