Ten days have passed since I started training with the Gremory peerage, which means it was time for the rating game against Riser already. I would like to say time flew by quickly but the twelve-hour training routine I developed and followed every day for the past ten days were nothing short of Spartan.

Not to mention the overtime training I did anyway after finishing the training schedule I set for myself. Then again twelve-hours-per-day isn't actually the strictest one could ever get. There were probably many passionate people out there who spent more than that into their passions every day of the week for up to months at a time.

Though those passions might or might not be as hard as my training. Difficulty is relative when you can bench-press a mountain. Not to say I can actually do something like that. Obliterate a mountain with Adjudicator Balance Breaker maybe, but bench-pressing it? Not in a million years.

Speaking of Balance Breaker, I have been trying to come up with ideas to unlock it but nothing came to mind. Balance Breaker is really hard to attain in normal conditions. Hopefully, I will gain it through battle because I have no idea how I would train to get them in the first place.

"Guess it is time for you guys to show your results, huh?"

Those words were aimed towards the entirety of the Gremory peerage. They were currently standing before me with their stances ready. There were some good expressions they have set on their faces. As someone who watched over them for the last ten days, I have to admit they have grown not only physically but mentally as well.

"Let us have a good fight."

With those words as a cue, I summoned my gun. For once, I decided to activate one of my covenants.

First Covenant

The user must not aim to kill

Approved

"You don't have the guts to kill anyway."

There are multiple seals within Ad, and they can be released through fulfilling the covenants. Each seal lifted will make Ad stronger, to the point, it will be capable of killing gods if all its seals were lifted. Well, the chance of such a thing occurring is rather low though, considering how hard to fulfill the last covenant is.

This was would be the second time I released a covenant of Ad. Releasing one covenant multiply the shooting strength and power by x10 times resulting in something quite ridiculous if multiple covenants were released, as they all stacks multiplicatively.

My first target was the king Rias Gremory. I intended to end this quickly but the girl instantly used Castling the moment my gun showed the slightest sign of pointing towards her. It seems she is playing very safe right now.

Nevertheless, my bullet shot towards Koneko the Rook who replaced Rias. The attack power which was multiplied ten times instantly hits her like a truck, crippling one of her legs. Of course I held back with that attack, otherwise not only would she have fully lost her leg, but her life would also have been forfeit.

That is how far apart our strength currently is.

My next aim was once again the King Rias Gremory, but before I could aim towards her Kiba arrived behind me most likely in an attempt to flank me. I swiped at him backhanded with the hand holding the gun trying to get him off my back.

He swung his blade against my swung gun. Usually I would not recommend doing something like that as bladed weapons are not made to handle a clash with anything tougher than flesh, but his blade is phenomenally sharp and he could also recreate them so it was probably not a bad decision on his part to try and cut my main weapon even at the cost of his own.

Sadly this weapon of mine is near-indestructible. I won the clash of strength, blowing Kiba a few dozen meters away. He is coming back towards me without a pause and both Akeno and Rias are charging a worrying amount of magic already. This is why I hate fighting in outnumbered fights, doubly so when the enemies are a coherent group.

"Ouch!"

You cannot even feel pain, Ad.

I jumped for the sky while turning my aim towards the king once more. The moment I shot towards her she also released the Destruction magic she has been holding for quite some time now. The two attacks clashed and my bullet was consumed by the fiery red ball of doom shooting towards me. However, it has clearly become weaker after eating my attack.

I shot another bullet towards the destruction ball, removing it from being a threat to the current me as it dissipates into nothing. This time I put more power into my bullet, causing it to pierces through the ball and go straight towards its owner.

Sadly Kiba ran amok like a mad dog, blocking my bullet and absorbing the holy power within it into his own Holy-Demonic blade. Right, I told him how he could maybe absorb Holy and Demonic power with his blade and he successfully developed the ability within these ten days.

What a scarily fast growth. Then again my growth was just as ridiculous since I went from somewhere as strong as him into someone who can take the entire peerage of Rias singlehandedly. Sometimes I think it is unfair how strong I have become in merely such a short amount of time, but I need everything I can get my hands on and more if I intend to face the likes of Trihexa.

I was completely incapable of maneuvering my own body, considering I was still in the sky. That was a golden chance for Akeno and Rias to attack me and they did not waste it. The crimson-haired ruin princess has taken her chance and will need some time to recharge her magic, but the lightning priestess has yet to attack me.

