Nao Yorihi - my childhood friend and companion during our visits to Okukozo-ch during sumr vacations.
I hadn't given it much thought before, but now that the opportunity has risen once more, I think of the events ere my awakening.
Haruka Kasugano was walking to a grocery store on the first day that 'he' and Sora had moved to Okukozo-ch.
Minutes later, as he was walking back, a bicycle appeared out of nowhere and struck him.
That's all I could rember. My mories are sowhat hazy, but I reckon that the one who hit was Yorihi because of what Sora said after my awakening.
Either way, that seed to have what 'awakened' .
"It's you, isn't it?" Yorihi continues to say, "Why have you changed so much?"
Hearing the concern in her voice, and seeing her actions, I can tell that she is filled with guilt at the mont. Perhaps she thinks I'm like this because of her? That we moved away because of her?
Well, it doesn't matter. I will just introduce myself as Victor Origo and be done with it.
"Go away," I suddenly hear Sora's voice before I can say anything, "Leave us alone."
Sensing the cold aura exuding from Sora, I realize that this situation might be more serious than I thought.
Speaking of which, why is Yorihi here anyway? Okukozo-ch is quite far away from here, after all.
"Yorihi," I utter, causing her eyes to widen in shock, "Why are you here?"
It takes a dozen or so seconds to recollect herself before she responds in a saddened tone, "I ca here to buy a manga recomnded to by a friend."
Hearing this, I just nod my head while Rias' eyes shimr as she asks, "What manga?"
A little overwheld by her curiosity, Yorihi's eyes widen for a mont before she awkwardly replies with the manga's na.
Unexpectedly, Rias' expression turns to intrigue as she asks, "Is your friend an online friend or one that you know in real life?"
What's with Rias? She is a little overexcited. The only reason I can think of for her to act like this is that she knows Yorihi. But, is such a coincidence even possible?
"Online," Yorihi responds, a little perplexed.
The shimring in Rias' eyes grow as she continues to ask, "Does your friend have a strange userna?"
It takes her a mont, but Yorihi nods her head as confirmation.
"Blue orchid?" Rias mutters in an expectant tone.
The next mont, Yorihi's eyes widen as she responds, "God is a bully?"
What the heck is with that userna.
Assuming that they each called out the other's userna, I turn my head to gaze at Rias with a deadpan expression on my face.
As if just realizing sothing, cold sweat begins to form on Rias' forehead as she ets my gaze with a frightened look on her face.
"God is a bully, huh?" I say while beaming a smile.
"Please find it within your benevolent heart to forgive my impudence, Your Holiness," she instantly says sowhat loudly while bowing.
I use telekinesis to straighten her posture before saying, "I'll be seeing you in the academy tomorrow."
"What?" Yorihi mutters with a dumbfounded expression.
"Well then," I say while pulling out my phone and pretending to check the ti, "It's getting late, so Sora and I will be leaving now."
"Understood," Rias imdiately responds in a respectful tone, while Yorihi just stares at with a baffled expression.
Not waiting for a response, I grab Sora's hand and begin walking away without looking back. There is no point in doing so, anyway.
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"We're back," I say upon entering the mansion with Sora.
"Brother Yu!" I hear a cheerful voice exclaim as Ayumi runs appears in my sight and rushes into my embrace.
I respond to her affectionate antics by hugging her tightly.
This goes on for a few seconds before I sense two more bodies cling to my legs.
Shifting Ayumi away a little, I t with the sight of Ophis and Gula both hugging my legs with curious glints in their eyes.
"Hello, Ophis, Gula."
"Hello," Ophis while beaming a nigh-imperceptible smile.
As for Gula, she just rubs her forehead against my thigh while humming lightly.
"Ti!" a sowhat sharp voice suddenly reaches my ears.
"What was that?" I subconsciously ask.
The next mont, a certain fairy appears from behind Ayumi's head with a wide smile on her lips.
Issuing a chuckle, I hold Ayumi with my left arm while reaching my right arm out to gently rub Eri's head with my finger.
All of a sudden, I hear several coughing noises ahead of .
Looking over, I find Misa and Nao with strange looks on their faces as they gawk at us.
Behind , Sora has covered her mouth and is giggling.
I let out a sigh before letting Ayumi down and asking, "Let's go to the living room."
--
Having taken a seat on one of the sofas, I turn my head to glance at Sora who's fidgeting with her phone beside .
"You should charge it up first, rember?" I say in a slightly reproachful tone.
Sora looks back at for a few seconds before nodding her head and getting up from the sofa.
