To furnish the guest car of the Astral Express, Bai Li-kun and Sakurajima Mai chose to go shopping.
Before that, Sakurajima Mai changed her clothes first.
Because she now possessed power, she no longer had to worry about her existence being ignored, so she naturally didn't need to continue wearing the bunny girl outfit.
However, during their shopping trip, Sakurajima Mai had no intention of leaving Bai Li-kun's side.
She held one of Bai Li-kun's arms, saying earnestly,
"If we encounter other evil spirits, we can run away and fight together, that way it's more convenient."
"No problem."
Bai Li-kun, being held, had no objections.
He also understood Mai-senpai's mindset.
Even with supernatural powers, it didn't mean her mindset had undergone a drastic change.
In this regard, Bai Li-kun was much stronger than the Bunny Girl Mai-senpai beside him.
Perhaps this was the benefit of having read many manga and novels, and played many games… Bai Li-kun, lost in his own thoughts, went to the supermarket with Sakurajima Mai and quickly finished shopping.
When it was time to pay, as Bai Li-kun took out his phone, Sakurajima Mai suddenly remembered something.
So after the two walked out of the supermarket, Sakurajima Mai also raised her phone.
"Let's exchange contact information, Bai Li-kun, I was so focused on other things before, I forgot about this."
"Alright."
"Just a group chat for the two of us, hehe…"
Sakurajima Mai chuckled softly, exchanged numbers with Bai Li-kun, and then created a chat group.
"You can talk about things here from now on."
"En, Mai-senpai, if you find another evil spirit, use this group chat to record it too."
"No problem, I'll send the location map to the group."
After nodding seriously, Sakurajima Mai followed Bai Li-kun and teleported back to the Astral Express.
The two bought some simple daily necessities.
Because the Astral Express did not provide any toothbrushes or pillows, only simple beds.
However, one point was very convenient: the electricity system and water resources were completely abundant.
It felt like this train would be a very good system in an apocalypse.
Perhaps next time, there would be a novel titled "Apocalypse Descends: Starting with a Sign-in to the Astral Express" or something similar.
Bai Li-kun thought this while cooperating with the cheerful Sakurajima Mai to arrange the room.
After everything was settled, Sakurajima Mai let out a long sigh.
She had experienced a lot today.
Both physical and mental fatigue required sufficient rest.
"Although there's a lot I want to talk about, there's no need to clarify everything right now. Let's both get some good rest, what do you think, Bai Li-kun?"
"I plan to go out and wander around a bit more. You can get some sleep."
"Don't overwork yourself, okay?"
"Of course."
Bai Li-kun merely intended to check if there were any evil spirits near the school he attended.
And to test other applications of his abilities.
Just like that, Bai Li-kun left the Astral Express.
While Sakurajima Mai was resting, he activated a one-click sweep mode around the school.
The process needs no elaboration.
Because in the face of the power of the Aeons, so-called evil spirits were far too weak.
Time quickly advanced to the next day.
Although the Astral Express didn't have a true concept of time, the two, with their phones, knew exactly when they needed to go to school.
Initially, Bai Li-kun considered skipping class.
However, he hadn't forgotten his previous promise to others.
As a man of his word, Bai Li-kun decided to continue his activities as a student.
Thus, Bai Li-kun and Sakurajima Mai walked together to school.
The Astral Express allowed them to set their own teleportation locations, so they chose the back mountain they had visited yesterday.
This area was rarely visited, so there was no risk of being discovered.
"Phew!"
Returning to her original world, Sakurajima Mai took another deep breath.
After calming her emotions, she looked around.
"Even after experiencing it a few times, it still feels incredible."
Not long ago, she was troubled by her disappearing existence, afraid of evil spirits wandering the city, but now everything had changed completely.
Embarking on a Fate, embracing chaos, mastering power, and ultimately changing destiny.
And all of this was brought to her by Bai Li-kun.
Thinking of this, Sakurajima Mai recalled the 'magic replenishment' from before... her heart immediately began to pound faster.
Even if it was just the suspension bridge effect, Sakurajima Mai didn't believe that this special feeling in her heart was false.
"Mai-senpai?"
"Cough, cough. Let's go, Bai Li-kun."
"Why were you spacing out just now?"
"I was thinking about some things. Besides, I'm already in my third year of high school, so I need to consider graduation."
Even with special powers, Sakurajima Mai had no intention of abandoning her studies.
She's quite serious about this, then.
As Bai Li-kun marveled, he suddenly noticed a figure ahead.
It was a figure standing beneath a streetlamp.
There was no light during the day, but the glaring sun stretched the figure's shadow.
However... the person's actual body was quite petite.
A silver-haired, golden-eyed girl stood beside the path the two had to take.
Sakurajima Mai, beside Bai Li-kun, also noticed this unusual passerby.
She was first puzzled, then remembered something.
"Bai Li-kun, that girl... I recognize her uniform. It's from Kuoh Academy. Our school had an exchange with them before."
"Kuoh Academy..."
Bai Li-kun immediately became interested.
Relevant information popped into his head.
The girl's name was Toujou Koneko, or rather, Toujou Shirone.
She was a Japanese Youkai Nekomata who had reincarnated as a devil, a Rook of the High-Class Devil Rias Gremory.
He didn't recall having any interaction with her.
Noticing Bai Li-kun's gaze on her, Toujou Koneko, who had come to this place, approached with a poker face.
"Hello."
"Uh... Hello, little one."
"..."
Toujou Koneko frowned slightly, clearly displeased at being called a little girl, but she didn't offer any rebuttal.
The next moment, she pulled an envelope from her school bag.
"This is an invitation. I hope you will accept the invitation and go to the banquet location within three days."
"That's quite a surprise... Have we met before?"
"My master pays close attention to everything around her. If you wish to know the details, please accept this invitation. That's all I have to say. Goodbye."
After saying this, Toujou Koneko left the scene without looking back.
In just one day, Bai Li-kun had become a key observation target for Rias.
Now, things were getting interesting.
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