055, Shinji Matou

Rimuru wordlessly grabbed hold of the Succubus whose mind was full of filthy thoughts, shoved her aside in disgust, then turned to Rin. Her eyes were wide open, her flushed face and gaze brimming with curiosity—how should he put it? Rin seemed to have gained a deeper understanding of this Succubus.

"Sigh... For the next while, remember to stay away from this one." Rimuru sighed, feeling it necessary to protect Rin's innocent mind.

"Hey!" After Rimuru lifted her up, Sylphiel immediately pouted in dissatisfaction and said pitifully, "You summoned me, so you should at least give me some kind of reward, right? Even if you're frigid, there are other ways."

"Oh? What reward do you want?" Rimuru asked curiously.

"Come to think of it, I've never tasted what your vital essence is like." Sylphiel smacked her lips. "How about..."

"...So after all that, you just want to screw me?!" Rimuru was completely speechless. He stood up and headed for the door, intending to throw this loose-tongued woman out before she thoroughly corrupted Rin.

"Hey, hey, hey! You don't need to do that to absorb vital essence!!" Seeing this, Sylphiel immediately began struggling and protested pitifully, "You're the one thinking weird things—"

"...You don't?"

"Yeah! Actually, all it takes is mouth-to-mouth... Huh?!" Halfway through speaking, Sylphiel suddenly felt her body grow light!

Bang! Rimuru tossed the non-recyclable trash in his hand outside without hesitation and slammed the door shut.

"Sigh..." Rimuru rubbed his head with a headache, then turned toward Animusphere and changed the subject. "Caster probably won't dare make any reckless moves for a while. In other words, the only real enemies in this Holy Grail War are Kirei Kotomine's side and Shirou Emiya."

"Don't worry."

"It's not that I doubt your abilities..." Animusphere chuckled softly. "It's just that, judging