Rias's Villa!
"How does the Devil Reincarnation Ceremony work?"
Athena looked at Ayato. "How should I cooperate?"
"You don't know?"
Ayato held the piece. "You clearly recognize the Evil Piece."
"This is a newly developed technology. I only recognize it. I don't know the specific process."
"I see."
Ayato realized, then said, "It's very simple. Put the Evil Piece into your body, and it will turn you into a Devil, which means my servant."
"I see."
Athena nodded thoughtfully. "And then?"
"Take off your top first."
Athena was stunned for a moment, her pretty face instantly flushing crimson.
Now she was starting to wonder if agreeing to Ayato's request had been too hasty.
'Which bastard created this Reincarnation Ceremony? It felt a bit improper.'
Her hands went up and down, looking very conflicted.
Seeing this, a playful smile appeared on Ayato's face.
This was the persona of a pure goddess.
…
On the other side,
Rias and the others also showed strange expressions.
'Was this shy woman in front of us really the same one who had acted so boldly just a moment ago?'
"Haah....."
Taking a deep breath, Athena finally began to move.
But it took her nearly a minute to take off her outer clothes.
She held the clothes in her arms and said shyly, "Is this... okay?"
Ayato nodded. "Just move the clothes in your arms down a bit."
"Okay."
Athena stiffly moved her arm, but then noticed Rias and the other two.
Oh no!
She had been so focused on her shyness that she forgot there were three other people.
Before she knew it, she was glowing red.
"..." x3
Sensing Athena's gaze, the three were all stunned.
'Good grief!'
'How much of a contrast were you?'
'Earlier, you didn't seem to want to avoid us.'
'Or was it that...'
'These Heretic Gods had different brain circuits from ordinary people?'
"I'm going to begin."
Ayato said, holding the Evil Piece.
"Okay." Athena forced herself to be calm. "Begin."
The moment her voice fell,
The Evil Piece entered her body.
As the goddess of wisdom,
Once everything was underway, she instead calmed down.
'My body... was changing.'
'The itching in my back... was that my Devil wings and tail?'
'Truly excellent technology.'
After a moment, the light of the reincarnation magic circle faded.
"How is it? No bad effects, right?"
Ayato looked at Athena, inquiring.
After all, it was the first time transforming a Heretic God. Better to be cautious.
"Very special."
Athena clenched her fist, then finally smiled. "Now I should be both a Devil and a Heretic God. Besides cursed power, I also have magic power."
"But overall, no bad changes."
Just then, Rias stepped forward. "Athena, your clothes."
"Ah?"
Athena's face flushed, instantly exiting her wise goddess mode, and she quickly and clumsily put her outer clothes back on.
"I have to say, I'm a bit jealous."
Rias approached Ayato. "First Gabriel, then Grayfia-nee, and now even Athena..."
Her feelings were very mixed.
Although she was a talented person,
Her Power of Destruction, if she continued to train it, had boundless potential…
But the ones appearing now... each one was more unfair than the last.
At least for now,
She couldn't compare at all.
"Don't worry about it."
Ayato pulled her into his arms. "If you're really jealous, I can give you some compensation."
Hearing this, Rias's face flushed. She scolded, "I don't know if that's rewarding yourself."
But after a moment, Rias leaned close to Ayato's ear and whispered.
Ayato looked at her with surprise.
'Since when did Rias say things like this in front of the servants?'
He thoughtfully glanced at Athena.
'Indeed!'
'Competition breeds progress.'
"Then, no time like the present."
Ayato smiled. A flash of light appeared beneath their feet.
The next moment,
Both vanished simultaneously.
"Th-This...?"
Athena was a bit confused. She asked instinctively, "Is it really necessary to use teleportation magic just to go upstairs?"
"Oh my, it seems Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, doesn't know everything, does she?"
Akeno smiled, wearing an amused, knowing smile.
"But you should understand soon enough."
With that, she sneaked upstairs.
"You... did you understand what she said?"
Athena looked at Koneko with some bewilderment.
Koneko's body stiffened.
She had been through a lot. She could more or less guess.
'That perverted Devil... his head was filled with nothing but perverted thoughts.'
She instinctively looked upstairs and muttered, "Rias-sama is the same, indulging his nonsense."
"You seem to know."
Athena leaned in, her face full of curiosity. "What exactly is it?"
"Like Akeno-senpai said, you'll understand soon enough."
With that, Koneko fled.
Athena: "..."
'What was all this?'
'So nonsensical.'
Then, strange sounds reached her, making her pause for a moment.
Soon, her skin flushed pink.
Though she had no experience, it didn't mean she didn't understand anything.
'That despicable Devil... I had just become his wife, and he was already doing this?'
'Wait!'
'Thinking carefully, that Rias was also one of his wives.'
'By that count, I was the latecomer?'
As she thought this, Athena unconsciously sat down on the sofa.
With a god's hearing... this distance was practically next door.
Gradually, she felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
"My body... feels so hot."
Her breathing grew heavier, her eyes slightly dazed, her hands on her thighs.
Unconsciously,
She raised her finger and gently touched her own lips, feeling her skin burn.
'The feeling from before... really seemed quite nice.'
Before she knew it, a smile appeared on her lips.