Chapter 107: Mittelt and Kalawarna
The effects of reaching A-rank were still ongoing. The two centimeters were just the beginning, not the limit. As for how much A-rank could raise his upper limits, that remained unknown for now.
Four months after his abilities awakened, Haruto had already shaken off many influences of the Cuckold Protagonist Template. The Eye of Insight had allowed him to remove the black-framed glasses from his face, and now, at A-rank, his height and build were also starting to break free from the submissive appearance.
The little Haruto, originally of average size, had grown through repeated dual cultivation sessions alongside his power breakthroughs. It had now become a massive thing—five centimeters in diameter and eighteen centimeters in length.
With his height starting to increase, little Haruto might continue to grow as well. It wasn't impossible for it to reach all the way to the stomach in one go.
Similarly, after breaking through to A-rank, with the manifestation of his innate talent and the activation of his Devil Bloodline, Haruto's strength continued to grow rapidly.
Following the mountain ogre incident, he still carried out subjugation missions every night. Compared to fulfilling those inexplicable contracts, he'd rather fight every day.
This could also be considered fulfilling his duties as a member of the Occult Research Club. After all, since joining, he hadn't really contributed much.
On the other hand, Haruto was also using combat to consolidate and adapt to his rapidly increasing power.
His daily routine of attending school during the day, dual cultivating with beautiful girls after school, and carrying out subjugation missions at night continued for over two weeks.
September 23rd, Sunday.
In a dark, silent alley, Haruto ignited a pale blue flame in his hand, destroying the grotesque corpse.
"Even this one can barely be considered C-rank now..."
He glanced at the documents in his hand. Among the remaining few targets for subjugation, this one was considered relatively strong.
But enemies of this level couldn't even provide him with a bit of experience points.
"Whatever, I'll leave the remaining few for Koneko and Toujou to handle."
Haruto stroked his chin, thinking: "By my calculations, Yuuma-chan should be coming to find me soon."
Over two weeks was more than enough time for the Fallen Angel lady to investigate his detailed information.
After confirming that dual cultivation could enhance power, given Yuuma's thirst for strength, she definitely wouldn't give up this opportunity that might allow her to break through to A-rank.
September 25th, 10:00 AM.
Haruto looked at the unknown caller on his phone, a smirk forming at the corner of his mouth.
"Hello~ Is this Yuuma-chan?"
There was complete silence on the other end of the line. After a long pause, the Fallen Angel lady's clear, beautiful voice finally sounded.
"Haruto-kun, do you have time to meet?"
"Of course, if Yuuma-chan is inviting me, I'll make time even if I don't have any."
As he spoke, Haruto directly composed a LINE message and sent it to Rias. He wouldn't be attending the next class, and it was necessary to inform her in advance about his contact with a Fallen Angel, since Devils and Fallen Angels were considered opposing factions.
"Time and place."
After notifying Rias, he got straight to the point: "Are you coming to me, or should I come to you?"
Yuuma took a deep breath and glanced at her two subordinates beside her. "You come to me. The location is the church - that's my current base."
"No problem, see you in ten minutes."
Haruto decisively hung up, found an empty place, spread his wings, and traced a black streak across the sky as he flew toward the church in the suburbs.
He had been craving the Fallen Angel bloodline for a long time. Compared to bat wings, he actually preferred feathered wings.
Black feathered wings were really cool. If they could multiply with increasing rank like angels' wings, that would be even cooler.
...
Hearing the busy tone from her phone, Yuuma's lips curled upward. It seemed she still had quite the charm, to make even a devil who had seen countless women so impatient.
"Mittelt, Kalawarna." She looked at her two subordinates and ordered, "Follow the plan we discussed earlier. If the effects are really as our investigation showed, try to keep him here.
"Yes, Lord Raynare." ×2
The golden-haired Fallen Angel in a maid outfit said cheerfully, "Lady Raynare, could Kalawarna go first later?"
"This is Mittelt's first time... I'm a bit nervous."
The blue-haired bombshell with a stunning figure and a tight-fitting dress suit stiffened, instinctively retorting, "I don't have any experience either..."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Kalawarna, as a fallen angel with such a great figure, how can you have no experience?!"
Mittelt bared her fangs, wearing an expression of disbelief.
