"P-please...no more..." Rachel clinging onto Ragna. Her hair became messy from the trip.

"I finally got back to you." He slowly places her back on the ground. Letting out a little laugh

"You have been making fun of me recently, has your ego increased once we started getting closer?" Showing an irritated face, but it was the experience she would enjoy looking back. She relives the experience while she fixes her hair.

"Yep, and it was worth it." He laughs, following a giggling Rachel.

"You lovebirds done?" They were both caught. Rachel's communicator was still on. Kokonoe heard everything, "I don't mind you guys doing lovey-dovey shit, but are you at least doing the objective?"

"Yeah, yeah we are. I'm making it easier by jumping up high. The Red Devil is a big guy after all. Who wouldn't miss a giant guy with gigantic magnetic gauntlets?"

"Ahem...Ragna we might need to split up if we have to locate Tager." Realizing that they got caught she did her best to go back to her usual self. Revealing this trait of hers was impossible until a different Ragna came along.

Following the idea Rachel proposed, Ragna didn't like it but it was something that had to be done.

"Yeah, I guess we should."

"If one of us locates him we'll meet by the Kagutsuchi Port. Understand?" Rachel

composing herself from embarrassment after they got caught.

"I agree, let's do that." He scratches his head once more knowing that he'll have to separate with her for a bit. "It's best not to keep a lady waiting" she winks at him. "Oh, a race huh? Deal."

"FINALLY! Do your personal stuff later once we're done. Can't wait to tell the rest once I close off the comms." Kokonoe laughed in the communicator while the two were flustered to death. "HEY! DO NOT EVEN THINK-" she closed off the comms.

Later...

"Of course, Kokonoe's gonna tell them. Great, guess I'll have to bury my head in the grass." Ragna went off to find the Red Devil and he notices something odd. Changes in the system. He could hear a voice in the distance,

"Damn it all...why isn't this working!? Screw it, I guess I'll lift the restrictions. Other worlds won't collide with this one anyways. There is something else out there other than him."

Something else out there other than him? Other worlds? were they supposed to meet other people? Who or what is something else? "From what I'm hearing other worlds were supposed to collide. And what's restricting that? Is it me? Is it that the something else they're talking about?" He thinks to himself. "I've got to find him fast! I need to inform them..."

Rachel's side.

She smiles and thinks about the experiences she has had with the Grim Reaper not long ago. She should not be doing this. This is wrong. What if she might make a mistake and mess up the timeline and lose all of their progress? And then something struck her mind. "Ah right, he's not from this world." She was relieved and thought to herself, "You are right about me relying on you" she shed a tear without realizing it when she recalled what he said earlier, "You can rely on me." this phrase similar to what he said earlier in one of the time loops.

Bitterness grew in her eyes when she realizes what will happen when all of this is over. "Will he stay? or will he go back to where he belongs? The other me does in fact miss him dearly...and other Ragna will return...and I can never predict if this Ragna will have the same results and I won't be able to look at him the same." Insecurities and anxiety attack her. Overwhelmed by the thoughts about the things that may or may not occur. She didn't want him to go. She may pretend to act as if nothing happened but all of those feelings will never subside and will hurt her more if she buries them. If this was the moment they will both have momentarily. If he is going to go back after this, then she will make use of their time together to the fullest.

She spots the Red Devil. All those thoughts can be done later.

"Tager is that you?" Approaching him with caution. "Ready yourselves..." She signals her familiars to prepare their battle stance.

Back in the lab...

"Hey, Kokonoe! I'm making some coffee you want one too? I need to deal with paperwork just so I can keep these guys busy." Kagura's tone is that of annoyance. He hates doing paperwork. He prefers fighting Azrael to just signing papers all day.

"Yeah sure. And hey, I caught Ragna and Rachel doing their thing." Kokonoe with an evil smile.

"Wait. Doing their own thing? I didn't expect them to have a secret relationship. They were acting like an old married couple anyways." He looked back to what Kokonoe said earlier. "Wait, you invaded their privacy while they are both going at i-" he was cut off

"They were enjoying their time together and messing around. Context matters you womanizing idiot. I should've said that in the first place. Come here, I even got the footage. Thanks to Ragna's idea engine." She hovers over the file. Showing Ragna's point of view.

Kagura raises his brows at the video. "RAGNA PLEASE!" as Rachel clings onto the Grim Reaper and screaming. "This is what you get for picking on me after all those years!" He laughs while both of them are still in the air.

Everyone began wondering where the scream was coming from and followed the source. They enter the room seeing the footage as well. "I didn't expect this. I already knew that she's got a soft spot for the guy but I didn't see that coming."

"Alright, everyone. Fun's over we'll talk about this later. I got a message from Rachel. She located Tager."

In Ragna's location...

Rachel calls the criminal and tells him about Tager. "Oh, you found him? Fine. You win. Also, I have things to tell you and Kokonoe once we get there." He finishes the call and immediately goes in the direction of Kagutsuchi.

"Dark one...you seem to be in a hurry." Hakumen emerges from a dark location.

"We don't have time to fight each other for now. Kill me later, we need to fix this problem first." Ragna was already frustrated. He didn't want to fight.

"Those were my intentions from the beginning. I only intend to take out evil beings one by one." Hakumen releases the hilt of his sword signifying that he will not fight.

"Good. We need to go to the port. Kokonoe's got something for us.

