Shuri Himejima, Akeno Himejima

In the human world...

In a city, in the country of Japan.

A handsome young man and a beautiful woman stood side by side not far from a temple.

The handsome young man and the beautiful woman were Ken and Grayfia.

Although there were occasional people on the street who thought Grayfia's clothes were strange, Grayfia didn't care about the strange looks given by the person.

All she had in her head was that she was currently walking alone with Ken.

'A-Is this called a date?!' Grayfia said nervously in her heart as her heart rate began to increase at the thought of this.

Her delicate and soft cheeks showed a faint blush.

With her appearance like this, Grayfia kept glancing at Ken secretly.

Yes, that's right, what was inside Grayfia's head right now was just her wild imagination.

Because of that, Grayfia didn't have time to care about the strange looks from passers-by.

"Hmm... it should be time..." Ken spoke.

Grayfia who heard this immediately came out of her wild imagination and regained consciousness.

"Alright, let's go." Ken said to Grayfia.

Grayfia nodded her head and followed Ken up the stairs to the temple.

...

It didn't take long for Ken and Grayfia to get to the top and see the sizable Temple in front of them.

The first thing that caught Ken's eye after climbing the last step was the red gate.

Then Ken turned his gaze forward to see the temple in front of him.

Ken saw a human visiting the shrine and looked like he was praying or making a wish.

Given that Grayfia was a demon, Ken gave her personal protection by using his aura.

Why?

It was because there was some kind of barrier surrounding the entire shrine area.

From the itching sensation Ken's body felt when passing through this barrier, Ken could tell at a glance that this barrier had a holy or divine nature, which was the natural enemy of a demon.

Although Ken didn't need to worry about Grayfia given his current strength, it didn't hurt to be on guard.

Grayfia turned her head towards Ken as she felt a rush of warm energy envelop her body.

As if she understood Ken's purpose and intent, Grayfia felt her heart become warm and sweet.

What woman wouldn't feel happy if the man she liked paid attention?

Grayfia was one of those women.

While Ken and Grayfia looked around, the human who had finished with his business then turned around and nodded at the two of them in greeting, before finally getting down and leaving the temple.

Ken then walked towards the shrine with Grayfia following behind.

But...

When Ken had only taken two steps, he suddenly stopped in place.

With a wave of his hand, Ken made his and Grayfia's figures vague and transparent, before finally disappearing and becoming completely invisible.

"What's wrong?"

Grayfia who wanted to ask didn't have time to finish her sentence as Ken signaled for silence with his index finger.

"Sssshhh! Just watch, the show has already started." Ken whispered to her.

Grayfia closed her mouth and followed Ken to the edge and leaned against a large tree.

The curious Grayfia looked up at Ken and only saw Ken smiling mysteriously while folding his arms across his chest.

Right after they leaned against the tree, a shadowy silhouette of a person appeared.

One, two, three-

One by one, seven people appeared.

Ken smiled even wider with eyes full of interest as the show in front of him began.

The performance Ken was referring to was the massacre that happened to Shuri Himejima before the plot of the original story began, which ended with the death of Shuri Himejima, Akeno's mother.

Since Shuri Himejima is one of the women on his target list, Ken naturally has to do 'something' to snatch Shuri from the fallen angel, Baraqiel.

If Ken played his cards right and smoothly, he could be fully confident of taking Shuri's heart.

Because after all, this massacre was the key point for Ken to capture Shuri.

Ken was even sure that this point alone played a crucial role in whether he succeeded or not.

So, when Ken decided to make Shuri his own, he had to use this massacre as the centerpiece of his plan.

...

While Ken was deep in thought, the seven people had a brief discussion before walking towards the temple.

From the outside, it looked like any other temple.

However, when one opened the door, the inside of the shrine was not much different from a house.

These seven people were famous Jutsusha (Practitioners) directly sent by the Himejima Clan.

The main reason is because they consider Shuri's relationship with Baraqiel, who is a fallen angel, to be taboo.

The Himejima Clan is one of the 'Five Major Clans of Japan'.

The Five Major Clans of Japan are Nakiri, Kushihashi, Doumon, Shinra, and most importantly Himejima.

They are powerful 'Ancient Mystic Clans', who have a divine connection with the 'Shinto Gods' and served them for generations.

Since ancient times, members of the Five Major Clans were born and blessed by the Shinto Gods, with the power to manipulate any of the five elements, also known as the 'Five Phases' and creatures called the 'Five Sacred Beasts'.

Each of these powers is blessed to their clan due to their strong beliefs and strict worship of the Shinto religion.

