I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 210
Sorry, wrong chapter name.
7-30. Side-Ouren – Enemy Forces
Though he didn’t know the exact number, Tekeris remembered the number of pseudo-angels he had created and the number of angels the Archangel had created.
“The Archangel should have created twenty-four angels.”
“So that wind guy too, huh…”
“And the number of pseudo-angels I ended up creating exceeds several thousand.”
“Several thousand!!?”
This overwhelming number made his eyes widen in shock.
Abyss also smacked Tekeris.
However, he raised a hand, signaling them to wait.
“Three hundred years have passed since I started bestowing pseudo-skills. Creating that many pseudo-angels is not difficult. However, successful examples are few. In reality, only about four hundred function properly, while the remaining two thousand probably can’t even use their skills.”
“Even so, that’s still a lot…”
“That said, as long as you’re as much of a monster as you are, you only need to be wary of the Archangel and the twenty-four angels, right?”
“Don’t say it so easily. It’s pretty tough, you know?”
“Well, compatibility does exist, after all.”
In fact, that Fuuril gave them quite a hard time.
A skill like converting human emotions into one’s own power is not something you come across often.
Just having humans nearby allowed them to gain strength, so it was likely an excellent skill.
That invisible attack was also troublesome.
Ouren’s “Mist Manipulation” was blown away by Fuuril’s wind-based attack, making it difficult to locate them—such a recent conflict is still fresh in his head.
As Tekeris said, the compatibility might have indeed been bad.
However, knowing the details of the angel’s forces was significant.
This was something he wanted to report to Uchikage and the others as soon as possible.
Doesn’t Abyss’s true body have a communication crystal or something?
“Oh, they’ve arrived.”
“What?”
“For someone so strong, you sure can’t do reconnaissance, huh?”
“Ah. I’m not good at sensing life forms. I can’t tell unless I see them. So, what has arrived?”
“My companions, and Abyss’s true body.”
“Oh, that’s something to look forward to.”
Even Abyss, who was perched on Tekeris’ shoulder, seemed eager to actually speak with them.
It’s no wonder since they’d been separated for so long.
By the way, wasn’t it said that Tekeris was captured by the angels eight hundred years ago?
If that’s the case… what about Abyss and Iubora…?
As these questions surfaced, Houen and Abyss seemed to have entered the facility.
Houen frowned at the lack of any enemy presence, but when he saw the scattered pieces of meat, he strangely accepted it.
Abyss guided Houen to the room where Ouren and the others were, and they finally reunited.
It seemed Houen had already heard most of the story from Abyss, as he greeted them with a troubled expression.
“I’m Houen. Are you Tekeris?”
“Hoho, what a formidable skill…!”
“Hm…? Do you have a skill that lets you see other skills?”
“Well, something similar. I can only see the strongest skill of my opponent. Oh you have ‘Absolute Inferno’…! Hmm, this is incredible…”
“‘Absolute Inferno’? Not an ultimate skill?”
“The skill you consider to be the strongest only truly shines because of this ‘Absolute Inferno.’ The flashiness of the move doesn’t matter. The unique nature of the skill itself is what makes it the strongest.”
Houen listened to this and nodded in understanding.
Indeed, no matter what skill was used, it was still fire.
If the fire he created was extinguished, it wouldn’t be that strong of a skill, it could be put out with water or mist.
But ‘Absolute Inferno’ was different.
This skill that no matter if it’s unburnable or not, it’s going to be burned into ash—a special skill.
The opponent would be doomed the moment they even touched it for a split second.
“…However, it’s honestly unsettling to have my skill seen through.”
“Ah, my apologies. It’s a strange skill that helps in understanding my opponent. I can’t control it myself, so please forgive me.”
“If it wasn’t intentional, well, fine.”
Saying this, Houen turned away.
It seemed Houen disliked having his inner thoughts revealed like this.
He was always the one tasked with thinking, so it seemed he wasn’t used to having his thoughts read.
Ouren inwardly laughed at seeing this unexpected side of him, as Abyss approached Tekeris with a cheerful demeanor.
“You sound just like a big brother~”
“Abyss. It’s finally good to hear your voice.”
“Ehehe~”
“…? Hear her voice?”
“Right after I created Abyss and Iubora, I was immediately captured by the angels. So my power has weakened…”
“…Hey, let me ask this while I have the chance. What exactly are you guys…?”
At Ouren’s question, Tekeris smiled.
Though Abyss looked like a devil, she wasn’t one.
Tekeris had said he “created” them, so it was clear they weren’t ordinary beings.
Houen, observing Ouren’s demeanor, understood that they were having a deep conversation.
Thus, he tried to discern what they were talking about from their brief exchange.
“Do you want to know?”
“I don’t want to, but I feel like I should.”
“Good judgment.”
Tekeris continued to stroke Abyss’s head, maintaining an eerie smile.
And finally, he spoke.
“We are the byproducts of the world.”