Fubuki: "Oh?! Could you at least tell me why?!"
Stella: "What's going on now?"
Frieren: "Did Rei Ao turn into a scumbag?"
Akame: "Obviously not."
Rei Ao: "It's simple. Fubuki's powers are closely tied to her mental strength."
Mikoto Misaka: "Mental powers? Like psychic abilities?"
Rei Ao: "Yes. She has telekinesis similar to what you have in your world, Misaka. But Fubuki hasn't developed hers very far."
Fubuki: "Hey! What do you mean, 'not very far'? I'm the top B-Class hero, you know."
Rei Ao: "Heh. And there are still plenty of A-Class and S-Class heroes above you, right?"
Fubuki: ""
She felt utterly crushed again.
Rei Ao: "Anyway, I sensed how badly she wanted to get stronger, so I gave her a taste of what that felt like. Now that the trial period has ended, she's back to normal."
Fubuki: "???"
Rei Ao: "Think back. Didn't I say something about 'letting you experience it'?"
""
She recalled that indeed he had.
Mai Sakurajima: "Mmm, I can see where this is going. Counting down in 3, 2, 1"
Fubuki: "How can I get that power permanently?! Tell me!"
Mai Sakurajima: "Called it."
Megumi Kato: "Ah yes, Rei Ao's plan all along"
~~~
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Chapter 439: Lilith Asami's Weird Behaviour...
Even before, most people in the chat group weren't sure what exactly had transpired between Fubuki and Rei Ao. But with just one sentence from Rei Ao, everyone saw the situation for what it was.
Tohru: "Hmph, @Fubuki, if you want power, you have to pay a price."
Fubuki: "What price?"
Saeko Busujima: "Read this chat group's name carefully."
Fubuki: "A 'trade chat group'trade?"
Erica: "I think that's a fairly clear hint."
Rei Ao: "So, do you want a trade? I can grant you the power you long forenough to surpass even your sister, Tatsumaki."
Fubuki: ""
Fubuki: "If that's my condition, then what's the cost of this trade?"
Rei Ao: "Everything. Everything you have."
Fubuki: "Does that include this so-called 'body usage rights'?"
Rei Ao: "Yes."
Fubuki: "Sorry. I need to think it over."
Initially, Fubuki was on the verge of initiating the trade request, but the price made her hesitate. Was selling her body just to become stronger really worth it? She couldn't decide yet.
Meanwhile, Erica's eyes gleamed.
Erica: "@Rei Ao, so this trade can really accomplish anything?"
Rei Ao: "Let me clarify: anything that I can currently do."
Erica: "Does that include defeating Godslayers?"
Rei Ao: "If it's in your world, I can freely kill 'Heretic God' Most Godslayers wouldn't stand a chance against me."
Erica: "!!!"
Erica's eyes went wide, and her breathing quickened. She'd been half just probing, but he had given her a very direct response.
""
For a moment, her mind was racing.
Izawa Shizue: "Godslayers, Heretic Godsthey both sound pretty powerful."
Shinoa Hiiragi: "A 'Heretic God,' and a 'Godslayer'? Just going by the literal meaning, that's what it implies."
Erica: "Yes, that's exactly what it means in practice, too."
Erica began explaining "Heretic God" to everyone in the chat. Rei Ao, however, sent just one last message before closing the group:
Rei Ao: "Tonight, you can all stay here and rest. I'll be busy."
And busy he must beLieselotte was well worth his undivided attention.
Nightfall
For many people, it was a sleepless night. Among them was Lilith Asami. She lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to doze off. Her heart felt uneasy.
Ever since she met Rei Ao, her emotions had been running wild, to the point her magic was unstable.
Other people assumed the disturbance stemmed from her research topicthe "lust" theme she was working onbackfiring.
But Lilith Asami knew better. Her problem went directly back to Rei Aoor more specifically, the power of the Demon King.
But why?
""
She couldn't figure it out herself.
"What on earth is happening to me?"
"You want to know why you've been acting so strange all day?"
"!!!"
Lilith Asami bolted upright, eyes wide with alarm as she looked toward the moonlit figure standing clearly by the window.
"Demon King!"
It was Rei Ao who had suddenly appeared in her dorm room.
"Why are you here?!"
She was instantly on guard, that fierce restlessness flaring up again. She no longer even cared to fear his identity as the Demon King.
