Collapse: Journey Begins with the Moonlit Oath
Chapter 34

So Many Girls-Is This Heaven?

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Seeing Miss Moonlit appear, Kiba Yuto quickly spoke up.

"I'm sorry I only came to see you now. The president assigned me a task last night, and I didn't get back until midnight."

After explaining the reason, he said that he had only learned of Moonlit's arrival after returning in the middle of the night. At that hour, he had not dared disturb the girl's rest, so he had waited until now.

"It's fine."

"But now that you're a devil, human, you don't need to be like Tosca."

Moonlit shook her head. Naturally, she did not mind. She had simply noticed that Kiba Yuto's respect for her had not changed just because he had become Rias's peerage member.

"No, Lady Moonlit, you will always be my benefactor! No matter what I become."

Kiba Yuto spoke with complete sincerity, without the slightest trace of falsehood.

"Then what if I asked you to betray Rias?"

Miss Moonlit suddenly asked in a strange tone.

"Th-This..."

Kiba Yuto was immediately dumbfounded upon hearing that.

For a moment, he had no idea how to answer. He could not possibly betray Rias either, because she had helped him greatly as well.

Kiba Yuto could agree to anything else, even sacrifice his life, but betraying Rias... he could not do it.

"Alright, I was joking."

"I don't have any grudge against Rias. Don't take it too seriously."

Seeing Kiba Yuto at a loss, Moonlit smiled and casually moved past the subject.

"That's good..."

Only then did Kiba Yuto let out a sigh of relief. He truly did not want Moonlit and Rias to come into conflict.

"You're going to Kuoh Academy next, right? I'll go with you."

Without further nonsense, Moonlit had the two of them take her to Kuoh Academy.

Having acquaintances to guide her would undoubtedly make things much more convenient.

So Many Girls, Is This Heaven?

"Lady Moonlit, this is Kuoh Academy."

Kiba Yuto and Tosca brought Moonlit to the school gates and introduced some things about the academy to her.

This was no ordinary school. Devils controlled it from behind the scenes. Although there were races besides humans and devils within the school, nearly all of them were connected to devils.

"I know. No need to explain!"

Moonlit waved at Tosca and Kiba. She knew everything they were saying perfectly well. She even knew things that they did not.

All of Koma Village belonged to Rias. This Demon Princess had taken over this territory in the Island Nation's human world, Koma Village, under orders from the upper echelons of the Demon Realm and for some personal reasons of her own.

Then, together with her peerage, she conducted devil business such as making contracts with humans in exchange for payment and exterminating stray devils.

Because she loved Island Nation culture, she had decided to enroll in Kuoh Academy, which was actually run by her family, and had also drawn her good friend Sona Sitri into the school.

That was why there were two princesses from Demon King families at this school. One served as the president of the Occult Research Club, which was on the verge of being disbanded, while the other was the student council president.

Led by Kiba Yuto and Tosca, Miss Moonlit easily entered the campus despite not being a Kuoh Academy student.

The moment she entered, Moonlit looked at the flocks of pretty female students before her and found it quite interesting. She even felt that... attending high school again here would not be so bad.

Most of the students before her were girls, with very few boys, and these girls were generally quite attractive. Even if nothing happened, living in such an environment would surely be pleasant and refreshing.

It was nice to feast her eyes too!

They were all youthful high school girls.

And was this truly worthy of a harem manga? The school's ik uniform skirts were so short that crouching down might reveal things one should not see.

"Because it used to be a girls' school, there are more female students here."

Noticing Miss Moonlit's gaze, Tosca explained from beside her.

"Mhm."

Moonlit nodded. In truth, it was quite common in the Island Nation for former girls' schools to begin admitting boys again. The main reason was a lack of students. Countless schools had shut down because they could not recruit enough new students, much less schools that only admitted girls.

To avoid being shut down, some students had even decided to debut as idols.

Right?

Everyone from Muse.

"It's Kiba!"

"Prince! The Prince is so handsome today too! I love him so much!"

At that moment, students who had just entered the school also noticed Moonlit, Kiba Yuto, and Tosca. They instinctively looked over and began whispering among themselves.

After all, there was an extremely popular person among them.

Kiba Yuto was extremely popular at school, especially among the girls.

"It's a shame that although the Prince is polite to everyone, he's so heartless when it comes to romance."

"That's better. At least he won't be monopolized by some bitch. Kiba belongs to all of us."

"Who's that girl beside Kiba-senpai? She's so pretty!"

"That's Tosca-senpai! You don't know her? She's from the student council."

"I'm not talking about Tosca-senpai. I mean the other one. She's way too beautiful! It feels like she could even threaten Rias-senpai."

"Uh, I don't know this senpai. It's my first time seeing her. I wonder what her relationship with the Prince is. Damn it, why are they all so beautiful? Having Rias-senpai was already enough to make us look up at her! And now there's another one!"

"I think Rias-senpai's position as the number one beauty is in danger."

Rias was famous throughout the school as a foreign beauty with long red hair and a perfect figure. She had the greatest popularity in Kuoh Academy and was known as its number one beauty.

But now, a girl whose beauty could threaten Rias's had appeared at the school. How could everyone not be shocked?

"Kiba, it looks like you really are extremely popular at school! So many girls like you."

Although the girls around them were speaking softly, Miss Moonlit, as a Valkyrie, could hear every word clearly. Looking at Kiba Yuto beside her, there was a faint trace of envy in her tone.

