When the shots were about to cancel each other out by colliding, many shots Millicas-sama released changed their direction! --It’s exactly like Sirzechs-sama’s demonic power! The exquisite skill of Sirzechs-sama where he compresses the powerful power of destruction into a sphere and controls it. Millicas-sama’s control of his demonic power reminded me of that. I dodged the attacks of demonic power, from the crimson haired boy, which went through my counter attack, but one of them grazes my armour. BASHUN! Along with the sound, the shoulder part of my armour was erased a bit! If I didn’t have my armour, my shoulder would have been erased! I finally understood the reason, Rias told me to wear my armour. That’s because I might not be able to take on Millicas-sama if I didn’t have anything on me. -The boy who is on a different level. No wonder, he's the son of Sirzechs-sama and Grayfia-san. He has this much strength at this age. Right now we are far superior. By the time he is our age, I wonder how powerful he will be? I can’t imagine it. That’s how much limitless potential I felt from him. ……The last time I was pushed back by an extreme talent like this was Vali. I can understand why factions were formed within the politicians who support Millicas-sama. When I looked towards Rias, she nodded her head, while smiling knowingly. She must know what is on my mind. Seriously, I’m sorry for looking down on him. My opponent turns out to be a monstrous boy! But thanks to that, I had a wake up call. I will continue this mock battle while knowing that my opponent is a boy who is in his own league! “The “Guts” of the Gremory boys! I will smack them into you!”
I said that while putting my fist forward and Millicas-sama showed me a big smile. “Yes! Please do!”
I started to get heated up in a mock battle against this boy. The boy who calls me “Nii-sama” is coming at me with all his strength. --Is this how it feels like to compete against a younger brother? I have never felt something like that, since I don’t have any siblings, but I thought that this connection with Millicas-sama, might be something close to it. “Haahaahaa……..”
Millicas-sama who is sitting on the floor, is breathing hard. He is really exhausted. The mock battle went on for thirty minutes. Even if three of us, the boys, went easy on him, I can only say “as expected from the son of a Maou” since he was able to follow us for thirty minutes. Millicas-sama continued to attack us until he ran out of his demonic power. No matter how many times he was pushed down by me and Kiba, he stood up without crying. I can only say “splendid”, from what I saw of him during our mock battle. If I was the same age as Millicas-sama, I would cry and give up in a one-sided match against three older guys, or I would complain about it. If I think like that, then this boy’s “guts” is strong. I fended his attacks while giving him advice, which he responded to right away and I saw his talent when he made his stance. ……I can only say one word. Scary. Rias hands a towel to Millicas-sama who is on the floor. “You did well for not giving up while taking on Ise and the others.”
He was praised by Rias. Of course. We took him on, where he might cry a bit. I thought it would have been rude if we went too easy on him. It seems children are very sensitive to those things. After I deactivated my armour and received a towel from Rias, I left the training room after saying “I will wash my face”. I washed my face at the sink located in the big bathroom. -It was fun. It must feel like that to play around with your cute younger brother. When he came at me, he looked brave and I had a heart beat which went “Kyuun”. Something like a father’s love toward his child was building inside me. A brother…….or maybe a son is okay then? I can’t actually have a proper feeling of having a child; I'm still a high school student and I can’t even imagine it. But lately something is building inside me after seeing Ophis (who has the appearance of a child) and Millicas-sama. “……..Spending time with kids might not be bad.”
I muttered…..
“Ufufu, you are right.”
Akeno-san was suddenly standing behind me! Akeno-san, haven’t you become good at standing behind others, without leaving any presence lately!? Akeno-san then says, while handing me a bottle with sports drink inside it. “Lately, I’ve been having a thought.”
“Thought?”
“Yes, a boy and a girl, both would be okay. My feelings get even stronger when I look at Ophis-chan and Millicas-kun.”
“Yeah. Millicas-sama is a good boy and I also don’t get bored of Ophis since she has the cuteness of a small animal.”
These are my true feelings. Their presence is a good stimulus for me. Ophis doesn’t have a gender. Before she was a geezer and even before that she was something else. Apparently she always changed appearances. But right now, she is a girl. We also interact with Ophis, as if she is a girl. “Ise-kun, when you get married in the future, would you prefer a boy or a girl?”
“That’s a hard question….. My dream will be fulfilled if I have twins and they are a boy and a girl, but it seems like taking care of them will be twice as hard.”
First a boy, then having a girl might be ideal. As I thought that, Akeno-san started smiling while patting her stomach. “If it is your child, then I will bear as many as you want.”
…………. ……Be…because of her stimulating words, I started to get a nosebleed and began to cough out the sports drink in my mouth. “Cough!”
I coughed out the drink at the unexpected confession and couldn’t respond to her! I’m such a weak guy! “Ara ara.”
I ended up having Akeno-san stroke my back! Uggh, I’m so pathetic! The reason my face is red isn’t only because I’m in pain after coughing! It was then, that I felt a huge wild aura behind me! When I turned around, a huge man who is more than two meters tall, was standing at the entrance of the bathroom. His orange hair was spiked up and his thick coat was standing out. Wait, who is he!? Why is he in the Hyoudou residence!? The giant man smiles at me and Akeno-san. “Oh oh, Sekiryuutei is coughing in the bathroom. What kind of situation is this?”
No, the question is who areyou!? “Second, you do know that going into the bathroom without permission, is rude?”
I couldn’t talk back because of the cough. Along with the huge man, two other men I haven’t seen before, have appeared as well. One of the men is wearing a crimson robe, with a distinguished design and the other man appears to be Japanese, wearing a haori. The one who reprimanded the huge man, just now, was the man wearing the haori. Rather, I’m familiar with this person! I had a glimpse of him during the monster chaos in the Underworld the other day……
Akeno-san was shocked at the appearance of the men. Her shock isn’t because people she doesn’t know appeared, but that of, why are these people, who are known to her, here? ..... She had that kind of face. Akeno-san then says quietly.