Rei Ao merely regarded her calmly, admiring how her silken nightclothes accentuated her beauty. Then he addressed her exact concern:
"You've been feeling off all day, right? An inexplicable irritability and loss of control."
Lilith Asami's expression froze.
"How do you know that?"
"Ah, because I'm the reason it's happening."
"What did you do to me?!"
She became intensely wary, assuming that Rei Ao had done something to her. But that wasn't it at all. In a flash, Rei Ao was at her side, pressing close.
"It isn't that I did something to you. Your body itself is crying outdesperately wanting to devour me."
"!!!"
Lilith Asami's heart thundered. She tried to steady herself, to push Rei Ao away.
"You"
But before she could finish, his fingertip brushed against her chest. A jolt of electricity coursed through her entire body.
"Mmh!"
She felt both shame and rage, about to explode at his boldness. But Rei Ao told her to look down:
"Look at your chest. What do you see?"
Startled, Lilith Asami lowered her gaze. Through her skin, she could see a faintly glowing red orb pulsing within her chest.
"???"
"What have you done to me?"
"I told you, I haven't done anything. That's part of you."
"Impossible!"
Lilith Asami didn't believe it. She had never seen anything like that in her body before. Rei Ao raised a hand, producing a small mass of black energysome "Demon King essence"and asked:
"Right now, do you feel an urge to get closer to me?"
"!!!"
The moment the Demon King essence appeared, Lilith Asami's expression changed drastically.
Because, exactly as he said, the red glow in her chest fluttered erratically. She felt an almost irresistible desire to be closer to Rei Ao, her body leaning forward of its own accord.
Then Rei Ao clenched his fist, making the essence vanish. The red orb in Lilith's chest faded back to normal, and that strange feeling disappeared. Confronted with this bizarre phenomenon, she knew there was more going on than she could have imagined.
"Whatwhat is all this?"
"Do you know anything about your own origins?" Rei Ao asked calmly.
""
Lilith Asami shook her head.
"I don't. I've lived here at the academy since I was small."
She'd never met her parents, and the headmaster avoided the topic whenever she asked. Rei Ao continued:
"Are you saying your odd behavior is tied to your origins? Do you know who my parents are?"
"Your motherI'm not sure. But your father"
He paused, gazing into her eyes with a profound seriousness. Then, carefully, he spoke each word:
"Your father is a Demon King."
~~~
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Chapter 440: Dropping Bombshells after Bombshells...
"Your father is a Demon King."
Those words left Rei Ao's lips, striking Lilith Asami like a thunderbolt.
Clang!
Her mind went totally blank.
She just stared at Rei Ao, mouth agape.
""
After a long silence, she spoke in a low, raspy voice:
"Daddy?"
""
Rei Ao's expression turned a bit odd. It seemed she'd misunderstood something.
"So you're my father? No wonder I've been feeling all these weird sensations toward you"
With that thought taking over, Lilith had begun furiously jumping to conclusions in her head. He's my dad?! Her expression shifted to shy frustration.
"Why? Why is my dad such a lecherous sleazeball?!"
She glared at Rei Ao, accusing him. If he was a stand-in for all that was lustful and indecent, she hated that idea.
Rei Ao cleared his throat.
"Could there be a chancethat I'm not actually your father?"
Though hearing a beautiful girl call him "Daddy" felt strangely satisfying on one level, he needed to clear this upfast.
"Huh?"
Her eyelashes fluttered, like she'd heard something unbelievable.
"Dadare you joking, maybe?"
Her eyes held a desperate hope that this was all some twisted prank. Because otherwise she would want to die of embarrassment.
But reality was harsh. Rei Ao just shrugged and spoke plainly:
"Sorry, but I'm definitely not your father. Your father is a Demon King from another world. One part you did get right is that he's the embodiment of Lust, so calling him a 'lecherous sleazeball' isn't entirely off."
""
Silence fell again. Lilith turned away and lurched back onto her bed, cocooning herself under the covers. Then:
"Waaaaaah!!!"
A muffled scream came from beneath the blanket. She thrashed around in there, freaking out. She'd just called a total stranger "Daddy." She felt like she'd died of embarrassment. It was the kind of shame that made her want to vanish on the spot.
Rei Ao gave her a few minutes to calm down. Finally, he asked:
"Sodo you still want to know about your origins?"
""
From under the blanket came a hesitant voice:
"I do. Tell me."
She still wasn't ready to face him, staying firmly bundled under the covers. Rei Ao didn't mind, and patiently explained why her father had "abandoned" her.
