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Chapter 41: Battle Against Demon Kings
In another dimension
The sound of explosion followed by another explosion and then another one could be heard from the forest.
"Yahahaha! Where you're going, Saurian Demon King? We're not finished yet!" The voice said before the sound of arrogant laughter followed up after.
Jumping back from the forest, Kouryuu landed on the frozen lake before he looks at the edge of the forest in front of him. "Does this kid really have this much stamina in the first place? How long can he last? How long can I last?" No sooner after he thought about the subject, Kouryuu jumps back, avoiding Izayoi landing down on his spot. Narrowing his eyes at the blonde, Saurian Demon King pulls his hand back to the left before swiping his hand to the right, launching countless water sharp stakes towards the blonde.
Looking up at the upcoming projectiles, Izayoi merely smirks before he readies himself to jump but then he felt his leg was wrapped by something. He looks down and saw water tendrils wrap themselves around his feet from the cracks in the ice. "Really? This is your plan?" Smirking, Izayoi crouched down before he suddenly blast off across the frozen lake, splitting the frozen lake into two. Cracks started to spread across the entire frozen lake before suddenly exploding as it couldn't handle the force behind Izayoi's sprint. After the frozen had exploded, it reveals the watery lake that had been frozen for over many years inside Shiroyasha's pocket dimension. Large icebergs makes themselves known and resurface from the water as Kouryuu look around, seeing as the blonde had disappeared after the icebergs resurfaced.
"Where...?" Kouryuu looks around before he turns to his right and instantly blocked a fist from burying into his face. Wincing at the pain through his hands, he was about to push the blonde back but he was interrupted by a kick on his stomach and he instantly crashed into the water with a loud explosive splash while sending away big waves from he crashed.
Landing on top of the peak of one of the icebergs, Izayoi looks down at the water as he smiled, recalling how he was fighting Saurian Demon King from the world Little Garden in the first place.
Flashback
Opening the door to his room, Izayoi glanced back at the naked black haired woman sleeping on the tatami bed with the bed sheet only covering up to her breasts. He then focuses to the other naked black haired Nekomata that was sleeping next to her. He watches as the Nekomata stirs from her sleep before she crouched her back and smiles. Her black kimono was the only thing covering her naked body from being seen. With a smile, Izayoi walk out of the room and close the door, leaving both the tired women to rest.
Walking through the halls, he could hear the sound of cheering outside which he would guess belonged to the Karasu-Tengu guards. He chuckles as he made his way to Yasaka's room. Wearing his newly repaired black hoodie and a zipped up blue vest with black kargo pants. Looking at the door of the said room, he approached it and opens the door, revealing Shiroyasha sitting on her usual seat but he then saw Rias standing in front of him.
He looks at Shiroyasha, who looks at him.
"She knows."
"I thought she would sooner or later." Izayoi let out an amused smile as Shiroyasha shrug her shoulders.
"She's a stubborn wife. But since she asked so nicely, I decided to tell her."
"Really?"
"I can't hide anything from your wife, boy."
"Hahaha...That's true." Izayoi answered as he looks at Rias, who wore a frown on her face. "You can't stop me."
"No, I can't. But that's why it's the problem. I can't stop you from doing things that would eventually hurt you."
"But thanks to this." Izayoi pulls out his Gift card. "You don't have to worry too much." He smiled as Rias eyes traced at the Gift card and she smiled back.
"It's a Gift from us to you, Izayoi-kun. We can't let you take the entire burden yourself. You have to remember that we are all behind you. Don't always count on yourself." When she said the last part, Rias had already taken to stand in front of Izayoi.
"I'll try to." Izayoi pocketed his card before he leans down to peck Rias's forehead, enlightening a smile to form on Rias's lips. After he pulls back, he was instantly attack by a pair of lips on his. After a moment, Rias pulls back with smile.
"Return safely, alright?"
"Yeah." Izayoi answered as Rias smiled at him for one last time before she walks past him and opens the door to exit. But just as went to close the doors, she glanced back at Izayoi and her eyes traced the smile on his face.
"I love you, Izayoi-kun." She mouthed before she closes the door, leaving Izayoi and Shiroyasha in the room.
Turning to look at the white haired loli, Izayoi put his fist on his hip. "So, how do we do this?"
"Just a reminder; you can't go back after this. You can only come back after you are finished."
"I know." Izayoi answered as he clutched a duffle bag in his right hand before he pulled out his pair of black shoes and wear it.
"I see you're prepared yourself but do you prepare some food for yourself?" Shiroyasha asked seeing as the blonde brings a couple sets of clothes for him but she didn't see any food inside the bag other than his clothing.
"The strong ones that are waiting, they will have food right? You wouldn't let them starve to death would you?" Izayoi asked amusingly to which caused Shiroyasha to shake her head.
"I forget you're smart."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"To me? Maybe. To others, maybe not so much." Shiroyasha commented before she smiled perversely. "So how's the Gion Festival? Did you have fun?"
"In what way do you mean fun?" Izayoi raised an eyebrow in amusement with a hint of a smirk playing on his face.
"Let's skip to the part where sexuality is a must. How did it go?"
At her question, he smirks at Shiroyasha. "Why do you want to know?"
"Come on! I demand to know something about the girls that you slept? Were they satisfied?"
"Beyond satisfaction. They passed out from the second." Izayoi answered with a smirk as Shiroyasha open her fan and hide her perverted smile.
"Really? Then may you be blessed in the future, boy.
"Alright. Anyway, when do we start?"
Smiling at his question, Shiroyasha stands up from her seat and faces Izayoi, leaving her perverseness for a moment. "Shall we begin now? If you want to know, you are going to meet the survivors of the Seven Great Demon Kings in Little Garden."
"Demon Kings, huh? Is it similar to Demon Lords in Little Garden?"
"It is fairly higher than that title, but they have the same conditions to perform one's Gift Game as Demon Lords. Anyway, you will face two of them."
"Only two?"
"Those two would certainly give you trouble."
