"Um..."
Just as Hyodo Issei was still lamenting his youth, a shy female voice reached his ears.
"Oh, here they come, the Fallen Angels are making their entrance."
Zhong Chen watched Amano Yuuma, who was gently calling out to Hyodo Issei on the pedestrian bridge, and quickly raised his camera, aiming it at the two of them.
"Are you Hyodo Issei from Kuoh Academy?"
Hearing the voice, Hyodo Issei slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
He saw a girl with long black hair, a cute face, and wearing a uniform he had never seen before, looking at him shyly.
He instinctively replied:
"Yes... she's really cute!"
The cute girl suddenly looked up, revealing a pair of watery big eyes, and spoke with a blush:
"Um..."
"Oh, is there something you need me for?"
Hearing Hyodo Issei's words, the girl seemed to be psyching herself up, gently stomping her little foot, and loudly asked the person in front of her:
"Does Hyodo currently have anyone he's dating?"
Hearing the girl's words, Hyodo Issei's eyes instantly widened, and he quickly replied:
"No... no!"
The girl seemed to relax after hearing that, and softly said:
"That's great... Um, would you like to go out with me?"
Zhong Chen got goosebumps all over his body when he heard this confession, and he couldn't help but mutter:
"The kind that'll kill you!"
This guy really shouldn't be called Amano Yuuma; she should change her name to Amano Nauseating.
If she wants a Sacred Gear, she should just kill him directly. Why is she playing these deep affection games here?
Thinking of this, Zhong Chen, who didn't want to watch Amano Yuuma act anymore, instantly appeared on the pedestrian bridge and unleashed a barrage of questions at Amano Yuuma:
"I say, what are you dawdling about here for? I'm dying of impatience. If you want the Sacred Gear, just act directly."
"Give him a Black Tiger Steals Heart to the chest, and everything will be over."
"You're a Fallen Angel who's been around for a thousand years, how can you not handle such a simple matter? No wonder Azazel doesn't think highly of you."
"With this work efficiency, how will you get promoted? Do you just want to linger at the bottom of the Fallen Angels for your entire life?"
"Ah! Answer me!"
Amano Yuuma was dumbfounded by Zhong Chen's series of questions.
Who am I, where am I, what was I supposed to do?
Also, who are you? You just came up and started lecturing me. Are you some executive I don't know?
Thinking of this, Amano Yuuma changed her shy and timid demeanor, and cautiously asked:
"Um... this esteemed sir, may I ask who you are?"
Hearing Amano Yuuma's words, Zhong Chen immediately pulled a pair of glasses from his pocket and put them on his face, then conjured a pointer and pointed it at her, saying:
"Don't worry about who I am first. I'm just asking you, are you planning to just muddle through your entire life like this?"
"No, I... I..."
"What 'I, I'? You're stammering when you speak. How can you accomplish anything great?"
"Um, who exactly are you?"
Amano Yuuma carefully recalled all the high-ranking Fallen Angels she knew and found that she truly didn't recognize the person in front of her, so she continued to ask.
"I am Zhong Chen, homeroom teacher of Class 2, Grade 3, Kuoh Academy, that's who! What's it to you?!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's self-introduction, Amano Yuuma felt truly numb, realizing she had been fooled by a human.
Immediately, she dropped her cautious demeanor, a fierce expression appearing on her face, and she shouted at Zhong Chen:
"Damn mortal, how dare you toy with me! I will make your life worse than death!"
As soon as her voice fell, a blood-red spear of light condensed in her hand, and then she threw it towards Zhong Chen.
Watching the incoming spear of light, Zhong Chen casually extended his right hand and easily caught the blood-red spear of light.
With a slight squeeze, the spear of light shattered into countless red specks of light and vanished.
Then, Zhong Chen pushed up his glasses, a playful smile on his face, and said to Amano Yuuma:
"Young one, why aren't you putting any effort into your fight? Come on, I can take more!"
"Damn it! Die!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's provocation, Amano Yuuma was completely enraged. Her whole body surged with magic power, and her originally beautiful school uniform instantly ripped apart.
In its place was a Fallen Angel exclusive outfit that barely covered critical areas.
"Wow, isn't that a bit too revealing? As a teacher, I have to say a few words to you, you..."
Before Zhong Chen could finish speaking, Amano Yuuma, who was nearby, had already flown up, frantically circulating magic power around her body. A dozen spears of light appeared out of thin air around her.
As Amano Yuuma waved her right hand downwards, all the spears of light simultaneously shot towards Zhong Chen.
Boom, boom, boom... The pedestrian bridge, struck by a dozen spears of light, instantly broke.
"Ah ah ah, save me... ah."
And Hyodo Issei, who had been staring blankly at the two fighting, let out a scream.
Then he was crushed under the ruins of the pedestrian bridge, falling silent.
"This... how is this possible!!!"
Amano Yuuma, flying in the sky, looked on in shock at Zhong Chen, who was completely unharmed within a golden shield.
Her attack had not caused even a bit of damage. Thinking of this, Amano Yuuma suppressed the fear in her heart.
She circulated all her magic power to the extreme, and an enormous blood-red spear of light appeared above her head.
Zhong Chen looked at the spear of light and asked with a helpless expression:
"I say, don't you know any other moves? Why is it always this spear of light, that spear of light?"
"Hmph, no matter the move, any move that can kill you is a good move. Die!!!"
Amano Yuuma raised her hand, grabbed the enormous spear of light, and threw it with all her might towards Zhong Chen.
"You say that, and even Naruto would call you an expert!"
Zhong Chen looked at the incoming giant spear of light, nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but retort.
Clang... bang... The enormous spear of light, upon touching the golden barrier, instantly transformed into countless specks of light and dissipated into the air, without causing a single ripple.
Seeing that her full-power attack had no effect, Amano Yuuma immediately shouted, her voice betraying her inner fear:
"Damn it! What in the world is that thing? Is it your Sacred Gear? Damn mortal, always hiding in that turtle shell."
"Mortal, mortal, do you think you're so noble? Even I, a prince, am invincible, and I wouldn't dare to be as arrogant as you!"
"And you're flying so high, constantly looking down on me, isn't that a bit impolite?!"
"You mere black-feathered bird!"
As soon as his voice fell, Zhong Chen instantly appeared above Amano Yuuma and delivered a fierce whip kick to her stomach.
Amano Yuuma felt a sharp pain from her stomach, then her eyes rolled back and she lost consciousness.
Her body seemed to lose all weight, plummeting rapidly like a meteor streaking across the sky.
With a loud "bang," her body violently collided with the ground.
The impact caused the surrounding area to instantly become dusty.
Zhong Chen slowly landed on the ground, looking at Amano Yuuma, whom he had kicked to death, and couldn't help but rub his chin:
"Did I still use too much force? Well, that's not my fault, you attacked first. This was self-defense!"
"When you get to Azazel, don't slander me, okay!"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot why I came here."
After saying that, Zhong Chen walked towards Hyodo Issei's corpse, which was buried under the rubble, and then whispered:
"What a terrible death. That's right, you probably haven't received Rias's devil summoning flyer yet."
"I'm sorry, it seems you can't be revived. But don't worry, I'll give your parents a large sum of money for compensation, consider it payment for taking your things."
"In your next life, remember, lust is a double-edged sword! Young man!"
Then Zhong Chen summoned Azazel and absorbed the soul of the Red Dragon Emperor from Hyodo Issei's body.
Looking at the 200,000 souls he had gained, Zhong Chen's steps became much lighter.
"We common folk, oh, are truly happy today..