I was enveloped in a crimson light. When I opened my eyes, I was lying to the side while receiving a crimson light emitted from Buchouâs oppai.
âŚâŚ.Her oppai are glowing! Yes I remember, Buchouâs breasts are glowing! But Buchou is even more shocked than me.
âIseâŚâŚ. That appearanceâŚâŚâ
Buchou is opening her eyes wide. Hmn? I also looked at my whole body after being concerned.
âŚâŚ.Is the colour of my armour darker? The shape is a bit different from the usual one. Itâs like a brilliant crimson colour rather than redâŚâŚ. It is the same colour as Buchouâs hair.
[Oooo! When I thought that Sekiryuutei was enveloped in red aura by getting flashed by Switch-Princessâs Oppai Flash. He stood up while changing his armour!]
The announcer shouted. Did I get resurrected? My wound isâŚâŚâŚgone! The cracked part of my armour has been repaired as well. I met with the Senpai in the white-worldâŚâŚ I was then enveloped in a black-aura butâŚâŚI was saved by the voices of the children, Buchouâs voice that was calling me and Albion-senpai.
[Partner!]
Oo, Ddraig. What happened?
[Your consciousness was blown into the depths of the Sacred Gear. I tried to go there but the past hosts consciousnesses were dense so I couldnât enter. And when I thought that I opened my eyes, something like this happened! What happened inside? Most of the curse that the previous possessors had has vanished.]
âŚâŚI see. So the curse hasâŚâŚ. Itâs all thanks to Albion-senpai.
[You mean the jewel of Albion that had a fragment of consciousness left? So that was moving in the depths of the Sacred GearâŚ..]
Seems like it. Iâm not actually sure but he helped me.
[So you were able to promote to the âQueenâ while you have the power of Sekiryuutei released.]
Hm? Am I a âQueenâ right now? I check the piece inside me.
âŚ..Itâs true. Even though it was said to be impossible, Iâm a real âQueenâ! Iâm shocked but I hear the analysis from Sensei.
[Red auraâŚ. No. That isnât red. Itâs a more brilliant and noble colour. That isâŚ. True-crimson colour. Yes. Crimson. The same colour as the hair of the man called as âCrimson Satanâ, and the same hair colour as the woman that idiot fell for.]
Yes, itâs a crimson coloured armour. Itâs a darker colour than red, so crimson.
[The miracle that is only allowed for that idiotâŚ..! Wait! Weren't you supposed to power up by sucking Riasâs breast!?]
Like hell I would know that, Sensei! That is something that was mistranslated at the press conference! And it happened to appear in the front page of the newspaper! I also want to power up by sucking her breasts! Actually, I just want to suck breasts! Seeing the change in me, Sairaorg-san spoke.
âSomething I would call âCardinal Crimson Queenâ. That colour has the exact same colour as the Maou-sama who is called crimson. The same colour as Riasâs hair.â
I blew out air from my mouth. I then made up my mind and spoke out. Somehow I feel like I can say it. More like Sensei blurted out my feelings just now!
âItâs the colour of the woman I love. Buchou. Rias Gremory is the woman I love. I want the woman I love to win. I want to protect the woman I love. I want to fight for the woman I love. IâŚâŚ..I!â
I said it! I finally said it! Now, I donât care what happens! Iâm going to confess! I shouted really loud!
âI will defeat you in front of the woman I love and the children who follow me! For my dream! For the childrenâs dream! For Rias Gremory's dream! Today I will surpass you! I looooooooove Rias Gremory!!â
Buchouâs face became so red that I'd never seen her get this red before. I spoke my feelings! I just need to follow through with it! I donât care what happens now!
âHahahahahahahahahahaha!â
Sairaorg-san laughs heartily.
âSeems like you achieved something after receiving the light emitted by Riasâs breast. Then I shall defeat you and make it a stepping stone for my dream!â
I became enveloped with a vast amount of crimson aura, and went ahead at godspeed!
[Star Sonic Booster!!!]