"That doesn't sound bad." Izayoi smirked as Shiroyasha smirks and claps her hand two times, causing the whole atmosphere around the room to change and a bright light instantly engulfed the two.
~Another Dimension~
"Huh?"
Izayoi looks around his surroundings and his eyes spotted the strange landscape in front of him. He then put his duffel bag down as a smirk formed on his lips before he looks at Shiroyasha that stood in front of him. "It looks like I have to postpone our fight later on."
"Oho? Are you planning to fight me all along, boy?"
"I thought it'd do good to find out about you but after seeing all of this, I'd think I would have to back up from this."
"Not such an arrogant guy after all, huh? Are you sure you don't want to have a mock battle? I'd think it'll be fun."
"It'll be fun for you, but sadly I have to decline."
"Smart." Shiroyasha smirks at him before she claps her hand once and Izayoi immediately senses two presences. He then looks up and he shielded his eyes at the intense heat that greeted him. After the heat reduces, he let down his hand and saw a black haired woman standing next to Shiroyasha. He quirked an eyebrow at the royal attire the woman wore.
"Is he the one that we were brought in here?" A voice asked as Izayoi looks behind him, seeing a black haired man wearing an eye patch over his left eye.
"I thought you would want to see him for yourself, Kouryuu." Shiroyasha stated with a smile as Kouryuu looks at her.
"That is true since you showed us that footage."
"That footage is full proof of his battle against the Demon Lord Azi Dahaka."
"The oldest one of all." The black haired woman said as Shiroyasha looks at her followed by Izayoi. "How did you manage to defeat it, human?" She asked directly at the blonde, who raised an eyebrow at her before he smirks at her.
"Sharp tongue, princess. Do you know about manners?"
Instantly, Roc narrowed her eye dangerously at the blonde for his rude comment. "I asked that you don't use such words as princess. I'm not a princess. That girl has since grown up. A princess would be a queen now."
"Really? From the getup, I'm pretty sure you are. And also by the flames you've wielded, I'm pretty you're Roc Demon King from the Chinese story of Journey to the West, right?
"You've sure know your history, boy." Shiroyasha commented as Izayoi slightly tilt his head to the side while he looks at Roc with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"What are you looking at, human?" Roc asked intimidating as Izayoi stare at her body, finding looking at Roc's royal attire interesting to his eyes.
"I see you're onto something, boy. Is it something interesting, perhaps?" Shiroyasha asked with a hint of a perverted smile at the corner of her lips.
"It is surely interesting. I never saw such a thing."
"You know nothing about Karyou-chan, boy." Shiroyasha said as she instantly appear at his side and pointed her fan at Roc. "Such a beauty, right? Well, she is born with it. Her youthful appearance compliments her baby face underneath, right? Plus, her glittery accessories acted as decorum for her soft and tender complexion, not to mention the aura she excludes really showed her noble background. You know the cross between the two would make a powerful charm that could make one's worldly desires to commit sins."
"Really?" Izayoi asked with a perverted glint in his eyes while he mirthfully smirks. At his question, Shiroyasha proudly nodded before she traced her fan downwards at Roc, who looks confused at the two.
Behind the two, Kouryuu look the other way hiding a small smile at the corners his lips.
"But once you got underneath all of the clothing, you will get to see an innocent princess Phoenix asking for permission but do be careful of her temper. If she demands it, then you should obey it.
"That would be a sight to see." Izayoi complimented with a smirk imagining an innocent naked Roc on the bed while Shiroyasha nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Roc looks at the glint in Shiroyasha's eyes and she instantly cover her breasts and look the other way, letting her bare back show to the two perverted duo.
"See that right there? Look at her bare exposed skin at her back." Shiroyasha pointed as Izayoi nodded in acknowledgment, gazing at the exposed skin of Roc's bare back.
Suddenly, Roc hatefully glares at Shiroyasha and shoot a fireball at her, which caused her to fly back, nearly hitting Kouryuu behind.
"Aha..."
"It's a wonder that your body is still impervious to my flames, King of White Night."
"Would you stop calling me that, or I will have to stick calling by your respective name, Karyou-chan." Shiroyasha smiled before another fireball appears heading her way. Pulling out her fan, Shiroyasha only thrust her fan to the fireball before it dissipates.
"Judging from what I've heard, you really hate being called Karyou-chan, huh?" Izayoi asked as Roc looks at him with a glare.
Looking at his big sister, Kouryuu watches Roc who in turns walks towards Izayoi and stand in front of him.
"Since you had disgracefully introduced yourself as that of Shiroyasha and called me of that name, I cannot let you live." Roc glared as Izayoi pointed his thumb behind him at Shiroyasha who had her hair turn into an afro.
"You mean a pervert?" Izayoi asked with mirth as golden fire engulfed Roc's hand. Suddenly a Geass Roll magically appeared above Izayoi before he holds it and brings it down to read it.
The Battle between Demon Lords
Participants::
*Sakamaki Izayoi
*Hero of the Underworld: Sakamaki Izayoi
*Seven Great Demon Kings: *Roc Demon King *Saurian Demon King
Clearing conditions: Hold out until the time runs out
Defeat conditions::
*When the participating Community surrenders.
*When the participating Community is unable to meet the above stated Clearing condition.
Details of the Game Stage and rules::
*Hold out until the time runs out!
Oath: [Underworld] pledges to respect the above stated contents based on our glory and flag to participate in the Gift Game.:
[The Thousand Eyes] stamp
"Hero of the Underworld? Since when..." Izayoi thought reading the title that had been written for him. He chuckled inwardly before a smirk form on Izayoi's lips as he read the conditions, "Hold out until the time runs out? How long?" Izayoi asked as he looks up at Roc glaring eyes.
"Until the time when you can get back. So, about two weeks in total?" Shiroyasha stated behind the blonde as Izayoi smirks widen.
"I accept." Just as he said that, the parchment disappeared and magic circles appears around Roc, Izayoi and Kouryuu's right wrists. The three of them looks down to see the time.
