And so the days went by...
Usually at school I used to hang out with Raku, Shuu and Tomoki, other times we would get together as a group with Kato, Sohara, Onodera and Miyamoto. I would also chat with Momioka and Sawada, although since they were always teasing me I didn't interact with them much and when I did it was to tease them back.
When I am in my seat I usually talk to Kato, now we are at the point where we no longer use honorifics. On several other occasions I also talk to Sairenji, since I am taking my studies more seriously now I asked her to recommend some books, plus she sometimes helps me with my studies, she is one of the best students in the first year for a reason.
As for Rito, I can only say that we are becoming more and more distant, the first days he looked at me with nervousness, but lately he only looks at me with hostility, especially when I talk to Sairenji, apparently I reach the erroneous conclusion that I am romantically interested in her, although I do not know if I reach that conclusion by my own will or by the influence of the will of the world.
And the last one I usually hang out with quite often is Yukana, after the last time we all went to karaoke together, she has started to take the initiative to invite me to hang out with her after school, although unfortunately I've had to decline her invitations.
I don't do it because I dislike her or anything like that, it's just that lately I've had a bad feeling, although my "Danger Sense" and my "Instinct" haven't been activated to alert me of any possible danger, I feel that this is something deeper than that, maybe it's my battle sense granted by the Hanma blood or maybe it's my sensitivity to feel negative emotions thanks to my Youkai part.
But I'm sure something dangerous is going to happen soon.
So you could say that these past few days I've been on high alert, that's why I can't go out with Yukana, I don't want to expose her to some unknown danger.
As for the other classes, although I have crossed paths with some protagonists, heroines and supporting characters from other anime from time to time, for the time being I decided not to get involved with them.
Although I am somewhat curious to meet Gouda Takeo, the protagonist of an anime called Oremonogatari, while it is true that it is another anime of everyday life with romance and humor, I have to admit that he is the strongest human I have seen so far, and it is not just because he practices Judo. Thanks to my "Appraisal Skill" I could see that he possesses a special body like Hanayama Kaoru, he was born with a naturally strong body that doesn't need any training.
Kenichi: (He alone could easily defeat all the Ben-To characters, plus from what I remember from the anime he was a pretty nice guy).
I also would have liked to talk to Basara, after all he's one of the few characters with real powers in the school, but apparently just like with Raku, he doesn't remember me either. It's not like I can blame him for that either, unlike Raku, I only knew Basara for a brief moment when we were little.
Something about this whole situation is strange though. I can now freely control the amount of Youki I release, but that's not enough to hide my presence as a hanyou.
Kenichi: (That's why it's strange that Basara as a former member of the hero clan didn't notice my presence, maybe he's rusty from years without a fight or it's for some other reason).
Well, for the moment there is no point in thinking about it, later I will have other opportunities to talk to him.
As for the SAO web novel, things have been going quite well, the number of visits has increased quite a lot, I have even received several proposals to turn it into a light novel, but for the moment I have rejected them, to begin with my reason for turning it into a web novel is to gain popularity, so I have intentionally omitted quite a few details in the story.
Also, so far I've only received proposals from small publishers, I'm waiting for some big fish to take the bait. I've also been practicing my drawing skills, although it took me a while to get the hang of it, I was able to do some amazing illustrations of SAO characters, I uploaded some sketches to the site to use as advertisements and the number of views increased even more.
I already have enough material to publish at least 6 volumes of a light novel, so for the moment I can take it easy and wait for a favorable proposal.
Another thing that caught my attention, is that during all this week I had not received any reward from the system, although it is not surprising, this week apart from studying and going out to have fun with everyone, I did not do anything special to be considered an achievement, although that does not discourage me, for the moment I have enough with my Youkai lineage and all the weapons and objects that I inherited from my parents.
And that's how another week of classes went, now I find myself in the training room, looking at my status.
