'Not bad people?'
'Mean me no harm? Who are you trying to fool?'
Hearing Yukino and Momo's words, Hana didn't believe a single word.
Instead, she trembled even more.
This was a legendary Devil.
The villain in every story.
The epitome of insidiousness and cunning.
Beings that bring calamity to the world.
In short, there were no positive images.
"Hana, don't be nervous. It's okay."
'Miko?'
Hana was stunned.
'Right, Miko was here too. She was also in this club.'
'If that was the case, maybe I had really misunderstood?'
She cautiously glanced at Ayato and the others.
'They seemed... no different from humans.'
'Perhaps,'
'The magic circle just now was just some kind of illusion trick.'
'Maybe it was part of the welcome ceremony for new members.'
'Phew!'
Letting out a soft breath, Hana patted Miko. "Miko, you're so bad, joking with me like that."
"Um, actually..."
After hesitating, Miko said softly, "I'm a Devil too."
"Haha, Miko, don't joke. We've known each other for..."
Whoosh!
The laughter stopped abruptly.
A pair of black wings extended from behind Yotsuya Miko.
'Miko... really was a Devil?'
Hana's brain completely crashed.
"Don't worry, Hana. Even though I'm a Devil, I would never hurt you."
Seeing Hana like this, afraid she might misunderstand, Miko quickly explained.
"And besides, I only became a Devil last week."
Hearing this, Hana gradually relaxed.
'Right.'
'Even if Miko was a Devil, she would never hurt me.'
"So, do you want to join the real Supernatural Service Club?"
Ayato invited her. "That is, become my servant?"
Looking at Ayato, Hana hesitated.
At this moment, she just wanted to run far away.
'But what about Miko?'
'And she had only become a Devil last week... that was concerning.'
"Um, Mr. Devil."
Hana gathered her courage. "Was it you who made Miko a Devil?"
"That's right."
Ayato nodded. "She was troubled by Cursed Spirits before. I helped her fulfill her wish."
"The price was her reincarnation as a Devil."
'That was how it was?'
Hana clenched her fists.
'So Miko had been bearing all this, and I knew nothing.'
Her gaze determined. She quickly said, "Then can I make a wish too?"
"Of course."
Ayato looked at her with some surprise.
'What did this woman want?'
Hana stood up from her chair and bowed deeply. "Mr. Devil, please let Miko go."
"Becoming a Devil or something... is too pitiful."
For a moment, the entire activity room fell into silence.
Ayato looked at her with surprise.
He had to say, she was really loyal.
"Um..."
Just then, Miko said weakly, "Hana, actually, being a Devil is great. I don't want to go back."
"Ah?"
Hana was confused.
"That's right. I used to see Cursed Spirits and lived in fear every moment."
Miko explained. "If it weren't for Master, I probably would have completely collapsed at some point."
'Th-this was how it was?'
Hana came back to her senses, slightly lost.
It seemed,
She had tried to help but made things worse.
"Alright, enough small talk."
Ayato looked at Hana and said calmly, "So, do you want to become my servant?"
Hana hesitated. "Becoming a servant... means becoming a Devil, like Miko, right?"
"Exactly."
Ayato said. "From now on, you will step into another world, just like Miko."
"I see."
Hana murmured softly.
Although becoming a Devil still felt too dreamlike...
But now that Miko was a Devil,
If she remained an ordinary person, she would probably drift apart from her best friend.
And from Miko's example, becoming a Devil didn't seem to have any drawbacks.
In fact, it seemed to have many benefits.
"Okay, I agree."
A moment later, Hana nodded firmly.
"Very good. You won't regret your decision."
Ayato smiled slightly and casually took out an Evil Piece.
"Then, let's begin the Reincarnation Ceremony."
"I need to put this Evil Piece inside your body."
"???"
Hana was stunned.
'Becoming a Devil using a chess piece... was this so abstract?'
And she could understand every word, but put together, she was completely confused.
But soon,
Hana came back to her senses.
Since she had made her decision, there was no turning back.
'Abstract or not, bring it on.'