14:00:00
"Days, hours, minutes." Kouryuu thought seeing the time before he sighs, not liking to battle for 14 days. "Isn't this too long of a duration for a single battle?"
"Shiroyasha, what's the prize?"
"Prize?" Shiroyasha looks at him in slight surprise before she thought about the prize since she was the Game Host and the one that authorized the Gift Game under her Community. "Since I can't think of one, I'll let you decide."
"Really?" Izayoi asked as Shiroyasha smiled.
"You are fighting against two Demon Kings, both of whom are another level on they're on. It'll be a shock if you win against them in a Gift Game."
Izayoi turns to look at Roc, who glares at him. A smirk played on Izayoi's face as he stare at Roc for a moment.
"What are you looking at?" Roc asked as golden flames started to engulfed her wrists.
"Shiroyasha, if we request a prize, we have to bet something that's equal with it, correct?"
"Yeah, that's about it. Why? Do you have something to bet, boy?"
"I'll let Princess decide that for me." Izayoi stated as Roc looks at him in slight surprise followed by both Shiroyasha and Kouryuu. "Because I'm going to take her virginity in return when I win."
At his statement, Roc's eyes widen in shock, followed by Shiroyasha and Kouryuu. "What did you say?"
Izayoi turns to look at Shiroyasha over his shoulder, "Is that acceptable as a prize?"
"Yes. Since I let you decide the prize and you named it, I can't stop you. Anyway, this is not an ordinary Gift Game, so I think you can make such an offer." Shiroyasha stated. "Is this kid really going to do it?"
Smiling at her, Izayoi turns to face Roc, who was glaring daggers at the blonde while her golden flames started to spread throughout her body and was melting the ice beneath her.
"I don't know if you can win this, kid."
"What do you say, Princess? Have you decided your prize?"
"Your prize is your death!"
"Ah, really? I supposed that's reasonable but are you sure you don't want anything else than that?" Izayoi looks at her before he steps back as the flames were starting to spread towards him.
"None. How dare you insult me, human!"
"Looks like I pissed you off. But since you've accept your prize and mine's, let get this Gift Game started." Izayoi looks up at the furious Roc as a smirk forms on his lips, feeling excited about going against two Demon King which are above Demon Lords. "Well then, would you like to take the first move, Princess?"
Present
"When is he going to get out?" Izayoi asked as he looks down at the water, noting that Kouryuu hasn't come out from the sea yet. The blonde then check the magic circle that displayed the time of the Gift Game.
7:14:45
A chuckle escaped his mouth as he looked at the time, "Can't the time go any faster?" He asked himself as he recalled the times where he was hit by Kouryuu, to which the hits he sent were blows that would have blown the human organs out of their bodies. He could still feel the blows on the back of his head, chest and his vitals. Prior to striking him at all of the parts that could kill any human beings, Kouryuu had spaced out during their battles to which gave him a distinct advantage. But after they talked about the meeting between the Great Sage Equaling the Heavens, Kouryuu had started to fight a bit seriously than before. The fighting and domineering spirit in the Demon King had started to set ablaze due to fighting with him, much to his excitement.
"This is a serious battle now. I don't know if I can hold out much longer if I let him hit me. That would be the end of me." Just as he finishes his thought, Izayoi felt the earth shook and he looks down at the water, his eyes trailing the whirlpool that started to form in front of him. Suddenly, his eyes widen as he looks around him, noting the sea had started to swirl around, forming into a giant whirlpool. "What the..." Izayoi crouched down as the iceberg underneath him moves closer towards the middle of the whirlpool. As the iceberg circled around the whirlpool, Izayoi was currently thinking to escape since the distance between the ground surface and the water was too great. "I can't jump across if this keeps spinning around..." Then, Izayoi looks up at the sky and a smirk forms on his lips.
Digging his feet into the iceberg, Izayoi crouched down a little just as the iceberg was closer to be sucked by the whirlpool.
"It's better than nothing! Anyway, I don't like to run away where the fun really begins!" Izayoi smirked before he blast off to the sky, leaving the iceberg to be sucked into the whirlpool. Just as he was in the sky, Izayoi turns and looks down at the giant whirlpool in front of him. Just as he start to fall forward, Izayoi leans his body downwards straight towards the center of the whirlpool.
Far from the whirlpool was Roc Demon King who was flying in the skies as she tried to search for the two combatants after she had seemingly being strike down by the blonde with his punch. The punch which she could feel destroy the earth and heavens, but other than that she knows that the Toughness of her body couldn't be compare to that of Bull Demon King [Great Sage who Pacifies Heaven], Handsome Monkey God Sun Wu Kong [Great Sage Equaling Heaven], and Saurian Demon King [Great Sage who Devastates Seas]. Compare to them, her Toughness was the lowest of them all. But she replaced her Toughness with her demonic arts to which she was proud of as she had landed a hit on the blonde but it doesn't seem to give a big effect on the human, much to her frustration.
Just as she fly forward, she then heard something in the distance and she instantly flew towards the sound. "What?" She stops in her tracks as she looks down at the giant whirlpool in the lake. But then, she looks up and her eyes genuinely spotted the human who was falling down straight towards the center of the whirlpool, much to her surprise. "Is he out of his mind?" As she said that, she watches as the blonde close in towards the whirlpool.
Pulling back his fist, Izayoi grins maniacally as he neared the center of the whirlpool. "Taste this, Saurian Demon King!" He thrust his fist out at the dark depth of the whirlpool before it collided with the whirlpool.
Instantly, the entire whirlpool exploded, sending away a large amount of water to the sky and rain down on the forests. The lake that had been full with water had been emptied after all the water had been rain down the forests.
"I thought you were here, Saurian Demon King." Izayoi grins as his fist collided with the Demon King's crossed arms.
"Even if you have raw strength at your disposal, it will not be enough."
"Ha! That's what you think!" Izayoi stated before he twist his fist to the right, which caused a burst of wind to sweep across from them. Then, Kouryuu's eyes widen slightly as his sleeves were shredded to pieces and he felt his blood reverse inside him, much to his surprise.
