Be gentle, okay?

When Masa thought about going after the trio of fallen angels, he unexpectedly met Asia on his way. 

"Oh, Asia?" 

"Masa!" Still, Asia was excited to meet Masa once again and asked, "What are you doing?" 

"Nothing, I am just walking around." Masa thought for a moment, then asked, "If you don't mind, do you want to accompany me?" 

"Ah, is that fine?" Asia was surprised, but she was happy inwardly. 

"It's fine. It might be good for you to learn about this city since it is your first time here. I will be your guide." Masa might only be in this city for just a few days, but even so, it was enough for him to become a guide for Asia.

"T-Then... please take care of me, Masa!" 

With a bright smile on her face, Asia accepted Masa's offer happily. In this unfamiliar town where no one could understand her language except for those within her group that... Masa was her only salvation. Meeting him in the city when she was just walking around aimlessly was probably one of the gifts that god had given to her, so once again, she prayed to the god. 

"..." 

Still watching Asia, who started to pray all of a sudden, Masa fell into silence and decided to ignore it. Fortunately, even if he was a devil, he didn't have the weaknesses of the devil, so he felt okay even if Asia prayed to god, even though he should have had a headache. Nevertheless, as a nun, he wondered whether she would start to ask him to change his religion and believe in a god. 

Well, let's start to think about those things later and start their normal date. 

Yes, instead of having an extraordinary date where they enjoyed the best of the best, Masa felt that it might be best for him to bring her to a common enjoyment of a commoner in this country. 

After all, Asia was a nun and an orphan, so she stayed in the church all the time and believed in a life of humility and poverty. As long as she could have enough, it was all okay, and this was why, even though she lived in such a bad-shaped church in this city, she didn't have a complaint and just accepted it gratefully as she was happy with just being given a place to live. 

"This is...?" 

"It's a hamburger. You eat it like this, Asia." 

Masa showed Asia how to eat a hamburger, which surprised Asia. "Oh! There is a good that you can eat that way!" While it might seem exaggerated, many people never tried something that was commonly seen in their everyday lives, and it was the case with Asia, who tried a hamburger for the first time. 

At this moment, Masa was like Issei, the innocent boy who guided this naive girl to this unfamiliar city for the first time. This was just a normal outing, something cliche or even a boring choice, yet it brought great happiness to Asia, who just wished for a small happiness in her life. 

"Ah." 

Staring at his back, Asia couldn't look away and was somehow knocked by someone when she walked, but she was caught by reliable arms. 

"Are you fine?" 

"Ah, ah, yes, Masa." 

"Be careful." Still, when Masa looked at the crowd, he said, "How about we hold hands so we won't be separated in this crowd?" 

"Y-Yes!" 

Her face was hot and flushed red, and her heart was far from calm, yet she was so happy that she might not mind dying today that she could hold his hand like this. 

"...." Masa. 

Playing in the arcade, tasting sweets, and walking all the popular spots within the city before they rested in the park, the two of them enjoyed their time together. 

"Thank you, Masa." 

"It isn't something so special, though." 

"But I have never had so much fun like this before." 

"Is it?" 

"Yup." Asia's smile was as beautiful as a blooming flower. "I am so glad to meet you." 

While Masa had to say Asia's words were exaggerated, he decided to say the same, "Me too. It might be lonely if I spend my time alone without you today." 

"I am glad that I am not a burden for you, after all..." 

Asia had no money, after all, so she relied on him all the time, and this made her wonder whether she was a burden to him, so—

"If you have any wounds or are hurt, please come to me! I will heal you!" 

"Oh? Do you want me to hurt you?" 

"T-That's not it! I-I..." 

"I was joking. You don't need to be so nervous, Asia." Masa looked softly at Asia and said, "I know that you just want to repay me, but there is no need to." 

"But..." 

"Well, having a cute girl like you to accompany is also a good thing, right?" 

"C-Cute...?!" Asia blushed and looked at him shyly.

"....." 

If this was Raynare, Mittlet, or Kalawarna, Masa was sure that the three of them would snort and mock someone who said such a corny thing, he thought. 

Asia looked at Masa for a while and said, "I am also glad to meet you, Masa... you know? My parents abandoned me, and I was told that I was discovered crying in a small church in Europe." 

By then, she started to tell Masa her story about her childhood and how she believed in a god greatly before she was bestowed the power to heal others. 

Masa didn't say anything and just listened quietly. 

"In the beginning, everyone was happy with my power, and I was also happy that I could help everyone, but..." 

"But?" 

"But, then, one day, I encountered a man who collapsed on the floor, heavily injured. But the man that I came across was..." 

"Devil?" 

By then, her nightmare started, and instead of a saint who could have healed anyone, Asia was seen as a witch, someone who shouldn't exist in the church and branded as a heretic as she could heal a devil. 

"But I never stopped praying to God, expressing my gratitude." Asia then looked at Masa, staring at him with a gentle gaze, and said, "And I am glad because of that I could meet you, Masa." 

Yet, when she thought about what the group she stayed in did to the innocents, she couldn't bring herself to ask him to stay with her any longer. She had helped the evil, and could someone like her who had helped the evil have happiness? 

"..." 

Could someone so pure exist? 

Masa wanted to rub his temple somehow, but when he thought about saying something, suddenly, a familiar voice was heard. 

"So, here you are. I thought that you had run away. Come on. Let's go back." 

"R-Raynare-sama!" Asia lost her calm when she saw the beautiful woman with a sexy outfit that exposed her lewd body, letting her crow-like wings spread proudly. 

"Hmm? So you have a date, huh? But I am curious about your boyfriend—" 

"....." 

Raynare widened her eyes and was stunned silly that snot came out of her nose due to her nervousness and fear.

Masa looked at Raynare and moved his lips. 'Go back.' 

"Ah, um, I have something to do! I-I will leave first!"

Leaving those words, Raynare quickly left, but she didn't dare to run away and obediently waited for Masa's instruction. 

"Hmmm?" 

Asia tilted her head with confusion, but she knew that she couldn't involve Masa any longer. While she wished to be with him... when she thought of those dangerous people... she knew that she had to leave. 

"Thank you for today, Masa." 

Asia looked at Masa with a gentle smile. "I will never forget this day. I-I will treasure it forever, but I have to leave first! Thank you!" Unexpectedly, she didn't fall clumsily like before and ran smoothly without falling. 

"....." 

Masa didn't stop her and just took a deep breath before he called the name of the fallen angel who interrupted him. "Raynare." 

"Ah, yes, Masa-sama!" 

Raynare quickly came out from her hiding place nervously. 

"Let's go back." 

"Ah, should I call Kalawarna and Mittlet too?" 

"You are enough." 

"...." 

Raynare took a deep breath and decided to take Aisha's "Twilight Healing" as soon as possible so that she could heal herself and recover from the fight with Masa. To be honest, she wanted to defeat him! 

Still, she didn't have that Sacred Gear now, so she hoped for Masa to be gentle. 

"B-Be gentle, okay?"