Yo. Thanks for all the reviews guys. Now to answer some questions.
Argorok: Yes, Grayfia is in Tansa's harem.
withdranwnmadness000: Yes, Grayfia will be the alpha in his harem. As for "Her" I think you'll finally be able to identify who it is in this chapter. As for Serafall and Gabriel: Serafall most certainly. Gabriel I'm still not sure about. And your suggestion about Yasaka and Kunou was interesting, I'll consider it seriously.
Now for the chapter. Enjoy.
"You guys are so slow! Move your asses!" I shouted back to the group who's currently way behind me.
We are currently heading up to the mountains to train, apparently the Gremory have a castle up here.
"Screw you pretty boy! This stuff is... heee... heavy!" Issei shouts from below. He's carrying quite a few bags, but not as much as me and Koneko.
"Hurry Ise!" Rias shouts from a few hundred feet ahead of him.
I then walk down towards them.
"Issei." I called and he looks up at me, panting.
"Yes?" He asks.
"Tell me, your dream is to be a harem king... yes?" I ask him.
"Yes! I will be the Harem King!" He raises his fist to the hair and makes a stance.
"Then pray tell, how do you plan to please so many women nightly if you don't even have enough energy to walk up this mountain."
He looked at me for a moment, and then it looked like it finally hit him.
"I think I understand, Tansa-san! Yes, if I want to become Harem King then I will need to be able to last all night! This mountain means nothing to me, who will be harem king! Lets goooo!" He then rockets up the mountain with a burst of energy. I guess perverted thoughts really do get this guy going.
"I'm glad he's so invigorated now... but did you really have to tell him that?" Rias asks.
"Yes." I said simply and walked away.
Speaking of Rias... it seems like she's finally done being mad at me. She kinda, sorta... walked in... on me... and Grayfia this morning... in bed...
(Flashback Third Person POV)
"WHAT IS THIS?!" Rias screams at the top of her lungs at the sight before her.
"GAHHH!" Tansa shouts as he falls out of the bed, naked, with Grayfia next to him, also naked.
"GRAYFIA?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH TANSA?!" She continues to shout.
"H-h-hang on there Rias! Calm down!" Tansa pleaded with her.
Rias then looks at Tansa, livid.
"WHY SHOULD I CALM DOWN?! YOU'RE NAKED WITH MY BROTHERS WIFE!" She shouts as a red aura manifests around her.
She then aims her hand at Tansa and fires a ball of destruction at him. Tansa simply smacks the ball away and it collides into the desk, destroying it completely.
"Watch where you aim that thing!" Tansa shouted.
She continues to fire off more balls of destruction at him.
Finally, Grayfia intervenes, grabbing Rias' hand. Still naked.
"Ojou-sama, calm down. I can explain what's going on." She says and Rias lowers her hand, still angry.
"Allow us me get dressed first, then I'll explain everything Ojou-sama." Grayfia says and she turns to get dressed, finally noticing that Tansa is still naked, in front of Rias.
Rias finally realizes that Tansa is naked too, and blushes furiously.
"Ta-chan, please put these on. It is unsightly for you to be naked in front of Ojou-sama." She says to him, and he looks down.
Tansa then blushes furiously and grabs the pants faster than a pair of pants has every been grabbed before.
"You saw nothing." He simply said to Rias and she nodded in agreement, hands over her eyes, still blushing madly.
After finally settling down, and no longer naked, Grayfia looks to Rias.
"Ojou-sama, the truth is... Sirzechs-sama and I aren't married."
"Eh?" Was her brilliant response.
"Like I just said, Sirzechs-sama and I are not married."
"What? Since when?!" She shouts
"While it may look like we're together in public, we aren't. I am simply a maid for the Gremory and his queen piece. You see, it is true that I loved him during the Civil War, but that was during the war. After that, we grew apart and he found a new woman. Unlike me who is an Ultimate-class devil, she was only a low-class so he kept it secret from the public, and even his own family, aside from Lord and Lady Gremory-sama."
Rias looked at her, dumbfounded.
"So you and Onii-sama aren't married?"
"No."
"I-I see..." Rias said, now coming to a shocking realization.
"So... now that you know that Rias... could you not say anything to anyone? I would prefer people not know Grayfia was with me."
"Ah, I see. Alright then, I won't say anything."
