I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

If Xenovia finds me here...

"What's this? Why are there some red spots around your neck, Irina? Are you bitten by a mosquito?"

Just as Irina closed her eyes and waited for someone to come, she heard her friend's confused voice.

Hmm? Mosquito bite?

The girl suddenly opened her eyes and turned around to see Xenovia pointing at her neck.

"Here, here... and here, there are several spots. They look like mosquito bites. But it's a bit strange. Weren't you wearing your combat uniform the whole time yesterday, Irina? If you're wearing a combat uniform, mosquitoes shouldn't be able to bite your neck, right?"

Well, she was indeed bitten, but it wasn't a mosquito that bit her...

Only then did Irina remember that her partner was, to some extent, even more naive than she was. He had no specific impression of "growing strawberries" and didn't even know that such a thing existed.

The girl was surprised but hesitated to speak.

"It wasn't a mosquito bite, it was probably something I ate at dinner yesterday that I'm allergic to."

"allergy?"

Xenovia was even more confused. She had no idea that Irina was allergic to something.

Seeing that she was about to fool someone, Irina hurriedly added more fuel to the fire.

"Well, don't worry too much. I don't feel anything anyway. I guess it's not serious. It will probably go away in a couple of days."

“Yeah…”

Xenovia didn't think much about it. Since Irina said yes, then it must be true.

"Then I'm going to go wash up first. Irina, you should change your clothes too. We should be ready to leave soon."

"it is good."

Irina made an OK gesture and was about to turn around and get out of bed, but the moment her toes touched the ground, she couldn't help but take a small breath.

Xenovia, who had just reached the bathroom door, stopped when she heard the sound and poked her head out from the corner.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"No, nothing's wrong, my legs are just a little sore. Maybe it's because I walked too much last night, hahaha...hahaha..."

Would a holy swordsman who can swing his sword to kill a demon get sore legs from shopping?

As doubts in her heart continued to accumulate, Xenovia seemed to have noticed something.

It feels like there's something wrong with Irina today... Never mind, I should think about how to start the conversation first.

……

The taxi from the hotel slowly stopped in front of Tokyo Haneda Airport.

The car door opened, and Irina, who was sitting in the back seat next to the main entrance of the airport, got out first.

She stood outside the car door, holding the upper edge of the door with one hand, and smiled at her partner in the car.

"Let's go, Xenovia."

"Um……"

The blue-haired girl had a stern expression as always, but that was fine as her poker face could help her hide a lot of her emotional changes.

However, perhaps they themselves did not realize that since they woke up, none of them had used the term "we" again.

It's [I have to catch a plane later], not [We have to catch a plane later].

It's [Let's go, Xenovia], not [Let's go, Xenovia].

With their own thoughts in mind, the two girls walked into the front lobby of the airport, then passed through security check and entered the waiting hall.

The boarding gate was right in front of them, but their pace became slower and slower.

When they arrived at the boarding gate, Irina and Xenovia stopped at the same time.

A second later, the two girls standing side by side seemed to realize something, turned their heads and looked at each other, with the same doubt flashing in their eyes.

——Why don’t you leave?

Chapter 96: For the rest of my life, I will swing my sword just for you

The scene switches, and the perspective shifts to the afternoon.

In the Mystical Research Department of Kuou Academy, Hanakaiin Bokui, who had just arrived with Asia, looked at the two holy sword users, one orange and one blue, sitting on the sofa in the living room and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"So, Xenovia, Irina, and you have decided to leave the church together?"

"Well, that's it in a nutshell. Xenovia and I will be able to start school together next semester."

Irina, who had changed into the Juou Academy uniform, turned around and smiled with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.

This matter is quite subtle.

Her original plan was to take Xenovia to the airport until she boarded the plane, and then she would just stop at the boarding gate and leave.

But Irina never expected that the latter also had the same plan, so the final result turned into the two of them staring at each other at the boarding gate, neither of them moving forward first. It was not until she asked frankly that she found out that they both thought the same way.

That's fine.

"Honestly, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. Irina's thoughts just happened to be the same as mine. I originally thought that Irina's faith was stronger than mine and she might even scold me for it."

Xenovia, who had also changed into the Juou Academy uniform, held her forehead with her hand, feeling somewhat disillusioned.

"That's good, though. This puts my mind at ease. I was worried Irina might do something stupid because of this."

"I can't think straight..."

Irina curled her lips, probably because she didn't expect that her partner would think of her as someone who likes to go to extremes.

But before she could say anything, Xenovia turned to look at the boy at the living room door.

"This must be due to your painstaking guidance, Hua Kaiyuan Buddha Gui."

"No, no, no! Guidance or anything..."

As soon as the word "enlightenment" was mentioned, Irina was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and she almost jumped up from the sofa.

The sudden and huge reaction also made Xenovia a little confused. She turned her head and blinked.

"There's none?"

"Of course not, we just had a simple meal together yesterday!"

Irina blushed and her words became halting.

But even so, it was enough for Rias, who was sitting on the sofa opposite, to grasp some key information.

The red-haired girl's eyebrow suddenly raised.

"Eat? What's going on here, Fogui? Didn't you say you were going home for dinner yesterday?"

