It may seem that Raynare agreed easily to Kalawarna's request, but actually, she had already assessed the situation beforehand, before speaking.
On the inside, she was very, very, very angry at both the dead trash Mittelt and the dumb bimbo bitch Kalawarna. Just when she had been planning on how to approach Yusuke, these two whores had to spoil everything!
Mittelt tried to fucking kill him, and from what she observed right now, it seemed that Kalawarna had also fallen out with him and was trying to forcibly kidnap him!
How was she supposed to get close to Yusuke like this?! Change her appearance and use a fake identity? That kind of trick would only work on weak humans with no magic power, and Yusuke's magic power was even stronger than hers!
In that case, the option available right now was to capture Yusuke with Kalawarna's help, and then kill the bitch and keep Yusuke for herself alone
At the same time, Kalawarna was thinking the exact same thing, she wanted to use Raynare's strength to capture Yusuke, and during the process, find a way to direct most of the attacks toward her, which would weaken her, and once Yusuke was captured, she would deliver the finishing blow to Raynare and take Yusuke for herself.
Even if it was merely a suspicion, Kalawarna would sooner kill Raynare than allow her to take her Yusuke.
Both fallen angels stood side by side, one radiating golden light, the other holding two red spears of light, staring at Yusuke with the same obsessive eyes.
Swoosh!
A spear shot through the air as Raynare threw her spear of light. It was much thicker and slightly bigger than the other fallen angels' spears, and it was even faster.
Bang!
Yusuke tapped the ground and jumped to the wall of a building on his left, evading the spear. He then kicked the wall, and as soon as he did, another spear landed on it. Luckily, no one was living in that apartment building; otherwise, it would have been a disaster for the people living inside.
Without pause, he kicked off another wall, dodging Kalawarna's golden spear mid-air, then shot straight toward her like a human missile!
Rumble!
"Tsk! If only I had a flying skill..." Yusuke's fist slammed into the ground as he glared at the drifting black feathers overhead. Once again, he'd failed to land a hit. Even with his enhanced speed, this bitch always stayed just out of reach, as if she'd predicted his movements before he'd even made them. Or was she simply that cautious?
He turned his attention to Raynare, but the second latex bitch was already scared off and took off as well after seeing his attack.
"Had he always been this strong?" Raynare's eyes stayed locked on Yusuke as she asked Kalawarna. She originally thought he was just a human with high magic who knew some powerful spells, but never expected him to be this fast and strong.
"Yes, he is the one who killed Dohnaseek," Kalawarna replied as she flapped her wings, dodging a rock flying toward her, then threw a spear in retaliation.
"He killed him?" Raynare's eyes widened slightly, but then everything clicked. Come to think of it, she hadn't seen the killer Mittelt talked about. So it turned out it was him.
It seemed Mittelt attacked Yusuke because she found out he was the killer, then Kalawarna killed Mittelt, and for some reason, a conflict started between Kalawarna and Yusuke.
Yusuke gripped two massive boulders, one in each hand. With agile footwork, he tapped lightly against the ground, his movements so swift they left afterimages as he dodged the barrage of descending spears. At this point, the spears themselves barely posed a threat; what truly concerned him was the possibility of more fallen angels joining the fray, or worse, this battle drawing attention from other supernatural beings.
'They're flying too high...I can't reach them like this,' he realized, watching their silhouettes circling far above. 'Which means...I've only got one option left.'
Despite his speed advantage, Yusuke remained at a constant disadvantage. Without proper weapons and facing enemies who could simply flee whenever the battle turned against them, he was fighting an uphill struggle.
In the end, Yusuke made the obvious choice. Gritting his teeth, he hurled both boulders skyward with every ounce of strength in his body, then immediately spun on his heel and bolted!
Like hell he'd stick around for some drawn-out, uncertain battle!
"Yusuke!"
Kalawarna froze, stunned by his sudden retreat, then desperately beat her wings and gave chase. Her face had gone deathly pale, drained of all color.
If Yusuke ran away from her right now, how was she supposed to save him from the other whores? Worst case, he'd run straight to those whores and they'd trick him even more! No! She couldn't let that happen.
Raynare's reaction was the same, although not as intense. She didn't want her prey to escape either. If Yusuke got away, the chances of catching him later would drop drastically!
She refused to give up on the one who had awakened this intoxicating warmth in her chest, this dizzying, unfamiliar flutter that could only be love.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Yusuke, stop!"
Blinding spears of light streaked through the air as Kalawarna hurled them wildly, each shot growing more desperate, more unhinged, doing anything to keep him from escaping.
Raynare flapped her wings much faster and chased Yusuke as well, throwing spears at him. She was much more reckless than Kalawarna, ignoring Yusuke's safety. As long as he stayed alive, she didn't care about anything else! She could heal him later!
However, under their desperate eyes, all their attempts met with failure. Yusuke's speed was just too fast. The gap between them kept widening until he finally left them in the dust.
"...Yusuke... Don't leave me!" Kalawarna stared in a daze at the figure long faded from her vision and muttered.
"I screwed up... I shouldn't... I messed up everything..."
Pa!
