The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Chapter 20 - First training

Part 1

"Alright, let's begin!"

Diz declares, she's now wearing a zip-up tracksuit and sneakers similar to the ones she was wearing when we rescued Aya, which makes me think this is her "battle suit"

"So this is a training dimension?"

The place where we were teleported to is a big space with lots of greenery and mountains around, but Diz said that it's totally artificial, designed for the type of training we are about to have

Speaking of it...

"What is the kind of training we are about to have?"

Diz brought me to this place but didn't exactly told me what we were going to do, in Manaki's training regimen, the top priority was "physical training", I can understand that because my natural body is nothing out of the ordinary if it wasn't for my psychic abilities

"Heh, you about to see"

Diz says as she puts on leather gloves and a black mask that resembles one of those Cenobite creatures from "Hellraiser", the one with the mouth forced open and the teeth and gums in plain sight, was it "The Chatterer"?

"You have a mask too?"

I ask and she zips it up

"Yup, Liliana-sama made it specifically for me, we only use it in Rating Games and official events though, it's kinda of a symbol, but sometimes I train with it so I can get more used to it"

I see, so their masks have a meaning of their own

 She then stands on a fighting position

"Yosh! Our first training will be a melee brawl! Come at me but only with physical attacks!"

"Eh? You wanna fight already?"

I wasn't really expecting a fight right in the first day of training, but Diz makes an annoyed expression

"I can't tell how good you are if I don't fight with you! In psychic power you might be better than me with your telekinesis and whatnot, but if it's toe-to-toe then I'm confident I can beat you!"

She declares while clutching her fists and throwing a punch in the air

Wait, I can't use my psychic powers?

"Are you trying to kill me? If I don't use my powers there's no way I'll last against you!"

I say to her and she facepalms and answers me

"I'm not saying you can't use your powers, dumbass! You can use your psychic abilities to boost your speed and strength as much as you want, but no telekinesis, aura beams or explosions, I also won't use my own energy manipulation, so it's going to be fair, got it?"

I answer with an 'oh' and look at my own hand

So she's saying we are going to see who is better at boosting it's own physical skills with their psychic abilities, huh? Well, this is going to be interesting, like she said, I might have more power than her, but in a melee combat she's no doubt more suited and experienced

I get in my own fighting stance and answer her

"I see, if it's that, then you better not hold back!"

She smiles with confidence at my words

"That's the spirit, now get ready, I'm going to kick your ass!"

A dense amount of aura envelops her body and almost a moment later

VOOSH

Diz disappears! Fast! Even though she's a [Rook], she's very fast!