During this time, Utaha Kasumigaoka has been thinking about being reincarnated as Devil.
It's not that she is willing to be a dependent or servant of Leo, but the knowledge transmitted to her by Leo has already pointed out the existence of Sacred Gear and the situation that its holder may face.
If it's just an ordinary Sacred Gear, it's okay, it just has some special abilities and won't have much impact. But if the power of Sacred Gear is too strong, it will be difficult for ordinary humans to control it, and it will basically go out of control.
At that time, this Sacred Gear holder will have only one fate, and that is to be eradicated as a dangerous element.
And the Sacred Gear in Utaha Kasumigaoka's body, according to Leo, is Sacred Gear who is not weak in strength.
In other words, Utaha Kasumigaoka may go out of control and be eliminated as a dangerous element.
After learning about this incident, how could Utaha Kasumigaoka calm down?
So, she began to think of ways to save herself. During this period of time, she went to the church alone for this purpose.
It's not like the people in the church didn't notice that Utaha Kasumigaoka was a Sacred Gear holder, but even Leo couldn't find out what Sacred Gear was before the Sacred Gear in Utaha Kasumigaoka awakened or lost control, let alone the people in the church.
Leo can at least judge from the reaction of Evil Piece that Utaha Kasumigaoka is a rare potential stock, and because he has been paying attention to Utaha Kasumigaoka for a long time, he has also discovered that when the Sacred Gear fluctuations in his body were strong, the church people did not have this condition.
What if Utaha Kasumigaoka is just an ordinary Sacred Gear holder?
Then there is no need to recruit them.
Thanks to this, although Utaha Kasumigaoka has come into contact with people from the church, the results of contact are not very good. They are either working as a Riddler there, following the rules of Underworld Society, and are unwilling to reveal too many secrets to Utaha Kasumigaoka, or they want to spread the faith overtly or covertly, and want to control Utaha Kasumigaoka first, and then study Sacred Gear in his body.
If the person who comes into contact with the church is a person who is confused about the future and is too eager for Supernatural Power, then he may really be deceived by the church's usual tactics.
But Utaha Kasumigaoka came into contact with the knowledge of Underworld Society from Leo. It clarified the nature of the church without any bias, exposed the good side of the church, and also exposed the evil side of the church, such as various shady experiments behind the scenes. Utaha Kasumigaoka never fully trusted the church.
As time went by, unable to obtain clear benefits from the church, and unable to contact Underworld Society's Utaha Kasumigaoka through other channels, I could only turn around and find Leo again.
Although Leo is Devil, and Utaha Kasumigaoka did not just accept all the knowledge he transmitted to her, but she chose to fully trust him, no matter what, this person has been with her for two full years, and she thinks she is relatively at ease with Leo.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Utaha Kasumigaoka decided to see what kind of life Devil was leading before making a decision.
That night, Utaha Kasumigaoka spent time alone with the two family members of Leo and also talked with them.
When Asuna Yuuki took her to visit the manor, Utaha Kasumigaoka made insinuating remarks about the reason why she became Devil, and also inquired whether she had ever been unhappy after becoming Devil.
When Yukino Yukinoshita took her to visit Devil's work, Utaha Kasumigaoka also observed in secret while having a conversation with her, and learned the reason why she became Devil.
It was only then that Utaha Kasumigaoka realized that Yukino Yukinoshita and Asuna Yuuki all became his dependent servants because they were saved by Leo after they died.
At the beginning, they were at a loss and confused. In the end, they accepted the status of dependent servants out of a mentality of half-repaying gratitude and half-helpless surrender to reality.
But now, the two of them no longer continue to follow Leo out of kindness and helplessness. Instead, they are truly attracted by the life they live now and everything they have. They unknowingly change their ideas and try to change their identities and ways to live and realize the pursuits that they could not hope for in the past.
Utaha Kasumigaoka asked the two of them what they are pursuing now.
"I want to be free and look forward to the future, instead of living a life where I can see the end of my life at a glance like I did in the past."
This is what Asuna Yuuki said.
"... I have always felt that I am not as good as my sister, and I am not valued by my family. If I continue to chase her on the same path as before, then I may only see her back for the rest of my life, so I want to move forward on the road that my sister cannot tread."
This is what Yukino Yukinoshita said.
Both of them knew that Leo wanted to recruit Utaha Kasumigaoka as his ally, and they did not particularly exclude this person from becoming their future companion. Therefore, in order to assist Leo, they chose to reveal their feelings.
Otherwise, Asuna Yuuki aside, with Yukino Yukinoshita's awkward personality, it is absolutely impossible for him to be so heartfelt to someone he meets for the first time.
