Altair had said that he would not only break Rias' pride, but also show her true desperation, but he has to admit, even he didn't expect all this to happen just because of his Rook who had been badly injured by him.
Looking at Rias running after Koneko, he was somewhat pleased with himself, but his thoughts were interrupted by a message from the system.
[The Host has leveled up!]
[Members defeated: 01/06]
''Looks like I don't have to kill people to level up, that's good...''
Altair feared that he would need to kill people to have to level up, and that wouldn't necessarily be good, since at higher levels it was likely that he would need to decimate entire cities to level up, plus by killing so many people he would probably attract the hatred of many people, so that wouldn't necessarily be good.
Closing the window that had appeared in front of him, he decided to go back to watching the club members rescuing his companion.
Rias had knelt down next to Koneko and was using healing magic in an attempt to heal at least Koneko's minor injuries, but it was obvious from the expression she was making that this wasn't working very well.
Koneko's injuries were too severe for simple healing magic to work.
At this moment Asia who had just arrived next to Issei looked at the scene in horror, it was the first time she had seen such a frightening scene.
On the ground was Koneko, her face deformed with many external and internal wounds, and blood pouring out everywhere.
And the most frightening thing was that Koneko was in this state only after receiving three blows.
Asia knew she couldn't waste any time, so she quickly got down on her knees and started trying to heal her friend, and even with a huge headache she kept healing Koneko, afraid that if she didn't heal her now, she would lose her friend.
She even summoned her Sacred Gear, called Twilight Healing, which was capable of healing wounds quickly, but she knew that her friend's injuries were not that simple.
To Asia, it was a miracle that Koneko was still alive, but even so Koneko's skin color showed that at any moment she could die.
And amidst all this, Kiba found himself staring at the clouds lost in his thoughts.
"I am pathetic. Kiba thought as he recalled the fight that occurred moments ago.
Issei and Koneko had advanced without hesitation, but here he was, standing there unable to move, and Kiba knew that the reason he couldn't advance without hesitation was that he was afraid, afraid to fight this monster that was in front of him.
But even though he knew that this monster in front of him was strong, he shouldn't be afraid, because he has faced similar difficulties throughout his life, but here he was, trembling with fear.
''Damn it!'' Kiba clenched the hilt of his sword tightly as he gritted his teeth.
Issei who was watching, was also mentally scolding himself as he realized that he was a complete idiot and arrogant.
He had fallen for his opponent's teasing, and now his friend was down and he couldn't even tell if she could live any longer.
''If only I hadn't been so reckless! Damn it!'' Issei blamed himself for acting recklessly, he even thought that if he had been more careful the results might have been different.
''No! Who am I trying to fool, he finished me off with just one kick.''
Issei knew that the blow he received from Altair was just a simple kick with no power built into it, moreover the blow he received was nothing compared to the ones Koneko had received, it was a completely different level.
When Issei received Altair's blow, he realized the difference between them, but he still thought that if Rias' group joined together they could defeat Altair easily, but after seeing Koneko's condition upon receiving three kicks from Altair, he realized that he was tremendously wrong.
And even though he hadn't seen the power of Akeno and Rias, he thought it would be impossible for them to win.
''Damn you!'' Issei in frustration clenched his fists hard.
But the person who was most bitter right now was none other than Rias, since she was the one who sent Koneko to face Altair.
At first she thought it would be an easy victory, and even when Issei was defeated in a single blow, she didn't feel so bad, since in her mind this could have happened since Issei was still weak and hadn't received much training, but when Koneko was defeated in this state, she realized the mistake she had made.
She thought she could get an easy victory, but here she was now.
Her arrogance caused her to forget one of the most basic rules of any battle.
Never underestimate your opponent.
Tears were streaming from Rias' eyes as she saw the state her Rook was in, she blamed herself for making this mistake.
Because of my imprudence and arrogance Koneko is now in this state.
Akeno who was looking at all that worriedly, let out a sigh of relief when he realized that Asia's Sacred Gear seemed to be working on Koneko's injuries.
''I expected this boy to be strong, but to defeat Koneko with physical strength alone in the area where she specializes...'' Akeno at this moment was analyzing Altair, trying to find some trace that would reveal that he did not belong to the human race.
In Akeno's view, it was impossible that there was any human being in this era who had such strength.
But after observing for so long, she found no trace, in fact, everything pointed to the fact that he really was a human being.
''Just... who is this human?''
But even though she was curious to know more about Altair, she knew that she had other things to solve, for example, to take revenge on the one who injured her teammate.
...
After some time, Koneko's injuries had finally healed, and this made Altair raise his eyebrows in surprise.
''It doesn't even seem like a few minutes ago she was between life and death, really convenient.''
He knew that Asia's Sacred Gear was really powerful when it came to healing, but he also knew that it wasn't only because of her that Koneko healed quickly.
''It is likely that the power she sealed within herself helped her heal her injuries faster.''
Altair's expression remained unchanged watching Koneko being dragged away by her friends, and to be honest he was even a little bored.
Altair even thought about attacking while they were distracted, but he knew he wouldn't gain anything from it, besides his goal was to test his limits, and fighting this group while they are distracted wouldn't be good for him.
