"So… in this hour, Koneko has already been fed. Hehe~ While I'm happy for you, Koneko, you still need to exercise restraint."
"Huh?"
Tachibana Koneko tilted her head in confusion. She didn't understand why eating would lead to talk of restraint.
Could eating too much affect combat?
Tachibana Koneko rubbed her tummy, thinking with some confusion.
"Akeno. Don't say strange things, be serious."
Rias cleared her throat a few times, reminding her.
Don't let Himejima Akeno's Yamato Nadeshiko aura fool you; when she gets going, she's fiercer than anyone.
She had suffered many losses at Himejima Akeno's hands in the past, always defeated. In this regard, she truly was no match for Himejima Akeno.
Giving Himejima Akeno a chiding glare, Rias came before Tachibana Koneko, reached out to stroke Tachibana Koneko's head, and looked at her with a somewhat complex expression.
This complex feeling, happy that Tachibana Koneko could find happiness, yet dissatisfied that Tachibana Koneko was being taken away, made Rias feel distressed.
"Since we're ready, let's go. Let's deal with those guys quickly and let them know whose territory this is."
Led by Rias, they arrived at a forest near Kuoh Town, where there was an abandoned house.
If following the habits of certain Elementary School Students who seek trouble, this place would surely be considered a haunted house, and they would go exploring here.
Or some people might use this as their secret base. After all, it's an abandoned large house, so even if they hid here, no adults would know.
However… if they really dared to use this place as their secret base, they would probably appear on the missing persons list the next day.
Because this abandoned large house was their target this time, the gathering point of the Rogue Devils.
Rogue Devils, simply put, are a type of devil, but they are devils who have betrayed their masters.
Not all devils are loyal to their masters; they also have their own desires. They want to use their devil identity, they want to use this power to do bad things.
Of course, some devils among them did not betray their masters but secretly harmed humans behind their masters' backs. These devils are called stray devils.
In short, they use their devil identity to attack defenseless humans.
Therefore, these devils are almost universally detested by all other devils. In their eyes, these devils are nothing but an abomination.
Rias led the members of the Occult Research Club into the house. Although the interior of the house was dimly lit, she could still see the devils hiding in the darkness.
Compared to their own appearances, which were no different from humans, most of these Rogue Devils still maintained semi-human, semi-beast bodies. Even if they had beautiful upper bodies, their lower bodies were monstrous.
"Since you've come here, that means you're prepared to die, right?"
Rias looked at the Rogue Devils with an indifferent gaze. There was no need for sympathy when dealing with these guys; they just needed to be eliminated.
"Yuto… deal with these guys."
Looking at the devils emanating a bloody stench, Rias frowned slightly in displeasure and called out to Yuto behind her.
Yuto, hearing the command, nodded and was about to draw the weapon from his waist to attack the Rogue Devils, but he was stopped by Tachibana Koneko beside him.
"Koneko?"
"Yuto-senpai, can I deal with these guys?"
Tachibana Koneko looked at the devils emerging from the shadows and said calmly.
This made Yuto look at Tachibana Koneko with some surprise. He didn't expect Tachibana Koneko to so actively offer to fight.
"This… is very interesting."
Himejima Akeno looked at Tachibana Koneko with interest. She could see that these devils were nothing special, but facing them all at once would still be a bit difficult given Tachibana Koneko's combat power.
Tachibana Koneko surely knew this, but Himejima Akeno couldn't see any reluctance in Tachibana Koneko; instead, she seemed eager, as if itching for a fight.
This… was what Himejima Akeno couldn't quite grasp. Could it be that during this time, besides finding someone she liked, Tachibana Koneko's strength had also increased?
Can the power of love even boost one's strength?
"Then… I'll leave it to you, Koneko."
Rias didn't dwell on it too much. Even if something went wrong, the others could support Tachibana Koneko.
Besides, such high enthusiasm was a good thing; Rias didn't dislike it.
"Yes, President."
Tachibana Koneko nodded, and under everyone's gaze, a pair of dark golden gauntlets appeared on her hands.
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