As we moved out, we decided to split into groups. Naturally, Lancelot was with me while Xenovia was with Himejima-sempai. Asia and Gasper stayed in the clubroom along with Rias-sempai, Gasper may become the trump card, because of his power while Asia is the lifeline because of her sacred gear, Twilight Healing.

"There are 10 more enemies out there, with that chicken, the total is 11. I trust that you can fight them without vanquishing them, right?"

Lancelot and I was currently inside the gymnasium, just outside were the traps that Kiba-san and Toujou-san set up.

"Lancelot will try to hold back her power, but Lancelot can't promise that she won't give a critical hit. How about you milord? Can your body withstand the enemies?"

"Maybe… even though I fought to repel the Hakuryuukou once, I only did that because I entered the [Dragon Emperor] mode. In this current state, I can't take all of them at the same time."

"Milord doesn't have to. Lancelot will make sure that nothing bad will happen to milord. Lord Ise just has to trust his life to Lancelot."

Lancelot spoke with a tone similar to those of earlier knights. Somehow, I just can't calm down while thinking that I will entrust my life to this unstable girl, I trust her, but I won't go that far. Call me whatever you want, but I can only entrust my life to Gabriel and to her alone.

"…Sorry, but I cannot do something like that."

Upon hearing my silent answer, Lancelot stopped walking while staring at me with a dissatisfied expression on her face. She struck her lance in the ground before holding my right hand clad in red gauntlet. She pulled my hand in her chest area that was covered by her cuirass.

"I understand… Lord Ise has not established a deep trust in his knight yet. But this Lancelot will prove herself worthy to stand by your side as your knight, milord, Lancelot will swear her oath. Please accept my pledge."

Saying those words, Lancelot released my hand as she picked up her silver lance. She kneeled in front of me while holding the silver Olyndicus in her hands, her face didn't carry her usual oblivious face; her face was serious and strict. It somehow reminded me of Gabriel's strict personality.

"This knight with the name of Lancelot Du Lac swears that from now onwards, she will give her power, her courage, her body and her undying loyalty to Lord Ise. He shall be the master of my lance and this knight will be the harbinger of his wrath. Milord, do you accept Lancelot's oath?"

…This girl is going too far, even I, who thought that I will not be surprised by her attitude anymore, was stunned. For the sake of trust, she will offer everything to me? Truly, this girl is a true knight.

"To the extent of offering your loyalty… I'm not that kind of great person."

But if I didn't give a proper answer her question, I would not fit to be a man. Thus I nodded my head without hesitation.

"If you decide to be my knight, I will give you a warm welcome… though I'm sure that I will be causing you trouble often (!?) Even so, is that okay?"

"Lancelot doesn't mind. She had already decided to give her power to none other than Lord Ise."

That moment, my eyes met with Lancelot's. Her eyes doesn't have the slightest of hesitation and she was determined to become my knight.

"…Very well."

Lancelot stood up from the spot and silently walked towards me. I was confused for a moment, but when I'm about to ask her, I felt something warm and soft encompassing with my lips. The faint taste of cherry was spreading in my mouth.

That moment, I understood it— Lancelot was currently kissing me.

Her slender yet strong arms were wrapped in my body, preventing me from struggling. Her lips were firmly placed upon mine, and the force that she was adding was getting stronger by the moment. The saliva from Lancelot's mouth slowly moistened in my lips. She seemed to be troubled by the sound of saliva; the saliva that flowed out on Lancelot's mouth was sucked in mine. Through our tongues, the exchange of saliva, and the feeling of sweetness filled my mind. The need for oxygen overcame both of us and we reluctantly separated.

"Deeper… if we don't establish a deeper connection… the mark won't appear. We are already more intimate than other Lord and Knight, no one can say a thing…"

Her cheeks were filled with the color of red, Lancelot spoke quickly.

Lancelot immediately closed her eyes and pressed her lips forward, sucking with even greater force than before. She wanted to feel more no matter what, I opened my lips to embrace Lancelot's, and this time, her trembling tongue entwined around mine. A slippery feeling like that of wet bodies coming into contact, Lancelot was slightly restless and I parted my lips with her for a moment.

