Pink cherry blossoms drifted along the sidewalk outside the school walls, their fragrance filling the air as the slanting sunset dyed the evening clouds a fiery red.
Samael wandered through Fuyuki, idly passing the time. A gentle smile rested on his face as he breathed in the fresh air and took in the scenery around him. As he strolled and paused along the way, a whim occasionally struck him, and he would childishly spread his palm to catch a falling petal, gently lifting it beneath his nose to inhale its scent.
Probably few had ever seen that the mighty King of Demons could possess such a childlike side.
Hohguenbara Academy?
The Ancient Serpent stopped beside the sidewalk. Seeing the name on the sign ahead and hearing the childish voices drifting over the wall, he suddenly realized that his leisurely stroll had brought him to the school attended by his adopted daughter, Illya.
At this hour, Illya should be in class. Why not... conduct a surprise inspection?
Samael's eyes shifted, mischief rising within him. He crouched down and slipped over the school wall, sneaking into the campus, ready to pull off every parent's favorite move.
However, as the breeze swept through the dense grove of pink cherry trees, a strange flash of bright gold made Samael's pupils constrict. His expression turned cold on instinct. His body melted into the air as he quietly approached the grove, suddenly reaching out and yanking a suspicious figure hidden in the bushes at the edge into the open.
"Gil?"
The Ancient Serpent stared at the Blonde Shota he had caught red-handed, his face full of astonishment.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, I suppose I yearned a little for modern campus life."
The Blonde Shota, barely four and a half feet tall, wore brown-green camouflage