Chu Chen: The White Dragon Emperor? Yeah! The punching bag's finally here! (Please subscribe) / As the protagonist's archenemies, they always look the part (Please subscribe)

"Even you said something like that... Then I can probably understand why that kid said he didn't need my power..." Ddraig could not help but smile bitterly. At first, he had thought the kid was a little too arrogant.

But seeing this, Ddraig instead felt that the kid had been right.

Would Orphis need his strength to empower herself? Of course she would not.

Then if Chu Chen was stronger than Orphis, would he still need his power? Of course not...

What made Ddraig even less able to stay calm was that after Chu Chen incorporated the three abilities originally possessed by his Boosted Gear—Boost, Transfer, and Penetrate—he had even incorporated Ddraig's original ability, Flame of the Blazing Fire.

What made him even more unable to remain calm was that he could sense danger from that Flame of the Blazing Fire.

In other words, as the original master of Flame of the Blazing Fire, the version Chu Chen had created was far, far stronger than his own!

"Very dangerous..." Orphis could not help frowning.

Wasn't that obvious... The other guy was stronger than you. It was perfectly normal for an ability he created to make you feel threatened!

Ddraig grumbled inwardly, but—

"Hm? A white aura... Is that guy approaching this place?"

At the same time, a silver-haired man approaching Chu Chen's mansion raised his head.

"Albion, did you sense it? That dangerous aura..."

"Yes... I did. But..."

That aura should belong to the red one's ability. Wasn't that ability sealed? Why was its aura appearing now? And it was far, far stronger than he remembered!

"It's the red one... Vali, are we going?"

"The Red Dragon Emperor? My fated rival? Of course I'm going to meet him! That direction is Kuoh Town, where Sun Wukong and the others went, right? Orphis seems to be there too. Things are getting more and more interesting!"

As he spoke, Vali shot toward Kuoh Town like a meteor streaking across the sky.

"New Boosted Gear is a success... I didn't expect my first attempt at creating it to go so smoothly..."

Chu Chen looked at the New Boosted Gear on his hand, unable to hide the delight on his face.

This time, he finally had a weapon of his own... And Chu Chen had added a special trait to it.

—Weapon Fusion... No matter what kind of Sacred Gear it was, it could be fused into it smoothly. Even after fusion, weapons with similar traits could have their traits greatly enhanced...

After hearing the name Chu Chen had given the weapon, Ddraig could not help bitterly complaining.

"You might as well rename it Dragon Hand. My soul isn't even inside it, so why does it still have to be called New Boosted Gear? Could you at least respect my feelings? That is my title, after all..."

There was a hint of resentment in Ddraig's tone. He had it too rough. He had been a perfectly good Red Dragon Emperor, fighting the White Dragon Emperor just fine, only to be killed by the Bible God and stuffed into a Sacred Gear. He had gotten used to that, but then some freak appeared out of nowhere, stronger than Orphis, studied his abilities, and created a New Boosted Gear. Not only had he lost his freedom, but now even his title was being taken?

That was just too miserable...

"Dragon Hand? How could that possibly sound as cool as Boosted Gear?"

Chu Chen rolled his eyes. Dragon Hand sounded so low-grade. Boosted Gear sounded far more imposing.

In this world, no matter how strong your power was, you had to give it an awesome name first. That always made people feel that it was incredible... After all, clothes made the man, and gold adorned the Buddha. Weapons also relied on their appearance and names...

No matter how strong a weapon's power and abilities were, if it had an ugly name, people would always make fun of it...

"Mm! Human, that makes a lot of sense. I also think my title sounds much more impressive!"

After Chu Chen praised him in such a roundabout way, Ddraig immediately felt exceptionally pleased.

He had always felt that his title of Red Dragon Emperor sounded far more impressive and pleasant than anyone else's...

No matter how you looked at it, Red Dragon Emperor was clearly more prestigious than White Dragon Emperor! Mm! That was what he thought. I'm called an Emperor, while you're merely an Imperial Sovereign! In web novels, a Dou Emperor was stronger than a Dou Sovereign, wasn't he?

Chu Chen glanced at the Boosted Gear. Since when had he discovered that Ddraig had such a narcissistic side?

But since Ddraig was not overly hung up on the name of his new weapon, Chu Chen could not be bothered to bring it up again.

