Kurumi's Seduction

Chapter 01 - Chapter 04

By : SleepingGeneral

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Summary

After Shido saves Kurumi from Kotori on the top of Raizen High, Kurumi is a bit more assertive on thanking Shido. (Warning: Explicit) Story is now FULLY REWRITTEN

Chapter 01: Repayment

"Kurumi!" Shido ran toward the front of Kurumi, who was crouching in front of the ground helplessly after being shot at by Kotori. He couldn't help but stand in front of Kurumi, wanting to protect her from Kotori, who was powering up Megiddo.

"Shi…do-san…?" Kurumi looked on with a surprised look. She couldn't understand why Shido was putting himself in danger for herself after all she did. She had tried to kill Shido alongside the students in Raizen High so why…?

At the same time, fierce flames suddenly were released as Camael let out a roar, signifying the destruction of everything in its path. Shido closed his eyes as he felt the heat of the crimson flames rapidly approaching and scorching his skin and the gaze of Kurumi who was looking at him with shock.

"Onii-chan! Dodge it!" Kotori yelled as she regained consciousness at the last moment and tried to direct the flames away to the sky, but it was too late to completely alter the direction of the released flames as Shido was engulfed in a red explosion and felt himself lose consciousness.

Shido woke up with a gasp. The moment he regained his consciousness, a burning sensation filled his entire being. The pain momentarily blinded him as his body still remembered the trauma from the destructive flames. It was only after a while did he finally calm down and looked at where he was.

"Where… am I?" Shido found himself in an unfamiliar room. Was he in a warehouse? If he had to describe the place, it was quite roughly set up. However, the room was relatively clean. Besides the bed he was currently on, the room had only a table and other furniture on the side, only having the necessities. There was a window that allowed the light to come through but due to its small size, the room was only dimly lit.

This wasn't one of Ratatoskr's facilities. He looked around, wondering if there was anything familiar he could find. However, nothing seemed to catch his eye besides his school uniform which was folded neatly on a desk, and a pile of towels. That was when he realized he was only in his underwear much to his embarrassment.

However, there was also a wet towel on his forehead. It was clear that whoever stripped him did so with the intention so that they could take care of him. The thought of an unknown person going through the effort to strip him, wash him, and put him to bed was both comforting and unsettling.

Shido couldn't let go of the uneasiness that was starting to creep up as he slowly regained his consciousness. Why was he here and who brought him here?

"Ara, you finally woke up?" A sultry voice resounded near him as a portal of darkness opened up in the middle of the room. From the portal emerged a beautiful girl with ivory skin and long, black hair tied in uneven twin tails, wearing an elegant Gothic Lolita of crimson red and black frills. Most importantly, her right eye was red while her left eye was a gold clock, giving Shido an eerie yet attractive aura.

"Kurumi!" Shido stared at Tokisaki Kurumi, known as the Worst Spirit with the codename, Nightmare. "What happened?! That's right, Kotori! Where's Kot–" Shido tried to move only to grimace intensely as sharp pain flared up inside his entire body.

"Ara, ara, I suggest Shido-san not move too much. After all, Shido-san did take a near-direct hit from that monstrous Spirit."

Kurumi looked at his body observingly, checking his current condition. Based on the amount of energy he had and the healthy color of his skin, he seemed to have recovered for the most part. When Kurumi brought him here, Shido's body was full of severe burns and rashes to the point where some of his bones could've been seen.

It was clear that Kotori had fully intended to kill Kurumi with her attack and with Kurumi's condition at that time, she would've succeeded if not for Shido's intervention. Strictly speaking, it was a miracle that Shido wasn't bedridden. It was only thanks to his healing ability from Kotori and Kurumi's treatment that he was able to escape with his life.

Shido must have felt uncomfortable at her looking as he hurriedly pulled the blanket over his naked state with a blush, much to her amusement. Considering what she had in store for him, being embarrassed over something like this was comical.

On the other hand, fear was beginning to creep into Shido. He was all alone with Kurumi and in his current state, nothing was stopping Kurumi from devouring him. Although that begged the question of why she went through all this trouble and waited for him to recover. Shido's confusion only increased.

"Kihihihihihi, there's no need to be so scared. I didn't bring you here with any malicious intent," Kurumi said. Locking her hands behind her back, she wandered her way towards his direction before sitting down at the edge of the bed. Sitting right next to him with a reassuring smile.

The way she casually closed the distance between them as if she was a close friend and not someone who had tried to kill him was off-putting but not unwelcoming. At the very least, Shido couldn't sense any hostility coming from her as her smile was admittedly calming.

Of course, this could just be a ploy to make him let his guard down. Still looking wary, Shido then asked, "Then, why am I here? Aren't you still trying to eat me and gain the Spirits' Reiryoku inside of me?"

"Of course, that was my initial plan and I still haven't given up on my goal. But, to just kill Shido-san, how is that any way to treat my knight in shining armor, who risked his dear life for me and allowed me to escape with my life?"

Kurumi placed her hand on his left hand while giving a playful smile. Her hand was soft and warm to the touch. Shido suddenly found it a struggle to pay attention to Kurumi's face instead of her hand.

"…!"

Kurumi helped him with that dilemma as she immediately leaned in, her face mere inches now away from his face. He had to lean his head back a bit as she was too close for Shido's comfort. Kurumi smiled at his reaction as she continued to speak.

"That's why Shido-san can relax. Since Shido-san did save me, I plan on repaying you so that in the future, I don't have any qualms about taking Shido-san's life."

"Wait a second! That's not exactly comforting though?!"

Shido was taken aback by how she could say such a thing with a cute smile. It didn't help that she was intruding into his personal space. As a male himself, having a beautiful girl so close to him brought many thoughts he shouldn't be having. He didn't know how to feel about Kurumi's current attitude towards him and it was unsettling.

Shido gulped as he decided to play along and asked, "So how do you plan on repaying me?" He looked into Kurumi's dichromatic eyes, which were somewhat filled with anticipation?

"Well, I'm glad you asked," Kurumi said with a smirk, giving Shido dangerous vibes. He was right as she instantly pulled his blanket away, letting it flutter in the air for a brief moment before falling to the floor.

"He-hey, that's my cover…!" Kurumi ignored Shido's complaint and before he could react, Kurumi sat on his lap with her hands on his shoulders.

"…!"

An immense rush of blood immediately rushed up towards his face. He could already feel a certain part of his body becoming hard. Mind you, he was only in his underwear with Kurumi basically riding him. In the end, he was a healthy male with urges too. He couldn't deny that he was somewhat, no, very excited. Kurumi was a beautiful girl that most men would definitely die for.

"Ne~, Shido-san," Kurumi softly said. Shido couldn't help but notice how good she smelled as she leaned in a bit closer.

"Have you ever kissed a girl?"

There was a short pause.

"Eeeeeehhhhhh?!" Shido yelled, baffled by her question. His eyes briefly glanced at Kurumi's thin lips for some reason. "Kurumi, wh-what are you sa–"

"Ah! I don't mean kissing the Spirits out of a duty of sealing them." Kurumi giggled as she saw Shido's reaction. She knew this but Shido was rather innocent when it came to intimate matters like these, wasn't he? She continued, "Have Shido-san ever wanted a person so much that he'd think about them day and night? That desire to just make someone yours?"

"I…I…" Shido could only gasp as Kurumi pressed her body to his chest, feeling her soft but firm breasts through her dress. He would be lying if he said it didn't feel good. Her arms made their way over his shoulders as they wrapped around his neck lightly, keeping him close to her. He couldn't help but be fascinated by her face that gorgeously took up his entire vision. Her seductive eyes gazed at him, piercing into his very soul. Her fine eyebrows raised a little in amusement at his red face. Strands of her glossy black hair rested delicately on her white cheek as her mouth curved into a smile.

"Shido-san, let me show you what I can do." Whispering into his ear with a hot breath, she lightly nibbled on it, sending his senses into fray. Hair tickling the sides of his face, she leaned in and kissed his neck gently.

"Uungg…" Shido let out a low grunt. It was a reflex that was involuntary. "K-Kurumi, what are you doing?"

"Ara ara, did I not tell Shido-san? I'm merely repaying you for your heroism. Just relax." Her lips moved in a slow and steady manner with light kisses. A chill went down his spine when her tongue sensually licked him, making its way to the nape of his neck. Was his neck always this sensitive?

"St… mmgh… stop… Kurumi… mmgh…" Although Shido was disoriented, he did his best to hold in his moans. Putting his hands on her waist, he tried to gently push her away. Yet, it only emphasized how slim and supple her waist was as he added pressure. It didn't help that Kurumi's lips were soft and inviting, stimulating his nerves to heights never before. Like a predator marking its own territory, she parted her lips and began to suck on him with such ardor that his whole body went weak from the intense suction. Even after she let go, he could still feel his skin tingling. He tentatively touched the area with his finger, only to grimace in pain. That was definitely going to leave a mark.

He looked at Kurumi, or, more specifically, at her tender lips. The way she had used her mouth had sent electricity across his skin. It was as if every single cell in his body had been excited by her touch.

On the other hand, Kurumi was appreciating her work. The bruise-like mark she had left on his neck suited him greatly. Just the thought of marking him as hers elated her greatly.

"Ara ara, Shido-san is all red. Did you enjoy it that much?"

"N-n-no. Not really."

"Really, Shido-san, are you that dissatisfied with me? After all, isn't this because of me?" She glanced at Shido's bottom which had a huge tent, and smirked. "Whatever should I do with this?"

Shido's breath hitched when Kurumi's skittering fingers brushed against his clothed dick, each subsequent stroke making him feel a certain way. He wasn't used to these emotions, these tempting sensations that threatened to overtake his mind. He knew that he shouldn't let Kurumi be doing this. The situation would only continue to snowball if he didn't stop.

"Shido-san should just be honest with me, or with himself rather. It'll be much easier that way."

However, when he looked at Kurumi, he couldn't find the willpower to resist her. The temptation that was Kurumi herself was too much for him. His long erection was proof of it. Everything she did sent pleasant notions to his brain.

"Please… touch it…"

Once he realized that it was no use to resist, everything suddenly became easier. It was as if a switch within him was flicked. The pleasure that he so desperately tried to reject suddenly became enjoyable. His reservation about Kurumi's intentions was released and the feelings that he tried to contain inside a tiny box came bursting forth.

Kurumi was very beautiful, enticingly so. Ever since he first met her, he was captivated by her appearance, and now that she was being so forward with him, he found himself being charmed by her again.

"There. That wasn't so hard, was it?"

Kurumi smiled as she slowly pulled his underwear off. Shido watched silently in anticipation at her fingers set his erection free from its restraint. Her slender fingers slowly danced along his length, stirring his senses with lust. Feeling her skillful ministrations, a desperate moan came out of Shido as Kurumi started to speed up the pace.

"Ku…Kurumi…" Shido could barely stay coherent as he was experiencing a plethora of emotions just from her touch alone. He never felt such pleasure before and could only look at Kurumi's face, which was full of joy from the control over him. Knowing that he was giving in to her slowly but surely, Kurumi couldn't help but glee as she continued to jerk him off. It filled her with desire when she saw Shido with a never-before-seen look, one of pure ecstasy, knowing that it was being caused by her.

"Ara ara, does Shido-san enjoy this? I wonder how Shido-san will react when I do this then?"

Kurumi slowly strengthened her grip over his length and firmly held him at the base of his cock, which was large and hard at this point. She took her free hand to her mouth and ran her tongue from her palm to her finger, lubricating her hand with her saliva before going back to Shido's length, making the friction and texture all the better.

"Ne~, has Shido-san ever cummed before?" Kurumi deliberately slowed her stroking and rubbed her thumb across his sensitive tip, making him yelp a bit. She looked into his wanting eyes with a sensual smile. "I can make it feel so good that Shido-san will never forget it. Only, tell me you want me."

Well, that was easy. In his mind, the only thing that mattered to him was Kurumi, Kurumi, Kurumi. The way she was controlling his pleasure, the way her hand rubbed his length, the way she looked at him so intently, his emotions torrented.

"Kurumi, I want you so much I don't think I can handle it! Please, do it!"

Kurumi lighted up as she began stroking his length harder and faster, making Shido's orgasm quickly build up. Her hand was already becoming slick with his pre-cum fluids.

She further inquired, "Who do you love the most?"

"Kurumi!"

"Do you love me more than Tohka and the others?"

"Yes!"

Shido was already becoming a mess as Kurumi's touch was like heaven to him. Shido never had too much experience with girls before meeting Tohka but even then, his feelings for Tohka were nothing compared to the allure he was feeling towards Kurumi.

"Then, cum for me!" Kurumi gloated. "Know that you belong to me and me only, Shido-san!"

Shido felt something building inside him as Kurumi's hand gripped him tightly. His whole body felt like it was going to explode.

"Kurumi! Kurumi! Kurumi!" Bucking his hips as much as Kurumi allowed him to, he was only capable of shouting Kurumi's name over and over again. Before he knew it, he busted and all his cum flew out and landed on Kurumi.

Shido collapsed immediately out of exhaustion after. On the other hand, Kurumi, after seeing his splattered cum on her hand, slowly licked everything up to clean herself.

"Mmmmm, that tastes amazing, Shido-san." Kurumi placed a hand on Shido's cheek. Taking a glance at his tiredness, she stated, "Ara, ara, I'm still holding back so much yet Shido-san is already this tired when I barely gave him anything."

Kurumi looked at him with slight disappointment while Shido tried to catch his breath and recollect his mind. She continued, "Well, it can't be helped, considering that this is Shido-san's first time having an orgasm. I hope that you can last longer next time."

"…Next time?" Shido replied weakly. He couldn't think straight; he just came off high from his orgasm and his body wouldn't move. However, the thought of experiencing that again filled him with anticipation as Kurumi gave him a seductive smile with a finger to her lips.

"Maybe next time, you won't be the only one naked. Then, we can start the real fun."

Shido could only open his mouth gapingly in shock and lust as Kurumi, still in her Astral Dress throughout the whole ordeal, smirked, "Well, I'll see you next time, Shido-san."

"Zafkiel." Calling out her angel, a flintlock pistol appeared in her hand and before Shido could say anything, Kurumi, winking at him, pointed her gun at him and shot. With that, everything became black.

"Shido! Shido!"

Shido woke up in his room as he saw himself, in his full uniform, surrounded by Tohka, Yoshino, and Kotori.

"Everybody…"

Once Shido sat up, he was met with a hurried hug from Tohka. She buried her face in his stomach, tears of relief running down her face. "Shido, Shido, thank goodness you're safe."

Yoshino looked at him worryingly, "Are… are you okay?" The white doll, Yoshinon, soon followed up, "We thought you were dead, y'know! In fact, Yoshino has been by your side, waiting for you to wake up ever since we found you!"

"Yo-Yoshinon!" Yoshino covered Yoshinon's mouth frantically. When Shido turned his attention to her, she avoided his eyes.

Shido smiled as he patted Tohka's head, gently smoothing out her hair. "I'm sorry. I must've worried you all."

"Mm." Tohka hugged him tighter. Although her tears were dampening his clothes, Shido appreciatively smiled at her concern. On the other hand, Yoshino nodded slightly, glad to see that he was fine.

On the other hand, Kotori looked at Shido with a guilty face, "Onii-chan, it's all my fault. If I hadn't gone berserk, then this never would've happened."

"Berserk? Now that you mention it, you didn't seem like yourself back then."

"This always happens when I assume my Spirit form for too long- ah, I guess I should start with how I became a Spirit." From there, Kotori explained her situation. Everything from the past 5 years, from how she was a Spirit to her destructive impulses was revealed to him. It was a huge shock to Shido, who thought that his sister was a normal girl.

"After we regained consciousness and realized that you were missing, we tried looking for you through Ratatoskr's cameras but couldn't find you. You were missing for three days. We were prepared for the worst and the possibility that I killed…killed…" Kotori's voice cracked. Turning away, she hid her face away from him but Shido could her nose sniffle. "I don't think I would've been able to live with the guilt."

"Kotori…" Shido looked at her with sympathy. Even with her black ribbons, Kotori was showing such uncommon vulnerability. Of course, if he actually died, the Reiryoku in his body would've been transferred back to the Spirits but Kotori must not have been in the mind to properly consider that.

Kotori must've realized she was making a scene as she quickly got herself together, blowing her nose one last time. When she turned back, her expression returned as the confident commander of Ratatoskr. "Anyways, we were able to find you because one of our neighbors suddenly found you unconscious on their doorstep and made a report to the police. From there, we were able to take over. As for why and how you were there is still under investigation but right now, nothing relevant is popping up. Do you have any idea what may have happened?"

