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  Just as I was still marveling at my new powers, the figures of the three people in the magic circle became clear.

  It was Rias awo peerage members, Kooujou and Akeno Himejima.

  The three of them fell silent as they took in the gruesome sight of the dismembered Stray Devil. Akeno was the first to speak, turning her gaze towards me.

  "if it isn't Hibari-san? I didn't realize you were a Devil, too. But... you have a human's aura!"

  After firming that I was human, Akeno was visibly shocked. She couldn't imagihat the seemingly ordinary shut-in from her memories possessed such power.

  Even the usually expressionless Koneko had a flicker of sho her eyes. As for Rias, the initial surprise on her beautiful face quickly faded, repced by a look of intrigue as she studied me.

  "Hibari-san?"

  Seeing the expressions of the three girls, I quickly realized that hiding was no longer an option. So, I casually walked up to them.

  The quiet alley was bathed in the bright, silvery light of the moon. A gentle breeze blew past, carrying a slight chill.

  The three of them silently surrounded me. Finally, the ever-impatient Akeno broke the silence.

  "No wonder Rias said you'd ged a lot in the past few months. I never expected you to have such strength, Hibari-san."

  "Hibari-san… you have to tell me your secret~ I'm just dying to know~"

  Akeno pced her delicate hands on my shoulders and whispered softly into my ear, her warm breath tig my skin.

  A sweet fragrance wafted into my nostrils, and I could feel her breath on my ear, sending shivers down my spine. I turned my head to see Akeno looking at me with a tender, smiling gaze.

  In an instant, I felt my blood rush, and my mind filled with endless fantasies.

  That damn Akeno, she's such a sadist, teasing me like this. When I finally cim you, I'll be sure to get my revenge! Vixen!!

  Rias, seeing this dispy, seemed to have e to a clusion, but she still asked, "Hibari-san, if you don't mind, could you expin what happened here?"

  I sighed and expined, "Isn't it obvious? This Stray Devil tried to seduce me and the me. I had no choice but to defend myself and kill it."

  "I assure you, I'm a w-abiding, model citizen!!"

  Rias looked at the dismembered Stray Devil and then gave me a pyful, skeptical look. If it weren't for the gruesome se before her, she might have actually believed me. After a moment's thought, she decided to trust me.

  But even though Rias believed me, Koneko had already moved to stand protectively in front of her, clearly on guard against me.

  Rias gently patted Koneko's head and said with a smile, "It's okay, Koneko-. Hibari-sa mean us any harm."

  Seeing this, I teased, "Hey, Koneko-, we're gaming buddies, aren't we? I even invited you to py games earlier. It's a bit hurtful that you're treating your friend like this."

  Hearing Rias's reassurand my teasing, Koneko lowered her guard, but she didn't move from her position in front of Rias.

  "Sorry, Hibari-senpai."

  Rias looked at Koneko, standing protectively in front of her, with a look of pure affe in her eyes.

  I waved my hand dismissively, indig that I was just joking.

  Suddenly, Akeno turo me, gently caressing my cheek with her right hand. "Hibari-san, you still haven't answered my question~ It's not very gentlemanly to leave a dy hanging, you know?"

  Fag Akeno's renewed inquiry, I looked at her with a mischievous glint in my eyes and said, "Akeno, you haven't told me about your being a Devil, either. But this is a secret of the Hibari family, passed down only to the family. If you want to know, you'll have to bey wife. So, are you ied?"

  In respoo my teasing, Akeno preteo be shy, a blush spreading across her cheeks. "Hibari-san, you're such a bad boy! 'Sob sob'... All I did was ask a question, and now you wao be yirlfriend."

  But I didn't respond to Akeno's words. Instead, I shifted my gaze to Rias.

  Seemingly having thought of something, Akeno looked at Rias ah a pyful smile. "Ara... could it be that Hibari-san has taken a liking to Rias? Well, that's uandable! But what about me? Are you pnning to abandon me? You just said you wanted me, and now yoing after Rias to live happily ever after? All mehe same! Right, Rias?"

  The beautiful girl with the bck ponytail, feigning tears, turo pin to the equally busty, crimson-haired beauty beside her.

  Rias and I both sighed helplessly at Akeno's dramatic performance.

  "Stop pretending, Akeno. I know your personality all too well. You 't fool me."

  As soon as I said that, Akeno immediately stopped her fake g and pressed her fio her lips, her eyes full of pyful i in me.

  "Ara, Hibari-san, you seem to know me very well. But we haven't really ied much. Why do you say that?"

  I stared ily at Akeno and said softly, "Because I've always liked you. Akeno,"

  Hearing my bold, almost fession-like words, even the usually sadistic Akeno blushed, her eyes darting away, uo meet my gaze.

  Rias, watg this exge that seemed almost like flirting, was utterly bewildered. She then chuckled softly, c her mouth with her hand.

  And to my fusion, I noticed that Koneko was n at me with a look of rese. Could she be... jealous?

  I spoke again, "Of course, I also like the captivating Rias, and my cute ae undercssman, Koneko-, too."

  Hearing my words, Akeno giggled and whispered in my ear.

  "Ara ara~ such a bold decration." Akeno slowly returo Rias's side.

  But Koneko was now staring at me with an unfriendly gaze, her face full of disgust. "Yetting more and more perverted, Hibari-san."

  "A gentleman appreciates beauty without being lewd, and is romantic without being vulgar. How that be called perverted?" I turo Koneko and tried to defend myself.

  "...."

  Even though she uood what I meant, it didn't stop Koneko from looking at me with utter disgust.

  "Since Hibari-san is so fond of Akeno, how about being my peerage member?"

  Seeing how well I got along with her peerage members, and sidering my strength as a human, as well as the increasingly teuation, Rias decided to try and recruit me.

  "If you agree to bey peerage member, Hibari-san, you spend a lot of time with Akeno~~ Of course, you'll have to be mindful of the time and pce when you're together. How about it? Are you tempted?"

  "Ara~~ Is Rias abandoning me? Even though we are the best of family, this is truly heartbreaking. Sob sob..." Akeno preteo cry after hearing Rias's words, but she didn't actually object.

  "Although your offer is very tempting, Rias," I paused, then pointed my index fio the sky and decred, "why would I give up the entire forest for just oree? Therefore, I refuse."

  Koneko: "…"

  Akeno: "…"

  Hearing my bold decration and subsequent refusal, Rias was momentarily speechless.

  She shot me a frustrated gre, but deep down, she felt aronger desire to have me, to tame me thhly.

  And so, after I promised to visit the Occult Research Club sometime, Rias finally let me go.