◉◉◉◉◉
"For someone like you, who easily defeated Vali, if you were willing to have descendants with me, I would not mind calling you Master."
"Besides, it can just be treated as playful fun, nya."
Kuroka did not seem willing to back down at all.
"Is that so? Playful fun?"
Anos nodded.
It seemed that girls with this little wildcat type of personality rather liked that sort of thing.
But playful fun was playful fun. Right now, they were still at school.
Today was for serious business. There was no time for that kind of teasing.
"If you are interested, you can come find me tonight."
Anos whispered in Kuroka's ear.
"You..."
Kuroka's pupils widened slightly.
She had not expected this man to actually agree.
Was he really that aggressive?
At first, Kuroka had smelled the pure aura on Koneko and sensed how shy Koneko was, so she had thought Anos was a rather innocent boy.
Now it seemed...
As expected, her instincts had been correct the first time she saw the rope marks on Le Fay.
This man was a bad man.
Although she did not particularly mind bad men.
Cough!
She would bear the burden of the bad man herself.
Shirone could wait until she was older.
"Anos-sanwhat were you two talking about?"
Because Anos's voice had been too quiet, Koneko had not heard the content clearly.
"No, nothing."
The one who answered was Kuroka.
Before Anos could reply, she answered first like someone with a guilty conscience.
"Is that so?"
Koneko showed a suspicious expression.
Something was wrong.
Something was definitely wrong.
She smelled something strange.
There was absolutely something abnormal between these two.
"Kuroka, you should no longer be thinking about taking Koneko away, right? Or do you think Koneko would be safer in Vali's team?"
In order to change the topic slightly, Anos asked with a smile.
"Why ask that now? Is the answer not obvious?"
Kuroka bit Anos's shoulder in dissatisfaction.
He had already defeated Vali and even taken away his Sacred Gear. What was Shirone supposed to do there?
Although the other members of Vali's team seemed reliable in their own ways, they were not comparable to Anos, who had defeated Vali with ease.
Besides, Anos had given at least a passing answer during the previous Phenex incident, which gave Kuroka even less reason to take Koneko away.
"So, Koneko, you can relax. Today, Kuroka should only be here as a guardian."
Anos comforted Koneko.
"That means you can show off a little today. Do not embarrass yourself in front of your sister."
"Kuroka, you should not have any unrealistic ideas either, right?"
Anos turned and asked Kuroka.
"Hmph! If one day you are unlucky enough to be killed, then I will definitely take Shirone back, nya."
For Kuroka to say that already meant she acknowledged Anos's words.
"If that time ever comes..."
Anos smiled without denying it.
At least for now, he did not think there was anything in this world that could threaten his life.
"Then you sisters should get along properly. I still need to patrol the whole school today, so I will leave first."
After saying that, Anos gave Koneko an apologetic look.
Because he had noticed the arrival of certain people.
The matter on that side truly did carry some importance.
"Mm, it is fine. Senior should go handle Senior's work. Sister will not do anything to me."
Koneko said softly.
"All right. I will go first. Kuroka, do not casually make a move inside the school. Today's Kuoh Academy is a little different from usual."
After passing by Kuroka and leaving those words behind, Anos left first.
"Nya?"
Kuroka suddenly felt a familiar sensation.
It was the feeling from earlier, when someone had been kneading her tails.
Looking at her kimono again, the tails that she had stuffed inside earlier had somehow slipped back out.
"He really is a wicked man, nya."
After savoring the feeling for a moment, Kuroka gave Anos her evaluation in her heart.
"But he really is an interesting and charming man too."
Kuroka licked her lips and added inwardly.
...
On Anos's side.
He headed straight for the school gate.
An uninvited guest had appeared there.
"Oh, oh, oh. This really is an academy filled with the scent of youth."
An old man with only one eye looked at Kuoh Academy and revealed the expression of a refined old gentleman.
Student uniforms, graceful posture, youthful vitality.
So this was the atmosphere of foreign high school girls.
He had truly broadened his horizons.
The old man Odin nodded deeply.
"Lord Odin, please do not say things like that. The glory of the Valkyries is weeping."
Beside Odin, a white-haired woman wearing a white-collar uniform spoke with great helplessness.
No, perhaps calling her a girl was not quite appropriate.
However, the faint air of innocence and purity around her made it somewhat unsuitable to call her a mature woman either.
"No good, Rossweisse. You still do not understand. That is exactly why, even at your age, you still have not managed to catch a brave warrior or hero."
Odin revealed a helpless expression.
This Valkyrie was simply too serious.
One had to know that in the modern Valkyrie industry, simply being serious and diligent was not very useful.
"Uu... uuu..."
The moment she heard Odin's words, Rossweisse's expression instantly collapsed.
Yes.
She was a useless Valkyrie whose years without a boyfriend equaled her age. Lord Odin, were you satisfied now?
"Hey, Rossweisse. I seem to have found a handsome young man. He also looks like a very powerful hero. Do you want to take a look?"
Odin suddenly said something outside Rossweisse's expectations.
What?
A handsome young man?
Where?
And he looked like a powerful hero?
Who was it?
"Look. Is it not the one walking toward us?"
Odin gestured toward the school gate.
Rossweisse subconsciously looked in that direction.
She saw a black-haired, black-eyed young man walking toward them.
"Eh?"
Just as Odin had said, he was a young man with a special aura. Even if he were placed in the middle of a busy city, one would still be drawn to his unique presence at first glance.
He was a young man who made Rossweisse freeze and lose herself the moment she saw him.
"Um... he seems to be coming over. Did I do my makeup properly? Do I look like I am staring too much?"
Rossweisse instinctively began worrying about her own appearance.
Would she leave a bad impression on him?
In truth, this was how most women reacted when they saw Anos.
Anos had basically grown used to it.
"Odin, did you come to Japan to experience the local nightlife?"
The radiant young man opened his mouth and said such words, causing Rossweisse's mentality to collapse slightly.
Wait.
Why had he ignored her?
◉◉◉◉◉
~Support with 200 PowerStones = 1 Bonus Chapter
◉◉◉◉◉
For early access to advanced chapters on P-atreon:
P-atreon/iamxeno
(Just remove the - hyphen to access normally)
Thank you so much for your support and for reading!