If this continues, the enemy might find us.

Because of that, we stopped kissing. A strand of saliva formed a thin bridge between our lips, that moment; we looked at each other's eyes. Lancelot used her intoxicated-looking eyes to gaze at me, her eyes were unfocused, adorable to the point of causing one's back to shiver, this was an alluring expression of a female.

"Just, just a little more. It's fine if we do it in the way you prefer, the mark is close in appearing and La-Lancelot wants to do it more with you too, faster, ki-kiss… that's why, that's why more-"

There was no need for words now. I initiated a forceful kiss, but this time, I didn't held back.

Our tongues entwined again and again, exchanging our saliva, moistening our lips, both of us were feeling the softness of each other's lips—like that, we continued our passionate kiss.

From the base of Lancelot's neck, a light appeared; the light formed an insignia before turning into a black mark. Somehow, it greatly resembled the new mark in the jewel of my modified sacred gear. Certainly, it was my mark that appeared in Lancelot's neck.

"This… this proves that Lancelot has acquired Lord Ise's power. This means that Lancelot has become milord's knight…"

"Is that the mark that you are talking about earlier?"

Upon my question, Lancelot nodded. She released me from her hug as she caressed the part of her neck where the mark appeared. She seemed happy as she looked at the reflection of the mark through the silver lance.

"….."

"Milord, it will be better if we move now. I can feel someone walking closer to us."

I slowly nodded my head as I walked while Lancelot was following me. The strange atmosphere was still lingering around but Lancelot couldn't sense it, no matter how developed her senses it, she's still an oblivious girl as usual. But that's good; I can't imagine Lancelot without being an absolute idiot.

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When we got out of the gymnasium, Lancelot made me stop, while looking towards the woman slowly approaching us.

"I'm the [Knight] of Raiser Phenex-sama, Carlamaine! I've got bored of trying to sniff through each other's strategy! Rias Gremory's [Rook]! I challenge you to a duel!"

In the middle of the baseball court, there was a woman standing upfront wearing an armor that reveals quite a lot of skin. What a bold female knight! What's the purpose of wearing armor if it reveals a lot of open spot for attacking? Are you an idiot!? Fu Fu. Lancelot laughed next to me.

"Since she introduced herself, I can't hide myself both as a [Rook] and a lancer."

After she said that, she took off. She then went straight to the baseball court directly.

Great, I forgot that another idiot is available for the moment. Surely, this will be the battle of the idiots…

"I am the temporary [Rook] Lancelot Du Lac; I hope that you can bring thrill to me in this duel. The one behind me is the lord that I serve, Lord Ise!"

Lancelot named herself as the temporary [Rook] and introduced me. The female knight then made a happy face.

"I'm happy that there are warriors like you two in Rias Gremory's group. Coming directly from the front. That's something people with normal sanity won't do. Regardless, I love idiots like you two. Then, shall we start."

Carlamaine drew her sword out from her sheath. Lancelot also readied her lance, the two girls stared at each other while thinking how they will take down one another. I quietly sat on the ground while forcing myself to stop relishing the aftertaste from out earlier kiss.

"The match between honorable and true Knights. I have been waiting for this. Personally I would like to fight in an intense sword fight. It's a shame that you're a lance user."

"You can't even sense the power of this lance? This battle will be short!"

On the other side, Carlamaine moved with Godspeed. The trait of the [Knight] is pure speed, that's why Carlamaine was the same as Kiba when it comes to speed. But Lancelot wouldn't lose in something like that, she has trained in the wilderness, and to catch her prey, speed is a basic requirement. That's why Lancelot also possess a speed that is greater than Kiba-san's.

Dodging the first attack of Carlamaine, Lancelot showed a look of displeasure. She struck her lance in a speed that even I couldn't follow, the next thing that I saw was Carlamaine collapsing in the ground. Her sword was destroyed and a large wound was embed in the side of her stomach. The armor was pretty much useless in the first place.

[Raiser-sama's knight retires]

The arbiter announced while I was surprised at the attack that Lancelot gave. It was so fast that I didn't even see a blur, but from the looks of Lancelot, that attack was a simple jab for her. What a terrifying strength.

