After the morning classes ended, Yoru and the little nun walked hand in hand through the crowded hallway, making their way outside.
"Yoru, Asia, here's a drink." Kiba Yuuto appeared, holding several cans in his hands as he approached the two of them.
"Kiba, what's going on over there with all those people?" Yoru asked as he sipped his drink, pointing at the large crowd ahead.
"I heard they're doing some kind of witch-themed photo shoot, so that's why there's such a big gathering," Kiba replied.
Asia tilted her head in curiosity, trying to get a glimpse of the scene.
"Wanna go check it out?"
Seeing Asia's curious expression, Yoru smiled and suggested.
"Yeah, let's go!"
Asia nodded cheerfully, and the two of them headed toward the crowd.
Click click click!
Camera flashes fired rapidly as photographers gathered in one corner of the hallway, snapping photos relentlessly.
The crowd was so thick that it was hard to see what was being photographed. But based on Kiba's explanation, it seemed to be a "witch." Yoru pulled Asia along, squeezing through the wall of people.
As they pushed forward, a familiar figure came into view.
At the front stood Sona, her face wearing a resigned expression. She was dressed in an extremely embarrassing outfit that Yoru immediately recognized as a parody of the magical girl anime Milky the Magical Girl.
Behind Sona stood another girl in the exact same outfit, gleefully posing with a magic wand in front of the cameras.
The outfit was modeled after the show's heroine "Milky-chan" — a cute off-shoulder and midriff-baring top with a short pink skirt that fluttered with every movement, occasionally revealing glimpses of her pure white panties. Though it was just cosplay, the girl's resemblance to the anime character was so striking that the nearby boys were frantically pressing their camera shutters. The magical girl beside Sona seemed to be enjoying the attention, her face glowing with excitement.
Sona, on the other hand, clearly wasn't happy to be there in such a humiliating outfit. Every time she looked like she wanted to escape, the girl behind her would hug her tightly to stop her.
Caught in this embarrassing predicament, Sona gave Yoru a helpless look, silently pleading for help.
"So this is what Sona's older sister is like... What a weird sense of humor. So embarrassing… Lady Serafall Leviathan is really this kind of person?"
Yoru sighed and covered his face with one hand.
Of course, Yoru didn't know the full extent of her personality. If he had known more about Serafall, he wouldn't have been so surprised. After all, Serafall Leviathan was a TV star in the Underworld, starring in a magical girl show called Miracle Levia-tan. Recently, she had become obsessed with the human-world anime Milky the Magical Girl and was even considering doing a live-action version.
"Ah! I've found the villain who bullies my dear sister!!"
Serafall spotted Yoru, gasped dramatically, then pointed her wand at him while shouting righteously.
"Uh…"
Yoru flinched as Serafall charged at him. On reflex, he turned to run.
Are you kidding me? That's Serafall Leviathan, one of the Four Great Satans and, more importantly, Sona's older sister. Yoru had zero intention of confronting her.
"No escape! Justice will be served~☆"
As Yoru ran, Serafall chased after him, waving her wand and shouting in a high-pitched, girlish voice.
Even though she wasn't sure what was going on, Sona let out a long sigh of relief—at least she was saved.
"Alright, alright. That's enough for today. Let's not cause a scene. Everyone, disperse."
Putting on her Student Council President persona, Sona finally stepped forward. Her commanding tone quickly dissolved the crowd, and even the stubborn photographers reluctantly packed up and left.
Sona then slipped away through the dispersing crowd, eager to change out of her shameful costume and find Yoru before her sister did something even more outrageous.
"Sigh... What just happened?"
Asia stood by herself, visibly confused and slightly distressed.
"Ahem. The person you just saw was one of the current Four Great Satans—Lady Serafall Leviathan. And she's also Sona's big sister."
Rias' voice came from behind. Asia turned around to see Rias walking over with Sirzechs beside her.
"E-E-Eh?! Another Satan?!"
Asia let out a high-pitched scream, startled by the revelation.
It was hard to believe that such a cute girl in cosplay could actually be a Satan. The contrast was just too much.
"Now then... You've got nowhere to run, wicked villain~☆"
Elsewhere, Serafall had cornered Yoru against a wall. Staring at him with a playful glint in her eye, she spoke in an overly sweet and girly voice.
Though the tone was adorable, Yoru couldn't relax. After all, standing before him was none other than one of the Four Great Satans, Leviathan.
"Could you please stop talking in such a cute voice, Lady Leviathan? I can't take it anymore…"
He let out a helpless chuckle and looked around. Not a soul in sight. This place would be perfect for… silencing someone.
Surely she wasn't going to kill him here, right?
"Hmph hmph hmph, a soldier of the Gremory household and also Sona's familiar—no wonder you're so close to her."
To Yoru's surprise, Serafall said something unexpected.
"Huh… Sona told you?"
"Hmph! That silly girl. Keeping something like this from me for so long… Her own familiar, and she hides it from everyone—even me. I only just found out."
Serafall pouted, her face torn between frustration and fondness. It was clear she was annoyed that her sister had hidden something so important from her. In her eyes, Sona had foolishly given away something that should have been a shared honor.
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