20 Chapter 20. Getting Stronger and Meeting Vali.
Multiple POV changes between mc and 3rd pov in this chapter might be pretty annoying, sorry.
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{POV: MC}
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After I negotiate with Azazel, He will only agree if I proved strong enough to take Asia away.
Well, fair enough. I realize that I'm currently weak and nowhere ready to confront this world.
After that, My daily routine for 2 months afterward consist of school life, play with my friend's group with Kaori included, looking at my twin sister, and training with Gorilla.
Or I should call it 'Daily beating from Gorilla'.
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Flashback
{3rd POV}
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*Crack*
Baraqiel throws some light spear at Satoru, and Satoru uses his right arm to negate all of it.
However, Baraqiel instantly comes toward him, failed to anticipate Baraqiel move, Satoru got a punch directly to his face. Satoru got throw away to a random tree in the forest at the training ground.
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*CRASH*
"Satoru, I have said to you learn to dodge. Stop confronting every incoming attack with your arm. Even with your super anti-magic arm, you won't be unscathed from physical attack, you know that right?"
"Ugh.. Why you punch my face!" Satoru yells at him.
"Stop complaining and start to dodge!" Baraqiel answered.
"Aaaargh!"
Another punch to Satoru's face.
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"Now comes, try to attack me with the technique that I've teach you!" Baraqiel yells to Satoru.
[Sharingan!]
Satoru comes toward Baraqiel, unleashed his hand-to-hand combat attack on him but Baraqiel easily avoids all his attacks.
"Stop reading too much with your cheat eyes! You might be able to read enemy, but that also makes your instinct and reflex slower! And your speed isn't fast enough to take advantage of your eyes!"
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*CRASH*
"Stop punching my face, you Gorilla!" Satoru yell at him
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*CRASH*
Another punch to Satoru's face.
"You should learn to enjoy the pain it as my student, Satoru!" Baraqiel said.
"I'm not the same freaking masochist as you, Gorilla!" Satoru answered.
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*CRASH*
"AAAA!! You hit my face even when I'm not even stand up yet! This is not training, this is beating!" Satoru said to Baraqiel but he ignores Satoru's cries.
Another punch to Satoru face
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"Try to switch your attack methods now, not every battle will be fought in close combat, Satoru!" Baraqiel yells at Satoru.
Satoru comes forward and puts his strengthen magic to use. Then he throws some fast wind bullets at Baraqiel, which he is also easy to avoid.
"That's a good thing you realize you lack of distanced attack! But your attack too straightforward!" Baraqiel response.
*CRASH*
Another punch to Satoru's face.
"You have a grudge toward my face, you damn Gorilla?!"
"...Because you, My reputation of Grigory hit bottom as everyone now know my hobby with my wife!" Baraqiel said.
"That's your own fault!!" Satoru answer.
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*CRASH*
Another punch to Satoru's face.
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Satoru decides to speed up his speed with magic but can't control it properly.
"Satoru, you should control your move. And always plan where your next attack would go to!"
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*CRASH*
Another punch to Satoru's face.
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Satoru tries to use a random stick he finds as a weapon as hand-to-hand combat didn't work well against Baraqiel but he did worse than his hand combat.
"Nice try to use a weapon to surprise your enemy! But you are nowhere master to use it, Satoru!"
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*CRASH*
Another punch to Satoru's face.
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Satoru uses the combination of close combat and wind bullet to trap Baraqiel, but Baraqiel somehow makes sword from light, deflected all bullet toward Satoru and come close to him.
"Never always sure about how. your enemy attack 100%. Believe your instinct more. A lot of your enemies might be smart people who use their brains to attack you, and not all of the enemies are someone that we have information about them before!"
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*CRASH*
.....Another punch to Satoru's face.
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{POV: MC}
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Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
Imagine getting beaten for whole 2 months almost daily for hours and I can say 9/10 attack from that Gorilla always aimed toward my face!
