When Takeyo was being charmed by the beautiful Devils around him, both Sona and Rias blushed slightly.
After all, Takeyo had only visited Rias last night. Xenovia and Irina had no idea just how terrifying Takeyo truly was.
"I'm here because as a human with supernatural powers, I need to maintain good relations with the Devils who manage this territory."
In essence, Takeyo was still fundamentally human.
As he spoke, a white holy sword materialized in his hand.
Est!
As his power evolved, he'd experimented with the blade and discovered that Est was struggling to fully digest his growing strength.
"A Holy Sword user?! Yang-kun, you're also a Holy Sword wielder?!"
Irina leaned forward excitedly, grasping Takeyo's hands as her eyes sparkled with the joy of reunion and finding a comrade.
"Alright, Irina. Let go."
Takeyo skillfully withdrew his hands, then reached for Irina's twin ponytails that had conveniently appeared before him.
Ding!
[Congratulations to the host for completing location registration! Sign-in level: Silver!]
[Sign-in location: Irina's twin ponytails!]
[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Magic Attribute, Absolute Calculation!]
[Magic Attribute, Absolute Calculation: This attribute belongs to Demon Lord Ajuka. Possessing this attribute grants tremendous bonuses in magical arts and programs! Formation speed increased by 200%, program combination failure rate reduced by 90%...]
The description continued with various bonuses related to spells, programs, magic circles, and similar attributes.
It was an extremely powerful magical attribute!
However, Takeyo didn't have time to focus on that right now, he was having far too much fun.
"Ahhhhh!,"
Irina's cheeks flushed red as she collapsed onto the ground. Her twin ponytails had practically been played to pieces in Takeyo's hands.
Takeyo genuinely didn't understand how her nervous system worked. He'd merely been playing with her twin ponytails, yet somehow that had made Irina collapse on the ground?
"Ahem... Could you please let go of Irina?"
Xenovia finally couldn't stand it anymore. They were here to negotiate, not watch him flirt with his childhood friend!
"No problem."
Takeyo smiled and released Irina's twin ponytails.
His relationship with Irina had been close since childhood. When they were young, Irina had even said she would become his bride one day.
"In short, that's the situation. Our holy swords were stolen by Fallen Angels and taken to Kuoh. We have the resolve to retrieve them even if it means destroying the holy swords. We hope you won't interfere."
Xenovia explained with a more tempered tone.
After watching Takeyo and Irina's playful exchange, she couldn't maintain a serious atmosphere anymore.
"No problem. I promise on the reputation of the Gremory family that I won't hinder you."
Since the matter didn't concern her side directly, Rias was willing to remain a bystander.
What worried her was... Yuuto Kiba's reaction after seeing the holy swords.
As she expected, Yuuto fell silent after seeing the holy swords. No, not silent. Gloomy.
But this wasn't a good sign. Generally speaking, silence preceded a more intense outburst.
"I also guarantee it on the reputation of the Sitri family."
Sona pushed up her glasses. As long as they didn't cause trouble at Kuoh Academy, she wouldn't interfere.
"Good. Then there's no time to waste. We still have our mission to complete, so we'll take our leave."
Xenovia spoke decisively.
"Bye, Yang-kun! When we successfully complete our mission, I'll visit your house!"
Irina added energetically.
She hadn't realized she'd just set up a death flag for herself, one that would either result in mission failure or her own demise.
"Alright..."
Takeyo smiled, then discreetly placed defensive and detection spells on both of them to prevent the butterfly effect he'd caused from getting them killed.
Some things needed to be experienced firsthand before understanding could dawn. Otherwise, it was uncomfortable for them to remain such fanatics forever.
Though... perhaps learning about God's death directly would be the most straightforward news for them to hear?
Click.
As the door closed, the two holy sword wielders left the old school building.
"Kiba, do you know why I want you to hold back?"
Takeyo addressed Kiba.
That's right, the only reason Kiba hadn't exploded immediately upon seeing the holy swords was because Takeyo had advised him beforehand to wait before making any decisions.
"Yes, Yang-kun. You want me to help them destroy the holy swords. It's truly a helpless choice considering both my swords and I are fragile. This is indeed the best approach."
Kiba lowered his head.
His voice at this moment wasn't as gentle as usual, instead, it was filled with a biting, cold wind.
"Wait! Yuuto?!"
Rias absolutely didn't want her servants involved in this matter.
"President... This is the meaning of my lingering existence to this very day... Please forgive me, President."
Yuuto Kiba bowed deeply toward Rias.
What had sustained him until now was his burning desire for revenge on behalf of his former comrades!
An avenger, that was his mission!
"Yuuto, do you intend to leave me and become a Stray Devil?"
Rias asked sadly.
Why couldn't he understand? If he went to destroy the holy swords, he could easily end up fighting Kokabiel, a Cadre of the Fallen Angels.
That was an enemy not even a High-Class Devil could defeat.
As for asking Takeyo to fight? Rias didn't even consider it. Even though Takeyo said he was fine, she truly didn't want him fighting in his current condition.
"If I can fulfill my mission, I will certainly become the President's sword once again."
Yuuto Kiba spoke with unwavering determination.
After listening to his words, Rias sighed. Why were her servants so disobedient?
