"What... Yu-tan? What do you mean? Why are you looking at me like that? Yu-tan... Yu-tan... say something... this isn't funny at all... Didn't you already forgive me? Why are you suddenly acting like this?"
Serafall's blurry eyes regained their clarity as Yusuke's cold and harsh tone snapped her back to her senses. Sitting weakly on the ground in her magical girl outfit, the female Maou felt all strength leave her legs.
Looking up at him, she spoke while stretching out her arm to grab the corner of his pants. Her pupils trembled violently, her lips quivered, and even her outstretched hands shook uncontrollably.
No, her entire body was trembling.
It felt like going to heaven only to suddenly fall straight into hell... well, she was a devil, so perhaps it was the opposite. Just moments ago, Serafall had been basking in overwhelming pleasure and happiness, only to be violently dragged back to reality by Yusuke's cold words.
She was completely confused. He had been kissing her so passionately, so why did his attitude suddenly change? What exactly did she do?!
It was true that what she did had been bad, but she did not regret it. Besides, Yusuke himself said he would forgive her if she answered his question correctly, so why was he suddenly acting like this?!
"I forgive you, Serafall. Neither I nor anyone else will hold you accountable for that stupid stunt you pulled." Yusuke pulled his leg away from her grasp and spoke calmly, "That kiss was our goodbye kiss. It will be the last time you'll ever receive from me."
[You're finally growing some real balls.] B2 snickered while watching him act this way.
"Why... Yu-tan? You can't do this to me! I love you!" Serafall crawled toward him while staring at him with increasingly dim eyes. The light within her violet pupils seemed to be swallowed away by a spinning dark vortex. Still, she kept desperately shouting as she moved toward him.
"We love each other!"
"You love me? Bullshit!" Yusuke kicked her hand away and stared down at her with an unchanging cold gaze. "I clearly forgave you for what you did because I sincerely have feelings for you."
[Bullshit!] B2 scoffed.
"You, on the other hand, didn't feel even an ounce of regret for what you did. You've been apologizing this whole time, but I know for certain that you don't regret it at all. If you were given another chance, you would try it again." Ignoring B2, he continued speaking while watching the female Maou's expression dramatically change.
"No... I... I... really mean it. I truly regret it! I won't do it again!" Serafall's lips trembled as her outstretched hand weakly fell back down. For some reason, she felt as though Yusuke could see straight through her heart.
"Believe me, I really love you, Yu-tan!"
The Church trio stood behind Yusuke while watching him slowly break Serafall apart. Xenovia and Irina were both staring at Yusuke with bright eyes overflowing with love and obsession.
Asia, on the other hand, was looking at Serafall instead. For some reason, rather than feeling happy seeing this stupid slut suffer, she felt strangely uneasy.
"Bullshit!" Yusuke lowered himself onto one knee before grabbing her chin with one hand. "Do you remember the last time you asked me to bless you with my skill?"
"Hmm... y-you... You said my... my love was not... pure enough..." Serafall answered with a trembling voice while meeting his gaze.
"Let me guess. I bet you thought I was bullshitting you, right?" Yusuke roughly let go of her chin before standing back up. "Then let me tell you this. I absolutely wasn't lying, and right now, I can clearly sense that you don't feel even an ounce of regret for what you did."
"..." Serafall did not make a sound. She gave up trying to move, her lips remaining slightly parted as a single tear rolled down from her left eye while she stared at him.
At this moment, she looked utterly fragile. Weak and pitiful enough to stir pity in almost anyone who saw her.
She had suffered so many emotional blows in such a short time that she could no longer gather the strength to refute his accusations or defend her love for him.
Yusuke could not perfectly gauge a yandere's feelings or thoughts, but by observing their actions alongside their submission values, he could at least form a rough idea of what was going on inside their yandere heads.
"I'm done dealing with you. Leave now." Yusuke turned around and walked toward Xenovia and Irina before pulling both women into his arms. With his back facing Serafall, he continued, "I don't need you in my life. I already have my lovely women by my side."
Then he lowered his head and pressed his lips against Xenovia's, kissing her deeply.
"Darling! That's unfair! Me too! I want a kiss too!" Irina protested with a pout.
Yusuke appeased her by pulling her closer and kissing her as well.
Serafall did not move. She silently watched Yusuke's back drift farther away from her. For a moment, it even felt as though the distance between them kept growing endlessly, as if he were truly about to leave her forever.
An intense sense of panic consumed her entire being so completely that it left her frozen in place. He had clearly known about her schemes and plans all along, yet he never tried to stop her. Instead, he had been giving her a chance to prove her love for him.