"Thank you." Tansa and Grayfia both said.
(Present Time. Tansa POV)
I arrived at the top of the mountain before any of them. Shortly after Issei's massive energy boost I teleported to the top of the mountain to get a layout of the place.
The mansion is made of wood, and is well-hidden with demonic powers. The surrounding area is beautiful, and there isn't a person within several kilometers, thankfully. It looks like I can train them without having to worry about any humans then, but I'll put up a barrier just in case.
Finally, the rest of the group gets up here. Issei was the first one up here and he was surprised to see me. I guess he thought he would be here first considering how fast he ran off. Not too soon after everyone else showed up and we all went inside of the large mansion.
Issei and I put the bags away in the living room, and he... collapsed on the spot. The girls went upstairs to get changed, leaving only Issei, Kiba, and I.
"I will also go and get changed." Kiba says, walking away with a blue shirt to a nearby room.
"Don't peek." He says, jokingly.
"I will seriously punch you, bastard!" Issei yells, currently too tired to get up.
"Don't say that ever again, Kiba." Good thing girls from the academy aren't here... Kiba x Tansa pairings are already way too popular...
Issei then went and got changed in another empty room, and I did the same. He didn't even suggest we change together, even if it would have been jokingly. I respect Issei more now.
I finished changing first as I just threw off my regular clothes. I'm now wearing black sweat pants, black shoes, and a black tanktop. You can basically see every muscle on me. Damn I look good, per usual.
Everyone else then walks into the living room, all wearing casual clothes.
"Ara Tansa-kun, you look sexy." Akeno says, without hesitation.
"Thank you, Akeno. I'll have to give you a better look later, maybe." I said. Why did I say that?
"Ara, you better." She says, looking at me like a predator who's found its prey.
"Anyway... lets talk about the training regimen." They all then got serious.
"We currently have ten days. Two are already gone, one being the tenth as I plan to have you guys rest that day, and today because we spent too long getting here. So that leaves only eight days for training. So here's what we'll do, we'll do two days of stamina training, then the next six will be spent training individually. On the first day of individual training I will give you all your respective regimen's after I see how well you do with the stamina training."
""""""Yes!"""""" They all shouted together.
"Good, now all of you can just rest for today and prepare for tomorrow."
They all nodded and walked off to do their own things.
(Day 1. Stamina Training)
We are all currently standing outside.
"Alright kiddies, time to get trainin'. I want you guys to follow this list I made last night. When I say go you'll do what's on this list. Don't worry about how long it'll take, as I expect all of you to take awhile. This is only to see how long you can go before burning out." I said as I handed each of them the list.
They looked it over and they all almost passed out.
"Um... Tansa-kun..." Rias calls
"Yes?"
"This list... it's ridiculous!" She then points at the first thing on the list
"Run 100 laps around the mountain?! That's crazy!" She shouted, and they all nodded in agreement.
"Indeed it is crazy! But you'll do it and like it, haha!" I laughed evilly.
After they looked over the list they all seemed rather... unenthusiastic to start.
"Alright, get started guys!" I shouted and they all took off.
(Many, many, many hours later.)
Everyone finally got back from doing what was on the list, and they all look broken. Issei is dying by the corner of the mansion, Rias is looking like she's about to die of oxygen deprivation, Koneko is nearly passed out, Akeno isn't any better than Koneko, and Asia IS passed out.
Kiba is currently in the best condition after the list, as expected from a knight. Though he still looks like he's going to throw up.
After a while Asia finally woke up and everyone quit dying.
"Well, first I'd like to say good job. All of you actually got through the first day, which is impressive." I said, complimenting them. Its true, after doing the same thing Sirzechs and Ajuka both were out for a couple days.
"Secondly, since you all actually completed the list, tomorrow should pretty much be a breeze for you guys. So everyone go take a bath, get changed, or do something. I'll be making you guys dinner tonight."
They all then brightened up and headed back inside.
(Dinner)
"Uoooo! It's delicioooous! It's really delicious!" Issei shouted.
"Indeed, you are a very good cook Tansa-kun."
"Ara and you can cook Tansa-kun? You really are quite amazing~."
"Thank you Issei, and Rias. And I'm quite aware Akeno." I said. Of course I'm amazing!
"Good." Koneko commented
"You'll have to teach me how to look like this sometime, Tansa-kun. My clients would be happy to have something this amazing."
