In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
During those three days, Ryuya only maintained contract relationships with Mai Sakurajima and the Nakano quintuplets. Aside from them, no new summoners appeared.
Today was the weekend.
Rias and Akeno had apparently gone to Sona Sitri's house. It seemed the student council president had something she wanted to discuss with Rias.
As for Ryuya, he was out on the streets with Asia today, planning to buy her some clothes.
"Um… I already have clothes, and at school I wear the uniform anyway. There's really no need to make a special trip for this…"
Asia followed beside him, looking a little embarrassed.
"You only rotate between those three outfits of yours. A girl should have more pretty clothes than that."
As he spoke, Ryuya led Asia into a shopping mall.
Looking at the dazzling variety of beautiful clothes on display, an unmistakable spark of desire appeared in Asia's eyes.
"Are… are we really going to buy them?"
"Of course we are. I brought you here specifically for that."
Ryuya smiled and took Asia's hand, leading her into the huge clothing section.
His gaze swept over some of the more mature outfits, but he shook his head slightly. Those styles suited women like Rias and Akeno far more.
For someone like Asia, a cute style was definitely more fitting.
Asia herself clearly preferred the cute styles as well. Before long, she picked out two outfits.
"D-Do they look good?"
The little beauty held the clothes up in front of herself, trying to imagine how they would look.
"You can't really tell like that. Go try them on so I can see if they fit."
Ryuya smiled and gently pushed Asia toward the fitting room.
Inside the fitting room, Asia carefully changed into the new outfit.
When she opened the door and stepped out, Ryuya nodded in satisfaction.
The outfit was a white princess dress. On Asia, it looked unbelievably adorable. Her golden hair framed her delicate face beautifully, and paired with the white dress, she almost radiated a holy aura.
"So beautiful. Your girlfriend looks absolutely stunning in that outfit."
The shop assistant praised her enthusiastically from the side, her eyes practically shining.
And it was true. Asia had that kind of adorable charm that appealed to both boys and girls. Even at school, countless students were already captivated by her and wanted to become her friend.
Thinking about it carefully, Rias, Akeno, Koneko, and Asia were all extremely close to Ryuya. It was no wonder so many people felt jealous and envious of him…
Calling Asia universally beloved would not be an exaggeration.
Asia's face instantly turned red when the shop assistant referred to her as his "girlfriend," and she became extremely shy.
"Eh… I-I'm not…"
"Ah? Did I say something wrong?" the shop assistant asked awkwardly.
"No, it's just that she already agreed to marry me in the future. Being my girlfriend isn't enough anymore," Ryuya said calmly with a faint smile.
That remark made Asia even more bashful. She didn't even know what expression to make anymore, her eyes filled with happiness.
"I see! Having such an angel-like girl as your partner, you're incredibly lucky!" The shop assistant's eyes sparkled as she watched the scene, completely delighted.
Asia's face was flushed bright red from Ryuya's words, yet she still looked at him with hopeful eyes.
"Ryuya… do I look pretty?"
Ryuya smiled gently.
"Of course you do. Even the shop assistant is praising you like that."
But inwardly, he couldn't help finding it a little amusing.
The shop assistant had just said that Asia looked like an angel…
Well, judging from her temperament, appearance, and even her personality, Asia really was almost identical to what Ryuya imagined an angel would be like.
Unfortunately, who would have thought that Asia was actually a devil?
Ryuya suddenly pursed his lips, thinking that angels might not necessarily all be like Asia.
After all, fallen angels were simply angels who had fallen from grace. What angels were like before their fall was hard to say…
He continued helping Asia pick out and try on several more outfits, and before long it was almost noon.
Walking under the blazing sun along the street, Asia held onto Ryuya's arm with a bright, adorable smile on her face. Both of them were carrying multiple shopping bags.
The two of them were chatting and laughing as they walked down the street when suddenly they both felt a chilling sensation.
Their demonic instincts had been triggered.
Both Ryuya and Asia's bodies tensed slightly. They exchanged a glance before looking ahead toward the source that had stirred their instincts.
Standing there were two girls who looked to be about the same age as Ryuya.
Even though the weather was still hot, both girls were wearing white cloaks, which looked rather strange.
One of the girls even had an exaggerated cross-shaped weapon strapped to her back. It was wrapped in white cloth, making it impossible to tell what it actually was.
Yet despite how strange their appearance was, none of the surrounding pedestrians paid them any attention.
Naturally, that made Ryuya think of a perception-altering technique.
And since their demonic instincts had been triggered, it meant that these two girls were definitely no ordinary people.
Fallen angels?
That didn't seem quite right either. Their aura felt far purer. Fallen angels always carried a faint hint of sinister energy…
At that moment, the two girls also noticed Ryuya and Asia.
The girl on the right, who had short blue hair and the cross-shaped weapon on her back, spoke in a somewhat cold tone.
"I didn't expect to run into devils here."
Asia nervously stepped behind Ryuya. Ryuya calmly looked at the two strange girls. Since he didn't sense any killing intent, he replied in a casual tone.
"Who are you? You don't seem like familiar faces from this town."
"Wahaha! How interesting! I run into devils the moment I arrive here. Could this be the moment this angel creates a great achievement? If I defeat you here, I'll surely receive the protection of divine glory!"
The other girl laughed excitedly, speaking almost to herself. Her over-the-top enthusiasm made Ryuya raise an eyebrow.
She had just referred to herself as… an angel?
Was that really true?
Ryuya pondered this silently. Since arriving in this world, he had dealt with plenty of fallen angels and stray devils, but this was his first time encountering actual angels.
They probably used divine power just like the fallen angels did.
At that moment, the blue-haired girl suddenly looked at Asia. After thinking for a moment, she said,
"You're Asia Argento, correct?"
"Huh? Y-You are…?" Being suddenly called by name by a stranger startled Asia.
"I'm Xenovia. It's normal that you don't recognize me," the blue-haired girl replied indifferently.
"Huh? So she's that former Saint who was exiled? What a pity. To think she's fallen so completely and become a devil…"
The other girl spoke with obvious disdain toward Asia.
Asia lowered her head involuntarily. The word that girl had used earlier echoed repeatedly in her mind.
Her body began trembling faintly without her even realizing it.
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