It seems like the surrounding scenery will blow away if I just think about it. The speed itself has that of Triaina-Knight. No. It seems like I can go even faster. Maybe it depends on the training from now onâŚ..?ăSairaorg-san also covers his body in Touki preparing to take me head on.
[Solid Impact Booster!!!]
The offence and defence should be the same as that of Triaina-Rook! But I can attack with lower consumption! No! Even if it can improve even more, this is enough! Can it become even stronger!?
[No! The defence of this armour still hasnât been stabilised! Itâs basically a crab that just shed its shell! If you over do it, you will receive intense damage!]
Is that right Ddraig?! But! I wonât win against this man if I donât give it my all!
I hit him! And I also get hit! I just kept on hitting him! He also kept on hitting me! The face. The stomach. The chest. The arms. I just continued hitting and I also continued getting hit. The armour breaks. Even if it gets repaired in time, he hit me aiming for it. Each blow Sairaorg-san and I gave each other starts to destroy our bodies. The field shakes every time it happens. The ground splits open and holes are created in this dimension. Itâs just stupidly straightforward and insanely high-powered attacks. That is the fist fight we are having. I donât care about defending. I donât have time to defend. If I donât hit himâŚâŚ If I donât keep on hitting him, this man wonât go down. Thatâs why I just hit him! This wonât finish even if we break each otherâs bodies. I wonât be able to take this man down unless I fight until I shatter his spirit!
Then the announcer shouted.
[Itâs a fist fight! An incredible fist fight is occurring at the centre of the field! It doesnât have any magnificent tactics, itâs not a fight of fine-tuned demonic-powers, itâs a close range fight like a childrenâs brawl! They hit! And they get hit! Something simple like that is incredibly intense and seems like it would break the whole field! The viewers are all standing! Both old and young! Both man and woman! Everyone is excited! Damn! These two are incredible!]
[[[[[[[[[[Sairaorg! Sairaorg!]]]]]]]]]]
[[[[[[[[[[Oppai-Dragon! Oppai-Dragon!]]]]]]]]]]
I see. So the viewers are all heated up as well. If they are getting heated up with just a simple and unskilful fist fight like this, then I will just continue to hit! If I can defeat this person, then I will hit him as much as I can!
[Partner! The Queen form hasnât fully synchronised with you! The increase of the power will start from now, but at this rate the Balance-Break form will be removed!]
Then try to maintain it somehow Ddraig! Itâs only a bit more! I wonât lose. I will go forward by beating this person! For Buchou. And for myself.
âI...! I will defeat you! And I will rise upâŚâŚ!â
The crimson aura covers my right arm, and my right arm morphs into that of Triaina-Rookâs! I will increase the impact by nailing down the percussion hammer and increase the damage!
[Solid Impact Booster!!!]
My fist goes deep inside Sairaorg-sanâs stomach! I shattered the lionâs armour! My fist even goes deep into his physical body! I did the same thing he did to me beforeâŚ..! Receiving the punch, Sairaorg-san drops on his knee. His legs are shaking. It seems like the damage is serious. Sairaorg-san then raged at his feet,
âWhat happened, my legs!? Why do you shake!? Not yet! This is just the start!â
Sairaorg-san takes a big step, and stands up. He still has Touki around his body. But the amount of Touki has decreased from before. I can win! I can win against this person! I felt that the victory is within my grasp! But this man in front of me, increases his will to fight!
âEndure it. Endure it, my bodyâŚâŚ! Do you think I can name myself as the next heir of the house of Great King Bael if I donât taste a great fight like thisâŚâŚ!?â
What strong spiritâŚ! Me too! It looks like I canât go forward unless I beat the current you! I try to punch Sairaorg-san who comes at me. I then pulled my arm back and released my kick aiming for his calf. There was a slight opening in his defence because of my feint. I successfully created a chance in a fight like this! Another effort in training showed its usefulness! My daily training wasnât in vain!
GASHA!
