"DXD: Transfer Student"Chapter 186: Sisters, Together
Before heading home, Long Yi shot Mai a meaningful glance, then left the concert with Nodoka.
This time, he didn't whisk her away with magic—just flagged down a taxi.
Mai was sharp enough to understand his intentions. By the time he and Nodoka arrived, she'd be home too.
Long Yi had done everything he could to help Nodoka untangle her feelings, but he knew—the final breakthrough had to come from Mai herself.
Thankfully, Nodoka's awakened abilities weren't too advanced. Long Yi could handle them without much trouble. He remembered how, back when Mai's powers first surfaced, he'd nearly needed to call in Rias for backup.
Maybe that's why his contract with Mai had become a faith contract—he'd solved her problem alone, no outside interference, no one else sharing the credit.
He'd spent ages trying to crack the secret of faith contracts. All he knew: absolute loyalty and trust were required.
But with so many devils signing so many contracts, true faith contracts were rare as diamonds.
There had to be a trick, some hidden condition that made faith contracts more likely. But no one had figured it out.
Now, with Nodoka, Long Yi sensed another opportunity.
Sure, he could brute-force away her powers, but that wouldn't last.
Sometimes, the one who tied the knot has to untie it themselves.
This time, Long Yi would play support and let the sisters sort it out.
Human psychic powers were odd things.
Even veteran devils like Rias didn't fully understand where human abilities came from.
Most devils, angels, even gods, had started mixing with humans to unlock new powers—sometimes by partnering, sometimes by reincarnating humans and evolving their gifts.
Pure-blood lines were fading. Humanity was the foundation now.
No wonder everyone wanted to ally with humans.
Mai's faith contract had been a huge boost for Long Yi. He'd studied the process for ages, and now, all the variables seemed just right.
Just like last time, he'd handled everything personally, resolved the emotional knots, and—by chance—the two girls were sisters.
Blood ties shouldn't matter in contracts, but here they were, almost identical.
Every variable controlled.
This time, surely, he'd get another faith contract.
With that hope, Long Yi walked Nodoka home.
Mai arrived soon after. Seeing the sisters together, Long Yi smiled and slipped out to the balcony, leaving them space.
Inside, the living room was quiet—until Mai, ever the mature one, spoke first.
"Nodoka, your mom talked to me after the show. There's something I need to tell you."
"My mom? What happened?"
"When she held my hand, she was shaking. I could see she's been anxious for a long time."
"Anxious?" Nodoka blinked, caught off guard.
Mai nodded. "She worries about you, you know. She sees you working so hard to meet her expectations, but she's scared you're not really happy. She's afraid she's putting too much pressure on you."
Nodoka's eyes widened.
"No way. She's never said anything like that to me."
Out on the balcony, Long Yi muttered to himself, "How many parents actually say that to their kids? Most families talk past each other. Real understanding takes real communication."
Mai called out, not missing a beat, "Don't get all philosophical out there. Sure you're not just making this up as you go?"
She wasn't pulling punches—Long Yi was, after all, an orphaned devil.
Long Yi grinned. "I don't have to worry about parent drama. I get to be as philosophical as I want."
He was the poster child for emotional resilience.
His parents were gone, but he'd never complained. After all these years, he'd made peace with it, never flinching when someone called him an orphan.
Mai knew he wouldn't get sensitive about it, so she could joke without worry—even if she was poking at his family history.
Nodoka's eyes welled up.
She'd always craved praise, but only Long Yi had ever given it.
And he knew—the person Nodoka most wanted to hear it from was her mother.
Hearing, through Mai, that her mother truly cared about her feelings, Nodoka broke down in tears.
"…I just wanted to make Mom happy. But all she ever talks about is my sister…"
"Then make her happy your own way," Mai said softly.
To Nodoka, it sounded just like what Long Yi had told her before.
Compared to her own immaturity, these two were light-years ahead.
That thought broke the dam. Nodoka sobbed uncontrollably.
Mai pulled her into a gentle embrace.
"Sis!" Nodoka wailed, finally saying the word out loud, right in front of Mai.
"Sis… It's okay if I never become you, right?"
She choked out the question, her vulnerability on full display.
Mai smiled. "If you want to be me, that's fine too."
"I don't want to… I don't want to be my sister."
As Nodoka said it, something changed.
In an instant, both girls' faces shifted—identities restored.
Long Yi, watching from the balcony, exhaled in relief.
Finally, he could be close to Mai again—no more body-swap complications.
More importantly, the contract was complete.
The sisters were busy celebrating their restored appearances, so Long Yi left them to their happiness.
He quietly checked his connection to Nodoka.
The contract had leveled up—now a full-fledged faith contract.
Long Yi's eyes lit up.
Finally—two faith contracts, both sisters.
Clearly, faith contracts were tied to the contractor's emotions.
This was a breakthrough.
With what he'd learned here, he could narrow down the key factors, and maybe—just maybe—make every future contract a faith contract.
For now, he let the sisters celebrate.
He'd earned this victory—together.
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