What Do You Mean, I'm Supposed to Be Human? / You're a Man-Why Are You Blushing Like That?

After saying that, Rias turned and walked into the room with a cold face.

After returning from Tokyo, the girls decided they couldn't just stay at Ren' house for nothing, so they made a pact: those who could cook would take turns cooking. Rias volunteered because she had learned many housekeeping skills long ago and knew the cooking processes of dishes from all over the world by heart.

Today is her turn.

As for the three Fallen Angels, they were responsible for both food and other tasks.

After Rias left, Akeno Himejima smiled faintly, "Oh dear, Rias is just too oblivious. If this continues, not only me, but even Koneko will probably surpass her."

"Oh dear, it seems there's someone else who's unhappy besides Rias."

Asia, who had been smiling, froze, then rushed over and hugged Ren tightly, crying, "Waaah, Akeno beat me to it again! I wanted to be the first to hug Mr. Ren too!"

"What's wrong, Asia? Hmm? Ren, you're back? And the first thing you do is this kind of thing to the girls in the house."

"What?! Mr. Ren, is it really okay for you to do something like this so early in the morning?!"

Irina peeked out from behind her, her face showing shock.

"Master, oh? Perhaps I came in too early. I'll go out again."

As soon as Rossweisse entered, she saw Ren being all lovey-dovey with the pretty girls. As an excellent bodyguard, she quickly reacted by saying, "What a beautiful day! I went out again."

In fact, having once served as Odin's bodyguard, she was already used to such things.

Although Rossweisse was somewhat troubled by the fact that her new client Ren, was still quite polite compared to the previous lecherous old man who could casually mention wanting to see and touch her buttocks and breasts anytime, anywhere.

At least Ren didn't go out into the street and harass women he didn't know, right?

If it's mutual, then she has nothing to complain about.

Ren felt a twist in his side.

Turning around, he saw Lavinia facing him, expressionlessly twisting the soft flesh of his side.

Although it didn't hurt, Ren still pretended to be in pain.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm late. I said I'd be back in a day."

"There was a small problem in the middle, but it's nothing serious."

He wouldn't have broken his promise if it weren't for testing the practicality of the Teleport Anchor.

"But it's good that you came back safely."

Lavinia wasn't really angry, and seeing that Ren had admitted his mistake, she put on a gentle smile again.

"By the way, what did you go out to do?"

"I met some people, resolved some issues, but there was no real danger."

Ren hadn't figured out how to explain the time travel thing yet.

However, he plans to wait until the time is right before revealing his thoughts.

After all, they're not exactly outsiders anymore.

"You've met a lot of girls?"

Lavinia tilted her head.

Ren: "Ahem, a little."

He used a cough to cover his embarrassment.

Lavinia: "They must all be very cute girls."

Ren: "..."

This made things even more awkward.

He didn't say anything yet, how did he know everything?!

Are women's intuitions really that accurate!?

Chapter 380 What does it mean that I should be human?

Lavinia's question, coupled with Ren's reaction, made the other girls sense the unease of gossip.

Moreover, based on their understanding of Ren, not only do all the people Ren knows be girls, but many of them have probably done that kind of thing!

Apart from Asia still being somewhat jealous, they didn't seem inclined to confront them.

This was something that made Ren quite gratified.

As expected, the girls in the world of High School DxD are so understanding. If it were one of those school romance dramas that like to give people stomach medicine, Ren would be more than just jealous; he'd be afraid they'd stab him in the back at night.

Upon returning, since there was nothing much to do, Ren immediately spent time playing games with Kuroka Ophis.

We also talked about what had happened in the past day.

There's nothing going on with the Five Great Houses for now, and Minagawa Natsume said they might come to Kuoh Town to visit us once things are settled there.

The Hero Faction has remained silent so far, leading many to speculate that they suffered heavy losses and are unlikely to make any further moves for at least the time being.

Where did Jeanne go?

I asked Ren asked.

She said that given Cao Cao's personality, it was unlikely he would give up so easily, so she decided to first gather a group of men, without saying when they would return.

Rossweisse said.

As both a bodyguard and an assistant, she was expected to handle all matters for her employers, both professionally and personally, with the utmost care and attention.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to surpass the other Valkyries to become Odin's assistant.

Ren didn't care; he could contact them by phone anytime he wanted.

Not long after.

It was noon when Rias, the three Fallen Angels who had been busy in the kitchen all day, and the lowest-ranking maid Walpurgis, brought the prepared dishes to the table.

Looking at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, and Rias and the others wearing aprons with somewhat proud expressions, seemingly waiting for praise, Ren nodded. "I said before that Rias would be very suitable to be a maid, and now it seems I was right."

Beautiful girls with maxed-out housekeeping skills are a common sight in the world of anime and manga.