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Status
Name: Saruyama Kenichi
Race: Hybrid (Human/Daiyoukai/Hero)
Age: 16 Years old
Birthday: April 15
Planet: Earth
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 90 kg
Titles: Chivalrous Pervert - He who breaks his destiny - Descendant of the Hanma - Descendant of Inu no Taishou - Hero - Heir of the Amakawa - Yatahagane - Ability Users
Occupation: Student
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HP: 3000
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Lv.2 ⇨ 3
Strength: 60 ⇨ 90
Agility: 55 ⇨ 85
Stamina: 80 ⇨ 110
Defense: 60 ⇨ 85
Intelligence: 55
Mana: 50 ⇨ 55
Luck: 20 / +9999999 (One lucky EX day per week)
Youki: 155.000
Osore (Fear): 0
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With the passing of the days several new data have been added, to begin with there are the "titles", all the lineages that I have identified so far as titles were added, although they have no particular effect, they help me to better use the skills corresponding to that lineage, for example the title "Hero" helps me to better understand the spiritual magic used by the heroes, it gives me a talent to use all kinds of weapons and also accelerates the growth of my mana.
Kenichi: (Although the title benefits me a lot, unfortunately my current mana level is very low, the members of the hero clan are supposed to have the ability to materialize an armor that represents the amount of mana they have, but in my case my mana is so tiny that I can only materialize a small silver armor to cover my right hand).
After experimenting a bit, I was also able to discover quite a few things about my parameters, for starters, I noticed that the last few days no matter how much I train, the parameters no longer increase as fast as they did at the beginning and if they do it is only one or two points, I have increased gravity and I have also learned many fighting styles, but no matter what I do, my overall strength does not increase.
The conclusion I came to is that 40 points is the limit that all parameters have per level, when I was at "Level 2" all my physical parameters stopped at 80 and only increased when I passed to "Level 3" after intensifying my training, you could say that it is similar to the statistics of Danmachi, in that story the limit for all parameters was 999 until they passed to the next level (Although the protagonist showed that this limit could be broken if they fought continuously against monsters stronger than them).
Kenichi: (It is similar and at the same time very different, my system does not have the ability to accumulate experience automatically when defeating monsters, nor the quality of being able to add points to my parameters after leveling up, you could say that it is just a way to give numerical value to my capabilities).
The normal thing in this type of system with statistics, is that when you level up the parameters increase automatically and you also get points that can be added to any parameter, but in the case of mine that didn't happen.
Kenichi: (Well, that doesn't matter much, if I combine the Hanma blood, together with the youkai, all my other lineages and the gourmet cells that I still don't use, they give me an almost unlimited growth potential).
While experimenting, I could also notice that the 40-point limit can also be broken if I use weapons or items that increase the parameters, such as Elucidator and Dark Repulser. Although both of these swords do not feature powerful attacks or special abilities, just like the SAO game, when equipped they can increase my "Strength" and "Agility" parameter points.
Kenichi: (As I reached "Level 3" my point limit is now 120, although I can level up simply by training, it is obvious that it is at a much slower rate than at the beginning).
Also, even though I've become quite strong, I'm still not sure how strong I am compared to Yuujirou, currently the only thing I have an advantage in is that I also have Youkai blood.
Kenichi: (The problem with Baki's story, is that it focuses a lot on showing the growth of Baki and the supporting characters. Even though the manga and anime have had quite a few sequels, so far they haven't shown the true extent of Yuujirou's abilities.)
That's why I don't know how strong a Hanma can become after activating the Demon Face. During my training I have tried to activate the Demon Face, but no matter what I do I cannot.
In the end it all comes down to what I already know from the beginning.
*I lack to have real fights*
No offense to anyone, but the ones I've had so far can hardly be called real fights, that was just me throwing random casual punches. The problem is that even if I want to fight, there's no one strong enough to withstand my blows.
Although I still have the "Mission-Type Reward", I'm quite doubtful that I can fight on equal terms against a "Galala Gator", plus it's a variant with a "Capture Level 8". In the world of Toriko, there are capture levels for ingredients and dangerous beasts, which are generally divided into "Non-Level" and "Level".
"Non-Level" refers to common ingredients that can be found almost anywhere and have not reached catch level 1. As for leveled ingredients, they are divided by numbers. The level is generally determined by a thorough assessment of the threat posed by these ingredients, the environment in which they are found, the difficulty of capture, etc. In general, for ingredients that reach level 1, ten fully equipped and armed gourmet hunters are needed to capture them. It should be noted that the hunters have much more powerful weapons than those of this world.
Although the Galala Gator being a dangerous beast of level 5 would require 50 armed hunters to capture it, after that level there is a qualitative change that makes the number of hunters useless.