Utaha Kasumigaoka was also moved by the heartfelt words of these two people. After learning about Devil's life and finding that it was not as bad as he imagined, he made a decision.
Isn't that just abandoning one's citizenship?
Isn't it just to become Devil?
Isn't it just to be a dependent servant?
What's the big deal?
... Well, the last point is quite unacceptable. If the other party is an unfamiliar person, then Utaha Kasumigaoka will definitely not make such a choice.
But since the other party is Leo, a person who somewhat "knows everything", part of Utaha Kasumigaoka's resistance has also disappeared.
The last part was suppressed by the desire to survive and curiosity of "not wanting to be eradicated as an out-of-control dangerous element" and "wanting to get in touch with Supernatural Power and the extraordinary world".
As a budding writer who was worried about the follow-up of his works not long ago, Utaha Kasumigaoka also wanted to change his mind, and he did not lack imagination and curiosity, so he finally made this decision.
To be honest, this decision was a bit impulsive.
At the very least, before coming here, Utaha Kasumigaoka just wanted to observe and had no intention of making a decision directly.
Now...
"Before I feel regretful and want to go back on my word, you'd better do it to me quickly."
Utaha Kasumigaoka used a desperate attitude and said something that could easily be misunderstood.
"... Okay."
Leo's mouth twitched, but his movements were not slow.
He also saw that Utaha Kasumigaoka was making decisions based on impulse now, and he might not necessarily regret it later.
At that moment, Leo unfolded the Rubik's Square, called out the "castle" chess piece, and patted Utaha Kasumigaoka on the chest.
"Bang!"
Before Utaha Kasumigaoka could react, Evil Piece shattered into pieces, turned into particles, and merged into Utaha Kasumigaoka's body.
"Well..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka's complexion changed.
She felt that there was a mysterious power bursting out in her body, and she was changing in an unknown direction.
Leo immediately received a message.
[Feature·Peerage Transformation, taking effect...]
[Get basic feedback--Demonic Power (medium amount).]
[Get advanced feedback--Sacred Gear (Control).]
In an instant, the Demonic Power inside Leo's body surged as the blood boiled and the heartbeat intensified.
The amplitude of the increase is still not as good as that of Yukino Yukinoshita, but compared with that of Asuna Yuuki, it is almost the same.
This surge of Demonic Power almost instantly broke through the limit of High-Class Devil, allowing Leo and Demonic Power, which was already close to the upper limit of the current level, to successfully cross the invisible barrier.
However, this Demonic Power did not reach another level directly, and stopped before it was about to enter another level - Ultimate-Class Devil.
"No... you should just step in directly!"
Feeling the changes in Demonic Power, Leo almost didn't crack.
But before he could recover from this dizzying situation, a picture appeared in his mind.
Just like the time with Asuna Yuuki, this time the advanced feedback of the characteristics of "Peerage Transformation" also inspired the internal mechanism of "Zenith Tempest", allowing the experience of previous users of "Zenith Tempest" to turn it into memories and flow into the mind of Leo.
After receiving this memory, Leo gained more insight and understanding of the power of "Zenith Tempest", and his understanding of Sacred Gear gradually changed from proficient use to complete control.
Yes, to this day, Leo finally has complete control over "Zenith Tempest" and can be considered to be able to use it freely.
The growth of Demonic Power and the further control of Sacred Gear have given Leo another significant improvement in strength.
And this scene was all seen by Miyamoto Musashi who was secretly paying attention here.
"Demonic Power is so strong! Sacred Gear is so strong!"
Miyamoto Musashi did not show up, and had been watching the changes in Leo secretly, amazed and excited.
"This Demonic Power is already close to reaching the level of Ultimate-Class Devil, and there is also this Sacred Gear fluctuation..."
Miyamoto Musashi knows that Leo must have become a lot stronger.
She couldn't wait to fight Leo again.
"Pah!"
When Leo changed, the change on Utaha Kasumigaoka had ended, and a pair of bat-like Devil Wings suddenly unfolded behind him.
Then...Sacred Gear, who had been sleeping in Utaha Kasumigaoka's body, actually woke up.
"Buzz!"
I saw a faint light film appearing on Utaha Kasumigaoka's body amid a buzzing sound.
The light film quickly expanded around, growing larger while turning into a substantial barrier.
"This is..."
Asuna Yuuki was stunned.
"Boundary?"
Yukino Yukinoshita immediately recognized what this barrier was.
There is a barrier in the basement of this manor, so Yukino Yukinoshita will certainly recognize it.
Leo was also attracted by this scene, and he understood after a while.
"Sacred Gear who created the barrier?"
Leo This type of information Sacred Gear immediately came to mind.