It's been some time since Kaii started training with Tiamat. She helped him develop his abilities as a Dragon. And also drastically increase his magic talent. Physical-wise, he was good enough for now. And when they weren't training, he worked on his stamina personally.
"Try again!" Tiamat orders.
Kaii, in his new armor, switches to Boost Mode.
Kaii's head-piece opens at the mouth and his sucks in air.
[BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST!]
Kaii huffed his chest all the way out.
[TRANSFER!]
He then unleashes a massive breath of fire, which was red at first. But as more came out, Tiamat quickly moved out of the way, the fire turned black, surprising Kaii.
'So that's what he is...' She thought.
Kaii's black flames quickly envelop the forest, until he forcefully made them disappear.
Tiamat lands, and morphs into her human form. She was an attractive woman, appearing about 20, comparable to Gabriel, with blue long hair and blue eyes in casual clothes.
"That's enough for today." She says.
Kaii comes out of his armor, rubbing his head.
"When those flames turned black, my head started hurting like hell."
Tiamat smiles. "It's a good thing they did actually. I think I know what pillar your Devil powers come from."
He looked away for a minute and made a strange expression, then turned back to her. "Which would that be?"
"I sensed a hint of the aura of the Valefor family. However they were the very first pillar to go extinct in the last war, as they were the 3rd most feared, behind Bael and Phenex."
"So you think one of my parents were a pureblood from them?"
"Probably your mother. That makes you Kaii Valefor. Last remaining descendant of the 'Great Flame Family' Valefor."
"Great Flame Family?"
Tiamat smiles again. "Yeah, the Valefor family was known for very destructive flames. The Phenex is a bird of fire, but it's true nature lies in regeneration. The Valefor flames were strong enough to hurt even God of the Bible."
Kaii smirks. "This is awesome." He summons flames around his body, with mastery.
'It's good that his demonic flames are compatible with his Dragon flames, but... that doesn't explain the black flames.' She thought.
At that moment, a magic circle that was purple and black appeared, and out came a beautiful girl, around Kaii's age.
She had long black hair that reached down to her knees. Her eyes were also a blood red. The girl was wearing a sleeveless mini dress with a white collar and a red tie, along with long black socks and black shoes.
"Alice?" Kaii asks.
"I got bored." Alice replies.
"Who is this, Kaii-kun?" Tiamat asks.
"Oh, this is Alice Abaddon. She's really strong and a part of my team." Kaii bragged.
Alice ever so slightly blushed at that, catching the attention of Tiamat.
"I'm Shemhazai's biological daughter, my biological mother lives here in the Underworld, running the House of Abaddon. But since it's an Extra Devil house, it isn't very well known."
"So you are the daughter of a Fallen Angel leader, and also have the Power of Hole from Abaddon." Tiamat smirks and whispers to her. "I saw you look at him with those eyes. Aren't you two brother and sister?"
Alice started getting irritated. "1. We aren't related! And 2. I don't like that idiot!" Alice was looking away, crossing her arms.
Tiamat was having fun teasing her. "Then why did you come here? 'I got bored', sounds like the oldest trick in the book."
Alice was about to start fuming until another magic circle appears, this time it's silver.
Out comes Siegfried, who looked surprised at Alice being here.
"A human?" Tiamat asks a little surprised. "Oh wait let me guess, another friend."
Kaii nods.
"So it looks like we have a problem. It appears as though the Neko's sister really is coming to grab her. Apparently the monkey descendant is coming too." Siegfried says.
Kaii sighs. "Well lets see, he should already have his Balance Breaker by now..." Kaii said that under his breath. "You and Lance go have fun with them."
"You aren't going with them?" Alice speaks up.
He waves his hand in disapproval. "Nah, suspicions will arise if I fight them."
Tiamat was quiet during this, but was sitting on the ground, not paying attention too much.
Siegfried just nods and disappears through the circle he came there with.
Kaii proceeds as usual, and throws off his tattered shirt, revealing a more muscular body, as Tiamat has actually been pushing him even harder then Tannin was pushing Issei.