For example, there is a dangerous beast called "Troll Kong", it has a capture level 9, although in theory 90 hunters should be needed to capture it, the level 9 Troll Kong can easily shoot down tanks of tens of tons, and common thermal weapons cannot penetrate its thick muscles, besides it has a terrifying mobility and an intelligence far superior to other dangerous beasts with lower level.
In the face of that, numerical superiority is completely useless. Not to mention the 90 hunters, even if 900 were grouped together it would still be useless, and level 50 or 70 dangerous beasts are able to withstand missile barrages without taking any damage.
Kenichi: (If I had to give an example, it's like when the police or military point their guns at characters like Yuujirou, they freeze in place trembling in fear without being able to shoot, it's like they are able to feel that they will be killed before shooting).
That's why I'm still hesitant to accept that mission. If it was the level 5 Galala Gator then I would accept the mission right away, but this is a rare 300 year old variant that reached level 8. Although Toriko was able to defeat it with relative ease, the only way I can see myself doing the same is by using my Youki or my swords. Fortunately aside from his speed, strength and weight, he has nothing else, so I don't have to worry about him attacking me with any poison or special abilities.
Kenichi: "!"
While I was thinking about different ways to level up, suddenly like a bolt of lightning my Danger Sense activated alerting me about a possible danger.
Since I had that bad feeling, I've made sure to have Danger Sense active 24hrs a day, all week long, maybe it's because of that or because of my level up, but now its range became incredibly wide.
Although it is far from being as reliable as Kenbunshoku Haki, it is one of the most useful detection skills I have at the moment, most likely its accuracy in sensing hostile emotions is due to my lineage as a Hanyou.
When I focused on this presence, I could feel an incredible amount of hatred, resentment, thirst for revenge and apparently also lust, it is something similar to the feeling I got from the low level Youkai I killed in Touga's tomb but much more corrupted. It's like it's an accumulation of pure malice, I can safely say that this is definitely not human, it's a much greater malice than humans usually give off.
I quickly went to the Underground room where several objects were still stored and approached an altar in the back.
I also took a book that I kept in my dimensional bag, the title of the book was, "Encyclopedia of Treasure Tools". In short it is a book that I recently found in the room's library, it contains everything related to Treasure Tools recorded in history.
The amount of Treasure Tools that are scattered around the world is huge, so huge that there are hundreds of them that do not even know the name or function, so they are not officially registered, but those that are registered are documented in this encyclopedia.
I opened the book and looked for the page where the details about this altar-shaped Treasure Tool were found.
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Name: Crystal Altar
Rank: C
Type: Utility
Origin: Unknown (?)
Ability: It can produce a miniature projection of the terrain or city around it, allowing the observation of people, objects and beings with supernatural powers.
Activation: To activate it, it simply has to be touched and think of what you are looking for, after that the altar will show a projection of its surroundings and a blue flame will light up in the location of what the user is looking for.
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Kenichi: (It's just as I expected, this Treasure Tool also has the same capabilities as the one from the Shakugan no Shana anime, but somehow it was adapted so that anyone from this world could use it. Given that the multiverse is real and that nothing is known about the origin of the Treasure Tools, perhaps it is not wrong to assume that they were brought in from other worlds).
From what I could read, it seems that Treasure Tools, like supernatural beings are also classified into different ranks that are represented by their rarity, these ranks range from: F - E - D - C - B - A - S - SS - SSS. There is also a classification for the type of function that each Treasure Tool has, ranging from: Offensive - Defensive - Utility - Miscellaneous.
There is even an estimate of how much it would be worth if sold in the human world, but for the moment I decided to leave those details aside.
If I'm completely honest, this Crystal Altar is not at all useful to me, if I concentrate and follow the trail of the presence I felt, it shouldn't take me long to find it, I even have my sense of smell and hearing enhanced thanks to my Youkai blood, so you could say that locating people is one of my specialties.
So if you're wondering why I'm using this shrine even though it's of no use to me, then the answer would be that it's to be cautious.
Not counting the time I killed those low level Youkai when I transformed into my Youkai form for the first time, this is the first contact I'm going to have with the supernatural, that's why I can't take it lightly.
