"Ring, ring..."
The class passed by in a blur of boredom and yawns.
No sooner had the teacher left than the girls in the class surrounded Yasuhiro again.
They started making mindless advances, asking all sorts of questions, and even boldly inviting Yasuhiro to share a lunchbox.
"Yasuhiro, let show you around the campus."
"I will take on that task," Sona said.
Seeing that the student council president had volunteered, the girls next to her could only reluctantly step down.
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Finally, the two walked out of the classroom side by side.
...
The two strolled leisurely side by side on campus, appearing as though they were having a casual conversation.
Along the way, Sona gave a very detailed explanation of the academy's environnt, from the various facilities, the athletic field, and the student lounge, to procedures like asking for leave during the lunch break.
He had to admire the seriousness and responsibility this young lady demonstrated as the student council president.
Slowly, the two walked into the shadows behind the building. Sona stopped, her expression serious as she looked at Yasuhiro and said, "Having fulfilled my duties as student council president, I now, as the heir to the Sitri Clan and one of the academy's administrators to ask."
"What's the purpose of a person from the Church trespassing into our territory without permission?"
Yasuhiro wasn't surprised that his identity was recognized at a glance.
Considering the extraordinary perception of devils, and the fact that he had almost unleashed the power of light within him without restraint earlier, he would have doubted whether devils could still maintain their status as one of the Three Factions if they hadn't noticed.
"Interesting. To you, the position of student council president at a re human high school is far more important than your status as the heir to the Sitri Clan."
"This isn't the Underworld, it is an academy. Naturally, my position as student council president takes precedence. You haven't answered my question yet."
"Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to expel you from the academy for your unjustified intrusion into our territory."
Yasuhiro looked at Sona with a playful expression and said, "I'm a native of this town. I probably arrived here even earlier than you did."
"Isn't it a bit too domineering and inhumane to kick out like this?"
"Generally speaking, that is indeed the case. In normal tis, even with priests sent to the town by the Church, we keep to ourselves. You govern the day, we govern the night."
"Each side has a clear division of labor and does not interfere with the other."
Sona hesitated for a mont, then abruptly changed the subject. A sharp glint flashed in her eyes as she said, "As I just ntioned, that is the normal situation. But these are extraordinary tis."
"That mad Saint at the Church's headquarters is even more cruel than us Devils."
"The Saint Who Embraces Darkness has ruthlessly uprooted all the forces our faction developed in Europe for thousands of years."
"Countless devils have died, and even several pure-blood noble families of the 72 Pillars have been annihilated."
As Sona spoke, she recalled the madness, cruelty, and bloodshed of that legendary lunatic, along with his rciless treatnt of any devils he encountered, and she couldn't help but pause.
"Because of his frenzied extermination of devils in Europe, the relationship between the underworld and heaven has beco increasingly tense."
"Not to ntion that guy recently killed a blood relative of Maou."
After hearing Sona's words, Yasuhiro's expression beca sowhat intrigued.
At the sa ti, he understood that if he didn't give this girl a satisfactory answer, he might really be driven away by her.
Although he could easily overwhelm the entire academy with his strength, that wasn't what he wanted to do right now.
Fortunately, he had prepared for this matter in advance.
"If I said I ca ho to visit relatives..."
Looking into Sona's beautiful eyes, though she didn't speak, her answer was already glaringly obvious.
Even if he were visiting his family, there would be no reason for him to transfer to Kuoh Academy, especially with a Sister by his side.
Let alone Sona, anyone familiar with the church's inner workings wouldn't believe Yasuhiro's la excuse.
His current identity was that of a Holy Knight of the Church.
Holy Knights usually stayed stationed in one place and rarely left their designated Church grounds.
"I'm a holy knight assigned to protect Asia."
"Asia, the one who transferred into the second year with your brother?" Sona questioned. "As a Holy Knight of the Church, you possess at least the strength of a Middle class. The Church wouldn't send you out just to protect an ordinary Sister."
"Asia is no ordinary Sister, she is a Holy Maiden of the Church."
"A Holy Maiden?!"
Holy Maidens held a very high position within the Church. Sona never expected that a Holy Maiden would actually enter their territory.
"Within the Church, Asia's status far surpasses that of others. She is the possessor of the Sacred Gear, Twilight Healing."
"Twilight Healing!"
Sona had heard of this Sacred Gear. It was said that this gear could heal not only humans, but also non-humans, including Devils and Fallen Angels.
Therefore, this Sacred gear held considerable weight among the various factions.
Sona wasn't worried that Yasuhiro would lie to her. Although the spies of the various Devil nobles at the European church headquarters had been completely eradicated by that madman, that didn't an they had no other sources of information.
With just a little investigation, they could find out the truth.
"Now that the Holy Maiden needs to experience the secular world, the Church has assigned to protect her."
"I can believe your words for now, but there is one condition you must agree to, a condition that determines whether you and Asia can attend school here."
Sona understood that the Church's Holy Knight in front of her was hiding sothing.
She wasn't naive enough to think that the Holy Maiden's secular training was so simple.
If that were the case, she could simply train within the sphere of influence of the European Church.
There was no need to co to Japan, especially to conduct secular training in the territory of Devils. It was completely illogical and unreasonable.
"I'm all ears."
"You must join the student council. Your whereabouts at school will be under our constant surveillance."
"I hope you understand that this is the biggest concession we can make by allowing a Holy Knight from an opposing faction into our territory, especially considering that the relationship between the Church and the Devils is at its most tense since the last Great War."
"In exchange, Asia's safety at the academy will be protected by our Sitri Clan. I swear in my na that I will not allow Asia to suffer the slightest danger within the academy."
"Agreed."
Without hesitation, Yasuhiro answered directly.
"Good. I expect you to report to the student council on ti tomorrow. Goodbye, Yasuhiro."
After saying that, Sona left on her own. After she left, the figure secretly monitoring them from within Yasuhiro's perception range also departed.
It was a tall girl with long hair, who seed to be the vice president of the student council.
It seed she was secretly guarding the area for the safety of her master.
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