….I let them escape at the crucial moment. I can only close my mouth to myself for being naïve. While I was feeling down, Sairaorg-san pats my head. “Don’t feel down. It’s your victory. Looking at their conditions, both of them won’t be able to fight for a while. No, they won’t be able to fight as how they used to anymore from their wounds.”
Sairaorg-san says that. …….I won’t know how much effect Samael’s poison will have on him, but even myself who is both a Dragon and a Devil had my body destroyed easily from it. So nothing good will be waiting for him after this. Vali then says it while looking at me. “If you got in contact with Great-Red, then before challenging that Sekiryuushintei I need to finish my battle with you first.”
So a declaration of battle already huh. It’s just like him. “Yeah, bring it. I will become even stronger and defeat you.”
“But be careful. While many will fear you, there will be more coming after your life. –That’s what it means to get in contact with the True-Dragon and Dragon-God.”
That sure is scary. Well if they will be coming after my life, then I just need to overcome them. “Even if anything comes to me, I will just continue walking ahead for my dream. –To become a High-class Devil and become a Harem-King! And I also want to become the King in the Rating Game as well!”
Hearing my declaration, he smiles with enjoyment. [Ddraig…… Will you be resting for a while?] [……Yeah. Maybe so. Or maybe….. I’m sorry Albion.] …………? Albion and Ddraig are talking to each other? What are they talking about? –Then I sensed another person coming here. The one who enters through the door is the man in the clothing of a gentleman. Arthur. “Vali. Everyone is here. Like we planned, we made a rampage.”
“I see.”
Vali turns around. Arthur then looks at Kiba. “Kiba Yuuto. It seems like you are the most worthy opponent that I have been searching for with my Holy-King sword Collbrande. The time when Vali has his battle with Hyoudou Issei, I will also seek a battle with you. Until then, I hope we both don’t get involved in anything unfortunate.”
Saying that, Vali and Arthur left. Kiba is also smiling at the challenge he received from Arthur. …….Somehow, did this guy become stronger while I was away? ……He even has the demonic-swords that belonged to Siegfried on his hips! “Did you defeat Siegfried?”
I ask Kiba while pointing at the demonic-swords on his hips. “Eh? Oh this? Well many things happened. Siegfried was defeated by all of us.”
Oh, is that so? But he received the demonic-swords. “Now, I also have my servants waiting for me. I will leave then.”
Sairaorg-san walks towards the window. “Sairaorg-san. Thank you very much.”
Sairaorg-san waved his hand at my gratitude. He jumps off from the window. He left stylishly from the window. Just like Sairaorg-san. “I will also go and call everyone. Ise-kun, you rest here.”
Kiba also jumps from the window saying that. ….I’m by myself now. When I was thinking about looking around the shop until everyone gets here. [Partner, that was a good fight. For you to also start fighting not just with your power but also with your brain……. You still lack in many departments, but…….it was still a good fight.] Ddraig praises me. “What is it, all of a sudden?”
[……No. You should be fine with this.] “……You seem a bit unenergetic.”
I can hear his voice being cut off. Something like this has never happened before. [……Looks like I used too many things to revive your body….. I will lose my consciousness very soon…..]
! ……….W-What do you mean! What’s happening! Why didn’t you tell me!? Then the conversation between you and Albion just before is……. A farewell…..? You are lying! You are joking right!? Wait! Hold on a second! [……Don’t worry…… I will make sure you can use the Boosted Gear even without me……. That’s why I’m glad I was able to see a good fight…….at the end……..]
Ddraig’s voice starts to get cut off even more, and his voice is becoming small and weak. “Wait! …..I still…..I still can’t do anything without you!”
[You can……. You have…..your……..comrades……. ……..I am……..no longer………needed………]
His words are getting cut off! No! This is too much! I need you! You are my partner! Let’s stay together forever! We are a Sekiryuutei together! We had been….doing stuff together! At school! At home! Against Kokabiel! My first encounter with Vali! During the camp at the mountains during the summer! Against the Sitri group! Against Loki! Even at Kyoto…..! And the match against Bael……. My tears aren’t stopping. I have so many tears running from eyes and I even have snot coming down from my nose. The things that are coming to my head are the memories I had with Ddraig……and I couldn’t do anything about it. For you to die because of restoring my body…….I don’t want that! Ddraig then says it clearly to me. [My partner. Ise. Thank you. –It was fun………………]
“Ddraig….? Hey…..answer me……. Hey……Partner……..”
It’s not fair that you call me by my name at the end! That’s not fair! Say it to me properly! Call me Ise again! I beg you! This is…..not……. My jewel doesn’t answer me even when I talk to it. ……..So he won’t talk to me ever again…..? While I was thinking such a thing, a sound comes into my ears. [……………..Gugoooooooooooooooo]
A snore. …..Huh? A snore? He’s sleeping……? “Ddraig is exhausted because he used his powers in the dimensional gap. He’s sleeping.”
There is someone who touches my gauntlet gently. -It’s Ophis. It seems like she came here without me noticing. “……Ophis? Wait, Ddraig is just sleeping! ?”
T-This bastard! He’s just taking a nap! Shit! He made me worry so much! “Ddraig! ………You idiot…..! You idiot……..!”
I could only cry while hugging my gauntlet! Damn it! It would have been horrible if it was actually a good-bye! Since you and I will be together as partners! ……But I’m relieved. Thank you for doing all this for me. Rest now, my partner. -Ah, I can sense my comrades. They should be here soon. Yeah it finally finished, my mid-class promotion test that is. The test which was long and hard finally finished. No, the test hasn’t finished until I go home. “Let’s go home Ophis. This time……with everyone.”
“I will return home to the Sekiryuutei’s house.”
Ophis made an adorable smiley face. Yeah, she isn’t the boss of the terrorists after all. She is just a Dragon who is strong and lonely. –Then I remembered something. What should I do about my school mid-year exams…..? I finally fell into despair. The tension in this scene calmed down when I, Azazel, received the news that the alliance was able to defeat Bandersnatch and Jabberwocky. We had been glaring at Hades the whole time. Just looking at the face of this skeleton bastard makes me want to puke. Sirzechs made his power of destruction aura disappear when he heard about our victory, and he reverted back to his usual form. …….Well, maybe the other form might be his true-form though….. The anger that could be seen from his aura decreased a lot when he heard that Ise had returned. Well I also felt the same way.