Esper Harem in the Apocalypse
chapter-556

"Strip."

"What?"

"Strip. Didn't you say you would do anything to call me out?"

'I did not expect Rias to be so sassy, but I am not complaining.'

"Well, if that's what you want, then…" Rudy stood up and stripped himself in less than three seconds. Then, he casually sat on the chair while playing with the tennis ball.

"You really stripped?! Don't you have any shame?!"

"I sold my shame for $69."

"Cover your thing!"

"Hmm? Weren't you the one who asked me to strip? I thought you wanted to see my dick."

"I did not want to see your… y-your thing! I asked you to strip, thinking you would give up on calling me out, but I had no idea I was dealing with a shameless person!"

It was obvious from Rias' voice that she was flustered.

Rudy wore his clothes, but slowly, so he could flash his snake to Rias. It took me three seconds to strip, but it took three minutes to get dressed.

Of course, Rudy could easily locate where Rias was hiding in the house or forcefully call her out. But he didn't want to do either of those as he wanted Rias to come out on her own.

His goal was to make her fall in love with him, not to make her hate him.

Rudy tossed the ball to the wall and caught it with the other hand.

"Now that I have done what you asked me to do, will you come out now?" Rudy asked nicely.

"No."

"What else do you want me to do?"

"For now, I want you to leave."

"Come on…"

Rudy tossed the ball on the wall again but didn't catch it and let it bounce around in the room. Then, he got up from the chair and said, "Alright, I am leaving. But I will return again tomorrow."

"What makes you think that I will show myself to you tomorrow?"

"We will see."

After that, Rudy left the house as he said and went to explore the town to find new things.

The ball in the room eventually stopped bouncing near the wall. It stayed like that for a few seconds before starting to roll and circling around the chair.

The next day, Rudy returned as he had promised and talked with Rias for a few minutes before leaving.

That continued for two weeks, and instead of getting impatient and angry, Rudy was surprisingly happy.

He planned to make her fall for him, which was going smoothly, according to him, at least. It didn't matter if he couldn't see her, but they talked daily. And each day, their chatting duration increased.

On the first day, she asked him to leave after ten minutes, which increased to twenty minutes on the second day and thirty minutes on the third. Rudy considered that progress and made that his challenge.

It was obvious from the progression so far that Rias was slowly opening her heart to Rudy. So if she decided to show herself in front of Rudy, that would mean that she had taken a liking to him.

On the 15th day, Rudy was sitting on the chair as always, tossing the ball and playing catch.

"Hey, you there?" Rudy asked. "Or are you still sleeping? I think I got here a little too early, but I couldn't wait to see your face."

"I am here. I just don't know what to say," Rias responded.

"How about you appear in front of me? I am sure you will suddenly remember a lot of things to talk about."

"No. If I look into your eyes, I will have to obey your commands again. And I am not that stupid. What if you make me do something I don't want to?"

"You are just giving me more ideas."

"Shut it!"

SIGH!

Rudy stretched his arms in the air and said, "It has been two weeks. Don't you feel sorry for me and do as I say?"

"No. Because you don't look sad at all. In fact, you seem to be enjoying yourself."

"That's not true. Even if I don't look sad, you never know if I am just hiding my emotions from the world," he said with a distant smile on his face.

"Well, it has been two weeks, and you still haven't answered my questions. You can't expect me to trust you if you don't trust me."

"I have already answered most of your questions. There are a few things that I can't tell you, and you will have to deal with it."

"Okay then, answer my next three questions without lying, and I will appear in front of you," Rias promised.

"Alright. But you better keep your promise, or you know what will happen."

"What is your real name? You told me your name is Robert, but I don't believe that's true."

"I was going to tell you my real name, actually." After a pause of two seconds, he uttered, "My name is Rudy."

"Rudy? What type of name is that," she scoffed. "Why do humans name their children like this?"

"I can say the same to you." Rudy scoffed back and said, "Glorias. What type of name is that?"

"Watch it!"

"You too, my love."

The house shook as Rias' voice shouted, "Don't call me that!"

"You do this every time I call you that; it's quite funny, not going to lie. Now, onto your second question."

"I know. You don't have to remind me." A brief pause later, Rias asked, "How do you know my name? Are you truly not a warrior sent by my grandpa to take me back to the vampire world?"

"Hey, that's two questions," Rudy remarked.

"Answer, please. I don't want you to be a warrior."

"I am not. I am a human, physically, at least. And I know your name because… uhm… I know you."

"That's a vague answer. Tell me a little more, and I will count it as two answers."

"Since I promised to tell the truth, I will tell you the truth."

"Thank you."