*GRAHK GRAHK*

  *THUMP*

  The masked men who screamed earlier were trapped in one of the rooms inside the now half-destroyed hallway. There was a giant boulder blocking the exit, but someone had lifted that boulder and gone inside.

  “You, okay?”

  *!*

  The masked man quivered in fear, covering his head with his hands. He lifts his head and sees a light shining through the exit, and he sees Kaito and Hana.

  “There you are! Are you alright, sir?”

  “W-What happened to our leader?”

  “Oh, so that was the leader, huh? Though it was kinda obvious, seeing his mask. We took care of him! You’re all fine and free now!!”

  *THUMP*

  Hana drops the leader’s unconscious body inside.

  “Here he is!”

  “Did you kill him?”

  “No, he just passed out.”

  *!*

  All of a sudden, the man grabs Kaito’s legs near the ankle.

  “SIR!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IF HE’S STILL ALIVE, HE’S GONNA FORCE ALL OF US TO DO THE RITUALS AGAIN!!”

  “Eh?”

  “HE BLACKMAILED US!! HE HOLDS ALL OF OUR DEEPEST DARKEST SECRETS THAT WOULD RUIN ALL OF OUR LIVES!! PLEASE!! YOU HAVE TO KILL HIM!!”

  “*Sigh* No, sir! I am not gonna kill him, but I will make sure he drops all of this nonsense!”

  “SIR! YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND!! HE CANNOT BE REASONED WITH!! YOU HAVE TO KILL HIM!!”

  “C-Calm down, okay? First, I’m gonna ask you some questions! Take a deep breath and calm yourself down!”

  “A-alright, sir. . .”

  *inhales exhales*

  “Alright, first, is there any other branch of this. . . let’s call it demonic cults, anywhere around here?”

  “A-as far as I know, this is the only one in this country.”

  “How can you be so sure?”

  “Because most of us here came from different places across the entire country, even some of us came from the most eastern part of the country! Yet he placed all of us here! And the fact that he was the same person who met and tricked us all into joining. . .”

  “I see! What about those four guards above the castle? Who are they?”

  “They were just local thugs and drunkards who were given money, a uniform, and guns to guard the entrance.”

  “EEEHHHH?? No wonder they were so wasteful with their ammo.”

  “Kaito-senpai, I hope I didn’t hit them too hard. . .”

  “I-It’s gonna be okay! Even though they weren’t actual terrorist, the fact still remains that they opened fire at us, teenagers, just because they were paid, instead of asking questions first.”

  “Oh, good point!”

  “Next, what were you all doing towards that woman inside that room with the table in the center?”

  “. . .We were. . . operating her. . .without any anecdotes. . .”

  *!!!!*

  “WHAT ARE THESE RITUALS EVEN ABOUT?”

  Kaito suddenly shouts in anger.

  “HIIIEEEEEEEEE!!! P-PLEASE FORGIVE ME!! IT’S EITHER HER OR ME!! I HAVE NO CHOICE IN ORDER TO SURVIVE!!”

  “What exactly was the purpose of that operation?”

  “I-I have no clear ideas, but I heard the leader saying the word ‘Demonic flesh’.”

  “Demonic flesh? What does that even mean? As far as I know, demons are spiritual. They have no flesh!”

  “I apologize!! I don’t have a clue either! I’m just doing what I was told!”

  “Can you also transform into demons like them?”

  “N-No. . . I haven’t been ‘baptized’ like the rest of them. . .”

  “Baptized? What does that mean?”

  “S-Some of us went through bloody baptism using blood that came out of a person who just died. . .”

  *!!!*

  “So that woman who just died--?”

  “Y-Yes. . . It was either her or me. And I don’t want to die, but. . .”

  The man quickly grovels on the ground as he covers his head with his hands.

  “I-I’M SORRY!!! I’M SORRY!!!! IN ACTUALITY, I THREATENED THE WOMAN TO KILL HER!! BUT SHE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT SHE’LL DIE EITHER WAY SO SHE LUNGED AT ME WITH A KNIFE IN HER HANDS, BUT I ESCAPED HER AND TOLD THE LEADER THAT SHE WAS A TRAITOR, THAT SHE WAS AN UNDERCOVER SPY OR SOME SORT SO HE, THE LEADER, SACRIFICED HER WITHOUT EVEN CONFIRMING WHETHER I WAS LYING OR NOT!! HE COULD NOT RISK ANY CHANCE THAT A SPY HAS INFILTRATED THIS HIDEOUT!!”

  “. . .Kaito-senpai, this is so gruesome.”

  “At the very least, he isn’t lying. This guy immediately commanded the entire group to attack and eliminated me on sight.” said Kaito as he pointed to the unconscious masked man.

  “What should we do for them now, Kaito-senpai?”

  “Hm. . . Let’s gather everyone and knock them out! We’ll do Memory Link and share their experience with one another.”

  “Alright!”

  Kaito approaches the man groveling on the ground.