He turned around with a blank gaze to Alice, who was just standing there.
Tiamat smirks again. "Oh so you're still here?"
"Shut up!"
Kaii, not buying into anything he'd heard just turns away with a blank face still.
"Alice. Go get Merlin and Jeanne."
"Huh, why?"
"Call it a hunch."
Site of the Young Devils Gathering
Issei was sitting down with Asia, Gasper, and Xenovia when he noticed Koneko leaving the room, instantly getting a bad feeling.
Almost on cue, Siegfried and Lance appear, dressed in nice suits, to blend in, come up to Issei and without saying anything, proceed after her.
Lance and Issei go down the elevator, right after Siegfried whispers something to Rias, and all four leave.
Once down there, they ask around to see if anyone knew where she went. Rias sends out her familiar to search the forest outside.
A few minutes later, her bat returned, telling her Koneko was out in the forest, as all 4 immediately run out there.
They made their way out, before Rias grabs Issei and they hide in the shadows. Lance and Siegfried just stood there.
"It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"…You."
Koneko's whole body shook in violent surprise.
"Hello, Shirone. It's me, your onee-chan."
'Shirone? I've never heard that name. Is that her true name?' Issei thought.
"Kuroka-neesama…"
"…Nee-sama. What is this about?"
There was anger in Koneko's voice. But, Kuroka just smiled.
"Don't make such a scary face. I just had some minor business to take care of. I heard that the devils were holding a big party here, you know? That's why I was a little interested. Nya~"
"Hahahaha, could it be that you're a member of the Gremory group?"
A young man wearing ancient Chinese armor appears. Bikou's gaze turns right to where Issei and Rias is.
"Even if you erase your presence, it's useless. With people like me and Kuroka who know senjutsu, we can approximately detect you with just a slight variation in the flow of your spirit."
"…Ise-senpai, Buchou." Koneko mutters.
Issei and Rias step out. Siegfried and Lance somehow stayed out of sight behind them.
"Yo, damn monkey-san. Is Vali doing well?"
"Hahahaha, pretty much. As for you…Heh, so you've become a little stronger, huh?"
'Did he tell I got stronger just from looking at me?' Issei thinks.
"Didn't I tell you? I also have an interest in senjutsu, and I know the flow of your spirit to a degree. The volume of aura that covers you has risen since we last met."
'I see, when other people said it, they acted like I'd improved.'
"By the way Buchou, what is senjutsu? Is it different from magic and the sorcery used by magicians?"
Rias sighs.
"Yes, senjutsu is different from magic and sorcery. The biggest difference is that senjutsu stresses the importance of something called chakra, the aura that is the great original power that flows into one's spirit, in other words one's life-force, and turns it into a constant current. It's a power that is both similar yet different from the magic of demons and the light power of angels. Its direct destructive power can't match that of magic or the power of light, but senjutsu can make use of the unknown part hidden within plants, animals and people. For example, if one learned senjutsu, it's said that they excel at reading the flow of someone's spirit, of their aura, and that they can also grasp the movements of a faraway target to a certain degree."
"We can also control the flow of spirit and can reinforce both the interior and exterior of our bodies, or disturb the spirits of all the surrounding trees, make them bloom, or make them wither-nyan . Senjutsu is a skill that manipulates the flow of life, after all. We can disturb our opponent's spirit, and inflict damage to their life-force by cutting it. Because the methods for repairing the disorder to one's life-force is limited for the magic of demons and the sorcery of magicians in comparison, this attack method almost always results in death-nyan " Kuroka says, making the air uneasy.
"Why are you here? Is this a terrorist attack?" Rias asks.
"No, we didn't come down here for such a thing. It's just that a standby order has come out in the Underworld. Me and Kuroka are off-duty right now. When the order was given, Kuroka suggested visiting the devils' party. Since she likely wouldn't return easily, I came along with her too. Okay?"
"Bikou, who is this boy?" Kuroka asks pointing to Issei.
"The Sekiryuutei."
When she heard that, Kuroka's eyes widened.