At that moment I glanced towards the smiling priestess with worry. She widened her sadistic smile even more before bringing her hands down from the sky. At the same time, a bolt of lightning struck my body. I tried repelling it with my gun but as it was made of conductive metal the lightning still flowed to me even though I redirected some of them away with my swing.

It hurts quite badly, to the point I cannot help but let out a tiny scream. Calm down, falling now means your defeat. You are lucky and should be thankful you received such damage in sparring. If this was a real battle you could have died from your flinch.

Determination came back into my eyes. Thank god for my high stats or otherwise, that attack would have been the end of me. I have no intention of losing here.

My body dropped down to the ground. Kiba didn't bother attacking me, instead standing before the Queen-King pair protecting the two. Guess he is not stupid enough to actually attack me and leave his King at the mercy of my attacks.

Now, this is a pain in the ass. Kiba will block and absorb all attacks from Ad, while the two behind him will charge their magic to attack me. They will eventually wear me down and defeat me with their attacks.

I could try increasing my output and try to overwhelm Kiba, but that will probably either make his blade stronger through absorption or overwhelm him. However, if I put too much power it might accidentally injure him one way or another and we can't have that when their rating game match is so near.

Guess it is time for melee then.

I rushed forward with Ad still in hand. The gun makes for a good club when needed considering its form of an oversized handgun. Realizing my intentions Kiba launched himself towards me as well. Between a gun and a sword, in a close-range fight, it should be obvious which of them will win.

However, that was the case if both sides were equal. If one was far stronger than the other, like an army veteran compared to a sickly person then matters would change. I swiped the gun towards Kiba who reacted by blocking it with one of his blades.

His other hand which was holding another sword swung towards my neck. It seems like he isn't playing around no more. Maybe I shouldn't have beaten him so hard under the justification of training him. He didn't seem mad at all during our training session but maybe he was holding his rage within.

There is one problem with my previous example of an army veteran versus a sickly person. While the difference in our physical prowess could be labeled as such, the difference in our skill cannot. Kiba is far more familiarized with close combat than I currently am, and will most likely stay that way for the rest of our times together.

I raised my leg and kicked his blade away. A slower response and my neck would have been slashed. Not enough to kill of heavily injure me but an injury nonetheless. Thankfully my WIS and DEX are much higher than his.

Next, I performed a follow-up by making an ax-kick which Kiba dodged by moving to his right just the tiniest bit. That act left my gun which was held by his blade to be left free for an instant before he clashed his blade with it once more.

However, that was enough. In that split moment, I shot a bullet towards Rias Gremory.

Her leg got hit by the attack. It was but a small scratch but that was more than enough for me to call off the match by leaping backward and raising both my hands. This was enough for our final match.

"If I had used any more power your left leg would have been done for."

And she knew that as well. I have shown how strong my full output with one covenant is once in the past during our ten-days training trip. Eradicating her entire existence with one shot is possible if I used Ad with at least one covenant released, which I did. Thankfully I did not use my full output even with the covenant unlocked.

"Yes, well… It is frustrating to see that we cannot win even once against you."

Those were the words of Rias as she began treating her wounds. They had become used to gaining such injuries, especially in the legs since that is where I mostly aim against them so nothing vital would be pierced. It makes them incapable of fighting, without having long-lasting damage.

It would have been far more convenient to have Asia around but she is still getting used to living under Owner-san. By the way, it was decided that she uses a futon in the same living room where I sleep during the nights. Of course, I slept at the couch instead of beside her, so there was nothing would alarm the FBI or the Lolice.

"It's just bad affinity. If my attacks did not use the holy element things would go better for you guys."

"If so you would have just increased your output even more."

"Ah, you caught me."

I shrugged. Was trying to comfort them but it seems it had the opposite effect instead as they are all looking downwards to the ground. That was one of the problems with lying I suppose. The possibility of getting caught red-handed is and will always be a demerit of lying. That was one of my weaknesses as a pathological liar.

"Nevertheless you all grew quite a bit from ten days ago. I would say you can beat Riser handily at this point."

"I am grateful for the compliment."

Yet even as Rias said those words I could sense the bitterness within her tone. There seems to be something bothering her, though I still have no clue whatsoever as to what exactly it is. How should I know the working of a woman's heart? Well, not that I have any intention of knowing anyway.

