At the front of the classroom, the homeroom teacher, Honekawa-sensei, was diligently lecturing. Lala was already asleep on her desk, and Sora was holding his little pet and yawning, looking drowsy.
"Ah…"
Suddenly, two girlish screams came from the back, startling the entire class.
"Um, Mo-Momioka-san, Sawada-san, what's wrong?"
The already-nervous teacher nearly had a heart attack. He clutched his chest, his face pale, and asked the two girls with a trembling voice.
"Ha… haha… no-nothing, teacher. We're fine," the two girls replied, forcing a calm expression. But if you looked closely, you would see cold sweat on their foreheads and their shoulders trembling slightly.
He had been about to take a nap himself, but their screams had woken him up completely. He looked back and was speechless.
Under the desk, the two girls' hands were in the shape of claws, about to grab Golden Darkness's chest. They were only a few inches away, but several blades that had been transformed from her golden hair were poised at their wrists, ready to strike if they moved another inch.
"Sairenji-san, watch her for me."
"You three, come with me," he said, handing his little pet to Haruna. He stood up and spoke to the three girls in the back row, annoyed.
Risa and Mio quickly retracted their hands with a look of relief. Golden Darkness glanced at them coolly and then stood up without a word.
"Sora-san, it's… it's class time…" the teacher called out weakly as they were about to leave.
"Teacher, our stomachs hurt. We're going to see Mikado-sensei," he replied without turning his head, raising his hand.
"Oh, well, be careful then. Come back soon after you've seen her," the teacher said. So they have stomachaches. They should go see a doctor. He didn't question it further and went back to his lecture…
"You two incorrigible perverts! Are you that desperate?!"
In the hallway, he flicked both Risa and Mio on the forehead and said, annoyed.
"Master, we just couldn't help ourselves! Yami-chan is so cute!"
"Yeah, yeah! Master, who is she, anyway? To be able to turn her hair into weapons! We were almost cut by her just now!"
One on each side, they hugged his arms and nuzzled him. Having been with him for so long, they knew their naughty master's temperament well and immediately used their ultimate whining technique.
As expected, it worked as usual. Though he grumbled a couple of times, he clearly had no intention of continuing to scold them.
"Her name is Golden Darkness, the number one assassin in the universe, with the ability to turn any part of her body into a weapon…"
Enjoying their flattery and attention, he told them about her identity and some other things, to prevent these two incorrigible perverts from provoking her again.
"Golden Darkness, these are also my maids, Momioka Risa and Sawada Mio. Though you are stronger than them, you are not allowed to bully them in the future," he said, introducing them to her.
"Heehee… Yami-chan, I didn't know you were so amazing! To even dare to assassinate the naughty master!"
"As his maids, we're your seniors, you know! So don't try to scare us with your powers anymore! Let's all get along!"
Though they were surprised by her identity and the fact that she had dared to assassinate him, they quickly got over it.
Who cares how amazing she used to be? Even the strongest Valkyrie in the universe had become their naughty master's little pet. What could an assassin do? She had been suppressed by him just the same.
Though they were both maids, they were her seniors. The thought filled them with a sense of superiority and pride.
She glanced at them coldly but didn't bother to reply. She was just a lonely assassin, living in the shadows of the world. She didn't want to get involved with anyone, and she didn't need to be friends with anyone. As soon as she successfully assassinated him, she would leave this planet immediately.
"Master, look! Yami-chan is ignoring us!" they whined, seeing her cold attitude.
"She's still a little hedgehog right now. After master has plucked all her thorns, you can get close to her," he said, tapping them on the head.
They stuck out their tongues. They knew they couldn't get their hands on her until their naughty master had finished training her. She was still so cold and fierce. If they tried anything now, they would really get their hands cut off.
"Anyway, since we're already out, let's go introduce her to the others," he muttered to himself, rubbing his chin. He called the three girls and prepared to go see Ryouko and Saki, and introduce her to them as well.
He glanced in a certain direction in the hallway, a playful, peculiar smile on his face, but he said nothing and led the three girls away.
"Hah… hah…"
Behind a corner in the hallway, Yui was clutching her arms, panting heavily.
Her face was full of shock and disbelief. She had only intended to follow him to stop him from doing anything bad, but she never expected to hear such things.
The number one assassin in the universe, the ability to transform her body into a weapon… if she had heard this before, she would have scoffed. But thinking about the shattered moon in the sky, and the scene of him rising into the air, she had no choice but to believe it.
And not only that, but what she found even harder to accept was that Risa and Mio had called him master!
Oh my god, how could they say such a shameless thing!
She had no intention of following them any further. She felt like she had just taken in too much information. She needed to go back to the classroom and calm down.
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Nurse's Office—
"Hah… so you've also fallen into that brat's clutches. To have taken on the mission to assassinate him… I don't know if that's lucky or unlucky for you," Ryouko said, gently stroking her forehead, her expression a mix of complexity and emotion. She never would have thought that Golden Darkness would come to Earth, and take on the contract to assassinate him.
He had already told her everything about her. She wasn't surprised at all by her current situation.
"Are you also bound by him? One day, I will kill him and save you," she said, frowning slightly. Though her expression was still cold, her gaze softened considerably when she looked at the person who had once saved her life.
"You should just give up on that idea. Though your abilities are impressive, that brat is absolutely invincible. Even the strongest Valkyrie, Rhea Aslan Deviluke, is no match for him," she replied, shaking her head and trying to dissuade her.
There was another reason, of course. Though that brat was quite bad and would often bully and torment her, he was very good to his women. And being with such a powerful man also gave her a great sense of security.
Of course, she would never say such an embarrassing thing out loud.
"Rhea Aslan Deviluke…"
Hearing that name, Golden Darkness was taken aback, her dark red pupils shrinking.
She was called the number one assassin in the universe, but that woman was the legendary, absolutely invincible Valkyrie.
But Ryouko had just said that even that woman was no match for him.
"Ah, you don't know yet, little Yami? Rhea Aslan Deviluke… she's my little pet," he interjected, sitting on the side, kneading the blushing Risa while enjoying a massage from Mio.
Hearing his voice, the image of the silver-haired little girl from the other day, munching on a chocolate bar and being handed to the girl in the seat next to him, flashed in her mind. Her entire body trembled.
"Anyway, you all know each other, so I won't bother with introductions. If you want to catch up, you can do it later. I'm taking her to meet Saki and the others now," he said, patting Risa on the butt and standing up.
Dazedly following him out of the nurse's office, for the first time, she began to doubt herself. If even the invincible Valkyrie was no match for him and had become his little pet, could she really defeat him and regain her freedom…?
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Tenjōin Family's Private Lounge—
"Sora, if you need help, I can just have the maids from home come over. Why would you make an assassin a maid?" Saki asked, sitting on his lap and hugging his neck, looking at Golden Darkness with a jealous and resentful expression.
The young lady of the Tenjōin family had always wanted to have her prince all to herself, so every time she saw another woman around him, she would have a fit of jealousy.
He didn't bother to explain to her. Instead, he said to the three girls, "Risa, Mio, you two take little Yami for a walk around the school and show her the ropes."
Risa and Mio naturally had no objections to their naughty master's orders. As for Golden Darkness, she was still in a daze, so they just pulled her along, and she followed.
Seeing them leave, he stood up, still holding Saki, and threw her onto the sofa with a cry of surprise.
He couldn't be bothered to coax this jealous young lady. He wanted a little maid, so he got a little maid. If she didn't like it, then he would just have to "educate" her until she did.
"You two, come here," he said to Rin and Aya. He then turned into a hungry wolf and pounced on Saki…