"I… I…" Shido suddenly remembered everything that happened with Kurumi. He went silent, too embarrassed to say that he spent an "intimate" time with Kurumi. And, when he remembered how she held his dick in his hand…

"Shido, is there something wrong?" Tohka asked. "Your face is red."

"No, no, I'm fine. It's just… I can't recall what happened…"

"I see… mu?" A puzzled look appeared across her face, catching Shido's attention but before he could ask what was wrong, Kotori had begun speaking.

"Hmmm, there's no need to force yourself. If you remember, just tell us when you have the chance. Besides, it seems that nothing dangerous happened to you while you were missing." Kotori had asked without expecting too much so she didn't press him. She noticed that Shido was starting to look uncomfortable. Well, he did wake up just to be bombarded by us. "Tohka, Yoshino, let's go. Shido needs time to recover. and we can talk to him later but right now, I think he needs rest."

Under Kotori's suggestion, the Spirits proceeded to leave the room. Tohka was the last to leave as she gave one last glance to Shido. I wonder what that bruise on Shido's neck was. She gave Shido a worried look before the door closed. Thankfully, Shido's hickey from Kurumi was only noticed by Tohka and not Kotori as there would've been a far more serious interrogation.

Shido, after confirming that they left his room, was far from tired as he was already becoming aroused, remembering his experience with Kurumi. She had opened a whole new door of experience that Shido never thought about.

Ara ara, Shido-san already wants more? He could hear Kurumi's sultry voice in his mind as he slowly pulled down his pants. He was already hard. He hesitated for a moment, wondering if this was right but the need for gratification, the need for Kurumi was too much.

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…Kurumi's hand felt much better.

That was Shido's only thought after he finished. With light breaths, he laid on his bed, many thoughts going through his head. What the hell was he doing? How could he do something shameful like this? Why did he have to enjoy it so much? It was a sinful pleasure that was dangerous yet stimulating. His feelings towards Kurumi were a mess.

I can't go on like this. If the others know about this, who knows what they'll do.

As such, from the next day, Shido continued with his daily life with the Spirits but every so often at night, he would masturbate, thinking about Kurumi.

"A next time, huh."

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Chapter 02: Favor

Shido was out with Kotori, buying ingredients for dinner. However, while he was shopping in the grocery store, he briefly saw a girl in a black dress and long black hair pass by the store's entrance outside.

Is that…? Shido abruptly dropped his shopping bag.

"Onii-chan?" Kotori looked at him with a confused look, wondering what was going on with her brother. However, before she knew it, Shido went into a full sprint towards the exit of the store without any explanation, gathering many other customers' attention.

"Eh?! Where are you going?!" Kotori yelled after Shido but Shido kept running, ignoring her call. What did he exactly see? His face had a rare sense of urgency as if he would regret it for the rest of his life if he missed this opportunity. She hesitated for a moment before picking up the dropped bags and began to chase after her brother.

Meanwhile, Shido was desperately looking around the streets towards the direction he saw the girl go. However, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find her. Shido began to panic as he frantically examined the area around him.

Where? Where? Where is she? She couldn't have gone far! Where's Ku…!

"Onii-chan! What got into you?!" Kotori's shout immediately brought Shido back to his senses.

With heavy breaths, Kotori finally caught up to him. She temporarily put the bags onto the ground and put her hands on her knees in order to catch her breath. She gave a slightly accusing look towards him for leaving her alone without a warning.

Looking around one last time, Shido turned his head before giving a despondent sigh. Truthfully, Shido was actually trying to find Kurumi. However, it seemed that Kurumi wasn't here. Was it just his imagination?

"Sorry, Kotori. I thought I saw Kaguya and Yuzuru racing in the middle of the street but maybe I saw wrong, haha." Shido quickly came up with a believable excuse, hoping that Kotori would bite.

"Tch, those girls again? If those two are running at full speed, once they pass you, you'll have missed them already. Forget about them." Kotori waved her hand dismissively. Thankfully, it seemed that Kotori took the bait.

Ever since Kurumi repaid Shido, it was as if she had disappeared. Shido knew that Kurumi had her own agenda but that didn't stop him from wanting to meet her. He didn't know what he would do if he had actually met her but still he wanted to see her again. Not one single day had passed where Kurumi wasn't on his mind.

Kotori was looking at Shido out of the corner of her eye, seeing how disappointed Shido was. Was he really that sad about missing the Yamai sisters?

Recently, Kotori was worried about his brother. Every so often, he would have that same look of longing when he thought nobody was looking. Kotori wondered if it had to do something with Shido's recent change.

For example, Shido was able to hold Tohka's hand casually during a date. It may be considered a small thing for other people but for Shido who had barely any experience with girls, it came as a surprise to Kotori. It was a small surprise but a surprise nonetheless. At first, Kotori figured that Shido had matured to the point where holding hands was nothing. It was a natural process. Kotori could've accepted it if it was only up to here.

However, her shock had only continued to increase. During their school trip to Arubi Island, the Yamai sisters had forced Shido to do things such as making him apply sunscreen on their backs or sharing the same ice cream with him. Kotori was prepared to give him a pep talk, ready to force Shido if he tried to refuse.

"Kaguya, is this enough sunscreen? Ah, Yuzuru, thanks for the ice cream."

Yet imagine her surprise when Shido did everything the Yamai sisters asked of him with an unforced smile on his face.

It was the same case with Origami. At the beach, she had tried to seduce him by wearing a lewd underwear instead of a regular swimsuit yet…

"Origami, that's no good. If people see you, they're going to be uncomfortable." Shido, who would usually be flustered, had remained calm instead and had calmly reprimanded Origami for her inappropriate wear.

Upon seeing Shido's reaction, Origami immediately stopped her usual perverse behavior and stared at Shido's face with a blank expression.

"Origami? Is there something wrong?" Shido asked, wondering why Origami suddenly went silent.

"…it's nothing."

Origami quietly muttered before walking away. Shido had only been confused at the time and could only wonder what Origami was thinking. However, Kotori could see that Origami's eyebrows were furrowed, also surprised at Shido's lackluster reaction.

It made Kotori wonder if this was actually her brother.

Before, Shido would be nervous when talking to girls and quickly panic whenever he got into a sticky situation with them. However, Shido now was able to handle everything without a faze. Although Shido's change was beneficial for Ratatoskr's goal of making a Spirit fall in love with him, Kotori couldn't help but feel that something was off. Such a drastic change was impossible to happen naturally; Shido must've experienced something that he wasn't telling her.

Kotori's suspicions were well-placed. Ever since Shido had been given a handjob by Kurumi, Shido couldn't find himself attracted to other girls even if he tried. During the trip, whenever Kaguya, Yuzuru, or Origami tried to seduce him, an image of Kurumi would immediately manifest in his head, making him impervious to their advances and charms. Of course, that didn't affect his desire to save Spirits. He genuinely cared for them.

Well, I can't really tell Kotori the truth though.

If Shido told Kotori that Kurumi jerked him off, he could only imagine the rampage that would occur.

"Do you wish to negotiate with me?" When Kurumi came to offer him help after he ran away from the crowd that was brainwashed from Miku's Gabriel, he didn't know what to say. While he should be scared of her eating him, he was happy to see her. It didn't help that Kurumi looked beautiful as always.

"Don't worry, I do truly intend to help Shido-san. It goes along with my own plans as well." While observing Shido's reaction, she added, "However, you'll owe me a favor after all this is done. After all, I will be expending a huge amount of my stored time."

"…what are your intentions?" Shido didn't immediately rejoice, considering how fickle Kurumi was. Tohka's life was on the line; he couldn't blindly go into a deal without knowing the consequences. On a side note, Kurumi's silhouette in the moonlight looked gorgeous.

"Ara, ara, I guess Shido-san doesn't want my help then?" Kurumi, putting a finger on the side of her chin, lightly smiled while Shido was gauging the situation. "I thought we had a certain… bond of sorts between us. After all, I thought that you would be rather excited with me being here."

"I-I'm not excited at all!" Shido's voice didn't sound as confident as he wanted.

"Ufufu, let's leave it at that, shall we?" Kurumi laughed, not pressing any further but Shido felt as if he completely lost that verbal exchange.

Kurumi gave her usual teasing smile, "So, is it a deal? I'm not lying about wanting to help you. Of course, I won't force you to believe what I say."

"…Please lend me your help." Shido could only accept. At this point, Kurumi was the only person he could rely on to save Tohka from the DEM while escaping from Miku's crowd.

"Great, then let's begin our date!" Kurumi smiled as if she knew this would happen. Grabbing Shido's hand, she pulled him forward and whispered into his ear, "I'm glad we're finally alone. I rea~lly missed Shido-san, you know. Did you?"

Shido blushed. Of course, he missed her. He missed her to the point it'd hurt. If it wasn't for their current situation, he would've sat down with her and told her all about what happened to him in the past month. However, he reminded himself that he needed to save Tohka. Again, still didn't help that Kurumi looked beautiful as always.

Shido definitely appreciated Kurumi's help throughout the rescue plan and it could be said that if she hadn't helped, he would've failed in saving Tohka. Be that as it may, she was very flirtatious throughout their journey.

Whenever she licked his earlobe or traced her fingers across his cheeks, Shido's insides would jump and his heartbeat would race wildly. Especially in Miku's house; when she fell on top of him and licked his face, he became very aroused. He hoped Kurumi wouldn't notice it but Kurumi felt the bulge of his erection and smirked at him, much to his embarrassment.

"Ara ara, I understand Shido-san wants to have fun but there's a time and place for everything. Although if Shido-san insists, then I can…"

"No, no, no! You don't need to do anything!"

"Mm, I'm just trying to help Shido-san though."

"You can do that by assisting me with saving Tohka!"

Having said that, it took all his willpower to not moan and submit to her.

It was now the night after Shido had sealed Miku. Although there were some concerns about Isaac Westcott's intention and the inversion of Tohka, Shido was, for now, happy that they all got through this event alive. With everything being resolved, Shido was now able to relax and get a good night's sleep.

He wished that was the case. It was embarrassing but Shido's erection was keeping him awake.

"Kurumi…this is all your fault…" No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get Kurumi off his mind. Just when he thought he had recently toned down on the masturbation, Kurumi just had to tease him.

He could still feel her touch upon his skin. Her smooth fingers sliding across his face and the soft feeling of her moist tongue. His encounter with Kurumi had only reminded his body of what she could do.

He knew that if he didn't deal with this erection now, it would only continue to bother him. It was nighttime so nobody would interrupt him. Shido looked around just for good measure before silently reaching his hand down and pulling his underwear off. His erection was already hard.

He knew what he was about to do was degrading but when he thought of Kurumi, all he could think about was her. By this time, his hand was already on his erection, and with a squeeze, a sense of relief spread through his body.

"Kurumi…" Shido closed his eyes as his mind began to wander to when Kurumi had pinned him down in Miku's house. He still remembered how Kurumi's eyes stared playfully into his. He remembered her offer of "helping" him. What would she have done if he hadn't resisted? Why did he even resist? It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the pleasure that Kurumi could offer.

"Kurumi, Kurumi…" Shido softly moaned, his hand starting to get faster.

But then, he felt a hand grab his arm.

Shido immediately opened his eyes in shock and fear and when he saw who stopped him, it only increased.

"Ara ara, what an interesting sight we have here."

The person, no, Spirit standing before him was the one he was just masturbating to, Tokisaki Kurumi. His body was immediately filled with shame as her smile continued to increase for every second that passed. She saw everything, didn't she? Oh God, just kill him now! Why did Kurumi have to come at this specific moment?!

"Ku-Ku-Kurumi! It's no-not what you think!" Shido avoided Kurumi's eyes after he said that. Even he knew it was a poor attempt of an excuse.

Meanwhile, Kurumi watched him squirm in embarrassment. She savored the entertaining view in front of her, not immediately giving him an answer. Only after a little while…

"I came to redeem my favor but… kihihihihi, it seems Shido-san is busy at the moment?" Kurumi nodded her head towards his exposed dick.

Shido immediately tried to hide it under the blanket but realized that his arm was still being grasped by Kurumi's hand. Her grip was strong, contrasted to the slim figure she had. Although Kurumi wasn't comparable to Tohka, she was still a Spirit and thus, stronger than Shido.

"Well, this actually works out well in my favor."

"?"

"Let's go somewhere more private, shall we?" Before he knew it, he found Kurumi dragging him into a portal of darkness. A few seconds later, both of them had disappeared from Shido's room.

At an unknown place, a portal opened and from it, Shido dropped onto a soft mattress. Kurumi had brought him to a room that was strikingly similar to the warehouse she had him stay in before, in the case where the room was almost bare, except with a few furniture and utilities here and there. Shido wondered if Kurumi had multiple bases like this around the city.

Shido found himself pushed down as Kurumi put herself on top of him. It reminded him of their situation in Miku's house. They were in the exact same position and the arousal that Shido was experiencing was exactly the same, if not more as he was only in his underwear, more susceptible to her touch.

"Ne, Shido-san. It seemed you picked up quite a night habit." Kurumi playfully tilted her head with a teasing smile.

"Eehh, ni-night habit? I have no idea what you're talking about." Shido decided to play dumb till the very end. He really hoped that Kurumi would just drop the topic and let him hold onto the little dignity left in him.

Unfortunately, Kurumi wasn't so kind to let go of such a juicy opportunity to mess around with him. Seeing that Shido was playing hard to get, she grabbed his chin and softly smiled.

"Ara ara, really? Because last time I checked, I must say that Shido-san likes to masturbate to me every night."

"Hey! That's going too far! It wasn't every nigh-!" Shido quickly closed his mouth, realizing that he sold himself out. His face turned bright red as Kurumi gave a satisfied smile, hearing what she wanted.

"You pervert," she breathed into his ear, sending a shiver through his body. "I thought that Shido-san was someone who was upstanding enough to not indulge in such dirtiness. Is it that fun? Holding your dick and moaning like a pig? Ah, or maybe it's my fault? Should I have not repaid Shido-san with such pleasure back then? But, Shido-san liked it, didn't he? Even if I give you the chance to redo it, Shido-san would give in to me again and again, wouldn't you?"

Shido felt her words were on the verge of mental rape. The only thing he could do was stay still and listen to her sweet, sadistic voice as she mocked him endlessly. The worst part of it was that he enjoyed her talking so dirty to him.

"I wonder, is this how I look like when Shido-san masturbates?"

She snapped her fingers, and immediately, her Astral Dress began disappearing into small balls of light. Kurumi became near-naked except for black lingerie covering her breasts and waist. Her exposed neckline was so captivating and her flawless porcelain skin was all for view. She looked so ravishing, so much more than Shido could ever imagine.

"Ufufu, am I really that attractive?" She put more weight upon him.

Shido was too excited to think. She was affecting him in more ways than one as he felt her stomach rub against his stomach and her thighs trapping his dick in between. Kurumi, knowing the effect she had on Shido, kept pressing, "You do find me attractive, right?"

Shido, already falling into her tempo, with lust-filled glazed eyes, found himself answering her before he knew it. "Yes. A lot."

Kurumi smiled, overjoyed that Shido was being so obedient. Looking back at how different he was compared to his past innocent self, it made her only want to dirty him even more. "I'm glad Shido-san thinks about me like that because I'll be asking for my favor now." Shido could only look at her, wondering what possible favor she wanted.

Surprisingly, Kurumi lifted herself up from him, allowing him to sit up. She then reached for his hands. Her hand was soft and lithe but as much as he enjoyed holding her hand, Shido knew her favor wouldn't be something so simple.

"Wha…"

He was right as she led his hands towards behind her back and then untied her lingerie covering her breast. Shido could only look at her well-endowed breasts in their naked glory and found his mouth becoming dry and his erection becoming harder than ever.

"Shido-san, I want you to touch me. Don't you want to feel them?" Kurumi said, still smiling.

Shido could only stare with a hanging mouth before stating uncertainly, "…it's fine to touch you like that?" His mind was uncertain but his hands were already fidgeting in anticipation and moving closer.

"Ara, you have a naked girl offering herself to you and that's your response?" Kurumi arched forward a bit, popping her breasts forward to give Shido a better view of them while enticing him. "Shido-san, I want this and I know you want to also. Unless you would rather we stop?"

Shido let go of any qualms as he immediately grabbed her breasts. Soft. Well-rounded. Ample. Those were Shido's first impressions. Shido felt his hands stiffen a bit upon touching someone's breast at his own initiative, even if it was at Kurumi's request. However, under Kurumi's encouraging gaze, he began to squeeze and rotate them, trying to understand the dynamics of the twin orbs in front of him.

