Chapter 4 part 2

I see, I only had a very brief amount of time. That could be a few seconds, tens of seconds, or even a few minutes. Regardless of that, it wasn't long. —That's because my body was already screaming out. There was a strange power circulating around inside my body. It felt as though my body would be torn apart if I moved even just a little bit. Well, I should hurry up and do something. Right now, I — could definitely do it. I readied my stance as I faced Rizevim. After preparing my stance, I only took a slight step forward. All of a sudden, I had shortened our distance, and was standing directly in front of Rizevim. That bastard didn't even react. My movements just now were completely beyond his comprehension. I clenched my right fist, and punched him straight in the face. At this time, a voice rang out.

" <<[ D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D D∞D !!!!!!!!]>> "

Rizevim intended to use his left hand to grab my fist! The wings of Lucifer on his back all expanded, and increased his strength. In order to block my fist, Rizevim used his Canceller.... I didn't use [Penetrate], but the momentum of my fist didn't weaken, and the aura enveloping it wasn't eliminated; Rizevim cried out in surprise 'what is this!?'

"First is a punch!"

Using my fist's momentum, I drove a direct punch towards Rizevim! Struck by that single blow, that bastard was flung onto the ground. Despite that, Rizevim immediately stood back up, and felt the part of his face that had been hit. From the looks of it, that blow just now was pretty good; his nasal bridge had been knocked crooked, and he had an incessant nosebleed. After Rizevim forcefully pushed his nose back into place and stopped the bleeding, he glared at me.

"...What the fuck was that just then? Why wasn't it invalidated!? Did my ability not work!? How is that possible!?"

In response to Rizevim who was in pure disbelief, Ddraig began to speak

[No, son of Lucifer. Your ability did work.]

"Well, why wasn't it cancelled then!? Even if that power has a share of Ophis' power, as long as it's the power of a Sacred Gear, my Sacred Gear Canceller should still be able to disable it, right!?"

[It's extremely simple. Your ability to cancel is limited. Over here, the power of the Sekiryuutei's ability is infinite. Since it's a power which can't entirely be cancelled — that would make things different, wouldn't it?]

Ddraig's remark left Rizevim stunned

"...To actually say that the power which was released is one which can't be completely eliminated by my Canceller...!"

[That is Ophis — the so-called infinite.]

After hearing Ddraig's reply, Rizevim regretfully laughed.

"...That's basically cheating...!"

That's right, this was basically cheating. I wouldn't want to use this power in a fair fight. Also, to borrow such a power from Ophis who only wants to live a peaceful life...I would be reluctant.

"It's really simple isn't it? It uses power to eliminate everything. It's very much like what I'd do. As you said, this is the cheat which you've obtained by borrowing Ophis' power. But, do you think you can protect everyone just by defeating me?"

I only needed to hit this bastard, so borrowing it a bit was fine! Facing such an outcome, Rizevim retreated a step, and revealed a nasty smile.

"However, from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like you can maintain that for long. Since that's the case—"

Seeing through my situation, that bastard shifted his hand into a chest pocket.

"I'll just drag this battle out. I've got many Tears."

What he took out was a small vial which had Phoenix Tears inside them. Rizevim opened up the bottle.

"Now then, I'll use the first bottle."

He then continued to drink it. —Damn it! He planned on healing his injuries! It doesn't matter. Even if I can't maintain this state for long, I'll fight with everything I have before the time limit is up! Once again, I mentally prepared myself and made up my mind...but nothing happened even after Rizevim swallowed the Phoenix Tears.

"..."

He didn't start to recover, and Rizevim frowned.

"...What's going on? Why haven't any of my injuries healed?"

The Champion quietly muttered. —A small magic circle was created in his hands.

"...Indeed, this is reality. But, it's already reached this point."

Rizevim, who immediately grasped the meaning of these words, stared at the Champion.

"...You're the bastard who invalidated them...? You completely invalidated the effects of the Phoenix Tears?"

"...Originally, the Belials' ability [Worthless] could only be used against an opponent's ability. —But, 'objects' are not an exception. ...As long I know about its form and substance, it can become [Worthless]. All of the Tears that you hold have already been made [Worthless]."

So that could also work huh.... As long as he knew how it worked, his ability could be used. In this situation, because he knew about the composition of the Phoenix Tears, he was able to invalidate the healing effect. Understanding all of this, Rizevim clutched all of the bottles of Tears in his hand.