She had never received this kind of treatment in her previous life!

If she had enjoyed Kiba Yuto's treatment in her previous life, she would not have spent every day of college playing games in her dormitory.

Damn it, she was so jealous of this guy.

What was even more irritating was that Kiba Yuto did not care about any of it. He had never considered dating and only wanted to work hard to become stronger.

"You're joking, Lady Moonlit."

Kiba Yuto helplessly shook his head. In truth, he did not like this either. Many things instead disrupted his training. But Kiba Yuto's personality made him polite to everyone, as if he never got angry.

Except when facing his enemies.

In Kiba Yuto's eyes, he was not living only for himself. He was also living for the companions who had desperately helped him escape during the Holy Sword Project.

Even more so, he lived to avenge everyone!

If someone like him, who had survived carrying the lives of his other companions with him, spent his time on romance, that would be the greatest insult to them.

"Lady Moonlit, Kiba receives dozens of love letters every day."

Tosca, standing nearby, spoke in a strange tone as well. Every day, girls placed love letters in Kiba Yuto's shoe locker. Kuoh Academy already had far more girls than boys, and Kiba Yuto was at the level of a school heartthrob.

If they did not like Kiba Yuto, were they supposed to like Issei Hyoudou and the others?

"Tosca..."

Kiba Yuto helplessly glanced at Tosca. Ever since he had chosen to become Rias's peerage member, this companion seemed to have had a problem with him.

Clearly, Lady Moonlit did not have any objection. She had even approved of him reincarnating as a devil.

Just as Kiba Yuto was about to say something, his phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Rias. After reading its contents, he immediately hesitated.

"Lady Moonlit, the president says there's something important..."

Kiba Yuto felt somewhat embarrassed. It was Lady Moonlit's first time at Kuoh Academy, and he should have been showing her around. But something important had happened on Rias's side, so he could not simply ignore it.

"It's fine. Go take care of your business first! Having Tosca accompany me is the same."

Moonlit saw Kiba Yuto's conflict and did not care much. Having Kiba Yuto follow her would instead make her feel less at ease, considering the jealous looks from the girls around them.

Besides, she was only looking around today. She did not need anyone to accompany her at all.

"I'm deeply sorry, Lady Moonlit. Thank you for understanding. Once this is over, I'll come apologize properly!"

Upon hearing that, Kiba Yuto relaxed somewhat. He bowed again in earnest apology and only turned to leave after confirming that Moonlit had nothing else to say.

"Hmph! Isaiah is getting more and more annoying. It's always President this, President that."

"It's the Master's first time here, and he didn't even entertain her properly."

Watching Kiba Yuto's departing figure, Tosca spoke with a hint of displeasure. In her eyes, her master Moonlit came first. Leaving midway to find someone else was undoubtedly a kind of betrayal.

"Don't be unhappy. Kiba is Rias's peerage member, after all."

Moonlit truly did not care. In Kiba Yuto and Tosca's eyes, she had shown them great kindness, but in her own eyes, it had merely been a fair transaction.

She had saved Kiba Yuto and Tosca, but she had obtained their Sacred Gears. Moonlit even felt that she had gotten the better deal.

Besides, Kiba Yuto was not her peerage member. This could not be considered betrayal.

"Yes, Isaiah is a devil's peerage member. We're vampires... We're different now."

Tosca nodded. Her relationship with Isaiah had become somewhat distant recently for this very reason. Kiba Yuto was Rias's peerage member, while she was Moonlit's peerage member.

Fundamentally, they were no longer the same kind of people.

No matter how close their relationship was, that was all it could be. She and Lady Moonlit were the ones truly on the same side. They even shared their lives. They were the closest people to each other.

"There's no need to put it that way."

The reason she had not turned Kiba Yuto into her peerage member was entirely her own. She had not expected it to make the two of them become like this. But no matter what, she could not possibly bite a boy.

The two continued walking deeper into the campus. Without Kiba Yuto beside them, the jealous looks around them decreased considerably. However, many people still looked over, only now their attention was focused on Moonlit herself.

"Lady Moonlit, have you decided whether you want to enroll?"

After showing Moonlit some of Kuoh Academy's more famous places, Tosca asked expectantly once more. She still hoped that Moonlit could enroll, as it would give her more time to spend with her master.

"...I suppose I could."

After touring Kuoh Academy, the balance in Moonlit's heart tilted toward enrolling.

There were so many pretty girls at this school. In Li's words, "There are so many cute girls. This is practically heaven!"

Even if it was nonsense, getting to see so many pretty girls every day was still a wonderful thing.

At the very least, it was pleasing to the eye and made her feel relaxed and happy.

With so many pretty girls, she no longer resisted the idea of repeating high school.

This was an Island Nation high school. Just imagining the girls' gym uniforms and sailor uniforms made her heart stir.

"That's wonderful!"

Seeing Moonlit tempted, Tosca was extremely happy.

Then, thinking of something else, Tosca said teasingly, "If Lady Moonlit becomes a Kuoh Academy student, then Rias-senpai, the most popular beauty, will have to give up her position."

"..."

That really was unnecessary!

Although it would be nice for Moonlit Wife to become the most popular beauty, she had absolutely no such thoughts right now.

"Tosca."

A pleasant girl's voice suddenly rang out, calling for Tosca.

Turning to look at the newcomer, Moonlit saw another exceptionally beautiful girl. She had long hair that was close to dark brown and a perfect figure as well.

"It's Tsubaki! Good morning!"

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