The twilight light was slowly covered by the starry night sky.
All of Tokyo was enveloped in darkness. Only a few places had street lights on. Most streets and areas were pitch black. If someone didn't know this was the international metropolitan city Tokyo, people seeing this scene might think this was a dead city.
This wasn't surprising.
Although the battle between Kurumi and Yuriko occurred in the sky during the day, its impact on Tokyo was quite large.
Setting aside the panic and unstable emotions from humans themselves, just medium and small-scale earthquakes alone had already struck Tokyo several times. Basic infrastructure was also hit hard. It would be impossible to repair without several months. Fortunately, buildings in Japan used relatively light materials, and residents timely took shelter in evacuation centers, so not many people were injured.
Otherwise, casualties alone would have been enough to give Japan's high officials headaches.
For Japan, this was truly an unexpected disaster. Who would have thought there would be two Devil King-level powerhouses fighting above their capital.
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At this moment, Kaguya, Shirayuki Hime, Kuroyukihime... and the others returned to the Shinomiya residence. At the same time, Ai, as Hikaru's Hell Priestess, also came along with them. Meanwhile, Rias left alone and didn't enter together with them.
Originally, they didn't need to return home this late.
However, when they saw the battle between Yuriko and Kurumi and both sides' strength, they were clearly very stimulated. They asked Ai to use the Devil-Tempting Bell to lure some Stray Devils so they could train their strength with high intensity.
A full day they fought against six Stray Devils with mid-class Devil strength. Both physically and in other aspects they had already reached their limits.
"The thing I most want to do right now is soak in hot water and sleep soundly!"
Kuroyukihime dragged her very exhausted body into the lobby.
"Agreed!"
"Mm, so tired!"
Hayasaka and Asuna who followed behind also nodded weakly.
They felt somewhat confused in their hearts.
Kaguya, Shirayuki Hime... they were stimulated because of Hikaru, but the two of them had nothing to do with that man, and didn't feel anything. They didn't need to go through this suffering at all.
However, who told them they were now one unit? Because they were the minority and weak, they didn't have much right to speak.
They could only choose passively.
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"Welcome back!"
Hikaru smiled looking at the exhausted girls.
"I'm back, Senpai!"
Responding to Hikaru's greeting, only Kotonoha answered. Meanwhile, the remaining few girls only glanced at Hikaru, then collapsed on the sofa without the slightest elegance.
"Sensei!"
Ai walked respectfully to Hikaru's side, slightly bowing.
"Ai, long time no see. How have you been recently?"
Hikaru couldn't help but reach out his hand and pat Ai's small head.
Ai, who originally had a very cold face, blushed slightly, but it quickly disappeared. If not paying attention, people would unconsciously think it was just an illusion.
"Except for Kotoko who occasionally goes out and causes some silly incidents, everything else is the same as when Sensei left."
There was a slight tone of annoyance in Ai's speech.
As his Priestess, Priestess of Wisdom Iwanaga Kotoko, who was equivalent to Hell Priestess Enma Ai, her talent certainly didn't need to be doubted.
Not inferior to Ai in the slightest. Unfortunately, compared to Ai's hard work, Kotoko was more like a small child who still liked to play around, with a childish soul.
While Hikaru and Ai were chatting, something interesting happened with Kaguya, Shirayuki Hime... and the others who were exhausted and weak.
"Please give me a cup of black coffee, thank you!" Hayasaka said weakly to a maid beside her.
After waiting a moment.
Under Hikaru's somewhat mocking gaze, a maid brought the already-brewed black coffee before Hayasaka.
"Thank you!"
Hayasaka expressed thanks, and had just sipped that black coffee, she almost spit it out. The taste was bitter with a very strange spicy taste. This was the first time she tasted black coffee this unpalatable.
No. More precisely, the ability to brew black coffee this badly could also be said to be a skill.
"Hahaha... I already said, how could a barbarian like you possibly brew something tasty."
An alluring laugh sounded in the lobby, the voice somewhat familiar. Kaguya and the others looked carefully.
It was an unfamiliar maid, covering her mouth while laughing.
Saying unfamiliar was somewhat inaccurate. Although she wasn't a Shinomiya residence maid, she wasn't a stranger.
They had just met her a while ago.
Right, this maid was Time Spirit Tokisaki Kurumi, who gave them a huge shock during the day.
At this moment, Kurumi wore a white maid uniform. This ordinary maid uniform still highlighted her graceful figure perfectly, giving a different impression.
Meanwhile, the maid who brewed black coffee for Hayasaka was Yuriko, first place on the Transcendent List, with an annoyed face.
"...Suzushina Yuriko!"
Seeing Yuriko with a displeased face wearing a maid uniform, Hayasaka's face became slightly pale, and she swallowed 'hard' that very unpalatable black coffee. She didn't dare spit it out.
Yuriko's previous battle was still fresh in her memory. She was afraid if the other party was displeased and touched her even slightly, her blood would directly reverse direction and she would die from blood spurting out.
"Suzushina Yuriko, Tokisaki Kurumi!!!"
Kaguya and the others who had been exhausted and collapsed on the sofa, stared at those two people so close by in disbelief.
It wasn't because they were shocked that both appeared at the Shinomiya residence. After all, Hikaru who appeared to stop their battle and took them away. There was a high probability they would appear at the Shinomiya residence from various aspects.
It's just, what was up with Yuriko and Kurumi wearing maid uniforms.
One look and you could tell this was definitely Hikaru's doing, full of bad sense of humor!!!