Chapter 62: Battle in the Arena (1/2)
I wake up to the sound of my alarm blaring. Irritated, I swiftly stopped it.
Right... I have to go to school...
Opening my eyes, I see Sora sleeping soundly beside me. It's like the sound of the alarm didn't reach her ears at all.
Well, I can't judge her for that, as she must be quite tired after yesterday night's... game.
As I raise my body from the bed, I suddenly recall what happened before I fell asleep.
Why did Juno make contact with me after so long? I kind of feel guilty that I am thinking of this so objectively, but I've got no choice.
”Juno,” I say.
Several minutes pass and I still get no response. She hears me speaking to her right? The spiritual connection and all that.
Putting that aside, I think of what she said to me. If I'm not mistaken, it was related to an arena? I remember her speaking of something like that back in Project Charlotte.
Why did it get unsealed so abruptly? She had said something along the lines of it being unlocked once its time is due.
Irene.
{Yes, Father?}
Tell me everything you know about the Arena.
{Affirmative. The Arena is a place where Father can train those that wish to get stronger. In there, all damage is taken mentally. In other words, even if someone dies in the Arena, they'll be exhausted for at most 6 hours outside. Also, there is no specific location for the Arena, and may vary from time to time.}
{Father can make use of the Arena in several ways. One of them is taking inhabitants of the Platform or the Rift Father is in. The other is related to the Knowledge of the Tales.}
She stops her explanation. I'm going to assume she doesn't have anything more to say.
What I understood from her explanation is that I can make use of the Arena to bea-, I mean train Rias and her peerage.
The same thing goes for my Angels. Now, the only thing that's left is finding out how the Arena operates.
So... how do I access it?
{Father must simply say ”Arena” while thinking of it.}
”Arena,” I say.
The next moment, my vision blips as I find myself somewhere unfamiliar. It seems to be a city. The question is, from where?
Suddenly, a floating system window appears before me, and written on it are three words. Two of them all unclear to the point that they are unreadable.
”Calling,” I mutter as I stare at the only readable word.
Right after my muttering, another system window pops up. Written on it are the words,
”Call upon those that you wish to train.”
Well then,
”My Angels.”
It doesn't take a second before I get a reply from all three,
”Yes, All-Father!”
I suddenly feel some kind of stream of knowledge flowing into my brain as I learn how to operate the Arena with it. After a while, I say,
”Be prepared for being summoned.”
In response, I get a collective ”Understood.”
--
Raising my right arm, I channel my general Essence Energy through my arms as I focus on a spot in front of me.
A few seconds later, motes of light begin to take form out of nowhere and proceed to take the shape of three humanoid figures.
Once the materialization process is done, I find my Angels kneeling before me. Upon further examination, I see that they seem to have excited looks.
Oh, right. I need to reward them for following their orders well during the battle against those pathetic excuses of a Devil.
”My Angels, I'm going to introduce you guys to a method of training that should increase your strength substantially. However, before that, I have decided to reward you for your performance during yesterday's battle.”
My words seem to be nothing but bliss to them as their excitement keeps on growing.
”What reward do you seek?” I ask them because I literally have no idea what would be considered a good reward for them.
Hopefully, they won't ask for anything absurd.
I look toward Raynare, indicating that she is the first one. She immediately gets up and stands straight before gracefully walking closer to me and kneeling once again before saying,
”This one wishes to feel All-Father's power.”
Intrigued by her request, I ask her, ”How would you like to feel it?”
She immediately responds, ”All-Father's energy guided through the hands.”
Is that all?
Well, she asked for it, so she's going to get it. Thus, I begin to circulate my Holy Essence within my right hand before placing it on her head.
The next moment, the respectful look on Raynare's face is replaced with a look of euphoria as if she is going through the most pleasurable thing in the world.
Feeling her soft hair, I'm tempted to go further than that, so I do it.
Slowly moving my hand down to her cheek, I lightly pinch it. Raynare instantly has an otherworldly feel to her as if she has ascended to a new realm.
I don't know why, but I feel like it's dangerous to keep on going, so I swiftly pull my hand back from her face.
That doesn't seem to affect her, as she is still in a daze with the incomprehensible complexion still visible on her face.
Ignoring her, I turn my head towards Kalawarner.
Unlike the arrogant and spiteful look she had when she first saw me, she now has a look of worship and excitement as she notices my gaze on her. Aware that it's her turn, she makes her wish,
”This one would like to serve All-Father by massaging His body.”
Immediately after she utters those words, Raynare breaks from her stupor and turns her head at a speed that's comparable to my casual jogging, while Mittelt looks at her from the side wide-eyed.
What's with those reactions. It's like she has asked for the most absurd thing ever. However, isn't her request more of a reward for me than her?
I take a look at Kalawarner's body and see how good her figure is. Then, I move my sight to her huge breasts. Yeah... this girl massaging me is definitely a reward for myself.
”Very well,” I simply say.
Finally, I move my sight to Mittelt who has a complicated look on her face. After a few seconds, she seems to make up her mind as she takes a very, very deep breath before saying,
”This one wishes to call All-Father 'papa'.”
The world immediately seems to freeze as I feel dark energy seeping out from Raynare and Kalawarner who are both looking at Mittelt with disbelief.