"Did he learn that from me?" Feeling the effect of his punch that had been added a spin to it, he was surprised that the blonde would have copy it from him. He, who had been trained for a thousand years in the Spiritual Arts.
"Surprised much? Well, you better watch for more!" Izayoi stated as he punch Kouryuu with his left before following up with his right. Instantly, he launches a series of punches at Kouryuu with hundreds punches in under a second. As each time his fist hits Kouryuu, the force of the punches send shockwave after shockwave throughout the lake and forests while it shakes the earth violently.
From above the skies, Roc looks down at the scene of the blonde punching at her brother relentlessly, much to her surprise. She then felt the shockwaves and she was surprised that she could felt it from her position. But then her eyes narrows as she flew straight towards her brother after realizing that he would be in trouble if he kept being punched at.
When he was punching the defending Kouryuu, Izayoi sensed Roc's presence flying towards him to which makes him backflip using Kouryuu's arms as a stepping stone to backflip, narrowly missing a stream of flames that was going to burn his body.
When his foot landed on the ground, Izayoi instantly jumps back and stands up, seeing Roc appearing in front of Kouryuu.
"Can you fight, Kouryuu?" Roc asked without looking at the said Demon King, who looks down at his arms that had turned deep red and smoke started to rise from his arms. Even though his arms were already red, his face didn't show any reaction to the pain. Instead, he looks casually like he normally does.
"He'll be fine."
"I did not ask you." Roc glared at the blonde's statement.
"I have to take this Gift Game seriously, you know. Since my death is your prize, Princess." He smirked which caused Roc's glare to intensify at the word princess.
"Never call me Princess."
"If you stake your prize that you don't want to be called that way, you should have said sooner." Izayoi teases before he crouched down. "Because I'm barely getting serious here." He said with a grin as he dashes simultaneously splitting the ground.
"Insolent human. You don't know when to give up." Roc raises her hand that was engulfed no flames before getting ready to shoot it directly at him once the blonde was close enough. But then, her eyes widen seeing Kouryuu appearing in front of her and thrust his palm forward just as Izayoi's fist collided with it.
"Your fight is with me." Kouryuu stated to the grinning Izayoi.
"What is the meaning of this, Kouryuu?" Roc asked in slight anger.
"Have you forgotten that you can't fight nearly as good at close quarter? It is better if you leave the close range to me." Kouryuu explained as Roc narrow her eyes at him before she thrust her hand forward, bringing forth a whip made of fire that heads towards Izayoi.
"Allow me to take over."
"Huh?" Izayoi looks at the whip like flame wrap itself around his outstretched hand, burning it. "This again!" He thought before his eyes widen in realization of letting his guard down. He looks up just in time to see Kouryuu who had thrust his left fist at his stomach and twisted, causing him to bellow in pain before he witness Kouryuu launches tens and tens of punches at his stomach at the speed of light before thrusting the last punch to his neck, which caused a burst of wind to be released at the back of the blonde's neck.
Pulling back his fist, Kouryuu watches as Izayoi slowly kneel forward before finally falling forward onto the ground with a thud.
"I've given everything I had in those strikes." Kouryuu thought as he watches the fire whip released its hold around the blonde's hand and retreated to its owner.
"What is that, Kouryuu? I was supposed to kill him." Roc stated narrowing her eyes with a displeased look as Kouryuu glance at her from behind.
"It's over already. I've put everything I had into those strikes, he would never have survived those without training his body. The only thing he had till now is just raw talent and instinct. Those are the things that let him survived until now." Kouryuu explained staring down at Izayoi's unmoving body.
Over at a shrine near the lake Shiroyasha could see the fight in the old television in front of her. A small frown appears on her features, seeing the blonde fell forward and lies on the ground without moving. "That fool...Letting his guard down at the last second. That was a mistake." She shakes her head before she looks down, thinking over on how to tell the news to the other girls. "You just had to accept your death as a prize." Just as she said that, she once again looks at the screen, trying to see if the blonde was still alive and breathing and possibly could get up. But after a while, she doesn't see the blonde moving an inch to which caused her to cross her arms. "He is right. The kid only fought based on his raw pure talent and instinct, but fighting with an experienced Demon King with a thousand of years spent on meditating and training...It's purely fact that he wouldn't be able to stand against the experienced strikes from Kouryuu."
At this, Shiroyasha let down her head and closed her eyes. "Arrogant till the end it seems. Haven't your pride just broke down when you fought the strongest Demon Lord? Huh...I never understand the kid sometimes...I supposed this Gift Game is over."
"Why isn't the time stopping?" Roc asked as she looks down at her magic circle watch, to which shows the time was still counting.
At her statement, Kouryuu looks down at his own magic circle watch before he looks down at the lying corpse of Izayoi.
"Impossible...I've hit his vital. He shouldn't be able to even breathe let alone his heart beat." He held a shocked look as he couldn't believe the degree of toughness of Izayoi's body.
A submarine volcano was formed by the hot magma that spewed from a fissure in the Earth's crust and having practiced the spiritual arts there for thousands of years, Saurian Demon King was able to obtain qualities that could be seen in his Soul, Technique and Toughness of his body. Though losing to Roc Demon King of the Garuda lineage in terms of demonic arts, he was on par with Bull Demon King or Handsome Monkey King in terms of Toughness. Amongst all the obtainable spirit levels from practicing spiritual arts, it could be counted as one of the highest.
And since it is the spirit level of a thousand mountains and a thousand seas, the punch of Saurian Demon King was equivalent to the condensation of the breath of a star that built the earth from the sea.
If it were thrown at a normal human, the opponent would have his organs obliterated. But to shock, Izayoi's neck didn't broke off from his body or blood spluttered out from his neck just like in their earlier battles to which he noticed that the blonde could withstand his blows every time but not without holding back the blood in his mouth just after he had hit the parts that would possibly result to his death. With that, he could only conclude that he had only interrupt the flow of his breathing which was his windpipe.
"Give it your all, O'Hero born after the wait of hundreds of years!
Exhaust all your strength!
Muster all your resourcefulness!
