"I am here. There is no greater security than that."

  — Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Bleach

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  Roy's killing i was focused primarily on the Fallen Angel Raynare.

  He could have prevented Asia from ing to the church, but if she hadn't e, how would she have learned about the priest's and Fallen Angel's deception?

  If Roy had directly invited Asia to bee a devil, she likely would have refused.

  So, this experience was necessary.

  Raynare was undeniably attractive. In the anime, she had garnered a signifit fan following, and Roy himself had found her appealing.

  However, reality wasn't an ahe real Raynare raved and wicked being.

  Roy would show no mercy.

  "Ahahaha! That's not going to happen. Asia belongs to *me*," Raynare giggled, as if sharing a joke among friends.

  But her ughter vanished in an instant, repced by a cold, murderous gre.

  "Attack! Kill him!" she anded her subordinates below.

  Her followers drew their light swords and charged.

  They were merely low-level Stray Priests, no threat to Roy. He ighem pletely.

  In a fsh, he appeared before Raynare, his sword arg through the air.

  *Swish!*

  Raynare didn't even have time to react. A deep gash appeared across her chest.

  "Damn it! You're just a useless reject from the House of Lucifuge! How you be this strong?!"

  Raynare narrowly avoided being bisected, dodging just in time and taking to the air.

  Despite her escape, the pain from her chest wound was excruciating.

  She hadn't expected Roy, the so-called failure who had remained a low-css devil for over a decade, to possess such speed.

  Ign Raynare's outburst, Roy helped Asia up from the ground.

  "Asia, are you alright?" he asked with .

  "Waaah... Roy-san!" Asia couldn't hold back her tears any longer, burying her fa Roy's chest and sobbing.

  This experience had been deeply traumatic for the kind and i Asia.

  Raynare, however, wasn't about to let them have a moment of peace. She formed a spear of light and hurled it at Roy's back.

  Roy, anticipatitack, dodged effortlessly, still holding Asia.

  *Boom!*

  The light spear exploded against the ground.

  Raynare, now airborne, rapidly jured more light spears, ung them at Roy in quick succession.

  The light spears moved with incredible speed, but Roy evaded them all.

  Raynare's frustration grew. "You useless fools! What are you standing around for?! Attack him!" she screamed at her subordinates.

  "Yes, Raynare-sama!" The Stray Priests, terrified of their leader, fearfully charged towards Roy.

  Holding Asia, Roy's movements were somewhat restricted.

  However, these Stray Priests were no match for him.

  With Asia cradled in his left arm, he casually swung his sword with his right, cutting down several priests with each strike.

  Just as he was about to finish them off, another volley of light spears rained down from above.

  Roy, keeping a close eye on Raynare, dodged the attack.

  The Stray Priests surrounding him weren't so lucky. Several were struck by the light spears, their bodies exploding into nothingness.

  Roy was stunned by Raynare's ruthlessness. Uo hit him directly, she was using her own subordinates as bait.

  The remaining priests hesitated, fear gripping them.

  "You useless trash! Attack him! Or I'll give you each a light spear to the face!" Raynare shrieked, her murderous i clear. She held a light spear menagly, ready to strike.

  Faced with certaih if they disobeyed, the priests had no choice.

  Roy watched their internal flict with amusement.

  The priests charged again.

  But they were too slow to even touch Roy.

  While Roy remained unscathed, Raynare's light spears decimated the ranks of her own followers.

  The st few surviving priests, their terror overwhelming them, turo flee.

  But Raynare wouldn't allow them to escape.

  Several light spears ter, they were all dead.

  "My, my. Quite a spectacle. You've mao eliminate your entire squad," Roy remarked, setting Asia dowly. He looked at Rayh a mixture of amusement and disdain.

  He hadn't dared put Asia down earlier, lest she be captured, but now, thanks to Raynare's indiscrimiacks, he was free to fight without restraint.

  Raynare's face torted in rage at Roy's mog tone.

  "Damn Devil! Die!"

  She fired anht spear at Roy. This time, he didn't dodge.

  With a siroke, he shattered the spear of light.

  "What?! Impossible!" Raynare couldn't believe her eyes. He had been dodgitacks until now, and suddenly, he was casually destroying them.

  Roy smirked. He had only been avoiding direct frontation because he had been proteg Asia.

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