"Really-nyan? Heh~. So this is the current breasts-loving Sekiryuutei that repelled Vali before."
'So that's how I'm described huh...' Issei thought with a bit of a deadpanned face.
Bikou spoke while yawning.
"Kuroka~, let's go back. Since we can't participate in that party anyway, it's a waste to stay here."
"Yes, let's return. But, I'll take Shirone with me-nyan. Since I didn't bring her with me that time "
"Arara, if you bring her back with you of your own accord, Vali might get angry, you know?"
"When they know that the same power as mine flows within her, both Ophis and Vali will be convinced, right?"
"Well, that may be so."
Issei steps in between Koneko and her sister.
"This girl is an important friend among us of the Gremory group. I won't allow you to take her away."
Bikou and Kuroka laugh.
"No, no, that's very brave of you, but do you really intend to make me and Kuroka your opponents? This time, we'll leave immediately once we take this girl, so it'll be fine for you, right?"
Rias stepped forward with an angered expression.
"This child is my servant. I won't let you put even a single finger on her."
"Ara-ara-ara-ara, what are you saying-nya? She's my little sister. I have the right to love her. A High Class Devil like you doesn't have that privilege."
At that moment, chills ran through the air as Bikou and Issei could smell a cat fight brewing.
"Since you're so troublesome, I'll kill you-nyan "
At that moment a few things happened.
Issei instantly felt very off.
"…Kuroka, so you learned not only senjutsu, youjutsu and devil magic, but also the skill to control space?" Rias said with a sour face.
"I didn't go as far as learning how to control time, but I have fairly picked up on how to control space. If I use the essentials of barrier techniques, it's relatively easy, after all. I covered this entire forest with a barrier and isolated it from the outside world-nyan. That's why even if we do flashy things here, it won't leak outside and devils from outside won't come in. You're going to get pleasantly killed here by us and say goodbye-nya "
Also at that moment, Lance came flying out of nowhere, and with speed not even Bikou could keep up with, Lance grabbed Bikou's head and threw it on the ground with so much force he cracked the ground.
He was in a battle outfit that was definitely not normal. It had silver guards around his shoulders, waist, and left arm. With a blue and black battle outfit underneath, with buckles all over.
"How come we didn't sense you?!" Kuroka exclaims.
Lance, getting off of Bikou grins. "A 3rd dimensional person can't interact with the life force of a 2nd dimensional person. In other words, I'm too strong for you to sense coming."
"That's nonsense, you're just a human." Kuroka says.
Bikou looked delighted. "This is good, I've needed a rival!"
"Kintoun!"
As he shouted that out, a gold cloud appeared at Bikou's feet and he then flew above Lance.
"Nyoi-Bo!"
A long staff appeared in Bikou's hands and he released it while aiming it at Lance.
"Exteeeeeeend! Nyoi-Bo!"
Gyuuuuuuuuun!
The staff extended and tried to hit Lance, but—he avoided it with a speed that didn't even manage to get close to him.
"Once more!"
Bikou horizontally moved the staff while it was still extended and chased after Lance, who was without any problem dodging.
"My turn to attack Monkey." Lance says with a grin.
He holds out his hand, and a large red spear, almost two times as long as himself appears.
Bikou holds his rod sideways, blocking the massive spear thrust by Lance, sending Bikou flying.
Lance's grin grows until his other hand is coated in an orange-red fire, and throws it at Bikou, exploding like a volcano.
Bikou is standing in the dust, clothes somewhat tattered, panting slightly. "Heh, not bad human. The name's Bikou, nice to meet you, wielder of Gáe Bolg!"
"You really do talk like a monkey, you do know who you're speaking to right?" Lance says with enthusiasm.
"I'm also descended from a legendary demon, you know. I can't afford to lose so quickly."
"Haha, well I'll be your opponent then. Rias Gremory and Issei Hyoudou will fight that cat."
"Hahahah! You've really gone out big! I'm fine just by myself!"
"Don't speak so arrogantly, monkey. You're just a single monkey. You won't be any trouble! Besides, what happened to the pig and demon sage? Did you break up with them?" Lance teases.
