Chapter 401

Not just the direction Luo Mio was looking, but also...

Luo Mio turned her gaze back to the teaching building behind her.

In the morning, Luo Mio had already toured the entire Kuoh Academy. Besides the direction Luo Mio had just looked in, there was another place where the Kuoh Academy Student Council was located!

Withdrawing her gaze, Luo Mio strode towards the school gate.

'Oh well, they'll contact me eventually anyway.'

"By the way, Master, was that cross you just gave me alright...? It at least contains Honkai Energy, so what if..."

Hearing Hidamaru's worried words, Luo Mio smiled.

"Don't worry, without the power of 'restraint,' the Honkai Energy inside cannot be released by any means."

'I see. But the "restraint" force above must have other uses, right?'

Upon hearing this, Luo Mio also wore a wry smile.

'Who taught you such keen observation skills?'

'Hey-hey...'

'You're absolutely right, those "restraints" allow Asia to ignore the side effects of praying to the devil when she prays.'

'I see...'

"By the way... my stomach is growling loudly, can you come back soon, Master?"

So, what are you going to eat tonight?

'Fried tofu!'

'Good.'

——

As the sun set neared evening, Luo Mio walked along the alleyway on her way home.

"Um?"

At that moment, Luo Mio sensed an aura in front of her.

This aura was quite ordinary, without any extraordinary power.

However, Luo Mio sensed a familiar aura within this aura.

As Luo Mio walked to the T-junction at the end of the alley, there was a woman carrying a plastic bag on the road in the opposite direction from Luo Mio's house.

Luo Mio sensed a familiar aura emanating from this woman.

'So that's how it is, she is...'

Before she could finish speaking, Luo Mio's eyes suddenly flickered.

Her azure eyes lifted slightly as she looked up at the houses lining both sides of the alley.

There stood a man wearing a cloak.

The man clearly didn't notice Luo Mio's presence and looked directly at the woman.

His eyes were like those of someone looking at prey.

The man then vanished from the rooftop in a flash.

Seeing this, Luo Mio sighed slightly and thought to herself.

I'm sorry, Xiao Yu.

I'll probably be home a little late today.

Chapter 5: Luo Mio's First Encounter with the "Mysterious Research Club"

Before long, the murky twilight turned into a silent night.

Luo Mio followed slowly behind the woman.

The footsteps were neither too loud nor too soft; they were easily audible, but the woman in front and the residents passing by couldn't hear Luo Mio's footsteps at all.

Not just women.

Even the man hiding in the shadows didn't notice Luo Mio's presence at all.

Moreover, they did not notice Luo Mio's figure.

Even bystanders, just like StarCraft players, didn't notice Luo Mio's presence at all.

Luo Mio was like a dark shadow under the night sky, unnoticed and unseen by anyone.

Following behind the woman, Luo Mio slightly raised her eyes and looked at the mysterious man who had been following behind the woman in the shadows.

Under the moonlight, Luo Mio also saw the man's appearance.

A sickly smile and expression appeared on his somewhat handsome face.

The woman's eyes were filled with the look of a predator toying with its prey.

Luo Mio knew this man; he had an impression of him and information about him in his memory.

The Lost Priest— Freed Seran!

He was originally an exorcist directly under the Vatican's Papal Hall.

But...

They actually set their sights on Issei Hyoudou's mother at this time.

That's right, the woman walking in front of Luo Mio is none other than Issei Hyoudou's mother, Mitsuki Hyoudou!

Before long, Luo Mio followed Mitsuki Hyoudou to her and Issei's house.

Meanwhile, Mitsuki Hyoudou was completely unaware of Freed, who had been following her closely.

With a happy and gentle expression on his face, he opened the door and went inside.

Freed also quietly slipped inside.

"The baby's father, the baby's father..."

Mitsuki Hyoudou shouted from the doorway.

But there was no response. Looking at the dark room, Mitsuki Hyoudou said with a puzzled expression.

"Isn't the child's father home?"

Carrying a plastic bag, Mitsuki Hyoudou walked in with a puzzled expression.

And at this time.

Behind him, Freed flashed a light at Mitsuki Hyoudou.

Just as Freed's sword was about to Mitsuki Hyoudou.

"—Clang!"

A very crisp collision sound rang out.

"Huh?"

Freed looked puzzled.

With a thud, Mitsuki Hyoudou inexplicably fainted and collapsed in the corridor.

Freed looked to his side.

Who are you?

Luo Mio raised her eyes slightly, her crystal-clear blue eyes shining like sapphires in the dark space.

"Just an ordinary nun who was passing by."

"Huh? A nun?"

Freed's eye widened instantly, and when he saw Luo Mio's school uniform, his expression turned mocking.

"Judging from your uniform, you're from the Kuoh Academy, right?"

"So you're one of those vile demons' accomplices?"

After saying that, Freed flicked his wrist, and a white Sword Aura suddenly flashed in the dark space.

Luo Mio, on the other hand, waved her arms calmly.

"If you think so, then so be it."

Then—

"—Clang!"

Then another crisp sound rang out.

Freed also noticed the weapon in Luo Mio's hand at that moment.

Its shape was revealed under the hazy moonlight.

A finely crafted dark gold short spear!

At the end of the short spear was a dark gold necklace.

"A short spear... is this your 'divine weapon'?"

"Sacred Gear"

It is an extraordinary power created by the God of the Bible that resides within specific human beings.

Furthermore, fueled by the thoughts of its owner, it will continuously evolve and become stronger.

"..."

Luo Mio ignored him, her azure eyes fixed on him indifferently.

Luo Mio's gaze sent a chill down Freed's spine, a chill that felt utterly absurd.

"She's clearly a nun, yet she helps those filthy, shitty demons!"

With that, Freed attacked Luo Mio with his sword.

But before Freed could get a clear look at Luo Mio's figure, he only saw a ghostly shadow as dark as the night.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through Freed's right arm.

When Freed looked down...

He was shocked to find that his right arm had been severed without him even noticing.

The gushing blood splattered on Mitsuki Hyoudou's body and the corridor floor.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

Freed clutched his severed arm and screamed loudly.

In the blink of an eye, Freed learned something.

The white-haired woman before him was far more powerful than him!

And just as he was about to escape from here...

Countless dark gold short spears appeared out of nowhere and instantly pierced through his body.

Before he could even scream, a dark gold short spear pierced through his head in the blink of an eye.

"..."

Looking at Freed's body, Luo Mio also walked to the spot in the corridor where the lights were turned on.

After turning on the lights, Luo Mio felt a little embarrassed looking at the blood-stained corridor.

She glanced at Mitsuki Hyoudou, who would wake up soon.

Then, Luo Mio also had the omnipotent Judah move Freed's body to Issei Hyoudou's room.

Just as Luo Mio was about to clean up the bloodstains on Mitsuki Hyoudou's body.

"Hey, why is my door open?"

"..."