"...Since the battle against the House of Phoenix; you were already expecting this from the very beginning!"

I see, so that's how it was! This is what Beelzebub-sama was talking about! The Champion knew that Qlippoth were secretly producing Phoenix Tears from the beginning. In order to invalidate them, he planned to analyse them during the match with Raiser. In other words, he was able to analyse Ravel and Raiser's demonic energy, and learned about the composition of the Tears. He was then able to invalidate all of the Tears that Qlippoth had.

"You even meddled in Qlippoth's affairs, you boy...!"

Rizevim vented his dissatisfaction and anger. His face had become distorted in anger. All of this was beyond his expectations. Seeing him like that, I laughed.

"When you confronted Michael-san in Heaven, I thought that you were indeed the son of the Maou Lucifer, and I was somewhat fearful."

I expected him to become imposing; when he opened his wings of Lucifer in Heaven, I feared him. But — I was wrong. It was the same as what Vali just said; this is what that bastard's true nature was like. He was just a clownish ossan.

"—You're not being very brave by imitating your chichi are you, ossan? Your current demeanour is your original attitude, isn't it?"

I didn't fear him in the slightest, and said that to him face to face.

"—I'm not a pretentious and hypocritical seventeen year old kid, you know? If I'm an ossan, then what are you?"

"...I'm known as the Sekiryuutei!"

Because of a single thing that I had said, he could no longer hide the anxiety in his heart. He emitted light from his hand as he released demonic energy, and all of the wings of Lucifer on his back opened up! I borrowed Ophis' power, and prepared a full powered attack against Rizevim. I would determine the winner of this battle here! Since I had the addition of Ophis' power, it was possible! I would get rid of this bastard right here! In the observation room, Rizevim and I began to fight, and as we fought, we flew out of the glass wall that had Vali smashed through! Whilst in mid-air, I opened my wings and began charging demonic energy for a cannon attack! I narrowed our distance, and then began fighting in close-combat again! My punches and his kicks each hit each other's body! The aftermath of these clashes generated shockwaves which caused the surrounding buildings to crumble, and even the mass-produced Evil Dragons which were flying about in the air dropped out of the sky rapidly. I once again realised that this bastard's strength was extraordinary!

"Oryaaaaaaahhhhh!"

All of Rizevim's wings had been rolled up, and they were then swung down towards me! The sharp end of the wings was thrust towards me, but I evaded them at high speed. However, the impact of his wings caused all of the building and roads below to be destroyed.

"Nuraaaaaarrgghhhhhhh!"

This time, he released several extremely large shots of demonic energy! Both the intensity and aggression of his demonic energy were incredible; I would have been fatally injured even if I was wearing my crimson armour. But — right now, I had the extra protection of Ophis' power!

"Haaaaaaaaaahhhh!"

The massive bullets of highly dense demonic energy which came towards me were all deflected by my punches and kicks! Of the bullets of demonic energy that I deflected, some went down to the streets or buildings of Agreas, and some were sent even further away. The moment that they landed, enormous explosions occurred in various places. The resulting gusts of wind swept away everything in the surrounding area. At the impacted place that was nearest to where I was, several buildings had been reduced to dust or nothingness, and a massive crater had formed. Although it was incredibly destructive, this was the Maou's son after all. —That was what I thought. ...He was on the level of a Super Devil? Of course it was impossible. The silent pressure and absolute aura that could be felt from Sirzechs-sama and Ajuka-sama; this bastard couldn't be compared to those two Maou-sama at all. I thought that among these three Super Devils, wasn't this bastard a few levels below those other guys? I couldn't help thinking that...but, he would be the same brutal enemy regardless. The wings on Rizevim's back were all swung at once, and a powerful aura burst out of his body. With that, he flew above me, and shouted!

"Eh! Well! Let me give you something massive as a return gift! Your nakama are below, right? If you evade this, then they'll die won't they!? Even if you're able to destroy this, your family members in the Government Office will all be killed by the aftershock!"

After Rizevim shouted like that, he gathered an unimaginably overwhelming aura in both of his hands! An incredible amount of demonic energy emerged from his hands. Appearing above his head — was an incredible ball of demonic energy more than ten metres in width. There were also six of them! If these things were to hit the surface of Agreas — not to mention my nakama, the whole city would be destroyed! The six balls of demonic energy gradually circled around.

