On the other side, in Hakone-a famous hot spring town in Country R-at a hot spring inn under the "Lucifer" name.
"Hey, Grayfia, hasn't that master you serve appeared yet? It's been thousands of years. Could it be... your master has forgotten you and gone looking for new love? And even so, are you still going to wait?"
Elsha's long golden hair draped over the stone steps around the hot spring pool. She looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, her tone tinged with melancholy.
Not far to her right, Grayfia, who had just arrived, was still preparing things.
Hearing the question, Grayfia paused slightly, a hint of incomprehension in her silver-gray eyes.
"Isn't it normal for a man as excellent as my lord to seek new love? It would be abnormal if he hadn't. Besides, whether my lord has forgotten me doesn't change whether I continue to wait."
"Well~ if you put it that way, I guess it doesn't matter."
Hearing her matter-of-fact tone, Elsha's melancholy deepened.
"But I told you before, I won't fall in love or marry before seeing you wed. If I keep waiting like this, won't I remain a virgin until I die? I'm already over fifteen hundred years old! I want to find a good man to love and marry~~"
Splash~ Splash~ Splash~
Grayfia slowly slid into the hot spring, starting from her calves, not far from Elsha.
Exhaling gently, she spoke calmly:
"It doesn't matter. For us devils, unless we die accidentally, our lifespan is limitless. Your age won't hinder you from finding a partner, even if you wait thousands or tens of thousands of years. Of course, races like fairies or elves are excluded."
"I know that without you telling me!"
Elsha glared at Grayfia, tone indignant.
"For those guys, whether I'm fifteen hundred or fifteen thousand years old makes no difference, okay? My magic is dead, I smell of decay-who'd still fancy me?! Whose fault is that?!"
"...."
Facing her friend's resentful roar, Grayfia averted her gaze, feeling somewhat sorry.
"Hey! Grayfia, why turn away? Look at me!"
Splash~~ Splash~~
Grayfia hesitated, then looked at Elsha with a serious, solemn expression.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you get older, can you be older than me? My lord only cares about appearance, not whether your magic has decayed. Besides-"
Pfft-!
Before Grayfia could finish, a large splash blocked her mouth.
Elsha's somewhat helpless voice followed:
"I know my magic is dead, so can you stop bringing it up?"
"Alright."
Grayfia nodded, suppressing the smile in her heart.
"Anyway, once you truly see my lord, I believe you'll become as infatuated as I am. Then, you won't need to worry about a partner-you can just get married with me."
"You have a point~"
Seeing the faint reminiscence and affection on Grayfia's face, Elsha's expression gradually softened.
"After all, not everyone can entrust abilities like telepathy, mind reading, and time manipulation to others. And who knows what he fed you to make you suddenly stronger than an ultimate-class devil? You're probably even stronger than the Infinite Dragon God, right?"
"Infinite Dragon God... Ophis, huh..."
Grayfia tilted her head. "I haven't truly fought her, so I can't be sure who's stronger. But according to my lord, I should be a bit stronger now."
Thinking of his tone when he said, 'You're just a little stronger than the Infinite Dragon God', and the tiny distance between his two fingers, Grayfia felt he had more to say-something beyond a precise comparison.
But it couldn't be verified, and explaining it to Elsha wouldn't help.
Instead, Grayfia gave her an ambiguous smile.
"As for what my lord fed me to make me stronger... trust me, you'll find out in time."
Hiss~
Seeing Grayfia's rare smile, Elsha shivered.
"Don't do that, Grayfia. That smile gives me goosebumps. Quickly put it away."
Despite her puzzlement, Elsha had no real doubt-just like she had trusted Grayfia all along.
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[P.S. Author]: Some may think the mind-reading system couldn't handle it, and the protagonist's "B-rank" is too low-so I'm foreshadowing here.
If you still don't understand... then that's not my problem.
As for why he wasn't recognized, that's for other reasons.
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