"This is Kuoh Town?!"
Yukino exited the taxi, looking at the town before her.
As they traveled from Chiba to Kuoh Town, the number of evil spirits encountered decreased. And now, there wasn't a single evil spirit in the town before her.
Though she didn't understand why, Yukino knew she had come to the right place. A smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
However, what she didn't know was that while this town had no evil spirits, it had things far more terrifying than them.
Those were Stray Devils, Fallen Angels, and Demonic Beasts.
Yukino began to locate Kuoh Academy with her phone, and then walked towards Kuoh Academy following the navigation.
Shortly after Yukino left, a figure emerged.
"That's a smile I've never seen on Yukino before. She's never smiled at me, her older sister. I wonder which scoundrel managed to charm my sister." Haruno watched the departing Yukino and murmured softly.
Her hand was in her bag, holding a card.
When she met that boy, she would slap the card onto his face and tell him, "Here's fifty million, now leave my sister alone."
Thinking of this, the corner of her lips curved upwards.
Watching her sister walk further away, she followed her.
Yukino steadily walked according to the navigation, completely unaware that her sister was quietly following behind her.
Along the way, she carefully observed everything in the town. Not noticing a single evil spirit on this entire journey, her previously tensed heart relaxed.
She began to examine the town, finding it unexpectedly harmonious.
Perhaps relax a bit first?
No! First, go to Kuoh Academy to find him.
Thinking this, Yukino continued to follow the navigation towards Kuoh Academy.
However, as she passed a park, for some unknown reason, she felt compelled to walk inside.
It is well known that parks, abandoned warehouses, and deserted churches in High School DxD are hotbeds for Stray Devils.
Watching her sister walk into the park, Haruno gritted her teeth and quickened her pace, following her inside.
"Wasn't she going to Kuoh Academy? Why is she going to the park?"
"Could it be… a date inside!? No wonder she kept looking at her phone. That scoundrel has charmed my icy sister."
As Haruno walked in, the small path connected to the park seemed to have a slight spatial fluctuation.
In the depths of the park.
A tree opened its eyes, then transformed into a chameleon, and then into a human form.
"Life is getting harder and harder, eating a person requires being careful not to be discovered. Today, I'm lucky. Two people with tender skin have arrived. Today, I can finally feed, but I'll play with them first. Only extreme fear can make them delicious."
He locked onto his target and walked towards her location.
Yukino strolled along the park path, feeling the fresh air, her mood becoming increasingly pleasant.
Although she didn't know why such a large park was empty of people, that didn't stop her from relaxing.
"Look, what have I found? A cute girl."
Yukino heard the voice and turned around warily, only to see a strange-looking fellow staring at her with ill intent.
"Little girl, are you playing alone? Want to play with me?"
Saying that, he walked towards Yukino.
Looking at the person in front of her, whom she could tell at a glance was no good, Yukino was on high alert and backed away.
She was also dialing the emergency number on her phone, while her hand was in her bag, gripping pepper spray.
"I'm warning you, don't come any closer!"
"Don't be afraid. The little trinket in your bag won't work on me."
Hearing the man's words, Yukino's body stiffened, but she quickly recovered.
"Don't come any closer!"
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person."
Saying that, his head returned to its original form, and he said mockingly, "Of course, I'm not human either."
Yukino's eyes widened, and her legs felt a bit weak.
This… this isn't human…
"Mon… Monster!"
"How truly delicious. The taste of fear is captivating. I can hardly wait to enjoy it."
The stray devil didn't care about Yukino's words. After all, he had been a monster ever since he betrayed his master.
Yukino wanted to run, but her legs were weak from fear. At that moment, Haruno rushed out, grabbed Yukino, and ran.
"Nee… Nee-san?"
"Don't talk, run!"
Haruno pulled Yukino and sprinted down the park path.
Originally, she thought Yukino was meeting a boyfriend. She never expected to encounter a monster. At first, her legs did feel a bit weak, but that was her own sister. So she bravely stepped forward and pulled Yukino, running quickly.
The stray devil watched the two fleeing, his long tongue licking his face.
That's it… the taste of fear is captivating.
"Run. Run. Become my delicious food."
Saying that, he leisurely chased after them.
The Yukinoshita sisters ran desperately along the path, with the Stray Devil following behind.
When the two reached the exit, they were stunned.
The entrance was gone!
"How could this happen!"
Haruno was both shocked and angry. She turned back to look at the slowly approaching Stray Devil, her heart sinking to rock bottom, her mind rapidly working.
Yukino took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but as the Stray Devil gradually approached, both their sanity was on the verge of collapse.
"You two… why aren't you running? If you're not running, then it's my time to enjoy."
As the Stray Devil approached step by step, his human appearance gradually peeled away, and a monstrous creature with a giant human head and lizard body appeared before them.
Haruno shielded Yukino behind her. Although her legs were trembling from fear, she still held on strongly.
Whether before or now, to protect Yukino, she forced her to grow, to not wear a mask like herself, but it seemed she had messed up.
"Yukino!"
"Nee-san?"
"Yukino, I wasn't a good sister. To make you grow, to let you do what you want to do, I could only always maintain perfection. Only then would those so-called family matters not fall upon you. I'm very sorry for what happened before." Haruno spoke her true feelings.
She only hoped that Yukino would be like a normal child. But it seemed she hadn't done well.
"How touching, so you two…"
Crack!
Immediately after, the barrier cracked open and a holy light shone down.
Gabriel descended from the sky, wearing an angelic outfit.
Haruno and Yukino looked at the dazzling Gabriel in the sky and couldn't help but exclaim, "An… Angel?"