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

Volume 9 Chapter 47 Awakening

“First, let’s have a look at your moves. How about this…!”

Chrome kicked the ground strongly and, when he got some distance, he swung his sword horizontally.

Ruisha blocked it with the belly of the Dragon King Sword, but the force blew his guard away.

(Heavy…!)

The timing of the guard was perfect.

And yet, a dull ache remained throughout his body, and his arm holding the sword went numb.

Chrome didn’t have the appearance of a heavily muscled warrior. In fact, his face was androgynous, and he didn’t seem to belong to the type that exuded immense strength.

However, the sword flashes emanating from his slender and toned body were stronger, more robust, and fiercer than any warrior he had fought on the ground.

“What’s wrong! Can you only take hits!?”

“Guh…!”

Ruisha avoided, parried, and blocked the torrent of sword flashes raining down on him.

He desperately sought openings, but keeping up with the overwhelming speed of the sword was a struggle in itself.

” Somehow, I’ve got to counterattack…”

“Avoid diversion!”

“Darn.”

Desperately searching for an opening, Chrome exploited an opportunity and unleashed a sharp kick.

Chrome’s kick pierced deep into his abdomen, disregarding Ruisha’s abdominal muscles and causing damage to the organs.

(This distance is dangerous… I have to somehow create some distance.)

Enduring the pain assaulting his abdomen, Ruisha desperately moved to create some distance.

Then, gathering magical energy in his right hand, he swiftly created and released a spell.

“Quadruple Flame Quadfire!”

Four fireballs simultaneously assaulted Chrome.

Each one possessed the power to easily incinerate a person… However, Chrome swung his sword casually, extinguishing them.

“Hey, with magic like that, you can’t even get my attention. Bring it on seriously, all of them! I’ll crush every single one of them head-on!”

With an arrogant and insolent attitude, Chrome declared.

In his words, you could sense absolute ‘confidence.’ Indeed, Chrome had sliced through and overcome every obstacle before him.

He had an absolute and unwavering confidence — there was nothing he couldn’t cut.

“How about this! Super Rank Flame, Vol Fire!”

A massive fireball roared as it flew towards Chrome.

However, even that magic was effortlessly cleaved in twain with a mere swing of the sword, dispersing into mist.

“You’ve crafted a well-designed spell… but that’s all. It’s so easy to cut or strike when you present yourself so openly. Your magic lacks enough malice…”

Chrome kicked off the ground again, rapidly accelerating and closing in.

This time, a downward swing from above. Ruisha leapt sideways to evade, but a follow-up kick was imminent.

“Guard Form, Adamantine Shell!”

In an instant, he hardened his right arm, catching Chrome’s sharp kick.

A technique to harden the body like steel, Adamantine Shell. Its hardness was such that even a master’s sword would bounce off.

However, Chrome’s kick was sharper than a master’s sword.

It felt as if the kicked area was a weak point, the kick causing intense pain in Ruisha’s right arm.

A disturbing sensation of bones cracking, like a crack running through them. By somehow jumping backward and dispersing the damage, he managed to escape severe injury. If he had stayed there, his arm would likely have been snapped.

“Hah… hah…”

“What’s the matter? Already out of breath? With that, you won’t be able to save anyone—friends, lovers… not even yourself!”

Chrome charge, this time aiming for Ruisha’s abdomen with a thrust.

The thrust, unleashed at an incredible speed, was about to pierce Ruisha’s chest… but it missed.

Just before impact, Ruisha moved his body slightly to evade, swinging the Dragon King Sword toward Chrome.

“Haha, well done!”

Laughing cheerfully, Chrome dodged the Dragon King Sword and unleashed another kick. Ruisha countered with a spinning kick from the right.

Their kicks collided fiercely, creating a bariri! sound and sending shockwaves through the vicinity.

Ruisha took Chrome’s kick on his shins, enduring excruciating pain as if his leg was being torn off. He gritted his teeth and desperately threw a punch.

Chrome deflected it with his left hand and swung his sword-wielding right hand towards Ruisha’s neck.

“It’s gonna hit—kaah!”

He went limp.

By releasing all the tension in his body at once, Ruisha squatted on the spot, successfully evading the strike.

Chrome was vulnerable just after swinging the sword, Ruisha found a golden opportunity and unleashed a powerful move.

“Qi Gong Art… Iron Meteor Crush!”

He made his back, from the shoulder to the upper back, hard as steel using the Adamantine Shell technique. His legs utilized the Qi Gong movement technique “Shrink Earth,” enabling rapid movement.

By simultaneously using these two Qi Gong techniques, he slammed his hardened back to his opponent with full force.

In simple terms, it was a body slam using his back. Simple, yet powerful.

Having taken the hit head-on, Chrome was sent flying about three meters… and landed gracefully.

“That was quite a good attack just now. You really have something special.”

A sincere compliment.

However, Ruisha didn’t accept those words.

“I can’t go on like this.”

“Hm? What do you mean?”

“If I keep struggling like this, I’ll never be able to help the two of them. I’ll never be able to protect my loved ones forever.”

“I can’t quite follow… If you’re that strong at your age, isn’t that enough?”

“The path I’ve chosen is not ordinary. It won’t work like this. Just being kind, just being gentle, I might lose the important people someday. That’s why I… here and now, will abandon my humanity.”

Ruisha sat down deeply and clenched both fists.

Then, he gathered all his magical power and Qi into the insignia on his chest.

“W-What’s happening!?”

Chrome was astonished by the extraordinary magical power and Qi unleashed from Ruisha.

The magical power and Qi released by Ruisha were far beyond the ordinary.

