71: Chapter 71

Raynare was startled and shouted sternly: "Who is it! Come out!"

Luo Yu walked out slowly from the shadows and glanced at the unconscious Hyoudou Issei.

With a wave of his hand, he cast a healing spell.

Emerald light flickered, and the wound pierced by the light spear healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If not for the hole in his clothes and the large patches of blood, one wouldn't even be able to tell he had just suffered such a severe injury.

With another casual grab, he easily extracted the Sacred Gear "Dragon Prison" residing within Hyoudou Issei's body and held it in his palm. "Now the 'Decay Curse' can be completely perfected. Let me see what's special about this thing..."

Luo Yu stared at the "Dragon Prison" in his hand, a smile on his face. "A mage..."

Raynare's expression changed; she mistook the Arcane Magic Luo Yu had used for mere magic.

Immediately after, her face darkened. "A lowly human dares to toy with a great Fallen Angel? Put the Sacred Gear down—"

Raynare took Luo Yu for a passing rogue mage.

The kind of low-life scum who specializes in digging Sacred Gears out of human bodies. She had seen many of these types; they were all greedy for Sacred Gears and would even kill their own kind.

With a casual grip, light elements condensed into a long spear, which she hurled fiercely at Luo Yu, intending to kill him outright. "Are you Fallen Angels' eyes just for show? Can't you even tell the strength of your opponent?"

Luo Yu frowned.

Since she was Azazel's subordinate, he originally didn't want to make a big deal out of this. But since the other party attacked first, she couldn't blame him.

Crack—

The light spear flew to within a yard of Luo Yu before suddenly shattering.

The fragments dissipated into the air bit by bit.

Immediately after, Raynare let out a piercing scream. Her arms were twisted like a pretzel by something invisible, her bones snapping with cracking sounds, and she suffered severe internal injuries.

She spat out mouthfuls of blood.

She widened her eyes, staring fixedly at Luo Yu.

He was clearly just a lowly human!

"Raynare, are you okay?"

Several magic circles lit up, and a few Fallen Angels landed beside Raynare. One of them barked at a blonde girl nearby: "Hurry, heal her!"

At the same time, these people stared at Luo Yu vigilantly. "Yes..."

The blonde girl was as timid as a little lamb, shrinking her neck as she used her Sacred Gear to heal Raynare.

A smile of ambiguous meaning curled at the corner of Luo Yu's mouth.

It was her.

A fated encounter.

Even though that bastard pure-blooded devil had already been killed by him, she had still been expelled from the Church, run to Kuoh Town, and ended up under the Fallen Angels. "Damn human, how dare you—"

A middle-aged-looking Fallen Angel was just about to curse.

Before he could finish, Luo Yu spat out two words: "Noisy."

The middle-aged Fallen Angel let out a terrified scream, and his entire body exploded on the spot, turning into a mist of blood.

The Fallen Angels nearby were all stunned.

Luo Yu didn't give them a chance to be stunned.

One after another, as if they had time bombs installed in their bodies, they all exploded on the spot, turning into mists of blood. "Monster... Monster!"

Raynare's eyes were filled with fear.

Gritting her teeth, she pushed the only remaining blonde girl beside her toward Luo Yu, intending to use her as a shield, while she turned, spread her wings, and flew away desperately.

Unfortunately.

Just as she flew into mid-air, she felt a massive energy expanding within her, and her body was about to give out. "No, don't—"

The smell of blood in the park was thick and unshakable, as if someone had soaked the entire air in blood.

Fortunately, the Fallen Angels had set up a barrier beforehand, leaving no ordinary people around, otherwise, this scene would have surely scared someone to death. "Are... are you Lord Holy Dragon?"

The little blonde girl in Luo Yu's arms looked up, her voice light and timid, her blue eyes blinking as she looked at him. "You know me?"

Luo Yu casually wiped the memory of the unconscious Hyoudou Issei lying on the ground and looked down at Asia Argento.

That's right.

This blonde girl was Asia Argento, who possessed a Sacred Gear called [Twilight Healing] and was originally a saint of the Church. But now, she had long been expelled by the Church and was called a "witch" by everyone.

As for that "Lord Holy Dragon" she called out...

Luo Yu remembered.

He had previously snuck into the Mirror Lake of Light on the seventh level of Heaven and happened to catch a perverted priest bullying her, so he saved her on a whim. He hadn't expected this girl to recognize him at a glance—mind you, he had been in his dragon form at the time.

This little girl was, by all accounts, just a normal person, or at most a normal person with a Sacred Gear. "It... it was this child who smelled your scent."

Asia Argento's face turned red, and she stood up from Luo Yu's arms. A flash of golden light appeared at her feet, and a Unicorn cub walked out of the magic circle, staring timidly at Luo Yu. "So it was you, little thing."

Luo Yu smiled.

He had almost forgotten that holy beasts like the Unicorn are particularly sensitive to scents, let alone that he hadn't deliberately hidden his own.

Just because Raynare and those Fallen Angels couldn't smell it didn't mean they could evade this Unicorn's nose—even if it was still young. "I didn't expect this little guy to have followed you out."

Luo Yu looked at the Unicorn cub lying at Asia Argento's feet. "Generally speaking, whether it's a nun or an Exorcist, once expelled by the Church, the contracted holy beasts or divine beasts will automatically break the contract and return directly to Heaven, and they won't be able to sign a second time in their lifetime..."