Suddenly, a sharp slap brought her back to her senses. Raynare grabbed her by the collar and said, "Yes, you fucking screwed up, but it's not the time to whine!"
"Instead of wallowing here, we should be planning how to get him back!" Raynare released her grip, eyes burning with determination.
"You're right... I need to get Yusuke back. I HAVE to get him back!" Kalawarna's gaze sharpened with renewed purpose, then instantly darkened into something icy. "Wait... what exactly is Yusuke to you?"
"The same for you as well," Raynare replied indifferently. She paused before adding, "We can either fight each other now or work together to get him back before duking it out."
A red spear flashed in her hand as she spoke. "The choice is yours."
"...A-alright." Kalawarna clenched her hands tightly until they turned pale before speaking.
'I'll tolerate her for now. The moment Yusuke is mine, I'll gut this bitch.' she consoled herself.
Unbeknownst to her, Raynare's mind echoed the same venom, 'Let her play helper. Once Yusuke's in my grasp, I'll grind this cunt to dust.'
...
After shaking off the two crazy yanderes, Yusuke collapsed onto a nearby bench, breathing heavily. His speed may have increased drastically, but his stamina and endurance were still far behind.
"What should I do now?" Yusuke lay on the bench, his head slumping backward, eyes staring blankly at the night sky. He didn't know what to do anymore. He felt completely alone, surrounded by crazy women. He had always been used to loneliness, but this was different. This was the kind of loneliness that crawled under the skin. There was no one he could turn to for help.
Sure, there is Tsubaki, but asking for her help was like willingly stepping into another trap.
He would never trust any yandere! It didn't matter how sweet they acted, how gently they smiled. Kalawarna had proved that perfectly, that psychotic bitch firing "helpful" spears of light while shooting about protecting him.
The audacity to talk about helping him! She wanted to shatter his kneecaps and chain him in some lightless dungeon where he'd never escape her!
"Should I go home? Can I even go back?" He was scared to go back to his fucking place, who knows if he might get attacked out of nowhere.
Nevertheless, he still stood up from the bench and headed back to his place. He had nowhere else to go. He could get a hotel, but with those crazy yanderes' stalking abilities, they would easily find him. If they attacked him inside a hotel, it would endanger everyone there.
'Even if they attack me in my place, I'll cripple their wings and torture the shit out of them,' Yusuke clenched his fist as he walked. With the small space in his apartment, it was impossible for the two fallen angels to use their wings to escape. He could easily punch their pretty faces into oblivion.
"Hey bitch system, show me the quest log," he called to the system, which had been oddly silent for a while.
[Hai Desu~!] An unnaturally cutesy voice suddenly rang in his mind.
'What the hell? What's going on with you? You're creeping me out! For you to suddenly act cute is frankly disgusting!' Yusuke felt shivers all over and spat in disgust.
[Go fuck yourself!]
Followed by a loud, angry retort, the pink-red screen of the system appeared before him.
[Fight for Your Freedom!
Task: Raise Tsubaki Shinra's submission value to at least 80.
Reward: 5000 XP, one random skill, 1 stat point.
Penalty: I don't think you need a penalty if you fail. Hehehe...]
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[Ruin of the Ruin Princess.
Task: Raise Rias Gremory's submission value to at least 80.
Reward: Two levels, 2 stat points, a random skill, a random item.
Penalty: Honestly, who needs a penalty when the worst punishment is failing the task?]
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[The Sadomasochist!
Task: Raise Akeno Himejima's submission value to at least 80.
Reward: Two levels, 1 stat point, a random skill, a random item, 500,000 USD.
Penalty: None.]
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[Lock Down the Crazy or Get Locked Up Yourself!
Task: Raise Kalawarna's submission value to at least 80.
Reward: 5000 XP, 1 stat point, and a 2-inch boost to your ding dong.
Penalty: None.]
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[That toxic ex-girlfriend
Task: Raise Raynare's submission to 80.
Reward: 7000XP, Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, 2 skill points.
Penalty: You are fighting for your life, what worse penalty than this?]
The quest rewards were ridiculously generous compared to what Murayama and Aika offered, especially Kalawarna's. A permanent two-inch boost? Most guys would kill for that. Not that Yusuke needed it, of course. He was already packing more than enough.
What caught his attention were Raynare and Akeno's rewards, the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic and the two skill points. It seemed tailor-made for him to gain huge attacking power fast and level it up.
The $500,000 from Akeno's reward definitely caught his eye, as a broke teenager, that kind of cash would solve a lot of problems. Not that the other rewards were slacking either. Two levels, random skills, random items, and not to mention the huge amount of XP from each quest.
'Let's first finish Tsubaki's quest.' Maybe the random skill would give him something unexpected. Trying to think optimistically, Yusuke returned to his apartment.
After eating something casually, Yusuke didn't sleep a single wink. He stayed awake the whole night, staying vigilant and afraid that some random blue-haired crazy bitch or black-haired dominatrix might suddenly ambush him while he slept and lock him up.
In the end, nothing happened the whole night. No one attacked, no black wings suddenly burst through the window, and no light spear pierced the wall.
When light shone through the curtain, Yusuke was still wide awake. He picked up his school bag and went to school.
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