Riser Phenex isn't a villain

Chapter 246: Training Arc 3

While Riser had given the five girls their Mocking Gears, it didn't mean that it was the end. He also gave them a variety of techniques that they needed to learn, especially everything that related to movement technique.

Whether one was a close combatant, long-range combatant, wizard, trapper, or any other, while their way of the fight might be different, their way of running away was similar.

Yes, running away.

Why should one fight a bloody fight like a warrior when one could kill someone with just one hit?

If they couldn't defeat their enemies in one hit, why should they press further and keep fighting instead of retreating for a moment, searching for another chance by harassing their opponents, draining their stamina until they couldn't do anything?

While in front of overwhelming power, nothing could be done; Rias' power of destruction was amazing, and nothing could be done when one was hit by it.However, no matter how strong Rias' attack was, if her attack couldn't hit them, then it was meaningless, right?

That was why he gave them training in movement technique.

While one month might seem short, it should be enough to increase their power to an okay level.

Riser might have given them the Mocking Gear, and due to this, their power should have increased dramatically, but expecting them to master those weapons in one month was too much. After all, they weren't the main characters or the friends of the main characters who could suddenly master a strange power within their bodies.

Instead, those five girls' status in the story was only so-so, and their back story was normal. There was no drama. There was no trouble. Everything happened so smoothly, and they became the devil because they wished so.

If Riser had to give an example, they were like his peerage members. They might not be weak, but they didn't have much potential, and that was why he gave them a boost with a variety of weapons, skills, and mindsets.

Giving them a variety of information, Riser could feel Sona's intense gaze on him, especially on the loading bar of the Archive magic, which was something that definitely helped her with many things.

Archiver might not be the strongest magic, but there was no doubt it was extremely useful.

Teaching them for a moment, Riser then called the two knights. "Xenovia, Tomoe, come here."

Xenovia and Tomoe moved toward him obediently like they were trained to do so.

"You two are swordsmen, so I will give you a suitable technique to learn."

"Um... Riser-sama, are you also a swordman?" Tomoe was surprised.

"Tomoe, Riser-sama's swordsmanship is amazing! My swordsmanship is taught by him!"

Previously, her swordsmanship style was wild, and Xenovia moved based on her instinct, but with Riser's teaching, her swordsmanship became stronger, sharper, and more dangerous.

While Xenovia didn't want to talk badly about her previous home, she knew the sword technique taught by the church was like a kindergarten lesson compared to Riser's swordsmanship.

"Huh? Really?"

Tomoe sometimes had a spar with Xenovia, so she knew how strong Xenovia was, but she didn't expect that Xenovia was taught by Riser.

Was this the benefit of becoming his woman?

Tomoe had to say she was jealous!

"But Riser-sama, I have mastered some of your sword techniques, right? Are you going to teach me another technique?" Xenovia asked curiously.

"Yes." Riser nodded. "The name of this sword style is "Breathing Technique."

"Breathing Technique?"

Not only the two Knights but everyone who listened was surprised.

"By combining the Western and the Eastern swordsmanship, I have developed a new sword technique, and the name of this technique is "Breathing Style."

Moreover, by using this sword technique, you can become stronger and faster.

Still, as Riser said all of that nonsense, he could see that everyone believed him. Previously, he got "Sun Breathing" from the system, and with "Sword Talent," which he also gained previously, he developed a variety of "Breathing Styles," which were more suitable for others.

As for why he developed other "Breathing Styles," it was all because of his two knights. He wanted his two knights to learn the "Sun Breathing," but it seemed they didn't have the talent to do it, so he changed it into another, and they could do it.

Riser could see whether Xenovia and Tomoe were quite similar, so he also taught them a different "Breathing Style."

As he explained, Riser said,"Xenovia, you will learn "Flame Breathing," and Tomoe, you will learn "Thunder Breathing." I will send all the data into your head; be prepared."

Xenovia and Tomoe were ready, but the moment they received the information of the "Flame Breathing" and the "Thunder Breathing," their faces flushed red with excitement as they could tell how strong they were.

"Um, Dear, can you tell us more about the "Breathing Style"?"

Not only Sona but the others were also curious.

"Well, it's hard to explain, so I will show it directly."

Taking his sword out of his space storage, Riser stood a bit further and then performed the "Flame Breathing."

At that moment, everyone widened their eyes.

Like the name, the "Flame Breathing" was like a flame; it was explosive and fast, and the moment they realized, it was already too late as everything was burnt by it.

Meanwhile, "Thunder Breathing" was fast. It was so fast and sharp.

Unlike his strange naming senses on the Mocking Gear, the name of his sword technique was straightforward.

"Then, Riser-chan, do you have other techniques other than "Flame Breathing" and "Thunder Breathing"?"

"I do, but I won't show it since it will take a long time, and even if I use it, no one can learn it, so it is a waste of time."

"....." Everyone.

To be honest, they wanted to see him use his sword technique more, but at the same time, they also knew with how strong he was, the number of individuals that could force him to get serious was so low.

There was probably almost none.

If Riser knew what they thought, he would also think so, as he knew that the number of people that could threaten him was almost none.

As for why he couldn't say no one, it was because he had become one of the strongest in this world.

Those Gods from other pantheons or pagan gods aside, Riser thought those who could threaten him were only the Dragon Gods, such as Ophis or Great Red, but even so, he didn't think they could kill him, especially with his "Immortality," "Phoenix ability," "Crisis," and "Ruler."

With all of those combinations, he was practically immortal.

However, there was no need for him to think about those strong beings as he knew the chances of those strong beings becoming his enemies were zero.

Why?

It was because there was no conflict between them, after all.

Still, with all of the matter of those five girls and Xenovia finished, Riser looked at Saji and Tsubaki.

"Saji. Tsubaki. Come with me. You two need a different way of training."

Serafall, Sona, Saji, and Tsubaki aside, Riser looked at the rest and reprimanded them, "Focus on your training. I won't let you go home if you are lazy."

"..." 6x

As Riser scolded them, he thought they would work hard, but why were they blushing?

Riser rolled his eyes to the sky and thought that being a gentleman was hard, but he could think about those girls later as there was something that he needed to talk about with the two Sacred Gears users.

First—

"Saji, how do you want to fight?"

"Eh?"