“I had a premonition a little while ago, but I was scared and couldn’t take that step. I was afraid that once I took it, I could never go back to being human. But fighting with you made me realize that compared to losing my loved ones, that fear is trivial. Thank you.”

Ruisha expressed his gratitude and spoke the name of his final trump card.

“Activate Demon Dragon Mode.”

The moment those words were uttered, something akin to a black aura began to emanate from Ruisha’s body, taking form.

The structure atop his head transformed into sharp, winding horns, while the lower body took on the shape of a thick and sturdy tail. Bearing the characteristics of both demons and dragons, these horns and tail were evidence of Ruisha firmly inheriting the powers of both.

Then, the remaining black aura wrapped around his neck like a cloak, shrouding Ruisha’s body.

Lastly… the emblem on Ruisha’s chest shifted its light, changing from blue to silver.

It was proof that Ruisha’s emblem had fully awakened.

At this moment, he evolved from a Demon Dragon Knight to a Demon Dragon General.

Ruisha, now bearing a more mature appearance than just moments ago, focused his clear, sharp gaze on Chrome and assumed a fighting stance right then and there.

“What on earth…”

The distance between the two was about ten meters.

Chrome was perplexed about what could be done from this distance.

Ignoring Chrome’s bewilderment, Ruisha threw a punch on the spot.

“Demon Fist… Ryuo!”

The fist released at a speed exceeding the speed of sound generated an incredible shockwave, blowing Chrome away.

Chrome managed to land successfully, having been blown away several tens of meters, but a trickle of blood dripped from his mouth. Apparently, even Chrome wasn’t unscathed.

“Haha…so you can do it if you try”

“From this point onward, it’s the real match! With everything I’ve got, I’ll defeat you!”

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Volume 9 Chapter 48 Fun Killing

Ruisha dashed with leg strength strong enough to shatter the ground.

Then, the shape of the black cloak changed and transformed into two pairs of wings.

Moving those wings and flying just above the ground, Ruisha gathered Dragon Qi, a technique only usable by the Dragon tribe, in his right fist.

“Dragon Qi Art, Attack Style ‘Dragon Star Fist’!”

The ultimate straight punch, also known as the ‘Star Killer’ among the Dragon tribe, assaulted Chrome.

An attack that looked perilous from the outset—Chrome felt a chill down his back, but he readied his sword without fleeing.

“Passing up on such a great attack would be a waste…!”

The fists and sword clashed.

The impact generated from their collision was tremendous, and both of them were blown away.

However, they quickly regained their composure and resumed their attacks.

“Uooooh!!”

“Amazing, Ruisha! Pour your intent to kill and strike harder!”

An attack of overwhelming power that would completely obliterate any ordinary person with a single blow rained down on the earth like rain.

The wilderness underwent constant transformations every few seconds, and the landscape was almost unrecognizable compared to before the battle.

“Dragon Qi Art, Attack Style… ‘Kagutsuchi!'”

Ruisha, who jumped above Chrome’s head, aligned both of his legs and swung with all his might.

The power of this technique, which reproduced the movement originally performed by the Dragon tribe with their tails using his legs, greatly exceeded the ‘Shiranui’ Qi technique it was based on.

Chrome guarded with his sword, but he was unable to catch everything and was blown away, rolling on the ground.

“Haa… Haa… How about that…?”

Please don’t get up.

Despite Ruisha’s futile wish, Chrome stood up.

He seemed tired, but his footing was firm.

Chrome stood up and, wearing a refreshing smile, spoke to Ruisha.

“Haha, this is fun! Don’t you think so too!?”

“…I don’t have that kind of luxury.”

“That’s not true. Look, you’re smiling right now.”

“!?”

Upon being pointed out, Ruisha realized that indeed, he was smiling.

Shocked by this realization, Ruisha was taken aback.

“You don’t need to be so shocked. I put all my effort into unleashing the refined techniques and physical prowess on someone who can withstand them. There’s nothing more enjoyable than that in this world.”

“…I don’t particularly agree, but I see some truth in what you’re saying.”

Ruisha dislike violence.

However, when asked if he dislike the act of fighting itself, he found it difficult to deny outright.

“There’s no need to be ashamed. The desire to wield power, to win in battle, is a human instinct. Even any priest hides base instincts beneath their extravagant robes.”

“…You’re more mature than I thought. I didn’t expect you to say something like that.”

Ruisha was surprised by Chrome’s words.

He had thought he was just a battle maniac, but the warrior in front of him had well-thought-out opinions, a mature individual with a clear core belief.

“Heh, even if you flatter me, I have no intention of interrupting this battle. I’ve never felt this exhilarated before. Not when I defeated the flying dragon that razed three cities, not when I vanquished the bandit king who tried to take over the empire, not even when I annihilated the undersea people who came from the depths of the ocean to conquer the surface! …I didn’t get this excited before.”

Memories of thousands of battles flashed through his mind.

He had sought enemies against whom he could fully unleash his power. However, bound by his position as the Emperor’s aide, Chrome, who longed for strong opponents and was addicted to battle, couldn’t freely move and rarely encountered formidable foes.

A battle addict, a battle junkie. Meeting Ruisha was a happiness akin to finding an oasis in the desert for Chrome.

“At first, fighting was only a means for survival for me. For someone like me, born and raised in the slums of the impoverished district. However, as I accumulated battles and surpassed the brink of death, the means gradually transformed into a purpose, evolving from the hellish training and days of combat into a reason to live. Battle is the meaning of life for me. Now, let’s thoroughly—kill each other.”

With a cruel smile on his face, Chrome sprinted.

To fulfill the meaning of his existence.