Damn it. I swear I will punch his face too someday.
Currently, I'm in the living room resting and recovering after a daily beating from Gorilla. And Akeno-san always treats all my pain after the beating like usual.
"Satoru-kun, Are you alright? Hopefully, Otou-sama didn't hit you so bad today as well." Akeno said to me.
She is such a nice girl, I won't let her fate goes like the original.
["Yeah, she will be a good harem member for you."] The system comment on me.
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"Thanks, Akeno-san. I'm fine. I know everyone also doing training so I can't get behind from others." I said.
Akeno then put a compress on where I got hurt so bad... Damn, it feels so good.
...Oh yeah, Everyone else also trained like me. Ravel trained with Riser somewhere once in a while, Azazel said my sister apparently also currently trained her magic skill with Penemue-san guidance, and Akeno was also trained by her mother every night along with my sister.
My sister did double training every day! Damn, I'm proud of her!
While Baraqiel teaches me his combat and some magic I can use, I need someone who can teach me how to train chakra in this world, so far all the training I knew is from Naruto which is walking on a wall, walking on water, and throwing kunai training. It doesn't help me much that my chakra is apparently just the same as average genin now.
Quite big for my age to be honest, but again.. I need to get a lot stronger.
I want to create Rasengan, I know the principle but I just didn't have enough chakra and control to start training.
I can't get behind as I'm the leader of our friend's group after all.
["That's a spirit, User."] The system comments me again.
You seem really love to applaud me nowadays.
["Much better when the time you call me useless."] The system replied.
...Well, I already stop doing that aren't I.
"Ara~ Satoru-kun you got trashed again from my husband today? I guess I should raise the punishment more today. I'm sorry for my husband behavior, Satoru-kun." Shuri Obaa-sama said as she passed the living room looking at me.
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...Don't do it Shuri Obaa-sama! It would make him happier instead!
...Now I see the reason why he beating me every day, Though why he always aims at my face is still a mystery.
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The next day, Azazel suddenly informs everyone in the mansion that he will bring someone with him to live with us today.
In the noon, Azazel comes with a silver-haired brat that looks edgy. It's obviously famous future white dragon emperor, Vali Lucifer
Sigh.
Wait, I don't think Vali got adapted at his current age. Or did Azazel kidnap him? Well, doesn't matter.
Azazel begins to tell Vali Lucifer to introduce himself.
"...My name is Vali. I want to be strongest." Vali said as he introduces himself.
Everyone on our side was confused about what Vali just said. Then Vali looked at me.
....???
Why? I'm not even Red Dragon Emperor.
["I bet this guy will ask you fight him, User."] The system said to me.
I also had the same feeling, though I don't have reason to follow right?
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"...Are you strong?" Vali asked me.
"No." I replied to him instantly.
"Let's fight. Azazel said you are strong." Vali asked me.
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"What?" I replied to him as I was dumbfounded about his declaration.
"I said, Let's fight. I want to know who is stronger between us." Vali explains to me.
I said no, damn it. And I don't ask your reason!
Is this kid already battle thirsty at such young age?
["Just win against this kid fast, I believe he won't pose many problems for current you. You even got me to support you from behind right?"] The system said to me.
Yeah, I believe I don't even need to use your help anyway, except Vali somehow already achieve his balance breaker.
But again I have no reason.
"Satoru, accept Vali's challenge. If you can win from Vali and prove your progress, We will be doing your nun plan right away on your winter holiday." Azazel said to me.
...That's something that I couldn't reject since the faster I can get Asia support is better for Kaori.
Winter is about less than 1 month from now, that's great news.
I got a reason now, I guess.
"What is nun plan?" Ravel-chan is confused about what Azazel said.
"Perhaps, Satoru wants to get a nun now to become a member of the group?" Akeno continued.
Ugh, I'm sorry but I can't explain this plan. However, Akeno prediction isn't far off since Asia will definitely join the group if we are succeeding.
