Ah, it's night already! I spent so much time thinking about what should I do about Rias and the other devils that I ended up doing a bunch of nothing the whole day
Not even shopping, so when I went to make dinner, I realized there was no food...
Right now I'm making my way back from the convenience store, it was the only place that was open at this time of the night, but it should feed me until I can buy more from the market
DOOOOM
Hum? I can feel a surge of energy not very far from here, I can tell without a doubt that it belongs to them.
Rias, Issei and the others, yes, it's definitely theirs
Maybe they are fighting again?
I want to resist the urge, but I really want to see what's happening, maybe if I can help them, we can clear the misunderstandings?
Well, even if not, I can still stay around and watch, right?
I go towards the direction of the energies
An abandoned factory, in a currently deserted area of the town, man this sure is a depressing scenario
The energy is coming from the inside of the factory, I can feel the presence of other demons in there, as well as other energies, it must be their enemies
But something is not right...
I go inside the factory, careful to not have my presence noticed.
BOOOOOM! KAAAA!
Damn, now this is a fight! Rias and her servants are jumping and flying around while shooting aura and swinging their swords
That Irina girl! She has her wings out, but unlike the others, they are not demon wings, they are made of white feathers and she has a halo over her head!
So she's an angel, I knew that her holy aura wasn't normal! It's the first time I'm seeing an angel, but why is she fighting alongside them? Well, maybe it's just like I thought and these demons aren't bad after all
FREEZE! BREAK!
The members of the Student Council are also here! They are using new techniques like water beasts, a blonde boy using lines of energy and dark flames and there's a girl who is using mirrors to reflect their opponents attacks!
All the demons from Kuoh Academy have gathered in this one spot, this enemies must be quite something
But the ones who they are fighting against...
Who are these people? They don't seem like demons or anything of the kind
The enemies figthing in the premisse also use a variety of flashy attacks, bows of light, flames and one of them manipulates the shadows to attack, defend and even send their attacks in other directions
Even so they are having a bad time, not only they are outnumbered, they are severely lacking in power compared to the other side
I can sense their power, but most of all...
No... that's not possible.
I can sense they are human!
W-w-what?
No matter how I look at it, these guys are genuine, total humans!
What the fuck?! No, I can't let this happen
'Listen Tatseyo, using your powers against people is wrong, never do it unless to protect someone or if you have no choice left. Once, a smart man told me that it's okay to run away, so don't worry, fighting humans should always be avoided.'
Father's words ring into my head, I can't let them hurt humans!
I look at the battle as it intensificates, aura assaults, elemental attacks and intense figthing fill the abandoned factory, at this rhythm, this humans are going to... die?
No, no matter the reason, I can't let this happen!
*Dash*
I charge in the middle of the battlefield, using my barriers to hold the attacks from both sides
"Stop, everyone!"
"Hold fire!"
The leaders from both sides yell and the attacks cease
I look at the devil's side, they have confused and scared expressions
"Ka-Kageyama-kun, what are you doing here?"
"Isn't it obvious Ise? He's probably at the side of the hero faction!" - Xenovia exclamates
Hero faction? So these other guys are heroes?!
There are heroes in this town? Real heroes?
"Everyone be careful, that's Tatseyo Kageyama"
A girl with short black hair and glasses says this, she seems to be the leader of the student council group
"S-so that's the Tatseyo you guys were talking about huh, he really does look scary..."
The blonde boy says, but I ignore his insult
"What are you doing! Why are you attacking humans?!"
I ask them
Xenovia steps forward
"We heard everything about you! Esper isn't it? No matter who you are, if you side with the Hero Faction you are our enemy!"
"Xenovia wait!'
Issei shouts
So they know I'm an esper now? Who told them that? Was there someone spying on me? Well, not that it matters right now
"Is it true, are you with the hero faction?"
Rias asks
I take a quick glance at the battered and injured humans behind me, of course I am at their side! I am at the side of the heroes, mom was hero, auntie Fubuki was hero, I have friends and teachers who are or were heroes!
I nervously turn towards the humans who are staring at us
"Y-you! Are you real heroes? Why are you here?"
