A boy raised by a demon king and a dragon king seems to be peerless in his school life.

Volume 7 Chapter 52 Crimson Blaze

“Hehehe, this is the perfect turn of events. Achieving success so easily lacks drama, a great reversal from a critical situation. That’s exactly what I desire…!”

Despite both of his subordinates being dead, Uracan showed no signs of disturbance. In fact, he seemed rather pleased.

“You’re remarkably composed.”

“Well, indeed. Certainly, the two who perished were exceptional demons… compared to the average demon, that is. But they were nothing more than a dime a dozen compared to me, who is exceptionally superior. In other words, as long as I, the unparalleled me, remain, this plan won’t be hindered in the slightest.”

“…So, defeating you would mean the end of this ridiculous plan.”

“Yes, but that’s easier said than done.”

Saying this, Uracan began to laugh, emitting a tremendous surge of magical power from his body with a resounding ‘Boom!’ A fierce magical power spread across the entire top of the clock tower. Sharo and Iris were astonished by the incredible amount of magical power.

“What is this magical power…!? It’s incomparable to the two subordinates!”

“To have this much power…! The possessor of such strength till now…! Even among demons, it’s rare to find someone with this kind of magical power. It seems he wasn’t just all talk.”

The two witnessing the battle prowess of ‘Sword General Kojiro,’ the bearer of the crest, once.

Kojiro’s abilities were already far beyond what they themselves possessed… but the power of the demon before them felt even greater.

“Hehe, here we go… Ultra-Rank Multiple Magic Blades, Forl Brusodor.”

As Uracan activated his magic, five semi-transparent swords appeared and began to orbit around him. Each of these emitted immense magical power, eloquently testifying to the formidable nature of the magic.

However, without hesitation, Ruisha closed the distance, running towards him.

Uracan momentarily faltered at Ruisha’s bold move, but quickly regained composure and aimed the magical swords at him.

“Ha!”

Ruisha skillfully contorted his body to dodge the two flying swords aimed at him. It was an efficient and effective evasion. However, Uracan had anticipated his moves.

“Hehe… In the end, you’re just a child. Quite underwhelming.”

Where Ruisha had evaded, a third sword was already flying towards him. Uracan had predicted where he would evade from the beginning and preemptively sent a sword there.

“…!”

Both Ruisha and the sword were moving at a tremendous speed, making it impossible for abrupt stops or course changes.

“Ru!”

“Ruisha-sama!”

The worst possible sight flashed in their minds, and Sharo and Iris couldn’t help but shout.

However, mercilessly, Uracan’s sword seemed about to pierce Ruisha’s head… but at the very moment the sword struck, Ruisha’s body shimmered like a mirage and vanished.

“W-What in the world just happened?”

The moment Ruisha disappeared, there didn’t seem to be any magic activated, especially. So why did this happen?

Uracan panicked at the sudden turn of events. Seizing the opportunity, Ruisha closed in on him.

The technique Ruisha used was the Qi Arts Form, ‘Suigetsu’—creating a condensed ‘phantom’ or, put simply, an ‘illusion’ using focused Qi. Ruisha produced it in front of him to deceive Uracan’s vision, while he leaped into the unguarded airspace in that moment.

And then… taking advantage of Uracan being distracted by the illusion, Ruisha landed behind him and delivered a powerful punch!

“Qi Arts, Attack Form… ‘Crimson Blaze’!”

Ruisha’s full-force punch, infused with an immense amount of Qi, directly hit Uracan’s vulnerable back.

With a resounding ‘crack,’ Uracan’s back caved in a fist-sized depression from the impact. However, Ruisha’s Qi Arts didn’t end there. This technique allowed him to deal additional damage by exploding the Qi accumulated in his fist upon impact.

“Explode to zero!”

With his shout, Ruisha’s fist exploded powerfully, causing Uracan to be blown forward and tumble helplessly on the ground.

“Gu… Ugh… You… You, bastard…”

Due to the point-blank explosion, Uracan’s back was now charred. Despite that, he managed to get up on his own—perhaps due to his determination.

Ruisha, facing him again, readied his fist and issued a warning.

