DATE A LIVE BIG FANFIC COLLECTION

by APTX1412

Fanfic collection of Date A Live. The story is not mine. Each chapter is not related to the other chapters. Author credits will appear in the story.

4. SleepingGeneral - Kurumi Duel

Kurumi Duel

By : SleepingGeneral

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Summary

Shido has been exhausted as of recently and Kurumi is the main culprit behind it. When the other Spirits find out the reason, they are less than pleased with Kurumi and tension begins to arise between Kurumi and the Spirits. Soon enough, a duel between Kurumi and Tohka occurs!

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Chapter 01

"Onii-chan, did you not get enough sleep? You have bags under your eyes."

Kotori had noticed something was changing with her big brother.

"Ah, really? I thought I slept pretty well but…"

Shido covered his mouth as he began to yawn loudly. Rubbing his eyes, he resumed back to making breakfast as he shook the frying pan with fine technique, allowing the rice to be thrown up in the air without letting a single grain fall out. One would be amazed at the expertise of Shido's cooking skills but it didn't escape Kotori's sharp eyes when his arm slightly drooped unnaturally upon putting the frying pan down on the counter with a louder sound than usual.

"Onii-chan, are you doing something that you're not telling me?"

"…not really." There was a slight delay in his response.

Suspicious.

That was Kotori's evaluation of Shido who seemed to be evading the question.

Shido was tired as of recently. No, tired would be understatement at this point. It was as if all his energy had been drained, with only enough stamina to sustain his basic needs and routines.

Kotori found Shido's state very concerning. In fact, she was already trying to process the sheer fact that Shido was even tired.

Of course, there were some things that could be considered.

Shido was now in his last year of high school, which was the time senior students needed to worry about university exams. Along with that, he was also working part-time in Ratatoskr where he would work together with Mio and Nia with all sorts of tasks and delegations.

However, that should be no reason for such a severe degree of exhaustion. Sure, while those things may be a little taxing, it should be nothing compared to the time where his life was at risk when sealing Spirits.

In fact, because Shido had the reiryoku of eleven Spirits, one even being the Spirit of Origin, his vitality and stamina should be comparable to a Spirit…no, it should have exceeded a normal Spirit's, being second to only Mio's. He should be able to run a marathon without feeling a hint of exhaustion so the fact that Shido was looking like he was about to drop to the floor at any second flabbergasted Kotori.

Whatever the case, it was a fact that Shido's energy had taken a drastic drop to the point where the Spirits were becoming concerned about Shido's well-being.

Tohka was no exception, whose eyes were filled with unsettlement when seeing Shido. Seeing Shido in this state hurt Tohka's heart. It made her want to do whatever she could to support him. She had considered cooking for Shido but since she didn't know that much about cooking, she believed that this was the next best thing she could do to help him.

"Shido, you can have my kinako bread for today! Whenever I feel down, this always cheers me up, umu!"

Holding the kinako bread body pillow, she tried to push the pillow into Shido's chest. Seeing Tohka's eager face, Shido responded with an awkward but grateful smile.

"Thank you, Tohka but I'm fine, really. I'm think I just need some rest for now so I'm going to up to my room for a while, okay?"

In the end, Shido gently pushed the kinako pillow back to Tohka.

"Muu, ok…."

Shido waved his hand as if to indicate that everything was fine but Tohka wasn't completely convinced. Her eyes didn't leave Shido from him getting up and walking up the stairs until he left her sight, worry evident on her face.

Meanwhile, Shido had entered his room and decided to lay on his bed for a while. Resting his arm over his forehead, he closed his eyes as he tried to lull himself to sleep a bit. However, there was something, or rather someone who entered his room.

"Shido-san!~"

A bright voice rung out as a dark portal opened above him. Through it, a beautiful girl with a black dress appeared. Seeing the girl appear so suddenly, Shido quickly opened his arms to accommodate her as he felt a soft weight descend on his chest, gently pushing him down. His mind briefly blanked out as he felt the girl's warm, soft body press onto him.

When he came to, he was met with a much familiar sultry smile. Her beautiful dichromatic eyes playfully stared at him, her gold eye enchanting him. Her porcelain skin looked as clear as always.

Tokisaki Kurumi, once known as the Worst Spirit and codename Nightmare. Yet the girl in front of him couldn't be any further from that moniker as she cutely rubbed her cheeks against his chest.

However, her appearance today came to his surprise.

"Kurumi?! Don't you have something important today? I thought Ratatoskr wanted you to-"

"Ara ara, can't poor me have a break at times? Besides, what could be more important than my dear Shido-san?"

Kurumi lightly reached her hands up to caress his face as her soft fingers began to play with his ears. While doing so, her voluptuous body pressed down on him as she shifted herself to straddle his hips. Her constant shifting was making it hard for Shido to concentrate as her generous breasts squeezed against his chest and her slender hips pressed against his length.

One look at her face told Shido that everything Kurumi was doing to him was intentional as she lightly wet her lips with her tongue.

"Shido-san, let's have some fun, ok?~"

Shido couldn't help but shiver as her coy voice was of a sweet temptress. He found his eyes gazing at her attractive neck and her soft lips. It was until Kurumi lightly laughed at his expression that Shido realized he was staring.

"Wa-wait, Kurumi. We just did it last nig-"

"Ara, I fail to see why that's a problem. Isn't this the usual?"

Shido opened his mouth in protest but Kurumi gave a beguiling smile, robbing him of his current thoughts. Her entire being was just oozing sexiness and made him want to pounce on her.

Shido had a secret that he kept from the other Spirits.

Shido and Kurumi had lots of sex. Like a lot. More than your usual couple.

Well, it was more of a half secret since he knew that some of the keener Spirits were aware of it to some degree but they probably thought it was only once in a while.

At first, it was only twice per week. However, as it continued, they found themselves increasing the rate. Two became three, then three became four and so on and soon they were doing it every day.

Was it due to the often sex sessions? He now couldn't imagine a day without Kurumi. Whenever he saw Kurumi, multiple things began to arise in him and stimulate him. Like, the desire to bury his face into Kurumi's breasts and fondle them to his heart's content. Or, kiss her and passionately make love to her.

Whenever he did give in, Kurumi would be oh-so happy to indulge him. Shido had a suspicion then that Kurumi was purposely luring him in, the way she made his self-control wane with her subtle suggesting actions.

When Shido realized this was becoming a problem, he tried to have a serious talk with Kurumi about restraining themselves but in the end, that conversation just became another make-out session. From then on, Kurumi didn't even bother trying to hide her lust and proactively made advances on him. It came to the point where it wouldn't be strange if they had sex 2-3 times a day.

Admittedly, he didn't hate the outcome. He was completely addicted to the existence of Tokisaki Kurumi.

However, wasn't he overdoing it now? It was coming to the point where he could feel himself getting tired. But, was it really a problem to do it with his girlfriend daily? It wasn't as if sex was harmful.

Shido didn't realize that while he was having an inner conflict, Kurumi decided to take matters into her own hands.

Grabbing his face with her soft hands, she gave a lovely look deep into his eyes, filling his sight with only her gorgeous face. Why did her beauty always manage to steal away his breath? Before he knew it, she closed in and connected her full lips with his.

Her lips were so sweet and addicting.

All his thoughts immediately flew away as her lips lightly sucked on his. He enjoyed the connection as he began to reciprocate the kiss, wanting more. His hands went to her waist, not wanting her to leave him.

He couldn't help let out a sound of disappointment when her lips left his mouth but she wasn't done. She trailed down with butterfly kisses down his jawline slowly before going down more. It felt too good when he felt her mouth latch onto his neck.

Oh God, the feel of her tongue…

Letting her tongue slowly acquire the taste of his sensitive skin, Kurumi tickled his neck sensually. Her sucking could be heard in Shido's ears as he felt himself becoming painfully aroused by the lewd sounds.

Kurumi showed no signs of stopping as she strengthened her suction on his neck, her warm mouth imprinting itself onto his neck and making his heart pump blood like never before.

It was only after a while did Kurumi let go with a light pop together with a little moan. She smirked as she saw Shido's flushed face.

"See? Shido-san can say whatever he wants but, in the end…" Kurumi gently stroked the now large tent in his pants. "…aren't you always excited when I do this?"

Shido had no answer. His body already missed the warmness on his neck as Kurumi's saliva that remained on his neck began to grow cold from the air.

Kurumi began to slowly take off his clothes, one by one. It was a process that he was all too familiar with as her fingers didn't hide their lust, roaming across his skin teasingly.

It wasn't long till they were both naked.

"Shido-san. Shido-san. Don't you want more? Don't you need me? Don't be embarrassed to say it. After all…"

Kurumi gently blew onto his ear, her breath tickling his ear and making his face heat up.

"I'm just getting started."

He let out a moan when her gentle fingers softly swished against his hardened member.

"Ara ara, I can make you feel so much better still."

Kurumi smiled seductively when she saw his response as she continued to play with it, amused at the faces that Shido was showing.

Shido realized that he couldn't resist anymore. Not that there was much in the first place.

His naked body was naturally attracted to the heat that Kurumi's body was emitting. His insides were hot with arousal as his hardened member was painfully stiff under her soft ministrations. His eyes were filled with a strong desire towards the Spirit's attractive body.

Her bewitching eyes, her glossy black hair, her glamorous skin, her thin lips, her full breasts, everything about her aroused him.

Shido couldn't stand the wait any longer. He wanted her right now. He wanted to be devoured by the Spirit before him.

The moment Kurumi felt Shido softly buck his hips against her, she knew what his answer was.

Kurumi pushed down on him for an intense kiss.

It was nothing like the first kiss which was gentle and soothing. This kiss was full of lust and craving as her hot tongue pressed against his waiting lips before entering his mouth shortly.

Shido closed his eyes as he opened his mouth in submission. He gladly accepted the soft organ as he felt a shiver run across his body. Her taste dominated his senses as she wrapped her tongue erotically around his own. His tongue responded in kind as it interlocked passionately with her.

When they separated, Shido and Kurumi looked at each other for a brief moment with pants of desire.

"Ufufu, Shido-san, you're quite the kisser as always."

While Kurumi traced her fingers across Shido's lips, she heard Shido's genial voice.

"You're really cute, Kurumi."

Kurumi blushed at Shido's sudden compliment. Cute? That wasn't exactly what she expected to hear from this kind of situation.

However, when she looked into his eyes, while there was definitely carnal lust in them, there was a deep and pure adoration for her also. Kurumi sometimes wondered how it was possible for such eyes of love to exist.

Sigh, in the end, Shido-san really is…

Shido mentioned that they should hold back on the sex but how could she hold back when Shido did stuff like this?

"Shido-san, I won't restrain myself any longer."

Shido shuddered at Kurumi's eyes of hunger. He couldn't deny himself any longer from the beautiful Spirit either.

Not being able to control themselves from each other for even a moment longer, they passionately rejoined.

"Kurumi, your breasts are always so…mmmm."

"Ara, Shido-san. Don't you want to suck on them while you're at it?"

Shido indulged himself into the world of sensual pleasure, forgetting the fact that there were other people downstairs.

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Yoshino was having a normal day. She really was.

She was just watching a television drama in the living room with Natsumi. The drama was just reaching its climax, engrossing the two's attention but it was then Yoshino heard something.

"…right there, ah~!"

?

Although the sound wasn't particularly loud, it was audible enough for Yoshino to recognize that it was a girl's voice. However, she wasn't completely sure whether or not she actually heard it so she decided to ask the other Spirit next to her.

"Natsumi-san… did you hear that?"

"Huh? Hear what?"

"O-oh, nothing…"

Hearing Natsumi's response, Yoshino stammered a bit before turning her attention back to the television. Maybe it was just her imagination as she fidgeted with her fingers.

However, a few moments later, she realized that wasn't the case.

"…more! …can't wait…"

Yoshino's face immediately stiffened upon hearing that voice again.

That… that was definitely from upstairs…

Yoshino's curiosity couldn't be contained anymore. Excusing herself, she yelled,

"I-I need to go to the bathroom! Sorry, Natsumi-san!"

Yoshino stood up immediately with a loud voice, giving Natsumi a slight jump scare, and immediately left the living room with a furious blush on her face. Seeing Yoshino leave, Natsumi could only reach out her hand towards the blue haired girl with a faint voice,

"Wait, that's not where the bathroom is though…"

…

Yoshino was upstairs now as she silenced her footsteps, quietly edging towards Shido's room. Now that she wasn't downstairs where the television was muffling other sounds, she could now hear the voices more clearly and where they were originating from.

There was a series of grunts and groans coming from Shido's room and while some words weren't discernable, she was able to pick out two voices.

"…Kurumi… so tight…"

"Harder! … give me your …"

Yoshino was able to quickly detect that the owners of the voices were Shido and Kurumi respectively. However, what was Kurumi doing here? Yoshino didn't see her enter the house although that didn't really matter with how she could travel anywhere with her shadows.

"Yoshinon… what do you think they're doing in there?"

Lifting up her left hand, she whispered to white puppet for aid but the white puppet only added more to the turbulence in her mind.

"Ho ho ho, Yoshino-chan, they're definitely doing something naughty in there."

"Na-naughty? That's…"

In reality, Yoshino wasn't that dumb to not realize what was going on. This was Kurumi they were talking about. However, there was a small part of her mind that wanted to deny it.

"Yoshino-chan. Don't you think you should confirm it then?"

Yoshinon began to give dangerous advice.

"Confirm?"

"Yep! Let's look and see what they're doing."

"But… that's invading Shido-san's privacy…"

"Aw, Yoshino-chan, it'll just be a quick peek! Isn't it better to see with our own eyes than for us to wrongly assume things?"

Yoshino felt like she was listening to the devil's temptation for some reason.

Taking the white puppet off her hand, she quickly stuffed Yoshinon into her pocket. She had already grown to the point where she was fine without Yoshinon; it was just more comfortable to have him by her side.

She removed Yoshinon to have a peace of mind but the damage had already been done.

Even though her mind was telling her to not look into Shido's room, at the same time, there was something deep inside her that needed to see what was happening.

… She wasn't secretly into voyeurism, was she? No no no, that's already assuming that they were having sex. This is to confirm, just confirm. Isn't that why she was checking?

Convincing herself like this, Yoshino shakenly put her hand on the doorknob. She could already hear creaking of the bed and rustling of the blankets clearly at this distance.

Mustering up what little courage she had, she opened Shido's door as she crossed the point of no return.

Looking back, this was the worst decision Yoshino ever made as her mind was forever etched with the cursed sight of a naked Kurumi riding Shido like a bucking bull.

"Shido-san! Isn't this what you always wanted?! Doesn't it feel good to be fucked?!

Kurumi's face was bright red with laughter and femininity. Her hips continued to bounce endlessly on Shido, who's speechless mouth was open from sheer pleasure. They showed no signs of stopping as both of them looked as if they were having the times of their life.

At this point, Yoshino should've stopped. She should've stepped away but she found herself enamored as she absorbed the scene before her eyes.

