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After leaving the room where the Nekomata sisters were, Ruffe directly pulled the door shut, the soft sound of it closing echoing through the corridor.
Watching the door close mercilessly, Revelle still seemed somewhat uneasy.
"Um, Teacher..." Revelle spoke worriedly.
"Will it really be okay?"
"What could possibly go wrong?" Noah shrugged.
"Could Kuroka eat Koneko or something? If she really wanted to do that, she wouldn't have waited until now, would she?"
"But I'm still a little worried." Revelle could not help saying that, then turned to ask Ruffe.
"Why would Koneko's sister kill her own master?"
Hearing Revelle's question, Ruffe fell silent. After hesitating for a while, she let out a breath.
"Actually, I only heard Miss Kuroka mention a little about it." Ruffe spoke somewhat haltingly.
"Miss Kuroka said her former master was a bastard, incredibly unpleasant, and that life was much more comfortable following Captain Vali."
"A bastard?" Noah smiled thoughtfully.
"Looks like I understand Kuroka's difficulties, more or less."
"Huh?" Revelle tilted her head, still seeming unable to understand.
"What do you mean?"
"The reason probably isn't hard to guess. It's easy enough to think of; you just don't want to." Noah sighed as he looked at the puzzled Revelle.
"Revelle, your family treats you like a little princess, and Rias, your master, cares deeply for all of you servants. But think carefully: how many devils in the Devil world sincerely treat their servants well?"
Revelle's pretty face changed slightly.
The young lady of the Phoenix family was no fool. On the contrary, she had a strategic mind. Whenever the Gremory servants took action, she often exchanged