Kurumi immediately let out a low moan. "Just like that, Shido-san," she breathed in a husky tone. She could feel her breasts swell at Shido's touch. Having another set of hands that weren't hers fondle her breasts was stimulating and erotic. She grabbed Shido's wrists, pulling them in so his hands pressed hard on her breasts.

Shido was already lost in his own world. He felt that her breasts, although not as big as Miku's, were perfect when feeling them fit in his hands. Palming her breasts, he kneaded her breasts, enjoying the way her breasts caved into his fingers. He ran his thumb across her nipple, causing Kurumi to stifle a moan of delight. Feeling that his hands weren't enough, Kurumi shifted her hands up his arms towards behind Shido's head and pulled his head in.

"Shido-san, more."

Shido suddenly found himself a soft valley before his eyes. Hesitating for a moment, he then dove his face forward and began smothering his face into Kurumi's chest. It was like having his face into a soft pillow overwhelmed with Kurumi's scent. He began planting kisses of adoration across her breasts, his lips savoring the warm and soft sensation. Shido even plumped her breasts up against his face so that her smooth breasts engulfed him.

Kurumi, enjoying the sensation from her breasts, ran her hands through Shido's hair, with moans of appreciation. This was a feeling she could get used to, having Shido in her breasts.

"Ahh~, Shido-san!" Kurumi let out a light yelp when Shido took a nipple into his mouth, his tongue teasing the tip of it. She tightened her grip on his hair, indicating him for more. "Keep going. Don't stop, ah~"

Shido got the message as he began to suck even harder, eliciting even more moans from her. Hearing Kurumi only turned him on even further and could already feel pre-cum coming out his length. The only thing in his mind was pleasuring Kurumi and nothing else. Shido didn't neglect the other nipple, moving his head to the other side while gripping the breast he just sucked on tightly with his hand.

"Shido-san!" The way Shido was devoting himself like a slave to her breasts was making Kurumi feel all tingly near her vagina. Not withholding anything back, she started to yell.

"That's right, Shido-san! You can do anything you want here! Everything you do here is our little secret! Show me what you can do and I'll give you pleasure beyond your knowledge!"

Shido didn't hold back after hearing that. Putting his hands behind her back, he pulled himself forward to get more pressure onto her lovely breasts. He was licking, sucking, kissing, fondling, even biting her lightly as saliva began to drip from his mouth onto her breasts. Kurumi felt she was on high based on the pure sensation that she was currently experiencing and knew her orgasm was near.

Shido wasn't in a better state. The feeling of her breasts against his face, her hand which was on his head, and her moans only served to arouse him more and more. He could also feel something building inside of him as his blood began to pump wildly within him.

"Ooohhhh!"

Before he knew it, he climaxed together with Kurumi. Kurumi hugged his head tightly, riding out her orgasm. It was exhilarating, cumming while having his face stuffed with her breasts. Kurumi let out a long moan, pulling her head back as she felt her juices splash onto Shido's stomach.

"Haa, haaa, haaa…"

Shido was amazed that he was able to come without Kurumi touching his dick. But, when he saw the expression on Kurumi's face and her affectionate smile, he felt proud of being able to please her. He felt that his whole existence was just for this moment.

"Mm, Shido-san did well. Very well, I must say."

Kurumi was also pleased with how things turned out. Seeing Shido's face that was on the verge of worshipping her was only fulfilling her control urges. Ever since she took interest in him, she wanted to claim him as her own and didn't want any other girl, let alone Spirit, have him. Sure, he can kiss them and seal them for all she cared but knowing that he looked at only her with such desire and lust made Kurumi shiver in delight.

Kurumi saw that Shido was still hard even after their orgasm and, seeing that she was still had lots of energy left, decided to reward Shido. "Shido-san, you really are perfect." Kurumi slowly reached her hand out to caress his face while having her other hand sexily wrap around his length.

"Anything for you, Kurumi." Shido barely nodded his head as he felt Kurumi's hand play with his cock.

Kurumi smiled. "Good Shido-san. Good boys should get their rewards, shouldn't they?" Shido could only groan in response but it was clear that he wanted more. He had wanted this so much ever since he first experienced it and now that she was touching it again, he realized that his own sessions paled in comparison to her touch. However, what she did next was something Shido didn't expect.

Kurumi lowered herself so that her face was near his lap and before Shido could react, she put his dick inside of her breasts and began rolling them across the sides of his dick.

"Kurumi…" Shido immediately whimpered. The way Shido felt from the friction between his dick and her breasts was providing a different sensation from a handjob but bombastic nonetheless. He began to buck, getting more of that smooth friction while Kurumi continued to smother him.

"Shido-san, how do you feel?" Knowing that Shido was overwhelmed by the pleasure, Kurumi gave another squeeze with her breasts.

"K-Kurumi, it feels so nice… ohh!" Shido could barely reply. Kurumi, satisfied with his response, decided to go a step further.

"Shido-san, if you had to save Tohka right now, would you go?" Kurumi asked a controversial question that could've broken the mood. However, she was confident. Confident in herself and confident that Shido would give her desired answer.

"No!"

"Ara, what a dirty boy! Am I really that fun to be with?! I'm the Worst Spirit, who killed thousands!"

"It doesn't matter! I only want you, Kurumi!"

Kurumi's smile widened as she laughed at Shido's quick answer. He didn't care if he was dirty if it meant feeling this good with Kurumi. This only confirmed her complete dominance over Shido. Shido couldn't care less about anybody right now, whether it was Tohka, Origami, Yoshino, Kotori, the Yamai sisters, or Miku. He would never think of any of them as a potential love interest because Kurumi dominated him fully, both body and mind.

"Kihihihi, shall I finally… eat Shido-san?"

"!" Shido felt a pang of fear as Kurumi gave a keen smile, licking her lips ravenously as she released his dick from her breasts.

Don't tell me, she's going to take my Reiryoku now?

But before he could react, she held the base of his cock with her hands and put his cock into her open mouth. The fear that had started to grow inside him instantly changed into bliss.

"Kurumi!" Shido could only yell her name as he was swept up in the raw pleasure he felt, only being able to put his hands on her head, much to Kurumi's appreciation.

Kurumi kept her eye contact with Shido and began working her tongue from the underside of his cock all the way to the head and swirled her tongue around it. Her tongue was performing miracles. She was working his entire length so skillfully that Shido felt his entire being was being sucked by her petite mouth.

"Kurumi, you're so good! Don't stop, please!" Kurumi only sucked on him harder with her cheeks caving and took more and more of him into her throat.

Shido was doing his best to remember this moment; Kurumi bobbing her head at his dick, the feeling of her tongue dominating his cock, Kurumi's hands that were on his hip now, her eyes looking deep into his. Shido could see her clock eye ticking and found himself absorbed, not being able to look at anything besides her. He felt that she was imprinting herself onto his soul as she continued to suck him out.

Shido felt that his orgasm was close and tried to warn her, "Kurumi! I-I'm close!" This resulted in Kurumi only going faster and taking him in more and before letting out a moan, he came, releasing everything into Kurumi's mouth and down her throat. Kurumi, not gagging once as she kept everything in her mouth and making sure Shido was watching, swallowed everything and gave him a smile.

"How was that, Shido-san? Did you enjoy it?"

Shido could only nod. "Kurumi, you're divine." His description was enough to make Kurumi giggle.

"Ara ara, Shido-san, you're making me embarrassed." Shido could only stare at Kurumi's beautiful face in reverence as she continued, "I'm just glad that Shido-san was willing to spend the night with me. It was a favor well spent." Of course, Kurumi had basically kidnapped him but at this point, Shido didn't really mind. In fact, he hoped that Kurumi would kidnap him more often.

Kurumi stood up from the bed, reached out one of her hands to the ceiling and murmured softly, "Elohim." Darkness immediately wrapped around her and soon, she was donned in her usual crimson Gothic dress, and Shido, who was putting on his clothes, could only admire her beauty once again.

Shido had walked towards Kurumi, intending to kiss her but before he could, Kurumi stopped him, smiling softly with a finger on his lips.

"Ara ara, Shido-san, you naughty boy. My Reiryoku is not up for offers, unfortunately." Shido could only stare blankly; it was then he realized that if he kissed her, he would seal her Reiryoku. He hadn't even thought about that. He only wanted to feel Kurumi's lips, to taste her.

For the first time, Shido resented his sealing ability for not allowing him to kiss Kurumi. It was the first time he wanted to kiss a girl, not for the intention of sealing but to just kiss them yet he couldn't without disregarding the other party's consent.

Kurumi laughed, seeing Shido's depressed expression. "Well, it's time for us to go back. We wouldn't want Kotori to start a fuss over you missing."

"…When can I see you again?" Shido despondently asked. Kurumi was going to leave him. Again.

"Ara, ara, Shido-san. Do you want me that much?" Kurumi asked with her usual smile.

Shido immediately replied, "Yes. Without you, I don't think I'll be able to handle myself." After receiving a handjob from Kurumi, Shido became obsessed with her and only contained himself through occasional private sessions. Now Kurumi just upped the pleasure by a whole new level; Shido could only imagine the post-symptoms that would result from this.

Kurumi brightened in glee. "Yes, Shido-san, that's how it should be. After all, you belong to me and nobody else. However, not yet. I still have more to do. But, I will surely come again for you. After all, my goal is to eat Shido-san and I must say, you're quite delicious." Kurumi licked her lips as she stared at him with desire.

Shido shuddered. Before, those words would've scared him. But now…

Kurumi giggled at his expression. Snapping her fingers, she opened a portal of darkness large enough for the both of them.

"Now, Shido-san, let's go back." She offered her hand towards him, ready to drop him off back at his home.

Shido, seeing her hand, instead of grabbing it, went in and hugged Kurumi tightly. He wanted to at least remember her touch and heat before the inevitable separation.

"Ara." Kurumi looked surprised at first before giving a smile. Not a teasing smile, not a sadistic smile, but a gentle one full of compassion. "There, there, Shido-san."

She patted his back, letting him hug her. They stayed in that position for a long time.

Shido was back in his room and saw that it was already dawn. He had a lot of things to think about, mostly about Kurumi.

At first, he thought she was cruel as she had killed civilians on their first date and threatened a spacequake at his school but after that, she enraptured him and had a certain allure and charm that he couldn't help but be attracted to.

She had helped him save Tohka and assisted him in fighting Miku and gaining her support. Even though she could've taken the chance to devour his Reiryoku, she didn't and instead helped bring him out of a hopeless situation. Last but not least, she satisfied and gratified the desires he never knew he had but now that he knew, he couldn't help but want more. Shido couldn't help but reminisce on their experience together, knowing that Kurumi had become a huge part of his life.

He went to sleep, knowing that he would probably be fascinated with Kurumi for the rest of his life.

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Chapter 03: Help

Tohka noticed that Shido was in a bad mood lately. No, calling it "bad" would be an exaggeration but she could detect something was off. Although Shido didn't show it on his face, Tohka could tell based off the rough air in his movements. And it wasn't just a one-time event. It was something that happened everyday now.

"Shido… is there something wrong?" One day, Tohka decided to confront Shido about it.

"Hmm? What's this all about?" Of course, Shido didn't understand what Tohka was saying. He smiled at Tohka and while that smile was endearing as always, Tohka refused to step down.

"I've been watching Shido carefully. Even though Shido hides it, you always look as if something's on your mind. You keep sighing a lot and I even hear you groaning in your room whenever I sleep, muu."

"Ah, re-really…? Maybe it's just your imagination?" Shido tried to answer calmly but he couldn't help let out a stutter of nervousness. Tohka didn't miss this.

"Shido… did something… or somebody do something to you?" She calmly grabbed Shido's hand and looked at him with concern. Her purple eyes were shaking in distress, enough to make Shido feel guilty.

"I…"

"Please, talk to me, Shido," Tohka begged.

Shido stayed silent.

Lately, he had found his days a lot more boring with laundry and cooking being the only entertainment (he knew this was an uncommon hobby but so what, sue him). Even though he'd do his best to immerse himself in everyday life with the Spirits…

Kihihihi, shall I finally… eat Shido-san?

… his mind would always be thinking of his night with Kurumi. Who could blame him? That blowjob he experienced was unearthly. The way her tongue had just wrapped around his dick so perfectly and that dominative, seductive look in her eyes when she said that line… it still gave him the shivers.

"Shido?" Tohka narrowed her eyes at Shido, to which he immediately broke out of his daydream of Kurumi. He completely forgot about Tohka.

"It's just like I thought. Shido, you…"

"!" Her sharp glare was enough to make Shido gulp.

"…finally found out that I stole your pudding from the refrigerator, right?!"

"…eh?"

"Don't play dumb! The reason for Shido's sighing and groaning was because you must've been filled with hunger from not being able to eat such a delicacy, umu!"

"…haha, I guess I've been figured out." Shido rode the flow of this absurd development. He figured it was better than Tohka figuring out about Kurumi. Yet…

"Shido could've just told me if you wanted some pudding." Tohka said with a huge smile. "I'm going to buy as much pudding as I can and make sure Shido doesn't suffer anymore!

…guilt filled him. Tohka was genuinely worried about him yet he repaid her concern by lying to her face. It was the worst feeling possible.

"Tohka, actually, I…"

"Mmmm?" Tohka looked at him curiously.

"…it's nothing."

In the end, Shido couldn't bring himself to tell the truth upon seeing Tohka's clear eyes. He couldn't let Tohka and the others know about what Kurumi did with him, about how he willingly submitted to her and yearned for her every day. He wouldn't be able to stand their disappointment in him.

That's why he had to repress his feelings about Kurumi. But, God, was it impossible. Lust and lechery continued to fill his mind and cause sleepless nights. He could only hear Kurumi's sultry voice, telling him to give in to her and enjoy all the pleasures she could offer if he surrendered. There wasn't a single day where he could go through without relieving himself. Kurumi's joke about him doing that every night became a reality.

Shido couldn't get Kurumi out of his head and it was starting to visibly show. If even Tohka was able to figure out something was wrong, how long would it be for someone like Kotori to find out? Maybe they already had their suspicions.

Shido hoped to get a hold of himself. How would he be able to confront Spirits, both the ones he already sealed and the ones he had yet to meet, with an honest and sincere attitude if all he could think about was Kurumi?

When Shido woke up feeling his body a bit hotter than usual, he didn't take too much note of it. When he felt a pang of dizziness when arriving at school, he thought that he was just tired from sleeping too late. He probably should have gotten the hint when his pencil broke when writing but at that time, he thought that his pencil was just wearing out.

"I…don't feel so good." However, during gym class, after giving inhuman results from the physical tests, Shido collapsed to floor. Tohka, Origami, Kaguya, and Yuzuru saw this and rushed to his side.

"Shido, what happened?!"

"…how did he come to school like this? His temperature is 41ºC, his heartbeat rate is 125 bpm, and his blood pressure is at 160/140."

"Uhh, that sounds really bad! Even though I didn't understand anything!"

"Concern. He has a high fever."

Needless to say, they brought the unconscious Shido to Ratatoskr to be taken in for examination. Soon, the rest of the Spirits were gathered outside anxiously.

"Darling! What happened to Darling?!" Miku grasped Kaguya's hands as worry began to grow on her face. Unfortunately, Kaguya didn't have an answer for her.

"It's all my fault," Natsumi muttered. "When I said goodbye to him in the morning, he must've caught germs from my stinky breath, and now he's in this state. Agh, kill me now. I should've known that nobody needs someone as ugly, useless, disgusting, rotten, cheap as me…"

"Ummm, Natsumi-san… I don't think Shido-san is like this due to that…" Yoshino did her best to reassure Natsumi but it seemed that Natsumi was too stressed out from Shido's condition to listen.

"Shido…" Tohka prayed for Shido to be fine.

Meanwhile, Reine and Kotori were analyzing his body inside the Medical Realizer scanner. Reine, after looking at the monitor, gave a sigh. She had finished Shido's diagnosis.

"What's his status?" Kotori asked. She did her best to suppress the unease that her heart was emitting, keeping her voice under control.

Reine kept her eyes on the screen, recording the last of the results into the database before finally replying, "His sealed Reiryoku is overheating. The readings that Shin is giving off are basically like a Spirit."

Kotori frowned. "Is there a specific reason for this? I thought Shido was a vessel capable of holding the Spirit's Reiryoku. Don't tell me there was a limit?"

"There isn't a limit but…" Reine looked at Shido first before telling Kotori with a complicated expression. "Listen carefully and don't panic." Kotori nodded gravely as the situation seemed to have taken a grim turn.

