"Fuh..."
Masa let out a helpless sigh, thinking that he should be more low-key in the future, considering how hard it was to erase the aftermath, especially after he had used the Ton Ton no Mi and caused an earthquake in the city and the surroundings.
However, if the situation called for it, he knew that he had to be serious and even use everything within his arsenal despite the consequences.
Fortunately, his opponent was Kokabiel; yes, Kokabiel wasn't a weak opponent; he was a fallen angel who had fought during the era when the god was still living.
Yet, even so, Masa was stronger.
Still, Masa knew that he couldn't hide forever, and sooner or later, someone would find the strangeness within his power, yet even so, so what?
In the supernatural world, only strength mattered.
Even if gods, devils, fallen angels, angels, and many others came to him, as long as Masa was the strongest, no one could say anything to him.
Still, there was no doubt that Raynare, Mittlet, and Kalawarna couldn't, to their surprise, since Masa's way of fighting was really different from what they had imagined. In their minds, a fight between the supernatural beings was full of explosions and powerful shockwaves that shook the earth and air, causing many casualties everywhere, yet on the other hand, Masa was swift and said no-nonsense and ended everything.
While Raynare and Mittlet were speechless by this fact, Kalawarna's eyes shone brightly since this was how a fight should be.
Yet, there was no doubt that their impression of him quickly changed, and the stronger he was, the bigger their attraction toward him as, at this moment, they just wanted to pounce on him and have a steamy, lewd night~!
"You three, go back."
Nevertheless, using his hologram manipulation from his Pika Pika no Mi, Masa made an optical illusion to hide the fact that he devoured the important characters within this world to get their power and made himself appear to do nothing.
Yet, how could he let go of those three important characters?
Freed Sellzen, Valper Valliei, and Kokabiel.
Masa devoured all of them within his body and grew stronger, especially due to Kokabiel, who was a ten-wings fallen angel, giving him a stronger holy property within his light ability.
Unfortunately, if there was something that he had to regret, even though a fallen angel was supposed to be an angel, it had no healing power, which made him helpless.
Still, this holy property would help him to fight Perona's Horo Horo no Mi, and by then, that woman would try to become stronger instead of wasting her potential, he thought.
As for Freed and Valper, while they were just normal humans, they were quite good, he thought.
Freed might be a pervert, but this guy was a clone who was created based on the hero Sigurd in the German Myth. His strength might not be that great, and he might not have inherited Sigurd's impenetrable body, but there was this knowledge about Sigurd's institution, fighting talent, and also a high affinity with the legendary sword, Gram.
'Legendary sword, huh?'
Similar to the Sacred Gear, a miracle item that could bring incredible power to its user, the legendary sword had a similar effect, yet unlike the Sacred Gear that merged with its user's body, this one chose its wielder choosily.
Nevertheless, what made him interested was the fact that one could create a weapon that had a miracle-like ability.
This made him wonder whether he could apply this knowledge to the world of One Piece or Mahouka, as this type of weapon was useful, and Masa also wondered whether there was a possibility of putting that miracle-like ability into his body.
Fortunately, Valper... what was his name again?
Masa didn't care, but the fat priest who was killed by Kokabiel was a researcher of both the Holy Sword and its user, which would be a great help for him to do deeper research for the Sacred Gear, too.
Yet, he had to say, this was tough, he thought.
After all, there were many things that he had to do, so that was why he couldn't wait for Masa from Mahouka, who planned to create the Isshiki Network to connect himself to the supercomputer to succeed since that way, their calculation ability would be further improved, and they also had someone that could help them with various types of research, which was a good thing.
However, he had to say that every research study had a gigantic problem.
'Fund...'
Masa really wondered how to get money; after all, all the businesses that he could think of needed a certain amount of investment, and even if he had a lot of money, his expenditure was also high.
His ability was good, but it couldn't be used to transfer materials, items, treasures, or even tools, and because of that, he knew that he had to work hard in a different way.
