Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 218 Let's take it easy
4 days ago
After Isao woke up, he didn't work immediately and just rested in his mansion with the care of his women.
Even Eina was sent to his side by the guild so she could take care of him. Or rather, she couldn't focus on her work when she thought that he might leave her, so she stayed at his house all the time.
Even the members of the Hostess of Fertility also stayed as their pub was still on renovation after being bombed by the Evilus.
Anyway, the mansion of Hestia Familia was enormous, so it didn't matter to keep many to stay there. After all, this mansion was used by the Apollo Familia, whose members reached hundreds of members, so with just a few of them, it was nothing.
Nevertheless, after he woke up, once again, Finn came and told him about their findings from asking Revis many questions. With the truth serum, there was no need to feel worried that she wouldn't answer their questions, and because of this serum, they could know everything.
Still, there was no doubt this serum was dangerous, but it was important, so only limited people knew about this serum, and unless Dian Cecht Familia decided to sell it, no one could get it.
With only Dian Cecht and Airmid knowing the formula, everyone had been in relief since those two could be trusted.
Still, Dian Cecht cried as he couldn't spread the serum as widespread as it was too dangerous.
"Huwaaaaaa!"
As Dian Cecht cried in sadness, Isao listened to all the findings of Finn from questioning Revis.
While Finn felt apologetic and also under the constant stare of everyone, especially when Isao had just woken up, he wanted to know Isao's insight toward the problems they found out.
There were many things they had found out from Revis, whether it was her origin or the goal of her creator.
"You mean that spirit wishes to devour Aiz?"
"Yes..." Finn sighed helplessly.
Why?
No one could tell since the spirit didn't talk, but if they wanted to know the answer, they had to go to the 59th Floor.
"Will you go?" Isao asked.
"Yes." Finn nodded. "It might be dangerous, but we have to do it." Due to Revis' information, he knew that they had to go to the 59th Floor, and because of that, he had told his Familia to prepare their preparation.
Still, his Familia wasn't enough, and he knew that he needed more people, especially when he thought of the green caterpillar monster, Virga, that destroyed their weapons with its acid, causing their last expedition to end up in failure.
To fix this mistake, they decided to take the Hephaestus Familia with them so that in case their weapons were destroyed, they could do something about it.
Frankly, as this was a secret plan of the Loki Familia, Finn should keep something quiet, but somehow, he decided to tell everything. Why so? It was because he needed Isao's influence and insight.
"How about Knossos? The man-made dungeon?"
Naturally, as Revis was under the effect of the truth serum, they learned everything, including about Evilus, who was hiding inside the man-made dungeon, Knossos.
"No, we haven't found the lead of this place. Or rather, we don't even know how to enter this place."
Frankly, before Finn went on the expedition, he wanted to search for the man-made dungeon, Knossos, first. Unfortunately, there was no lead, and they really didn't know where it was.
After all, they really had to find the Evilus, or else a similar tragedy might happen once again.
Hearing that answer, Isao was speechless, wondering whether they really had to wait for the plot to happen or waited for him to handle everything.
Yes, he knew that he had taken the DNA of the protagonist of this world, and because of that, while he gained the luck of Bell Cranel, he was also burdened by the fate of this world, and he had to take care of many problems that happened in this world.
Well, he didn't really mind thought as he was a good person.
Nevertheless, Isao felt that Finn the "Braver" wasn't as amazing as he had thought since this guy kept coming to him, asking him so many questions.
Still, as they couldn't find any clues about the Knossos, they decided to go to the 59th Floor to find a clue about the "Demi Spirit."
"Will you go to the 59th Floor, Aiz?" Isao looked at Aiz, who had accompanied him quite long.
Hesitating, Aiz thought for a while and asked, "Will you go with me?"
"....." Isao and Finn.
"...I am a Level 3 adventurer, you know? I will be just a burden there."
"....."
Only Finn stared at Isao in a daze when he heard those words. How long had it been? Yet, this guy had already become a Level 3 adventurer, which was something that he needed to achieve for a long time.
"No, you can do many things."
Finn didn't mind that Isao joined the expedition, especially since he knew that Isao was a skilled healer.
Isao's fighting prowess aside, as he had shown how he was able to defeat hundreds of Apollo Familia members alone when he was a Level 2, he also had many unique abilities from healing and barriers, so Finn didn't think that he was a burden.
Or rather, Finn wanted Isao to join since he could tell that Isao would become their greatest support.
"...let me think about it."
"Okay." Finn didn't force Isao since he also knew the danger that came from the expedition. More importantly, he was sure that Isao was exhausted, especially after Isao had to take care of many problems. Unlike him, who only focused on the problem of Loki Familia, Isao bore many things, including women, who kept attacking him from time to time, which made him feel amazed, considering how he could take care of all of them well along with all of the busyness he had.
"By the way, Finn."
"Hmm?"
"Have you ever thought about getting married or anything?" Isao asked curiously.
Somehow, this question attracted Aiz, too, and she looked at her captain curiously.
"...." Finn blinked his eyes and felt a little embarrassed. "Unlike you, I can't be careless at choosing my partner."
"What kind of partner do you want?" Isao was curious, and this also made Aiz curious.
"Well, she has to be a Pallum." Finn didn't feel embarrassed and told Isao about his mission to revive his race, Pallum.
While similar to the dwarves in their short stature, Pallum was even smaller and weaker, unlike the dwarfs, who were brimming with power. It could be said that they were the weakest race in this world due to how weak and their short stature.
If there was an advantage, it would be their eyesight and dexterity compared to that of an average human, but then, with how weak they were, they were hardly able to do anything and could only live on the side like a weakling.
Finn hated how low the status of his race was, and he wanted to revive the race. Because of that, he asked Loki to give him "Braver" as an alias so he could become a beacon of light for his race, giving all of them hope to fight against this ruthless world.
"To do that, I have to get a Pallum wife too."
It was Aiz's first time to learn that knowledge, and she was in a daze.
Then what about Tione, who fell in love with Finn?
Finn could only apologize, but he couldn't fail with his mission, so while he might sadden her, he had to reject her.
Still—
"Do you want me to search for a wife for you?" Isao asked.
"..."
Finn blinked his eyes, then looked at Isao in a daze. "...is that okay?" If possible, he wanted to have children, especially when he thought about how dangerous the current Orario was.
He might die, too, so if possible, he wanted to leave a descendant before all of that.
Frankly, it was all because of all the women around Isao who wished to have his children, Finn thought, so he was also affected and wanted to have children, too.
Well, Finn wasn't young anymore, so he also felt that it might be time to have children.
"What is your type?"
"Then..."
If there was something that Finn could believe about Isao, it was Isao's ability to gather information. He didn't doubt that Isao could find him a suitable partner, so he told him everything.
Nevertheless, this type of conversation was nice as they could forget the danger in this city even though it was only a momentary.
Still, whether Isao or Finn, they knew that Evilus was probably only being used, and there was a hidden someone who was hiding in the dark, ready to bring the Orario into ruin.
Not the Evilus nor the Demi Spirit, but someone else who was hiding deep inside the darkness.
"Enyo, who do you think it is?"
"If I know that, will we be this clueless?
Nevertheless, they knew that to find out everything, they had to go to the 59th Floor.
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 219 My luck is as good as ever (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry)
3 days ago
"Can the goddess get pregnant?"
Hephaestus, who lay on his arms, was stunned and looked at him in shock as she heard his question.
As usual, she wore her eyepatch even though she was naked, but unlike before, she tied her hair in a single braid, making her appear gentle like that next-door mature woman in your neighborhood.
While Isao didn't mind Hephaestus' deformed eye, she knew that she cared about it, so whenever they held each other, even if she was fully naked, she mostly wore her eyepatch.
Still, his question stunned her, and she looked at him with a gentle smile. "What? You want to impregnate me?"
"You don't want to?"
As Isao had gained the DNA of the deities in this world, naturally, he knew whether the goddess could get pregnant or not, but he wanted to hear it from Hephaestus' mouth.
Nevertheless, he had to say he was a scumbag for visiting Hephaestus after he recovered, but this was a necessary process for rehabilitation.
Still, to take care of
"...I do, but I don't think it is possible."
That was her answer.
Isao might be a mortal, but Hephaestus didn't mind having his children if possible, but in reality, it was impossible. Still, she was surprised by his thought. "But it is my first time to hear that a mortal wishes to impregnate a deity."
"There are no such people?" Isao looked at Hephaestus strangely since it was normal to wish to impregnate someone beautiful. Yes, it was true that having children might be a little difficult, but as long as they were living, wasn't it normal for them to wish to have a descendant?
He wondered whether the deities thought differently.
"No way." Hephaestus shook her head softly and said, "We deities are existences that are worshipped and pleased. Even though many of us are evils, the living beings in the lower world don't dare to have such a presumptuous act... except you, of course." Well, this was why it was comfortable to be with him, she thought.
After all, if a mortal thought to impregnate a deity, then this guy was definitely a heretic.
Still, Hephaestus didn't mind, but then, it wasn't so easy for her to get pregnant, or rather, it was impossible as she hadn't seen anyone get pregnant.