Lilith's true name was Lilith A. Azazel. Her father was an otherworldly Demon King known as "Triple Chaos," the Demon King of Lust whose theme was "Nothingness."
He possessed the power to reduce all things to nothinga concept of death and obliteration. As a Demon King, "Triple Chaos" had a cunning plan to dodge the cycle of his own world's fate: he fathered a child and transferred his "Demon King factor" to her.
Then he sent her away to a different worldthis world. His daughter was effectively a living key to connect that other world to this one.
Once he located her again, he could retrieve the Demon King power she carried, thereby regaining his ability to destroy everything.
As for what happened to Lilith in the process, it didn't matter to him in the slightest. From beginning to end, Lilith was just a disposable pawn to help him escape his own world and restore his strength.
""
Slowly, Lilith peeked her head out of the blanket. She had never heard any of this. Her eyes were vacant with shock. She'd been nothing more than a tool to her birth father. She felt the deep burn of grief in her chest, to the point it was hard to breathe.
Rei Ao tried to offer some perspective:
"Don't let it tear you apart. He's him, you're you. No point in beating yourself up over a father who never cared."
He wasn't exactly comforting her, just laying out the facts. A father with no emotional attachment didn't deserve her tears.
"If he comes here, what will he do?" she asked, voice trembling.
"He'll probably reclaim the Demon King factor inside you, recover his world-shattering might, and try to destroy the worldor something along those lines."
""
Lilith fell silent. After a moment, she looked up at Rei Ao, who stood at the foot of her bed.
"Rei Ao, you're this world's Demon King. You can't just stand by and let that happen, right?"
She prayed he, as a Demon King here, wouldn't permit an invader from another realm. She refused to be the cause of the world's destruction at her unknown father's hands. That would make her hate herself forever.
"I'm afraid you're mistaken again," Rei Ao said calmly. "I'm not the Demon King of this world."
"???"
Lilith felt utterly confused, once more.
"But you clearly"
She didn't even know how to phrase it anymore. She could see he was a Demon King, standing right there. She'd also glimpsed his three Demon Queen companions.
"I'm from yet another world. I just have no intention of destroying anything here. Makes sense, right?"
""
Indeed, that did make sense. Lilith swallowed hard, realizing not every Demon King was a villain itching to raze civilization. Instead, it was her unknown father who was the genuine evilwilling to exploit even his own daughter as a tool.
Her heart grew heavy. Why did I have to have a father like that? She couldn't help wishing her dad had been someone more like Rei Ao. As much of a perverted scoundrel as she considered him to be, at least he didn't treat life like garbage.
But then a new worry gripped her.
"Isn't there some way to stop him?"
"There is," Rei Ao replied.
""
She tried to tamp down her frustration, but she still blurted:
"Why do you keep dropping these bombshells in pieces? Say it all at once!"
She'd had enough of the constant twists and turns and just wanted a straight answer.
~~~
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Chapter 441: Inviting all Trinity Seven (Bonus Chapter)
"Do you think this is all just fun and games?"
Lilith Asami glared at Rei Ao, her face burning with embarrassment. His repeated "That's not it" remarks had toyed with her emotions one time too many. Why not just come right out and say it, instead of all these "not that, not that" teases?
Well, truth be told, Rei Ao found it quite entertaining. There was nothing more amusing than watching a girl all flusteredexcept maybe actually getting intimately involved with a lovely young lady.
[Ding! You have selected to grant subchannel access in the chat group to: Lilith Asami, Mira Yamana, Akio Fud, Selina, Levi Kazama, Arin Kannazuki, and Yui Kurata!]
For convenience's sake, he added the rest of the Trinity Seven to the subchannel all at once. Then he left a simple parting comment:
"If you ever come across a problem you can't handle, just initiate a trade."
And with that, he disappeared from Lilith's dorm.
"A trade chat group?"
Lilith Asami murmured in disbelief.
Inside Kasuga Hijiri's bedroom
Kasuga Hijiri, who had been sound asleep alongside Selina and Lieselotte, awoke. A bright gleam danced through her eyes.
"He left."
Her smooth, bare arms still held Selina and Lieselotte close. Turning her calm gaze on them, she spoke.
"Mm,"
Sei answered with a nod. Glancing at the chat group, they saw a message:
Rei Ao: "@Kasuga Hijiri, @Fubuki, @Erica Time to head back."
Selina also stirred, as if she'd realized what happened.
