Xenovia asked
“Ouryuu, you know about the person who holds both of those Longinus, right?”
“…Yes, for once. He is a dangerous man. …He envies to see the despair of this world more than anyone else. Ajuka-san evaluated him as Hyoudou-senpai’s exact opposite.”
The unusually hateful Nakiri-kun spoke about that man, but… A being who is the exact opposite of Ise-kun, huh. I am really interested, but…even though he is not showing his presence nearby, I can somehow feel a dangerous air that I had never felt before. While the atmosphere got heavier, Akeno-san then suggested
“Let’s stop this talk and eat, shall we?”
As she said that, she created a magic circle and made picnic sets appear. There were more than ten sets of heavy boxes which were stacked three levels tall, and there were also more than ten picnic baskets. There were also several soup jars, and Akeno-san opened one of them and pour them into mugs. The tasty aroma tickled our nostrils. My stomach began to feel empty. Because I’d been eating the food that Akeno-san cooked since middle school, even by smelling the aroma, my stomach became completely empty. Gasper-kun and Koneko-chan’s stomachs growled. Because they had also been eating Akeno-san’s cooking, it was only natural that they became like that. Akeno-san passed a soup-filled mug to Koneko-chan
“Here, Shirone-chan. Now now, everyone too please eat.”
The heavy atmosphere was blown away by Akeno-san’s picnic set, and from there everyone started to eat. While chewing my onigiri, I apologized to Ise-kun in my heart. It was because we were having a picnic while leaving him out. I was sure that if he knew, he would scream “Bring me along too!”. On top of that, he had been interested in [Belzebut] until he went to the Ocean of Milk too… If he knew about the [Game]’s system and vastness of the field, I was sure that he would get fired up. After taking a bite of her sandwich, Rias-oneesan said as she looked at the sky. “Ise, I wonder what you’re doing right now?”
And the girls suddenly gazed into the sky like Rias-oneesan. The Ocean of Milk that was somewhere. I was sure they were thinking about Ise-kun who was there. Ravel then said
“I am sure, for the sake of the team, for the sake of Rias-sama, and for the sake of getting Rossweisse-sama back from Vidar-sama, I am sure that he is training desperately right now.”
Rossweisse-san blushed upon hearing those words. “F-For me…huh?”
Rias-oneesan put her hand on top of Rossweisse-san’s hand while smiling
“That’s right. He also forcibly took me back that time. That person is like that after all. He will find a way to settle it even if it costs his life. You too have experienced it right?”
Rias-oneesan was talking about the Auros Academy incident. That time too, Ise-kun saved Rossweisse-san from Euclid Lucifugus. And the other girls continued
“I have also been saved several times. When I arrived in Japan, during the fight against Astaroth, and also another times.” Said Asia-san. “Me too, when I was captured by [Khaos Brigade]’s wizard — Nilrem, I was saved by him. He immediately came to me.” continued Ravel. Koneko-chan and Gasper raised their hands. “……That time, Gasper-kun and I were saved too. Well, he also protected us from the Grim Reapers.”
“I-I, that time was like that too, but he has been looking after me since we met! He also took care of Valerie!”
“Ufufu, that’s right. Hyoudou Issei-san is really dependable,” affirmed Valerie. Xenovia-san and Irina-san were confused by the girls’ talk. “… I should try to get kidnapped once too, shouldn’t I. I am also a girl, I also want to be a kidnapped princess. …Well, it doesn’t suit me though.”
“A kidnapped princess! …Somehow, it sounds romantic, right!? I-I want darling to come to save me!”
“No-, Irina and I are were born on the battlefield, so as expected, being a princess is a bit too much.”
“I am a maiden too! I want to be a princess! No, I can be!”
“But you know, Irina. You can’t say that you have never lifted anything heavier than fork now, right? You have been swinging your holy sword around in front of your future husband, you know…”
“If that’s the case, I’ve never lifted anything heavier than my Holy Sword.”
“……………Irina, sometimes you are really dumb.”
It seemed like the warrior girls had something on their mind. But, I don’t think Ise-kun cares about that though. Because he will always come to save the girl he likes. On the side, Elmenhilde seemed rather interested as she held a notepad in her hands. “And, if we show something like a kidnapped princess, it’s effective to Hyoudou Issei-sama—. Although the princess part is cleared, the kidnapped condition is…there must be an enemy… I-Is it possible that he will fight if there is a marriage partner…? D-Did I have a fiance?…”
And, while writing with the pen, Lint-san too wrote something in her notepad. “I see I see, so girls who are born on the battlefield struggle with getting men quite a bit. But but, it means that paisens won’t have a partner in the fu… Or rather, I don’t know if they can fall in love with men. They lack training, huh.”
No matter where girls are born, love talk will always capture the girls’ attention. Akeno-san said to Rossweisse-san
“He also saves me all the time. That’s why, you must properly tell him with your mouth too, Rossweisse-san.”
“Must tell him with my mouth…?”
Akeno-san clearly answered Rossweisse-san’s question
“About the marriage interview. How you feel, and what your feelings are right now. Please tell him about that.”
Rossweisse-san seemed to understand what Akeno-san meant, and she put her hands over her chest while looking a bit sad. “…My current feelings…”
His Eminence Strada who was looking at this while eating the meat of some fried chicken off the bone said,
“This is youth. Absolutely beautiful.”
Crom Cruach who was also eating some fried chicken off the bone murmured “I don’t understand”. Despite the girls talk, we ended our picnic and started our training again. I, Hyoudou Issei felt like I fell into a dreamy place. …I remembered that after drinking the miracle drug Amrita, I felt the pain that struck me as if it wanted to tear my body apart. …But, there’s no pain now. …Is there any chance that…I am…dead? No, even if Devils die, it’s not like they can go to Heaven… I somehow barely kept my consciousness awake. Suddenly, I heard a voice. [—pai—gon—ear—me]
The sounds gradually became clearer. [Oppai Dragon, can you hear me?] …I can hear you, but this voice is… Who are you? [I am one of the pillar Gods who live in a world called [Evie × Etoulde]. Everyone calls me Chichigami here.] —Chichigami. ……………
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……What do you meannnnnnnnnnnnnn!? After floating in this dreamy place, I suddenly heard a voice, and now there’s someone who goes by the name of Chichigami!? What in the world happened to my body!? [Calm down, Oppai Dragon. Previously, the spirit that I used as an intermediary should now have come in contact with you.]