Ayano left the villa of the Goddess' Consorts, then stared at it from the outside and smiled happily, 'Hehehe!' Finally, I have my own territory and my first base in this world.
My evolution is progressing much more smoothly than I ever imagined.
[Copied Ability #5: Fusion, Grade E
- This ability allows you to combine multiple elements into a single, higher-grade or stronger element, depending on the nature of the combined elements.
- The user receives 10 Fusion uses per week, which can be stacked.]
Ayano stared at his status and his new ability, his eyes shining.
"Excellent. This ability will be very useful in the future."
Ayano finished processing his thoughts, then his steps quickened and became wider. His body straightened, his chest more prominent, and he looked a completely different person, now more confident that his future in this world would be bright.
Because the villa was far from his home, and because he didn't want to be late any longer, Ayano headed to the inner subway station and waited a few minutes until the train arrived.
Ayano curiously examined the appearance of the advanced train, then quietly boarded and sat in a random seat, as the train was almost empty at this time, with all the seats in its compartment filled. Empty
The train passed two stations, and only a few people boarded Ayano's carriage.
Suddenly, Ayano's body trembled unnaturally, and he felt something strange happening around him.
'...This feeling!'
Ayano realized that this feeling was exactly the same as what he had felt in the garden before he met Shima, so he immediately used his Fate Spectrum Eyes ability.
Ayano's eyes glowed with a golden light, and he carefully scanned his surroundings. He noticed a black thread moving strangely on the train.
Ayano followed the thread to the compartment behind him and saw it in the distance encircling a shimmering golden thread and slowly consuming it along with several other black threads.
Ayano looked beneath the golden thread and saw a middle-aged man with a sinister appearance harassing a beautiful girl with short, dark brown hair and a captivating figure.
'Huh!!!' Ayano's heart pounded. The girl's appearance felt familiar, so he moved closer. He instantly recognized her from his past memories: Yui, their neighbor and Rumi's friend.
He also recognized her from his past experiences; she was one of his favorite characters. "I can't believe my eyes! It really is her!"
Ayano's thoughts raced, then his expression turned serious and menacing as the train stopped. He saw a middle-aged man dragging Rumi out into a public restroom area, unnoticed by anyone.
"Damn it, I know what's going on."
"This is undoubtedly the same man who raped her and tied her up in the bathroom."
Damn it, that won't happen while I'm here! Ayano moved quickly and followed them to the bathroom, then entered the room beside them and listened intently to what was happening.
"Hehehe, don't move or I'll disfigure your pretty face!"
"No! Please, sir, let me go! Please!"
"Hehehe! Your pleading only excites me more. Look at my penis and how it's grown!"
"No!!!"
Ayano heard Yui's screams and the sound of her weak resistance and, expecting the man to be tying her up, he clenched his fists, his anger rising.
"Damn it, time is ticking."
"If I use too many potions or a high-strength potion and Yui collapses quickly, the man will realize something strange is going on."
Ayano thought quickly, then drank a Level 1 green potion and opened another Level 1 red potion bottle. It transformed into a colorless, odorless gas that quickly filled the toilet bowl.
"Hurry up, work! Hurry!" '
Ayano waited anxiously, and after a few moments, Yui's body grew heavy. She stopped resisting and lost consciousness.
"Wake up, you idiot!"
"Hehehe! You think losing consciousness will save you from me?" The middle-aged man thought Yui had fainted from fear, so he lifted her and placed her on the toilet. Then he took off his clothes. As he approached Yui, he felt dizzy and leaned against one of the toilet walls.
'Hey!' Something unnatural is happening to me. Before he could even process what was happening around him and react to it, he lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
"Hahaha! I did it!" Ayano heard the man's fall and quickly climbed over the walls, bursting into the adjacent room.
He examined Yui's body, noticing the bruises on her arms and neck. His expression darkened slightly, then he clenched his fists and moved swiftly, removing the rope binding her neck and arms, the tape from her mouth, and helping her drink a clear green potion.
Ayano unlocked the man's smartwatch with his biometric data and determined from the information that he was a Level 1 fighter, not affiliated with any guild, and without a family.