Ara, is that…?

Out of the corner of her eyes, Kurumi found a strand of blue hair peeking out of the door crack. Realizing who was on the other side, a naughty smile crept onto her face.

Kurumi clenched her vagina harder than usual, eliciting a groan from Shido as she began to put more pressure onto Shido's dick.

"How's that, Shido-san?! This dick here? This belongs to me! Only me!"

Yoshino observed how Shido, who was only moaning till now, finally grunted out some words in response to Kurumi's provocative words.

"I…I want…"

"Want what, Shido-san? Tell me what you want!"

Kurumi slammed her hips down with such force that Yoshino could hear her flesh clap against Shido's.

"Kurumi, I want to cum inside of you!

"Beg me!"

"Kurumi, please! Please let me cum!"

"That's right, Shido-san! Cum for me! Moan for me!"

Yoshino watched with wide eyes at the vulgar words that came out of Shido's mouth as she witnessed the two enter their climax, their orgasms making them explicitly cry out.

Shido gasped for air a bit, trying to catch his breath from his exertion. He closed his eyes into Kurumi's embrace.

"Kurumi…"

"There, there, Shido-san."

Kurumi grazed her hand through his hair lovingly while holding his head tight to her bosom and soon, his breathing became rhythmic. It was clear that Shido had fell asleep.

It was then Yoshino finally stepped back from the door and turned away from the scene. Taking a few steps away, she closed her eyes as tightly as possible. She put her hand on her chest, trying to calm herself down but what she saw was too much stimulation.

Her breathing was abnormally fast. Her heart was pumping noisily inside of her. Her face was all heated up. The only thing she could think of were the vivid images she just saw.

"Ara ara, are you already done watching?"

A soft voice resonated right next to her ear.

"Kyah!"

Leaping up in fright, Yoshino quickly turned to see Kurumi naked, residues of a dark portal fading away behind. Why was she here? Was she found ou-

Kurumi grabbed Yoshino's chin softly, interrupting Yoshino's thoughts. Lowering herself to meet Yoshino eye-to-eye, Kurumi gave a sweet smile. However, her eyes weren't smiling at all.

"Did you enjoy the view, Yoshino-san? To think hiding behind that innocent façade was a dirty girl who indulges herself in voyeurism?"

Fear. Pure fear. That was what was running through Yoshino's veins when Kurumi's voice rang in her ears.

"Ah, if you're wondering about Shido-san, he's still asleep. Isn't he so cute when he's asleep? It's a sight that I'll never get tired of."

"Ye-yes…"

"Ara, excuse me for getting off topic, Yoshino-san. I wanted to give you my thanks for not interrupting, unlike that Kotori-san who would rudely barge in."

Yoshino didn't think that was a face of someone who was thankful. A thankful person wouldn't be brandishing her now-equipped gun at her.

"I…I'm sorry…"

Her voice cracking, Yoshino barely got the words out. Her knees were shaking non-stop that she felt she could fall over at any time. Her eyes were becoming blurry from tears.

However, Kurumi continued with her own monologue as if Yoshino hadn't spoken, playfully poking her gun into Yoshino's side.

"But you see, sex is an intimate moment between me and Shido-san. At the very least, Shido-san intends to show that dirty side of him to me only. For someone else to see that, can Yoshino-san imagine how Shido-san will feel? For me, it would leave a sour taste in my mouth."

The gun pressed harder into her.

"Ple-please. I-I won't d-do it again."

She couldn't stand it. The pressure that Kurumi was emitting. It was slowly choking her that she found herself gasping for air. She felt she was about to break just by being in Kurumi's presence.

Those feelings only increased as Kurumi leaned in slowly to Yoshino's ear, whispering with a soft, deadly, dark voice.

"Yoshino-san… you really are… a bad girl."

Yoshino broke.

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Shido wondered how the situation got to this state.

Kurumi was sitting on one side of the table, smiling while Kotori, Origami, and Tohka were on the other side with heavy looks. A tense atmosphere was sublimating between the girls that Shido found himself holding his breath.

To rewind a bit, Yoshino froze the entire house, causing Natsumi to immediately come upstairs. There, Natsumi was met with the sight of Yoshino on the floor in tears bawling, and Shido, who just woke up, trying to comfort her.

No matter how much Natsumi asked her, Yoshino said only the same thing barely through her sniffling.

"I-I'm a… sob…bad girl. A… sob…bad girl who needs… to be punished… waaahh!

Yoshino resumed crying as no information could be exchanged. She only expressed a fearful expression with a vehement shaking of the head whenever Natsumi tried to ask who did this to her.

Natsumi could only guess what happened.

Thankfully, Natsumi immediately fixed the house using Haniel but then began berating Shido on how he could allow her goddess's mind to be scarred.

That wasn't the end of it however as the freezing incident immediately brought Kotori, Origami, and Tohka to their location due to the outburst of reiryoku.

Needless to say, the girls weren't happy when they found out the reason for Yoshino's stress once they investigated.

And that's what brought them to the current situation.

Kotori was the first to initiate as she spoke with a stern voice.

"Kurumi, didn't Ratatoskr give you an assignment to do today? What's the meaning of this?"

It didn't take a genius for Shido to see that his little sister was pissed. Not wanting the situation to escalate, he intervened for Kurumi.

"Wa-wait, Kotori. It's also my fault for letting myself-"

"Shut up for a second, Shido."

Well, so much for intervention. Shido quickly closed his mouth when seeing Kotori send him a cold look. Once she saw Shido kept silent, she resumed talking to Kurumi.

"I was wondering why Shido always looked as if all his energy was drained out of him but to think that it would be for a reason like this."

Even though Kotori was trying to pressure Kurumi, the only response she got from Kurumi was a laugh.

"Ara ara, but Shido-san always seems so full of vigor when I'm with him. Ah, just thinking about it makes me feel so…"

Kurumi's eyes went into a slight daze as if she was recalling a fond memory before looking at Shido lustfully.

A twitch in Kotori's forehead emerged. Trying to keep her facial expression calm, she gave a forced smile, a very stressed one at that while she turned to Shido slowly.

"Eh, is that so? I wonder why?"

Shido could only cough as he felt Kotori's gaze burn a hole into him. Seeing Shido's response, Kotori could only let out a long sigh, putting a finger to her head in exasperation.

Kotori wasn't exactly against Shido and Kurumi having sex. Ever since Shido decided to take Kurumi as his girlfriend, Kotori figured that they would end up doing it based off of Kurumi's personality.

The problem was why Shido was a hopeless idiot who decided to think with his dick instead of his brain. Who told him that it was okay to fuck like rabbits?

…Kurumi, most likely.

Kotori knew her brother best and knew that this was only the case with matters involving Kurumi. Knowing him, he probably got seduced by Kurumi and things escalated from there.

In other words, Kurumi was the problem.

Even Origami, the person who usually employed over-the-top antics involving Shido, believed that Kurumi was going too far.

"Don't you think you're overdoing it? It's obvious to see that Shido is barely keeping up with you." Origami asked to Kurumi with a doll-like expression.

Tohka also gave her two cents.

"That's right! Kurumi, I want to eat lunch with Shido and watch movies with him but… he always looks so tired, muu."

Tohka pouted before a downcast expression covered her face near the end of her sentence. Shido immediately felt guilt filling him up. It only continued when Origami agreed with Tohka.

"Exactly. I was also saddened when Shido's health took a drop."

It would be nice if she ended it there but she wasn't done.

"After all, how is he supposed to get it up in bed once it's my turn to sleep with him?"

"Ara?" Kurumi narrowed her eyes.

"Origami?!" Shido widened his eyes.

"Oi, wait a second! What are you saying?!" Kotori yelled at Origami. Origami tilted her head in confusion to Kotori's question.

"When you told me the plan was to stop Kurumi, was it not so we could each have a turn to sleep with him?"

"Just how did you come to that conclusion?!"

Kotori felt her head was about to erupt. She already had her hands full with Kurumi and Origami was only complicating the situation. It was then she realized that she shouldn't have let her guard down with Origami so easily. If she wasn't careful, the exact situation would repeat in the future except it would be Origami instead of Kurumi.

"Umu, sleeping with Shido would also be nice but 'get it up?' Get what up?"

"Ah Tohka, you don't need to worry about that."

Kotori evaded Tohka's inquiry, not wanting to take the responsibility of explaining the erection of a man's genital. She would leave the sex education teaching to someone else.

After the commotion, Kotori brought the topic back on its tracks.

"Kurumi, I'm sure you understand what we're trying to say here. Didn't you have enough fun now?"

Kurumi sneered at Kotori's question as if she found it ridiculous.

"Barely. How can I hold back when Shido-san is just so… delectable? I'm sure Shido-san thinks of me the same way as well. Is it not, Shido-san?"

"Ummm, that's…"

"Ara ara, does Shido-san not enjoy the intimacy we share together? Even though you always tell me it feels so good?"

Shido was unprepared to be put on the spot by Kurumi as she playfully smiled with a wink. He felt cold sweat run down his back as all the girls turned towards him, each of them expecting a certain answer from him.

"What, Onii-chan? You're not going to answer your beloved girlfriend? I'm sure we would all love to hear your opinion."

"Shido, let's run away together. I'll make sure to take good care of you. Also, I'll do the cooking."

"Shido, what's Kurumi talking about? What feels so good?"

Shido fell into a dilemma.

One side of him was telling him that Kotori and the others were right, that he was going overboard with the bed activities. At this rate, his daily life and relationships with the other Spirits would be strained. He treated all the other Spirits as family and wanted to put their considerations into mind.

"Ufufu, how inconsiderate of me. Of course, Shido-san can't tell me in front of all these people." Shido felt his hand held by Kurumi as she softly interlocked their fingers. She gently squeezed it, sending a thrill through him. "Then, can Shido-san give me his answer… tonight?"

The other side was telling him to screw tonight, take Kurumi somewhere else right now, and fuck her to his heart's content. She knew how to push just the right buttons inside him to turn all his hormones on with her coy voice and gentle touches. Her sensuous teasing would make him crazy with lust for her and he loved it. Even if she drained him dry, the pleasure was all worth it.

…that was a bad sign if he was thinking like that.

"Shido?"

Shido was broken out of his thoughts as he found Tohka staring curiously at him. While Tohka may be a bit simple-minded, she could easily see that Shido was in a dilemma. Seeing Shido's expression, Tohka found something stirring inside her before finding herself strengthening her resolve.

"Don't worry, Shido. Leave it to me."

"Huh?"

At Shido's confusion, Tohka stood up from her chair and, to everybody's chagrin, walked towards Kurumi.

Putting one hand on her hip and pointing to Kurumi with her other hand, she yelled,

"Kurumi, let's have a duel! Do you accept it?"

The room was silent for a moment. It was the calm before the storm as soon, the room erupted in confusion. Kurumi slightly widened her eyes but once she saw the determination in Tohka's eyes, she found herself smiling, curiosity replacing her initial shock.

"Ara, may I ask what the stakes are then, Tohka-san?"

"If you win, then I won't say anything about your relationship with Shido and will back down. However, if I win, Kurumi… don't make Shido burdened."

"Oh?"

Kurumi thought that Tohka would ask for something such as not hogging Shido's time or to hold back with playing around with him.

Tohka explained further.

"Shido is kind and caring to everyone, especially to you since you're his girlfriend. However, because of that, he's very vulnerable and easily led by the nose. If you were to take advantage of that, then…"

Tohka clenched her teeth as she locked her gaze with Kurumi.

"…then, I won't stand still."

"…"

Kurumi could see that Tohka was serious as she began to analyze the situation. It wasn't long before she came up with an answer.

"Very well then, Tohka-san. I'll accept your duel."

This was a good chance to squish out any opposition against her. If she had to contemplate her chances of victory in a fight with Tohka, she would believe that she would have an edge over Tohka. Of course, her victory wasn't certain but considering everything she had, she believed she had a good advantage.

But the main reason she accepted was…

"Since this is Tohka-san we're talking about, how can I refuse such a sincere request from you? I can see why Shido holds you dear in his heart."

"Really? I'm glad, umu..."

Tohka blushed with embarrassment at Kurumi's statement. It made her happy that Shido thought of her like that.

"Ah, but I won't go easy on you still!"

"Ufufu, that goes without saying."

Tohka and Kurumi smiled at each other, their fighting spirit now rising against each other. Meanwhile…

"Um, so do I get in a say in this or…"

For a duel that concerned him, Shido felt that his opinion should be included but Kotori shushed him.

"Don't ruin the atmosphere. Besides, it's not like you had anything to say when Kurumi was brazenly flirting with you in front of all of us. In fact, until Tohka said something, I bet you were thinking about whether or not to pounce on that vixen. Am I wrong?"

"Keuk."

Shido had no excuse.

Shido felt his sleeve being tugged then, realizing that Origami was trying to tell him something. Once she saw she got his attention, she opened her mouth.

"Shido, what do you think? Isn't this interesting?"

"Interesting?"

Shido tilted his head towards Origami as she looked towards Kurumi and Tohka. Although her face seemed expressionless, she couldn't restrain the edges of her lips curl up.

"Aren't you curious to see which one is stronger?"

---

On an uninhabited island, the sun was beaming down brightly onto a dry area. Shido could feel the heat from the gravel beneath his feet as he looked around in their current location. There was no civilization in sight, far from Japan. Here, there would be no people around them besides themselves.

The perfect place for a battle.

Hearing that Kurumi and Tohka were going to battle, Mio graciously brought them to a secluded area where there would be no collateral damage. After all, if they were to fight in Japan, they would be more prone to unwanted witnesses and danger.

Hopefully, neither Kurumi nor Tohka would get hurt since Mio was overseeing the fight.

All of the Spirits had also gathered, piqued to watch this fight.

"The counsel has finally assembled! To think the day of reckoning would come this soon! This Kaguya shall watch this sacred battle with eager eyes!"

"Extraordinary. Yuzuru can sense their aura even from here. As expected of Spirits their caliber."

Kaguya and Yuzuru, the Yamai sisters looked admirably at Tohka and Kurumi, who were about to face off with each other. As Spirits who enjoyed competition, this was an event that got their heart pumping.

Shido smiled at their enthusiasm. He himself was a bit apprehensive about this fight but seeing their smiles helped relieve his stress.

He saw Yoshino at a distance but when he tried to go up to her to ask how she was doing, she only ran away with red face, too embarrassed to look at his face.

Well, he couldn't blame her, after what she saw. Natsumi also gave him a prude look, warning him to stay away from Yoshino.

"Yo, Boy!"

While he was thinking this, a grey-haired girl went up to him with a wave. Her hair was a bit messy as she had a pencil on her ear.

"Nia, you also came? You don't have work?"

Shido replied with a smile as the manga artist chuckled tentatively, scratching the back of her head as she gave a furtive look.

"Well, I figured that it would be nice to take a break once in a while. I'm definitely not running away from my editor who's searching for me because of a deadline that's today."

