Bonus Chapter.
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Rustling filled the air as two men ran across the mountainous area near the abandoned church. Ahead moved the blond, handsome swordsman, Kiba. Behind him trailed the harem king wannabe, Issei. He stared at Kiba's back and muttered in a lower voice, "This pretty boy is really fast!"
With the bonus of the Queen piece along with his training, Issei moved far faster than any normal human, but he still barely kept up with Kiba. From the look of it, it seemed that the latter was not even running at his fastest speed.
After meeting Riser, who healed Issei and Saji, the group of four split into two in order to search for Freed and take revenge on him. Kiba helped because he wanted to destroy the Holy Swords and kill Valper Galilei.
Right now, they were searching a random area where Freed might possibly be hiding.
"Hyoudou-san, let us split up and search this place quickly. If you find anything, just shout and I will come to you." Kiba suddenly stopped. He looked around, then turned to Issei. "We will regroup here in ten minutes."
"Is this alright? What if that Freed guy suddenly tries to sneak attack one of us?" Issei hesitated. He had watched enough tentacle hentai anime to know splitting the team for no good reason was a stupid idea.
Kiba, however, was deep in his emo phase. He was impatient and eager to find his targets and get rid of them, all for the sake of his fallen comrades. He cared about his master, Rias, and did not want to implicate her in anything, but when it came to others, he did not have many reservations. He frowned and said, "I am sure you can hold out for at least a few moments until I reinforce you."
'Is this handsome bastard saying that I am weak? Well, perhaps it is true, but still, how could he be so rude? Damn it! Handsome guys are the worst!' Issei's lips twitched. Even with his oppai-filled brain, he could understand the subtle meaning in Kiba's words.
Just then, from a tree branch, the familiar vulgar and irritating voice of that stray priest sounded, "Oya! Oya! Look who is here! Isn't this the gay swordsman and hmm...stupid nobody?"
"Freed Sellzen!" Kiba quickly took a combat stance, his eyes cold as he stared at him. "Where is Valper Galilei?!"
"What the fuck do you mean by 'stupid nobody'?" Issei felt offended. It was one thing for his allies to look down on him, but to have even his enemy not take him seriously at all was another. "I am Issei Hyoudou, the one who will become a harem king in the future!"
"The old man? He is preparing a great surprise for you all, nasty devils, kyahahaha!" Freed ignored Issei and answered Kiba's question with his irritating laughter, his tongue sticking out in a disgusting manner as he licked the sword in his left hand.
It was a rapier-like sword with a slender, sharply pointed two-edged blade and a swirl-like pattern on the grip.
In his right hand was a long Kris, its blade wide with a diamond-shaped gap running through it.
Both were Holy Swords. The rapier was Excalibur Nightmare, and the Kris was Excalibur Rapidly.
"After dealing with the two church dogs, it is time to finish disgusting devils like you off as well. It will not hurt, it will just make you wiggle in pain for a while." Licking his sword once more, he laughed and jumped toward Kiba. "So be grateful!"
Clang!
The four swords collided. Kiba gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with fury as if spitting fire. He roared, "I will kill you and destroy these swords!"
[Boost!]
"I will help you!" Issei summoned his Boosted Gear and shouted from behind. He did not have many methods of attack other than punching, which was not a good idea right now. His other option was Dragon Shot, but it took some time to charge.
While charging his Boosted Gear, he had already contacted Riser and Saji, asking them to come quickly to support them.
"Hyahahaha, your camaraderie is so moving, hyahahaha. Is this gay pretty boy your boyfriend?" Freed laughed loudly at Issei's words, blocking Kiba's attack while moving at an astonishing speed.
Kiba's speed matched his as he kept up, and they exchanged dozens of blows in a very short time, leaving countless afterimages in their wake.
"Sacred Gears sure are annoying. If I were in the past, I would have run into some trouble dealing with you, but this time I have super duper powerful swords! Take a look!" Freed suddenly jumped back several times, creating distance between him and Kiba. Laughing, he activated Excalibur Nightmare's ability.
Nightmare conjures up whatever the wielder can imagine, granting the user the ability to cast lifelike illusions and even control the dreams of others.
"There are many of me right now, hahahaha!"
"Are you scared now? Tell me you are scared, please!"
Tens of copies of Freed appeared at once, rushing toward Kiba from every direction.
Kiba's face turned serious as he tried to locate the real Freed.
Swoosh!
"Agh!" From behind him, a Freed's sword cut through his arm, spraying blood into the air. Kiba let out a painful cry and spun around, slashing his sword, but he was too late. Freed had already vanished.
"Hehehe, this is fun, it is so fun, playing with you like this. I will cut you slowly until your blood runs dry." Freed appeared a few meters away from Kiba and licked the blood on his sword, his expression twisting in delight.
[Boost!]
"Kiba, take this!" Suddenly, Issei, who had been charging his Boosted Gear, rushed toward Kiba and touched his shoulder. The jewel in the Boosted Gear glowed with a bright green light.
