Hearing Roy's laughter, Kanzaki Kaori lowered her head, her slender, beautiful legs swinging restlessly. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could dig a villa out beneath her feet.
She said helplessly, "...Stiyl found this for me."
"Hahahaha!! That brat Stiyl. I suddenly think I like him."
Roy clapped and laughed heartily, making Kanzaki Kaori even more ashamed.
Meanwhile, inside the Building with No Doors or Windows.
Aiwass was also laughing loudly. "...Hahahahaha, Aleister, you failed again."
"...You went so far as to seriously injure yourself to obtain the data on the Hidden World phase, only for the Demon Gods to casually modify it!"
"...What are you going to do now?"
Chapter Fifty-Three: They Have Come!
Aleister wore a green surgical gown. He stood silently before the life-support apparatus, looking over the various sets of data obtained from the question-and-answer auxiliary thinking device.
After a long while, Aleister revealed a bitter, humanlike smile and said, "...The process of obtaining Ideal Banishment went far too smoothly. I never expected my failure to be waiting for me here."
Aleister was not devoid of humanity. In the past, he had merely placed himself inside the life-support apparatus and used machinery to think.
Thus, in the eyes of some people, he seemed almost entirely devoid of emotion, a ruthless man composed purely of reason.
But in truth, the real Aleister was more human than anyone else. The richness of his human emotions was almost overwhelming.
He loved money, was loyal to desire, and was obsessed with the love between men and women. He had even abandoned the opportunity to become a Demon God for the sake of his daughter. This was the real Aleister, with emotions so rich and delicate that they resembled those of a woman.
Looking at Aleister's bitter expression,