Hello there, Skylinemaster here with another chapter of He's Only Human.
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Issei watched as Rias and Akeno generated a wave of water far larger than Kuoh Academy, and sent it crashing into the forest. A vague sense of satisfaction came into his mind, but not enough to show anything.
They improved, far more than he would have expected. Over the course of the month, they've proven themselves to be hard workers and immensely skilled as well. Rias and Akeno's magical reserves have gone up tremendously, Kiba became even better at swordfighting, Koneko got stronger, and Asia isn't totally useless anymore. The Devils proved themselves to him during the training, and to him, they've been upgraded from the scum of the Earth, to bugs. A small improvement, but an improvement nonetheless.
"Now!"
Rias shouted as they both generated large amounts of lightning and threw them down at the pool of water. The electricity crackled as it hit the water, causing sparks to become visible.
"My work here is done."
Issei muttered to himself, grudgingly impressed.
It went exactly as he planned. He knew it would. Riser Phenex and his Peerage were just too inflexible to change to the tactics he taught Rias. Their frontal assault plan became their downfall when they lost nearly 70% of their pieces just with the tidal wave.
The Gremory Peerage impressed him with the speed at which they built their tunnel underneath the school. Getting caught off guard didn't hinder Riser as much as he thought it would, and he saw that the Phenex had some skill with fire.
There were several key takeaways the soulless boy got from the fight with Yubelluna and Riser. The King and Queen were both highly skilled, but had endurance issues. They rely heavily on Phenex tears to heal damage inflicted on them. Isolating them deprives them of their teamwork.
In the end, it was Akeno and Rias whittling down Riser's endurance after Yubelluna blew herself up, taking along Kiba, Koneko, and Asia. The two Devils alternated elemental attacks on the Phenex, when one used water, the other used lightning. Chunks of earth were combined with blades of wind. Rias used her famed Power of Destruction well on Riser, hitting him from multiple directions.
Issei found the weakness of the Phenex from the video of the Rating Game. While having close to absolute regeneration, it doesn't matter if you are exhausted and can barely fight.
"I.." Riser sighed, panting for air. "..surrender."
Issei paused the tape at that point. A buzzing of his phone caught his attention. Funny how fate decides to act.
Walburga.
"Took you long enough."
He said flatly. The German Magician simply groaned.
"I'd start off with a hello, how are you? I've been fine thank you for asking about how my day was as well."
"Whatever, just tell me the news."
Issei remarked, not caring about the Magician's words.
"Mou, can't you at least pretend to care?" She pouted.
"I don't need pretenses with you, Walburga. We both know what the other wants. No need for useless pleasantries."
"Alright, alright." Walburga huffed. "…It took a while, but I have a lead."
She paused for a few moments.
"..Say, what do you know of the Angel of the Stars, Kokabiel?"
Sorry, just had to get this quick chapter out of the way before the next arc really begins. If it seemed lazy to you, it was, guilty as charged.
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