This Is What a Devil Should Do

"Are you at the manor?"

A small figure of Sona Shitori hovered above a palm-sized magic circle. Her cool, clear voice drifted out, sounding as crisp as jade beads rolling onto a plate.

"Yeah, just got back." Leo transferred the magic circle to his hand, holding the girl's projection aloft as he smiled. "I still have to thank you for giving it to me as a gift."

"It was just a small token." Sona pushed up the glasses perched on her face. "Your promotion to a high-class devil is such a major event that I should have sent you something more precious. But my family—including my sister—felt that they shouldn't interfere too much with your growth. They believe it would do more harm than good, so I could only send you something from the human world. I hope you don't mind."

"How could I?" Leo shrugged. "To you, this might just be a small token, but in the human world, this gift is anything but light."

A manor this large, located in the heart of Chiba City where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold—even wealthy humans would struggle to acquire it, no matter how much money they had.

But for a devil, obtaining such a manor was incredibly simple.

There was no need for illegal means. One only needed to instruct officials who were desperate to climb the social ladder and willing to trade with devils to handle the paperwork; acquiring a plot of land was a breeze.

As for building the manor, that was even easier. With the power of a devil, it could be constructed in a single night.

So, for the future head of the Sitri clan, this was indeed a token as thin as it could possibly be. But for Leo, who had always lived in the human world, it was more than enough to satisfy him.

Seeing that Leo wasn't just being polite, Sona's expression relaxed significantly.

"If you need anything else, just let me know at any time." Sona said, then shifted the topic. "How is it? Have you scouted out any candidates for your peerage yet?"

"Just about." Leo nodded with a smile. "I just don't know if that girl and I have the right connection."

"You mean the girl you mentioned to me before?" The look in Sona's eyes behind her glasses shifted, her demeanor turning serious. "Have you confirmed that she possesses that thing?"

"It's almost certain." Leo recalled an incident that had occurred shortly after the school term began. The smile on his face deepened. "If nothing goes wrong, she should be awakening soon."

"Then you need to hurry." Sona warned. "An ordinary human who has never been exposed to the supernatural, once they awaken that power, they are likely to lose control due to a lack of proper handling. It could end up causing serious repercussions. It would be best to recruit her into your peerage as soon as possible."

"I'm not in a rush." Leo said calmly. "There's still plenty of time. It's not yet certain whether she and I share that kind of destiny, so I'll just observe for a while longer."

"As long as you have a plan." Sona nodded, then her expression suddenly turned stern. "Recently, it seems that people from other factions have arrived in Chiba City. It's highly likely they were also drawn here by the power within that girl. You should be careful."

"People from other factions?" Leo's brows shot up, and he straightened his posture inadvertently. "The church? Or our neighbors from the underworld?"

"The latter." Sona said coldly. "If it were the former, I wouldn't have gone out of my way to warn you."

The conflict between the three factions—devils, angels, and fallen angels—had a long history. Now that they were reduced to relying on humans to survive, it was only natural that all three factions had their own layouts and territories within the human world.

In Chiba Prefecture, where Chiba City was located, the church held the greatest influence, while the forces of the devils and fallen angels were significantly weaker.

Leo had dealt with the church several times before and had even had a few clashes with them in Chiba City, so if people from the church appeared, there was no need to be surprised.

"Those fallen angels are actually eyeing this little patch of land too?" Leo muttered, a dangerous curve forming at the corner of his mouth. "That's perfect. I haven't had much of a chance to interact with those 'good neighbors' yet."

"Don't be careless." Seeing his reaction, Sona couldn't help but remind him. "The three factions are currently in a delicate state of truce. There are no major wars, but small skirmishes are constant. Everyone is exercising great restraint because none of us want to end up like we did in the past—drained of our vitality or nearly driven to extinction. Be careful not to let the conflict escalate."

"Rest assured." Leo nodded and said, "As long as it's not someone with a background as deep as yours, Sona Sitri, even if I were to kill them, the other side wouldn't hold me accountable for it."

"But starting conflicts at will and acting recklessly might lower your standing among the higher-ups." Sona Sitri said seriously, "You have only just been promoted to a high-class devil, and both your background and your own nature are quite unique. Many people are watching you from the shadows. If you want to restore the Eligos clan, you must perform well; only then can you gain the support of more people."

