True Magician

Chapter 22

Emiya's residence.

Three days later.

BOOM

A loud explosion rang out across the backyard of the residence. And dust covered a pretty decent portion of it.

- Romani-sensei! Can we get Archer-sensei back?! I'm going to die at this rate! - Issei shouted, landing far away from the dust cloud.

- But you've somehow survived these three days, right, skillful pervert-kun? - Without looking up, I replied and flipped the page of the manga.

BOOM

I broke away from reading the manga and glanced in the direction of the sound. In the place from where I heard Issei's voice, dust had risen again, and a large tree trunk was sticking out of its boundaries.

- Besides, the principle is the same. - I shrugged and went back to reading.

- I'd rather train with Archer-sensei than with Knight Netori! - He shrieked as the dust cleared. And a millimeter away from him, a tree half its length was stuck into the ground.

- Arrrrrrgh!" roared Lancelot in his Berserker form and rushed to the attack.

Well, I could tell that Issei's training was going very well. However, it was nothing supernatural. Yes, his speed, strength, and stamina had improved, but not enough to take out Riser's entourage alone. He's about three times stronger now than he was in canon in this arc. Plus...

- Boost! Boost! Boost!

He was able to break the ten second limit between boosts. Issei can now use Reinforcement three times without delay. It's not much, but it's something.

- Catch, Knight Netori! Dragon Shot! - he shouted and a beam of energy flew out of his gauntlet.

BOOM

- How about that!!!

He looked at the spot where it hit, but didn't find Lancelot there and started looking around. And he found him right above him.

- Arrrrrrgh!" Berserker roared and struck Issei. Well, almost hit him.

- Balance Breaker! Scaly Armor of the Boosted Gear! - he shouted, and a wave of energy threw Lancelot off - Now let's talk.

And Lancelot threw himself into the attack. They met fists and began to naturally punch each other's faces... Hehe. I feel like I'm watching an anime in real time.

Plus, he unlocked the Balance Breaker. And not for ten seconds like he did at Rias and Riser's wedding, but for thirty seconds. Yep, exactly three times stronger than his canonical self. And all this without any hand sacrifice to the dragon.

I watched them fight until, at some point, I noticed a flash of magic near me. Turning my head, my eyes saw that a magic circle with the seal of Gremory had appeared near the porch where I was sitting, and a second later, Akeno appeared in it with her usual polite smile on her face.

- Good afternoon, Romani-sensei," she greeted me and turned towards the sound of fighting and pointed at the red armor, "This is... Issei! H-he unlocked the Balance Breaker?! H-how?

Hehe. She made the right conclusions rather quickly. Although it's hard to go wrong here. Only the Reinforcing Mechanism has this coloring.

- As if my words would reveal the secrets of the universe to you," I shrugged and went back to reading the manga.

- But-but how is that possible?! - Akeno looked at me with her eyes wide open and her smile faded, "Just a week ago, he had just awakened his Holy Mechanism! And Issei himself was just an ordinary schoolboy with meager mana reserves! How did you do that?!