Show me your recklessness—Become the glorious sword to pierce my chest!"
"Damn it...If I lose now, I wouldn't be able to fight him again...Saurian Demon King is one opponent...Serve me right to challenge a Demon King whose a thousand years older than me. Ugh...I really hate being like this...Even though it isn't the same as fighting with that lizard but the pain is still there. It isn't helping that I can't breathe properly..." Izayoi thought with fuzzy vision as he recalled his last moment where he couldn't will himself to stand up after he sent the Three-Headed Dragon to another world. "...I hate this...so much..."
"He's still alive." Kouryuu stated as Roc walks to stand next to him and looks at Izayoi.
"If he is, let me finish him this time."
"You want to kill him when he's down? What's gotten into you?" Kouryuu looks at her in surprise as he didn't expect her to be this ruthless before.
"Are you really questioning me? He declared something that he shouldn't have." Roc stated with a glare before she looks down at the blonde. She then set her hand ablaze with golden flames at their highest. She then tighten her hand into a fist which caused the fire to burn brightly, causing Kouryuu to step back while shielding his eyes from the intense heat produced by the flames. If he was certain about the power level of the flame, the blonde lying helplessly on the ground wouldn't be able to withstand the heat just the like other flames that he had been hit. Those weren't the same level as the one he was feeling now.
"She really is going to kill him." Kouryuu concluded as he watches Roc fly upwards with her golden flame wings.
"From the beginning of the Gift Game, you were destined to lose. I won't believe that you fought with the Three-Headed Dragon by yourself and managed to live to tell the tale. Thus, if you can't beat us, then you can't beat the oldest Demon Lord." Roc explained as she stop and stretched her hand forward, releasing the ball of fire that grow bigger each time it gets further and further away from her. After a while, the now formed giant ball of golden flame stops directly above Izayoi's body. "You were not a match for us anyway. How can a human beat a Demon Lord?" She said before she looks at Izayoi's unmoving body with disdain. Then, with a drop of her outstretched hand, the giant ball of golden flame instantly falls from its position towards the blonde.
Kouryuu who was watching the giant death bomb immediately retreated to safer grounds since the aftermath of the death bomb would engulf the large area of the emptied lake. "There is no possible way he can survive if he is hit with that." He thought as he watches the giant death bomb slowly closed in on Izayoi's body.
Lying on the ground helplessly, Izayoi attempted to move but since his body was denying his conscious, he couldn't move even a part of his body. "...Stupid body...This is a pathetic way to die if this is how it ends for me..." Just as he said his final word, he was instantly engulfed in a blaze of fire that spreads across the whole entire emptied lake.
"Burn in ashes." Roc stated as she watches the flames set the ground ablaze.
"Are you kidding me?" Shiroyasha asked looking at the ground being set ablaze before she rush outside the shrine just in time to be hit with a burst of wind that follows after the explosion. She shielded her eyes at the wind before she looks up ahead and her eyes look upon the aftermath of the emptied lake.
There was a gigantic hole in the ground with charred ashes around the hole. In addition, the nearby forests near the lake had been destroyed by the intense heat that spread of off them. By the destruction displayed in front of her, Shiroyasha was certain that the blonde could not have survived the intense magma heat from the explosion and would be turned into ashes instead. With a glare, she looks at Roc that was surveying around the hole. Then, everything burst out of control as Shiroyasha's eyes turn into slits and a large amount of spiritual energy burst out of her, gaining the attention of Kouryuu and Roc.
"Karyou-chan, what have you done?" Shiroyasha asked that can be heard in the skies as she looks up at Roc who looks at the adult form Shiroyasha had taken. "Do you have any honor on what you did?"
"Honor? That human got what he deserves." Roc said as she floated down and stops in midair in front of Shiroyasha.
"But killing when he doesn't have any capability to stand up? That's not the way."
"We killed many Demon Lords while they're down, what is the difference between a Demon Lord and a human? Anyway, I got my prize in this Gift Game. He has perished along with my flames. Nobody nor anybody could have survived that."
Narrowing her eyes at the Princess Phoenix, Shiroyasha's eyes widen as she looks at the magic circle watch around Roc's wrist.
7:13:35
Watching the watch. Shiroyasha believed if the Gift Game was finished then the time would supposedly stop in account of the conditions that couldn't be cleared by the participant.
7:13:34
"That couldn't be...The Gift Game would have been finished by now and that time would stop counting. How is this...?" She then looks at the gigantic hole and she saw Kouryuu at the corner of her eyes, who was standing at the edge of the charred hole and was looking down at the center of the hole. Out of curiosity, Shiroyasha walk past Roc and stands at the edge of the gigantic hole. Once at the edge, Shiroyasha looks down at the center of the hole, noting that Izayoi's body wasn't there but then her eyes traced something in the ground.
Suddenly, a burst of wind was released at the center of the hole which caused Shiroyasha to look at Kouryuu before he instantly disappears by force, which caught Roc's attention.
"Wha-?"
A smile appears on Shiroyasha's face as she witnessed the action earlier. "What a surprise you turn out to be..."
Suddenly, both Shiroyasha and Roc looks up at the snowy mountain in the distance before seeing the top exploded and witnessing Kouryuu's body crashing in the ground which happens to be the center of the charred hole.
Coughing, Kouryuu stands up from the ground before shaking his head, sending away black charred ashes from his messy hair. "What just happen?" He asked in thought before he heard a crashing sound and he looks up in front of him. His eyes widen as he saw smoke rises from all over his body, the red vest he had worn had been burned to ashes leaving his upper body bare. His black pants that he wore were shortened to his knee length. The once light blonde color of his hair had been turned to black. His face couldn't be seen, instead his hair shadowed his face from being seen. All in all, Kouryuu couldn't believe his eyes at the sight of the brunette in front of him.
"Impossible..." Roc mutters in utter disbelief.
Lifting his face, a smirk could be seen formed on his lips. "Where do we left off from?"
