The Aura of a Broken Dragon

Issei has been prevailing in his training with the Boosted Gear. Throughout the week, Issei has been able to improve upon his limit of Boosting by a good amount, mostly thanks to his new draconic body. With his teacher, Ddraig, Issei was able to obtain knowledge of his Sacred Gear that no one would be able to provide. However, what helped him the most was the change in his mindset.

Currently, Issei was seen on his knees while breathing heavily from exhaustion. Ddraig had forced him into maintaining the Boosted Gear with the most boosts that he could produce for the longest that he could, which he held onto his maximum boosts for a minute or two but was a large and drastic change in power from before.

"Ddraig, do you think that is enough for today?"

"For now. That will be enough. Remember what I said about your power."

"That I will need to be at my best peak physical condition and mental condition to even attempt to control a small portion of my power. Yeah, I understand." Issei spoke disappointedly knowing that he would have to wait a significant amount of time before he would be able to use his draconic aura.

Standing up, Issei could be seen with significant changes to his body from a week ago when he was first being introduced to the supernatural world by Ddraig. From just a week ago, Issei was just a scrawny, weak looking individual but in just a week of training and being transformed into a dragon, Issei looked slightly more in shape than before. He looked more fit and more athletic than before, not enough to where it would draw in attention to the difference, but enough to show Issei that progress was being made. Standing up once more, Issei walked straight home... It was already becoming noon and Issei needed to finally begin his second part of his training.

Entering his house, Issei was met with his mother in the kitchen, making the food while his father was seen sitting at the dining table with the newspaper in hand. His mother was the first to notice him entering the house and formed a genuine smile upon seeing her son.

"Issei dear, could you please wash your hands and get ready for dinner? Today is going to be a special day because I just made you favorite food." Wait, that could only mean one thing. Cheesecake was being made! Issei rushed straight towards the sink and quickly began washing his hands as if there was no tomorrow. Immediately sitting down parallel to his father's position at the dining table, Issei was ready to destroy this cheesecake.

"Seems as if someone is a little too excited for some cheesecake." His father jokingly responded to Issei's quick succession. His wife came back with the cake in her hand while slapping her husband on the head lightly.

"Knock it off dear. It had been a while since we made his favorite food. Let him enjoy the moment." Issei smugly looked at his father...His father responded with his tongue sticking out towards Issei. Both Issei and his father were always this childish and they sure as hell loved every bit about it.

"Issei, what will you do about all your schoolwork?" His mother worriedly asked. "Don't push all of it to the very last day. We all know that you won't do all of it in one day."

Issei, after shoving an entire large piece of the cheesecake straight into his mouth, quickly tried to finish up the piece in his mouth before responding to his mother. "Don't worry, I'll get it done sooner or later." Issei hesitantly said which didn't help his situation since the single moment of hesitation had given the Hyoudou parent's the signal that he was indeed going to procrastinate.

His mother sighed, "Gorou, he's just like you, a lazy child."

"Hey, I'll have you know that I was one of the hardest working students in high school."

Miki Hyoudou quickly smirked before looking dead into Gorou's eyes knowing that he messed up. "Yeah, sleeping during classes and declining nearly all the invitations that were sent your way was indeed the "hardest working student" in our high school."

"Hey!" Gorou began blushing red from embarrassment causing the two Hyoudou's to laugh at his misery.

After that entire mess, during the night, Issei was speaking with Ddraig about what they were going to do after today. "Starting from tomorrow onward, we will begin working out your entire body physically. Focusing on that would allow for your body to maintain and further increase your power with the boosts." Ddraig said while Issei agreed with the statement. He could feel a dramatic increase in power from where he was originally, when facing her for the first time. However, Ddraig quickly came in reminding Issei of something of the up most importance. "Remember partner, the Boosted Gear has the ability of increasing your power by two folds with every boost. This is an exponential increase having a higher base power would lead into far more benefit with each boost and more potential. Just doing simple math, you already know what this means."

With his hand touching his chin while having an amused expression, Issei nodded in agreement. "Yeah, If I increase my power, then that would result into a massive difference in power when boosting."

Ddraig had many things planned for Issei since he didn't want to have a weak host and Issei just wanted... what did he want? After seeing through his memories, there was no way that Issei was wanting to have a harem after just being destroyed by a single woman for deceiving and manipulating his emotions like the Fallen Angel did, but Issei was also slightly terrified of woman thanks to that event. His perversion was slightly decreasing with the trauma but now Issei was left stuck without a dream to achieve. Now that is where Ddraig would ask his partner for the truth. "Partner, before you call it a night, would you please tell me the goal or dream that you want to achieve now?"

The sudden moment of being asked that question had left Issei in a deep thought. Thinking to himself, Issei knew that being trapped into this new world was going to come with major consequences, similar to how the regular world would treat people. Issei continued thinking until a single phrase came out of his mouth.

"I just want a normal life, a normal one with my family. That is what I want the most."

"What about the dream with becoming the harem king?"

"I... I don't know. I just want to stay away from the romance stuff for a while. Don't dragons live for a very long time?" Ddraig huffed which basically signaled to Issei as a yes. "Then, I have plenty of time with dealing with that stuff much later."

"You do know that the supernatural world won't remain docile. They will eventually come straight at you. You're the Red Dragon Emperor and a Dragon with their Aura awaken. The chance of having a normal life is basically non-existent."

Issei only wanted a normal life at this point. This supernatural world, even if he didn't experience a single bit of the true terrors of this new world, was already giving him the feeling that it would be a horrid and terrible experience for him. "What will I have to do to get even remotely close to those chances of having a normal and quiet life? I know that it might be impossible but there is always a chance."

"Partner, what you must do is become the most powerful and fearful dragon in history. What you must do is become the most powerful Dragon Emperor. One that would be feared by all and will strike fear even into the Divine Beings. You must reach the level of being widely known for being in the top ten strongest beings in the supernatural world. This is a dangerous and potentially suicidal path. Are you sure you want to take this path?"

"I don't have a choice, do I? These beings won't stop trying to kill me no matter what I do. Growing is the only chance I even have in living in this terrible world. So, how about it, partner? What if we both work together. Work like actual partners in crime. You help me try and achieve my dreams and I'll try and help you achieve your dreams of being known as the most fearful dragon, what do you say to that?" Issei joyfully asked his partner. This was a major step in their relationship as partners.

"Issei Hyoudou, you and I have a deal. Now, don't disappoint because you already had one disappointing death. Another would just leave a bad taste in both of our mouths." Ddraig jokingly spoke while chuckling in the boosted gear. His partner was sure amusing trying to set deals with him that weren't dealing with the exchange of body parts.

Issei finally closed his eyes and the week finally begun for his torturous training.