The month flew by in the blink of an eye.
Of course, that was strictly from my perspective.
To Ryu, it was probably a time more terrible than hell itself.
I occasionally stopped by the training grounds to eat snacks with Ryu’s screams as background music, and sometimes used the Grail to revive him when he was on the brink of death.
I spent my time ensuring Ryu didn't actually die when Sera and Hwaryeong intruded, claiming they were bored and wanted to torment him.
You think Ryu looks pitiful?
Hey... this is practically a "lucky encounter" you'd find in a martial arts novel.
I’m helping him grow strong, he gains a solid backer in me, and after a month, I’m even helping him settle down in Kuoh Town.
I’m basically doing everything for him.
"S-Save meeeeeeee────!"
"Ahahaha! Try running harder~! If I catch you, I'll kill you painlessly!"
Boom-boom-bang───! KABOOM───!
Watching Ryu desperately run away from the blue magic bullets Sera was firing, I took a sip of the tea Ravel had brewed.
Sip─!
"Mm, the tea tastes good. I think you've gotten better at brewing it, Ravel?"
"Hehe, thank you, Master!"
"Hey, you bastard! Don't just watch, save me! That crazy bitch is actually trying to kill me!"
"Come on, it's the last day. Work hard. That's how your skills improve."
"Wow... He looks a bit pitiful, nyan..."
Noir looked at Ryu with eyes full of sympathy.
"Why? You want to join?"
"Nyanya...?! I like lying on Master's lap like this, nyan!"
Noir, lying on my leg in her cat form and looking pityingly at Ryu being chased by Sera, saved her own life again today.
You should know you survived because you're cute.
Wasn't there a saying in my past life? "If cats weren't cute, they would have gone extinct long ago."
Thinking about it now, I really empathize with that statement.
She's alive only because she's cute to look at.
"That aside, he's already High-Class."
Perhaps because he's a reincarnator, his growth rate is exceptional.
Of course, he's barely scraping the bottom of High-Class, but even Ravel took nearly a year to reach High-Class.
Though, granted, Ravel was younger than Ryu when she started...
No, wait. Learning when you're older is harder than learning when you're young, so maybe Ryu is actually overflowing with talent.
"But why can't that guy use his Balance Breaker yet?"
"Nyaa... Balance Breaker is a matter of will, nyan. His heart is still lacking, nyan."
True enough. A guy who lived in modern times and just rolled hard for a month wouldn't have the will or desire to surpass the laws of the world yet.
My situation was special.
I was the weird one for achieving Balance Breaker in a crazy era where God hadn't even died yet.
It was then.
"Argh, I can't run anymore! I'll settle this here!"
From Ryu's cornered body, an energy different from before burst forth.
"Demon Spirit Nine-Sword Style!"
Ryu's figure blurred, and he began to look like the form of an Asura with three heads and six arms.
The Asura form stood holding a total of nine Demon Swords—one in each of the six hands, and one in each of the three mouths.
"Asura: One Mist Silver!"
Ryu, in the form of Asura, wrapped the nine swords in rusty-green Touki and charged at Sera with full speed.
A powerful technique capable of silencing even most High-Class beings in a single strike.
However.
"It's nothing more than a simple illusion. Just a lump of Touki in the end."
Unfortunately, Sera is not a simple existence.
Thwack───!
Sera lightly flicked her finger.
Just a simple finger flick.
But the power contained within it shattered Ryu's Asura and struck his main body with precision.
"Cough...! Damn it, she's seriously filthy strong...!"
Ryu, who had been sent flying into the distance, muttered while coughing up blood.
"Of course. Sera is one of my greatest masterpieces. Did the title of Heavenly Dragon look easy to you?"
"Haha... Heavenly Dragon... I have a long way to go..."
"So keep working hard. You never know, someday you might be able to land a hit on me too."
"I have a question."
"What?"
"Are you... stronger than that woman?"
Stronger than Sera, huh...
"If we're talking purely about specs, I'm weaker. She possesses the power of Ophis and Albion—a monster that far surpasses a Heavenly Dragon in their prime. I'm just a guy with power slightly stronger than a standard prime Heavenly Dragon."
"Fuck, you're Heavenly Dragon class too? Is Heavenly Dragon class as common as neighborhood dogs around here...?"
"That's DxD for you. Accept it."
"Ugh...!"
"But if it goes to a long battle, there's a high probability I'd beat Sera. Because I don't have weaknesses."
Believe it or not, I am an immortal monster that doesn't die even if killed.
"I see... Someday, I'll land a hit on you. Both you and that woman."
"Hmm, good luck."
And so, Ryu's month-long hell training came to an end.
The look in his eyes had become incomparably sharper than when we first met.
At this level, even if I throw him into Kuoh Town, he'll manage to survive just fine on his own.
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