Yesterday, Grayfia informed Yusuke that the pen's effect was only temporary and would last anywhere from a few days to a week, depending on the target. The news had put him at ease for a short while.
However, with everything happening at once, Koneko reuniting with her sister, Sirzechs arriving to drop off his son, who wanted to see his mother, and the upcoming peace talks, Yusuke never got the chance to test whether he could forcefully break the pen's effect on his own.
There was always so much to do when dealing with so many clingy yandere women vying for his attention. Yusuke could barely squeeze in any time to train alone or enjoy some time to himself.
Now that he had released a good portion of his energy, the effect of the pen that had affected his body was prematurely lifted.
"I originally planned to break your bones, skin you alive, mince your meat, and force-feed it to you. However, you are in luck this time." Yusuke calmly waved his hand and cast a quick spell. His ripped small clothes instantly dissolved into particles of light, replaced by a fresh, neatly fitted black outfit. He then turned his gaze toward Creuserey, a faint, gentle smile forming on his lips.
This useless waste of a Devil had inadvertently helped Yusuke recover his adult body, even if he had not meant to. Because of that, Yusuke decided to grant him a relatively 'gentler' ending.
"You... You... You... can't... You can't do this to me! I have Ophis's power!" Creuserey started shaking in his boots when he heard the cruel and disturbing ways Yusuke promised to kill him. He had obviously used Ophis's power to boost his strength, but he still couldn't feel even the slightest sense of safety or assurance. Even the thought of running away right now didn't seem viable.
"Hmm? Why are you shaking? I already said that I changed my mind. Don't be afraid, I'll try to make your death painless," Yusuke said as he tilted his head and laughed at this self-proclaimed True Satan.
"I am really a good guy."
He was just joking. Even if he was still angry, he wouldn't go as far as doing all those things to this pitiful creature. That would only ruin his image in front of everyone present and make him look like some crazy, bloodthirsty maniac.
Even if Yusuke did not care about their opinions, it would be very annoying if they started to act overly cautious around him and even deployed spies to monitor him. That could easily lead to him antagonizing them and even going to war with them, which was not something Yusuke wanted to bother with if he could avoid it.
He wasn't being cowardly, but he genuinely disliked meaningless conflict, and more conflict would only take even more time away from his already squeezed schedule.
Swoosh!
Yusuke's figure blurred as he instantly appeared before the now-buffed Creuserey. He grabbed him by the neck and lifted him into the air, and squeezed tightly until the bones in his neck began to crack audibly.
"Ugh! Ah! Let go! Spare my life! Save me! Save me, Vali!"
Creuserey struggled desperately, both hands clawing at Yusuke's iron grip around his neck. His feet kicked wildly in the air as his face turned a deep, swollen red like a ripe tomato.
Suddenly, he glanced toward the school building and spotted the silver-haired man standing there. With what little breath he had left, he roared, "Save my life! I can't die! I don't want to die! The whole world is still waiting for me to conquer it!"
Everyone, including Yusuke, turned to look at Vali with suspicious expressions.
Vali let out an exasperated sigh.
"Sigh... Yusuke Aoki was right to call you a useless waste. You really are nothing but useless trash."
With a clear tone of disdain, and before anyone could ask him anything, the White Dragon Emperor's light wings materialized on his back. He shot into the air, leaving a faint blue trail behind him.
"Vali, you betrayed me?" Azazel suddenly took off in the air, too, and glared at Vali.
"That's right, Azazel." While giving off a dazzling white light, Vali answered calmly.
"The original plan was for this guy to kidnap the half-vampire, use his Sacred Gear, and kickstart their terrorist attack. Once I saw a good opportunity, I would strike and take down at least one of you."
He explained, then shook his head with a helpless look.
"But who could have expected that my teammates would be so useless? They failed at everything and even ended up exposing me."
"He is actually a traitor!" On the other hand, Issei, who had been watching everything unfold with an awed expression, witnessing how his classmate was effortlessly decimating all those scary enemies, exclaimed at the sudden turn of events.
[Dragons are not bound by any rules and do not follow the norms. This person is clearly a battle-hungry individual, so when you think about it, it is not strange for him to do something like this.] Ddraig's voice resonated from the Boosted Gear.
"Geez, I've really lost my edge. For me to fail to notice this…" Azazel laughed at himself before asking, "When? When did you decide to do this?"
"I got the offer while I was on the way back to headquarters after Kokabiel's death. Sorry, Azazel. This side seems more interesting," Vali replied.
"So you started working with Ophis?"
"No, it's more like a form of cooperation. They gave me an attractive offer. 'Wouldn't you like to fight against Asgard?' When they said that, as someone who wants to test my power, I couldn't decline."