''You guys took your time, but that's okay.'' Altair said, while keeping his expression bored.
''But to be honest, I'm starting to get annoyed with this delay-'' Altair thought, as he rubbed his hands over his head, wondering when he would be able to fight again.
Another reason he hadn't attacked while they were distracted was that he would like to see if Issei's powers would increase as his emotions became more chaotic, since he remembered that somewhere in the anime, Issei had gotten angry and ended up triggering a sealed power from his Sacred Gear.
Of course, Altair knew that if it got to that point, all he could do, was run, since that sealed power was too much for him to handle for now.
But even after healing Koneko, they still stood there watching the unconscious albino.
''If you guys don't start moving, then I will make a move.'' Altair said in a cold voice.
[Alert!]
[A huge amount of power being released has been detected!]]
[Issei and Rias have awakened new abilities!]]
''Hm?'' Altair thought in confusion.
He quickly turned his attention to his opponents and easily he noticed a few different things.
First, the temperature of the place was completely different, he couldn't tell exactly what was going on, but he knew that things might have gotten a bit out of hand.
The second thing, was that a scarlet aura was being released from Rias.
''No...''
Altair realized that the other members of the club also had similar auras, only they were blended with other colors.
Akeno had a red aura with yellow, with the latter representing her fallen angel power, and this made Altair a little surprised, since he remembers that she hates that part of her as a fallen angel.
Kiba had a red aura with white?
''What does that aura represent?'' Altair asked himself curious as he saw Kiba's aura.
And lastly we had Issei. His greenish red aura was really scary, Altair thought, since Issei's aura represented a scary draconic power.
Seeing this whole scene, all Altair could do was sigh.
''Maybe I've gone too far.'' But even thinking this way, he never let his guard down; on the contrary, at this moment his guard was higher than ever, since he knew that any wrong step could mean his death.
[The King's Domain skill has been activated!]
[Akeno, Kiba, Rias and Issei had a 50% increase in their stats]
[Red Dragon Emperor's Fury skill activated]
[Issei had a 150% increase in attributes]
Altair's eyes widened when he saw this information.
''I don't remember these abilities in the anime!''
It was then that he realized something, and ended up slapping his hands on his forehead.
''Damn... I forgot that he is the protagonist of this world.''
Altair knew that every protagonist had a mysterious power within him that would only be awakened at certain times, and this mysterious power was responsible for keeping the protagonist alive, as well as making the protagonist much stronger than his peers in a matter of a short time.
''This protagonist is really cliché.'' Altair now regretted having provoked this group, even though he expected something like this to happen, he couldn't predict that the increase in power would be so great, after all this is only the beginning of the story.
Luckily, I have the gambler's mind, which allows me to keep calm even in these adverse situations. Thanks to his ability, Altair could think more clearly than many people, and this was beneficial for him, because now he could analyze the situation more calmly.
''Let's see what has changed in their statuses.'' After saying that, Altair quickly used his 'Eyes of God' to see what had changed.
[Name: Rias Gremory]
[Race: Devil]
[Lineage: Pureblood Devil]
[Devil Class: High]
[Title: Crimson Princess of Destruction]
[Level: 17]
[HP: 1050/1050] (700/700)
[MP: 1500/1500] (1000/1000)
[STR: 33] (22)
[VIT: 105] (70)
[INT: 150] (100)
[DEX: 66] (44)
[LUK: 15] (10)
...
[Name: Akeno Himejima]
[Race: Fallen Angel/Human]
[Lineage: Reincarnated Devil]
[Devil Class: Middle]
[Title: Priestess of Thunder]
[Level: 15]
[HP: 900/900] (600/600)
[MP: 1500/1500] (1000/1000)
[STR: 36] (24)
[VIT: 90] (60)
[INT: 150] (100)
[DEX: 52,5] (35)
[LUK: 30] (20)
...
[Name: Kiba Yuuto]
[Race: Human/Devil]
[Lineage: Reincarnated Devil]
[Devil Class: Low]
[Title: Knight of Rias Gremory]
[Level: 15]
[HP: 1500/1500] (1000/1000)
[MP: 900/900] (600/600)
[STR: 75] (50)
[VIT: 150] (100)
[INT: 90] (60)
[DEX: 225] (150)
[LUK: 30] (20)
...
[Name: Issei Hyoudou]
[Race: Human/Devil]
[Lineage: Reincarnated Devil]
[Devil Class: Low]
[Title: Pawn of Rias Gremory]
[Level: 05]
[HP: 1000/1000] (500/500)
[MP: 800/800] (400/400)
[STR: 120] (60)
[VIT: 100] (50)
[INT: 80] (40)
[DEX: 180] (90)
[LUK: 100] (50)
...
Altair gave a huge suck of air as he looked at the attributes of everyone in the club, and his biggest shock was Issei's.
''A 50% increase is already something to worry about, but now a 200% increase this is really dangerous.'' Altair now had a serious expression as he looked at Issei, because he knew that if Issei was more powerful then he would have no chance against this 200% increase.
''If it was just Issei alone then I could win easily, but now I will have to face three opponents helping him...''
''Complaining won't change things, so it's time to take this seriously.''
"Show me a nice dance." Altair spoke aloud, as he prepared himself for the fight that would come next.
