At dusk.
Ayato and CC walked back to the apartment hand in hand.
Watching the two strolling over, a look of surprise flashed in Utaha's eyes.
She couldn't help muttering: "Where did Master find another new servant?"
Looking at the packages they were carrying, Asia asked curiously: "Master, what did you two do?"
CC tilted her head and smiled warmly: "I went on a date with Ayato-sama. It was a lot of fun."
"Date?" xN
Everyone's expressions changed completely.
Dates and such...
They hadn't had any yet.
"Damn it, I came first!"
Utaha bit her lip, full of resentment.
Her master wasn't exactly oblivious, so she wondered why hadn't he asked her out?
"It seems this new servant has gained the king's favor."
Erica's expression was serious, her voice grave.
"She-fox, you're not so bad yourself. You were yelling all night long."
Liliana gave her a big eye roll.
It can't be helped.
She lived next door to Erica.
That feeling... was indescribably torturous.
Ayato gave CC a head-pat and smiled: "As you've probably guessed, this is CC, my new servant."
'So warm, so comfortable.'
Feeling the softness of the big hand, CC's eyes narrowed slightly.
This feeling was unprecedented.
"..."
Looking at CC, who seemed like a little kitten, everyone gave their assessment.
'This woman…'
'Is a major threat.'
"Everyone, introduce yourselves to CC too."
Ayato's words made the women react, and they stepped forward one after another.
"Hello, I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha. You can call me Utaha."
"Hello. I'm Asia Argento. Please take care of me."
"Xenovia Quarta. I am..."
"..."
After a brief introduction, Ayato carried the large and small bags into the living room.
"Master, are these... pizzas?"
Utaha poked at the boxes, hesitating: "You bought this many?"
"Yes, the taste was good, so I bought extra for you all to try."
Ayato smiled, opened the pizza boxes, and handed each woman a slice of pizza.
Nodding, the women took the pizza and ate.
They looked at CC, who had already started eating long ago, her face full of intoxication, and their expressions were complicated.
'The pizza was indeed good.'
'But not to that extent, right?'
Instinctively, they looked at Artoria, who was eating heartily.
'Another foodie?'
"Ayato-sama, I want the one in your hand."
Just then, CC moved her chair closer and stared directly at the fruit pizza in Ayato's hand.
Looking at CC, who looked like a pitiful puppy, Ayato smiled.
Sometimes,
CC really didn't seem like she had lived nearly a thousand years.
But then again,
In all that time, she had never once integrated into ordinary life.
"Here you go."
CC looked up, her expression focused and serious, eating the pizza one bite at a time.
"Oh dear, I bit your finger."
CC looked a bit embarrassed and smiled sheepishly.
"It's fine. There's plenty of pizza."
Ayato offered the pizza in his hand.
'That feeling just now... was nice.'
Glancing at Ayato, CC's movements in eating the pizza became more pronounced.
"Mmm, I bit it again. Besides pizza, there's another taste."
CC's pretty face flushed.
But...
Ayato-sama seemed very happy.
"???"
The women were full of question marks.
'This was a foodie, but this was major, wasn't it?'
'Why hadn't we thought of that?'
Utaha picked up a slice of pizza: "Master, I want this flavor too."
Xenovia followed suit: "Master, me too. I haven't had dinner yet."
Erica: "..."
'You few stray cats!'
'Are you trying to eat pizza or something else?'
'But should I go?'
'No. Joining them would be an insult to my dignity as a noble lady.'
"Th-this... this..."
Asia held a slice of pizza, already at a loss, pinkness creeping onto her face without her noticing.
Irina leaned in and said quietly: "Go if you want to."
Asia fiddled with her nun's skirt and said quietly: "But..."
"You're too shy. That won't do."
Irina's expression was complicated. She sighed: "Otherwise, go take some lessons from Xenovia?"
'Wait.'
'What was I saying?'
'Was I trying to drag Asia into hell?'
Shaking her head, Irina said: "Never mind. Forget I said anything. Xenovia is a bit unreliable."
"But you succeeded, didn't you?"
"Uh..."
Irina was stunned.
Well, she couldn't argue with that.
"Alright, I've decided. I'm going to find Xenovia-san. Asia needs to take this step too."
Asia clenched her small fist and made a confident declaration.
The night was starry!
[Mori Ayato]
[Class: Origin Magician]
[Magic: Origin Lightning Magic LV85 (+)]
[Origin: 352 points]
"I've used up all my Origin points again?"
Ayato looked at the text before him, murmuring softly: "But I've become even stronger."
Leveling up Origin Magic became more and more difficult as it went higher.
And each upgrade brought earth-shattering changes.
So although the power of the Campione hadn't changed...
His own combat power had increased by countless times compared to when he had just become a Campione.
But although his strength had increased...
The knowledge he had acquired before had also been consumed.
If this continued, he would truly be living off his reserves.
He wondered if the mech world where CC was from would surprise him.
Thinking this, Ayato heard footsteps.
He smiled softly.
'Another one?'
'Utaha, Erica, Xenovia, or someone else?'
Thinking this, Ayato sensed.
'It's... CC?'
He was slightly surprised.
This was indeed unexpected.
After all, if he counted carefully...
She had only just become his servant less than a day ago.