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  Roy wasn't very good at close-quarters bat unless he was using a sword.

  But he wasn't pnning to fight seriously anyway.

  He easily dodged Ilulu's attacks, then swiftly spped her fme pouch.

  Sp!

  The sound echoed through the subspace as a red mark appeared on her pale skin.

  "Damn it!" Although Ilulu wasn't particurly modest, being spped was still humiliating.

  She lu Roy again, but he simply spped her fme pouch again.

  Having beeed by Tohru earlier that day, Ilulu hadn't fully recovered yet.

  That's why Roy could easily toy with her.

  He dodged her attacks while nding a few sps of his own.

  Ilulu was getting frustrated.

  "Damn Devil, stop dodging!" she yelled, panting.

  "Only an idiot wouldn't dodge. Alright, I'm done pying with you, little brat. See ya," Roy said with a chuckle, deg not to bully her too much.

  ....

  They returo the street.

  "Pervert!" Ilulu shouted as Roy turo leave, gring at him and rubbing her sore fme pouch.

  "Hey, don't say that!" Roy excimed, embarrassed by the stares from the surrounding people.

  "You're only helping Tohru because you want her body, aren't you?" Ilulu accused, as if she had seen through him.

  "How about helping me instead? If you help me defeat Tohru, I'll let you do whatever you want to me," she offered with a sly grin, pressing her ample bosom against him.

  "Your... assets are quite impressive. But I won't help you defeat Tohru. She's my wife," Roy replied, unfazed by her seductive offer, though he couldn't help but be impressed by her... size. Up close, it was evehan he had imagined.

  "Wife?" Ilulu tilted her head, fused.

  "Yes," Roy firmed with a nod.

  "Hmm..." Ilulu pondered his words for a moment, then decred, "If you help me, I'll bee your wife too."

  Roy was taken aback. Did she even know what a "wife" was?

  "...." He shook his head and turo leave.

  "Wait..." But Ilulu wouldn't give up. She followed him.

  ....

  Roy decided to take her to a food street.

  Ilulu's mouth watered as she smelled the delicious aromas.

  "Want some?" Roy asked with a smile.

  "I-I would never eat human food," Ilulu retorted, crossing her arms and turning away with a stubborn expression.

  Roy chuckled.

  He bought some grilled skewers from a stall.

  "Want to try some?" he asked, holding the skewers before her.

  Ilulu's eyes followed the skewers, and she finally couldn't resist. She took a bite, swallowing the meat and even the skewer.

  Roy stared at her in surprise.

  'She's quite the glutton,' he thought.

  "Delicious!" Ilulu excimed, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the remaining skewers.

  "Here, these are all for you," Roy said, handihe rest of the meat.

  Ilulu devoured them without hesitation.

  "You probably don't have any friends here, do you, Ilulu? Order whatever you want. It's my treat," Roy offered.

  "Hmph! I don't need friends. You 't bribe me with a few skewers," Ilulu retorted, though she tio accept the food he offered.

  Roy shook his head. He khat Ilulu, whose parents had been killed by humans when she was young, wouldn't trust others easily.

  ...

  After expl the food street, Roy took Ilulu to a park.

  "I 't accept it.." Ilulu suddenly decred.

  "Huh?" Roy looked at her curiously.

  "How a Devil be friends with humans? And Tohru too... Being with humans will only bring paio your differences," Ilulu expined, mung on a grilled squid skewer. "That pain will turn into hatred, aually, humans will be destroyed."

  "Oh? You seem to uand quite a bit," Roy ented, surprised by her insightful words.

  "You're just fasated by y."

  "Well, that's true," Roy admitted with a chuckle.

  "See? You agree with me." Ilulu leased.

  "But we won't be staying in the human world forever. It's just temporary," Roy expined.

  "Eh?" Ilulu was fused.

  She had just argued that Dragons and Devils would develop hatred for humans if they stayed in the human world for too long.

  After all, living among huma f bonds with them.

  And if those human friends were hurt or killed by other humans, it would naturally lead to rese and hatred.

  Ireme cases, it could eveo the destru of the human world.

  So, Ilulu's s wereirely unfounded.

  But Roy and the others weren't pnning to stay here permaly.

  Roy would eventually return to the Underworld, where there were no humans, only Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels.

