Because of Akeno's initiative, the two of them remained locked in an embrace.
"…Hm?"
After a few moments, Akeno suddenly felt something was off.
She seemed to sense… something pressing against her.
Thinking about her current posture and the strange feeling, realization struck instantly.
Without hesitation, she quickly pushed Qin Xiao away.
Her face flushed bright red.
Clearly, she had understood what had happened.
Looking back, she realized she had acted far too casually—
actually hugging him like that on her own initiative.
When she looked at Qin Xiao again, she saw his face had also turned red.
This was a situation Qin Xiao had never experienced before.
Especially with his current appearance—
Green hair, green eyes, a handsome face, and a flushed expression.
For women, it created a strangely attractive charm.
"Qin Xiao… are all men like this?"
"When they see a beautiful woman, do they always have these thoughts?"
"Well…"
"That's a natural physiological reaction."
"And you were the one who came close first."
"I'm a healthy young man, so of course—"
"You stopped calling me 'senpai'."
Qin Xiao paused.
"Well…"
"That's fine."
"You don't have to call me senpai anymore."
"Just call me by my name."
"…Akeno?"
"Yes."
"That's your reward."
"But your bad intentions were far too obvious."
"So I'll be leaving now."
Before he could react—
Akeno leaned forward.
Muah.
She kissed him lightly on the cheek.
Then she turned around and left.
Qin Xiao stood there stunned.
Did I just get teased?
Touching the place where she kissed him, he couldn't help smiling slightly.
That feeling… wasn't bad.
Was this the so-called sweetness of romance?
Before transmigrating, Qin Xiao had always thought about experiencing the "bittersweet smell of love."
Now it seemed—
He might actually get that chance in this new world.
Inside his mind, a familiar voice mocked him.
"Partner, you're embarrassing."
"Ddraig, what do you mean by that?"
"The woman was clearly already moved by you."
"If you had just taken a small step forward earlier, you could have taken her."
"Stop talking nonsense."
"That's not our relationship."
"Oh please."
"Your heartbeat sped up."
"And your body reacted too."
"Shut up!"
Qin Xiao shouted in frustration.
A dragon that had been dead for who knew how many years was now mocking him.
But what embarrassed him most was Ddraig's final remark.
"Don't worry, partner."
"Every host of mine has had many entanglements with women."
"In your future, there will definitely be plenty."
"…Wait."
"What do you mean?"
"Do all your hosts build harems?"
"Not necessarily."
"But as a dragon, the attraction toward the opposite sex is undeniable."
Qin Xiao sighed.
"This Sacred Gear of yours feels extremely suspicious."
That was honestly his first impression.
After all, dragons in mythology were famous for their… enthusiasm for reproduction.
Whether in Eastern myths or Western legends, dragons were powerful and majestic beings.
But they were also notorious for producing countless strange descendants.
Outside Qin Xiao's apartment door—
Akeno leaned against the wall.
Her hand rested on her chest as she breathed heavily.
Her face was still flushed.
For some reason, Qin Xiao suddenly seemed incredibly attractive to her.
Just now, she had almost lost control.
For a moment, she nearly crossed the line with him.
Fortunately, her rational mind had stopped her.
"Why…?"
"Did I really fall for this strange junior?"
"Because we share similar tastes?"
"Or because he doesn't care about my identity?"
Her mind felt dizzy.
Shaking her head, she forced herself to calm down.
A magic circle appeared beneath her feet.
In the next moment—
Her figure vanished.
At the same time, inside the Occult Research Club.
Even though it was the weekend, Rias Gremory was still there.
Normally Akeno would accompany her.
Since childhood, the two had been inseparable—both master and servant, and also sisters.
But today Akeno had gone out, leaving Rias alone.
Suddenly—
A teleportation magic circle appeared.
Akeno emerged.
"Akeno?"
Rias looked surprised.
But when she saw Akeno's flushed face, her expression immediately turned strange.
Although Akeno liked teasing people, she was actually quite conservative.
Yet right now she looked like she had just… finished something.
"I'm back, Rias."
"Where did you go?"
"I went to Qin Xiao's house."
"You went to his house?!"
Rias immediately became excited.
You visited Qin Xiao and came back looking like this—
Did the two of you already reach the next stage?!
"Wasn't it you who asked me to go?"
"Ah… right."
Rias suddenly remembered.
She had indeed asked Akeno that morning to investigate Qin Xiao.
But Akeno's current appearance made her forget for a moment.
"Are you okay?"
Rias quickly supported her.
She looked far too flushed.
Did she sacrifice herself just to gather information?
"Akeno… what did you find out?"
Akeno took a deep breath.
"Do you know Qin Xiao's biggest secret?"
"What?"
"He possesses a Sacred Gear."
"…I know that already."
"The one called Chains of Heaven, right?"
"No."
"I mean he has another Sacred Gear."
"…Another one?"
"A double Sacred Gear user?!"
Now it was Rias's turn to be shocked.
A naturally occurring dual Sacred Gear user?
Was that guy some kind of monster?
"And it's not an ordinary Sacred Gear."
"It's one of the Longinus…"
"The Boosted Gear."
"The Red Dragon Emperor's gauntlet."
"…He's the Red Dragon Emperor of this generation?"
"Yes."
Rias fell silent.
Because that information was simply too shocking.
A Longinus.
The highest level of Sacred Gear.
Any Longinus user would become a top-tier powerhouse in the future.
That was beyond doubt.
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