"Maybe, Kiba, maybe." I said as I passed out the rest of the food.
"So!" I called, and they all looked up.
"What have we learned from today?" I asked
"...That I'm the weakest." Issei said, looking defeated.
"This is true." I said, he looks like he's about to cry.
"Although let me say this. Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko all have battle experience, while you and Asia don't. Her healing ability and your Boosted Gear are things that can't be ignored, Raiser most certainly knows that. By the time we are done, you won't be very weak Issei." I said, and he brightened up.
"Know this Issei, your sacred gear is a Longinus. A Longinus when used properly can give you powers strong enough to kill even Gods. Among everyone here, your potential is the highest. Even if you might be the weakest now, you certainly will not be later." Now he really is crying. Heh...
"That goes for the rest of you. Your individual potentials are massive, I can feel it. Ten days may not be enough to bring out your full powers but I'll be damned if I let that Raiser guy beat you all."
We then went back to eating.
After a couple minutes Rias spoke up
"Let's take a bath after the meal. It's an outdoor bath so it's wonderful." Issei immediately perked up, and his faced turned perverted.
"I'm not going to peek, Ise-kun." Kiba...
"Idiot! D-Don't blurt it out!"
"Oh, Ise. Do you want to peek at us while we are taking a bath?" They all then look at Issei
"Then how about you bathe with us? I don't mind." she says shamelessly. Now Issei looks excited.
"How about you, Akeno?"
"I don't mind, ufufu. But I'm more interested in taking a bath with Tansa-kun. I might want to wash his back." Oh my.
"How about you, Asia? You should be all right if it's your beloved Ise, right?" Asia turned red and got quiet, but she eventually nods.
"Lastly Koneko? How about it?"
"...No." Issei looks rejected.
"Then, it's a no. Too bad, Ise." She then giggles with a naughty expression.
"...If you peek, then I will hold a grudge against you forever." Issei then deflates like a balloon.
"Ise-kun, let's have a naked bath together. I will wash your back. You too Tansa-kun."
Holy shit.
"Um... no." I said.
"Shuuuuuut up! I'll seriously kill you, Kibaaaa!" Issei's enraged shout echoes throughout the house.
(Training. Day Two)
I had a bath with Akeno last night. And she is very good looking, I must say. She might be comparable to Grayfia... but Grayfia doesn't need to know that. And neither does she...
I also surprised them last night with night training. Yes, night training. Why? Because they are devils of course. Devils are more active at night you know!
When I threw them all out of their rooms, and Akeno out of mine, they looked at me like I was crazy and said I told them we would resume training tomorrow.
But guess what? 12:01 is tomorrow! HA! Ridiculous children.
But it's morning now, and only because I felt sympathy for them (they were nearly dead) I let them have today off. So I was true to my word that it would be a breeze. However Rias decided that she should educate Issei and Asia on devil society.
After about 30 minutes of cramming his perverted head full of shit they start quizzing him.
"Our greatest enemy. The Angels led by God. What is the name given to the highest rank Angels? Also the ones among them?" Kiba questions
"Ummm, it's "Seraphim", right? The members are...Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and...hmm, Uriel?"
"Correct." He looks relieved.
"Next is our "Maou"-sama. What are the names of the "Yondai Maou-sama"?"
"Sure! Piece of Cake! I'm planning to meet them when I get a peerage! So I remembered all their names perfectly! Lucifer-sama, Beelzebub-sama, and Asmodeus-sama! And lastly the female Maou-sama that I look up to, Leviathan-sama!"
(Shatter)
"AHHH!" I yelled out and raised my hands to my head, dropping the glass of water I had.
"Tansa-kun? Are you alright?" Rias asked, raising an eyebrow at me.
"Huh?" I looked around.
"Ah... haha... I guess hearing that name made me panic. Let's not say that name again, yeah?" I suggested.
They all stared at me majorly confused.
"Ufufu, I think Tansa-kun might be afraid of a certain female Maou-sama." Akeno teased.
"Afraid... yeah... let's go with that." I said, cleaning up the shattered glass.
"Then next, I will ask you to say the names of the leaders of the Fallen Angels that you hate the most, Ise-kun."
