At the Seishuuin family ancestral home, in a dim secret chamber—
"Incredible, that youngest god slayer possesses such immense power!"
"Indeed, I must admit I underestimated him at first. Starting from the slaying of the war god Verethragna, the Sword King Salvatore Doni, the unyielding Athena, Marquis Voban, the Steel Hero Perseus, even the strongest serpent summoned by Athena—there's no denying this youngest demon king has far exceeded our expectations."
"The Sayanomiya family has already begun to act, the Kuhoutsuka and the Renjou family have also shown intentions. We have lost the initiative; we cannot continue to wait!"
"Agreed. It's time to make a choice. Those shameless groups 'Copper-Black Cross' and 'Bronze-Black Cross' must not be allowed to steal the demon king that belongs to us!"
"Hmm, fortunately this demon king is different from the others. We still have a chance. Although those two little girls are troublesome, once we deploy our secret weapon…"
"Then it's decided. Ena's training is complete, and this time we have the lord's instructions. Let Ena be deployed."
"Not bad, Ena has already accepted the inheritance from that noble. As long as she is deployed, it will definitely be foolproof! Since this Demon King has such potential, we must bring him over to our side!"
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One after another, old voices echoed continuously inside the secret chamber. At this moment, Sora still did not know that a "conspiracy" targeting him had already begun…
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After more than a month of training and cultivation, all the girls have made great progress. Erica and Liliana need no introduction; now even if they encounter some powerful gods, as long as the two of them join forces, they will not be at much of a disadvantage. Although not yet to the exaggerated extent of defeating them, at least survival is absolutely guaranteed.
Shizuka-chan is also doing quite well. Having been specially trained by the Great Witch Zola, she has made considerable progress. Although she is still far from the ideal magical girl—eighteen blocks away, to be exact—she can barely use the divine power Athena bestowed upon her and can cast some simple magic.
Forget about using it in battle, but performing magic tricks for the uncles and aunties on the street is more than enough. If the family ever runs out of food, this girl could go out and try her luck, sweat…
As for Yuri and Arianna, well, fortunately Sora never had high expectations for them from the start. After all, their foundations are too weak, and training them up is not a matter of a day or two.
Although it is a bit regrettable that these two girls cannot be used for now, having Athena, Erica, Liliana, the Great Witch Zola, and the little maid Karen is barely enough for Sora to vent his energy.
Although he is a hopeless and carefree guy, Sora has always cared for and loved his women and would never do anything to truly hurt them. He can afford to wait for that.
Besides these, many other things happened during this month.
Sora's battle with the strongest serpent summoned by Athena caused a huge sensation in the magical world. Coupled with his previous victories over other gods and demon kings, his prestige in the global magical community has skyrocketed to an unprecedented height.
Even compared to the oldest and most powerful god-slayers like Marquis Voban and Cult Leader Luo Hao, he is no less!
Sora heard all this from Erica and Liliana. Although this carefree guy himself is completely indifferent to such matters, his two knights have always cared deeply and were happy for him.
The two knights' organizations, the "Copper-Black Cross" and the "Bronze-Black Cross," conveyed their desire to submit to him through the two girls. After all, such a powerful demon king is an excellent backing for them.
Although the nominal leader of the two knight orders is the carefree Sword King Doni, they have not officially declared allegiance to him. Doni, like Sora, dislikes hassle and never intended to absorb any forces. His so-called leadership only means these organizations must serve him when needed.
In fact, any demon king has this supreme and special right. No matter which organization or society, when a demon king orders you to do something, do you dare refuse?!
Honestly, Sora is not really interested in managing these organizations. If he had the leisure to handle them, he would rather spend more time at home with his girls. But seeing the hopeful and slightly pleading expressions on the two girls' faces, Sora understood a lot.
Fine, they want to submit, so be it. Acting as if they suffered a great loss would be just being spoiled.
The two girls have some affection for the organizations that raised them since childhood, and some of their family members hold important positions there. So when they received Sora's answer, they were extremely happy and excited, even enthusiastically throwing themselves onto the bed to serve him well.
Of course, although he agreed to accept their submission and would look after them when necessary, Sora made it clear that he would not bother with their trivial matters without reason.
Moreover, since they have submitted, when he needs them, they must not slack off but put in effort!
Well, except for his knights Erica and Liliana, Sora doesn't really think he needs to use them much.
The two girls immediately agreed on behalf of their organizations to Sora's demands without hesitation.
Joking aside, to receive the protection of a powerful demon king while retaining their sovereignty is such a favorable condition that if they refused, the old folks in the organizations must be senile!
If that were the case, the two girls wouldn't even bother defending them.
Besides the "Copper-Black Cross" and "Bronze-Black Cross," the two girls said some other organizations, big and small, also had similar intentions. Sora's head almost exploded. He didn't want to deal with those troublesome matters and left everything to the two girls. As his knights and lovers, Sora had absolute trust in them.
After more than a month of vacation and training, the school opening day was approaching, and it was almost time for Sora and the others to return.
Although going to school now meant nothing to Sora, staying home all day was also boring, so continuing to attend school casually was fine.
Of course, there was a more important reason: Sora didn't want Shizuka to have any regrets. If he didn't go to school, the little girl would be much lonelier going alone.
Sora had already decided that Liliana would also go back with him this time, so she could go to school with him, Erica, and Athena.
Tsk tsk, the four of them would make a perfect mahjong table!
"Hey, girls, have you packed everything? We're leaving."
Looking at the girls carrying even more luggage than when they arrived, Sora was speechless and shouted to them.
"Little demon brother, are you really taking me with you? Aren't you afraid Ichirou will find out about our relationship?"
"And, I've lived here for decades. It's hard to leave all of a sudden."
The other girls were ready, but the Great Witch Zola looked hesitant.
"Tch, let him find out if he wants. What can that old man say? Besides, who knows which corner of Earth he's in now or when he'll come back."
"I'm your man, so naturally wherever I go, you follow. What's there to miss about this dump? Once we leave, it won't take two days before you mess it up again. Letting you come along means Arianna and the others can serve you and you can enjoy life, isn't that a relief?"
Looking at the surprisingly sentimental Great Witch, Sora, holding his teddy bear Athena, said with a face full of annoyance.
"Alright, alright, it's decided. If we want to vacation later, we can always come back here."
Shaking his head, Sora took a step back.
No matter what, he was going to take this Great Witch with him. Although it was a bit unscrupulous, Sora really liked this fairy. Without her, life would be much less fun!
"Hehehe… Since little demon brother says so, I'll follow you for life!"
This Great Witch was also carefree. Just a moment ago she was sentimental, now she was fine, rubbing her head against Sora…
"Alright, let's go home!"
Pushing away the Great Witch's hand, Sora no longer hesitated and set off home with the girls…