Reine continued, "While the increased amount of Reiryoku inside Shin's body is one of the factors, the main reason the Reiryoku is going haywire is because Shin…" Kotori gulped. "… is sexually frustrated."

"…" Kotori looked at Reine.

"…" Reine returned the stare in equal silence.

"…wait, wait, wait, wait. I think I misheard you. Can you say that again, Reine?" Kotori pinched the bridge of her nose with closed eyes, her other hand shaking in the air in denial. Her ears must be going bad. Otherwise, she wouldn't have heard such a ridiculous thing.

Unfortunately, Reine shattered her hopes. "Considering Shin's neuropathic and emotional readings, the reason for Shin's condition is due to his sexual frustration. It is similar to how if the sealed Spirits are distressed, their Reiryoku will come back to them."

Kotori could only be flabbergasted as she looked as Shido, sleeping still in the Realizer. That Shido, sexually frustrated? Reine continued, "If we don't seal his Reiryoku by midnight, he will be in a critical situation, possibly dying. Thankfully, the solution to this is easy. Shin has been suppressing his frustration, constantly building up stress inside him. Thus, we just have to create an outlet for his pent-up emotions."

"And in order for us to do that, we have to seduce Shido and increase his happiness level." Kotori gave her understanding to Reine's suggestion but couldn't help look at Shido in a different light. Maybe being around such beautiful girls was too much for him? Shido never showed any signs of desire towards the Spirits so she found this hard to believe but she couldn't go against the data results. Reine did say that Shido was forcefully suppressing himself.

"I guess even Onii-chan is a boy with urges."

Two hours later…

"What do you mean sexually frustrated? He's literally a monk!" Kotori immediately complained to Reine, who could only shake her head perplexedly in response. She didn't think the situation would be escalated to this degree. Both of them thought that since Shido's libido was now higher than normal, this would be an easy task but that was far from the case.

Shido was an immovable fortress. Whatever the Spirits planned, no matter how lewd or suggestive it was, Shido's happiness level remained constant, only slightly fluctuating but never to the required level needed for resealing. Even Origami, who went full naked, much to the Spirit's protest, only received Shido's admonishment without any significant change to his happiness level.

And to make it worse, Shido was currently missing, having gone on a rampage due to his unstable Reiryoku. Having gone into an unconscious state, he used Metatron's and Raphael's power of light and wind to accelerate his speed and Gabriel's power to enhance his already fast mobility. It was an unprecedented combination of abilities that made all the Spirits open their mouths in astonishment as he flew across the atmosphere at unprecedented speed, escaping their sight in a blink of an eye. It was only when they realized the severity of the situation did they get a hold of themselves.

"Muu, is there anything we can do? At this rate, Shido will…!" Tohka exclaimed. It couldn't end this way. After everything that Shido did for them, for her, she couldn't even do this single thing for him. It was frustrating.

"But even if we find him… what can we do? … Shido-san doesn't… get affected…" Yoshino said in a defeated manner. She employed every tactic in her arsenal, whether it was acting cute or playing clumsy but nothing worked on Shido.

The white puppet on Yoshino's left hand, Yoshinon, added, "Exactly! If anything, Shido-kun is at fault! How is he not excited in front of our cute, cute Yoshino!"

"Eh, Yo-Yoshinon!" Yoshino tried to silence him, embarrassed by his excessive praise.

Overall, the situation was looking gloomy. The Spirits were incapable of solving Shido's Reiryoku condition and he had even escaped to who knows where. Reine and the other Ratatoskr's staff were doing their best to track him but as Yoshino said, even if they found him, what could they do?

"We're wasting time. We need to find Shido and make sure that he's safe. We can worry about other things later." Kotori broke the looming silence. As commander of Ratatoskr, she had to take the initiative and set an example for the Spirits around her. If she wanted to help Shido, they couldn't just stand here doing nothing.

Thankfully, the Spirits became motivated and under Kotori's direction, they split up to different areas to quickly find him. However, when Kotori came to Origami to tell her where to go, she unexpectedly refused. As for why...

"I'm have an idea and if I'm right, Shido can be saved."

"What?! Is that true?" Kotori asked but Origami shook her head, not wanting to get her hopes up. "I'm not confident and it's only a suspicion of mine. However, seeing our situation, it may be our only option."

She refused to explain any further, saying that she didn't want to worry her unnecessarily. After encouraging Kotori to find Shido quickly, Origami left the venue, going off to a place unknown.

Kurumi was on top of a skyscraper, looking down at the city lights as she observed the entire city with her mismatched-colored eyes. Of course, Kurumi wasn't here to enjoy the scenery. Over here, it was very easy to see where all her clones were for information gathering and almost nothing was hidden under her network. Thus, it was a simple matter to see the situation with Shido and the surprising guest that was making her way to her.

Swoosh!

A beautiful white figure from the night sky immediately dropped down on the roof, her blue eyes locked onto the gothic Spirit. Kurumi promptly recognized the person. Such a bright attire and white hair could only allude to one person.

"I finally found you, Nightmare." Origami opened her mouth as she descended to the rooftop.

Kurumi, giving a small curtsy, replied, "Ara, we have an interesting guest over here. To what do I owe the pleasure for this visit? Surely, you're not going to ask me again to send you back 5 years ago. We all know how that went, kihihihihi."

Kurumi wouldn't have found it surprising if she was looking at a doll based on the girl's expressionless face. However, if one looked closely, one would see that there was a slight wrinkle of dislike in the girl's face.

"Nightmare, don't push your luck. I'm not in the mood for jokes."

"Ara, it seems that I touched something I shouldn't have. So, what else would Origami-san want from me?" Kurumi stopped her giggling but her taunting smile didn't disappear.

When Origami saw her smile, she felt tempted to go up and dig her fist into that cocky face. However, as much as Origami wanted to tear her apart, a more pressing matter was at stake.

"Shido's in trouble." Origami began to explain. "His Reiryoku is out of control an-."

"I already know of the situation." Kurumi interrupted, not wanting to hear something her clones had repeatedly reported to her. She continued, "What's your point?"

"Can you help him?" Seeing there was no need to explain the situation, Origami decided to get straight to her request.

However, Kurumi raised her eyebrow at Origami. "Ara ara, what makes you think my assistance will be of any use? Isn't his situation quite the peculiar one?"

"That's exactly why I'm asking you. Aren't you the person Shido is seeing secretly behind our backs and the reason why he's sexually frustrated?"

"Ara ara, I didn't know Origami-san was capable of making such ridiculous jokes. Does Origami-san truly believe such a thing?" Kurumi narrowed her eyes at Origami's allegation, causing Origami's instincts to scream of danger. However, Origami forcefully kept her gaze firm, not backing down from Kurumi's glare.

When Origami initially saw Shido's change, she immediately deduced back then that he had an explicit experience with a girl. However, no matter how deep she investigated, she couldn't find any evidence of who this girl was. Shido obviously wasn't going to tell her. However, no evidence was evidence also.

Origami had already confirmed that it couldn't be any of the Spirits living with Shido, as she would've noticed any suspicious behavior between them and Shido. It couldn't be somebody from school; Origami was always observing Shido during this time, with there being no irregularities.

Thus, the only girl left who had a connection with Shido was Tokisaki Kurumi. With her control over shadows, it would be easy to meet up with Shido secretly without catching Origami's eye. As much as Origami hated the idea, it all made sense.

Seeing Origami's convinced expression, Kurumi released her glare with a laugh. It seemed that no matter what she said, Origami wouldn't believe her. "I'm glad that you think so highly of me. Didn't I tell you when we first met? That I'll make Shido mine and become one with him."

"…So, you're not denying you had sex with him." Even if Origami was confident, she didn't want to believe it and hoped Kurumi would tell her that she was wrong. But, seeing that Kurumi's positive response, she could only reply gloomily.

Kurumi looked amusedly at Origami. "Don't worry. Shido-san and I haven't crossed the final line but…" Kurumi licked her lips seductively. "I will say that we got very intimate with each other. Shido-san truly is delicious."

"…I see."

"Ah, forgive me." Kurumi bowed her head but not after adding patronizingly, "Origami-san wouldn't know now since she never had Shido-san's cock in her mouth, did she?"

"Nightmare, watch your mouth!"

Swish!

The air became turbulent as Origami's Reiryoku leaked out in a spike of killing intent. Origami, who was trying to hold back, finally had enough as white feather-like pillars spread behind her back, all of them aimed at Kurumi. Origami just had to give the command and at a moment's notice, dozens of lasers would be fired towards the gothic Spirit.

Despite this however, Kurumi's composure wasn't shaken and made no signs of movement. As if watching an entertaining show, she adorned a leisure smile and her eyes were filled with interest. Just the sight of her confidence only tempted Origami further to let loose.

Origami bit her lips.

Her Angel retreating, the lights that had temporarily lit up the night sky disappeared as the atmosphere calmed down. Holding herself back at the last moment, Origami calmed herself down. If she attacked now, all hopes for negotiation would be lost. As much as she hated it, Kurumi was in control right now and they both knew it.

"Nightmare, will you help Shido?" She asked, keeping her voice under control.

"Hmmm, I don't know. Will I?" Kurumi didn't give a straight answer as she looked to the side, playing with her fingers. "Origami-san was just about to attack me so I'm not feeling too inclined to help, you see." Kurumi turned back to Origami, expectant to see what kind of emotion Origami would have. Would it be frustration? Would it be despair? Or would it just be the usual boring expressionless face?

However, to her shock, Kurumi was met with an indescribable sight.

Origami was kneeling with her head to the ground in the dogeza position. It felt uncharacteristic to Kurumi who knew how proudful Origami was.

"Please, I'm begging you. Tokisaki Kurumi."

Clenching her fists and biting her lips, Origami spoke in anguish.

"Shido…he…he's someone that I don't deserve. He was willing to take the hand of a murderer like me… and offer relief when I had no right to. I... can't even describe how thankful, how much I'm indebted to him…"

The memory of Shido reaching her hand out to her while she was suffering from guilt from killing her parents, and taking her away from her Inverse form, that memory brought an intense emotion of love that she could barely contain.

"If he were to die…" Her voice cracked. "… then I would rather die than live a life without him! And not just me! There are people who still need him, people who still love him! Tokisaki Kurumi, you can take all my Reiryoku! Only, please, save Shido!"

"…"

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Kurumi. Here was a Spirit, who was offering her Reiryoku, her very life for something that Kurumi was already planning to do. After all, Shido dying would put all her plans in vain. She couldn't just have that happen. But, if she was able to partake in Origami's Reiryoku as a bonus, who was she to refuse?

Kurumi silently walked up towards Origami before stretching her hand out. However, she stood still in that position, not activating her City of Devouring Time yet. Only an unreadable expression could be seen from Kurumi.

A heavy silence settled in the atmosphere.

Was it one minute? Two minutes? Ten minutes? One hour? Origami felt an eternity had passed but she kept her head on the ground, not daring to look up. It was until finally…

"Kihihihi, you really changed, Origami-san."

Origami lifted her face towards Kurumi but abruptly found herself face to face with Kurumi, who had squatted down to her level. Kurumi gently wiped the remaining tears away from her eyes, making Origami feel alien from the unexpected kindness.

"Well, seeing how Origami-san just poured her heart out, if I were to just say no, wouldn't it look bad on me? I guess I'll go and help Shido-san since his current condition is partly because of me."

"Then…!"

"But, I have two conditions. Okay, Origami-san?" Kurumi smiled as she grasped Origami's chin with her soft fingers.

"First, Origami-san must not tell anybody else about me and Shido's trysts. It would become troublesome if the other Spirits happened to learn about it." Kurumi didn't want to get into any unnecessary quarreling with Ratatoskr so it was best if things were kept under wraps.

"As for my second condition…" Kurumi raised her lips bewitchingly. "I was under the impression that Origami was willing to do anything, right?"

Origami closed her eyes resignedly. Just as she thought, her Reiryoku was going to be devou-

"Call me Kurumi Nee-sama (older sister)."

"…what?" Origami widened her eyes abruptly to Kurumi's mischievous eyes. Kurumi rubbed her fingers against Origami's chin as she continued with a sweet voice, "Since Origami-san recently became a Spirit, isn't it right for me, who's a veteran Spirit, to be considered your older sister in this regard?"

"You…!"

"Ara ara, I'm willing to help Shido-san out of my goodwill yet Origami-san is not even willing to grant poor me this favor?" Kurumi smirked at Origami's speechless face.

"…" Origami stayed silent. She knew that it was just a simple request. Yet, it was a power play. She would never be able to live this down for the rest of her life.

But, did she have a choice?

"Kurumi Ne…Nee-sama." An alien feeling filled her mouth but she said it, albeit quietly.

"Louder," Kurumi commanded, not content however. Her tone was charming yet dominating, not leaving any room for negotiation.

Origami gritted her teeth and repeated with a rough voice, "Kurumi Nee-sama."

"Now, Origami-san, that's no way to speak to Nee-san." Kurumi cooed as she playfully ruffled her hand through Origami's hair. She breathed softly into her ear. "Say, 'please, Kurumi Nee-sama.' Nicely now or else…"

Kurumi's alluring voice became tinged with a bit of hysteria. She stared into Origami's eyes sadistically. She could do whatever she wanted to her and there was nothing she could do about it. Once Origami realized that, all resistance helplessly disappeared from her.

"Please… Kurumi Nee-sama." Her tone became more obedient compared to the last time.

"Mm, much better." Kurumi purred. "But, again. And don't stop until I say so."

"Kurumi Nee-sama."

Every time she said the Spirit's name in such an intimate way, a disturbing feeling formed like a knot in her stomach.

"Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama."

However, she forced the feeling down under Kurumi's expectant gaze. She couldn't stop. If she did, Kurumi might cancel the deal.

"Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama."

The words were getting easier to say. The repulsive feeling was gone and, in its place, something else had.

"Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama."

For some reason, she could only focus on Kurumi's face.

"Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama."

She didn't know if she was saying these words out of obligation or out of volition anymore. She couldn't think of anything else but the beautiful Spirit in front of her.

"Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama. Kurumi Nee-sama…"

At this point, it was akin to brainwashing. As if chanting a mantra, Origami continued to say Kurumi's name over and over again, each time becoming louder as she looked at the other person with a fervent look.

"Kurumi Nee-sama, please, I need…!"

"Mm, that's good enough." Kurumi nodded gleefully as she abruptly stood up, leaving her on her knees. Origami stared blankly for a second. Then, the humiliation hit her. What was she doing? Why did she have to go that far? What was she just about to say? Origami found herself scared and didn't want to figure it out.

"I really dislike you, Tokisaki Kurumi." Origami blurted out. Her voice felt sore from all the repeating which she only realized now.

"Ufufu, is that so? Regardless, Nee-san's in a good mood now so you're forgiven." Kurumi giggled as she waved her hand as if pardoning her. "My clones are already on the search for Shido-san so it won't be long till I find him so you can relax now. Just leave it to Nee-san." Kurumi said with a wink.

"…I won't thank you." Origami immediately launched off, not wanting to be with the time Spirit for any second longer. After that recent event, Kurumi's presence only made her feel meek. Origami shook her head, trying to get rid of it but it remained, giving her this sense of weakness. Origami wondered if this was Kurumi's plan, to create a shadow in her heart. If so, she had succeeded.

Meanwhile, Kurumi watched Origami's flight back with a wide smile. Ah, it really was an addicting feeling. The feeling when you break someone's defense and make them yield and submit to your will, to conquer over them. Especially when it was with someone with an iron heart like Origami. Oh, just remembering Origami's face calling her "Kurumi Nee-sama" was giving her jitters.

"Me, why didn't you take Origami-san's Reiryoku?"

A clone emerged from her shadow. She looked at Kurumi questioningly, wondering the original's intention.

When Origami had begged Kurumi for help, she was completely vulnerable. If Kurumi so desired, she could've taken Origami's Reiryoku without any resistance considering the girl's state of mind at that time. In fact, that was indeed Kurumi's plan initially but at the last second, she changed her mind and instead, had this absurd roleplay.

"Ara ara, if I were to kill Origami right there and then, wouldn't Shido-san look poorly of me from now on? It would ruin all the effort I put into seducing him. Besides, once I take Shido-san's Reiryoku, Origami-san's Reiryoku will also be mine at that point. So, it's fine."

"…I see, but if that's the case, for Shido-san, why didn't me just take his Rei…"

The clone was about to ask Kurumi something but stopped upon seeing the Spirit's imposing glare at her. A shiver ran down her spine and her inquisitive thoughts came to a halt.

"…I was out of place." The clone lowered her head with a slight bow.

"No worries. Me should just remember her position from now on." Kurumi's glare lightened as she flashed a sweet smile and dismissed the clone.