"You mean the descendants of Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing? Hahahaha! They, including the people of my family, are all conservatives! Every last one of them is satisfied with the current state of things! However, I love things that are fun! That's why I happily accepted the invitation to join the Khaos Brigade and now act together with the Hakuryuukou Vali Lucifer!"
"Hmph! Your temperament may be the closest to the first generation of Son Goku, but what are you scheming with the Hakuryuukou? According to rumor, only your unit is permitted to move separately from the rest! I also heard that you're the only team that didn't accept Ophis' snakes."
"If you'd like to know, beat me!"
"I'll try not to kill you!"Lance says, smirking.
The two charge at each other, disappearing out of sight.
Issei noticed Kuroka emitting a very serious killing intent. He got chills as Kuroka had a very ominous presence.
"…Nee-sama. I'll go with you. So please overlook these two people!" Koneko blurts out.
"What are you saying—" Issei starts.
"What are saying!? Koneko! You're a servant of my group! I won't allow you to do as you please!" Rias says going to Koneko.
Koneko shakes her head. "…It's no good. I understand best nee-sama's power. Nee-sama's power rivals that of an ultimate-class devil. For Buchou and Ise-senpai…even with the power of the strongest human, I don't think you can capture my sister who excels in both genjutsu and senjutsu…"
"No, even so, I absolutely won't hand you over to that person's side! To this nekomata that didn't try to help Koneko-chan who cried so much!"
Kuroka smiles at Rias' anger.
"It's because a youkai cannot help another youkai. However, this time, I simply want Shirone because I want another piece under my control. I can understand Shirone's power better than a red-haired onee-san like you, you know?"
"…No…I don't need that kind of power…I don't need a dark power like that…I don't need a power that brings misfortune to people like that…" Koneko starts to cry.
Rias hugs Koneko. "Kuroka…You who had been blinded by power left a wound on the heart of this girl that won't disappear for her whole life. After you killed your master and left, this child saw hell. When I first met her, there were no feelings left in her. Koneko was betrayed by you, who was her only family to her, lost a future to rely on, and was despised and abused by other devils, to the point where she was going to be disposed of…She saw many harsh things. That's why I will show her many fun things! This girl is Koneko Toujou, Rook of Rias Gremory's group! My important servant devil! I won't let you put even a single finger on her!"
Kuroka just laughs, and everything felt wrong with Issei again. "Then, die."
Mist begins to appear, and cover the whole forest.
"Yeesh, what a pain." Lance says, now running away from the forest, to a clearing.
Bikou was chasing him, but instead of acting like an idiot, knew that his opponent is still holding back.
"-Ah" Rias says, before kneeling down next to Issei.
"...This is..." Koneko says covering her mouth. She then falls to her knees as well.
"Hmm, so this mist doesn't work on you because you're the Sekiryuutei, huh? It's a poison mist which only works on devils and youkai-nyan. Because the poison is thin, one suffers a little while it spread throughout the body. I won't kill you quickly. I'll kill you all gradually-nyan "
She then jumps up on a tree branch. Far away, Siegfried also did the same.
'So I'm unaffected because of Ddraig?' Issei thought.
Rias begins to fire a multitude of magic bullets. They hit Kuroka completely destroying her body.
"That was a good attack. But it's useless, useless. I can easily make a clone of myself with the essentials of genjutsu." Kuroka's voice echoes through the forest. All of a sudden, tons of silhouettes appear, all looking exactly like her. Clones, and so many, nobody could guess the real one.
"…If you can't read the flow of spirit, you can't deal with genjutsu used by skilled practitioners." Koneko says, falling down in pain.
"Boosted Gear" Issei summons his gauntlet, only to notice the sound was different, and the emerald jewel was black.
[…Partner, the Sacred Gear won't move.]
'What do you mean, Ddraig!? Why is it like this at such a crucial time!?'
[The Sacred Gear has entered an ambiguous state.]
'Ambiguous!? Why had it become like that?'
