DxD: Zenith Tempest Chapter 34 33 - The Impulse That Changes Everything

Ti passed quickly, and before long it was Sunday.

No school today. After spending all of yesterday reading, Yukino got up intending to head to the basent for training—just like Leo.

But just as she was about to leave her room, her phone rang.

"Am I interrupting your day off, little Yukino?"

A familiar voice echoed from the other end, and Yukino fell silent for a mont.

"What is it?"

She forced herself to sound calm—cold, even.

"Can I not call unless I have business?" Yukinoshita Haruno laughed lightly. "Or did big sis ruin your weekend and stop you from fawning over your little master?"

The mont she heard "little master," Yukino knew her sister had already investigated everything—just like Leo had predicted.

"You really are heartless, little Yukino." Haruno's tone dropped, sounding sowhere between annoyed and disappointed. "Sothing this big happened, and you didn't tell anyone in the family. If we hadn't found out ourselves, were you planning to hide it forever?"

"…And what would telling you change?" Yukino was silent for a mont, then spoke in her usual flat tone. "It already happened. There's no point clinging to the past. We should look forward. Even if we can't undo the loss, we should seize fleeting opportunities and make ourselves better."

"That's the family motto, isn't it?"

Her words silenced Haruno.

A long mont passed before Haruno finally spoke again, sounding complicated.

"I'm waiting for you at ho. Mom is here too."

She hung up imdiately after, leaving Yukino speechless for a long ti.

She knew she had no choice but to talk to them.

Otherwise… who knew what would happen.

With that thought, Yukino took a deep breath and left her room.

Training was no longer on her mind. Instead, she walked out of the mansion, crossed the garden, and headed toward the pavilion.

When she arrived, she wasn't surprised to find the master of the estate already there—along with the newest addition to their group.

Leo and Asuna were sitting face-to-face in the pavilion, Leo explaining sothing to her.

"Your family responded. They'll make ti today to co et . We don't have a set ti or place yet—you'll co with when the ti cos and et them properly."

"Your sword instructor will also arrive here through a magic circle later."

"So today will probably be busy. Get ready."

Asuna nodded silently, taking it all in.

Yukino waited until Leo finished speaking, then stepped into the pavilion and approached him.

"What brings you here?" Leo had already noticed her, and seeing her walk over, raised a brow. "Didn't you say you'd be training in the basent today?"

Asuna also looked at Yukino, curious.

"I won't have ti today." Yukino lowered her gaze slightly. "I need to go ho."

Leo understood imdiately.

"Haruno-senpai is impressive. She found sothing this fast." He let out a small sigh. "She wants to talk things out with you?"

"It was inevitable." Yukino nodded faintly. "And my mother will be there too."

"So?" Leo sipped his tea, smiling. "Do you want to go with you?"

"No." Yukino refused instantly. "She asked for , not you. That ans neither she nor my mother wants you present."

"I don't want them thinking I can't face them alone."

Classic Yukino—stubborn in her own quiet way.

It wasn't that she wasn't nervous. Both her sister and her mother outranked her in the family hierarchy. She'd lived in their shadow her whole life—she always felt small in front of them.

But she didn't want things to stay that way. Deep down, she'd always wished she could one day step out of that shadow and live as herself.

So this ti, she would face them alone.

Seeing her like this made Asuna's expression soften. She saw her own past reflected in Yukino—her own life under complete family control, moving like a puppet through a predetermined path.

She hadn't expected that while she herself was on the verge of confronting her family for the first ti, her senpai among Leo's servants would be facing sothing so similar.

Asuna opened her mouth, wanting to say sothing, but no words ca out.

Leo, in contrast, stayed calm.

"That works too. With there, so things would be harder to discuss—especially since they might already know what I am."

He reached into his coat and pulled out a devil flyer.

It wasn't the usual one.

Previously, devil flyers were made of old-looking parchnt. This one was pure black—the parchnt infused with a faint, obscure demonic power.

"I made this one specifically for our situation. It works the sa as a normal devil flyer—you can summon instantly. The difference is that normal ones can be intercepted. This one can't."

Leo explained to the two girls.

Magic circles weren't unstoppable. If a ward or Magic Formula blocking space transfer was set up, devils couldn't jump into the area.

But Leo's special version bypassed all of that. Even if a ward was already in place, it wouldn't stop the transfer.

The catch? Only specific people could activate it.

Leo had designed it based on his Servant Conversion trait. Only his servants—those carrying Evil Pieces linked to his trait—could trigger it. The jump worked by using the high-dinsional connection between himself and the Evil Pieces inside their bodies, bypassing normal interception rules.

"Take it. If you're in danger, the Evil Piece inside you will resonate with the Magic Formula on this flyer and activate it automatically. I can teleport to your location instantly."

He handed the black flyer to Yukino.

"If your family knows about you and already, then they probably have ties to the Church. Consider this insurance."

Then he pulled out another black flyer and handed it to Asuna.

"Here. Don't say I'm playing favorites."

Asuna accepted it, flustered.

"Th-thank you…"

Yukino quietly tucked hers inside her uniform, as calm as ever.

"I'll head out, then."

With that, Yukino turned and left the pavilion, walking toward the estate gates.

Leo called a familiar—one of the ones trained to drive—to take her to the Yukinoshita residence.

"Will Yukinoshita-san… be okay?" Asuna asked, worry creeping into her voice.

"Relax. She'll be fine." Leo spoke with the confidence of soone who saw the future. "Since everything's happening at once, we might as well resolve both your family problems together. That way you two won't spend every day looking worried."

Asuna gave a strained smile.

How could she not worry?

She still felt lost by how fast everything had changed.

Just two days ago, she'd been an ordinary girl—a wealthy daughter receiving elite education, following a strict life plan set by her family. In only forty-eight hours, everything had shifted. She was about to confront her family for the first ti.

It all felt unreal, almost like a dream.

Yet… the chaos had lit a fire inside her. For the first ti, she felt the desire to change sothing—anything.

All girls had monts like this: a sudden refusal to accept the path laid out for them, a sudden impulse to change their fate.

Until now, Asuna had never had the chance to feel that impulse.

But this ti, she did—even if only a spark.

"Being a devil, huh…"

She whispered inside her heart, and her gaze lifted toward the man in front of her.

He sat with perfect ease, sipping black tea, looking nothing like a devil at all—more like a refined young noble.

"Hm?"

Leo looked up, sensing her stare.

"She's here."

He stood up.

"Let's go welco your teacher."