I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

"Sister...that is..."

"Yes, that's right."

Yuxi was also a little dazed.

She had just met Hanakai Inukai in the apartment yesterday and knew that the latter had been living in Tokyo for the past two years. She also learned from Hanakai Inukai that the latter had been in contact with the daughter of the Demon King Wilbert and even promised to control her.

But Ren Youxi never expected that she would run into him again in the hotel restaurant in the morning, and happened to witness Hua Kaiyuan Fugui having breakfast with other girls.

Wait, speaking of which...

As if she suddenly thought of something extremely important, Yuxi opened her mouth and was about to say something but it was too late.

Hu Tao, who had received her sister's personal affirmation, could no longer contain herself and strode over. Ignoring the eyes of the people around her, she placed her hands on the table where Huakaiyuan Fogui and others were having dinner.

"You...why are you here!?"

"?"

Hanakaiin Fugui was answering Wanlia's question one second, and the next second someone slammed the table for no apparent reason.

When I turned around, I saw an angry but familiar face.

It was like a discipline committee girl wearing a red armband caught a bad boy who was not studying properly during the morning reading class but chatting with people around him.

Huh? What exactly is this familiar feeling of déjà vu?

Hanakaiin Fugui was stunned for a moment, and almost subconsciously looked around the brave girl in front of him and behind her.

Then, as expected, I saw another brave girl who had just arrived at the restaurant behind me.

Well, there's no escaping now.

"Um, good morning, Kurumi..."

Huakaiyuan Fogui originally wanted to say hello casually.

But before he could say anything, Naruse Mio next to him stood up.

She was inexplicably slammed on the table and saw her boyfriend being questioned in person. The anger bar that had been steadily at zero instantly exceeded half.

"What do you mean by why are we here? What does our being here have to do with you? It would be better to ask who are you?"

"what?!"

Walnut's face changed, and her arrogant temper also surged up.

"I... I wasn't talking to you. I was asking him. I was asking about the person called 'Huakaiyuan Fogui'!"

"what?"

When she heard the other party accurately call out Hanakaiin Fukui's name, Naruse Mio realized that the problem might not be as simple as she thought.

She then turned to the young man beside her.

"What's going on, Fogui, do you know her?"

"I guess... I know him."

Hanakaiin Fugui's gaze was still on Yuki who was slowly walking towards them from behind Kurumi, and he raised his hand and waved.

"Good morning, Yuki."

"Good morning……"

The quarrel lasted only a few seconds from the time it started to the time it ended, and it ended just when Yuuki Nonaka came to the table.

The brave girl who was born with three no attributes blinked lightly.

"Fogui, who are they?"

"Ah, how should I put it..."

Huakaiyuan Fogui hesitated for a moment, and finally spread his hands helplessly.

"Well, to put it simply—this side is your target; that side is your target."

The second half of Hanakaiin Fukui's words were spoken in two parts. The first half was spoken to Kurumi and Yuzuki, and the second half was spoken to Naruse Mio and others.

Looking for a target?

Avoid the target?

"..."

"..."

The brief silence triggered endless thinking, so after about four or five seconds, the brave girl with a high ponytail suddenly let out a cry, and her expression changed drastically while she pointed her finger at Naruse Mio and said tremblingly.

“You, you, you, you are the Demon King Wilbert’s…”

Almost at the same time, Naruse Mio also reacted and pointed her finger at the brave girl who was pointing at her.

"I see, you are the guys from the Brave Village that Fogui mentioned, right?"

Those guys?

Yuxi, who didn't want to join the argument, couldn't help but frown at the wording, and said indifferently to the only man present.

"'Those guys', huh? I see."

"Ah? No."

Huakaiyuan Fogui explained decisively.

"I was talking about sending people from the Brave Village, but I didn't think you would run into them, so I didn't give you any details."

"Oh... then Buddha, please stand up first."

Ok?

He had no idea what the connection was, and when he heard that he had to stand up, Hua Kaiyuan Fogui was stunned for a moment.

So Nonaka Yuki repeated it.

"Stand up for a moment."

"Oh……"

Huakaiyuan Fugui was sitting on the outside of the sofa, so it was not difficult for him to stand up.

Then he put down his knife and fork and stood up.

Then, I was embraced by a soft embrace.

!!!

I saw that Yuuki Nonaka, who was standing behind her sister just a second ago as if unwilling to join the quarrel, suddenly pushed her sister aside and came in front of the boy. Then, without paying any attention to the gazes of the girls sitting on the sofa behind her, she hugged him directly. She even closed her eyes and buried her face in the boy's neck, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened her eyes. She looked over the boy's shoulder and fell on the faces of the stunned girls behind him, and said in a muffled voice.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Nonaka Kurumi, and I'm Fugui's childhood sweetheart. I'm from the Brave Mountain Village. Thank you for your guidance."

