The two of them were neither related nor acquainted. In the original story, Issei Hyoudou had died who knew how many times without her ever appearing, let alone intervening. Still, it was better to be cautious.
Making a move through Raynare would make scavenging the spoils much easier.
In the end, it was still because she was too weak!
Otherwise, what was a mere Indra? Yet he had actually made her so hesitant. The girl simply could not stand people like Indra, who loved plotting behind the scenes!
And then there was that old faction's Lucifer Transcender among the devils, as well as Hades, the chief god of the underworld. Every last one of them was detestable.
But Miss Moonlit was confident that she could contend with a Super Devil King now. As for chief gods and Transcenders, however, she still had no great confidence.
Damn it. If she were Great Sage Equalling Heaven right now, who cared whether the enemy was a Transcender, Dragon God, or Evil God? One strike of her spear would wipe out even their world.
No, she could not think like that. Was she not looking down on her own Moonlit Wife?
Besides, with Moonlit's abilities, it was not as though she could not surpass those people.
"A Fallen Angel? Could she also be after... his Sacred Gear?"
Tosca felt a little ashamed. She had not immediately realized that the girl before them was a Fallen Angel. That truly should not have happened.
But if she was a Fallen Angel, then it was no longer strange. It seemed that Issei Hyoudou really did possess an extraordinary Sacred Gear.
"Lady Moonlit, should we not do anything?"
Watching the Fallen Angel's disguise ahead, a trace of hostility appeared in Tosca's eyes. That person was trying to meddle with the Sacred Gear her master had set her sights on.
"There's no need."
"For now, we can ignore her. Actually, this is better..."
Holding Tosca back from meddling, Moonlit asked Ai-chan through her thoughts.
Ai-chan, how powerful are Transcenders and chief gods? Can I handle them right now?
Although she felt there was probably no problem, and Indra could not possibly act because of Issei Hyoudou, she still had to ensure nothing went wrong.
All she could say was, Boss, you will not die!
That's enough, then.
As long as she would not die, it was worth taking a gamble.
No Sacred Gear was ever easy to obtain. Sephiroths Cup had already been absurdly easy. Issei Hyoudou's Sacred Gear was easy enough too, but Indra's existence made things troublesome.
Actually, Boss did not need to worry. Ai-chan sold trial cards here. As long as you completed the main quest in each world and the current character reached SSS rank, whether it was Herrscher of Finality, Herrscher of Origin, Herrscher of Reason, or Herrscher of Life and Death, they all cost 8888 Crystals per minute.
"..."
Ai-chan was surprisingly considerate!
She could have simply robbed her of 8888 Crystals, yet she even gave her a one-minute trial card.
But the Herrscher of Finality!
Even that so-called exe mechanical Evil God would not be worth mentioning before Endworm, right?
The requirements were just too strict. Not only did she need to complete the main quest, but her character also had to reach SSS rank.
Still, once that time came, it would not hurt to try. As long as she found the coordinates of exe World, one minute would be enough to use Finality's power to eliminate an Evil God.
Even spending 8888 Crystals would be an enormous profit.
Tch, why was she thinking so far ahead? She was only S+2 now, still quite a few fragments away from SSS rank.
"Damn it! That guy Hyoudou... a beautiful girl actually confessed to him."
"Why?! I don't get it! I just don't get it!"
At the school gate, Matsuda and Motohama watched the beautiful girl named Yuma Amano confess to Issei Hyoudou, practically dying of envy and jealousy.
They fiercely grabbed their own hair, but no matter how long they thought about it, they could not figure out where they had lost.
The three of them were clearly about the same. They had agreed that all the girls in school would hate them and that they would remain single their entire lives. Why would some girl be blind enough to fall for Issei Hyoudou?
Looking at the pure and adorable Yuma Amano, Matsuda and Motohama were grinding their back teeth to dust with envy!
The three of them truly had a good relationship, but brothers feared their brothers suffering, and feared even more that their brothers would drive a luxury car. The same applied to them.
When the three of them were about the same, they could at least comfort themselves.
But with this, Issei Hyoudou had suddenly widened the gap between them. It was hard to accept...
Issei Hyoudou was also rather stunned by the confession at first. But after recovering, especially when he noticed the envy and jealousy in his best friends' eyes and the incredulous looks from everyone else, he felt unbelievably pleased with himself.
He could hardly believe that he had such luck with women.
Although the girl before him was a little inferior to Senior Theresa and Senior Rias, she was still an incomparably beautiful girl.
How could he possibly refuse a confession from a girl like that?
Having recovered from his initial bewilderment, Issei Hyoudou nodded in flattered delight and arranged to meet her at the park tomorrow.
Woo~ Love came too fast, like a tornado...
After Yuma Amano left, Issei Hyoudou immediately returned the game he had been holding to his friends and excitedly told them he would not need it anymore.
After showing off to his friends for a while, he happily left the school.
In a classroom not far away, Rias had also been watching everything that happened, looking thoughtful.
A Fallen Angel...
"Let's go. We should head back too!"
There was no need to speak with Issei Hyoudou anymore. Moonlit turned to Tosca.
"Mm."
