She interrupted me and said, “It’s alright, I will protect you!” as she grabbed my hand and my cheeks started blushing again.

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I quickly asked her, “What are you doing?”

She looked at me and asked, smiling, “What’s up?”

I tried to look in her eyes but couldn’t and asked her embarrassed, “Did you feel in love with me or something? You keep giving me signs, you know you will lose your power if you…”

She started laughing and looked at me with a blush on her cheeks, “Are you sure about that?” and then I felt a sharp sting in the hand she was holding…Aya had just zapped me with her lightning again and then let go of my hand.

Then I felt a sudden burst of power surge through my entire body. “Why did you do that?” I asked.

She told me, “You need to learn to be powerful. It's not that simple. That’s how you will feel after you take the injection and let me turn you into a demon…you will be so powerful.”

I looked at her, worried, and told her, “But I don’t want that! I don’t want to take the injection and turn into a demon! It freaks me out just thinking about it!” she looked at me and started laughing.

We arrived at my place and the power that she gave me was already entirely gone from my body.

I opened the house door and inside was my mother, she looked at me, she looked at Aya and said, “Oh, Aya, you are back!”

I was still feeling embarrassed from being seen by someone while I was with Aya because it looked like we were a couple. I told my mother, “Mom, leave Aya alone, please."

Aya and I entered my room, and I told her, “Wait here, I’m going to the bathroom.” since I wanted to change the bandage on my hand.

I went into the bathroom and unwrapped my bandage. Then I saw that the wound was already healed, only a day later. I couldn’t believe it.

I quickly got back to my room where Aya was waiting for me and I told her, “Aya, my wound…it healed!” and I showed her my hand.

She started laughing and said, “You only realized it now? It healed the moment I first gave you some power. Once demonic power enters your body, it doesn’t just make you stronger…it boosts your recovery too.

I stared at her in shock, and that’s when she said, “What are you looking at? When I give you power, you’re almost invincible. I thought you already knew that.”

“Anyway, where is the injection Akagi gave you?” She continued.

I looked at her, still in shock after realizing how powerful I truly am when she gives me power, and said, “It’s in the drawer behind you.”

Aya opened the drawer and after searching it for a moment, she told me, “Ryuu…it's not here.”