That is why I am using the Crystal Altar. By having a scale version of the city I will be able to accurately identify the location of this being, I will also be able to know if there is more than one and if there are people around, I have to take into account all these points before acting.
Besides that I have to follow the most basic rule of this world, which is:
*Do not reveal the supernatural to mankind*
This is an unspoken agreement between all supernatural factions, even if a human learns about supernatural beings the rule is to erase or alter their memories immediately. There are several reasons why all supernatural beings respect this rule, among the most important are:
-Most supernatural beings exist because of humans.
-Many of the supernatural beings, such as the Youkai, can be strengthened thanks to the fear that humans have of the unknown.
-Several gods exist and are strengthened by the faith of mankind.
-There is a theory that if all mankind learns about the existence of the supernatural, it will affect all supernatural beings in the world, as well as the separate dimensions of reality they inhabit.
Kenichi: (Although it's just a theory, I don't think I'm so wrong. You could say that this whole thing of hiding the supernatural from humanity is similar to Type-Moon's "Mystery").
The "Mystery" is a fragment of the power of many different types of phenomena that come from the "Root", and it is also the source of all supernatural phenomena. In the world of Type-Moon, to prevent the degradation of mystery, the "Mage's Association" was founded, an organization whose main function was to hide the mystery in order to preserve the strength of sorcery that was weakening with the passage of time.
It could be said that it is similar to that, that is why the most essential thing in this world is to hide the supernatural from humanity. Besides that it is also to avoid panic.
Kenichi: (Although in the future I don't think that matters much, this city is soon going to be full of aliens, Angeloids and various other supernatural beings. I remember in To Love-Ru and Sora no Otoshimono, no one minded seeing aliens running around with crazy inventions or girls with angel wings shooting laser beams.)
After leaving aside my useless thoughts, I activated the crystal altar.
I could see with amazement how the whole city began to materialize with a blue glow on the altar, it was a really beautiful sight, but what caught my attention was the ease with which the altar was activated, it was enough to touch it and it didn't consume any energy.
Kenichi: (I guess for this reason the Treasure Tool can be sold at a great price in the human world, although this Treasure Tool is useless for supernatural beings that have magical and technological detection capabilities, if any human can use it then it can really get a lot of benefit as a surveillance system).
While I was still touching the altar, I thought about the presence I felt and the altar immediately showed me a flame of a beautiful blue color that was lit in a quite secluded area of the city.
Kenichi: "That's the area of the abandoned factories... Although it's a bit cliche for villains to hide in those places, I have to admit that it's the ideal place to hide, no one in the city goes near that area..."
I thought about my friends and acquaintances, in addition to the people in the city and to my relief none of them were near that area, there were no other people either, the only flame that was lit in that area was that of the presence I felt, apparently it was still in its position.
When I was completely sure that there was no one around that area, I left the subway room and prepared to go to that place. No matter how you look at it, it's too dangerous to let loose someone with such an evil presence in a city as peaceful as this one.
Besides this is the perfect opportunity to have a fight, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited, although I would have liked to have a little more information before I jumped in and attacked recklessly, but unfortunately I don't have any means for that, so I'll go with the logic of strike first and ask questions later.
Kenichi: (Well... If the situation gets too dangerous, I can always use Tessaiga.)
After taking off my training weights and putting on lighter clothes, I quickly left the house, with my current speed, it only took me a few minutes to reach the place.
As I saw in the projection of the altar, this is an area full of factories that have been abandoned for several years, being an old and somewhat scary place, people usually do not come close to this place, there have even been many rumors that these factories are cursed.
Kenichi: (Now that I have a better sense thanks to my Youkai heritage, I can feel some Shouki (Miasma) in the air, although it is not lethal enough to affect humans, so I can assume that in this place there are currently no Youkai, this must be the reason why people don't come to this place, their instincts should alert them of the danger).
Shouki is a highly corrosive and poisonous miasma, it is similar to smoke although it is purple in color, it can usually be used by some Youkai as a means of attack and defense.
Although the amount of Shouki in these factories is so minuscule that it can't even be seen with the naked eye, if someone stays in this place for too long, it is possible to be affected by the miasma, in a sense this is the perfect place for Youkai and other supernatural beings to gather.
