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Kouya sent the text message, checked the time, and saw it was almost ten at night. The streets outside were quiet, filled with the distant hum of cars and the soft rustling of trees swaying in the wind. He stood up, stretched lazily, and put on a dark jacket, slipping his phone into his pocket before stepping out into the night.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxrLaPg1JD
The air was cool, faintly scented with rain from earlier in the evening. Streetlights painted long shadows on the ground as he walked toward the park. His footsteps echoed softly against the pavement, blending with the chirping of a few late-night crickets.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UfACMkkNw
What was his purpose in coming to this world?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuMbPc3vHL
Was it just to live as an ordinary person?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRJiY7huXW
Of course not.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuLHul8kyZ
His goal had always been just one—to find back those lost emotions, those forgotten feelings that once made life feel alive. That was his only reason for being here, the one truth that lingered no matter how many days passed.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsceVmM6dN
So sealing his power was merely a method, not a shackle restraining him. Power was his own—it wasn’t stolen, it wasn’t taken from anyone. It was a part of him, like breath or thought. So why couldn’t he use it?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mpnPIACLP
If a problem could be solved more easily and conveniently without affecting his current life, why would he choose a troublesome way to handle it instead? Efficiency mattered more than formality.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QJpnuxpmB
It was like one plus two equals three. The answer was simple and absolute, yet some people insisted on writing long formulas, showing every step, complicating the obvious just to feel smart. That, in his mind, was the definition of stupidity.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYXoV3Fjf4
Kouya hated trouble.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLGOJv0a6N
Cleaning up after a meal was trouble, so he usually ordered takeout and stacked the containers near the trash. Making friends was trouble, so he spent his breaks at school sleeping with his head on his desk. Explaining things was trouble, so he rarely spoke unless absolutely necessary. Even smiling for politeness took effort—he only did it when he needed to get something.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xbCGUPmpQ
Repeating the same mechanical work at restaurants or supermarkets was trouble, so he preferred taking jobs from the shrine maiden instead. At least her tasks were different, unpredictable, and occasionally interesting.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwd5bI2VR88
And right now, that silver-haired, scheming angel happened to be one of those “troubles.”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCcCy7QN0A
So, Kouya decided it was necessary to teach her how to make—no, no—to teach her how to be a person.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy444qgeOe
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Five minutes later.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTX4N03OwP
Kouya arrived at the park outside the east gate of the residential area. The night air was colder here, carrying the faint scent of rust from the old swings. The park was an old one, built decades ago, and neglected over the years. Grass grew through the cracks in the pavement, and the iron bars of the playground were chipped and faded.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0qdwC1UyE
It was quiet—eerily so. The only sounds were the creak of the swing chains moving slightly in the wind and the occasional hum of a passing car in the distance.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jhGbbf54H
Kouya stepped past the entrance gate, his shoes crunching softly against gravel, and soon saw that silver-haired angel.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYmfsGlk6x
Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbWN5Gibgw
A girl who looked kind and innocent on the surface but was actually sly and mischievous deep down. Even from afar, her presence seemed deliberate, like she knew how much attention her appearance could draw.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbx8oImu8k3
Tonight, she had changed into a simple white dress without any decorations. The purity of it made her stand out against the dark surroundings. It didn’t dull her beauty at all—rather, it made her look even more elegant, like a sculpture carved under moonlight.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC46VWRkAl
Cold moonlight poured down, glinting off her silver hair that danced lightly in the breeze. Her dress fluttered softly, and her pale skin reflected the light, making her look less like a being of flesh and more like a dream—one that could vanish with a blink.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U5VyHW6Tn
“You came, Human Scum-kun,” Raphael said with a sly smile, her eyes half-lidded in mock amusement.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3yupxKR9T
“Yeah, I came,” Kouya nodded, his tone flat. “Didn’t I say I’d come to teach you how to be a person?”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsqIskP0Np
As he spoke, he lifted his right hand and made a small motion in the air, his fingertip glowing faintly.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpn5goVv759
“What are you doing?” Raphael tilted her head, genuinely puzzled by the gesture, unaware of what was about to happen.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt271cVXz3
The next moment, her breath caught in her throat. Her pupils contracted sharply.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlFZOd7mHV
Because before she could blink, his finger was already pressing gently against her forehead.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ypAicPAoC
The finger was long, warm, and steady. It didn’t even look fast, yet she couldn’t react at all.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPvjpUH03q
At Kouya’s fingertip, a large six-pointed magic circle appeared. It shimmered with pale blue light, spinning slowly like a clock before burning itself into Raphael’s forehead, sealing her powers in an instant.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyy8LzXfgk
“...”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK2C2iwn07
Raphael’s eyes widened, her lips parting slightly, revealing her perfect white teeth. In her eyes was a storm of disbelief—confusion, shock, and a growing sense of fear.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b8DpX6NVl
