For the first time, Asuna felt what it was like to be caught between two difficult choices.
(This annoying man)
Just as Asuna hesitated whether she should humble herself and 'humbly' seek advice from Hikaru.
"I'm quite curious, what kind of Sacred Gear does Asuna-san possess to attract Devil King level powerhouses."
That voice carried noble elegance and deeply concealed arrogance.
Kaguya, Asuna, Shirayuki Hime... and the others all stood up. A group of people slowly descended from the second floor.
They were Shinomiya Gan'an, Yuuki Shouzou, Kotonoha's mother, Katsura Manami, as well as Shirayuki Hime and Kuroyukihime's mother, Yanagawa Nako. Besides these four parents, there were also instructors invited to guide them into the training path, as mentioned by Kotonoha on the train.
Kisho Arima from CCG, Amami Daizen, one of the Twelve Divine Generals of the Onmyō Agency, and a young man walking at the very front who had just spoken, a pure-blooded devil from the Underworld.
"I really met a 'familiar person', Diodora Astaroth, pure-blooded devil noble from the Underworld, main heir of the Astaroth family."
Hikaru smiled mockingly at the corner of his mouth.
He didn't expect to meet this bastard who liked collecting church saints here. Should he find a reason to annihilate this annoying man?
Hikaru considered with malicious intent in his heart.
"Uncle Shinomiya!"
Hikaru ignored the others and greeted Gan'an respectfully.
"Hikaru, you truly haven't disappointed me and your father. If your father Kōmei knew in heaven, he would also feel relieved."
Gan'an approached Hikaru, patted his shoulder hard, and said with relief.
Kanzaki Kōmei.
That is, Hikaru's father, was Gan'an's best friend. On his deathbed, he entrusted Hikaru to Gan'an to take care of. From his engagement to Kaguya, it can be seen that Gan'an cared for him completely like his own child, even more precisely, he was cared for better than his own child, because even when facing his daughter Kaguya, he showed a cold and rational attitude, not emotions like now.
"Uncle Shinomiya, you praise me too much." Hikaru said with a smile.
"Too much praise, too humble, Hikaru. I hope you don't mind me calling you 'Hikaru'."
Nako, Shirayuki Hime and Kuroyukihime's mother, said with a gentle smile, "You who can teach the number one on the Transcendent List deserve any praise."
"Unfortunately, you and Shirayuki had to end with regrets."
"Auntie Nako, hello!"
Hikaru greeted with a smile.
Honestly, this was the first time he met Shirayuki Hime's mother. Previously, when dating her, he tried to avoid this family issue.
At this moment, the gazes of Arima, Daizen, Shouzou... and the others were fixed on Hikaru, the strange existence very famous on the Dimensional List.
Although Hikaru didn't enter the list, the important figures on that list had countless connections with him. Just the fact that he taught the number one on the Transcendent List, Suzushina Yuriko, was enough to make anyone not dare underestimate him.
"Kanzaki-kun, you haven't answered my question."
Hikaru's disregard made Diodora very displeased in his heart, but he also knew the other party was not an existence easily provoked, so he suppressed his displeasure inwardly, waiting for a future opportunity to give a lesson.
Diodora's personality in some aspects was like a venomous snake, patient, stalking... and delivering a fatal strike when the enemy was unprepared.
"You just need to know that it's not an existence you can touch."
Hikaru glanced at Diodora and said calmly.
"Haha... I can't touch it? Kanzaki-kun is too arrogant. Perhaps you don't know my identity, that's why you dare to speak such big words."
This insult made Diodora laugh angrily.
"Diodora Astaroth, pure-blooded devil noble from the Underworld, main heir of the Astaroth family, and also blood relative of the Underworld Devil King Ajuka. I'm not wrong, right."
"Blood relative of Devil King Ajuka!!!"
An identity meaningless in Hikaru's eyes became completely different in the eyes of Kaguya, Shouzou, Shirayuki Hime, Daizen... and the others.
