56 Farewell and Next Step (1/2)

The next day, after he talked with the girls, Rafi decided to go to Serafall's place in her territory as he wanted to bid her farewell. Although he intended to bring her along, but he knew that although she looked like a softie on outside, she was really a tough woman inside. It was likely that due to her love for the current Devils and her duty as a Satan, she wouldn't allow herself to follow him, to leave with him in his adventure while leaving the Devils. Although it pained him to leave her for his next journey, though it would not be for a long time, he still needed to properly tell her about his departure.

Thus, as he lightly entering her mansion, no guards prevented him along the way as they understood that Rafi had a special relationship with their leader. As he arrived in front of her room, Rafi flashed inside Serafall's room, much to her surprise and embarrassment.

”Wha-what are you doing here, Rafi?! Can't you knock on the door first at least! Au...” as Rafi suddenly appeared in her room while she was changing clothes after a bath, she couldn't help to hurriedly hide her body and plentiful curves with her towel. Though, that towel didn't do much justice in hiding her curves like she thought, as her part that should be full were still protruding proudly, while part that should be thin that had no excess fat still could be traced from the lines of her towel. Adding with her wet hair and rosy complexion from earlier bath, her youthful feminine charm completely radiated from her at the moment.

”Sorry, my mistake. Hmm... but still, if I did knock on the door first, then I can't see you like this right, Serafall. Woah, you are really beautiful...” Rafi looked apologetically at Serafall as he then focused his gaze on her entire body calmly, savoring the view as he continuously nodded, appreciating the enchanting devil in front of him.

”You! Get out first if you are truly sorry!!” Not expecting Rafi to keep looking at her, her face was red from the blush and shame as she started fuming in anger. In her fit of ashamed anger, she launched an ice wall at Rafi, to keep his eyes from continuously wandering at her body.

”Uwaa, that was quite a cold ice. If not for my quick escape, I might be frozen solid you know.” Rafi sidestepped lightly, evading her burst of ice as he said jokingly.

”Ugh, it is better if you are frozen, Rafi!” She said through her grinding teeth as she felt helpless around Rafi. Though, after she properly dressed herself, she removed the ice wall as the temperature in the room returned to normal then.

”Ma, ma, don't be too angry, Serafall. It will not be good for your health. I am sorry for seeing your almost-naked self. To make it fair, how about I show you my naked self, Serafall?” Rafi said seriously at Serafal after seeing she was still in a light anger.

”.....” unable to retort more, Serafall just stared through Rafi's shamelessness.

”...I am serious.”

”Yeah, I am also serious. Let's save the joke for later. So, what do you really want by coming here?” Serafall sighed in defeat as she then asked Rafi lightly.

”Hm, I will be leaving this world for a bit. Now that things start to look better, I will continue my adventure. Of course,...” noticing that she was not angry anymore, Rafi spoke lightly with a poker face.

”Wait! What do you mean...”

”Of course, to prevent any accidents, I will leave a clone of myself here. This clone is a bit special though, so...”

”Wait I say! Leaving?! Do you really want to leave??” Unable to stop his speaking, Serafall raised her voice in attempt to get his attention, after being shaken from the sudden news of him leaving.

”...I have to go, Serafall. There are places I want to go. I...have my reason for going. However...”

”However what?! You are still going to leave aren't you?!” She grabbed his collar in her shock, as her eyes started to moisten a bit, slowly.

”.....” looking at her eyes that started to wet themselves, Rafi only looked at her silently as he felt his next words would only set her off more.

”Why? Why now of all time?? If only you leave us back then...then, it will be not so...”

”.....”

”I know that you will leave this world sooner or later, but I,... I really can't accept it...”

Cough, cough

”...um, are you misunderstanding something here, Serafall?” Looking at her tears, Rafi wiped her tears slowly as he spoke jokingly to her, removing his previously serious visage.

”Hmm?? What do you mean?!”

”I indeed said that I will leave, but it is not like I will not be back. And I will leave a clone of myself here for prevention of any mishaps that may happen later.”

”...so you will return back here later? You are not leaving for good? Really??”

”Um, you could say so.”

”But still, this is so sudden... and actually, why do you want to leave? Is this place...get too boring for you?”

”No, no, it is not because of boring or the likes, I guess. Actually, now that things get to the right track in here, I want to do my own matters. Like what I've said, there are several places that I need to go to. However, there are several things here that I can't really let go, that's why I will be back later.” Rafi said seriously as he looked deep to her eyes.

”...can I ask what are those things that you can't let go?” After a brief of silence, she raised her face upward, looking directly to his eyes as she held his hand tightly when she asked him with an emphasizing concern in her voice.

”...you should already understand what I mean, Serafall.”

”...I will not understand it if you don't say it clearly. At least prove me that you will really return here...”

”.....”

Ba-dhump, Ba-dhump, Ba-dhump

Amidst the silence, sound of beating heart could be heard inside the room as both of them looked at each other silently. As time went on, and they keep looking at each other eyes, the mood between them started to be heated as pinkish atmosphere started to surround them, covering them in a light embrace of a warm passion that permeated the air. One was looking with an expectant gaze, with bits of surprised and happy feeling bursted inside her after realizing that she was a bit too bold this time. While the other was too embarrassed to look directly to her expectant eyes, as he kept averting his vision away from time to time, evading her sincere stare.

”...um, so...”

”...okay, you win. Um, please close your eyes for a moment, Serafall.”

”Why?” She said teasingly as her lips formed a slight curve upward, smiling a bit due to his unexpected shy reaction, unlike his usual rogue way of flirting with her.

”Um, you know...”

”Fine~. Ahh...” as she closed her eyes for a moment, she felt a sudden light peck on her forehead, not really like what she hoped to be, though it did make her gratified that he still had feelings for her.

”That is a fortune charm. I hope there will not be any mishaps on you while I am away, Serafall.”

”Uehehe~ looks like you are also a shy person when the time comes, Rafi~. It is really an unexpected side coming from you.”

”Sh-shut up there. Now that I have bid you farewell, I will be going now.” Rafi said with a bit stuttering at first as he then turned away from her, walking out from her room.

”Wait a bit. This...is my fortune charm for you. So, don't forget to return here okay...” As she looked at his departing back, she suddenly held his hand, brought his face close to hers as she gave him a light peck on his lips, which stunned him to an abrupt stop as he felt her lascivious sweet lips closed on his for a moment. Although it was only a fleeting moment of time, both of them could feel each other deep feelings thoroughly from these short moment, which felt like a forever in their memory.

”I will return, surely, Serafall...”

.....

Outside of Serafall's mansion, Rafi unconsciously touched his lips as he remembered his previous kiss with Serafall. Although he was already accustomed with intimate interactions like that, but doing it with his loved ones still left an impact on him. Though Serafall hadn't formally joined as part of his wives, but his wives already considered her and Rossweisse as potential candidates of their sisters.

”But still, I really need to hold myself back a bit more. If I keep flirting in every worlds, sooner or later I can be drowned in my wives spit if I am not careful. If they join force to deal with me, then... ah, disaster, really a disaster.