"...Ugh, why is this thing so uncomfortable? Especially around the collar. I'm hating this party already." Naruto grumbled to himself, staring at himself in a full length mirror.
Today was the big day. An important day for a lot of people, including himself.
Unfortunately.
He'd have to deal with a group of people that would probably piss him off enough on a good day, let alone while wearing this ridiculous tuxedo.
It was tight, uncomfortable, and had no orange in sight.
Mio already made sure to confiscate any orange ties and hide them away in secure locations no doubt.
That traitor.
The blond pulled at his collar again, seeking to stretch the cloth so that his neck could get more room to breathe. He's never had to wear such impractical clothing before in his entire life.
Maybe if he could just loosen the top button on his shirt and then hide it behind his tie...
He stared at himself in the mirror again, debating whether he could get away with it, internally noting that he was being immature about the entire thing.
Naruto's eyes lit up.
Maybe he could use a henge to hide the fact that he had his shirt unbuttoned!?
If he was sneaky enough...then maybe he could get away with it for the entire party!
Grinning, he mercifully unbuttoned the top button at the collar so that he could breathe again, before unbuttoning the rest of his shirt, allowing for better comfort. He then created a quick henge to make it seem like he was prim and proper for the celebrations.
Man, he could be a genius at times.
He finally stopped patting himself on the back when someone began knocking on the door behind him, making him jump a little.
"Hey Naruto! Are you done in there yet? I'm pretty sure that guys don't usually take so long!" Mio called out from behind the door.
Naruto groaned. He was having a moment here...
"R-Right! I'm coming out!" the blond called back, before turning to exit the safe confines of the bathroom.
He could already tell that this little party would be a pain in the ass...
"Hey there Kiba! All prepped to go I see!" Naruto called out enthusiastically, impressed that his fellow blond was so well prepared for this annoying get-together.
More importantly, it seemed that the knight wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as he was.
The bishōnen gave him an easy grin, obviously comfortable with what he was wearing.
...Damn him.
"Well we are kind of used to high-class devil society by this point, so this is a given. I'm more surprised that you are managing as well as we are." Yuuto replied with an airy grin.
The knight was pretty sure that his fellow blond would have tried some kind of hare-brained scheme to get out of the somewhat uncomfortable clothes. But it seemed he was wrong this time around.
Naruto bashfully rubbed the back of his head, trying to hide the fact that he was doing just what the knight said.
Before he could reply though, he noticed something off.
"...Yuki. Why aren't you changing clothes?" the shinobi asked with a frown, staring at the hero who was sitting down at the dining room table.
The hero in question raised a delicate eyebrow at Naruto. "Naruto...I don't think that devils would appreciate the irony of a hero going to one of their parties."
Naruto opened his mouth to respond, then shut it.
Good point.
"...Well I guess so. But are you ok with that?"
Yuki shrugged her shoulders without much thought, she knew full well that she had to be patient here. After all, the last time a hero made it to the Underworld...
Well...there was a war at the time.
Suffice it to say, considering how long-lasting devils could be, it wasn't a good idea to go down there without an explicit invitation.
"Don't worry, I think it's best that I make sure that Asia-san is safe while all of you are away." Yuki said eventually, glancing at the nun through the side of her eyes.
Naruto followed her gaze to stare at the young female blond, she was fretting over Issei's tuxedo, which he was borrowing.
Considering that she probably had even less experience with such clothing than he did, it was painfully obvious that she wasn't too sure what she was doing.
But it seemed that Issei found her fretting cute, so the shinobi decided to just let them have their fun.
"...We still don't know who attacked Asia-san the other day, or why. Since you're going to be gone for an extended period of time...someone has to make sure everything doesn't explode." the young hero said dryly, giving Naruto a small smirk.
Naruto just smirked back.
"Alright then. I'm counting on you to hold the fort while we're gone." the blond announced, much to Yuki's silent amusement.
"I think that I'll join her!" a voice cried out.
Naruto turned to Maria in confusion, what was she talking about?
Yuki was also giving her a doubtful stare.
Seeing that everyone was confused by her announcement, she decided to elaborate.
"Look, I don't think that a 'person' like me would be welcome to this party. So I think that I should just pick up Mio-sama's and Naruto-sama's luggage and return it to the house." Maria stated reasonably.
She doubted that the high-class devils would appreciate her being there either.
Naruto frowned at her, a sneaking suspicion rising to the forefront of his thoughts.
"...Maria. Could it be that there is some kind of stigma against your kind in the Underworld?" the blond asked with concern.
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