“…………I believe that you will remember our promise that we made when we were young♪”
“This place would be fine.”
Gondur-san activates the magic-circle at the corner of the school premises. Gondur-san who has used up so much power due to this incident needs to be checked at the Underworld’s hospital. She should have let the medics take her, but she said she can go there by herself so she’s activating her personal magic-circle. Me and Rossweisse-san are sending her off. “…………”
“…………”
Gondur-san and Rossweisse-san aren’t having that much conversation. While we are under the bizarre atmosphere, we sense several presence heading this way. When I look that way, it was the children. Lirenkus is also among them. “Rossweisse-sensei!”
“Granny-sensei!”
The children says that with a sad expression to Rossweisse-san and Gondur-san. “Sensei, is it true that you are leaving?”
“Won’t you come to this school anymore?”
“Please teach me more of your magic, Sensei!”
“I want to be capable of using magic!”
Gondur-san says it while patting the children’s head. “I will come here again. And Rossweisse-sensei will definitely come here one day as well.”
The children put on a bright expression hearing that. Gondur-san says it to Rossweisse-san directly. “Rose, the path you have walked and the wisdom you have learned wasn’t wrong even if it was different to our household. See for yourself.”
There are children who are putting on a smile—. “These children’s smiles are the results of the path you took. This is something you were able to do because of the current you. Have more pride in yourself. —Rose, you are my granddaughter I am proud of you.”
Hearing that, Rossweisse-san covers her mouth and is holding back her emotion desperately. Even so, tears are flowing out from her eyes. “………………Yes, thank you very much.”
Seeing that, Gondur-san strengthened the magical power for the teleportation. She’s just about to teleport, but she says this as if she just remembered it. “Now then, I will be on my way. Ah, that’s right.”
Gondur-san looks at me and the winks. “Mr Boyfriend, please take care of Rossweisse.”
“Wait, I’m not……”
I try to shake my head to the side, but Gondur-san says this with a smile. “I can feel most assured if I leave her to you.”
Leaving those words behind, Gondur-san disappears into the teleportation light. …………
I-It sure did become a weird sending off…… When I look to my side while putting on a bitter smile, I witness Rossweisse-san with a very red face. “U-Umm, Rossweisse-san?”
When I talk to her, she replies back with a red face. “......Y-Y……You looked heroic. A-A-Also……I was happy back then. For coming after me……”
“Of course I would. I will definitely rescue you, Rossweisse-san.”
When I say that—she looks down and mutters. “……N-Next time……let’s go to a……two-hundred yen shop. No, will you please go with me?”
T-Two hundred yen shop huh…… Well, that sure is like her. I say it while putting on a smile. “Sure.”
Rossweisse-san suddenly puts on a smile. But the children around her starts picking on her while putting on a taunting expression. “Are you going to kiss? Hey, are you going to kiss him?”
“Oppai Dragon is going to kiss someone besides the Switch Princess!”
Rossweisse-san panics and says this with an accent. “I won’t do such shameless thing like kissing!”
It sure is like Rossweisse-san. After I sent Gondur-san off, Rias and I are removing the school building’s rubble while we are helping with the restoration of the town. ……We are finally alone together. For some reason, too many things happened, so I couldn’t ask Rias out for a single date. ……But I want to get closer to her even more. …………
After I take a breath, I say it to Rias who is carrying a huge piece of rubble using her demonic-power. “……U-Umm, it’s really hard for me to say this, but…… I mean, I kind of decided to do this but…… No, I want to get your approval and……”
My tone is high. Rias becomes suspicious of me. “Is something wrong?”
……Tell her, Hyoudou Issei! If I can’t progress our relationship, how can I call myself the Sekiryuutei! I have been deciding to do this for a while! If I don’t say it here, I won’t know when I can find the next opportunity to say it! I scold myself, but I open my trembling mouth. “……During our private times, can I talk to you casually? ……Well, I want to talk normally with Rias.”
Hearing that, Rias—drops the huge piece of rubble. Maybe she didn’t predict this, so she looked dazzled. —But then she starts putting on emotional eyes and nods her head. “—! Yes.”
……I’m so glad! I say it once again while I make a victory pose inside myself. “Thank you, Rias.”
“No, I’m also happy. Ise, I love you.”
Rias and I take each other’s hand. I then say this to her while we are staring at each other. “I love you too.”
Oh yeah, I’m finally able to talk to her casually! I was scared to talk to her casually since she is older and since she’s my Master. Even so, since we confessed our feelings to each other, I thought it would be okay to talk casually with each other. No, I had the strong desire to talk to her casually. I’m glad I said that. That’s because, I……love this person……! I wanted to shorten the distance between us much as I can. While it became moody—I hear someone’s cough. When I turn around due to the shock together with Rias, we witness Sona-kaichou standing there. She saw us!? Did Kaichou see all of that just now!? Rias and I let go of our hands due to the embarrassment! Sona-kaichou simply says this. “Do you want me to build a memorial for you two here?”
“ “We don’t need it!” ”
Rias and I can’t help but give such answer. “Hello, Euclid.”
“How do you do, Sirzechs-sama. No, my dear brother. I never expected for you to come and see me.”
“……There’s so much I want to say to you. But I want to ask you just one thing. —Why?”
“……My sister……had you. I……had nothing. That’s simply it. ……Though it seems like your other brother isn’t a failure like myself.”
“He was strong, right? He’s a brother whom I can be proud of.”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t be your pride.”
“…………Are you also interested in the other world?”
“……I am not interested in it. I simply wanted to experience “chaos”. Brother, I want to ask you one thing. —What is a “Devil” to you?”
“They're living beings, known as “Devils”. Even though we have different values, we are a species that know both good and evil, just like the humans do.”
“……Brother, you really are naïve.”

“Uhyahyahyahya, thanks to you, we were able to get our hands on that whole sky city.”
“……For Devils, the name “Lucifer” is absolute.”
“If there are sharp minded ones among them, then they would realise there is a traitor among the Devils involved in this incident. But this truly is a hilarious story. —For the traitor to be none other than that super popular player, “Emperor” Belial!”
“I……simply want to fulfil my true King’s wishes.”
“So what is this wish you want to fulfil by using me?