Clang! Clang! Clang!
Inside the palace hall, Akame wielded an ordinary long sword, her figure ghost-like, continuously attacking Ayato.
Ayato merely raised his hand to block from time to time, his body standing firmly in place.
"Not bad. Although your control over magic power isn't very precise yet, you've begun to utilize the power of the Knight Piece."
Ayato assessed Akame's performance while fending off her attacks.
After controlling the Emperor, the chaos within the Imperial Palace had been forcibly suppressed.
As for this training session...
Akame had requested it herself, wanting to adapt to her magic power more quickly.
Before long...
Akame was drenched in sweat and began breathing heavily.
"Alright, that's enough for now."
Seeing this, Ayato also stopped the training.
"Master... am I useless?"
Akame could barely stand, a look of apology on her face.
Ayato shook his head. "No, you've done very well. Although you're a Low-Class Devil now, most Mid-Class Devils are no match for you."
"That's right, Akame. Your strength now is terrifying."
Leone, walking over with a flask of wine, her cheeks slightly flushed, said, "But I never thought Devils would be short on population. That's a rare thing."
She had been there the whole time, listening to Ayato explain the basics of Devils to Akame, and had heard most of it.
"What, are you interested?"
Ayato glanced at her. "If it's you, I wouldn't say no."
"You big pervert, you wouldn't say no to any beautiful girl, would you?"
Leone sighed in exasperation, but her eyes sparkled with a clear hint of temptation.
Through Ayato's explanations...
She had learned about the various benefits of becoming a Devil.
Eternal youth, even immortality, were achievable.
Most importantly, Ayato was exactly her type.
Aside from being a bit perverted, he basically had no flaws.
Ignoring Leone, Ayato looked at Akame, who was still panting heavily, and said, "Your magic power is almost depleted, isn't it?"
"Yes, I'm very sorry."
Akame nodded weakly.
"It's fine. I can help you."
Ayato stepped forward and placed his hands on Akame's shoulders.
"As your master, replenishing your servant's magic power is my duty."
He said this with a perfectly straight face.
"Replenish?"
Akame looked confused.
When she came to her senses, Ayato's jewel-like eyes were right in front of her.
"Th-this is... replenishing?"
Leone, watching from the side, widened her eyes. Even though she hadn't been drinking, her face turned even redder.
'Devil-sama, are you sure you're not just taking advantage of the situation?'
'If it were me...'
Thinking this, Leone felt her body grow hot. She instinctively took a sip of wine.
Then...
Her entire body felt even hotter.
Before long, Ayato lifted his head.
A look of dazed confusion appeared in Akame's blank eyes, as if she hadn't fully come back to reality.
'Hmm, a different type from Rias and Utaha.'
Rubbing his chin, Ayato silently evaluated.
A moment later, Akame regained her clarity, her cheeks belatedly turning bright red.
Even her Devil wings and tail unfurled.
No matter how airheaded she was...
She wasn't completely ignorant.
But…
The magic power that had surged within her felt so good.
"Are you alright?"
Ayato looked at her Devil wings and instinctively gave them a squeeze.
"Ah!"
Akame's pupils contracted. She used her long sword to support herself, barely managing not to fall.
Her face grew even redder, and her legs began to tremble involuntarily.
"..."
Ayato released her wings, but his gaze was meaningful.
'Well, well... an unexpected bonus.'
"Master, I'm very sorry. I lost my composure."
Akame took a deep, ragged breath.
"Not at all. It was very cute."
Ayato said approvingly.
But his mind was elsewhere.
'If just the wings did that, what would touching her tail do?'
'And other servants... I'd have to try it out when I got the chance.'
"Hey, Devil-sama!"
Just then, Leone tugged at Ayato's sleeve.
Ayato turned his head and smiled. "What is it? Made up your mind?"
"That's right. I want to become a Devil too."
Leone took a big gulp of wine and deliberately arched her back.
Stare!
Akame stared intently at Leone's chest.
For some reason, she suddenly cared a lot.
She wondered what was happening to her.
"So, Devil-sama, what's your answer?"
Leone took another step closer. Ayato felt his arm sink into softness.
'Very sincere.'
'It seemed her potential was limitless.'
Ayato looked at Leone with satisfaction and nodded. "Of course, no problem."
"Then let's begin!"
Having received her answer, Leone began very boldly unbuttoning her outer clothes.
But the more she watched, the more Akame felt something was wrong.
She couldn't help but say, "Only your outer clothes need to come off."
"Hmm?"
Leone let out a tipsy burp and said, with a dazed look, "Is that so? Did I remember wrong?"
"You didn't remember wrong. That's the standard."
Ayato expressed his approval.
"..." Akame.
"See? I knew I couldn't be wrong."
After another gulp of wine, Leone was down to her undergarments.
"Then I'll begin."
After thinking for a moment, Ayato took out a Pawn Piece.
"I know the next steps."
Leone's eyes were hazy. Suddenly, she grabbed Ayato's hand and simply pushed it forward.
Ayato felt his entire hand swallowed by waves.
'Was this woman really drunk?'
'If not, she was way too skilled.'
Thinking this, Ayato kept his expression normal. After placing the piece properly, he reluctantly withdrew his hand.
The next moment,
The reincarnation ceremony began.
"Something... is flowing into me."
A crimson magic circle appeared, and Leone's eyes widened.
She felt an intense itch on her back and near her tailbone.
'So these were Devil wings and a tail?'
Thinking this, with a whoosh, her Devil wings and tail burst forth.
Ayato's hands moved quickly, grabbing her tail and wings, and commented, "Not bad, very sturdy."
"Hiss!"
Leone sucked in a breath, nearly losing her composure entirely.
She finally understood what Akame had just felt.
"Master, have you touched enough?"
She forced herself to remain calm and said, "Akame is still here."
'Meaning it would be fine if Akame weren't here?'
Ayato smiled and let go.
Seeing this, Leone quickly retracted her tail and wings.
Although she was bold, she only had extensive theoretical experience.
If it continued...
She really wouldn't be able to handle it.