It was another cold night in Libretanhya, a criminal was walking through the streets, smoking his cigarette and looking at two women who were walking together, holding hands.
"Tonight will be the night..."
The man smiled mischievously, starting to follow them discreetly for a few minutes. When the women turned the corner to enter an alley (which would probably be the quickest way to their homes), the criminal's hands were shaking with pure sexual desire, now being the perfect moment to advance on the women.
"Shhhhhh..."
Suddenly, his neck was wrapped in a very thin line, starting to be suffocated by someone. The criminal tried to scream for help, but nothing came out of his throat, until his eyes rolled back due to the lack of oxygen in his blood and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
***
When he opened his eyes, the criminal began to understand his situation...
He was in a closed room with several other men, who like him, were tied to a chair and were also criminals.
Suddenly, the door opened and a man covered in a black cloak and a mask covering his face entered the room, speaking in a cold, emotionless voice.
"Welcome."
He placed a bag on the floor, where there were *thousands* of Lynes stored. Then, sitting down in a chair, the man in the black cloak cleared his throat.
"I'll be very direct with you, I'm bored and I decided to hold a tournament."
He slapped the bag and the Lynes.
"You will fight to the death for this money. If you try to join me, I will kill everyone here."
Despite being criminals, the men were shivering, but they remained silent and afraid to say a word.
Then the man in the cloak stood up, and with a dagger, he cut the ropes that tied the men to the chairs. But, unfortunately, a brave man tried to attack the man in the cloak. He just held the blow, and quickly and very calmly, he put his hand inside his mouth and dislocated his jaw.
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
The man fell to the ground, starting to scream desperately. The other criminals looked at the robed and masked man with terror and fear. Despite being many, they had no way of defeating him
"Anyway, I want you to be kind enough to let me know when you're done."
Then the robed man punched the criminal he had recently caught, who turned to retaliate and ended up hitting another man, triggering a collective fight while the robed man left the room without anyone seeing.
***
Some time passed, the room was covered in blood, only the same criminal who had been recently kidnapped remained. His body was badly injured, but conscious, then his gaze fell on the bag, which was without any protection.
A victorious smile appeared on the face of that man, who tried to take that bag without warning. As a result, he felt his neck being wrapped by the same line, and then his body slowly began to be taken upwards.
The criminal's desperate gaze fell directly on the mask of the man in the cloak, who was upstairs, holding the line.
"I ask you to let me know when you finish your massacre, but you were not a good man, you deserve to be killed."
Then the last breath of that criminal ended up being with the vision of that empty mask.
The man in the cloak let go of the body, then walked away from that scene. Removing that mask, Slady was revealed, who had some dark circles under his eyes due to his "work" as a criminal killer.
'Are the girls okay?' He thought.
***
Upon arriving at the library in his casual clothes, Slady came across the dark and empty place. As he approached the room, he saw Shaphira and Elisa sleeping together, comfortable with each other.
'Will I have to make a room just for myself?' Slady thought.
He puts his coat on his chair at the bench, and taking off his shirt, he lies down between the two young women in a test.
Noticing that they didn't care, but also hugged him when they felt his presence, Slady just closes his eyes, preparing to rest after a cold and tiring night.
***
The next day, Slady was sitting at the library bench, fiddling with his computer.
Shaphira and Elisa, who had finished their training proposed by Slady, were on the couch, with Shaphira lying on Elisa's lap, who stroked her hair while they watched TV.
***
"Most of our Special Investigators claim that these criminals had a fight for territory, ending with everyone being killed."
Says the journalist, showing the image of the criminals who were encouraged by Slady to fight to the death among themselves.
***
The two young women watched the scene a little astonished, then they turned to Slady.
"Dad, have you seen the news?" Shaphira said.
"There must be a fight in a building under construction between criminals." Elisa said.
Pretending to be surprised, Slady got up and sat down next to them.
"What exactly is the fight about?"
"They say it was over territory." Shaphira said, placing her feet on Slady's lap.
"That doesn't surprise me, human greed always causes chaos. But you shouldn't worry, as long as it doesn't affect innocent people and us, it doesn't matter." Slady said, casually massaging Shaphira's feet.
The two young women nodded.
"Even if they come for us, we will protect ourselves!" Shaphira said.
"Yes, I won't let anyone cruel hurt us, Slady. I've become strong for that." Elisa says in a more serious tone.
Slady seemed pleased with the two young women's growth, that gave her a sense of success in her heart.
"I know that more than anyone."
Gently, Slady places Shaphira's feet on the floor, standing up and stretching.
"Anyway, Elisa."
"Yes?" Elisa says, looking at Slady.
"You seem ready to receive something I've wanted to give you for a while."