"How did you survive? You weren't supposed to stand up after those strikes on your body and you should be turn to ashes by Roc onee-san's flames. The flames that would be able to burn any Demon Lord to ashes. So how did you survive?" Kouryuu asked. "Is his body that tough till it can withstand both of our attacks, even the golden flames?"
Izayoi smiled before he pulled out his Gift Card which was glowing before Shiroyasha smile in amusement, knowing what Gift he had used. The Gift that had been created by love.
"So they all helped in the end, huh?"
Suddenly, everyone felt the intense heat coming from Roc and they look at her slowly landing in front of Kouryuu to face Izayoi, who looks on in amusement. When Roc lifted her face which showed piercing cold gaze, she instantly dashes towards Izayoi with the sole intent to kill him.
"Why don't you die, human!" Roc shouted at Izayoi, who merely smirks.
Pulling back his hand, a small pillar of light appears in his palm, catching everyone's attention including Roc's. Noticing her surprised reaction, Izayoi dashes towards Roc just as the small pillar of light disappears from his palm, and promptly turns to grab Roc with his right hand above her breasts while the other around her stomach before he drags his feet across the ground, stopping them.
"H-Huh?" Roc exclaimed in surprise at the pair of arms around her body.
"Is this perhaps the first time you had contact?" Izayoi smirks in amusement as he sniffed Roc's hair from behind her.
"G-Get away from me!" Roc said her face resembled that of a tomato at the pair of arms around her, putting her in a embarrassing situation. "I don't want your filthy hands touching me!" She stated as she felt her bare back rubbing against Izayoi's bare chest, much to her added embarrassment.
"Really?" Izayoi asked over her ear before he smirks and cups his hand over her right breast. "Is this good enough for you?"
At the touch on her breast made Roc's blush on her cheeks darkens before she narrow her eyes and glanced at Izayoi behind her. "You-You're the same with the King of White Night."
"Oh? Did she touch you like I did?" Izayoi questioned
"No! But you-" A moan escaped from her mouth before her eyes widen while Izayoi's smirk grew at the noise she made after he brushes his finger at the nip of her breast.
"Sensitive are we, Princess?" At his whisper, Roc blushes up a storm before she glared at Izayoi from behind her and immediately takes action by elbowing his ribs which caused Izayoi to playfully let go of his hold on her.
"Yahahaha!" Izayoi laughed showing his teeth while Roc turns around and engulfed her right fist in flames before she attempted to punch the blonde on the head. But to her surprise, Izayoi grasp her wrist before he leans down his head to face Roc's glare. He smiled playfully which made Roc's glare at him intensify. "Glaring like that won't help you, Princess. It makes you irresistible to me. With that princess look and princess attitude of yours it makes you look cute."
"I don't need your flattery, human."
"The name's Sakamaki Izayoi."
"Whatever you are, you can't beat a Demon King if you can't beat a Demon Lord."
"I already have."
"The one you fought doesn't count."
"He has already fought a Demon Lord and killed it." Shiroyasha intervened as Roc looks at her standing beside Kouryuu. "You may know her as Pest. The Demon Lord of Pied Piper of Hamelin. She created a Gift Game in the east side in the likes of recruiting people in her community. Izayoi fought Weser enhanced by Divinity and Pest all by himself. Nearing the battle between him and Pest, he authorizes the manifestation of his power. Izayoi's Gift is quite complex in a way since Laplace couldn't quite read his Gift. It is code named Unknown for now."
"Unknown? It can't read his Gift?" Kouryuu thought perplexed as he looks at the blonde. "Did he cancel its ability to read?"
"What is his Gift then? What is his abilities?"
"He can destroy other Gifts as the earth and heavens, including stars."
At the mention of stars, Roc stare at the whited haired in surprise. Noticing her reaction, Shiroyasha just smiled.
"Yes, he can destroy stars as well, which means he can certainly battle Demon Lords at his own accord. The small pillar of light was his true manifestation of his power that can kill a Demon Lord." She explained.
"If he went on with his attack earlier on, I wouldn't be able to survive..." Roc trailed off as she imagined the supposed consequences if she had been hit by the small pillar of light directly.
"Are you done underestimating him now? He is quite an enigma when it comes to fighting Demon Lords." Shiroyasha explained to Roc, who looks down in deep thought before she looks up at Izayoi and roughly pulled back her hand from him. Without a word, Roc walked past Izayoi and promptly flies away from the place, leaving Izayoi to look at her.
"It looks you have got yourselves a break, kid." Shiroyasha smiled as Izayoi smiled before Kouryuu look at the blonde's back, noticing that his back was red and he could still see smoke rising from his redden back.
"So he has not fully recovered from that attack..." Kouryuu concluded.
"When will we start again?" Izayoi asked glancing at the adult form of Shiroyasha, who covered her smile with her fan.
"Two days, because it looks like Karyou-chan had enough for today." At this, Izayoi smiled in amusement.
"Looks like she did. Anyway, I'll go wash up."
"Don't take too long." Izayoi smiled at the white haired woman before he disappeared out of sight, leaving Shiroyasha and Kouryuu behind.
Glancing back at Saurian Demon King, Shiroyasha closed her eyes before asking her question.
"Were you surprised by his performance? Even if he is forward with his attacks that were obvious but he is learning."
"Yes, even though he didn't train for a thousand years but he could withstand all that I give thus far."
"I think he may be holding back a little."
"Why do you say that?"
"He didn't show that he was serious but fighting with that Demon Lord he fought seriously to the point that he would sacrifice his life."
"Sacrifice? I didn't see that in the footage."
"Because I fear you wouldn't stand the amount blood being spilled."
"Anyway, are you sure you're perfectly alright transforming into-"
"This? It's perfectly fine. But since I've become like this, I can't oversee the North Side as a Floor Master. I've already chosen someone as a replacement for me but Karyou-chan said that he didn't return back from helping the Oni-Hime community as of late. So, that really shortens down the list of possible replacements."
"You were going to let Bull Onii-san be the replacement?"
