"Sato!"
As everyone was at a loss and even filled with fear, Riser, who had suddenly grown stronger, stood in front of everyone as if a guardian who would protect them.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT IS THIS POWER! I FEEL INCREDIBLE! POWER! POWER! POWER! I HAVE BECOME SO STRONG!"
While Riser became maniacal due to the sudden growth on his body, becoming so strong that he reached the Ultimate Class Devil, the level of the devil that everyone could only dream of reaching, Sato, without showing a hint of timidity, stood in front of all of them.
"What are you doing?! Go back! We have to leave!"
Rias knew that Riser's mind was already pushed to the limit, and it was impossible to wake him up!
Even worse, Riser's strength had grown so strong that he might even be comparable to Grayfia!
Sato had always been at the mercy of Grayfia, so could he stop Riser?
"ESCAPE?! DO YOU THINK I WILL LET YOU?!"
Riser soared into the sky, like a burning sun, and his intense heat vaporized the surrounding moisture.
The heat that came from his body continued to increase to a level that was impossible to bear by any living beings!
Yet, how could he become so strong all of a sudden?
What was the source of his power?
Sato could only conclude one answer, and that was the King Piece!
Yes, it was the item that he had always been looking for, as it was the fastest way for him to increase his Demonic Energy, or simply the energy within his body.
It was simple, yet destructive since energy was the core of everything.
If the sun had no energy, could it warm the entire solar system?
In other words, no matter how shitty one is, as long as they have enough energy, they can become powerful.
It was a cruel fact, but how strong a devil was, was decided by the amount of demonic energy within them, and the other factors were ignored. Still, it was normal since there were hardly any, or almost none, devils that could grow stronger without the demonic energy.
Yet, while Sato was surprised that Riser could get the King Piece, he would get it!
After all, the power enhancement effect of the King Piece was just too delicious to ignore.
A simple, and ordinary high-class devil could become an ultimate-class devil, or even the Satan-Class with the King Piece, becoming one of the strongest, so how could he ignore it?
But before he could get to it, he had to face Riser's attack first!
"PHOENIX RIOT!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!
The concentrated heat ray formed into a phoenix form and blasted from Riser's body and aimed in their direction!
"Grayfia!"
"No, it's too late!"
The sudden influx due to Riser's increase in power made it impossible for the teleportation function to work, and it was also too late for them to make a move to save everyone, as Riser's heat ray was just too fast!
At that moment, whether it was Rias, Ravel, or anyone else, those inside the field were at a loss, as they could only see death, but they were unable to struggle, as Riser's attack was too overwhelming.
As soon as this attack hits, everything will collapse and be destroyed.
"BUCHOU!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
Yet, as Issei and everyone were in despair, a single figure stood before Rias and everyone and directly met this attack!
"SATO!"
Everyone was shocked, yet Sato, who felt his body had been hit by the heat ray, wasn't burned; instead, the thermal energy from this attack was all absorbed into his body.
Yes, his Kinesis ability from Sato MHA had evolved, allowing it to absorb thermal energy as well.
As for how it could happen, it was because thermal energy was a form of kinetic energy, and his Twice Critical came from a fire-type dragon, which made it easy for him to develop the Kinesis further.
"GO DOWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!"
Yet, even if Sato's feat was impressive, Riser's hatred was stronger, and he continued to increase his attack by consuming all of his Demonic Energy to finish all of them!
"...dammit."
Sato cursed Riser, but as the energy continued to be absorbed, it made his body bloated like that of a balloon, making him know that this guy's attack was so powerful that it could destroy a city or two with ease!
Rather, Riser's attack was comparable to that of a nuclear explosion!
However, while Sato was helpless, he muttered, "Infinity Critical."
As his power increased, his capability to absorb the energy increased further, and furthermore—
"Huh?!"
"Twelve devil wings?!"
"How could...?!"
Riser's sudden improvement aside, when Sato showed his twelve devil wings, all of those who saw him couldn't help but exclaim, and a certain possibility emerged in their minds!
Could it be?!
Yes, there was only one possibility; this was why he was so powerful, and if this wasn't the reason, why did they feel such an intimacy toward him!
However, could he survive Riser's attack?!
"Don't worry. I won't die."
As everyone was worried about his safety, Sato, who continued to absorb Riser's heat ray, felt his body, whether it was his bones, muscles, veins, and even cells, was filled with energy, yet—
"...he stops it."
"..." Everyone.
The attack that Riser had given his all for was absorbed and stopped by Sato.
"No way..."
Riser, who had emptied all of his demonic power, could only watch this scene in a daze until—
"Let me return this to you."
Sato, whose body was in a mess, pointed his finger at Riser and shot the heat ray in return!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!
The burst of concentrated heat rays shot straight into the sky, tearing apart space and everything else before creating a gigantic explosion.
"Oh, I miss it."
"....." Everyone.
While his attack missed, Riser fell to the ground, unable to stand up, revealing his fear and timidity, as if he had seen a creature on a higher level than he was.
Still, Sato was glad that the field used for the Rating Game wasn't located in the real world; instead, it was in another space.
'Is it a Dimensional Gap?'
Sato, who knew the story of DxD, knew about the existence of the Dimensional Gap, a location that lies between different worlds and was considered a void world, which meant no matter what happened in this place, it didn't matter, as it wouldn't hurt or kill anyone, so anyone could go all out without any hesitation.
Still, before all of that, Sato looked at Riser, who was staring at him in a daze, and walked toward him.
Riser was stunned and quickly apologized, begging and even slamming his head on the ground so many times.
"I-I am sorry! I-I-I—"
Slap!
Riser was slapped and felt that his head rang as he felt dizzy, but—
"Have you woken up?" Sato asked.
"...yes."
Yup, Riser's mind was all clear and sharp.
"Good, I will beat you up till you pass out, so be prepared."
"...." Riser.
"...go ahead."
BAAAM! BAAAM! BAAAM!
As Riser was being beaten until he passed out, Sato also used this chance to use his new technique from the Twice Critical.
'Double!'
The King Piece within Riser's body quickly became two as one of them was taken away by Sato.
Naturally, to create the double or the duplicate of the King Piece, he needed a lot of energy, but fortunately, he had quite a lot of it, as he had absorbed Riser's heat ray, but he had to say, it was a bit too tough, so he felt dizzy and was about to pass out.
Yet, during that moment, fortunately—
"Sato!"
As he felt the warm, gentle sensation on the back of his head, Sato knew that he was okay.
"Thanks."
"I am glad! I am glad! I am glad!"
As everyone gathered around him, weeping and hugging him tightly, Sato wanted to sleep, but he knew that his problem was far from being over, especially when two familiar magic circles emerged and showed the two forms of two people that he didn't really want to meet at this moment, especially when he was almost naked.
No, he was naked!
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Before I talk about my condition, let me apologize.
I am sorry!
However, I must admit that I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything around me, particularly with the numerous assignments, studies, and the seminar I will be attending from 15 to 18 October.
So, I might not upload much this week.
Only this week, okay?
Next week, especially at 19 or 20, it will return to normal.
Wait, let's make it 20 or 21 since I want to lie down for a bit, staring at nothing, thinking of nothing, without being overwhelmed by anything.
Thank you!