Unlimited Ambition

"Your strength is indeed formidable, and I am no match for you. However, under these circumstances, I suppose you cannot unleash your full power. Therefore, it is premature to discuss the outcome."

"Is this the ability you rely on?" Gu moved around, turned in a circle, and looked at the world, which seemed to have turned into a dim color like an old photograph. He laughed and said, "You underestimate me too much."

—Then, the entire space began to shake violently, and it looked like it was about to collapse! Izayoi Sakuya's expression changed drastically. She used all her strength, waving her hands and throwing all the scalpels she was carrying at me, but I knocked them all down.

Then, Sakuya rushed over, wielding two scalpels in her hands. Her moves were fierce and ruthless, each aimed at a vital spot, attempting to take my life.

Unfortunately, for someone as battle-hardened as me, this level of attack is not enough.

I dodged a few blows briefly, then kicked the scalpel out of her left hand. Taking advantage of her surprise, I grabbed her wrist, restricting her other hand's movement. At the same time, we both lost our balance and fell heavily to the ground.

At that moment, the barrier set up by Sakuya Izayoi shattered into pieces and then disappeared without a trace, and the wind in the air began to flow again.

"Can you grant my request now?" I asked, looking at Izayoi Sakuya, who was pinned down by me and seemed a little embarrassed.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Another Nest

After that, Sakuya Izayoi readily admitted defeat. She also agreed to my conditions, on the condition that I release the vampire girl. I gave her three days to settle the girl. After three days, she would report to the Jerusalem palace and become my head maid.

That sounds good, and the girl is smart enough not to run away from her crime. Therefore, we can let her leave without worry.

After that, I checked on the two girls on the ground. Fukiyori seemed to have been hit on the head and had passed out. Himegami Akisa, on the other hand, had also passed out due to anemia.

I cast two healing spells to stabilize their injuries. Then, I picked one up with each hand and used a dimensional jump to return to temporary shelter number two.

The second temporary accommodation location is a small villa that I obtained from Aleister after the last Orsola incident. The purpose is to prevent being caught like last time.

After tossing the two girls onto the bed, I checked their condition again. Feeling a bit uneasy, I used two light sleeping spells to let them sleep a little longer.

After finishing these tasks, I returned to Tokiwadai Academy. There I saw Tsuchimikado Motoharu being dragged out like a dead dog. Beside him, Maika was crying as if her parents had died.

...This has nothing to do with me, right?

I shrugged, then took a couple of steps and found Kuroko, who was looking for me everywhere.

Kuroko saw me too, her eyes lit up and she ran over, grabbing my hand and shaking it while complaining, "Onii-chan, where have you been? I can't find you anywhere."

"It's nothing, I just rested for a little while," I replied dismissively.

"Huh? You haven't fallen for another girl, have you?!" Kuroko said distrustfully.

...A woman's sixth sense in these kinds of things is really...terrifying.

I chuckled a few times and patted Kuroko's shoulder hard: "You're really bold, aren't you?" Then I leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Ready to accept your punishment?"

Hei Zi was instantly disoriented. Having been punished a few times before, she naturally knew what I meant by "punishment." Her body went limp, and she couldn't stand up. If I hadn't caught her, she would have fallen to the ground.

"Alright, Misaka must be getting impatient. Let's go over there."

And so, with my help, Kuroko slowly walked toward Mikoto.

Just then, Mikoto noticed the two of us and came over.

"The performance was a great success, Mikoto," I praised.

"It's really nothing, everyone was just very enthusiastic... that's about it," Mikoto replied, a little shyly.

"What's wrong with Kuroko?" I asked, seeing Kuroko leaning on my shoulder, looking weak.

Actually, Kuroko should have recovered by now. The reason she's still leaning on me is probably because of her twisted nature; she wants to take advantage of me as much as possible.

Just now it was just the two of us, so I mostly went along with her wishes. But now, Mikoto is watching from the side. I can't be too accommodating to her, so I gently pinched her back, and Kuroko reluctantly let go of me.

