Weekend!
Early morning!
Erica rubbed her eyes and woke up groggily.
'Mmm...'
'W-wings...'
Erica's eyes widened. "Lily, stop messing around."
"Excuse me, you were the one who fainted."
Liliana squeezed her wings, looking innocent. "Who was it that was talking tough before, saying how much their strength had improved?"
"Oh?"
Erica swallowed and glanced into the distance.
She did seem to have said that.
But after releasing her emotions...
The King's Authority was too terrifying.
"Erica, you're awake."
"Lily, I'm actually hungry."
"Don't worry. Food has been ready for a while."
Erica: "..."
…
Living room,
Sunlight streamed in.
Miko, with dark circles under her eyes, was drowsy.
She murmured softly, "Mom, I want to go home."
"Don't worry. I've set up magic in your room. Your family will think you've been home the whole time."
Sita blinked and said seriously, "Since you're here, you should of course bond with us."
"Heh... heh..."
The corner of Miko's mouth twitched.
'Bond!'
'I'll bond with you, my foot.'
From last night until now, the only people she had seen were Sita and Liliana.
As for the others…
She had only heard their voices, not seen their faces.
Thanks to that,
She hadn't slept well all night.
Even when she first saw Cursed Spirits, it hadn't been this bad.
Instinctively, she looked at another person.
"Damn it!"
"Those women…"
"It should be my turn by now."
Ena cut her steak with resentment, then ate it viciously.
"To dare disturb the King for so long."
Miko's eyelids twitched.
'This woman... was no pushover either.'
A few more hours later,
Feeling refreshed, Ayato finally slowly walked down the stairs.
All his servants had improved their strength.
But he still had to lead by example, making sure they didn't slack off.
"Oh, right, Miko, you also go to Sobu High, right?"
"Yes, why?"
"Nothing. That school also has some of my servants."
Ayato explained. "And there's another home base in that city."
"I'll take you to see it. You can hang out with them from now on."
"So, we can go back now?"
"That's right."
Hearing the conversation, Ena's expression grew urgent, "Wait, King, I still..."
Before she could finish, she saw a flash of light.
In the living room...
Ayato and Miko had already disappeared.
"Damn it. It finally ended."
"And the King left again."
Ena collapsed to her knees, completely deflated.
'Ena-san... seemed a bit pitiful.'
Seeing this, Sita smiled and held her in her arms.
…
At the shrine,
Accompanied by a flash of light, Ayato and Miko appeared here.
Miko looked around and muttered, "Good, only two people."
"King, you're here."
Seiko's eyes lit up, then she looked at Miko. "And this is?"
Miko quickly said, "Hello, I'm Yotsuya Miko. Just call me Miko. I became Master's servant yesterday."
"I see."
Seiko nodded in understanding. "Hello, I'm Ayase Seiko. Just call me Seiko."
"You're... Miko-san from the neighboring class?"
"Yes, you are?"
"I'm Ayase Momo. This is my home."
"Then you and Seiko-san are..."
"She's my grandmother."
'G-grandmother?'
Miko was stunned.
'Her grandmother was this young?'
'No, that wasn't the point.'
She looked at Ayato with complicated eyes.
'What kind of person was my Master?'
'Was he going to catch them all?'
'This is too...'
For a moment, she didn't know how to evaluate it.
"Oh, right, where's Shizuka?"
Ayato looked around and asked.
If he remembered correctly,
Shizuka had moved here long ago.
"Hiratsuka-sensei goes drinking every holiday."
Momo said helplessly. "I don't know when she'll be back."
"Um..."
Miko asked weakly, "When you say 'sensei', you don't mean that one, do you?"
"That's right. It's that Sensei from our school."
Miko: "..."
'Uuhh!'
'How did the world seem so small?'
'Had there been that many Devils at school before?'
…
The next day,
Early morning!
Miko walked out of her room, holding her bedsheet, looking dejected.
She is wrong.
She is really wrong.
She had thought that having a schoolmate would make it easier to bond.
And,
There were only two people at the shrine, a grandmother and granddaughter, so nothing should happen.
That's why she chose to stay over again.
But she really hadn't expected Seiko to be so unrestrained.
All night long, the sounds from one person alone were not much less than from Erica and the others.
Two nights!
Two full nights without sleep!
If she hadn't become a Devil, she was afraid she might have died from exhaustion.
Even worse, sounds came from next door as well.
It's Momo's voice.
'She even...'
"Hello there, Miko-san."
Momo walked over, also holding a bedsheet.
The two looked at each other and both smiled awkwardly.
After all,
They were fellow sufferers.
…
Black Bullet World!
Tokyo Area!
"Everyone, a new round of miracle drugs is available."
"Everyone line up, one at a time."
A sweet-looking nurse distributed the miracle drugs one by one.
Just then,
A man took the drug and turned to leave.
"Sir, please wait."
A nurse said directly, smiling. "According to regulations, the miracle drug must be taken on the spot."
"Shut up. I want to take it home. What are you going to do about..."
Bang!
The next moment,
The man's body flew backwards dozens of meters. He had fainted.
Soon,
Special staff came to take him away.
"Alright, please follow the rules."
The nurse retracted her fist and continued smiling.
To this,
The onlookers were not surprised.
They all knew,
These nurses had all been enhanced by the miracle drug. They were definitely not comparable to ordinary people.
These past few days,
Who knows how many rule-breakers had been sent flying.