I, Matou Sakura, Third of the Flame-Chasers!

"Is that okay?"

Shyness appeared on Nyarlathotep's face.

"If you don't want it, I'll leave."

"I want it!"

In an instant, Nyarlathotep was sitting on Sakura's lap, her face flushed as she let Sakura fuss with her hair and her so-called wound.

She liked Sakura like this.

Sixty-Three, The End of the Contract

Twisted love—or rather, warped feelings.

Sakura knew all of it.

But she had no intention of doing anything about it. This was fine.

At least for now, nothing was wrong.

On the large bed, beneath the covers.

A familiar feeling, familiar thoughts.

Everything before her still felt somewhat dreamlike to Nyarlathotep.

"What is it?"

That familiar voice sounded beside her ear, and that familiar smile came into view.

"It feels a little dreamlike."

Nyarlathotep spoke blankly.

Before, she should have been the one taking the lead, but now things had changed. Sakura had become the one in control.

And she herself had caused all of this.

"You don't like it?"

Feeling the warmth and damp touch against where her knee was pressed, if this girl dared say she didn't like it, Sakura would shove herself into her hard!

She had laughed so happily while playing with her—if she dared be dissatisfied, Sakura wouldn't mind becoming a widow.

"How could I not?!"

Nyarlathotep shook her head vigorously. She loved everything about Sakura—how could she possibly think something like that!

Sakura was the one she loved most!

"That's more like it."

Sakura smiled softly. She lay on top of Nyarlathotep, rubbing her cheek against a face identical to her own.

She liked this... feeling.

She wanted more...

She pressed Nyarlathotep's shoulders down and revealed a seductive smile.

"I want to do it again. This time, I'll be on top!"

"Eh?!"

And so the second battle began. Meanwhile, in the villa, Pernor ate the steaming pizza Belfast had just made, her expression somewhat hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

Longo-Minyad was there as well, seated beside Pernor.

Pernor glanced at Longo-Minyad, looking conflicted.

"My dear Sister hasn't been looking for me lately?"

"Has she not?"

Longo-Minyad frowned slightly. Hadn't Sakura been playing with Pernor before?

"Miss Longo-Minyad, Lady Pernor is referring to something else."

Belfast approached slowly with the tea prepared, smiling faintly at Longo-Minyad as she said, "What Lady Sakura and Lady Nyarlathotep are doing right now."

"Eh?!"

Longo-Minyad's eyes widened. That kind of thing?!

But Pernor was still a child, wasn't she?!

"Are you thinking that I'm still just a child?"

Pernor looked at Longo-Minyad, patting her chest with one hand as she said somewhat angrily, "I've been an adult for a long time already!"

Really?

Looking at the petite Pernor before her, Longo-Minyad remained doubtful.

No matter how she looked at her, Pernor seemed like a child rather than a so-called adult.

"Miss Longo-Minyad, Lady Pernor really is an adult already."

Belfast smiled faintly and sat down in a nearby chair.

"I see..."

Though she still had some doubts, Longo-Minyad believed it to some extent.

In her view, Belfast had no reason to lie about something like this.

"Hmph!"

Pernor snorted, twisting her body as she fiercely ate the pizza in her hands, as though she were treating it as someone in particular.

Longo-Minyad instinctively looked toward Belfast, somewhat seeking her help, but Belfast merely smiled faintly, seeming to have no intention of saying anything.

There was no need. Lady Pernor was a good child; she would be fine soon enough.

Besides, it would be nice for Longo-Minyad to interact more with Pernor.

She felt that Miss Longo-Minyad was quite suited to playing with children.

Many things had happened in the universe. Earth, which had yet to truly become involved with the universe, knew nothing of them, but the aftermath of Sakura's battle with Thanos had affected the entire universe. As a planet within it, Earth had inevitably been affected as well.

Although the Ancient One and the other sorcerers had used magic to cancel out the incoming shockwaves, Earth had still suffered some effects.

Well, they were only minor problems.

The Ancient One drank tea as she watched the images displayed on the light screen before her.

Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions.

All kinds of natural disasters were unfolding across the globe. There was no need to think about it to know that there would certainly be many casualties afterward.

"Master."

Mordo arrived, looking somewhat disheveled at the moment.

"Everything's taken care of, right?"

The Ancient One poured Mordo a cup of tea. Mordo hurriedly sat down and drained the cup in one gulp.

That was his tea.

He had merely lost it to Wong, and then his master had won it from Wong.

That guy Wong had never imagined that their master would suddenly step in!

"They survived."

Mordo set down the teacup and let out a breath.

Having been sent to stabilize the affected areas, he had nearly worked himself to death.

"Master, do we still need to act?"

Mordo looked toward the light screen beside them, where every disaster-stricken region around the world was marked.

If the people of Kamar-Taj had not used magic to stabilize the major affected areas, the number of these disasters would have been several times greater.

"No."

The Ancient One said calmly, "Leave the rest to humanity itself. All we must protect is this world."

As her words fell, a Space Gate the size of a teacup suddenly opened before them.

Six Infinity Stones dropped out like marbles, bouncing across the tabletop before hopping neatly and orderly into the Ancient One's already empty teacup.

Mordo froze. When he came back to his senses, his eyes widened.

"Master!"

The Ancient One looked at the six Infinity Stones in the cup. Sakura had kept her promise and returned the six Infinity Stones when she left this universe.

"She's gone."

"..."

Mordo fell silent, then nodded.

"Then shall we receive the stars according to our original agreement?"

"Yes, that is also part of the contract."

The Ancient One said leisurely. The contract between her and Sakura did not concern only the Infinity Stones.

On the premise that the other party would return to this universe, there were quite a few contracts between her and Sakura.

"Let Wong handle it. He was responsible for such matters before, and that child Red Queen also left behind her own subprograms. It won't be much of a problem for Wong."

Just as the Ancient One finished speaking, another Space Gate opened. This one was as large as a washbasin.

Before the Ancient One and Mordo could react, countless tea leaves surged out like water bursting through a breached dam!

By the time the Space Gate disappeared, both the Ancient One and Mordo had been buried in tea leaves. Even the entire room had been stuffed full of them.

Light shone through the gaps between the tea leaves, and the next second, the tea leaves filling the entire room vanished without a trace.

Mordo's mouth fell open, magical light still flickering in his hand.

Meanwhile, The Ancient One continued sipping her tea, the six Infinity Stones in her cup vanishing completely along with the tea leaves.

Mordo looked at his teacher resentfully. That was too ruthless—she hadn't left him even a little!

High School DxD

Where was this?

Sakura stared at the brand-new world before her in slight surprise, then quickly came back to herself.

"System?"

"I'm here!"

The system, which had not spoken in a long time, suddenly replied in that familiar voice.

"I thought you wouldn't talk anymore after fully activating."

Sakura smiled faintly and stepped directly onto the streets of this new world.

This world was rather interesting. There were all kinds of people here.

The aura of humans, false gods, and so-called angels.

The familiar feeling reminded her of an interesting world.

High School DxD.

What a pity the system's world travel could not be targeted. If it could, she wanted to go to Trigger's world and obtain the Eternal Core.

The High School DxD world would provide very little improvement to her strength—practically none at all.