"Ok, Beelzebub, when you're ready, attack me," I uttered, kicking off today's training with Beelzebub.
I still couldn't believe that woman in my dreams looked exactly like Asmodeus. I tried to forget about it but it's constantly on my mind.
"If you say so, Swarm!" He shouted, summoning instantly a swarm of flying insects packed with venom.
But that was a diversion, he activated Silent Step, dashed towards me, at hyper speed, breaking the sound barrier, and swung a kick at my face.
I smirked, blocking his foot before it could land a blow, "Oh yeah.... I forgot, out of all the devil kings, some of your abilities are the weakest, but I will give you this, you're very powerful in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts."
Beelzebub took a step back and uttered, "I'm flattered that you're giving me a compliment, Fire Bomb!" He roared, blasting a ginormous fire attack towards me.
I dodged it and fired, "Sacred flare!" at him.
"Sacred flare, I reflect you!" He shouted, reflecting the attack back towards me.
"I see, so you remembered what I taught you, huh?" I asked, impressed.
"Yeah, and I also remember how to use the spells too." He replied.
"But, there are many more spells that I never taught you, like this, unholy spear of light!" I uttered, then I threw the spear at him.
"Gluttony!" He roared, absorbing the unholy spear of light with his mouth. In an instant, Beelzebub looked exhausted.
Gluttony is an ability that allows the user to absorb any attack with the same energy source as themselves and turn it back into energy. The downside is that the more attacks he consumes, without releasing any energy, the more tired he gets.
"So that's gluttony, huh? It's the first time I'm actually seeing it." I muttered,
"Anyway, if I remembered correctly, you can only absorb energy attacks that are the same energy source as yourself, right?" I asked.
"Yes, that's why I only used it if I'm fighting a fallen angel or devils." He replied.
"I wouldn't say gluttony is a useless ability. Remember, you can change your reverse grace into grace, so it's actually useful against humans and angels, too." I uttered.
"Anyway, Beelzebub, use all of your reverse grace into one attack, I'm going to show you an ability I have similar to Gluttony," I ordered him.
Beelzebub looked at me, confused, but he ended up commanding, "Ok, if you say so."
Beelzebub pointed his right hand into the air and yelled, "Crimson Spears!"
After he shou,hat he fell to the ground.
Gigantic crimson-looking spears appeared directly over me and started raining down towards me.
"Poglottel!" I shouted, activated poglottel, and absorbed his attack.
Suddenly, Beelzebub got back to his feet, his body was overflowing with dark, piercing energy, and finally, Beelzebub awakened his true powers.
"I see, so you're at stage 1, ok come at me now," I uttered, pointing at Beelzebub.
"Swarm!" He shouted, using that ability as a diversion again, and dashed towards me.
When he got closer to my striking range, he faked a punch and swung a kick instead.
"Really, you really thought you could trick me with something that is so easily seen through?" I uttered after blocking his kick.
Beelzebub took a step back, "Huh, how did...." Before he could utter another word, I activated Flashstep and elbowed Beelzebub in the face, sending him flying back.
Meanwhile, on the outside of the barrier, Mammon started cheering on his little brother.
"Come on Beelzebub, don't give up, I want to see you beat him just like I did."
The other devil kings turned and looked at Mammon in confusion.
"Did you just say that you beat Tsukiko?" Belphegor asked.
"Yes, I did, because I actually beat him."
They started laughing hysterically at him, "What are you guys laughing at? I did beat Tsukiko."
"You mean the same Tsukiko who was holding back, the same Tsukiko who killed an Archangel? The same Tsukiko who, if he uses Overdrive stage 1, all of us are going to die? Yeah, you definitely beat him." Belphegor laughed.
"Yeah, the only person who defeated him was me," Leviathan uttered confidently.
The other turned around and looked at Leviathan confusedly, "You guys are just envious because you got your ass handed to you by Tsukiko, and I kicked his ass."
Satan coughed, "You're the only one of us who asked for a handicap before your true ability emerges."
"At least I didn't get divine push out of the training ground." Leviathan chuckled.
They continued to chatter about who beat me, until they saw me holding Beelzebub in the air, then smashed him into the ground, crumbling it on impact.
"Ok, training is over for today." I declared, then pulled Beelzebub back to his feet and took down the barrier.
"Hey Tsukiko, can I ask you a question?" Mammon asked, marching towards me.
"Go ahead," I uttered, healing Beelzebub.
"Out of all the devil kings, who actually beat you in training?" He asked
I sighed, "None of you, but if I were to say who almost, it would be Leviathan."
Leviathan started jumping up and down and running all around the training ground in excitement.
"Anyway, I'm going to take a bath, tomorrow I'm going to train her," I declared, pointing at Asmodeus.
I snapped my fingers and changed the training ground back into an inn, then I went to the bath to take a soak.
"Huh, why didn't I ask Asmodeus by her name? Is it because of that dream or something? I tried to forget about it but I still can't forget about it." I thought to myself.
Suddenly, Asmodeus entered the bath also, "Oh, I forgot you're in here. Can I enter? I'm going to take a soak also."
"Umm, ok" I replied.
Asmodeus entered and sat down in the onsen, on the opposite side of me.
"Hey, Tsukiko, can I ask you something?" Asmodeus asked.
"Ok, go ahead."
"Do you start thinking about me?" She asked, cutely.
"Wait, does she know about that weird dream I had about someone who looked exactly like her?" I thought to myself.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked confusedly, scratching my head.
"According to the book that Leviathan gave to me, if I act cute, any man I will start thinking about me."
A book? Who would change how they act because of some...oh.
"So the reason why she's acting weird is because of a god damn book?!" I wander to myself.
"And if I continue to act cute, they will fall in love with me." She continued.
I laughed, "So the reason why you're acting like a jackass was because of a book? You're definitely stupid to believe what some stupid author says."
Asmodeus got in rage, walked towards me, and grabbed my hair, "Why did I even try to change who I am for a stuck-up bastard like you! You don't have empathy for other feelings but your own!"
After that, she stormed out of the bath and headed to her room.
"Weirdo," I mumbled under my breath.
A few minutes later, I got out, headed to my room, and fell asleep.