After all, like the law of the world, unlike the weak, who could reproduce easily, those strong had a hard time getting pregnant.
Yet, this was normal; if the deity could easily get pregnant, then the world would be filled with deities, and by then, there wouldn't be any places for the mortals to live.
"Hmm...."
"What is it? Do you want to have children?" Hephaestus turned and looked at him with a gentle smile.
"...I wonder."
Isao had children anyway, so his desire to have children wasn't strong, but his self-control wasn't high, and an accident always happened, so... well...
"Then, try to get me pregnant."
While it was impossible, it didn't matter, even if he tried it.
"...are you sure?'
"Try it." Hephaestus became interested and let him do whatever he wished with her body.
Yup, she knew that this was crazy, yet she was held by him, her sanity melted, and the thought of being impregnated by him made her body scorching hot before she could feel his cock quiver, causing her pussy to squeeze him tight, never let him go before she moaned lewdly as his hot semen ejected deep inside her womb.
"Oh~!"
As she screamed, she was exhausted before she lay motionlessly, without realizing that deep inside her womb, his semen attacked her relentlessly, trying to impregnate her.
Isao wasn't sure whether this was a good idea, but then, as it had happened, then it happened. He wasn't someone who was fussy about having children, and if he got one, then he would take care of it.
Still, with this, there was no need to worry about Eina and Chloe being affected.
As he sighed in relief, he left Hephaestus' office and decided to go back, preparing his trip to go to another world. Yup, he planned to go to another world as he knew that he would be in danger if he didn't do so. More importantly, he wasn't sure how strong his enemy would be.
Nevertheless, he didn't doubt that this enemy of his would be a deity.
The deity was powerful, and they had the power to easily make this world into their playthings.
'Well, the world might seem quite too much, but a city should be okay.'
Yet, when Isao thought about Freya, he knew that it was impossible for a deity to conquer the lower world if they wished to.
After all, if Freya wished to, she could enslave all the mortals with her charm. Fortunately, she was too lazy to do that, and she was more into fun than doing something crazy, but then again, even if Freya was too lazy to do it, it didn't mean the other deities didn't have such a thought.
If there was a reason why those deities didn't do it, it was because the other deities would stop them.
The only one who could stop the deity was a deity.
As for a mortal?
As long as they could only rely on the blessings given by the deities, their status would never be the same as that of those deities.
Still, even if he didn't rely on blessings, he was okay, but then, he also wanted to fix his brain as it was still messed up.
The "Elemental Sight," an ability that allowed him to access and connect to the Information Dimension at the highest possible level, and the "Regrowth" ability, an ability that allowed him to restore any changes to him within 24 hours, which he gained from Tatsuya, helped him to restore his brain, and helped him to modify it, enhancing its computing ability, but then, he felt that this wasn't enough.
So, at that moment, he decided to go to another world.
The world, time, and space stopped at this moment.
A familiar scene, he thought, and as expected, the deities couldn't move, and all of them were affected by the byproduct effect of his ability to travel to another world.
Still, this time, he took a deep breath, preparing himself.
If possible, he wanted to meet a similar situation where he fell from a high altitude and then met the protagonist quickly, as if he had come to the world of "Danmachi."
Or when he was in the world of "Mahouka" when he was teleported to the beach and met Tatsuya directly.
The only thing that he didn't want to encounter was when he met the situation in the "Kimetsu no Yaiba."
Being weak and helpless, then forced to fight the third strongest antagonist.
That is what he wanted to avoid, but then, fate really liked to toy with him.
As usual, he fell from a high altitude, but unlike before, as he was a Level 3 adventurer, falling from a high altitude was nothing for him, and more importantly, he just fell from a sixth floor or so.
From the architecture, he could tell that he was in the department store.
Lastly, with his cat's DNA, falling from a high place was nothing.
His backbone moved smoothly, finding his balance easily, and he landed gracefully.
The only problem was that he didn't land on the top of the ground but on the top of someone.
"Guwah!"
[You have acquired Bishou's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
"Ah, I am sorry."
Isao wasn't sure who this guy was, but he apologized regardless. Still, he realized that his situation was so weird.
Not only was everyone quiet, but he also saw a young woman with crimson flame-like hair and a bewitching body who was about to undress in the middle of the department store.
Was she an exhibitionist?
His lips twitched, but then, when he saw his surroundings and he saw many people holding assault rifles in their arms, they appeared like criminals. Moreover, there was another group that stayed in the group and appeared scared; at the same time, he also saw a married woman who hugged her son tightly by his side.
"....."
Not only Isao but everyone in this place was also in silence, seemingly stunned and in a daze.
Still, Isao realized that his luck was as good as ever.
Why?
It was because he fell in the middle of a group of terrorists.
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 220 Let us see your body!
3 days ago
Stella Vermilion never thought that she would be in this situation.
After she came to this country to learn and to become a strong Blazer, she met a young man who had never given up even though his situation was limited.
Despite his limitations and vulnerabilities, he pressed on, ultimately triumphing over Stella in the duel. This encounter left an indelible mark on her, etching his image into her memory and deep into her heart.
Yes, he might be weak, and many looked at him with disdain because of his limitations, yet Stella never thought that he was lower than anyone. Instead, she felt that he was the best and the most amazing young man out there.
At the same time, she probably fell for him.
As for why she fell for him... well, wasn't it obvious?
Kurogane Ikki was the first man to defeat her, and more importantly, he also happened to be her type. If he was ugly, then she wouldn't even think to date her and would only look at him as someone she looked up to.
Watching the figure who kept working hard to achieve his ambition... Stella thought she might have fallen for him. This was also the reason why when Ikki's little sister suddenly came and entered their life, she panicked, especially when she could see the relationship between the two siblings was more than a mere sibling.
More importantly, how could they kiss each other?!
Watching the man who she had fallen with to be kissed by another woman, even if this woman was the little sister of Ikki, naturally, she couldn't stay calm and even got angry.
In the end, she and this little sister ended up fighting each other and got punished by the headmaster for destroying the school's building due to their fight. Nevertheless, with their identity, status, and talents, with that kind of damage, they wouldn't be expelled. Instead, they were only being suspended and being told to clean up all the mess.
Still, all of those silly fights aside, when she heard that the two were going to the department store to have a date, she followed without hesitation. Even though she was afraid that Ikki might think of her as an annoying and troublesome woman, she didn't care since she definitely wouldn't allow the two to kiss each other again!
'What's with that expression?!'
When she saw Ikki's expression when he was kissed on the lips by his own little sister, she couldn't help but feel annoyed. Still, love had always been blind. Even if all of that happened, she still loved him, and the fault had always been with the little sister, so today, she was going to make sure that this little sister of his wouldn't do any pervy things once again!
Still, if this was in a foreign country, she wouldn't think anything weird would happen, but in this country, it seemed that the little sister had always been a special existence that was loved by many. There was even a sentence known as "Imouto Moe!"
Moreover, Ikki didn't appear as he hated it when he was being aggressively attacked by his little sister.
Instead... Stella could see that Ikki loved it.
Nevertheless, it didn't change his feelings toward him, and she loved him much, okay?
So, during this outing, she decided to go all out, dressing in her most beautiful clothes, which enhanced the most charming parts of her body (her breasts), so his eyes were all on her. Still, even if she dressed like this, she appeared reserved as she didn't want to appear like a slut, and more importantly, as the princess of the Vermilion Kingdom, how could she dress like a slut?!
Still, even if she tried her best, unfortunately, Ikki didn't seem to praise her. Instead, he only praised his sister.
'Are those clothes not good?'
While depressed, fortunately, she could watch what Ikki and his sister did, and at the same time, it was fortunate that nothing had happened between them. Yet she had to say that this outing wasn't fun at all.
Even worse, she also encountered a terrorist attack!
What was this?! What was this!? What was this?!
What was wrong with today?!
Stella felt all the malicious attacks on her at the same time, and she didn't even have time to breathe. Still, if there was something that she was glad about, the terrorists did nothing except take her as a hostage. She also didn't do anything and stayed quiet, considering her identity would make her an easy target for this group.
Yet, while she planned to do so, suddenly, a conflict happened. One of the terrorists was being rough to one woman, and the son of this woman got angry and threw an ice cream, causing the terrorist to be enraged.
"You brat! I will kill you!"
While it might seem like quite a lot, as a terrorist, he didn't care, and it was nice to use a single brat as a reminder so no one would try to mess up with them!
Bang!
The boy was thrown after being hit by the back of the assault rifle, but before the terrorist was about to make a killing blow with several bullets, Stella stood up and protected this boy.
"Don't bully the weak. If you want to fight, then let me handle you."
Stella hated someone like this the most, and how could she let the boy be hurt?
Naturally, everyone quickly targeted her and shot their rifles in her direction.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"It's useless. My Empress Dress can't be broken with those small bullets!"
With her ability, Stella could create an armor of fire that generated 3,000 degrees Celsius and burnt those bullets into ashes before they approached her.
"Shut up!"
"I don't have any intention to fight with you. Let me talk with your boss."
"Shut the hell up?! Who the hell do you think you are?!"
