Chapter 86: Club Activities (Part 2)
Akeno recalled the other familiars, and the group made their way to the girls' locker room.
Surprisingly, there were few people blocking their path—most had already gathered in the gymnasium.
Under Koneko's loli-powered iron fist, the locker room's metal door let out a mournful creak before officially meeting its demise.
Haruto was the last to enter. Inside, aside from the sleazy fat man, there were several half-naked girls.
Unsurprisingly, they were likely victims he had hypnotized and brought here with ill intentions.
When the door screeched and flew off its hinges, the greasy man's flabby body shuddered violently, and his thrusting lower half immediately finished on the spot.
By the time Haruto stepped in, he was just in time to witness this disgusting sight. Rias and Akeno had already turned their heads away, sparing themselves the nauseating view.
Haruto glanced at the girl beneath the fat man—her eyes rolled back, her body average, her face somewhat cute. He didn't recognize her, so she must have been a background character.
A quick look at her disheveled lower half revealed no bloodstains. It seemed this wasn't her first time, which was at least somewhat better.
Once things settled, they could erase this memory, and she could return to her normal life.
Beside the hypnotized girl lay another with a disheveled uniform, her face flushed and panting, one hand buried in her underwear as she pleasured herself.
Had Haruto's group arrived any later, she would have likely been the next victim.
Haruto's gaze lingered on the blue-eyed blonde for a moment. He hadn't expected to encounter another familiar character in such a situation.
Kurashiki Reina—one of the heroines. With her delicate features, exceptional figure, long golden hair, and striking blue-green eyes, she had a unique charm.
Her arrogant demeanor fit the classic "gyaru" image perfectly.
Raised by a domineering mother, her personality wasn't exactly likable.
Unlike Sakura, she had already been with her boyfriend in the original story, losing her virginity long before any hypnosis occurred.
Haruto wasn't fond of her personality either, but he was somewhat interested in her body. If she had talent, he wouldn't mind finding a way to get her into bed for a round.
Of course, he wouldn't resort to underhanded methods. If she refused a casual hookup, he wouldn't push it.
But given the dual effects of his charm and the Cuckold Protagonist Template, the more carnally inclined a girl was, the less resistance she'd have toward him. Reina probably wouldn't say no.
Pulling his gaze away from Reina, Haruto turned his attention to the terrified, greasy man before him.
Fortunately, she wasn't the first to be used. If it had been Reina lying beneath that perverted fat man right now, Haruto would rather give up his talents than ever touch this woman again.
Little Haruto simply couldn't rise to the occasion.
"What a pity, we were still one step too late..."
Haruto glanced regretfully at the sole victim. He hadn't chosen to retreat temporarily precisely because he feared this situation might occur.
Yet he never imagined that even at death's door, this disgusting creep would still think about harming girls.
With time to do such things, yet never considering fleeing Aiho Academy.
Only ten minutes had passed since Haruto activated the magic circle - he'd resolved this matter at the fastest possible speed.
As Haruto surveyed the scene, the perverted fat man was also observing Haruto's group.
Seeing the stunningly mature Akeno, the dignified and majestic Rias, and the adorable white-haired loli, his filthy desires overwhelmed his fear.
"You three, I'm the government's sexual guidance officer..."
He attempted to use Hypnosis on Rias and the others, only to receive four looks that regarded him as already dead.
On their way to the broadcasting room, Rias and Akeno had already cast protective magic on Haruto and Koneko.
Of course, they hadn't forgotten themselves either.
Though truth be told, mental attacks of this level couldn't affect them even without protective magic.
With the protection spells active, those weak mental assaults couldn't even create a ripple.
"Confirmed, the problem lies with those glasses," Rias concluded after witnessing the Hypnosis attempt firsthand.
"We can't yet determine if it's a Sacred Gear, but let's deal with this creep first. Just looking at him makes me sick."
"Agreed."
Koneko raised a small hand like an elementary student answering in class.