"—DISSAAAPPPPEEAARRRR!"

Rizevim bellowed out as he unleashed his attack! An immense pressure and a massive amount of demonic energy descended from the sky! I — prepared myself, and then said to Ddraig

"—Accompany me to the end, Ddraig!"

[Of course, this was already decided on!]

I aimed the cannons embedded in my four wings in front of me! There were two above my shoulders, and two under my armpits; the barrel of the cannons widened! The infinite power of Ophis was concentrated into the cannons.

"[<>]"

A [∞] symbol emerged on every one of my gems, and they alternated with flashes of red and black light. DOOOO...the cannons were charging up. Ophis — The Dragon God of Infinity's power was being focused.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"<<[∞ Blaster !!!!!!]>>"

Along with my voice, the thick and intense cannon attack which was a combination of crimson and jet-black aura was fired from the muzzle of the four cannons at once! The blast from the four cannons and Rizevim's six demonic energy spheres collided with each other. Then—. A massive explosion engulfed the sky above the floating city of Agreas. Booming, explosive sounds, strong winds, and all kinds of other phenomenon occurred. My cannon blast and Rizevim's demonic energy were eliminating each other in the sky! All of the windows in Agreas were completely shattered by the shockwaves which were produced—. —The sky turned into a field of red and black interwoven together. Those two extremely large and powerful attacks clashed with each other, and then annihilated each other. Amidst the smoke which was generated by the explosion, the figure of a person could be seen. —It was Rizevim. But, because he just withstood the impact of that explosion, more than half of his wings were damaged, and blood was dripping out of every part of his body. Blood was seeping out of his ears, nose and mouth. Flying also seemed very strenuous for him. In contrast to him, I was completely unharmed. Seeing that I hadn't suffered any damage, Rizevim's expression was intertwined with anger and unease.

"...Could it be that I'll end up like how Shalba and Cao Cao did, being defeated by you like this...!?"

Hearing this, Ddraig was also slightly surprised, and he then said

[—Shouldn't you have known when you got involved? My partner — Hyoudou Issei has always been in pursuit of peace and quiet. But, whether it's that descendent of the old Beelzebub, the leader of the Hero Faction, or even you, the son of Lucifer, you've all trampled over that which should not without a shred of hesitation.]

Ddraig then asserted

[Well, there is no choice but destruction, right? —This is the Sekiryuutei of the Two Heavenly Dragons. ...No, this is something a bit different. This is something slightly different from the Two Heavenly Dragons, it should be known as the Cardinal Crimson Promotion [14] — [ Diabolos Dragon] [15]. ]

Being known as the reincarnated Devil the Crimson Sekiryuutei — [Diabolos Dragon], It was actually somewhat embarrassing. Hearing what Ddraig said, Rizevim laughed.

"...Kukuku, so you've become the new Super Devil [Dragon Maou]. ...In that case, I wonder if my grandson will become a Super Devil before long."

After saying that, behind that bastard — a transportation magic circle was created!

"...But, I will not die here...I will take my leave!"

Bastard! He planned to escape! After Rizevim glanced at me, he immediately faded into the light of transportation! Damn it! He's faster at running away than anyone else! But, it was still too early to give up!

"I won't let you get away, Rizevim!"

Vali flew out from the Government Office. —Then, he glanced back at me and said

"—Impressive. Hyoudou Issei. You, fighting for your family...I was captivated by it."

After saying that, Vali chased after Rizevim who had disappeared in the sky of Agreas. ...Vali, there seemed to be a slightly lonely expression on his face.

(Part 5 of 6) (25/12)

Part 6

After Rizevim escaped, I returned to the observation room to confirm the safety of my parents and Asia. I released Ophis' armour, and returned to my normal appearance. Well, although I had already returned to the observation room.... I walked over to the Champion who was hanging his head in the middle of the room. It seemed like he no longer had any intention of resisting. I faced him as I said

"...Champion, what you've done is unforgiveable."

After I said that, the Champion opened his arms and closed his eyes.

"Dispose of me as you like. You have the right to do so."

...Kill me, that's what he meant. Something like that...how could I possibly do that? —But, kaa-san quickly ran over. She slapped the Champion's face.

"...To let my family's children, to allow my family's children to suffer such things, this is considered a small price to pay."