"Orphis, what do you think of this Sacred Gear?" Rather than immediately showing it off in the System Network, Chu Chen asked Orphis first. Compared to everyone else, she understood how to appreciate this thing in his hand better.

So Chu Chen handed the Sacred Gear in his hand to Orphis first.

Orphis blinked and accepted the New Boosted Gear from Chu Chen.

Her gaze remained fixed on the New Boosted Gear in her hand, and a hint of surprise appeared on Orphis's face. She could sense that the immense power within might even threaten her.

Just holding it in her hand, Orphis nearly activated the Authority within her body and destroyed the weapon outright.

"Very strong..." Orphis came to that conclusion.

Chu Chen chuckled. Naturally, he had put great care into creating this weapon, but...

"It still needs a series of adjustments. Even a game needs testing to identify bugs after it comes out. I only made this by modeling it after the Boosted Gear. I focused entirely on pursuing power, so the power balance might not be very good. I need to personally test this Sacred Gear before I can determine whether there are any issues with it..."

As Chu Chen spoke, he silently fused the New Boosted Gear into his body.

The next moment—

"Boost!"

A crimson gauntlet appeared on Chu Chen's right hand. Its front was set with a green gem, and it resembled a ferocious dragon claw. The green gem immediately lit up and emitted a low mechanical voice.

That voice was identical to Ddraig's, though it sounded somewhat more mechanical.

In an instant, immense power surged from within his body. Instinctively, Chu Chen clenched his fists.

As expected, there was still a problem with the power balance... Flame of the Blazing Fire was the strongest ability among all the abilities within it. Influenced by that ability, the New Boosted Gear's power had become extremely violent. Especially when boosting, it even caused the user's power to go berserk. It was clearly affected by the power within.

Even Chu Chen immediately began suppressing the violent power within his body after sensing it go berserk.

"It still needs some proper adjustments..." Chu Chen muttered.

It seemed that there were still many details he needed to slowly research regarding the use of Authority: Creation (Fragment) +1.

Strong was strong, but if he could not fully control it, then he was still too weak...

"I mocked Rias before for using Destruction Magic so crudely. Now I'm no better..."

Chu Chen could not help smiling bitterly.

"Kid, why don't you experience my power firsthand? It would be much better than blindly adjusting and slowly testing it like this... Nothing is better for recreating a power than experiencing it personally first..."

Ddraig's voice suddenly rang out, and Chu Chen's eyes immediately lit up.

That made sense... Slowly adjusting it meant adjusting it once, then testing it again. That was far too troublesome...

Although he had obtained the Bible God's inheritance, it was an inheritance, not a template. If it were a template, he would have instantly fully comprehended the Bible God's power. But an inheritance only gave him the relevant knowledge; it would not immediately increase his strength.

He still had to slowly digest the inheritance before gradually advancing toward the Bible God's level...

So Chu Chen was very satisfied with Ddraig's suggestion... He could give it a try!

"Now all I'm missing is an opponent to test the Boosted Gear on..."

Chu Chen picked up the Boosted Gear and muttered, but—

"Hm? Someone is approaching? That aura... a dragon's aura. Could it be that White Dragon Emperor bastard..."

"That's right, kid. The white one probably sensed the aura you released while creating the Sacred Gear, mistook it for me, and rushed over immediately..." Ddraig's deep voice slowly rang out. In an instant, Chu Chen understood.

So that was Ddraig's plan... Even if I only become the Sacred Gear's owner for a while, I can at least beat the White Dragon Emperor! You Two Heavenly Dragons really were both this bored, huh...

"Fine, then that White Dragon Emperor bastard is out of luck! Ddraig, the punching bag is here. Let me see the Red Dragon Emperor's power! Since you were so proactive in helping me create this Sacred Gear, I'll definitely find you someone with exceptional talent to serve as your host!"

As he spoke, Chu Chen fused the Boosted Gear into his body, then—

"Boost!"

Without another word, Chu Chen left the house with Orphis.

Meanwhile, Ddraig silently observed a moment of mourning for Albion's host.

Poor guy. He was about to be used as a punching bag by that freak!

There was a rather strange universal rule in this anime world.

Generally speaking, anyone who could serve as the protagonist's rival would not look bad.

Like Kudo Shinichi and Heiji Hattori, like Kudo Shinichi and Kaito Kuroba... Emmmm... Those two looked exactly alike, so how bad could a protagonist-level face possibly be...

