69 NGJ Chapter 69: Jobbing

I stood behind Riser, or more accurately teleported there in the nick of time to intercept the killing blow. Of course, I could have teleported far earlier but I chose to make a cinematic entrance.

Now that we were both face to face after I avoided his backhand it was time to get this show finally started. I already cast [Basic - Protection from Fire] giving me a 30% damage reduction from fire attacks for 5 minutes. With my ring disguised as an ordinary ring and my mastery, I can maintain maximum enhancement for 10 minutes easily. 

As he was staring staring me down he suddenly sneered.

"Pah! You aren't even worthy to face me. Yubelluna, knock him down off his high horse." He told the woman floating in the sky behind him, Yubelluna was a voluptuous woman with long, wavy purple hair and very large breasts on league with Akeno she wore a corset and a blue dress that revealed her breasts and legs with a cut on the side of the dress, I could even see her lacy purple panties from here.

What a shame.

Smiling she raised her staff toward, I could see the demonic power gathering in slow motion. I shook my head, I really disliked her hurting attractive women. It is such a shame.

That I have to stomp you down.

"Sorry dear, you will have to wait your turn." I raised my hand toward. I out-leveled her by 50. People that out-level me by 50 fear me.

"{ { Fall. } }" 

The moment those words were uttered the look in Yubelluna's eyes changed to that of fear and both Rias and Riser's eyes widened. Because in mere moments it was as if the hand of god himself struck Yubelluna from the sky. Sending her crashing into the ground at subsonic speeds.

*Crash!*

"{Riser-sama's Queen has been retired.}"

"You were saying?"

"You will regret that mage!" Riser said as he lunged at Akira but.

'He is slower than Toji.'

Predicting his path Akira leaned back just enough to dodge Riser's fist before raising his leg and kicking Riser in the face. Rearing his leg back he activated an iron fist before planting a front kick on the stunned Riser's stomach, sending him back.

Without stopping I raised my hand.

"Ice Bolt!" Riser's eyes were focused on my hand as he prepared to intercept the spell but-

*BAM!*

Instead, a pair of giant skeletal hands burst out of the ground and hit Riser like he was a fly before clasping tightly as several bone spears burst out of the ground right after and stabbed through the gaps between the fingers.

Stupid idiot, simple misdirection is the oldest trick in the book.

Unfortunately immediately after Riser exploded out of the improvised coffin with a pissed expression, whatever wounds he may have received already healed.

"You're gonna pay for that!" He shot toward me, but at manageable speeds, at least compared to Toji. I used Grave Buster to summon more spikes to hit him but he simply bulldozed through.

Right before he reached me I activated Dash and moved to his side, he was less skilled than me his taijutsu was somewhere in lower intermediate. Activating iron fists I slammed my fist right into his liver as he grimaced in pain, then I turned on my heel and hit him on the back of the head with a kick sending him to the ground.

Not letting up I sent a volley of icicles after him but they only did superficial damage that was easily healed while Riser recovered and sent a giant ball of flame toward me.

It was unusually fast but not too fast as I dodged but right after he sent a wave of fire after me. So I blocked it with my shield, but was right behind the wall as he punched and broke apart my shield before aiming for my face.

I parried the admittedly incredibly heavy below before elbowing his face and-

"URK!"

Kneeing his balls. Not even letting him recover after that devastation I landed a hook to his face and a kick to the side before he hit me with a fireball and sent me flying.

Those still hurt like hell even with Protection from Fire and reinforcement. He snarled before charging at me like a bull again, this time I teleported behind him and slashed him with frost pain as he grimaced.

Frost pain must hurt a lot to him due to his constitution being naturally hot. He turned around but I ducked before trying to take out his knees. But before I could he went down he caught me with a punch that broke my arms when I blocked.

His hits were definitely a tier above Toji and Hamamı, even enhanced to the limit that felt like being slammed by a car as a normal person. Not to mention the broken bones.

Pinning them in place using Pain Killer Akira rushed Riser. The more he could overwhelm Riser the better. This was a very uphill battle of endurance against Riser. Any misstep is a bad idea.