I am curious, but not to the point I will go out of my way to pry her secrets open. She is entitled to have her own privacy and all that stuff. Hopefully, it is nothing that will impact her performance during the rating game. Otherwise, my efforts would have been for nothing.

"So, the game will start tomorrow right? Any chance I can get an invitation?"

"I will arrange for that."

I smiled. It would be a shame not to see how they improved compared to the original series when they have awakened their potential so much earlier.

[Quest: Train with the Gremory]

[Objectives: Train and gain stats within the following ten days]

[Bonus Objectives: Gain at least 10,000 stat points through training]

[Hidden Objectives: Gain at least 100,000 stat points through training

[Rewards: +100EXP for each stat point gained through training]

[Bonus Rewards: 1,000,000EXP]

[Hidden Rewards: 10,000,000]

That was a whole lot of EXP from the quest. The level-up announcement came like it was going out of style. I ended up at Lv1579 with 127500EXP leftovers. Also gained 1,228,633 unallocated stat points. Damn am I getting rather OP. Fried chicken doesn't stand a chance against me if things were to come to blow, though I am still far off from matching Kokabiel. His stats should be somewhere around 100,000,000-10,000,000,000 range as a ten-winged fallen angel.

[For reaching Lv1000 +4 Boon points]

[Boon: Gamer Growth III have been unlocked for reaching Lv1000]

I instantly took Gamer Growth III. With this rising all my Skills to Lv100 should be easy peasy.

"Good evening, Grayfia-san."

"You… have grown stronger."

"It would be a shame if I did not, considering I trained with Rias-sama for ten entire days,"

Those were the first line of dialogue we came across during our conversation in this second meeting of ours. It seems she has some measure of capability in detecting strength, as expected of the so-called ultimate queen. Wonder whether I can gain a Skill similar to that. Maybe Senjutsu or the likes?

Oh, now that the topic has come up let me tell you my status.

Name: Shirou Kotomine
Age: 16
Race: Human
Sacred Gear: Scholar blessed by the Earth, Adjudicator

Lv1579

STR: 241,376
DEX: 218,142
CON: 43,678
INT: 304,518
WIS: 279,325
CHA: 18,940
LUC: 24,777

Unallocated: 1,247,206

BP: 14

Perks: Gamer Growth III, Holy Man I, Talent: STR IV, Talent: DEX IV, Talent CON II, Talent INT IV, Talent WIS IV, Talent CHA II, Talent LUC II

Skill: Acrobatic Lv89, Acting Lv82, Baking Lv81, Brewing Lv82, Cleaning Lv81, Cooking Lv75, Flirting Lv31, Kicking Lv76, Punching Lv82, Reading Lv22, Shooting Lv100, Singing Lv13, Sprinting Lv100, Teaching Lv56, Throwing Lv55, Training Lv100

As you can see I managed to increase my STR, DEX, INT, and WIS considerably compared to the other stats. The facilities within the training area were pretty decent so I managed to increase STR and DEX without problems. As for WIS and INT, those were simply increased by repeatedly using my magic through shooting with Ad.

I have no means to increase my low CON, CHA and LUC, so maybe I should contemplate using my unallocated stat points on them later on. As for my skills, I gained Acrobatic from the constant movement in battle. Otherwise, everything else was the same with increasing levels. Three skills, in particular, have reached Lv100.

Also, I gained an extra BP for reaching Lv100 in a skill.

[For reaching Lv100 once +1 Boon point]

That combined with the original 5, the 4 points from Lv1000 and the 9 points from reaching 1000,000 and 1,000,000 accumulated stats means I currently have 14 points after 5 points subtracted for GG III.

Enough about that though, for now, it is time to see how well Rias will fare within an outnumbered fight, with a final target of killing someone who is immortal. Even if it was a mock-battle they still need to eliminate the enemy for good to win, unlike within the sparring sessions with me.

It certainly sounds hopeless when ones put it from that perspective, but she actually has quite a good chance with not only holy lightning but also a freaking Balance Breaker. That is something no member of the Riser team can cope with. The best they could do is outnumbering him and try their luck, but even then Kiba has his speed to rely on.

As for the holy lightning…. Well, at least it should be more than enough to make sure Akeno wins against the enemy Queen Yubelluna. It should be capable of devouring any other devil as well, though I evaluate its current worth to be lower than the holy-demonic blade.

