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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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxMZNrUkUp
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaYG2nzJvB
What was his purpose in coming to this world?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc3917O4pQ
Was it just to live as an ordinary person?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr1Yi5NckQ
Of course not.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22mI1tgR9o
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaOVnMkMV0
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?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTTWHxfO6E
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U241ceewA
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2Mmm9MjZg
Kouya hated trouble.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYOdSi4Bgk
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcSgQQZkPH
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNerRQYxsr4
And right now, that silver-haired, scheming angel happened to be one of those “troubles.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNQXwn2lMu
So, Kouya decided it was necessary to teach her how to make—no, no—to teach her how to be a person.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxedvti6ts
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Five minutes later.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczzQkJvOFs
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUW97ombHYm
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxVbEwcCL6
Kouya stepped past the entrance gate, his shoes crunching softly against gravel, and soon saw that silver-haired angel.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzzyPvdfwT
Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2yi78FtrJ
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznj4wrVaPp
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0EyTF9yIA
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvOLEzzJj7
“You came, Human Scum-kun,” Raphael said with a sly smile, her eyes half-lidded in mock amusement.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUamgzITCO
“Yeah, I came,” Kouya nodded, his tone flat. “Didn’t I say I’d come to teach you how to be a person?”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyL6JUNRyK
As he spoke, he lifted his right hand and made a small motion in the air, his fingertip glowing faintly.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3Cv50H7R5
“What are you doing?” Raphael tilted her head, genuinely puzzled by the gesture, unaware of what was about to happen.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOijeeQtZyD
The next moment, her breath caught in her throat. Her pupils contracted sharply.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7q2aupWFL
Because before she could blink, his finger was already pressing gently against her forehead.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BU8w71xy6
The finger was long, warm, and steady. It didn’t even look fast, yet she couldn’t react at all.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSZrl0ECMn
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbBdN9Zu4y
“...”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFK4hxA0HA
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dMh7YAE3A
This wasn’t possible!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zg4Auu4a8
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WAIWrdvgl
He wasn’t human. Not at all.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0O1Hvpl3C
“Who exactly... are you?” Raphael asked, her voice trembling slightly as she tried to stay calm.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw1Kxk1eeS
“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?”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEyh9ELRz5
“R-Ready for what?”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZZdEZ1Hkr
“To learn how to be a person, of course.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TmHZoibMf
A great three-hundred-round battle, fists flying, blades clashing, sweat and blood soaking the ground...103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDFbSF2g9a
Didn’t exist.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkWFhYM1Jq
None of that existed.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeTDfqftYt
She was just a naive, inexperienced angel. A single finger could defeat her—why waste time pretending it was a fair fight?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvT1OfxQZs
Better to finish it quickly and go home to play games.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeigSpLLC3I
“W-What do you want to do?”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwiY0PS8BL
Confidence always comes from strength. When strength is crushed, confidence shatters like glass.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpwD3NGHch
Raphael bit her lip hard, her shoulders trembling slightly.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8P4WuEleB
“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!”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQokqhj4EJ
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUatnDCQtH3
Understandable.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdGlj0WP1E
But why bring up that idiot angel now!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0RiuEnwls
Even if the two of you teamed up, you still wouldn’t last against one hand of mine!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fn4aXHVgt
You think that fool could stop me?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxf7u3NamCz
Don’t make me laugh.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10Dc79xId6
If she were here too, I’d just poke her down with the same finger.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiCWqFdWwm
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?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijcO9FQ7tp
Kill her directly?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbSTjuM7G1
No.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi8lVaNIzo
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lDV0VFwAi
Kouya wasn’t afraid—just uninterested in wasting his time.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0aX9grex1
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpz1edSL3n
That might—103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpzVs9H6py
No. Too boring. Too much effort. Playing games was still better.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl10Pj0pYw
“Let me go!” Raphael’s voice rose, her body struggling but failing to move an inch. The invisible seal kept her perfectly still.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFaBH1MmG1
“No.” Kouya’s reply was curt. He turned his head toward the apartment building nearby, eyes narrowing slightly.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWItJQHRViC
The curtain on a second-floor balcony fluttered, and a shadow shifted behind it.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQZyHiAU2u
Someone saw them?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOobOziIi9
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue0SIB2wjT
“Alright, come with me,” Kouya said, his voice leaving no room for argument.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLq4ZXlb2j
“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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zOvM38Xe8
Was he taking her to an abandoned apartment? An empty warehouse? Or worse—a love hotel?!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKZlbUIGge
It had to be something like that!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQHJbcwhtx
A man and woman alone this late at night—of course he’d turn into a beast!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysC5ywPhDi
“I-I’m warning you... this is illegal!” she stammered.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2niewDqXmS
“What are you imagining?” Kouya exhaled in mild irritation. “I’m going to find that idiot Satania. You think I’m interested in you?”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9PY8RoZeo
Satania?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWkRZZ5kJ6
That dumb demon?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVRvxqPsjO
Why her?103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXCEQSq00g
And what did he mean by ‘interested in me’?!103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqPakKqhrl
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.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOMkK7qSDo
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