Chapter 36

. . I cant believe it . Gaius-sama, one of the old seven demon emperors was handled like a child .

. . Just nowit wasnt even a match

Maybe what Arnos is saying . . is true . . ? Maybe he really is the Demon King of Tyr

Oi! What stupid crap are you saying!! No matter how strong he is, hes not a royal . An inept person cant be the demon king!!

Thats right . Neither wisdom nor power is important . Its the noble blood that flows through our bodies . Dont forget the pride of the royalty who inherited the blood of the founder . Hes just a strong inept person . His power isnt noble .

Such joke like lines come from the audience seating .

Though the founders power as been witnessed its turned into a joke . Is this the aim of Avos Dillheavia as well?

If you do take over my position what do you intend to do? If theyre a petty person whos only after power then I dont need to worry but what is their aim if not?

Kuukuukuu .

I heard laughter coming from Izel so I looked over . (1)

Is that the last one? It was pretty clever of you to throw them but youve got none left .

I looked around and indeed, all the swords stuck in the arena are gone . The only one left is the one in Rays hand .

If he meets Izels double swords his sword will shatter in an instant .

If you think normally, that person would look defeated but Ray doesnt .

Whats he going to do? Lets watch .

Well then . Shall I do it normally from now on?

After muttering to himself he heads straight towards Izel in a dignified manner .

Hmph, have you finally prepared yourself? Ill teach a little shit like you that swords are not something to throw . Come . Let me show you how to properly use a demon sword .

Izel and Ray face each other .

All that remains between them is a half step .

In an exchange of blows Ray should be overwhelmed, however, he casually takes that half step forward .

Careless behaviour .

The twin swords moved .

Both Izels arms moved like separate creatures . The blade of flame heads towards Rays head while the blade of ice heads towards his chest .

If he dodges the flame blade then hes open to the ice blade .

Towards the certain kills coming his way, Ray raises the sword in his right hand .

There .

The sounds of swords clashing are heard .

Two .

. !?

A grimm expression appears on Izels face .

Rays sword brushed off Izels double blades .

Even though Ray had the ability to intercept the two swords, the more surprising thing was that the sword in his hand was still intact . By all rights, Rays sword should have been destroyed by either the flame blade or the ice blade .

Oooh . !

Izel swings his swords again .

The sound of swords rang again and Ray easily brushed them off .

Four . Ray mutters .

. What are you doing little boy . ?

*Gakii* swords sound again .

Five .

Tchthis then!

The next moment Izel doubles his speed and then even more the next .

Ray brushes off innumerable blows and still his sword is fine .

Eighty seven .

That . How can you defend yourself with that poor demon sword? What trick are you using!?

*Gagagagaga* *Kikikikikiki* The sound of swords rang out incessantly .

I see . Every time Izel deflected those swords Ray was throwing his swords got small nicks on their blades . The chips themselves dont mean much on their own but when added up they stop the swords from using their full power . Doing that means youve tied them down a bit huh?

. Such a You aimed to chip my blades while I brushed those swords off at high speed!? Being able to do such a thing . . !!

If I wanted to be more accurate Ray was aiming at the exact same spot on each blade when he threw the demon swords .

He controlled the power, angle and aim to a hairsbreadth to hit the exact same spot on each blade . Doing that many times over, even the demon swords <Zess Ides> will accrue damage .

I didnt say anything as revealing my secret would become disadvantageous .

Ray says without appearing to be worried .

Plus it was a handicap .

Izel moves back and fixes his stance .

Apparently, Ive made light of you little boy . From here on I wont hold back .

Magic formations appear on Izels hands .

Flames rise from the demon sword Zess and ice covers the blade of Ides .

This is the true form of <Zess Ides> . Prepare yourself!

Izels figure blurs and the next moment he steps forward swinging his blades at high speeds .

200 consecutive attacks in 1 second . Theres no gap for Ray to escape the fire and ice flying at him .

Fuu!

Ray breathes out and his sword flashes . Each flash equals the flashes from Izels swords .

Four hundred and forty two .

Wha . . ? How . . ? It should have been useless trying to aim for the chips

Doesnt seem like Ray intends to answer so I answer instead .

Its easy . Rays sword isnt touching your swords at all . Hes deflecting your blows with just pressure from his swings .

Its quite difficult though . Ray says with a cool face I can only fight your twin swords using sword pressure .

After Rays statement that sounded regretful Izel looks at Ray with a face full of anger .

In that case, how long can your tightrope walk last! Show it to me!!

Izels swords glitter and Ray brushes them off .

Your sword style is certainly amazing but hows your stamina? I can go on for a century at this ra

Izels words are cut off .

The blades of flame and ice shattered with their tips flying thought he air before lodging in the ground .

. . My double swords . . broke .

Four hundred and forty four . Thats pretty much what I estimated .

I wondered if that is what he was counting . The number of blows before the twin swords broke .

By the way . Ray says with a cool look When are you going to teach me how to use a demon sword?

Ray has a refreshing smile on his face but Izel shrinks back as if feeling fear .

Izel turns my way as if to ask for help but finally notices that Id won too .

. After all who are you guys . ? Theres never been anyone who could treat us old seven demon emperors like children Izel says while bowing his head .

I turned my eyes towards Ray .

Ray . Were you holding back?

Not at all .

Drop the modesty . With your power, you could have crossed blades without them breaking .

Ray puts on a cool smile and answers .

If Id done that then I wouldnt have been able to practise .

Hou?

I wondered if it was possible to break those swords using only skill and no magic . Only at the end, I managed it . Ive still got a long way to go .

Kukuku . Yare yare . Hes a funny guy .

You used one of the old seven demon emperors as a training partner .

How interesting . By any means, I want to see how deep his power goes .

Come at me seriously tomorrow .

Without breaking his smile Ray answers

What do you mean?

If you try and practise against me you will die .

If possible, Id like to ask that I not die .

An easygoing answer as ever .

Whatever, do as you like .

Ill survive then .

I couldnt help but laugh before answering .

You make me want to get serious .

After looking at me with a blank expression Ray laughed as well .

Arnos-kun . youre a bit of a sadist arent you?

What are you on about? Theres no mazoku more gentle than me .

Well, Id appreciate it if you went easy on me .

Ha . Dont say stupid things . Your body isnt saying that .

Hes not as dissatisfied as hed have us believe .

Hes not warlike but he definitely doesnt dislike fighting otherwise he wouldnt practise the sword so much .

At any rate, Im hungry after this bit of exercise .

The classrooms empty . Want to go back to class and eat?

Is that okay?

Its fine . Well sneak off .

Roger . Sneaky is it?

While chatting away we leave the barrier with all the students watching us .

. Nee . Hang on a sec . You both easily defeated two of the old seven demon emperors so whats with this everyday life feeling? Why are you sneaking off to eat . ?

As usual, Sasha is complaining about something or another .

(1) Not a mistake . The author appears to have changed his name from Idol . I just checked in case it was me but it was Idol all last chapter and now its Izel .