The magnificent night officially came to an end after Sirzechs returned with the Devil troops sent by Underworld.
When daylight comes, Kuoh Town has become the same as before. Even the residents no longer remember what strange things happened last night, as if it was a dream that disappeared with the passing of the night.
Kuoh Academy has also returned to its previous appearance. There is no trace of the mess and tatters from last night. The students entered the campus as usual and attended classes as usual. No one knew that a battle that determined the life and death of the entire Kuoh Town took place here last night.
Of course, Gremory Peerage and Sitri Peerage are continuing to go to school as normal. Even though they stayed up all night last night and experienced a big battle, they were extremely tired and still had no intention of asking for leave.
As for Leo and others, they have naturally returned to Chiba.
Their vacation is over and they have to return to Sobu High School to continue their classes.
Of course, the whole Sobu High School has long been rumored about their failure to return in January and taking a collective leave to go out. Now that they have returned after the vacation, they will naturally be stared at curiously and receive many inquiries.
In response, Leo and others used club activities as an excuse to block Yuyou's mouth, which made many people feel dissatisfied.
There is nothing wrong with using club activities as an excuse, but you should tell us the specific content of the club activities!
Sobu High School The boy who ranks number one on the popularity rankings went out with four of the top five High Mountain Flowers for a whole month to carry out so-called club activities. Isn't this enough to make people think wildly?
Many people even fantasize in their hearts that in this month, these five people have done some ulterior things, and their relationship has undergone drastic changes.
At least, Leo was questioned in this regard.
"You tell us, we promise not to tell anyone."
"Yes, please satisfy our curiosity and we will keep it a secret for you."
"I haven't really had anything super-friendly with anyone? I don't believe it!"
"At least tell us who you are attracted to. Of the four High Mountain Flowers, there will always be one you like, right?"
The boys are only concerned about things like this. They really want to know which High Mountain Flower has been given to Leo.
In fact, girls are also particularly concerned about this matter. They have already started to gossip, so much so that Yukino Yukinoshita,
Asuna Yuuki, Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mahiru Shiina were gossiped about by familiar and unfamiliar girls all day long.
In this regard, Yukino Yukinoshita and others really want to say----
"We went to Underworld for special training, do you believe it?"
"In the morning, I was chased and bombed by the unscrupulous master with Magic Bullet, and in the evening I had to be chased and beaten by various monsters on the battlefield. Can you imagine such a club activity?"
"I'm so tired every day that I can't even move my fingers, and I'm faced with life and death crises again and again. How can I make any progress in my relationship?"
"My strength has improved a lot, but if I tell you something like this, would you understand?"
The girls were filled with dissatisfaction.
In the past month, the only breakthrough in their relationship with Leo was that they were able to soak in hot springs and bathe together.
But if this matter were told, I'm afraid the whole Sobu High School would explode.
The students of Sobu High School would never have thought that they were still guessing who Leo had a super friendly relationship with, but the truth turned out to be that all four High Mountain Flower had met him frankly more than once. If this was exposed, Leo would explode.
Well----I was stared at with envy and jealousy by the boys.
This is not something that can be discussed externally, and can only be dealt with perfunctorily.
In the entire Sobu High School, only one person knew the truth about Occult Research Club's club activities, and that was Eriri.
"----Your life is really becoming more and more exciting."
After Eriri learned the truth about the club's activities from Utaha Kasumigaoka, he couldn't help but complain like this.
Going to Underworld for special training is obviously a plot that only appears in hot-blooded comics. Why does it appear in reality in such a high-sounding way?
As long as you have some shoujo manga-like plots, it won't be so out of tune with the school's style of painting.
What? Are you saying that sharing a bath is a plot that only exists in girls' comics?
Just kidding, neon has its own national conditions. Although people can't help but think about mixed bathing and the like, at least it won't be divorced from reality, okay?
It's just four High Mountain Flower and a boy bathing together, which is somewhat outrageous----
"Fortunately, I didn't become that guy's dependent----"
Eriri While feeling happy in his heart, he couldn't help but fall into fantasy.
One man and four women taking a mixed bath or something like that - this kind of thing sounds very exciting!
We have inspiration for a new book again!
"This woman is hopeless."
Utaha Kasumigaoka As soon as he saw Eriri's wretched expression, he knew what she was thinking.
"You really don't plan to take that guy as your kinsman?"
In the activity room of Occult Research Club, Utaha Kasumigaoka asked this question to Leo, saying that if you have any ideas, you should take action quickly and punish the woman so that she will have no time to think about it.
"Forget it, I'm past the stage of being hungry for talents."
Leo drank the black tea Mahiru Shiina made for himself, shaking his head while drinking.
He didn't intend to force anything, and he wouldn't do it now.
In the past, he was not strong enough and had a strong sense of crisis for the future, so he would spare no effort to make arrangements and recruit new dependent talents. However, after Ravel Phenex, Ram and Rem joined the team, Leo already has a certain degree of self-protection ability and no longer needs to be as full of urgency as before.
Now that the summit talks co-organized by Three Factions are about to begin, the situation in the world will be like a train speeding down a railway that may derail at any time, causing major events to occur one after another.
Under such circumstances, if another ordinary person who needs to be trained from scratch is recruited as a dependent, the big events that will follow may swallow up even a single bone before the other person grows up.
Therefore, Leo no longer intends to recruit people from ordinary people as relatives.
From now on, his requirements for his new dependents will not only be high potential, but also some strength.
Considering the major events that will follow, the other party must have at least High-Class Devil level of strength to join in, otherwise it is very likely that they will become cannon fodder.
Even if you don't have the strength of High-Class Devil, you must have extremely special potential like Rem. Otherwise, you may become cannon fodder in the future and fail to make a splash under the general trend. That would be harmful to others and yourself.