"Put your down, Yakin!"
Yet, this was the beginning of Stella's nightmare. She thought that by negotiating and buying time for Ikki's little sister, Shizuku Kurogane, Shizuku had a plan.
'As long as I can buy her some time.'
Unfortunately, Shizuku was too slow.
The conflict between Stella and the terrorist group aggravated, especially when they were about to kill the mother and the son.
Yet Stella, who was confident in her strength, was defeated by the leader of the terrorist group, Bishou.
While Stella's talent and strength were undoubted, Bisho's ability allowed him to absorb all the attacks in his direction and turn them into a magic power.
Being attacked by the power of her magic power, Stella was defeated with ease as she let her guard down.
Still, Bishou didn't immediately attack and just talked as he was ready to kill the mother and the son, but as Stella begged him to stop, he said, "Then, take their place! Get on your knees and apologize naked!"
"What?!"
"What? Can you do it? Isn't it the duty of the princess to protect the commoner? Come on! If you do what I told you, then I can let them go."
Stella grounded her teeth, staring at Bishou and all the terrorist groups in hatred. As for the group of hostages, no one dared to look into her eyes, avoiding her gaze, feeling afraid.
"Come on! I will kill them if you don't apologize! Should I start the count?"
Bishou wasn't stupid, and he knew that Stella was strong, but it seemed she was a good person and an idiot. If she had released all of her power and ignored everything, would she have encountered this situation?
"...you will regret this!"
Stella knew that she could only do what Bishou said to her, but she was going to make sure that they were going to regret it!
"Whether I regret it or not, it doesn't matter. If you don't do what I tell you, then they will die!"
Stella bit her lower lip with reddened eyes, but while she did so, she started to unbutton her shirt. Her pure, untainted body, which she intended to show to the man that she only loved, was exposed to everyone.
"Wow! As expected of the princess!"
"Look at those jugs! Amazing!"
"Gyahahaha! Even if she is a princess, her body is so slutty!"
Stella's body quivered, feeling weak. While she was strong, facing those scumbags, who used a mother and her son as hostages, she could only succumb, yet when she saw the two look away as if trying not to get involved with her; she couldn't help but feel bitter and angry.
Why do I have to encounter all of this?!
Her noble-like body was seen by many and exposed in public, as she was watched by many. Even some hostages who were caught also stared at her and leered at her body.
Yet, it was impossible to stop, and slowly, she showed her bare body that was only covered in bra and underwear. Her womanly figure appeared luscious as she tried to cover them with her hands.
'Ikki! Ikki! Ikki!'
She tried to call the name of the man she loved, yet no matter how many times she called him, he didn't appear and saved her from her plight.
Still, this action of hers fueled the desire of every man in this place.
Some of them even had an erection, but fortunately, as they were on the small side, no one noticed their erection.
"Not enough! You haven't taken the last pieces of your clothes! Your apology isn't sincere if you don't do that!"
Bishou felt that it was a shame if he couldn't fully see Stella's naked body.
"You..."
While Stella tried to be strong, in the end, tears almost spilled from her eyes. Yet, to save those two, she knew that she had to take off all of her clothes.
As for Ikki, Shizuku, and the others, while she knew that they were prepared to help her, her innocence was about to be lost. She knew that this was necessary to help everyone, yet when she thought her unsullied body would be leered by those savage beasts, how could she accept this?!
Yet, there was nothing she could do, and she had to do this to help everyone.
Her tears spilled up, and her hands trembled under the urge of many.
"Come on! Come on!"
"Show us that slutty body of yours!"
"Your breasts might be good, but what about your nipples? Let us see whether they are as good as your boobs!"
Stella had given up as she knew that this was a necessary sacrifice but when she was about to take off her bra as she killed her heart, suddenly, Bishou, whose eyes were on Stella, was hit by something and fell onto the ground.
"Guwah!"
As Bishou screamed in pain, everyone stared at the figure who fell on the top of Bishou.
Handsome.
This was their impression of him, and they could only stare at him in a daze.
Stella also thought so, and she was also glad that Isao appeared as all the attention was on him at this moment, giving her a moment of a break from the fear she felt.
However—
"It hurts... what the hell are you all doing!? Hurry up and help me!!"
Bishou wasn't weak after all, and even if someone had fallen on top of him, he still maintained his consciousness, and naturally, he was so angry at this person who suddenly fell on top of him.
So—
"Kill him! Kill him for me!"
As Bishou shouted, everyone woke up, and they aimed their rifles in this young man's direction.
"Be careful!" Stella shouted, worried about this young man.
Everyone closed their eyes, feeling afraid as they knew the fate of this young man would be dead and a cruel one as his body would be riddled with holes due to the bullets.
However—
Bang!
Crack!
Bishou, who shouted, directly passed out after his jaw was broken after being stomped by Isao.
As for the others, when they were about to attack him, a sweet scent suddenly speared the entire department store, and everyone felt sleepy and fell asleep.
Stella also felt sleepy, but before she fell, she was caught by the young man and laid on his arms, which were strong and warm. His scent was comfortable, and it made her feel at ease.
"Are you okay?"
As expected, his voice was so soothing too, Stella thought as she stared at him in a daze.
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 221 I won't peek
2 days ago
[You have acquired Stella Vermillion's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
[You have acquired Kurogane Shizuku's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
[You have acquired Ikki Kurogane's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
Isao made all of the people inside the department store and even the outside sleep with the scent manipulation ability he gained from Tamayo, his wife's DNA; he separated part of his flesh and turned them into flies, touching all the living beings in the vicinity.
Yup, his luck was great as he directly got the DNA of the protagonist, heroines, and many important characters.
At the same time, he was glad that he had come to the world of "Danmachi" first instead of this world, as the world of "Danmachi" increased his endurance, magic, and vitality along with the near-unlimited vitality he gained from Muzan's DNA,
Still, while he was happy with the improvement of his strength, he didn't forget about Stella.
"Are you okay?"
"Ah, um..." Stella nodded while laying in his arms.
"Can you stand up?"
"Ah, yes, I am sorry!" Stella quickly apologized and stood up, but she fell once again as her movement was so sudden that she caught a cramp. "Ah, my feet!"
"...."
Isao fell in silence and calmly caught Stella in his arms. Nevertheless, he wondered whether she had a lucky pervert ability as she kept falling into his arms all the time.
"You don't move so suddenly. Calm down and recover slowly."
"O-Okay... th-thanks..."
Stella felt her face was so hot as she kept messing up.
"Can you walk slowly to that bench? I will help you."
"O-Okay."
Stella nodded obediently and let him carry her to the nearby bench. Still, since she had removed her clothes due to those scumbags, her body was only covered in bra and underwear, exposing her obscene before, which was in stark contrast with her identity as a princess that should appear dignified and magnificent.
Due to this, she tried to peek at the young man who had saved her, and as expected, he also stole a glance at her.
"..." 2x
"...I am sorry." Isao apologized sincerely.
"Ah, um, it's okay." While Stella said so, her face was so hot.
"...I think that if I don't peek at you, I won't be normal."
"...it's okay. You don't have to explain it to me. I-It's fine..."
"Then, can I look directly?"
"....." Stella.
"I was joking." Isao showed a gentle smile and put her down on the bench then took off his jacket and gave it to Stella. "Wear this. I will pick up your clothes."
"Th-Thanks..." Stella was embarrassed, but at the same time, she had to say this young man was so shameless!
Still, she didn't hate it, and frankly, it made her at ease as the exchange made her forget about what had happened to her. Moreover, she had to say his scent was as nice as ever. His denim jacket and the scent that exuded from it made her wish to sniff it like a dog.
'No, no! I'm not a pervert!'
While saying so, she calmed down and had time to observe her surroundings. She was dumbfounded when she saw all the people in the present had lost consciousness.
Feeling dumbfounded, she was ready to ask, but Isao beat her first. "Before you asked, I made them fall asleep."
"...they are sleeping?" Stella was surprised.
"Yup." Isao nodded as he gave Stella her clothes. "Wear them first. I will turn." While saying so, he had already turned.
"...you are not going to peek, right?"
"Should I?"
"You can't!"
"I have seen everything though."
"....." Stella.
"Wear them first. I won't peek."
"Re-Really?"
"Yes," Isao answered with a firm tone that made it impossible for people to think that he would do something so shameless such as peeking at a girl when they changed clothes. "So, just put on your clothes, and I will protect you."
That was the truth. Peeking? What a childish action.
Isao wasn't such a horny dog, and what was the fun of peeking? Just looking and not touching. He felt that the people who peeked at the women were stupid as the consequences of doing such an act were harsher than one ever thought of.
"...thank you." Stella felt conflicted, but she didn't hate this feeling before she slowly put on her clothes, taking the time to put on her skirt as she tried to gauge Isao from the back, feeling relief with him by her side.
Still, as she put her clothes on, she asked, "How did you put them to sleep?"
"A secret."
"...."
Stella pouted, but Isao said, "Have you put on your clothes? If you haven't, then I will turn my head and look at you directly."
"Wa-Wait! I will put on my clothes soon!"
