Reigen and Mob dashed through the forest at full speed, their faces on the verge of collapse from exhaustion.
"Oh girls... why are you running so fast... girls?" Reigen's last words came out as a question, as they had lost sight of them long ago since they started running.
"They're fast... sensei!" Then, without warning, and with his last words, Mob collapsed from exhaustion, while Reigen caught his breath, leaning against a tree.
"They've left us behind a long time ago, sensei..." were Ingvild's words as she struck the almost unconscious Mob on the ground with a stick.
"I know, I didn't expect those cosplayers to be in such good physical condition... today's geeks sure are fit," Reigen said as he tried to catch his breath and wiped the sweat from his mouth caused by exhaustion.
"Wouldn't it be better to turn back? They surpassed us long ago, and I have a bad feeling if we keep going..." were Dimple's words, sensing a strange energy to the west of the forest, something that surpassed their current form.
"You might be right, but they're our dear clients, so we can't lose them, especially when they've already paid. So, Ingvild, hop on Mob's back, I'm ready to run, oh god, I'm not cut out for this," Reigen said as he stretched for a second wind.
Upon Reigen's words, Ingvild nodded and put mob on his back. Thanks to her strong demon physique, carrying a human on her back was nothing.
Then they started running through the forest again, hoping to catch up with the two girls they had lost track of long ago. After 10 minutes of running, they arrived at a huge house and saw nothing.
"OK... Looks like we've reached a destination... oh God, I'm so tired cough cough," were Reigen's words as he breathed heavily and leaned on his legs, his second wind gone.
"This old man..." Dimple said as she flew near Reigen, "but besides that, I don't see any trace of those weirdos, and the house gives me a bad feeling."
"I'm young at heart... As for the house, maybe they're already inside and planning to give us a warm welcome. You know, young people these days are wilder than in the past," Reigen said as he adjusted his clothes to look presentable and eliminate any traces of having run.
"But, in any case, Ingvild and Dimple, get ready..." Reigen said to the girl, who nodded, and the green spirit positioned itself nearby for any situation. With those words spoken, Reigen walked towards the entrance, and to make his entrance more dramatic, he kicked the door open with a single kick.
"The best psychic of the 21st century, Reigen Arakata, is here!" Reigen shouted before his eyes focused on the first thing illuminated by the moonlight in the room. The first thing his eyes saw was a girl with glasses holding a strange circle in her hand, spanking the backside of a young man with ash-blonde hair.
Then his eyes landed on the perplexed gaze of a redhead with a circle of a different color than the glasses-wearing girl's. This redhead girl was preparing to spank a dark chestnut-haired young man and a small girl, both in submissive positions. All of this was witnessed by two black-haired girls with strange circles in their hands, pointing towards the door.
"Too wild, you youngsters!" Reigen's soulful cry grabbed the attention of everyone in the room, leaving them stunned at the sight of a stranger. All the while, Dimple covered Ingvild's eyes.
Mob didn't need such treatment as he was still recovering from the race and hadn't woken up yet.
"How dare you engage in such obscene acts wearing school uniforms and at such late hours of the night? Don't you have any respect for the uniform?" Reigen began to scold the still surprised youngsters who didn't expect someone to suddenly appear out of nowhere, let alone scold them.
"Wait, sir, first I think you're misunderstanding the situation, and second, who the hell are you and what are you doing here?" Rías spoke, trying to calm the strange situation that was unfolding. First, her servants were acting behind her back, and now a crazy stranger was breaking the door and scolding her.
"Were you planning to play a prank on me? Do you think you can fool adults or make them look bad at your perversion parties with daddy's money? I want to talk to that girl Irina and Xenovia right now!" Reigen shouted furiously at the prank this group of rich perverts had played on him.
"Wait, Irina and Xenovia, how do you know them... wait, I've seen your face on TV, you're Arataka Reigen, the self-proclaimed greatest psychic of this century who lives in the neighboring city," Issei spoke, amazed that a recent celebrity had suddenly entered the door, and then a thought crossed his mind.