[Transfer!]
"Thanks!" Kiba felt his power multiply. He smiled at Issei and immediately thrust his sword toward the ground. In the next instant, countless swords erupted from the earth.
Clang! Clang!
"Whoa! Whoa! The nobody can pull some niche tricks!" The blades surrounded Freed, and he swung his swords wildly as he broke them apart. He did not forget to taunt Issei.
"Freed! Today I will kill you!" Kiba pulled two swords from the ground and rushed toward him with a firm expression.
[Boost!]
On the other hand, Issei retreated behind, charging his Boosted Gear once again while thinking bitterly, "Being a supporting character won't make me a harem king!"
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"Darling! What is your favorite food?"
"Yu, do you have any favorite sex positions?"
"Darling, I want you to meet my parents later!"
"Yu, how many children should we have?"
Walking at night on the empty road, Xenovia and Irina each held Yusuke's arms, trying to learn as much as possible about him. Their questions were somewhat strange, especially Xenovia's, which were almost all related to sex and reproduction.
"I don't want to have children at this age," Yusuke answered with a weary smile. These two were somehow unique in their ways of thinking. One thing he noticed was that despite clinging to him, they hadn't bickered with each other yet. When one asked him a question, the other would wait until he answered before asking her own.
When he first met them, the two had immediately started bickering and nearly fought. They only stopped when he reprimanded them. It seemed they still remembered that. Additionally, it appeared they were using this opportunity to learn as much as possible from him, and bickering with each other would defeat that purpose.
[These two are airheads, but they are also strangely smart. What a weird combination,] the system commented.
'If they were really that dumb, they wouldn't have survived this long as church warriors,' Yusuke replied.
"Right, Yusuke is too young. Maybe we should wait until we are eighteen before having children. Let's have a boy and a girl!" Xenovia pressed her chest against his arms as she spoke excitedly.
"..." Yusuke remained silent. He wasn't going to answer that. He would definitely use No Plan B if he ended up banging Xenovia in the future. An eighteen-year-old was still considered a kid. How could a kid raise another kid?
'Wait! Why am I even considering kids at this stage?! We aren't even a thing yet!' His eyes widened suddenly. He and Xenovia weren't even a couple, yet they were already discussing their future. This girl had skipped all the stages. 'This girl is either a genuine airhead, or she is very cunning!'
"Darling, we shall marry when we are eighteen, alright? My parents will meet your parents, and we can discuss the wedding details!" Irina leaned close, kissing his cheek as she spoke excitedly. Her eyes sparkled with delight as she already imagined the scene of her wedding.
"That's impossible, I don't have parents," Yusuke shook his head, answering her calmly.
'She is doing the same thing. Are these two doing it on purpose?'
[Of course they are!] the system answered him.
"What?" Both girls exclaimed at the same time. Irina's happy face dimmed. She lowered her head and said, "I... I am sorry, darling! I didn't mean to."
"Don't mind it. I am already used to it, and frankly, I am happy the way I am." Yusuke wanted to pat her head, but both his hands were occupied, so he comforted her with a gentle smile.
He was actually glad he didn't have any parents in this world. Adapting to a new family would have been troublesome.
Although his mother was alive and had run away with some random man, to Yusuke, she had been long dead.
"So you are like me. I, too, don't have parents," Xenovia said with a smile. She was happy that they had something in common. This was their fate! It must be the Lord who arranged this for them to compensate for the loss of their parents!
"Is that so? It must have been hard growing up without parents," Yusuke said, somehow feeling a connection with her. When he glanced at her, their eyes met. Smiling, he added, "Still, I am happy that even without them, you've grown into a splendid woman, Xenovia."
As someone who had never known familial love in either of his lifetimes, the concept of family and parents was very vague to him. He didn't know what it felt like to grow up with parents or a parental figure in your life. To him, as long as there was enough money to support you, that was already enough.
Puff!
"Ehhh! I am splendid? That's... that's so sudden!" Xenovia suddenly blue-screened, her face turning bright red as smoke seemed to rise from her head.
[Xenovia Quarta's submission +1!]
[Xenovia Quarta's submission: 51 (Possessive)]
'I knew this would work in moments like this!' Yusuke thought, wanting to pat himself on the back upon seeing the notification.
"Darling, that's unfair!" Seeing the scene, Irina pouted and nudged his side with a wronged voice.
Yusuke's smile didn't fade. He had been anticipating this exact reaction from her. He leaned a little closer and whispered softly in her ear, "You are also a wonderful woman, Irina. I like your cheerfulness."
Puff!
Wonderful woman!
I like your cheerfulness!
I like!
I like you, Irina!
Please marry me, Irina!
"Ehh! Ehh!!!!" Irina's dual-core CPU crashed. Her eyes dilated to the limit before turning into heart shapes, and Yusuke's voice echoed in her Yandere mind, twisting into something he never said!
[Irina Shidou's submission + 1!]
[Irina Shidou's submission + 1!]
[Irina Shidou's submission: 50 (Possessive)]
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