Hakumen senses something different. Ragna's aura has changed. He senses that there are no signs of the Black Beast in him, but he can only sense the power similar and even greater than the Black Beast but showing no hostility to anything around it, nor the intent to devour anything. "Dark one. Have you finally gained control and tamed the wild beast?" He questions Ragna while he prepares a stance.

"Ugh, I'll tell you all once everyone is grouped. So I don't have to repeat." Now that he thinks about it. He didn't even sense anything that was plaguing his mind. His only thoughts were Rachel and how to go back. He goes deep into his mind and into the Azure Grimoire...nothing. The power he was told about was not his own became his own. "I guess you could say that," he responds.

"The Harlequinn's scent is all over you. It seems as if you both had gotten closer Dark One."

"That's none of your damn business. We have other things to take care of."

"Now, before we proceed. I shall test you." Hakumen unsheathing his Okami.

"And I thought it was too good to be true that you'll let me off. I saw this coming from a mile away." He unhinges the sword at his back, "I'll pull that mask off of you."

"I am the white Void. I am the cold steel. I am the just sword. With blade in hand, I shall reap the sins of this world and cleanse it in the fires of destruction. I am Hakumen. The end has come!" Hakumen finishes as his energy shakes the ground.

"Oh, two can play that game." Ragna steadying his stance. "I am the enemy of this world. I am the Grim Reaper. Ragna the Bloodedge." He chuckles to himself quietly. He wanted to say that to the mask freak's face.

Black and White plays (It's the ost for Ragna vs Hakumen)

The Wheel of Fate is Turning.

ACTION!

Ragna swings the first strike. He collided with his sword with his Okami. Hakumen pushes the sword away leaving him vulnerable. He performs a swift stab attack Ragna grabs it and stops it with ease. "Your skills and strength have gotten sharper." He turns to perform a low sweep attack, "Lotus!"

Ragna blocks both sweep attacks and pushes him away. "I know I'm pulling my punches and all but he can sure keep up with me. This guy never holds back and packs a serious punch. Good thing I got stronger or else I'd be reduced to bits." He whispers to himself.

"Crimson Lotus!" Hakumen lunges forward with his sword handle covering the gap in no time. Ragna blocks the attack and swings. "You're mine." Hakumen forms a red barrier. "Empty Sky Form..." There was one problem. This is not the same Ragna. He saw the move coming from a mile away and readied himself for a counterattack. "Winter's Reposte!" He slashes at a speed so fast, it may be even faster than light.

BOOM! the impact caused an explosion.

"What?" Hakumen felt like he had slammed into a brick wall. Ragna was in front of him, holding his sword with his hand in a bigger form with sharp claws. A move that is guaranteed to hit no matter what was stopped by the man of Azure. Hakumen was surprised to see that his powerful move was blocked with little to no effort.

Ragna smirks "This is the power of the Azure. My power. Now, be devoured by darkness." He grabs Hakumen with his enlarged claws.

He struggles in trying to escape while tendrils cover the warrior. "You have grown and that, you have tamed your demons. I no longer sense the Black Beast's presence and hostility in you. For that, you have earned my respect and I shall accept my defeat." This took Ragna off guard from what he said. He knows the guy does not at all, pull dirty tricks against his enemies. The criminal's claw had regressed back to a normal hand holding Hakumen's neck and placing him down.

"I've got to be honest, hearing you admitting defeat is something you don't hear every day." He puts his sword at his back and a click is heard as he attaches his sword. He heard a familiar voice in the distance. It was Rachel.

Rachel's Perspective.

"How convenient it was to have you here trotting along the streets." Rachel hovering down slowly towards The Red Devil.

"Madam Rachel. It's good to see you." Tager sighs in relief. "My communicator and my GPS scanner got damaged right after being teleported. It was really hard to keep myself on a straight road...I'm just glad that it was a friend that I ran into other than an enemy." Tager finally lets his guard down. He had been on complete caution and barely had any time to rest. He was someone that can't be ignored due to his vibrant red color and his humongous size. It was like he was screaming to be the target. He was sure that something or someone would try to even attack him.

"Indeed, I too am glad to meet another friend." Rachel chuckles a bit, "I have won this race Ragna." She takes out her device and contacts Kokonoe.

Beep!

"C'mon Kokonoe! Play another one." Kagura craving for more.

"Good guy seems happy with Bunny lady." Tao watches as she eats meat buns.

"Ragna...?" Lambda frowning bitterly.

"No, that's enough. Aren't you all supposed to be outside and keep watch?" Kokonoe sighs.

Rachel curious about the inaudible voices in the background, asks, "Kokonoe, what is causing all that noise."

Kokonoe responds, "Oh we were just watching your personal fun with your dear Ragna. Your screaming was hilarious!" Rachel's eyes popped open as she heard her statement.

"Erase that at once! That is an invasion of privacy you foul feline!" Already turning beet red.

"Chill out, I wouldn't look any more of it any further, it was just really rare seeing you and Ragna being so happy together. We then decided to watch and it was something that we could watch to kill time. So, calm your tits that's only as far as I can go."

Rachel was already annoyed. "*Sighs* I have located Tager, I'll hand over the communicator to him."

She hands over the Device to Tager and moved away from the two. She can hear Kokonoe's scolding as if she was scolding a child. She was livid and Tager was shivering in fear. Why was she scolding him in the first place? It was not his fault for being teleported out of the blue.

BOOM! an explosion was heard.

"Ragna." The vampire is deeply concerned.