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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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzpJrFZip9
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl24i3kL8oB
What was his purpose in coming to this world?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkvKG1slxD
Was it just to live as an ordinary person?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5uAgsx0YF
Of course not.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7fKt7IDZC
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2rq88D1R3
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?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFVERNlzrh
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb3T7YTjYN
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZafQUsayFN
Kouya hated trouble.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQZ5fmWT6B
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7gjlbRYr9
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahXqOGwtLj
And right now, that silver-haired, scheming angel happened to be one of those “troubles.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIepm1ho8Vy
So, Kouya decided it was necessary to teach her how to make—no, no—to teach her how to be a person.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlpOdziFNi
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Five minutes later.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtffBDHFTYf
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGIrwCvetM
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YBTlrkrLE
Kouya stepped past the entrance gate, his shoes crunching softly against gravel, and soon saw that silver-haired angel.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63X5jByg39
Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpRZi7zjWw
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU65XfN0Sn
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMmJaGE8yF
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsVsT4Azr3
“You came, Human Scum-kun,” Raphael said with a sly smile, her eyes half-lidded in mock amusement.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG2hUt2kSK
“Yeah, I came,” Kouya nodded, his tone flat. “Didn’t I say I’d come to teach you how to be a person?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcS3IfYdLb
As he spoke, he lifted his right hand and made a small motion in the air, his fingertip glowing faintly.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskgUW6cXSH
“What are you doing?” Raphael tilted her head, genuinely puzzled by the gesture, unaware of what was about to happen.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQaTPQfVvj
The next moment, her breath caught in her throat. Her pupils contracted sharply.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeQM6zp2DQ
Because before she could blink, his finger was already pressing gently against her forehead.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrzD6JIDqi
The finger was long, warm, and steady. It didn’t even look fast, yet she couldn’t react at all.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszK09Mpa1O
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAxejEDgxE
“...”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DeiPYZOaN
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXwgDwA1sB
This wasn’t possible!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYP2iA3qtx
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQd99EHyeR
He wasn’t human. Not at all.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC99oqA5zQ
“Who exactly... are you?” Raphael asked, her voice trembling slightly as she tried to stay calm.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKqlOQnYxx
“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?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZprMDMYgj
“R-Ready for what?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4I03CPvvY
“To learn how to be a person, of course.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9xHlLIubQ
A great three-hundred-round battle, fists flying, blades clashing, sweat and blood soaking the ground...19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDW4Qr2HbP
Didn’t exist.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HKVcmPNH8
None of that existed.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzj7wAWQFR
She was just a naive, inexperienced angel. A single finger could defeat her—why waste time pretending it was a fair fight?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYEmmGeCq8
Better to finish it quickly and go home to play games.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbW8HbZdqu
“W-What do you want to do?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXuAYIgVkG
Confidence always comes from strength. When strength is crushed, confidence shatters like glass.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTuaydb3At
Raphael bit her lip hard, her shoulders trembling slightly.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdT8Rrc01ds
“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!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7dSo0DJBt
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QRF0oAOIZ
Understandable.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4Xu6c7SU6
But why bring up that idiot angel now!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjpNKvYT2I
Even if the two of you teamed up, you still wouldn’t last against one hand of mine!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCH2Wb7qIIq
You think that fool could stop me?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGRL9eO95t
Don’t make me laugh.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCntGwIxO5G
If she were here too, I’d just poke her down with the same finger.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1klDG03beB
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?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3lNORZa9z
Kill her directly?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmURh6RalG
No.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QRBSOmdvg
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4yT19jFtb
Kouya wasn’t afraid—just uninterested in wasting his time.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLKyVBBCXP
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B1PWe6wj0
That might—19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UInuPq2xD
No. Too boring. Too much effort. Playing games was still better.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkmpEvonHE
“Let me go!” Raphael’s voice rose, her body struggling but failing to move an inch. The invisible seal kept her perfectly still.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmVqTwTZff
“No.” Kouya’s reply was curt. He turned his head toward the apartment building nearby, eyes narrowing slightly.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoWfcvkDAV
The curtain on a second-floor balcony fluttered, and a shadow shifted behind it.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEiAWlJSea
Someone saw them?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb7i23yVcU
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJ5Pv4FYl4
“Alright, come with me,” Kouya said, his voice leaving no room for argument.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYL0NnlRpr
“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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85hCEXw34u
Was he taking her to an abandoned apartment? An empty warehouse? Or worse—a love hotel?!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XH86B3t8S
It had to be something like that!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaE7317qM4a
A man and woman alone this late at night—of course he’d turn into a beast!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQV5SAm9LTM
“I-I’m warning you... this is illegal!” she stammered.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcv0zz9CQv
“What are you imagining?” Kouya exhaled in mild irritation. “I’m going to find that idiot Satania. You think I’m interested in you?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam4Zgd9QZ5
Satania?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTtseJO6nz
That dumb demon?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaDAa2McKe
Why her?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTezK1mXz8
And what did he mean by ‘interested in me’?!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBZHvNsnzd
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPbflaUgr3
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