This wasn’t possible!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lV03698ff
He was supposed to be some reclusive gamer, a shut-in who barely left his room. Yet the speed, the precision, the overwhelming power—none of it matched that image.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnLjs3KawE
He wasn’t human. Not at all.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLynw8VSp79
“Who exactly... are you?” Raphael asked, her voice trembling slightly as she tried to stay calm.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcg8ja4DAma
“That doesn’t matter,” Kouya said softly, his tone still as flat as ever. His words were calm, but his gaze carried a strange pressure, cold and still as deep water. “What matters is—are you ready?”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBleEe4ULjy
“R-Ready for what?”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1VNIW4BK1
“To learn how to be a person, of course.”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡee0bEAA82S
A great three-hundred-round battle, fists flying, blades clashing, sweat and blood soaking the ground...104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUBRDv0DU2
Didn’t exist.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6cO959VsC
None of that existed.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWR4yBi53BN
She was just a naive, inexperienced angel. A single finger could defeat her—why waste time pretending it was a fair fight?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeEYxZW0Gc
Better to finish it quickly and go home to play games.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LWADvQylP
“W-What do you want to do?”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2ql2rehNg
Confidence always comes from strength. When strength is crushed, confidence shatters like glass.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAx3WtqwGaL
Raphael bit her lip hard, her shoulders trembling slightly.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg6Ei7FTgf
“I’m warning you,” she said, voice quivering despite her effort to sound firm, “if you dare do anything... Gabi-chan won’t forgive you!”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lT8J0HTfj
The words came out sharp, but the fear behind them was impossible to hide. Her stance, her glare, her trembling hands—all screamed tension and panic.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mXnoa17Ln
Understandable.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN0YLJybc2
But why bring up that idiot angel now!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAlWC13uiF
Even if the two of you teamed up, you still wouldn’t last against one hand of mine!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdLOqJUSoH
You think that fool could stop me?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXwM0f4ApY
Don’t make me laugh.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluFfSS1v0o
If she were here too, I’d just poke her down with the same finger.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrZgHcC4ak
Kouya stayed silent, his expression unreadable as he thought about how to handle this. How exactly do you teach a mischievous angel how to be a person?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVirsDkazC
Kill her directly?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeaeRKpBsA
No.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfxsDrxj4q
Angels descended to this world with missions—to observe, to report. They regularly sent updates to Heaven, so if one suddenly vanished, it would cause chaos above. Then the usual pattern would begin: beat the small one, the bigger one comes, then an even bigger one after that. Typical fantasy escalation. Predictable and annoying.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvwqYS1Bph
Kouya wasn’t afraid—just uninterested in wasting his time.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjjV3gi5a0
Maybe... he could do what that manga once suggested—lock her in a dark room, tie her up, and make her wear different uniforms until she learned her lesson.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHW46LdAAz
That might—104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡST35F0q6AN
No. Too boring. Too much effort. Playing games was still better.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol951oiuCa
“Let me go!” Raphael’s voice rose, her body struggling but failing to move an inch. The invisible seal kept her perfectly still.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rA7WIOUfS
“No.” Kouya’s reply was curt. He turned his head toward the apartment building nearby, eyes narrowing slightly.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpuwLrgquH
The curtain on a second-floor balcony fluttered, and a shadow shifted behind it.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssf5u28C1p
Someone saw them?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngXUzfLaKr
Maybe. But even if they did, what would they think? A trick of the light, maybe a dream, maybe a ghost story to tell tomorrow.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduA8KtIT4e
“Alright, come with me,” Kouya said, his voice leaving no room for argument.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpAcJ0CrcO
“W-Where to?” Raphael’s eyes went wide. Even though she forced her voice to stay strong, her words trembled. Every part of her screamed tension, as if she were being dragged into something terrifying.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4GJMHk908
Was he taking her to an abandoned apartment? An empty warehouse? Or worse—a love hotel?!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdltn7RedSu
It had to be something like that!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ5PwrnCYs
A man and woman alone this late at night—of course he’d turn into a beast!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32iPF65HzL
“I-I’m warning you... this is illegal!” she stammered.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hqqh74W01
“What are you imagining?” Kouya exhaled in mild irritation. “I’m going to find that idiot Satania. You think I’m interested in you?”104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDyLM3jjXX
Satania?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLR1KmiPmx
That dumb demon?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiTiI15iT0
Why her?104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOiSY53kTn
And what did he mean by ‘interested in me’?!104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixgf6flVnH
Raphael froze in confusion, her thoughts spinning. But before she could question him again, she realized in horror that her body was moving on its own—her feet walking obediently behind Kouya as he led the way.104Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJmuAKcGML
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