After that, the three of us continued playing for a while until late at night, when Mikoto and Kuroko were both quite tired, before returning to our temporary accommodation. We turned off the lights and went to bed—but after Mikoto fell asleep, we had to get up again and go to the next room with Kuroko for what we called a punishment game. Of course, to avoid waking Mikoto, Kuroko had a ball stuffed in her mouth, so she could only make "woo-woo" sounds.

The punishment game took a bit too much of my energy. When I looked at the clock again after waking up in the morning, it was already 10:00 AM. Mikoto and Kuroko had both gone to class. There was a note on my bedside table saying that there was breakfast in the microwave in the cafeteria, just heat it up.

I'm so tired, I really want to take a nap.

I thought to myself as I ate the slightly burnt fried rice that Mikoto had made.

But there are still some things I have to do.

At another temporary shelter, two other girls were waiting for me.

After I finished breakfast, I looked at my watch, and it showed that it was 10:15.

I wondered if those two had woken up yet. As I thought this, I yawned, took out my key, and opened the door to temporary shelter number two—and then I saw Himegami Akisa carrying Fukiyori on her back, preparing to step out of the window.

Although it would be really rude to laugh at a time like this, Qiusha's actions were truly hilarious. Like a country woman, she had a fukishiri, which was heavier than herself, strapped to her back, with one foot outside the window and the other still inside. Because the window was too high, she was stuck in a dilemma.

That's when I walked in.

"Pfft... Hehehehehahaha."

So, I actually laughed.

"You bastard!" It was clear that Qiu Sha still remembered me, even though she didn't have a good impression of me, and she cursed me out as soon as she opened her mouth.

Of course, I don't care. Let her curse if she wants to. It won't hurt me.

She should pretend to be gentle—and, for now, she should ignore the guy on her back.

"Why don't you rest a little longer? You were attacked by a vampire yesterday and lost a lot of blood." After I finished speaking, I took a few steps forward, wanting to get closer to Himegami Akisa.

"Don't come any closer!" But Himegami Akisa's wariness of me was unusually intense. Seeing me approach, she shouted, then grabbed a nearby vase and smashed it against the wall with a "crack." Holding a shard to her neck, she said, "If you take another step, I'll kill myself!"

I couldn't help but roll my eyes. This guy is really... how should I even begin to describe him?

"Okay, okay, I won't go over there. Don't be impulsive, really." As I said this, I stretched out my hands and made a pushing motion, standing still.

Himegami Akisa breathed a slight sigh of relief—but then, I appeared behind her in a dimensional leap, snatched the fragment from her, and tightly gripped her hands, restricting her movements.

"You?!" Himegami Akisa was both shocked and furious, and resisted fiercely.

"Don't be impulsive, I really didn't mean any harm. Can't you just calm down and talk to me properly later?" I said to her.

Himegami Akisa hesitated, yet she couldn't shake off my hands. Remembering that her best friend Fukiyori was still under my control, she felt somewhat helpless: "Alright, I agree." She said, "But if you do anything improper, I will commit suicide."

"...Of course, I mean I certainly won't do anything improper." I said this, while slowly releasing my hands.

Himegami Akisa finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt dizzy and unwell. She almost fell backward, but thankfully I caught her again.

"You're still very weak. Sit down, I'll make you a cup of black tea," I said to Himegami Akisa. But instead of leaving, I first untied Fukiyori from her back. Then, together with Himegami Akisa, we lifted her to the sofa in the living room before leaving.

Five minutes later, Himegami Akisa held the cup of black tea in both hands, her feelings extremely complicated.

"I'm so sorry. Although I don't have the right to ask for your forgiveness, but... I'm so sorry." I apologized to her first, then observed Himegami Akisa's expression and found that she didn't seem angry. So I continued.

"...I want to know how you've been lately."

"It's none of your business," Himegami Akisa replied coldly.

