As usual, after Naruse Mio and Maria met up, they went home together. The only difference was that Duanmu Huai, who usually accompanied them, was absent, replaced by Rias—after all, she was living at Duanmu Huai's house now. Moreover, compared to Naruse Mio and Maria, Rias was still stronger, so Duanmu Huai could feel more at ease with her there.
As for why Duanmu Huai had not gone with them, the reason was simple. The Kansai Tournament was about to begin, and the Wind Music Club had to stay behind for special training. Thus, Duanmu Huai had no choice but to suffer along with them...
As the three walked along the road, they all felt somewhat uneasy. Of course, they were thinking about the same thing: the Inquisition member Duanmu Huai had mentioned, who was about to arrive. After all, Duanmu Huai had not said much, so they did not know whether the other party was male or female, or what kind of person they were.
Although Duanmu Huai had said that the other party had a good personality and was easy to get along with, still...in front of Duanmu Huai, anyone who was difficult to get along with had probably died long ago, right?
"Hmm?"
Just as the three girls reached the front door, Rias raised her head and looked ahead, then revealed a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong?"
"I sense an unusual presence..."
"Eh?"
Hearing Rias, Naruse Mio and Maria immediately grew tense as well. They looked carefully and saw a girl standing at the front gate. Perhaps she had heard the sound of their footsteps, because the girl also turned around to look at them.
"..."
Needless to say, the moment Naruse Mio saw the girl before her, she instinctively held her breath.
The reason was that the