"Does she really have a way to fulfill her promise? Should I have kept that magic wand yesterday instead of giving it to her? Or did she end up using it for some... strange purpose?"
A mischievous idea popped into Takeyo's mind as he considered the oversized magical staff he'd left with Serafall.
Given the size of the thing, it certainly could have alternate uses...
"Forget it. Next time I see her, she probably won't dare act so arrogantly. Let's see when she finally takes the initiative to fulfill her promise."
Takeyo smiled to himself. The so-called Demon King was probably at this level, easy to defeat when you knew their weaknesses.
Of course, Serafall was the easiest to defeat among the four Maou. Falbium possessed magical attributes focused on absolute defense, making him difficult to overcome in a direct fight. Sirzechs and Ajuka were both Transcendent-class beings with overwhelming power. By comparison, Serafall, despite her country-level ice magic, was the most straightforward opponent.
"Let me see what today's daily sign-in brings."
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for triggering the daily location sign-in! Sign-in level: Silver!]
[Sign-in location: Tsubaki Shinra.]
[Sign-in time limit: 1 day.]
[Remaining time for sign-in: 1 day.]
"This... I'll handle it when we get to school."
Takeyo glanced in the direction where Serafall had been yesterday, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk.
He looked at yesterday's surveillance footage. The item he'd thrown at Serafall yesterday had been taken by her as well. He wondered what she thought after seeing the plot details contained within it.
Was she eager to come over and try to squeeze him dry, only to end up delivering herself instead?
After breakfast, Takeyo and Asia headed to school together, leaving Yuuma Amano behind with a particularly spirited expression on her face.
He knew exactly what circumstances caused Yuuma to have that particular glow about her. It could only be said that, except for his first time with Tiamat, Takeyo had never encountered anyone who could match his stamina, let alone come close to exhausting him.
"Takeyo? Takeyo?"
Just as Takeyo was reminiscing, Asia shook his arm vigorously.
"Hm? Asia? What's the matter?"
Takeyo responded with a smile.
Although he had indeed become Asia's master in the Devil sense, she usually still called him by his first name. There was no conflict between being her King and being like a brother to her.
"Was Takeyo thinking about women just now?"
Asia said with puffed-up cheeks, her emerald eyes looking directly at him.
"Huh?"
Takeyo's mouth twitched. How could Asia say such a thing? Was this still his innocent and adorable Asia? Someone must have corrupted his pure little Bishop!
Sure enough, Asia's next sentence confirmed Takeyo's suspicion.
"Kiryuu-san said that when a boy shows that expression when he's with you, he must be thinking of another girl!"
Asia said this like a wife who'd caught her husband cheating.
"No, no. I was actually thinking about when to take Asia out to play."
Takeyo smiled reassuringly. At the same time, he made a mental note to have a conversation with Kiryuu Aika when he got the chance. She kept instilling strange ideas in his Asia, turning his pure and innocent girl into someone with slightly dirty thoughts.
Takeyo's words clearly worked.
"Eh? Is... is that so?"
Asia dropped her head, her face turning reddish.
Indeed, except for that first time, she hadn't been out to play with Takeyo since then.
Wait. Since this is the King's request, then she had to obey it.
Under fairly smooth circumstances, Takeyo arrived at the school.
"Pfft."
Just as he was about to head to the Student Council room to see if Tsubaki was there, he caught sight of a blonde figure at the school gate.
Wearing an orange battle uniform, the heroic girl looked toward the school with a trace of anxiety, but she seemed hesitant to actually enter. She just stood there, wavering at the entrance.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
Takeyo shook his head and walked toward the school gate.
He and Jeanne hadn't seen each other for two or three days, right? Had she come straight to his school?
As Takeyo walked toward the gate, he and Jeanne's eyes met when she looked inside again.
The expressions of both underwent subtle changes.
Jeanne's face flashed with an expression of disbelief, and an emotion called "relief" escaped from the bottom of her heart.
Meanwhile, Takeyo, who had been smiling at Jeanne, was slightly surprised when he saw the exclamation mark appear above her head.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for triggering the plot sign-in! Sign-in level: Gold!]
[Sign-in plot: The Return of the Saint!]
[Plot: How can you bear it in the face of a girl who loves you? Convince Jeanne to join your team.]
[Remaining time for sign-in: 3 days.]
[Sign-in time limit: 3 days.]
'Why does this person's sign-in always involve persuasion?'
This was why Takeyo's eyes had become subtle.
However, judging from the fateful connection between himself and Jeanne at this moment, it shouldn't require much persuasion at all.
"Yo."
In the girl's touched eyes, Takeyo smiled at her warmly.
"Rama... No... Takeyo... you... are you okay?"
Jeanne said while walking toward him.
"It's fine. Didn't Zhuge Liang check me over before? Don't worry, that situation only takes a little while to heal."
Takeyo reached out and touched Jeanne's blonde hair.
Neither of them cared much about the people around them, though there would probably be rumors tomorrow about Takeyo being seen with yet another girl.
"By the way, can you spend the day with me?"
Takeyo said to Jeanne, his eyes full of tenderness.
Although he knew Jeanne had come to see him today to spend time with him and exchange feelings, if a boy didn't take the initiative when a girl who liked him showed up, that would be too much of a failure.
"Ah... Eh? This... Takeyo, aren't you going to school today?"
Jeanne was a little flattered.