They didn't expect the devil summoned by devil contract to have such prominent status in the Underworld. And, Manami even looked at her daughter Kotonoha with joy. Now the Katsura family and her daughter had gained a great supporter.
"You know?!"
Diodora was quite shocked after Hikaru revealed his entire identity.
"Of course, arrogant god and demon races."
Hikaru smiled mockingly, then said to Gan'an
"Uncle Shinomiya, devil contract transactions also need to choose people. What kind of contract did you all sign with him."
Hikaru didn't think Diodora would be so kind-hearted to teach Kaguya, Kotonoha... and the others to train.
Shouzou, Gan'an, Manami, Nako, these four parents exchanged glances. Finally, Manami stepped forward and said, "Familiar. Kotonoha will become his Familiar. This is the devil contract between us."
"Mother, this...!!!"
Kotonoha was shocked. She didn't expect that she had been sold without her knowledge.
"Kotonoha, you're at rank eighty-five on the Eternal Beauty List, Rank Reward: Basic Physical Transformation. After becoming Diodora's Familiar, you can be transformed into a true devil through the Evil Piece. That's equivalent to the effect of Rank Reward: Advanced Physical Transformation."
Manami explained patiently.
"But, but..."
Kotonoha was almost crying from anxiety.
There was one thing she knew: after truly becoming a Familiar, no matter the outcome, she would definitely be separated from Hikaru.
"Kotonoha-san, after becoming my Familiar, I won't order you to do excessive things."
Diodora said while trying to maintain his smile.
"Senpai—"
Kotonoha placed her last hope on Hikaru.
"Relax." Hikaru stroked Kotonoha's beautiful hair and said, "A bastard like this doesn't even have the qualifications to make you his Familiar."
"Bastard, some words spoken must be paid for!"
Diodora threatened with a grim face.
"Diodora, before I get angry, you'd better disappear from my sight."
Hikaru ignored the crowd's reaction and said coldly.
"Just a lowly human, do you really think that by relying on the Accelerator behind you, no one dares to do anything to you!"
Diodora was furious. Devil Magic began to appear in his hand. The entire hall was immediately enveloped by a terrifying feeling, as if falling into the depths of hell.
Arima and Daizen protected Gan'an, Shouzou... and the others to retreat.
"Uncle Shinomiya, your house hall will be a bit dirty soon."
Before Gan'an could react, Hikaru had already moved.
*WHOOSH!*
Hikaru appeared to the right of Diodora via teleportation.
Instantly, Diodora was shocked. He didn't see his movement at all, but then he slammed the Devil Magic in his hand hard.
"Die!!!"
*PLAK!*
Hikaru's palm was like a giant mountain, pressing down on Diodora. Instantly, the Devil Magic shattered, and his entire being knelt on the ground.
"How is this possible, how can you be this strong!!!"
Diodora cried out in disbelief, as if he couldn't accept this reality. In his eyes, Hikaru relied more on Yuriko. Although he was her teacher, Yuriko's strength lay in super abilities, not others.
"Fall, Diodora!"
Hikaru's words were like judgment from heaven, without room for refutation.
"No, no, no... I am a blood relative of the Devil King, the future Honorable Devil King, you must not kill me... You will be hunted by the entire Underworld if you kill me."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Gan'an, Shouzou... and the others changed. Indeed, Diodora's identity was too heavy for them. Nothing must happen to him.
Unfortunately, without waiting for Gan'an and the others to speak.
Countless blue light swords exploded from Hikaru's hand, directly piercing Diodora, and continuously cutting his vitality.
"Aaaah—"
Pain no less than lingchi punishment made Diodora emit a miserable scream, which even made Hayasaka outside the door tremble.
Emperor Shin!
He is Emperor Shin!!!
In his death agony, Diodora finally confirmed Hikaru's identity. Then, under the countless blue light swords, he turned into a pool of flesh, and the smell of blood filled the entire hall.