Chapter 201: Akeno Feeding Him Like This in Front of Her Sister
Watching the two leave, Yasaka felt deeply troubled inside.
Although the other party didn't seem threatening in the slightest, his words couldn't be without basis.
Had both Kunou and she been targeted by the Khaos Brigade?
"Mother, what's wrong?"
"Nothing~"
Shaking her head, Yasaka tried her best not to let her unease spread and worry her daughter.
From now on, she would also have the youkai stay extra vigilant and keep a close watch on every outsider.
Although the card had been given, the two didn't return immediately.
Since it was the weekend, they decided to spend a little time enjoying the ancient capital.
Thus, the shrine before them was particularly bustling, attracting countless tourists.
Some people were dressed as youkai like tengu or other monstrous forms. To many, it might seem like cosplay, but to Renji and Akeno, it was clearly genuine youkai.
"Here~"
Akeno bought some small pastries from a nearby stall.
A small festival was being held here today, so there were many food stalls around.
Then, just as she was about to hand him a small snack, she pulled it back as he reached for it and brought it to her own lips.
She didn't eat it but held it between her teeth, then leaned in as if to feed him that way.
So, he stared at her expressionlessly.
Undeterred, Akeno kept leaning closer to him.
Thus—
"Mmph—!!!"
Her eyes widened slightly, and then she felt a deeper touch inside of her mouth as he sealed her lips with his own, her pupils dilating even more.
Suddenly, Akeno's body stiffened.
It wasn't because of his actions that she stiffened—she had already anticipated he might do something like this and was mentally prepared.
The reason she stiffened was because people nearby were watching.
Normally, she would feel a bit shy, but not as flustered and panicked as she was now. The reason was the unexpected presence of another figure nearby.
It was a beautiful woman with long, straight black hair, about three or four years older than her, whose features bore some resemblance to her own.
Though they hadn't met in years, there was no mistake—she recognized who it was.
And so, under the other's gaze, it wasn't until her lungs ran out of oxygen that her moistened lips were finally released.
"L-long time no see, Sister Suzaku~"
Akeno spoke timidly, like a child who had done something wrong, afraid of being scolded.
The person before her was her sister—more precisely, her cousin—the only one in the Himejima family, aside from her mother, who had ever cared for Akeno.
In the past, because she carried the bloodline of a fallen angel, the Himejima family regarded her as an ill-omened child. She and her mother had been confined to live within a barrier.
The only one who would visit and care for them was this sister.
But after her mother's death, she was even pursued by the Himejima family. Later, Rias rescued her, and she never saw this sister again.
Although the Himejima family had hunted her, she wasn't foolish enough to resent her sister. After all, her sister had tried her best to protect her.
But no matter how much their clan head favored her sister at the time, she was still not the head—just a student, with no power to intervene in family affairs.
"So it really is you, Akeno. I thought I might have mistaken you for someone else~"
Suzaku Himejima's gaze shifted slightly to the young man beside Akeno.
She was quite curious about who this man was, to have earned such intimacy from her sister.
Although her sister had been expelled from the Himejima family, she was now a servant of the Gremory family princess, one of the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons. She shouldn't easily develop feelings for an ordinary person.
Upon closer inspection, Suzaku found that the man seemed utterly ordinary, with no detectable anomalies about him—yet that in itself was the greatest anomaly.
"And you are?"
"Renji, just an ordinary P.E. teacher."
As Renji introduced himself, he earned a slight eye-roll from the girl beside him.
"An ordinary P.E. teacher?"
Suzaku chuckled softly; his words held no credibility at all. Out of politeness, she extended her hand to shake his.
"My name is Suzaku, Suzaku Himejima, Akeno's negligent cousin."
She introduced herself in turn.
His reaction to the introduction was quite indifferent, as if he had never heard the name before.
It seemed he genuinely didn't know—did that mean he was an ordinary person?
"No, Sister Suzaku, you haven't been negligent at all."
Akeno understood what she meant and immediately shook her head.
"No, it truly is my negligence. Back then, I made a promise to you, but in the end..."
At this, Suzaku's expression darkened, and she bit her lip slightly.
Over the years, the reason she hadn't visited Akeno was because she felt too ashamed to face her...
"Don't worry, Akeno. Soon—by next year at the latest—I will bring you back to the Himejima family."
In recent years, she had been gradually gaining control of the Himejima family.
"That won't be necessary, Sister Suzaku~"
Akeno shook her head; she didn't want her sister to bear too much pressure.
"Sister Suzaku, please don't make that expression. I'm not disappointed in you, and I'm living quite well now. Whether or not I return to the Himejima family doesn't matter, but please remember one thing—you will always be the sister I respect and love the most~"
Akeno only acknowledged this sister; everyone else was either unrelated to her or even her enemies.
She would take revenge!
"Akeno, I…"
Suzaku's guilty expression instantly turned icy.
Just as the sisters were finally reunited, some unwelcome intruders appeared.
Unnoticed, the surroundings had emptied out—they had been drawn into a barrier space.
In the next moment, several figures emerged. Most were eerie, monstrous forms, while a few were humans who appeared to be the leaders. These people were from the [Empty Cicada Agency].
The [Empty Cicada Agency] was an organization formed by members of the five great families who had been exiled for lacking family talent. Their goal was to take revenge on the main families.
Now, this organization had become even more depraved, capable of doing anything. Rumor had it they were involved in some operations with the recently exposed dangerous organization, the Khaos Brigade. That was why Suzaku, having received intelligence, had come to Kyoto.
Unexpectedly, she had run into her younger sister.
"Huh? Isn't that the Himejima family's half-breed, Akeno Himejima?"
These words made both Akeno and Suzaku's expressions darken intensely.
"Why is she here?"
"Why bother asking? Just leave her to me…"
Some of them began spewing filthy remarks.
"Miss Suzaku, I happen to have a spell I'd like to test. Is it alright if I use these people as test subjects?"
"Huh? Of course, it's no problem."
Suzaku smiled brilliantly; it was a perfect opportunity to see the capabilities of Akeno's companion.
In an instant, a massive magic circle expanded from him, covering everyone.
This magic circle seemed to be spatial in nature—was it for teleportation?
Then, a bloody scene made Suzaku's pupils contract!