Leo understood almost instantly that Mahiru Shiina must be a little concerned about the fact that he followed her with purpose yesterday.
This girl seems to be as gentle as an angel, but in fact she is completely wary of outsiders and the outside world. She has an extremely sensitive side deep inside, so she is particularly concerned about this kind of thing.
This is also because Mahiru Shiina knows very well that given his conditions, most people around him will definitely approach him with a purpose, especially men.
In fact, this is not only true for Mahiru Shiina, but also for all High Mountain Flower including Yukino Yukinoshita. After all, they are all very conscious about their outstanding appearance, and even Yukino Yukinoshita has a tendency to be narcissistic.
However, among the five High Mountain Flowers of Sobu High School, only Mahiru Shiina should be particularly sensitive to this point and also particularly vigilant, right?
This also has something to do with the girl's background, so Leo doesn't think it's a bad thing for the other party to be overly wary.
And Leo had no intention of hiding anything for this and directly admitted it.
"I should have told you yesterday, right? Shiina-san." Leo said without looking back, "When a Devil targets you, his purpose will definitely not be to fall in love with you, but to make you sell your soul."
Mahiru Shiina didn't understand what this sentence meant before, but now I do.
He just wants to become his servant and sell his soul and even all of himself to him.
"----Why me?" Mahiru Shiina was silent for a while, and then asked, "Isn't it because I am more outstanding in appearance?"
She might have thought so before, but now she knows that Yukino Yukinoshita, Asuna Yuuki and Utaha Kasumigaoka are all Leo's dependent servants. The other party already has three girls whose appearance is not inferior to hers, so why bother with her just for a mere appearance?
I don't have the so-called Sacred Gear like seniors Yukinoshita, so what's the reason for being favored?
That's right, Leo also told Mahiru Shiina and Eriri that Sacred Gear was not on their bodies, but he did not explain the reason why he fell in love with them.
It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but he can't tell the girls that you were just characters in the anime in my previous life. He only fell in love with them because they were the heroines in his own stories, right?
He can reveal that he owns Mutation Trait, or he can reveal that he owns Longinus, the second strongest person in the world, but Leo will never be exposed about his past life.
Therefore, he said something like this.
"I think you have potential that others haven't discovered. It's something like Fate Power. Its existence makes you destined to be the center of something. This is exactly what I value now."
"----Sorry, I don't quite understand."
Mahiru Shiina's eyes unconsciously showed a hint of disappointment.
This was not the answer she wanted to hear.
What she wanted to hear was actually that sentence.
The words that I have always longed to hear----
Then, she heard it.
"Then let me put it another way."
Leo suddenly stopped, turned around, and faced Mahiru Shiina.
Looking at those caramel-colored eyes, Leo smiled.
"How about saying I need you?"
Upon hearing these words, Mahiru Shiina's body froze.
She bit her lip, feeling that there was some kind of emotion in her heart that was out of control, making her want to cry on the spot.
Yes, she actually just wanted to hear such a sentence.
She wanted to know that she was needed, instead of being an unwanted child like her mother said.
If she was alone now, or in her own room instead of in such an open place, she might really cry.
But now, she endured it.
"----After becoming your dependent, do I no longer belong to myself?"
Mahiru Shiina spoke in a low voice.
"Yes, you will belong to me then."
Leo put it very straightforwardly.
"You won't do anything weird to me, right?"
Mahiru Shiina also said it a bit straightforwardly.
"Maybe?" Leo didn't deny it at all and said with a smile, "Maybe I'll want to do it someday."
"That's so frank." Mahiru Shiina raised his eyes and met Leo's smiling eyes. He suddenly smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that you will scare me away?"
"Isn't it natural for Devil to scare people away?" Leo shrugged and said, "You've already done Devil, why do you have to worry about so much?"
"Submit your own desires and live as you please, this is Devil."
After hearing this, Mahiru Shiina really felt that maybe being a Devil was a good thing.
At least, it sounds much easier than being human.
What Leo said next was also full of charm for Mahiru Shiina.
"I advise you to think carefully." Leo said calmly, "If you choose to be my dependent, you will no longer have the family affection you desire."
"Let's not care about whether your parents will give you this kind of feeling. Even if they can, they can only give you a few decades."
"Devil has a lifespan of more than ten thousand years. You servants are destined to watch your loved ones around you pass away one by one."