That blade… I have made attempts to see how much holy magic it can absorb, and the answer was simply as much pressure as the owner could handle, which is an absurd amount even by my standards. Considering the thing can also absorb demonic-power as well, the possible growth for that thing is utterly endless.

Koneko was still unwilling to use her Senjutsu which is unfortunate but I suspect they wouldn't even need it to tip the balance in their favor. Balance Breakers are utter hacks no matter how ones put it. It makes me wonder how strong Issei and his Cardinal Crimson Promotion must have been. Not to mention the senseless Dragon Deification.

Ah, thinking about the future gives me a headache. Thinking back there is a lack of information. I have read the entire original light novels, but no more than that. I have not read the DX volumes, nor have I read Slash Dog or Denpachi. The second was something I'm really interested in considering the protagonist apparently owns two freaking Longinus at once.

Telos Karma and Innovate Clear.

Just hearing someone has two Longinus at once makes me feel envy beyond belief. Oh, why couldn't you have let me create a copy of Boosted Gear with the Boon Consideration game? That would elevate me straight to at least Ultimate-class easy.

[…You lack the BP]

What the hell is BP supposed to be in the first place? I know I gain them through my growth but otherwise, there has been no explanation whatsoever on hoy the game could convert those growths into Sacred Gears.

[…]

No words huh. Well, that was the expected response to be honest.

"May I ask who your company is?"

"…Ah, her? She is an acquaintance who knows about the supernatural. This might be asking for a lot, but could you let me bring her along to see the match?"

"…Certainly."

Right now the three of us are currently at the ORC room. I decided to meet Grayfia here as precautions as it would be a pain if Owner-san discovered us, especially considering her identity. For now, we are all playing nice with one another, but she was currently playing a risky game. Better not involve her in anything.

Without any sign of movement from Grayfia-san, a magic circle appeared below the two of us. Lately, I have been getting better at sensing all forms of supernatural energy considering how much magic energy I have been using up till now. And yet there was no sign of her demonic energy leaking at all before the teleport circle below us was formed.

Guess I am still far too inexperienced at this business. Have to learn things quickly or else world peace might just get destroyed because of my lacking strength. That is a scarier prospect more than anything else. Ah, why can't crazy strong people like Sizerch just handle everything by themselves? Freaking politics.

Nevertheless, the three of us were teleported into a different high-setting place. There were many luxuries available around. As expected of high-class devils, they showcase their wealth at every opportune moment. Around me there were few people of note, the most notable one among them definitely being Sizerch Lucifer himself.

The Super-Devil who can take on the gods themselves.

"I assume you are Shirou Kotomine?"

"That would be correct, Lucifer-sama."

Have to show an appropriate amount of respect to him considering the difference in our standing. After all, he is the current Maou while I am pretty much nobody of mention. My strength wasn't anything spectacular either, merely somewhere around above average middle-class. The fact he spoke to me is already something to take gratitude for according to noble manners.

"I heard you helped my sister's peerage in their training. You have my thanks for doing so."

"I am deeply honored."

There was no need to take those words of his too seriously considering it was most likely born out of politeness. On the other hand, it seems Rias has reported me to Sizerch during our ten-days training trip. Hopefully she didn't mention me in a bad light or something like that. Could imagine how she wouldn't like having some random stranger be a busybody trying to fiddle with her 'family'.

"And your company is?"

"A friend of mine. I took her to watch the match as well."

He merely nodded.

(The game will soon commence.)

Everyone moved their attention towards the oncoming announcement. It was Grayfia starting the match. It seems there wouldn't be any time for random chatters before the game starts then, though maybe there will after the game ends. Not that I have anything to say towards Sizerch, just thought it would be nice to have a conversation or two with him.

Now for the match itself. The screen gave us a view of both peerages preparing for the oncoming clash within their respective bases. The Riser peerage was rather nonchalant about things, while Rias and her team would seem like they are on a death row were it not for the determination that seems to flicker within the eyes of each and every member.

"Those are nice expressions on their faces."

Those were the words said by Sizerch Gremory. High praises considering his status as a Maou. Though maybe it was partly because he favors Rias and her team considering this man is a blatant siscon. Thankfully he seems to manage keeping business and feelings separated though.