"I hope so." Leo said with a hint of irony, "As long as those old fogeys stop bringing up the fact that I'm a half-breed, I'll be satisfied."

Sona Sitri didn't speak again, nor was it easy for her to continue.

She naturally knew how much trouble it would cause for a half-devil, half-human to inherit a pure-blood devil clan, especially when the human bloodline came from an exorcist of the church. This would undoubtedly make those who viewed the church as a mortal enemy even more displeased and opposed.

If this matter hadn't involved the restoration of a fallen noble house, and if Leo hadn't demonstrated some special value, it would have been difficult for him to even become a high-class devil, let alone inherit the Eligos clan.

Now that most pure-blood devil families have died out, the devils truly need fresh blood to be injected into their ranks. Therefore, even though Leo is a half-breed, as long as he carries the bloodline of a pure-blood devil family, the devil side will not easily give up on him.

Of course, there are definitely those who oppose it, and the more ancient they are, the more they oppose it.

They are inflexible, still clinging to the old rules of the past, to the point where the Underworld still has many bad customs to this day.

Leo's existence is undoubtedly an eyesore to them.

Fortunately, the reformist faction currently holds the loudest voice in the Underworld. The current Four Great Satans are not pedantic people; they are even vigorously promoting new systems and striving for reform. They hold a supportive attitude toward Leo inheriting the Eligos clan; otherwise, Leo would never have been able to do so.

This also involves the struggle between the old guard and the new faction. Sona Sitri felt it was better not to let Leo get too involved.

"In any case, remember to be careful." Sona Sitri urged again, "Recruit trustworthy peerage members as soon as possible. They will all be your powerful supporters in the future."

Speaking of this, Sona Sitri seemed to remember something and pushed up her glasses.

"Also, my sister asked me to ask you: when do you plan on dating?"

This sudden question caught Leo off guard.

"Huh?"

He was stunned.

What kind of inexplicable change of topic was this?

"Don't look at me like that." Sona Sitri glanced at Leo and said, "You are already a high-class devil, and the Eligos clan will be reborn in your hands. Many people in the Underworld are concerned about the issue of your family's next generation."

Leo's mouth twitched, and a row of black lines hung down from his forehead.

"Then please tell them that I am still young and they don't need to worry about that aspect!"

Dating?

What kind of dating?

He is a devil, not a succubus. Why spend all day worrying about those pink-colored affairs?

Besides, if you actually entered a relationship, you would have to coax the other person, cherish them, and spend a massive amount of time on them. What would be the point of that?

Isn't cultivating to become stronger better? Or are the peerage members he has subdued not obedient enough?

He would never date; it was impossible for him to date in this lifetime.

If he truly took a liking to someone, he would bewitch her, seduce her, make her sell her soul, sell her body and mind to him, and become his possession. He would make her coax him, cherish him, and serve him...

That is what a devil should do, isn't it?

After lunch, seeing that he had plenty of time, Leo went to the basement of the manor.

There was an extremely spacious basement here.

The basement was even more expansive than the manor above ground, easily capable of fitting several football fields inside.

Looking closely, one could see obscure magic circles carved into the surrounding walls of the basement, with a faint, transparent barrier enveloping the entire space.

This was a training ground specifically prepared for Leo by Sona Sitri.

Since arriving at this manor, Leo had always trained here.

"Swish!"

Spreading his devil wings, Leo flew into the air of the basement and hovered there.

He closed his eyes and slowly mobilized the magic power within his body, causing a surging aura to ignite around him.

Magic power is the foundation and source of a devil's strength.

Devils trigger supernatural phenomena through their own imagination, and it is magic power that makes these manifestations possible.

When using magic power, as long as one has a sufficiently intense imagination, one can bring imagined supernatural phenomena into reality.

Of course, this does not mean that a devil can make anything they wish come true. The more complex and powerful the phenomenon, the stronger the imagination and the more superb the technique required to manifest it. Therefore, the most common way for devils to use magic power is to imagine it as cannonballs, beams of light, or similar things, and fire them off to create direct destruction.

Leo was no exception.

"Hum!"

Brilliant magic circles suddenly unfolded behind Leo, transforming into artillery batteries.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

In the next instant, countless magic bullets rained down from the sky, slamming into the ground and kicking up violent explosions and roars.