"The person who will accompany you through the long years in the future is not your parents, but me. I am my companion who is the same as you, and is the same family."
These words deeply touched Mahiru Shiina.
"The companion who has accompanied me through the long years."
While Mahiru Shiina was repeating in a low voice, Leo had already unfolded the magic square on the palm of his hand and took out a Evil Piece.
This Evil Piece is flashing with a faint light. Compared with the Evil Piece used by Yukino Yukinoshita, Asuna Yuuki, and Utaha Kasumigaoka when they were reincarnated, the reaction is extremely weak.
Leo stared at the chess piece for a while, and finally handed it to Mahiru Shiina.
Mahiru Shiina already knew what it was from the memory transmitted by Leo, and stared at it for a long time.
At this moment, many images flashed through Mahiru Shiina's mind.
There is a picture of me as a child, staying alone at home.
There is a picture of his mother looking disgusted when she saw him when she returned home.
There is a picture of me constantly working hard to study and exercise in order to get the attention of my parents to make myself better.
There is also a picture of herself walking in the rain with a sad expression, surrounded by signs of people coming and going, but there is no sense of excitement at all. Instead, it seems as if she has been abandoned.
"You are an unwanted child."
These words that pierced my heart and long-standing expectations are still ringing sharply in my ears.
So, when Mahiru Shiina came to her senses, her hand was already one step ahead of her own will, and she stretched out towards the bright red Evil Piece.
If you accept this chess piece, you will no longer belong to yourself, but to the man in front of you.
This is undoubtedly choosing to fall, right?
But he seemed to have no choice.
"Since I am not needed as a human being, then I am no longer a human being."
"I'm not an angel, and I don't want to be one."
"I want to be Devil."
Proving that you are not an unnecessary existence is Mahiru Shiina's new spiritual sustenance.
For this reason, the angel chose to become Devil.
"Buzz----"
At this moment, a strange fluctuation suddenly appeared on Mahiru Shiina's body."
!"
Leo's complexion suddenly changed suddenly, and his eyes shone with unprecedented brilliance.
This fluctuation was not unfamiliar to him.
This is the fluctuation of Sacred Gear.
Moreover, it is still an extremely powerful wave of Sacred Gear.
Just when Mahiru Shiina was about to accept Evil Piece and be reincarnated, Sacred Gear, who responded to her heart and will, appeared and took up residence in her body.
In this way, Mahiru Shiina became the new Sacred Gear User.
Then, Evil Piece, which she touched, also bloomed with intense brilliance.
The intensity of that brilliance is not only not inferior to Yukino Yukinoshita, it even exceeds it!
"Bang!"
Evil Piece, which was touched by Mahiru Shiina, shattered and turned into rich light particles, which merged into Mahiru Shiina's body.
A pair of Devil Wings suddenly unfolded behind Mahiru Shiina, completely changing its original pure and angelic temperament.
Then----
[Feature·Peerage Transformation, taking effect----]
[Get basic feedback Demonic Power (large amount).]
[Get advanced feedback-tier (Eight-Winged).]
[Get additional feedback Sacred Gear(Balance Breaker).]
When such a message was received by Leo, Devil Wings also unfolded behind him.
However, the Devil Wings spread out behind Leo is not the same pair as Mahiru Shiina, nor is it the same three pairs as before, but a full four pairs!
After reincarnating Mahiru Shiina into Devil and taking him into his family, Leo finally took that step and became Ultimate-Class Devil of Eight-Winged!
In his body, Demonic Power, which was originally only one step away from Ultimate-Class Devil, also skyrocketed. Not only did it enter the Ultimate-Class Devil level at an extremely fast speed, it also continued to climb a lot higher on the basis of this level!
However, even so, Leo has gained more than that.
From this feedback, the biggest gain he gained was not Demonic Power, nor his class as Devil, but a picture that suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Zenith Tempest" in the body was once again touched by an unknown force, and the memories of past users were transferred to Leo.
However, what is transmitted this time is not the footage of previous users fighting with "Zenith Tempest", but what they experienced when they arrived in the Balance Breaker realm.
Some people break out in desperate situations.
Some people are crazy in their obsession.
Some people rise up in determination.
There are also people who gradually strengthen themselves and sublimate their will through hard training day and night.
Leo seems to be experiencing these things personally, as if he has become a user of all generations, experiencing all of them——