"You seem bored. It seems like you only watched the fight between those two."

I looked at the direction where the voice came from, there was a woman wearing a mask which just covered her face. Then another person came complaining.

"Geez. She only thinks about swords, swords and swords. That's why she was taken out so easily, Carlamaine was showing a bitter face when the [Pawn] s were eliminated. Does she hate the battle strategy of her master, the [King]? Then when I found the cute boy from earlier, he was also a sword freak. Geez, what a bad luck."

There was also a blonde girl wearing a dress like the western princesses wear. She had a drill shaped hairstyle on both sides. She seemed like a real princess. Then he blonde princess looked at me with weird eyes.

"So this is the boy that annoyed Onii-sama? He doesn't look very special, I can't even sense any strong aura from him…"

She then started to say rude things. Well, I don't really care, if it's only a battle, then I shouldn't bother myself that much. Lancelot can fight these two if she please, if I get assaulted, then I'll just use the fire techniques I learned from my training.

"Flames of Annihilation."

From both of my hands, I created reddish-black flames; the gauntlets in both of my hands got covered by a large amount of flames. This is one of the three techniques that I learned from the training with Ddraig. Though I only managed to master the other flame, I can use this one without much worry.

"I'm not going to be your opponent. Izabella, why don't you be his opponent?"

The woman with the mask, Izabella, nodded. The girl wearing a dress moved away from us after she got a confirmation from Izabella, and was looking at us from a distance. It seems like he drill-roll haired girl isn't going to fight.

"I was planning to in the first place. Let's fight since we are both bored."

"I guess that's okay, but isn't that drill-roll girl going to fight?"

I questioned her. Because this was supposed to be an important fight. Even I didn't know how to react if she decided to withdraw from a fight... The mask woman, Izabella, put her hand on her forehead and made a troubled face.

"Ah, don't worry about her. That girl is special. She will just watch the entire fight."

"…Is that so?"

"She is... No, that person is Ravel Phenex. Raiser-sama's little sister. She became Raiser-sama's servant by using a special method, but she is Raiser-sama's actual sister."

Ah, so that girl is that chicken's sister. Now I know where she got her personality from. Well, I don't care about her, it seems like this Izabella wants to fight me. Lancelot on the other hand was cheering for me, her face regained her usual expression and it seems that she already forgot about the kiss we had earlier. The bird chicken's sister waved her hand with a smile at me as if she realized I was a little shocked to find her identity.

"Now, here I come! Rias Gremory's temporary [Pawn]!"

The [Rook] Izabella moved with a demonic speed as she launched a sharp punch. I dodged it by luck and tried to punch her with my hand clad in reddish-black flames. It seems that she noticed how strong the flames are and decided to leap back to make a plan.

"Izabella! Don't get touched by those flames. That's the [Flames of Annihilation] a powerful type of flame which can bring damage even to fire dragons… To think that we will encounter a user of that flame here."

From above, the drill-roll girl warned Izabella. It seems that she already discovered what kind of flame I was using. But it's too late, I already gathered enough flames to imitate the [Dragon Shot] from my sacred gear.

A massive load of fire gathered on my right hand, the flames started to release sounds as it moved it my hand, the heat from the flame became intense as the nearby surroundings began to melt. Even the leather sleeve of my coat was burned. I formed a stance as f I was punching and released the fire gathered on my hand.

DON!

The fire that I released was dodged by Izabella, but she was still injured because she got close to the flame. She collapsed in the nearby ground as she held out a bottle and poured its contents in her injuries. My dragon-shot which missed the target went far away. It was heading for the tennis court—the next moment.

[BANNNNG!]

The loud of the ground rumbling resounded a large explosion happened and the tennis court was erased in existence! The destructive power of my flames were enough to create a large crater and destroy the things that it touches. This is the power of the flame that the Welsh Dragon taught me.

"Izabella! Defeat that boy! He still haven't used his [Boosted Gear] but he is already that powerful! He can change the outcome of this battle!"

The [Rook] Izabella nodded before charging at me with an insane speed, but before she got close, a flash appeared and in the next moment, Izabella was thrown 10 meters away. Lancelot appeared in front of me while holding the Olyndicus. It seems that she attacked Izabella, who was trying to dispose me. Looks like she's doing her job as my knight properly.