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{3rd POV}
Location: Training ground
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In the training ground where everyone watches their battle from inside the home, Satoru and Vali currently staring at each other.
"Win condition?" Satoru asked Vali.
"Give up or one of us pass out." Vali replied.
"...Okay then." Satoru replied.
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"Don't regret this." Satoru said.
"Hmmph." Vali snorted.
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"...Don't hold back." Vali said to me.
"...That's not you to decide that." Satoru replied to him.
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"Start your battle, brats!" Azazel yells from home with a speaker.
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Both Vali and Satoru move forward for direct confrontation.
Vali throws several fast punches at Satoru, but Satoru is able to avoid it. With months of training with Baraqiel, he is able to read Vali movement. After all, Vali is nowhere strong and fast as Baraqiel.
Though, Satoru also doesn't fast enough to hit Vali as he also avoids Satoru's attack with his high speed. Vali is half-devil after all, and he got a better constitution.
After a while, both of them decide to step up their battle as the normal direct confrontation seems quickly meet stalemate.
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"Divine Dividing!"
"Imagine Breaker!"
['Vali, Avoid direct confrontation with his right arm! His arm is dangerous!'] Albion yells to Vali.
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Vali who hears what Albion said to him decides to avoid the confrontation with Satoru as he flee to the sky.
"Tch."
Satoru then shoots his wind bullet and is easily avoided by Vali.
*Swish* *Swish*
Vali realizes Satoru can't harm him when he flight decides to stay in the air as he thought a method how to attack Satoru.
However, Vali didn't know Satoru already predicted this to happen and prepared his special attack.
Using strengthen magic, Satoru boosts his speed faster then move toward Vali.
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"Gorilla smash!" Satoru yells his attack.
Satoru landed a solid punch to Vali's face without even he can see it.
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*CRASH*
Vali got throw away to a random tree in the forest.
"Eat that! A technique that I've secretly copy from that Gorilla! I'm always want to do that to that Gorilla-sensei first but doing a test on you is probably not bad!" Satoru yelling at Vali as he did winning pose.
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"Onii-chan awesome!" Satou comments his brother move as she clapped loudly.
"Satoru-san so cool," Ravel-chan said beside Satou nodded.
Akeno nodded to what her sisters just said.
Azazel who watching the battle with everyone else chuckling and said "What do you do on him anyway, Baraqiel? That's a very interesting technique he is copying from you."
Baraqiel Ignore what Azazel said and shook his head. Then he muttered "...That brat is too early 5 years to be able to do that to me."
"Ohh? 5 years? That's a quite short time. Satoru does have that much potential in your opinion?" Azazel asked Baraqiel.
Baraqiel didn't answer Azazel's question as it's the least prediction from him. Honestly, Baraqiel expects Satoru to be able to deal with him within a year or two as he got a lot of troublesome abilities, Baraqiel thought himself.
Baraqiel didn't know Satoru was able to defeat him anytime in a true fight as he already trained his Sharingan and a way to use Encounter mode secretly.
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{POV: MC}
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After the fight, Everyone meets me and congrats me for winning the fight.
"Nice fight, Onii-chan! You are getting stronger! But don't worry, I'm also getting stronger for Onii-chan!" My twin sister said to me.
Yeah, I'm getting stronger to protect you, sis.
"Thanks, sis. Don't worry it's not even half of my power." I said to my sis trying to flex.
My twin sis didn't answer and just hug me, rub her head on my chest.
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Ahh~ This is bliss.
I can smell her, My sis smell is so good!
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OHHH!!
I got a great idea!
I will ask her to bathe with me after this since I'm sweaty and she also got sweaty! We can wash each other and then cuddle each other!
Thank you for the opportunity, Vali!
["Hentai."] The system jab at me.
Ouch. That's a new nickname from you, system.
"A-Ano Satoru-san, Good fight! You are amazing!" Ravel-chan said and then she hugs me.
