A lovely smile bloomed on Yumiko's face at his question as she narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath. The surroundings couldn't see most of the small actions, like her gently stroking letters across his arm with her fingertips.
"Well, it's nothing as spectacular as you might think."
"No way, to achieve such a strength... how hard have you pushed yourself?"
He couldn't help but grin as she rolled her eyes, shrugging her shoulders. "Well, the process was a little difficult, but here I am. Right?"
Asmodeus narrowed his eyes, "Tell me, what have you done?"
He couldn't help but feel a strange doubt, a subtle lurching feeling she'd done something irreparable that Yumiko would eventually pay a price for.
"W-Wait!"
She quickly grasped his arm, glancing up at him with her big, blue eyes, which glistened like gemstones.
"It's not that... I accepted the role to become the patron goddess of all Foxes."