Still, there was no doubt that his words made Raynare, Mittlet, and Kalawarna pout and then look at Asia with jealousy. Yes, they might not be as pure as Asia, nor were they kind, but could Asia give Masa the pleasure they had given him?
More importantly, there were three of them!
In terms of quantity, they were the winner!
Yet, in terms of quality, they were at their worst since their potential was as good as gone.
Yes, while the majority of humans were weak, some of them had limitless potential, but on the other hand, supernatural beings had limited potential as their innate was already good, or they were just too lazy.
Nevertheless, the three knew that they had to leave, especially when Masa's expression didn't change, even though all of them looked at him with their saddest and most reluctant expressions. Or rather, they even looked at him with puppy-like eyes!
However, Masa was as ruthless as ever, which made them even jealous of Asia!
Still, as they left, Raynare glanced at Asia and then said to her two friends. "Let's get the holy swords and many things left by Kokabiel. If we can be useful to him, I am sure that he will look at us more."
"Yeah." 2x
Whether it was Kalawarna or Mittlet, the two agreed with Raynare's decision to rob everything that was owned by Kokabiel and his group.
Still, Masa didn't care about the three fallen angel bitches; instead, his focus was on Asia. "You are not running away?"
"Why should I? Or do you wish to kill me, Masa?" Asia looked at Masa softly. Even if Masa was cruel and killed all of the people, she didn't appear to blame him since she knew that this was a battle; it was either he or them who would be killed.
Watching her reaction, Masa was slightly surprised, wondering how the church educated its people, but then, considering Asia's Sacred Gear, he thought that she must have seen shares of people who were hurt from battle, so she probably used to see death.
Unlike Issei and his everyday life, Asia's everyday life was different, and for her, who could accept Masa, then there was no need to hesitate.
"I am sorry that I never told you that I am a devil."
"N-No, please don't apologize! I know that our meeting is short, and it is normal for you not to tell me everything, so please don't apologize."
"That's good, then..." Masa looked at Asia and asked, "But what will you do now? I have killed all of your group, after all."
"Er..."
What was she planning after this?
Asia didn't know since she had no one who she could rely on before, and at the same time, was he lying?
Previously, Masa asked her to come with her, and naturally, she wished to be with him, but now, she wasn't sure.
Still, Masa also noticed her hesitation, so he said, "Previously, I just wanted you to have a normal life. Going to school, having fun with friends, and when you graduate, I will tell you everything, but now, as everything has become like this, I will be straight with you." He looked at Asia, who stared at him softly and said, "Asia, will you be my peerage member?"
"...peerage member?"
"In simple terms, you will give me your everything, and I will have your everything, but in exchange, I will treasure you. Still, to do that, I will make you a devil, and because of that, you won't be able to pray to your god anymore. Is that okay with you?"
Unlike in the original, where Asia was completely dying, and the only way to save her was to reincarnate her into a devil, Masa wouldn't let her have such a nightmare-like experience and let her determine whether he or the god she believed was more important in her heart.
The belief that she had believed until now, the one that she treasured, loved, and worshipped, by following Masa, and became a devil, she would no longer be able to pray anymore, yet—
"I do."
There was no hesitation in Asia's voice. "Please make me yours, Masa."
"...peerage members, okay?"
"Um..."
There was probably some misunderstanding, but Masa took out his Bishop piece without hesitation and transformed Asia into a devil.
"Hmn~!"
Strangely enough, the process was quite pleasurable, Asia thought.
Still, due to this, she had devil-like features, the vile creature hated in her belief, and she could only no longer be able to pray, but—
"Let's go home."
Feeling the warmth of his hand holding her hand firmly, Asia smiled brightly.
"Yes, Masa!"
Only when they went back did Sona stare at him in silence.
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Note:
By the way, I know that it might be unreasonable, but I don't want all the Masa to be able to use the magic from Mahaouka so easily, considering how ridiculously strong it is.
Still, it won't be forever, and I will make sure that all of them can use it later.