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  “Hey, please go to sleep, now! We’ll handle the rest!”

  The man lifts his head in confusion.

  “H-Huh?”

  He sees that Kaito has already raised his hand with his shield ready.

  *BONK*

  Kaito knocked the person out, and he lost consciousness.

  “Well then. . .”

  Kaito summons his summoned being, and it immediately picks up the two unconscious men from the ground and carries them on its shoulders.

  .

  .

  .

  There is a nearby village on the other side of the mountain. Kaito and Hana have brought all of them out from the half-destroyed hallway. He and Hana have already knocked them all out. Kaito has already absorbed all of their negative emotions, and Hana has already performed the Memory Link. And for those who were able to transform into those ‘demonic creatures’, he had already removed that ability, the same way he did with the leader who turned into a Kaijuu, using the Sword of Purification and the help of the Holy Spirit of God. They lined up all the unconscious cult members on the ground next to each other in the middle of the village. The leader was the only one whose body was tied with a rope.

  There was no one outside of their homes in the village. The noise from the battle against the giant monster did not reach here, and most of the villagers are still asleep inside.

  *inhales*

  “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!”

  Hana suddenly shouts, alerting and waking everyone in the village up from their sleep.

  “Alright, let’s leave, Hana-chan!”

  “Okay!”

  Kaito and Hana leave the area in a hurry, and when someone came out of their house, they only saw the unconscious cult members on the ground. Afterward, most of the people of the village came out of their houses, and they all surrounded the unconscious cult members. They all mumble and chat together and ask themselves questions, until one of them decides to inform the police.

  .

  .

  .

  In the skies of Sweden, 08:30 in the morning. . .

  Kaito and Hana are currently flying high in the sky. Kaito summoned his summon being to fly and carry them both as a means of travel. His summoned being is currently moving at 250km/hour. It moves pretty fast, but compared to the size of the world, it is relatively slow. They are both being held and carried on its shoulders while its shield is floating in front of them to block any air resistance to get as fast as possible for a long time.

  “Kaito-senpai, I haven’t really apologized for last time. I’m sorry. . .”

  “Huh?? What is this about??”

  “You know, when I. . . lost myself and succumbed to my emotions. . .”

  “It’s alright! I don’t mind it!”

  “But I do mind! How long am I gonna keep doing this, Kaito-senpai?? I wanna be a proper wife for you! If I keep losing myself, then when am I gonna ever change?”

  “Hana-chan! That doesn’t matter!”

  “W-What do you mean?”

  “No matter what happens, I will always love you!” said Kaito as he smiled.

  Hana’s face turns red, and she lowers her head to hide her face.

  “T-Thank you, Kaito-senpai. . .”

  “You’re welcome!!”

  *!!!*

  “Hana-chan, you feel it?”

  “Yeah!”

  “Alright, let’s go down! It’s time for our primary duty!”

  “Okay!”

  The three of them fly down towards a random rooftop of a 5-story apartment and land there. Kaito and Hana hop off Kaito’s summoned being.

  “Where is it, Kaito-senpai?”

  Kaito closes his eyes and reopens them. His eyes are now glowing in a dim orange color. He looks to his left and right.

  *!*

  “There!”

  Kaito points towards one of the houses in the distance.

  “Alright, Kaito-senpai! Lead the way!”

  “Right!”

  .

  .

  .

  “Have you still not found a job yet?”

  “. . .”

  “How are we going to survive this month, then?”

  “. . .”

  “Are you gonna do anything besides sitting on that damned couch and keep watching this cursed TV?”

  “. . .”

  *BRAHK*

  “ANSWER ME YOU USELESS PIECE OF SHIT!!!”

  Inside the house, there was a young husband and wife who had just gotten married a few months ago. As a newlywed couple, their initial married life was filled to the brim with moments of intimacy and joy. They did everything in the house together, no matter what it was.

  They both worked in the same company, but they both got fired once the company found out that they were dating. That wasn’t a problem, though, since they already saved up enough money to get married.

  After the wedding, they spend most of their lives depending on their savings plus all the gifts that they received during the wedding, but in a few months, all of their savings have almost run empty. They, of course, tried to find another job, but the wife got a job first, and the husband didn’t.

  Months flew by, and the husband still doesn’t have a job. He kept getting rejected for weird and strange various reasons, stuff like they prefer a fresh college graduate over an experienced man, for example. This keeps happening over and over again to the point, the husband just got fed up with the interviews and whatnot. He went into a deep depression and has stayed at home every day.

  This drove the wife insane because he kept buying alcohol using her money without even consulting her first. They kept going into arguments, and yet the husband kept winning them by punching the wife in frustration. The wife soon realized that she had married the wrong guy. This pathetic excuse of a human being isn’t the same man that he married back then. She has been longing for that man to come back and become a proper husband once again.

  But, ALAS, that never happened until today. Just now, the wife slammed the table really hard and shouted at him to gain his attention because he was ignoring her.