"The main group of the Fallen Angel is called "Grigori". The name of the Governor is "Azazel" and the name of the Vice-governor is "Shemhaza". I know completely up to here. And the name of the leaders are... Armaros...Barakiel...Tamiel... Ah, and, hmmm, huh? Bene-something and C-C-Cocaine...?"
"Penemue, Kokabiel and Sahariel. You have to remember them properly. This is also the basics. It's the same as remembering the names of the prime minister and the vice-prime minister of Japan as well as the leaders of the surrounding countries."
Issei looks irritated. He really doesn't like Fallen Angels.
"Cough. Then now I, Asia Argento, will explain about the basics of the exorcist's."
"U-Umm. From the place I used to belonged to, there were two types of exorcist's."
"Two types?" She nods at his question.
"The first type is the ones that appears in films and novels. The father reads a section of the book, then he uses the holy water to get rid of the Devil from the person's body. They exorcise on the "surface" . So the exorcist on the "behind" are the ones that is a threat to us."
Rias then pitches in.
"Ise, you also have met them before, but the greatest threat to Devils' are exorcists who received the divine protection from a God or the Fallen Angels. We have fought against them for a very long time behind the scenes. They come to destroy us with the power of light received from the Angels, and with their physical bodies that they trained to the uttermost limits." Haha divine protection from God. Funny...
"Now I will talk about the traits of holy water and the Bible. First of all, the holy water. It will be very terrible if a Devil touches it."
"That's true, so you can't touch it as well, Asia. Your skin will get harmed."
"Sob, that's right... I can't touch the holy water any more..." She seems shocked. Didn't she know this already?
"Next is the Bible. I have read it every day since I was a child. But I'm in trouble now because it gives me a pain in the head even if I only read a sentence of it."
"You are a Devil."
"You are a Devil after all."
"...A Devil."
"Ufufu, Devil's receive intense damage."
"Sob, I can't read the Bible any more!" She starts crying.
"However, this is my favourite phrase... Oh God. Please forgive a sinful person like myself who can't read the Bible-au!"
Sigh...
"Alright that's enough of that Asia, gimme the damn book." I then snatch the Bible away and open it up.
They all go wide-eyed at me grabbing it and opening it up. I then read through a section of some random page.
"Hmph, stupid book." I then close it and throw it away.
Now they're staring at me more.
"What?" I asked
"You can... read the bible without getting hurt?! Are you sure you're a devil Tansa?" Rias questions.
"Last I checked I was... maybe I'm special? Eh, whatever. I'm going to bed, you guys get rest. Tomorrow I'll give you guys your individual training regimine's." I waved to them and walked off to my room.
(Day 3. Individual Training Starts)
"Alright whelps-" I started
"Whelps?" I was immediately questioned by Rias
"Yes, whelps. I'm trying to be a proper drill instructor here, give me a break..." I grumbled out.
"Anyway... after observing you guys for the last couple days you're all pretty talented. Your potential's are huge, and you actually survived my first day without dying. So for today I'm going to go one-on-one with each of you, and see where you're at in terms of your own individual talents."
They nod.
"Alright then, ladies first. Come with me Koneko, the rest of you warm up or.. something."
I walk away with Koneko as the rest of them start doing whatever it is they do.
"Alright Koneko, hit me."
"What?"
"Come on, I said hit me. Give me all you've got."
She nods and gets into a fighting stance. She then launches herself forward. She has a fine technique, but she's slow. Must be her rook trait.
(SLAM!)
She slams her fist into my gut.
"Ow... I forgot, you're a... rook..." I said painfully. She smiles, if only just barely noticable. Perhaps I should have done some sort of defense...
I then sprung back up immediately.
"Alright, not bad, not bad at all. You're pretty strong, and you have good technique. Your biggest problem however, is your speed, a usual flaw with a rook."
She looks at me seriously and nods.
"So to compensate, I'm going to have you work on improving your speed. This skill I'm going to teach you will give you a massive boost in speed for a short time. I want you to channel your demonic energy into your feet and push off the ground slightly."
She then gets into a dashing position and channels the energy to her feet.
And in a burst of speed she... hits a nearby tree.
"Bwahahaha!" I burst out laughing.
She walks over to me and punches me again. Ow.
"Ayeee... I'm sorry. But it was pretty funny..." I said, painfully.
"Hmph." She crossed her arms and looked away embarrassed.