[Raiser Phenex-sama's [Rook] retires.]

"So it's here."

"Huh? Where's Izabella-neesan?"

"Don't tell me she was defeated?"

Another of Raiser's servants revealed themselves. There are 8 left, the current four is here while the others may be facing Himejima-sempai and Xenovia. I can see lighting from the other side of the school, there's also seismic trembles and collapsing buildings. That's definitely Xenovia, her talent from destruction is really something.

"Hey. The [Pawn]-kun over there."

From above, the drill-roll girl called me. She had a slight displeasured expression attached into her face and it seems that she talked to someone using magic, based from the green circle that was in front of her.

"Raiser-sama said that if you're still alive after fighting them. He would like to have a one on one battle with you to determine how strong you were. Apparently, that idiotic brother got interested when you used the [Flames of Annihilation] earlier."

So that chicken decided to have a brawl with me? That's good, I was getting bored here with girls; it's time to have the battle that will decide the winner in this match. If this continues, we will be placed in a bad situation, especially since Raiser's servants can heal themselves with the bottle thingy. I think it's called Phoenix's tears.

Having my will to fight burning, the [Flames of Annihilation] on my hand vanished and got replaced by a flame with a color of gold. This flame was used once by a Mayan warrior to defeat powerful monsters threatening to cause havoc in his homeland; I don't have a name for this one yet.

If the earlier flame was focused in destruction, this one's ability is sucking on spiritual energy to power itself. Of course it wouldn't consume its user's energy; instead, it will suck the energy from those who I direct it to. For example, the life force of the earth and the trees, nor the animals

"It seems like he got fired up when he heard that he can fight Raiser-sama."

"The flame on his hands look beautiful don't you agree?"

"Don't get carried away by the look of my flame. I assure that this beautiful flame is as deadly as it looks."

Charging into the three of them, they began to split and form a strategy. Lancelot was following me from behind and was deciding whether she should take the left or the right.

"Mihae! Take down the lancer!"

The woman called Mihae drew her staff from her back... It was a big staff. It was also really thick. But compared to the gigantic lance that Lancelot carries everyday in her daily training, it doesn't look that intimidating.

"Ni and Li! Take care of the [Pawn], take the opportunity that he hasn't used the [Boosted Gear] yet!"

"Nya!" "Nya-nya!"

The two girls with the beast-like ears nodded at the order the drill-roll girl and began to charge at me while attacking with their hands. But before their attacks can touch me, a gold flame stops each of their attacks; they also received damages while getting near the powerful flame.

"Ice Inferno!"

From the left side, Lancelot froze the entire surroundings. Her enemy named Mihae was also frozen solid; Lancelot used the body of the Olyndicus to deliver the final blow. Shattering the ice and bringing a powerful/painful attack to the body of the poor Mihae.

Gathering the golden flames in my body, I made it expand creating a nova which effectively worked on the enemies. Though this flame is a lot weak than the first one, this is still a strong flame that empowers itself by spiritual energy or 'mana', the enemies named Ni and Li screamed in pain before they got covered in lights and disappeared.

[Raiser-sama's 2 pawns and bishop retires.]

Finally, the only remaining in Raiser peerage is the 2 [Pawns] 1 [Bishop] and the [Queen]. On our team, we still have [Rook] [Knight] [Queen] [Pawn] 2 [Bishops] and Rias-sempai of course. The sudden turn of tides placed the advantage in our team.

"The floating chicken over there! Where is your brother? It's time we settle this, once and for all!"

I yelled towards the drill-roll girl who was looking at me from above. Her face twitched a little when I called her a chicken. Well, she can't blame me, I have a bad impression of the Phoenix because of her brother, I even felt pity for the legendary Feng-hua for having a guy like Raiser carry his power.

"I'm not a chicken! Don't you know what a Phoenix is!? My brother is at the rooftop of the building over there!"

The drill-roll girl pointed at a certain direction, when I looked in that direction, there was a shadow with fire wings. It was floating in the air and looking at this direction, no doubt, that figure belongs to that chicken bastard. But it seems like I need to fly to reach him up there.

