No way in hell would he tell her that!

"...and why would I tell you anything?" Issei asked, mentally boosting again. "You actually going to offer to spare my life? Why would I even believe any assurances of that, even if I were inclined to give her up? You've already proven to me that you are a liar."

Raynare snorted. "Hardly. My superiors still want you dead, even if you being a Devil now complicates that politically, but I have no problems erasing your whole Peerage and ensuring my failure is covered up. Without witnesses, an attack by the Church and the Fallen Angels is close enough that Devilkind won't know who to pin the blame on."

Another boost. "So there really is no reason to tell you anything, if you're just going to kill me anyway," Issei said. Whoosh! He yelped and "clumsily" fell back, "barely" avoiding the light javelin she had thrown at him, which landed between his legs. In truth, it was slow... No, his perception had been boosted to a point that it only seemed relatively slow. Still fast enough to tag him if he wasn't expecting it, but he had been. The reason he had dodged so clumsily was to keep her feeling comfortable in her seemingly advantaged position, and hopefully buy himself one or two more boosts.

He placed his hands on the floor of the kitchen to ensure he could move again on a dime if needed. "Because," Raynare purred, landing, and producing another javelin, writing off his dodge as pure luck. Exactly as he intended. She hadn't been aiming to kill with that one anyway. "I can make it quick... Or I can make it so much worse than the first time."

Issei got up, activating another boost. Didn't seem like he could stall much longer. That was fine, he was starting to like his chances now. "...alright, fine, I'll tell you," he sighed, speaking slowly so as to stretch out the moment to but just one more boost. Raynare wasn't taking him seriously, so he didn't know how much strength he actually needed. No clue how fast she could throw those spears.

"See, that's a good boy," she purred.

Issei then stared hard at her. "She's exactly where my fist is going. Up your ass, and make a left!" he declared, raising his fists to fight, and activating one more boost. Any further ones would have to come as the fight went on. Hopefully, he had enough to start with.

Her expression darkened. "Suit yourself," she stated, before leaping at him, javelin ready to impale him through the shoulder.

(Two references in this chapter, cookie for anyone who spots one, a whole batch for anyone who catches both!)