Leveling up really was fast

"Yes, Master."

[Shiho Miyano] nodded and gently closed her eyes.

At once, a memory surfaced.

She raised her delicate hand and began channeling her magic.

Hum!

Light flickered, and a pale blue magic circle spread across her palm.

"Is this... Wind blade magic?"

Shiho Miyano's eyes widened in disbelief.

Seeing this,

a look of understanding crossed Lind's face.

Just as he had suspected.

This was what truly made the Demon Mask skill so terrifying.

It could do more than disguise and imitate—it could even replicate someone else's techniques.

"Cast it. Let me see how powerful it is."

"Yes, Master."

Vermouth nodded and began casting the spell.

Smack!

Lind shattered the wind blade with a single slap.

"It seems weaker than when I cast it."

Shiho Miyano breathed a sigh of relief.

"That it is."

Lind said thoughtfully, "But that should have something to do with Vermouth's own strength."

After all, Shiho was a Mid-Class Devil, considerably stronger than Vermouth.

But that also meant

that as long as Vermouth grew stronger,

she might actually surpass the original.

"Right, Vermouth, try turning into me."

At Lind's command, Vermouth immediately activated her ability.

However,

nothing changed.

Vermouth was puzzled.

There's clearly nothing wrong with the ability. Or is Master special?

Seeing this,

Lind nodded inwardly.

As expected, how could a power he had bestowed work on him?

Meanwhile,

Vermouth deactivated her ability, her beautiful eyes darting thoughtfully.

Now...

I've finally become Master's servant, just as I wanted.

But...

It seems I'm the lowest-ranking one.

My rivals are sisters, too. They get a buff from that.

In that case, I'll just have to take the initiative.

With that thought, Vermouth hopped straight over to Lind and hugged his arm tightly.

Lind immediately felt his arm sink into a sea of soft curves.

Vermouth gave him a sultry look. "Master, I really did offend you terribly before."

"It's been weighing on my conscience. Please punish me."

Hmph, so what if they're sisters?

I have Demon Mask. I can turn into anyone.

Lind raised an eyebrow and looked at Vermouth with amusement.

Coming straight at me like that?

Still, he liked it.

Lind scooped Vermouth up and tossed her onto the sofa.

Shiho Miyano: "..."

Akemi Miyano: "..."

Chapter 16: Leveling up really was fast

Vermouth had only just acquired Demon Mask and had yet to master the skill.

Naturally, Lind had to help her along.

But he, too, was feeling his way forward with Demon Mask and could only study it little by little.

Before long, he encountered a difficult hurdle.

Lind frowned, then focused his mind on breaking through it.

Vermouth felt as though lightning had struck her, but she gritted her teeth hard.

"Let me see Demon Mask's ability again."

Lind reminded her, a smile tugging at his lips.

Vermouth really hadn't lied.

Otherwise, breaking through wouldn't have been so difficult.

Fortunately, he now had some relevant experience and could handle it with composure.

"Understood, Master."

Vermouth's voice trembled as she began using Demon Mask.

With her wealth of experience, one figure after another surfaced in her mind.

Lind's eyes immediately lit up.

The Demon Mask skill truly had unfathomable depths.

He could now be certain.

Demon Mask really did replicate its target perfectly.

Meanwhile,

a strange look crossed Shiho Miyano's face as she watched.

Everything before her felt like looking in a mirror.

Does Vermouth have some kind of obsession with me?

Why does she imitate me most of the time?

"That woman is infuriating."

Shiho Miyano gritted her teeth.

Yet she lost all her strength, as though she had been cursed.

Hum!

The light of a magic circle flickered, enveloping her.

Like an emperor, Lind summoned her to his side.

The familiar sensation of weightlessness washed over Shiho Miyano, and once again she found herself in the sea.

She felt as though she were drowning, yet in the end, all she could do was cling to [Shiho Miyano].

By the time it was over, she didn't even have the strength to struggle.

[Vermouth]

[Race: Devil]

[Master: Lind Lucifer]

[Level: L10]

[Skill: Demon Mask]

[Demon Mask: Freely alters appearance, voice, and even aura, perfectly replicating others.]

[Shiho Miyano]

[Race: Devil]

[Master: Lind Lucifer]

[Level: L13]

[Skill: Magic Heart]

[Magic Heart: No magic in the world holds any mysteries for you. You can master it extremely quickly.]

Lind raised an eyebrow as he looked at their stats.

They really were leveling up fast.

Especially Shiho Miyano.

It had only been a few days.

If this kept up,

she would probably become a High-Class Devil before long.

"And it's not as though I gained nothing, either."

Feeling his own magic power grow, Lind murmured to himself.

The stronger Shiho Miyano became,

the more experience he gained.

"Looks like I'll have to help my servants grow stronger regularly."

At that thought, Lind instinctively turned toward Akemi Miyano, his expression meaningful.

"M-Master, I just remembered something I need to do."

Leaving those words behind, Akemi Miyano fled.

She wasn't ready yet.

"..."

Lind blinked, then shook his head with a smile.

Oh well.