Chapter 188 Immune to Both Carrot and Stick
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”In that case…” Azazel stared at Kalawarner with an unreadable expression, then showed a look of regret. “Then I can only wait until Kalawarner-teacher unfortunately meets with an accident, and then apply for the position.”
Rias turned toward him, her expression hardening. “Are you threatening me? If anything happens to Kalawarner, you had better be prepared to start a war again.”
Azazel laughed loudly, looking at everyone with mockery. “War? With just the few of you?”
Rias remained unmoved, stating calmly, “I am the next head of the Gremory family. You are indeed very strong, but can you be stronger than our entire family?”
Azazel looked disdainful, not taking Rias’s words to heart at all. “Impossible. How could the Gremory family go to war with me for the sake of a piece of trash?”
”You can try,” Rias said. She was still calm, but this calmness finally made Azazel feel a chill.1 He put away his smile and asked gloomily, “Are you really going to go that far for a piece of trash?”
Rias did not reply, just staring at him expressionlessly. After confronting each other for a while, Azazel’s aura suddenly deflated. “Ah, how terrifying. Aki, I was just kindly trying to help you improve your strength, but look at the results…”
”Enough nonsense,” Rias replied. “It is impossible for me to agree to your conditions. Please leave immediately. This is a school, and outsiders are not allowed.”
Azazel strolled to the sofa, as if he could not see the disgusted looks from everyone, and lay directly on the sofa. “I cannot take action against you, but I do not want to leave here. What can you possibly do about it?”
Looking at Azazel’s rogue-like appearance, everyone was angry, but they really had no way to deal with it. The expressionless white-haired loli suddenly popped out a sentence: “Shameless…”
Azazel looked at her and said with a laugh: “What a cute little girl, even the curse words don’t use profanity.” Over all these years, he had encountered all kinds of battles and all kinds of enemies; this level of trash talk really only made him feel she was cute.
Seeing that Azazel was really not leaving, Rias had to call everyone to prepare to move to another place. There were many empty classrooms in Kuoh Academy; it was no big deal to renovate another one. As a result, just as everyone lifted their feet, Azazel stood up, with the posture that he would follow wherever they went.
”Split up,” Rias said. She was silent for a moment, and took the lead in walking toward the school exit. Aki and the others looked at each other, and just as they were about to split up, they saw Azazel following Rias toward the exit without any hesitation. The key was that Rias was the King; the others were just her Peerage. If Rias was handled, it didn’t matter if the others had opinions. Aki and the others could not let Rias be followed by Azazel alone, even if they knew the other party would not dare to make a move, they did not want to take a single risk.
Rias walked a few steps, realized that this wouldn’t work either, and said, “My, how terribly uncouth. How long do you intend to follow me?”
Azazel tilted his head and looked around. “Hmm? Are you talking to me? I am not following you; it just so happens that I am walking this path too.”
Rias did not continue to bicker with him. It was obvious that since the hard approach didn’t work, Azazel intended to use this method to pester her until she agreed. She did not doubt for a second that no matter what she did—whether she was showering or sleeping—Azazel would follow her the whole time. Anyway, with strength at A-rank, sleep and food were optional. If they continued to wear each other down, it would just depend on whose perseverance was stronger.
”Aki, Akeno, you guys take the others home first,” Rias said. She prepared to dismiss the group; she would return to the activity room and slowly stand off against Azazel. “Club activities are temporarily suspended. Expected to last until the Tripartite Meeting begins.”
Hearing this, Azazel could not help but sigh inwardly at Rias’s determination. She was truly neither soft nor hard; she had already made up her mind to wear him down until the Tripartite Meeting began.
”Buchou, I cannot rest easy leaving you alone with this scumbag,” Aki said. Rias’s method was the simplest and most effective, but Aki could not agree to it. Who knew what kind of methods Azazel would use during this time? Even if he didn’t succeed, even if Rias were just accidentally exposed in front of him, Aki would feel very annoyed.