  The husband was pissed and stood up in anger. He clenches his right fist and swings it at his wife’s face. The wife pre-emptively tried to defend herself by moving back and raising her hands in front of her face.

  *GRABS*

  *!*

  “Grown ass man hitting a woman! I would’ve let it happen if this was some kinda life and death situation, BUT YOU GUYS ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFE!!!”

  All of a sudden, Hana has appeared inside their house and caught the man’s punch with her left hand.

  “Wh-WHO ARE YOU??”

  Hana’s body is glowing red. Her Faith power is active.

  “Seven Layers of Judgment, the Judge of Sloth! My name is Tsubasa Kaito, and that woman over there is my girlfriend as well as my Support! Her name is Sakurai Hana! Pleased to meet you two!”

  Kaito has also appeared inside the house. He walked down the stairs from the second floor of the house. They both entered this house through an open window on the second floor.

  “TCH!! TRESPASSERS OR BURGLARS? CHOOSE ONE!!”

  “Calm down! We’re neither of those! We sensed your laziness from afar, and I am here to help you fix it.”

  “. . .What did you say?”

  “Sir, you almost hit your wife just because your lazy daily routines were interrupted by her!”

  “HUUUHH??? WHO THE FUCK WERE YOU TWO EVEN CAME FROM? GET OUT OF MY HOUSE OR I’LL CALL THE POLICE!!”

  The husband wanted to punch Kaito, but Hana was still holding his hand in place.

  “TCH! LET GO OF ME!!”

  “Of course! I’ll puke if I hold another man’s hand a little bit longer!”

  Hana lets go of the husband’s hand.

  *!*

  But he immediately lunged at Hana, trying to pin her down. Hana reacted faster and dodged to the right, and then she dropped her elbow on his neck and pushed him down towards the floor.

  *BAAAAMM*

  The husband lost consciousness on impact. Hana gets up immediately without any injury.

  “I’m sorry, Kaito-senpai! I hit him a bit hard, but I didn’t kill him!”

  “It’s alright, Hana-chan! You are allowed to defend yourself after all!”

  Kaito walks towards the unconscious husband, opens his right palm, and summons the Sword of Purification.

  “Let’s begin, Hana-chan.”

  “Yes, Kaito-senpai!”

  *!*

  All of a sudden, the wife grabs Kaito’s hand, the hand that holds the Sword of Purification.

  “W-What are you guys going to do to my husband?”

  “Huh? Oh, right! You’re his wife? Don’t worry! We’re actually helping him!”

  “LIARS!! YOU ARE HOLDING A DEADLY WEAPON!! I WON’T LET YOU KILL MY HUSBAND!!”

  *!*

  The wife pulls back Kaito’s arm towards her torso, specifically the middle of her breasts, to hold it down. She was being desperate as she completely realized that both Kaito and Hana are a lot stronger than she is physically.

  “M-Mam! Please, let go of my hand!!”

  “NEVER!! I WON’T LET YOU TOUCH MY HUSBAND!!”

  “MAM!! WE ARE NOT TRYING TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND!! WE’RE TRYING TO HELP HIM!! WE’LL GET RID OF HIS LAZINESS OUT OF HIS BODY!!”

  “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! DON’T TOUCH MY HUSBAAANNNDDDD!!!”

  *!*

  And then Kaito quickly feels that something is off.

  “M-MAAM!! PLEASE LET GO OF MY HAND FROM YOUR CHEST!! IF YOU DON’T LET GO, SOMETHING DREADFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!!!”

  “NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! LEAVE MY HUSBAND ALONE!!! HE MAY BE A PIECE OF SHIT RIGHT NOW, BUT I KNOW HE’S JUST HEAVILY DEPRESSED!! HE’LL RETURN TO HIS OLD SELF EVENTUALLY!!”

  “AND THAT’S WHAT I’M TRYING TO DO WITH THIS SWORD!! MADAM, PLEASE LET GO OR SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!”

  “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! LEAVE MY HUSBAND ALONEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”

  “MAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMM!!!! LET GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

  Kaito tried as hard as he could to break free from his wife’s hold, but he was holding himself back because he was afraid that he would harm the wife for no reason.

  But then, it happened. . .

  “Oi. . .”

  *!!!!!*

  From behind Kaito, Hana finally spoke in a very dreadful tone and low volume. Her entire body glows in deep, dark red, and dark red sparks occasionally spark throughout her entire body.

  *GRAAAAAHHHKKKK*

  She takes a step forward, and her feet crack the floor and walls in the area. Her feet also went through the floor about 4cm deep. There is a thick, dark red aura surrounding her body.

  “Let go of my fiancé’s hand, you shameless whore!”

  Hana’s eyes became insanely disturbing with the way she stared intensely at the wife. It was almost as if she wanted to choke the wife to death with that stare of hers.

  “I SAID, LET GO OF MY FIANCE’S HAND, YOU FUCKING WHOOOORRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!”

  Hana shouts at her loudest, and her scream almost hurts both of their ears.