[No problem partner.]

From the depths of the Sacred Gear, the legendary dragon spoke. He has been quiet all this time, but it seems that he's ready for the main event as well. The battle between the Phoenix and the Dragon, the event that the devils wanted to witness.

From my back, a pair of large dragon wings grew out, destroying the back part of my clothes in the process. Darn, I should've removed my leather coat in the first place! This is also the first time that I've worn this, what a bad luck!

"Lancelot, let's head there."

"Yes milord!"

With most of the enemies falling under our hands, Lancelot and I, moved towards the main building. The drill-roll girl was following us with an expression of 'You'll surely lose to my brother!' attached on her face.

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"Hey Vali, I've found out what the Sekiryuutei is doing~"

A certain man wearing armor walked towards Vali while holding a staff; If one was to look closely, they would notice that his armor seem to be an ancient type which would be most likely worn by someone with the position of a military commander.

"It seems that Sekiryuutei is currently in the underworld, fighting a high-class devil with the name of Phenex. No matter how I look at him, he seems really weak, but the fire magic that he's using is on the highest class of flames."

Upon hearing what the 'monkey' said. Vali closed his book while revealing a smile.

"That's to be expected from my rival. After all, he's the strongest Sekiryuutei who managed to fight me evenly."

"Eh? Isn't that because you were critically injured by an earlier fight?"

"Injured or not, he still managed to force me into using the [Juggernaut Drive]. He also have some interesting techniques on his sleeve, releasing the Sekiryuutei's power in that fragile dragon form… I'm really surprised that he managed to use Ddraig's power even if it's only 50%"

"Hm, but Vali only used 40% of Albion's power, am I correct?"

"The past cannot be changed Bikou, that's why we only need to remember it along with each of it's lesson. I'm looking forward to the growth of the Sekiryuutei and that woman who managed to defeat me. In the coming future, they will be my prey."

"Heh, this world sure is scary. An Emperor who managed to fight an existence stronger than himself and a Princess who can fight with you resulting in mutual defeat. Now, that the title of 'Emperor' has been taken, what will you do?"

"The Sekiryuutei did very good in our last battle. For that I will give him the title of 'Emperor'. But… now that title has been stolen from me, I shall achieve a higher spot than an Emperor."

A sudden cold smirk appeared in Vali's face.

"I will be the [Dragon Overlord]."

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"Ah—choo!"

While using my wings to fly, I suddenly sneezed, resulting in immediate lose of concentration. I almost loosened my hold at Lancelot, but I guess that this girl wouldn't die even if she fall in a 100 stories high building But I'll try not to think of that, temptation may happen.

"What's wrong milord? Are you not well?"

"Don't mind it, I'm sure it's nothing serious."

I landed on the roof while carrying Lancelot bridal style. Just in front of us was the devil with the wings made out of pure fire, while a smirk on his face, Raiser stared at me while hovering in the air.

"Hey Dragon-brat, you made me wait for a while. Shouldn't you apologize for being rude?"

"…you're that one who made me wait, Chicken-bastard. Sending women to fight for you, now I didn't expect that, even from you."

"Enough pleasantries. I'm sure that both of us are already starving for a battle! Come at me with all your might!"

….that's what he said.

I let go of Lancelot as I removed the worn out coat that I was wearing. The golden flame surrounded my whole body as I let Ddraig control the dragon wings in my back. The red and white [Boosted Gear] appeared in my left hand and the one minute countdown started.

[Countdown!]

That sound was the bell in the start of our fight.

Raiser disappeared from my sight, he was a lot faster than I expected! He appeared behind while throwing a kick but thanks to the warning that Lancelot gave, I managed to increase the output of the golden flames in my back. Reducing that damage that it inflicted on me.

Damn it! He's much stronger than I expected! Ddraig, do I have a chance against this guy!?

[Yeah, with the balance-breaker, you'll gonna surpass his power tenfold. But in this weak human form, even with the fire magic, you won't last. Balance-breaker is your only hope, so make sure to survive for the remaining time.]

