Rias and Himejima Akeno looked at Asia in confusion. There was nothing they could do; they had never seen Asia before.
Furthermore, Asia was still wearing a nun's habit, which made Rias and Himejima Akeno, as demons, think a lot.
It wasn't that Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't bought clothes for Asia; there were many cute little dresses and casual clothes in her wardrobe.
But Asia, for the reason of meeting important people, wanted to dress up a bit, so she changed into the nun's habit.
Rather than saying it was for meeting important people, it was more because she was too nervous and wanted to calm herself down this way.
However, this girl hadn't considered the impact her nun's habit would have.
Even now, this girl hadn't realized what she had done wrong; instead, she seemed a little flustered by the slightly hostile gazes of Rias and Himejima Akeno.
Helpless, Asia could only look to Inaba Tsukiyo, Mikazuki Munechika, and Tenko for help, hoping they could assist.
Tenko noticed Asia's gaze, put down her controller, stood in front of Asia, and looked at Rias and Himejima Akeno expressionlessly.
"You are not allowed to bully Asia."
Although Asia had only lived there for a short time, her relationship with Mikazuki Munechika and Tenko was quite good, at least much better than Tachibana Koneko, who couldn't get close to Asia due to her identity.
Then, even Mikazuki Munechika stood in front of Asia, helping Asia relax her nervous emotions in this way.
However... their height was at least a head shorter than Asia. Two Little Lolis, even more petite than Asia, blocking her, made the scene look very comical.
"It seems... there's more you need to explain, Tsukuyo."
Rias's tone carried a hint of displeasure; at least, when she noticed Asia was a member of the church, she felt a little uncomfortable.
This was not strange; after all, demons treating church members as enemies was like church members wanting to eradicate demons.
However, Rias didn't know what had happened to Asia, so she didn't know that Asia was no longer with the church.
"Please put down your hostility, Rias. Asia is not your enemy, and she is also under my protection. I don't want you to bully her."
Facing Inaba Tsukiyo's explanation, Rias's brows furrowed. Her mood was very complicated at this moment.
Just when she had finally established a good cooperative relationship with Inaba Tsukiyo, why did Inaba Tsukiyo seem to have connections with the church now?
"Tsukuyo, do you mean to betray us?"
"Betrayal? This has nothing to do with betrayal, Rias. It's just that I cannot ignore Asia, I cannot ignore this person who loves the world, and I don't want this good child to suffer unfair treatment."
Asia was a good child; anyone who had a little contact with her would understand this.
I believe any person with a conscience, after having contact with Asia, would want to protect this lovely child.
"Moreover, we are only in a cooperative relationship, Rias. Although I like Koneko very much, and Koneko is my friend. But... I have not joined your demon faction, so I do not belong to your side of the demons."
It was best to make some things clear from the beginning, otherwise, at some point in the future, Rias might think Inaba Tsukiyo had betrayed her due to some action of Inaba Tsukiyo.
"I do not belong to the faction of demons, angels, or Fallen Angels. No one has the right to dictate what I do; my will can only be determined by me."
At least in this world, Inaba Tsukiyo would not obey anyone's orders. Although this sounded a bit heartless, she had to make Rias understand how excessive the term "betrayal" was.
"The reason I want to be friends with Koneko is because Koneko is very pure. Compared to humans with many hidden motives, her way of expressing emotions is very direct. Liking is liking, disliking is disliking. Because being with her is very comfortable, and I really like the feeling of being with Koneko. But... as Koneko's master, you have no right to control which faction's forces I interact with."
"..."
Rias silently lowered her head. She realized that her thoughts were a bit too naive.
Just because Inaba Tsukiyo had very close contact with Tachibana Koneko, she considered Inaba Tsukiyo her own person?
Inaba Tsukiyo was not her Servant/Peerage Member; she had no right to say such a thing. This matter was entirely her problem.
"President, there are some things. I think it's better for you to understand them first. I don't think Tsukiyo-chan is someone who doesn't consider the consequences."
Himejima Akeno suddenly said. She finally understood what her feeling just now was about.
"Since Tsukiyo-chan likes to be with Koneko, then she should also understand that Koneko doesn't like people from the church. Since this person has lived here for a while, it means Koneko accepts her existence."
Himejima Akeno's words made Rias react, and she looked at Tachibana Koneko, who was sitting next to Inaba Tsukiyo eating snacks, with a sudden realization.
Just as Inaba Tsukiyo said, Tachibana Koneko's way of expressing emotions is very direct.
It's impossible for Tachibana Koneko not to know Asia's identity as a church member. Since she allowed Asia to stay here despite knowing her identity, this means Tachibana Koneko has accepted Asia's existence.
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