NOVEL WEB Chapter 21: Red Dragon {1}
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Her eyes turn cold, completely different from before, as she says, "Could you die for me?" while materializing what looks like a spear made of light and thrusting it toward me!
"Whoa!!"
Even in my confusion, my body instinctively performs "the evasive action I always take," letting me dodge and create distance before turning back.
But Yuuma-chan wasn't there anymore. Where is she? Then I hear her voice from above.
"Well, well, dodging my spear on instinct like that. Nice reflexes. You said you weren't in any clubs earlier... but maybe you're actually a delinquent student who spends his time fighting? How scary~"
She's giggling while sprouting black wings from her back and flying through the air. Looking up at her flying around, I notice the sky has turned into a marbled pattern with navy blue as the base color. What the hell is this?!
Also, Yuuma is wearing a miniskirt while flying, so I can see her brilliantly white panties! Is this okay?! I'm totally gonna stare! I know this isn't the time and I can't keep up with what's happening at all, but if there's a beautiful girl's panties right there, I'S GONNA LOOK!
"I've put up a barrier around this park. You can't escape anymore, so if you stay still, I'll at least kill you in one hit, okay~"
She throws the light spear this time, so I barely dodge again.
BOOM
The spear leaves a huge crater where it hits the ground! That would've killed me instantly! I haven't even touched boobs yet!!
"Gaaahhhhh!"
I let out what I know is a pathetic scream while running toward the park exit. But when I reach the edge, I slam into something like a wall.
"Oof?! What... what is this?!"
While I'm banging on the wall, Yuuma lands behind me. "I told you I put up a barrier, didn't I? I guess this is the end of the line? If you're gonna hate someone, hate the god who put that Sacred Gear in your body." She approaches with the spear in hand.
Facing death, my life flashes before my eyes—all the boobs I've seen racing through my mind. Big boobs, small boobs, beautiful boobs—each type has its own charm, but the number one in my heart has gotta be third-year Rias Gremory-senpai's boobs! If I'm gonna die, I at least want to see Rias-senpai's bare boobs first! I absolutely can't die without seeing those naked boobs! I'm gonna survive and see those boobs!
Flash
What?! My chest is glowing red?! No! I want to see Rias-senpai's boobs, not my own's!
Wait, looking closer, it's the card in my chest pocket that's glowing—the one with "Your wishes will be granted" and some suspicious magic circle drawn on it! I got this sometime and stuck it in my student handbook. What the hell is this?!
While I'm figuring this out, a magic circle appears between me and Yuuma, and from it emerges the red-haired beauty I was just thinking about—Rias Gremory-senpai.
"A fallen angel... I see... So? Are you the one who summoned me? That uniform—you're one of our students, right?"
Before I can answer, Yuuma snaps, "Don't butt in, you damn devil!" and throws another light spear at me.
Whoosh!
What now?! A dark red light shoots from Rias-senpai and the light spear just disappears! I can't keep up with any of this!
"Sorry, but I can't let you kill my client right in front of me. Could you back off here, fallen angel?"
"..."
While the two stare each other down, the nearby wall—the "barrier," I think she called it—gets smashed, and Ikki comes through.
"Issei, are you okay?!"
Ikki?! Now you too?!
"Too many interruptions... Fine, I'll withdraw for now. That kid's Sacred Gear isn't necessarily going to be a threat, and that red hair... fighting a Gremory would be too risky."
"Glad you understand. But this town is my territory, so if you get too carried away, next time I won't hesitate to blast you away!"
"Hmph!"
With that, Yuuma flies off somewhere, and the marbled sky returns to normal.
What the hell was all that about...
[End Issei's Side]
After parting ways with Issei, I headed home and filled Kuroka in on the fallen angel contacting him.
"So anyway, a fallen angel approached Issei under the guise of a confession. If something goes down, I'm planning to butt in whether they like it or not..."
"Hmm, but that's gotta be about his Sacred Gear, right? Is it really okay to just leave him alone right now?"
"She hasn't made any definitive moves yet, and the fact that she confessed means she's probably not completely sure about Issei's dormant Sacred Gear. They'll probably go on a date soon. I'm thinking of keeping watch... there's always the slim chance it's just a normal confession."
"...But that kid's Sacred Gear is already half-awakened. If someone observes him up close, they'll probably figure it out pretty quick."
That was a bombshell.
"What?!"
Huh?! Why?!
"You've been complaining about it forever, Ikki. How those three idiots have been getting weirdly strong—wall-jumping between the school building and walkways to peep on girls changing in second-floor classrooms. If it's a battle-type Sacred Gear, it wouldn't be weird for it to naturally awaken as the host's specs improve."
Seriously?! It can awaken from something like that?! But now that I think about it, one of the heroines, Asia Argento, had her Sacred Gear awaken from praying to help an injured puppy! I was being careless!
I quickly sent out a Senjutsu detection pulse. Issei and Raynare were at a park near the school.
Should I head over now? Just as I was thinking that, Raynare's power spiked, and right after that a barrier went up. Too late! Grinding my teeth at my poor judgment, I shouted "Kuroka! I'm heading out!" and bolted from the house.
I concealed my presence and raced toward the scene faster than a car, fearing Rias may not appear because of the butterfly effect I caused.
The barrier blocked my view of what was happening inside, but the fact that it was still up meant things should be okay. With the story already deviating from the original, there was no guarantee Rias Gremory would show up for sure. Fighting back my inner panic, I reached the barrier's edge and punched through it.
"Issei, are you okay?!"
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