Surrounded by a circular bench, there was a clock pillar in the center of it. Shoppers that got tired with shopping frequently sat down there. Once we had advanced that far, I stopped walking.
Naturally. —Since Sona was right there before me!
"How do you do, Hyoudou Issei-kun, Toujou Koneko-san? I see, so that's the appearance of the Sekiryuutei. I do feel a terrible wave of power from you. It's only natural for everyone to consider it dangerous."
She spoke in a calm and composed tone.
Sona was surrounded by a barrier. The ones generating the barrier were the two [Bishop] members of the student council. And the line that was attached to my right arm was connected to one of the [Bishops]?
Soon, the vice-president of the student council, Shinra-senpai, appeared. This girl was also beautiful! Moreover, she had a surprisingly glamorous body!
"...Sona, you're quite bold. To have come right to the center."
Rias's voice! When I looked back, I saw that Rias had also arrived here.
"Haven't you yourself, the [King], also moved personally as well, Rias?"
"Yeah, since we've already reached the final stage either way. Though it seems to have turned out quite differently from what I expected..."
Rias wore a rigid expression. Certainly, the plan's goal was for Kiba and Xenovia to take down Sona. I was supposed to be the bait for the sake of that, but...she seemed to have completely read us.
Once again her intelligence is something to praise.
Suddenly, my consciousness became distant? My eyes got cloudy.
I looked at the line that connected to my arm, then I looked at Sona.
She also noticed me.
"Are you wondering why I am not unconscious till now?" I asked.
Hearing that, Sona was surprised since she didn't expect that.
"Don't worry, I will eliminate it shortly. But before that, I will take one of your bishops." I said.
Hearing me, Rias asked. "What do you mean, Ise?"
"Just like I said, I am going to eliminate in a bit, because of this line." I turned to Rias.
"How?" Rias asked. Akeno also looked at me.
While they are bewildered, Sona is giving a small smile.
"Neither Asia-san's Sacred Gear nor the [Phoenix Tears] will have any effect. Rias, I saw the video records of how the battle with Raiser was finished. What I understood from that was that Hyoudou-kun is a boy that won't give up in battle, to the point of being frightening. For the sake of his comrades, for himself, and above all for Rias—"
Sona continued further.
"We may not be able to defeat him with just damage. No matter how many times we knock him down, he'll just get back up. To us, your so-called "guts and spirit" is just as astounding as the power of the Sekiryuutei. Yes, if you don't give up and keep on standing up, you believe that you'll eventually defeat your enemy. That willpower connects directly to the power of the Sekiryuutei and increases your power by several times as well. That is the greatest weapon for Hyoudou-kun."
"That's why we had no choice but to beat you with a different method."
From a bag that was being held by one of the [Bishops], a pack was taken out.
The interior of the pack was red. Like blood. The line was connected to the pack.
"—It's your blood. You are a reincarnated devil that is a human at your base. It's lethal if a human loses half of the blood coursing through their body. You know that, right? The rule of the rating game. When a devil reaches the point of being unable to fight during the game, they are forcibly transported to the medical room. That was the plan. To think that you already figured it out is something remarkable. Like I thought, you have the potential to become a good strategist."
Just as she finished speaking, I looked at Rias. "Rias, the Sona in that barrier...is a decoy. She's just a holographic image created by the two [Bishops] inside the barrier... Their strategy is to make us wastefully attack the barrier here and weaken us even a little... The real Sona is on the roof! Alright then, I will be going. Win this battle. As a last act, I will take one Bishop with me."
I disappeared from my place and was in front of the bishop, who was holding my blood packet. Since I was already in a balance-breaker state, I passed through the barrier like it was made of butter. I then proceeded to give a heavy punch to the Bishop, which resulted in the Bishop flying away and hitting the wall and becoming light, and the blood packet she was holding splashed in the air; I was bathed in it.
Just as the bishop was eliminated, I also slowly lost my consciousness due to blood loss. It all happened in a fraction of a second, so nobody could follow up.
"Ise-san!"
Asia tried running over to me, but Kaichou [Queen] didn't let her go to me.
Asia then struck a pose of prayer where she was, and her body began to shine faintly, trying to spread out to her surroundings.
"Don't use the heal on me." I shouted with the last bit of consciousness. And I also disappear.
[One of Sona Sitri-sama's "Bishop" retired.]
[Rias Gremory-sama's "Pawn" retired.]
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