No matter how many times she saw this, she just couldn't believe it. Haruto was slapping away her powered up light spears with a stick … a god damn stick. The stick wasn't anything special according to her new master, he just kept reinforcing it. The worst part was that Haruto wasn't even looking at her. He was checking his phone. Raynare created a few more spears as she sped up. Her plan was to circle Haruto and throw from all directions. But the moment Raynare sped up, Haruto looked up from his phone.
And the match was over.
The whole place shook and the origin was behind her. She didn't know what it was but everything went silent as her ears kept ringing. She fell down on the ground hard but was able to land on her hands and knees. She couldn't even hear her own erratic heartbeat. That scared her. With great effort, she stopped her shaking and adjusted her hearing. But she was still on her hands and knees. And when she finally was strong enough to get up,
Haruto sat on top of her.
"That was very pathetic, Raynare." Haruto's eyes were glued to his mobile.
She knew that. And this was the only reason she joined his peerage. He promised her power, power she could attain without the need of a third party. Also, she didn't know how but he got the permission to turn her directly from Azazel. She knew her leader well enough, so something must have been exchanged between them; power, knowledge or a promise. She just didn't know what, and to be fair she didn't want to know. All she wanted was to get stronger as soon as she could. But for the past few days, all Haruto had been doing was beating her black and blue, nothing else.
"Anything more?" She just couldn't keep the sarcasm down.
Haruto sighed. He put the phone in his pocket and took out his cigarette pack. "What do you think I am doing? Answer me from your own perspective. But do keep the sarcasm down."
She blinked, wasn't it obvious, "Beating me for your own perverted pleasure."
His metal stick turned into a small horsewhip, and to Raynare's horror, Haruto struck her ass with that.
"The fuck!" It hurt, but it was also stimulating.
"Now that is what is called 'Beating for my perverted pleasure'." He struck one more time, just for the fun of it, and then met Raynare's furious gaze with his amusing one, "I was trying to increase your stamina you sex-freak."
Raynare blinked, her face immediately lit up like a Christmas tree. But Haruto didn't wait for her retort as he continued, "First day, you could go on for around twenty minutes. And now it has surpassed thirty minutes."
"All I have been doing is throwing my light spear, you perverted king!"
"Please, you seriously can't call them light spear." Haruto ignored the raging look from Raynare, "Those are just simple stick made from low quality light magic."
"Then what am I supposed to do?! How am I supposed to get stronger?!" Raynare shouted. She wanted to jump up but Haruto's raw power made sure she couldn't move from her position.
"Train, train and train."
Raynare blinked. Her face literally lost all of her previous expression. Haruto couldn't help it. He released a deep breath through his mouth, "I am sure you are gonna shout 'Is that it' or 'I have been doing that for forever'. But that is where you are wrong. There are quite a few things I learned which I dub it as 'Harsh Truth'. And one of them is, more than ninety percent of supernatural beings do not train."
The 'Are you shitting me' look on Raynare's face made Haruto laugh out loud. The timing was very wrong but he just couldn't help it. He continued between his laughter, "No Raynare, I am not shitting you. You think fighting against one another or hunting down prey is considered as training. But hate to tell you that it is not."
"Getting molested by my king is?" Raynare couldn't help it. And she was rewarded by another whip-strike.
"Start from the basic. Fighting isn't the answer. You have to start and hone your basics. You have to train and train to make sure your most basic skills are perfected. Because when they are, you will automatically unlock new things that you would have never imagined. How about an example?" Haruto didn't wait for Raynare as he took out the lit cigarette from his mouth and put it on Raynare's. She was startled but the main surprise came when she didn't taste any tobacco. It was as if she was drinking a margarita, cold and well-mixed. Before she could savor the taste, Haruto took back the cigarette.
"I am not gonna say how but my proficiency with my 'Longinus' helped me to do this. Would have believed it if I said it before?" Haruto didn't wait for Raynare as he started to stretch his body, still sitting on top of Raynare.
She just didn't know what to think anymore. How could a weapon type "Longinus" could make your cigarette taste like alcohol? And it wasn't just smoke, she literally felt the liquid entering her mouth. She just looked at the ground and kept quiet, because she didn't even know what to ask.
"Start with your spear." Haruto finally got up and gently pulled Raynare up as well, who just blinked at the sudden development. "Focus on your power and command it to create something that resembles an actual spear."
Raynare nodded but Haruto knew what she wanted to say, "The reason I am asking you to do this is it will increase your control over light and imagination. If you can create a proper spear from light then I am sure other weapons like sword, shield will not be an issue."
Now Raynare was interested. Because creating swords or shields was something only mid to high tier Fallen Angels could do.
Haruto wanted to say something more but couldn't. He literally stopped with his mouth half open. And the reason was, Sakura entered the basement. But unlike her usual maid outfit, this time she was wearing a simple purple yukata with light blue floral design adorning it. Her long hair was done in a simple braided style that was resting on her left shoulder.
Seeing the astonished look from both Raynare and Haruto, Sakura blushed, "After lunch, I will be heading to Kyoto to help out Haku-san regarding …"
She couldn't finish as Haruto immediately took out his phone and ushered her to come with him, "Raynare train by yourself. Remember, focus on your light energy. Start with the shape and then move onto the power."
With that Haruto, along with Sakura, teleported out of the basement.
It took a few minutes for Raynare to compose herself. She then took a good look at her clothing, or the lack of it, and then cursed out loud, "Bastard didn't even check me out at all and he got all horny by seeing that bitch in that plain cloth?!"
But if Raynare was honest, even she was a bit turned out when she saw Sakura. Although she was more turned on when Haruto used her as a chair and used his whip.