She then extends her arm out and says, "Your phone."
"Right," I say before pulling it out of my pocket and handing it to her.
The mont Sora leaves the room, six pairs of eyes fall on .
Opposite the sofa I'm on, Nao and Misa are sitting with an odd look on their face. Near them are Kuroka and Koneko who were playing with a Nintendo Switch when I got here.
Finally, there is Ayumi who is sitting to my left with Eri sitting atop her head.
[Father.]
"Gabriel?" I murmur, "Is sothing wrong?"
[I would like to be granted permission to train all of Father's direct angels in heaven.]
Huh? Where did this co from? Did our little trip to Sorcerers' Lair make her realize sothing?
Well, if Gabriel is going to be the one training the angels, then there is no issue.
"Go ahead."
[Yes, Father.]
"So," Misa's voice reaches my ears, "What are you going to do be doing now?"
"What, you ask?" I respond, a little confused about what she's asking of , "Living normally."
The mont those words leave my mouth, an extrely doubtful expression appears on Misa's face, while Nao straight-up laughs.
After a while, Nao finally stops laughing and says while wiping a tear in her right eye, "Sorry, but I can't believe you just said that."
My expression turns neutral as I ask, "What's wrong with what I just said?"
"You, living normally?" Nao says teasingly, "Impossible. Don't even think about it."
Hearing this, I let out a sigh and say, "Yeah, who am I kidding? So problems will probably arise soon."
As a response to my words, Koneko slowly nods her head, while Ayumi pats my back.
Eri mimics Ayumi's actions as she floats toward my head and 'pats' it.
As for the rest of the girls, they all have a "that's right" expression on their face while staring at .
At this mont, Kristina appears in the room while carrying a tray.
On the tray, there are seven glasses filled with what seems to be banana juice.
Kristina proceeds to walk around and present everyone, apart from Eri, a glass before sitting beside with the only glass of juice left in her hand.
As such, we begin drinking the refreshing juice while conversing about simple matters related to Sorcerers' Lair.
Due to not being aware of the existence of the Playground, Kristina, Kuroka, and Koneko were quite confused in the beginning before they caught on a short while later.
"So, are you going to be going to that robot's world?" Misa questions after the conversation shifted to Saturnus and Platform: Higgins.
"That's right," I say while nodding my head.
The mont the words leave my mouth, three girls enter the living room - Yuno, Krul, and, Aka.
"What about her?" Misa says while pointing at Aka.
Sensing this, Aka turns her head to gaze at Misa with a questioning look in her eyes.
"I'm not sure yet," I respond, "Currently, I have no thod to get to the world she is from."
Upon hearing this, Yuno imdiately says, "I can get you there!"
Startled, I look over at her and ask, "How?"
"When I summoned her," Yuno explains while pointing at Aka, "I pinpointed the Platform she is from."
"Oh, that's great," I say as a smile forms on my lips.
Aka seems to have realized what's going on as a hopeful look has appeared on her face while she gawks at Yuno.
"I can send you there with proper preparation," Yuno says while smiling.
"Hold on," Krul says while frowning, "I was with Victor when we fought against you at that ti. You seed to take quite so damage during her summoning."
Crap. I had forgotten about that. Krul is right, as Yuno didn't seem fine after the summoning.
"That's uh" Yuno mutters, seemingly not knowing how to respond properly.
I take this chance to place my hand on Ayumi's head and rub it slowly before asking, "You were planning to send us at the expense of your safety, weren't you, Yuno?"
"Yes," she ekly responds.
Letting out a deep sigh, I say in a firm tone, "I don't want to see a repeat of this ever again. Understood?"
"Understood," Yuno responds with a small smile on her lips.
{Father. Data extraction is possible.}
Oh, you can do that?
{According to the data available to , Father could do that through the Network.}
Huh? It seems like there is more to the Network than what I had assud after all.
Still, why isn't there a Network for Krul? She is a Code, and the two of us did it back in Sorcerers' Lair.
Is there so other condition that I'm not aware of?
The only difference I can think of would be the location. Yuno and I had sex in the Rift, while Krul and I perford the deed in a Platform.
Speaking of which, I'm curious about what location will appear in Krul's Network if it gets ford.
"Brother Yu," Ayumi's voice interrupts my train of thoughts.
Looking over at her, I say in a soothing voice, "What is it, Ayu?"
"Follow Ayu!" she cheerfully says before jumping off the sofa.
I issue a light chuckle before getting off the sofa and following her as she leads to the room Ophis and Gula are in.
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