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"O-Oi.. Ravel-chan. I'm sweaty you know" I said to her but she ignores me.
Akeno then also hug me from the back.. what?
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"Uhh, Akeno-san?!"
She also ignored my plead and everyone hugs me tightly instead from every direction.
I can't understand what just happen! Is hugging are our new way of greeting now?
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The adult looks at me from the side laughing at my predicament.
"Ara~ husband, It seems Akeno liking the boy more than we thought." Shuri Obaa-sama said.
I swear I didn't do anything to her!
"Hmmmph. Until he can beat me, I won't accept their relationship. I might need to up the training too after this since he is clearly stronger now." Baraqiel response.
What are you, Tsundere daddy?! And please no harder beating method. I don't even ask your daughter to hug me either!
After a while, a magic circle appeared on the floor, Vali and Azazel come out from it. Azazel greets and congrats me.
"Yoo Satoru, It seems you are getting stronger and smarter than a few months ago. I think we are ready to do your nun plan safely now." Azazel said.
I nodded to him with a smile. Of course, I won't stay pathetic like a few months ago. Only Ravel and Akeno are confused here, as everyone else knows what I have planned for a while.
I bet I could beat that chicken now if he asks to rematch.
"Good battle, Matsuzaka Satoru. Your last move, I can't even see it. Next time, I will win!" Vali said to me looking at my face with determination.
...RIP my peaceful life.
"...Okay." I replied with a tired tone.
['Boy, you right arm. I can feel it very dangerous. But I can't identify what it is. Tell me, what sacred gear is that?'] (???)
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Ohh.. I forget Albion exists in that sacred gear. Probably he was also the one who told Vali to avoid my right arm. System, why you can't communicate with others like him? It would be cool if you were able to do that.
["...Ask ROB-sama."] The system replied.
Tch.
I shook my head.
I'm about to answer Albion but Azazel cut me and said "That's a great decision to avoid direct confrontation with his right arm. You won't believe me but his right arm might as well be the strongest anti-supernatural weapon in the world so it's definitely could harm you, White Dragon Emperor. Nice to meet you again, Albion. Last time, we meet at great war."
['Azazel, One of three faction leaders. I see you are still alive. Also, an anti-supernatural weapon?'] Albion replied.
"That's not my right to explain what it is so I won't explain that." Azazel said as he shrugged off Albion's question.
...Well, I don't mind if you do but thanks Azazel.
"...I see you are not shocked about my sacred gear. Are you saved me from that place because of my identity?" Vali suddenly asked Azazel.
Azazel who hear what Vali said just smile and replied "I have a way to know your identity but that's only part of it. I don't need you brat, don't worry about it. Satoru in the front of you are stronger than you after all."
Vali hears Azazel's response to his question then glaring at me.
"Next time, I will beat you!" Vali declared.
I'm not at fault here! Azazel is baiting you right there!
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Bonus filler: Akeno perspective.
{POV: Himejima Akeno}
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Hello.
My name is Himejima Akeno, daughter of Baraqiel and Himejima Shuri. My father is a fallen angel meanwhile my mother is a normal human from the Himejima clan. Because of their relationship, I'm born into this world. I'm gladful and happy as my parents care and love me.
However, I knew my mother had a lot of hardship facing a lot of hate from her clan. My mother's clan, Himejima disagrees with my mother who married my father who is a fallen angel and because of that, a lot of Himejima clan members hate my mother. There are only very few people inside the clan who support my parent, include my cousin Suzaku.
I don't really understand but all I know I don't like my mother got sad because her clan member and my father seems can't do anything about it.. And often when my fathers or my cousin are gone, My mother clan member try to harass us by throwing stones at our living place and yell loudly at our shrine with unpleasant words.
Even when I was finally at the age where I can go to school, I got homeschooled instead because my mother was not allowed me to go for safety reasons. I have no friends except my cousin because it.. but my mother is always with me and teaches me. She said she does it for me.. And I understand it. My cousin also likes to visit us once in a while and play with me so I'm not really feeling lonely.
