I release about 25% of my energy to intimidate them, but also to send a message to Rias and the other that they understand that the world will not be so merciful to them.
"Black Dragon Emperor, I've never heard of this title the only ones that bear the title of Dragon Emperor are the two Heavenly Dragons, but what I want to know most is how come you have demonic energy that only the Devils have one but you're a human it's impossible that I couldn't detect it when we met" says Rias
"Compared to you, my master knows how to control, hide and even completely erase his energy and aura, while you let it overflow without control, which shows that my master is more mature and more thoughtful than you Gremory-san" Sakuya answers Rias
"It doesn't change anything we're going to win"
" ... " I say nothing more
I reduce the pressure of my demonic energy makes my Black Keys disappear which hinders Kiba movements and Koneko gives him the potion that not only heals his wounds but also restores his stamina which surprises everyone
"How do you feel Yuuto-kun?" asks Jin to Kiba.
"I am a healed completely and ready for battle," replied the knight.
"I see you're able to fight Yuuto, everyone prepares yourself for the fight"
"Yes, Bucho" everyone answers
"Ha, I wanted to have the least interaction with you because of your brother, but I think I'll have to deal with it.
"Scathach, you take care of both pawns, they have dragon-type Sacred Gear, but I don't think that should be a problem for you."
"Understood, Master"
"Sakuya, I'll let you take care of Rias and Akeno takes all your time if you know what I mean"
"Understood, Zero-sama," she said with a smile
"As for me, I'm in charge of Koneko and Kiba,"
"Lailah" The Seraphin appears at my side
'What can I do for you, Zerono? '
"Can you create a barrier around us so as not to alert people around and reduce the damage, please? "
' With pleasure ' she replied with a smile and then pulled out her paper talisman and a barrier appeared around us which surprised the devils.
"What the hell is that? "Jin's little brother asks
"Don't worry, I only had a magic barrier installed around us so the fighting wouldn't disturb the civilians around"
Then I position myself in Chudan posture of the style [Niten Ichi-ryu] with my two swords raised in front of me at chest level
"Let me tell you, attack with the intention of killing or else... "I tell them while moving at high speed. I reappeared behind Kiba and Koneko "You're going to die" and my eyes turn red
I execute with Kanshou a circular attack at Kiba which blocks him with his sword then Koneko takes the opportunity to attack me from the air with a dropkick that I block with Bakuya, which makes me move backward
"Good job, but it's not enough" I use [Reinforcement] on my legs and then accelerate to reappear in front of Koneko and kick her in the stomach and then I follow with a kick that sends her to Kiba who catches her while being propelled back because of the force I put in my kick.
After Kiba verify that Koneko could stand up they get back into battle position, Kiba uses Sword Birth to create one of the hundreds of swords that rush right back to me
"Shatter the star themselves, Sword Barrel Full Open" I point Bakuya in front of me and throw a row of swords that destroys all Kiba's swords and others run towards him and Koneko
"How? "Kiba is surprised that I can summon so many swords and destroy his while trying to parry the swords that are coming at him and Koneko uses his agility to dodge them
"You're not at the end of your surprises, the game is just beginning... [Yamato]" I make my two swords disappear and invoke [Yamato] which appears in my right hand.
I still use my speed to head towards them while avoiding Sword Birth's swords, but at the same time Koneko moves towards me, then we enter in hand-to-hand combat, almost all Koneko's attacks are blows with a lot of power behind but not controlled, no fighting style so for me who have experienced in almost all hand-to-hand combat styles I can easily deflect all her attacks by using [ Yamato ] non-draw
"Concentrate your strength in one point, use all your assets and environment to your advantage," I tell her
"Yaa, aah, aaah, aaah" by following my advise Koneko can connect punch to me using her small size
'I think it's time to get it over with. '
"Koneko, in advance forgive me"
"Huh? "
"[Aura Trigger] activate" my hair turns completely white and my eyes turn from pale red to blood red and my demonic energy becomes more potent.
With the rise in power of my demonic aura is enough to scare the devils but the most affected person is Koneko who trembles and shows an expression of pure terror.
'I'm really going to have to apologize to her later.'
Kiba tries to get up well as badly and rushes towards me, I jump back to take distance then I draw Yamato with my finger then suddenly an even more vicious pressure than before settles on the battlefield and the spectrum of Vergil in its [Devil Trigger] form appears behind me and mimics my movements, I concentrate my demonic energy in my sword and sheath by putting me in Battojutsu position then a skill name for a manga I read come in mind
" [Getsuga Tensho] " I completely draw the katana at high speed followed by a wave of demonic energy that takes the form of a big black wave heading towards Kiba and Koneko
{ Skill [Getsuga Tensho] create via a special action }
"Koneko, Yuuto" Rias and the others shout as they see the explosion trying to recover from the shock caused by the release of [Yamato's] aura
"You should rather care about yourself" Reminds Sakuya who appears between Rias and Akeno, in the second the maid sent the two girls waltzing with two punches
Akeno manages to get back into a fighting position although shocked by the amount of demonic power I release and also by my changes of hair and eyes and prepares to launch a lightning burst but Sakuya uses her time manipulation power and speed to dodge each burst, while Rias recovers with difficulty she also starts sending bursts of destructive power but the maid manages to avoid everything.
