Needless to say, the moment Duanmu Huai saw how impatient Rias looked, his first reaction was—There's a trap!
If it had been Naruse Mio or Maria showing up here, Duanmu Huai could have understood. But Rias... although the two of them were allies, they weren't close enough for this. Besides, based on what Duanmu Huai knew of Rias, she was a woman with a mind of her own. She wouldn't suddenly go crazy over some inexplicable matter.
So...
"Wait, what's going on?"
Duanmu Huai stared at Rias and asked.
"..."
"You wouldn't have gone this far without a reason. Come on, tell me. Maybe I can solve it?"
"...Haa."
The two of them stared at each other for a moment before Rias sighed and looked away.
"I'm still quite confident in my charm, you know, Teacher."
"I'm not an idiot. You came up here and wanted to get straight to business without saying a word. There has to be a problem."
Duanmu Huai chuckled and withdrew his hand.
"So what exactly is the problem? I'm a teacher, after all. It's only natural for a teacher to help a student in trouble, isn't it?"
"All right..."
Perhaps Rias really was tired. She sighed again, then sat on the bed in nothing but her underwear.
"Actually, I have a fiancé."
"Oh, so you don't like him."
Duanmu Huai understood immediately. If Rias liked that fiancé, she wouldn't have come looking for him in the middle of the night to cheat on her fiancé.
"That's right. I really don't like him, but my family has already decided... You should know about the Demon Realm's population shortage, right?"
"Of course I do."
Duanmu Huai knew very well that because of the great war between the three factions, angels, Fallen Angels, and demons had all