Takeyo shook his head and continued.
"You can call me Yang or Takeyo-kun. You came today specifically, didn't you? Your business must be more important. As for the knowledge of the human world, it's not necessary..."
"It seems... it seems like that's true. Takeyo... no... Yang!"
Jeanne nodded, her golden ponytail swaying slightly.
"Then let's set off."
Takeyo smiled slightly and proactively took Jeanne's hand.
If he didn't even have such will and courage after clarifying the other party's intentions, Takeyo wouldn't be considered a healthy man.
As for the question of skipping school? Anyway, it was Sona who cared about attendance. No one would say anything as long as she approved.
It was like when Takeyo had been missing for a month before, his course records still showed full attendance.
The various knowledge systems Takeyo had absorbed from multiple worlds had turned him into a master of time management.
Even if he traveled to the world of Date A Live and had to date ten people simultaneously, he wouldn't have the slightest problem. Everyone's favorability would increase dramatically over the course of the day.
Every location, the Ferris wheel, movie theater, game hall, shopping mall, created memories for just the two of them.
"Speaking of which, it seems I've never really gone on a proper date with anyone."
Takeyo remembered a very serious issue.
He had so many romantic interests, but because he'd never had the time, he'd always prioritized learning and system optimization. Wasn't he being unfair to them?
How about taking turns asking them out to spend time together?
Takeyo was thinking specifically about Rias and Sona.
Between the two, his spiritual relationship with Sona was relatively close, while his physical relationship with Rias was more intimate. But he couldn't play favorites.
"Yang! Yang! A little faster! Come and help me carry this!"
Jeanne's happy voice came from nearby. Right now the two of them were in the commercial district, and she was shopping joyfully.
Sure enough, shopping was one of the things that made women happiest.
"Coming."
Takeyo smiled.
Although Jeanne didn't have much screen time in the original plot, this was a real world, not just scenes from a story. Without significant plot presence didn't mean she wasn't beautiful.
Takeyo remembered that in the original story, when Issei participated in the international competition, Jeanne had been quite stunning. She was also a user of the Blade Blacksmith Sacred Gear.
Walking through the shopping street, Jeanne suddenly stopped in front of a store.
"Yang... do you remember this place?"
Jeanne's eyes flickered, her hair catching the light with its lively, bright golden color, the most beautiful part of her appearance.
"Here is..."
Takeyo looked at the store Jeanne indicated. Ah, he was indeed familiar with this place.
After all, it was where he'd run into Jeanne twice before.
"Would you like to go in? I'm still very confident in my own aesthetic sense," Takeyo said with a smile.
"Huh? This... that..."
Jeanne looked nervously at the people around her, full of the innocence and shyness of a young girl.
Those eyes were as clear as lake water, with long eyelashes that twinkled like she was exploring, searching for something.
"Um..."
Jeanne murmured softly.
"Good."
Takeyo took Jeanne's hand and walked in together. The shop assistants still had a deep impression of him. When Takeyo first entered, they began to whisper.
However, handsome guys always received preferential treatment. Even entering this kind of intimate apparel store, no one would think he was a pervert.
Takeyo had always been a person with strong initiative.
Watching Jeanne enter the changing room with the white underwear she'd chosen, he followed a few minutes later.
Gently and quickly, Takeyo opened the curtain.
"Mm!"
Jeanne was about to say something, but Takeyo immediately covered her mouth.
"Mmph!"
In Jeanne's eyes, there was first disbelief, then a touch of surprise mixed with rejection.
Yes, rejection.
As a chaste and self-disciplined girl, how could she agree to this in the first place?
"Jeanne, I want to ask you a question."
Takeyo pressed the girl against the wall, looking into her eyes seriously.
"What... what's the question?"
Forcibly suppressing her embarrassment that made her look like a cooked crayfish, Jeanne said in a very low voice.
"Would you like to come to my side? Separate from Cao Cao and the others..."
"This... this..."
Jeanne felt like her head was spinning.
If you're going to ask this question, can you not do it while I'm changing clothes!
"They... they're companions, and the descendants of saints cannot abandon their companions!"
Although Jeanne was extremely shy, she managed to say this with conviction.
"Do you think engaging in terrorist activities makes you heroes? You don't know about their real actions at all, do you?"
"I know, I know about that, but this is what's necessary to complete the hero's destiny."
Jeanne was very stubborn on this point.
"Besides, if I quit, Cao Cao will definitely try to kill me."
As if afraid of Takeyo misunderstanding, Jeanne explained hurriedly.
Takeyo just smiled softly.
"How about letting me break your destiny?"
A golden chess piece appeared in his hand, a Soldier pawn.
"If you accept this, you'll be mine, Jeanne, and I'll protect you. Do you think Cao Cao would dare come over and make trouble for me?"
Cao Cao hadn't expected this twist.
Originally, he'd wanted to use Jeanne to tie Takeyo to his warship, but Takeyo had directly turned the tables and recruited Jeanne to his side instead.
"Yang... do you want me to be Yang's servant?"
Jeanne said softly.
"Yes, that's it. Miss Jeanne... will you become my servant?"
Takeyo smiled, quietly meeting Jeanne's blue eyes.
After ten seconds of silence, Jeanne gave her answer.
"Yes... if it's Yang's request, then there's no way I can refuse."
Jeanne whispered, her face burning red.
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