Being urged, Stella could only put on her clothes as soon as possible and, once again, became a woman who fit her identity as a princess.
"Done?"
"Yup."
"Are you sure?"
"I am! You can turn your head now."
"Okay, okay." Isao turned and then looked at Stella, who had dressed up, thinking that she was quite good-looking, but then, as someone who had seen Freya, the most beautiful goddess in heaven, he felt that Stella was okay. Moreover, his type had always been those mature and married women... wait, wait!
A widow, yes, a widow!
Isao thought that he shouldn't touch a married woman anymore.
Shiba Miya was definitely the last!
"Are you okay now?" Isao asked.
"Um, I am fine." Stella nodded, thanked him, then asked with a mischievous smile. "Are you regretting not peeking at me before?" She felt a bit naughty somehow when she faced him.
"No."
"Why?"
"You look cute now."
"..." Stella's face burnt red.
Isao only smiled softly and asked, "So, how are your feet?"
"I am fine now. Thanks for asking." Stella told him softly.
"You should call the police now."
"There should be a police officer on the outside, right?"
"I should have made all of those around the vicinity sleep too so that police who have come should be sleeping."
"...." Stella.
"Okay."
Isao didn't leave and sat by Stella's side as he looked around while waiting for her to call someone. Still, he thought that the technology in this world was quite good. While it wasn't as advanced as the world of "Mahouka," it was far better than the world of "Highschool of the Dead," especially when she used her student book to call someone.
"Ah, Director, it's me, Stella... yes, ah, the truth is..."
Isao glanced at Stella, and Stella, who was about to tell the director of her school what he did, stopped and asked, "Do you want me to keep what you did as a secret?"
"...why did you ask that?"
"You seem like a suspicious character somehow," Stella said with a sneaky smile.
"..." Isao.
Yet, he couldn't refute her since how could he not be suspicious as he fell from the sky directly? Still, he hadn't made his identity in this world, so it was a little troublesome, but it didn't matter. Nevertheless, he felt curious about the director in Stella's mouth, as from the director's voice, this director appeared to be a mature woman.
Was she a widow?
Isao hoped so since he didn't want to make a move on a married woman.
"It should be fine."
"Really?" Stella was surprised and then asked, "Then, how did you make all of them fall asleep?"
"It's a secret."
"..." Stella.
"Vermillion, who is beside you?"
"Ah, um, he was the one who helped me. He made all of the people inside the department store fall asleep. Even the police outside, too! Director, hurry up and send someone here to catch those terrorists before they all wake up!"
"O-Okay." The director was surprised, but then she quickly asked, "Wait! Wait! Did he make all of them sleep? The terrorists and the hostages, too?
Stella didn't answer and was about to use the video call so the director could see better, but Isao stopped her.
"Wait! Wait! Don't use video calls. I don't want my face to be seen." Isao quickly stopped Stella, holding her hand as he didn't want the director to see his face.
Stella blushed, feeling his strong hand wrapped tightly on her small hand, but she didn't move away.
"Why? Who are you?"
While the director didn't get angry, she became suspicious.
"I am sorry. I am ugly. I am not confident with my face since I have many wounds on my face. I... I don't want you to see it..." Isao said softly with a hint of melancholy.
"Ah, is that so? I am sorry," the director apologized sincerely.
"...." Stella.
Ugly? If Isao was ugly, then what were the people in this world?
Stella was speechless, but since it was Isao's wish, she decided to help him.
"So, what did you do?"
"I made them sleep."
"...." Stella and the director.
"Is that true, Vermillion?" The director asked.
"Yup." Stella nodded. "I can see that everyone is sleeping soundly at this moment."
"Even Kurogane?"
"Who is Kurogane?" Isao asked with a doubt.
However, Stella became complicated, thinking about the young man, who had made her fall. Frankly, after she was saved, she should think about Kurogane first, but she forgot about that and had been talking with Isao till now.
"He is my student. He called me before," the director explained.
"Is that so? But I should have made all the people in the vicinity sleep. You should go here to catch those terrorists. Oh, be careful, one of them hides herself within the group of hostages.
"Thank you." After the director said so, she didn't waste her time.
Meanwhile, Isao stood up as he stretched his hands.
"...are you going to leave?" Stella asked quickly as she held his hand.
"Yup."
"....." Stella.
"You should be okay now."
"I-I am not. How can you leave me with this group of terrorists?!"
"...is there anyone in this world who can hurt you?"
After all, Stella is someone with the strongest potential in this world.
At the same time, Isao had to say, as expected, his luck was great.
Stella looked at Isao in surprise and asked, "Do you know me?"
"...I think it will be weird if I don't know you, especially when the news is all over you before."
"But I don't know you. What's your name?"
"I will tell you if we meet again. If we don't, then there is no need to."
"It's not fair!"
"There is no fairness in this world." Isao then sat down and said, "But I will accompany you until they come."
"...how can we meet again?"
Isao looked at Stella strangely and asked, "You want to meet again?"
"Um." Stella nodded.
"...don't you have a boyfriend?" Isao looked at Stella strangely and said, "Don't say that again. You will make your boyfriend jealous."
"Huh? I don't."
Stella might have had someone she had fallen, but she hadn't gone out with anyone. Still, she definitely wanted to meet this young man again as she wanted to uncover his secret.
"But then, why didn't you do anything before? With your power, you should be able to stop them, right?"
"Ah, that's..."
Naturally, when asked, Stella answered his questions about what had happened as they talked, and Isao suddenly said, "Your help is here. I will go out now."
"Ah, wait!"
As her words fell, her world was covered by falling cherry blossoms, and his figure disappeared, but she didn't give up and asked, "What's your name?!"
"Iinuma Isao."
After hearing his name, Stella tried to ask again, but this time, he didn't answer her, and she knew that he was gone. While letting out a helpless sigh, she etched the name of this young man on her mind.
"Iinuma Isao..."
As expected, soon, the police came along with another group of strong people, and similarly, a young man also quickly came in Stella's direction.
"Stella, are you okay?! I am sorry for letting you face that experience..."
Kurogane, the protagonist of this story, quickly came to Stella as he apologized, but unfortunately, her eyes were on somewhere else.
'Wait, he didn't tell me not to look for him, so...'
It should be okay, right?
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 222 He is the strongest now
2 days ago
Blazer.
This term might be unfamiliar to many, but in this world, everyone knew this term, and it was something common.
Now, what is a Blazer?
It is a special breed of humans who are born with the ability to wield magic. In other words, they are magicians.
Still, instead of a magician, Isao felt that a Blazer was someone with a special ability since, unlike a normal magician who cast their spells with a song or other methods, the Blazer's ability was to manifest a weapon and also use their abilities as they wished. Moreover, with the magic power that resided in their bodies, they could strengthen themselves by enhancing their physical abilities and allowing their body to defend themselves from bullets.
It could be said that they were simply a combination of a warrior and a magician, and this was also the reason why they were also often called a "Mage-Knight."
The perfect existence that allowed them to trample any battlefield, and this was also the reason why all-natural militaries and local police forces required Blazers, resulting in the development of the Mage-Knight System, where such people are all required to graduate from Mage-Knight Schools approved by the League of Mage-Knight Nations to license and social status as Mage Knights, thus receiving full permission to use their powers without the usual limitations.
Isao felt that this was quite similar to the existence of a magician in the "Mahouka" as the existence of Blazer could only become a weapon, a deterrent for the country, or the bad guy who wanted to harm the peace.
Still, unlike the world of "Mahouka," where the magician was simply treated as a tool, the Blazer in this world was hailed as a hero, someone that everyone was looking up to and an object of envy being a Blazer would give anyone a stable job on the government.
Yes, Blazer's abilities were amazing, but like everything in life, they had their own limitations. One such disadvantage was their inability to increase their magic power, a fact that added a sense of balance and realism to their existence.
'Blazer...'
Isao murmured, thinking that he had become one so easily and that he also became one with the most potential so easily, as he had replicated Stella's DNA. Moreover, he also gained the DNA of the protagonist in this world, Ikki Kurogane. There were others, but compared to Stella's DNA, they were all pale in comparison.
Even Ikki, who was the protagonist, was pale compared to Stella.
Yet, how could it not be that her magical power was the biggest in this world? She had 30 times the amount of magical power compared to a normal Blazer, and her ability allowed him to manipulate the concept of a dragon.
The strongest mythical being that became the symbol of worship and terror in the world.
Stella could manipulate this concept and become the strongest person in existence, and Isao, who had replicated her DNA, could also do the same.
As he thought so, he also made his identity in this world. While it was strange, he didn't register himself as a Blazer, just a normal human. It might be strange, but considering his origin, he felt that this was appropriate.
If he registered himself as a Blazer, then there would be a lot of trouble, but if he registered himself as a normal person, then he could say that he had just awoken his power, which would make people believe him more.
Yes, he could control the people and make everyone in this world believe in all of his lies, yet he had to say it was better to be careful than sorry. While he might have become the strongest now... he didn't want to let his guard down.
"Now, what should I do?"
Isao had registered his identity in this world, and there were also many kind people who lent him money and even got him a good house nearby.