Once she couldn't see the clone any longer, Kurumi began to twirl around in joy as her dress fluttered in the moonlight. As much fun as she had with Origami, there was another person she still had to meet.

"Ara ara, I can't wait, I can't wait. He must be missing me quite dearly."

It was 9 pm with only three hours left till midnight.

Somewhere in the middle of a dense thicket, Shido was leaning up against the trunk of the tree with closed eyes. Sweat was pouring down from his head like drops from a bucket as he felt his Reiryoku stir violently inside of him. Now and then, a pang of pain would flare up inside of him and he would let out a moan of pain.

This…kuh… is really bad, huh?

Shido could only mock himself. When he first heard from Reine that the reason his Reiryoku was like this was that he was sexually frustrated, he could only hang his head in defeat and embarrassment. Imagine being told that you were going to die because of being sexually frustrated.

If that wasn't enough, he had to see all the Spirits doing their best to help him, only to see their crestfallen faces when they failed. It hurt Shido's heart to see that but he couldn't control how he felt. While he was perfectly aware of the amazing beauties around him, he just couldn't see them the same way he saw Kurumi.

And now, he was in the middle of nowhere. He was unconscious during his outbreak and once he regained his senses, he found himself on the ground with a high fever. Not to mention he was feeling really pent-up with lust.

"Ugh!"

Shido's head was throbbing in pain at this point. His hand clutched his chest tightly, trying to calm himself down but the Reiryoku continued beating violently inside him, threatening to explode. Just as he thought he couldn't handle it anymore…

"Kihihihi, so this is where Shido-san was."

Aberrant shadows formed underneath him and the next moment, he felt Reiryoku forcefully drained from him. Although it was painful and uncomfortable, he felt the rampage inside of him lessening to a certain degree. He knew this sensation; it was the "City of Devouring Time", an ability capable of stealing time and Reiryoku from those in its boundaries. He only knew one person that could use this ability and just as he expected…

"Thank you for the meal. Ah, just as I expected, Shido-san's power tastes delicious." Kurumi licked her lips as she canceled her ability. She basked in the feeling of absorbed Reiryoku that was now inside her before giving a gorgeous smile to Shido, who was still processing her appearance.

"I was right to come help when I heard that Shido-san was suffering. Although this is only a temporary measure, it should help relieve Shido-san's pain for the current time being."

"Ku… rumi…" Shido strenuously said. Although Kurumi had taken away some of Shido's Reiryoku, his emotions, which were still the main factor for his condition, were in a frenzy. Upon seeing Kurumi with her beautiful Astral Dress and signature smile, his lust was stimulated and he felt the urge to just ravage her. He could barely hold himself back.

"Ara, Shido-san, if you look at me like that, I'm going to be embarrassed," Kurumi commented teasingly at Shido's wanton gaze. However, Shido didn't register her words as he profusely kept his eyes on Kurumi.

Kurumi slowly approached him. With each step she took, the hunger in his eyes grew. He flinched when Kurumi reached out her hand and shivered when she patted his head. She looked down on him and put on a consoling smile.

"Ara ara, poor Shido-san. It's all because of me that you ended up like this, isn't it? Shido-san must've missed me so dearly. But, it's okay now. I'm right here. Aren't you happy?"

He was. He was so happy that his heart was jumping. Her touch was both fulfilling yet increasing his desire.

Kurumi slid her hand to the side of his face while lowering herself so she can look at Shido face-level. She could feel how hot his temperature was through his skin and the sweat that was running down the side of his face. She could also see the lust in Shido's eyes as it begged her to claim him, offering himself on a silver platter.

Kurumi couldn't resist but take a good, long lick with her tongue across Shido's cheek. Her eyes were of a predator, wanting to devour him and leave nothing behind. However, the craving in her eyes only attributed to her hotness, arousing him.

"I can see it in Shido-san's eyes." Kurumi slowly began unbuttoning his uniform from the collar down, revealing his upper chest. She ran a finger across his sternum. "Shido-san wants to feel me, touch me, and do whatever he wants with me. Isn't that right, Shido-san?"

Her finger had now swiftly unbuckled his pants and quickly released his erection from its layers. A breezy sensation passed through his groin as Kurumi smirked at his huge dick, flicking the tip with her finger.

"Well, isn't someone excited?"

Shido couldn't take it any longer. He grabbed Kurumi by shoulders and roughly pushed her down. Like an uncontrollable beast, he placed himself on all fours on top of her. There was no resistance from Kurumi's end as she allowed herself to fall backward to the ground.

Seeing Kurumi beneath him filled him with a different kind of feeling. She looked defenseless as her slender body lay on the ground with laziness. Her Astral dress revealed her tender shoulders, and her twin-tailed hair was spread messily on the ground. Overall, she was breathtakingly gorgeous.

"Well, Shido-san finally caught me." Kurumi squirmed a bit under Shido's body. Her conspicuous movement only made her even more irresistible. "As a reward, why doesn't Shido-san tell me what he wants?"

"Kurumi… I want you." Shido honestly confessed his desire with a slight flush of face. Ever since Kurumi arrived, that was the only thing he wanted. He couldn't imagine anything else he would want.

"I can help with that." Seeing Shido's desperate look, Kurumi refrained from further tease and immediately released her Astral Dress. Shido felt excitement grow as all of Kurumi's porcelain skin was revealed to him. She spread her arms out invitingly.

"Make me feel good, Shido-san." The moment Kurumi revealed her naked body to him, Shido didn't wait any longer.

Shido immediately leaned down to kiss her cheek. He knew Kurumi didn't want her Reiryoku to be sealed but that didn't mean kissing was off-limits. Kurumi slightly stiffened when she saw Shido's face close in so suddenly but once she realized her lips were untouched, she loosened up again.

"Mmmm…"

Shido gave several kisses and suckles to her jawline, tasting her skin and its sweetness. He enjoyed the soft texture and rich scent of her skin. He could feel a wave of ecstasy soothe over him as his tongue was filled with a musky fragrance.

"Ah~, Shido-san…"

Kurumi, gasping softly, put one of her hands to the back of his neck, demanding more from him. Shido, happy to oblige, began advancing down to her neck. He brushed his lips against the sides of her neck, his tongue tickling the rim of her sensitive nape, drawing a moan from Kurumi.

Kurumi immediately responded to Shido's advances by reaching her head over and taking the edge of his ear into her mouth. She began nibbling on his earlobe softly while letting her free hand reach down and squeeze his tip in a distracting manner.

"Ugh… Kurumi…"

Shido felt the touch of her fingers electrifying. He resisted the feeling to stop everything he was doing, fall on her soft body and let her continue touching him. God, was it hard though. It was hot thought, to just let Kurumi lead him by the dick and cum into her hand.

Her touch was making everything better for him, reminding him that this was what he was missing. None of the other Spirits had ever made him feel this way, this infatuation. It was only Kurumi who did. With Kurumi, he could strip bare his carnal self and act upon his lust that he kept locked during his daily life.

Shido began sucking on her neck harder, never getting enough of how soft her skin was. He grabbed her breast roughly, trying to elicit a reaction from her. It was successful as Kurumi finally gasped, letting go of his ear from her mouth. Now that he wasn't held back, Shido moved down to her upper chest, kissing it a few times before finding her nipple. He softly flicked the erect nipple with his tongue.

"Ah!" Kurumi let out a small shout, surprised by the hot wetness. After her initial reaction, however, under Shido's fervent ministrations, she started to moan in approval and began pressing harder on his neck and began rapidly jerking his hardened length. It made Shido feel heavenly as he felt himself on a time limit, already threatening to erupt. However, it would be selfish of him to just stop and cum, neglecting Kurumi. He wanted to give the appropriate attention to Kurumi's pleasure first, wanting to show his appreciation.

The last time when he touched her breasts, he realized that while her breasts were all-together perfect in terms of softness and texture, he found that her nipples were the most resistant and hard part of her.

Shido experimented more with this as he began sucking and licking on her nipple lavishly, tasting the sweet nectar that came from them. It was sweeter than anything he had before. He also used his hands to lightly pinch on the other nipple while rubbing his thumb across it constantly. He would then switch to the other side to make sure that the other side wasn't neglected.

"Mmmm, Shido-san got…ha… much better at this… You haven't…ha… been practicing on some other girl…ha… right?" Kurumi asked Shido with short breaths, impressed. Of course, she already knew Shido wouldn't dare pick somebody else over her. She squeezed his dick tightly as if to confirm that, causing him to moan, bringing him even closer to his orgasm.

Shido wanted to please Kurumi first but the sensation was just too overwhelming for him. With the tastes of her breasts and her touch stimulating him, along with heat arousing from their passion, Shido exploded first as Kurumi felt his cum land on her thighs.

"Ha… I guess Shido-san…ha… came first? Ufufu, it looks like…ha… it's my victory." Kurumi smiled victoriously, winning their nonexistent competition. On the other hand, Shido was panting, his head resting on Kurumi's bosom. As awesome as that orgasm felt, he couldn't help but feel frustrated with himself at his incapability.

"Shido-san, don't look so sad. You felt really good." Kurumi noticed his disappointed look and encouraged him but Shido shook his head.

"But, Kurumi… you didn't have your orgasm yet."

"Ara ara, if that's your concern, then don't let me stop you. Go all out." Kurumi chuckled. She felt herself being filled with anticipation upon hearing Shido's words.

Shido nodded with a smile as he resumed his approach. He kissed her breasts one last time before moving down, trailing his lips down to her stomach, and soon, he came to face with her vagina. This was the first time he was doing this, which made him a bit hesitant but he always wanted to do this for Kurumi. If he couldn't do this much, then he would be left with a sour feeling.

Shido hesitantly stuck out his tongue and licked the outer lips, not sure if he should be sticking his tongue directly in there.

"Mmgh!" Kurumi immediately stifled a moan upon feeling Shido's tongue. Right after that, she pulled his head in more. "Shido-san. More."

Shido became more daring as he began to kiss her outer lips and began licking her clit. She was already wet as Shido began to eagerly lap up the juices with his tongue. When tasting it at first, he gagged a bit initially but quickly swallowed the rest. It was surprisingly a taste that he could get used to.

Shido began applying firm pressure to her clit with his tongue and seeing that Kurumi was enjoying the pressure, decided to add his fingers to the play, rubbing her outer lips with his fingers and sliding them in to stroke the inner walls.

"Shido-san, you're…ah… you're a natural." At this point, Kurumi was constantly giving out loud moans. Wrapping her legs around him, she squeezes his head with her thighs sensually. The way Shido was eating her out was addicting, his tongue stimulating her insides and fulfilling the needs that she never knew she had.

"That's it! More! More! Shido-san, I'm…I'm about to-!" Kurumi grabbed his hair, pulling his head in more so that his tongue could go deeper and harder. She could feel herself on the edge as she felt herself becoming wetter at Shido's ministries.

Shido was encouraged as he began moving his fingers faster and using his tongue more aggressively until finally, with a shout, Kurumi orgasmed. Shido felt her juices splatter across his face but he didn't mind. Using his fingers, he cleaned himself up before sucking his fingers with his mouth.

Shido had now sat up, just looking at the girl he just ate out. He watched in admiration of Kurumi's sexy figure as she slowly regained her breathing from her orgasm. Kurumi flashed him a sweet smile when seeing his gaze, making him feel all fuzzy inside.

"Shido-san, how is your body feeling now? Do you still need help?" Kurumi asked. Upon hearing her question, Shido remembered the original purpose of Kurumi's visit. Shido realized then that his body felt much better. His mind was clear without pain and the turbulence of Reiryoku inside of him had disappeared as if it was a lie. In its place, a strong heat could be felt in his heart as he looked at Kurumi.

Kurumi saw that Shido wasn't going to say anything anytime soon and started, "Ara ara, I just helped Shido-san and this is his reaction? I thought Shido-san would give me his tha…!" Kurumi could only stop as she was grabbed by the shoulders. Before she could react, Shido went in to kiss her at the corner of her lips, barely touching it.

Dugen! Dugen! Dugen!

Kurumi's heart immediately began pounding from Shido's unexpected boldness. She had let her guard down. If she or Shido turned one inch to the side, their lips would fully connect. If that happened, then everything she had accumulated…

Kurumi should've pushed him away but found herself unable to, whether it was because of shock or of something else.

Thankfully, Shido slowly pulled away after a few moments but Kurumi could still feel the burning sensation his lips had left at the corner of her mouth. Fortunately, her Reiryoku didn't seem to be sealed but Kurumi could only speechlessly stare at Shido, who gave a bright smile, filled with pureness and innocence.

"Thank you, Kurumi. You saved my life."

"Ah, yes. No, I mean…" Kurumi showed a rare expression of flusterment, at loss for words. After a few seconds of bewilderment, she turned her head to the side, still blushing, "…It was my pleasure."

An arrow struck Shido's heart when seeing the cute sight in front of him. He usually saw her as teasing or dominative so seeing this vulnerable side of her was fascinating. He continued, "Kurumi, you're very kind."

"…kind?" Kurumi's expression slightly deteriorated but Shido didn't notice.

"Yeah, you're surprisingly gentle."

"!" Kurumi stiffened at his words as she looked down, her hair casting a shadow over her face so Shido couldn't see her expression.

"Kurumi?" Shido looked at Kurumi confusedly.

There was an uncomfortable silence. And then…

"Kihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihi!"

A burst of frightening laughter erupted. It was a laughter that would induce an instinctual fear.

"Kind? Is that really what Shido-san thinks? Such a ludicrous idea makes me want to laugh!"

Shido widened his eyes at Kurumi's abrupt change as her face showed a wild nature. Shadows began to dance wickedly around her, forming her Astral Dress, and a vicious smile adorned her face.

"I was going to wait until Shido acquired more Spirits in his collection but now that Shido-san has the Reiryoku of eight Spirits, this should be more than enough."

Upon Kurumi's statement, the shadows from Kurumi immediately expanded until they reached Shido. The moment the shadows touched him, Shido felt his Reiryoku being sapped at an extreme speed. It was Kurumi's City of Devouring Time, the ability to suck away one's time to those who were in its shadows.

"Kurumi…"

"Kihihihi, did Shido-san really think that there was something between us just because of some intimacy? Shido-san really is a fool. Everything until now was so I could exert control over you. My goal has been, and always been, to eat you." The shadow's suction became stronger as Kurumi giggled uncontrollably. "Can Shido-san still say that I'm a kind person? Someone like me?"

"…" Shido only stayed silent as he felt his strength rapidly diminishing. He knew that if this continued, he would die. Definitely.

Kurumi watched as the shadows continued to plunder Shido's Reiryoku. It would only be a minute or two until she obtained everything. All the Reiryoku she would ever need would soon be in her hands. Yet…

"…why aren't you resisting?" Kurumi frowned. While the City of Devouring Time was certainly strong, those with Reiryoku were capable of moving within it. In other words, Shido was more than capable of fighting against her ability, whether it was to internally resist her ability to drain him or to physically escape from the shadows.

But, Shido made no signs of movements as the shadows continued to take away his Reiryoku at the fastest speed. This only angered Kurumi however.

"Do you think I'm joking about taking Shido-san's life? There's a reason why I'm called the Worst Spirit! After killing thousands of people, taking one more won't make a difference!"

"…"

"Don't you feel betrayed over me trampling over your trust? Don't you feel angry that I played with your feelings?"

"…"

"Everything that I did was just so I could use you! None of it was real! Curse me! Hate me! Say something!"

"…"

"At this rate, Shido-san is going to die! I'm completely serious!"

At this point, Shido's Reiryoku was almost completely taken. Kurumi could already feel a plethora of power filling inside her to the very tips of her fingers yet not a single hint of happiness could be seen in her face. Instead, there was only distress.

"Why? Why do you look at me like that? I don't deserve such…"

Kurumi looked into Shido's eyes, which were full of tenderness and compassion even when he was on the verge of death. No matter what she said, no matter what she did, those eyes never faltered.

"Kurumi…" Hearing Shido's voice, Kurumi focused her full attention towards Shido who finally opened his mouth with a gasp. "I will… definitely save you."

"…" This time, it was Kurumi's turn to be silent.

What was he saying? Wasn't he the one should be asking to be saved? Did he not understand the situation right now? By now, he didn't have that much time left. At most, he would only last a few more seconds left. Yet, he continued to look at her with the same eyes as her shadows continued to eat at his lifeforce.

Just when the last bit of Reiryoku and time was about to be taken from him…

"Zafkiel!"