Or rather he must separate them entirely. If the two were somehow intermixed together I have no doubt he would prioritize his sister over his duty, which is certainly a very bad idea considering how large his responsibilities are. That was the main reason he cannot move to assist the main characters within the original series.

(Hello to everyone. I am Grayfia, a maid from the house of Gremory. Today I will be the arbiter of the rating game between House of Gremory and House of Phenex.)

Finally, the announcer Grayfia started explaining the current rules towards us the viewers and the people within the match themselves. She went on to explaining how the battlefield is a replica of Kuoh Academy itself. She also explained the base for each peerage. Rias starts at the ORC room while Riser starts at the StuCo room.

The game started with the school bell as a signal. The Riser team nonchalantly separated and navigated themselves throughout the recreated school which became the fighting zone. Meanwhile Rias and her team stayed at their home base, with the exception of Kiba who instantly launched himself towards enemy territory the moment the battle began.

I see, so they were relying entirely on Kiba for the offensive, while everyone else takes defense. Certainly, Kiba should be more than strong enough to handle the members of the enemy peerage. Now the only problem lies in whether his stamina can handle all those girls within one rating game.

From the looks of it, Kiba isn't even trying to conserve his stamina though. He rushes forward with haste and finally met two Pawns of Riser. He instantly summoned his holy-demonic blade and slashed through both his enemies. They tried to block with the chainsaw they held and yet those weapons were cut as well along with their flesh.

(Riser Phenex-sama two Pawns retires.)

"Hoh? That is quite the interesting sword he has there."

"It is called the sword of betrayer. A holy-demonic blade, Balance breaker of Sword Birth."

Everyone turned their attention to me. Well, this was not part of the plan. With all the stares coming towards me I was pressured to say something, anything. In the end, I decided not to say anything witty and made a complaint instead.

"An impossible existence. This and the Twilight Healing recovering a devil, the Sacred Gear System sure is slacking about. I heard the upsetting sorcerer has his child afflicted with sickness because of having a Sacred Gear as well."

Rudiger Rosenkreutz, also known as the upsetting sorcerer. He has a son who cannot control his own Sacred Gear, which is poisoning him to death. The kid should still be alive right now but will die within the next few months.

I wonder if there is anything I can do about it. Taking his sacred gear away will kill him though, so that was not an acceptable option of treatment. Maybe I can contact Azazel and get him to make a better version of the Sacred Gear extractor. However, that will most likely take some time and time is the one thing we lack with the child currently dying.

Also…

"It is as if the one up there is being inept."

There we go. I almost said 'as if the one up there didn't do shit' but swearing is not a good idea considering the elites within my surroundings. I was almost tempted to say 'as if the one up there is dead' instead but that would be far too on-the-nose would it not. And chances are that would mark me as a political nuisance that should be erased from existence.

"That seems to be the case at play here."

Sizerch agreed with my words. He already knows YHVH is no longer up there and yet decided to play along with me. It would do no good if the world knew that the lord of heaven is apparently deceased. Well, maybe it would but the procedure before that 'good' comes would be rather messy.

Back to the game though, Kiba was rushing forward into the enemy base. At a guess, Rias is aiming for something akin to a blitz right now. As to why she would consider that a good option… Well, the one thing worse than an outnumbered fight is a prolonged outnumbered fight. I also tend to go for quick kills when facing Rias and her peerage.

However the current Kiba does not seem to be aiming for King Riser at all. Instead, he moved for the closest targets the two Rooks. He eliminated the first one by sneakily throwing his blade towards the head, before re-summoning it into his hands and slashing the second Rook who was paralyzed in shock.

That was a tactic I often used with Ad as well. Kiba can absorb my holy bullets so I sometimes threw Ad against him every now and then, much to the gun's chagrin. It was actually an oddly effective tactic for whatever reason. Maybe the enemy simply does not expect someone to throw their weapon away.

(Riser Phenex-sama two Rooks retires.)

That was two Rooks rendered dead through sheer sonic speed. As expected that man is busted strong is he not? His speed has reached one foot into middle-class devils territory, or in other words, got beyond 10,000 stat points. That is partly thanks to my Teaching skill as well I suppose, but his talent is not to be sold lightly.

It seems everyone else within the room is starting to realize how busted the blade is, and they have yet to even see the broken ability that is the holy and demonic power absorption. Though it seems they will soon be showcased of that ability considering the next person Kiba encountered was the Queen. I think her name was Yubelluna or something similar.