Business?
Well, Isao felt that he could do that, especially when he had the memory of the future technology from the world of "Mahouka" and also the talents of many deities from the world of "Danmachi." More importantly, Yuriko's DNA also helped him to become a master at finance.
In other words, no matter what type of business he chose, Isao felt that he could become the best.
Still, while money was important, power was even more so.
While Isao might have replicated the DNA of Stella and Ikki, who was the main heroine and the protagonist, there were also many interesting abilities that he could replicate in this world.
'Let's see my gain is...'
First was Stella Vermillion, which made him able to manipulate the concept of a dragon, so as long as it was related to a dragon, Isao felt that he could do all of its feats.
The second was Ikki Kurogane, the protagonist of this world.
Naturally, as Isao gained his luck, he also gained Ikki's talent in martial arts, body control, observations, and many others. Still, while Ikki's DNA was good, his talent as a Blazing was simply horrendous, especially when his ability could only double his physical ability, and his magic power and control over it were simply the worst.
While it was cruel, Isao felt that the DNA of Yoriichi Tsugikuni from the world of "Kimetsu no Yaiba" was much better than Ikki's DNA, especially unlike Ikki, who could only steal the techniques of others, Yoriichi made something from nothing and could master anything with just a glance.
Still, Isao wasn't choosy, and as long as it could benefit him, he was fine with it.
Besides that, he also gained DNA from the terrorist group Shizuku (Ikki's little sister), Arisuin Nagi (an important character), and Shizuya Kirihara (the first antagonist). For those people, while they might not increase his power much, they gave him many unique abilities, from an ability to absorb an attack, a water manipulation, a shadow manipulation, and, more importantly, to manipulate a concept of "transparency."
Once again, while it was cruel, Isao felt that Shizuya Kirihara's DNA was much better than Ikki's DNA.
'His weapon is also nice.'
As the Blazers could manifest a weapon in their soul, Kirihara could also do the same and his weapon was a bow, which was a great thing, as Isao felt that he could give this DNA to Cassandra when he returned to the world of "Danmachi." Moreover, Kirihira's ability was so good and suitable for Cassandra, who was rather timid and cowardly.
'Now, what should I do?'
At this moment, he had gained many DNAs of important characters in this world, and frankly, if he just went back after this, it should be okay, but unlike before, he wasn't as weak as when he started to travel, so there was a leeway, and he could look around the world first.
Still, he wondered what kind of identity he should take.
'Should I become a high school student?'
In the world of "Highschool of the Dead," Isao was a high school student, but due to the outbreak of the virus and apocalypse, he was unable to graduate. In the world of "Mahouka," he might have a chance to become a high school student once again, but as he had made a move on Miya, he refrained from doing so since if he did so, he couldn't marry Miya legally, especially when she should be pregnant by now.
'Yes, she's the last.'
Nevertheless, once again, he affirmed his determination not to make a move on another married woman.
Still, he had to say, being handsome was quite troublesome, especially when he had become more handsome after replicating the DNA of the deity in the world of "Danmachi." Even if his appearance wasn't comparable to Freya's, he probably was still the most handsome in this world, and whenever he walked, there had always been women and even men who approached him, which made him speechless.
"Let's eat first."
Isao felt that he might as well have dinner first while thinking about what he should do in this world in a relaxed manner. Walking around, he decided to visit a local eatery, which appeared to be the most popular and rather cheap, but as expected, he could see that it was packed with people.
"I am sorry. Our table is full right now, but if you don't mind, I can ask someone to share a table with you."
The waitress kept staring at his face obsessively
"...is that fine?"
"Wait a moment. Let me ask!" The waitress moved to one of the tables and asked someone to share a table with him before quickly returning. "She said okay. Please follow me!"
"...thanks." Isao nodded as the waitress led him to a table where there was a single young woman with jet-black hair that covered her forehead and right eye, dark brown eyes, and a voluptuous womanly figure. Still, her figure hunched back, and she appeared gloomy since her face was covered by her hair. Moreover, she kept glancing a glance at him with a flushed face, making her appear like a creep.
"P-Please..."
Her voice was quite rough, and her breathing was quite irregular.
"....." Isao and the waitress.
The waitress looked at Isao and asked worriedly, "Should I kick her out?"
"....." Isao and the woman.
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 223 Who are the delinquents?
Yesterday
"It's fine. You don't have to." Isao was speechless by the waitress, but he had to say this was the perk of being handsome. At the same time, while the woman was a little creepy, she reminded him of Cassandra, so it was all fine, he thought. More importantly, he had a lot of experiences with creepy people, and no matter how horrible this young woman was, she was millions of times better than Apollo and his homo gangs, right?
While it wasn't something to be proud of, his tolerance was quite high toward creepy people.
As he sat down, the young woman could smell his pleasant, refreshing, yet manly scent, which made her face flush even further. Frankly, by using his scent manipulation, he could make an aphrodisiac and make women be in heat, but as he was a good person, he wouldn't do that.
"Excuse me," he said as he sat down, and the young woman shook her head furiously and said, "It-It's fine..."
"Thank you." Isao nodded with a gentle smile, causing her to lower her head further. He thought she was cute, and while she was a bit creepy, he could see she was a good girl, so he wouldn't do anything. Looking at the menu, he looked at the waitress, who still stood by his side, and asked, "What's your recommendation?"
"Ramen!"
"Fried rice!"
"..." The waitress and the young woman.
"...then, I will order the two."
"Is that okay?" The waitress was surprised.
"I am rather famished, so it's fine."
"Okay! I will prepare it right away~!"
Wasn't it the chef who prepared the food?
Isao looked at the waitress, then glanced at her hands subconsciously, trying to search for any rings on her slender, white fingers. Unfortunately, he didn't see any, so he didn't have any interest.
Only the young woman waited for Isao to say something. Unfortunately, Isao didn't say anything and just quietly started to read a book.
"......."
Ayase Ayatsuji was speechless, but then she knew that she had to say something. While it might be strange, and even quite too much, she thought that this meeting was fate.
Yet, if Isao knew what she thought, he would look at her weirdly since they had only talked in a few words. Their meeting was just about one or two minutes; then suddenly, she fell for him.
However, he also didn't feel strange.
It was like how a man saw a beautiful woman who also happened to be his type. When he saw her approaching him, and they were so close to each other, his desire to get to know the woman was strong.
The feeling of Ayase was like that. The only difference was that she was a woman, and he was a man.
While she had a lot of interest in Isao, he didn't have much of an interest in her.
Yes, she was beautiful, but his type was unique. Moreover, he only took a peek at the main heroine. While she might be one of the most important characters in this world, it had nothing to do with him.
Nevertheless, while Ayase knew that she should say something, she didn't know what to say. The theory was easier than the practice. If it was in her mind, she could think of anything, but in reality, it wasn't easy to approach someone, especially those they had a feeling for.
Her heart suddenly beat so fast, and her face slightly flushed, but no words came out from her lips before; in the end, she just quietly ate depressedly.
While Isao noticed her reaction, he didn't pay attention and just quietly read his book until the eatery was opened once again. Unlike before, when he entered and caused the entire place to be quiet, this time when this group of people came, everyone also fell into quiet, but their expressions quickly turned displeased and frightened as this group of people came.
Yet, unlike others who didn't want to get involved with this group of people, Ayase's expression turned to hatred, rage, and frustration when she saw this group of people.
Isao noticed her expression, but he didn't say anything.
"Guess, here is your order."
The waitress said sweetly as she slipped her phone number to Isao.
"Thanks." Isao nodded at the waitress warmly, causing her to blush before he started to eat his dinner. "It's quite good."
Hearing those words, Ayase looked at Isao for a while, then let out a helpless sigh before she continued to eat her dinner. However, while no one wanted to do anything with this group of people, this group of people came to her.
"Hey, isn't it Ayase?"
"It's been a while. Where have you been? Have you trained hard to fight Kuraido-san?"
"Kekeke, no matter how long you train, you won't be able to defeat Kuraido-san!"
This group of people who noticed Ayase quickly came to her table. While they had noticed Isao, they decided to ignore him, or rather, they wanted to annoy him, trying to show their dominance in the group, especially when the girls in their group couldn't look away from Isao.
Still, they had a feeling that Isao wasn't someone that easy to mess with, yet with their identity, so why should they be afraid?
Especially when they had the backing of Kuraido-san!
So, all of them tried to approach Ayase, but Isao said, "Get the hell out. You make my food taste bad."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was clear to everyone.
Having said so, Isao continued to eat, yet this group of people didn't dare to approach Ayase, who shared a table with him and looked at each other with hesitation.
"......."
Ayase looked at Isao dumbfoundedly, but the rest of the guests looked at this group of delinquents while chuckling, thinking that they were a joke.
Chuckle!
They glared, but they didn't dare to do anything with Isao in their presence.
All of them hesitated until one person, who was clearly different from the small fries, started to walk. Similarly, he dressed like a delinquent like the rest, but unlike them, he had a large skull tattoo on his chest, which he exposed under his half-buttoned-up shirt.
