Noticing that Rias's emotions had finally calmed down, Inaba Tsukiyo recounted all of Asia's past experiences.
After learning about Asia's past, Rias looked at Asia with a touch of melancholy.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you had left the church. And I didn't know you had gone through all those things before."
"Eh? No… it's fine."
Asia quickly waved her hands, then placed them in front of her, revealing a gentle smile.
"Although I went through some bad things, those experiences allowed me to find a new belonging. I have no complaints, Miss Rias."
"Not dwelling on the past, but looking to the future? To some extent, you are even more enlightened than us."
Rias couldn't help but glance at Tachibana Koneko and Himejima Akeno; there were already two people around her who were immersed in the past.
Although Tachibana Koneko had shown signs of healing recently, Asia's demeanor earned Rias's approval.
"Since you are no longer a member of the church, letting you enter Kuoh Academy shouldn't be too big of a problem. But preparations still need to be made beforehand."
Rias nodded, looking at Tachibana Koneko, who was sitting to the side.
"Koneko, the task of monitoring this child at school will be entrusted to you. Anyway, you two live together, so adding one more monitoring target shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Yes, President."
Tachibana Koneko nodded. She was only using the excuse of monitoring to live in the Inaba Household, and monitoring Asia wasn't a difficult task either.
Since Rias had already approved of Asia, her interacting with Asia wouldn't be a violation of anything. Besides, she quite liked Asia.
Asia showed a happy expression. Although she couldn't stay by Inaba Tsukiyo's side as before, she was already very satisfied with Tachibana Koneko's company.
After spending this time together, Asia had become very dependent on the members of this family.
In this unfamiliar Kuoh Town, coupled with her sensitive identity, Asia only felt safe when she was with the members of the Inaba Household.
Rias looked at all this with a hint of helplessness, hoping that things would go smoothly, otherwise, if something bad happened, it wouldn't be good.
Inaba Tsukiyo was very satisfied with Rias's decision. She believed that even if Asia wasn't by her side, with Tachibana Koneko and Rias looking after her, she would be fine at Kuoh Academy.
Of course, to prevent bad things from happening, Inaba Tsukiyo also added a layer of defensive measures on Asia.
As long as Asia encountered danger, the defensive measures she placed within Asia would protect her safety, and at the same time repel or kill enemies who wished to harm Asia.
"Since you, Rias, have agreed to my request, I will also fulfill my promise and give you corresponding compensation."
It just so happened that when Ereshkigal left, she granted her the right to bestow blessings. At this moment, she could be considered the acting controller of the Underworld.
To let a human be the acting controller of the Underworld, only Ereshkigal could do such a thing, but this also showed how highly she regarded Inaba Tsukiyo.
The ring's light shone, and Ereshkigal's power merged into her body, spreading throughout her. Simultaneously, the methods for using Ereshkigal's power surfaced in her mind. In just the blink of an eye, Inaba Tsukiyo understood how to use the authority.
Inaba Tsukiyo took out the Soul Cage from the void and gently shook it, producing a pleasant sound like a bell.
A faint light flew out from the Soul Cage and merged into Rias's body.
The moment the faint light merged into her body, Rias clearly felt the changes in her body, especially the increase in her own power.
"What exactly did you do?"
Rias looked at Inaba Tsukiyo in shock. She had thought Inaba Tsukiyo's compensation would just be something like a [Sacred Gear], completely unexpected it would be a buff-like item.
"[Underworld's Protection]. If you know Ereshkigal, the Underworld goddess in Sumerian mythology, then you should understand its meaning."
Recalling that lovely, tsundere Underworld goddess, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't think of her as someone with a gloomy personality just because she's an Underworld goddess. She, ah~, is the most beautiful flower in the Underworld."
"..."
Rias didn't know what to say. The Underworld goddess in the Sumerian mythology system? How could she not know that?
What she didn't understand was why Inaba Tsukiyo, a human, could use her authority? What exactly was going on? Didn't you claim to be human?
Rias felt her intelligent mind was a bit slow to react. She felt that this world was becoming increasingly unfamiliar, especially after meeting Inaba Tsukiyo. Her previously established worldview was constantly being challenged.
"President, you'll get used to it."
Himejima Akeno patted Rias's shoulder and said with a hint of melancholy.
She was also very surprised, after all, she had personally been blessed by Ereshkigal, but this time it was Inaba Tsukiyo who bestowed protection upon Rias.
It couldn't be that Inaba Tsukiyo had obtained this ability from Ereshkigal; rather, Ereshkigal herself had given Inaba Tsukiyo this power.
She didn't know what had happened between Ereshkigal and Inaba Tsukiyo, nor did she dare to imagine what had transpired between them.
Because once she started thinking, she increasingly felt that Inaba Tsukiyo was not simple, and she less and less believed her to be an ordinary human.
So... Himejima Akeno simply gave up thinking.
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