Academy Day

"Good! You guys can rest now."

This is boring. All the training the academy does is basic training. The training is about how to use a balanced stance, training on how to properly throw a punch, and a theory about how to use your demonic power.

I know it was because I attend a primary academy that only six and seven-year-olds attend, but I cannot help but grumble about it.

"Riser!"

I snap from my grumbling and see Sairaorg walk toward me with a large smile on his face.

"Sairaorg! How are you?"

"I'm doing fine! I have been training really hard and even unlocking something on my own! Watch!"

Without waiting for my reply, Sairaorg concentrated for a few seconds before suddenly I could see a golden aura appear around his hands.

"Look! I can use this energy to make my punch even more powerful."

"Oh? Let's test it. Come on, punch me."

I take a bull stance and look at Sairaorg, who looks at me for a second before nodding his head. I can see him taking a deep breath before focusing his aura around his left hand and throwing his fist toward my chest area.

"Urgh."

When his fist hit my chest, I could feel some of the bones crack from the impact. That is a powerful punch for someone of his age. I don't know when Sairaorg got himself a Touki in the canon timeline, but he already awakened it in this one.

"That really hurts. You have grown stronger, Sairaorg."

"Really?!"

"Yup. That punch cracked my ribs."

"Yes!"

After saying that, I can see Sairaorg have a little celebration by jumping up and down. I don't know what makes him so excited about it, but I'm happy seeing him like this.

"Anyway, Sairaorg."

He stopped celebrating when I called his name and looked at me with excited eyes.

"Yes?"

"That aura you currently have is called Touki. A senjutsu user usually uses this energy, but a rare case of people who train to the brink of death can awaken it. Let me ask you something. How much Touki do you currently have?"

"Hmmm. It was almost depleted after I used it to punch you."

"That means you only have a small amount of it. As you can see, Toukai can help you by boosting your power as long as you have Touki inside your body."

"Really?! How can I increase the Touki inside my body?"

"I don't know about the easy way to increase it, but I know it will increase with the harder you train your body."

After I say that, I can see a fire appear inside Sairaorg's eyes. It looks like he is fired up to train his body even more.

"While the road to becoming a powerful devil is a hard road, but I know you can do it."

"Yes! I will not disappoint you, Riser!"

"Anyway, come on. The class will start soon."

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|3rd POV|

Sairaorg has the time of his life. At first, he is hesitant to attend the academy because it will reduce the amount of time he needs to train, but after he gets into the academy and meets Riser, he knows that this is the only decision his father makes that he likes.

Riser is his idol and goal. He already saw Riser's power, and he wants to become like him. However, if he wants to reach where Riser stands, he needs to solve his family problem first. He needs to take back his title as the Heir of the Bael clan by defeating the person appointed by his ancestor Zekram Bael.

As he puts the books inside his bag, Sairaorg gets up from his chair and is ready to go to the training room where he will meet Riser. However, he bumped into someone as he walked away from the class.

"Ouch."

Sairaorg snapped from his thoughts, looked down, and saw a beautiful golden-haired girl sitting down on the ground.

"I'm sorry. I did not see where I was going."

"Ah, don't worry about it."

Sairaorg helped the girl get up from the ground. When they are looking at each other, he can see that the girl in front of him has beautiful blue eyes like Riser. If Riser has deep blue eyes like the ocean, the girl in front of him has light blue eyes like the sky.

"My name is Sairaorg Bael. What is your name?"

"Kuisha Abaddon. It is nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too."

"Can I ask why you go in a hurry like that?"

"Ah, I just want to go to the training arena and train with my friend."

"Really? Can I come with you? I didn't really have anything to do in my room."

"Of course! Come on!"

Sairaorg decides to take Kuisha to the training arena, where Riser is already waiting for them there. When he saw Sairaorg get inside the arena with a girl following behind him, Riser couldn't help but smirk a little.

"It looks like the muscles-brain can attract a girl."

When Sairaorg and Kuisha arrive in front of him, Riser decides to introduce himself.

"Sairaorg, you have finally arrived. Care to introduce her to me?"

"Ah, Riser, this is Kuisha Abbadon, and Kuisha, this is Riser Phenex, my friend."

Kuisha looks at Riser with widened eyes. She knows who he is. She watches the Rating Game, after all. He knows who Riser Phenex is. The youngest champion in the Lower-Stage of Rating Game.

"The name is Riser Phenex. It is nice to meet you."

"Ah! I'm sorry for staring. My name is Kuisha Abaddon, and I'm one of your fans, Lord Phenex."

"Call me Riser. Any friend of Sairaorg is a friend of mine."

"I-If you said so, Riser."

Riser nods his head and looks at Sairaorg before saying.

"Alright, Sairaorg. Let's get warmed up, shall we?"

"Yes."

"What about you, Kuisha?" Riser looked at the little girl. "Do you want to join us in our training?"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. You can join us."

"Then I will be in your care."

~Three hours later~

Kuisha looks at both boys fighting against each other while she is sitting down on the ground, exhausted. She is not a physically trained individual, but she has formal training, but when she sees the boys in front of her, she knows that she cannot be compared to the two of them.

While watching them fight in a close combat fight, Kuisha decides to follow both of them and get into their training program.