The fishy-smelling white child splattered onto the Angel Devil's face.
Her face looked as if covered by a thick layer of white paste. The visual impact was intense.
Because of it, her long hair was matted together in disarray. Some of the more watery traces also flowed down along her hair strands, dripping drop by drop onto the ground.
She could hardly open her eyes, only able to squint half-open. The Angel Devil tilted her head up slightly, and her throat began to rhythmically contract and expand.
[Ding~ Detected Angel Devil's feeling of satisfaction. System rewards 20 points.]
With each movement, she struggled to swallow the fishy-tasting liquid in her mouth, bit by bit, into her stomach.
"There's still a lot. We mustn't waste any of it."
Even after swallowing everything in her mouth, plenty still remained on her face.
So Renji pulled his hand into his sleeve and used the fabric to scrape against the Angel Devil's small face. He gathered all of it, bit by bit, back into her mouth, watching her throat, waiting for her to swallow every last drop.
The Angel Devil understood his intention perfectly and cooperated obediently. She deliberately opened her cherry-like mouth wide, making it easier for the liquid to be scraped inside.
And it also allowed Renji to see more clearly inside her small, delicate oral cavity.
Soon, her small mouth was again filled to the brim.
First, like brushing teeth or gargling, a "gurgle gurgle" sound came from her mouth. A large amount of white bubbles gushed out, popping one by one.
Then she used her little tongue to roll up and down amidst the liquid, swirling within it.
Finally, the Angel Devil closed her mouth, used all her strength, and very diligently swallowed everything that had been playing inside.
After swallowing, she opened her mouth to Renji again. Her pink little tongue playfully wiggled up and down a few times, showing him her clean mouth.
[Ding~ Detected Angel Devil's proud emotional state. System rewards 20 points.]
"Ha… ha… ha… ha…"
The exhalation from her mouth was heavy. The current season was late autumn, nearly winter, so every breath she exhaled carried a very obvious white mist, along with a strong, fishy, foul smell.
But from the Angel Devil's extremely flushed expression, she seemed to enjoy it. Renji felt the same way—he found it quite pleasant as well.
"Cough… cough… it seems… some of it got stuck in my throat… cough… cough cough…"
The Angel Devil covered her neck and suddenly coughed a few times.
...
...
After they parted, dusk had already fallen. Renji returned to his doorstep, took out his key, opened the door, and stepped into the entryway.
The house was dim. If no one was home, it seemed Denji and the others hadn't finished their work yet and weren't off duty.
Renji, relying on memory, had just touched the light switch—but hadn't yet pressed it.
A terrifying thing—two eerie, drooping eyeballs—roared dully and lunged at him.
"Whoa ah ah ah ah ah!!! — Holy crap!!! —"
When people are startled and experience extreme fear, there are generally two reactions.
The first: their brain goes blank for a moment, then they react and flee in a very short time.
The second: their brain goes blank for a moment, then they react and throw a heavy punch in a very short time.
This "very short time" varies for everyone. Some people's reaction time is so long that they can't do anything—just scream in place like a robot.
Others are so fast that they might mistake their reaction for an unconscious one—either running or throwing a heavy punch.
From Renji's reaction, he was clearly the first type.
At that moment, his adrenaline surged explosively. He let out a loud cry, golden light shimmered, and he instantly activated his transformation, turning and sprinting down the building corridor.
As he ran, he kept looking back, trying to see if the terrifying thing was catching up. The Clothesline Pole materialized in his hand in case it truly pursued him.
In his mind, he kept wondering what that thing was. Was it a Devil? But why a Devil? Why would a Devil be in Hayakawa Aki's house?
Then, when Renji looked back again, he saw that thing slowly poke its head out, staring at him. Immediately after, a pair of hands reached out and removed the monstrous mask from its face.
A familiar face was revealed.
Himeno's face was full of disbelief. She seemed to have completely underestimated Renji's intense reaction.
She slightly opened her mouth and spoke with a teasing lilt.
"Oh my... such a strong reaction? Were you that scared, Renji?"
Golden light flickered. Renji exited his transformed state and raised an eyebrow.
...
The taxi drove smoothly along the road. In the back seat, Himeno was ungracefully clutching her stomach, laughing heartily.
"Hahahahahahahahaha... hahaha... I can't, I can't... I'm going to die, I'm going to die... I'm literally dying of laughter... my stomach hurts... I can't... it really hurts so much... hahahaha..."
Himeno clutched her stomach, laughing uproariously, her laughter quite wild.
Renji, sitting beside her, appeared exceptionally calm. He said nothing, simply opening the car window and casually resting his arm by his head, his gaze fixed on the receding street view outside.
Himeno showed no signs of stopping. As she laughed, she continuously slapped Renji's shoulder with considerable force.
Renji found it a bit unbearable. He turned his head and looked at Himeno with a helpless expression.
"Can you stop laughing? Is it really that funny?"
Hearing his words, Himeno not only didn't restrain herself but laughed even louder.
"Hahahahahaha... but... but every time I think of you screaming like that... and turning around and running without hesitation... I just... I can't help it... sorry, sorry... it definitely won't happen next time... I really didn't expect you to be so scared... hahaha..."
Seeing her like this, Renji sighed, then turned his head back to look out the window, deciding to ignore Himeno.
Himeno laughed to herself for a long, long time until she felt her throat was about to smoke, then she gradually stopped.
"Hehe Today was truly an interesting day"
"Himeno Senior? Did something happen to you today? Why are you off work so early? And at Hayakawa Aki's house?"