Against the Inevitable Destiny
Chapter 78 - I Need Your Energy

Ryu looked at Scarlet. Or so it should be until she introduces herself as her dead older sister, Aoi.

‘The world has really gone crazy.’

Ryu was made speechless by what he heard.

It was not that Riyu did not believe what she said, after all, she could tell whether someone was lying or not through her eyes or her system. But witnessing strange events other than him, left him speechless.

“Hey, you hear me? Are you starting to fall in love with your sister-in-law?”

‘He does look different.’

Riyu looks at the way she talks and behaves and notices that she looks different from her tsundere senpai which is a little scary when she is angry. Compared to that, Aoi looked more free, active, and a little mischievous.

[Nor is shameless, just like you ]

‘Ehem, Seres. Is there any way for me to know his status?’

Riyu pretended not to hear anything in her head, instead she shifted the subject by asking her for something on her system.

[View Status ]

[ Points : 100]

[ Yes ] [ No ]

A hologram notification was seen in front of her making Riyu frown.

‘Why should I pay for it?’

Previously, Riyu could see Mei and Maya's status directly, but when it came to other people like Scarlet and Yami, she couldn't do it.

However, at this moment when he asked how to look at Aoi's status, he was surprised that she could do so, it was just that she had to pay points for it.

‘You have not reached level 2 so to see the status of others, you need at least points to do so. May and Maya are already part of the system so you don't need points to see their status.’

'Then, why didn't you tell me that I could see the status of others as well?'

‘Because you didn't ask’

‘....’

‘Sigh. All right, I don't want to argue, just use my points.’

[ Confirmed ]

After Riyu presses the [yes] button using her mind, a hologram with various data appears next to Aoi who is controlling Scarlet's body.

[ Name: Aoi (active) // Scarlet (sleep) ]

[ Class : S+ ]

[Energy: Black Fire (Element (Fire) and Dark Energy) ]

[ Relationship : Friends ]

Looking at her description, Riyu frowned when she saw the energy Aoi possessed. If he was not mistaken, Scarlet had an extremely hot Crimson flame. He can burn anything with that fire.

And black flames, he had only heard of it in some ancient records and he had seen it once, and it was in his dreams.

‘Is that him?’

“Hey hey, are you ignoring this beautiful woman.”

Riyu shook her head, wasting her thoughts before focusing back on Aoi who looked sullen seeing her ignore him.

“Ah, sorry I was just surprised that there was something like that. It seems strange that a deceased person can control the body of another person.”

“Do you trust me?”

Aoi looked surprised that Riyu believed her that easily. However, it was as he said that the phenomenon was hard to believe.

Although he looked extremely carefree, as if without any burden, but in his mind, he had already thought of how to make him believe.

After all, she often observed Riyu in the Scarlet subconscious, and understood how very careful Riyu was in ensuring the safety of those she cared about.

“Yes, I know you're not lying. Besides, if you were someone else, I might have already crippled you and brought you to my research room by now.”

Ryu smiled as he said that. And he doesn't lie about what he says. A person who can control the body of another person is very dangerous, especially for a person whose body is controlled.

He would not hesitate to take her, at least in the room, he could take some precautions for Scarlet to be at least fine.

“....”

“So, uh,”

“Sister-in-law, call me sister-in-law.”

Somehow Aoi became even more excited after seeing Ryu directly and interacting with him. He was like an older brother who looked very satisfied after he found a man who was truly a match for his younger brother.

“Uh, Aoi senpai, so what do you need from me?”

Ignoring her excited words, Riyu asked her the purpose of coming.

“I need your energy again.”

“Hah?”

Ryu was made speechless again by his words. Not that he was a pervert or anything like that, he simply could not process what he had just heard. After all, the effects of too many novels made it this way.

“There is wrong?”

“This... can you explain what you mean Aoi senpai?”

“Hm? Ah, yes.”

It was as if he saw that his words were a bit wrong. Aoi looks flushed a little, which is usually rarely seen from girls like her.

“Ehem. Well you know, when I was near you, I could feel that my soul had recovered little by little, she said, but I think it'll take a while until I can control some of Scarlet's consciousness. That's what I thought until you kissed my sister.”

“....”

Riyu raised an eyebrow after hearing Aoi's words. In his heart he would not say that it was not the opposite?

But of course he wasn't stupid enough to argue with.

He could imagine how he would be reviled by her as she revealed a complaint.

Ignoring Riyu, Aoi continued to explain the meaning of her words.

“When you kissed my sister, I could feel that my soul was recovering faster and I thought I could control Scarlet's body a little. Therefore, I tried to control her body and at that very moment I thought that by kissing you back I could get the energy lost while using her energy .”

“So that's Aoi senpai?”

Riyu cut her words in surprise once again. He gained enlightenment as to why it seemed Scarlet was so daring in kissing him back then.

“What? Don't you like it?”

Aoi raised an eyebrow and looked at Riyu sharply. He looks like he'll beat up Ryu soon if he doesn't get a satisfactory answer.

On Riyu's side, she felt that this did not seem foreign. He couldn't help but think about how he looked similar to Scarlet in particular because he controlled Scarlet's body.

‘Well anyway, they're twin sisters.’

“Ah, no, not that. Aoi senpai seems to be well versed in what is you-.”

“Hmp, that was my first kiss.”

“Be-sogukah”

“Ya, but that's another talk. Once again, once again, when I kissed you I could feel that I had more energy to control Scarlet consciousness and right now I am using that energy to meet you because it seems like they are using my body to do something that is bad on Scarlet.”

A black fire-like aura appeared around Aoi's body and her Crimson eyes turned black. He could not hide his anger. It was as if he wanted to burn his enemy to ashes right then and there.