[With that training, you reached a crossroads. I think the Sacred Gear will change with one more push, but I don't know whether that change will be a normal power-up, or Balance Breaker.]
'In other words, my Sacred Gear has stopped before a crossroads, and is wavering between a normal power-up and Balance Breaker?'
[If you put it simply, yes. In a situation where the choices have multiplied, the Boosted Gear's own system is confused on which option to follow.]
'So both the normal power-up and Balance Breaker look good to it?'
[Yeah. If it does a normal power-up, you may be able to achieve victory in a flash, but if a dramatic change isn't born inside you, you won't be able to attain Balance Breaker. But remember this. Right now, you only have a chance to attain Balance Breaker. The rest depends on you.]
'Even if you tell me such a thing! What should I do…? I don't know what to do even if you suddenly say that I need to go through a dramatic change! What do I have to do to attain Balance Breaker!? Damn it! If I knew it was going to be like this, I should have asked Kiba what kind of feeling he had when he did it! Is it bad if I go for the power-up and leave Balance Breaker for next time?'
[You won't be able to grasp this state again whenever you want. It may be months or years before the chance comes again.]
"Arara, is Sekiryuutei-chan unable to activate his Sacred Gear? But, I'm going to shoot-nyan "
A clone appears and shoots magic bullets of her own at Rias and Koneko, who were both down.
Issei quickly runs in front of the shots and takes them, with a good amount of damage. His shirt gets destroyed, and blood rushes down his chest.
"Issei..." Rias says, struggling to stay conscious.
"Buchou! Please don't move! The poison will spread through your body! Don't worry, an attack like this is noth—"
Issei once again gets hit by more attacks, this time, doing more damage.
"So weak. This is Vali's rival? Did you really drive away Vali?"
Issei has a sad smile. 'I really am pathetic huh? I'm always praised but for what? Have I ever defeated someone? Asia died because of me. Buchou cried because of me. I can't rescue Koneko-chan right now. What kind of legendary dragon can't even save a friend?!' He then has a vision of Kaii and Vali. 'I can't even become nearly as strong as them.
Flashback
Kaii was pummeling Issei during their final match in the Kuoh Academy tournament.
"You aren't fit to be the Sekiryuutei! It should have been me!"
Issei then envisions his fight with Vali.
"How worthlessly pathetic. We're supposed to be destined rivals, yet the difference between us is the difference between Heaven and the Earth."
End of Flashback
"Do you know what my spear is capable of?" Lance asks, floating above the forest.
"Enlighten me." Bikou says with a smile.
"Long story short, when wounded by this spear, no matter how small or big, that wound will never disappear, as long as this weapon exists. Or until I will it to be gone."
Bikou widened his eyes, turning his attention to the small cut he had on his left shoulder.
"You also have extreme magic talent I see..." Bikou says in a serious voice.
"Of course. I am the strongest human."
Bikou launched himself off the floating cloud he was on, and extended his rod down onto Lance, who stood still.
He grabbed the rod easily before it made contact.
"Are we getting serious now?"
Bikou narrowed his eyes.
"...I won't let you hurt Buchou and Koneko-chan..." Issei says before getting hit by another strong dose of magic bullets.
Issei struggled to get up again. Tears were rolling down his face, not because he was in pain, but because of his lack of power.
'It's mortifying. I can't protect anyone.'
"Issei-senpai..." Koneko says.
"You may be Koneko-chan's onee-san, but…I won't forgive you for making Koneko-chan cry…"
Kuroka responded by laughing. "For such a weak guy like you to say such a thing…Shirone is also serious. It's one thing if a cooler-looking and strong prince with a sword says that, but when someone like you says it while having blood clinging to your body, girls will only draw back-nyan . How disgusting."
"Koneko-chan…though I have a legendary dragon lodged in my body, I can't do anything…If I had gotten stronger those times with Asia and Buchou, if I had displayed my dragon power, they wouldn't have had such sorrowful experiences…—I'm a talentless and useless devil." Issei said while forming a bitter smile.