Leo also mentioned his ideas to Sirzechs and Ravel Phenex, and both of them promised him that they would pay special attention to some talents for him.
The demon kings headed by Sirzechs are now extremely satisfied with his growth, and are even extremely surprised. Therefore, in response to Leo's request, they came to help him with the idea of assisting him as much as possible, in order to cultivate another top combat force for the Devil world.
Ravel Phenex is even more dedicated to this responsibility. The development of Eligos Peerage is now her own business. She naturally wants to help Leo become stronger, and she also wants to prevent her family's investment from losing money, so she has already sent Leo's idea back to the Phenex Clan, letting her family members handle this matter.
"Well, it seems that Golden-haired Loser is really not lucky enough to enter this world."
Utaha Kasumigaoka shrugged and muttered.
In fact, she had already seen that a certain Golden-haired Loser was not not interested in supernatural powers and the world, but she was particularly hesitant about becoming someone else's dependent servant, or in other words, she couldn't accept it.
Seeing the other party's appearance, Utaha Kasumigaoka felt contempt in his heart, and at the same time thought about fighting for her.
Unfortunately, a loser is a loser. After missing the period when Leo is most hungry for talents, Eriri has also missed the best opportunity. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to step into the supernatural world in the future.
"Otherwise, you can take her as your own in the future."
Looking at Utaha Kasumigaoka, Leo suddenly said this sentence.
"I'm going to take her as my family?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka was stunned immediately, as were Yukino Yukinoshita, Asuna Yuuki and Mahiru Shiina.
Ravel Phenex, Ram and Rem were not present. After all, they were not students of Sobu High School.
Ravel Phenex is still considering whether to go to school at Human World, but Ram and Rem have no intention of doing so and just want to be maids who manage the manor, so the three of them are currently at the manor.
Leo saw the four High Mountain Flowers standing there stunned, and immediately smiled and said something.
"Issei Hyoudou all have the ideal to become High-Class Devil and have an open harem, don't you want to?"
The implication of Leo is not to let girls open a harem, but to let them become High-Class Devil and become "kings".
"As long as you become High-Class Devil, you are qualified to receive Evil Piece and become a "king". If you have ideas, you can try it in the future."
Now, the girls understood.
"You mean, after I become High-Class Devil, I will take that Golden-haired Loser as my family?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka somewhat understands.
"That's what I mean." Leo spread his hands and said, "The premise is that you want to be independent."
Not every High-Class Devil wants to be a "king".
For example, Ravel Phenex, as the daughter of the Phenex Clan and the pure-blooded Devil, she actually has what it takes to become a "king"
conditions, it's just that she hasn't had the idea yet.
She felt that she still needed to study and make more preparations.
After she has the idea of becoming a "king", she can apply to Underworld at any time to register as a "king" and receive Evil Piece.
In other words, Ravel Phenex actually has the qualification to be independent from Leo at any time, which is why Phenex Clan is willing to give his precious daughter to him as a maiden.
If staying in Eligos Peerage is not going well, then Ravel Phenex can leave independently at any time. Even when Leo, the master, is in need, she can still return as Eligos Peerage's "castle", but at least the restrictions will not be greater than those of a so-called dependent servant.
Of course, this is a general situation.
Although Leo exposed the existence of "Peerage Transformation" characteristics, it did not expose them all.
At least, people in the Devil world have no idea that the soul of an object reincarnated by Leo's "Peerage Transformation" characteristic will be engraved with a mark unique to Leo and become his property.
Not having a good time in Eligos Peerage?
That is absolutely impossible.
These dependent girls, whose souls have been conquered, will only recognize Leo more and more in their hearts and get closer to Leo.
Once the daughter Phenex Clan is given over, it will be completely given to Leo.
Therefore, Leo doesn't mind if his subordinates go out independently and become "kings" themselves.
Anyway, no matter whether they are independent or not, they will only be their own dependents and servants.
"Be the king----"
Not to mention, Utaha Kasumigaoka is really excited.
Not only her, Yukino Yukinoshita also has some ideas.
"It seems good to become a "king" yourself, recruit your family members, lead a team to participate in Rating Game, and debut in the Devil world?"
Yukino Yukinoshita thought silently in his heart.
She is a person who wants to change something. Even if she has recognized the master Leo, it does not mean that she will be content with the status quo.
After becoming the dependent of Leo and becoming Devil, he founded Service Club in school, changing the way of others to change the world, and proving to his family that his own way is no longer feasible.
So, debuting in the Devil world as a "king", and improving your status step by step by participating in Rating Game, so as to have the ability to change the world, seems to be a more realistic and clear path----?
Thinking of this, Yukino Yukinoshita secretly made up his mind.
"But we are still just the lowest Low-Class Devil."
Utaha Kasumigaoka is more realistic and rational than Yukino Yukinoshita, which directly throws cold water on it.
"How long have you been Devil?" Leo rolled his eyes at Utaha Kasumigaoka and said angrily, "Even me, from Low-Class Devil to It also took High-Class Devil a full fifteen years. It has only been less than half a year since you became Devil. Isn't it normal that you are still the lowest Low-Class Devil?"
You know, in Underworld, there are many people who have been Low-Class Devil and Middle-Class Devil throughout their lives.
Becoming High-Class Devil means that you will be knighted and become a noble. This is an ability that only a few people have. Most Devil will only spend their lives in Low-Class Devil and Middle-Class Devil, and High-Class Devil is out of reach.
But----
"The situation is getting more and more tense now, and we will experience more and more battles. Then it will be time for you to establish your achievements."
Leo said so.
"As long as you have enough merit, you will find that becoming High-Class Devil is just within your reach."