My Family Wants to Meet You

(Thank you very much to 'You Bi Ji Yue,' 'archurking,' and 'Yan Ai Ai' for their tips!)

There was still roughly a week left until Kuoh Academy's summer break.

Led by Noah and Rias, every member of the Occult Research Club took leave and started their summer vacation a week early. Following Rias, they arrived at the station closest to Kuoh Academy.

"The station?" Carrying Koneko, who was clinging tightly to him, Noah endured the strange looks from the people around them and asked Rias,

"What are we doing at the station?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Rias answered as though it were only natural.

"We're going to the Underworld."

The Underworld?

Could they get to the Underworld by taking a train from a station?

That made the Underworld surprisingly down-to-earth...

Noah had no strength left to complain. He could not explain why, either, so he could only obediently hold Koneko and follow Rias.

"Meow~~~"

Koneko's face was still flushed, and her eyes remained misty. Her cat ears and tail swayed happily, but she no longer licked Noah's cheeks and neck. Instead, she kept rubbing against his chest, seemingly finding it very comfortable.

The people in the station apparently regarded Koneko as a mischievous child. They did not truly believe her cat ears and tail were real, but her adorable appearance still melted their hearts.

Noah could even hear quite a few middle-aged men making barely restrained panting sounds, making his eyelids twitch.

Under those circumstances, Rias led Noah's group straight to the elevator in the station.

"Then, Teacher, Koneko, Asia, and Revelle, come with me first. Xenovia and Irina, the rest of you can follow Akeno and Yuto."

"Understood, President." Akeno, Xenovia, Irina, and Yuto Kiba nodded in response.

Then, Noah carried Koneko into the elevator with Asia and Revelle.

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