However, it is quite rare for a beautiful girl to be a high-ranking demon from the Underworld.

Rias looked bewildered, unsure whether Ren was praising her or insulting her.

Akeno Himejima covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

When she first heard it, she thought Ren was very impolite to talk about Rias behind her back like that.

But in retrospect, it was a brutally effective attack.

If it weren't for the aura of being the successor to the Gremory Family patriarch, Rias would indeed be more suitable to be a maid than any of them.

Rias remained noncommittal.

She then realized that Ren had started again.

But upon closer reflection, if I weren't a demon, I might actually open a small shop in the human world and live a peaceful life.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

Perhaps because Rias was not convinced by Ren's evaluation, she decided to continue the unfinished training in the afternoon.

Of course, Ren only learned after asking that they had received a notification from the Underworld after returning from Tokyo, instructing them to prepare for the promotion exam.

The ascension to demonhood is a very important test in the Underworld.

This exam is a demon advancement system created by the demons of the Underworld, based on entrance exams in the human world.

Its original purpose was also to prepare for the increasing number of reincarnated demons in the Underworld.

After all, if reincarnated demons have no hope of leveling up and can only stay under the command of higher-level demons as servants, it will dampen their enthusiasm to some extent.

After all, once promoted, one's treatment in the Underworld will improve in all aspects, with significant increases in salary, social security, and the like.

If one can rise to the rank of a high-ranking demon, one can even apply to renounce their status as a familiar and obtain Evil Pieces to form their own familiar.

When Ren learned that it concerned their exams, he became unusually serious.

Kuoh Town, behind the mountain.

It was still that familiar grove of trees.

Lavinia has set up a barrier around the area to isolate aura and sound, ensuring that any explosions or aftershocks within the barrier will not affect the outside world.

Compared to the various superpowers in Strike the Blood that leave ordinary people completely defenseless, the mystery side in High School DxD is remarkably adept at hiding and disguising itself.

However, this is simply a difference in the development paths of the two worlds; there is no inherent superiority or inferiority between them.

The weather in Kuoh Town is nice today, with a gentle breeze that feels quite comfortable.

Standing in front of Ren was a group of Rias's Familia.

Because it was a training camp, the shut-in vampire and Kiba Yuuto also came.

"I don't need to elaborate on your respective training methods. Kiba, continue your swordsmanship training, aiming to activate the Balance Breaker of the Sacred Gear. Koneko, I don't need to say anything more; just continue your Sage Mode training with Kuroka. Akeno, continue to strengthen your Holy Light training. As for Rias..."

"I know, we should still focus on training our ultimate techniques, right?"

Rias nodded.

"Yes, that's right. Although the power of Power of Destruction is inherently strong, you've never received any training in this area before. As a result, your attack methods have always relied purely on the nature of Power of Destruction itself. If you had developed your abilities from a young age, you wouldn't have been so helpless because of Phenex."

Rias felt embarrassed when she heard Ren mention an old friend.

She had indeed neglected her training back then, but she still stubbornly insisted, "I actually wanted to ask my brother for guidance, but he said his fighting style was different from mine, so I stopped training."

"Don't make excuses for your decadence. If you could have learned even a little skill back then, you wouldn't have wasted so much time. Fortunately, you demons have long lifespans. If you were human, you wouldn't have had so much time to waste."

After being lectured so bluntly by Ren, even Rias was completely speechless.

But just then, Valerie suddenly asked a question.

"Um... Mr. Ren should also be human, right?"

Valerie suddenly said.

"What do you mean by 'should'? I am a human being."

Ren shrugged.

"Then human lifespan must be very short, right?"

At first, the other girls didn't understand what Valerie meant, but they soon realized something.

Since Ren is human, his lifespan must be much shorter than theirs.

Both demons and vampires have seemingly endless lifespans, and to date, none of them have died due to their lifespan.

Even witches have incredibly long lifespans.

If Ren is a human without any other bloodline, does that mean he only has a few decades left to live?

Chapter 381 You're a man, blushing like a teapot.

They had never considered these issues before.

As demons, they have no concept of lifespan.

Those who are reborn as demons never care about matters of lifespan.

Just as mystery only encounters mystery.

Lifespan is something that doesn't exist for non-human species.

Although there is a special disease called "Sleep Disease" in the Underworld that only affects the elderly and is almost incurable, so far, there are only demons who are asleep due to Sleep Disease, and no demons who die of old age.

But humans are different.

Throughout history, there have been many great figures who have accomplished remarkable feats.

Their achievements are unparalleled even by most non-human races, but none of them could have lived to this day.

Some died in battle, while others died due to lifespan limitations.

Even those who once possessed Sacred Gear.

"So, humans age and even die of old age, then Ren, does that mean... you won't live much longer?!"

Rias eventually came to a shocking conclusion.