But she failed, she ruined everything!
Even after everything she had done, he still gave her another chance to apologize properly. But because of her own stupidity, she had thrown that chance away as well.
'No! I can't lose him! I can't lose Yu-tan!'
Serafall felt as though thousands of tiny needles were piercing her heart. The pain was agonizing, but even that was nothing compared to the feeling of her soul being torn apart. Just the thought of losing Yusuke was enough to make her entire world feel like it was collapsing around her.
She would rather die than experience such a future.
"P-please... wait... don't leave me... uuu..."
The sound of sobbing suddenly echoed through the room, causing Yusuke to pause his make out session with the two girls and glance back.
Serafall was lying on the ground while clutching her chest tightly. Her head was lowered, and her entire body shook violently as she cried and sobbed uncontrollably.
"I won't do it again... please! Give me... another chance!"
"I was wrong! I was selfish! I shouldn't have done something like that!"
"I can't live without you! I really can't!"
"Please... please... just one more chance..."
[Serafall Leviathan's submission + 1!]
[Serafall Leviathan's submission + 1!]
[Serafall Leviathan's submission + 1!]
[Serafall Leviathan's submission + 1!]
[Serafall Leviathan's submission: 72 (Dependent)]
A series of notifications suddenly flooded Yusuke's vision alongside Serafall's desperate cries. Seeing this, Yusuke finally understood that this time she was truly sincere and not merely feeding him empty lip service.
'Finally!' Yusuke silently thought as he looked at her miserable state. He did not feel any guilt or pity over what he had done. Compared to how he dealt with others, he had already been extremely lenient with her from the very beginning. Even after realizing long ago that she was plotting something, he still chose not to use force against her.
From Yusuke's experience, using a soft approach on yanderes usually only made them refuse to appreciate his leniency and instead double down on their behavior. On the other hand, harsher methods had proven far more effective. Rias, Grayfia, Kalawarna, and Murayama were all clear examples of that.
Gentle and relatively reasonable yanderes like Sona, Tsubaki, or Venelana were actually the minority.
"Tsk, look at you. So pitiful," Yusuke released Xenovia and Irina from his arms before turning back toward Serafall. Walking over to her, he bent down and lightly patted her cheek with his hand.
"You really do seem regretful this time, I can feel it."
"Hmm! Yes! Yes! Give me a second chance! I won't do something like this again!" Light quickly returned to Serafall's eyes. She hurriedly grabbed his hand with both of hers and spoke with a twisted, flattering smile on her face.
"I'll do anything, please, Yu-tan... no, Yusuke... Yusuke-sama! Don't leave me! I'll do anything, no matter what it is! Please don't leave me... please!"
"Please!"
"Hmm, you look so pitiful that I'm starting to feel bad for you." Yusuke stayed silent for a few seconds before speaking again. "If only you had been this obedient from the start, we wouldn't have had to go through all of this. Do you know how much it pains me to see you crying?"
He lightly scolded her with a faint smile while using his free hand to wipe away her tears.
"Yes, I was wrong! I shouldn't have done it! I shouldn't have!" Hope slowly started returning to Serafall as she repeatedly nodded her head like a bobblehead doll on a bumpy road.
"I'll give you a second chance." Yusuke stood up and spoke while looking down at her. Pointing toward a corner of the room, he said, "Go sit over there. No matter what happens, you're not allowed to move even an inch."
"If you move even a little, then your second chance will disappear."
Serafall looked toward the corner he was pointing at before looking back at him. She already had a vague idea of what he was planning, but she could not gather the courage to say anything.
If she spoke carelessly now, her second chance might disappear entirely.
"Yes..." She lowered her head and slowly crawled toward the corner instead of walking. Once she reached it, she quietly sat down there with her eyes fixed entirely on Yusuke.
[Serafall Leviathan's submission +1!]
[Serafall Leviathan's submission +1!]
[Serafall Leviathan's submission +1!]
Yusuke no longer paid any attention to her. Turning toward the Church trio, he smiled lightly and asked,
"Wanna continue where we stopped?"
Serafall's task was practically already completed, but Yusuke's goal was not merely to raise her submission value to 80. He wanted to push it beyond 91 and completely eliminate the possibility of her pulling another stupid stunt in the future.
'While I'm at it...' He thought while glancing toward Asia. This cunning nun also had not yet reached the level of Devoted, which meant she was still dissatisfied with the current arrangement and was most likely waiting for the right opportunity.
Since he was already dealing with Serafall, he might as well settle things with Asia, too. He really did not want to keep dealing with crazy bitches inside his own house.
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