Kaa-san was very dignified—. It caused tou-san to say 'waaah' on the side in surprise. I also had to give the Champion a punch at the very least. But since kaa-san took that away...well so be it. The Champion sincerely apologised to kaa-san 'I'm very sorry'. ...I shook my head and said

"...No matter how many years, or even thousands of years you spend, please atone for your sins. ...The girl that I love has said that she wants to compete with you. ...Having a Game against you as their dream, surely it wouldn't just be Rias. There are a lot of contestants who also have this dream."

That's right, it wasn't just Rias. Sairaorg-san and Sona-zenkaichou also dreamed of competing against this man in the future. Also—.

"...Even me, I'll have my own peerage one day, and I want to have a good match with you. So...regardless of how many years it is, I'll wait, so please atone for your sins."

"...Even so, you said that I actually can't die. ...You're truly crueller than anyone else."

With a frown on his face, the Champion continued to ask me

"...There is one thing, please tell me. I've heard rumours. ...You met Yaegaki-san and Cleria's soul in Heaven. ...Cleria, she...what was her expression like?"

I recalled the ghost which appeared to be Cleria-san when I was in Heaven. Cleria-san was tightly embracing Yaegaki.

"...She had a very gentle expression."

After hearing my words, the Champion let out a stream of tears.

"...I see...I've lost."

Seeing the dispirited Champion sit down, I couldn't help looking at the sky. ...This was a battle which couldn't have been predicted. It wasn't that I couldn't understand the Champion's reasoning. But, it was a fact that he overstepped the boundaries that he shouldn't have—. But, to me, my gains were large. I — looked back at my family. My tou-san, my kaa-san, and Asia. They were all my important family members. Everyone now smiled together. There was no longer a need to hide anything. But, it was possible that it would place my parents in danger. —In that case, together with Asia, together with my nakama, it'll be fine if we protect them. It'll be fine if we do our best to protect them. I reaffirmed my determination to fight in order to protect the people important to me—. —Suddenly, I was attacked by a bout of nausea. I immediately covered my mouth. Deep in my throat — something was coming up from my abdomen that I couldn't even hold back with my hand. ...When I noticed, I was already coughing up large amounts of blood from my mouth. There was also something warm running out of my nose. I understood that it was a nosebleed. I suddenly felt weak and sensed that I had lost all of my energy—. My body collapsed, and I fell onto the floor.

"...Huh?"

I could only look at the floor...I didn't even have the strength to lift a finger, I couldn't move at all. I could only look at the floor which was dyed red by the blood which had spurted out of my mouth.

"Ise-san!?"

"Ise!"

"Ise!"

The cries of Asia, tou-san, and kaa-san made its way into my ears...but the noise gradually became more distant from me....

[...Partner. —This is the price of power. Ophis' power...is really too...]

Although I could hear Ddraig's concerned voice...everything in front of my eyes slowly turned to white, and then became dark.... After that, my consciousness receded—. Indeed, the price really is too—.

(Part 6 of 6) (25/12)

[1] ogifu-sama and ogibo-sama are respectful ways of calling/addressing father-in-law and mother-in-law.

[2] osofu-sama is a respectful way of addressing a grandfather.

[3] Hiragana was Ouroboros Dragon, kanji was Infinite Dragon God.

[4] Sandanzuki (三段突き) roughly translates to: three piece/stage thrust. It was a one of Okita Sōji's signature techniques.

[5] Okita Sōji was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force formed to protect the Shogunate representatives during the final years of the Edo period (1864-1869) when the Tokugawa Shogunate ended.

[6] The hiragana was Gigantis Dragon Princess, the kanji was Princess of the Golden Dragon-kun.

[7] fusai means and can be used to refer to a married couple.

[8] Lilin: Known in mythology as night spirits which attack men. Sometimes referred to as the daughter of Lilith – first wife of Adam, and later Lucifer.

[9] -shi: A formal honorific used to refer to someone who is unfamiliar or not well known by the speaker.

[10] Hyakudomairi: Japanese Shintoism. It is said that after walking back and forth between two fixed points in a shrine and praying 100 times, a wish will come true.

[11] The name Issei has the meaning of sincere/honest.

[12] It would be pronounced: D D.

[13] Except for when ∞ is used in D∞D, it can be replaced with Infinity e.g. Dragon Infinity Drive.

[14] Kanji was Crimson Sekiryuutei, hiragana was Cardinal Crimson Promotion.

[15] Kanji was D x D, hiragana was Diabolos Dragon.