"Alright, since we're all here, let's have some fun and go back tonight."
Ayato clapped his hands and spoke.
Hearing this, Erica's eyes lit up.
Right!
Temporary gains and losses don't matter.
Being this close, how could she not get some?
Yuri and the others looked at each other, all seeing the fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
If that was the case...
Now was the prelude to war.
"If we're going to play, we have to play a haunted house."
C.C. pointed at her phone. "Although there are many haunted houses here, only this one is a five-star recommendation."
"I agree."
"Exactly. Coming here, of course we have to do a haunted house."
Erica and the others nodded repeatedly.
Then, they could pretend to be scared and do this and that.
They were sure the King would love it.
After deciding, Ayato and the others headed straight for the target location.
It was a school-themed haunted house.
The campus was quite large, and extremely dilapidated and eerie.
"The atmosphere is well created."
Ayato nodded, but his eyes flickered slightly.
Because in the queue area, he saw a figure that looked familiar.
It was definitely a character from some anime.
"Wait for me a moment."
Leaving these words, Ayato walked towards the queue area.
Since he had encountered her, he had to at least meet her.
"This perverted Devil."
Watching where Ayato was going, Koneko muttered, "Surrounded by so many beautiful girls, and he's still philandering."
"It seems that girl is the King's new target."
Erica said thoughtfully. "But it seems she's not from our world."
"The aura on her seems a bit special."
Sita said, "That child has a special constitution. She can probably commune with spirits."
"With a little training, she could be a decent exorcist."
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Yotsuya Miko, who was boredly fiddling with her ticket, heard footsteps and looked up.
She saw a handsome boy in a school uniform with red eyes coming towards her.
She looked at him. "Is there something you want?"
"No, just coming to say hello."
Ayato's eyes flickered. "After all, meeting is fate."
"Well, I have no plans to get a boyfriend."
Miko's pretty face flushed slightly. "So I'm sorry."
Although Ayato was very handsome...
Surely he would be popular with girls.
But given her situation...
Thinking this, a look of gloom appeared in her eyes.
Those things were increasing more and more.
Maybe one day, if she was exposed, she might die in some corner.
"No, I just think you need help."
Ayato smiled slightly, his gaze deep. "After all, Yotsuya-san, you can see, can't you?"
'Hmm?'
'Eh?'
Miko's body trembled. Her pupils began to contract violently.
'Th-this person knows my name?'
'Had he investigated me?'
'No, that's not the point.'
'This person... could he be an evil spirit disguised, trying to let my guard down?'
'And I had actually fallen for it.'
For a moment, her eyes grew moist.
'This is too unfair.'
'Who would have thought that such a handsome, high-schooler-looking boy could be an evil spirit?'
'Had evil spirits evolved this much?'
'What should I do now?'
'Pretend not to see?'
'But we had already spoken.'
'I'm doomed. I'm definitely going to die this time.'
"Don't be so nervous."
Seeing Miko shaking like a leaf, afraid she might be scared to death, Ayato said, "I'm not a Cursed Spirit. I mean you no harm."
"Hmm?"
Miko blinked, but still dared not answer.
"It's true. Other people can see me."
Ayato waved to C.C. and the others in the distance, and got a response.
"Phew!"
Miko breathed a huge sigh of relief, then immediately reacted. "Cursed Spirits... so that's the professional term for the evil spirits?"
"That's right."
"How do you know this? Are you an exorcist?"
Miko's eyes sparkled.
'Could it be that he was a genuine exorcist?'
'Right!'
'Since there were Cursed Spirits in this world, some exorcists couldn't all be frauds.'
'Which means,'
'Wouldn't I be saved?'
"I'm not an exorcist."
Ayato shook his head and smiled. "I'm a Devil."
"???"
Miko's face was full of question marks.
'A Devil?'
'What kind of nonsense was that?'
"Um... don't joke with me."
Ayato: "..."
'Wow.'
'She knows Cursed Spirits exist in this world, but doesn't believe in Devils?'
"Oh well, it doesn't matter if you don't believe me."
"But I can indeed solve your problem."
As he spoke, Ayato took out a Devil's flyer.
"If you're willing, use this to summon me."
'A flyer?'
The corner of Miko's mouth twitched.
'As expected,'
'He was joking with me.'
She was about to say something,
But Ayato had already walked away.
"King, no success?"
Erica said with a smile. "A girl like that, just scare her a little and she'd be putty in your hands."
"Don't make me out to be a scumbag."
Koneko said, "You really have no accurate self-awareness."
"I've always been someone who wants a harem."
Ayato said righteously. "For all my wings, I always adhere to the principle of voluntariness."
"..." xN
Well, that was a logical argument, impossible to refute.
And,
Thinking about it carefully, most of them had actively offered themselves.
Add to that Sakura and the tens of thousands of lolis...
Their Master's moral standards might be unusually high.
After chatting for a while,
Under the staff's arrangement, everyone began to form groups.
To maintain the scary atmosphere, this type of haunted house generally doesn't allow too many people in at once.
Ayato looked at everyone. "So, how should we split?"
Including him, there was Yuri, Liliana, Sita, Koneko, Erica, C.C., Ena, and Sita. (T/N: Sita is written twice.)
Nine people total.
Hearing this,
The women's eyes all sharpened.
C.C. suggested, "How about drawing lots? Three people per group?"
"Okay."