"Anyway, didn't you hear me? I said push-off slightly, not try to jump over a fence. I want you to continue to work on this ability until you can move exactly 20 feet. And I mean exactly. Practice this for the next couple days, as well as basic strength training, and I'll be back to see how you're doing."
She nods and then gets to work. As I walk away I can hear her slam into a tree again, haha! Silly girl.
(Magic Training with Akeno)
"Yo, Akeno." I called to the black-haired girl sitting on one of the benches.
"Ufufu, hello Tansa-kun." She giggles and smiles like usual.
"Alrighty, let's get started I suppose."
"Ara? But I thought you would want to do something more naughty? You did sleep with Grayfia didn't you?" She teases.
"How did you hear about that?!" Oh...
"Rias." She says simply
"I thought so..." I grumble
"Ufufu." She giggles again
"Anyway... lets just get started." She nods.
"Hokay, girly. Let's see what you can do. Fire off your best shot at me."
She nods and generates some lightning, and reigns down bolts of lightning on me.
I dodge most of them, but let one hit me. This time I'm prepared though! I boosted my defense slightly, I'll gauge its power based on how much it damages my shields.
She's not too bad with Lightning. Even though she uses demonic powers I can feel traces of Holy energy in it... I wonder...
"Tell me Akeno." I start
She looks at me confused.
"I've been thinking about this for a while now. You feel different from the others... are you perhaps part Fallen Angel?" I ask seriously.
Her face then turns to one of anger.
"Yes..." She says, slightly ticked. Oh dear.
"I see... that's why your lightning has traces of Holy energy. Is your mother or Father a fallen, perhaps?"
"I'd rather not talk about him." She said with disgust. So that's it, she hates her Fallen Angel Father. Wait... Holy Lightning... This is Barakiel's daughter. Ho boy...
"Ah..."
"Well, I apologize Akeno. It seems I brought up a sore subject, please forgive me?" I asked as I walked over to her and hugged her gently.
She seemed taken back by this, but quickly returned the hug.
"It's alright, Tansa-kun." She said.
"You know... if you ever want to talk about it, I'm here. You can always tell me whatever is bothering you. I had father issues too, so I know kind of what you're going through." I said
"I'd prefer not too, but it makes me feel better that you understand. Thank you, Tansa-kun." She smiles again, good.
"Ufufu, first a bath now a hug with Tansa-kun. I'm happy." She giggles
"Yeah... anyway... back to training. You are well versed in magic, that much is apparent. You'd be much stronger if you embraced your Fallen Angel side but I would never force you to do such a thing, so instead we'll work on strengthening your stamina and magic reserves."
She gets serious again, and nods.
"What I want you to do is be able to summon multiple balls of different types of energy, and keep them still." Nodding, she raises her hands and brings out a ball of Water, Lightning, Fire, Wind, and Ice.
"Good, now I want you to move the ball of water, and only the ball of water."
She brings her arms forward and concentrates. After a few minutes she exhales deeply.
"It's... diffucult..." She pants.
"Of course it is. Using multiple types of attacks at once is already hard enough, but to control only one is even harder."
"I want you to work on moving each element seperately for the next couple days. This will not only increase your level of control, but also your magic reserves as you'll be using large amounts of magic at once. Similar to muscle, the more you use magic, the amount that will grow back will also be more."
"I'll check up on you in a couple days, I want you to atleast be able to control them well, if nothing else. Good luck."
"Perhaps I'll take you up on that offer to talk later, Tansa-kun."
She smiles at me and I walk off, time to play with the King.
(Training with Rias)
"Psst!" I made a noise with my tongue from behind Rias. I snuck up behind her without her noticing.
"Eek!" She yelps cutely and jumps up.
"Haha! Good reaction, king." I laugh at her, and she pouts.
"Moving on... lets start our training immediately Rias." She nods and turns to me.
"Alright. So what should I do?" She asks, eager.
"First, summon a ball of destruction for me and keep it steady in your hand."
She nods and does so.
I inspect the ball carefully. Yep, this is indeed my power of destruction... although this one seems more power-based like my brother's, rather than technique-based like Sirzechs and I. She also seems to be mixing the Destruction Magic in with her Demonic energy, decreasing its potency.
"Alright, that's enough. dispel it."
She does so.
"Firstly, you seem to be more power-based with the magic instead of Technique-based like your brother, something I did not expect."
"You've fought Onii-sama!?"