When this man saw Isao, his expression grinned and he could see that this young man was strong. He showed a bright smile, showing razor-like teeth, and said, "Sorry, sorry. My guys are—"
Crash!
Crack!
His face was directly pummeled, and he was thrown directly outside the store as the door of the eatery was destroyed.
Isao didn't bother to talk since he knew that in the end, what this guy wanted was just a fight, so he just beat him directly.
[You have acquired Kuraudo Kurashiki's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
Naturally, Isao thought, and slowly, he recalled his memories about this world.
"........" Everyone.
Isao glanced at the group of delinquents and asked, "Take out all of your money."
"Ah, yes."
All of them were obviously delinquents, a group that loved to bully others, but this time, they took out all of their money, giving it to Isao as they didn't want to be beaten.
"I didn't ask. You gave them to me by yourselves, right?"
"Yes! Yes!"
Hearing his words, while they cried inwardly, they nodded like a pecking chicken.
"Good." Isao nodded. "Tell the owner that you are going to take care of the repair too."
They wanted to say something, but they quickly shut their mouths when they saw Isao's gaze.
"Do you need me to repeat myself?"
"Let us take care of all the repairs of the store!"
All of them shouted with all of their might.
"Now, go and apologize to the owner there."
"Yes."
While saying so, Isao gave all the money to the waitress and said, "That's for dinner. I don't need the changes."
"Um..." The waitress blushed and nodded fervently as she scratched his palm obscenely.
"......"
Isao nodded and sat in his seat again, continuing his dinner quietly, elegantly, and calmly as if nothing had happened. "Is there something on my face?" He looked at Ayase, who kept staring at his face in a daze.
"N-Nothing!" Ayase's heart was beating so fast, her face flushed red, and she knew that she had to say something since she didn't want him to disappear from him, but—
BANG!
The front area of the store exploded directly, and the man, who was beaten by Isao, stood up with a bloody face and crooked nose.
"I WILL KILL YOU!"
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 224 Let's go ahead!
Yesterday
Demon.
This was probably how one would describe the appearance of Kuraido at this moment.
Bloody face and chilling bone-colored blade that appeared as if summoned from the afterlife.
If someone saw him, they would be frightened, but due to his crooked nose, they wanted to laugh somehow.
Still, Isao was as calm as ever and continued to eat his dinner.
"He-Hey..."
However, Ayase lost her calm, especially when Kuraido had woken up once again. Watching him, at this moment, she recalled the time when her father dueled against Kuraido. It was the worst moment of her life and was also the reason for her nightmare.
After that duel, not only did her father lose consciousness and stay in the hospital all the time, but she also lost her house as it was taken by Kuraido.
Her father and the place where she shared the memory with her parents were taken away by him, which made her wish to kill this person.
Yet, she knew that she was weak. No matter how hard she tried, even if she used the technique taught by her father, it was all meaningless.
Terror and fear overwhelmed her, and she thought something similar would happen to Isao.
"Don't! Don't go! Don't fight him!"
While she knew that this might be a little too much, or Isao might think of her as creepy as she suddenly held him, she didn't care since, at this moment, his safety was number one.
Isao might have been able to beat Kuraido with a sneak attack before, but this time, it was different.
Kuraido went for real, and he really planned to kill Isao.
Yet, how could Ayase allow that?!
Unlike Kurogane Ikki, who she could abandon and sacrifice for her ambition, she couldn't do that with Isao. This was a young man who had made her heart beat so fast for the first time, and she didn't want to lose him.
"....."
While speechless, wondering whether this woman forgot that he had beaten Kuraido, he got her DNA naturally.
[You have acquired Ayase Ayatsuji's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
Isao looked at Ayase and asked, "Do you think he can kill me?"
"..." Ayase.
"...." Kuraido.
"...." Everyone.
The tense atmosphere almost suffocated everyone as they wished to run away but couldn't as Kuraido stood at the entrance, causing all of them to be frightened by the killing intent that oozed out from Kuraido due to Isao's words; all of them quickly calmed down, especially when they saw Kuraido's crook's nose.
Still, Isao should have been able to handle this problem and erase this man quietly by using his ability to control Kuraido, but then, he felt it would be more comfortable to beat up this guy, destroying his cheap pride, which he got after beating many weaklings.
Yup, Isao could see that the reason why Kuraido was proud was that he had defeated many weaklings.
Isao wanted to laugh somehow.
If Kuraido was so strong, then go ahead and fight Stella or even many strong Blazers, but here he was, only targeting Ayase's frail father, who wasn't even a Blazer and just a normal human.
In the original, Kuraido was also beaten by Ikki Kurogane, who didn't even use his trademark technique.
If Isao lost against such an existence, he was simply a dork.
"Wait outside. I will take care of you after this."
"..." Kuraido.
However, Isao ignored Kuraido and looked at the waitress. "Can you put those foods on takeout?"
"Ah, sure." The waitress was stunned but nodded.
Isao then looked at the owner and called him. "Hey, owner."
"Eh?" The owner, who got a headache as he felt weak, wondering what to do as his eatery was destroyed, was startled and caught something that was thrown by Isao. "This is...?" On his hands, he got a bank card and passbook.
"Use that to renovate your eatery."
"....th-thank you!" The owner was stunned, but he thanked Isao with all of his might, especially after he saw the amount of money written on the passbook.
"You guys." Isao looked at the group of delinquents, who were still stunned and silly, and said, "Stop all the vehicles that will pass the road. Don't let anyone walk there and interrupt my fight."
"...."
They were all speechless, wondering whether Isao thought of them as his servants, but they didn't dare to fight him. At the same time, they also wanted to see the fight between Isao and Kuraido, so they quickly walked out from the eater and stopped all the vehicles that were about to pass the road without caring about the consequences.
Even if there were many vehicles about to pass, they didn't care and stood in the middle of the road to stop all of them.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?!"
"GET THE HELL OUT!!!"
Yet, even if they were threatened, they didn't move and even glared at those who wanted to curse them. Naturally, those people inside the vehicles didn't dare to do anything, especially when they were all Blazers.
Yes, they might be small fry, but even if they were small fry, their existence could only be looked up to by normal people!
This was the weakness of the normal people as they couldn't do anything, were completely helpless, and could only succumb to the power even though the Blazer was being unreasonable.
In this world, the might of an individual is everything.
As long as you have power, you can do anything.
Even if many Blazers kill people, they can't be judged by normal means as they are too powerful.
Under the gaze of Kuraido and everyone who looked at him with a complicated mood, Isao walked toward the middle of the road as he was basked by the street light. He was in the spotlight, all the attention was on him.
At this moment, he became the full moon in everyone's eyes.
Beautiful, quiet, yet overwhelming.
"Come."
Isao looked at Kuraido, who still stood at the entrance of the eatery. "Let's fight here. Your followers have worked hard to prepare this place for the stage. Don't be a letdown."
"....."
Kuraido couldn't say anything since Isao's movement was so fast. Even though he stood at the entrance of the eatery, Isao suddenly appeared in the middle of the road as if nothing had happened. He couldn't even react even though he had a power that could help him trump any close combat fights.
Still, being provoked like this and being challenged on this grand stage where all the eyes were on them, how could he back down?
Moreover, this was also what he wished for!
So, he jumped directly onto the middle of the road, at a certain distance from Isao, and he looked at him with a hostile expression. "You are going to regret this."
Isao only yawned and didn't even take this guy's words seriously. Instead, he looked at Ayase, who looked at him worriedly from a distance and said, "Hey, that gloomy woman over there."
Everyone also followed Isao's gaze and looked at Ayase.
"G-Gloomy woman..."
Ayase was stunned, then became saddened due to Isao's cruel words. Still, her resistance to pain was quite good, and she could handle his words. At the same time, she also couldn't deny that she was quite gloomy.
"Lend me your power for a bit."
"Eh? Oh? Ah?" Ayase was confused, but Isao said, "Just say yes."
"Yes?"
Then, at that moment, a scene that made the eyes of Ayase, Kuraido, and Kuraido's followers widen their eyes.
"Turn scarlet, Hizume (Scarlet Nail)."
A rift appeared in space, and from that rift, a single scarlet blade that was redder than sunset and more vivid than blood was pulled out by Isao.
As the blade was pulled, many petals of red scarlet lilies scattered in the air, giving a sacred, elegant, yet deadly around him.
"Th-That is Hizume!" Ayase was dumbfounded as Isao had summoned her Device, a weapon of her soul!
However, Kuraido snorted and said, "You borrow the power from that loser? Are you mocking me?!"
"....." Ayase.
"She might be a loser, but to defeat you with a loser weapon is enough."
"..." Ayase.
"I will kill you!" Kuraido's gaze became even fiercer as if he couldn't wait to kill Isao as he exuded his killing intent.
"I will kill you. I will kill you. Haven't you learned anything else in school except for those words? Oh, I guess you are an idiot since you can't learn much."
As Kuraido grounded his teeth, Ayase felt better somehow.
Nevertheless, as their battle was about to start, everyone was also quiet. Even those who kept honking also stopped and watched the duel between them. After all, it was so rare to watch the duel between the Blazers.
Watching two mighty beings beating up each other was definitely something fun.
