Kapitel 98: The Tyrant

'As expected, huh?'

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!'

Masa knew it was impossible for Issei to go down right away, and this was how common the development should be.

After being beaten, the main character will suddenly grow stronger to defeat all the enemies before him.

Unfortunately, instead of bringing hope, Issei caused terror and panic to all the devils present as they thought that their lives were over.

Juggernaut Drive.

This was the state where the user of the Longinus would go berserk as their bodies were taken over by the soul within their respective Longinus, becoming a monster who was consumed by insanity, fatalism, and wrath.

When one entered this state, all they could think was to destroy, destroy, and destroy everything.

Whether one was an ally or not, it didn't matter since what they sought was just carnation, destruction, and complete despair.

Masa felt that he might as well escape instead of facing this kind of creature, as it was the responsibility of the House of Gremory not to tame their servants. They treat their servants like family, so when their servants lose themselves, they remain silent and cannot do anything due to their feelings.

Somehow, Masa could imagine that even if it was probably the cost of the Underworld, the House of Gremory would do its best to save Issei. Even if many of the devils would die because Issei had gone insane, they would do anything for Issei.

However, the biggest problem was that Masa, who was uninvolved in their decision to let Issei embark on the path to becoming a monster, would also be pulled to take care of the aftermath, which... so troublesome, he thought.

'If you are not such a perverted character, then will I even care about you?'

As long as one was beautiful, one would be targeted; whether one had two legs or four legs, they would be devoured by Issei, and because of that, Masa wouldn't just stay low, waiting for his turn.

Instead—

'If you want to take others, then you should be prepared to be taken!'

As his eyes grew fiercer, ready for his battle, the others fell into an intense panic and fear when they saw Masa, who was about to face such a monster.

Yes, in the eyes of those devils, Issei was no longer the perverted and hopeless dragon user boy, but a dragon monster, Welsh Dragon, who would go on a rampage in the Underworld, destroying everything.

"Masa!"

"Masa-sama!"

"Sirzech-sama, please save Masa!"

While many who were close to Masa were already filled with intense fear, thinking they would lose him due to the rampaging Issei, Sirzech was still calm and said, "Calm down; you can see how calm he is, right? He must have a plan or two."

Yet, inwardly, he just felt reluctant to kill Issei since he could see Issei's boundless potential.

Sirzech knew the importance of strength and remaining at the top of the Underworld; many powerful beings were needed, so even if Issei had become like that, he would remain to do nothing, even though many, including Masa, were killed.

'You...! Are you really Lucifer?!'

Whose fault was this?

Who wanted to see the fun during this moment?

Yet, when the trouble came, Sirzech washed his hands clean and appeared like a saint as usual.

Still, those words... no one dared to say it, especially those older devils, who had seen the real Lucifer and understood that compared to the real Lucifer, Sirzech was several times better, yet as he stood in this position for so long, the young devil who once wished for the peace for the devil had changed into something similar to the real Lucifer.

Then—

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

All of a sudden, Issei, who had become a monster, unleashed a crimson beam toward Masa with the purpose of killing him!

"MASAAAAAA!"

When everyone was panicking, a scene that made their jaws drop happened.

Facing this powerful beam that would kill anyone on its spot, Masa was in the same spot as usual without taking away his hands from his pocket. His eyes might be the same, but his instincts and Observation Haki worked to the limit. At the same time, his leg was covered in a bluish-dark Haki, and when the time came, he kicked this crimson beam up.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!

The crimson beam shot up into the sky and then exploded as Masa was completely unharmed.

"..."

Yet, everyone fell into silence.

"Did... did he just kick that beam?"

"Oh, I didn't make a mistake, right?"

"But how?!"

Kick?

Could you kick a crimson beam?!

"It's a fighting spirit!" Sairaorg was full of tears as he shouted with excitement, "BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THAT THING, MASA!"

Yes, Sairaorg was also worried, but unlike the others, he believed that Masa would show a miracle!

"How dangerous. You almost killed me."