"Yes. But he isn't present at the moment." Shiroyasha explained as she starts to walk away. "I'll find someone that can replace me somehow." She said to Kouryuu. "And that person is much closer than you think, Kouryuu." Just as she finishes, she disappeared to settle things at the shrine since the Gift Game was put on a hold on due to Roc's absence.
Watching where she left, Kouryuu thought about the Toughness of the blonde's body that he had recently discovered but he had less time to think about it since the blonde were chasing him everywhere to land a hit. "If he's human, how would he get that kind of body...No. It's not only for humans but there shouldn't be any living thing in the world that is born with that kind of toughness-" But he dismissed that thought as he thought of one person. The one person that was born with a power that allowed her to stand against a whole army of demigods, deities and gods alone, which could also be described as the deviation of nature's with her numerous talents.
Saurian Demon King, [Great Sage who Devastates Seas] was reminded of the only other who had similar qualities.
"His type of body...Is it similar as Handsome Monkey God Onee-san?"
Hitting upon that possibility, Kouryuu's mind blanked out.
"Sakamaki Izayoi...What are you?" Kouryuu looks down at his hands and he saw a little amount blood running down his arms to his wrists before it drops to the ground from his knuckles.
~Thousand Eyes's Hot Spring~
Night
"Hah...Now this is a bath..." Izayoi sighed in bliss as he leaned his head against the wall of the hot spring. After being told by Shiroyasha that he could wash himself in the hot spring near the shrine, he went to the said hot spring place and was very impressed by the setup. The said setup was the same as the one in Thousand Eyes headquarters albeit a bit smaller than the original. Looking up at the night sky, Izayoi thought about the state of the girls in Kyoto and the rest in the Underworld. Rias informed him that her peerage were currently training to hone their skills by achieving Balance Breaker. "I wonder how Ojou-sama and the rest are holding up."
Saying that, Izayoi releases a sigh before he looks down at his abdomen which was bare. But the strangest thing to it was the absence of the scars. After re-dressing his bandages, he didn't look at the supposed scar and instead let Yasaka bandages his abdomen instead. If he did have a scar shown on his abdomen, then Yasaka would have told him so but he didn't hear any comments from her and just let it pass. Then he recalled the event where Rias, Serafall, Kuroka including Yasaka sleeps with him on the bed one night. During sleeping, he noticed that he felt a flow of energy coursing through him but he didn't wake up to find out what it is, instead he continued to sleep while basking in the warmth that he had been provided.
The next morning, he found that his abdomen didn't hurt anymore and Yasaka proceed to un-wrap the bandages to check with the other three girls watching the scene. After being told that he wouldn't need bandages anymore, he found out about the unknown Gift that inside his Gift Card. Curiosity filled his head and he went to Shiroyasha to inspect the Gift. When he did showed her and explain the event that would possibly lead to its creation, she told that the Gift had been created by the sole love from the four girls, much to his surprise. Knowing the essences of Gifts could be obtained solely from Gift Games and Communities, Shiroyasha had explained that his case was different but she didn't explained any further.
"Just be grateful that an event like this happens. If the Gift created by the four is true, then you have no trouble healing yourself."
After that, he showed the four women his Gift Card and explained to them about his newly obtained Gift. When they understood his explanation they were delighted that they could be of help in his future battles to come.
A smile formed on his lips as Izayoi recalled Yasaka's words.
"This is our Gift to you, Izayoi-kun. Please use it however you like, alright?"
"It's all thanks to you four that I'm alive right now." Izayoi smiled before he closed his eyes and try to relax by enjoying the peace and quiet silence.
But the sound of the door opening interrupt his relaxation as the blonde peek open his right eye and looks at the silhouette in the white smoke around the hot springs. He trailed the body of silhouette, noting that it was curvaceous and it was that of a woman would be. He then watches the silhouette strip from her towel that covered her nudity and silently entered the water. He narrowed his eyes to get a better look at the naked body of the woman since the white smoke had covered it, much to his frustration.
"Ah~"
Izayoi heard the sigh before he catch a glimpse of black locks amidst the smoke. A smirk played on his lips as he knew who had black hair. She was the only one he could think of that has black hair. A mischievous smile begin to show on his face as he sat quietly on his spot before he heard humming sounds coming from her. He look at her, seeing that she had her back facing him while she washes her hair.
"It's good to see you, Princess. Where did you go earlier?"
At the question, Roc froze on her spot as her eyes widen in surprise. She slowly let down her hands She then hear the water swishing to another, suspecting that he was heading towards her. After a while, the swishing sounds stopped and Roc could sensed the presence behind her.
"Wha-What are you doing here? You're not permitted on being here. This is the woman bathing spot." Roc let down her hands from her soapy hair and glares at the blonde at the corner of her eye.
"If you didn't know, this is a mixed bath section. Shiroyasha told you about that piece of information right or did she?"
Hearing his statement, Roc looks eyed wide at the revelation. "...I didn't get that information." A pink tint could be seen on her cheeks as she looks down in slight embarrassment. "How could I possibly known about that?"
"Hahaha! How can you not? It's simply asking."
Roc glares down in anger at Izayoi's statement before the area around begins to boil. Suddenly, a pair of hands rest upon her shoulders, freezing Roc while the boiling water around her settled down. "What are you doing? Get your hands of me, human." She said as she glares at him at the corner of her eye.
"You have to relax, or not you'll evaporate the water all around us. How can we bath without water?"
"There is no we on this matter. I suggest that you leave or not you'll be burn to ashes right where you stand." Roc firmly stated as Izayoi's eyes soften.
"Jeez, why do you have to be so angry? We aren't fighting. Even the watches disappear, you know?"
At his last statement, Roc looks down at her right wrist and noticed that the magic circle watch had disappear.
"It's all Shiroyasha's doing." Izayoi lets go of his hold on Roc's shoulders before he put his hands on her head and gently wash her hair, much to Roc's surprise. She was about to protest about the blonde washing her hair but after she thought about the blonde's words where she should relax, she decided to let him do what he does.