"…"

Shido felt that was a bit too specific.

Shido was probably giving out a certain look because Nia avoided his eyes with a tepid laugh. She seemed to have realized that she was figured out.

"Never mind that! So, about this battle!"

If anything, Shido had to admire Nia's attempt to change the topic. However, what followed after was disastrous.

"Boy, who are you rooting for?"

"Eh? That's…"

"It's definitely Kurumin, right? You guys do it every day now! Especially Boy, you're actually pretty wild under the sheets, huh?!"

Was it his imagination that all the Spirits suddenly become quiet as if listening closely to their conversation?

Shido tried to steer the conversation, not liking where this was going.

"Nia, I don't think now's a good time-"

However, Nia didn't notice the change of atmosphere however as she continued to talk.

"When I read the things Boy say in bed, it amazes me how Kurumin tamed you so well. Yaa~, it surprised even me when I looked into Rasielmon. I had to double-check to see whether or not I actually saw correctly. The libido that you two contain is actually frightening. To think in just little more than a month, you guys did it more than a hu-mmph!"

Shido quickly covered Nia's mouth before all his dignity was lost. However, the damage was already done.

The blonde-haired spirit near him twirled the ends of her hair with a seemingly disinterested look but kept stealing glances at him. It was only when Shido called out her name hesitantly did she finally respond.

"Mukuro?"

"Nushi-sama, I see thou has indeed dabbled thyself in such carnal pleasures."

Mukuro gave a complicated look towards him as she left the remark there, not saying anything else. However, her pouting face and blush on her cheeks already said more than a thousand words.

Shido could only sigh in resignation.

"Darling, don't worry!"

A pair of arms suddenly hugged him from the side, making Shido stagger a bit. It didn't take long to realize it was Miku who was hugging him as she was the only one who called him that way.

"If I must, Kurumi-san can have Darling. Just give me Shiori-chan!"

"No, they're the same person… hey, where are you touching!"

"Ah, we just need to remove this part and add some things here and there. Ah, maybe Mio-san can help…"

Miku began to ramble some concerning things as Shido tried to push her invasive hands off of him. It was only after a great effort that he managed to get away from the salivating Spirit. He wanted to stay a man still, thank you very much.

Also, he had a premonition that Kurumi would murder Miku if her plan actually happened.

"Hey, stop fooling around. It's about to begin."

Kotori's voice rang out as Shido immediately refocused his vision towards the two Spirits who everybody was here for.

That's right. Kurumi and Tohka were fighting for him. Although he was unclear about the results that would come forth from one's victory, he still found his heart pumping rapidly. Was it out of nervousness or excitement? Shido didn't know but he found his eyes fixed as the Tohka and Kurumi drew their weapons.

---

Tohka was nervous as she looked at the crimson Spirit before her.

To be honest, Tohka wasn't completely confident in her odds of victory. She still remembered their first fight on the top of Raizen High where Kurumi dominated all of them alone, even when she had Mana by her side. Granted, she was in her limited Astral Dress but it didn't take away from Kurumi's battle prowess.

She had to go all out if she wanted to win. Grasping Sandalphon with both of her hands tightly, she faced the tip of the sword towards Kurumi. The battle maiden stood valiantly as she shifted her front feet forward, digging her back feet into the ground so she could be ready to launch at any moment.

Contrary to Tohka's stiff face, Kurumi had a relaxing smile as she held her two guns in a cross in front of her. She gave a bewitching aura as she got into her battle-ready stance.

"Then, let's begin, Tohka-san."

"Umu."

The battle started with a series of gunshot.

"Zafkiel!"

A large gold clock appeared behind Kurumi as shadows began to whirl around her.

Holding the guns in front of her, Kurumi began to open fire towards Tohka with her superior range of fire. Each bullet was made of her shadows, having the ability to pierce through Tohka's Astral Dress while not having to waste time reloading her guns unlike regular bullets and guns.

Of course, Tohka wasn't going to go down from this.

"Sandalphon!"

The sword in her hand began to glow as a throne appeared behind her.

Seeing the array of bullets arriving, she took a roundabout approach in order to dodge while swinging her broadsword to destroy the bullets that she couldn't dodge.

She didn't stop there as she swung her sword another time, sending a sword energy slash towards Kurumi while trying to close the distance. Against a ranged fighter like Kurumi, she knew it was crucial to get in close as a close-melee fighter. Of course, Kurumi knew that as well.

"First Bullet, Aleph."

From the gold clock, shadows from the number 1 emerged as it entered the muzzle of the pistol. Pointing the gun towards her own head, Kurumi pulled the trigger. In an instance, Kurumi's speed increased notably as Aleph increased her external time.

Keeping a ten-meter distance radius around Tohka, she began to barrage the purple-haired Spirit with bullets. Ten meters was the right amount of distance to apply pressure. Any closer and she would be in the range for a counterattack but if she went any farther, she would give more time for Tohka to react to her firing.

"Kuh, these annoying bullets!"

While the bullets couldn't do too much damage due to her Astral Dress, the damage kept racking up as she allowed some of them to land on her in favor of keeping on the aggression. Of course, she made sure to keep an eye on Kurumi. To be exact, she was watching out for one of Kurumi's twelve bullets. While Kurumi's Zafkiel was powerful, she noticed two flaws of it.

The first flaw was the start up. When Kurumi used one of her twelve bullets, shadows would first emerge from the corresponding number of the clock. While this process was only a few seconds, it was enough time for a Spirit like Tohka to see which bullet Kurumi was using and react accordingly.

That led to the second flaw which was the bullet itself. While the bullet itself was powerful, the bullet needed to land on its target to activate its power. Tohka could block and tank any of the normal bullets but if any of Zafkiel's bullets came into play, she would have no choice but to dodge them.

Tohka was specifically watching out for the Second Bullet, Bet, the bullet that slows down external time, and the Seventh Bullet, Zayin, the bullet that stops one's time. The first one would be a hindrance to her speed while the second one would probably instantly lose her the fight.

That being said, she couldn't stay on the receiving side forever but Kurumi wasn't giving her an opening to seize. Kurumi had no intention of getting any closer and seemed to content on wearing her down just like this.

"Ara ara, is that all you got, Tohka-san?"

Kurumi taunted with a smirk as she once again shot herself with Aleph, realizing the previous one was near the end of its interval. Of course, despite the confidence on her face, she kept her guard up, knowing that things would get tough if Tohka somehow got close to her.

Tohka gritted her teeth. If there were no opportunities, she just had to create one.

"Hyaaaa!"

Using her left leg as a fulcrum, Tohka turned her body while strengthening the grip on her sword. Spinning herself once, she increased the momentum of Sandalphon before striking with it, releasing a powerful sword slash.

Not towards Kurumi but to the ground below.

BOOM!

The ground spontaneously exploded upon impact as dirt and sand immediately flew into the air. It was impossible to see through the particles at this moment.

"This is…"

Kurumi, who initially thought that Tohka's attack was aimed towards her, realized that what Tohka was aiming for was a makeshift smokescreen. Realizing this, she quickly loaded her gun in response, pointing one of her guns towards a number on Zafkiel.

As for Tohka, she wasn't just planning on ending her attack here. The bullets didn't stop raining down on Tohka but they lost their oppressiveness and precision which was enough for Tohka. Tracing the trajectory of the bullets, she immediately rushed off into the air while dodging the bullets.

"Over there!"

Emerging from the smoke, Tohka found Kurumi moving away. However, it was too late to run away. Without stopping, Tohka quickly readied her sword as she shot towards Kurumi with comet speed.

Kurumi tried to defend herself as she raised her rifle towards Tohka…

"Seventh Bullet, Za-!"

"Too slow!"

…but Tohka was faster.

Woosh!

Swinging her sword as she went past Kurumi, she gave a clean cut across Kurumi's midriff as her sword tore through Kurumi's Astral Dress easily. Tohka's power was nothing to scoff at and together with her acceleration, her strike was a crushing one.

"Kyaa!"

Kurumi cried out in pain as she fell in one strike.

Tohka turned around, preparing the final blow to confirm her victory. However, confusion soon filled her face.

"Muu?"

Kurumi, after staggering a bit, began to melt into the shadows. Tohka halted in the air to watch as the body continued to sink. Soon enough, it completely disappeared into the shadows.

She then heard a giggle.

"Kihihihi, did you think it was over?"

"So close. But, me was one step ahead."

"Ara ara, Tohka-san really did a number on me."

A multiple of Kurumi began to emerge from the shadows as Tohka realized that what she took down was just a mere clone. However, that only confused her.

"Impossible, I was definitely fighting the real one!"

After all, clones couldn't use Zafkiel and she had certainly saw Kurumi use Aleph throughout the battle. There was no possible way that was a clone all along unless…

"Don't tell me…!"

"Ufufu, do you finally realize?"

When Tohka made a smokescreen, not only did it block Kurumi's view of Tohka, it also blocked Tohka's view of Kurumi.

When Kurumi loaded her guns after seeing Tohka's smokescreen, she did not load the Seventh Bullet, Zayin initially.

No, she had instead loaded Fifth Bullet, Hei and shot herself.

Hei gave Kurumi the ability to take a glimpse of the future, allowing her to see how Tohka would slice her if things played out as normal.

Using this knowledge, she quickly called a clone from her shadows to take her place. She loaded Seventh Bullet, Zayin into the clone's gun while she herself escaped into the shadows. While clones couldn't use Zafkiel themselves, it was a different story if Kurumi loaded the guns for them. This happened all in the matter of seconds.

Needless to say, Tohka was now surrounded by countless of Kurumis. All of them were identical in appearance as they pointed their guns towards her. It was only with her extraordinary eyesight was she able to differentiate one person who had a different Astral Dress from the rest.

The original Kurumi smiled as she assumed her Rasiel form, her Astral Dress now having miniature crosses adorning it. She held a giant book in front of her with her as Rasiel's pages soon began to flip by itself.

"Now, Tohka-san, this date [battle] has just begun!"

Tohka closed her eyes as she held her hand out in front of her.

"Armor Mode, Ratelibish."

Tohka's throne that was floating behind her soon broke apart as it became parts of her armor and bolstered her defense to the point where she could now ignore the clone's bullets to a certain degree. However, just because she upped her defense didn't mean that she could stand still. If she did, she would be paraded by thousands of bullets. Even her armor wouldn't be able to handle that.

From here on out, she would have to go past her limits.

"Bring it on!"

---

On the sidelines of the battlefield, the Spirits watched the close exchanges between Kurumi and Tohka with astonished eyes. The two of them were evenly matched in their interactions. It felt the tides of the battle could tip towards one's side at any moment.

However, Nia narrowed her eyes at the sight of Kurumi bringing Rasiel into the fight. Shido didn't miss this reaction.

"Nia, what's wrong?"

"Boy, are you familiar with Kurumin's Rasiel?"

"Isn't it more or less the same as yours?"

"Well, you're not wrong but…"

"But?"

"The fact that Kurumin is using Rasielmon, she probably plans to read Tohka-chan's future actions."

Although Nia said reading future actions, it was a lot more complicated than that. At the very least, Nia couldn't do that with her Rasiel.

Nia and Kurumi had exchanged notes on Rasiel and there, they noticed something. Kurumi's Rasiel wasn't the same as Nia's Rasiel. While they both had the same information network, Kurumi didn't have Future Description like Nia.

An Angel's characteristics and functions were reflected based on the Spirit. Of course, Rasiel was originally Nia's so it had her influence but Rasiel changed in order to fit Kurumi better.

Future Contemplation.

An ability of Rasiel that was unique to Kurumi only.

Once Kurumi set a person as a target, Rasiel analyzed everything about them. Abilities, strengths, weaknesses, and even thought process, everything was forcefully revealed to Kurumi. Although she couldn't "see" their future literally, with everything including their thoughts revealed to Kurumi, Kurumi could predict what they would do, to the point where she could "contemplate" about the future.

The only restriction was that they had to be in her presence and she could only look at one person at a time. It wasn't something she could use in place of Rasiel's search engine and it wasn't good if she had to go against multiple opponents

It was more suited for combat as shown in the final battle with Mio.

In fact, during that fight, it was only through Kurumi's intelligence was she able to analyze a person's reiryoku through Future Contemplation by touching them, tune it with her own reiryoku so she could use a fusion attack with Zafkiel. Of course, it was something that took preparation and time and wasn't suitable for this specific battle.

When Nia first heard Future Contemplation from Kurumi, she immediately felt cheated. In her eyes, Kurumi was already overpowered so adding this ability to her arsenal was just the rich getting richer. Why didn't she get this ability and get Future Description instead?

She then had to listen to a lecture from Kurumi on how if Future Description was in her own hands, Kurumi would be able to use it to greater lengths than Nia and how being able to force an action from a person was a powerful ability.

There were some other things too but long story short, Nia helplessly had to listen to how useless she was. It was to the point where she wanted to throw her own Rasiel to Kurumi and see whether Kurumi could actually do what she said she could.

More importantly, Kurumi had set Tohka as her target for Future Contemplation and thus, would control the pace of the fight from now on.

"This is bad for Tohka."

"You too, Origami?"

Origami also believed that things weren't looking good for Tohka.

Tohka may have had a chance in the beginning but now that battle had developed this way, it was clear to see who the winner was. Origami wasn't downplaying Tohka; it was just the person she was up against was Tokisaki Kurumi.

The frightening thing about Kurumi wasn't her fighting ability (although Origami won't deny it was up there among the top) but her ability to overwhelm her opponent with clones. While each clone may not be as strong as the original, they were still stronger than the normal human and a hindrance if not properly handled.

Of course, a single clone had no chance against a Spirit but right now, an innumerable number of clones were surrounding Tohka. This was the reason Kurumi was literally an army by herself, someone who eliminated DEM single-handedly.

Hearing the two Spirits give their opinion and their reasons why, all the other people were forced to accept that the outcome of the battle had been decided.

All except two.

Shido could see that Tohka hadn't given up yet. In fact, the look in her eyes were still filled with determination and thirst for victory. The battle was far from over in his eyes.

"I won't end the fight yet."

Mio also gave her ruling as the overseer of the fight. Her flower-like Astral Dress glowed with transcendent light and gave Mio a divinity that was befitting of the Spirit of Origin. Seeing the questioning look of the other Spirits, she explained herself.

"If this was another Spirit, I would also agree that this battle is over. However, Tohka is different story."

"Different?" Kotori questioned.

Mio nodded.

"Unlike the rest of you, Tohka wasn't a human initially but instead, created by me personally. In other words, a pure Spirit."

"What?!"

This was news to all of them. Of course, Mio had expected this reaction. After all, they all thought that all the Spirits except for Mio were originally humans who were later given Sephira Crystals.

However, Tohka was different as she could be considered a Spirit of the same type as herself.

A Spirit with the potential to kill the Spirit of Origin.

---

Kurumi felt sweat drip down her forehead as she held Rasiel in one hand and Zafkiel's flintlock pistol in the other.