"That's all you could do? as my master told you there came with the intention of killing otherwise... "Daggers begin to revolve around Sakuya while releasing a silvery aura "You're going to die" Sakuya start to counterattack
"Bucho" Jin tries to go to his master to be stopped on his run by a red spear that blocks his way
"Never turn your back on your enemy, otherwise death will be your only end" Lancer, said to Jin
"Move out of my way, [Flame Force]" Jin rushes towards Lancer by turning both his hands into dragon hands with fire in each hand but the latter only dodges the devil's blows while launching counter-attacks against him
"Big Brother I cover you, [Dragon Blessing]" a green grimoire emanating draconian energy appears before the young man and he surrounds his brother with an aura that seems to boost his performance
Jin's attack rate increases faster and faster but not enough for Scathach to fight seriously, every time she sees a flaw in the young devil's movements she inflicts powerful damage to put him down, the latter shows great tenacity and gets up each time
As for Rias and Akeno they continue to attack Sakuya with their magic, that she dodges with ease and fluidity like a ghost, she uses her daggers that attack them in their neutral position, Akeno manages to take the blows thanks to her queen's piece power but since she has not trained enough this trait of her power she does not hold out long since Sakuya does not leave them any time to reorganize herself
Returning to me, I make my katana disappear after having sheathed it again I look at the damage that my attack caused, the attack created a large trench to finish with a crater, just next to it is Koneko and Kiba which seems to have taken the biggest damage to protect Koneko
"Kiba-sempai, are you all right? "I approach Koneko and Kiba when she notices my presence behind her,
".... "she closes her eyes until I attack her but nothing comes only the feeling of a hand on her head, she opens her eyes to see me with a sad and guilty face
"Zerono-sempai, I... I" she starts crying
"Chuuuuu calm down you, he is only unconscious, I made sure that the attack is not fatal he will wake up in a few hours "then I look where the other is, on one side Rias and Akeno on the ground completely exhausted with no more magic in reserve and covered with cut as for the two brothers they completely were knocked out by Scathach.
"Looks like it's our victory, in the end, I didn't have to use the skills of [Reload Reloader]"
'Just your basic form and [Aura Trigger] alone is powerful enough to beat them, so using this technique would be a little overkill,' Bahamut replied to me
"You're right to use Reload Reloader against them would have been too far away."
I get up and reach out my hand to Koneko so that she can get up again, then I take Kiba and put him on my shoulder like a bag of potatoes.
"I'm really sorry I scared you with my aura."
"Umh umh *shaking her head*, Sempai had no choice, otherwise Rias wouldn't have given up, I forgive you"
"Thank you Shirone-chan," I say to her, stroking her head, making her blush and purr like a cat
Arriving in front of Rias I drop Kiba with Jin and his brother and then I take out a jar with a green liquid in it that I throw above them which makes them bathe in a green halo that heals their wound.
"Thank you for treating us, Zerono," Rias told me.
"I didn't do it for you, I did it for Koneko, but coming back to our deal this fight showed my point to you and your group"
"Huuuuu"
"So as we agreed, I wouldn't join your peerage on this, good evening."
Lailah removes the barrier before returning to my inner world, then I go home via my magic circle
// Akatsuki Manor //
Arriving in my workshop via a magic circle I tell Scathach and Sakuya that they have the rest of the day off while I deactivate my [ Astral Cloth ] to return to my uniform then change into my inner clothes and then head for the device that Grandpa sent me the day before
I notice that the update of the cards has finished, I collect the cards and put them in a new deck box that I hang on my belt.
Then I sit at my desk and start filling a journal with everything that happened on the last few day. Like my encounters with allies or enemies with their powers and combat patterns, the progress of my powers, the techniques I have acquired and their advancements, everything. And I also made data file of it.
Then I look at the information of the Franxinus on my gamer interface and the part that intrigues me is the AI, I select the ships then a magic circle teleports me immediately to what seems to be the deck of the ship itself.
I move towards what seems to be the commander's seat, I sit on it and an interface and screen appears in front of me
[[ Welcome to the Franxinus Ex Celsior Please wait, we'll initialize the necessary analysis to initiate the start-up ]]
I stay in my seat and a scanner scans me completely
[[ Scan complete, start turbine, check all equipment and system, online communication, magic reactor OK, Weapons OK, Shield OK ]]
[[ Everything's OK, Commander. ]]
"Okay, let's see what you have to offer us, normally there should be an AI in the system." I began to search in the database for the information
[[ Initialization of the AI... ]]
Suddenly a hologram appears in front of me, a 15-year-old girl with long silver hair and blue eyes. Her costume looks like that of a Western nun. She wears a white dress and a black cross symbol in the middle.
[[ Delighted to meet you, Commander, I am an Artificial Spirit and also the AI of the Franxinus, Maria Arusu ]] she told me, bending over with respect
"Nice to meet you, Maria, my name is Zerono Pendragon"