Mio and Raynare were both inexperienced and lacked educational foundation.
For his first round of teaching, Hayashi chose to tutor Mio Naruse and give in-depth instruction to Raynare.
But just as he fully immersed himself, he immediately ran into a bottleneck.
When he saw the red ink accidentally knocked over by Raynare, an indescribable pressure made him frown.
Raynare looked as if she had been struck by lightning, suspended in midair and utterly suffocated.
"You're a fallen angel—what kind of disgraceful behavior is this!"
Hayashi slapped her with a crisp sound and barked a cold rebuke.
He strongly suspected Raynare did it on purpose. Otherwise, how could she be this petty?
They were just getting started—there was no way he'd allow rest at this critical moment!
Strike while the iron is hot; the second push falters, the third exhausts.
If he didn't engrave it deep into her heart now, she'd only grasp things superficially in the future!
Without giving Raynare a chance to resist, Hayashi raised the whip of instruction and forcibly poured knowledge into her mind.
The next moment, Raynare's eyes widened as if she had seen the truth of the universe, touched the gates of heaven itself.
"Am I... back in heaven?"
Raynare felt herself surrounded by countless illusions, all ultimately eclipsed by the imposing figure of Hayashi.
No matter how she resisted, he still invaded her soul without reservation.
Until the very end, she no longer had the strength to refuse.
Watching this, Mio Naruse felt like she was seeing her own future.
It was like a scrawny contestant insisting on joining a gluttony contest.
Everyone expected her to fail—and yet she managed to swallow it all, without leaving even a crumb behind.
Though the price was devastating, the spectacle was nonetheless overwhelming.
"Do I... do I have that kind of potential too?"
She had only just met Hayashi.
She had never even considered such things.
And yet...
Mio's mind was overwhelmed with countless thoughts, all of which melted into a single cry of anguish.
The spreading curse robbed her of the last shred of strength she had left to resist.
Hayashi, walking forward step by step like a conquering emperor, reached out and forcefully dominated her.
And only when the terror truly descended did Mio understand it completely.
Her last bit of rationality pushed her gaze toward the uncertain fate of Raynare.
Like a raging ocean surging with massive waves, the force pushed Mio down onto Raynare's body.
Her mind drifted into an endless ocean, a force pulling her down into its depths.
Gurgling seawater flooded into her mouth, meant to fill her belly to the brim.
But drinking water alone could never satisfy hunger.
And the more she drank, the thirstier and hungrier she became.
"I want more... I want to eat more~~"
The hunger shattered Mio's reason, turning her desire into a force that wanted to devour even more.
Every second, she felt she had reached her limit—but every time she pushed further, she realized there was still more space inside.
Her senses felt magnified tenfold, and time seemed to slow to a crawl.
Each new imprint shattered her inner resolve until she acknowledged from the bottom of her heart that Hayashi was her master.
The gurgling seawater swept over her, drowning her completely, dragging her into the deep abyss of the sea.
[Ding! Raynare's Affection Level Satisfied. Defeated and Copied Trait: Fallen Angel Bloodline (Blue)]
[Ding! Mio Naruse's Affection Level Satisfied. Defeated and Copied Trait: Gravity Magic (Purple)]
[Gravity Magic (Purple): Innate ability to control gravity-based magic.]
Having defeated both of them, Hayashi saw the notification pop up on his panel.
This outcome surprised him—it was the first time he obtained Traits without using Existence Plunder.
"And they're Copied Traits, not Plundered Traits. Looks like there's no side effect for them."
Hayashi focused on the newly acquired "Gravity Magic" in his mind. Rather than calling it magic, it felt more like a psychic ability to manipulate gravity.
At the same time, the steady stream of light power was gradually being devoured by magic power.
Originally at the peak of Mid-ClassDevil, Hayashi took one step forward and broke through the threshold of High-Class Devil.
Surging magical power coursed through his limbs. If he focused it into a single strike, it would be enough to obliterate a mountain.
"The difference in power between Low-Class and High-Class Devils is like that between an ant and an elephant. Mid-Class Devils are just slightly bigger ants to a High-Class one."
Only after truly stepping into the High-Class Devil realm did Hayashi realize the gap between them.
Without cheat items like Sacred Gears, the difference in power was a vast, uncrossable chasm.
But with Gravity Magic, he now had the power to go toe-to-toe with even old-school High-Class Devils.
"For now, it's just my magic power that's reached High-Class Devil level. My physical body is still at Mid-Class Devil strength."
Hayashi clenched his fists. At this point, he qualified to use "Balance Breaker."
Based on his instinct, if his life wasn't in danger, he could probably maintain it for around three minutes.
He couldn't help but cast an excited gaze at the dazed Mio Naruse. She was like a gold mine waiting to be excavated.
Unfortunately, just as he was about to go another round, the cleaning-up Maria stopped him.
"Hayashi-nii~ Mio-sama's already had her eighteenth round. If this keeps up, her brain nerves might burn out."
"...Ah, right."
Hayashi paused mid-step and reluctantly chose to pull back for now.
If he wanted sustainable harvesting, it would be better to leave the rest of Mio's Traits for the next session.
Judging by her current state, she'd need at least three or four days to recover.
Feeling a bit tired, Hayashi lay down to rest.
It was midsummer, so everyone was dressed light—that was perfectly normal.
But at night, it still got a little cold. Instinctively, they sought out warmth.
By early morning, the weather was clear.
Chirp, chirp, chirp~~~
In his sleep, Hayashi felt a tickling sensation on his nose. Breathing became difficult.
"Achoo!"
As he sneezed and slowly woke up, he saw Mio Naruse teasing his nose with a strand of red hair.
That delicate, alluring face still carried a bashful blush.
When she noticed Hayashi had woken up, she instinctively tried to run away.
But before she could escape, Hayashi's large hand reached out and grabbed her sin.
"Eee~"
Mio instantly lost all strength to resist and collapsed into Hayashi's embrace.
Feeling the warmth of his broad chest, Mio raised her pink fists and pounded them softly.
"You big meanie, you awful guy, I'll kill you a hundred times~"
That soft, whimpering scolding was music to Hayashi's ears.
He pulled Mio into his arms, gently lowered her head, and stole her lips.
Unable to make a sound, Mio twisted and struggled in his arms.
But after just a few seconds, her resistance melted into reluctant, intoxicated acceptance.
When their lips finally parted, Mio's eyes shimmered with spring-like tenderness as she muttered:
"That was my first kiss... I'm gonna kill you a hundred times!"
"Then it balances out, doesn't it? That was my first kiss too."
Hayashi whispered beside her ear as he held her in his arms.
Though his real first kiss had been lost over a decade ago, today's first kiss still counted!
Round it up, and that still made it a first kiss!