Damn it! Not even five seconds had passed since the countdown started! Raiser disappeared from behind and reappeared while shooting afireball with the length of almost three meters. I didn't evade it as I created a ball of fire in my hands and threw it at Raiser.

His Phoenix flame hit me but I didn't receive any damage because of my insane immunity against fire magic. While my attack hit Raiser and blew his left arm of his body, but it grew back not even long. His expression changed after seeing that his proud flames doesn't work on me.

"How can it be? This is just impossible!"

"Sorry birdbrain, but the Phoenix flame won't work on me. I'm a Dragon, remember?"

Raiser gritted his teeth as he realized that his attacks won't work. But then he smirked as he abandoned the plan of bombarding me with his Phoenix flames.

"My fire may not work on you, but your flames won't work on me either. Because of my regeneration, I am supreme! But let me ask this, even is fire doesn't affect you, physical attacks will still do, right?"

Raiser charged at me in a fast pace before punching me with a great force. Thanks to the golden flames, I managed to protect myself from having broken ribs, but I still felt the pain because of his physical attack. Even though his flames won't work on me, his physical strength was a lot more supreme than mine. My flame can only be used for defense, even the [Flames of Annihilation] will not work because of his regenerating skill. Even if it kills him, Raiser will only resurrect.

Thirty seconds left in the countdown, I better prepare myself for more pain!

Raiser didn't stop as he threw punch of me nonstop! Even when his hands were being melted by my flames, they regenerate into perfect condition when he retracts them. With blood escaping from my mouth, I decided that I can't remain in the defensive.

Geez, this reminds me of my last battle… an all out brawl.

I returned each of his punched with my own. Even though my physical strength is ineffective compare to him, it still connects and brings a very little amount of damage to him. I only need to survive for another twenty seconds, after that, I can use the new armor that I gained!

From each punch landing on me, I can feel my body crying from the pain. My bones slowly being shattered and my organs being ruptured again and again, but the feeling of excitement overcame the sense of pain. The sudden exchange of fist seemed to awaken my battle instincts that were sleeping for a month awakened. I can feel my body getting hot from the excitement, my senses heightening into a new stage.

Is, is it happening again?

[No, this is the normal condition of your body. It seems that during that time that you were resting, your usual vigor for battle also slept…. Battle freak.]

No, that's completely false accusation! I love peace the most; I'm a peaceful man living in a now peaceful world! Don't look to me like I'm a man desiring for battle! I'm not like that idiot Vali who loves nothing else but fighting!

"Kuh! You should've collapsed long ago! I know that your bones are broken and your organs are ruptured! How can you still fight!?"

"Hehe, this is something that you can never understand. Now, it's time to have the real fight!"

[Vanishing Dragon Balance Breaker!]

Eh? Vanishing Dragon? What the hell is happening!?

Just when I'm thinking of that, I got covered in white light and the armor appeared.

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"….What the hell is going on?"

Even Raiser was confused. That's totally normal, because moments ago, I entered the thing which they call [Balance-Breaker]. It is the state where the Sacred Gear brings immense power to the user, depending on what kind of Sacred Gear it is. Originally, it was a bug left by the deceased God in the bible, and as far as that bastard Azazel knows, every Sacred Gear has a Balance-Breaker. My Sacred Gear which is a [Longinus] also has a balance breaker, which is the [Scale Mail] it is a set of armor that brings out the power of the Welsh Dragon.

Originally it was blood-red in color, but after I stole the power of the Vanishing Dragon, the changed it's color into red and white. That is the new sub-species of my balance-breaker. However, just now I entered Balance Breaker in the middle of a fight with Raiser, but instead of the white and red armor, the one that appeared is completely white.

With blue jewels except for the left hand, the one that appeared was the [Vanishing Dragon Balance Breaker]. The armor that I was wearing was completely white. However, the left hand remained red. It was an awkward kind of armor. Except from the left hand, all parts of the armor was colored in white.

"…Err."

"Let's confirm this first; you are supposed to be the Sekiryuutei. Am I correct?"

"You got that right, birdbrain."

Ddraig, please explain this to me. WHY IN THE WORLD AM I WEARING THE VANISHING DRAGON'S ARMOR!?

