CHAPTER 9

I was in the council chamber at the moment. Because of the dust and rubble, they hadn't seen my full appearance, but they had seen my wings and horns. Of course they hadn't seen the red hair and the scales.

"Ashborn, our contract was expiring tomorrow, so we've decided to cut our ties with you." Pope said.

"All right, give me my money and I'll go. Don't forget to count the time I've been teaching."

"About that. The contract said you couldn't hurt anyone here, but when you entered the council chamber after that explosion, a few people were hurt. So the contract is void." The man standing next to the Pope said. A man I don't like who has been dealing with me since the day I arrived.

"Do you dare to do this? I told you on the first day. If you try to trick me, play with me, or betray me, my weapons will turn to you. And yet you attempt to do such a thing?" I said it in a deadly cold tone.

"Ashborn, don't be fooled! You think you can declare war on the Vatican?!"

(KIIIIIEEEEKKKKK!!! The behavior of these lower life forms towards my Lord is unforgivable!) Beru said.

(I agree, my lord. We can easily perish them.) Igris said.

(My lord, let me destroy them in one go.) Bellion said.

(Don't be ridiculous Bellion! We must make them suffer!) Kamish said.

"Hey what's going on here?!" Suddenly Vasco entered the room.

"O-Oh Vasco? Shouldn't you be at the church inspection?"

"When I found out what happened here, my work was finished early, so I came. Why do you have a problem?"

"N-No No of course not."

"Also, I heard you had a change because of the explosion, Ash."

"Yeah."

"I see, then the church will give you an allowance and a house where you want it, both as an apology and for the thanks I've just received from the families of the survivors." Vasco said.

"Really? But that guy over there says I've damaged the church and says they're going to void my deal and won't give me my money." I said.

"Huh?! When was the council meeting to do something like that then? Or I guess you didn't feel the need to inform me? I think I'll call Jin too and we'll have to have a real council meeting." Vasco took out his phone and pressed the call button. At that time, all the other members in the room were trembling with fear and their faces were white.

Jin said on the phone that he will be back tonight and there will be a meeting. And I went out. As I was walking around the garden, Basara started to approach me.

"A-Ash nii-san. I am really sorry. Are you getting fired for what I did?" Basara said with tears in his eyes.

"Don't exaggerate, tomorrow is already the last day of my contract and I was planning to leave."

"But you changed because of what I did." Basara said with tears.

"You're not to blame for that thing. Also, thanks to my change, my body got stronger so you didn't exactly do anything bad to me."

"R-Really?"

"Yes. Anyway, now call the rest of the class and let's have our last lesson."

Afterwards, Basara quickly left and returned with Irina, Xenovia, Yuki, Kurumi, Celis and Lint.

I then took them all to one of the unused classrooms and told them to move to the empty desks.

"Ash-Sensei, why aren't we in the garden? Aren't we going to train?" Xenovia asked.

"Nope not today. Today is my last lesson with you. And it's my last day here. I'm leaving tomorrow."

Everyone had an expression of surprise on their faces.

"Pfff... Don't be so surprised. My contract was ending tomorrow anyway and I wouldn't be able to develop further here. I have a purpose and I have to get stronger to achieve it, so I'm leaving."

"Well, first let me say a few things. First, one of my goals is to find my sister and the other is to take revenge on those who killed my mother. That's why I'm leaving."

"Ash-Sensei, you haven't hung out with us since you got here. You haven't played any games all day, you've done nothing but training and missions. Is it because you don't like us?" Irina asked.

"No. Look, there is no such thing as I don't love you. The reason I'm like that is because my life purpose right now is revenge. I have not been a child since I was 10 years old. It's not even my real name, it's the name I'm using right now."

"Then what is your real name?" Kurumi asked.

"I can't answer that right now. But I will tell you in the future. As for my name. I gave myself this name because the child I used to be no longer exists, that child was already dead, and the present I was born from that child's ashes. Anyway, that's when I started not feeling a lot of emotions since then, so I stay away from everyone and just train. I've killed so many people so far you can't even imagine. So in the end, the reason I didn't hang out with you was not because you had the problem, it was me."

So we chatted for a while. Most of the conversation was about asking me what they were wondering. Afterwards, I gave them tips on their techniques and the day was already over. Jin came, the council meeting was held, and I received a compensation on top of the award and contract money I received for the injustice done. But in Basara he was expelled from the Vatican. The council members decided that Basara was too dangerous. So the next day the whole class came to send Basara and me off.

Basara still couldn't make eye contact with me as we said goodbye.

"Basara, I'll be angry if you keep doing this."

"B-But-"

"You did not harm me. I'm still here right now and I'm stronger than I used to be so nothing bad for me."

"If you gained a dragon race from that explosion and became much stronger than before, I guess that means you are stronger than me." Jin said.

"How would you like to determine that?"

