"Actually... I did to myself... I tried eating my foot."

"Huh? Are you serious?! Why would you do that?!" Ryan was shocked by the reason why her foot was half-torn.

"Tch. I don't need to tell you everything."

"Right." Ryan was annoyed by such an answer, "Then what about the half-eaten bodies of those 25 students!?" Ryan asked pointing behind him.

"Eh? You were the one who kill them, right?" she said with a cunning look in her eyes.

'This bitch!' Ryan grunted.

"Alright. You do not want to tell me anything, fine." Ryan leaned over her, "You really are a devil, you, you are hopeless." Ryan turned around.

Ayami was left dumbfounded again. She was not able to believe her ears. She heard, she heard that- that- someone besides her knows about her reality.

'Why?' her hands started trembling. Soon, her body was trembling in fear, 'This person... Is scary.'

"Wait!" Ryan stopped. He knew she would call him. Someone knows about her secret which was not supposed to be known, "W- why do you know- how do you? Just- who are you!?"

She asked at the top of her lungs. Ryan peeked over his shoulder from the corner of his eye.

"Someone you should beware of from now on," Ryan muttered. He took a few steps forward.

"No. wait! What's your name?! Why do you know so much about me!?"

"Tch. I don't need to tell you everything."

'Fuck!' her words back on her. She regretted being evil to someone who was just trying to help her.

"Wait- wait! Please! I am sorry, don't leave me here."

Ryan sighed, "Will you tell me everything?" he asked.

"Yes! More like.. I do not know what else I gotta tell you though, it seems like you already know everything."

With another big sigh, Ryan turned around and walked near Ayami who was still lying on the ground.

"Give me your hand," Ryan offered his right hand to her.

Ayami lifted her hand and grabbed Ryan's hand tightly. 'Soft' Ryan thought. 'Masculine.' she thought.

Many questions still lingered in their minds but no one said anything till Ayami managed to get up from the floor by taking the support of Ryan's hand.

When she was off the floor, Ryan's hand as support was not enough for her, she stumbled down by losing her balance.

"Aah~"

"Crap-" Ryan strode his legs past her hips, threw his left arm behind her. And somehow... Managed to keep his and her balance on the floor without falling.

"D- do not..." she muttered, "Do not let go of me..." she muttered.

'Tch. I do not even know if it is the devil speaking or if she's being grateful.' Ryan found it irritating.

"Do not use your freaking Trait on me. Do not dare." Ryan roughly spoke.

"Hah?! You even know about my Trait-- aah!!" thanks to one more shock, she quickly turned her body in surprise and lost her balance.

"Seriously?!" Ryan had to struggle harder to keep their balance, "Stay calm, lady." he whispered.

Ayami's hips rested on Ryan's thigh, her hand was in Ryan's hand, her waist was grabbed by Ryan's arm (almost touching her butt). Somehow, they were still standing.

"Sorry," she said in a formal tone.

"A hand is not enough huh?" Ryan pushed her off his thigh, "I will become your left leg, grab onto my shoulder." he literally spun her around in the spot.

Ryan quickly appeared under her left armpit, she threw both of her arms in the air, Ryan grabbed her left arm, pulled it across his shoulders.

"Damn, you are too short for me, lady" Ryan was having trouble maintaining his balance right now. He had to bend down from his knees and waist for Ayami to grab his shoulder.

"D- do not blame me for it.. it's not my fault that you are too tall."

'Right. A pure devil, that you are.' Ryan sighed.

He went down after letting go of Ayami's arm, "Oi!" she almost screamed.

But soon, she felt strong, muscular arms around her thighs and hips. "Aah~!" Ryan threw both of his arms around her thighs and lifted her off the ground.

"Oey! What do you think you are doing?!" Sitting in Ryan's arms, Ayami asked.

"I do not want to waste time anymore. Let's get moving,"

"Let me down first!"

"Stop struggling or else I will drop you. Stay like you are,"

"But... this is... Really embarrassing..." she muttered under her breath.

"So tell me... What was your story before the apocalypse?"

"....No... you tell me first, what's your name? And.. did you lose your left eye tonight?"

Ryan took a step forward, Ayami almost lost her balance again, "Throw your arms around my neck, grab tightly." Ryan ignored her question. She did as she was told without saying anything.

"Use your Trait to manipulate your foot's skin."

"I would not be able to heal it though,"

"We do not need to heal your foot. Just stop the bleeding,"

"Done," Ayami whispered in Ryan's ears. Her warm breath covered his ears.

"My name is Ryan Walker. I am 16, I am from California, USA."

"Huh? Oh.." he found her by surprise.

"I love anime, I am a virgin and a weeb. Figures why I speak fluent Japanese, right?"

"Right. It surely does." Ryan continued walking down the long corridor.

"And my eye... No, I lost it two months ago. My doctor is having trouble healing my eye."

"Does it hurt...?"

"Yes. It hurts a lot. Now tell me, why were you eating those innocent humans?"

"....Are you sure you want to know?"

"No."

"Just.. do not drop me after hearing it though," she giggled. Ryan just kept walking with Ayami in his arms.

"Say it."

"If you know that I am a Devil, you might as well know about other existences."

"Hm. I do. But I am still a human." Ryan thought about telling her before things get weird and create a misunderstanding.

"I was reborn as a Samsara Devil recently. We as Devils, don't usually feed on humans, we can eat normal food, and live like normal humans but-"

"But? If you can survive without human flesh why the hell did you eat 25 students?"

"...Do you think it's cruel?" she asked in a baby voice.

"Nope. so continue,"

"I am.. A Samsara Devil. Still half-human, half-devil. I am a newborn, and people from my species..." behind Ryan's neck, she lifted her orange eyes filled with hunger, "....we have a special lust for human flesh, till we evolve."

She opened her mouth. Many hideous fangs sprouted inside her mouth where there were supposed to be normal teeth, the insides of her mouth were covered with spike-like fangs.

It was really a scary sight, "We gotta eat human flesh, or else we will die, you know?" She hissed with a deadly grin.