"I am here. There is no greater security than that."
— Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Bleach
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Roy's killing intent was focused primarily on the Fallen Angel Raynare.
He could have prevented Asia from coming to the church, but if she hadn't come, how would she have learned about the priest's and Fallen Angel's deception?
If Roy had directly invited Asia to become a devil, she likely would have refused.
So, this experience was necessary.
Raynare was undeniably attractive. In the anime, she had garnered a significant fan following, and Roy himself had found her appealing.
However, reality wasn't an anime. The real Raynare was a depraved and wicked being.
Roy would show no mercy.
"Ahahaha! That's not going to happen. Asia belongs to *me*," Raynare giggled, as if sharing a joke among friends.
But her laughter vanished in an instant, replaced by a cold, murderous glare.
"Attack! Kill him!" she commanded her subordinates below.
Her followers drew their light swords and charged.
They were merely low-level Stray Priests, no threat to Roy. He ignored them completely.
In a flash, he appeared before Raynare, his sword arcing through the air.
*Swish!*
Raynare didn't even have time to react. A deep gash appeared across her chest.
"Damn it! You're just a useless reject from the House of Lucifuge! How can you be this strong?!"
Raynare narrowly avoided being bisected, dodging just in time and taking to the air.
Despite her escape, the pain from her chest wound was excruciating.
She hadn't expected Roy, the so-called failure who had remained a low-class devil for over a decade, to possess such speed.
Ignoring Raynare's outburst, Roy helped Asia up from the ground.
"Asia, are you alright?" he asked with concern.
"Waaah... Roy-san!" Asia couldn't hold back her tears any longer, burying her face in Roy's chest and sobbing.
This experience had been deeply traumatic for the kind and innocent Asia.
Raynare, however, wasn't about to let them have a moment of peace. She formed a spear of light and hurled it at Roy's back.
Roy, anticipating her attack, dodged effortlessly, still holding Asia.
*Boom!*
The light spear exploded against the ground.
Raynare, now airborne, rapidly conjured more light spears, launching them at Roy in quick succession.
The light spears moved with incredible speed, but Roy evaded them all.
Raynare's frustration grew. "You useless fools! What are you standing around for?! Attack him!" she screamed at her subordinates.
"Yes, Raynare-sama!" The Stray Priests, terrified of their leader, fearfully charged towards Roy.
Holding Asia, Roy's movements were somewhat restricted.
However, these Stray Priests were no match for him.
With Asia cradled in his left arm, he casually swung his sword with his right, cutting down several priests with each strike.
Just as he was about to finish them off, another volley of light spears rained down from above.
Roy, keeping a close eye on Raynare, dodged the attack.
The Stray Priests surrounding him weren't so lucky. Several were struck by the light spears, their bodies exploding into nothingness.
Roy was stunned by Raynare's ruthlessness. Unable to hit him directly, she was using her own subordinates as bait.
The remaining priests hesitated, fear gripping them.
"You useless trash! Attack him! Or I'll give you each a light spear to the face!" Raynare shrieked, her murderous intent clear. She held a light spear menacingly, ready to strike.
Faced with certain death if they disobeyed, the priests had no choice.
Roy watched their internal conflict with amusement.
The priests charged again.
But they were too slow to even touch Roy.
While Roy remained unscathed, Raynare's light spears decimated the ranks of her own followers.
The last few surviving priests, their terror overwhelming them, turned to flee.
But Raynare wouldn't allow them to escape.
Several light spears later, they were all dead.
"My, my. Quite a spectacle. You've managed to eliminate your entire squad," Roy remarked, setting Asia down gently. He looked at Raynare with a mixture of amusement and disdain.
He hadn't dared put Asia down earlier, lest she be captured, but now, thanks to Raynare's indiscriminate attacks, he was free to fight without restraint.
Raynare's face contorted in rage at Roy's mocking tone.
"Damn Devil! Die!"
She fired another light spear at Roy. This time, he didn't dodge.
With a single stroke, he shattered the spear of light.
"What?! Impossible!" Raynare couldn't believe her eyes. He had been dodging her attacks until now, and suddenly, he was casually destroying them.
Roy smirked. He had only been avoiding direct confrontation because he had been protecting Asia.
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