A figure dropped to his knees while clutching onto the stub spurting bloods like fountain. He looks at the floor with pained expression on his face colored with faint disbelief. How did he lose an arm in that exchange of speed? Lord Astaroth couldn't understand what was happening to him. He should've been many times stronger, it should be easy if he goes all out and aim for the kill. Yet he failed, and even suffered from the counter.
"Was that it? If so, I'm utterly disappointed."
Kousuke let out a quiet sigh and flicked his arm downward, shaking the blood off as if it were nothing more than rainwater. Early on, he noticed Lord Astaroth pulling his arm back with his eyes locked onto his wife's chest as time slowed down, yet he didn't make a move. He let it happens and as expected, he senses powerful aura emitted from Diodora's father. For a moment, he thought this could lead to a challenging battle, however...
"Is this how Saitama felt? Well at least I'm not bald and the world is still peaceful," he muttered sarcastically. Then suddenly, he tilted his head to the side as black orb speed past his cheek and exploded behind him. "Demonic magic is truly an enviable thing. So long as you got the motivation and will, anything goes~"
Kousuke whistles when he saw a new arm had sprouted from Lord Astaroth's left shoulder. The man looks slightly exhausted after fueling his power into regeneration, yet the grin on his face seemingly to say that he could go for longer. That this isn't everything there is!
"Great, now if you have anything more to show, better do it fast cause I'll be getting to your precious son right after killing you~"
...
Meanwhile, at Kuoh.
"Huh?"
While flying toward the desolate church in the night sky, Diodora suddenly frowned as bad feeling creeps on his body, as if he had escaped something with his life. He initially planned to visit the company where the Hero Faction was last seen, but changed his mind the moment he stepped out of the hidden room. As the heir of Astaroth, it wasn't difficult for him to hire mages that is specialized with spatial manipulation to make a portal that only open at his command with certain tool. Thinking he was just being paranoid, Diodora shrugged it off and continue on his merry way.
It wasn't long until he landed quietly into the woods and hides his bat-like wings before walking toward the old church. He smirk when he senses a weak presence inside, it feels like a candle he can easily extinguish its fire between his fingers. He didn't catch any other presence around the church, either they were very good at hiding from him, or there wasn't anyone else as he hoped.
As he calmly stepped into the Church, Diodora skillfully hides the displeasure rising quickly from the pit of his stomach with gentle smile on his face. His eyes immediately zeroed in on the petite figure praying in front of the Christ statue. She seems to be so deep into prayer that even his footsteps hadn't registered to her ears just yet. That was until he was right behind her, only then did Asia finally senses his presence and turned around in surprise.
"What-oh, wait... it's you! You're the bad guy Issei and Rias senpai told me about!"
The little nun immediately put up a defensive stance that she copied from observing Issei during his training with Kiba senpai. But to Diodora, she just looks like a harmless deer trying to appear intimidating to lion. It did nothing, except making him even more eager in wanting to corrupt such innocence with his own hands. He could already imagine what kind of face she would make when he broke her, just like with the rest of the nuns he left at home.
As if sensing his impure thoughts, Asia suddenly recalled the item Kousuke had given her in preparation against bad people that would target her. With a serious look on her face, she pulled a comical looking hammer from inside her sleeve. Then with a press of a button, it enlarged to a point its shadow casted upon Diodora's dumbfounded expression.
"Kousuke senpai said... if I ever ran into bad people, I can smash them with this hammer of justice and he will take care of the rest for me!"
"...Hah, do you think that comical hammer can do anything to me? It just looks bigger, I bet it wouldn't even hurt ants," Diodora said with a smirk, his pretense long gone. He opened his arms wide as if welcoming her to give it a try. Seeing his calm attitude, Asia couldn't help but became doubtful. She hadn't tested it before, and it wasn't as heavy as its mighty size might scream at. In fact, it feels like she was holding onto a plastic toy that kids would play with their friends in kindergarten.
But she trusted Kousuke, he wouldn't lie to her when it comes to anything serious, unlike Akeno senpai who enjoyed teasing her no matter the circumstance, rather that was her attitude towards everyone because the act itself was fun to her. With a deep breath, Asia pulled the giant hammer twice her size back before slamming it down onto Diodora with a cute yelp.
"Hi-yah!"
Diodora who thought the hammer would just bounced off him suddenly have the most frightening moment of his life. His instinct began screaming at him to dodge, but he was only inches away and had no time nor speed to react that quickly. When the hammer touched his forehead, it let out a comical 'pomf' sound as Astaroth Heir was flattened like something out of comedy cartoon. His head became dizzy, it was as if someone had thrown a brick from the back of his head. It doesn't hurt as much as his instinct thought, but he was unable to react to what comes next.
"Um.. if I recall correctly, the next step is to swing as hard as I can to send you flying into the sky!"
She didn't think much and prepared herself for the swing. Before Diodora could regain his sense, Asia smacked him again with her giant hammer and this time the attacks feels very heavy. It hurled Diodora straight toward the sky, smashing the Church's ceiling midway before disappearing into the horizon. Of course this entire process happens while the innocent nun keeping her eyes shut. She was scared to open her eyes, afraid that if she did, she will see that devil grinning at her.
But a few minutes passed, there was no other sounds except her breathing. Then, as if she had enough courage, Asia slowly lifted her eyelids open.
"Huh? Did he left?"