Tosca was still a little confused. She did not quite understand Moonlit's purpose, but she could not be bothered to think too much about it. Doing her own job well was enough.
"By the way, Tosca, if you have time tomorrow, let's go look at some houses together."
Although staying at Tosca's home these past few days had not felt unpleasant, it was still too small. It was already quite cramped with just the two of them living there.
They still needed to move into a larger house.
She planned to develop more servants to increase her strength. At the very least, she needed a place where her servants could gather.
"Huh? We're moving?"
Tosca was somewhat reluctant upon hearing that. She thought things were quite good as they were.
It was also convenient for taking care of her master.
"Mm, somewhere bigger."
"All right."
Though unwilling, Tosca could not bring herself to refuse.
The Last Trace of Sunset Vanished from the Horizon.
In the park, the streetlights gradually lit up, casting a dim glow.
The bright moonlight fell upon the ground, making the bloodstains appear even more scarlet.
"Trash. You really are a weak little piece of trash..."
"I actually wasted an entire day on a lowly human like you, Issei."
Raynare had black wings on her back, and only ribbon-like strips of cloth supported her ample chest. At this moment, none of her previous pure image remained.
She had still had plenty of fun, especially watching this fool dance in the palm of her hand.
He had actually thought she liked him. Who would like trash like him? The person she had always liked was Lord Azazel.
And all of this...
Whether the confession or the date, it had all merely been part of Lord Azazel's mission.
"I thought you possessed some kind of Sacred Gear worthy of Lord Azazel's attention, but it turns out you only have an ordinary Dragon's Hand..."
Looking at Issei Hyoudou, who had already collapsed on the ground, Raynare's lips curled into a mocking smile.
"Well, as long as I completed the mission."
Although she was disappointed by Issei Hyoudou's Sacred Gear, Raynare did not dwell on it. At least she had completed her lord's assignment.
"But if you want to hate someone... hate the god who placed the Sacred Gear within your body!"
Leaving those words behind, Raynare flapped her black wings and prepared to leave.
But in the next moment, her expression changed. Her body instantly turned cold, her wings stiffened... and she fell from the air.
"Who is it?!!"
Raynare's expression was incomparably ugly. An unexpected complication had appeared.
"What a truly blind and stupid Fallen Angel."
"The renowned Sacred Gear, the Crimson Dragon Emperor's Cage, was actually mistaken for a Dragon's Hand. Even with treasure right in front of you, you cannot recognize it!"
A pleasant young girl's voice rang out from nearby. Raynare turned toward the sound with an extremely ugly expression. At some unknown point, a beautiful white-haired, red-eyed girl had appeared nearby.
Raynare was shocked that this person had appeared without her noticing at all. What shocked her even more were her words. Issei Hyoudou's Sacred Gear was not some Dragon's Hand, but the Sacred Gear Crimson Dragon Emperor's Cage?
Was this a joke?
How could such a powerful Sacred Gear exist within that person's body?
"How could it be the Sacred Gear Crimson Dragon Emperor's Cage?!"
"And who are you? What do you want?"
Staring fixedly at the girl before her, Raynare could not determine her identity. A devil? A Yokai? Or some other Artifact Wielder?
"Who I am is not important. What matters is what will happen to you next, stupid Fallen Angel."
Moonlit casually deployed a barrier around the area. Since they were in a park, it was necessary to prevent ordinary people from seeing what happened here. Over the years, Miss Moonlit had not only improved in strength as a Valkyrie and in the use of Artifacts; she had also learned some necessary spells.
This world was a massive melting pot, where most mythological systems existed. Moonlit naturally would not overlook convenient and practical magic.
In any case, as long as she mastered the basics, she could immediately use high-level skill materials to rapidly achieve mastery.
"Let me think..."
She studied the seductive Fallen Angel before her. This was a typical Fallen Angel outfit, but Moonlit did not particularly like it.
To her, excessive exposure made it less attractive instead.
The mhy style suited her tastes better.
Even Raynare in ordinary clothes or a school uniform would be more attractive than in this Fallen Angel attire.
"Miss Fallen Angel, should I kill you directly, or turn you into someone who cannot afford to provoke me?"
Unlike when facing other Fallen Angels, Moonlit did not immediately kill Raynare. Instead, she considered her options.
First, this woman was Issei Hyoudou's first love. Her portrayal of the pure and adorable Yuma Amano was quite lovely, so killing her just like that felt a little wasteful.
Second, Moonlit did not know much about the Fallen Angels yet. Having an informant among them would be nice.
Third, the girl still had her eye on Azazel's Artificial Artifacts. Raynare was Azazel's pawn, though that Governor had never truly cared about her and could discard her at any time.
"...No, I'll kill you first!"
Seeing the girl before her calmly considering how to deal with her, Raynare's expression became utterly foul. She was an extremely proud Fallen Angel herself. How could she endure that?
Power of light gathered in her hands. In an extremely short time, she created two Spears of Light and viciously hurled them at the girl before her.
Although she was merely a two-winged Fallen Angel, her strength was among the best of her kind and nearly approached that of a four-winged Fallen Angel.
This was also the source of her usual arrogance when dealing with her Fallen Angel colleagues.
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