"Are you recording a show? Don't tell me there's a camera? Phew, there isn't any... I just dodged a bullet," Issei spoke, relieved that his mistress's punishment wouldn't appear on television. He wouldn't know how to explain such a situation to acquaintances like his parents.
Sona felt the same relief, as she was worried about two things. First, that what Reigen witnessed was being recorded and broadcast live. It would take many connections and manipulations from her family to erase all records of the punishment she was administering so her image among humans wouldn't crumble to pieces. Being recognized as a pervert was the last thing she wanted in life. Second, she was dreading having to fight Reigen, as she noticed he was accompanied by the bowl-haired youth, and she didn't feel capable of fighting that monster.
"You were lucky I don't record the exorcisms I perform for my clients on my YouTube channel, but I'm seriously considering doing so to avoid falling for pranks like this... Where are Irina and Xenovia?" Reigen asked again, annoyed at what he believed were the masterminds behind the prank.
"So, you're the reinforcement Irina and Xenovia had. But I've also heard you're a scammer. Don't tell me you scammed them? If you did, you'll be dealing with me," a furious Issei said to Reigen as he stood in front of him.
"Never..." Reigen spoke, receiving an accusing look from Dimple who was still covering Ingvild's eyes. "Ahem, that's not the point... I should say I'm the one being scammed in this situation, and I'm not about to let a rich, perverted kid call me a scammer."
"Everyone calm down... First, I don't care if you're a psychic or whatever, but tell me what you're doing here or I'll treat you as an enemy, which isn't far off because you dared to call me a pervert to my face," Rias said, unleashing her powerful aura, tired of the argument and everything she had experienced that day. She hoped to quickly forgive her servants and go rest with her dear pawn... but then this guy showed up out of nowhere and worsened her mood. No one had ever scolded her in her life, and this crazy human wouldn't be the first.
Her aura destroyed the floor and surprised Reigen, making him step back.
"You're not human..." was all Reigen said before he and Rias felt a much more powerful aura invade the place. Ingvild, sensing her master being threatened, released her own aura, which unlike Rias', shook the entire house.
"Shit..." Dimple responded as she distanced herself from that powerful aura. She wasn't the only one; Rias also backed away, frightened by the powerful demonic energy she was feeling.
The boys behind her also instinctively stepped back, frightened by the incredible aura.
"Who is she..." Akeno spoke, scared by the powerful aura she was feeling. None of the high-class demons she had met before, apart from the Maous, had such an incredible aura.
"Ingvild, enough..." Reigen told Ingvild, who, upon hearing her master's tone of voice, reduced her aura, and the house stopped shaking.
"But master, they were threatening you..." Ingvild tried to justify herself, but upon seeing Reigen's gaze, she preferred to remain silent.
"Okay... before we get into a fight, how about we talk like civilized people and not take this too far?" Sona suddenly spoke, being the quickest to recover from the incredible demonic energy of the girl.
"It's getting late, so maybe we can talk tomorrow... take a card, that's where my office is."
"I hope you'll tell me everything, because it seems like my clients have gotten into something complicated, or they weren't lying when they hired me... as an adult and the contracted party, I must get involved until the end." Reigen's words were spoken as he signaled to his companions to follow him. It was better to leave and face the problems tomorrow, which he anticipated would be a long day.
After a few minutes, with Reigen out of the scene, Saji, by fate or bad luck, was the first to speak.
"Whoa, that was Reigen, he looked taller on TV..." Saji broke the silence.
"That's not all, did you not see the most important thing? The girl accompanying him had huge breasts..." Issei said, a perverted smile forming on both boys' faces, a smile that wouldn't last long as they received angry glares from their respective mistresses.
"You know, Saji, I think I've decided to double your punishment... don't you think so, Rias?" Sona said with a smile promising pain.
"How about tripling it? I'm in the mood today..." Rias added with a smile that promised the same sensation as Sona's.
Then, in the house, the only thing heard was the screams of pain from two young men as they received three thousand lashes, a scream of pain that Reigen and his companions ignored as they headed towards their car. Mob remained semi-conscious from exhaustion.