One of them lifts a sword and says proudly
"We are the Hero Faction, we are descendants of heroes and yuusha who are here to slay these devils!"
So it's true, well, there are heroes still working even after the decay of the Hero Association, but to think they would be in this town...
"Who sent you and why are you fighting these demons?"
Another man answers
"Our leader has sent us and we are here to save this town! During all of history it has been the job of heroes to slay demons and dragons, we don't need a reason to kill them, evil existences are supposed to be terminated by us, our abilities are a gift to slay the evil"
"Heh... hehehe"
I laugh a little at this guy's words, it kinda matches a bit with my philosophy doesn't it? Truly, a hero doesn't need a reason to act against evil
I turn towards the demons
"So that must mean you are enemies of the heroes, right?"
Rias folds her arms and answers
"These so-called Heroes are alligned with the Khaos Brigade, you don't understand the situation, we have to eliminate them"
...
What did she said?
Eliminate them? So they are... killing heroes?
"Even you angel-chan?"
I ask Irina in disbelieve, even the angels are involved in this?
She has a sad expression
"Yes... but you don't understand, they are the evil ones! They are not real he-"
"SHUT UP!"
My voice makes the devils and heroes alike freeze
No
No
NO!
Mom, aunt Fubuki, Watchdog, Genos, Blast...
"So you are enemies of heroes? Hahaha, that's all I needed to hear..."
Nice demons? As if that could exist..
I was fooled by their good will to each other, I was careless and naive! If it wasn't for these heroes, I would have let them run amock and they would be going around killing humans! I knew there was no way that there are good demons in this world!
Maybe this is a punishment, a sign from God or the Universe to show me how careless I was, obviously someone like me wouldn't be able to live in peace when there are demons all over this town, this is what happens when you try to deviate from your responsibilities. But I won't commit this mistake again!
Demons or Angels, I won't let any threats to my family and friends live in this world!
"Hey heroes, please leave now, I'll take care of things"
"Huh, what are you saying?" - One of them asks
"I told you to leave! Sometimes it's okay to run away!"
I make the whole building shake to show I'm serious
"I am the son of Tatsumaki, you must know this name, don't you? Leave now or you will get hurt too!"
One of them makes a serious face and warns his friends
"Let's leave, he must be a reinforcement from Ophis. I can see that he is strong, so let's leave it to him"
Thank you, though I don't know who this Ophis is
A seal appears and they get ready to transport
"I won't let you!"
Issei charges towards the heroes while Rias shoots a block of energy towards them
"Don't touch them!"
I push Issei against the ground and block Rias' energy
"Thank you, my friend!" - Is the last thing the heroes say before they leave
Finally, now I can fight without holding back!
"You bastard!"
Xenovia charges at me with her sword
I block it and push her away
I know that making heroes run away from a fight is something that shouldn't be done
I remember the words from that man
'If the heroes run and hide who'll stay and fight?'
Yes, heroes shouldn't run from a fight, but for now...
97%
DOOOM
I throw Issei against Rias, who was preparing a new attack
CRACK!
And destroy the ice shards, bullets and swords that Kiba, Akeno and Rossweisse shot against me
98%
...Just for now, let me fight for them!
"Hey, you said that you know everything about me. So you must know that since there are no more civilians around, I can finally..."
99%
I don't care about what happens anymore!
"LET MY EMOTIONS TAKE OVER!"
Strike first! Strike fast! Strike Fiercely! The way of the Esper!
[ ANGER 100% ]
My aura grows and I unleash my full power!
"DIE!"
Afterword: Tatseyo finally goes 100, I was thinking about making this chapter an Issei pov about their fight and leave Tatseyo's interruption for the next chapter, but in the end I decided against it, if you read the LN ( you probably did if you are here) then you know how the fight between them was like, I was just going to add some extra scenes with the Sitri peerage on it and some extra thoughts, but I decided it was just going to seem like a direct copy and wouldn't make sense to write all the figthing that you might have already saw just to make Tatseyo interrupt everything for the real fight begin. Having said this, in the next fight Tatseyo will use his full strength against the Gremory and Sitri peerages together