[…Uh, the Sacred Gear is still undergoing drastic changes. Also, it seems that your current body is not fit to use the sub-species balance-breaker. The system that you changed, brought out the balance breaker of the Vanishing Dragon for you to use instead of the normal balance breaker.]

So, I will not be able to use the Welsh balance breaker? I'm stuck into using this, forever? Can I at least use the boosting power?

[I suspect that until you can make your body strong enough to wear the sub-species armor, you cannot use it. While in the meantime, this armor will appear by default. For your last question, it seems that the system changed, though you can use the doubling ability, the chance is quite low. But on the bright side, it seems that this balance breaker carried the normal functions of the [Welsh Dragon Scale Mail] you can now easily use it's dividing ability.]

Why is this happening to me?

[ I do not blame you completely for this, partner. Because back then, I also agreed to your plan and tried to implant the Vanishing Dragon jewel in the Sacred Gear.]

I'm truly sorry, Welsh Dragon-sama…

I have no choice; I have to fight in this state. I can hear the commotion of the audience that was watching the battle outside of this place. I can also see Lancelot staring at me with a confused look on her face, I think that this is the first time in history that the RED Dragon Emperor, used a balance breaker that belongs to the WHITE Dragon Emperor.

"…It seems like I need to fight using this armor. Let's continue where we left off."

"Wait a minute! Is this a joke!? Are you looking down on me? Using a cheap armor that resembles the Vanishing Dragon!?"

Raiser seems angered. Well, I'm also pissed. Wearing the same armor as that battle freak in enough to make me feel sick. Seriously, why is this happening to me!? But this is not the current problem, Raiser is currently charging at me while raising his fist to attack me.

CLANK!

When his fist made contact with the armor, the sound of something hitting a metal resounded. I didn't feel any pain because of the armor, but I felt Ddraig's pride being lowered into the point where he is crying. It seems like the great Welsh Dragon couldn't take his host using the armor that belonged to his eternal archrival.

I simply stared blankly at Raiser who was throwing punches at me. Unlike earlier, I couldn't feel the power in his punches, I can only feel a sense of remorse coming inside my Sacred Gear. I'm really sorry Ddraig, I also sympathize with you. Our pride has been lowered into the deepest because of Vali. The excitement from earlier was now gone, replaced by Ddraig's cry of agony.

[Partner, put an end to my pain (sniff) end this battle at once (sniff).]

Between sobs, Ddraig said it. Staying longer in this armor might actually destroy the remains of the Welsh Dragon's pride. As a good host, I should comply to this poor Dragon's wish.

"…Sorry, but the legendary Dragon inside me is crying. I need to finish this quickly."

[Divide!]

It seems like I cannot use the utmost power of this armor yet, but this power is enough to beat up Raiser and to bring an end to Ddraig's agony.

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[Raiser-sama retires. The King of the Phenex group has retired, victory goes to Rias-sama and her team.]

The deep cool voice of the arbiter, Grayfia-san resounded in the Kuoh Academy. As I landed in the rooftop, Lancelot smiled with me with a thumbs up. The white armor dispersed and the red and white gauntlet appeared, the cries of the legendary Dragon-sama is still audible. But it's getting weaker by the moment.

"You did a good job milord! But why did the armor you used—"

"Please Lancelot, do not ask. Victory was ours and for that, we should be happy."

"Lancelot is happy, it is Lord Ise who is unhappy."

"Is that so? Maybe a party will cheer me up, let's go and meet Rias-sempai with the others. I think I need Azazel's help."

I walked slowly towards the magic circle that appeared in the ground, Lancelot followed me while waving towards drill-roll girl who was staring at her unconscious brother. This day has been rather full of surprises, I need to make my body stronger so I can use the sub-species balance breaker and prevent Ddraig from crying. But how?

We arrived in the majestic hall where the devils were staring at us. I mean me, I can see Himejima-sempai and Xenovia in the other side also staring at me with an awkward smile, seeing them somehow made me cheerful for some reason. I wish that the same thing could be said for the dragon inside me.

"To be expected from Ise, you defeated a high class devil. But to use the Vanishing Dragon's power… I am quite surprised."