"Well, should I say it's a coincidence?"

The flowers bloom in the courtyard and the Buddha spreads his hands.

He had indeed planned to go home for dinner last night, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by Irina right after he sent Rias back to the old school building.

After all, they were childhood sweethearts, and it was a long-awaited reunion since they were going back to Europe the next day, so having a meal together was not too much.

But I didn't expect that the situation would fast forward to the stage of being frank with each other, and it even developed to the point where you are part of me.

“That’s actually my problem.”

Irina scratched her hair.

"Last night, when Fogui was about to go home, I pulled him over and asked him to have dinner with me. It wasn't Fogui who took the initiative..."

"Ms. Shido Irina, I'm not asking you about this question. I'm asking Buddha, okay?"

Before he could finish his words, Rias interrupted him, a hint of anger flashing in her slightly downcast green eyes.

Of course she knew that Fogui would never give her an excuse on such a matter, and she was just asking casually and jokingly to torture him.

But what's the point of you, a childhood sweetheart, coming up to explain? And the moment you open your mouth, you sound like a mistress taking the blame and speaking in favor of her cheating husband. What the hell is that!

There was a brief silence of two seconds before Rias pressed her hand against her forehead and sighed softly.

"So, getting back to the point, since you two have already chosen to give up returning to the church, you have betrayed your original faction. And now that you've come to my side, are you planning to give up your status as Holy Sword Masters and reincarnate as demons?"

"Eh? Ah...that's not the case."

Irina reacted and shook her head.

"I'd rather stay as a human. Xenovia suggested that I come along. Oh, Xenovia, why did you decide to come?"

"I came here mainly for two things."

The blue-haired girl stood up from the sofa and turned to the living room door, bowing ninety degrees to the blonde nun standing next to the boy.

"The first thing I have to do is apologize to Miss Asia. I'm sorry, Miss Asia, I didn't consider your feelings before and presumptuously labeled you a witch who colluded with the devil. I made a mistake."

"No, it's okay. I didn't take it to heart. Miss Xenovia, you don't have to be like this."

Perhaps because she had never been apologized to so seriously, the kind-hearted Asia was shocked by this scene and quickly waved her hands to show that it was okay.

Then Xenovia stood up again and turned to Hanakaiin Fugui who was standing beside her.

"I grew up in an orphanage and later joined the church to become a Holy Swordsman. Therefore, for me, all the value and meaning of my life comes from God, and the sword in my hand will only be swung for God."

"And now that I know God is gone, I've lost the meaning of life and the reason to fight."

"But you saved me in the battle of Kokabil. You gave me a second life. So for the rest of my life, I will wield the sword only for you. Please give me your guidance in the future."

After saying that, she sat back in her seat, as if this was her unilateral decision and had nothing to do with whether Huakaiyuan Fugui himself agreed or not.

Rias: “…”

What's with this Minotaur atmosphere? What does "I will wield my sword only for you for the rest of my life" mean, and also "Please give me your guidance"?

Why don't you just say, "Please give me your guidance for the rest of my life"? Huh?!

"Well, rather than that, Irina, do you have a place to live now?"

Huakaiyuan Fogui shrugged and cleverly changed the subject.

This is one of the problems that need to be solved right now. After leaving the church, Irina and Xenovia will no longer receive financial support from the church. The money given when they go on a mission is enough for them to stay in hotels and eat out for a short period of time, but it will definitely not be enough to sustain them in the long run.

After all, hotels in Tokyo are not cheap.

"I don't have that." Irina thought without hesitation, "How about I just live in your house, Fogui?"

"Look, Xenovia and I's holy swords have been taken away since we left the church. Now we're basically powerless. It would be terrible if we were targeted by bad guys at this time, wouldn't it?"

"Regarding this..."

Xenovia seemed to have thought of something, and was about to speak when she was interrupted by the red-haired girl who suddenly jumped up.

"This alone is absolutely not enough!"

Chapter 97 Vixen!

In short, Xenovia and Irina's enrollment plan for next semester was finalized.

At the same time, as spring goes by and the summer solstice approaches, the weather gradually becomes hotter, and the much-anticipated summer vacation has finally arrived.

"Thank you for your hard work this semester. Starting today, enjoy your two-month summer vacation. See you in September, everyone."

On the day when the final exam results were announced, as the report cards of all the students were handed out, the head teacher stepped onto the podium, gave a simple and crisp closing speech, and then announced the end of school.

Then he picked up the bag that had been packed long ago and left the classroom without looking back.

It can be seen that she looks forward to this annual long vacation more than the students themselves.

Once the head teacher leaves, it means that summer vacation has truly begun.

The classroom suddenly became lively. Some students had already prepared to run away when their report cards were distributed. Now they had their backpacks on and were calling their best friends to discuss which game hall to go to later.

Asia also gradually packed up her stationery and turned to look at Hanakaiin Fogui, who was sitting next to her, with some joy.

"This way, we can have a holiday, Mr. Fogui!"

"Yes."

Hanakaiin Fugui leaned back in his seat and looked out the window leisurely. Compared to Asia, he was not so excited about summer vacation.