"So, to celebrate our first successful date, there's something that I wish to ask you to commemorate on this special occasion."
Issei nods with a smile.
"Of course. Ask me anything, Yuuma-san."
While he was indeed smiling, Issei was wondering in his thoughts on what she was going to ask him.
'What could she ask me? Is it a kiss? Please, dear God, at least be a kiss! I'll be satisfied either way as long as there will be a day she'll allow me to grope those boobies!'
As Issei awaited her question, Ginjo noticed that Yuuma was starting to get shyer, tracing a circle on the ground with her right foot.
"Will… Will you…"
Ginjo saw her get more and more nervous. Her cheeks appeared to be burning up, and her eyes showed… Guilt?
Koneko however, narrowed her eyes at the girl, tightening her fist every second.
Suddenly, Yuuma widened her eyes in horror when she felt a dangerous presence above her and Issei.
"Look out!"
Issei makes a noise of surprise when Yuuma grabs onto him and throws him to the side. As soon as she did that, she jumps back and widens her eyes again when a glowing blue object that was shaped like a spear pierced the ground in front of her.
Ginjo and Koneko widen their eyes in shock at the object, with the latter narrowing her eyes seconds later. While Ginjo was left puzzled at the glowing blue spear, Koneko knew exactly what it was, and who the object belonged to.
Yuuma grits her teeth as she looks up to find the one responsible for throwing that spear.
"You…"
"Eh?"
Issei looked up at the sky to follow his girlfriend's glare. By the time Ginjo did the same thing, their eyes widen when they saw something that they couldn't believe they were seeing.
Up in the sky, there was a middle-aged man with gray hair and dark blue eyes. He wore a gray trench coat over a white dress shirt pants, shoes, gloves, and a black fedora.
But there was one more feature on this man that made the Hyoudous stare at him in disbelief.
Attached to his back, the Hyoudous saw a pair of black, feathered wings, allowing him to fly in the air.
"So you've saved the brat from my spear eh?" The man with wings asked Yuuma before scoffing at her. "Tch! To think that you'd protect this human, even after learning what he possesses… Raynare."
Yuuma growls quietly at the man before turning her head towards Issei, who looked confused at the whole situation.
"Issei-kun! I need you to run away from here as far and as fast as you can!"
Issei widens his eyes and stares at her.
"Eh? But what about you, Yuuma-san?! What's going on here!"
"There's no time to explain!" Yuuma insists. "Just get out of here! I'll keep this bastard busy!"
After saying this to him, Yuuma's clothes began to shred itself apart as she balled her fists while staring at the man with wings. This immediately got the attention of both Issei, and Ginjo, with the former paying more attention to her bust. Issei kept his stare on it, seeing that his girlfriend's breasts were bare.
'Holy shit,' Issei said in his thoughts. 'To think that I'd actually get to see her bouncy, tender boobs!'
After all of her clothes disappeared, the Hyoudous mouths agape as her entire appearance changed. While her eye and hair colors stayed the same, her body appeared taller and adult, and she now had the same pair of black feathered wings as the man.
A new set of clothes has also appeared to cover up her private areas. Her new attire consisted of black, strap-like leather that covered some of her breasts, and her crotch area, with black high-heeled shoes as her footwear.
While Issei stared on at his girlfriend, Ginjo just stood there from behind the tree, appalled at what was going down.
'What the hell is going on? Why is that guy after my brother? And those wings…'
Ginjo suddenly felt a strong tingly feeling on his right arm. Noticing it, Ginjo grabbed his wrist with his left hand while keeping his stare on the winged people.
'This feeling again… It's like back when I pass the old school building! Except… it's stronger when that guy, and Issei's… "super" girlfriend, I guess, are near me.'
After seeing Yuuma, or to him, Raynare, transform, the man frowned at her.
"So you're gonna follow through on protecting him, eh?" he asks her. "You're making a big mistake here, Raynare."
"You're the one making the mistake, Dohnaseek!" Raynare growls, taking a protective stance in front of Issei. "This isn't what Azazel-sama wants! He wants us to watch over the boys and make sure their Sacred Gears don't go rampant, not kill them off right away!"
Ginjo, as well as Issei, widens their eyes at Raynare's words.
'Sacred… Gears..?'
Ginjo was confused. He didn't understand what "Yuuma" meant by Sacred Gears. And judging by her wording, she claims that he and his brother have this so-called "Sacred Gear".
While he looked on at the scene, Koneko, from a hiding spot of her own, looked on with a surprised expression when she heard every single word the woman with black feathered wings said. Why would she want to protect Issei? Not just because he was a lousy pervert, but because Koneko knows what she is, and she was not expecting her to be protective over Issei.
She, along with Ginjo, Issei, and Raynare then lightly gasp when Dohnaseek started laughing loudly like a maniac.