Erina's throat moved subconsciously at the thought of supernatural ingredients she had never tasted before.
By the ti she realized it, her cheeks were already red, and she cursed herself for being so useless.
But...
There was nothing she could do about it.
Even though she possessed the God Tongue...
She couldn't control it at all!
Worse, she was often led by it, which frustrated her to no end.
Just like now.
To think it made her show such an embarrassing expression in front of Lynn.
Even though...
Lynn had already seen more embarrassing photos of her.
Still...
She couldn't help but feel ashad.
Erina dug her toes into the floor, wishing she could dig a hole and crawl in.
On the other side.
Lynn didn't pay her any more attention and simply said, "Hayasaka, take them to the kitchen."
"Yes."
Hayasaka stopped massaging Lynn's shoulders, raised her head, and looked at Erina and Hisako calmly.
"Co with ."
With that, she turned and headed toward the kitchen.
Erina opened her mouth, wanting to say sothing to Lynn, but he didn't even look her way, clearly uninterested.
Seeing this.
Erina could only suppress her thoughts and hurried after Hayasaka.
Soon, their figures disappeared from the hall.
Lynn leaned back on the sofa, his expression indifferent.
When it ca to entertaining Erina, Hayasaka and the others were enough.
He had more important matters to attend to.
He pulled out his phone and looked at a ssage from Inukimi.
> "Master! That woman from the Underworld is here!!"
The double exclamation marks revealed how flustered Inukimi was.
Lynn raised an eyebrow slightly.
A woman from the Underworld?
Hmm…
Grayfia?
His expression shifted.
What was this about?
He activated the Evil Piece connection and opened the visual feed from Inukimi.
A virtual screen projected into the air.
Soon—
A woman with long silver hair, a cold expression, and a voluptuous figure appeared.
Yep—
It was Grayfia.
But…
The setting clearly wasn't the Underworld.
It looked more like…
The Warring States period?
Grayfia had left the Underworld?!
Lynn: "…"
anwhile.
Following behind Hayasaka, Erina had a ton of questions but didn't know how to start.
Plus…
She was still a little nervous.
"You're the eldest daughter of the Nakiri family, right?"
"Huh?"
Erina blinked in surprise.
She hesitated. "Hayasaka-san… do you know ?"
She couldn't be blad for thinking that way.
Everyone here only seed to recognize her as Erina, not her family background.
But...
Hayasaka said "eldest daughter of the Nakiri family" like she knew everything, even about the family itself.
"The leading family in the food industry. Their na's well-known."
Hayasaka's tone was flat.
Even though her words were impactful, her expression didn't change at all.
She clearly didn't care much about the Nakiri family.
But...
The naïve Erina didn't notice.
She scratched her cheek awkwardly. "Ahaha… I guess that's true."
Her voice carried a bit of modesty, but her face showed unmistakable pride.
Hisako held her forehead helplessly.
Miss, she's just being polite!
A few seconds passed.
Erina finally ca back to her senses and asked, "Um… Lynn-san…"
"Is he really a devil?"
"Or is that just his online na?"
She had been wondering about this.
She'd wanted to ask earlier in the hall but couldn't find the chance.
And...
She was a little scared to bring it up in front of Lynn himself.
But...
Hayasaka didn't answer her.
Instead, Hisako blinked in surprise. "Devil?"
A devil?
Wasn't this place just an off-campus site for the Supernatural Investigation Club?
When she saw Lynn, that had been her first assumption.
Plus, Kaguya releasing cold air now made sense.
Supernatural powers were normal for the Investigation Club.
But...
Where did the word "devil" co from?
Erina turned her head slightly and whispered, "Did you forget who I sent those pictures to?"
Hisako froze, then asked, "You an... Mr. Devil?"
But she frowned. "Wasn't that just so internet romance you got into, Miss?"
"What kind of romance is that?!"
Erina raised her voice slightly, sounding defensive. "That was Lynn!"
"?"
Hisako was stunned, then muttered in disbelief, "Miss, are you actually in an online relationship with Lynn?!"
Ever since Lynn had saved Tokyo and revealed his powers, the entire city—and even the top levels of the country—had gone into a frenzy.
Everyone wanted to get close to him.
Even the Commander-in-Chief was worried about his influence.
And now...
It turned out her young lady had already been in contact with him?
And even...
Posted those kinds of photos?
Hisako felt her assumptions were confird.
Miss, you really are ahead of your ti!
She looked at Erina with newfound respect.
Erina: "?"
"Hisako, you…"
Erina sighed and held her forehead. "You've got the wrong idea."
Eventually.
She explained everything to Hisako.
Finally understanding, Hisako fell silent.
Then...
She gave Erina a strange look.
Miss… how could you?
Without knowing anything about the man, you just went and.
Sent that kind of photo?
Hisako felt like she still didn't understand her lady at all.
Still...
Calling Lynn a devil?
She must have been tricked, right?
How could soone like Lynn—that handso, powerful, and famous—be a devil?
Besides...
Would a real devil be attending a human high school?
The more she thought about it, the less sense it made.
Hmm...
It must be a nickna. Maybe Lynn had a twisted sense of humor.
Across from her.
Erina noticed the way Hisako was looking at her and grew uncomfortable.
Why are you staring at like that?
She pursed her lips and her face turned red.
But...
She couldn't co up with a decent rebuttal.
So she simply turned her head away.
Thankfully—
Hayasaka's voice saved her from the awkward silence.
After seeing the two finish their exchange, Hayasaka nodded.
"That's right."
"And…"
She paused briefly before continuing.
"Kaguya, , and…"
She suddenly stopped walking.
Her blue eyes scanned the other Peerage mbers passing by.
Due to the recent shortage of manpower, Lynn had summoned people from other worlds.
"Everyone in this entire villa…"
"They're all devils."
(To be continued.)
***
Support on P/treon to read advanced chapters: p-atreon.c-om/Blownleaves
(Just remove the hyphen to access normally.)
Reviews
All reviews (0)