”Scumbag” wasn’t any kind of sophisticated trash talk, but the moment the word came out of Aki’s mouth, an inexplicable anger suddenly appeared in Azazel’s heart. He subconsciously wanted to take action against Aki, but his powerful strength quickly made him realize that something was wrong. Azazel was suddenly startled. He spread his senses to carefully search the surroundings, but could not find anyone influencing him. But he couldn’t be wrong about this feeling; he had definitely been subjected to some kind of influence.
Unable to find the person secretly influencing him, Azazel could only quietly cast a few mental protection spells on himself, and then suppressed the anger generated after being influenced. Aki did not know what Azazel was feeling; otherwise, he would have known that this was the Bitter Parent Template acting up again.
Rias pulled Aki into her arms, the surging, soft breast flesh rubbing against his cheeks. “Koaki… but we really have no other way…”
They couldn’t win in a fight, he didn’t care about being scolded, and calling the police was useless. She really didn’t know how to deal with such a shameless Azazel. Aki reached back, hugged Rias’s slim waist, bit the girl’s crystalline earlobe, and whispered: “Not necessarily, there is still one way, it just requires taking some risks.”
Sensitive ears being attacked made Rias’s small face flush slightly. She endured the shyness and asked: “What way?”
Aki lifted the Sacred Gear that he had never canceled, and chanted once more: “Boost…”
”Koaki… are you planning to…” Rias understood what Aki’s method referred to. The key reason why Azazel could make them helpless was his strong strength. If they could confront him themselves without needing someone at the Demon King level to take action, then everything would be fine. Boosted Gear—the characteristics of this Sacred Gear determined that as long as there was enough time, even a low-ranking Devil could possess the power of a Demon King’s strike. From the moment Azazel appeared until now, Aki had been using the ability of doubling; once every ten seconds, Aki was already almost at the limit he could bear. He had not tested exactly how strong such a blow was before, but thinking that with S-Rank peak strength as a foundation, this blow should be comparable to a Demon King without any problems.
”Buchou, can that guy be killed?” Aki asked.
”No problem,” Rias nodded seriously. Demon King could not take action, but that did not mean she could not. Him appearing in Kuoh Town without authorization was equivalent to invading her territory. She just needed to flatly deny it and say she didn’t know about the Tripartite Meeting. As a teenage Devil girl who had always been in the human world, not knowing about this matter was very normal. Conversely, as the next head of the Gremory family, knowing about it was also very normal. How to explain it depended on Rias herself; there was too much room to maneuver on this issue.
”That’s good then,” Aki said. He released Rias and whispered: “Boost, Explosion.”
Powerful power filled his body. As Aki stabilized it completely, his entire body began to tremble.
”Koaki, are you okay? Don’t force yourself,” Rias said.
”I’m fine. I can probably hold it for three minutes,” Aki replied.
The massive energy aura attracted Azazel’s attention. As the Boosted Gear’s disguise disappeared, he opened his eyes wide. “This is one of the thirteen Longinus, the Red Dragon Emperor!!!”
Azazel spread his pitch-black wings, and the self-made Sacred Gear armor appeared on his body. “No wonder I felt a trace of a threat from your left hand last time. So you are the one chosen by the Red Dragon Emperor. I didn’t expect your own talent to be so strong; you’ve reached the strength of a High-Class Devil so quickly.”
Azazel had detected a Sacred Gear appearing in Kuoh Town, but at that time the Boosted Gear was still residing in Hyoudou Issei. He had thought that what he sensed back then was Aki, never expecting that the Red Dragon Emperor would voluntarily switch hosts.
In this state, Aki’s time was very precious; he had no time to explain the reason to him. Aki’s figure flashed. With the sound of a sonic boom, the steel-like bright red dragon claw appeared in front of Azazel, pressed against his face, and smashed him toward the ground. Azazel was startled and wanted to defend, but it was already too late. When their strengths were equal, Aki’s melee combat completely crushed him.
Bang!
A deep pit appeared on the ground. Aki and Azazel’s figures disappeared from everyone’s sight; only dull thuds and vibrations continued to come from underground.
