"A... Longinus that can destroy Gods and Demon Kings?"
In the underground training room, which was rapidly turning into a world of ice and snow, Yukino Yukinoshita stared blankly at the monstrous figure standing behind her, feeling utterly dizzy.
She couldn't comprehend how terrifying this Longinus was, but seeing the spacious basement, large enough to fit several football fields, instantly transform into an ice plain, she finally understood why the Fallen Angel faction considered her a dangerous element.
If such power were unleashed in the human world, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The moment she understood this, a sense of fear finally washed over Yukino Yukinoshita.
"If that power had appeared on the day school started, then Mother and my sister..."
They would definitely be frozen solid, just like the car's tires, right?
And everyone on that street would turn into ice sculptures and perish.
If someone close to her possessed such power, was completely unaware of it, and could lose control at any moment, would she not consider that person a dangerous element?
While she wouldn't wish for that person to be killed, if she were honest with herself, Yukino Yukinoshita would certainly hope that such a dangerous existence would stay far away from her, preferably never to return.
"Do you understand now?" Leon patted Yukino Yukinoshita's shoulder. "No one would willingly want to see such power left unchecked."
"So, even if you didn't agree to become a Devil, you would have been taken away by the Angels or the Fallen Angels, making it difficult to return to your peaceful daily life."
"In a way, many people should be relieved that I took you in as a servant. It means someone can keep an eye on you and manage you. The risk of you losing control in the future will be minimized."
"How is it? Do you still have any grievances?"
Hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita was silent for a moment, then sighed.
"I am a bit unwilling, but that doesn't mean I have grievances." Yukino Yukinoshita finally spoke her mind. "I know that under those circumstances, if you hadn't reincarnated me as a Devil, I would have simply died."
"So, I haven't resented you, and I even feel some gratitude towards you."
"I'm just not used to it. Suddenly seeing such a world and becoming a non-human existence..."
If not for this, with Yukino Yukinoshita's personality, how could she have obediently followed Leon around?
Although she didn't particularly want to become a Devil, the fact that Leon saved her was true, and the fact that she survived because of him was also true. Therefore, Yukino Yukinoshita had long accepted the outcome; she was simply unaccustomed to it and still held a little reluctance.
Now, truly realizing how terrifying her power was, Yukino Yukinoshita had adjusted her mindset.
"Putting everything else aside, can you first teach me how to use this power?" Yukino Yukinoshita turned to Leon, speaking with extreme seriousness. "I don't want this power to appear uncontrollably again."
"Don't worry, that's what I'm going to do next." Leon said readily. "Whether it's the power of a Devil or the power of a Sacred Gear, I will teach you how to use them."
This was his first servant, and a potential powerhouse with infinite possibilities. Not training her properly would be a great waste of natural resources.
He had many things to do in the future. Whether it was restoring the Eligos family or debuting as a new Pure-Blood High-Class Devil, he needed powerful servants to assist him and allow him to go further.
Not just Yukino Yukinoshita, he also needed to put in a good effort himself.
After all, he was also a Longinus possessor, and the second-ranked Upper-Tier Longinus at that.
After deciding on the next steps, Leon didn't immediately start teaching but first brought Yukino Yukinoshita to the fourth floor of the manor, entering a study.
The room was lined with dozens of bookshelves packed with books, none of which were from the mundane world, but rather books related to the supernatural.
These were the former collections of the Eligos family. After Leon inherited the Eligos surname, these books were gradually sent back to him by the Underworld, including some particularly precious family ancient texts.
Leon had spent these years slowly learning the knowledge of Devils from these books. They contained the secret arts passed down through generations of the Eligos family, the most suitable methods for magical power refinement and application for family descendants that the Eligos ancestors had explored and refined over time, specialized methods for using their particular detection abilities, and valuable ancient magic books—all of which could be called priceless.