…the shadows that were wrapped around Shido immediately retreated back to Kurumi. A shadow covered her face as she looked down to the ground. What was she even doing? She had already gotten this far. Did she not make her decision? To walk this path the moment she had everything taken away from her? How could she stop now after getting this close?

Kurumi looked again at the boy, who had shaken her once-thought unshakable resolve.

"Shido-san, why?"

Shido slowly stood up after hearing her voice. He barely felt any strength inside of him; even a slight breeze passed by him would shake his gait. Taking a few steps, his legs almost gave out but he somehow steadied himself as he kept his gaze on her.

"Kurumi, when you first came on to me, I was conflicted." Shido started explain his feelings. "It was the first time that I experienced something like sexual desire. I was infatuated after that night. At the same time, I was worried it could all be ploy to take my Reiryoku when my guard was down. But, I couldn't deny my feelings for you. Even though a small part of me was scared, another part of me was excited to see you."

Shido reached out and rested his hands on her shoulders. He could see confusion, fear, hesitation, all sorts of emotions in her eyes. He didn't know whether his feelings would reach her but he continued to speak from his heart.

"Yet, even that worry had disappeared. It was after you helped me save Tohka and had me redeem your favor. You could've easily taken my Reiryoku but you didn't. Once I realized that, I couldn't see you as the Worst Spirit any more but just as a beautiful, sensual girl that made me crazy over her with an amazing blowjob." Shido referenced to when Kurumi had stated that she was going to eat him. Back then, he had truly been scared that she was going to take his life but the only thing she ate out was his dick and his cum. Now, he couldn't even go on a day without thinking about it.

"That may be true but that was only one time. I could've been waiting for a more opportune time to take your Reiryoku." Kurumi tried to refute him but Shido shook his head.

"But you never did. Instead, you were always helping me whenever I felt at lost for what to do. Because of you, I was able to save Tohka and Origami. Even now, you came for me when I needed you. You were always there for me and helped me. How could I not fall in love with such a kind person?"

Shido smiled.

"Kurumi, I love you."

"Wha…" Kurumi's breath hitched and her heart skipped a beat.

"I love your long black hair and how smooth it is. I love your eyes and how it entrances me every time I see them. I love your smile and how cute it is. I love your skin and how beautiful and clear it is. And… I won't lie but I love how you tease and flirt with me and make me aroused with lust."

"Please stop, Shido-san…" Kurumi buried her face in her hands. She could tell how strongly he felt about her but, "… this is too much…"

"That's not all. I love how strong you are and how you protected me whenever I'm in danger. I love how smart you are and how you always had a plan to help me. I love how gentle you are and how I always feel safe and warm in your presence."

Shido tightened his grip on her shoulders. "Just as you saved me, I want to save you. Please, let me help you. I want to help you."

Kurumi was silent as she stared into Shido's passionate eyes. Ah, she almost forgot. Those were the same eyes from when he saved her from Kotori's attack.

Tokisaki Kurumi wasn't an honest girl. Having closed her heart to the people around her, she put on a façade of an innocent, cute girl. It was easier to manipulate people and be likeable in front of people. It was the same when she first met Shido.

When she first heard about him and how he sealed Spirits with a kiss, she thought that he would be one of those playboys who frivoled around with girls. So, she was surprised when she actually met him. She saw how gentle he was and the way he acted so shy and innocent in front of her was cute.

When she first "repaid" him, she convinced herself that it wasn't serious, that it was just for her own side entertainment. She thought that their relationship was one just based off of pleasure and nothing more. However, she severely underestimated how deep Shido's love for her was, going beyond just lust. And, she realized that her hardened heart, which couldn't trust anybody, had already softened for only one person. She wouldn't have this kind of relationship with just anybody just for the fun of it. She realized Shido's existence meant much more to her than just a supply of Reiryoku.

"Shido-san, I…" Her lips parted as both of their faces grew closer to each other. Her heart was already crumbling, a heavy feeling brewing in her chest. She could feel his warm breath tickle her lips as Shido pulled her in slightly, his face coming down to her own.

"…can't."

However, she knew what it meant to accept Shido's love.

"I just can't." Kurumi's shaken eyes looked at him. "I can't give up my goal, my Reiryoku to you. The only way Shido-san can help me is by letting me eat him and you won't allow that, right? So, I can't let you seal me."

Kurumi pushed Shido away roughly to the floor, catching him off guard.

"Zafkiel, Dalet." Kurumi shot Shido who was stunned by the impact of the ground. Upon receiving the bullet, Shido found all of his Reiryoku returned to him to his surprise.

"I'll be returning the Reiryoku I stole from Shido-san. However, don't think I've given up on it. I will properly receive it from Shido-san the next time we meet. But for now, … I just need time to think."

"Kurumi…"

"I'll see you again, Shido-san." Kurumi turned her back towards him and with a wave of her hand, opened a portal of darkness before her.

Shido, realizing she was about to leave, reached out his hand, "Kurumi, wait!" but Kurumi already leapt into the darkness.

The Spirits were shocked when they found Shido. He was all alone in a forest but his condition was now stable. When they asked him whether he was really alright, he replied, "Yeah, I guess I just needed some fresh air."

Kotori found his answer suspicious as she personally saw the state that Shido was previously in. It wasn't something that a mere stroll outside could solve. However, she didn't push him. For now, she was happy that he was safe and that was all that mattered.

Shido also found Origami looking at him weirdly but when he asked her what was wrong, she only shook her head and said that it was nothing. As much as Origami wanted to question Shido about Kurumi, she refrained, knowing that he would find it uncomfortable that she knew about his relationship with Kurumi.

While Shido was comforting the Spirits, Reine looked on by the side. To think that girl of all people would lend her hand in this. How unexpected, considering her personality. Reine was planning to intervene if the situation got critical but it seemed that there was no need to.

Shido was now in his room and resting in his bed. The Reiryoku in his body was acting perfectly normal, not a single hint of it going berserk. However, he quickly realized another thing.

…I don't feel the urge.

As embarrassing as it was, Shido never failed to masturbate every night. However, this night, he didn't feel the need to. It was because of Kurumi's Dalet, which rewinds the target's time. Not only had she returned his Reiryoku to him, she even rewound his mental state. Of course, he still got aroused when thinking about Kurumi but he now didn't feel any frustration from ignoring it or the urgent desire to touch it as he did before.

Kurumi…

He was now free from his addiction but his love for Kurumi only grew stronger. She had already returned his Reiryoku to him but to go this far for him, how could he not have feelings for this girl?

He would be lying if he said his heart wasn't broken after Kurumi's rejection. However, when he saw Kurumi's expression in response, he knew that the matter wasn't simple. He could only wonder what Kurumi was holding on to and what she was thinking. However, there was one thing he was sure of.

"Kurumi, I will definitely save you."

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Chapter 04: Promise

If you had asked Shido what he wanted to be in the future, while he would say that he considered a variety of options, he definitely didn't have housekeeper for one of them.

"Boy, what happened to my maid outfit?"

"I just put it in the laundry with the rest of your clothes. It'll be done in an hour or so."

"Got it. Did Boy make lunch yet?"

"Not yet. I'm about to get started."

"Huh? It's already 3 pm! I thought Boy would've made it by this time! I'm hungry! I'm hungry!"

"If you're that hungry, you should've made it yourself! I was too busy cleaning your room!"

Shido shouted in annoyance to the grey-haired girl who was on the couch, flailing her arms in a tantrum. He quickly wrapped the last garbage bag before going to the kitchen to cook up something. Shido wondered how people would react if he told other people that this spoiled girl was the famous mangaka, Honjo Nia, a Spirit who he had sealed recently.

Shido added the finishing touches to the oyakodon he quickly brushed up, adding a sprinkle of green onions before passing it to Nia. He watched with a helpless smile as Nia began to devour the food like there was no tomorrow.

Shido had come to Nia's residence upon receiving a phone call from said person. She had said that she wanted to talk to him about something important but once he arrived, he ended up just doing household chores for her. He wasn't too surprised since that's usually what he did when he came over. That being said, doing these kinds of chores was a good change of pace and helped take his mind off certain things.

Things like Kurumi.

Shido found that when it really came down to it, there were a lot of things he didn't know about Kurumi. Kurumi was a girl of many secrets and it only made him want to know more about her. What was her goal? Why did she need so much Reiryoku? Why did she look so in pain when rejecting him? What was she doing right now? Was she gathering Reiryoku still? Was she secretly infiltrating DEM?

Or was she just walking down the streets as a normal girl? If that was the case, what were her hobbies? What was her favorite food? Her favorite music or instrument? Her favorite color? Her favorite animal? (He had a suspicion it was cats.) Now that he thought about it, did he even know her birthday?

…I really am hopeless when it comes to matters about Kurumi. Shido wanted to know everything about Kurumi. Shido found himself lost in thought for a bit when he began to hypothesize different answers like Kurumi elegantly playing the piano or her fondling a cat cutely. If he thought too long though, he would find himself with not-so-appropriate thoughts about Kurumi so he tried to be careful. He wouldn't deny that he entertained some fantasies from time to time; it wasn't as if he suddenly turned into a saint with no sexual desires after Kurumi graciously freed him from his high libido mental state.

"Ah~, that really hit the spot." Nia finally finished the oyakodon that Shido made for her with a satisfied sound. Wiping her mouth, she then turned her attention to Shido who was preparing to leave after finishing all the chores.

"Boy, can I talk with you for a second? I've always been wanting to talk about this but felt this was a sensitive topic for Boy."

"What is it?" Shido asked, while putting on his shoes. "If it's about becoming your personal assistant, I'll have to decline."

"Wh-what?! Of course not!" Nia immediately refuted, waving her hand vigorously. "I mean, that would be great, of course. After all, Boy's cooking is really delicious and Boy could also help with my manga dra-"

"I'm leaving."

"Wait! Wait! I actually have an important topic to discuss!" With tears in her eyes, Nia stubbornly hung onto Shido's legs to his dismay.

After Nia finally coaxed him into staying for a while, Nia finally took a deep breath and warily began, "…Boy, you know how you said that I could look into you with Rasielmon and you wouldn't hate me? So, you won't get angry at me, right?"

Shido, not knowing where this came out of but seeing that Nia had somewhat of a guilty and cautious look, smiled at her softly and said, "Of course, Nia. I won't shun you away just because of a little investigation."

"Haha, of course not! Boy wouldn't break his promise, right?" Nia's expression brightened but Shido noticed that her laugh still had a hint of nervousness. Shido suddenly had a bad premonition as Nia took a deep breath and then with a serious gaze, asked,

"Boy, what exactly is your relationship with Kurumin?"

"…so, you called me over to talk about this, huh?" After a short pause, Shido sighed. He guessed he should've expected this the moment he knew Nia possessed Rasiel, an omniscient Angel that was capable of obtaining any and all information. It would be a simple matter for Nia to find out about him and Kurumi if she looked deeply enough.

"Well, I know the details but I want Boy's input and perspective as well. After all, Rasielmon doesn't tell me the inner thoughts of the person and only tells me the facts. So, it's very confusing how you can get so intimate with a person who's trying to kill you."

"That's…"

"Ah, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I understand if Boy doesn't want to talk, considering he never told anybody about this but…" Nia closed her hands in front of her, leaning forward a bit. "…if Boy wants somebody to talk to, I can listen. After all, it isn't healthy to keep this kind of thing inside of you forever."

"…" Shido stayed silent but Nia didn't press him. She waited patiently for him. Of course, she knew she could come off as pressuring him but she hoped that Shido would understand her heart. Shido had helped her overcome her trauma of trusting people and hoped that she could also help him in return.

"…you won't tell anybody else, right?" Shido asked hesitantly.

"Don't worry. Whatever's said in this room stays here." Nia quickly reassured him.

"…then I'll be taking some of Nia's time then." Shido was still hesitant but decided that this may be the only time he would get an opportunity like this.

Seeing Shido's compliance, Nia immediately adorned her Astral Dress, giving her an appearance of a nun. Extending her hand out to him, she gave out a holy aura, entrancing Shido for a moment as she gently smiled at him. "Boy, it must've hurt. To hold everything in until now. Don't worry. I will listen to your doubts, your guilt, your sorrows. No matter what you say, I won't think bad of you. After all, I know Boy is a good person in heart."

"Nia…" Shido was truly touched. "Thank yo-"

"Yaaa~, I always wanted to say that! Didn't I look like a classic and authentic priestess at that moment, Boy? Hehe, did Boy perhaps fall in love with me?

"Wha…"

"Well, enough of that! Tell me all about your steamy nights with Kurumin! The mind says no but the body says yes! Was it like that?"

"…if I'm being honest, my mind also said yes."

"Ooohhh, don't leave out the juicy details! After all, Kurumin is quite the beauty if I say so myself! Tell me all about your forbidden love!"

"…" This was a mistake.

That holy nun had disappeared and was replaced with a girl who wanted to get in on some gossip. Shido wondered if this was really going to be the first person he was about to come out in the open with.

In Raizen High, Kurumi was shockingly back in Shido's classroom, sitting in her seat. Shido didn't expect to see her in his school again but that smooth silky hair, that white porcelain skin, that hidden clock eye, the way Shido's heart immediately fluttered upon seeing all of that proved that it was indeed Tokisaki Kurumi.

"Ara ara, if it isn't Shido-san."

Upon seeing Shido, Kurumi gracefully got up and made her way towards Shido. Shido was too stunned to respond as Kurumi gradually got closer to him. Just when Kurumi reached her hand towards him…

"Get back! You're trying to eat Shido again, aren't you?!"

"Why are you here? I doubt you have any good intention, coming at this time."

Tohka and Origami immediately blocked Kurumi's path, not allowing her to come near Shido. Both of them were staring at her with hostility but it only garnered Kurumi's amusement.

"Ara, I just wanted to abide as Shido's classmate. If I really wanted to, I could've taken all the students as hostages right now and held them at gunpoint. It would be a simple matter to force Shido-san to give me his Reiryoku. I wonder how you would deal with that, kihihihi."

Of course, those words didn't help soothe the tension as Origami and Tohka immediately shifted their feet, ready to attack Kurumi at any moment. Kurumi shrugged her shoulders upon seeing their cold reactions before looking at Shido heartily.

"Shido-san, you seem to be doing well."

"Ah." Shido quickly snapped out of his daze. He instantly replied, "Of course I am. After all, I got to see you."

"Ufufu, Shido-san's way with words is making me blush." Kurumi slightly rested her hand on the side of her face with a bashful expression. She then gave a furtive glance towards Tohka and Origami. "Although your friends don't seem to feel the same way."

Tohka and Origami snarled as if Kurumi's statement wasn't enough.

Shido awkwardly smiled. "Haha, I can't blame them. After all, the last time you came here…" Shido didn't finish his sentence but the implication was delivered to Kurumi.

"Eh~, is that so? Then, Shido-san also doesn't trust me?" Kurumi asked. Her lips bewitchingly curled and her eyes shifted in a sly manner.

"Huh, I didn't say tha-!" Shido had a bad feeling when seeing the naughty look in Kurumi's eyes and tried to correct her but it was too late as Kurumi raised her voice for the entire class to hear,

"I merely wanted to go to school with Shido-san! After everything you did to me at night, ravaging me to your heart's desire and using me to release your lust, is this too much to ask for? Even after offering my naked body for your sake, am I not permitted to have this small desire?!"

"Kurumi?!"

Shido immediately became flustered at Kurumi's speech as the whole class began to whisper and rumors began springing up. He did his best to ignore the pressure from the surrounding people. Granted, his reputation was already not good but this time, he couldn't even deny the accusation as what Kurumi stated was all true. The stares from his classmates, which he could usually ignore, were exponentially more excruciating.

"All right, all right, we'll gladly welcome you as a classmate. Just don't spread false rumors like that!" Shido exclaimed with a bright red face. Kurumi always seemed to know how to put him on the edge of his feet.

"Of course, I've only come to find pleasure in school life with Shido-san after all," Kurumi replied with a cute smile. However, Shido widened his eyes upon seeing her open her arms out, looking expectantly at him.

Is she asking for a hug?

They were in a public place with many people's eyes on them. Shido wasn't too eager to embarrass himself in front of a crowd. As inviting and tempting as it was, Shido was hesitant.

Then, something caught his eye. Kurumi's lips pursed lightly and strands of hair parted briefly to reveal her clock eye underneath. It was a sight that could stir any man's heart but that wasn't what caught his concern.

Shido glanced into both of her eyes. While they had their usual seductiveness and charm, he saw a hint of weariness and fatigue. It was only for a moment but Shido found himself looking at a frail girl who looked as if she was going to collapse at any second.

Before he knew it, he had already stridden past Tohka and Origami and to everybody's surprise embraced Kurumi.