All the guests at the eatery also forgot their fear and, together with Ayase, watched the duel that was about to unfold.
"That gloomy woman, be the referee and start the duel."
Isao said once again, and Kuraido didn't say anything, agreeing to Isao's words.
"..."
"I-I am not a gloomy woman! I-I have a name! My name is Ayase Ayatsuji!"
"Shut the hell up and start the duel, can't you?!" Kuraido got mad at Ayase, who started to introduce herself and wasted his time. His blood was boiling, and his body was shivering. At that moment, he wanted to swing his blade as soon as possible and stained it with Isao's blood!
"...."
Ayase's lips twitched, and they shouted, "Handsome... no... it sounds like praise..." She didn't want to call Isao a handsome guy even though those words were the only ones that were most appropriate for him. Still, she also didn't want to mock him, so she asked, "By the way, what's your name?"
"GODDAMMIT, HURRY UP AND START THE DUEL, CAN'T YOU?! YOU CAN FUCK HIM AFTER I DEFEAT HIM!"
Kuraido could see that Ayase felt lust toward Isao, but he wanted to start this duel, so he didn't want her to waste his time!
"....."
Ayase took a deep breath and wanted to kill Kuraido somehow, but she knew that she wasn't his opponent, so—
"Start!"
Along with her shout, everyone shouted, "LET'S GO AHEAD!"
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 225 Am I a criminal?
9 hours ago
"Chase and kill, Orochimaru!"
As Kuraido shouted, his serpentine bone-like blade moved on its own as if it were a living being, staring at Isao dangerously like a wild beast before he made his move.
The point of the blade moved like a whip and snapped in Isao's direction.
Bang!
The impact brought large fissures to the ground, causing many to shudder with the force behind Kuraido's attack.
Yet Isao only moved slightly to the side, dodging the attack with ease, appearing nonchalant.
Kuraido snorted and wasn't surprised that Isao could dodge his attack, but this wasn't the end. He could control his blade as he wished. Even if his attack had missed, he could make it to chase after Isao no matter where Isao was!
Nothing could escape from the jaws of his Orochimaru!
However, before Kuraido controlled his blade to send another attack, Isao put his blade on the jagged part of Kuraido's blade and pulled him lightly.
"Huh?!"
It was just a light movement, yet Kuraido's blade was pulled, and then the Device that he believed the most escaped from his palm and fell onto the ground with a thud.
"......" Everyone.
Not only was everyone dumbfounded, but Kuraido was the one who was the most bewildered by this situation.
"Eh?"
Was that it?
Was it over?
They fell into a daze and weren't even sure what to say.
Even Ayatsuji Ayase, who was worried about Isao as she knew how strong Kuraido was, was also in a daze.
Yet, how could they not be?
The reputation of Kuraido was clear, and he was the strongest in his school, the Donrou Academy. Last year, he also participated in the 61st Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, a competition that determined the stronger Blazer apprentice between schools, representing Donrou Academy in that tournament, successfully reaching the Top Eight.
However, Kuraido was defeated with ease like this.
Isao looked at Kuraid, who was dumbfounded, and then kicked Kuraido's blade onto this guy's hands.
"Come. Use your serious, or else, you will make me bored."
Compared to Aiz, who he had fought previously, the war on the "Danmachi," his massacre of all the demons in the world of "Kimetsu," and even the war on Okinawa in the world of "Mahouka," he felt that Kuraido was nothing.
While Blazers might be an existence that a human could only look up to, Isao didn't think that they were strong. Their physical abilities were so-so, and the amount of their magic was even more so, but he had to say, their special abilities were amazing.
Even the ability he gained from Ayase's DNA was amazing, which made him wonder why that woman lost to this loser, who only bullied the weak.
"Ha...."
Bore.
Kuraido could feel that gaze from Isao as they had their duel. This duel that he thought he could trump and show who was the loser between them ended up with him being the loser.
He was the weakling who could only get another chance from the pity of his opponent.
Should he feel happy that Isao gave him a chance to have a proper defeat?
No.
Kuraido was completely enraged, and his anger was like an unstoppable volcano that was impossible to stop.
"YOU BASTARD!"
His roar shook the space, and everyone shuddered at the killing intended for his body. At this moment, he had completely let go of all the breaks on him and completely made a decision to kill Isao!
Like a beast that tore its cage, brutality, and savagery were exuded from his body, and at that moment, Kuraido made his movement, raising his blade high, like an angry beast, ready to end Isao with his strongest move!
"Yamata no Orochi!"
As Kuraido charged forward, he moved the blade in his hand so fast it was as if it had formed into eight heads that hunted Isao at the same time.
The name of this technique came from the evil eight-headed dragon that brought terror to this country in the past.
This technique was the same, and the moment Kuraido used this technique, no one could escape from him.
All eight blades moved, and all of them were ready to maim Isao to death!
"BE CAREFUL!" Ayase shouted worriedly, feeling an intense fear with the thought that Isao might die from Kuraido's attack.
Everyone was also startled by the change of the duel, and some of them even closed their eyes, fearing that they would see Isao would be killed by Kuraido.
Yet, in Isao's eyes, this guy was a complete amateur.
If there was a reason why Kuraido could win over his opponents, it was because of the innate talent in his body.
"Do you think that you are the only one that has that talent in your body?"
"Huh?!"
While Kuraido wasn't sure what Isao was about to do, he felt complete dread, and as expected, Isao made an exact movement as his.
The scarlet blade also moved and became eight, completely blocking Kuraido's Yamato No Orochi!
"IMPOSSIBLE!"
Kuraido couldn't believe what he had seen. "You... don't tell me that you have the Marginal Counter, too?!"
Marginal Counter.
It was a unique reflexive sensitivity that no one except Kuraudo had, and even the original protagonist, Ikki Kurogane, was unable to replicate. It was estimated that his reaction time was 0.05 seconds; in other words, he was able to perform two or three actions in the amount of time that it would take for a normal human to react, which was 0.13 seconds. This allowed him to perform actions at a much faster rate than most Blazers, dodged attacks aimed at him, and then retaliated at almost the same moment.
This was the source of his power, his pride.
Yet, someone other than him had this power?!
How could he accept it?!
"No, compared to you, I am far better."
Unlike Kuraido, whose reaction speed was about 0.05, Isao's reaction speed was double that, as he had gained the fly's DNA, which boosted his reaction time to 0.02, which was double that of Kuraido!
"Blaze Buttercups."
Suddenly, Isao's movement became even faster and the blade on his hands seemed to multiply so many times that it made Kuraido widen his eyes.
"How can..."
Kuraido tried to dodge and block all of those attacks by using his reaction time, but it was impossible as he was quickly surrounded and overwhelmed before his entire body was filled with slashes, and along with that, his prized Orochimaru was cut into half, causing his spirit to be hit and fell on the ground.
"You... I will defeat you! I will crush you!"
Even if Kuraido was defeated, his spirit would never break. He looked at Isao maliciously and fell into a craze. "No matter who you are, I will break—"
Crack!
Isao simply kicked Kuraido's jaws and broke them before he put his blade on the top of his spine. "Say, if I put this blade into your spine, what will happen to you? Can you fight me again when you have become disabled?"
"—?!"
Kuraido, who couldn't talk due to his broken jaws, felt dreaded.
Usually, when a Device is summoned, it can take two forms; one is the normal form, which could be used to kill people, and the other is the illusionary form, which is akin to a safe mode that allows Blazers to only attack the spirit of their opponents and makes them incapacitated.
Naturally, in this duel, the two summoned their Device in the normal form, and this was why Kuraido was hurt.
At the same time, if Isao really pushed forward his blade into Kuraido's spine, then Kuraido was as good as disabled.
"Oh, wait a moment. It seems that with the current technology of this world, you should be able to recover even if your spine hurts."
"....."
No matter what, Kuraido felt better when he heard Isao's words, but—
"But it's too cheap to let you go like this."
The blade on Isao's hand lightly stabbed Kuraido's back and caused a small, minimal wound that wouldn't do anything to Kuraido, but Kuraido felt an intense terror as he felt his connection with his Device, Orochimaru was severed.
"Goodbye."
Wound Manipulation.
This was the ability he gained from Ayastsuji Ayase's DNA.
Usually, Ayase would use this ability to make a small wound into a large wound or cause a tear in the space, creating a vacuum effect.
However, Isao felt that there was more that could be developed from this technique, such as creating a wound between the connection of the Blazers and their power.
In other words, by tearing that connection, Kuraido was as good as a normal human now.
By using this technique, Isao completely abolished Kuraido's life as a Blazer.
Cruel?
Well, did Kuraido ever think about the consequences of trying to kill him?
Instead, Kuraido should be glad that Isao wasn't a killer.
Frankly, this ability had so much potential, but fortunately, Ayase's talent, wit, and creativity were just horrendous.
"......" Ayase.
While Ayase wasn't sure, she could feel that Isao was thinking something bad about her.
Still, at that moment, she knew that her nightmare had ended, and it was all thanks to this young man.
Isao wasn't sure what Ayase thought, but he stretched his hands high and even yawned as he unsummoned his Device, then looked at Kuraido's followers. "Take care of the rest."
