The Forbidden Love Couple

"Are all the older girls Shotacons?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, come on. You find a child who looks like he's lost when you are on the way to meet your forbidden love. And you completely let your guard down and offer help? I mean, don't get me wrong. Offering help was the right thing. I know that I don't emit any aura but you could at least put your guard up, right? Ruler of Kuoh, Cleria Belial." Mike lectured Cleria about her ways.

The atmosphere became serious. Cleria immediately moved away and unleashed her demonic aura and Masaomi took out his light sword. and pointed his exorcist gun at Mike. Mike sighed again.

"Another question. Did both of you become a couple because both of you think like idiots? Come on! If I wanted to attack you, I would have already done it when your guard was down, you bacouple!"

Cleria and Masaomi relaxed after being scolded by Mike but they felt a little weird about being scolded by a young child.

"Umm... I don't think that's how bacouple is used but before anything, can I know your age, young boy?" Masaomi asked if it's the first priority. Mike stared silently at Masaomi for the first question he chose. Cleria gave Masaomi a deadpan look as if she's saying 'How the hell did you manage to make me fall for you?'

Nevertheless, Mike answered the question "I am five years old. Yes, I am five years old, you don't have to ask it again for confirmation."

" "You are five years old?!" " Both shouted at the same time in disbelief. They thought that he was young but not that young. Mike is taller for his age after all.

Mike stared at them for a while and said "Asking that question in sync even though I told not to... Haa... You are really made for each other, you bacouple..."

Both of them gave a wry smile not being able to say anything against Mike's words.

"Anyway, now to the real questions, Who are you? Why do you know about us? What do you want to do with us?" Cleria changed the topic at once with a serious expression.

"Now, we are talking. For your first question..." Mike opened the alternate dimension and pulled out Ascalon shocking the couple in front of him "I am Michaelangelo 'Mike' Strada, Cardinal Bishop and grandson of Vasco Strada. You must have heard about me, right? Now don't ask again for confirmation. I pulled out Ascalon as proof after all."

However, the couple was too shocked to even say anything.

"C... Cardinal Bishop Michaelangelo-sama..."

"T... The Next Generation Violence of Heaven..."

Masaomi and Cleria were able to mutter out how they think of Mike. It took a while for them to come out of their daze.

"So, for your second question..." Mike continued "The devils found out about your relationship and requested the Church to kill you both to protect the status quo."

The color was drained from their faces once they heard it. But Mike continued

"However, despite how the world sees me, my dream is to stop the ongoing war between three races which brings us to the answer for your third question, I took up the mission and came here since I want to save you two."

There was a moment of silence after that. Cleria finally opened her mouth to speak "Excuse me, this is a lot to take in. Could you give me a moment?"

"Sure" After Mike agreed, Cleria immediately turned to Masaomi and punched him at once.

"Owww! Why did you do that?!" Masaomi complained.

"Dammit, I am not in a dream!"

"You don't have to punch me to check if it's a dream or not!" Masaomi retorted at Cleria's method.

Cleria didn't care about her complaining boyfriend and turned to Mike. "Why should we trust you?"

"The Church and devils know about you and want you dead. They know that I am on the mission and killing you is literally a child's play to me. I can't tell the Church that we got wrong info since the devils know the truth and saying that the info is false would further distort the relationship between devils and Church. Look, I believe that both of you falling in love isn't wrong. So, I want to save you. So, the only way this can go is that I kidnap you both and fake your death if you don't trust me or You trust me and let me fake your death and take you away from here. So, which one is it?" Mike voiced out his reasons.

Both Masaomi and Cleria sighed after understanding the situation and said in unison " "The Second Choice" "

"Good, before we fake your death, I want some info from you" Mike looked at Cleria.

"What is it?"

Mike told them his theory about how this can be solved without death but they were still asked to kill them. "So, this brings to the two questions. Why can't they kill you themselves? why do they want you dead? For the first one, I think the reason is your clan, Belial. Your cousin is Diehauser Belial, the champion of Rating Games. Maybe they don't want to get on the bad side of him. Or that's what I think. But no matter how hard I think, I can't understand why they want you dead. So, do you have any idea, Cleria Belial?"

Cleria eyes opened wide. She muttered two words. "King Piece..."

"What's that?" Mike asked curiously.

Cleria's expression became even more serious. "How much do you know about Rating Games and Evil Pieces?"

"Well, enough, I guess. I wanted to research Evil Pieces for a long time. But there isn't supposed to be a King Piece, right?" Mike answered it along with stating his interest as a researcher.

"There isn't supposed to be. But it exists and it enhances power. It's capable of turning a middle-class devil into an ultimate-class devil. The old devils control the Rating Games with them. Dammit! I should have been more careful when I was investigating it. They must have found out."

Masaomi opened his mouth wide open at Cleria's confession indicating that she didn't tell even him about this. Mike was also surprised but after a moment, he started laughing out loud.

"Hahaha! It looks like I hit a jackpot! Interesting! Really interesting!"