Her title was the queen of explosion or something like that, which I only remembered because it was mentioned at the same time along with the nickname of Akeno which is Priestess of Thunder. She shows how she gained the title by causing an explosion at the position Kiba stood.

As one might expect the Knight cut through the attack with his blade and absorbed the demonic energy from the explosion to further increase his own attack power with the blade. The enemy Queen did not seem to expect that and fell to an attack within the next instant. A Queen was defeated just like that.

(Riser Phenex-sama Queen retires.)

"Oh? He absorbed the attack with his blade?"

"Yes. We thought up the possibility during the training trip. He marvelously managed to master the power within those short few days."

Or rather I gifted the idea but bragging towards the Maou did not seem like a good idea. Not like I have a need to curry his favor for anything anyway. It would certainly be convenient to have Sizerch owe me one but I could live without his support thank you very much.

Meanwhile the match continued. The mad dog rushed forward only to be hindered by two Knight this time around. One of them attacked him

He escaped from the attack unharmed, dodging at the last second. Even beyond that one of the enemy Knights has fallen down to the floor in agony as a thrown sword stabbed through her abdomen. Right, he managed to throw his blade again right as he dodged the enemy attack.

Is Kiba gaining a new habit thanks to me or something? I never heard of him throwing his weapons within the original series. Thankfully it seems to be a rather effective method of attack though so it should be fine even if he makes a habit out of it.

I have confirmed that being a Knight increases explosive power and dexterity, as that is how they gain their fast speed. Therefore their throwing power is enhanced as well.

"Throwing swords… Okita would be saddened if he were to see this."

Sorry, Sizerch. He unexpectedly gained that kind of habit from me. Okita Souji is the person who taught Kiba swordsmanship, hence the reason it would make sense for him to be discouraged if Kiba threw his blade around like a ruffian.

By the time my attention went back towards the screen, Kiba has since defeated the other Knight. The sun-kissed blonde continued onwards and encountered a large group this time around, consisting of four Pawns and a Bishop.

(Riser Phenex-sama two Knight retires.)

The enemies were nothing impressive, but he should still be careful considering he is outnumbered. Yet the youth did not seem to care for his own wellbeing, taking more than a few scratches to defeat the enemies before him. Or rather the madman is putting his entire focus into defeating the enemies as quickly as possible and nothing else.

What is Rias planning I wonder?

Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, Koneko and Akeno were facing the two last Pawns of the Riser peerage. Even I who has next to no real battle experience know they were obviously winning this bout. They were finally moving forward towards the base of Riser like Kiba have been doing the entire time.

(Riser Phenex-sama two Pawn retires.)

The two finally moved forward but there were no enemies left except King Riser and his final Bishop Ravel.

So basically Rias planned to use Kiba as a Berserker to clear out most the enemies, and afterward outnumber Riser who is left alone. Not the worst plan ever made but it was not without its cost.

Kiba went down the exact moment he finished the final Pawn. His body was left powerless, his stamina drained. It must have been pushing it to use his Balance breaker that much, especially considering he barely has 10-days' worth of experience on using them.

(Riser Phenex-sama six Pawn and one Bishop retires. Rias Gremory-sama one Knight retires.)

It was finally endgame. Riser only has her sister and himself left while on the other hand, Rias have Akeno, Koneko and herself around. Thanks to Kiba rampaging around now the Gremory team has the number advantage.

*The line break refuses to work again*

I am a sadist.

I revel in the pains of others.

Yet the scene before me overwhelms me with rage instead of pleasure.

Right now my kouhai Kiba is down on the ground, barely moving. Surrounding him was a scene of destruction. He was gasping for air after causing all that mayhem, all kinds of scratches surrounding his physique. I knew this would happen, as it was part of the plan, yet I could not help but raise my anger at this sight.

Rias has made a plan to defeat Riser and his peerage, and the two keys to that were Kiba and I. I have the firepower while Kiba has the speed. The second-year blonde has the speed to take care of himself even within an outnumbered fight.

And I was supposed to be the finishing blow, taking care of Riser who is near-immortal. The man is hard to get rid of and my holy lightning at full power might be our only option to defeat him. Therefore it was decided I would conserve my strength while Kiba defeats everyone except the leader, leaving Riser to me.