"Actually... there's nothing wrong with letting Yuuto go, Rias. Have you forgotten that I still have a knight? If Artoria can fight Grayfia, then defeating Kokabiel should be no problem, right?"
"Oh! That's right!"
Rias suddenly realized she'd completely forgotten.
"Actually... this is also guided by fate, Rias."
Takeyo smiled.
Yuuto Kiba needed the appropriate awareness and longing to unlock his Balance Breaker, and the only thing that could evoke such emotion was something related to the holy swords.
"Guided by fate?" Rias didn't quite understand.
"Yes. Didn't I mention I have abilities similar to prophetic visions? That's how I knew about Koneko."
"Yang-kun, what do you mean..."
Sona felt she was beginning to understand.
"Kiba's encounter and collision with the holy swords is guided by fate. So let him go, Rias."
Takeyo spoke with a smile.
"This..."
"Alright... Since Yang-kun has seen it, since it's Yang-kun's request, you may go, Yuuto."
With a long sigh, Rias acquiesced.
Now that Takeyo had explained it to this extent, what else could she say?
"Thank you, President!"
Yuuto Kiba bowed deeply again.
"And thank you, Yang-kun!"
After bowing to Rias, Kiba bowed to Takeyo as well.
He felt that having such companions and such a lord was the greatest honor of Yuuto Kiba's life!
"By the way, Kiba, shall I send you a helper?"
Seeing that matters were basically settled, Takeyo spoke with a smile.
"A helper?"
Yuuto Kiba didn't quite understand.
Surely he wasn't going to have his knight accompany me, right?
"It's him..."
With a burst of golden light, a brown-haired young man was summoned before everyone by Takeyo.
"Boss? Why did you call for me?"
Issei Hyoudou scratched his head and looked at the people around him. Were these all the Devils from the school?
He'd had contact with these people before, so he knew their identities.
However, he didn't want anything to do with these Devils.
He was fighting for his own life. He didn't want to be defeated and killed by Vali someday.
Instead, he wanted to defeat Vali and make Vali join his azure harem as the victor!
"Nothing much. What do you think of Kiba-kun?"
Takeyo asked with a smile.
Others might not know, but he certainly did. What did Issei Hyoudou want?
Beautiful people, beautiful people, and more beautiful people!
"Yes! I think Kiba-kun is a very gentle and handsome young man!" Issei Hyoudou immediately responded attentively.
"So when this handsome young man is in trouble, would you be willing to help?"
"Huh? Is Kiba-kun in some kind of trouble?" Issei Hyoudou asked with confusion.
"Issei! Don't answer questions with questions! I'm asking if you're willing!" Takeyo said sharply.
"Yes! Boss! I'm willing to help!"
Issei Hyoudou's standing posture became even more rigid.
"Good. Then you'll patrol Kuoh with Kiba, and he'll tell you what needs to be done. Issei! Understood?!"
"Yes! Boss! Understood!"
By now, Issei Hyoudou had grown accustomed to switching between his two identities. He'd learned so much through the Red Dragon Emperor Ddraig.
"So don't dawdle, get going!"
"Understood!"
With strong execution, Issei Hyoudou left the old school building while Yuuto Kiba smiled appreciatively.
"With Issei along, Kiba's safety should be fine. Don't worry, Rias. Issei is the holder of the Red Dragon Emperor's Boosted Gear and has already achieved Balance Breaker."
"With Kokabiel as the opponent, Issei's strength should be sufficient for self-protection."
Takeyo spoke with a smile.
"Yang-kun? We knew about Issei Hyoudou before and heard he has his own master, but we never expected it to be you, Yang-kun." Sona sighed.
Yang-kun, just how mysterious are you?
Even the Red Dragon Emperor who has transformed into a dragon is yours? And that female knight who had the grand feast with you before, the one who could suppress Grayfia, where did she come from without any prior warning? She couldn't possibly be human.
"However, since it's Yang-kun's person, I don't need to worry about Yuuto's situation."
Rias also breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Rias and Sona, since you're both here, I have something important to tell you."
As he spoke, Takeyo withdrew the chess pieces from his body.
"Yang-kun? What do you mean?"
Sona frowned.
She remembered that servants' chess pieces could only be removed after the servants died! Did Yang-kun have the ability to freely remove the pieces?
If Yang-kun wanted to be their servant, why did he take them out now?
If Yang-kun didn't want to be their servant, why didn't he take them out before?
"Yang-kun, don't you want to be my servant anymore?"
Unlike Sona who was calmly analyzing the situation, tears welled up in Rias's eyes.
Compared to Sona, she had it worse, after all, she'd only given herself to Takeyo last night.
So seeing Takeyo remove the chess pieces from his body made her feel like she was collapsing.
"No, it's not like that. I'm only returning part of the pieces to you."
Takeyo shook his head helplessly.
"Before, I wasn't very strong, so if I exchanged all the pieces with you, you'd lose your standing."
"Now I've barely reached High-Class Devil strength, so even if I return the pieces to you, it won't affect anything. But don't worry, I'm keeping all the Pawn pieces."
"This way, you can also collect your own Pawns to the fullest extent. You should have felt that you had too few Pawn pieces, right?"
After hearing Takeyo's words, both Rias and Sona fell silent.
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