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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRI1aW0yNT
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfFgGIlhFA
What was his purpose in coming to this world?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTVg40OTum
Was it just to live as an ordinary person?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ012gWpt9TY
Of course not.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupmsHOzgMf
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFgRHsoJ7z
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?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioZBgLYIYY
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBGoEGdYXG
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Rbg7kjAch
Kouya hated trouble.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7T6uGmy9s
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWwZH6aVDO
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BN5dCMGNp
And right now, that silver-haired, scheming angel happened to be one of those “troubles.”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxVmX71sSA
So, Kouya decided it was necessary to teach her how to make—no, no—to teach her how to be a person.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D7JujgXDq
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Five minutes later.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aAklFHsgX
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCkj49cF8D
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasJnh0Kpbk
Kouya stepped past the entrance gate, his shoes crunching softly against gravel, and soon saw that silver-haired angel.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTBqh2xszT
Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCZpo3ILMC
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLs53ul75sw
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA9FP0VCVx
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfzJtAccmz
“You came, Human Scum-kun,” Raphael said with a sly smile, her eyes half-lidded in mock amusement.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKNtnJbFse
“Yeah, I came,” Kouya nodded, his tone flat. “Didn’t I say I’d come to teach you how to be a person?”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSHnx77FB2
As he spoke, he lifted his right hand and made a small motion in the air, his fingertip glowing faintly.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKX8TY4giQ2
“What are you doing?” Raphael tilted her head, genuinely puzzled by the gesture, unaware of what was about to happen.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5B5l5Vjlp
The next moment, her breath caught in her throat. Her pupils contracted sharply.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiBiujkva1
Because before she could blink, his finger was already pressing gently against her forehead.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwfVVFX0Dk
The finger was long, warm, and steady. It didn’t even look fast, yet she couldn’t react at all.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoYcTAAVbD
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wq8Yx6ump
“...”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdznRCUnTN
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxnzRtK7L3
This wasn’t possible!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jqNB1BZnX
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCtxUYGB1i
He wasn’t human. Not at all.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggmB33COgK
“Who exactly... are you?” Raphael asked, her voice trembling slightly as she tried to stay calm.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghLiVETf9q
“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?”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAHIASZn3S
“R-Ready for what?”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzR6YzhBgGV
“To learn how to be a person, of course.”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw3PbmdgvF
A great three-hundred-round battle, fists flying, blades clashing, sweat and blood soaking the ground...54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rAWF2Go0o
Didn’t exist.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzncBhYluU
None of that existed.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZW75B9yHm
She was just a naive, inexperienced angel. A single finger could defeat her—why waste time pretending it was a fair fight?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqkcP8VwvX
Better to finish it quickly and go home to play games.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPPmaLrbHh
“W-What do you want to do?”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2M2gAbyCw8
Confidence always comes from strength. When strength is crushed, confidence shatters like glass.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwerFPVnq2J
Raphael bit her lip hard, her shoulders trembling slightly.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP1XNr3Wt6
“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!”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwv7Lr3AAk
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJKTGW67fP
Understandable.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUN7QvcxmC
But why bring up that idiot angel now!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqVH9aXtr0
Even if the two of you teamed up, you still wouldn’t last against one hand of mine!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLwjYt6a85
You think that fool could stop me?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOKKCFiGCY
Don’t make me laugh.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9dI1fbVUh
If she were here too, I’d just poke her down with the same finger.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2z9TaIMRYt
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?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLh85vwBDk
Kill her directly?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJpKqQYE0J
No.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSj8ijxKy1
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2i05dE3Ox8
Kouya wasn’t afraid—just uninterested in wasting his time.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWvHB7HZOU
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzaylR6AoD
That might—54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPq3YhXzrW
No. Too boring. Too much effort. Playing games was still better.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYl6ctannyV
“Let me go!” Raphael’s voice rose, her body struggling but failing to move an inch. The invisible seal kept her perfectly still.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7ncAUhDu7
“No.” Kouya’s reply was curt. He turned his head toward the apartment building nearby, eyes narrowing slightly.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGEcmf0X08
The curtain on a second-floor balcony fluttered, and a shadow shifted behind it.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJQGj8y6JF
Someone saw them?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sqc1SW8Oh
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTGqnNTrXS
“Alright, come with me,” Kouya said, his voice leaving no room for argument.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWlQYhslpy
“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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7fWgdGKVp
Was he taking her to an abandoned apartment? An empty warehouse? Or worse—a love hotel?!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnawBs8HqHA
It had to be something like that!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1rlyZKcOJ
A man and woman alone this late at night—of course he’d turn into a beast!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmlPVBJsEz
“I-I’m warning you... this is illegal!” she stammered.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7xbez7mGl
“What are you imagining?” Kouya exhaled in mild irritation. “I’m going to find that idiot Satania. You think I’m interested in you?”54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgIIsBUijP
Satania?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5HApBqx2n
That dumb demon?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBFVHJfEay
Why her?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM5IVqIBPx
And what did he mean by ‘interested in me’?!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM6cuBnTU3
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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WMtImP1yR
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