""
Yui's face turned beet red.
"M-Mom!!!"
Yumiko, who had accidentally glanced at the text, immediately realized the truth.
It was Yui's mom who had put them there.
She had misunderstood Yui!
Still, she hesitated, holding the condoms like they were a hot potato.
"Um" Yumiko cleared her throat, attempting to act serious.
"Yui, are you on a date with a guy? Don't do anything reckless."
"I'll hold onto these for now. You can get them back from me later."
She quickly stuffed the condoms into her pocket.
Before Yui could protest, Yumiko pressed further.
"Who's the guy you're with? As your friend, I have to meet him!"
"Uh" Yui began to sweat nervously.
She couldn't admit it was Rei Ao!
Seeing her hesitation, Yumiko's suspicions deepened.
My best friend is up to no good
Thinking quickly, Yumiko linked arms with Yui.
"It's not hard to guess. The only movie showing right now is that horror film, and I was watching it too."
"Let's head back together."
"!!!"
Before Yui could come up with an excuse, Yumiko began dragging her toward the theater.
Caught off guard, Yui had no choice but to follow, her face flushed with embarrassment.
As they reentered the theater, Yui's mind raced, desperately trying to come up with an explanation. Her face burned with anxiety as she trailed behind Yumiko.
But the moment they stepped inside, a chilling gust of air hit her, stopping her thoughts in their tracks.
"Brr!"
Yui gasped audibly, her teeth chattering.
"What's going on? Why is it so cold? And where is everyone?"
She rubbed her arms as a shiver ran down her spine, looking around the now nearly empty theater.
Before she could figure it out, Yumiko pointed toward the front of the room and murmured nervously, "Rei Ao?"
"!!?"
Yui froze in surprise. Did he notice us?
But when she followed Yumiko's gaze, her mouth fell open in shock.
There, in front of the movie screen, stood Rei Ao.
But what caught her attention wasn't just himit was the strange, towering ice sculpture in front of him. Encased within was a grotesque, wolf-like creature that looked horrifyingly lifelike.
"Is is this some kind of special movie effect?" Yui thought aloud, attempting to rationalize what she saw.
However, this was far from a cinematic stunt.
The next moment, beams of holy light and dark smoke materialized out of nowhere.
Angelic and demonic presences filled the room.
"???"
Yui's head spun.
Wait didn't I come here to watch a horror movie about a supernatural curse? Why are there angels and demons here now?!
Rei Ao paid no attention to the two confused girls at the back of the theater. Instead, he turned to the angel Raphiel and the demon Vignette, who had just arrived.
"This one has magic as well," he said, gesturing at the frozen creature.
"Indeed," Vignette replied seriously. "The last time we encountered one of these, I sent it back to the demon world for study. They seem to be strange creatures that absorb negative emotions and convert them into magical power. They're more like aberrations than true demons."
"However," she added, "it didn't originate in the demon world. We suspect these entities are coming from another dimension entirely."
Rei Ao nodded, glancing at the frozen beast before him.
[Demon]: Werewolf Demon
[Level]: 12
[Ability]: "Eyes of Fear"
"It feeds on negative emotions, which explains why it's lurking in a horror movie screening," Rei Ao observed.
Raphiel chimed in with a hypothesis. "Could this have come from the newly dubbed Dragon World? That's what we're calling the world where Tohru is from, right?"
The Dragon Worldan alternate dimension recognized by angels, demons, and godshad recently begun overlapping with their own world.
"No," Rei Ao shook his head. "Tohru told me there's nothing like this in her world. She would've noticed if there were."
"Then where is it from?" Vignette mused.
Rei Ao cracked his knuckles. "Guess we'll have to ask it ourselves."
He rapped his knuckles against the ice, causing sharp cracks to echo through the room.
CRACK! CRACK!
The ice shattered, freeing the werewolf demon.
"AWOOOOOO!!!"
The creature let out an ear-splitting howl, snarling viciously.
"Shut up!"
Rei Ao delivered a single punch, instantly shattering its jagged fangs.
The demon whimpered, cowering before him.
""
Vignette glanced sideways at Rei Ao, impressed by his ruthless efficiency.
The reason he hadn't killed it outright was simpleit had intelligence. That meant it might hold valuable information.
"Talk. Where are you from?" Rei Ao demanded coldly.
The demon eyed Rei Ao's fist fearfully but remained silent, its body trembling.