"Lord Holy Dragon, I..."

Asia Argento lowered her head, like a child who had caused trouble, sneaking glances at Luo Yu.

She had already been kicked out of the Church and was now a witch chased by everyone.

Would Lord Holy Dragon despise her?

Luo Yu smiled and reached out to rub her head, his movements very gentle, which slowly settled her heart. This girl was kind-hearted, and no one who met her would dislike her. "Don't be afraid, you didn't do anything wrong. If you must say someone is wrong, it's God."

Luo Yu's words were not false at all. If God hadn't fallen, the Heaven System wouldn't have had so many loopholes. How could someone as pure as Asia Argento be expelled as a witch?

"Lord Holy Dragon..."

Asia Argento just wanted to speak.

A dark red magic circle suddenly lit up before them, and Rias Gremory's figure walked out from within. "Luo Yu."

Rias Gremory was stunned when she saw Luo Yu. Immediately after, she noticed the unconscious Hyoudou Issei on the ground, and her expression darkened immediately.

She could clearly feel that the Sacred Gear on that guy was gone. "Luo Yu, shouldn't you explain the current situation?"

"Explain?"

Luo Yu glanced at Rias Gremory, his tone indifferent: "What do you want me to explain? Is it the Sacred Gear on this guy, or the corpses of the Fallen Angels around here? Regardless of which one, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."

"You—"

Rias Gremory clenched her fists, staring fixedly at Luo Yu.

This guy clearly knew that the Hyoudou Issei lying on the ground was the candidate for her servant she had set her sights on. He had snatched the guy's Sacred Gear, yet he was still so righteous. "You wanted him to be your servant, and I just happened to need the Sacred Gear on him. But Rias Gremory, some things aren't yours just because you think they are. Now that the item is in my hands, I naturally don't need to explain anything to you."

"What, do you think with your abilities, you can snatch it back from my hands?"

Luo Yu's words made Rias Gremory's expression increasingly ugly.

This bastard was full of twisted logic—

She had observed that child on the ground for so long and had originally planned to reincarnate him into a devil in the next few days.

As a result, she had been intercepted by this guy; how could she not be angry?

Luo Yu couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the livid Rias Gremory and turned to leave with Asia Argento.

All the Fallen Angels in Kuoh Town had been wiped out by him, and Asia Argento had nowhere to go. He couldn't just leave her outside. "Bastard..."

Rias Gremory gritted her teeth, watching Luo Yu's back.

She dreamed of slapping that face hard a few times.

Unfortunately, she could only think about it.

Rias Gremory looked down at Hyoudou Issei on the ground and turned to leave.

She had to hurry and find a new servant.

There wasn't enough time.

The Sacred Gear was no longer on this guy, so he was just an ordinary person; wasting a devil piece on him wasn't worth it at all.

——

In the first-floor hall of the villa.

Sona looked with a puzzled expression at the girl sitting next to Luo Yu. The girl was obviously a little nervous, her body shrinking, her eyes dodging.

Especially the nun's habit she was wearing, which didn't fit the atmosphere here at all. "Luo Yu, is she a nun? From the Church?"

Sona asked tentatively.

The aura of faith was too strong. They, as devils, were most sensitive to this; only devout believers who came from the Church would have this scent. "Her name is Asia Argento; she used to be a saint of the Church, but now she's been expelled."

"I met her once and brought her back."

Luo Yu said it lightly, briefly explaining Asia Argento's background. "Hello everyone!"

Asia Argento bowed slightly and greeted them very politely. "A saint?"

Sona and Tsubaki Shinra looked at each other.

They hadn't expected this girl to have such a background, actually being a former saint of the Church.

Even if she was a former one.

But bringing a saint into their devil's den, was that really okay?

"Asia Argento, you should also be able to feel that, except for Ophis, they are all devils."

Asia Argento nodded.

Just as devils could perceive people from the Church, devout believers like her could also vaguely sense the presence of devils.

However, she didn't understand why Lord Holy Dragon would mix with devils.

But in her view—

Devils weren't necessarily bad.

Angels weren't necessarily right either.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been expelled by the Church for healing an injured devil.

Luo Yu briefly recounted the ins and outs of Asia Argento being expelled from the Church.

After hearing this, Sona and the others looked at Asia Argento with a bit more sympathy.

Expelled from the Church for healing an injured devil?

This girl was too kind-hearted.

Just as Luo Yu said, there really weren't many people who would dislike a girl as pure and kind as Asia Argento.

Everyone introduced themselves to each other.

Asia Argento felt that they had no ill intentions, and a long-lost smile finally appeared on her face.

Sona planned to help Asia Argento with admission procedures in a couple of days so she could attend Kuoh Academy. Based on her age, Asia Argento was in the same grade as Tsubaki Shinra and the others.

Butler Izumi was efficient and quickly tidied up a room.

That was how Asia Argento moved in.

Perhaps because she had experienced too much during the day, Asia Argento was, after all, a human and didn't have the physical constitution of devils like Sona and the others. Seeing the weariness on her face, Luo Yu told her to go and rest first. "The Church actually expelled a girl as pure and kind as Asia Argento? Isn't it just because she has a Sacred Gear, 'Twilight Healing', that can heal devils? This reason is just too outrageous."