The moment I approached, I slowly began to lessen my presence as much as I could, this is a basic stealth skill that all ninja in Naruto's world have, by controlling my breathing and muscle movements, I used all the objects in my surroundings to go unnoticed.
Although I could not replicate Jutsus that require Chakra, mimicking the movements of ninjas was not complicated for me.
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*You managed to use the stealth of the Ninjas*
You received: Cloak of Invisibility
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Although I was interested in checking this new reward, I can leave that for later, now the most important thing is to take care of this.
Although at first I said that the amount of Shouki was minuscule, apparently it was more intense in the deepest part of the factories, the closer I got the malice intensified more and more. When I was finally only about 50 meters away I hid in a dark corner and finally I could see the origin of the presence I felt.
???: "Kekekekekekekeke... I escaped to a somewhat remote place, but it's definitely out of that Gremory bitch's territory... I don't think they'll follow me to this place..."
Although it was somewhat dark, with my enhanced eyesight I could clearly see his deformed appearance.
Kenichi: (Did he just say Gremory? Also what's with that stupid laugh! It's as ridiculous as that of the One Piece villains!)
???: "Kekeke... I'm already looking forward to devouring the pathetic humans in this town, especially the girls... Just remembering their pleading and desperate expressions as I impregnate them with my essence, that's a real spectacle... To see them happy and full of hope as I tell them that I will set them free, only to see their terrified expressions after I behead them... Haa~ Just imagining it makes me feel excited."
???: "Besides, it looks like I won the lottery... I don't feel any Devil presence in this city."
Kenichi: (Devil presence? It seems that this thing is not native to Japan, that means it's not a Youkai, plus it recently mentioned the Gremory).
Ignorant of my inner thoughts, this thing that I still don't know what space it's from, started shouting while hurling insults.
???: "Wait for me, you damn Gremory brat! I'm going to slowly consume all the humans in this city and then I'll come back for you! Kekekeke!!! Just imagining that arrogant brat completely tainted by my essence as a random bitch makes me hard... And of course I haven't forgotten about that other bitch that was with you, some parts of my body still hurt from the lightning bolts she attacked me with. There's also blonde swordsman and that little girl!"
???: "Just wait for me... You are definitely going to feel my revenge deep inside... Kekeke... I'm going to have a lot of fun with you before I kill you."
Continue listening a bit more, but after saying some important things, he started shouting insults and fantasizing about perverted things.
Kenichi: (I think I heard enough, it wasn't necessary to ask him anything, at the end he revealed by his own will all the information I needed, besides he described some people I know thanks to my ability to see in alternate realities).
High School DxD.
This is another of the many stories that are part of this world. Along with Sora no Otoshimono, Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san, Shinmai Maou no Testament and To Love-Ru, it is one of the stories that has the most powerful enemies and threats to the world.
At first this story started as a simple action Ecchi anime set in the modern era with supernatural elements, but as the story progressed it began to delve deeper into the supernatural world.
Kenichi: (What sets High School DxD apart from the other stories is that its own story is much longer and encompasses almost the entire supernatural world).
Although I already knew that being a distant relative of the Nakiri clan, at some point I was going to be involved in the story of that anime, I never thought it would be so soon, to begin with the members of the "Five Main Clans" are secondary characters that do not have much importance in the story, the only thing that could be highlighted about them is that one of the main heroines of High School DxD, named Himejima Akeno, has a tragic past with this clan.
That's the only fact that makes them relevant to the story, although they have more prominence in a DxD spin/off called "Slash/Dogs" that takes place a few years before the main story.
But leaving all that aside, if I go by what I know of DxD's history and everything this thing has said, then I can assume that he is a:
Kenichi: (Stray Devil)
In the history of DxD, the Devils created a power system called Evil Pieces, a set of 15 chess pieces that are usually given to Pure-blooded High-class Devils, to form a "Peerage" to increase their ranks by reincarnating other beings into Devils. The Devils invented this system to replenish their numbers after the great war that caused the death of countless Devils.
From what I understand, Devils that rebel against their master's will are known as "Stray Devils".
When a Devil that is part of the "peerage" of a Pure-blooded High-class Devil, rebels against his master's will, the Evil Piece inside him corrodes his mind and raises his demonic power to the point where he becomes a monster with a rather creepy and grotesque appearance.
