Kuoh Academy. Tachibana Koneko had said she attended the high school section of this school, which made Inaba Tsukiyo very curious.
As a Devil, why would she specifically go to a human school? She didn't believe that after graduating, Devils would choose to attend university like humans, and then study at a human school after graduating from university.
She wasn't some busty shinigami loli with poor performance who became a corporate slave in human society just to eliminate a target, which would be an embarrassing existence.
So the only explanation was that Kuoh Academy was a gathering place for Devil Kings, and Tachibana Koneko's superior was very likely there.
To gather information, Inaba Tsukiyo would hide in Imaginary Space during the day, go to the entrance of Kuoh Academy to wait for Tachibana Koneko to appear, and then follow her to see what secrets the academy held.
She didn't know until she looked, and when she did, she was truly startled. This academy really hid many powerful individuals, and their identities should all be Devils, just like Tachibana Koneko.
Just as Inaba Tsukiyo was about to follow Tachibana Koneko to a secluded building in the school, she discovered that there was a very strong barrier outside this building.
Even if she stayed in Imaginary Space, rashly entering might still lead to her presence being discovered by the person who set up the barrier.
To avoid alerting them, Inaba Tsukiyo did not follow Tachibana Koneko into this building, but instead went to explore Kuoh Academy.
Speaking of which, in every world she had visited, except for the ancient world of Wuming, schools existed in all other worlds.
Besides gathering the information she wanted, she wanted to see how the students in this school lived.
What kind of school life would they have, unaware that their classmates might very well be Devils? And then... then Inaba Tsukiyo found several Boys gathered together behind the school. These Boys seemed to be looking at something, occasionally letting out strange laughs.
Based on Inaba Tsukiyo's understanding of Boys, she thought of a certain possibility and quietly approached the Boys from behind, wanting to see what they were secretly looking at.
As expected, what they were looking at were the kind of books placed behind a curtain labeled "18+" in bookstores, also known as erotica.
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't know what expression to make. The key was that these Boys seemed to understand sharing, and would share their books with others.
Blondes, foreigners, lolis, and so on, these were all their pleasures. Of course, their books all had one common feature: they all had very large breasts.
Indeed, every Boy likes girls with perfect figures.
So what if some liked lolis? It's not like lolis aren't allowed to have big breasts.
Inaba Tsukiyo vaguely recalled a girl named Hanada, whose breasts were larger than an adult's even in elementary school.
So... the gods are really unfair. All those lies about 'you'll develop later' are not to be believed. Flat-chested is flat-chested, and there will never be a chance to turn things around.
Looking at these Boys wasting their time here, Inaba Tsukiyo felt a sense of disappointment, as if they were unpolished iron.
If they had time to look at such things here, why not go communicate with girls? Are girlfriends not as good as these things? Or is 'the five fingers' more important than a girlfriend?
To properly correct these Boys and teach them a lesson, Inaba Tsukiyo secretly took a photo of them from around the corner behind, left some text on the back of the photo, and went to the Student Council office of this school.
After checking that there was no one else around, Inaba Tsukiyo emerged from Imaginary Space, placed the photo on the ground, knocked on the door, and then returned to Imaginary Space at the fastest speed.
A moment later, the Student Council door was opened, and a short-haired girl with glasses emerged from inside.
Even without speaking, this girl exuded a serious aura; one could tell at a glance that she was the Student Council President.
Finding no one around, the girl adjusted her glasses, looked left and right a few times with a strange expression, and after confirming there was really no one else nearby, she frowned unhappily.
Just as she thought it was merely a prank, she suddenly noticed something at her feet. Looking down, she saw a photo turned away from her.
[Students carrying prohibited items found behind the school. Hurry over, or they will leave.]
The girl raised an eyebrow and flipped the photo over. Sure enough, she saw three Boys looking at something behind the school, and it was clear at a glance what they were doing there.
Without hesitation, the girl immediately dispatched members of the Disciplinary Committee to that location to apprehend these three individuals who might be corrupting the school's atmosphere.
Only after these three were apprehended did Inaba Tsukiyo learn that these individuals indeed had a very bad reputation at school, even to the point of being ostracized.
The three were already known as notorious perverts in the school. Because of this, the girls in the school basically dared not approach them, as if their bodies would be violated if they were seen by them.
However, these three had no qualms about this phenomenon, not even caring about the girls' gazes, and continued with their activities.
It seems this incident won't make them turn over a new leaf.
The school trip ended, and Inaba Tsukiyo, back home, summarized what she had seen at school.
It could basically be confirmed that there were Devil forces within the school, possibly not just one, but multiple different forces.