Then it opened its mouth and let out a string of guttural, unintelligible sounds.
"$#_#$#$"
"???"
Rei Ao frowned.
"It's not speaking any language we know" Vignette muttered in frustration. As a demon, she had an extensive understanding of infernal languages, but this one was entirely foreign to her.
""
But Rei Ao's eyes gleamed with a sudden realization.
He activated the ability he had recently gained"Demon King."
BOOM!
Black and crimson lightning crackled around his body, sending waves of oppressive energy rippling through the room.
THOOM!
The atmosphere grew unbearably heavy.
Yumiko and Yui both collapsed to their knees under the suffocating pressure, struggling to breathe.
Even Vignette instinctively summoned holy light to shield herself from the overwhelming force.
And then something bizarre happened.
Vignette, a demon, knelt.
With trembling reverence, she clasped her hands together, bowing her head.
"!!!"
Alongside the werewolf demon, she spoke the same words in unison:
"All hail the Demon King!"
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Chapter 116: Ente Isla?
The Demon King.
At this moment, Rei Ao truly embodied the presence of a Demon King.
His piercing black-and-red eyes exuded an icy authority. Two sharp horns crowned his head, and dark, flowing patterns streaked across his cheeks, emphasizing his regal and ominous aura.
The transformation wasn't just physical. His strength had multiplied many times over, and he could now sense even the faintest traces of emotions in the air.
Raphiel's nervousness.
Vignette's shock.
Yui and Yumiko's overwhelming fear.
It was as if he could reach out and manipulate these negative emotions, converting them into a power he could control.
He was like an elemental spirit master, but instead of manipulating fire or water, he commanded despair, fear, and anger.
Still, what surprised him most was Vignette's instinctive reverence and the werewolf demon's immediate subservience.
Even though he wasn't their Demon King, they both knelt before him, declaring their loyalty.
The language barrier, too, was no longer an issue. Rei Ao could suddenly understand the werewolf demon's speech.
"Tell me," his voice cold and commanding, "where do you come from?"
Lowering its head submissively, the werewolf demon spoke, "I come from the Holy Cross Continent of Ente Isla, O Demon King."
As it continued to explain, Rei Ao pieced together the information.
The Holy Cross Continent had five regionsNorth, South, East, West, and Centralarranged in the shape of a cross, surrounded by vast oceans. The name "Holy Cross" originated from this unique geography.
Two moons hung in the sky above this world: the Red Moon and the Blue Moon.
The werewolf demon revealed that it was a member of the Demon King Satan's Army, part of the forces led by one of Satan's generals.
It had arrived in this world unintentionally. Without magic, its powers had been drained. However, it discovered that consuming the negative emotions of humansespecially fearcould restore its energy.
That's why it had been drawn to the cinema, lured by the potent fear of the moviegoers.
With the information gathered, Rei Ao released his Demon King form.
The oppressive atmosphere dissipated, and the air in the theater began to flow freely again.
"Rei Ao what was that just now?" Vignette asked hesitantly, her voice tinged with awe and uncertainty.
Even now, her body still trembled from the instinctive compulsion to kneel before him. That form, that aurashe could only describe it with one word: Demon King.
Rei Ao replied nonchalantly, "Just one of my powers. You don't need to worry about it."
He quickly shifted the topic to the information he'd extracted.
"The demon is indeed from another world, but I can confirm it's not the Dragon Realm."
"What?!"
Raphiel and Vignette were stunned.
An otherworldly demonnot from the Dragon Realm?
Rei Ao had deduced this with certainty because the Holy Cross Continent, the Demon King Satan, and the general structure described by the werewolf matched a setting he knew well.
It was from an anime he'd watched: The Devil is a Part-Timer.
"This means another parallel world is connecting with ours," Rei Ao continued. "If it continues, it could become the second major convergence."
Raphiel's expression grew grim.
The Dragon Realm alone was already causing chaos across the three realms of Earth, Heaven, and Hell.
Now, another potentially hostile world was being introduced into the mix?
"Rei Ao," Raphiel said firmly, "we'll clean up the evidence here and report this demon to the higher-ups immediately."
"As for those two" Her gaze shifted to Yui and Yumiko, who were still frozen in shock.
"Leave them to me. I'll handle it."
"Fine, just be careful," Rei Ao replied with a nod.