  Ilulu's argument didn't apply to him.

  ...

  Seeing Ilulu's silence, Roy stood up. "Well then, I should be going now."

  Ilulu reached out to stop him, but the words caught ihroat.

  She watched as Roy left the park, feeling a pang of loneliness.

  After all these years, Roy was the first person who had talked to her so openly and treated her with kindness.

  "I've found you, Ilulu, the Chaon," a cold voice suddenly said.

  Ilulu turned and saw a man with two horns standing before her.

  "So the Harmonizers have e for me," she said, her eyes filled with hostility.

  "I am Clemene, from the Harmony fa. Yoing to die. Remember my name when you're judged ierlife. It'll be a great honor," Clemene sneered.

  "Damn it..." Ilulu gred at him, then turo run.

  At her full strength, she could easily crush this oppo.

  But she was injured and no match for this Dragon.

  She had no choice but to flee.

  However, in her weakeate, she couldn't escape.

  Clemene chased after her relentlessly, like a cat toying with a mouse.

  He inteo finish her off when she was exhausted.

  They ran through the streets, ending up in a deserted alley.

  Ilulu, her strength depleted, colpsed.

  "Chaon, you will die by my hand! Hahaha!" Clemene cackled, his face torted with malice.

  "Is that so? I was going to say the same to you. You will die by my hand," a voice decred from behind him.

  "Who's there?" Clemeurned around, his eyes filled with killing i.

  "Roy?!" Ilulu, seeing Roy, burst into tears of relief.

  Roy k beside her, gently wiping away her tears. "Don't cry, Ilulu. I'm here now. No one hurt you."

  Ilulu's tears flowed even more freely.

  "Roy! Waaah!" She threw her arms around him, overe with emotion.

  "There, there, Ilulu, don't cry," Roy forted her, patting her back.

  Just then, he heard a whooshing sound behind him.

  It was Clemene, ung a sneak attack.

  Roy saw a fsh of light out of the er of his eye.

  "Mahapadma!"

  Time froze.

  Only Roy could move.

  He picked up Ilulu, turned around, and smirked at Clemene, who was inches away from him.

  He then appeared behind Clemene.

  Snap!

  Time resumed.

  Clemene found that his target had vanished.

  He looked around but couldn't find Roy.

  "I'm behind you," Roy said calmly, his haing on Clemene's shoulder.

  Clemene's body stiffened.

  He tried to move, but he couldn't.

  "Absolute Zero."

  Ice spread from Roy's hand, eng Clemene's lower body.

  It quickly reached his neck.

  "Please spare me! I won't do it again!" Clemene pleaded.

  But the ice didn't stop. It reached his mouth, sileng him.

  Crack!

  Clemene's frozen body shattered into tless ice crystals.

  "It's alright now, Ilulu," Roy said, patting her back.

  "Don't leave me again!" Ilulu g to him, her eyes filled with fear.

  Roy's departure earlier had left her feeling incredibly lonely.

  After all, he was the first person in years who had talked to her so openly and treated her with kindness.

  "I won't leave you. e home with me," Roy said gently.

  "Okay!" Ilulu ears streaming down her face.

  "You make lots of friends whe home," Roy said, taking her hand and leading her away.

  Ilulu was lonely. She had once had human friends, but then they had been killed by other humans.

  She itiful dragon.

  "Really?" Ilulu looked at him with hope in her eyes.

  "Of course." Roy nodded with a smile.

  ...

  Back at the apartment...

  "Roy, you're finally back!" Tohru excimed, rushing to greet him.

  "Holy, if you hadn't e back soon, Tohru would have go to find you," Lucoa added with a pyful gre.

  "Roy, who is she?" Kanna asked, tugging at his sleeve and pointing at the girl behind him.

  Tohru and the others also noticed Ilulu.

  "Ilulu?"

  "Why are you here?"

  Tohru and Elma gred at Ilulu with hostility.

  "Rex, I brought her back with me," Roy said calmly, patting their heads.

  They calmed down.

  "Why did y Ilulu back, Roy?" Tohru asked, fused.

  Ilulu was their enemy.

  "Let me expin." Roy chuckled and told them about Ilulu's past and her enter with Clemene.

  Hearing about her tragic past and near-death experieohru and the others felt sympathy for Ilulu.

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