Afterwards, Jin and I went to an arena. I took out [Demon king's daggers] in my inventory. On the other hand, Jin took out his special sword that he used to use. It was a token of his respect for me. Of course, I didn't release [Kamish's Wrath] or it would have been a mess.

*Clang!

*Boom!

We both suddenly sprinted towards each other, and when my dagger and Jin's sword collided, the exact spot we were in became a crater. There was even a small cut made by my dagger on Jin's legendary sword.

After pulling back a little, we jumped at each other again and started to clash in this way. We weren't targeting each other's vitals, but were targeting areas like the arms and legs or the abdomen. Jin's speed was too slow for me thanks to my stats that had grown to a tremendous level. And the result: even humanity's hero is no longer a opponent to me.

'I guess I won't be able to find a opponent for myself anymore. But maybe the gods could rival me, who knows?' I thought.

"Okay I give up." Jin said.

"Hm? Why?"

"Ash, I'm not even your opponent anymore. You were thinking of other things your whole fight with me, but you still stopped and counterattacked my every attack smoothly. In fact, I'm sure you've been holding back the whole time."

"..."

"Then will you show me the true extent of your power? I wonder what class you're in." Jin said.

"Alright you wanted it."

'If I show all my mana it will probably have annoying results then I guess the super class devil will suffice.'

Jin's facial expression changed as Solas released his magic power. Because what Solas is currently unleashing his magic power was on par with the magic power unleashed in Sirzechs Lucifer's [True Appearance].

'If this boy had attacked with all his might in the first place, I would most likely be dead by now. What did this kid do to get this strong in just a few years? If the Vatican had really provoked this boy, the entire Vatican would have become a lifeless place right now. Those idiots almost brought their own demise.'

'But why is the meaning in this child so different? Like a bottomless darkness. Mana normally tends to have a different color depending on what the person is experiencing and their personality. This is the reason why some crazy people's mana changes from pure colors like blue to dark red, but this kid's is pitch black. I don't know what kind of mind he has, but I hope he doesn't bring disaster to the world. Because if he does and becomes much stronger than he is, all pantheons and races may have to come together to stop him.'

But no one knew that the child standing before them would one day become both the most feared and admired creature in the supernatural world.

Then we went back to Basara and Sapphire.

"See you again in the future, Basara. Lady Sapphire, I hope we meet again."

"Tch... I can't believe I still can't get you to call me mom even after all this time."

Yes Sapphire tried to invite me to dinner and adopt me but after all I only have one mother and I refused every time as I would bring her back.

"I'm sorry, Lady Sapphire, but I only have one mother."

"My mom is very stubborn Ash nii-san so she will definitely try again in the future." Basara said.

"Yeah I know."

"So where should we take you, Ash?" Jin asked.

"Actually, I don't have any purpose right now so I'm going to travel the world."

And so I both left the Vatican and parted ways with the Toujou family. Afterwards, I opened my system messages that I had been holding for a while.

[The new Job [Monarch of Destruction - Dragon King] has been successfully unlocked.]

[Thanks to the [Monarch of Destruction] Job, your second appearance has been unlocked.]

[Acquired the skills of the [Monarch of Destruction] Job.]

[The skill [Banishing Shift] has been successfully acquired as an active skill.]

[The skill [Dragon Transformation] has been acquired.]

[The skill [Battle Mod] has been acquired.]

[The skill [Dragon's Fear] has been acquired.]

[The skill [Breath of Destruction] has been acquired.]

[The skill [Destruction Aura] has been acquired.]

[The skill [Dragon King's Eyes] has been acquired.]

[All your stats increased.]

[The skill [King Of Dragons] has been acquired.]

"Wait, I got the Banishing Shift? Also, what are all these skills like? Fantastic. Let me first look at my second appearance."

[Switching to the second appearance...]

The color of my hair has changed from black to red and when I look at my face thanks to a mirror I created. My eyes were crimson and I could turn them into dragon eyes whenever I wanted. And I'm really handsome in this look.

And an outsider would have mistaken me for a Gremory. Except for my eyes, of course.

Then I went back to the original look and started to look other skills.

[Battle Mode]: Also known as partial dragon form. The body changes into dragon form, closer to human appearance. All bodily stats increase.

[Dragon's Fear]: A mana-infused shout from your soul that would drive those weaker than you into a state of intense despair and panic.

[Breath of Destruction]: A dragon breath filled with pure destruction. The things it touches are destroyed without exception.

[Destruction Aura]: An aura that can destroy anything nearby from a distance. The mere approach of the enemy leads to his/her death.

[Dragon King's Eyes]: Eyes that allow you to easily notice all kinds of energies. Every secret that these eyes look at is revealed.

[King Of Dragons]: The power to subdue dragons.

[Banishing Shift]: It's a unique power whose precise origins are still unknown. This is a dangerous power is being able to banish anything whether it's physical or magical attacks or emotions even cocepts to the zero-dimension space, in other words, they cease to exist.

"These powers are beyond legendary!"

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