Crunch, crunch~
Crunch, crunch~
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Listening to this sound, veins couldn't help but pop on Toujou Koneko's forehead.
How did a perfectly good weekend turn out like this?
Toujou Koneko was somewhat speechless.
"Perverted Lady Rias, why are you stealing my snacks?"
Toujou Koneko stared at Rias with a forceful gaze, but the latter remained unmoved, still openly eating her snacks at a speed Toujou Koneko couldn't react to.
"Hmm... how should I put it? The one at my place is just too well-behaved. When I run into a slightly rebellious Little Shirone, I can't help but want to tease her."
Rias thought for a moment, then said with a smile.
"How wicked."
Toujou Koneko curled her lip, feeling a bit curious in her heart.
Was the version of herself in the other world really that well-behaved?
"I say well-behaved, but that's only in front of me. I've received quite a few reports about Little Shirone and Kanna's pranks."
Seemingly seeing her curiosity, Rias added.
"That..."
Toujou Koneko hesitated for a long while but still couldn't bring herself to ask.
Why do you call me Little Shirone?
Not long after, the Rias of this world also returned.
"As expected, he didn't come?"
Rias said casually.
"Didn't come?"
The Rias of this world tilted her head in confusion.
"Didn't you just report my situation to your Brother?"
Rias smiled and said, "After all, you're another me; your thoughts are just too easy to guess."
How naive.
Hearing this, the Rias of this world was left speechless.
Just now, she had indeed asked Himejima Akeno and the others to keep an eye on Rias while she reported the matter of her parallel-world self to Sirzechs.
"But let me guess, my Sister-in-law should be coming over in a bit, right?"
At Rias's words, the Rias of this world nodded.
It seemed she was completely seen through. It's just... why was she seen through, yet she couldn't see through the other?
Since they were the same person, their understanding of each other should be mutual.
Was it really that their inner selves were different?
Was she... really that much worse?
The Rias of this world couldn't help but feel a bit dejected.
"By the way, you... why do you call Koneko 'Little Shirone'?"
The Rias of this world hesitated for a moment before asking.
"Want to know?"
Rias flashed a mischievous smile and said, "Act cute for me, and I'll tell you."
"Act... cute?"
The Rias of this world widened her eyes.
This was way too mischievous!
"Clench your fists, tilt your palms down slightly, and then say 'meow'."
Rias said enthusiastically.
After hesitating for a moment, the Rias of this world glanced at Koneko, who seemed calm but was actually curious and somewhat flustered, and at the smiling Himejima Akeno nearby, which left her speechless.
Kiba Yuto didn't say anything; he just shrank into a corner, awkwardly wanting to run out but unable to ignore his duty.
At this moment, he couldn't help but sincerely wonder why he wasn't a girl.
"Fine."
The Rias of this world took a deep breath, tilted her wrists down slightly, struck a cute cat pose, and said softly, "Meow."
Very cute~
"Quick, quick, Koneko and Akeno, you too!"
Rias's eyes lit up as she gestured for them to join in.
Hearing this, Himejima Akeno, who was watching the fun from the side, showed a look of astonishment.
"Oh dear, it seems there's no way out."
Himejima Akeno was stunned for a moment, then stood up after coming to her senses, struck the same expression as the Rias of this world, and let out a meow.
Both of them are wonderful~
"Meow~" Toujou Koneko glanced at Rias and then reluctantly performed the action.
Although she occasionally acted cute like this when signing contracts with people, for some reason, doing it in front of this Rias made her feel very ashamed.
This was also different from how she felt when facing her President.
"So cute."
Rias remarked with a sigh.
"Alright, time to talk."
The Rias of this world looked at her with an unfriendly gaze, as if saying: "If you dare go back on your word, you're dead!"
"Alright," Rias shrugged and said, "Do you know about the Nebiros Branch Family?"
"Koneko's original master's family?"
Rias was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at Toujou Koneko.
At this moment, she still had an expressionless face, but her breathing had become rapid.
Really... to think it involves the Nebiros Branch Family.
Should she not have asked in front of Koneko?
Rias felt some regret; she could only say she lacked experience, and plus, there were too many surprising things today, which had made her lose her head.
"Exactly."
Rias gave a subtle smile and said, "Wouldn't it be better to just exterminate them before Kuroka kills the members of the Naberius family?"
??!
Question marks popped up above everyone's heads.
Before Toujou Kuroka killed her master, she exterminated her master's family first, so Toujou Kuroka wouldn't kill her master.
What kind of logic is this?!
"Exterminated?!"
The Rias of this world could no longer restrain herself, and her voice even cracked a bit.
Rias took a sip of tea; her calm, smiling appearance looked quite intimidating.
"Killing doesn't necessarily solve the problem, but it can certainly solve the person creating the problem."
Rias said calmly.
"Why did you do that?"
The Rias of this world said, finding it hard to understand.
"Didn't I say? To solve the person creating the problem."
"The Naberius family is exactly that person creating the problem."
"Do you think Kuroka is the perpetrator?"
Rias glanced at her and said, "It's actually the opposite; Kuroka and the Toujou sisters are the victims."
"I couldn't find a single innocent person in the entire Naberius family, so I just destroyed them all."
At that time, from various perspectives, it was difficult for Rias to handle the Naberius family's affairs, and she couldn't just throw them into the Underworld to mine as a contribution.
So she could only kill them.
"The head of the Nebiros family, as the behind-the-scenes investor of the Nebiros Branch Family, launched an experiment."
"Artificial Transcendents."
Rias said calmly, "Toujou Kuroka was exactly the test subject for the Artificial Transcendents, and at that time, the Nebiros Branch Family was no longer satisfied with just one test subject and set their sights on Little Shirone."
"It was because of this that Toujou Kuroka killed the members of the Nebiros Branch Family and then fled. In this way, as an innocent child, plus her talent, Toujou Shirone would have a high chance of being spared or having her talent noticed by other devils, thus surviving. Meanwhile, she herself acted as bait to draw the attention of other devils to herself."
"A very naive idea, but there was no other way. After all, the Nebiros Branch Family was the powerful side, and Kuroka was just a weak little kitten."
Hearing this, Toujou Koneko was violently shaken.
"To think there was such a story behind this matter..."
The Rias of this world was somewhat indignant and wanted to say something.
"You want to ask why My brother in this world didn't handle this matter?"
Rias smiled and said, "How naive."
When it involves devil nobility, even if it's just a branch family, it's not something she can get involved in.
Because the nobility is already synonymous with the Devil Council.
Sirzechs back then must have also known something was hidden inside, but he was powerless to investigate.
"Even a Satan isn't omnipotent; there are many things one is helpless about, right, Sister-in-law?"
Rias turned her gaze to the side.
Then, with a flash of light, a Silver-haired maid appeared before everyone.
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