Ayano quickly scanned the man's body and found a black leather bag with mysterious gold and silver patterns hanging from his waist.
"Oh! He has a storage bag! I guess I'm in luck."
Ayano continued his search, and after confirming that the man wasn't carrying anything else, his brow furrowed.
"If I leave him alone, he'll definitely come after Yui again and get his revenge." '
Ayano's eyes lit up. He opened his smartwatch, called Shima, and explained everything that had happened.
"Do you have any idea what I should do, Shima?"
"Don't worry, Patriarch, I'll take care of it. Just send me your coordinates."
"Thank you, Shima!"
Ayano sent Shima the toilet's coordinates, then injected the man with another, stronger dose of the anesthetic.
Afterward, he supported Yui and helped her out of the toilet room. He then went back inside, locked the room from the inside, and closed the toilet itself. He placed a sign at the entrance that read "Closed for Repairs."
Ayano carried Yui in a princess-like position and waited at the train station before boarding again to return home.
He chose a secluded corner and sat quietly, placing Yui comfortably beside him. After making sure she was alright, he glanced around and quickly noticed a young man in his late twenties staring intently at Yui and slowly approaching them.
'Is that him...? Damn it, what was his name again?'
'Oh yes, I remember!' 'That lucky bastard Okada!'
Ayano examined the man's clothes. They looked like simple armor, with a mysterious black leather bag hanging from his waist. 'In that hentai story, this guy wasn't special, hadn't done anything of value, and only appeared after Yui had suffered many misfortunes, yet he finally got her.'
Ayano glanced at Yui's vulnerable appearance beside him and shielded her with his body, preventing the man called Okada from looking at her any longer. Then he glared at him angrily. He noticed that Okada hesitated for a moment before stepping away from them.
'Hehehe!' Go to hell, you loser!
...
"Ah! Where am I?"
After a few minutes, Yui slowly opened her eyes. Remembering what had happened, she was terrified and was about to scream, but Ayano pulled her close and hugged her gently, patting her head. "Don't worry, Yui! It's me, Ayano."
"Everything will be alright."
"Ayano?! Is that really you?" Yui stared at Ayano skeptically. Once she was sure it was him, she laid her head on his chest and sobbed uncontrollably.
"I was scared, Ayano, so scared."
"A strange man tried to hurt me, and I begged him to stop, but he wouldn't and hurt me badly."
"Don't worry, Yui! I handed him over to the police, and he'll never come near you again."
Normally, Ayano would have used this as an opportunity to get closer to Yui; she was one of his favorite characters. But after seeing her like this, he... He fell silent, deeply saddened by her plight, and lost in thought.
'Yui's story in the original work may have seemed happy, but it wasn't. The man who won her was just an ordinary worker. Despite their apparent happiness, Yui had suffered a great deal of abuse before that time.'
'Damn Okada and all the other heroes!'
'Hahaha, yes! That's exactly what I'll do!'
'I'll have Yui and all my other favorite characters if I ever meet them. I'll take care of them and find a way to protect them from this world and make them happy forever.'
'I'll do whatever I want in this world, and if anything bothers me, I'll destroy it.'
Because of this unexpected incident and its consequences, Ayano's goals in this world became clearer, and his resolve was many times stronger than before.
Fifteen minutes later, Ayano and Yui stepped off the train and walked to the apartment complex, then up to their building.
During that time, Yui clung tightly to Ayano's left arm and didn't let go until he had escorted her to her door.
"Thank you so much for saving me, Ayano."
Seeing Yui's hesitation and conflicted emotions, Ayano patted her head gently and smiled. "Don't thank me, Yui. You're like a little sister to me, and it's my duty to help you. If you need anything, just let me know."
Yui felt a little embarrassed and nodded to Ayano. After a moment of thought, and then, gathering her courage, she stood on tiptoe and gave Ayano a light kiss on the cheek. She then said goodbye and quickly went inside.
Ayano turned to leave and saw three attractive middle-aged women staring intently at him with mysterious smiles on their faces.