An example is the Himejima Clan, as part of the Five Major Clans that wield the power of the Sacred Beasts, the Himejima Clan has one known as the Vermilion Bird.

The Himejima Clan has also been blessed by the Shinto Gods, allowing its members to use the 'Fire Phase', one of the Five Elements.

The Himejima Clan has stood in the shadows to serve the Shinto Gods and perform [Exorcism], which translates to [Exorcism], on evil beings to keep Humans safe from their influence.

Given their beliefs and relationship with the Shinto Gods, it's no surprise that Shuri and Baraqiel's relationship is taboo for them.

Because no matter how you look at it, Baraqiel is someone who comes from the fallen angel class, which automatically means that a fallen angel is something that can be interpreted as an angel that turns 'Evil'.

Furthermore, with Shuri's background coming from a family devoted to Shinto deities and her occupation as an exorcist, it makes sense that her relationship with Baraqiel is taboo.

...

Thinking of the deep complications between Shuri, Baraqiel, and the Himejima clan, Ken could only sigh.

*Bang!

A loud banging on the door sounded as the seven people forcibly barged in.

"Ah!" A woman's worried cry rang out.

"Mom! Who are they?!" A cute little boy's voice sounded afterward.

But from his cute voice, Ken knew that the little girl was panicked and scared.

"Shut up! This is the task assigned to us, to kill that child!" One of the Jutsusha leaders snapped at the girl.

Inside the shrine, in the living room that looked simple yet very cozy...

Ken saw a beautiful woman who had long black hair and light brown eyes.

If Ken had to judge her overall, the woman looked exactly the same as the adult Akeno.

Even from the way her hair was braided and her body shape looked the same.

What made her slightly different was the color of her hairband and eyes.

This woman was soon confirmed by Ken as Shuri Himejima.

In her arms, Ken saw a frightened little girl.

Although still unable to rival her mother's figure, Ken could tell that when the little girl grew up, she could become her mother's rival and stand proudly beside her.

That little girl was none other than Akeno Himejima.

"She's so cute... Ken thought so when he saw little Akeno.

The seven practitioners then took out their weapons and surrounded the mother-daughter pair.

Shuri hugged Akeno in a position to protect her.

The figure of her husband flashed through her mind and she still hoped that he would come to their rescue.

However, with every second that passed, the image of the man she loved grew blurrier and eventually disappeared.

"Where are you?" Shuri asked herself sadly.

But in the end, Shuri pushed Akeno back and decided to sacrifice herself.

"Akeno-chan, listen to mom, you have to keep running and never look back!" Shuri said hurriedly while pushing Akeno.

"Mom!" Akeno shouted with teary eyes.

At the same time, Akeno was asking questions in her heart with sadness and despair.

The same question Shuri was also asking in her heart.

'Father! Where are you?! Akeno shouted in her heart.

Her throat constricted as her mother flopped backward.

Seeing her attitude, the seven practitioners cursed inwardly.

"Damn it! Catch her! Don't let her get away!" The leader said.

Of the six practitioners, two of them jumped up and chased after Akeno.

Despite the pain and heaviness in her heart, Akeno did what her mother told her to do.

"Keep running and never look back.

While running, tears continued to fall leaving a trail of this dark event.

*Boom!

There was a huge explosion, which made Akeno scream loudly while continuing to run.

The child's loud scream was only used as an earplug for herself so as not to hear the sound of the explosion behind her.

Her tears continued to flow, her eyes growing wet and blurry.

But her determination remained the same.

Akeno continued to run further and further.

Ken on the other hand flicked two small stones the size of marbles towards the two people chasing Akeno.

*Mendesis!

The sound of the beautiful wind blowing was heard as the small stones shot out very quickly.

*Baang!* *Baang!*

The two stones hit the mark and pierced the heads of the two people mercilessly.

The two practitioners chasing Akeno suddenly felt dizzy and their heads became heavy, before finally their bodies fell and slammed to the ground.

They didn't even know how they died.

With Ken intervening, Akeno's back slowly disappeared into the forest without a trace.

"You didn't help that woman?" Grayfia asked in a low voice.

"Hm? You'll find out later..." Ken gave a mysterious answer.

Grayfia nodded obediently and continued to watch her surroundings.

"Bastard! That little kid actually managed to escape!" The leader of the practitioners said angrily.

Then the leader looked at Shuri's body lying limply on the ground.

Sword puncture wounds were visible on her abdomen and burns on her skin.

With her last breath, images of the past played in her head.

From the beginning of her meeting with her husband, Baraqiel, to her peaceful life with Akeno.

Everything played in Shuri's head until this terrible day.