Furthermore, Tachibana Koneko had mentioned that forces other than Devils were in a period of truce, and their primary job was to deal with Rogue Devils.
This also indicated that Kuoh Town was under the jurisdiction of a certain Devil force, and the act of fulfilling human wishes through flyers might just be a way to monitor the people of Kuoh Town.
"If they knew that you, an unstable element, appeared in this town, those people would definitely send someone to contact you. But that little cat is quite sensible; she didn't reveal your existence, otherwise someone would have come knocking by now," Herrscher Tsukiyo said, leaning against Inaba Tsukiyo and eating a snack.
"Perhaps Koneko doesn't think I'm a very powerful person, at most just a human with strong abilities. And... she doesn't want my life to be in danger."
Probably because they were friends, Tachibana Koneko chose to help her conceal her existence, preventing others from discovering her as an external factor.
She didn't believe that someone like her, who could produce Divine Relics, would not be noticed by other forces.
"What should we do? If we want to contact those people, we definitely have to go to Kuoh Academy. Should we transform into someone and go to school, like in the last world?"
Inaba Tsukiyo covered her head, feeling a headache. She truly had no interest in going to school. If conditions allowed, she really didn't want to go to school.
What was this? School hell? Besides Wuming's world, did every modern urban world she went to require her to be a student?
"It doesn't have to be that troublesome. As long as your contact with that little cat is frequent enough, and they notice an anomaly, then they will definitely pay attention to you. At that time, you won't need to proactively appear; they will definitely invite you over."
Even if Tachibana Koneko was currently helping to hide Inaba Tsukiyo's existence, with the passage of time, flaws would inevitably be exposed, and then the other party would definitely invite Inaba Tsukiyo over as a guest.
If things really were as they imagined, and this city was within their jurisdiction, then if a person of unknown strength appeared in the city they managed, they would definitely call her over to probe her background.
"Is that so… but, Koneko, she…"
Inaba Tsukiyo said with some difficulty. Regarding Tachibana Koneko, she didn't know what to do.
Ever since their last sparring match, Tachibana Koneko's attitude towards her had reverted to how it was when they first met. Although there was no hostility, she had become very distant.
When fulfilling requests, she no longer stayed at her house for a while as before, but left directly.
"Hehe~ That little cat is probably angry. She feels too ashamed that she was actually defeated by a human. And being knocked unconscious with one punch makes it even worse."
Herrscher Tsukiyo couldn't help but tease. The warning about 'opening the sky' was no joke; it was a move that could knock Kiana back to her original form with one punch. Even with Tachibana Koneko's defenses, she still suffered a setback.
Tachibana Koneko's self-esteem was quite high. Although she didn't say it, she still couldn't help but throw a tantrum, after all, from her appearance and personality, she was still just a child.
"Don't just stand there making sarcastic remarks. What should we do now? Is there any way to make Koneko less angry? So we don't have to act."
She pushed Herrscher Tsukiyo, who was leaning on her. This guy usually had the most tricks. Since she could tease her here, she should have already thought of a solution to this problem, right?
"Relax. I thought you were a very steady person. Why do you lose your composure when dealing with your own affairs?"
Stuffing the potato chips she held into Inaba Tsukiyo's mouth, Herrscher Tsukiyo poked her head and said.
Despite her usually calm demeanor, Inaba Tsukiyo always lost her composure when it came to her own affairs. She probably couldn't see the true nature of things.
Inaba Tsukiyo chewed the potato chips Herrscher Tsukiyo fed her, remaining silent.
She simply opened her eyes, her wine-red pupils fixed on Herrscher Tsukiyo, using this method to prompt her for the answer.
"After spending this time with Tachibana Koneko, I can see that Tachibana Koneko still cares a lot about you. She must truly consider you a friend, and the reason she got angry was just a minor disagreement between friends."
Herrscher Tsukiyo held up her index finger, looking as if she had seen through everything, and continued, "Why do you always try to get her to calm down? Why not try a different approach? Always indulging her isn't good, you know."
"You mean... I understand."
Inaba Tsukiyo was very clever; with just a simple hint, she figured out Herrscher Tsukiyo's plan. But... "Why do you seem to know so much about these things? Have you already understood humans so well?"
"I wasn't just staying inside you playing games, and devils are actually very similar to humans. At least in certain emotions, devils and humans have a high degree of similarity."
This was also why Herrscher Tsukiyo could see things so clearly. Whether in games or in reality, because she had seen so much, she understood more things.
However, in this process, Herrscher Tsukiyo also gradually changed her view of humans, though she hadn't realized it yet.
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