"I'll handle it." Akeno clenched her hands slightly, and two pale blue flames appeared before everyone's eyes.
The temperature didn't rise with the flames' appearance, but the way light distorted when looking at them revealed the terrifying energy contained within.
Precisely because all the heat remained concentrated within the flames, they burned quietly without leaving residue - perfect for disposing of evidence.
When the pervert realized his Hypnosis had no effect on any of the four, he descended into madness.
"Impossible! How could this be... I paid such a heavy price..."
Muttering to himself, he said, "Fake, it's all fake! My Hypnosis is invincible!"
As he spoke, he tried using Hypnosis again, attempting to make Rias and the others eliminate Haruto before offering themselves to him.
His answer came in the form of two deathly pale blue flames.
Only when the agony of being burned alive reached him did the pervert finally snap out of his madness.
"Monsters! You're all monsters!" he screamed in terror, desperately slapping at the flames.
The flames continued burning indifferently under Akeno's control, with no risk of collateral damage.
"I was wrong! Spare me! I'll never do it again..."
He begged frantically, rolling on the ground trying to extinguish the flames.
Haruto watched impassively. Concerned the man might harm others in his thrashing, he moved the unconscious girls in the changing room to a safer distance.
The azure flames burned fiercely, and soon the lecherous fat man had no strength left to struggle.
As he felt death approaching, he let out a desperate wail, followed by a stream of vile, unspeakable curses.
In his final moments, he glared at Haruto with unwillingness. "Why... why haven't I even..."
Haruto stared at the lecherous fat man expressionlessly. He knew what the man wanted to ask, but he had no intention—nor any way—to answer.
"Akeno-senpai, can you intensify the flames a bit?"
Akeno nodded, and magical energy surged.
Boom!
The azure flames engulfed the last remnants of the fat man's head and torso. The shadow within the flames crumbled apart, dissolving into the fire before vanishing completely from the world.
Clatter~
A pair of flat, frameless glasses fell from the air, still perfectly intact.
To remain unharmed under the scorching azure flames—these were no ordinary glasses.
"The likelihood of it being a Sacred Gear just increased."
Haruto stepped forward, about to bend down and pick up the "culprit," when a flash of red light streaked past, forcing him to shut his eyes reflexively.
By the time he opened them again, the ground was empty.
"President..."
He turned to Rias and the others, asking if they had seen what just happened.
Rias gave a slight nod. "It's confirmed now. It really is a Sacred Gear—and a rather malicious one at that."
Sacred Gears resided within human hosts, choosing their vessels of their own accord. Weak hosts could even be influenced by the Sacred Gear's will.
Given the nature of this incident, these glasses clearly had nothing to do with order or benevolence.
Seeing the "culprit" escape once more, Haruto felt a rare surge of irritation.
"President, what do we do? Just let this Sacred Gear run wild?"
He frowned, his voice laced with frustration. "If something like this happens again, we might not be able to resolve it in time."
"Haruto, don't panic." Rias smiled faintly. "Who said we're letting it go?"
"But those glasses are already gone..."
"That was unexpected, I admit. It's rare for a Sacred Gear to flee on its own."
Rias turned to Akeno. "Akeno, it seems you'll need to maintain the barrier a while longer."
"No problem, President. Sustaining the barrier isn't much of a drain."
Rias nodded and continued giving orders. "Koneko, go knock out everyone in the academy. I'll return to Kuoh Academy and bring back someone skilled in mental magic to handle the hypnosis. After that, we'll take our time hunting down that troublesome Sacred Gear."
Hearing this, Haruto understood. Though the glasses could transfer hosts, they couldn't break through the barrier. That meant they were still somewhere within Aiho Academy.
Searching the entire academy for a pair of glasses wouldn't be easy, but it was still better than scouring the entire world.
"As for Haruto..."
While Haruto was lost in thought, Rias addressed him. "You're responsible for gathering everyone Koneko knocks out. It'll make lifting the hypnosis easier later."
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