As a senpai, I cannot let the sacrifice of a kouhai be wasted. Though we walked quite the distance from our base which is the ORC to this place, energy exploded from within my soul. We are already very close to the enemy base the Student Council room.

"Let us hurry, Koneko-chan."

I charged my lightning magic, walking towards the StuCo room. Koneko followed suit, going right in front of me. Her role was to protect me from harm as I charge my demonic power to use my holy lightning, as well as tying down the Phenex to make sure my attack hits him.

With a soft creak, Koneko-chan opened the door to the room. Found within were two pure Phenex. Riser and his sister Ravel. Honestly, if they wanted to preserve bloodline they could have just mated with each other for all I care. It doesn't seem that far-fetched considering she is apparently part of his so-called harem.

Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankenai yo ne!

I think that was the title of that one anime Rias watched together with me. Apparently it was a recommendation from Sizerch-sama that he insisted she should watch, therefore Rias made sure I suffered along with her by watching that dumpster fire together.

Back on track though the two Phenex did nothing in particular as I continued to charge my magic. The older one was saying something but I could not care less about his bull.

Koneko swung her fist before the bastard even finished his words. She must have been just as angry about the state Kiba-kun was left in.

5.

The bastard flew to the sky and avoided her attacks. Before he was out of her reach however Koneko grabbed him by the foot and slammed him down towards the ground. She started repeatedly stomping his back.

4.

The bastard exploded in a blast of fire. Koneko did not bother evading the damage. Unlike Kiba who is a glass cannon, Koneko can take and dish out punishment like a juggernaut. Her growth might not have been as prominent as Kiba but she has certainly improved under the teaching of a certain peculiar gun-wielder.

3.

Her clothes were starting to burn away but that only seems to serve in making her angrier towards the phoenix more than anything. She grabbed his scuff, made a solid punch to his head before slamming him back down onto the ground, pulling him into a lock.

2.

The younger sister seems to have realized the threat I pose as she began running towards me. Her effort was impeded by Koneko who decided to prioritize protecting me over locking down the bastard. The fried chicken decided to rush towards me after his sister screams something about stopping me.

1.

The bastard was right before me, a fist ready to be blasted forward and punch me right in the face. However, it was already too late. His- or rather our- fates are sealed.

The largest thunder I have ever seen came down onto me and the chicken bastard. I cannot control something of that proportion, so there was no other option but aim towards his general direction and hope for the best. That was the original reason we needed Koneko to lock him down.

Right now the man was right in front of me. Therefore I did the easiest mistake a beginner magician would make, letting all the energy within me to burst out. This method was foolish considering one is not immune to their magic power. Though this will hopefully defeat the chicken bastard it will also hurt me as well.

A lot.

I felt pain frying my receptions.

I will retire from the game with this act, but there is one last thing I need to confirm before drifting into unconsciousness.

The confirmation from Grayfia-san

(Riser Phenex-sama one Bishop retires. Rias Gremory-sama Queen retires.)

Eh?

Welp, This chapter was ready by the time I posted the previous one, but I took a 3-week break before posting it. Guess I got a bit lazy. Up till the last chapter it was 1ch-per-week but I guess it was wishful thinking that I could keep that. So from now on there will be slower updates.

...Guess it is time for review response.

A-Guest-Who-I-Would-Actually-Like-To-PM: *Criticize a lot of stuff*

Kay, this one was actually from a guest. I couldn't understand the first half of his complaints, but about the killer and psychopath things... Well, I don't think even cops or soldiers are allowed to kill these days. Maybe in rough circumstance, but desperate times calls for desperate measures. And as for the gun thing, once again I see cops being trained with guns, but I don't see them being expected to kill. Not gonna spend any more words aguing with a guest though.

Luciele9:the story becomes worse over time. I rather read about him flirting with owner san than following cliche abruptly helping the devil and following canon yada yada
there are already many fanfics like that

I kinda think the same actually. But not like I can suddenly increase the quality of my writing just because I know this is sub-par. Sadly things doesn't work that way.

Oblivious IJ: *posts the entire Never Gonna Give You Up as a review*

...Are we really doing this? Well, at least it got a laugh out of me.

Reader-Wkwk: saya cukup menyukai cerita ini. terimakasih

Um... Sama-sama?

Didn't think I'd see an indonesian here.

Anyway that about wraps up this chapter