Using two Angels simultaneously was tedious and put stress on her body. There was also the mental strain of using Rasiel continuously as she had to quickly interpret the information and then relay it to her clones.

It may have looked like she was overdoing it from an outsider's perspective, using so many clones to overwhelm Tohka but Kurumi knew. If she didn't fully dominate Tohka, the situation would change.

Even now, she couldn't find an opportunity to use Zayin as Tohka kept zooming around the area, keeping her movements erratic and unpredictable. Her sword would be swinging one direction but then at the last moment, her body would sharply reverse the flow of her momentum to change her attack direction last minute with only minimal loss of attack power.

She couldn't count the number of times Tohka almost broke her encirclement if it wasn't for Rasiel. One single misstep and she would have Tohka cutting her down with her sword.

Still, everything was going according to plan.

Tohka's sword had lost its edge as it began to move slower than before. Her movement and defense became clumsier as more attacks began to hit her. Kurumi figured it wouldn't be long till Tohka collapses.

Nevertheless, the purple-haired Spirit continued to dance amongst the rain of bullets and blood. Not one part of her body stayed still as her sword was always moving around her exquisitely. It was like looking at a performance instead of a battle. One might be reminded of a butterfly dancing through the fields as her Astral Dress fluttered amidst the battlefield.

However, Tohka was indeed on the verge of exhaustion. When she cut down a clone, another would take its place. When she tried to get close to the original Kurumi, she would be blocked by the clones. When she tried to find a spot to catch her breath, a group of clones would always be there ready for her.

Not to mention the number of bullets that were flying towards her. If she tried to react to them the moment she saw them, they would have already hit her.

So, how was Tohka handling the situation so well? Simple.

If she couldn't react to the bullets with her vision, she would rely on her sixth sense. The moment her instincts sensed something, her body was already moving to either block or dodge the incoming bullet. In other words, she was purely moving on intuition and stimulation. Her body and mind were acting as one, immediately acting before thoughts could be fully formed.

This was something that could only be done after being through constant battles.

Tohka knew however. If she kept at this pace, she would eventually run out of stamina. Being wary of Zafkiel's bullets, she had to raise her senses to the maximum. However, that in itself was tiring but if she didn't, worst case scenario, she would find herself being hit by Zayin.

Even still, she didn't try to be hasty as she slowly reduced the number of clones. Her intuition told her that if she tried to force the approach, she would only be putting herself in more danger.

Keeping patient, she kept Kurumi in the corner of her eyes, waiting for a single opportunity. The moment she did, she would grab it.

And an opportunity did arise.

A sharp pain suddenly flared inside of Kurumi's head.

"Ugh! At a time like this…"

Kurumi faltered in the air as she put a hand to the side of her head, a severe headache brewing inside. Her vision went almost black from the pain as lethargy filled her entire body.

She realized that this was from using Rasiel too long. The reason that she didn't use Rasiel from the beginning was because when using Future Contemplation, the information was directly transmitted to her brain. While that allowed her to save time reading, it also put a burden on her brain over time. As she feared, her brain could only handle the stress from Future Contemplation for a certain interval.

"Za-Zafkiel. Fourth Bullet, Dalet."

Calling her primary Angel, she shakenly put the flintlock pistol to her head and shot as the headache disappeared. The reason she didn't do this earlier was because she would break the flow of information Rasiel was sending her when shooting herself and she also didn't expect Tohka to last this long.

Where's Tohka-san?

Kurumi looked around and to her surprise, all her clones were on the ground, defeated. On closer look, they were only injured moderately but…

"Me, up above!"

One of the clones called out to her and when Kurumi looked to where the clone was pointing…

Up in the sky, Tohka was holding her sword high up as a dense mass of reiryoku gathered. Her throne no longer supporting her armor, it was instead attached to her sword as its fragments had fused with Sandalphon, making the sword several times larger. Electricity and white particles flew around as it condensed at the blade.

Kurumi's face turned pale at what she was seeing.

This was Tohka's ultimate, strongest sword. What should she do? Dodge? No, that was impossible with an attack like that. Interrupt her? She was too far away.

Tohka was already done charging up. She wasn't going to wait nicely for Kurumi. Swinging her sword down, she shouted,

"HALVANHELEV!"

The sword of the end descended. The atmosphere crackled as destructive light fell towards Kurumi.

"Zafkiel!" Kurumi made one last desperate attempt as she raised her gun in defiance.

*BOOM*

The earth cracked as the land was split into two by the giant sword. The surrounding Spirits put an arm to their face, blocking the wind pressure that resulted from the sword strike as it threatened to send them flying into the air.

Mio quickly put up a barrier to block the stray fragments and reiryoku that came their way, protecting them from getting hurt.

"What happened?! Did Tohka get her?!"

"Unknown. Yuzuru cannot see due to the smoke."

The Yamai sisters were in awe of the massive firepower that Tohka was capable of and was impatient to see what the results were.

"I underestimated Tohka. I knew Tohka was strong but this…"

Origami reevaluated her assessment of Tohka. Origami knew that Tohka was a well-seasoned fighter. However, even Origami found herself watching in awe as time went by.

Tohka's masterful proficiency of the sword, her superhuman intuition and senses that made her seem as if she had eyes on the back of her head, Origami felt that Tohka was an untouchable existence during that moment. As a fellow fighter, she couldn't help but feel admiration.

Shido also was watching the fight when all of a sudden, an enigmatic sensation filled his body.

This feeling… I felt it before.

He looked towards Mio, wondering if his suspicions were correct. Noticing Shido's gaze, Mio returned his unspoken question with a nod. It seemed that Mio also realized what happened.

Meanwhile, Tohka descended down to the now destitute land that she caused. This was an attack that she put her all into but even she was surprised at the destruction that came as a result. On the other hand, since it was this much, there was no way Kurumi could've withstood the attack.

The purple-haired Spirit went into crevice, clearing away the smoke that still lingered in the air with a swing of her arm.

"It's over, Kurumi…muu?"

Kurumi was nowhere to be found.

Tohka looked around but she couldn't find any trace of the crimson Spirit. She definitely didn't die as Mio would never let that happen. She also made sure not to aim directly at Kurumi just in case.

Where did she go?

…

"Ugh, at a time like this…"

Kurumi faltered in the air as she put a hand to the side of her head, a severe headache brewing inside. Her vision went almost black from the pain as lethargy filled her entire body.

"Me!"

All the clones looked back, noticing that there was something wrong with the original.

Then, they realized. This wasn't the moment to be distracted. Not in front of their current opponent.

A purple flash appeared briefly in their sight before disappearing and before they could comprehend what happened, they were falling with a huge laceration.

One step, one swing, one clone.

There were no superfluous movements as Tohka fully seized the opportunity that was laid before her. Disassembling her armor mode and forgoing her defense in favor of speed, she quickly got rid of all the clones.

Or at least, she should've.

There was one more clone that she counted initially as it hid among the shadows of the recently slain clone, entering her blind spot.

"Kuh!"

Allowing the clone to strike back with a front kick to the chest, Tohka coughed roughly, finding her air circulation cut off for a brief moment. Trying to catch her breath, she tried to regain her posture but then, the clone shot a bullet hit her.

Once she got hit, she knew something was off.

This is-!

Before she knew it, she found her body already pelted by bullets.

-Zayin!

For the second time in this battle, Tohka found herself being confused.

There was no way that a clone could use Zafkiel. It couldn't be as the first situation where Kurumi had switched spots with a clone. The original Kurumi was currently suffering a rebound from Rasiel and was trying to use Dalet on herself.

So, how did this clone use Zayin?

Tohka's brain began to assemble all the facts that she knew.

Another clone than she counted, two Kurumis that could use Zafkiel, Zafkiel was an Angel that governed over time.

Time…

In juxtaposition, Shido immediately grasped the root of the enigma the moment he saw this.

That's not a clone. That's Kurumi from the future.

Putting his hand on his head, he looked through the memories of a different timeline that he had suddenly received in the middle of the battle. It was information from an alternate future where Tohka had succeeded in getting rid of the clones and using Halvanhelev.

However, Kurumi escaped by leaping through time.

Using Yud Bet on herself before getting hit by Halvanhelev, Kurumi sent herself to the immediate past and interrupted Tohka before she got to use Halvanhelev.

Using Yud Bet required a huge amount of reiryoku so that it was inefficient to use consistently in battles. However, Kurumi had done this, determined to win this one fight.

Doing so, she was able to change the flow of events for this timeline.

The Kurumi of this timeline now recovered with Dalet and instead of finding herself facing Halvanhelev, she found Tohka being defeated by the future Kurumi. By all means, Tohka could've won the battle but unfortunately, that possibility was now closed off.

Tohka now understood that the sands of time had been turned back but it was too late to change the results.

Falling to the ground, the impact from landing rattled Tohka's entire body and made her black out shortly. While she was passed out, multiple thoughts passed through her head.

It was finally over, wasn't it? She lost.

Ah, but she really wanted to win. That was a shame.

Now that she thought about it, was it wrong for her to tell Kurumi how to treat Shido? It wasn't as if Shido wasn't happy. He wouldn't have chosen Kurumi as his girlfriend if he wasn't.

Maybe, she was just jealous that she couldn't spend as much time with Shido as she used to. That was selfish of her, wasn't it?

(No, it isn't.)

Muu?

Tohka became surprised at the sudden words in her head, wondering if she misheard. However, it continued to speak.

(Out of the entire world, you are the only one qualified to be selfish. Do whatever you want until you're satisfied.)

You are…

Tohka realized who was speaking inside of her. It was that dark but dependable existence that was always there whenever she was in despair.

Her other self. The one that was always there with her from the beginning.

In her mind, her other self reached her hand out towards her and Tohka found herself reaching out in turn. In other cases, one might wonder if this was a demon tempting them with power but Tohka knew…

(If something or someone doesn't allow what you want…)

This person only wanted the best for her. This person would never deceive her. If anything, this was her older sister who would do anything for her.

(…then I'll make it happen for you.)

The two people grabbed hands.

By the time she opened her eyes again, she found herself face-to-face with Kurumi holding a pistol to her head.

Kurumi had no playfulness on her expression. That would be disrespectful to Tohka. Kurumi wouldn't make light of an opponent who was able to force her hand to such a degree.

"Tohka-san, it's my win."

Tohka's expression was still as she calmly looked around before leveling her gaze at Kurumi. When she opened her mouth…

"You bitch. That's still to be decided."

.

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Chapter 02

"You bitch. That's still to be decided."

Fierce words came from Tohka's mouth. Before Kurumi could properly register what she said, she suddenly found a black sword closing in on her face.

Kurumi barely parried the sword with her pistol, sliding the blade across the gun's barrel as she sent the blade to her side. It was a move that required pristine control and understanding of the opponent's momentum to which Kurumi grasped excellently.

However, Kurumi's expression remained sour; she had put her all to just block that one attack yet she could tell Tohka had only sent a probing attack.

"Oho? You blocked that? Un, what about this?" Tohka kept her momentum with exquisite footwork, not losing her balance from Kurumi's parry. Putting more strength into her sword, the sword once again spun towards Kurumi even quicker than before.

Due to the previous sudden attack, Kurumi's posture had been broken, leaving a gap in her defense. Tohka's sword precisely aimed at this weakness as the blade rammed into Kurumi's midriff.

Cough!

Kurumi was sent flying backward as pain boiled at her stomach, blood seeping into her clothes. If she didn't have her Astral Dress, that would've definitely killed her. After rolling a few times on the ground harshly, she staggeringly stood up to look at Tohka.

Tohka was now donning a new Astral Dress, one that was darker and more revealing.

The Astral Dress was dark violet now, traced with black laces. Her eyes had turned from dark purple to light purple. As noticed before, the Sandalphon was nowhere to be seen as what took its place was a pitch-black sword.

Kurumi felt a shiver run down her spine from the bloodthirsty aura radiating from Tohka. It was as if Tohka had turned into a completely different person, her gentle aura being replaced by a sharp one instead.

That distrustful glare, that proudful tone, those crass words, that cold charisma. Remembering those familiar traits, Kurumi realized the identity of the person in front of her.

"You're not Tohka-san. You, why did you come out?"

"Is that a problem, Zafkiel? And my name is Tenka, not 'you.'"

Kurumi thought it was quite hypocritical for Tenka to call her Zafkiel and then insist that she be called by her name. But, from the way Tenka was staring at her, she seemed adamant about her name. Perhaps, it was to differentiate from Tohka.

Kurumi decided to take a step back instead of going along with her initial retort.

"Ara ara, my apologies, Tenka-san. Now, may I ask why you're here?"

"Cut the bullshit, isn't it obvious?"

Tenka frowned as she raised her Nahemah, the Demon King glowing with an eerie light in the reflection of the Spirit's irritation. The sword's Reiryoku began to spike in power as Tenka began to shift her weight to her feet while turning her waist.

With a single swing, she sent multiple sword energy slashes towards Kurumi. It was remarkably faster than that of Tohka's as they threatened to bite into Kurumi.

"Second Bullet, Gimmel!" However, Kurumi was prepared this time, shooting the bullet without a moment's delay.

The supersonic slashes became remarkably slow. Under the control of time, no matter how strong the attacks were, they would never reach Kurumi.

However, Kurumi didn't get overconfident from this as she immediately drifted away while keeping fire. It would be a fool's errand to try to fight Tenka at such a close distance.

Seeing Kurumi's intention, Tenka snorted. With a loud stomp, she kicked off the ground as she rocketed towards Kurumi. Tenka's speed immediately began to close the distance as she dodged the bullets without losing speed.

"Zafkiel. Zayin!"

Kurumi calculated that with Tenka's speed, the remaining distance between the two would make the bullet be near impossible to react to. She had purposely left a path within her firing line for Tenka to go through so she could control and predict where Tenka would go.

Whether or not Tenka knew what Kurumi was planning, she continued to advance straight towards the Zayin bullet.

(Tenka! That bullet is dangerous!)

Tohka's urgent voice sounded in Tenka's head. It seemed that Tohka's spirit had grown to the point where she could stay conscious even when she had taken over.

Don't worry. I'll just cut it.

(But that's…!)

Tohka's concern was warranted. Zayin wasn't something that could be blocked; as long as it connected with the target, even if it was their weapon, it would still freeze their time.

Zayin was now mere centimeters away from Tenka's forehead. However, Tenka still raised her sword, showing no attempt to dodge.

Kurumi smirked at Tenka's brashness. In the end, her opponent was somebody who only met things straight on with just muscle and no brain. She slowed down, readying her guns to attack the moment Tenka's time froze.

What happened next surprised everybody.

Cling!

Tenka's Nahemah met the bullet straight down the middle.

However, the sword didn't stop.

Continuing its path, it beautifully severed Zayin into two clean halves. The remnants of the bullet flew to the sides as Tenka continued straight on as if nothing happened.

"What?!"

Kurumi widened her eyes, not expecting her Zayin to fail. What was going on? Did Zayin malfunction? No, that was impossible. Was is it some sort of trick?