"Yes, I have. But that's off-topic. You also blend your demonic energy with your destruction magic, this you should not do."
"But I thought adding demonic energy would make it stronger?"
"Normally it would, if it were Phoenix fire, but the Power of Destruction is different. Basically, adding demonic power to your Power of Destruction is diluting it. It's essentially weakening its destruction capabilities. All its really doing is increasing the surface area of the ball itself, not really doing anything useful."
She nods.
"Next I want you to fire one ball of destruction at the tree right there." I point at tree.
She brings her arms up and fires off a ball of energy.
(Bang!)
The tree disappears with a trace.
"Good, good, your destruction magic is truly... destructive... for lack of a better term. But your control over it is abysmal." She looks down, disappointed.
"You release far too much energy than what's needed to get the job done, this will only deplete your magic reserves faster. So here's what we'll do. I want you to create 8 small orbs of destruction."
She nods and makes 8 orbs, she seems strained making so many and controlling them all at the same time.
"This is...!"
"Good, you caught on. Yes, this is your brothers Ruin the Extinct, however yours will be slightly different. Unlike Sirzechs who has complete control over his powers, and can limit the damage done by the orbs, you cannot. Rather I should say, we do not have enough time to teach you how to limit the environmental damage. So instead, we'll use them like this. When fighting, I want you to use these orbs defensively, like shields. They are malleable, as you'll soon see, and can take whatever shape you pretty much want, be it a shield or a weapon, but I want you to focus on making shields with them. This way, all attacks that are directed at you will be simply erased from existence thanks to these orbs around you."
She now looks excited learning a new ability.
"Practice controlling the orbs to the point at which you don't need to concentrate so hard to produce and maintain them. Additionally, work on boosting your magic reserves, and continue basic stamina training. This way, you'll be able to control the orbs almost unconsiously and still be able to fire off strong enough attacks. I'll follow up with you in a couple days and see how you're doing. Make me proud."
She then dispels the orbs and tackles me into a hug, squeezing me to death.
"Thank you, Tansa-sensei! I promise I'll make you proud!"
"Oxy...gen... Rias!" I said, struggle to breathe.
"Oh, sorry!" She releases me.
"Heh... girls are going to kill me..." I said panting.
"Ufufu." She giggles at my misfortune... just like her brother...
I then wave to her and walk off. Time for the nun to dance with the devil.
(Training with Asia)
I'm currently staring at this very unfortunate sight before me. This poor nun has apparently managed to trip and fall down a hill slightly, and landed with her head in the ground.
"Sigh..." I sighed and walked over to her.
Grabbing her leg I yanked her out of the ground, and she yelped as I did so. I dusted off her jersey and she looked at me embarrassed.
"I'm sorry Tansa-san... I'm sorry I'm so clumsy!" She says, teary eyed.
"Hey hey, whoa calm down it's alright. Lets not fall down hills anymore yeah?"
She nods, still teary-eyed.
"Alright then Asia, lets get started. You had magic training with Akeno the other night right?"
She nods
"Good, now let me see what you can do."
She brings her hands up and makes a small ball of demonic energy in her hand, about the size of a basketball.
"Not bad, your reserves are pretty good. Now, do you have any experience being on the offensive?"
"A-ah... no. I've only ever healed people before... that's all I ever needed to do in the church." she explains.
"I see, so you can only heal people..."
She seems disappointed in herself.
"Well, that's fine. There's nothing wrong with being a support-type. So let's do this then. Can you create a shield at all?"
"Hai!" She shouts, looks like Rias actually taught her something useful.
She creates a small shield in front of her, not too strong but it can manage against a semi-decent attack.
"Good, let's talk about the shields first then. Since you already know how to make a shield, this will be much easier. I want you to work on creating stronger shields, one that can withstand an attack from a high-class devil attack, at the least."
"Yes!" She says, enthusiastically.
"Alright, and now. Can you heal people from range, or can you only heal through direct contact?"
"Well... I tried that once before but I wasn't able to... I can only heal when touching someone."
"I see, very well. Then we shall work on this as well. Similar to how a shield is projected, I want you to work on projecting your sacred gear outwards forming a healing-laser type thing. While I don't expect you to be able to master it enough to be able to differentiate friend from foe, I do want you to be able to at least make a healing-laser. As a non-combatant, it will be important for you to defend yourself with shields while also being able to heal from behind the Vanguards."