"Azazel, you won't let me have that. You dislike the idea of fighting Valhalla. You dislike wars."
"It seems I failed in teaching you properly," Azazel let out a helpless sigh as he held his forehead. "I encouraged you to 'become strong,' but I should have also taught you not to recklessly pursue things that might endanger the world."
"That's unrelated. I just want to fight eternally." Vali shrugged.
Crack!
While Azazel and Vali were still talking, Yusuke crushed Creuserey's neck with a merciless squeeze. He then tossed the lifeless body to the ground like a piece of disposable trash.
Orange flames instantly enveloped the corpse, rapidly burning it down to nothing but ash.
One of the three leaders of the Old Satan Faction, the faction that had been resisting and rebelling against the current government, a man who firmly believed he was destined to rule the Underworld and conquer the entire world, was killed so casually and pathetically, without even the slightest chance to resist.
"Well, in the end, no one saved him."
Yusuke gazed at Vali as he spoke, then turned to Azazel.
"Do you need some help?"
"No," Azazel shook his head, firmly refusing.
There was no way he would let Yusuke or anyone else get involved in this matter. If that happened, Vali's life would truly be in danger.
Vali flew higher into the air. Suddenly, white armor enveloped him as he activated his Balance Breaker. He gazed at Yusuke with burning eyes filled with intense battle intent. However, in the end, he looked away and fixed his gaze on Issei.
"Issei Hyoudou."
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
On the other side, absolute hell had been unleashed.
Explosions erupted violently in every direction, roaring flames blazed wildly, surges of dark crimson Power of Destruction tore through the air, and blinding Holy Power rained down mercilessly upon the terrorists from all sides. It was a nightmarish scene straight out of the apocalypse.
"Agh! Run! Run!"
"Monsters! They are monsters... Ahh... Spare me... Please spare me... Aghhh!!!"
The yandere girls moved like frenzied, bloodthirsty ghosts, darting through the chaos with terrifying speed. They chased down every terrorist who came into their sight, their eyes glowing with unhinged obsession and murderous glee.
BOOM!
Xenovia swung her Durandal with ferocious power, unleashing a massive golden arc that tore through everything in its path. The devastating slash effortlessly split buildings in half and sliced apart the terrorists hiding inside, sending rubble and screams flying everywhere.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Holy Lightning violently rained down from the sky like divine judgment. High above, Akeno soared gracefully in her seductive Miko outfit, her long black hair fluttering in the wind. She laughed with pure ecstasy, sadistically licking her lips as she watched the carnage unfold below.
At first, the number of terrorists kept increasing endlessly, no matter how many they slaughtered. But after a while, the magic circles responsible for teleporting reinforcements finally stopped appearing. It seemed the enemy had realized their operation had completely failed.
But how could these thirsty yanderes possibly accept such an outcome?
They immediately had Katerea contact the remaining terrorists. She tricked them into believing that she had successfully escaped with Creuserey's help and that the two of them were now working together to defeat the leaders of the three factions.
Just like that, exactly as they wished, the terrorists started flooding in once again. Grayfia even deliberately lowered the power of the barrier to make it easier for them to teleport through, perfectly feeding them the illusion that their side was truly winning.
Unfortunately, after only a couple of minutes, the reinforcements stopped coming. It seemed someone had finally noticed that something was amiss and halted the teleportation.
BOOOMM!
A massive column of fire erupted into the sky as roaring orange flames engulfed the entire area, turning it into a blazing sea of inferno. Every terrorist hiding within was mercilessly consumed by the intense heat.
From within the raging flames, Eleonora and Ravel slowly walked out side by side.
"Mother, it seems this is our win," Ravel said with a bright, cute smile as she twirled a lock of her golden hair around her finger.
"Even if they are strong, we are far smarter than they are," Eleonora said while gently patting her daughter's head. She could not restrain the enormous smile that was nearly splitting her face in two from sheer happiness.
Unlike the other women, who had been working alone and fiercely competing with each other by hindering and sabotaging their rivals to come out on top, Eleonora and Ravel chose to work together. They even brought Isabela into their alliance.
With the perfect teamwork of the three of them, they skillfully sabotaged the rest, stole their kills, and secured the highest points.
Of course, the reason the other women refused to work together was simple. They all desperately wanted to win a date with Yusuke, and only one person could claim that prize.
In contrast, Eleonora, Ravel, and Isabela had already formed an alliance. They agreed beforehand that if their team won, Eleonora would be the one to go on the date with Yusuke.
To secure this arrangement, Eleonora had promised each of the two girls multiple tempting favors in return.
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