"I finally caught up to you, wretch."

Kurumi had too many questions but Tenka was already too close to her. Like a storm, Tenka approached with torrent and tenacity as her sword quickly reached towards the time Spirit.

Her face pale, Kurumi tried to raise her gun again in retaliation but Tenka swiftly knocked it out of her hand with her sword. Before she knew it, Kurumi had Nahemah pointed at her neck, the tip of the blade only a mere centimeter away.

"Is that all, Zafkiel? Then, it's over."

Kurumi couldn't help but gulp as the sword pricked at her throat, drawing the slightest of blood. It was a complete defeat that left no room for compromise.

"I heard rumors about Tenka-san but this…"

"Wow! Tenka-chan is su~per strong. She took down Kurumi-chan so quickly!"

Yoshino and Yoshinon were seeing for Tenka for the first time and now that they were seeing her power firsthand, it was mind-breaking.

"What a cold beauty… I wonder if Tenka-san would let me hug her!"

"Didn't she try to kill you when you first met?"

"That was the past! If I tell her I'm friends with Tohka-san, won't she become more lenient?"

Miku was stating nonsense as usual to which Kotori decided to just leave her in her own fantasies.

She was more infatuated with Tenka's combat ability.

Once Tenka entered the battle, she had reversed the situation with overwhelming power. No intricate strategy, no flashy sword skills, Tenka had only rushed towards Kurumi and beaten her with just power.

Of course, this was due to one factor. Kurumi had let her guard down once she saw Tenka allow Zayin to touch her sword and thus, was caught off guard. However, that led to the question of how Tenka did what she did.

Tenka was able to cut time itself, one of the unshakeable laws of this world.

Was this the power of a pure Spirit? Certainly, if Mio had created her so that she could die, then having this kind of ability would definitely have the potential to do so.

On the other hand, Shido looked worriedly at Kurumi. When was the last time he had seen Kurumi so defeated?

Tenka stared at Kurumi for a bit before clicking her tongue in an irritated manner.

"How boring. I know this isn't all you have, Zafkiel."

Tenka lowered her sword to her side with a disappointed expression. While Tenka wanted to win for Tohka, she also wanted to have a worthwhile fight. This sort of one-sided fight wasn't entertaining at all.

Tenka then turned to the spectating Spirits, having felt their gazes during the fight. It was no problem for her to sense who was there as she felt the presence of many Sephira Crystals, especially her damn mother. However, when seeing one particular person, an interesting thought came to her mind.

"I remember there were stakes on this duel? I've decided to change them since my other self's demands were a bit vague."

"What are you saying?"

"That human, I'll be taking him from you. Since I won, that should be fine, is it not?"

"…excuse me?"

Kurumi narrowed her eyes.

(Huh?! Tenka, you can't do that! She's Shido's girlfriend!)

Tohka tried to refrain Tenka from her decision but Tenka ignored her other self for the time being.

"Ah yes, his name was indeed Shido. Since Tohka views him positively, I'll admit he's not half-bad. Personally, I have a slight interest in him."

"Ara ara, Tenka-san does? Are you sure you're not sick?" Kurumi sneered at Tenka's uncharacteristic words. Kurumi's tone had become less polite and her expression was less respectful than before.

Well, that was no surprise considering that Tenka was literally trying to steal her boyfriend. Tenka knew this as well and said to the irritated Kurumi,

"Don't worry, out of consideration that you're his girlfriend…"

Tenka smirked.

"I'll let you watch by the side when I attend to him at bed."

Bang!

Tenka tilted her head to the side, barely dodging the fired bullet as it severed the ends of her hair. At the same time, gripping Nahemah tighter, she thrusted the sword in retaliation.

Clang!

It was the sound of blades clashing unexpectedly. However, Zafkiel didn't have a sword weapon in its arsenal.

Nevertheless, it was a fact that a saber was blocking Tenka's attack.

"Was that a joke, Tenka-san? Because I'm not laughing."

White. If Tenka had to describe the Kurumi in front of her in one word, it would be "white."

Kurumi's black hair had turned white. Her Astral Dress turned from a Gothic Lolita style into a white regal military uniform. White cap, white gloves, white boots, everything was white. While it gave off a different atmosphere than her usual Astral Dress, one couldn't deny the elegance that exuded from her new one.

Her appearance wasn't the only thing that changed.

"Lucifugus."

Calling the name of her Demon King, the gold clock that used to materialize behind Kurumi was now replaced with a white clock instead. Her once gold eye was now a blue astronomical eye as the hands of the clock began to rapidly turn.

Rotating the white saber that was interlocked with Tenka's sword, Kurumi locked the guard of her saber with the flat of Tenka's blade and putting strength to her arms, forcefully twisted Tenka's sword down. It was a technique meant to disarm the opponent's weapon.

Tenka felt her wrist strained, her hands threatening to let go of her sword but with pure strength, kept her grip on the sword's handle. However, Tenka knew that Kurumi wasn't going to end it there. In fact, this was just the opener.

With a swift spin, Kurumi's saber came from the bottom up and slashed towards her with uncanny speed. Of course, Tenka's dynamic vision was able to see the route of the sword and made a split-second decision.

Tenka jumped back to avoid the attack to increase her range of vision and planned to counterattack the moment Kurumi missed her slash.

"Libra Bullet, Moznaim."

Or at least she tried to.

Tenka found herself teleported to the same spot that she was previously in. It was the power of Moznaim which ruled over space, distorting the law of causality to reverse cause and effect. With this fraudulent ability, Kurumi changed Tenka's position so that she was once again in front of her.

"Cancer Sword, Sartan."

Kurumi used Lucifugus's abilities one after the other immediately. This was only possible because one ability used the sword and the other used the pistol. Due to this, Kurumi linked the two abilities seamlessly so that the instance Tenka was teleported, the saber had already connected with her.

"Ugh!" A low grunt came from Tenka as the saber rammed into her right side. Due to the sudden teleportation, she couldn't put up a proper defense as she received the full power of the attack.

The saber held more destructive power than a regular saber swing. Receiving a hit from the saber that had its space warped around its blade felt like being finely sliced yet heavily bludgeoned at the same time. It was an uncomfortable feeling that ignored the laws of physics.

Being launched away roughly, Tenka flew in free-fall for a while before thrusting her sword in the ground to slow her flight and landing on her feet.

Gritting her teeth, she checked her injury at her side to see her condition before grimacing a bit. It wasn't just a simple cut. Sartan had twisted and disfigured Tenka's flesh, leaving an ugly wound that one wouldn't think to be possible with a blade. A few of her ribs were also broken from the blow.

"Tenka-san, are you already done?"

An imposing voice was heard as Kurumi casually walked towards Tenka with light steps. Her expression was pleasant and charming but with a dark accent. However, that only added to her commanding allure. Her white attire made her stand out on the ruined battlefield.

She was a white queen declaring that all things were under her. A noble who exuded an undeniable authority demanding that she be worshipped and adored. Any person would have their hearts stolen away by the white beauty and be willing to lay themselves down in worship of their new queen.

The moment Tenka realized she was thinking like this, she snorted.

"Enough with the tricks. Do you really think you can charm me?"

It was a brainwashing ability that would seize control of one's mind if one's will be weak. Of course, Tenka wasn't affected by the deceptive charm. Kurumi also wasn't too surprised at Tenka's mental resistance.

"Ara ara, I apologize. Since I don't usually assume this form, I just wanted to see how it works. If it actually did succeed, I would be quite disappointed. I'm just getting started after all."

"What a coincidence. I'm also just getting serious now."

This was what Tenka wanted to go against. That white appearance, that Inverse form that had dominated the battlefield during the final war. That was the kind of opponent she wanted to go against.

She could already feel herself getting motivated, her fighting energy rising in response to Kurumi's pure Reiryoku that could only be found in a Qlipha Crystal, the natural, undiluted form of a Sephira Crystal. This kind of battle wasn't something that she would come across often. She would thoroughly savor it.

She regripped Nahemah and fixed her posture once she saw Kurumi raise her saber but Kurumi didn't start her offense yet.

"Castle of Conquering Space."

Stabbing the white saber into the ground with both hands, Kurumi declared her personal domain, the ability that contrasted the City of Devouring Time.

A blinding white light appeared from the ground where the sword impaled and it enveloped the two Inverse Spirits before quickly disappearing. If one blinked at the wrong moment, they would have thought that the two Spirits had been spirited away.

In Tenka's perspective, it had looked as if everything turned white. A spotless white floor and a pure white atmosphere where the length and width seemed endless. The island that they were previously on was nowhere to be seen.

In an instant, they were in a different dimension of space created by Kurumi. Here, Kurumi was at her strongest state as she became one with the space.

Tenka saw this but she didn't care. Who cared if she was in a place that gave the opponent an advantage? Crushing Kurumi at her best would only serve as a clear testament to her strength.

"Do your best to keep up with me, Zafkiel. From now on, I'm going all out."

"I should be the one saying that to you, Tenka-san."

The dark princess and the white queen clashed once more.

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The Spirits had many comments about the fight they were seeing. It was to be expected. What was once supposed to be a simple duel turned out to be a huge battle to the near-death.

Of course, the Spirits weren't that worried about the two. It wasn't as if they were really trying to kill (?) each other and if things did go south, they had Mio to intervene. Mio had left them earlier to get closer once she saw that things were getting dangerous so they were all by themselves watching.

"I'll let you watch by the side when I attend to him at bed."

At those words, everybody looked at Shido as if planned. Their faces held sullen expressions as they didn't hide their dissatisfaction.

"Onii-chan, really? Another one?"

"Wait a minute! I didn't do anything!" Shido felt wronged when he saw the disappointed looks at him. If anything, he was surprised; he didn't remember Tenka having such favorability for him!

The Spirits thought that Tohka turning into Tenka would be the end of surprises but then Kurumi's transformation happened.

"A White Kurumi-san! I must burn this into my memory!" Miku exclaimed with an excited voice.

"Kurumi-san's Inversion… looks different than I expected."

"Yeah! It's like a complete wardrobe change! In fact, everything about her is white!"

Yoshino and Yoshinon opened their mouths in awe at Kurumi's appearance.

"Unbelief. To think that the Inverse are that strong."

Yuzuru was pondering.

"Again! How does Kurumin keep getting cheat-like abilities?! Time and omnipotent information weren't enough so you have to control space too? I'm losing my mind!"

Nia was being Nia.

At this point, the battle was about to go to a climax. The Spirits could feel it in their bones as they saw the two strongest Spirits getting ready for another exchange. Their excitement levels were reaching an all-new high.

"Hey! Where did they go?! I want to see more!" (Kaguya)

The only problem was Kurumi activated her Castle of Conquering Space. Kurumi's domain was a separate space so to an outsider's view, it would look like Kurumi and Tenka disappeared after being enveloped by the light.

Due to it, they met the problem of not being able to observe the fight anymore. This was very frustrating for the audience who felt they had been cheated from their enjoyment. It was as one was watching a movie and just when it was about to get really good, the screen shut off.

Shido looked at the other Spirits, who were trying to figure out what to do now, before pointing to an empty space.

"Do you guys not see that white cubic-ish space?"

"White space?" Kotori frowned as she looked where Shido was pointing. No matter how hard she stared, she saw nothing.

However, to Shido's eyes, the huge spatial distortion couldn't be clearer to him. Thankfully, he wasn't the only one who could see it.

"Nushi-sama sees it as well?" Mukuro also seemed to see it to which Shido nodded.

"Well, I can't see what's happening inside but yeah."

Kotori thought for a moment before quickly realizing the reason. Shido was someone who amassed a pool of Reiryoku due to his sealing while having a connection with Kurumi. Mukuro could probably see it as well since her powers were space-related.

"Mukuro, do you think you could create an entry-path?"

Kotori asked Mukuro, hoping that she could create a portal like she normally does. Mukuro didn't disappoint.

"It'll be hard due to Kurumi's dominion over it but Mukuro is confident in creating a hole."

Transforming into her Spirit form, Mukuro and the group went to where the cube presumably was. Once they arrived, Mukuro called out her Angel.

"Michael. Rataibu."

Mukuro's staff prodded the empty space and tried to open a portal. However, she frowned as she could feel a strong force resisting her. Furrowing her eyebrows, she put more Reiryoku into her Angel until finally, a portal of a meter diameter opened.

"Hurry. Mukuro can only maintain this portal for a little while."

The Spirits quickly entered the space one by one with Mukuro being the last. When they entered, the first thing they heard was the clashing of swords.

"What the…"

The battle was going at such a fast pace that the two Spirits could barely be seen. Only a purple line and a white line was zooming around the white space as they intersected multiple times. Each time the two lines clashed with each other, a thunderous sound would ring out.

He would briefly see Tenka slashing her sword multiple times in just one second but before he could completely comprehend what he saw, he would see Kurumi sending a kick towards Tenka along with some bullets.

Shido widened his eyes at the transcendent fight that surpassed human cognition. How was it possible for them to fight like this?

On the other hand, Tenka was impressed by Kurumi. Being able to assume the true form of a Spirit without being consumed by its destructive urges was admirable. She evaluated Kurumi as a remarkable opponent.

Her Lucifugus was a powerful Demon King but to say that was the sole reason for her strength would be an insult to Kurumi.

Her method of fighting wasn't inflexible. Sometimes, her saber was soft and swift while other times, it was hard and heavy. Her dual-wielding of a gun and saber didn't conflict with each other but only added to the oppressiveness of her offense and defense, enough to keep Tenka on alert.

Also, it was clear that she surpassed Kurumi in terms of power and speed. However, despite this, Kurumi was fighting on equal level with her.

It was thanks to this damn Castle of Conquering Space, which allowed Kurumi to sense every movement inside this space. Her footwork, her breathing pattern, her eye's direction, her sword's trajectory, everything was relayed to the subtle glowing blue-clock eye.

But now I have a grasp of your physical abilities. How about this now?

The flow of Tenka's sword suddenly changed. Tenka's sword, which used to consistently aim at Kurumi's vital points, was now pursuing speed and power over accuracy. Once Tenka changed her attack pattern, her attacks became harder to deal with. Tenka's sword, that couldn't reach Kurumi before, soon began to reach her as cuts and tears were made into Kurumi's Astral Dress.

This monster! Kurumi winced in pain as Tenka's sword narrowly missed her forehead, scratching her. Tenka continued to go faster and faster to the point where even if Kurumi saw what she was trying to do, she wasn't able to react perfectly in time. How many people in the world could change their attack style so drastically mid-battle? Kurumi felt as if she was versing against a completely different person.

However, because Tenka was going all offense on her, Kurumi was able to perceive a miniscule gap in her defense. It couldn't even be called a gap but with the Conquering Castle of Space, Kurumi was able to capitalize on it.

"Capricorn Sword, Gedi."

Taking one step, Kurumi one-handedly swung her saber directly down towards Tenka's head. Tenka defended against the attack easily with her sword. Despite that, Kurumi gave an assured smile which Tenka soon realized why.