Issei's eyes go hollow for a second for some reason, and his head throbs. He sees a vision of Vali and Kaii again. This time they were smiling.
"I really wish my rival didn't give in so easily." Vali starts. "You're supposed to be the king of harems Issei Hyoudou, so with that said, how could you let yourself be done in by someone like her?"
"That's not the Issei I know. The Issei I know is the Breast Dragon Emperor." Kaii only said that, with a wink.
Issei snapped back to reality.
"—Buchou. I think I understand a little what I was lacking in myself to attain Balance Breaker."
"…I understand! If you're fine with me, I'll lend you my power! So, what do I need to do?"
Issei gulps. "—Please let me poke your breasts!"
Rias looked frozen for a second. "…I understand. If I can realize your wish with that…"
Siegfried who was observing, could only cover his face with his hand, holding in a hysterical laughter.
'This just went from a soap opera to an exhibition of breasts...'
Issei, much to the opposite of the mood, nose-bled.
"…Please do it quickly. I-It's embarrassing…" Rias' face was red but also becoming very pale from the poison. She didn't have much longer.
"H-Hey! What are you doing in the middle of a battlefield!?" Lance asked from above.
"Lance, please support me while I poke Buchou's nipples!"
"Poke her nipples!? Poke her nipples, you say!? What are you saying!? What are you trying to do in the middle of a battlefield!?"
"If I poke them, the possibility that I will attain Balance Breaker is high!"
"So all that training with a Dragon King was for nothing?! You really are the most stupid Sekiryuutei in history!"
Kuroka looked a bit puzzled.
"Hey, Bikou! Is that some kind of strategy? Rias Gremory has revealed her breasts and intends to do something with the Sekiryuutei."
"Don't ask me! The thought process of the Sekiryuutei is in a different dimension from us, you know!"
Siegfried could no longer control himself, and began laughing loudly, totally giving himself away.
But he quickly stopped and widened his eyes, as a young man with blonde hair and in a business outfit appeared in front of him.
The young man summoned a sword with a massive Holy aura, as Siegfried adjusted himself and summoned a sword with massive Demonic Aura. The two with blinding speed collided swords, destroying a large portion of the forest.
"Arthur?!" Kuroka screams.
After the dust settles, Arthur and Siegfried stare each other down.
"Arthur Pendragon, descendant of King Arthur. Wielder of Caliburn, the strongest Holy Sword. Pleased to meet you."
"Siegfried, descendant of Siegfried of Norse Mythology. Wielder of Gram, the strongest Demonic Sword. Same."
Arthur turned around to Kuroka. "I originally had planned to come get you- against your will. But it seems that plan went out the window. I think I may have finally found my rival."
Back to Issei's "dilemma"...
"Lance! Which one do I poke?!"
"WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!"
"Buchou, what do you think?"
"...Both?"
Issei had felt like his whole world went upside down at that. 'This is ground breaking!' He attempted to aim his index finger, even though he was badly injured, the thought of doing this gave him unmeasurable strength.
He poked it and in his own way... became a man?
[—You attained it. You really managed to attain it!]
Ddraig was innocently crying.
[WELSH DRAGON BALANCE BREAKER!]
"…You're the worst. What a lewd Sekiryuutei…" Koneko says under her breath.
Issei descended, now in his perfected Balance Breaker state. He had released so much aura, a crater formed under him.
Before he could do anything, Arthur charged at him from behind, but Siegfried got in front of him and summoned a different sword.
Explaining himself before he uses it. "Balmung. A Demonic sword from Norse Mythology, it's aura is like a drill. It's power? Making whirlwinds not even a God can withstand." Finishing himself, the aura coated the sword and summoned a huge wind gust, sending Arthur away about 50 feet. Siegfried immediately chased after him.
[Partner, congratulations. But, you're terrible. I'm going to genuinely cry soon.]
'Yeah, thank you. And sorry for being perverted! So, how is my state?'
[You can maintain Balance Breaker for thirty minutes. The results of your training have come out. For the first Balance Breaker state of the weak you, that's a fairly good time limit.]
