At this mont, Yasaka stood before Ren Kuroda, her already loose, flowing kimono now hanging even more carelessly from her body, half undone. The seductive aura of a nine-tailed fox seed utterly natural to her—effortless, overwhelming.
To put it bluntly, if Yasaka were to shoot a photo set in this state, most n wouldn't stand a chance of keeping their composure.
Staring at the fox enchantress in front of him, Ren tried to break free from the glowing onmyō chains binding his limbs. But his body was far too weak, and Yasaka—after all—was a being on the level of a "Dragon King." In his current condition, there was simply no way he could shake off those radiant restraints.
Taking a steadying breath, forcing himself to calm down—and more importantly, to keep a certain part of himself from reacting recklessly—Ren shot Yasaka an irritated look.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
She had said she had a "once-and-for-all solution." Surely that didn't an she planned to do sothing to his… dignity, right?
"What am I trying to do? Surely you already understand, dear elder brother."
Yasaka's golden eyes glead as she spoke, her tone both teasing and sharp.
"The Gremory family holds imnse power in the Underworld. Their eldest son, Sirzechs, is even one of the current Four Great Devil Kings. If you were to break your promise unilaterally, you'd not only offend Sirzechs himself, but also risk turning the already fragile relationship between Kyoto's yokai and the Underworld's devils hostile again."
Ren frowned, but didn't interrupt.
"However," Yasaka continued, her voice softening just a touch, "I cannot accept your relationship with Rias either. And judging by your expression, you're quite troubled by this as well."
She leaned closer, her lips curving into a sly smile.
"So, I've co up with a better solution."
Ren had a bad feeling about this.
"We make it a done deal."
"…What?"
"Only if things reach that point," Yasaka said calmly, "will the Underworld be forced to reconsider—taking into account both my position as Supre Commander of the yokai, and the fact that you already belong to soone. Only then might they choose to back down."
Hearing her perfectly logical—yet utterly outrageous—analysis, Ren suddenly felt an imnse wave of relief wash over him.
At least… she wasn't planning to destroy his manhood.
Not that he was entirely confident whether sothing like that could regenerate, even with his recovery abilities. And even if it could—no. Absolutely not. So things were sacred. His dignity as a man was one of them. Not even for a second could that be compromised.
While Ren was still clinging to that last shred of masculine pride, Yasaka had already climbed onto the bed.
Then, with a lazy, almost catlike motion, she sprawled across his body—pressing herself against him as if deliberately comparing… certain assets.
Even Ren, who trained regularly, had to admit defeat in that particular contest.
"Yasaka… I think you should calm down," he said weakly, his confidence clearly lacking now that he had lost in more ways than one. "There are other, better ways to refuse Rias. And if you do this… Kuroka will definitely be upset."
"Unfortunately," Yasaka replied without hesitation, "Kuroka has no objections. In fact, she even said she'd like a younger brother or sister."
Ren blinked.
"…What?"
"She says her classmates all have siblings, and she envies them," Yasaka went on casually. "So now I'm wondering—should I arrange for her to have a little brother first, or a little sister? Or perhaps… both?"
Just like that, she completely dismantled Ren's argunt.
And in her mind, tonight was already decided. She would play the role of the unstoppable knight—no one was going to stop her.
anwhile, Ren silently made up his mind: tomorrow, he was transferring Kuroka to a different school.
What kind of ridiculous environnt was that? What were those kids even competing about—showing off siblings now?
"Even if we were going to… do that," Ren tried again, grasping at straws, "I can't exactly move like this. Could you at least undo the Chain Bind? It's… uncomfortable."
Since resistance was futile, he figured he might as well salvage what little dignity he had left.
"Uncomfortable?" Yasaka tilted her head, her gaze drifting aningfully downward. "Then why does a certain part of you seem so lively?"
Ren's face instantly flushed red.
"If I release you, what if you run away?" she continued, smiling faintly. "Besides, there's no issue with movent. All you need to do is lie still. Leave the rest to—"
"BOOM—!"
The timing couldn't have been worse—or perhaps better.
Just as Yasaka was about to act, a violent explosion echoed through the mansion.
The estate was protected by perception barriers and boundary fields, so the mont the disturbance occurred, Yasaka instantly understood what was happening.
The alluring smile on her face froze.
Then, in the span of a heartbeat, it turned ice-cold.
"Rias… that damn woman!"
That's right—the ones who had co crashing in were Rias and Sona, along with their group. And the one who had just attacked was none other than Rias herself.
Because Ren had been injured, Rias and Sona had changed clothes and agreed to co visit him together. But the mont they entered the mansion, they noticed sothing strange—the beast-eared maids were all leaving.
Confused, Rias asked what was going on, only to learn that after Yasaka carried the weakened Ren back to his room, she had dismissed everyone, saying their care was no longer needed.
Hearing this, Rias and Sona exchanged a glance.
Both recalled Yasaka's earlier intimacy toward Ren.
Sothing was definitely off.
anwhile, the rabbit-eared maid who had explained everything had no idea that, quite unintentionally, she had just sabotaged her mistress's plans.
To avoid interruptions, Yasaka had naturally set up a defensive barrier at the door to Ren's room.
Unfortunately for her, the one who had co was Rias—heir to the House of Gremory, wielder of the Power of Destruction inherited from the Bael lineage, capable of erasing almost anything regardless of level differences.
Crimson energy slamd repeatedly into the blue barrier, causing the entire mansion to tremble violently.
Hearing the commotion, the beast-eared maids rushed back, attempting to stop Rias—only to be intercepted by Sona, Akeno, and the others.
Finally, after several devastating blasts, the barrier shattered like glass under the relentless assault.
Even Ren's lavish bedroom door was blown clean off.
And then—
They saw it.
Ren, bound to the bed in glowing chains.
And Yasaka, glaring at them with undisguised fury.
Her plans ruined at the crucial mont, the fox enchantress's anger burned uncontrollably. Rationality was completely overwheld.
She no longer cared that Rias was the heir of the Gremory family—or the sister of a Devil King.
In an instant, Yasaka vanished.
To Rias, it was nothing more than a blur flashing before her eyes—
And then Yasaka appeared right in front of her.
Before Rias could even gather her demonic power, a massive fox claw ford from magic tore through the clothes she had just changed into, sending her flying backward—
Crashing straight into the wall.
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