It's heavy!

Without delay, Tenka felt as if the sky had fallen on her as it forcefully commanded her to kneel down. Tenka immediately used her other hand to support the blade before the white saber could break through her defense. However, that was all she could do as Kurumi began to unleash a flurry of attacks with her saber.

Nahemah gave a loud screech as if in pain as it violently tremored in Tenka's hands. Tenka flinched in pain as the blades landed on her body, only being able to rely on her Astral Dress for defense.

(Tenka, are you okay?!) Tohka yelled in concern.

Gravity, huh? Not bad, using it to increase the weight of her attacks while forcing me down at the same time. She got us.

Kurumi gave one final swing with her saber to which Tenka blocked. While Tenka was immobilized under Kurumi's Gedi, Kurumi raised the gun in her left hand.

"Leo Bullet, Arie."

Arie was one of Kurumi's strongest bullets. It had the power to devour space and was able to be manually controlled. However, controlling it required a certain amount of concentration so it was hard to use when the battle was fast-paced. Now that Tenka was bound right in front of her, she could fire without concern.

"…?!"

But then Kurumi saw Tenka let go of her sword, breaking the interlock with her saber. Taking one step in towards Kurumi's center, Tenka sidestepped Kurumi's saber, letting the saber brush past her side, and with her right hand, Tenka grabbed Kurumi's left hand that was holding the gun by the wrist and pushed it away outwardly.

Bang!

Arie was forcefully sent off course due to Tenka's maneuver. Kurumi hurriedly attempted to bring the Arie bullet back but then she felt a fist connect to her face.

Pow!

Kurumi's head rattled as she felt her vision become shaky. Tenka had landed a clean punch to the right side of her jaw, making her brain rattle inside her skull. The command that she initially planned to give to Arie was canceled due to her disorientation.

"It seems that when you use two of Lucifugus abilities together, you're unable to accurately read my movements despite your domain. Did you think I wouldn't notice?"

Under normal circumstances, Tenka wouldn't have been able to pull off a move like grabbing Kurumi and punching her. After all, they were in Kurumi's Castle of Conquering Space. Reacting and dealing a deadly counterattack should've been easy for Kurumi. However, when she was amassing the Reiryoku for Arie, Tenka saw the flow of Reiryoku between the atmosphere and Kurumi damper. It meant that Kurumi wasn't connected with her Castle in that brief moment. Tenka attacked during that gap.

While Kurumi was still shook from the punch, Tenka further pushed her advantage with a rapid knee to the guts.

Cough!

Kurumi lurched forward as she felt all the air leave her lungs. Sure, Kurumi knew of the weakness beforehand but she had assumed that Tenka would have been incapacitated by Gedi's gravity. Who in the world would be able to take advantage of such a weakness when under amplified gravity?

Tenka's movements weren't something that should be possible under Gedi's intense gravity. Her movements may be noticeably slower compared to the usual superhuman speed but Kurumi was confident a normal Spirit wouldn't be moving like how Tenka was doing right now.

How was Tenka moving so well? Kurumi began to think about what was different between Tenka and the other Spirits.

"Tch, it's the same type as Mio-san's?" She clicked her tongue in annoyance when she found the answer.

The answer was Tenka's Astral Dress. Certain attacks would only work on her for a certain period before losing their effect. It reminded her of when they were fighting Mio where most of their attacks, if not all, were ineffective due to Mio's Astral Dress. Because they were both pure Spirits, they had similarities.

Kurumi realized this too late as Tenka already landed multiple blows on her.

A low kick to her knee, breaking her balance. An elbow strike to the side of her head. Another punch straight towards her guts. Wait, she changed it to an uppercut to her chin.

What was this brute fighting style? One would think that she was in a street brawl instead of a battle between Spirits. However, it was the perfect strategy as even if Kurumi wanted to counterattack, Tenka was too close to her for her pistol and saber to be effective.

She tried stabbing with her saber but it brushed past Tenka's side. While Kurumi's arm was outstretched, Tenka grabbed her arm and her uniform collar before pulling them abruptly. By the time she realized what Tenka was doing, it was too late.

The world in Kurumi's vision flipped as she found herself staring at the sky.

Slam!

Kurumi was flipped overhead as she crashed into the ground due to Tenka's maneuver. If a martial arts master was watching, they would be praising Tenka for such a splendid throw.

"Come to me, Nahemah!"

While Kurumi was dazed from the impact, Tenka held out her hand towards Nahemah's direction, which immediately flew into her hand. In panic, Kurumi tried to get away but Tenka's sword was already moving, tracing Kurumi's steps.

"AARGH!" Kurumi screamed in pain as her right arm was sent flying along with the saber that was in it. Tenka quickly followed up with a back kick to her stomach, sending her rolling away on the ground. Kurumi did her best to keep focus however as she held the pistol in her left hand tightly.

"ARIE!"

Tenka was about to continue her assault but Kurumi's bullet intercepted Tenka's path with its white trail. The white trail was a result of the devoured space as Tenka was forced to give up on the pursuit. Looking at the white trail, Tenka then realized her situation.

…this girl is full of tricks.

The Arie bullet had created a makeshift cage with its white trail, entrapping Tenka in its center. This wasn't something that could be done instantly.

Arie was still in usage ever since Kurumi had initially fired it and although the bullet didn't hit Tenka initially, Kurumi wasn't doing nothing when receiving a one-sided beating from Tenka. Enduring the pain and damage, she controlled Arie the entire moment intricately. Tenka respected the tenacity and persistence Kurumi revealed from this.

However, that was all. If Kurumi thought this would be enough to stop her, she was sorely mistaken.

Spinning around, Tenka swung her sword, releasing sword energy in a 360-degree manner. The Arie was immediately cut alongside the white trail it left behind.

Again?

Kurumi frowned as she was able to get away due to Arie's distraction. Using the Aquarius Bullet, D'li on herself, her arm instantly healed as all the pain immediately disappeared. Keeping her eyes on Tenka who seemed to have stopped attacking for now, she reviewed what she saw.

First, why was Arie, which devoured space and would have normally penetrated Tenka's Nahemah, destroyed? Now that she thought about it, Tenka was also able to cut against Zayin which froze time.

Kurumi concluded then. Tenka was able to cut time and space but was it just that? That would be too niched. More likely, it was capable of cutting through all matters, concepts, and phenomena. If that was like this, then cutting something like time and space wouldn't be a problem.

"You're really a monster, Tenka-san."

"You're quite one yourself, Kurumi. If I wasn't here, I'll admit that you would be the strongest Spirit aside from my mother."

Kurumi noticed that Tenka had called her by her real name. Was it because she now acknowledged her strength? That was pleasing to hear. However, she didn't see everything Kurumi had yet.

"Tenka-san, who's to say I'm not stronger than you?"

"That's impossible."

"We'll see about that right now."

At this rate, dragging the battle out was pointless. The two were dead even in their exchanges and neither one could hold the advantage for long. Realizing that the two were equal in skill, Kurumi had to bring out an attack with overwhelming power.

"Lucifugus."

Kurumi took a deep breath as she held her saber in front of her. The saber began to glow bluish-white as Reiryoku began to gather in a concentrated manner. The deterrence of space that formed around her sword was grand and dynamic.

"Nahemah."

Seeing Kurumi's intention to end the fight, Tenka responded in kind as a black throne appeared behind her. Breaking the throne, the shattered fragments attached themselves to her purple sword. It was the appearance of the sword of demise as the sky threatened to crack and break as the sword was raised overhead, pointed at the sky.

The Spirits knew as the two were letting out their trump cards. This was going to be the deciding moment of the duel. All of their Reiryoku in their reservoir were poured into a single attack. They haven't even unleashed their attacks yet but the atmosphere was already trembling in tension.

"Taurus Sword, Shor!"

Putting her saber in front of her in a thrusting position, Kurumi coated herself with a large amount of space as she charged at Tenka's direction, her figure turning into a white line with her saber as the spearhead. It was a high-speed attack that utilized her kinetic speed and power of space to pierce the opponent. An unstoppable force that instantly destroyed anything that came in its way.

"Paverschlev!"

The darker version of Halvanhelev. Clenching her sword tighter with a yell, she brought down the one-edged giant sword towards the fast-approaching Kurumi. The sword was imbued with the desire to bring demise to its opponent, laying ruin to all who fell prey to the sword's trajectory.

The two strongest attacks met.

White and purple light began to mix and repel against each other, condensing and expanding the atmosphere. The shockwaves that were created spread destruction and chaos over the entire area. Everything was being reduced to particles including the Castle of Conquering Space, its white floor and atmosphere crumbling away.

"We need to get out of here! It's dangerous!"

Needless to say, Shido and the spectating Spirits who were in the nearby area were in danger. Shido yelled to the others, who nodded their heads but their faces turned pale when a shockwave flew in their direction.

"Ain Soph."

Branches sprouted out as it completely nullified the incoming shockwave. Shido turned to see Mio holding her hand out in their direction. She nodded at them in recognition as she gathered him and the Spirits near her.

Thankfully, Mio was there to guarantee their safety or they would have been critically injured. No matter how powerful the attack was, there was little one could do against a power that could rewrite reality.

Meanwhile, shockwaves of pure Reiryoku continued to be emitted from Kurumi's and Tenka's attack. Both of them were putting their all into their attacks, not one of them letting up. The energy being created from their collision continued to build up continuously until it discharged upon reaching its bursting point.

A blinding light was released as it exploded throughout the entire battlefield, enveloping everyone at the site.

---

Shido looked at the wretched area they were in. The island's appearance when they first arrived was nowhere to be recognized. Craters and rubble were everywhere along with the ground being full of sword and gun marks. Thankfully though, the Spirits were completely unharmed.

The Spirits that were watching the battle had passed out from the final explosion even when Ain Soph was protecting them. That was proof of how much power was emitted from Tenka and Kurumi.

Only Shido and Mio, who had an extraordinarily amount of Reiryoku, were fine. Once Mio checked the Spirits' condition, she teleported them home with a wave of her hand so they could rest.

As for Kurumi and Tenka…

"Tenka-san, that was my win."

"You dare say that, Kurumi? I was clearly the winner."

"Ara, are you still under that delusion? You'll only hurt yourself if you stay in denial."

"Bitch, you want to go?"

Shido could only sweat-drop when he found the two Spirits debating. Ever since the end of the duel, those two had been constantly at each other's neck. It had already been ten minutes yet they were still arguing.

It seemed that Mio, who was usually patient, was also fed up.

"It was a draw. Both of you collapsed at the same time in the end. It's best if you two-"

"Shut up, Mio-san/Mother." Kurumi and Tenka both retorted harshly. Their voice was so full of killing intent that Shido felt his knees buckle from the sheer malice even though he wasn't their focus.

"…" Mio could only stay silent in front of them. Wasn't she the Spirit of Origin? Why was she being treated like this?

No, this was the expected response. Considering that Mio had killed Kurumi's best friend, Sawa, and had tried to erase Tenka upon her birth, this was her rightful punishment. So, she couldn't bring herself to say anything even when the two were ill-mannered towards her.

Shido could only sympathize with Mio's situation. The authority of the First Spirit was nowhere to be found as only a pitiful girl could be seen.

Seeing that Kurumi and Tenka had no intention of stopping, he tried to calm them down as well.

"Kurumi. Tenka. I also think it's a draw. Why don't we stop for now? Everybody is tired after all." Shido suggested.

"…if Shido-san says so." Kurumi responded with a sigh. It was a completely different response even though Mio had said the same thing.

"Human, you dare order me? I'll kill you."

On the other hand, Tenka was glaring murderously at him. Shido quickly raised his hands up in instinctive fright.

"I thought we were on good terms now?!"

"Huh? Why would we?"

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to be… my partner?" Shido hesitantly asked. He did his best to ignore the cold aura that was starting to emit from Kurumi. For heaven's sake, he wasn't trying to flirt with Tenka!

"Ah, I did say something like that, didn't I?" Tenka had a look of contemplation as she put her hand to her chin. Thinking to herself for a few seconds, she looked back at Shido. "Certainly, you do have some merits that other humans don't have."

Tenka smiled.

It wasn't a smile of arrogance or derision. It was a pure smile of joy. Shido who was used to Tenka's usual apathetic face was caught off guard. Without the hostile expression, Shido found traits that were similar to Tohka though considering that they shared the same body, it made sense.

Tenka continued to speak to the confuddled Shido as she grabbed his hand like how a close couple would do. Was this really Tenka, the Spirit that always verbally abused him? Shido continued to listen with careful ears though.

"Because of you, Tohka was happy. Since I'm connected with Tohka, I can confidently say that you are definitely qualified." Tenka took a deep breath and met Shido's eyes with determination and resolve.

"Shido, stay by my side forever."

"Tenka…" Shido was touched by Tenka's words but Tenka wasn't done speaking.

"As my dog."

"What?!"

"Didn't you hear me? If you're going to stay by my side, then it'll be as my dog." Tenka smiled as she dug her fingers deeper into his arm. "Now, bark. Or do I need to teach you how to do such a simple trick?"

"Wai-ah ah ah ah!"

"Oh, it seems that you're learning quite well."

Shido tried to get away but then cried in pain as he felt Tenka's grip tighten. Oh God, did he just hear a crack in his wrist? Is she trying to squeeze his hand off?! Now, this was the Tenka he was familiar with. He was a fool to think Tenka was actually serious with him.

While Shido was suffering, he felt his other arm grabbed. He turned to see Kurumi with a dark shadow over her face.

"Don't touch Shido-san. He's mine. Apologize and give him back." Kurumi said with a cold voice. A pure tremble of fear ran through Shido from Kurumi oozing out bloodlust towards Tenka.

Tenka shook a bit on the inside. Now that she thought about it, Kurumi also reacted similarly back then when she said she was going to take Shido away from her. However, she wasn't the type to back down from a threat.

"Apologize? Why should I?"

"Ara, I'm sure you know exactly why. Do I need to force your head to the ground then?"

"Are you able to, Kurumi? Let's see whose head will really go to the ground."

"Wa-wait, Kurumi, Tenka! First, let me go!" Shido was being pulled apart in separate directions due to Kurumi and Tenka each pulling on one of his arms.

"Are you still being resistant, dog? Once I'm completely done with your training, you'll be begging me to ride you."

"! I'm sure that's not what you do with a dog, Tenka-san! Just like I thought, with Shido-san, you really plan to-"

"I have no idea what you're talking about, Kurumi."

Tenka… is getting along quite well with Shido and Kurumi.

Despite their arguing, that was what Mio thought when seeing the three of them together. A regular person might think that Tenka was abusing Shido but Mio knew. Considering how Tenka usually treated other people, banter of this level was cute.

That cold exterior that showed no signs of melting had now softened, if not just a bit. Tenka calling the two of them by name was proof of that.

And the main reason for this change was all because of Shido.

Shido, you truly are amazing.

Of course, Shido was feeling the furthest thing away from amazing as he was being ripped apart by the two Spirits.