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Summary:
Rias and her group face off against Azazel, who has refused to leave the school. After failing to force him out, Rias commits to wearing him down until the Tripartite Meeting. Aki proposes a risky plan using his Boosted Gear to confront Azazel directly, leading to a sudden, explosive physical clash.
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Trivia:
Azazel is a Fallen Angel with the ability to create his own Sacred Gear.
The Boosted Gear was previously hosted by Hyoudou Issei.
S-Rank peak strength combined with the Boosted Gear allows for power rivaling a Demon King.
Aki is currently being influenced by a phenomenon called the Bitter Parent Template.
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Translation Notes:
Notes:
• Kalawarner – A tall, voluptuous former fallen angel with fair skin, long blue hair, and emerald eyes, she is an A-Rank overseer, Kuoh Academy teacher, and ORC member. Formerly allied with Raynare, she remains a loyal, sisterly figure to Aki, deeply devoted to his cultivation. Though a cold, serious advisor, this fallen angel is secretly insecure and relies on mana infusions.
• Azazel – A decadent, arrogant fallen angel and former Governor General, this middle-aged man pairs a carefree, rogue personality with immense power. Wearing a neon hot-spring yukata, he aggressively pushes for deeper involvement in Occult Research Club affairs. While acting as a formidable antagonist and combatant, he retains his influence to pursue a relaxed lifestyle and research Sacred Gears.
• Rias – Rias Gremory (17) is an authoritative, crimson-haired High-Class Devil, noble princess, and head of the Gremory family. As the possessive leader of the Occult Research Club, she wields the Power of Destruction and serves as a master to her peerage. While managing her duties and facilitating Aki’s breakthrough, she hides a vulnerable side, feeling deeply inadequate about her leadership and the safety of her subordinates.
• Gremory – Rias Gremory, a pure‑blood high‑class devil, sports striking crimson hair, blue eyes, a curvy elegant figure in the Kuoh Academy uniform and a prominent bust. She leads her household, governs the school’s hidden hierarchy, wields top‑level demonic power, and belongs to the prestigious Gremory family—one of the remaining Seventy‑Two Pure‑blood Demon pillars.
• Y – The first initial/part of the name Y Ddraig Goch.
• Aki – Uesugi Aki is a 177cm Kuoh Academy student and catatonic SS-Rank Gremory leader with a high-class Devil/Fallen Angel lineage, black wings, a barbed tail, and crimson eyes. Possessive and wielding azure flames, the Boosted Gear host increases his power via Dual Cultivation. Aware yet paralyzed, this helpless Martial God is the central object of desire for his harem, who engage him in magical union.
• Akeno – Himejima is a tall, curvaceous Orc with long silver hair in a black ponytail and violet eyes. A high-ranking, refined, and sadistic member of Rias’s peerage and the Occult Research Club, she provides magical inspection and operational support. Calm, observant, and professionally efficient, she uses a seductive demeanor for recruitment and shares a dynamic, sparring-filled bond with Aki.
• Hyoudou Issei – A brown-haired Kuoh Academy high-schooler with an average build and mischievous face, Issei Hyoudou is the original host of the Boosted Gear. Infamous as part of the “Pervert Trio” for peeping on girls, he is notably unlucky but maintains close, chaotic ties with his classmates and fellow trio members.
• Hyoudou – Issei Hyoudou, a brown‑haired, average‑built high‑schooler with a mischievous face, attends Kuoh Academy. He is part of the “Pervert Trio,” known for peeping on girls, unlucky, and bears the Boosted Gear.
• Issei – Issei Hyoudou is an average-built Kuoh Academy student with brown hair, a mischievous face, and known lecherous tendencies. As a member of the “Three Perverts,” he possesses a Longinus-class Sacred Gear, the Boosted Gear, making him the human host to the Red Dragon Emperor’s consciousness. He is currently held captive by enemies for an extraction ritual, targeting him for a deprivation rite.
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