As Hyodo Issei and the Red Dragon Emperor's rival, Vali Lucifer and the White Dragon Emperor Albion certainly had plenty of visual appeal.

He had silver-white hair, refined features, a confident smile, and battle intent that was completely undisguised in his eyes.

Behind him spread a pair of white wings that looked carefully crafted, their surfaces glimmering with a deep blue light.

—Vali Lucifer, descendant of the original Demon Lord Lucifer.

At this moment, Vali looked at Chu Chen, who was holding Orphis in his arms, with great interest before speaking.

"So you are this generation's Red Dragon Emperor..."

"Only temporarily. Besides, you came here to fight, not to fuss over who your rival is. To you, as long as someone is strong enough to satisfy your desire for battle, it does not matter whether they are your rival or not, right?"

Chu Chen shrugged. Rarely, he did not immediately start fighting upon seeing his opponent.

In truth, while wearing the Boosted Gear, he was still sensing the power within it.

He had come to use this weapon because he wanted to carefully feel the balance of power within the Boosted Gear and figure out why its boosted power was not as violent as the Sacred Gear he had created.

"That's true. Whether you are the Red Dragon Emperor or not does not matter. As long as I know you are strong, that's enough!"

Vali laughed instead. The battle intent on his face was already impossible to suppress, but he still did not attack. His gaze merely shifted toward Orphis in Chu Chen's arms. This was a battle between him and Chu Chen; if Orphis joined in, the balance would be broken.

And honestly, Vali was rather curious about how the Red Dragon Emperor had managed to abduct Orphis.

But now was not the time to ask about that, so Vali had no intention of asking.

"Orphis, stay to the side and watch for now..." Chu Chen gently stroked Orphis's head as he spoke softly.

Ding! Selection has begun! Selection time: 1 minute

Faced with the head-patting attack of Chu Chen, the System Network Administrator and loli-con kidnapper, you choose:

1. As this system's host, how can you let others use a head-patting attack on you so easily? Especially such a dangerous individual as the System Network Administrator and loli-con kidnapper! Please slap away the System Network Administrator and loli-con kidnapper's... hand!

Seemingly realizing that Chu Chen was already prepared to press the button to discard and reclaim the system, the Selection System shamelessly surrendered!

2. As this system's host, and as the infinitely adorable dragon adopted by the System Network Administrator with the greatest charisma in the world, obediently accept the head-patting attack of the System Network Administrator with the greatest charisma in the world, then adorably say, "Once more!"

Selection rewards: Choice 1: One-time skill: Infinite Power of a Slap

Choice 2: Ability: Once More (Description: Every time an attack hits someone, its power doubles at the instant of impact)

Chu Chen's mouth twitched hard. This system actually had the potential to be a bootlicker too...

But... Hmph! Let's see if you still dare to badmouth your creator so casually! These systems he created really needed to be taught a lesson!

Especially the Selection System... The Check-in System only tormented its host, but the Selection System tormented even its creator!

He wondered whether the next type of system would have some special trait.

Right now, they only tormented system hosts and system creators. Next, would they start tormenting random bystanders too...

After tilting her head, Orphis silently rubbed against the hand Chu Chen was using to pat her head, then—

"Once more..."

Those adorable big eyes stared at Chu Chen. In an instant, Chu Chen felt as though something had pierced his heart!

I can't take this! Where are the medics? Where are the medics? Hurry up and save me!

In an instant, Chu Chen looked at Orphis before him with a horrified gaze. The legendary infinitely adorable dragon truly lived up to her reputation.

Orphis chose Option 2 and obtained the ability: Once More.

Vali: "..."

Was it just his imagination? He had clearly come here on his own initiative and was even about to fight Chu Chen one-on-one. From beginning to end, Orphis had merely been a spectator, so why did he suddenly feel superfluous now?

"Ahem... Are you done?" If Orphis had not been in Chu Chen's arms, he would have already thrown a punch. He was mainly worried that he might accidentally hit Orphis, be judged by her as an enemy, and end up in trouble.

He liked fighting strong opponents, but he did not enjoy being utterly crushed...

What Vali did not know was that choosing to fight Chu Chen would lead to no different a result than fighting Orphis.

Chu Chen glanced at Vali and shrugged. This guy really did not understand romance... Battle maniacs were no fun!