Childhood sweethearts! !?

Although Naruse Mio had guessed it long ago, she couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard him say this.

But when I think about it carefully, they are just childhood sweethearts. In other words, let alone getting on base, even confirming the relationship is still a long way off. It’s nothing at all!

You're just a childhood sweetheart, what's the point of hugging her in front of her, uh...sister-in-law?

"elder sister!"

Walnut's eyes widened as well, and she quickly stepped forward to separate the two.

"Why are you so close to this guy? He's been away from the village for so many years and hasn't come back. He has nothing to do with the village anymore! Besides, what we should do now is to quickly report the discovery of the Demon Lord Wilbert's daughter to the village, and then..."

pat!

Before the girl could finish her words, a pair of strong hands were already pressing on her shoulders.

It is the flower blooming in the courtyard where Buddha comes to live.

"Kurumi, I want to ask you a favor."

“W-what…”

The brave girl who had been talking non-stop the previous second stopped talking the moment her body was touched, and a noticeable blush appeared on her fair cheeks.

The two of them just faced each other and looked into each other's eyes, and Huakaiyuan Fogui's eyes were serious.

"I think it's better to keep this a secret and not tell the village."

"It's useless even if they knew."

…Huh? ?!

This is simply an unreasonable request.

Under normal circumstances, Hu Tao should have immediately refused with righteous words and shaken off Hua Kaiyuan Fogui's hand.

But it was a little strange, she... seemed unable to refuse...

I can't even utter the simplest word "no"...

Eh? That's weird, what's wrong with her?

Just as the brave girl was struggling with her inner conflict, another voice came from behind.

"Unfortunately, concealing something like this is strictly prohibited in the village."

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who? !

Almost at the moment the voice sounded, the two brave girls looked behind them at the same time.

Huakaiyuan Fogui also took a casual glance at it.

A rather slender male figure walked in from the entrance of the hotel restaurant at the back. He was wearing a casual white shirt and trousers and looked like a young white-collar worker who happened to be staying in this hotel on a business trip. His soft dark long hair and signature squinting eyes gave people the feeling of a fox spirit.

If you cut your hair short, dye it silver, and wear a loose Shinigami outfit, you can probably perfectly cosplay Ichimaru Gin from Bleach.

As for his current appearance... maybe it would be more appropriate to call him "Ichimaru Brown".

"Why are you here..."

The moment her eyes met the other person's face, Nonaka Yuuki's pupils shrank visibly.

"'Why am I here?' That's a good question~"

"Ichimaru Zong" walked slowly to the table of Hanakaiin Fugui and others as if taking a leisurely stroll in the garden. He squinted his eyes and quickly scanned the people in the booth, and finally fell on the two brave girls beside them.

He spread his hands helplessly.

"Look, you guys don't really think the village is going to give you a ton of money and let you roam the bustling city as you please, do you? That money is specifically for missions. It's just to ensure you have enough supplies while you're on your mission. Of course, because it's mission money, there are strict rules about how and where you spend it. At the very least, it's absolutely not allowed to just embezzle mission funds and use them as travel expenses."

"Am I right, Nozaka Kurumi?"

"Ichimaru Brown" raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"To be honest, I wasn't too worried about Hayase Takashi and your sister Nonaka Yuki, so I've been observing you since yesterday, the first day. I have to say you performed quite well on your first day of missions, but for some reason you checked out of the hotel this morning and even booked a ticket to Tokyo."

"Out of curiosity, I followed and took a look... and then I witnessed this scene."

"So, can you explain, Kurumi Nonaka, why didn't you stay in the Chiba area you were in charge of and carry out your mission?"

"I, I am..."

After hearing the above, Walnut realized that the other party was a supervisor sent by the village. Realizing that his slacking behavior had been exposed, he became hesitant for a moment.

"Well... Actually, I was planning to finish checking the Tokyo area with my sister first, because it's a bit difficult for one person to check the entire area..."

“That’s not what I’m asking you!!”

A sudden shout interrupted Kurumi's explanation, but the one who shouted was not "Ichimaru Brown", but Yuki, who had been staring at the other party with an absolutely vigilant look since the latter appeared.

Even Hanakaiin Fukui was a little surprised. He could say that he had never seen such a drastic emotional fluctuation on Yuuki's face, which rarely changed expression.

"...What I'm asking is why the village agreed to release you from the seal!!"

Ok?

The village agreed to release him? What does that mean?

An atmosphere of confusion spread around the table, and at this moment "Ichimaru Brown" suddenly laughed softly.

"Well, I think it would be best if you ask the village yourself. As for my own explanation, the only thing I can offer is that, considering the target is the Demon King's daughter, we must not let our guard down. Is that enough? Ah... but I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise."