Gabriel, that's my name, bearing the status of a third ranked Explorer and also bearing the title of Saint made me an elite among the nobles. The title I have is sometimes a bit of a hassle, but I don't hate it. It is the result of my hard work so far, currently I have a task of investigating possible 'Rats' who managed to enter the city without us knowing.

'Now let's see, Who dares to sneak out of my sight?'

I walked through the streets of the city which was peaceful as usual, none of the residents looked unhappy and to me it was refreshing to my eyes

When I saw Koneko and her knights walking the other way, I couldn't help but wonder what they were doing. 'Maybe peeking at them would be interesting'

I walked a good distance away from them trying to avoid the knights knowing I was following them. When they passed through the gate and headed to the training grounds I was a little curious, are they planning a secret date?

A little excited I immediately hid and looked for the best peeking place

"Ojou-sama, you are so amazing"

'Oh~'

I saw Issei stroke Koneko's head after they did something that seemed to be just practicing energy control, it's just that the energy currently enveloping Koneko actually makes me even more interested and want to know a little more about Koneko

'Holy energy, who would have thought that I could see it live here'

Koneko just released an energy that is very sacred and dangerous to the demons, now I have confirmed that Koneko is indeed the chosen hero

I kept monitoring the two until

"W...Issei, can I hug you?"

"? Of course"

Next thing I know, something really adorable is happening in front of my eyes. 'Oh... The two of them are so cute~'

They hugged as if the world only belonged to them and it really refreshed my eyes, I can endure days just watching these two interact like that.

'Maybe I should respect their privacy'

I then left my place in order to make their time much more valuable, because it is very rude for me to secretly peek at a couple like them.

Talking about the mission the Duke gave me, I was reminded of the existence of bandit not far from west gate

As I was walking through the woods where it is believed the most frequent attacks on merchants by bandits, I started to raise my eyebrows when I felt something quite interesting.

"Well... well... look who actually came to our location"

"Who would have thought that our prey today would be a young girl"

Behind the shadow of the forest appeared a group of humans surrounding me, they were armed with various sharp objects and many of them seemed very dangerous to ordinary civilians.

"So you are the ones who have been threatening the peace of the city?"

"So what? Do you want to be our next prey, young lady?"

Hearing that answer I immediately got fed up with them, my sword I aimed at those who were currently surrounding me with a sharp glare full of hatred, power coated my sword and I looked straight at them all

"Hmmm~ Unfortunately, my plan is to make you as my prey."

"Kill her"

Spontaneously they all rushed towards me with all their strength which I find very pathetic, I immediately took out my power which can make me predict their movements

"Ha?! Don't let this bastard escape!"

Those who saw me floating in the air immediately attacked me with arrows, I easily parried with my sword and when they didn't expect a counterattack, I immediately attacked one of them.

"Grah"

One of them screamed in pain as I slashed it with my sword, "Fufufufu... It's not over yet"

"Don't mock us!"

They attacked me again and I again parried with my sword, one by one from each attack I managed to block them very easily.

"Hyaaah!"

(Tiiing)

the sound of iron clashing echoed when I stopped the sword with mine, "Weak" I insulted him who started to growl angrily at me

"Come on, entertain me a little longer"

They attacked me again and this time they used a bit of their brains, they attacked alternately and combined with arrows which gave me a bit of trouble.

"You guys piss me off, can't none of you attack me?"

Seeing every single one of their attacks I managed to break with ease, I immediately intended to end this very quickly

"Mother of Nature, gave me your power"

"wind blades"

I swung my sword and spontaneously the wind that formed like blades immediately flew towards them which suddenly made all of them blown away like crazy.

"Huh... Boring~" I saw all of them who were unconscious when they received an attack from me. "Maybe I should bring someone to take them, huh?"

Since they all passed out, it was very unwilling for me to carry them in my hands. I'm so disgusted to have to touch them, ew

I currently want to walk away from this place as fast as I could. As I walked towards the main gate, I felt something disturbing coming from the forest behind me. I followed the direction where the feeling was getting stronger, slowly the light was getting darker as if the sunlight couldn't penetrate anymore into the forest, there I saw something in the distance

"Who is there?" I asked something in the distance where I feel that there is a human being there

Before long, in the dim light of the sun in this forest, I saw a figure emerge from the shadows.

"Who are you?" I asked the figure on full alert

The figure didn't answer, until his eyes looked directly at me which made me shiver a little

"Kill...kill..."

'Damn it!' I immediately drew my sword and parried the sudden attack that came, our two swords clashed and when I could see his face, a very terrifying face typical of an assassin.

"Ghk " I had a little trouble holding this human's strength, until suddenly he increased his strength causing me to fall back a little.

"Who are you! What do you want!"

"Kills"

"Okay, looks like you don't want to talk"

The man shot back at me and this time his attack was twice as fast as before, making it difficult for me to dodge his attack.

"Kill killll"

Seeing the man's attacks getting madder, I had no other choice but to use my full strength. "Wind Storm!"

I immediately threw a windstorm at the man, when I thought my attack would hit the man, I was immediately shocked when he was standing there unscathed.

In the midst of my confusion, he again launched an impromptu attack that caught me off guard

'Hrr... He's strong'

When I looked at him, he again blew me away with his insanely strength.

"Kill...Kill"

I was getting annoyed, immediately stood up and looked at him. "Windstorm"

I immediately shot at him as soon as I cast my magic attack, he who saw that I was about to attack him immediately alerted but he didn't expect that I would take that opportunity, I jump up and launch my attack from above his head

"Tiiiing" Another clank sounded again and this time it was me who was left speechless when he was able to stop my attack with the hilt of his sword

"Kyah" I was thrown again by him and when I got back up, he disappeared from where he was standing

"kill"

A voice came from behind and before I had time to react I caught a glimpse of him waving his sword, I immediately jumped to avoid a deadly attack that could kill me.

"Grr"

I saw my left hand which was missing from my arm, a moment later pain invaded my mind. I started to realize that my hand had just been hit by that attack, just as I was about to do something about the pain, the man shot back towards me at very high speed.

"Kyah"

The guy kicked me and this time he continued to punch me in the face which sent me crashing into several trees.

"Guh" I coughed up blood as the bruises started to hurt all over my body.

When I raised my face, the figure was standing in front of me with the sword pointed at my face.

"Don't underestimate me!" I tried to stand up but something hurt again in my leg until I realized what was happening

"Hrrrrrkkk"

That man pressed his sword against my feet making me have to restrain myself from screaming as loudly as possible

"kill"

"Hyah!"

This time the scream managed to escape from my mouth when the man cut my right leg, I who couldn't stand the pain could only lie down with tears that couldn't be stopped flowing from my face

When I glanced back at the human who was still viciously thrusting his sword at my leg, I could see his emotionless face.

"Hiii"

I let out a small scream when he brought his face closer so I could see that scary face up close, he then drew his sword and it made me scream again in pain to the point where I wanted to faint. When he pulled my face, he forced me to stand up and when he and his sword were about to end my life, I could only close my eyes with tears still streaming down my face.

'H...help me'

I really hope for help right now, until...

(Tiing)

A clanking sound was heard, I slowly opened my eyes and when my eyes opened I could see a sword with the human sword that was going to kill me earlier , that mysterious sword wielded by a human figure in a semi-military uniform had black hair, he was the one who saved my life and he was

"Are you okay?"

'Issei?'

Issei quickly hit the man and spontaneously the man's grip slipped from my face, for a moment I was about to fall Issei very well caught me so I didn't hit the ground.

In his arms, Issei hugged me tightly with a serious face still Issei pointed at the mysterious man.

"Whoever you are, I will not hesitate to kill you if you don't leave here"

With a threatening tone and energy blazing from Issei's body, he at first glance looks like a very cool prince

Surprisingly the man suddenly retreated and in an instant he disappeared from behind the shadow of this lush forest

I who was still enduring the pain from the wound could only groan as Issei slowly lowered me and let me sit on the grass.

Issei's face looks very strange in my eyes, for some reason I feel very relieved when someone helps me

"H..."

I shed tears again while thinking about that until I felt something soft touch my eyes "Don't cry, everything will be fine"

Issei wiped my tears and he very nicely calmed me who was shaken by what just happened

I don't know why, but his words managed to calm me down and he started to treat my wound gently

'So this….. this is why the little girl fell in love with Issei'

Issei is very good at taking care of me and even I can feel that Issei is very worried about my condition

"Listen to me, I'll give you back your arms and legs, but whatever you're seeing right now. Don't ever tell anyone, do you understand?"

I don't understand what he means, I can only nod until a moment later I can see his changed face

His eyes changed to the shape of a terrible wolf, a pair of animal ears began to appear on his head and his hair turned white long which was very strange to my eyes.

"Hold the pain for a while"

When Issei opened his mouth, I could see a pair of long fangs. 'Vampire!?'

When I wanted to open my mouth, I was instantly speechless when Issei stabbed his long teeth into my shoulder.

"Hiiii!"

It hurt a lot, but after a while the pain turned into a very strange feeling, my body feels hot even so hot it makes me want to take off my clothes right now

I just closed my eyes hoping this heat would go away, and why that strange feeling started to eat away at my mind as if someone was telling me my mind that I wanted to hug him tight.

My blood feels sucked, so that I can only imagine very unnatural to the point where I am very embarrassed to imagine it

Issei started to slowly release his bite from my shoulder making me feel the strange feeling again as if I still wanted a little more time. "Get up, are you okay?"

When I heard Issei, I opened my eyes and looked at him who had returned to his original form

But I felt something, 'My hand?! my feet?! How?!'

I don't know anything, somehow my arms and legs have returned to normal

Issei just kept quiet and stroked me gently on the head "Whatever it is, don't ever say this to anyone. I beg of you."

I couldn't help but nod until I could see a faint smile on his face. Issei then stood up and looked at me once again "Come on, we have to go back to town, I'll take you"

"Hyah" I let out a small scream as he took me into his arms where he carried me like a princess I always hear in stories

He just walked away ignoring it, but on his face I could see another figure from inside Issei. A very kind person who saved me when I needed help

What I know next, I fell asleep smiling in a dream where I felt I was the luckiest girl in this world