---

Due to the duel resulting in a draw, Tenka and Kurumi made a compromise. Kurumi said that she would restrain herself from now on. On the other hand, Tenka made Shido promise to her.

"Shido, if you ever make Tohka worry about you again, I'll force you to take responsibility."

"Don't worry. I'll make sure that doesn't happen."

"…tch."

Clicking her tongue, Tenka gave a scary look towards Shido as her expression darkened. Contrary to Shido's expectations who thought that she would happy to hear his answer, she seemed to be dissatisfied with it instead.

Huh? Did I say something wrong?

The frightened Shido had tried to think what he said wrong while for an unknown reason, Kurumi was giving a smug smile towards the upset Tenka.

Thus, everything had been resolved with both sides in agreement.

So, Shido was wondering one thing.

Why was Kurumi in his room, pressing him against the wall? Not to mention that her attire of choice was very revealing.

Kurumi was wearing a silk black dress that was thin and transparent. It allowed Shido to see through her dress if he looked closely enough. The dress was short-sleeved and covered down to above her knees, revealing an ample amount of her porcelain skin.

Shido found himself looking at a beautiful siren who was working her spell on him slowly. His eyes were for her only. His desire and need for gratification increased the longer he stared. It was only with pure willpower was he able to stay still.

"Ummm, Kurumi?" Shido asked. Her face was too close to his.

"Yes, Shido-san?" Kurumi responded with an upbeat voice as she tilted her head with a sultry smile. That smile always threw him off with its charm and seductiveness. He had to take a brief moment to regather himself.

"…are you seriously doing this?" Shido felt that having sex just after the agreement was in bad taste. Shido really was finding it hard to concentrate due to Kurumi's face being in such close proximity so he tried to avoid looking at her attractive eyes.

Shido looked down a little too much and found himself staring at her seductive figure through her clothes. She was wearing nothing underneath her dress which brought up many perverse thoughts. He did his best to ignore how good her smooth and soft skin would feel against his own skin.

"Ara ara, Shido-san. Is this a problem?" Kurumi lightly laughed, noticing how Shido's eyes had wandered briefly to her chest before quickly returning to her face with a small blush. It only boosted Kurumi's ego to see Shido finding her body attractive.

"I'm definitely holding myself back right now. Do you understand, Shido-san…" Kurumi leaned in towards the side of his face. Her warm breath tickled his ear sensually. "…how much I want to devour you right now?"

Kurumi bit onto Shido's ear. Although she didn't bite too hard, the slight pain was enough to stimulate his already delirious body.

Kurumi licked her lips as she looked at Shido's defenseless and vulnerable face. He was so open, so appetizing. Oh, how easy it would be. To utterly and completely break Shido with overwhelming pleasure until the only thing he could do is moan her name.

But not yet. After all, she was supposed to restrain herself.

But that didn't mean she couldn't have a little fun.

Kurumi wrapped her arms around Shido's neck delicately as she slowly closed the gap between the two's bodies. Her hips swayed against him as she gave a sweet and seductive smile to him.

Shido's face heated up as he felt his cock harden from Kurumi's grinding. He didn't miss how Kurumi conveniently moved her hips in a way so that she stroked the underside of his dick through his pants. He should, by all means, be stopping Kurumi's advances but he couldn't deny the joy he felt from Kurumi's touch.

"Shido-san, hold me." Kurumi softly voiced. Her voice carried an enthralling allure that made Shido want to relax and obey whatever she said. Shido felt the resistance inside him lessen as he continued to look at Kurumi's beautiful face. Surely, it would be fine to just hold her?

Shido gulped. Shido's hands slowly raised up from his sides towards her back. Carefully, he rested his palms on her, pressing lightly but firmly. It was more of a hug than a hold. He felt Kurumi shiver a bit as he stroked the small of her back by accident.

Kurumi let out a breath as she closed her eyes contently. Burying her face into the curve of his neck, she drew her body closer to him. She made sure that Shido would feel her plump breasts against his chest and let her lips brush against his sensitive neck.

Little to be said, Shido wasn't dealing with this too well. For every passing second of being in contact with Kurumi, his cock continued to grow stiffer and harder.

Her breasts felt more defined now that he was securely holding her, feeling two soft pillows on his chest. Her hair felt luscious against his face. Her perfume wafted into his nose as its smell was sweet and relaxing.

His body was so hot, his insides burning with want. His clothes were already feeling like a nuisance. If it wasn't for her voice vibrating against his skin, he would've barely heard Kurumi's small voice over his loud heart pumping.

"Please, Shido-san. Tighter. Hold me tighter." She murmured.

"O-okay." Reaching his head out over her shoulders, Shido was able to put more strength into his arms, pulling Kurumi closer to him if that was even possible. He could feel Kurumi's entire slender, lithe body within his arms. Hugging Kurumi in this way was both comforting and dangerously addicting. It made him want to stay like this for just a little longer and just feel Kurumi.

The moment Shido tightened his hug, Kurumi had no room available to move. However, she didn't hate it. Being held tightly in his arms, Kurumi felt safe and protected. The amount of love Shido's embrace held was abundant and overflowing. It reminded her of all the past times Shido reached his hand out for her. How lucky she was to have met a person like Shido. If not, she would probably be still out in the darkness alone.

So, she would give her everything for Shido's sake. He was a person who deserves such treatment.

That's why when she fucked him, she wanted Shido to know that he was being fucked. He would experience the greatest fuck the world would ever know. She would repay him with the greatest pleasure she could offer. Whether they had sex out of love or lust, it was an intimacy that was shared between just the two of them. Just seeing Shido's face immersed in euphoria was always a treat to see.

However, she would see that face another day for now.

"Shido-san, you can let go now. I'm more than satisfied already."

Patting Shido's back in resignation, Kurumi decided to leave her teasing here for today. She did say that she would restrain herself from now on. Getting Shido to give her a solid hug was enough for her as she gently pushed Shido, separating herself from him.

"Kurumi, wait."

Hearing her name called out, she looked up from his chest towards Shido's face. However, she was immediately taken back when a pair of lips met her own. Kurumi widened her eyes slightly before taking it in stride, returning the kiss skillfully. The kiss was exhilarating as always.

Shido finally couldn't handle it anymore as he needed an outlet for the sexual tension building inside of him. He kissed Kurumi passionately, putting one hand on the back of her head while keeping a hand on her back. He opened his mouth against her mouth, exchanging saliva with their tongues as they entwined with each other.

"You win.… I can't take it… anymore." When they separated, Shido looked at her with eyes of desperation. His voice was strained with want as he gripped her shoulders tightly. "So, Kurumi… I'm begging you. I won't tell anybody. Kurumi, please… I… I want to…"

He wanted to fuck her. The lust inside him compelled him to. Shido blushed, not being able to finish his sentence from sheer embarrassment.

Kurumi could only stare in bewilderment at Shido's words.

…Does he think I'm still teasing him? Kurumi realized that was most likely the case. During some of their sex sessions, she would often pretend to leave or stop. This would lead to Shido blurting out about how much he wanted her and begging her to continue. After playing coy for a while, she would then resume to fuck the living brains out of Shido.

Kurumi felt like face-palming herself at this moment. Even though she was being sincere in stopping, Shido was still thinking this was just her usual ploys. And it was her fault for conditioning him to feel this way.

"Ah, Shido-san…" Kurumi tried to tell him that he had the wrong idea but stopped upon seeing Shido's face. She could see how Shido's self-control was at his utmost limit. She didn't need to look down to see the large tent his pants were forming as she could feel the tip pushing against her. However, even when Shido was filled to the brim with lust, he wasn't forcing himself onto her and instead, asking for her permission even in this kind of situation.

…What a troublesome boyfriend. She ruffled Shido's hair playfully with both hands as she smiled lazily with hidden resignation. Kurumi decided to roll with Shido's misunderstanding.

"… that's exactly what I wanted to hear." To hell with restraint, Shido was basically begging her to take him. What kind of girlfriend would she be if she didn't take responsibility for the arousal she caused? "Don't worry, Shido-san. I'm not the type of girlfriend who would deny my cute boyfriend's request. Especially, when I see that huge thing you're packing down there."

Shido blushed upon hearing Kurumi's words, never noticing that had he not begged her to stay, he would've been left with blue balls. His face turned bashful upon Kurumi's caress of his hair. He didn't hate it, however. Her hand transmitted pleasant waves to his senses and made him happy.

Kurumi lightly giggled at Shido's cute face. It really was a mystery how innocent Shido could appear even in such explicit situations.

Taking her hand, she slowly pulled Shido's pants open. With dexterity, she removed it along with his underwear, his bottoms falling to the floor and revealing Shido's huge erection. His dick was still rock hard and his tip was oozing a bit of precum.

With loose fingers, Kurumi touched his erection.

"Ooh, Kurumi…"

"You waited long, didn't you? Let me handle this, Shido-san."

Swish. Swish. Swish.

Her fingers were soft and electrifying to the touch. Shido squirmed as she gently grazed the sides of his dick with light finesse. It was a frustrating sensation that made his body explode with lust. Her touch was beyond what he could ever accomplish by himself.

Her fingers sped up, making his dick longer if that was possible. He groaned as he felt all his senses being focused there. His back against the wall, he strained his head to look down, only to see Kurumi's dichromatic eyes staring back at him. She didn't need to look at where her fingers were dancing as she continued to play with his erection skillfully. This was from experience.

Kurumi found it more entertaining to see Shido's face writhe in pleasure and sex. Seeing his face so red also turned her on. She could feel herself already getting wet just from the sight of it. Her nipples were also getting hard as well.

"Ah…ahhh…Kurumi, that's…!"

Shido stiffened when Kurumi strengthened her grip on his dick. Pumping his shaft, she began to jack him off up and down. It was too sudden of a shift from her strokes. His sexual adrenaline began to rise higher immediately. He felt goosebumps run throughout his body as he felt Kurumi's thumb press and rub against his tip. Just a little bit more, a bit more…

"Shido-san, you want to cum, don't you? I can tell." Kurumi asked with a knowing look. She could feel the length in her hand pulsing. It would be a simple matter for her to guide Shido towards his wanted release.

"?!"

However, Shido only had a confused face when she instead kept her hand still. Keeping a solid grip around his base, she forcefully halted his approaching orgasm.

"Kurumi! You…" Shido whined, bucking his hips against Kurumi's hands but Kurumi tightened her grip, not letting him cum so easily. Kurumi had complete control over him. No matter how much he wanted to release, he was under Kurumi's mercy. The only saving grace was that her tight grip didn't completely stop as she slowly pumped him, enough to keep him thrilled but not enough to cum.

"Ara ara, Shido-san. Didn't I tell you before?" Kurumi gave a particularly hard squeeze, causing Shido to moan loudly. She could feel his dick twerking in her grasp in response. "This dick belongs to me. So, until I say so, you're not allowed to cum. Do you understand?"

"Kuru-uuuggghhhh!" Shido tried to retort back but Kurumi pinched the tip of his dick. Hard. It was both painful and arousing to the disoriented Shido.

"Do you understand?" Kurumi once again asked, with a firm voice. She looked straight at Shido's eyes. The look in her eyes made him feel powerless, weak.

Shido found himself nodding. He couldn't go against Kurumi. It was no use; he was completely submissive when it came to matters like this.

Kurumi smirked, already expecting his obedient response. She didn't plan to deny Shido his orgasm forever. She wasn't that cruel. However, she found it addicting to have such dominance over Shido. To be able to make Shido bend to her will like it was nothing was rousing. Soon, she would have Shido eating out of her hand willingly.

Shido watched as Kurumi took her hand off his dick. Her hand was full of his pre-cum. Bringing it towards her hand, her tongue ran over her palm, gathering the fluids into her mouth. Shido could only stare at her pink tongue as she continued to take consecutive licks in a seductive manner. Just the thought of that tongue on his dick instead of her hand was stimulating.

"Say Shido-san, aren't you tired a bit?" Kurumi suddenly asked, still looking at her hand which was now covered in saliva.

"Hu-huh?" Shido was too focused on Kurumi's hand. He barely comprehended Kurumi's question as he stammered a bit, wondering where this was coming from.

"I'm quite tired from all the standing. Let's go to your bed, shall we?" She gestured towards the other side of the room where the bed was.

"Ah, of course."

Shido felt that was reasonable. However, he wasn't prepared for Kurumi's aggressiveness as she grabbed his shirt collar abruptly.

"Eh! Kurumi, wa-wait!"

Kurumi did not wait as Shido found himself being dragged across the room. Not wanting to fall on the way, he took quick, small steps to maintain his balance but once they reached the bed, he found himself half-thrown onto the mattress.

Thud!

Shido fell on his back on the soft cushion. Before he could collect himself from the impact, Kurumi quickly mounted on top of him, straddling his thighs. It was a sight that he was very used to as he looked at Kurumi from the under position.

Once Kurumi got on top of him, she grabbed the hem of her dress. Shido's gaze immediately sharpened as Kurumi began to unveil more of her pale skin. Shido found his eyes captivated, not being able to look away as Kurumi slowly lifted her black dress up more and more. The dress finally came off as she slipped out of it and discarded it to the floor.

Kurumi was wearing nothing underneath.

Shido had already seen some of it when he first saw her approach him in that dress but now that he was seeing her naked body in full exposure, he could only stare in admiration.

The magnificent figure that was displayed in front of him was a piece of art. It was as if he was looking at a goddess's figure. Kurumi was astonishingly beautiful. Her pearly skin along with her full breasts was heavenly and inviting. Her slender figure was also a killer. She wasn't too thin or too thick but her curves were just the right proportion.

It was enough for Shido to go crazy over her. No matter how many times he saw this, he always felt a primal instinct inside him that made him lust and crave for her. It was a carnal desire that couldn't be denied.

"Do you like what you see, Shido-san? This is all yours for tonight if I so desire."

Kurumi allowed Shido to gaze in wonder at her naked body. She struck a sexy pose as she suggestively moved closer. She fully knew the effect she had on him and bathed in his worshipping eyes growing more intense by the second.

Under Shido's gaze, Kurumi shifted up from his thighs, straddling his dick that turned rock hard under her. Trapped beneath her thick bottom, Shido could only squirm helplessly as Kurumi ground her perfect ass onto the underside of his dick.

"You like that, don't you? Submit and I'll grant you unthinkable pleasure."

"Ugh…"

The pressure that was being applied to his dick felt so good. Kurumi's promise only made it worse. The only thing on his mind was how good it would be to just let Kurumi corrupt him beyond return. To become a slave or even a toy wasn't such a bad fate if it was to Kurumi. He was already under Kurumi's shackles of sinful pleasure.

Shido's moans only increased as she kept grounding against him again. And again. And again. It was driving him insane. It was then Kurumi offered her fingers to his lips.

"Suck on them." A smug smirk adorned Kurumi's face as she looked down on him. That dominating look only made Shido harder. He loved it when Kurumi took control.

