"That's a good look in your eyes."
Ayato glanced at Hana. "Then, let's start with the first step. Take off your clothes."
"Hmm?"
"Eh?"
Hana's pupils contracted. She began to flail.
'T-take off clothes?'
'What was this about now?'
'Was it going to happen here?'
'This was my first time.'
She snuck a glance at Ayato.
Well, handsome. Her type.
'No, what was I thinking?'
'Even if he's handsome, this wasn't right.'
'There were other people here. This would be social death!'
'At least,'
'My first time should be more serious.'
"Master, don't tease Hana anymore."
Miko, used to this by now, sighed. "Hana, you just need to take off your outer clothes. Don't worry about anything else. It's just Master's bad habit."
Hearing this, Hana calmed down a bit.
'So that's how it was. I had misunderstood.'
Sighing in relief, Hana took off her outer clothes.
Somewhat shyly, she hugged them to her chest, blocking some of the view, and said softly, "Should... should be okay now."
Her voice trembled.
Although it was much better than she had initially thought...
Still, wearing only underclothes in front of a boy she had just met was far too embarrassing.
Ayato looked her over seriously and shook his head. "Move your clothes down a bit. You're blocking more like this."
Hearing this, Hana's body trembled. After adjusting her breathing, she lowered her arms slightly.
She only felt...
A draft.
And because of the movement, her roundness bounced slightly.
'Very good, has potential.'
Ayato's eyes lit up. He nodded to himself.
'With this potential, this woman had the qualities of Shizuuka.'
Then,
Ayato didn't let Hana wait too long. He pressed the Evil Piece down.
"Mmmnn..."
Feeling the coldness, Hana began to blush.
'Just now... he had touched.'
Being touched for the first time in her life,
She was about to faint.
But soon, her attention was drawn to other things.
Thump! Thump!
Her heartbeat quickened.
Her blood boiled. Her muscles, bones, even her internal organs were changing.
Feeling her skin writhe, her eyes widened.
"Something... seems to be growing."
She couldn't help but exclaim.
Whoosh!
The next moment,
A pair of black wings burst forth.
A long, beautiful tail with a heart-shaped tip also slowly emerged.
"Wh-what are you doing?"
Hana stepped back, looking at Ayato's outstretched hand.
"Nothing. Just looking at your tail."
Ayato shrugged. "It's a rule for servants."
"I-is that so."
Hana nodded and slowly extended her tail.
…
On the other side,
Miko's eyelids twitched.
'When had such a rule been added among the servants?'
'But,'
'I had been caught too.'
'And you could avoid it once, but not forever.'
Thinking this, she chose to remain silent.
Some things, from the moment she became Master's servant, were already destined.
Seeing the tail offered, Ayato didn't stand on ceremony. He grabbed it and began to squeeze.
"Hiss!"
Hana inhaled sharply. Her hands instinctively gripped the chair. Her outer clothes fell, revealing a hint of pink.
Her eyes grew dazed. Her breathing quickened.
'Mm!'
'Not bad.'
Ayato nodded to himself and gently released his hand.
Seeing this, Hana quickly retracted her wings and tail.
"Here. Read this book when you have time. It has practical magic in it."
Ayato took out a magic book and handed it to Hana.
"Yes!"
Her body still weak, Hana instinctively took the magic book and began to flip through it.
At the same time,
Ayato raised his right hand and summoned the Boosted Gear Gauntlet.
Hum!
A crimson light flickered. A tendril, as if alive, slowly entered Hana's body.
After sensing for a moment,
Ayato showed a look of surprise.
'Another special-type Balance Breaker.'
Ayato was somewhat surprised.
This type of Balance Breaker was originally very rare.
But lately, they seemed to be popping up like cabbage.
But thinking about it carefully, Hana could enhance her life energy by eating.
In a way, she was indeed special.
He wondered...
What kind of Balance Breaker she would develop?
"What... is this?"
Feeling the changes in her body again, Hana was confused.
"It's a Longinus."
Miko began to explain carefully.
"Master, you even possess that kind of power?"
Hana was shocked for a moment, then looked back at the magic book.
"Ayato…"
"This should be Master's name."
She murmured softly and continued flipping.
When she saw the word 'Campione', her pupils contracted.
"He... killed gods?"
Her body began to tremble.
'Did such beings as Campiones really exist in this world?'
Seeing her like that, Ayato said helplessly, "These are small matters. Don't be afraid. You're a Devil now."
Hearing this, Hana was stunned for a moment, then sighed in relief.
'Right!'
'I am a Devil now.'
'By staying on Master's side, what was there to be afraid of?'
'Strictly speaking, others should be afraid of me.'
She continued flipping,
And the more she read, the more shocked she became.
'In those manga, Master would definitely be a big boss-level character.'
'It seemed I had really latched onto a very, very powerful backer.'
Poke poke!
Just then, Miko poked her in the back from behind.
Hana turned her head in confusion. "What is it, Miko?"
Miko said seriously, "Nothing. Just a reminder to prepare yourself. You're about to receive Master's blessing."
"Blessing? What's that?"
"It's in the book. Page ten. Read it yourself."
"Hmm?"
Hana flipped to the page. Her eyes immediately widened. Her face inevitably flushed.
'What was this?'
'This was a blessing?'
'Wasn't it a bit improper?'
As she was overthinking, she saw Ayato's ruby-like eyes getting closer and closer.
"You already know. Good."
"I'll grant you the blessing now."
'Wait!'
'I'm not ready yet.'
Hana flailed.
"Mmmpphh..."
The next moment, her eyes grew dazed.