"Wha-! So, what Tokisaki-kun said was true?!"

"I knew it! Itsuka-kun really did lay his hands on her!"

"Argh! I'm so jealous of him!"

A clamor rose from his classmates but Shido couldn't care less as he hugged Kurumi as tightly as he could. He never saw Kurumi with that kind of face; if he couldn't even give a single hug, how was he supposed to save Kurumi?

"Shido-san…" Shido felt Kurumi sink her face into him as her arms wrapped around him in return. She pressed into him, meshing their bodies as if two parts were becoming one as she held him tighter. Shido could feel everything, whether it was her hands on his back, her leg wrapped slightly around his leg, her breasts at his chest, her lips at the base of his neck.

Maybe staying like this is fine?

Shido had only planned to hug Kurumi for a few seconds to not attract too much attention but with how amazing her warm, soft body felt, Shido didn't want to end it, and based on how tight Kurumi was hugging him, she didn't plan to either.

After twelve long seconds, Shido finally heard Kurumi whisper softly in his ear, "Shido-san, please meet me at the rooftop alone after school." Kurumi finally let go of him.

Shido looked at Kurumi's face, which showed its typical smile. The frailness that he thought he saw was nowhere to be seen. Was it just his imagination?

"Shido! Give me a hug too, umu! It's no fair only Kurumi got one!" Tohka exclaimed as she also opened her arms out towards Shido.

"Ah, I guess that's true." Shido gave a helpless smile as he also hugged Tohka. As usual, the stares from his classmates just became more and more hostile but at this point, he was far past caring about them.

On the other hand, Origami silently approached Kurumi.

"Tokisaki Kurumi, I'm sure you wouldn't come here just to play school. Whatever you're planning, if you forcefully lay your hands on Shido…"

"Ah, Origami-san, sorry, Nee-san didn't hear you. Can you repeat that?"

"…" Origami shut her mouth immediately, which earned Kurumi's smirk.

Shido was on the rooftop with Kurumi and was currently listening to her conditions for taking her Reiryoku.

"Make you fall in love with me?" Shido questioned. He looked at Kurumi who put her finger on her lips charmingly.

"Yes, isn't Shido-san familiar with this kind of process? However, if Shido-san expresses his love for me, then it'll be my win and I get to partake in your Reiryoku."

"I see."

"I told Shido-san, didn't I? That I would properly take your Reiryoku. With these conditions, I believe that we can finally settle things between us."

Shido looked at Kurumi. It seemed that she really wasn't planning to take his Reiryoku by force even though she could instantly reach her goal by doing so.

"All right. I accept your conditions." Shido agreed with a nod of his head. It would be the same as usual: make the Spirit open her heart and then seal them with a kiss. He knew the favor was slightly tilted in Kurumi's favor as he had already confessed his love for her but he wanted to grab any opportunity to win her heart.

"I'm glad that you accepted it, Shido-san." Kurumi smiled widely and walked up towards him. Shido wasn't prepared however when she unexpectedly pressed him against the wall and then, trapping his head between both of her hands against the wall, licked his cheek. "That makes me ve~ry happy."

"Kurumi?!" Shido-san, realizing that the competition already started, cursed his naivety of letting the femme fatale get close. He blushed immensely when he felt her soft thigh push in between his legs. With just that single push, an arousing heat enflamed his entire body that made him desperately want to take off his pants.

"Ara ara, I'm glad to see that Shido-san's body still remembers me."

Kurumi smirked, feeling his bulge through his pants. She then quickly turned around and, to Shido's enthrallment, began rotating and grinding her perfect ass on his hardened erection, making Shido squirm with restrained delight.

"Say, Shido-san. If you were to cum for me, would that be an expression of love?" Kurumi asked teasingly. Her hips rotated again in just that perfect way that made his dick all tingly.

"Ku… rumi…." Shido gasped in pleasure. He desperately wanted more. But, he couldn't give in. If he didn't know what Kurumi was aiming for after that question, he would be a fool.

But, Kurumi was too good. Each sway of her hips attacked his willpower and every time her ass rolled over his dick made him pant and moan in want and desire. His hips started to buck forward in tandem with her. His hands moved up, hovering over her breasts, wanting to feel and squeeze them.

Kurumi tilted her head up so she could move her mouth closer to his ear. With a hypnotic tone, she began to speak softly to him.

"You missed this, didn't you, Shido-san? It's fine to admit it. We're alone, without any eyes upon us."

"No… I…. uuugh…" Shido tried to deny it but ended moaning when Kurumi began to sway her hips faster and faster while looking up at his face seductively. Her glossy hair tickled his neck as she leaned her head back, captivating him with her gorgeous eyes. Why did she have to look so sexy like that? It was driving him crazy.

"Didn't you say it yourself back then? That you loved the lust I bring with my touch? Ufufu, just close your eyes and submit to me like you always do, Shido-san." Kurumi grabbed his hands and pressed them on her breasts. His hands stayed even after she let go. Kurumi's lips spread across her face.

"Then, I'm going to make Shido-san mine, okay? After all, that's what we both want." Kurumi pressed her pink lips onto his cheek, teasing his senses. "All Shido-san needs to do is leave it to me and forget about e~verything else, okay?"

And Shido did. In the end, he was just a man and couldn't resist. Letting Kurumi's beguiling voice lead him, he bucked his hips and squeezed her breasts all the while Kurumi continued to grind her ass on him. He couldn't control himself. That heat that rampaged inside his body was now condensing into his lower stomach. His orgasm was building up inside him as his breaths became more breathless and stiffer.

Kurumi knew it as well as she sensually whispered to him, "Go ahead. Cum."

Kurumi's words were the magic trigger as upon hearing her sentence, the dam burst open. With an arduous shudder, Shido released his cum and felt his underwear become slick and damp immediately. He found himself slumping against the wall and to the floor as Kurumi turned around with a glint in her eye.

"So, in the end, Shido-san came."

"…" Shido had no answer. He had no excuse for what happened. Kurumi came on to him and he gave in.

He should be feeling disappointed for losing their competition so easily. He should be feeling fear for what Kurumi was going to do to him now. Yet, all he could feel was the insurmountable bliss of giving in to Kurumi. God, was he a hopeless fool.

Kurumi reached her hand out to him and Shido squeezed his eyes shut. However, he showed no signs of resistance as he resigned himself to Kurumi's jurisdiction. However, …

"Ufufu, Shido-san can treat this as his reward for giving me such a wonderful hug back in class. After all, I wouldn't want our competition to end so quickly." Shido opened his eyes to Kurumi caressing his face gently as she smiled mirthfully at his expression. "However, if Shido-san happens to cum again because of me… I won't be so lenient next time, okay?"

"O-okay." Shido slowly nodded his head. It seemed that he was off the hook by Kurumi's mercy.

Kurumi looked down towards his pants which now had a huge wet spot. Donning a light-hearted look, she asked Shido playfully, "But, didn't Shido-san give in to me a little bit too easily?"

"Th-that… you came on to me so suddenly a-and I didn't have time to prepare myself and…" Shido turned his head away with a blush. "… you were really sexy." By the end of his sentence, he was muttering but Kurumi heard all of it as her face widened with glee.

"Ara ara, if that's the case, then I guess it couldn't be helped. Besides, I had plenty of tries to experiment."

Plenty of tries? Shido wondered what she meant but Kurumi, noticing his questioning gaze, waved her hand dismissively.

"Don't mind what I said. More importantly, Shido-san is a mess." Kurumi nodded towards his wet pants. "Shall I use Dalet on you? I'll take responsibility since I'm feeling merciful."

"Ah, it's fine. This will be a reminder and a lesson to me." Shido shook his head in response. He wanted to make sure this failure would be ingrained in him. "Besides, that's your precious time. I wouldn't want you to use your lifetime for something like this."

"Mm, if that's what Shido-san wants, I understand. Then, I'll be taking my leave for now." Kurumi flashed him a smile and walked towards the roof door exit. As she opened the door, she stopped as if she remembered something.

"Shido-san, it's fine if you masturbate about me at night though. You can cum as much as you want then and I won't count it towards our competition."

"Y-you…!" Shido didn't know whether to feel embarrassed or relieved at that statement.

With those words, Kurumi left him alone at the rooftop with a wink as the door came closed with a shut.

…that girl is something else.

Shido sighed as he spread his body out onto the floor. At this rate, he shouldn't be worrying about how to make Kurumi fall in love with him but how to make sure he doesn't fall to Kurumi's antics.

…that being said, he should first go home as well and change his pants.

Valentine's Day. A day where confessions are made and couples are formed. A day where love could be felt in the air.

It was on this day that Shido was on a date with Kurumi and honestly, it was the best date he had yet. Shido found himself falling in love with Kurumi all over again. For this date, Kurumi had told him that she was going to plan out their date which was a first for him but he wasn't complaining (but Ratatoskr definitely did, saying they keep the initiative).

Shido's goal on this date was to make Kurumi fall in love with him and the way he was going to do that… was to forget about that. Yeah, it sounded controversial but he believed that it was better than unnaturally making woos at her.

Trust him, he tried at first but…

"Kurumi, you look very beautiful in those clothes." Shido made a comment about her after much debating in his mind, hoping to get a reaction out of Kurumi. "I hope that I get to see you like this more often."

"Thank you. Though Shido-san looks quite dashing himself." Kurumi answered back, not missing a beat. "If it wasn't for our competition, I would have already made our way to a secluded area and eaten you up."

"O-oh, th-thank you for not doing so."

…he ended being embarrassed himself.

So, Shido went into the date with the mindset of having fun and it seemed to be working. Kurumi was enjoying the date, smiling and giving playful banter from time to time. However, Shido made sure to not let Kurumi get too close to him, only allowing her to hug his arm as the limit. He knew himself best and knew that he couldn't resist Kurumi if he allowed her to do as she pleased.

That being said, there were three incidents where he almost dropped the ball.

The first time was in the cat café where she kissed his neck while he was busy holding a cat.

"Eh, Kurumi, wha-what are you doi…"

"Now, now, Shido-san. If you move too much, you're going to frighten the cat." Kurumi's lips mumbled against his skin as her hand sneakily crept downwards to Shido's alarm.

"But…ugh!"

If it wasn't for the cat actually getting frightened by Shido's outburst and jumping into Kurumi's arms, Shido would have received much more than kisses.

The second time was in the lingerie shop.

Kurumi beckoned Shido over after he gave his input about her underwear. What he didn't expect was for Kurumi to suddenly grab his arm, pull him into the changing room while closing the curtain. Soon enough…

"Ara ara, I guess Shido-san really wasn't lying when he said this underwear suited me. After all, look at how excited you are." Trapping him in the changing room in her pure, white underwear, Kurumi used her palm to push his stiff dick against his stomach and began to rub it lavishly.

"St-stop, Kurumi. If you keep this up, I'll…"

"Ufufu, what if I don't want to stop?" Kurumi naughtily answered as she pressed herself more onto him.

Thankfully, the shop attendant came and interrupted them before things could progress further.

And the third time was in the restaurant where she gave him a lavish footjob under the tablecloth while eating lunch.

"Shido-san, if you take it off, it'll feel much better." Kurumi temptingly whispered to him with a sly smile as her toes tugged on the waistband of his pants, waiting for him to allow her to have full access to his erection.

"I-I'll refrain." If I feel any better, I'm definitely going to cum. In the end, Shido was able to successfully hold himself back throughout the date but Kurumi did a real good job of giving him blue balls.

However, he wasn't prepared for what happened in the end. When she shot down all the cameras that were around them and destroyed the communicator in his ear, he found himself following her into one of her bases in an abandoned warehouse.

With the Tenth Bullet, Yud, she shared her memories with him and revealed everything about her past and her ultimate goal: to go back in time and prevent the First Spirit from ever existing.

"Shido-san, I know that in the end, I'm asking for your death but please, if I erase the First Spirit in the past, I will never become a Spirit and that means that Shido will never have died." Kurumi looked at Shido with a pleading gaze.

Shido's heart was in turmoil.

Anger, sorrow, regret, emotions that he knew weren't his own but from the beautiful girl in front of him were torrenting within him. Yet, he didn't reject these feelings but embraced them as if they were his own. He now understood. He painfully understood why Kurumi couldn't accept him, why she needed to eat him, why she looked as if she was in so much pain.

Shido hugged Kurumi tightly, to her surprise. "Kurumi, I love you. I would be willing to do anything for you." Kurumi slightly widened her eyes at his confession. They both knew what it meant to confess one's love in this competition. It was the admittance of defeat.

Yet, Shido confessed. He wanted to convey his heart to Kurumi as he separated himself and looked into Kurumi's eyes.

"Then..." Kurumi, after overcoming her initial shock, brightened but Shido cut her off, "But I can't give you my Reiryoku."

"…that's quite distasteful, Shido-san, to play with a girl's heart like that." For the first time that day, Kurumi frowned at Shido. "If you truly love me as you say you do and want to help, this is the best way."

Despite Kurumi's insistence, Shido still shook his head. "No, if you really do that, then our encounter will have never existed." Kurumi looked at him in shock as he continued, "To live a life where I never met you, that's too cruel for me. The times I spent with you, I don't want all of that to suddenly disappear."

Kurumi looked at him complicatedly before biting her lips lightly.

"If you don't want our encounter with each other to disappear, are you implying that I give up my goal? Do you think I never considered it? To just let go of my goal and live normally?" Kurumi's voice was now trembling. Shido could only watch as Kurumi's voice continued to get louder.

"I did! There were times where I just wanted to give up! To just let go of my pain, my suffering! It would have been so much easier to just forget about Sawa-san, to forget about my revenge on Takamiya Mio! But I didn't! I couldn't! Because that would be selfish of me! I wouldn't be able to face Sawa-san if I did!"

"I know. I just experienced your memories. I can never force you to do something like that, Kurumi." Shido rested his hands on Kurumi's shoulders, calming her down considerably. Kurumi's head dropped down as her voice continued weakly.

"Then, what are you suggesting? You don't want to give me your Reiryoku but you don't want me to give up my goal." Kurumi tightened her grip onto Shido's shirt. "It's not like I want to kill Shido-san. I know Shido-san is kind. Kind enough to try to save someone like me."

Kurumi rested her head onto Shido's chest, not letting him see her face.

"Shido-san, it would be so much easier… if you weren't so kind."

"…"

Shido noticed her hands were quietly shaking. You call me kind, yet what about yourself, Kurumi? Shido knew that even though she was the Worst Spirit, Tokisaki Kurumi was kind. Kinder than any person he ever met. Why else would she be suffering like this?

"But, isn't this why we had this competition in the first place? So that we could settle things. I came here resolved. So, Shido-san, please."

Kurumi looked up at him with determined eyes.

"Please, don't make this hard. For both of our sakes."

Kurumi watched as Shido, who was only watching until now, finally open his mouth.

"Even so, I can't give you my Reiryoku. Kurumi, I'm going to seal your Reiryoku."

"…I see." Kurumi couldn't hide her disappointment. But, Shido wasn't done yet.

"If I seal your Reiryoku, with your power, I can possibly seal the First Spirit and with her power, I'll be able to change only the desired things."

"…What?"

"I don't know if it's certain but if the First Spirit is as strong as you say, I'll make sure that everything becomes corrected. I can change history the way I want without any consequences. So, Kurumi, please, trust me!"

Kurumi's thoughts were complicated as she wondered how Shido was able to think of such a ridiculous thing. Shido's offer certainly fulfilled the purpose that Kurumi had strived for. However, there was still something holding her back.

"Shido-san, I killed many people and committed many sins. I've eaten so many people already. I filled my hands with blood, telling myself that this was the only path. Is it really fine now? To disregard all those that I sacrificed for my own gain? To reach out for hope and wish for a miracle?"

Kurumi looked at Shido conflictedly but Shido held her tightly. "Kurumi, if you can't forgive yourself, then I'll forgive you. I can't say that I approve of the path you took but from now on, I won't ever let you suffer by yourself. I'll stake my life upon it. It may be selfish of me but I want to be with you, Kurumi."

"And that's because…"

"Right. Because, I love you, Kurumi."

Kurumi looked into Shido's eyes and saw his determination and resolve. Ah, what a hopeless girl she was, to be tempted by an offer that may not even succeed.

But to entrust herself to him, how wonderful that would be. To believe in him, it would be like a dream. All Kurumi had to do was reach out towards him.

Haha, if me of all people is already thinking like this… Kurumi smiled as she placed her hands on Shido's shoulders. From the moment she saw his eyes, he had already won her heart.

"If you take responsibility for me, I promise to give you everything, including my Reiryoku."