"I will check back with you in a couple days then Asia, until then work on making a ranged healing ability, similar to how you make shields, and improve the quality of your shields."
"H-hai! I will do my best, Tansa-san!" She shouts happily as I walk away.
Next is Kiba I suppose, I'll save Dragonboy for last, as he'll be the most fun.
(Training with Kiba)
"Ah, hello Tansa-kun." Kiba greets me as I walk over with a bokken in my hand.
"Yo." Was my simple response.
"Alright knightboy, let's get started."
"Yes." He says and he takes up his sword.
"Come." I said simply and he nodded.
Dashing forward, he brought his bokken up above his head and made a downward slash toward my head. Bringing my sword up I blocked it easily and pushed him backward's onto his ass.
Stumbling up, he readied his sword and charged again. This time using his knight-enhanced speed to make an after image, he sped towards me from the side and made a sideways slash at my stomach. Expertly, he changed his direction at last second and spun around my back and tried to slash at my back. I stopped his bokken again, without turning. I then turned and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying back about twenty feet.
I brought my sword to the side and dashed at him. Vanishing from his sight, he desperately looked around searching for me, but by the time he did I was behind him, my bokken on his neck.
"You are very good, Tansa-kun. To beat me so easily, you must have trained for a long time." He complimented
"Indeed, I have been." I said as I tossed my bokken to the side, and set his down.
"First things first, your speed and skill with a sword are very good. You've been trained well." I complimented him.
"Thank you." He smiled at me
"However your strength, and the power behind your attacks, is lacking. You can move fast and you have very good reflexes, but you won't be able to do anything if you can't penetrate your opponents defenses. Because of this, we'll work on physical training."
He nods.
I then walked over and picked up the heavy bokken I brought along with me. I motioned for him to follow me.
We walked for about a minute over to a nearby field with lots of rather large-sized boulders.
"Alright Kiba, here's what I want you to do. Using this bokken, I want you to be able to break open those boulders there in only one stroke."
"But Tansa-kun, breaking a boulder with a wooden sword? That's impossible." He said, doubtful.
"Ah but I assure you swordboy, it isn't. Observe."
I then grabbed the bokken he was holding and walked over to a good-sized rock. It stood at about 5 feet tall, maybe more.
Bringing my sword up above my head, I dashed towards the rock and hit it with the bokken.
With a huge echo throughout the mountain range, the rock practically exploded, and the bokken along with it. Kiba looked at me wide-eyed.
"Wow..." He said
"See? I want you to work on being able to do that." I said.
"But Tansa-kun... you broke our only heavy bokken?" Oops
"Oh.. yeah. Oh wait! Here-" I said as I reached into my pocket dimension.
I pulled out several heavy bokken's for him to use, should he break them.
"Use these, I have several more in my pocket dimension should you need more. I will be back to follow up with you in the next couple days, until then work on busting open these rocks with only these bokkens."
"Yes!" He shouted and immediately got to training.
I could hear the sound of wood being slammed against a rock as I walked away. Time to play with the dragonboy.
(Training with Issei)
I'm currently standing in front of Issei, and he has yet to notice me...
He must be thinking about something hugely perverted if he can't even see a person standing directly in his fucking face.
"ISSEI!" I bellowed out, amplifying my voice with my powers. This seems to have caught his attention, if his terrified face is any indicator.
"Good, you're back to reality. Now, let's get started."
"Ah its you pretty-boy, alright let's do this!" He shouts.
"Firstly, tell me what you've managed to learn so far from the training."
"Well... like I said at dinner the other night... I'm the weakest. I have no magic talent like Akeno-san, I'm not as strong as Koneko-chan, and I certainly can't use a sword like Kiba. Heck, even Asia can heal. I'm basically useless..." He said, disappointed in himself.
"While everything you said is true, realize this. You have the potential to kill God's and Maou's boy, this means you won't always be the weakest."
He just stared at me, still looking slightly disappointed.
"Now, let me ask you. Has Ddraig woken up yet?"
"Ddraig? You mean the dragon in the gear? Yeah, he's talked to me a couple of times, but he usually just sleeps..." Oh good.
"Good, wake him up for me. Let me talk to him." I said
"Okay... here goes."
