Chapter 5: Raynare, Is Your Mission Complete?

Freed was a priest.

But unlike a normal exorcist, he took pleasure in torturing his targets.

He loved chaos and bloodshed, which led to his expulsion from the Church, branding him as a Stray Priest.

Now, he worked with the Fallen Angels in Kuoh Town, living freely, killing whoever he pleased.

Today, he had received a support mission from Raynare.

If her mission failed, he was supposed to launch a sneak attack to cover her escape.

But things had not gone as expected.

Raynare was supposed to extract a fluid sample and leave.

Yet here she was, going on a date with the target?

His first instinct was to report this to their superiors.

But before he could, Lucien noticed his presence—and even called out his name.

That meant Lucien had likely known about their presence from the start.

He might even know their true objective.

If that was the case, Freed couldn't let him live.

Freed thought Lucien needed to die.

Coincidentally, Lucien felt the exact same way.

"Agumon, go!"

[Understood, Lucien!]

A golden light flashed as Agumon emerged, blocking Freed's escape route.

"A lowly beast?!"

Freed raised his light sword and charged directly at Lucien.

In a fight, you always take out the trainer first—that was common sense!

"Good timing."

Lucien raised his hand, summoning an artificial Sacred Gear.

While most artificial Sacred Gears weren't very powerful, they had one undeniable advantage—they were universally compatible, meaning almost anyone could wield them.

Lucien's artificial Sacred Gear was called "Radiant and Dark Dragon Slayer", a prototype created by a Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel.

With a Sacred Gear sword in hand and newly acquired sword techniques, Lucien was eager to test out his Secret Sword Techniques.

"Baka! Who said I was gonna fight you with a sword?!"

Bang!

Freed smirked as he pulled the trigger.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out.

Lucien had perfectly deflected the bullet by holding his dragon sword horizontally in front of his chest.

[Secret Sword Techniques] didn't just give Lucien powerful sword moves—it also granted him extensive battle intuition and sword mastery.

"Who's the idiot now?"

Lucien charged at Freed alongside Agumon.

"Hah! You're nothing more than a political puppet propped up by the Demon Kings!"

Freed completely ignored Agumon, continuing his charge toward Lucien.

As long as he killed Lucien, the yellow creature behind him would naturally disappear!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Freed fired a barrage of light bullets while circling around, looking for the best angle to strike.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Lucien skillfully deflected the bullets with his Radiant and Dark Dragon Slayer, steadily closing the distance between them.

Clang!

With a final, resounding clash, Lucien's sword met Freed's light blade head-on.

The powerful dragon sword instantly shattered the light sword.

Yet, Freed's lips curled into a mocking grin.

"This is exactly what I was waiting for!"

If Lucien engaged in a direct clash, he wouldn't be able to block the next point-blank light bullet!

Bang!

A light bullet fired straight at Lucien's chest.

Clang!

Even though Lucien's sword was out of position, the bullet was still blocked.

"What?!"

Freed's pupils dilated in shock.

On Lucien's chest, the Boosted Gear had manifested, its durability allowing it to easily withstand the attack.

[Boost!]

The green jewel gleamed brilliantly, instantly doubling Lucien's stats.

[Secret Sword - Armor Breaker!]

Lucien channeled power from his lower body to his waist and unleashed a devastating point-blank slash.

This attack mimicked "inch force", delivering a devastating close-range strike with a sword.

Slash!

The Radiant and Dark Dragon Slayer sliced cleanly through Freed's torso.

At the same time, Agumon's claws pierced straight through Freed's heart.

"...Lord…"

Freed muttered his final words before collapsing at Agumon's feet.

[Ding!~]

[Congratulations! Host has completed the Villain Sign-In!]

[Sign-In Rank: Purple.]

[Sign-In Event: The Stray Priest's End.]

[Reward Obtained: Weapon Assimilation (Sword).]

[Weapon Assimilation (Sword): Allows the host to integrate and absorb all weapons of the same type, continuously increasing their power. By endlessly fusing similar weapons, the host may one day create the strongest sword in the world.]

[Note: By merging the Radiant and Dark Dragon Slayer into the Boosted Gear, the host can now summon and wield the sword freely.]

"Boosted Gear can absorb dragon souls to grow stronger."

"Weapon Assimilation allows me to absorb swords to strengthen my weapon."

"Agumon can absorb purified dragon beast data to evolve."

"Looks like I need to make more money and conduct more trades."

Lucien rubbed his temples, feeling the headache of being a pure-blooded worker.

Meanwhile…

Raynare returned to the Fallen Angels' base.

As soon as she arrived, a blonde twin-tailed girl dressed in white lace lolita came bouncing up to her.

Her name was Mittelt, a fellow Fallen Angel and close companion of Raynare.

The moment Mittelt saw her, she immediately sensed something was off.

"Raynare, you seem to be in a really good mood today?"

"Well… I suppose so~"

Raynare subconsciously avoided telling Mittelt what had happened.

"So, does that mean your mission is complete?"

"...Mission?"

Raynare's expression froze.

"Right! The mission!"

She swallowed nervously.

Today had been so enjoyable that she had completely forgotten about it!

As for the fluid sample she was supposed to collect…?

She had subconsciously absorbed it.

"If you don't complete the mission, Lord Azazel will be disappointed," Mittelt reminded her.

"Lord Azazel will be disappointed…"

Raynare hesitated for a few seconds, her expression darkening slightly.

"Tomorrow. I'll definitely finish the mission tomorrow."

"But I've noticed that man is rather unique. I think it would be better to investigate further… as his lover," she explained, her expression a bit awkward.

"Investigate further? As his lover?"

Mittelt gave Raynare a skeptical look.

"Raynare, did you take some kind of drug?"

Mittelt knew how much Raynare admired Lord Azazel, always desperate for his recognition.

Normally, once she finished her mission, wouldn't she immediately report her success and request a transfer back to the headquarters?

The Next Evening

After another date, Raynare happily returned to the Fallen Angels' base.

"Raynare, did you complete your mission?"

"Father Freed has gone missing. Should we investigate?"

This time, the one questioning her was a blue-haired, long-legged Fallen Angel beauty—Kalawarner.

"Mission? Uh… mission…."

Hearing the word mission, Raynare suddenly recalled all her intimate moments with Lucien.

Her entire body felt warm.

"Next… next time for sure."

She forced a sheepish smile, once again postponing her mission.

If Lucien's succubus bloodline had fully awakened, she would've already been conquered on the first day.

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