"How could this have nothing to do with me?!" I exclaimed, clearly agitated. "We're so close, if I don't care about you, who will?!"

Himegami Akisa sneered upon hearing this: "Our relationship?! How dare you bring this up?!"

"Alright, alright, it's been months, you should be over it by now... Come to think of it, that was my first time too, anyway, it was all ruined." My voice trailed off, which made Himegami Akisa stand up, seemingly wanting to slap me. But in the end, due to anemia, she swayed and fell into my arms.

"Bastard! Let me go!" Himegami Akisa struggled violently, scratching and biting me, but I didn't let go, letting her abuse me.

After a while, Qiusha was too exhausted. She collapsed into my arms, secretly shedding tears.

"Please give me a chance?" I whispered to her. "I will be good to you."

Himegami Akisa shook her head vigorously, it was hard to tell whether she disagreed or was just throwing a tantrum.

"Actually, putting aside a rather bad start, I think I'm a pretty good choice. I have no injuries, I'm not bad-looking, I have a certain financial foundation, and I can be reasonably funny. Although I can't cook yet, I can learn if you're willing..."

“This is different…” Himegami Akisa protested softly.

"It's just that the order has changed slightly, Qiusha-chan, be more open-minded."

"..." Himegami Akisa did not speak again, seemingly deep in thought.

I remained silent, waiting for her reply.

"...What you're saying is a bit of a stretch, but it's passable." Himegami Akisa pouted, still seemingly sulking. "Anyway, no one else will want me, so I can just go with whoever wants me..."

I nodded vigorously, then watched as Himegami Akisa raised her head, looking at me with teary eyes: "Kiss me."

I was slightly surprised, then realized I hadn't misheard, and felt a surge of joy. Seeing that Qiusha had already closed her eyes, I leaned in, closed my eyes, and kissed her…

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Aleister's Secret Weapon

After my tongue slipped inside, Himegami Akisa's two rows of teeth snapped shut. I don't know exactly how much force a human tooth can bite through. But I'm sure it could definitely bite off a tongue. When it comes to committing suicide by biting one's tongue, one might give up because of the inability to do it or the intense pain. But what if that tongue belonged to someone else?

Looks like this guy still wants to kill me. I rolled my eyes.

Unfortunately, Himegami Akisa's perfect plan had a small flaw.

The tongue is indeed one of the most difficult and important parts of the body for humans to defend, and it's also very difficult to train. Therefore, it's not entirely unreasonable for Himegami Akisa to choose this method of attack to kill me.

But then again, if I were to die in the Chinese way—because a girl bit off my tongue while we were kissing—I'd probably die of shame.

Himegami Akisa did not succeed.

At the crucial moment, I cast a defensive barrier on my tongue. To a magical barrier capable of withstanding a heavy bomb, the force of a human bite was as insignificant as a mosquito bite.

Instead, I continued kissing Himegami Akisa while pushing her to the ground. She was still wearing her summer school uniform, and I easily unbuttoned it, then, under Himegami Akisa's trembling gaze, I entered her body again.

※※※

Two hours later, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. I helped Himegami Akisa, whose face was flushed, into the bathroom.

Himegami Akisa gave me a resentful look, but offered no resistance when I climbed onto her body again.

"Is it okay now?" I whispered in her ear.

"...Do as you please." Qiu Sha's tone held a hint of resentment. But I could also vaguely detect a trace of joy.

"I will treat you well," I assured her again.

And so, Himegami Akisa was acquired.

The rest was quite simple—Himegami Akisa is, in fact, a very traditional, devoted wife and mother type of girl. She'll be coming back to Jerusalem with me in two days.

Next up is another girl. She's practically a bonus that came with Himekami Akisa: Fukiyori Seiri.

However, dealing with this girl is quite simple.

When Fukiyori woke up from her sleep, she found that she had amnesia—or rather, had been forced to have amnesia.

Her memories were erased using magic. To put it simply, in two words: brainwashing.