"Very good. You've made the right choice."
A smile appeared on Ayato's face. "Welco to my family."
"Next, we will perform the Devil's Reincarnation Ceremony."
"Reincarnation Ceremony?"
Enju was confused. "Your thod... isn't just making a Devil, is it?"
"Right. Is there a problem?"
"Don't be ridiculous. How long are you going to keep up this..."
She didn't finish her sentence.
Whoosh!
A pair of black wings unfurled from behind Ayato.
An incredibly eerie aura instantly enveloped the area.
"..."
Enju's pupils contracted sharply. She froze in place.
'A Devil?'
'Is he really a Devil?'
Looking at Ayato's Devil's wings, Enju's brain crashed.
She didn't doubt Ayato's identity.
After all, Cursed Children were only girls, and they couldn't live that long.
Ayato smiled and handed her an ice cream. "Do you believe now?"
'Th-this...'
Aihara Enju trembled uncontrollably.
'It's over!'
'I had actually agreed to a deal with a Devil.'
Her eyes grew moist, as if she was about to cry.
No matter how precocious she was, she was still just a little girl.
She wanted to run away.
But...
She had just agreed to the Devil's contract.
She was dood!
'My soul... would be eaten, right?'
"Don't think such nonsense."
Ayato said helplessly. "Everything I said is true."
"And becoming a Devil won't make you lose anything."
"Re... really?"
Enju asked tearfully. "You won't take my soul?"
"Your whole self will be mine. Why go through the trouble?"
"Isn't that even worse?"
Enju's body went completely stiff.
"Don't be afraid. There's nothing to it."
Kohina blinked her big eyes. "Ayato-nii is just teasing you. Look at , I'm doing great."
'It seed... that was true.'
Looking at Kohina, Enju relaxed a lot.
'She seed perfectly normal.'
'And thinking about it carefully...'
'No matter how bad it was, it was probably better than being a Cursed Child.'
'At least...'
'O could live a long ti.'
'And keep going to school.'
Ayato didn't explain further. Instead, he took out an Evil Piece.
"Next, just put the piece inside your body."
Enju's mouth twitched. "That thing... won't fit, right?"
"Don't judge Devil technology by your own narrow-mindedness."
Ayato shook his head. "Alright, let's begin. Take off your outer clothes."
"Eh?"
Enju's cheeks suddenly heated up, her pupils shaking violently.
'This... are we going straight to the giving-myself-away part?'
'I knew it!'
'This Devil is coveting my beauty!'
'But,'
'I wasn't ntally prepared yet!'
She snuck a glance at Ayato.
Her face grew even redder.
'But looking closely, this Devil is quite handso.'
"Why are you hesitating? You're so slow."
Kohina pouted. "The ice cream will lt soon."
"Fine, I'll help you."
"Wait, let prepare!"
"Ayato-nii, it's ready. Put the piece in."
"Okay!"
"Hiss, it's so cold."
Enju looked down and watched the Evil Piece slowly sink into her skin.
"It really... can go in?"
Her voice trembled.
Then,
She saw a crimson magic circle appear beneath her feet.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Her heart felt like it was going to burst.
At the sa ti,
Her back and tailbone were also changing.
Ignoring her reaction, Ayato reached out his hand, and the Boosted Gear Gauntlet appeared.
'Mm, another reinforcent-type.'
Feeling her changes, Ayato nodded to himself.
'It was basically the sa as Kohina.'
'It's another family mber.'
Watching this, Kohina thought happily.
Soon,
The Reincarnation Ceremony ended.
Enju was stunned, feeling the changes in her body.
'Sothing extra was behind ?'
'Probably Devil's wings and a tail.'
'Other than that...'
'My body felt better than ever.'
'The viral erosion inside was really gone.'
"Don't catch a cold."
Seeing Enju start hopping around, Kohina kindly reminded her.
"Ah!"
Enju shrieked, then hurriedly put her outer clothes back on.
"Th-thanks for the reminder."
She blushed and thanked Kohina.
"So, how do you feel?"
Seeing this, Ayato said, "I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Better than ever. Thank you, Ayato-nii."
"Not bad. You changed your address quickly."
Ayato smiled and handed her the basic magic book.
"What's this?"
Enju took it instinctively.
"So things you need to know, and the most practical magic."
Ayato said. "It'll keep you busy for a while."
"Oh!"
Nodding, Enju began flipping through it.
'Campione?'
'Another identity of Ayato-nii?'
'Killing gods and stealing their Authorities?'
A shock right at the beginning.
Enju was stunned.
'Such beings existed in the world?'
'It seed I had unknowingly followed a trendously important person.'
"Ayato-nii, you co from another world?"
Seeing the next introduction, Enju beca excited.
'Another world?'
'What would that be like?'
'Would the school be any different?'
'It would probably be a world without Gastrea, right?'
"Ayato-nii, can you take to another world?"
She looked up, stars seemingly sparkling in her eyes.
Even her tone unconsciously grew closer.
"Don't worry."
Ayato gave her a head pat and smiled. "As my servant, you'll have the chance sooner or later."
"Mmm..."
Feeling the warmth on her head, Enju's pretty face flushed slightly.
Then, as if thinking of sothing...
"Oh, right, Ayato-nii, can you save everyone else too?"
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