With that, Kurumi gave a promise that would change her entire life, placing herself in Shido's hands. And, seeing Kurumi putting all her trust in him, how could Shido not respond in kind? He leaned in closer to her face and Kurumi seeing his intention, moved in as well.

Their lips finally met together.

Her lips were everything he imagined them to be: soft, addicting, luscious. Shido tightened his grip on her shoulders as he pressed his lips onto Kurumi's. Warmth continuously traveled into his body, the transfer process being longer than usual. It attested to the amount of Reiryoku Kurumi had gathered. Soon enough, white particles of light began to emit from Kurumi's body as the remaining clothes on her body began to dissipate, leaving her naked in Shido's arms.

"Shido-san…" Kurumi muttered as they delicately separated. It was just a simple kiss. It was chaste compared to all the things they already did. Yet, was it really just that? Both of them knew that wasn't the case. Their first kiss was the culmination of everything that happened and the start of something new.

I'm not dreaming, am I? Shido was still savoring the soft sensation of Kurumi's lips, his lips feeling numb from the kiss. Shido was no stranger to kisses. However, to kiss Kurumi was like a dream come true. From a long time ago, he always wanted to touch, to feel her lips with his own and now that he finally did, he felt he could die right there and then.

He then looked at Kurumi who was naked. Her white porcelain skin which luster shone by the moonlight was an entrancing sight that he would forever immortalize in his mind. He could feel his body already reacting to the perfection before him and knew that he wanted more. However, considering the sensitive events that just happened, Shido thought it would be rude and tried to maintain his calm demeanor.

However, Kurumi saw Shido trying to stay calm over her naked body and immediately laughed inside. Really, how cute. All the stress that she was holding was relieved from their kiss and now, her desire to 'have fun' had taken over.

"Ara, Shido-san. Don't you still need to take responsibility for making me naked?" Kurumi lightly wrapped her arms around Shido's neck. Blood rushed up Shido's face as Kurumi's face leaned in close to his. "I don't know about you, Shido-san but I…want…more."

She immediately went in and kissed Shido again, this time with more fervor and passion. Shido, surprised at first, immediately hugged her back and savored the taste of her lips again, the first time being too short for him. He pressed against her lips with a sense of need, to which Kurumi responded in kind. Kurumi's tongue prodded at his mouth, asking for permission for entry and when he opened it, her tongue quickly entwined with his.

Mmgh! Her tongue is…

Shido's mind exploded from the sensory overload. He was overwhelmed by the sudden taste of saliva that wasn't his. He wasn't used to such a deep kiss; all his kisses with the other Spirits would only end with lip contact but Kurumi's tongue pushed itself inside him, showing him what a real kiss was. He didn't reject it and found his tongue pushing back against hers, asserting for dominance in a heated exchange.

Of course, Kurumi immediately crushed his resistance. Running her fingers through his hair and pushing her soft body against him, her tongue pushed against his in a gentle but passionate manner. Kurumi ended up toppling over Shido as they both tumbled to the bed but not letting go of each other's lips. Shido tried one last time to gain control of the kiss but Kurumi kept her lips firmly pressed hard against his, continuing her dominance over him.

Just when he was running out of breath, Kurumi finally released him. A strand of saliva remained as she slowly lifted her head up. Kurumi looked hungrily at Shido with light breaths, a slight flush on her face adding to her gorgeous face.

…I think I might actually die.

Shido felt his soul taken by the ravishing Spirit before him. Her glossy black hair fell over her delicate neckline towards her ample breasts that begged to be grabbed. The elegant curve of her back stood out as she leaned forward with her slender figure. Her white, clear, porcelain skin was so perfect that Shido felt he would dirty it with his touch. And the way her smooth thighs just pressed into him, and her moist sex dampening his skin upon its wet touch was so maddening.

And her eyes. He couldn't look away from those alluring eyes that looked at him so intently, that told him that she was going to make him hers and that there was nothing that was going to stop her.

Long story short, Shido was aroused. Very aroused.

"Ufufu, Shido-san must be relieved," Kurumi smirked at his stupefied gaze. She looked down at his clothes and, deciding that it was a nuisance, grabbed his shirt and aggressively ripped it away. With her Spirit strength, it was a simple matter to tear apart fabrics. In a mere moment, Kurumi put him in a similar naked state just like her.

"After all, during our date, Shido-san wanted to moan and cum to me but couldn't, right?" Kurumi felt something poking her ass and seeing that it was his length, she snickered before lifting herself. "So, this time, let's keep things honest here, shall we? No more pretending that you don't enjoy this."

With that, Kurumi pressed her firm bottom onto his rod, trapping it between her two mounds. Shido gasped as she pressed more weight on it, grinding her hips against his crotch. He gripped the sheets of the bed tightly, trying to hold onto something tangible to help him stay sane. But, Kurumi slid up and down against his dick, making him squirm and gasp against her. Her fingers ran across his chest and she would lean down and give him quick kisses, teasing his senses with fire. He was basically teeming with ecstasy as raw heat continued to fill his incoherent mind and body.

"Shido-san, what do you want from me? Do you want to feel my breasts? Put your cock inside of my mouth? Do you want me to lick you all over? Just ask for anything, Shido-san, and I'll give it to you." Kurumi enjoyed having power over Shido and knew that he was also turned on when she was aggressive. She continued her grinding as Shido let out another moan.

"Kurumi, I…gasp…" Shido could barely speak as Kurumi put more of her weight on him. "What was that, Shido-san? I couldn't hear you." Shido could see her smiling as she tortured him with pleasure. She wasn't making this easy for him.

Shido, trying his best, let out, "Kurumi, your mouth!" Kurumi was gleeful as Shido expressed his desire. Getting off him, she lowered herself and ran her tongue across his length, making Shido grab her head but trying to be gentle at the same time. Kurumi only put the bulb of his head into her mouth, allowing Shido to feel the moistness of her tongue at his tip only but the sensation that Shido was feeling already enough for him to feel that he was going to explode.

"Kurumi, please, more!" Shido begged. Kurumi responded to Shido by slowly taking more of his length into her mouth and making sure that none of his length was untouched by her tongue, which was playfully swishing around. She began to softly hum, making the vibration from her mouth drive Shido to his edge. Oh God, at this rate, he felt that his mind might actually break from the raw excitement.

It was one thing to masturbate about Kurumi and it was another thing to actually feel Kurumi's lips around his dick. Just seeing Kurumi suck on him was arousing and hearing her moan, which was enough to turn on any man, was enough to send him to the edge.

"Kurumi, oh Kurumi, please! I… I need…" Recognizing that Shido was close, Kurumi took him into her mouth as much as she could, making it that his cock was touching her throat and using her tongue to press his cock against the roof of her mouth, suctioned in to make it as tight as possible.

"Ooohhhh!" Shido felt the climax build up as much as possible before coming straight into Kurumi's throat. Kurumi held onto his hips, making sure that she didn't let him go until he finished with his climax and accepted everything that he gave her. Only after Shido finished with a small twitch did she release her mouth, his cock still wet from her saliva.

Shido watched as Kurumi licked her lips after swallowing all of his cum. Damn, he was right to ask Kurumi for a blowjob. The things that she could do with her mouth were amazing. He sat up in order to kiss her again and Kurumi accepted, this time, with the kiss being gentler than before but addicting nonetheless as Kurumi guided his inexperience tongue with her own, exchanging saliva and exploring each other's mouths. Kurumi kept kissing and sucking until Shido had to separate, panting from the passion he felt from Kurumi alongside his own.

"Shido-san, I promised to give you everything, didn't I?" Shido could only nod at Kurumi's question. Kurumi smiled before leaning in forward towards his ear, breathing out seductively, "Shido-san, don't you want to fuck me?"

Shido could only gasp. Even though they had many explicit experiences together, not once had they crossed the final line. It was an unwritten rule that was shared between both of them. Shido inadvertently looked towards her vagina. It was wet and shiny from her arousal, causing his heart to pound in anticipation and making his erection react again.

Kurumi blushed slightly, slightly embarrassed by the way Shido was wantonly staring at her sex but she continued, "Can you imagine it? Your cock inside of my pussy, giving each other our virginities, experiencing the peak pleasure as we consume each other in lust." Kurumi smirked as she grabbed his dick, which was completely stiff at this point. "Looks like your little friend here is excited."

At this point, Kurumi was a succubus, tempting him to unearthly pleasure. And Shido willingly accepted it as she pushed him down again. Holding his cock in her hand, she positioned herself so that her entrance was right above it. She held still for a moment.

"Shido-san, you love me, right?" Kurumi suddenly asked. She would be lying if she said if she wasn't feeling apprehension; it was going to be her first time after all.

"I love you, Kurumi." However, she was comforted immediately by Shido's words. That was right. She was finally going to do it with the person she loved, with the person who saved her.

With that, Kurumi descended.

"Kurumi!" Shido could only shout out her name as his length was surrounded by indescribable tightness and euphoria that he almost blacked out from the pleasure. "Ah!" Kurumi gasped as she tried to adjust to the pain of his penetration, somewhat regretting that she dropped down in one go.

Shido saw Kurumi's face wincing in pain and suddenly felt guilty about how he was only focused on his own pleasure. "Kurumi, are you okay?" Shido resisted the urge to just buck his hips and thrust though it was taking all of his willpower.

"Yes, Shido-san. Just give me a few moments." Kurumi took this time to catch her breath, slowly relaxing herself and getting used to the feeling. Soon, she worked up a reassuring smile towards Shido.

"I'm ready now."

She first started with a single rock.

"Ugh!" Shido could only grit his teeth as he felt her hot and wet walls tightening around his cock and creating friction for every movement she did. Needing to hold onto something, anything, he found his hands grabbing her ass and squeezing them, much to Kurumi's content.

"Ah, Shido-san, that's…" Kurumi couldn't say anymore as he began to thrust upwards, wanting to feel the heat of her sex more and go deeper. She met his thrusts as she began to go up and down, letting out moans of lust. She would lift her hips up until he barely was inside of her and then slide down all the way, taking him to the hilt, eliciting a moan out of Shido. She could feel his hard length sliding in her and it was making her tremble with excitement and desire. She could feel her breath becoming shallower and faster as she began to set a rhythm.

"Kurumi, Kurumi, Kurumi!" Shido could only yell her name as he was overwhelmed by the hard sensation that she was giving him. The way she looked at him and rocked her hips, the way her sex tightened around him, her breasts bouncing up and down, he was hypnotized by her existence.

"Yes, yes, just like that, Shido-san!" Kurumi yelled. They were both driving each other mad with pleasure as their eyes were filled with lust and love for each other. Shido felt his balls tighten as he could feel his orgasm building up again, this time with greater force than ever as her tightness kept it in, letting it accumulate. Kurumi could also feel herself coming close and pushed herself down as much as possible.

"Shido-san, do it! Cum inside of me!" She leaned back, arching her back, and began squeezing her sex and milking Shido for all that he was worth. Shido complied as his thrust became harder, expressing his raw lust. With a loud shout, he released everything he had, and at the same time, Kurumi also came. Shido felt that he had exchanged his soul for blissful pleasure, giving all he had towards Kurumi. He had never experienced such an intoxicating and crisp orgasm as this before.

"Haa, haa…"

Kurumi collapsed onto Shido upon her orgasm. Shido immediately moved his hands from her ass towards her back as he began to rub her lightly. They both stayed silent, appreciating the silence after their endeavor, while a coarse smell began to fill the room.

"Was that really your first time?" Shido asked. He was too aroused at the moment but it now hit him that Kurumi really was a virgin.

Kurumi playfully raised an eyebrow at him. "Ara ara, was breaking my hymen not enough proof for you?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!" Shido realized that he phrased his question poorly. "It's just that… I thought that with your looks and all, people would be falling over you left and right."

Kurumi softly smiled at him. "Well, I did receive a love letter back before I turned into a Spirit but I didn't accept it. And, after I became a Spirit, I did seduce many people who clearly had ill intents but they all got eaten by me before they could lay their hands on me."

"Oh, I see."

"Yes, in fact, Shido-san is the first person who I truly seduced. Shido-san was my first for everything." Kurumi reached her hand out to caress his face. Shido didn't resist. He was honored that Kurumi chose him.

"Wait. When you gave me a handjob and blowjob all the way back then, that was your first time? You looked as if you knew what you were doing though." Shido questioningly looked at Kurumi, who stiffened upon hearing him.

"…Shido-san, that's a secret. A woman who keeps her cards hidden is more attractive, you know. Let's go to sleep now, shall we?"

"But…"

"Let's go to sleep now, shall we?" Kurumi's voice became heavier.

"…okay."

In the end, Shido dropped the matter. Cuddling with Kurumi, they slept in peace in each other's warmth.

After Shido woke up, Kurumi had discussed with him that she would rather work alone separately, as per her modus operandi. However, she would lend her support when Shido needed it. Despite Kurumi being sealed, she still had her limited Astral Dress and her clones thankfully.

Although Shido wanted her to join Ratatoskr, he respected her decision. They both parted ways but not before Kurumi gave him a deep kiss. Only after a full minute did they finally separate, both of them blushing heavily.

Shido went back to Ratatoskr and confirmed that he had successfully sealed Kurumi, much to the joy of the Spirits. However…

"But, Shido, was there really a need to stay the night with Kurumi? If it wasn't for Nia confirming your safety, I would've thought that she killed you." Kotori narrowed her eyes at Shido who turned his head away slightly.

"…Kurumi was really hard to convince."

"…huh." What a flat-out lie. Kotori gave a suspicious look towards Shido, who tried to keep a straight face. This was the beginning of how Kotori found out the truth but for now, it was only a glimpse.

Shido also needed to keep his promise to Kurumi and needed to confirm if it was really possible. Thankfully, there was a way to check.

"Nia, can I ask you for a favor?" Shido came to Nia's apartment where she was lounging in her room while having a cup of coffee next to her. She looked at him, "Ah, Boy?! What a coincidence! I was just about to look for you! What do you need?"

"Can you check if it's possible for me to seal the Spirit of Origin?" Although Shido could technically also manifest Rasiel, he never did it before and could never seem to manifest the book completely so he still had to rely on Nia who was still able to use it.

Nia's face shook with surprise. Seeing how serious Shido was, she opened her Rasiel and immediately began searching through it. Her eyes furrowed in focus before closing her book.

"In the state you're currently in, it's impossible." Nia looked at Shido, who couldn't help but show his disappointment. However, that changed as Nia continued, "You would need all 10 Sephira crystals to have the power to seal her. However, you only have 9 and a half so you're just a bit off."

Shido immediately brightened as he realized that his plan to Kurumi was in fact possible and realized their next target. "So, we need to retrieve the Qlipha Crystal from Westcott." Westcott had Beelzebub, which was the other half of Rasiel. Although this meant that they would basically have to go to war with DEM, it wasn't like they were on friendly terms anyway, and was inevitable. "Thanks, Nia!"

Nia giggled as she then asked, "So, Boy, since I did you a favor, can you do me a favor in return?" Shido, being elated, answered without a thought, "Sure, what do you need?" However, he quickly regretted it as he felt a déjà vu from Nia's impish expression.

"Bottom."

"?"

"How was it being a bottom?"

"?!"

"Yah~, I mean, with someone like Kurumin being on top, Boy's first time must've been- eh, where are you going?!"

Shido ran away immediately with a furious blush on his face but not before hearing off in the distance, "Stop, Boy! You have to tell me the juicy details! You're going to be a great reference for my manga!"

Omake

Back when Kurumi had first taken in Shido after Kotori's attack at Raizen High…

"Is me still watching over Shido-san?"

"Ufufu, she's like a dutiful housewife, taking care of her sick husband."

"Me is very busy nowadays."

In the shadows, multiple people who looked exactly the same. They were Kurumi's clones, which were created by the Eight Bullet, Tet. Today, they were discussing something.

"Hey, what is me reading?"

Their curiosity was well-founded. Reading books were a common pastime of theirs so it wasn't unusual to see the original reading. But, rarely had they seen the original so engrossed in a book, with a tint of red on her cheeks. It was as if she was embarrassed of the content yet at the same time, excited.

Was she reading something about cats? One of the clones decided to get a closer look from the shadows as she peeked from the shadows at the title of the book. What she saw was…

"100 ways to Please Your Lover For Dummies."

"Oh, is me planning to do that with Shido-san?!" The clone shrieked in delight, immediately catching the original's attention.

"Wha…?! N-no! I mean, ye… Hey, didn't I say not to disturb me while I'm tending to Shido-san's injuries?!"

Needless to say, a huge commotion broke out between Kurumi and her clones.

TO BE CONTINUED...