He then summoned his Boosted Gear in it's Twice Critical form. The jewel then glowed green as a voice came from the jewel.
[He the one, partner?]
"Yeah, this is my teacher." Issei told Ddraig.
"Greetings, Welsh Dragon Ddraig. It's been a while hasn't it? You might remember me right? Does Tansa ring a bell?"
[YOU!] He bellowed out.
"Yes, it is I. Firstly I'd like to apologize for what happened, after we defeated you and the Vanishing Dragon I suggested we let you guys go, though it seems they had other idea's. But now we're on the same side it seems, ironic no?"
Issei looked confused at our conversation.
[Hmph, to think I'd meet one of the brats who put me here. Regardless, we are on the same side, as you say. Are you here to teach my new host how to use his power?]
"Indeed I am. But for that, I will need your help in answering a few questions."
[Very well, ask away.]
"Alright, question one: How many boosts can Issei's body handle?"
[Currently, no more than eight.]
"Alright, and what about Balance Breaker?"
[He's not anywhere near reaching Balance Breaker, without a deal with me that is. But he is close to reaching Second Liberation.]
"And what will it take for him to reach Balance Breaker?"
[Well, he would either need a sudden massive power boost from an external source, or he would need about a months worth of brutal physical training. Maybe he could do it in two weeks if he was brought to near death.]
"I see, then we have a goal. Issei!" I called to him
"Yes!" He shouted back
"New plan! By the end of the next 7 days, you will reach Balance Breaker!" Now even I'm excited.
"Balance Breaker? What's that?" Ddraig then answers for me.
[The Balance Breaker, also known as the Forbidden Move, is the evolved form of Sacred Gears in which their full powers are released. The Balance Breaker is the most powerful manifestation of all Sacred Gears in which the possessor's feelings trigger an evolution. Once reached, the Balance Breaker will bring the gear to it's ultimate form. For us, that would be the Boosted Gear Scale Mail.]
"It's exactly as Ddraig says. Normally, a Balance Breaker takes months to achieve through grueling training, as well as an emotional break through. However, Balance Breaker can also be achieved in shorter amounts of time with near-death training daily, and when faced with a disadvantageous situation. This is where it is advantageous for us, as you are currently faced with a disadvantageous situation." I explain.
"What do you mean?" He looks confused.
"Well as it stands, the Rating game determines whether Rias Gremory marries Raiser Phoenix. Raiser, a professional in the Games, has already proven himself to be a force to be reckoned with. While at the same time, Rias is underaged and has absolutely no experience in the games. Rather disadvantageous, don't you think?"
"Ah... I think I understand."
"Plus, you love Rias Gremory, do you not?" He looks at me shocked.
"Was is... that obvious?"
"In reality? Yes. It is clear to me, at least, that you are in love with Rias. Given this as well, you also have an extreme emotional break through to realize. The stage has practically been set for me to help you achieve Balance Breaker."
[I agree with the brat, partner. I'm not sure if he can pull it off, but if you train hard enough in the next seven days, and you manage to utilize these raging emotions, we'll quite possibly achieve Balance Breaker.]
"So what do you say, Issei? Are you willing to go through my death-defying training course for seven days, and achieve Balance Breaker faster than any before you, and save the girl you love?"
"I... YES! I love Buchou! I will definitely not let that Raiser bastard marry her! Very well, Tansa-sensei. I will go through your training, if its for Rias-buchou, I can withstand any amount of pain!" He shouted to me, determined.
[That's the spirit, boy!]
"VERY WELL ISSEI! Prepare yourself, for these next seven days will be the most painful seven days of your life so far!"
"Do you really think he can do it, Welsh Dragon?" I spoke to Ddraig telepathically.
[Of all my previous hosts, he shows the most potential. Normally I would say he couldn't do it in one week alone. However, you are here for him. I heard about your power, brother of Satan. I also heard the stories from Tannin about the power of the Super Devils you trained. If it is you, this boy will certainly achieve Balance Breaker, even if he only has seven days.]
I smiled inwardly at this.
Yes, seven days from now, I will have created the strongest Red Dragon Emperor in history.
Phew, 7k words. Not bad huh?
I hope the ending was satisfying. Since they have Tansa, the whole group will be stronger overall after the training.
And will Issei reach Balance Breaker and destroy Raiser? Or will he fail?
Next Chapter - End of Training and the Rating Game.