"Please, you must take me in."
Yuria spoke resolutely. "Even if I truly become a Devil, I don't care."
"..." xN
She misunderstood!
She was definitely misunderstanding.
Seiko and the others' gazes became strange.
"Fine. You said it."
Ayato nodded. "From now on, you are my person."
Ehhhh?
Yuria was confused.
Then she realized.
A test.
This was all a test.
To see if she had the resolve to enter this world.
Don't underestimate me.
"Alright. I'll leave everything to you, Master."
"Good answer."
Ayato nodded, casually set up a barrier, and took out an Evil Piece. "Then, first take off your outer clothes."
"I'll perform the Reincarnation Ritual for you."
"T-take off my clothes."
Yuria's pupils trembled violently, her cheeks flushing red.
Although she had already made up her mind to treat him as her master...
That didn't change the fact that he was a boy she had just met.
But!
Having come this far, she couldn't hesitate any longer.
"Fine!"
Yuria took a deep breath and carefully took off her outer clothes.
S-so embarrassing.
No matter how much mental preparation she had done, actually doing it inevitably made her shy.
Her head felt dizzy.
Seeing this, afraid she might faint, Ayato immediately raised the Evil Piece and pressed it directly onto Yuria's skin.
"Hiss!"
The cool touch brought Yuria back to her senses.
Her heartbeat accelerated, a strange power moving within her.
The transformation of her body almost made her cry out.
Also...
Why were her back and waist so itchy?
At the same time!
Ayato summoned the Boosted Gear and began to grant her the Balance Breaker.
"Mmph..."
Yuria could no longer hold back. With a whoosh, two black wings extended from her back.
A black, heart-tipped tail also slowly emerged.
"Th-this is..."
She was confused, instinctively touched it, and then her whole body trembled.
Her face instantly flushed deep pink.
"I-it's really..."
Yuria's pupils quaked, her brain completely short-circuiting.
After a moment, she finally managed to say, "What is this?"
"A tail?"
Ayato spoke. "Devils have tails. Is that hard to accept?"
A Devil's tail?
Yuria's body went completely stiff, and in a voice that sounded like she was about to cry, she said, "Devils... they're real?"
"Of course."
Ayato's expression was peculiar. "I made that perfectly clear to you earlier, right?"
"And didn't you say you didn't care even if you truly became a Devil?"
Yuria: "..."
Well...
It seemed all the decisions were her own.
She instinctively looked at her tail and wings and sighed softly.
Since it had come to this, it seemed there was no choice.
She could only console herself.
At least she had indeed gained supernatural power.
Thinking of this...
She stole a glance at Ayato.
And...
Her master, although a Devil, seemed somewhat different.
At the very least, he had made everything clear from the start.
Thinking about it that way...
Becoming a Devil didn't seem as bad as she had imagined.
"It seems you've accepted it."
Ayato smiled. "In that case, here's the final gift for becoming my servant."
"What gift?"
"The power of a blessing."
"Hmm?"
Yuria was still confused.
Seeing this, Miko couldn't help but remind her, "A blessing is the protection of a god, granted through... a kiss."
"Eh?! Eh?!"
Yuria's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
A k-k-kiss?
Something about this felt wrong.
Her mind was frantically screaming.
After all...
This was her first time.
"There's nothing to be surprised about. Every servant receives my blessing."
"Mmph..."
Yuria's eyes widened immensely.
Before she knew it, her skin was flushed pink.
Her hands flailed, as if unsure where to put them.
"The feeling... of a first kiss?"
Her eyes gradually became dazed.
And...
Such a warm power flowed through her body.
So this was the power of a god?
It didn't last long.
Ayato soon released her.
But Yuria was completely flushed red, her breathing several times heavier.
She touched her lips absently.
Her first kiss...
It actually felt quite nice.
On the other side...
Seeing this, Seiko whispered to Momo, "Momo, did you see? If you keep this up, you're going to be overtaken by your other classmates."
"Old hag, don't talk nonsense here."
Momo instantly bristled.
But instinctively, she glanced at Miko and the others.
A strange sense of crisis arose.
Come to think of it...
She was supposed to be a senior too.
Shizuka's expression was complex as she muttered quietly, "As expected, faced with a servant who offers herself, how could that pervert master possibly resist?"
At this rate...
Who knows how many more there would be.
Then, remembering the boxing lesson, her pretty face flushed slightly.
Maybe... she should take the initiative and offer herself?
"Alright, let's keep moving."
Ayato dispelled the barrier. "Yuria, although you just became a Devil..."
"This is a good opportunity for some practical combat."
"Okay!"
Yuria clenched her small fists, eager to try.
Exorcising spirits...
She had wanted to try it for a long time.
"Listen, I'll teach you how to release magical power. It'll be enough to handle low-level Cursed Spirits."
"First, you need to do this, guide the magic power inside you..."