Late at night.
Seiko was woken up by Momo's sounds.
She blinked groggily and saw her granddaughter's flushed face.
Seiko was stunned for a moment. Her gaze drifted down slightly, and a smile touched her lips.
She gently stroked Momo's hair, her eyes full of tenderness.
She had finally grown up.
And the cause of this situation...
Was obvious without much thought.
'This silly girl probably didn't even know her own feelings.'
'But that made sense. Since she was little, not only had she never had a boyfriend, she had never even had a male friend.'
And this was one of the important reasons Seiko had chosen to become a servant.
After all,
Becoming a King's servant was something many dreamed of.
But sometimes...
One had to take the initiative.
After all, the King's favor meant everything.
'Don't worry, I'll help you.'
Looking at her, Seiko thought silently.
"Mmm..."
Just then, Momo also opened her eyes, meeting that tender gaze.
"..."
She was stunned for a moment, then instantly turned red.
'Oh god!'
'It had all been seen.'
'It was all because of what Master did last night, making me dream about it.'
She opened her mouth to explain, but couldn't get the words out.
She knew saying anything at this point would only make it worse.
"Don't worry, I understand."
Seiko smiled. "Alright, go back to sleep. You have school tomorrow."
"Phew!"
Seeing that Seiko didn't press further, Momo breathed a sigh of relief.
But as soon as she lay down...
The images came back.
'Damn!'
'This way, I couldn't sleep at all!'
Glancing at Seiko, Momo hunched over and snuck out of the room.
A moment later...
Hearing the faint sounds, Seiko opened her eyes.
She... couldn't sleep either.
After a moment's hesitation, her Devil's tail extended, and she grabbed it in her hand.
…
The next morning,
Ayato came to the living room feeling refreshed.
'What a joke. Did they think numbers would work against me?'
'Didn't they know the worth of a Campione?'
Ayato glanced upstairs and smiled playfully.
Even with Asia's restorative healing, he was still the strongest.
After greeting Liliana and the others, and taking a few bites of food, Ayato prepared to leave.
Because,
Finally, another new world had come to him.
In a dimly lit room,
It was a basement, but the space was quite vast.
A well here was particularly eye-catching.
Hiruko Kohina sat at the bottom of the well, looking up at the dim light. In her hollow eyes was a glimmer of longing.
"What is the outside world like?"
She shook her head, stood up, picked up her two katanas, and began to train.
Training, killing... had become her instinct.
But soon...
Her eyes blinked.
Under her gaze, a flyer fluttered down.
"Something from the outside?"
A smile appeared on her face.
Anything from the outside, even a piece of paper, filled her with genuine joy.
"Devil... summoning?"
She took the flyer, a look of confusion first appearing in her eyes, then they lit up.
"Granting wishes?"
She didn't understand what a Devil was, but it didn't matter.
As long as it could grant her wish.
Kohina looked expectant and whispered cautiously, "Devil-sama, grant my wish, please?"
The moment her voice fell, the well was filled with brilliant light.
Vaguely,
A handsome figure appeared before her eyes.
"So... so amazing."
Kohina's eyes widened, her small mouth slightly agape.
'A person had appeared out of thin air!'
"It seems you are my summoner."
Ayato stepped out of the summoning circle, looking at Kohina with a smile.
'So it was the Black Bullet World.'
'Come to think of it...'
'I'd had a lot of dealings with viruses lately.'
'The despair of this world was no less than that of the Resident Evil World.'
"Th-this... you... you."
Kohina was a bit flustered.
She didn't even know how to greet someone.
'Would Devil-sama dislike me and not grant my wish?'
"My name is Ayato. Nice to meet you."
"I... I'm Hiruko Kohina. Nice to meet you."
Kohina nodded, imitating him, then hesitated. "Um, can you grant my wish?"
"Of course."
Ayato smiled. "That's why I'm here."
"Really?"
Kohina's face flushed with excitement. "I want to go outside. I want to eat delicious food. I heard that kids like me can go to school, make friends..."
She hadn't been completely brainwashed. She was still a child.
Ayato thought silently, then said, "That's a very simple wish."
"But as a Devil, granting wishes requires a price. Have you thought about it?"
"Price?"
Kohina blinked, then reluctantly offered her two katanas. "Here, this is all I have."
Ayato: "..."
'What use did I have for these?'
'But it made sense.'
'She probably didn't even know what a Devil was.'
'It seems I was too used to collecting servants.'
Shaking his head, Ayato smiled. "I don't need your swords. I just need you. Is that okay?"
"You want to lock me up and train me too?"
"Of course not. I want you to be my family."
Ayato gave her a head pat and smiled. "Then you can go to school freely, make friends, and not be locked up."
"Re... really?"
Kohina's body trembled, her eyes reddening.
'That was... wonderful.'
'So Devil meant good person.'
"I... I agree."
After a long moment, Kohina nodded vigorously. "So, how do I become family?"
"Oh, can I call you Onii-chan?"
"Of course. Call me whatever you like."
Ayato smiled slightly and took out an Evil Piece.