Raphiel and Vignette quickly erased the traces of the incident, taking the frozen werewolf demon with them as they left in a hurry to make their report.
Rei Ao then walked over to where Yui and Yumiko were still sitting on the floor, overwhelmed by what they had witnessed.
He extended his hands toward them, his tone gentle.
"Do you need help getting up?"
The stark contrast between his previous demonic aura and his current warmth left them momentarily speechless.
After exchanging a hesitant glance, they reached out and allowed him to help them up.
Rei Ao firmly took hold of their hands and led them out of the theater.
On the sidewalk by the roadside, with the occasional car passing by, both Yui and Yumiko finally regained their composure.
Yumiko stayed silent, her thoughts swirling with the implications of what she had seen.
It was Yui who eventually broke the silence.
"Rei Ao-kun, was that was that some kind of movie special effect?"
Her voice carried a mix of hope and denial, desperately wishing his answer would reassure her.
Rei Ao shook his head.
"No. Everything you saw was real."
"Ah"
Yui forced a nervous laugh, trying to convince herself otherwise. "Haha, Rei Ao-kun, don't tease me like that."
Rei Ao didn't press the matter further. Instead, he placed his hands gently on their shoulders.
"You'll understand in time," he said softly.
In the next moment, the world seemed to spin uncontrollably for them.
"Where where am I?"
As the scenery settled, Yui's eyes widened in shock as she recognized the house before her.
"This is my house!!!"
Even Yumiko, who already knew about Rei Ao's abilities and strange powers, was utterly dumbfounded.
"This is incredible!"
In the blink of an eye, they had been transported from one place to another. Despite feeling slightly dizzy, the phenomenon left them speechless.
Rei Ao calmly addressed Yui.
"This is indeed your house," he said.
"As for everything that happened earlier, I assure youit was all real. You might be feeling overwhelmed or scared right now. Take some time to rest and consider whether you'd like to learn more about the truth of this world."
He paused, giving her a moment to absorb his words.
"Or, if you prefer, there are people I know who can help erase these memories entirely."
Yui stood frozen, struggling to process the whirlwind of events.
What started as a simple outing to thank him had turned into an unexpected date, then nearly devolved into a love triangle. And then, everything took a surreal turn with the supernatural events she had witnessed.
It was all too much.
Finally, she forced a shaky smile and said, "Haha, Rei Ao-kun, you're really good at magic tricks."
"I really enjoyed today. It was fun. Let's go out again sometime, okay?"
With that, she turned and walked toward her house, trying to steady herself.
Click. The door shut behind her.
Yumiko watched Yui leave, her heart heavy. "She's forcing herself to smile. It's fake."
"She'll need time to process it all," Rei Ao replied with a knowing look. "You should understand that feeling better than anyone, don't you?"
"!!!" Yumiko's face flushed red. "What are you implying?! I'm just annoyed at you, that's all!"
"Is that so?" Rei Ao smirked and reached into his pocket, pulling out an object Yumiko recognized instantly.
A condom.
"???" Yumiko's eyes widened in disbelief.
Rei Ao's smile grew wider. "My dear Yumiko, not only have you been tailing me all day, but you're also carrying this. Care to explain yourself?"
"T-That's not mine! It belongs to Yui!" Yumiko stammered in panic, desperately trying to clarify.
But then Rei Ao reached into her pocket and pulled out several more condoms.
"What about these?" he asked, his playful tone laced with mischief. "You wouldn't be planning to use them with someone else, would you?"
He knew full well they weren't hers. He was teasing her on purpose.
"Of course not! I'd only only" Yumiko trailed off, realizing she'd fallen into his trap.
She clamped her mouth shut, but it was too late.
"Only with me?" Rei Ao pressed.
"!!!" Yumiko's face burned with embarrassment. She had practically confessed.
Rei Ao took her hand gently. "I'll take that as a confession, then."
Before she could react, the world shifted around them once more.
When Yumiko opened her eyes, they were standing in front of a building with a bright neon sign that read Hotel.
Her breath caught in her throat.
"Why why did you bring me here?" she stammered, her voice shaking.
Rei Ao smirked, leaning closer. "What do you think we're here for?"
"" Yumiko's mind raced, her heart pounding.
Before she could spiral further, Rei Ao straightened up and said casually, "Yumiko, you were jealous of Yui earlier, weren't you?"
