At the villa!
Living room.
"Master, I'm back."
Esdeath placed an ice sculpture in front of Ayato.
Inside...
Was an unlucky guy wearing ninja attire.
Ayato blinked. "Who is he?"
Esdeath explained. "Oh, a guy who calls himself a member of the Ninja Party."
"They claim to be under the command of some Ninja King."
"Earlier, you asked us to keep an eye out for information on this, right?"
"I see."
Ayato nodded. "Alright. Clean him up, get the information, and then we'll move out."
"Master, you want to go personally?"
Esdeath asked in surprise. "This guy's ninjutsu is a bit weird, but his strength is just average."
"I'll take some time and bring back the knowledge you need."
"No need. I want to stretch my legs a bit too."
Ayato shook his head. "Besides, some servants who just awakened their Balance Breakers also need combat experience."
If he remembered correctly, that so-called Ninja King was killed in one punch by the Bald Demon King.
Although there was no combat performance...
Encountering that bald guy made his strength unknown.
After all, in the original work...
Theoretically, what could withstand a truly genuine one punch from that bald guy?
To be safe, he'd better go himself.
Hearing this, Esdeath shrugged and didn't ask further.
Ayato turned to Psykos. "No problem getting him to talk, right?"
"Of course. Easy."
As she spoke, Psykos carried the ice sculpture out of the living room.
As for the process...
No one present was interested in knowing.
"Next, it seems we have some time."
Ayato stroked Esdeath's hair and said meaningfully. "With a battle imminent, make sure to maintain your saber."
As he spoke, Ayato stopped crossing his legs and leaned back on the sofa.
Seeing this, Esdeath gave him a charming eye roll.
"Understood, Master."
With that, Esdeath knelt on the floor and took out the saber she often maintained.
Her movements were very gentle.
Wiping every inch with care.
Elsewhere!
Cornelia listened for a while, then returned to the Geass World.
This was a method Ayato had developed long ago.
Using the connection of the Blessings...
Even her own servants could freely travel between these worlds.
"Sister, are you okay? Do you have a fever?"
Euphemia looked at her sister with concern. "So... Devils can catch colds too?"
"N-no, it's not like that."
Cornelia's thighs tightened, and she became a bit flustered.
"I see."
Euphemia's eyes narrowed, a teasing look on her face. "Did something happen in that other world again?"
"Sister, I'm not saying anything, but you can't go on like this, you know."
Finally finding a chance to lecture her sister...
She couldn't let it slip by.
"I... I know I can't go on like this."
"B-but I... I..."
Cornelia wanted to say something, but soon deflated.
Talking about this kind of thing with her sister was just too embarrassing.
Seeing her sister like this, Euphemia smiled slightly and hugged her. "Don't worry, sister, I'll help you."
"It's really not that difficult."
On the outskirts!
Deep in the desolate mountains.
Ayato and the others descended from the sky.
"According to that ninja, their base is here."
"And that Ninja King, because he was seriously injured before and just woke up not long ago, probably won't move around much."
Psykos introduced the intelligence she had obtained as she led the way.
Soon!
A village appeared before them.
And their appearance quickly alerted the nearby guards.
"Who goes there?"
"People come to a place like this?"
"Maybe some more clueless explorers."
With whoosh, whoosh, whoosh sounds, a group of strangely dressed ninjas appeared before them.
Their killing intent was released, as if even the air was twisted.
The invisible pressure made the ground tremble.
If they were ordinary people, they would probably be shocked to death by this killing intent.
But Ayato and the others showed no change in expression.
After all...
These ninjas weren't weak.
But at best, they were only Demon-level.
Even the weakest among the group, Mizuki, was not without a fighting chance.
On the opposite side!
Seeing the reactions of Ayato and the others, the ninjas were stunned for a moment.
But soon...
Their gazes fell on Fubuki, Mizuki, and Lily.
Heroes?
Had their base been exposed?