A stray devil collapses to the ground after being killed.
System notification:
+0.1% Enkidu template progress
Qin Xiao looks at his progress:
Attribute Value
Name Qin Xiao
Identity Transfer student at Kuoh Academy
Level Tier 3 (Lower-class Devil)
Template Enkidu – 19.1%
Noble Phantasm Chains of Heaven
Talent Perfect Form
He is only 0.9% away from 20%, and he feels that reaching 20% will trigger another evolution.
Recently he has been hunting many stray devils, gaining about 1% per kill, but suddenly weaker ones started appearing.
Rias group arrives again
Just then Rias Gremory and her team arrive.
Akeno Himejima jokes:
"Looks like Qin Xiao got here before us again."
Over the past two weeks, Qin Xiao has killed about 80% of the stray devils in their territory before they even arrive.
During this time something else happened:
His novel exploded in popularity
The light novel My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected became a huge hit.
With publisher promotion and strong writing:
It created a massive wave in the light novel marketQin Xiao earned nearly 10 million yen in under half a month
Akeno now manages his publishing income completely.
Qin Xiao's role:
"I only collect the money."
Sudden attack
Suddenly a shadow attacks Qin Xiao.
Everyone shouts in alarm.
But the attack is stopped by Chains of Heaven.
The attacker is revealed to be a beast-like stray devil, stronger than the previous ones.
Qin Xiao is actually happy.
Because this one looks strong enough to give him the last 0.9%.
Fight with a Mid-class devil
The stray devil attacks repeatedly.
But Qin Xiao's Chains of Heaven create a defensive formation.
After a series of exchanges:
The devil makes a mistakeChains pierce its shoulderQin Xiao finishes the kill
System notifications appear.
Rewards+3% template progressNew talent unlockedNew TalentBeast King Instinct
Description:
Born in the forest, gentle in speech and elegant in behavior, but possessing terrifying wild combat instincts.
This ability gives Qin Xiao Enkidu's natural battle instinct.
Even though he looks calm and elegant, in combat he becomes like a predatory beast.
Status update
Attribute
Value
Level
Tier 4 (Mid-class Devil)
Template
Enkidu 22.1%
Noble Phantasm
Chains of Heaven
Talents
Perfect Form, Beast King Instinct
After half a month of hunting stray devils:
He has reached Mid-class Devil strength.
Rias is shocked
Rias realizes something important:
Qin Xiao has already reached Mid-class level despite:
being younger than herhaving no clanhaving no formal training
Even Yuuto Kiba, who trained for years with powerful mentors, is still only Lower-class devil.
This makes Qin Xiao an extreme genius.
Kiba challenges Qin Xiao
Seeing Qin Xiao's power, Kiba suddenly says:
"I want to challenge you."
His goal:
Break his current growth limitBecome stronger to help Rias
Qin Xiao accepts.
Duel
Kiba uses his Sacred Gear:
Sword Birth
He creates many magic swords:
fire swordslightning swordswind swordswater swords
The battlefield fills with weapons.
But when he reaches Qin Xiao—
Qin Xiao defeats him instantly
Qin Xiao:
dodges the attackgrabs Kiba's wristpunches him in the chestthrows him away
The fight ends extremely quickly.
Later in the fight Qin Xiao dominates again with pure physical ability.
Finally:
Qin Xiao holds a sword to Kiba's neckdeclares victoryResult
System notification appears again:
+1% template progress
Qin Xiao now thinks jokingly:
"Maybe I should fight Rias and Sona too for more progress."
But he immediately rejects the idea.
Why?
Because both of them want to reincarnate him as their servant.
And Qin Xiao refuses.
Qin Xiao's ideology
He thinks:
Even though the protagonist Issei Hyoudou becomes a harem king…
He still belongs to the Gremory clan system.
Qin Xiao refuses to become anyone's subordinate.
He wants true freedom and power.
Akeno flirts again
At the end Akeno walks up to him.
"You're really strong, Qin Xiao."
Qin Xiao replies again with his usual line:
"Just self-defense."
This annoys everyone.
Because every time he does something insane, he says the same thing.
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