Exactly like this guy in front of me, he was quite big, had a veiny and corpulent appearance with disgusting green skin, plus it was quite difficult to determine his gender, for some reason he had a man's voice, but he had women's breasts and was naked, he also walked like a four legged animal, honestly he was quite disgusting.
Kenichi: (Although the DxD anime, painted the Devils as good people, in the end this system is like a synonym of slavery).
???: "Kekeke... I can feel it... The smell of all the bitches that live here I'm going to have a lot of fun corrupting them with my seed, as for the men! I'm going to have a lot of fun with them too... Kekeke, It's going to take me some time, but killing a few hundred humans won't be a problem!"
Kenichi: "You talk pretty bad about humans for being just a filthy rat that can't do anything but hide in the dark!"
*Narrator's POV*
When Kenichi spoke, the Stray Devil immediately moved away, for a moment he thought that the members of the Gremory clan had chased him all the way to Sainan City, but the moment he saw Kenichi, who to his eyes looked like a simple ordinary human, the nervousness he felt immediately turned into a mocking expression.
???: "Kekeke... For a moment you scared me, I thought you were one of those Devils from the Gremory clan. Who would have thought that a human would voluntarily come to my territory? You humans are really stupid, you're not even capable of recognizing superior beings."
Hearing this, Kenichi just smiled back.
Kenichi: "Not at all, I just felt an unpleasant presence, I came to see out of curiosity and look what I found, it's nothing but a bunch of talking meat trying to conspire like it's the big deal, hiding in this filthy place like a sewer rat."
Hearing Kenichi's mockery-filled words, the Stray Devil began to tremble as his body formed more and more veins that bulged in a deformed manner.
???: "You dared... YOU DARE TO MOCK MY BEAUTIFUL FIGURE!!!"
Kenichi: "Surely you looked in a mirror, from what I understand your species has a form quite similar to that of humans, but you on the other hand, you look as if your mother had abandoned you as a child because of your ugly face and shortly after a truck had run over you to finally end up receiving vomit from a homeless man."
The Street Devil could no longer say a single word, he was so furious that the veins that were bulging began to bleed.
You asked for it, you filthy human! I will torture you and then I will do the same to all your family members and loved ones... Rest assured that you will not die a pleasant death".
The Devils were a race of beings with extreme pride and arrogance, even being weak they did not like to be belittled and even less by beings as weak as humans.
???: "DIE HUMAN!"
After shouting that, the Stray Devil raised his arm and was ready to attack Kenichi, first he was going to attack his legs and then he was going to slowly rip off his arms, with the intention of causing him more pain, but just before he did it, Kenichi's figure disappeared from his sight and like a flash of lightning appeared right in front of the Stray Devil.
The Stray Devil could not believe what he was seeing. With his enhanced vision, the movements of a human like Kenichi should have been easy to perceive, but before he knew it, Kenichi's fist was only inches away from his face.
*This should be impossible*
Although that thought crossed her mind, she didn't even have the time to process it.
*BANG*
Anyone who had been present would have said the same thing, that blow sounded like the impact of a shotgun.
In just a small fraction of seconds, Kenichi's fist hit the Stray Devil's face with great force, sending him flying several meters completely ignoring his size and crashing into a wall in the distance.
In those few seconds Kenichi used the "Niko Style - Flame Kata: Raging Fire", a movement technique that is performed after firmly digging his toes into the ground, which allowed him to accelerate to a speed that should have been impossible for any human, the ground he stepped on was completely destroyed by the impact of his movement.
When the Stray Devil was within his reach, he hit him with "Niko Style - Adamantine Kata: Inronbreaker" a punch enhancement technique performed while tensing the muscles of the hands and feet, this produced a devastating attack capable of easily destroying large rocks as if they were exploding.
With Kenichi's strength being several times that of other people, this move and attack were much more destructive than the original versions.
Kenichi: (I think now I understand why Yuujirou didn't use martial arts, with such overwhelming physical condition as the Hanma's, any normal fighting style can go from 100% to 200%, these moves were far superior to the Niko Style used by Tokita Ohma).
Kengan Ashura's Niko Style was one of Kenichi's favorites. The main reason was because it was much more flexible than other styles, had various attack, movement and defense techniques, and could even be combined to produce even more devastating attacks. While it is possible that Kenga's universe was inferior to Baki's in fighting level, but the flexibility of the techniques used by Kengan's characters were far superior.