The two of them sit in the water alone as Roc looks down at her own reflection produced by the water. The water level of the hot springs reaches the top of her breasts, to which she was thankful that it did since the blonde would have some trick in his mind to see it, much to her suspicion that he would. But then a question slowly made it known to her mind and she decided to voiced out the question to the blonde because it was mainly about him.
"Why? Why are you doing this?"
"Why?"
"Do you not feel ill towards me?"
"No. Why would I'd be? I got to fight Demon Lords today, that's all I can ever ask for. After two days, I'll be able to fight against you and Saurian Demon King."
"..."
"What's with the silence, Princess? This is not like you."
"Did you really defeat Demon Lord Azi Dahaka by yourself?"
"...Do you want find out about that all along?" Izayoi asked as he saw Roc silently nods her head slightly. "...To me, I didn't really defeat it. But the others say I did, but that's not the case. The case is I only sent that lizard into another world, nothing less nothing more. But it took a while to figure out how to get it out of the Underworld." He explained as Roc listened before she ask.
"The Underworld...Is it the citadel in which you live in currently?"
"No. It's another world than my own world."
"What did you fight for while you're fighting the Demon Lord?"
"What did I fight for? Why are you asking these kind of questions all of a sudden, Princess?" Izayoi raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"Because I do not think you would have anything to fight for. You look like you rely heavily on yourself without seeking for help. Earlier when you arrived in this dimension, your attitude did not help yourself to look kind for others. In other words, you do not have any manners whatsoever."
"Do you just say that because I act like that towards you, Princess?" At the silence he met, Izayoi just smiled to himself. "If you want to, we can introduce ourselves properly. Start afresh. Our first impression wasn't that good, so if you want..."
"...I would like that."
"Since I presume you came here first, I'll introduce myself." Izayoi scrubs her hair and gently pulls a handful of hair down before following with the other. "The name's Sakamaki Izayoi. Call me Izayoi if you will, Princess."
After she heard his introduction, Roc begins introducing. "My name is Roc Demon King. You can call me-"
"Princess? Got it."
"Why did you interrupt?" Roc raised an eyebrow before glancing back at Izayoi.
"Do you want me to call you Roc? It sounds exactly like the word Rock, no offense. If you don't mind, I'll called you Princess." At his truthful fact, Roc looks down before she slowly nods.
"...I'll accept that, hu-Izayoi-kun."
"How's that for my first expression?" Izayoi asked as he look down at Roc, waiting for her answer.
"You should change your habit of interrupting people when they introduced themselves." She said with a hint of a smile playing on her lips.
"It's not a habit. I had to clearly state my mind on the matter, and since it's a matter of calling by your respective name or nickname. I would better call you by your nickname." Izayoi stated before he pulled his hands back from Roc's head. "I'm done. Anyway, I'll go ahead. You can enjoy your time bathing."
At this, Izayoi walked past Roc who looks at his back and her eyes traced the red markings on his body. She didn't know why but she felt a sense of sympathy as she look at his redden back, knowing the cause of it was her.
"Wait."
At the voice, Izayoi stops just as Roc put her hands on his back. "Princess?"
"Don't say a word about this to anyone." Roc firmly stated with a glare before she closes her eyes and pull the essences of her flames on Izayoi's back, reducing the flames marks all over his back until it was clear. Opening her eyes, Roc look at his bare back that had been diminished from all the flame marks.
"Thanks." Izayoi smiled over his shoulder as Roc glared the other way.
"Save your appreciation. I did what I could. I'm not feeling sorry for you or anything." A small blush could be seen visible on her cheeks.
"Okay. Anyway, good night." Izayoi bid before he walks out from the water.
"Good night." Roc replied as Izayoi stood at the very front of the exit. With a smile, Izayoi left the hot spring, leaving her alone in the bath. After a moment, Roc look to where the blonde left. "Izayoi-kun."
~Time Skip~
"Is everyone ready?" Shiroyasha asked standing in between the two sides. From her left were both Roc and Kouryuu while on her right was Izayoi. "Our next break would be two days from now, and then on the last day, you will be able to fight to your heart's content, alright?"
"Is it by all means fighting to our fullest?" Kouryuu asked looking at to white haired loli.
Pulling out her fan and covering her smile, Shiroyasha answers. "It depends. Are you capable? Since that would be the last day, it should be finished with a bang, right? Then I suggest you do it. But it all depends to you."
Hearing her explanation, Kouryuu nods in understanding. "I understand."
"Anyway, are you ready?"
"We are ready." Roc answered as Kouryuu nods in agreement. On both of their right wrists appeared the magic circle watches.
"So am I." Izayoi replied as he looks down at his right wrist, watching as the magic circle watch appears around his wrist. Then, Izayoi look forward before adjusting his footing. In exchange of his red vest that was destroyed by Roc's flames, Izayoi had adorned a blue zipped up vest with matching pants. He also wore new shoes, much to his luck of bringing another pair to begin with.
"If so...Begin!" Shiroyasha raises her fan upwards.
At her shout, both sides didn't move rather they stare at each other, much to Shiroyasha's confusion.
"Since we got four days left, we better start moving." Izayoi smirks at both the Demon Kings.
"One question." Kouryuu asked as Izayoi looks at him with a raised eyebrow. "What do you fight for exactly during which you fought against the Three-Headed Dragon?
Izayoi glances at Roc, who silently shook her head slightly, denying the fact that she gave the question to the black haired man. But then, Roc crossed her arms as she held a expectant look, she too wanting to know about the answer since her question was left unanswered by the blonde.
Holding a smile on his lips, Izayoi looks at Kouryuu. "If you want to know, you'll have to wait until the last day."
"Why is that?"
"Because it would be interesting that way, isn't it? I mean, if you want to find out then you have to fight, Saurian Demon King! The purpose that I fight for." Izayoi smirks before he dashes towards Kouryuu, splitting the ground as he did so.
Sighing at his futile attempt to get an answer out of the blonde, Kouryuu readied himself before he shot towards Izayoi.
Just as the two neared each other, both of them thrust their fists out, which caused a giant explosion that sweeps across the area.
To Be Continued...
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