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"Hm?"
Anos raised a brow.
He had not expected him to appear as well.
The red-haired Satan arrived with the silver-haired maid beside him. It seemed he had already been listening for a while.
After understanding what had caused the situation, Sirzechs could only feel helpless.
He knew very well just how much Serafall doted on Sona.
And he understood Anos's strength even more clearly.
If both sides were willing to take a step back, that would be fine.
But...
Sirzechs truly did not think Anos would retreat.
"What solution?"
Serafall raised her head and asked.
"It is actually very simple. Serafall wants to stay with her little sister and use her own strength to ensure her safety."
"Anos, if you want to change her way of doing things, would it not be better to speak with strength directly?"
Sirzechs said with a smiling face, clearly adding fuel to the fire.
"Hm?"
Even Grayfia had not expected Sirzechs to say something like that.
Was that not obviously stirring things up?
However, she also knew Anos's strength, so after glancing sideways for a moment, she said nothing further.
If he could easily render her powerless, then he could also easily render Serafall powerless.
The only thing she did not know was whether it would work against a transcendent.
If it did...
Then that would be far too terrifying.
"Sona-chan, what do you think? Do you really not want your big sister anymore?"
Serafall did not pay much attention to Sirzechs's words.
What she cared about was Sona's thoughts.
"I..."
Sona hesitated.
Right now, she did not know what attitude she should take or what words she should say.
"It seems Sona is very troubled. You should know why she is so troubled, right?"
Anos spoke beside Serafall's ear.
Hearing Anos's words, Serafall lowered her head again.
"If there were truly no problem at all, Sona should have no reason to hesitate, right?"
That was what Anos's words meant.
Just now, Serafall had already felt that very clearly. Now that Anos said it directly, her body trembled again.
"I..."
Serafall, who had been constantly using strength to break free from Anos's restraint, suddenly softened.
It seemed this person might be right.
"..."
Bang!
Suddenly, an extremely powerful force erupted from Serafall's body, instantly breaking through Anos's hold.
Anos had no intention of fighting here. He directly used his own power to suppress the spread of demonic energy, preventing any unnecessary damage.
Without saying a single word, after breaking free, Serafall turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the sky.
It seemed her defenses had truly been broken.
"Let her think by herself for a while."
Anos had no intention of chasing after her.
What was he supposed to do at a time like this?
Chase after her and spank her?
"Still, if a contest of strength counts as a method of victory, then there are many more ways to open the silver treasure chest."
Anos still remembered the condition to open the silver treasure chest on Serafall.
During the contest of strength just now, Anos had gained the upper hand, so that already counted as one victory.
...
"Sona, sorry. My method was a little aggressive."
Anos walked to Sona's side and gently pulled her into his arms.
He knew Sona's feelings at this moment, but this was the fastest method.
"Anos... will my sister be all right?"
A clear tear overflowed from the corner of Sona's eye.
She was truly caught in a difficult position and did not know how she should speak to her sister.
"Relax. She is not that fragile. She just needs time to think."
Anos comforted Sona.
He knew that Sona's subconscious action earlier had simply been because she did not want her sister to do anything excessive in public.
In truth, she did not feel any disgust toward Serafall.
After all, that was the sister who loved her most.
But since this problem had already been spoken aloud...
"Mm, Anos..."
After a long silence, Sona finally said those few words.
...
"Grayfia, please go find Serafall and pass along a few words to her."
Sirzechs instructed Grayfia.
"Yes, Lord Sirzechs. May I ask what you wish me to tell her?"
Grayfia gave a slight bow and asked with perfect etiquette.
"It is..."
Sirzechs told Grayfia his thoughts.
"Yes. I will certainly carry out Lord Sirzechs's will."
Grayfia instinctively frowned slightly, but after saying that, she immediately went to find Serafall.
...
In a corner of the human world, Grayfia found Serafall.
She was crouching in the corner, hugging her knees.
Perhaps because she was sobbing, her body trembled slightly.
"Lord Serafall, I never expected to see you in such a state."
Grayfia sighed softly.
As expected, the best way to hurt someone was to make use of the person they loved.
"Hm?"
Serafall raised her head and saw Grayfia, the woman she had always treated as a rival.
"In truth, everything you were discussing was meaningless."
Seeing that Serafall had finally noticed her, Grayfia spoke calmly.
"Meaningless?"
Serafall did not quite understand what that meant.
"You want to use your own strength to keep your little sister under your love and protection."
"And the other party wants to use his own strength to rescue your little sister from that protection. Of course, whether that rescue is truly a rescue or not is still uncertain."
Grayfia spoke seriously, though her words clearly contained loopholes.
However, whether there were loopholes or not no longer mattered much to the current Serafall.
What she needed was someone's acknowledgment.
At the very least, she truly loved Sona, and wanting Sona to be happy had always been her goal.
But as expected...
Did Sona's happiness have nothing to do with her?
That was the reason she was sad.
"So, as her older sister, do you not need to test the person Sona has chosen?"
Grayfia added.
"Hm?"
Serafall suddenly raised her head.
That seemed to make some sense.
She absolutely did not believe that an ordinary friend would have any reason to speak for Sona like that and oppose her to that extent.
In other words, that person and Sona were not merely ordinary friends.
He had a relationship with Sona beyond ordinary friendship. He was also a member of the opposite sex. And the moment Serafall appeared, Sona hid behind him.
Was this not already obvious?
That was right.
His goal was to make her give Sona freedom, then claim Sona for himself.
After going around in circles for half a day, Serafall finally arrived at that conclusion.
Since that was the case, what she, as the older sister, had to do was very simple.
She had to see whether Sona's male friend truly had the qualifications for that.
"It seems you have made your decision."
Grayfia asked very calmly.
"Of course... My Sona-chan is not someone a man can marry away just by saying a few casual words."
A chilling demonic power began to gather around Serafall.
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