I destroy his calf along with the armour covering it. If your legs are getting weak, then I will be aiming for it! Sairaorg-sanâs body trembles. Without a moment to spare, I nailed my fist into his face! His helm gets broken in half, and my fist hits directly onto his face. Sairaorg-san gets blown backwards. I expanded my dragon-wings and made the cannons appear from it. In this âQueenâ form, the cannons are put inside the dragon wings.
DUUUUUUUUUUâŚâŚ.
It charges up silently and the energy was gathered in a shorter charge time than that of Triaina-Bishop!
[From Azazelâs comment before, you can say that the Lionâs Sacred Gear has resistance to projectile weapons! Rather than shooting a blast to destroy the whole area, wouldnât it give more damage if you just concentrate the blast into one point?]
Yeah Ddraig! Minimise the blast area as small as possible to increase the damage I can give him!
âCrimson Blaaaaaaaaaster!â
[Fang Blast Booster!!!]
A crimson aura was shot and it envelops Sairaorg-san! After creating a huge explosion, the smoke stops and creates a big crack on the ground. At the centre of the crater, Sairaorg-san was lying on the ground. He doesnât seem like he will be moving. My blast went through! That moment, the crowd gets louder. He wonât be able to stand now. He took a lot of damage and it seems like he used up all his strength in the attack I just did now. I confirmed my victory. Then a woman appeared in front of me who is walking very weakly. She then stood right next to Sairaorg-san. It seems like she's saying something to him. No one except me realises itâŚâŚ? Am I the only one who can see her? A ghost? The ghost that couldnât pass away because of having regrets?
ââŚâŚup.â
The woman spoke clearly but with a small voice. Something shocking is happening right in front of meâŚâŚ Sairaorg-san moved a bit. He then lifts his face up. A face that was in bruises. His eyes are shallow. But I can feel something strong within his eyes. The woman then calls out to Sairaorg-san.
âSairaorg.â
Is thatâŚâŚSairaorg-sanâs mother? When I took a good look at her face, it was Sairaorg-sanâs mother that I saw at the hospital. It seems like Sairaorg-san canât see his mother as well. Did she just send her consciousness? She gets closer to Sairaorg-san as if she is taking a look at her son. She speaks in a voice that only I can hear. It wasnât the cheer of a mother who is concerned with her son who is desperately fighting.
âStand up. Stand up! Sairaorg!â
Sairaorg-sanâs mother had a really noble, and firm expression. Her voice wasnât that of a cheer, but that of a mother who is scolding her son.
âDidnât you promise me that you will become stronger than everyone?â
âŚ..Sairaorg-sanâs body moved. It certainly started to move. His hands, arms, and legs moved making him lift his body.
âFulfill your dream! For the world you desire. For the future of the Underworld. For not allowing others to taste the pain you felt! Isnât that the reason why you continued to hold tightly to your fist!?â
Iâm not sure if her words are getting through to Sairaorg-san. He probably doesnât hear her.
âA world anyone can position themselves in a place with their ability and not where they were born from. Was that not the world you dreamed!? A world where the children who are about to be born wonât taste the feeling of being sad! Are you not going to create a world like that!â
Sairaorg-sanâs mother made a smile while she started to disappear. It was the face of a mother who is looking at a son she is proud of.
âNow go. My lovely Sairaorg. You are my son.â
It happened at that moment. The man in front of me completely stood up from the ground while bleeding.
That was the howl of a magnificent lion that sounded brave but also sad. The arena shook violently. Even I was shaking. Fear. Shivering. Enchantment. Excitement. All those feelings mixed inside me and were making the cells in my body boil. I can still fight with this manâŚâŚ.. I can finish the fight with him. Just thinking about that brought out a power within me that spread through my whole body.
âHyoudou Issei! I wonât lose! There is a dream I need to fulfill!â
Sairaorg-san comes at me! In a bruised and battered state!
âI...! I also canât lose as well!â
I went ahead while saying that! Both of our fist hit each others faces! How many times have we punched each others faces now!? Sh*t! It certainly hurts!