All the pictures and beautiful moments with Baraqiel and Akeno replayed in her head.

The more Shuri saw it, the more Shuri became sad.

Even at the end of his life, Baraqiel had not returned from his assignment.

Shuri initially still held hope that Baraqiel would come using Teleportation Magic and save Akeno.

But reality immediately slapped Shuri in the face and made her realize the futility of that hope.

Sad and hurt.

Shuri thought again whether she was right when she decided to be in a relationship with Baraqiel?

Did Baraqiel really love her and her little family?

Was it wrong to help Baraqiel when she first met him?

Was it wrong when Shuri decided to heal Baraqiel's wounds at that time?

Questions like these kept popping up in her mind.

With difficulty, Shuri glanced to the side to see where Akeno had gone.

In excruciating pain, Shuri groaned as the Jutsusha leader stabbed another stab wound in Shuri's abdomen.

Judging from his actions towards Shuri, it seemed that the leader was feeling very angry and wanted to take his anger out on the child's mother.

Despite feeling tremendous pain, Shuri could only grit her teeth and force her mouth to remain closed.

Only in this way, Shuri still showed an attitude of resistance to the group of practitioners.

Especially the leader.

Sure enough, the leader grew increasingly displeased and lifted one foot to stomp on the stab wound in Shuri's abdomen.

With blood flowing more and more profusely, Shuri's vision blurred as death took her.

Her entire body went limp and her eyes lost color.

"Tsk! Useless woman!" The leader snapped.

"Let's go! Let's go after that kid!" The leader gave the order.

But...

*Clap! *Appreciate! *Applause!

The loud and sharp sound of applause resounded there.

Their entire bodies became stiff and petrified in place.

The five practitioners became alert when they saw two figures that suddenly appeared beside a tree not far from them.

"Good! Why do you guys want to rush away? Staying a little longer doesn't bother you guys, does it?" Ken said in a mocking tone.

Grayfia beside him walked gracefully and locked her gaze on the five people in front of her.

With just Ken's voice, Grayfia would instantly advance and kill them all.

Looking at their respective strengths, they were all far inferior compared to Grayfia.

Considering they were from the Himejima clan, Grayfia even wanted to try testing her [Ice] power with their [Fire].

But since Ken himself didn't say anything, Grayfia didn't move and stayed still beside him.

"Who are you?!" The Jutsusha leader shouted.

Their entire bodies were completely immobilized.

The five panicked as they felt some sort of invisible force holding them in place.

"Hoo? Now you want to ask~ why do you want to leave so soon?" Ken asked back.

"We're from the Himejima clan, if you-"

One of the members shouted to try to scare Ken, but was cut off by Ken.

"Sssshh! I know, do you know that I have an inside man there?" Ken said.

Hearing the words of the young man in front of them, the five people became even more panicked and confused.

"Who?!" The leader of the group asked.

"Eh? It's a secret~" Ken said in a mocking tone.

"Wait a minute, the person who will decide whether you die or not, not me." Ken added.

Ken then walked over to Shuri's corpse and squatted beside it.

Seeing this action, Grayfia became curious and chose to pay attention to Ken.

"Huh! Just a line of destiny trying to get in my way?" Ken muttered.

Right, Ken was currently using his divine eye and saw that the red line, which was Shuri's line of destiny, was trying to prevent Ken from doing something.

"Go away, leave me alone!" Ken said in exasperation and forcefully pulled the line of destiny that was attached above Shuri's head.

No kidding, Ken pulled it forcefully until it broke, which freed Shuri from the [Fate] that was supposed to die in this massacre.

"With my permission, return [Awakening]!" Ken whispered softly.

As the action confused the crowd, a dictionary-sized book that only he could see appeared in front of him.

Ken then wrote and reversed the destiny of Shuri who was supposed to die here.

Shuri's soul in the form of a ball of light swooped down on Ken from above.

"Return to your body, your time doesn't end here." Ken commanded.

As if hearing a majestic voice and an absolute command, the soul ball entered Shuri's body.

Ken lifted Shuri's head and placed it on his lap while his right hand rubbed Shuri's beautiful face.

Shuri's eyelashes fluttered gently indicating that she would wake up soon.

Ken smiled at this.

Sure enough, Shuri slowly opened her eyes and saw the handsome face of a young man who was bowing his head.

His face was too close!

Too handsome!

'Is this the bastard who will become a villain for women? Shuri wondered in her heart.

Right after Shuri thought that, memories of her entire life filled her head.

"Urgghh..." Shuri groaned softly as she felt the pain in her head.

A moment later, Shuri widened her eyes and looked around her.