Along with Masa's slightly flirty voice, somehow, everyone fell at ease, thinking that he might have a chance to reverse this hopelessness into a victory.

"DIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

As expected, even if Masa could kick that crimson beam, Issei wouldn't wake up and have become a mindless beast that only sought to kill him. In his mind, if a crimson beam didn't work, then just beat him with his fists!

Yet, like before, Masa could easily dodge all of Issei's attacks and also gave a fierce and cruel counter by sending a knee into Issei's crotch.

Bang!

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!"

Every male subconsciously covered their crotch, especially when they saw how ruthless Masa was.

Yes, Issei might have become a monster, but his biology was the same, and Masa felt like it should be good to destroy the tool that caused trouble in this world, and this price was nothing compared to the damages caused by Issei's rampage, right?

Yet, when Issei was in pain, Masa didn't let him go and, for the first time, took out his two hands, then put his two fists into Issei's chest, then—

"Six King Pistol!"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!

Unprepared, Issei, Ddraig, and all the conscious previous wielders of the Boosted Gear could feel their bodies being broken apart, whether they were outside or inside.

Yes, Masa's attack directly attacked the inner parts of Issei.

Issei's defense might be good, as he was protected by armor, but what about his inside?

Issei's organs, the delicate parts within his body, definitely couldn't defend against the strongest attack of the Rokushiki from the world of One Piece, which focused on attacking the internal parts of the opponent by generating shockwaves, which was mixed with the emitting and internal damage technique from Haki.

Yet, if Issei was defeated so easily, then he wouldn't be a protagonist. He kept struggling, and even if he had to sacrifice and destroy everything, it only sought a victory!

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

This guy might have turned his broken parts into a dragon, almost turning him into a similar power to that of a real Welsh Dragon, yet Masa was still calm.

"Just a little lizard from an island country; what are you making a fuss about here."

No matter how one tries to make the Welsh Dragon appear strong, in the end, it is just a defeated dragon from the Welsh. Its legend only circulated within a small area, and it was different from Masa, who was part of the devil, a mythical creature that was circulated worldwide and even worshipped by many!

More importantly, like Issei, who was the protagonist, Masa also had a cheat!

So—

At that moment, everyone couldn't look away as they saw the change that was happening before them.

"That's..."

"W-Wow..."

"As expected, he is different!

In that place, everyone saw the moment in history when one young devil turned himself into an anomaly, a different existence from them, a special existence like his two predecessors.

Once again, such an existence was born in this world.

The air grew heavy, and the aura of the king forced everyone to submit, yet even so, they desperately fought this feeling to see the change in Masa, which made their eyes blaze with excitement.

His body grew larger, reaching more than two meters, causing his suit to tear, leaving only his pants.

Along with his nails, ears, and tail, he grew those Nemean-like features, three clawed toes, and 180-degree flexible ankles.

Yet, one that made everyone unable to look away was his short brown hair, which grew longer and turned into flaming hair with golden mixed with a platinum color that resembled the mane of a lion.

Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!

It was as if a mighty being came from heaven to punish the sinner.

Masa's body was covered in the lightning, and his physical ability grew even stronger.

Then, at that moment, he moved so far away at a speed that caused many sonic booms!

BOOOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOOM!

Then—

As if teleporting, Masa suddenly appeared in front of Issei, stopping all of his movement in complete stillness, turning all of the kinetic energy into momentum, and compressing it into his muscles, which formed into a spring, as his two fists once again mimicked a similar stance that he showed previously.

Yet this time, it was far, far more powerful.

"Six Tyranny Blast!"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!

Like an atomic explosion, a mushroom cloud was formed, and the virtual stage where the two had a duel directly blasted away as everyone quickly raised their barriers to protect themselves, watching this situation in a daze.

At the same time, it was fortunate that Sirzech didn't pretend to be dumb and quickly stood in front of everyone to them. Still, he couldn't let Masa kill Issei, but when he was about to say something—

Crack!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!

Crimson, darkish lightning spread everywhere as the space cracked, and the sky was split.

Then, using the method taught by Raynare, Masa pulled the Boosted Gear from Issei's body.