The blue-haired beauty, whose face was half-hidden by her long blue hair, blushed. "Is that not allowed? Who says having a good figure means you must have experience?"
Amid their playful banter, Haruto had already arrived outside the church.
Yuuma, disguised as an innocent schoolgirl, sensed someone approaching and said seriously, "Alright, he's here. Get ready."
"Yes."
Mittelt and Kalawarna put away their smiles and stood beside Yuuma.
"Good morning, Yuuma-chan."
Haruto pushed open the church door and was surprised to find two strangers there. After all, the two of them were about to bare themselves and merge into one.
"Yuuma-chan, who are these two?"
"Mittelt, Kalawarna."
Yuuma gave a brief introduction. "They're my subordinates. Later, you'll use that ability with them first. I want to see the effects with my own eyes again."
Haruto stared at the two somewhat cute fallen angels for a while, and distant memories slowly resurfaced.
That's right, Yuuma did have a few subordinates...
But they appeared for such a short time and met their ends so quickly that he had almost no impression of them.
Haruto wasn't very interested in these two, but since Yuuma had asked, he didn't mind using them to warm up first.
"Fine." Haruto nodded readily and glanced around the empty church. "Right here?"
Yuuma shot him a glare. "Of course not. Follow me."
Haruto shrugged and followed the three deeper into the church.
"Alright, this is the place."
After entering the basement, Yuuma reverted to her fallen angel form. "Before that, there's one more thing to confirm."
Haruto looked enviously at her instant outfit change. He really wanted this skill and, if possible, wanted to teach it to the other girls too.
That way, role-playing would not only be convenient but also wouldn't require cleanup afterward.
"What is it?" Haruto asked, storing the idea in his mind.
"I want to see what level of strength you're at now."
Yuuma conjured a red light spear, while Mittelt and Kalawarna also spread their wings and formed light spears of different colors and styles in their hands.
"Oh? Planning to gang up on me?" Haruto showed an interested smile. "Do you really think the three of you can take me on?"
"Just a friendly spar."
Though Yuuma said this, what she really thought was that if they could successfully gang up on him, she would imprison Haruto, drain him day and night, and turn him into her personal cultivation accelerator.
If they couldn't win, the result would still be the same—she'd end up being taken by him anyway.
Haruto couldn't be bothered to guess her thoughts. The three of them working together still fell short of being able to overwhelm him.
Currently, his combat prowess within the Occult Research Club was second only to Rias.
Martial arts held immense advantages in actual combat. Even with the enhancements from Evil Pieces, in one-on-one battles, neither Akeno nor Koneko were a match for Haruto anymore.
As for Yuuto Kiba, Haruto hadn't sparred with him, but judging from Rias's reactions, Yuuto Kiba likely couldn't defeat him either.
"Come on."
Haruto spread his bat-like wings, a dark tail extending from his coccyx, its sharp tip glinting with a cold, keen edge.
Yuuma and the other two exchanged glances, then launched their attacks simultaneously.
In one-on-one combat, Haruto could easily crush any one of them. But facing three fallen angels at once required his serious attention.
Three light spears of different hues shot toward him from different directions. Haruto sidestepped to evade one, conjured a lightning spear in his hand to block another, and swept away the last one with his dark, resilient devil tail.
The hardness of Haruto's wings and tail rivaled steel. During previous subjugation missions, he had already mastered their usage.
With their attacks blocked, the three retreated simultaneously. After regrouping, they launched another coordinated assault.
Two fists are no match for four hands, let alone when Haruto now had to face six delicate, slender hands.
For a moment, he found himself in a rather awkward position.
But as time passed and he gradually adapted to this combat rhythm, Haruto's powerful battle intuition and skills began to take effect.
Yuuma and her companions indeed fought in perfect sync, occasionally even combining their three light spears into a single, immensely powerful energy attack that forced Haruto to dodge.
However, they were merely relying on their superior physical attributes and magical power to fight, with no technique to speak of.
Not just them, but Rias, Akeno, and others were the same—or rather, most supernatural beings tended to overwhelm opponents with sheer force.
No matter how refined one's combat skills, they couldn't bridge a major realm gap to defeat an opponent, especially beyond S-rank where the difference between each realm was like an insurmountable chasm.
An S-rank powerhouse could easily destroy a small hill, while at the Maou level, even a heated argument could annihilate an entire city.