Rias, wearing only a yukata, walked in from outside.
"Sakiko, you're here."
Rias greeted her, then her gaze fell on the row of gold bars on the table.
"What's the situation?"
"Poverty relief fund." Tatsuma replied concisely.
"You're way too direct."
After coming back from her date, Rias, who had already seen Sakiko's information, instantly understood.
However, seeing that Sakiko didn't seem to resist, and instead had a blush on her face, she swallowed the latter half of her sentence.Her gaze met Tatsuma's for a second, and Rias looked thoughtfully at the young girl in front of her.
"Sakiko, do you want to stay the night tonight?"
"Huh?"
"I don't mind."
Rias hugged Tatsuma's arm and smiled, making it clear.
Seeing this, Sakiko's brain instantly crashed.
"I...I still have things to do, so I won't bother you."
After replying stutteringly, she ran out of the room in a panic.
"Looks like there's still room for improvement."
Rias shrugged and turned her head to look at the corner of the room.
"Aren't you coming out yet?"
"Hmm, President found me again."
The air slightly rippled, and Koneko, wearing only underwear, appeared on the spot.
"This shows that your Senjutsu is still not up to par. When Tatsuma plays with you normally, I never found you."
"Huh? President, how did you know?"
"Guessed."
Koneko: "..."
Damn, I accidentally exposed myself.
"It seems that besides Senjutsu, other aspects also need improvement."
Tatsuma shook his head slightly, without any awkwardness on his face.
He silently maxed out the wristband's weight multiplier and pulled Rias and Koneko to start training tonight.
A beautiful night, endless affection, candlelight flickering red, emotions lingering.
Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
After finishing their classes as usual, Tatsuma and the others gathered at the Occult Research Club.
Half an hour later, Xenovia and Irina walked in from the main entrance.
The moment he saw them, Yuuto was instantly filled with resentment, and the aura around him began to fluctuate.
Facing Yuuto's visible hostility and killing intent, Irina and Xenovia were unwilling to show weakness and released their auras.
The auras of both sides met in mid-air, and the momentum from Yuuto began to retreat step by step.
However, at this moment, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Tatsuma.
Like a world-destroying tidal wave, it instantly annihilated and swallowed the momentum of the Church duo.
"If you want to fight, just say so. I don't mind having two more lives on my hands."
A voice full of pressure echoed in the Occult Research Club.
"You must be the rumored Red Dragon Emperor. I heard about you in the Church not long ago."
Xenovia narrowed her eyes. "Just as the rumors describe, you're a dangerous individual."
"Looks like you're still not convinced."
Tatsuma got up from the sofa and drew his demon sword.
"Huh? Wait! Wait!"
Irina quickly stood between the two.
"Xenovia! We're here to negotiate, not fight! Control yourself a little!"
"He's the one who needs to control himself." Xenovia pouted.
"Haven't you seen it yet? These guys are deliberately provoking us to give us a show of force."
"Didn't expect you to be quite smart." Tatsuma raised an eyebrow and stopped pretending.
"Take out your weapons and let me see the strength of the Holy Sword Users."
"Hmph, as you wish."
Xenovia opened the cloth bag she was carrying and took out a long sword.
"Ah, how did it turn out like this?"
Irina sighed with a headache and took out a rope. The rope slightly vibrated and turned into a sword that she held in her hand.
"Tatsuma-san, are you sure you want to fight? We are very strong."
"I just hope you can last ten seconds." Tatsuma provoked her without changing his expression.
Seeing this, even the good-tempered Irina couldn't help but fall silent and assume an attacking stance.
As for the more hot-tempered Xenovia, she no longer held back and stepped forward, rushing in front of Tatsuma.
Excalibur was fully activated, and the holy light radiating from the blade slashed straight down.
Facing this blow that would be fatal to ordinary Devils, Tatsuma didn't move a single step.
[Boost!]
A red flash rose from his gauntlet, and Tatsuma, who had completed the first round of boost, raised his sword and swung it down.
Swords clashed, and Xenovia felt a huge force coming, her body instinctively leaning back.
In this instant, Tatsuma didn't hesitate to kick out.
Bang!
Xenovia instantly flew backward, smashing through the wall and disappearing.
At the same time, Irina rushed out from a blind spot on the side.
Her sword slightly vibrated and turned into a constantly extending spear that stabbed towards Tatsuma.
"Too slow."
Tatsuma dodged the attack by stepping aside. He raised his hand, grabbed the spear, and pulled, dragging Irina towards him.
Then, before the other party could react, he raised his hand, grabbed her head, and pushed it downwards.
Boom!
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Irina Shidou, you have obtained the blue trait Holy Sword Factor!]
"Irina!"
Xenovia, who had just rushed back, instantly became agitated and opened the subspace she had created. Surging holy aura poured out from it, and she pulled out a long sword.
"That is... the Holy Sword Durandal?!" Rias let out a cry of surprise.
As a legendary Holy Sword, Durandal is very famous among Devils.
Even though it was their first meeting, Rias still recognized this weapon.
"Aren't you a user of the Excalibur? Why do you have another Holy Sword."
"You've got the order wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal, I just happened to be using Excalibur concurrently."
Xenovia, whose aura had greatly increased, let out a cold snort and charged towards Tatsuma.
However, just then, the gauntlet on Tatsuma's left arm emitted another red light.
"You're not bad, you lasted more than ten seconds."
Looking at Durandal that was close at hand, Tatsuma, whose aura had doubled for the second time, activated Gram.
An aura, no less inferior to Durandal's, surged from Gram, and Tatsuma swung his sword down.
Boom!
Just like the scene that had just been replicated, Xenovia was blasted away again.
But this time, Tatsuma didn't stay in place. Taking a step forward, he followed the other party into the woods outside the old school building.
A cold light broke through the air, and the sword edge emitting demonic energy was pressed against Xenovia's throat before she could react.
"Are you convinced now?" Tatsuma's voice asking the question rang out.
Xenovia was silent for a moment, then let go of the weapon in her hand and gave up struggling.
"You won."
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Xenovia Quarta, you have obtained the red trait Holy Sword User!]