Vali's smile, though, didn't fade. "You really are entertaining, Issei. That's why I'm looking forward to crushing you."
I cracked my knuckles, red aura flaring around me. "Heh. Careful what you wish for, pretty boy."
"But don't you think that destiny is cruel?"
...? What's that, all of a sudden? What is he talking about?
"On one hand, there is the strongest existence that one can think of with a Maou and a legendary dragon like me, and on the other hand, there is a mere human like you who possesses a legendary dragon as well. Say what you like, but I think that this accident of fate is cruel. Though we're rivals with the same dragon-type Sacred Gears, the gap between the two owners is too great."
I pointed at myself. Vali nodded amusedly.
"I investigated you a little. Your father is an ordinary office worker. Your mother sometimes goes out to a part-time job as an ordinary full-time housewife. The blood relatives of both your parents are completely ordinary. There are also no ability users or practitioners who possessed power among your ancestors. Of course, your ancestors had nothing to do with devils or angels either. You really are ordinary. Your friends aren't special either. You were a completely ordinary male high school student until you were reborn as a devil as well. With the exception of Boosted Gear, you're nothing."
That guy laughed with a pitying expression.
"Boring. When I learned about you, who was so excessively boring, I laughed out of disappointment. 'Ah, so this is my rival. I give up.' If your parents had at least been magicians, then maybe the story would change a bit. That's right. How about this kind of setting? You can become an Avenger."
Oh, that is what I look like to other people. A simple human with a magic toy.
I could understand that he was different. But I have to say I do like his spirit.
No doubt, he was proud of his lineage. If there are those who suffer from their birth, there are also those who take delight in it. The world was so complicated that it couldn't be processed in a normal line of thought.
But even I understood his next words. Quite clearly.
"I'll kill your parents. If I do that, your personal history will become a little more interesting. If your parents are killed by a valuable existence like me, don't you think you'll be able to openly devote yourself to a solemn destiny? Yeah, I'll do that. After all, your parents will, from now on as well, live ordinarily, grow old ordinarily, and die ordinarily. The setting I spoke of is much more brilliant than such a boring life. Right?"
Normally that would work. But for the current me, I don't know how I would reach. Would it be Issei going into a rage or my previous emotionless state?
But even with that line of thoughts, since I am currently Issei, it would be my duty to save Issei's parents from the psycho.
"I am on a busy schedule, so let's get down to business, shall we?"
I quietly let that out of my mouth.
At that moment, my mouth unconsciously moved.
"...Just as you said, my father is an ordinary office worker who works from morning to evening for our family. My mother is an ordinary housewife who makes delicious food for our family morning, noon, and evening. However, they raised me up to this point. To me, they're the best parents."
Why should my parents have to be killed by this kind of bastard?
That's also a stupid reason. My father and mother have nothing to do with you.
"...Kill them? My father and mother? Why should they have to be mixed up in the situation of someone like you and be killed? As if I know anything about things like "valuable" or "destiny."
"As if I'll let you do it."
"I'll be damned if I let my parents be killed by the likes of you parasites."
[Welsh Dragon Over Booster...]
As if responding to my will, my Sacred Gear started to release a strong bright red aura.
With the ring I got from Azazel also acting on it, I equipped [Booster Gear Scale Mail] without having to become my other self.
However, a countdown-like thing appeared on the jewel of my left arm's gauntlet. Time-wise, I didn't have even fifteen minutes. Though it was still better than the mere ten seconds of my incomplete Balance Breaker.
"—. Look, Albion. Hyoudou Issei's power went up by an incomparable amount. The plain and simple reason called rage was the trigger, but this is... Hahahaha, what a dragon's surge."
[Sacred Gears simply use strong emotions as food for power. Hyoudou Issei's rage is at its genuine limit and is turned towards you. Only straightforward people can draw out the dragon's power.] Albion said.
"I see. So his greater affinity with his dragon is also explained through this reason."
"However. You still aren't clever. Hyoudou Issei. Your intelligence is insufficient to control Ddraig. That is a sin."
"Ragebait? That's a good one." I murmur.
"Yes. That is exactly why you're called an idiot."
Spouting an aura from the magic power jets on my back, I rushed towards Vali. Vali covered his face with his mask. So he's prepared to fight. It was only my second time using Balance Breaker, but a failed attack wasn't permitted like that time with Raiser.
However, Vali easily avoided and dodged my tackle.
I regained my balance in mid-air and dived again at Vali, who had just dodged. I extended Ascalon from my gauntlet and unleashed an attack with my unskilled weapon.
However, I couldn't manage to land a single hit with only my swinging slashes on Vali as he dodged with light movements.
Didn't I get a boost? Why am I feeling slow? "That's because he is dividing your power," Ddraid said.
[Vali, that sword carries dragon-slaying powers. If it hits just once, you'll undeniably receive great damage.]
"Is that so, Albion? But there's no meaning if it doesn't hit."
Just as he says, I won't be able to even graze him with my skill.
In this Balance Breaker state, it's temporarily possible to use my doubling ability whenever and however I want.
[However, every time you use it your stamina or magical power will be consumed. The doubling ability will proportionally take away stamina to how high it is. That's my original Balancer Breaker ability. Although this is a temporary Balance Breaker state, wouldn't you just be committing an act of folly by exhausting the power that maintains your armour with just one use? Even the bracelet you got from Azazel has its limits. Every time you use it, the time for using Balance Breaker will decrease.]
So even just maintaining this state uses up stamina. Since I wasn't feeling much of any intense emotions, I can't even use that.
Vali seems to have a tremendous amount of magic power. As a paired existence, the Hakuryuukou will also shave off power every time he uses his ability, but if the host's stamina is great, then the time in which he can use it will also be enormous. Ddraig said.
Tch... What an unpleasant reality. The difference in power between me and Vali is decisive. Should I just lose control of myself again?
Yeah, no, I should learn to fight my own.
Don.
At that instant, I choked. A heavy-fisted blow hit me in the chest. Heavy. Rather, it was too fast for me to see. What a shot. There was also a crack in my armor. If I receive many of these kinds of hits, it'll abruptly be over.
"So this is my rival. Hahahaha. How embarrassing. Weak. Too weak."
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