He wonât go down. Sairaorg-san wonât go down no matter how much I hit him. He continues to hit me while not losing the light inside his eyes. All of his hits are something that feels like it will take everything away from me. Where? Where does he get this strength fromâŚâŚ!? Even if I hit him in the stomach. Even if I hit him in the face, the strong foe in front of me shows no signs of stopping his fist. I will be taken down if I stop for a slight moment! He will take away my consciousness! Then how can I make him lose consciousness!? How many times do I have to hit him to take him down!? The Great-King who doesnât have the power of destruction! This man in front of me is strong enough and an insanely strong foe even if he doesnât have the same power as Buchou and Sirzechs-sama.
No! I will be taken down immediately if I think about âdefeatâ! Vali is also a strong foe. Cao Cao was also a terrifying opponent. Sairaorg-san is strong overall: power, speed and defence. But there is a decisive difference between them. A really obsessed thought about winning. He will lose everything if he loses. There is no second chance. A resolution of accepting death. A spirit where he can bet everything he has for his dream. It seems like a strong will where he discarded the option of retreating is pushing him to go this far!
â(I only have this body. I will lose everything if I lose. Everything I built until now will crumble. For someone like me who didnât inherit the power of destruction, this was the only path for me. Thatâs why I have to win with my body.)â
â(It looks uncool, but this is my way of fighting you guys since I am unskilful.)â
You are cool! You are awesome! You are such a great guy that I canât express it in words!
Thatâs why. Thatâs why I want to beat Sairaorg-san! I donât know how you felt when you raised and piled up the status you currently have. Even so I wonât feel sympathy towards you and continue hitting you! Fighting with my full power is my respect towards Sairaorg-san and it's my will! This is my answer!
ââŚâŚHaaâŚâŚ.HaaâŚâŚ. I also have a dream! To makeâŚâŚ.Buchou theâŚâŚKing of the gameâŚâŚ.â
I was about to lose the power of maintaining my armour! Even so, I went towards Sairaorg-san releasing my fist at him.
âI willâŚâŚalso become a King one day! I will become stronger than anyone! IâŚâŚ! I will become the âUltimate PawnââŚâŚ..!â
BANG!
My punch reached Sairaorg-san! Itâs a punch that even I can tell was effective. Sairaorg-san's body trembles. But he doesnât fall.
âŚ..One more time then. But I finally lost the power to maintain my armour and my Balance-Breaker disappearsâŚâŚ. Sh*t. It was close. But I couldnât reach himâŚâŚ My body also trembles. But I went ahead with just my body and the remaining strength I have. I will go like this! This should be fine! I can fight as long as I can grasp my hand! When I was about to go ahead with just my fistâŚâŚ
Sairaorg-san isâŚâŚ Sairaorg-san has lost his consciousness while having his fist pushed forward as if he will be coming right at me. He was still smilingâŚâŚ Even so, his eyes were glittered with light and it still had the will to continue fighting.
[âŚ..Sairaorg-sama had already lost his consciousness since just a moment agoâŚ.]
âŚâŚWhatâŚ..? Then why did he try to come forwardâŚâŚ.
[Even soâŚâŚ he was happy. He kept on going forward as if he felt overjoyedâŚâŚ He just went straight aheadâŚâŚ. Because he was truly enjoying the fight while having his dream on the lineâŚâŚ]
The lion explains. So he continued fighting with only his willâŚâŚ.. Even if he lost his consciousnessâŚ.. Yet heâŚâŚ.. Just went forwardâŚâŚ. For his dreamâŚâŚ I had my head bowed down to him without noticing. I then hugged his battered body and shouted with a shaking voice.
ââŚâŚThanksâŚâŚ. Thank you very much!â
[Sairaorg Bael loses. He retires. This is the end of the game. Rias Gremory Teamâs victory!]
The final announcement is made and the stadium became filled with the cheers of the audience.
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