'How many times can I do my max boosting?'
[I think that each time will be used up within five minutes if you release it at the max. You can do it five times at the most. When you include your other movements, your sixth time will be the same as nothing. It's the same when you use the transfer ability too.]
'So if I use this power well, I can fight for fifteen minutes.'
[You don't need that long. —Look, stick out your hand, and try firing a magic bullet like usual.]
Issei does just that, firing it just past Kuroka, far into the forest.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
Issei's jaw drops, the explosion reached all the way back to where he was, completely annihilating the forest.
"Hahahaha! It's been a long time since I've seen that red blast! Issei Hyoudou! An entire mountain far away from here completely vanished just now! Also, the barrier covering this area has been blown off as well!" Tannin had sensed something and had come out here, now arriving.
Familiar Forest
Kaii and Tiamat woke up to hear a massive explosion.
"What in Maou..." Kaii starts.
Tiamat still in her human form, floats up and peers over in the direction of the capital.
"Well it seems your Sekiryuutei friend just destroyed a mountain."
"Whatever." Kaii says, falling back asleep on the ground.
Tiamat tilts her head. "You don't care?"
Kaii doesn't answer, now asleep.
"Hmm, whatever could you be thinking, Kaii-kun?" Tiamat says, landing and going to sleep herself.
The Young Devils Gathering
The party was going on as usual, but the Maou and Azazel had a bad feeling.
"We probably should check out there." Azazel says.
Falbium yawns. "Nah, I'm sure they got this all under control."
Serafall puffs her cheeks. "Oh you always get so lazy!"
Sirzechs and Ajuka just sigh.
Out in the Forest
"Ha! How interesting! Then, I'll also show you a mixed shot of youjutsu and senjutsu!"
Kuroka's hands begin to clad with different powers. She then shot it directly at Issei, exploding on impact.
However Issei stood there with his armor, almost unfazed.
"It didn't work!? No way. I built up a considerable amount of spiritual power!"
Kuroka sent a barrage of more attacks to Issei, who either dodged or swatted them all away.
Issei lunged with his fist, and stopped it right in front of her face. He threw the punch so hard, the air surrounding them shook, and Kuroka looked in fear at the man in the armor.
"Don't make my Koneko cry."
"..."
"If you aim at Koneko-chan again, I won't stop my attack next time. You may be a woman and Koneko-chan's onee-san, but you're my enemy!"
"…You damn brat!"
"Hyahahahahahahaha! This is really interesting! It'd be a lie to say I'm not enjoying this!" Bikou said.
Not even 2 seconds later, Lance launched a massive fireball towards Bikou, making him rag-doll and hit the ground like a meteor.
Arthur flew to Issei again, but only for Siegfried to easily catch up- again.
Siegfried smirked. He summoned a third sword, this time, a silver Dragon arm coming from his back holding it.
Issei look mystified at it, it was exactly like the form his Boosted Gear took when he first got it, except it was as long as a real arm.
"A TWICE CRITICAL?" Kuroka, Arthur and Tannin exclaimed.
"Dáinsleif!" Siegfried yells. The sword glows icy blue, and as soon as he plunged it into the ground, huge ice pillars came out of it, sending Arthur spiraling into the same crater Bikou was in.
Lance landed. Along with Issei and Siegfried, they looked at their opponents that they 'defeated'.
A portal opened behind them, revealing a short girl with blonde hair and blue eyes- Le Fay Pendragon.
"Uhhhhhhhhh..." She started, obviously appearing at a bad time.
Siegfried speaks up. "Pendragon, do I sense an Excalibur fragment coming from you?"
'So that's what I was feeling.' Tannin thought.
Arthur nods. "Excalibur Ruler. The strongest fragment."
"W-We should p-probably go..." Le Fay says.
With that, she makes a transportation circle, and the 4 of them vanish.
Issei grabs Koneko and Rias- now unconscious, and throws them over his shoulders, and returns to the party. Talk about a party crash right there.
Lance and Siegfried just sit there and disappear back to the Familiar Forest.
