Every time she thought about it, Rias felt a complex mix of emotions.
Her servants were her friends, her family even. Unlike other devils, she would never treat her servants like tools or subordinates to be used at will.
But Luo Guang's words had completely stunned her.
Fortunately, she later heard that her friend Sona Sitri had also noticed Luo Guang's talent and sent her Queen to recruit him, only to be similarly rebuffed.
"Let's keep an eye on him. And don't cut off contact completely," Rias sighed.
"By the way, Rias, when are we going to make our move on those fallen angels who snuck in?" Akeno Himejima asked. Her gentle expression turned cold, tinged with a hint of bloodlust.
"Not yet. We need to watch what they're up to first before we prepare to act," Rias stated decisively.
Meanwhile, as Rias and Akeno discussed late into the night, the man they had been talking about, Luo Guang, had already returned home.
His residence was a single villa, quite large by Japanese standards. He was the only one living there, along with one other resident... who wasn't human.
After Luo Guang dropped his bag, a ball of silver light suddenly leaped from his body. As the light shimmered, the shape of a sword gradually appeared and quickly transformed into a young girl.
With silver hair and pale skin, she was a small girl who looked to be in elementary school.
The girl's name was Terminus Est.
Luo Guang was shocked when he first got her. Other transmigrators get either equipment or a girl, but he got both combined into one.
"Thanks for your help today, Est."
Luo Guang smiled gently and reached out to stroke Est's warm, small head.
"As long as I can help big brother, it's no trouble at all."
When Est first appeared, she came with maxed-out affection for Luo Guang and was obedient to his every word.
Except for one thing: her thigh-high black stockings.
Even Luo Guang couldn't force her to take them off.
Other than that, she didn't mind being completely nude.
Luo Guang knew about this quirk of Est's, but he wasn't used to it at first. However, after several years together, they had grown to be in perfect sync.
In public, they presented themselves as siblings.
Even though one had black hair and the other silver, hair color didn't affect their kinship in this crossover world. After all, a certain father's two daughters, Marina and Ari, had different hair colors, but they were still biological sisters.
"Big brother, what do you want for dinner tonight?"
Est's expression was blank when she spoke, making her seem like a lifeless machine.
However, Luo Guang had long since grown accustomed to her personality. Est only appeared to be indifferent; she was far from being a true "kuudere." Est had all the emotions and feelings that a normal person should, she just expressed them differently.
"Let's have some steamed buns. I already prepared the filling yesterday." Luo Guang said.
His "Diligence Rewards" ability had made him highly skilled at many things.
He mastered the culinary arts, which are difficult for ordinary people to improve, in just two and a half months, making him comparable to a Michelin-star chef.
Additionally, he had reached the peak of human skill in painting, singing, writing, driving, boxing, and other fields.
Even masters who had been famous in their respective fields for a long time weren't as skilled as him.
But Luo Guang never showed off.
After all, he had a "cheat" ability and had been cultivating since he was a child. It had been years now, so compared to those born with a silver spoon, he didn't have much to boast about.
He was just a little bit stronger than ordinary people.
When he suggested making steamed buns, Est's eyes narrowed into a slit, and she followed Luo Guang into the kitchen to help.
After wrapping them up, they placed the buns in a steamer. The whole process took about 40 minutes.
"It's hot..."
Est put a piping hot, white steamed bun in her mouth and took a small bite.
But with her sensitive tongue, she quickly started to pant, blowing air to cool it down. Luo Guang watched with affection and handed her a glass of ice water.
Looking at the adorable Est, a sense of ease washed over Luo Guang.
His journey as a transmigrator had been lonely, and he had never deliberately exposed his true abilities. For a person who had only himself for company, Est's arrival undoubtedly brought a lot of light into his life.
Especially at night, when the silver-haired loli would transform into her human form to warm his bed, holding him as she fell asleep. This brightened Luo Guang's mood, and he never thought of Est as a weapon, but as a real sister.
At the dinner table, Luo Guang noticed Est secretly picking out some of the filling and said, "Being a picky eater is not a good habit. Eating the ginger inside is good for you."
"Ugh... okay."
Est nodded expressionlessly, then held her nose and swallowed the filling with ginger paste as if it were poison.
Seeing her reaction, Luo Guang chuckled, "You wanted me to add ginger before, when I didn't."
"Because without the ginger, the taste is different."
"Alright, go to bed early after you finish eating. I have class tomorrow."
"Okay."