I still don't understand why my mother didn't fight back though and why my father was often gone from home and not protecting my mother.
I want to talk to them to stop doing bad things to our family but my mother does not allow me to do that.
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One day, my father finally back home again and bring someone with him. He introduced himself as Uncle Azazel and he said he is the leader of the place where my father works. He offered us to move from the shrine to a safer place in a location called Chiba. He also said it should be ok for me to go to school normally there because there will be no one will harass my mother there.
Obviously hearing that I beg to my parent to move because I don't like how this place make my parents sad even though I love this shrine.
My parent agrees to Uncle Azazel's offer and we finally move out of this bad place.
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We are moved with teleported magic and find ourself in a front mansion that looking like the castle in one of my storybook.
In there, I met a sister and brother who look they are twins and another girl that have blonde twin-tail hair. It's the first time that I met someone on my age other than my cousin so I got embarrassed and hide behind my parents.
My parent tells me to introduce myself so I did what my mother taught to me.. And they are very welcome to me. I'm happy finally I got a friend.
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After that event, My daily life changes. I finally got admitted into a normal school with children of the same age. I got embarrassed but my mother said there is no need for it so I get along quickly with other children in my class. Sad thing though, Apparently I'm older than the children from our new home so I'm not in the same class as them.
The twins introduce me to their friend's group that they called Freedom Wing. Everyone in the group also warmly welcomes me and I've quickly become a part of the group.
When we are back home together, It's time for us for training. Apparently, Uncle Azazel let us living here only if my parents trained the twin siblings here.
At the noon, my father trains the pink-haired boy of twins. His name is Satoru-kun and he said to me that he loves his twin sister the most. My father seems to train him hard every day and I respect him a lot because when I asked why he trains hard, he said he does it because he wants to protect anyone that he loved.
...That's a very cool reason.
...I can't help him with training but I can help to treat him after the training so I just do that every time he trains.
Satoru-kun is usually also the center of everything, a lot of people attract to him and I also feel the same as others. He is a very kind and funny person. It feels very comfortable and fun to do anything with him. My mother also tells me that he is special, and I can understand why.
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At night after dinner, it is time for me and the pink-haired girl of twins to train together in the art of purification for an hour every day. Her name is Satou-chan and she is a very cute girl. She also told me that she loves his Onii-chan the most and wouldn't allow anyone to get close to his Onii-chan without her approval, include me.
I envy their relationship because I don't have siblings.
I agree with Satou-chan request as I think they are siblings.. I can't get between them. She also told me she will be first.. I don't understand what she said about being 'first' but I also agree with it. I don't know why she needs me to write on magical paper though.
Satou-chan and I often learn how to do house chores together even cooking. She is always better than me but she never shows off and instead she help me how to do better like her. I respect her a lot too because it, but sometimes I feel sad because I feel that Satou-chan is more fit as Onee-chan even though I'm older than her.
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The last one is the blonde girl. Her name is Ravel-chan and she is also a really sweet girl. She introduces herself as the fiancee of Satou-kun and when I ask my mother what it does mean, my mother said it means they have promised to married together in the future.
...I don't know why it makes me sad but my mother said to don't worry about it.
Ravel-chan is a smart girl but sometimes she becomes not smart when Satou-kun is involved. She seems to have a talent for making cookies as my mother even praised her and she always shares all that she makes with everyone. I like Ravel too because it, even though she is the rarest one I've contact with because she often goes somewhere to train with her old brother as she said. I've not met her brother but hopefully he is also a nice person.
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Every day becomes fun in our new home and even I got a friend that I could play with every time. Now I didn't hate my father anymore and am thankful to my father because now my mother is not sad anymore either.
Sometimes I miss my cousin honestly but I think she should be fine as my parent told me she knows where are us, but until now, she never visits us yet.
I wish it would stay forever like this.
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