"Maybe."
Makima learned very quickly and had long since understood what "darling" really meant.
But she was still happy to use that name.
"It seems you really like him."
Kiga sounded almost wistful.
"Like him...? In any case, he's family. I like how that feels."
Makima spoke frankly, without showing any embarrassment.
Kiga said, "Aren't we family too?"
Makima said, "You know perfectly well yourself, so there's no need to ask when you already know the answer."
Meanwhile, Asaba Kotone had no way to fight the Death Devil, so he could only keep talking.
"Those devils are all your subordinates, aren't they? Are you just going to let the Death Devil slaughter them?"
Asaba Kotone watched the Falling Devil slaughtering everything in sight in the distance, then asked the Death Devil.
His real aim was to distract the Death Devil and see whether he could seize an opening to strike.
"It doesn't matter. None of that matters within my death domain. They'll keep respawning endlessly."
The Death Devil was utterly unconcerned and in no hurry at all, as though everything was under her control.
"It will slow our progress considerably, but they're my adorable little sisters, after all. As their older sister, of course I have to be tolerant of them."
At that moment, Asaba Kotone could actually see a trace of doting affection in the Death Devil's eyes.
Was she really not faking it?
Wasn't the bond between the Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse just fake sisterly love?
Even though this stirred a little doubt in him, he still thought she was most likely faking it, though he had no idea why the Death Devil would need to put on an act.
Regardless, his plan to distract the Death Devil had failed, leaving him with no choice but