The two young women were curious, especially Elisa. She stood up and looked Slady straight in the eyes.
"What did you propose to me, Father?"
Then Slady turns his back and goes to his workbench, where he pulls out a sword, the sword that Raizer used.
"Back when your father was a Destruction Hunter, he used this blade to invade the Inferius and defeat the Renkai Creatures. Now, looking at your strength and maturity..."
He kneels, stretching out his arms with the sword in his hands. Elisa felt like a heroine who was receiving her most powerful weapon from her master.
"Slady..."
She grabbed the sword firmly, feeling the blade made of Renkata under her fingers.
"I've always wanted to use it one day..."
Slady didn't even have time to get up, with Elisa jumping into his arms and hugging him tightly.
"Thank you!"
"Hmph!"
Slady felt how strong the young woman had become even at 15 years old, patting her on the back.
"Right..."
"I didn't know you were so good at making things more... epic, dad."
Shaphira said, standing up and standing next to Elisa, also wanting to see the sword she had received.
"I just wanted to make an exaggerated dramatization." Slady crossed her arms.
"Did it turn out well, by any chance?"
"Yes, it did." The two said in unison with a low laugh.
"Perfect then."
Slady turned to walk away, but was pulled back by Shaphira.
"And what will I get?"
'Now you screwed me over.' Slady thought.
"We're still trying to understand your Renkai Energy, Shaphira. I understand that it may be difficult, but if you manage to manipulate your power better, I'll try to give you something."
Slady put her hand on Shaphira's hair, stroking her furry ears.
"Okay..." She pouted and turned to Elisa.
"Let's see how you'll do in our training with that sword of yours, sister?"
"Sure, let's go."
Elisa smiled fondly and looked at Slady.
"Thank you for giving me the sword, Slady. I'll make sure you don't regret your choice."
Then the two of them leave the library to train together. Slady let out a deep sigh.
'Finally, some time for myself.'
He sits on the library bench and starts fiddling with his computer, accessing a book sales and rental website he had recently created.
***
At the home of a woman who had purchased two romance novels from the website, her door was knocked on. As she opened the door...
"Good morning..." Her eyes widened when she saw Slady, holding the two books.
"Miss Jaiyun?"
"Yes, I'm yours..." She turned to let Slady pass.
"You scared me, sir. I thought I'd come across a murderer."
She placed her hand on her breasts, regaining her oxygen.
"Hm..."
'I wonder if my outfit is intimidating? Well, considering that with this coat, I could be holding several weapons, and my considerable size, maybe I am intimidating.' Slady thought.
"I'm no murderer, my dear. I'm just a librarian who has good taste in clothes." Slady gave a fake smile.
"Hehe, you really have great taste..."
strangely, being more daring, she walks up to Slady in a sensual and seductive way, placing her hand on his chest and feeling his toned muscles through his shirt.
"I don't have the money at the moment, can I pay you another way?"
She smiled mischievously and seductively.
As she placed her books on the table and felt the touch on her chest, Slady just stared at the woman.
"..."
In a short time, the woman felt guilty and walked away, handing over the amount of Lynes she needed.
"Apologies."
"Don't do that again, it's disgusting."
Slady stops smiling and returns to her neutral expression, taking the money and leaving that house.
'I just wanted to train to have a more agile body for my fights, not to have carnal relations with a woman...'
Slady thought.
Knowing that the girls would be training for a while, Slady would take the opportunity to deliver the other books that had been recommended.
***
In the library, or rather, near the library, Shaphira and Elisa were practicing their moves. Elisa was practicing her blood magic that she had awakened a while ago, fusing the sword with her magic.
Shaphira, not having complete mastery over the Renkai Energy, was in her demonic form, advancing non-stop against Elisa, but always taking care not to hurt her.
The ground was completely cut, Elisa used her blood magic to try to shape her blade and make it more lethal. Shaphira used the Renkai Energy to strengthen her body, becoming more lethal and larger.
But this made Shaphira lose control of her mind...
"Shit!"
Shaphira starts to take the fight more seriously, countering Shaphira's claws with Raizer's sword.
As she made a cut in the air, sharp blood was thrown towards Shaphira, who made several cuts on her. But the Renkai Creature did not stop attacking. Then realizing her lack of strength and skills, Elisa closed her eyes, fearing the attack that Shaphira would give her when she opened her mouth to bite her with her sharp teeth.
"Sister..."
Suddenly, Shaphira received a wave of water over her, looking up at the sky and noticing the presence of Victoria, who was flying over a small wave of water below her feet.
"I knew that Slady had a dangerous creature inside his house..."
She descended to the ground, staring at Shaphira's demonic form in front of her with a serious look.
"But this is far beyond what I imagined."