Chapter 228 - Improvement

Only 3 chapters this week, I'm to busy the past week and this one with exams. I'm going to have more time from Friday.

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"By researching Koga's Balance Breaker, we have made advances in our own quest to create Artificial Sacred Gears."

After saying goodbye to Azazel, Drako began to think seriously about those words that the fallen angels' leader had dropped.

Drako knew Azazel's Artificial Sacred Gears very well. The most emblematic of these was the well-known Down Fall Dragon Spear, with its Balance Breaker Down Fall Dragon Another Armour, the Sacred Gear that took Fafnir's powers to create a weapon/armor in the same way as the Boosted Gear and the Divine Dividing.

Perhaps, even without Drako's interference, Azazel would have also obtained the information from Koga's Sacred Gear and its Artificial Balance Breaker. Although maybe not in the same conditions, but that's something Drako can't know.

What Drako did not know was if this would speed up the development of Grigori's Sacred Gears, and how this would affect the plot. Hopefully, this hardly mattered.

Now, Drako was heading to Grigori's training grounds.

Knowing the morning training schedule, Drako knew that they should now be in practice.

In other words, combat training.

For the young talents to gain fighting experience, Baraqiel had them fight each other daily. Of course, this was nothing compared to the life and death missions and fights they had previously had.

Even before he went inside the pavilion, Drako could hear the animated screams coming from the pavilion.

"Come on, Tobio!"

Drako could recognize Sae's voice even from such a distance. The shy girl seemed to leave all her shame behind to encourage SlashDog.

"Come on, Kouki, try not to lose so hard."

Oh, this was Natsume. Although she and Kouki were actually good friends, she found it hard to recognize him. To the point where their everyday conversations used to end in the two of them calling each other names correctly.

"Shut up, airhead."

There was Kouki's answer. It was to be expected, if I am honest.

When Drako entered the pavilion, Kouki and Tobio were facing each other.

"I will show you the fruits of my training, Samejima-kun," the young Longinus bearer said as a shadow appeared beside his hand. Without hesitation, he put his hand inside that shadow, from which Tobio extracted a black scythe.

With soft, fast and skillful hand movements, Tobio prepared himself for battle. Apparently, Jin was not going to participate in the battle for some reason unknown to Drako. The dog was next to Sae, cheering Tobio on.

They weren't the only ones cheering, as the rest of the boys training in Baraqiel's class were watching them. They were Natsume, Issei, Shigune, Sae, and Akeno. Baraqiel was also watching the fight closely in case he had to come in and interrupt.

"Don't think it's going to be that easy, Tobio. I'll show you how dependent you are on your Longinus," said Kouki as Byakusa climbed onto his shoulder.

It was ironic that Kouki said that Tobio was dependent on his Sacred Gear (which was true), when he literally needed his electric cat to climb on his shoulder to be slightly effective. But that's not something we're going to discuss now.

Byakusa's two tails were wrapped around Byakusa's arm, and then rolled together to form a spear that was thicker and more powerful than it used to be.

By using the two tails to form the spear instead of just one, Drako could see that the weapon gained a lot of consistency and seemed to be more effective. However, in return, Kouki lost the confidence he gained from having Byakusa defend his back from any surprise attack, and he lost the offensive capability of having two "spears" attacking from different distances at the same time.

Perhaps, they had reached an agreement to fight only with the scythe and the spear, thus confronting their abilities with the respective weapons. In Drako's opinion, the pressure that Kouki could put on his adversary was greater when Byakusa controlled one of the tails to attack. And when Tobio fought with Jin, they were a very lethal couple.

Baraqiel blew his whistle, starting the fight, and both boys ran towards each other.

Some might doubt if this was really a training match. Personally, Drako was amazed at the boys' improvement. Tobio's handling of the scythe was extraordinary. His movements, both with the weapon and the body, were bordering on perfection. No one who didn't know Tobio would say that he had only been training with his scythe for a few months. It was worth saying that, just like Cao Cao with the spear, Tobio was born to carry a scythe in his hand.

And while it was true that Tobio was the dominant offensive player, Kouki's reasoning and reflexes were also admirable, as was his skill with the spear. He was an innate fighter, capable of intuiting any of Tobio's attacks, blocking them successfully. Such was Kouki's ability, that he counterattacked at key moments, interrupting Tobio's rhythm little by little.

In a real battle, there was no way Kouki could use this strategy to fight Tobio, not if it was a battle to the death. The reason for this was none other than the difference in level between the two Sacred Gears. If Tobio really wants to, he can cut off Byakusa's tails with ease. This was one of the properties that made Canis Lycaon so powerful, the ability to cut anything its user wanted.

Tobio and Kouki continued to exchange blows at very high speeds. Baraqiel's physical training was showing, bringing out the full potential of both teens' physiques.

Drako didn't have to watch anything else; they were ready to actively participate in missions.

"It looks like Baraqiel is doing a good job," Drako said as he casually approached the other boys. "Tobio and Kouki have improved a lot."

"Drako-nii!" Issei greeted him as he looked on.

Akeno rushed to his side without saying anything and hugged his arm. She seemed to be in a hurry and didn't want anyone to take her place next to Drako. The dragon smiled and stroked the young woman's head.

"They have been training very hard," Natsume said. "This is the fruit of their labor."

"Much-much..."

"Poh"

Drako was not surprised to see Shigune and her Fiend, called Poh-kun, eating. Meanwhile, Sae watched the figure of Tobio fighting with bright eyes.

"What about you?" Drako asked. "Have you improved?

Natsume smiled, "Yes, but not as much as the two of them. I don't doubt that they were born for this."

"And you, Issei?"

A bold smile appeared on Issei's face.

"I can use Boost three times now! With more training, I'm sure I can become incredibly strong!"

Drako nodded. "That's right, not for nothing is your Sacred Gear a Longinus. Above all, you have to train your stamina and physical ability as you search through the mysteries of your Sacred Gear. The more developed your body is, the more Boosts you can use, and the longer your Balance Breaker will last once you get it unlocked. You have to work hard". Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#!_15693570606776305/improvement_51275552509714265">#!_15693570606776305/improvement_51275552509714265</a> for visiting.

"Yes, Drako-nii!"

Then, Drako looked at the girl who was holding his arm.

"Akeno?"

She didn't say anything, but three pairs of wings came out of her back. This completely surprised Drako, as he understood what these wings meant. He never would have expected her to improve her power so quickly, rising to a T3.

Well, logic didn't make sense in this world, so you didn't have to think too hard either.

The question was... how was Raynare going to accept that Akeno had already gotten her third pair of wings when she was barely getting her second?

"By the way, where is Nico?"

Dawn's newest member, son of Hades. He should be training here with the rest of Dawn's teenagers.

It was Natsume who answered that question.

"Zoe has taken him away. They should be training with Shirone and Mordred."

"Is that so? I guess I'll go check it out."

Drako said goodbye to the boys after watching Tobio and Kouki fight for a few more seconds.

Now, he was going to see how Shirone and Nico were doing. Drako was really curious about how the two kids had developed their skills.