While Kenichi was thinking, the Stray Devil came out of the crater that caused his collision with the wall at high speed. Although he was stunned for a few seconds, when he was able to process the reality of what happened, an unprecedented anger began to corrode his mind.
???: " SON OF BITCH!!! HOW DARE YOU HIT MY BEAUTIFUL FACE!? YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM!? I AM THE GREAT-!!!"
Without giving him time to speak, Kenichi approached him again with Raging Fire, but this time before hitting he used the "Niko Style - Flame Kata: Flashfire" to move at high speed leaving residual images while surrounding him.
???: "!"
The Stray Devil was again bewildered, even though he was in a life and death fight, his mind refused to recognize that a human was moving at a higher speed than him, besides he didn't know how to react when he saw multiple images of Kenichi moving around him.
???: (What the hell is going on?! Is this really a human?!)
Before he could even formulate those words, a rain of powerful blows began to impact his body from all directions.
???: "UGH!! HAA!! GHA!!"
Kenichi's blows were so fast, powerful and destructive, that the Stray Devil could only stay frozen in place while moaning from the pain.
The Stray Devil who didn't even have time to say his name, started to get nervous, despite having a body full of nerves that acted as a powerful defense, he could feel how his muscles and bones started to be crushed by the pressure caused by Kenichi's blows.
???: (Y-You've got to be kidding me... N-Not even that little white-haired brat's punches hurt as much as these... What's with those moves? I can't keep up with her at all)
The Stray Devil desperately tried to defend itself by swinging its arms like whips, but all of its blows pierced Kenichi's body. Kenichi's movements were so fast, that the Stray Devil could only attack the afterimages left by his movements.
Kenichi: (I guess this is what you would expect from the first enemies that appeared in DxD, even though the corruption of the Evil Piece made them stronger, they still remain weak, I guess this is why they stopped being important to the story, I remember that after the first few seasons of the anime they never appeared again).
Although Kenichi had those thoughts internally, what he didn't know was that this particular Stray Devil was not as normal as the others.
If you take into account the Devils' scale of power, he was definitely a low-class Devil, but his defense was on par with high-class Devils, he was even able to withstand the combined attacks of the entire Rias Gremory's Peerages, although in the end he was forced to flee due to the numerical difference, if he had fought individually or at least against just two he would have won easily, his great defense even withstood the attack of the "Priestess of Thunder" and the "Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess".
But for some strange reason, against Kenichi's powerful blows, his reliable defense was completely useless.
The Stray Devil, having had enough of being hit, threw a blow much more powerful than the previous ones at Kenichi, but inexplicably the next second he was flying through the sky until he hit the ground with his face.
When the Stray Devil hit Kenichi, he redirected his move with "Niko Style - Redirection Kata: Weeping Willow" A move that involves seeing and manipulating the flow of power, using minimal movements to deflect the enemy's attacks against him.
Although the Stray Devil was not very strong, Kenichi felt that if he was hit by some of his punches he would end up seriously injured, so he took the initiative throughout the fight and did not give him any chance to breathe, taking advantage that the Stray Devil was lying on the ground, Kenichi once again used "Ironbreaker" impacting his powerful fist against the face of the Stray Devil, the attack was so devastating that even the surroundings trembled slightly by the impact of the blow.
Just as Kenichi was preparing to finish the fight with another of his punches, he suddenly received an impact from his left side.
*Crack*
Although he managed to block it with his left arm, the impact was so intense that it pushed him several meters away.
When Kenichi landed on the ground with his feet, he immediately looked curiously at the Stray Devil that was still lying on the ground. Even though it was still lying on the ground, Kenichi could notice that it grew a kind of tail on its back).
Kenichi: (That was an unexpected move, it definitely just broke my arm, even though I could have dodged it, I wanted to check something).
After thinking that, Kenichi immediately checked his status bar.
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HP: 3000/2800 (-200)
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To his surprise that one hit was enough to take away 200 HP points.
Kenichi: (Although the amount of damage I received was quite high, I have to admit that I'm a bit disappointed... This is just the normal physical strength that all Devils must have, so far he hasn't used any magic attacks, at this rate this fight won't be of any use to me).
