What was that?
It was broad daylight, the sunset still lingering in the sky, yet a grotesque tentacle monster appeared before them, leaving Boyman, cowering on the floor, dumbfounded and unable to quell his terror.
Tsubaki Ryuurikawa was equally shocked.
As for the two bodyguards, if not for the choking pain around their necks, they'd think they were dreaming!
What was going on? What was this creature? A demon? A devil?
Their worldviews shattered, heads throbbing, faces etched with the terror of seeing a ghost. Boyman suddenly recalled his elders mentioning mysterious, unknown entities in the world… but weren't those just rumors and legends?
How could they be real?!
"What are you going to do? What do you want? You're…"
Wait.
"Himegami Society?"
Finally processing the red-haired woman's words, Boyman realized the insignificant cult he'd dismissed was no ordinary group—it was a true evil cult!
With a tentacle monster as its Leader, what else could it be?
"Himegami Society…"
Tsubaki's eyes flickered. She hadn't expected the cult she'd joined to harbor such a bizarre entity. The Leader? The cult had sent a message about him recently.
She hadn't paid it much mind, never imagining he'd be this kind of Leader.
"You're not afraid?" Muxiao ignored the blond man, focusing on Tsubaki, whose expression wavered briefly before returning to calm. She was the first to face him so composedly, so coldly, despite not knowing about supernatural beings.
Unlike Izuki, who was accustomed to them.
"Why should I be?" Tsubaki's voice was flat, unshaken even by a talking monster. "Things can't get any worse than they are now."
Alright, not calm maturity—just the numbness of enduring her family's downfall and the recent threats. Her heart was a wasteland, her spirit fragile, a testament to her despair.
If Muxiao hadn't intervened, letting Boyman take her, she might have become a soulless husk, like a lifeless doll.
Even now, saving her midway, recovery seemed unlikely.
Muxiao pondered, dragging the two bodyguards closer. Tentacles spread, writhing in the cramped room, turning the sunset-lit space into a scene from hell.
"Tsubaki Ryuurikawa, a new believer recruited by the Himegami Society," Muxiao said, lowering his voice to sound deep and authoritative. "But you joined only for survival, not faith in me."
"Still, as the Leader of the Himegami Society," he tilted his head slightly, his low voice paired with the lengthening shadows of dusk, exuding eerie menace, "I'll give you a chance."
"Kneel before me, kiss my toes, and submit to me—offer your faith, your loyalty, your soul, and I will grant your wish."
Tsubaki froze.
Reina blinked, then realized, glancing oddly at Muxiao's theatrics… Hmm, quite the commanding presence.
If she hadn't seen him lounging on the floor, munching snacks, gaming, or glued to his phone like a total otaku, she might've been intimidated too.
Reina stifled a laugh.
But the others were undeniably shaken. Tsubaki's eyes widened, her long lashes trembling. "A wish…"
"Don't you want revenge?" Muxiao lifted Boyman like a chick. "I can make it happen."
Her deadened heart flickered back to life, just a spark, but it was her true desire. Her stoic face slowly showed emotion—hatred and rage.
Boyman, unfazed by her anger, reacted fiercely to Muxiao's words. "What?! Submit to you? You damned monster! She's mine! My property! The woman I want!!!"
Muxiao: "…"
Uh.
No words for that.
Wait, so I'm stealing your girl? Oops, my bad. I'm a pure love warrior—how could I do something so sleazy? Guess being the blond jerk means you're doomed to lose her.
Muxiao sighed.
"I'm willing!"
Light gleamed in Tsubaki's eyes. She turned to the sinister tentacle monster, resolute, and dropped to her knees with a thud.
"As long as… Leader, you help me take revenge, I'll offer everything—my body, my soul, my loyalty, my faith."
With that, she knelt before Muxiao, hesitated briefly, then kissed his… tentacle, showing her submission.
Needless to say, Boyman, witnessing this, broke down.
"Ryuurikawa!! You'd rather submit to this disgusting monster than choose me—?!"
"You killed my parents, destroyed my family," Tsubaki said, her face icy. "And you still think you can have me… Compared to the Leader, you're the disgusting one. Now, I can finally take my revenge!"
"For revenge, you'd give yourself to this monster? Are you insane?!!"
"Yes, even if it means submitting to a devil and selling my soul, I'm willing—"
After her act of submission, Muxiao flicked his tentacles, sending two guns clattering to the floor. "Are you sure? You're submitting to me, not just the Himegami Society."
"Yes."
"Then take this gun and exact your revenge."
Boyman, choked by tentacles, felt death looming, struggling frantically, legs flailing. The beautiful girl who'd driven him wild, his prey meant to be his slave, now donned the cloak of death. Panic consumed him. "Wait, no…"
Bang!
"GAAAAA—!!!"
Muxiao and Reina froze. The cold, stoic girl hadn't killed Boyman. Instead, her shot struck his groin, shattering his manhood. He wailed in agony, his face contorted in despair.
"You—You—!! AHHHH!!!"
Muxiao shivered, cold sweat forming despite his monstrous state. Women are way more brutal than men when they get ruthless.
He'd thought she'd kill him outright, but… torture, huh?
Watching Boyman writhe on the floor, face flushed, screaming like a slaughtered pig, eyes bloodshot with despair, Tsubaki felt unparalleled satisfaction.
It's gone—his precious tool, blown away.
Now it was Boyman's turn to sink into profound despair. Without that, what was the point of living? Damn it! This vicious woman! So ruthless!!