Chapter 103: The Pure Fallen Angel
Spreading her pitch-black wings, Amano slowly ascended into the air.
She was half-convinced, half-doubtful about Haruto's words, but regardless of their truth, taking to the skies first was never wrong.
"Yuuma-chan, are you leaving already?"Gazing at the fallen angel under the moonlight, Haruto said reluctantly, 'Who knows when we'll meet again?" How about exchanging contact information?"
"Hmph."
Last time you refused, this time you're asking—are you taking me for granted?
Amano sneered, feeling both angry and wildly envious of Haruto's rapid progress in strength.
She looked down at Haruto from her superior position, this elevated stance giving her considerable mental reassurance while also allowing her to notice more suspicious details.
"Did you deliberately provoke me just to achieve a breakthrough during the fight?"
"Not entirely."
Haruto felt the brand new power coursing through him, experimentally flapping his broad, glossy black bat wings. "I really do like Yuuma-chan, and I genuinely want to make you completely mine."
Amano gave Haruto a deep look before suddenly reverting to her previous delicate and pure appearance.
"If it's Haruto-kun... it's okay. I could be your girlfriend."
The fiery outfit and fallen angel wings transformed the girl's innocence into pure seduction, creating no sense of discord but rather stirring boundless desire within anyone who saw her.
A blush appeared on her innocent face as she seduced: "As long as Haruto-kun tells me the secret behind your rapid cultivation, you can do whatever you want with me."
After appreciating the fallen angel beauty's performance for a while and watching enough of her coquettish acts, Haruto smiled faintly. "Want to know why I cultivate so fast?"
"Mhm~"
"I can tell you, but I'd like to change the conditions." Amano Yuuma shyly said: "I've already agreed to be your girlfriend, what more could you want~"
Haruto curled his lips. Women's words were deceptive ghosts, not to mention Amano was a fallen angel with a bad personality who enjoyed disguising and playing with people's emotions.
"I don't want to date you, I just want to sleep with you."
Haruto laid his cards on the table. "And you're not qualified to be my girlfriend. With your... capabilities, you can only be my sex slave."
Amano's ambiguous expression froze on her face. Haruto's thoroughly insulting words reminded her of past painful experiences.
Sooner or later, she would trample this hateful devil and all those who looked down on her beneath her feet.
To uncover the secret behind Haruto's rapid power growth, Amano forcibly suppressed her violent emotions, struggling to maintain her innocent, charming expression.
"Haruto-kun~"
"Call me master."
A glint flashed in Haruto's eyes, it seemed the fish wouldn't escape.
"Also, I don't like looking up when talking to people."
Amano's chest heaved with emotion, her innocent expression nearly breaking, but she ultimately slowly flapped her wings to come before Haruto.
"Good, very obedient." Haruto nodded satisfactorily, then, to Amano's shock, grabbed her slender waist and pulled her forcefully into his embrace.
The fallen angel girl instinctively resisted, but before she could act, she found herself completely enveloped in Haruto's arms.
After his breakthrough, Haruto's power had risen to another level. At close range, Amano was no match for him at all.
"Don't be nervous. I wouldn't want to damage my lovely slave."
Stroking the girl's exposed fair skin, Haruto pressed close to her ear, gently nibbling her glistening earlobe as he flirtatiously said: "The reason I can improve so quickly is because I have an ability."
"..."
As Haruto continued speaking, Amano gradually forgot about her shyness and resistance.
Feeling the hot hand wandering along her inner thigh, she questioned, "You're not just making up this ability to trick me into sleeping with you, are you?"
"Whether I'm lying to you... wouldn't you know if you tried?"
Amano clamped her legs together, stopping Haruto from taking things further.
"Try it... You make it sound so easy. What if it's fake? Wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?"
"Disadvantage?" Haruto pointed at his own face, "Looking at this, at worst we'd just be mutually taking advantage of each other."
"Pfft." Amano's face flushed red as she let out a light scoff.
Haruto blinked skeptically. "You... wouldn't still be a virgin, would you?"
Amano's face flushed even redder as she awkwardly turned away, flustered. "O-of course not! How could I... possibly still be a virgin?"
Haruto was momentarily stunned by this unexpected delight.
However, the fallen angel was too skilled at deception, so he reserved judgment until he could verify it personally.
"Well then, it's not like you're losing anything anyway."
Amano lowered her head, her eyes shifting uncertainly.
If what Haruto said was true, then giving him her virginity wouldn't be a loss, if it could rapidly increase her power, she was willing to become a sex... slave.
But if it wasn't true, she had no way to deal with Haruto and would have to swallow this bitter pill with nowhere to seek justice.
Should she take the gamble...
After long contemplation, the fallen angel still couldn't reach a decision.
Seeing Yuuma's internal struggle, and considering she might still be a pure maiden, Haruto abandoned his idea of teasing her further.
"Alright, I'll stop joking. Everything I said is true."
He released her from his embrace and said seriously, "This ability of mine isn't some secret either. You can ask around at Kuoh Academy about it, though it might not necessarily help you break through to A-rank."
Haruto still didn't know whether he'd been screwed over by the combat faction's characteristics or if the dual cultivation ability genuinely lacked the effect of breaking through bottlenecks.
"I'll consider it." Yuuma dropped her act and resumed her cold queen expression.
Looking at the provocatively dressed fallen angel, Haruto decided to let her go.
Though she wasn't a good person, forcing himself on a woman would be utterly tasteless.
"Here's my contact information. Reach out when you've made your decision."
After saying this, Haruto added, "By the way, I'm not very patient, so I hope you'll decide quickly."
Whether Yuuma agreed to dual cultivation or not, Haruto planned to seek her out again after some time.
Once he fully mastered his new power, his next target would be the Sacred Gear.
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[Name: Haruto Seishu]★
Talents: [Devil Bloodline (High-grade) · Incomplete] [Body Mastery (Beginner)] [Sword Heart (Beginner)] [Lightning Radiance · Incomplete] ... [Instinct] [Body-Drawn Divine Insight]
Skills: [Mana Extraction (Beginner)] [Close Combat (Intermediate)] [Sword Meditation (Advanced)] ...
After letting Yuuma go, Haruto opened his personal status panel. Seeing the two new talents, he finally confirmed something.
Just like the tail and wings from his Devil Bloodline, the [Instinct] and [Body-Drawn Divine Insight] talents had also appeared automatically after breaking through to A-rank.
Clearly, these were innate talents he possessed, but like his devil true form, they had been restricted all along.
Though they could still exert some effect, like his Devil Bloodline, a greater portion had remained dormant, preventing them from even being recognized as talents.
And what had restricted Haruto was none other than the Cuckold Protagonist Template that had been active since his transmigration.
The Cuckold Protagonist Template didn't just restrict some of his external characteristics, it had also limited his innate talents.
Only when Haruto's power reached A-rank and his life essence completed its evolution did he finally break through these restrictions.
The subsequent secondary growth phase further confirmed this theory.
However, Haruto sensed that the influence of the Cuckold Protagonist Template had not completely vanished. To fully suppress or break it, he would need to undergo one or even more evolutions.
Simply put, he needed greater strength. If he became powerful enough to transcend this world, no template could affect him in the slightest.
As his innate talents began to take effect, Haruto's close-quarters combat skills directly leveled up.
[Instinct] required little explanation—it was a god-tier talent in actual combat, highly practical but not particularly rare. Many powerful warriors possessed similar abilities, such as a certain King of Knights in Fuyuki City and a certain web-slinger in New York.