Bikou's party - Vali?!/Vali-san?!

Kuroka only sighed tiredly to herself because she knows that Vali would do this.

Everyone else in the spectator seat is also taken by surprise but before long they are starting to anticipate the match between them. The strongest White Dragon Emperor in the history versus the mystical Queen of Dragons.

Irene doesn't have any big reaction because she already expected this. The same goes for Albion...

Irene - Oh? And do tell me the reason why you decided to challenge me?

Irene smirked at Vali knowing fully well just what will his answer be.

Vali - Because I want to see just how far our strength differences are and also to test my limit... Now don't think that I see your other team members are weak but why settle for second when you have the best right in front of you? No offense intended but you are the strongest of them all right?

Vali smirked back at Irene.

Irene - Heheheh... Interesting answer but... I have to correct you on some part. I am not the strongest, our husband is.

Irene who heard his answer laughed slightly before she corrected Vali thinking that she's the strongest.

Ramius and the other girls also nodded to her statement because it's a fact after all.

Vali - That may be so, but... He's not here right now, is he?

Vali answered back once again.

Irene - Hmm, Indeed... Very well, I accept your challenge.

Irene chuckled lightly before accepting Vali challenge.

Vali - Thanks.

Both team members then spread out to give both Vali and Irene some room for their fight.

...

Bikou - Man, I knew Vali would do this...

Bikou muttered wryly but his face still looks carefree.

Arthur - Um... But that's what makes him the that Vali we know.

Arthur calmly answered Bikou mutters with a respectful voice. Vali never backs down against anyone after all. Kind of similar to Issei himself.

Le Fay - But... I wonder if Vali-san has a chance?

Le fay said worriedly.

Kuroka - Nope.

Kuroka said almost immediately.

Bikou and the others gazed at her suspiciously yet again because of how sure she is.

Kuroka - Like Albion said before. Even if Vali were to uses his strongest technique he won't be able to win against her.

Kuroka continued her words regardless of their suspicious gaze on her.

Bikou - Seriously... Do you know them, Kuroka? You seem so sure about it...

Bikou narrowed his eyes at Kuroka because this is the second time she sounded so sure like she knows Irene quite well.

Kuroka only grinned playfully at them before she set her gaze towards Vali and Irene once again much to their exasperation.

...

Albion - [Are you sure about this, Vali?]

Albion asked Vali inside his mind.

Vali - [Ah.]

Albion - [...Do as you like then... But don't say I didn't warn you]

Athough Albion said that, he's feeling proud at Vali for not backing down in front of an overwhelmingly strong opponent.

Irene - [Are you boys done talking with each other?]

Suddenly, Irene's voice is heard inside their mind and that alarmed both Vali and Albion because they were talking through their mind just now.

If Irene was just sending a telepathic message then they wouldn't be that surprised but the facts that she could hear their conversation is quite alarming.

Irene - [There's no need to be so alarmed, I can only hear tiny bits of your conversation]

Irene send a grin towards Vali and both of them screamed "Bullshit!" inside their minds when they heard her words... But they didn't say it out loud...

Vali - ...Then, sorry to keep you waiting...

Vali immediately used his Balance Breaker from the get-go. It's his usual white scale armor.

Irene is still standing there with a smirk on her face. She's thinking it's been quite a while ever since she saw Vali balance breaker, what a nostalgic sight...

Vali - Are you prepared?

Vali mechanical voice sounded, he asked Irene who seems to be standing still without her guards up but he knows that it's just an illusion... If he were to launch a sudden attack at her then she will react to it instantly.

Irene - Come at me whenever you like.

Irene calmly answered Vali.

Vali - Then... Here I come!

Vali instantly dashed towards Irene baring his fist towards her. He punched towards Irene's head right away which the later calmly evade with a tilt of her head but Vali has already expected this. He swiped his leg doing a roundhouse kick only to be blocked by Irene with just one hand.

Vali took a step back before he launched a barrage of magic attack but once again, it all got deflected by Irene with a wave of her hand. After seeing this, Vali knew at this rate that he won't be getting anywhere... Just from their brief close quarter combat just now he can feel his hand aching because it feels like he just hit a solid steel block instead of an arm from a seemingly delicate woman.

Vali - !

Vali decided to use his Divine Dividing towards Irene aiming to decrease her power.

It indeed worked because Irene loses a tiny fraction of her power but right at the very next second, nay... Half a second, her power returned straight away.

Vali - ...Divine Dividing doesn't work?!

He's not the only one who's shocked. The other onlookers' also felt shocked knowing Vali doesn't work on Irene... Well, it works but it might as well be called useless seeing how minuscule her power has been decreased and even then it returned straight away right at the very next half a second.

And for some reason, he also can't make that power as his own like usual.

Vali gritted his teeth before he started his chanting.

"I, who am about to awaken,

Am the Heavenly Dragon who has taken the principles of supremacy from God

I envy the infinite and I pursue the dream

I shall become the White Dragon of Supremacy

And I shall take you to the limits of white paradise

!"

Vali body grew larger and he assumed the form of his Juggernaut Drive once more.

Ramius and the other girls already knew about the whole rivalry going on between the and the so they're not too surprised seeing the similarity Vali possess with Issei, as in the way they chant.

They have to admit that Vali is indeed strong and if it were them from a while back then they wouldn't have stood a chance against him.

Jalter - Hmph, not bad but still far too weak... And what's up with his chant? Envy the infinite? Pursuing the dream? He can continue to dream on then.

Jalter scoffed after seeing Vali Juggernaut Drive form. And his chant ticks her off a bit because her beloved master is the true ruler of both.

Jeanne who saw Jalter getting grumpy smiled wryly at her because of how sensitive she is when something involved Issei's case. Not that she blames her though because she knows her feelings very well.

Vali then proceeded to attack Irene once again but the result still stays the same...

Vali size difference compared to Irene is quite large but it still doesn't help him to land a hit on Irene... If anything it made it harder for him to land a hit on her.

Irene only needs to sidestep a bit to evade his attack and sometimes she will land on top of his head as if to mock him.

Vali - Then how about this... !

Vali spread out his dragon wings wide and started using his other skill.

The also has the ability to halve the size of objects and living beings through the use of it's Half Dimension, the user does not need to make any contact with the target to use this ability.

Irene - Hmph, child's play... .

Irene extended her right hand towards Vali direction before she clutched it. There's a scarlet light coming out from her extended hand and then it took the form of a miniature crimson dragon made out of light before it headed towards Vali.

*Screech!* *Zeng!*

Vali - What?!

And just like that, Vali has been broken to pieces. The other spectators also gasped in shock seeing how easily Irene destroyed Vali's skill.

Thankfully Irene didn't send her magic towards Vali or he might be dead by now...

Vali - ...What was that?

Irene - Surprised? That skill was invented by my husband... is an extremely powerful Magic that smashes everything the user comes into contact with int