“Get up quickly. The pain you inflicted upon those people won’t be settled with just this!”

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Volume 7 Chapter 53 Demon’s Weakness

“Today, I’ll teach you how to fight against demons.♪”

During one of their training days inside the Infinite Prison, Testarossa started the lesson this way. Not limiting herself to just a desk and a blackboard, she went all out to create an entire classroom with magic, an insistence on detail.

By the way, Testarossa herself changed into a black suit, adopting a teacher-like appearance. Teachers at the School of Magic didn’t dress like this, but in the country of Koobe, this style seemed to be prevalent. Apparently, it was clothing passed down from someone who came from another world a long time ago. A white shirt that revealed a bit of cleavage, a snug-fitting pencil skirt—honestly, Ruisha didn’t mind this look, so he refrained from making any remarks.

“Tess-nee, I appreciate you teaching me, but do I really have to fight demons? After all, you’re the same race as them, right? I don’t want to fight,” Ruisha said.

When Ruisha expressed this sentiment, Testarossa made a sulky face, hugged Ruisha, and buried his face into her chest.

“Rui-kun, you’re such a good boy~!! I’m so happy to have you grow up to be such a good boy, big sister is thrilled!”

Saying that, Testarossa showered Ruisha’s soft cheek with a series of kisses. Naturally, with this unexpected turn, Ruisha’s face turned bright red, and he resisted bashfully.

“Wa-pu! C-Come on, Tess-nee, stop it! I’m not a kid anymore!”

Saying this, Ruisha slipped out of Testarossa’s embrace. Previously, he couldn’t have slipped out like this. Testarossa was both delighted and lonely to see Ruisha growing up.

“Mmm, escaping, how naughty… Well, never mind. Anyway, it’s nice that Rui-kun feels that way. But it’s still good for you to be able to fight demons. It’s true that most demons are reasonable and ordinary people, but there are some bad ones too. Just like humans, isn’t it?”

“…You’re right. I see, so it doesn’t matter if they’re good or bad—it’s not about the race.”

“Exactly. There’s no race that only has good people, that’s for sure. But there’s also no race that only has bad people. There are still a lot of racial discriminations in the world, but I believe you can break down those barriers and get along with people of various races. I believe in you.”

“That’s… putting a lot of faith in me, Tess-nee.”

Watching Ruisha scratch his head bashfully, Testarossa thought.

Maybe this boy can really do it.

After all, he was the one who managed to get along with the Demon King and the Dragon King, whom she had thought would never get along.

“Well, the conversation has veered off track. Let’s get back to the main point about how to fight demons. But actually, Rui-kun, you have already mastered those methods.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yeah. Demons, due to their nature, have weaknesses to specific techniques. That technique is… Qi Arts.”

“S-So that’s it…!”

Ruisha was astonished by this unexpected weakness of the demons.

However, questions remained. Qi Arts were attacks with no elemental attributes, so why were they effective?

Sensing Ruisha’s doubts, Testarossa started explaining preemptively.

“This is a matter of resistance. I think I mentioned this in class before, but the higher a person’s magical power, the more resistance they have against magical attacks.”

Yes, the higher magical power not only increases offensive capabilities, but also directly translates into defensive capabilities against magic. Those with high magical power can withstand a certain level of magic without needing to use defensive spells.

Conversely, those with low magical power can find even basic magic potentially lethal.

“This isn’t just about magic, this principle applies directly to Qi Arts as well.”

Having heard this much, Ruisha suddenly realized and began to speak.

“So… demons have less Qi Arts? That’s why they have low defense against Qi Arts?”

Upon hearing Ruisha’s deduction, Testarossa smiled knowingly.

Indeed, this child has a keen intuition. This is born from an obsession with strength.

In her heart, Testarossa hoped for what kind of warrior Ruisha would become in the future. Surely, this obsession with strength would someday manifest and turn him into an extraordinary warrior.

However, she wouldn’t be there by his side when that time comes.

It was a very lonely thought, but there was no time for pessimism. So, at least for now, she needed to convey everything she could to him.

Because that knowledge would surely become a guiding light for this child someday…