???: "Damn... H-Human... D-Don't underestimate... AGH!"
Even though he attacked, the Stray Devil was barely standing and his supposedly beautiful face was a complete mess. One of his eyes was popped out of its socket, all of his teeth were completely shattered and his entire body was full of fist marks left by Kenichi's blows.
???: (W-Why am I being so affected by this son of a bitch's attacks... I'm sure he's just an ordinary human with no magic at all... Judging by his attacks, he shouldn't have a Sacred Gear either... So, how is he so strong?)
The Stray Devil in his time as a Servant had fought a lot of High-class Devil, and although he was weaker he had been able to overwhelm them all thanks to his powerful defense, he had full confidence in it, but his most valuable weapon didn't work, this only served to frustrate and humiliate him even more.
The Devils, in addition to possessing a great talent for using magic, also had a great resistance against magical attacks, even those who fought with their fists powered them with magic. But Kenichi's attacks were different, he did not have a hint of magic, they were only destructive power born of brute force and technique, that's why they were very effective against this Stray Devil, His defense was completely oriented to protect him from magical attacks.
That's why against Kenichi, his defense was...
Completely useless...
???: (Damn... Damn... Damn... At this rate he's going to kill me... I can rest easy if another Devil kills me... But... How can I bear the humiliation of being defeated by a mere human being? At least I was able to break his arm... Now I just have to find the opportunity to attack him with magic... This son of a bitch hasn't even given me the chance to invoke any spells...)
But just as he thought that, he was surprised to see Kenichi slowly lift his broken arm in the air and hear his bones crunching as he repositioned his arm and waved it as if he had received no damage.
At that moment Kenichi used the "Niko Style - Adamantine Kata, Ultimate Technique: Bone Binding". A technique that through precise and delicate muscle control, he can move part of his muscles to accommodate the broken bone.
Since the first time he teased the Stray Devil, this is the second time Kenichi said something.
Kenichi: "Honestly I feel somewhat grateful to you, you were just the kind of opponent I was looking for, you have a lot of strength and above all a great defense, but for pity you are a being who plans to hurt the people of this peaceful town... Perhaps for a being of your Race it is somewhat humiliating to be defeated by a human, but as a sign of respect to your strength, I will give my all in the next attack."
When the Stray Devil heard Kenichi's words, he again burst out in anger again, but just before he shouted, he froze in his position as he felt a change in the air around Kenichi.
It was completely different from what he felt at first...
Suddenly Kenichi's hair began to sway unevenly and the muscles of his arms began to bulge to the point that not even his clothes could hide them.
Although seeing muscular arms was nothing new to the Stray Devil, when he saw Kenichi's muscles he couldn't help but shudder, they looked as hard and firm as metal, plus they were full of veins that were clearly visible.
But what terrified the Stray Devil the most, was Kenichi's expression.
The Stray Devil could not help but tremble when he felt this change in Kenichi, in that brief moment he had a premonition, in Kenichi's next attack, he was going to...
Die...
He wanted to run away, but his legs wouldn't listen to him...
He tried to plead, but the voice did not come out of his mouth...
This time Kenichi used Raging Fire again but now he also included the Quicksilver ability that increased his speed by 30% for a minute, if before he was fast now his movement completely surpassed the speed of sound, when he was again only inches away from the Stray Devil's face, he could see the fear reflected in his eyes.
But he still didn't stop...
With an intensity many times greater than the previous one he launched a "Niko Style - Adamantine Kata: Ironbreaker", but unlike the previous one, this was an improved version that added his Strong Arm Quirk, to launch a rain of powered punches.
Kenichi: (Let's finish this Jotaro's style)
Kenichi: "ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA!"
Like the Stand characteristic of a certain protagonist, Kenichi's blows impacted in a completely different way than the previous ones, the Stray Devil felt those few seconds like an eternity, in which his whole body began to deform more and more from the almost infinite amount of powerful and destructive blows he received.
When Kenichi finally finished his relentless attack, there was almost nothing left of the Street Devil's body, just a pile of guts and entrails scattered on the ground that was completely destroyed.
Upon seeing it Kenichi simply turned around and started to walk away while saying a few last words.
Kenichi: "Yare Yare Daze (Good grief)."