Sinister, cunning, terrifying, evil.
Manipulating hearts, bewitching, and tormenting humans for pleasure.
The instigators of disaster.
Above, were Yotsuya Miko's stereotypical impressions of Devils.
When Lynn said they were Devils, Yotsuya Miko wasn't without suspicion that they might be trying to scare her.
But as someone who had seen the true side of the world...
If things like Evil Spirits existed, then the existence of Devils was also reasonable!
"Alright, Director, don't scare her anymore."
Utaha saw Yotsuya Miko trembling and was afraid Lynn would give her some kind of trauma.
It's Kasumigaoka-senpai!
Yotsuya Miko swore this was the most beautiful sound she had ever heard in her life.
S-So, they were just scaring her.
Devils and such, it must be fake, right?
Yotsuya Miko gave Utaha a grateful look and felt much more at ease.
Lynn shrugged, "Alright."
"How about it, do you want to join the Supernatural Investigation Department?"
Yotsuya Miko calmed herself and stared at the club application form in her hand.
When she first arrived, Yotsuya Miko really had no intention of joining any club.
But that previous sentence...
'Yotsuya, you can see them, right?'
She was so curious!
"Um..."
Lynn simply introduced himself, "Just call me Lin En, like you, a new student at Shuchiin Academy."
"Okay, Lin En."
Yotsuya Miko nodded, then couldn't help but ask, "Lin En... can you also see them?"
"Of course."
Lynn nodded without hesitation and continued, "Otherwise, what do you think the Supernatural Investigation Department is for?"
Indeed!
Yotsuya Miko's eyes lit up, as if she had found a kindred spirit, or seen hope, and eagerly asked, "Then Lin En, do you have any solutions?"
If she was accidentally discovered, something bad would happen.
She couldn't bear to live this terrifying life for another moment!
"Solution?"
"Mm-hmm!"
Yotsuya Miko nodded, staring at Lynn with anticipation.
Lynn smiled, "Of course I do."
Yes!!
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Yotsuya Miko's heart soared.
Finally!
Finally, it's going to happen!!
Yotsuya Miko immediately stood up without hesitation and bowed deeply, "Please, let me return to a normal life!"
"Why not just kill them?"
Yotsuya Miko and Lynn spoke at the same time.
But their words plunged the Supernatural Investigation Department into a brief silence.
Lynn looked at Yotsuya Miko speechlessly.
It's really you, Yotsuya, the timid, cowardly Miko.
After a moment of silence, Yotsuya Miko stiffly looked up at Lynn, whose expression was calm, and stammered, "K-Kill them?"
Those Evil Spirits?
Her?
No, no, no!
She couldn't do it!
There's no way she could do it!
"Still the same question."
Lynn looked at Yotsuya Miko calmly and asked, "Do you want to join the Supernatural Investigation Department?"
"Or rather, Yotsuya, do you want to become my familiar?"
Yotsuya Miko was silent for a moment, then whispered, "If I join the Supernatural Investigation Department, I can... kill Evil Spirits?"
"Naturally."
Lynn gave a definitive answer.
Is it really possible?
Yotsuya Miko was somewhat doubtful.
Up until now, she had never encountered a situation where an Evil Spirit was killed by a human.
But...
There were no other options anyway.
Might as well trust Lin En!
Like a drowning person, even if it was just a straw, Yotsuya Miko didn't want to miss it.
What's more, it was just joining a club, there was no loss.
She subconsciously ignored the meaning of 'familiar', only thinking it was another way of saying 'joining the club'.
"Okay, I'll join!"
Yotsuya Miko's eyes were firm.
Lynn smiled, "Welcome, Yotsuya, to the Supernatural Investigation Department!"
"By the way," Yotsuya Miko was about to smile when she heard Lynn continue, "Devils are real, you know."
Yotsuya Miko paused, then playfully chided, "Lynn, you're still trying to scare me."
Lynn didn't speak, just grinned, and his back suddenly bulged irregularly.
With a tearing sound, two holes immediately ripped open in the waist area of his Shuchiin Academy uniform.
A pair of black wings unfurled.
Whoosh—
The wings flapped, and a strong current of air swirled through the Supernatural Investigation Department.
Yotsuya Miko's pupils suddenly dilated, and she was utterly dumbfounded.
A Devil!
It was a genuine Devil!!
The moment Lynn revealed his Devil wings, Yotsuya Miko's brain immediately crashed.
Lynn crossed his arms, resting his chin on them, his red eyes flashing with an obscure, unreadable color, "Yotsuya, now that you've seen my true identity, you can't run away~"
If she didn't join, would she... would she be killed to silence her?
Probably?
She definitely would, right??
Yotsuya Miko's eyes welled up with tears, and her heart let out a violent wail.
Then she immediately slid to her knees, using all her life's knowledge to perform a very standard dogeza.
She shouted, "Please command me, Devil King!"
'His method of taking familiars is really simple and crude.'
Utaha gave Lynn a look.
'But it's effective, isn't it?'
Lynn shrugged, then materialized a demon chess piece.
"Then, choose a spot on your body and stick this thing in."
Seeing Lynn take out the demon chess piece, Utaha's eye twitched in reaction.
Yotsuya Miko looked up, revealing a smile uglier than a cry, and stammered, "Devil King, p-please, what is this?"
"Transmigration Ritual."
Lynn explained, "Transmigration into a Devil, awakening extraordinary power."
"At that time, mere Curse Spirits can be destroyed with a flick of your hand."
Yotsuya Miko was stunned for a moment.
So this was the way to kill Evil Spirits?
To abandon her human identity and become a Devil?
She secretly glanced at Lynn's wings and sighed in her heart.
It seemed she had no choice.
After making her decision, Yotsuya Miko was surprised to find that she didn't feel as difficult to accept as she thought.
Speaking of which.
Rather than remaining human and continuing to struggle in a world surrounded by Evil Spirits, it was better to become a Devil and gain extraordinary power.
And...
Lynn, though a demon, only revealed his identity when she confirmed her decision to join the Supernatural Investigation Department.
If she hadn't chosen to join then, he probably would have let her leave.
What's more, Lynn had already warned her once before.
She just chose not to believe him.
After steeling herself, Yotsuya Miko's eyes became resolute.
She wanted to become a demon!