"......." Kuraido's followers.
Isao didn't care about their thoughts and just walked toward the waitress who had packed his food. "Have you packed my food?"
"Yes, it's here."
"...isn't there a lot of them?"
"It's the owner's thanks. Or rather, the owner told me that you could come here anytime to eat. For you, it is free for a lifetime!"
Naturally, not only the food, Isao could also get the waitress for free as she kept hinting at him, yet he decided not to as this waitress wasn't his type.
"Thanks."
Still, it made him quite happy as many unfortunate things kept happening to him after a moment he had just arrived in this world.
Still, he didn't intend to go back right away. Instead, as the dangers of this world were within his capability, he decided to stay for a while, thinking of increasing his power even further. Moreover, even if he met danger, he should be able to run away with ease.
Only—
"Um... I am sorry... to bother you."
Isao, who thought of going back to his house, was stopped by Ayase.
"If... if possible, can you let me thank you?"
With a shy yet eager expression, Ayase said those words.
This was good and all, but—
"I am sorry, but can you follow us?"
At that moment, Isao was surrounded by many police officers who also held various weapons, showing their identity as Blazers.
Their purpose was clear, and that was to catch him.
"........"
Isao blinked his eyes.
Was he a criminal now?
Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 226 Is this him?
9 hours ago
Previously, after Isao left, Stella was quickly approached by the director of her school, Kurono Shinguuji.
"So, his name is... Iinuma Isao?"
"Yes." Stella nodded, telling Kurono everything about Isao. Yes, he might have told her that he would tell her many things when they met each other again, but he didn't tell her not to look for him, right?
So, at this moment, Stella thought of using Kurono's authority and influence to search for Isao, especially when she knew that her school was in dire need of a powerful student to compete in the 62nd Seven Stars Sword Art Festival.
While the majority of students didn't care much, as no one thought much about joining this competition due to how dangerous it was, considering a death was possible during the fight, and only the strong wished to prove that they were the strongest, it was different with Kurono, who was a new director of the Hagun Academy, the mage-knight school where the protagonist and the most of the heroines studied.
Naturally, as the terrorist accident related to the students of her school, especially the princess of the Vermillion Kingdom, who was also someone with the strongest potential along with the princess of the Kurogane family, Shizuku Kurogane, Kurono had to be present during the aftermath of the accident.
Still, hearing Stella's confession, Kurono became interested in this young man, but then again, she also wanted the opinion of others.
"What do you guys think?"
Shizuku didn't say anything since she didn't have much interest in other human beings except for her older brother, but she also had to admit that the young man, who suddenly appeared from the sky, was powerful.
Still, she didn't think that young man was her older brother's opponent.
"Handsome! He is the most handsome guy that I have ever seen!" Being asked, naturally, Arisuin Nagi answered excitedly with brilliant eyes. Yes, his body might be a guy, but his soul was a girl. It was love at first sight, and if possible, he wanted to meet him again.
"Director, you should invite him to our school!"
As Arisuin said so, Stella also nodded. "He is so powerful."
Kurono nodded, and inwardly, she had made up her mind, especially when she knew that Isao could make all the people in this place fall asleep. While she wasn't sure what kind of power he wielded, for him to be able to affect Arisuin, Shizuku, Stella, and Ikki, there was no doubt this young man was powerful.
"Fragrance..."
"Hmm?"
Everyone looked at Ikki, who talked for the first time.
"I think that's his power," Ikki said in a confident tone.
"Fragrance?" Kurono raised her brows and asked, "You think the power of this young man is related to a fragrance?"
"I believe so." Ikki nodded. "When I was about to fall asleep, I remembered how the scent of my surroundings became quite sweet."
"Ah, now that you mention it!" Stella also remembered how good the scent of the surroundings was.
"Or rather, I can still smell the remains of his scent..." As Arisuin said so, his face flushed red. "This smell is so unbearable~!"
Whether Shizuku, who loved her older brother, or Kurono, who had a husband, also nodded since they had to admit that even if their hearts were on someone else, the scent of this young man was imprinted on their hearts.
This was an unforgettable and memorable scent.
Or rather, while it might be strange, women remembered the men the most from their scent, especially when Shizuku and Kurono happened to be in their ovulation phase at this moment.
"But even so, he isn't Onii-sama's opponent!" Shizuku quickly said, trying to erase this scent from her mind, and focused entirely on her Onii-sama.
Ikki didn't say anything, as if he had acquired Shizuku's words. If Isao's ability was only a scent manipulation, then he wouldn't think that Isao would be his opponent, especially when he could shut down his sense of smell with ease.
If there was a reason why Ikki also fell asleep before, he thought that it was because he let go of his guard, but as he knew the reason, the same thing wouldn't happen again.
This was the style of Ikki Kurogane; as long as he learned everything about his opponents, their opponents were already on their defeats!
"Really? If that's the case, then how did he suddenly appear from the sky, Ikki?"
If it was before, Stella wouldn't doubt Ikki, but then, somehow, she felt that this Ikki was too confident. Frankly, the words "unfathomable" and "mystery" had always been etched into Ikki, especially after he defeated her, who was known as the strongest, but now, it was different.
There was also another person who could defeat her and save her at the same time.
Even though Stella also agreed that Isao's part of power might be related to a scent or a fragrance, she didn't think that it was all. While she didn't have evidence, she believed in her instinct, and she believed that she was correct.
If it had been before, Ikki would have agreed, but somehow, partly because he felt strange as Stella showed his attention to this young man, he suddenly became stubborn. "No, I believe in my observation. My "Perfect Vision" is correct, and I believe that's his power."
Perfect Vision.
This was a technique that Ikki had developed as a weak to defeat the strong.
By using this technique he could grasp his opponents' fighting styles using his incredible insight to grasp their personalities and tendencies. Using this, it was possible for him to figure out their thought process and predict their moves in advance. It was as though Ikki was able to see everything about the person in question.
Still, Stella looked at Ikki strangely, feeling strange as Ikki suddenly became stubborn and could even confidently say that he was right.
Jealousy.
This was why Ikki might have done such an act, but as he had never fallen in love, and he had never thought of any of the students as his competitors to get Stella, he had never felt this feeling before.
However, for the first time, Stella showed interest in someone, and while Ikki hated to admit it, Isao was much better in appearance or ability than him, so he couldn't help but feel threatened as if Stella would be robbed away from him.
After all, no king would feel jealous of the commoners, right?
Yet what if the queen showed an interest in another king?
Naturally, the king would show jealousy, and jealousy wasn't a good thing.
Still, while Ikki was a genius martial artist, his knowledge of feeling was zero, and he was a newbie in this new genre of battle known as "Love."
"No, I think that he has another power," Stella said. She also became stubborn since this was her personality; she was a short-tempered princess who easily showed her temper to anyone.
"No! Why didn't you believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe you, but I think it is far too simple if we just determine everything like that."
While Ikki somehow had an impulse, he suddenly asked, "Do you like him?" He felt that this should be the case, especially when he knew that Isao had saved Stella.
"....." Everyone.
Stella looked at Ikki in disbelief, and her mood quickly destroyed. "Idiot!" She shouted, then ran away as she wiped away her tears.
"Wa-Wait! I'm not done with my talk yet!"
Ikki wanted to chase after Stella, but he was stopped by Nagi and Shizuku.
"Arisu? Shizuku?"
"That's quite too much, Ikki."
"...even if I don't like her, I think that's a bit too much, Onii-sama."
As bystanders, the two knew Stella's feelings toward Ikki, so they understood how Ikki had said something unnecessary and hurt Stella's feelings.
"What do you mean?" Ikki was confused, but somehow, he could tell that he had said something bad.
Still, Kurono didn't care about the love life between her students. Instead, she focused on searching for information about Iinuma Isao as her career was at stake. If she couldn't show proof that she could be a good director and give an achievement to her school, then she might be kicked out of her position.
In other words, she was desperate, especially when the breadwinner of her family was her and her husband was a household husband.
If she lost her job, then what would her family do?
Not only had she retired, but her fighting style had decreased, and she also didn't have much savings, considering the consumption of her family. Still, by using her connections, she tried to search any Blazers with the name of Iinuma Isao, but unfortunately, she couldn't find anything until she stumbled into the news.
'A fight between two students?'
Kurono quickly played the video and then saw two male Blazers fighting each other. Instead of a duel, it should have been a one-sided battle, a complete massacre.
Watching this handsome young man who defeated his opponent, the top eight of the previous Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, so easily, Kurono felt her breathing become harder as she thought many paychecks would be sent to her bank account.
"Hey!"
"Huh?" 3x
Shizuku and Arisuin, who were about to lecture Ikki, stopped and looked at Kurono in confusion.
"Is it him?"
"Hmm?" 3x
As the three looked at Kurono's smartphone, they saw the familiar face that was impossible to forget, but the news that came out with it stunned all of them.
"...criminal?" 3x
There was a photo of Isao, who was handcuffed and led by many Blazers, showing a calm expression as if he had become a criminal.
Yup, in this world, Isao was a criminal.