Shido's mouth was moving before he realized it. Like a newborn baby, he could only suck on the fingers given to him. His tongue played around the tips of her fingers before taking more of them into his mouth. Any part of Kurumi was increasing his obsession. Kurumi smiled at his domesticated expression. She could do anything she wanted to him now without any resistance.

When she took her fingers out, Shido was left with his tongue sticking out. He looked at her, his eyes begging for more. It was an adorable sight to see. Thinking back, Kurumi understood why Tenka would think of Shido as a dog but if that was the case, Shido was her dog. He belonged to her only and she was going to make Shido understand that fully tonight.

"Mmmm, you always feel so good, Shido-san."

Going under his shirt, Kurumi glided her palms over his stomach and then his chest. Shido jumped a little when her fingers lightly flicked his nipple. It was when Kurumi's hands kept going up did Shido realize that she was taking off his shirt as he found his vision covered briefly by the clothing. In a moment, he was naked similar to Kurumi.

Kurumi leaned in more, letting her breasts hang in front of Shido's face. They were tantalizingly close as Kurumi swayed them from side to side. Shido could feel his mouth becoming dry at the sight of the two juicy mounds right in front of him.

Kurumi laughed when Shido attempted to reach her breasts with his mouth only to be evaded with a slight lean back.

"You dirty boy, Shido-san. Did I ever say you can suck on them yet?"

She increased the pace of her ass grinding, blinding Shido from the pleasure.

"Don't forget, Shido-san. Everything that you feel right now is because of me. You want to release your cum right inside me? You want to put your hard, long cock inside of my wet pussy? You'll have to beg me for it."

"Kurumiiii!" Shido whined. The pressure inside him was building up constantly but the cruel, sadistic Spirit continued to ignore him.

"Ah, or maybe you want to cum all over my breasts? Maybe my face? Ufufu, how dirty. Shido-san really is a hidden pervert deep inside. Isn't that right?"

And she was right. Shido did want to release his load all over Kurumi. He wanted to free his dick from Kurumi and shoot his hot cum all over the Spirit that was making him love this infuriating torture.

"I want to fuck you so badly, Kurumi!" Words came flying out of Shido's mouth before he realized. He was right where Kurumi wanted him.

"Ara ara, I don't think you're being honest." Kurumi continued to play around with him.

"No! I am! I really, really want to, Kurumi! Please!" Shido bucked his hips harder as if trying to prove his point. "I want to ram my dick inside your perfect body and shoot my cum into your tight sex! Please, take me and make me yours!"

"Ara, if you say it like that, then how can I refuse?"

Kurumi lifted her hips finally, to which his dick immediately popped up, standing tall and proud. He watched as she positioned her entrance, the lips of her vagina teasing the tip of his dick. The anticipation was at its all-time highest as Shido swallowed, nervously waiting for the inevitable.

Towards Shido's expression, Kurumi gave one look to him.

"Remember, Shido-san. You're the one who begged me for this when I was willing to leave. So, I'm going to give you what you want. In its full, entire course whether you want it or not.

With those words, she slipped his waiting dick into her wet slit in one swoop.

"Kurumi!"

Divine. To Shido who waited so long for this, Kurumi's tight sex was nothing less than divine. It was a sweet rapture that threatened to steal away Shido's soul due to the sheer amount of sensation that he was currently experiencing. He could only open and close his mouth speechlessly as gasps were let out from his breath.

Her vagina was so wet. So tight. It was clear that Kurumi was just as aroused as he was. His dick was able to easily slide against her inner walls, her juices lubricating his entire dick so that the entire process was smooth. The exquisite friction was so amazing as Shido bucked his hips endlessly, his erection as hard as it could be.

Kurumi wasn't that much better off. Shido's dick was filling her insides, his entire girth entering her on the first take. She had tightened her grip on Shido's shoulders in response, trying to remain sane. Damn, she barely kept conscious from him going in so deep. But, she was a seasoned expert now. She quickly got into a rhythm without missing a beat, each bounce pushing it in more and more inside her.

"Kurumi…"

With each thrust, Shido felt a part of mind being subjugated and lost to the euphoria filling his entire body. His world regressed to Kurumi only. Kurumi was his everything. Nothing was on his mind except the thought of thrusting his hips into that tempting heat and the vision of Kurumi riding him with her breasts jumping up and down.

"Mmmfff!" Shido briefly found himself suffocating as the pair of soft mounds closed in and besieged his face.

"What's wrong, Shido-san? Didn't you want them before? I'm granting you the liberty to do so now." Kurumi teasingly said. She had grabbed his hair and pulling him into her breasts, she smothered his face. Her breasts felt so soft and springy, not being too plush but just the right amount of firmness.

She pressed down more onto his face, not allowing him to escape. Not that he had any intention to do so. He first reveled the sensation with his lips, merely brushing them across before utilizing his tongue to taste her. It was so sweet. Shido opened his mouth more, trying to get as much of her breast in his mouth as possible, wanting to savor the taste. Shido was hopelessly enamored with the breasts in front of him as his face burrowed even more into her breasts.

Kurumi shivered when feeling Shido lick her and suck on her nipple. Oh, just feeling him suck on her like there was no tomorrow was turning her on so much. The look in Shido's eyes was fulfilling her control fantasies.

"Shido-san, do you wish to cum?" Kurumi seductively asked. She was straining her voice to keep herself from yelling but she kept her voice pleasant to the ears. She didn't want to be seen as a beast to Shido yet. She could still control herself.

"I want to!" Shido quickly responded. How could he not? The most perfect, splendid, flawless girl was bringing him to his desired orgasm.

"Then, cum." Kurumi's hypnotic voice rang. "Cum, knowing that you'll forever belong to Tokisaki Kurumi. Always." At her last word, it was like an iron chain wrapped around his consciousness. He was hers.

Shido felt Kurumi's vagina clench around his dick tightly, bringing his orgasm to the very brink of eruption. Shido wrapped his arms around Kurumi tighter while Kurumi rapidly increased the pace of her rhythm, her bounces becoming shorter and faster. It was enough to send Shido over the edge.

"Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!"

With a burst, Shido's dick exploded into Kurumi. It was a gratifying sensation that was all perfect. Kurumi had also reached her orgasm as she clenched so tightly around his dick that it only spurred his own orgasm, extending his climax.

Kurumi rode through every pulse of his orgasm, accepting all the waves of cum that entered her. She gloated at the hot substance filling her, milking him of everything he was worth until he was finished. Shido felt empty, drained, expended. He could only lay helplessly with short panting.

Through his tired senses, he felt Kurumi detach herself from him. Her body faintly glistened with sweat as she crawled up. Placing her hands on the bed so that his head was between them, she hovered over Shido.

Her face neared towards him until he could feel her breath on his ear. Her voice penetrated him with its soul-stirring tone.

"Did you like that, Shido-san?"

"Hah…hah…"

"Ufufu, it seems Shido-san doesn't want to answer. Well, that's fine. That also made me feel really good."

A pleased smile formed across Kurumi's face. She remained on top of Shido as she nuzzled her head at the curve of his neck. Her finger also slowly stroked the side of his neck up and down, making the area feel good.

They both stayed in that position in silence. Shido found himself unable to move, whether it was from his exhaustion or her weight. He could barely think coherently, indescribable joy still permeating his body.

Kurumi wasn't done yet, however. Once she saw his breathing stabilize, she lifted her head over him before gently kissing the corner of his mouth. She held back, allowing their lips to only brush against each other with a slight tease from her tongue. It was painfully aggravating to the now-hungry Shido. Shido greedily sought more, deepening the kiss as their tongues momentarily clashed with each other.

After a few seconds, Kurumi separated from him. She crawled down until she was face-to-face with his dick. The moment she reached her destination, Shido blushed immensely. It was a sexy thought, knowing that his dick was about to go inside Kurumi's mouth.

"Ara ara, is there something wrong, Shido-san?" Kurumi didn't miss Shido's reaction as she tilted her head at him with a playful smile. Of course, all she got out of him was a stuttering mess of words, making her hold back her laughter. She already knew what Shido was thinking. She just wanted to see his embarrassed face. It was a small price for a blowjob.

Kurumi redirected her focus back down. She began to touch the private area softly, massaging his balls as a bonus. Shido could only enjoy as Kurumi continued to do her magic on him. In a few moments, his dick was now hard again, ready to be taken.

Kurumi smiled with satisfaction and with a gentle blow from the mouth, she then started with a kiss to his tip.

"Ugh!" Her lips were absolutely heaven-like. His body twitched, electricity coursing through his very veins at the slightest of touch.

Then, she opened her mouth a bit more. She kept moving down slowly, all the while moaning as she took him in more and more. The way those pair of lips enveloped him enthralled him. Her moans only served to turn him on even more.

Soon, his entire shaft was inside her wet mouth. Kurumi's hands were now on his inner thigh, stabilizing her head over him.

Rolling her tongue, Kurumi navigated around his dick expertly, allowing her to moisturize his dick with her saliva. Her tongue skillfully wrapped around him in a provoking manner, letting him feel every single muscle of her oral organ. She applied just the right amount of suction inside her mouth when sucking, his dick being tightly embraced.

"Ah, aahhh, Kurumi… Kurumi… Kurumi…Kurumi…"

Shido began to chant her name in worship, to the girl who was sucking his soul out. His dick was being stirred from all the bombastic stimulants. His words only got louder and louder, borderline shouting as Kurumi's tongue continued to dance. Her tongue ran over the sides of the dick, her saliva dripping and running down to his balls.

He knew she was holding back too. Kurumi looked at him with those gleaming eyes. It was as if she telling him that this wasn't all she had, that she could make him cum at any moment. But, she made sure to take her time, letting Shido enjoy the experience for as long as possible. The feel of her lips, the texture of her tongue, the sounds of her moans, the tight suction, everything was working in conjunction to give him the best time.

Let's pick up the pace, then? Kurumi smiled inwardly at Shido's face. She began to bob her head, bringing more of his dick into her which Shido thought wasn't possible. He could feel his dick touching her uvula at the back of the throat. How was she doing this without gagging?

Kurumi continued to deep-throat him and her ministrations began to become more intensive. She was slurping so erotically that he almost blacked out from the things Kurumi's tongue was now doing to him. She was making his mind break from the raw pleasure. Her moans were making her throat vibrate around him, making the pressure inside his dick build up even more. His orgasm was arriving with great force until Shido finally felt his dick convulse inside her.

"KURUMI!" Shido shrieked at the top of his lungs. He unleashed all that he had into Kurumi's mouth. Kurumi, ready for him, let it all go straight down her throat without a hitch. She continued to suck him off even as cum kept gushing into her mouth, making Shido's ejaculation that much better.

"Mmmm…"

Once Shido finally finished, Kurumi gave one last lick around his dick before letting go. Wiping her finger across his tip, she scooped the remnants of his cum into her mouth and swallowed. She smacked her lips delightfully, not being able to hide the happiness on her face.

"Ufufu, Shido-san's dick never fails to please me," Kurumi stated. She sent a sultry look to his dick as if telling it that it did a good job.

"Haaa… haaa… I'm… glad to hear … that… you're satisfied…" Shido sent a tired smile, his throat sore from the yelling. Of course, if there was anybody who did a good job, it was Kurumi. If there was one thing to be learned, you know that your girlfriend really loves you when she's willing to give a blowjob that good.

"Ara ara, when did I say that I was satisfied?"

"…eh?"

"I thought I told you, Shido-san. That I'm going to give you everything you want. In its full, entire course, whether you want it or not."

Realizing the implication of Kurumi's words, Shido's face turned pale. It couldn't be…

"The night is still young. We have plenty of time until morning, so, Shido-san better prepare himself.

Kurumi smiled.

Shido gulped.

What he was staring at was an insatiable beast as Kurumi licked her lips like a predator would when looking at its prey. It wasn't long before Kurumi pounced on him.

The night continued for a long time.

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When Shido opened his eyes in the morning, a sense of dizziness hit him. It took him a while before realizing that last night actually happened. Although he couldn't remember exactly what happened, what he did remember was Kurumi's scent and touch. Oh, and him shooting his cum into Kurumi for who knows how many times.

Kurumi didn't seem to be with him which saddened him a bit but soon, he widened his eyes. He was bare naked but he found that he was tucked inside his blankets so that he wasn't cold at night. A new set of clothes were neatly folded near his drawer and his room was spot clean as well, a speck of dust nowhere to be seen.

This girl…

For how wild she was with him at night, Kurumi was quite caring in matters like this. Shido smiled as he got up and changed into the clothes Kurumi arranged for the day.

When he was going down the stairs, he found a delicious smell wafting in the air.

There were only a few people he knew that could cook like this and as he expected, he was greeted with Kurumi in the kitchen with a frilly apron.

"Ara ara, you came just on time, Shido-san. Have a seat. I just finished making breakfast." Kurumi smiled cutely at him. It was a sight that could instantly rejuvenate one's soul. Shido watched as she put some rolled omelettes, rice, and sausages onto a plate along with a bowl of miso soup.

"Thank you, Kurumi." Shido sat down as she set out the food on the table before sitting next to him. Taking his spoon, he took a bite out of the rolled omelette. As always, Kurumi's cooking was amazing.

"Did you have a good night yesterday?" Kurumi asked sweetly.

"Yeah… I did." Shido tentatively answered the seemingly innocuous question. He did his best to keep a straight face but he could already feel a blush rising on his face.

Oh God, memories of last night with him ramming his dick into Kurumi repeatedly just popped up. Just remembering it made him feel all giddy inside. It reminded him why he had no problem doing it every day with Kurumi. It was just so sexually fulfilling and was an addicting drug.

"But Kurumi, we can't keep doing this. Last night was an exception but if this keeps going on, then…"

"I understand, Shido-san. I'm not the type of person to break their promise. But…"

Shido found himself staring at Kurumi's face. Kurumi had closed the distance and wrapped one arm around his neck with the other hand grasping his chin. Her lips looked so inviting. It was enough to make him excited.

"…Shido-san better be careful. Like right now, if I were to kiss you…"

Kurumi's lips nearly brushed his. It was near breathtaking.

"and you decide to ravage me…"

Shido gulped at the tempting thought.

"…you can't blame me for not holding back if Shido-san doesn't either, right?"

Kurumi's lips met his. Pulling his head in, she kissed him in a wondrous manner. However, before Shido could respond, she pulled back. The kiss had quickly ended as it had started.

Kurumi smiled at Shido's dumbstruck expression with a smile.

Since the duel's agreement, Kurumi planned to reduce the number of times they would have sex from now on. In this way, Kurumi believed she was fulfilling her side of the deal concerning her "restraint". However, that didn't mean she was going to play the good girl. She would push the line to the very limit and if Shido happened to make a move on her, then who was she to refuse?

The tension in Shido's body was finally released as he slumped in his chair. He could only sweat at the ordeals he was going to face in the future.

This girl… is going to be the end of me, isn't she?

And he wouldn't have it any other way as he smiled.

THE END