"Yes, but we attained victory in the end. Isn't that great? It's because of Ise-kun, Lancelot-san and the other members that did their best."

"I'm sorry but, can I get something else to wear? My clothes has been destroyed and I never expected this place to be cold."

"I see, then please wait a moment. Yuuto-san has still a spare uniform, I'm sure he won't mind if you use it."

"Thanks."

Himejima-sempai left, leaving me with Xenovia and Lancelot. Asia and Gasper soon arrived while Rias-sempai was checking on the conditions of Toujou-san and Kiba-san. After we confirmed that they have healed because of Asia's sacred gear, Rias-sempai excused the whole Gremory team and transported us back in the occult research club.

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"That's right. According to the data, the Vanishing Dragon scale mail was created because of the jewel implanted on your Boosted Gear. But compared to the original, it was weaker, but it still have the ability to divide power and add it to the user. As for the other armor, I guess you won't be able to use it with that weak human body of yours. No technically, it's a dragon body, but it's too weak to be called a dragon's body. Even a baby devil will have a stronger body than yours."

"Enough with the insults, Sensei."

"Sorry— just as what I said. To use the sub-species balance breaker, you need to have a stronger built. The armor that can double, transfer and divide power is too much for your body. That's why the sacred gear was forced to create the Vanishing Dragon armor for your use. The system created by the deceased God is truly full of mysteries; new possibilities will exist if they change even in the slightest!"

And he's gone, once he goes off into his own world, Sensei doesn't come back that easily.

"I'm sorry Ise-sama, but that's the only way to regain your own balance breaker."

The kind Shemhaza-san muttered as I nodded. I need to train my body to be stronger so I can use my own balance breaker.

"Hm, is it possible for someone besides me to implant something in their Sacred Gear?"

As the bastard Sensei returned into the normal world, I asked him.

"Well it is possible. But I guess that it can only happen to [Longinus] possessors. If a normal Sacred Gear isn't powerful enough, than it will surely break, killing the possessor in the process. I believe that the only reason why the Boosted Gear wasn't destroyed was because a powerful being was contained inside."

"Longinus huh? By the way Sensei, what kind of Longinus is still out there besides my Boosted Gear and Vali's Divine Dividing?"

"Longinus Sacred Gears huh. There are 13 Longinus: [True Longinus], [Sephiroth Graal], [Boosted Gear], [Divine Dividing], [Regulus Nemea], [Innovate Clear], [Absolute Demise], [Dimension Lost], [Zennith Tempest], [Incinerate Anthem], [Annihilation Maker], [Canis Lykaon], and [Telos Karma]. Put that on your memo carefully, Ise."

"I don't have a memo with me…"

"I'll study about the changes in you Sacred Gear even more. It is possible that something weird may happen again. In the meantime, avoid using unless necessary."

"…Does being attacked by a centaur count?"

"You have your flames, so you're gonna be fine."

Just like that, Sensei began to analyze new possibilities for my Sacred Gear, while Shemhaza-san was checking if any damage was made in the ring of Andevallie during the battle. Lancelot was patiently waiting while polishing the legendary Olyndicus.

"You say that, this Lancelot was raised by Michael right? If I'm correct, the Olyndicus cannot be used by Angels nor Devils."

"What do you mean by that, Sensei?"

"Humans are special existence Ise. Though they are weaker than other beings, there are some exceptions. Just like heroes, they have a stronger build than ordinary human, humans can also wield holy and demonic swords, Sacred Gears they can even learn magic just like us. I think, that human are very special existence, that's why in the past, there were quarrels on who will control the humans. The result is the loss of the God and the Maou's."

"Well Sensei, I got to say, they were wrong. Humans cannot be dictated, even if a powerful being lead them, humans will still control their own lives."

"Haha, that's right. Unlike us who is bound into something, humans have their own will. Maybe that's why their so special."

"Why am I talking to you with the topic of humans again?"


This isn't the beta version, I'll post it later when Randomftw is finished. The fight between Raiser and Ise only shows the 1 minute countdown, the result is already known so don't kill me for it. About the Vanishing Dragon balance breaker, it's only for fun so don't complain about it. The sub-species armor is a surprise and Ise can't use it yet.