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"Anos? Who is calling?"
Rias asked, like a shark that had smelled blood.
"An old friend."
That was the only answer Anos could give.
Beep!
Without much hesitation, Anos answered the call.
"Anos-nii!"
The moment the call connected, an extremely familiar voice came through.
Kunou had snatched the phone from her mother in an instant.
"Is that you, Kunou? Have you been well recently?"
Anos asked with a smile.
The nine-tailed fox Yasaka and the nine-tailed fox Kunou were a mother-daughter pair Anos had met during his school trip to Kyoto in his second year of high school.
While he was away from the main group, carrying out his field investigation, he happened to encounter them.
Nothing especially unexpected happened.
Afterward, he simply helped them resolve an issue with Kyoto's feng shui, which allowed them to form a rather good relationship.
Since ancient times, Kyoto had been a place where dragon veins gathered.
Sometimes, tangled dragon veins would develop problems, and the nine-tailed fox lineage was responsible for handling such matters.
In the original plotline, Cao Cao had also used the nine-tailed fox clan's influence over Kyoto's dragon veins to attempt to summon Great Red by using a nine-tailed fox as a sacrifice.
"Kunou, do not be so rude."
A stern yet slightly helpless voice came from the phone.
"Lady Yasaka, have you been well recently?"
Rias also greeted her.
She and Sona were in the same year. Back then, she had also become somewhat acquainted with Yasaka.
After all, if devils entered Kyoto, they needed the relevant proof.
Without proof, it would not be strange for them to be attacked by yōkai at any time.
"Ah, is that Lady Rias? It truly has been a long time. As you can hear, Kunou and I are both very energetic. Otherwise, Kunou would not have snatched the phone from my hand."
Yasaka spoke with a smile.
"Anos-nii, I heard there are many angels, fallen angels, and heroes gathered on your side, right?"
Kunou very unsteadily went straight to the main topic very unsteadily, causing Yasaka to sigh helplessly.
"Ah, that is indeed the case. If I remember correctly, Kunou, you should also be at the age to enter junior high now, right? Are you planning to fulfill the promise from before?"
Anos remembered what had happened back then.
Kunou had said that once she grew up, she would go to Kuoh Town to find him. It seemed Kunou had always kept that in her heart.
"Mm! Anos-nii, Mother said she will allow me to attend school where you are!"
Kunou spoke with great excitement.
"Hm?"
The moment Rias heard Kunou and Yasaka's words, she immediately became alert.
When had Anos built such a good relationship with the daughter of General Yasaka?
Why had she not known about it before?
Anos...
Surely he would not make a move on a girl that young, right?
Although she had previously experienced fighting alongside the Dragon King, someone this young was...
Probably, maybe...
No, no, no.
No matter how she thought about it, that was absolutely not allowed, right?
Perhaps because she had experienced quite a lot recently, Rias's entire way of thinking had become rather subtle.
"Anos-nii, I heard there are many very strong big brothers and big sisters there, right?"
Kunou asked with great excitement.
"Ah, there are indeed. Kunou, you should be at the age for junior high, correct? After all, Kuoh Academy does not have an elementary division."
Anos smiled as he spoke.
"Mm, just as Anos-sama said, Kunou should be enrolling as Kyoto's representative. When the time comes, I will have to trouble Anos-sama to take care of her."
Yasaka made her request very solemnly.
Almost every pantheon had sent representatives to Kuoh Town, so naturally, Kyoto's yōkai also had to express their stance.
It just so happened that Kunou had been constantly making noise about how she had already reached the age for junior high.
On top of that, Yasaka trusted Anos's strength as the captain of Team D×D, so she decided to let go for the time being.
Of course, the most important thing was her trust in Anos's strength, not Kunou's words.
After all, according to the growth cycle of a nine-tailed fox, although Yasaka said Kunou was at the age for junior high, in reality, she was already over a hundred years old.
"Mm, leave it to me."
Anos smiled as he spoke.
"If Kunou enrolls, she should be a first-year student in the junior high division. I will ask your seniors to take care of you."
"Eh? I cannot be together with Anos-nii?"
A very dejected voice came from the phone.
"Of course not, Kunou. I will be moving up to the university division tomorrow."
Anos smiled helplessly.
"Eh?!"
Kunou finally realized this problem.
If Big Brother Anos entered the university division, would she still have time to meet him?
As if understanding her concern, Anos added, "Do not worry, Kunou. The university I am attending is Kuoh University, which is right next to Kuoh Academy."
"Is... is that so?"
Kunou's anxious little heart finally settled down.
"Then, when the time comes, I will be in your care, Anos-nii"
Kunou said this while bowing.
Although Anos could not see exactly what she was doing, from the sound of clothes rustling, he could guess eight or nine parts of it.
...
After telling Kunou a few things she needed to pay attention to, Anos hung up the phone.
"Anos, when did you become so close to Kyoto's nine-tailed foxes?"
Rias asked while breathing warm air by Anos's ear.
It seemed she was somewhat dissatisfied.
Although she knew that with Anos's talent, appearance, and ability, it was impossible to lock him by her side.
That was one thing.
Being jealous when it was time to be jealous was another.
She could not possibly turn a blind eye to everything simply because she had once fought alongside Tiamat.
However...
The heavens did not seem to want Rias to do that.
Knock, knock, knock.
Just as she wrapped herself around Anos, a knock sounded from the door.
"Hm?"
Anos smiled and spread his hands.
This person's arrival had nothing to do with him.
"Come in."
Before Rias could respond, Anos spoke.
"????"
Rias froze for a moment, then immediately reacted.
The posture she currently had with Anos was not exactly proper. If someone else saw it, she would be so embarrassed that she might die.
Unless...
Unless the person opening the door was Sona.
But that probability was rather low. Rias truly did not want to gamble on it.
"Excuse me."
A man's voice came from the doorway, making Rias feel grateful that she had made the right choice.
He was an extremely sturdy man, with eyes like torches and an imposing presence that seemed to radiate from him at all times.
However, he seemed somewhat unused to the design of Kuoh University's uniform, occasionally adjusting his posture.
Even though part of his attention was on himself, he still noticed Rias's unusual state.
Rias...
Had she just climbed down from the Red Dragon Emperor?
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