Ayano's eyes flickered for a split second. Then he smiled politely and greeted the women.
"Good evening, Mrs. Morisaki! Mrs. Okudera! Mrs. Suzumoto!"
"Good evening, Ayano~"
"You seem to be taking good care of little Yui~"
"You're very kind."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Seeing the three women carrying garbage bags, Ayano offered to help. "Excuse me! I'll help you take out the trash!"
"Thank you, Ayano." The three women smiled at Ayano after seeing him come down the stairs and exchanged strange glances, but they didn't realize his smile was even wider because he had already recognized them.
'Hahaha!' 'This world is the best.'
Ayano casually tossed the trash and turned to leave.
Suddenly, Ayano heard a strange noise and quickly looked around. He saw his neighbor, Masanobu, being beaten by the dark-haired youth while his mother, on the balcony, didn't notice.
'You there! Stop right there!' Ayano shouted loudly to get Mrs. Tomoko's attention. Then, remembering the hentai story, he ran towards the alley and knew what the youth was trying to do in this area.
'That youth is called Togawa, and he's the one who bullies Masanobu at school.'
'Togawa will pretend to be Masanobu's friend at first, then he'll trick Tomoko and force her into prostitution in exchange for stopping her bullying her son.'
'Damn it! I've always felt sorry for Tomoko, and I'm definitely not going to let that miserable end happen to her.'
'It's time to bring some justice to this world.'
Ayano lunged at Togawa, punching him with his right arm. He kicked him hard in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.
Then he grabbed him by the hair and knelt him hard in the face, before raining blows upon him.
A few moments later, Ms. Tomoko arrived and grabbed Ayano, pulling him away from Togawa. Ayano controlled his anger and didn't resist. He turned around and smiled at her.
"Don't worry, Ms. Tomoko. If you intervene, things will be different. You're a Level 1 Advanced, but I'm just a student, and it'll be seen as nothing more than a childish squabble."
"Take Masanobu and look after him."
"I'll get rid of that bastard and then join you both."
Tomoko stared into Ayano's deep eyes for a moment, then took her son and left.
After Tomoko left, Ayano's eyes hardened again, and his expression became cold and sinister.
Ayano grabbed Togawa by the hair and dragged him out of the compound, then threw him against the wall as he thrashed about and screamed in pain.
"Look at me, you bastard!"
"If I ever see you near this compound again, and if you ever dare to touch Masanobu again, I'll destroy you."
Ayano noticed that Togawa glared at him angrily and clenched his fists. Ayano smiled mockingly and then kicked him hard between the legs.
"Don't look at me with those filthy eyes of yours!"
"I know you think you're special, but if you do, I'll destroy you!"
After chasing Togawa away, Ayano went upstairs to find Tomoko and Masanobu waiting for him.
"Ayano, thank you so much for your help. Please come into our house."
"I'm sorry, Ms. Tomoko, I really have something to do right now, but I'll definitely visit again!"
"Come on, Masanobu." Before going upstairs, Ayano called out to Masanobu and gave him his number.
"Call me if that bastard bothers you again, and I'll beat him so badly he can't move."
"Thank you, Ayano! Sorry to bother you."
"No problem!"
After saying goodbye, Ayano stopped in front of his house and sighed softly. "This has been a very busy day."
He went inside Ayano was greeted by Rumi, her hands on her hips, her expression a mixture of annoyance and anger. "You're so late, Ayano!"
Ayano pulled her close by the waist and kissed her lips. "I missed you too, my dear."
He then kissed Sakemi before going to take a shower.
The three of them ate dinner and watched television, chatting and joking happily, before falling asleep together.
After closing his eyes, Ayano's mind flashed with images of Yui's miserable state, tied up, and Masanobu, beaten without daring to resist or even report what was happening to him. He also pictured the bewildered Mrs. Tomoko, even though she was a Level 1 developer.
Ayano pulled Rumi and Sakemi close, his expression becoming intensely firm and serious.
' I will do everything i can to protect them and preserve this happy life, no matter what it takes ! '