Akira grasped Frost Pain tightly before activating Dash for 3 seconds. Slashing Riser across the stomach and drawing out a hiss of pain not letting up he slashed him three more times but by the 3rd slash, the first one was healing. This was annoying.

Wounds and injuries did not matter to Riser. As long as his massive Mana reserves as a Devil Noble were full he was immortal and basically invulnerable. 

It was slightly annoying. 

Dodging a punch from Riser Akira activated Dash again to outspeed Riser and slashed at the precise tendon on his arm to temporarily make his arm useless.

Sending the shortsword back into his shadow Akira sent several rapid jabs with iron fist into Riser's stomach making him stagger before sending a powerful straight at Riser's face.

But at that moment, Riser just managed to catch Akira's arm after getting hit in the face, he had good tolerance due to training his regeneration, so he just decided to take the blow in hopes of catching Akira. And the moment he got Akira's arm in his hand he blasted Akira with flames.

"Krkh!" Akira hissed in pain as he was blasted by hellflame. Even with his magic resistance and fire protection being burned alive hurt like hell. Without letting go of Akira's hand he spoke.

"This is what happens when you oppose me mage. Don't worry when I am done with you I will still let you be my pet after I marry Rias, perhaps I will train you to learn some manners. This is what happens when you oppose me. But first I will make good on my promise." Saying a burst of condensed hell flame erupted from Riser's hand, in seconds completely burning off Akira's right arm.

But Akira did not even make a grunt.

Then as Akira fell Riser kicked him full force in the gut, sending him crashing all the way into the gymnasium with how hard the kick was.

Rias stood still like a statue, unmoving from the sheer shock. A tear dropped from her eye as she could not comprehend what she saw.

Akira lay in the rubble of the gymnasium. One of his arms was missing, his entire body burnt and his bones broken. Rias' eyes widened, normally a player would have been taken out long ago but Akira did not have an evil piece so it did not work.

Her heart felt like it was about to pop, if she did not forfeit now Akira would die. Akira would be dead, she would have let him die for her own selfishness. But if she forfeited now she would Riser's.

'I'm sorry.'

But seeing Akira's broken body she couldn't help it. She would rather forfeit than see him suffer.

'I am sorry Akira-kun. Thank you.'

"I F-" 

The words refused to come out.

She couldn't say it. She tried to but she couldn't. It was like her body refused to move in a way that would let her forfeit, why? She tried as hard as she could, but her body refused to formulate the words. Dread formed in her heart, why?

What she did not know was that in the binding vow she signed that she did not read there was a secret clause.

'Rias Gremory will not forfeit in the Rating Game against Riser Phenex.'

A precaution he had taken in case Rias had a light finger on the trigger and forfeited. He didn't want to lose just because Rias forfeited so early. But Rias did not know that started panicking.

'Why? Why can't I forfeit!?' She panicked even further, if Akira died here he was dead forever, evil pieces did not work on him. But before she could spiral down even further. She can't be the reason he got killed!

*cough* *cough*

She saw a broken body get up from the rubble, the cloud of dust obscuring everyone's vision. Yet everyone, Riser, Rias, the spectators, the people in the infirmary all doubted their ears when they heard what was said uttered next.

"It seems like I must take you somewhat seriously." 

As if the entire area was deafened those words rang out, washing over everyone present in the rating game like ice-cold water. The cloud of dust obscured Akira's body but they could all see the violet flames peeking out of the clouds. Even stranger they heard the sounds of chains being dragged across the ground.

*Woosh!*

*Woosh!**Woosh!*

*Woosh!**Woosh!**Woosh!*

*Woosh!**Woosh!**Woosh!**Woosh!*

Riser's eyes widened as he saw the cloud of dust being dispersed as Akira swung a long chain adorned with his frost pain on the end. The chains rapidly swung around Akira letting out cold winds. 

Instead of his usual clothes that were burnt from Riser's flames, he was something unusual. Instead, he was wearing a tight-fitting short-sleeved black shirt that accentuated his muscular frame and white baggy training pants with a black belt weaved through the waist and black martial arts slippers.

But most importantly.

Akira was unharmed. And his previously blue eyes were now green. 

And hellfire burned in those eyes with cold fury.

A/N: Nice. 

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