'That's right! I should be dead! How could that have happened?! Shuri reached a conclusion.

Shuri even remembered every detail of the events during her life.

And this massacre was no exception.

Shuri panicked, but after seeing Ken who smiled at her gently, Shuri calmed down.

"Did you save me?" Shuri ventured to ask first.

"It was me." Ken confirmed.

"Thank you so much!" Shuri hurriedly said thank you.

Shuri was sure that even if he continued to live, Shuri felt that he would not be able to repay his debt to this handsome young man.

'Wait a minute! This position is .... too close! Shuri realized her position leaning in Ken's arms.

And in her opinion, this position was quite embarrassing.

Moreover, this handsome young man who became her helper was also a nobody.

In other words, Shuri had no special relationship with him other than as a helper.

Shuri struggled to sit up and leaned against the pillar.

Ken then fetched Miko's clothes for Shuri.

Because no matter how she looked, Shuri's clothes were already a mess. Stabbed and burned, would her clothes remain intact?

Therefore, Ken made a black barrier for her to change.

Ken then came out of the barrier and joined Grayfia who was still shocked.

...

Not long after, Shuri came out from inside the barrier after finishing changing.

The five practitioners sent by the Himejima clan were scared to death at the sight of Shuri like seeing a ghost.

'Isn't that woman already dead?!

'How did that person do it?!'

'Is she a god?!'

Those questions popped up inside their heads, which made their heads tingle.

Ken looked back to see the practitioner.

"The person who decides whether you will die or not is this woman~"

Ken said in a teasing tone.

Hearing his words, the five practitioners became desperate.

Wasn't the outcome obvious?

Their leader even tortured that woman and tried to kill her daughter!

Isn't that woman definitely a crazy woman who dares to skin them alive?!

Meanwhile, Shuri who heard Ken's words again put on a grateful face.

Her beautiful eyes were full of gratitude as she looked at Ken.

Although there were many doubts and questions he wanted to ask Ken, Shuri decided that this was not the right time for it.

With that, Ken hugged Shuri's body and helped her up, which made the mature woman still feel embarrassed.

'Hey, hey, hey, are you a teenage girl?! Ken said with wonder in his heart.

But in the end, Ken could only shake his head and led Shuri to the front of the practitioners.

"Hehe- Do you need my help? Do you need a weapon? Or are you going to torture her first?" Ken asked enthusiastically.

Shuri suddenly seemed to transform into another person, as she picked up the sword on the ground and stabbed the leader.

"Aaarrghhhh!!!" The scream of someone in pain rang out and echoed.

"This is for the stab in my stomach!" Shuri said cruelly.

"This is the second stab for my wound that you stabbed!"

"This is for your crime of messing up my little family!"

"This is for the two of her men who tried to chase Akeno!"

"This is for the pain in my heart!"

"This is for the damage to the shrine you made!"

"This is for Akeno's tears!"

"This is for your foot that tried to step on my face!"

"This is for-"

"This is for-"

...

The current Shuri looked like another person who had turned into a sadistic woman.

Despite the red and fresh blood spraying onto her clothes and face, Shuri still did not stop.

The sound of pierced flesh after pierced flesh continued to be heard as Shuri stabbed them one by one.

Sometimes Shuri even used her [Purgatory] which was used to purify evil creatures.

The smell of burning flesh and miserable screams were proof of the woman's cruelty.

Ken chuckled and didn't blink when he saw Shuri's brutality.

Ken already knew this, Shuri's little secret was that she was actually someone who had an 'S&M' fetish with her husband, Baraqiel, every night.

Perhaps this was also the reason why Akeno had a sadistic nature as an adult.

"Haha! No mother, no son, they're both the same." Ken laughed and said playfully.

Meanwhile...

Grayfia who saw the whole process from the beginning felt even more amazed at Ken.

Grayfia also felt that the young man before her looked even more mysterious.

Not only his strength, he was even able to bring dead people back to life.

If Grayfia was asked about who could revive a dead person, Grayfia would first answer that the person was reincarnated as a demon.

Then the second time Grayfia would answer that only Gods can do that.

The way Grayfia looked at Ken at this time changed completely.

In her eyes were admiration, awe, and love.

Her eyes at first glance only looked stern and gentle, but one could tell that they were giving the gaze of a wife looking at her husband.

The impression of Ken in her heart grew higher and higher.

If it was already high before, then this time her impression of Ken had reached its peak.

Ken only needed to make a 'small push' to make Grayfia fully his.

Ken smiled even wider after noticing Grayfia's gaze on him.

With that, Ken and Grayfia continued to chat while Shuri was busy torturing the 'criminals' for their crimes.

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