Unfortunately, due to the family line being severed in the past, many of the Eligos family's treasures had been lost. These current books had also been examined by various great Devil families in the Underworld, so they were no longer as rare as they once were. However, for Leon and Yukino Yukinoshita, who needed this knowledge, they were undoubtedly still very valuable. For ordinary individuals without a background, their value was completely undiminished; if they were to circulate externally, they would certainly be fought over.
Leon handed Yukino Yukinoshita the books containing the methods for magical power refinement, telling her to memorize the contents and learn to utilize her magical power first. He, meanwhile, searched the shelves for books related to Sacred Gears, starting to learn how to utilize the power of his Longinus.
Sacred Gears had existed for a long time, and the major factions had all encountered Sacred Gear users over the long years. Even if their understanding of Sacred Gears wasn't as specialized as the agents of the Church, they weren't completely ignorant.
Both Leon and Yukino Yukinoshita needed this knowledge and guidance to slowly learn how to use their respective Sacred Gears.
Therefore, the two simply took leave from school and stayed in the manor, studying diligently.
This caused quite a few students at Sobu High who had seen the two arrive at school to start letting their imaginations run wild.
A boy and a girl both showed up at school, yet they weren't in their classrooms all day and instead took time off?
Who would believe that there was nothing going on?
Especially since someone confirmed that Leon and Yukino Yukinoshita had entered the Service Club's activity room together and hadn't come out since, it made people unable to stop suspecting what the two were doing inside.
Thanks to this, the rumors about Leon and Yukino Yukinoshita spread smoothly within Sobu High, leading to a considerable impact later on.
However, none of this concerned Leon and Yukino Yukinoshita at the moment. The two were completely unaware that their rumors had spread at school and were still hiding in the manor, engrossed in their studies.
In the evening, Leon would not let Yukino Yukinoshita go home.
"You're my servant now; there's no problem with you just staying here."
This statement made Yukino Yukinoshita look guarded.
"I feel my chastity might be threatened, so I refuse."
Yukino Yukinoshita said this without hesitation.
To her surprise, Leon raised an eyebrow, his gaze lingering on Yukino Yukinoshita's chest for a moment, and then he revealed a look of extreme disgust.
He said nothing, yet seemed to have said everything, causing Yukino Yukinoshita to clench her small, pink fists.
"Say what you want to say!"
"No, I don't want to say anything."
"But that malevolent and utterly lewd look in your eyes has already betrayed you."
"Alright, assuming I was truly malevolent."
"Are you trying to defend yourself?"
"I just want to tell you that one should know one's place."
"Are you implying that I'm not cute? That no one would harbor ill intentions towards me?"
"Don't say that. There are bound to be people like that. Perhaps someone thinks that small is also cute?"
"!!!"
After this brief exchange, Yukino Yukinoshita once again lost control of her emotions, causing the snow-white Ice Princess to appear behind her, silently releasing astonishingly cold air.
But just as Yukino Yukinoshita began to feel uneasy about this, Leon casually raised a hand and snapped his fingers, instantly making the chilling cold air vanish.
It was only at this moment that Yukino Yukinoshita truly realized how strong Leon was.
In her eyes, the power she released was already terrifying, capable of causing large-scale freezing phenomena and possessing shocking destructive power. Yet, such power was easily dealt with by Leon.
"Is this the power of a High-Class Devil?"
For the first time, Yukino Yukinoshita recognized Leon's immense strength.
"It's just that you can't properly use your Sacred Gear yet."
Leon replied.
The ability to make that shocking cold air disappear was not due to the power of a High-Class Devil, but the power of the Prison of Bright Heavenly Thunder (Zenith Tempest).
The Prison of Bright Heavenly Thunder (Zenith Tempest) can freely control the weather and natural elements, and Ice-type power is one of them. The Eternal Ice Princess (Absolute Demise) is only the eleventh-ranked Longinus, placing it in the Lower-Tier among the Longinus. Leon using the power of an Upper-Tier Longinus to interfere with it was naturally possible.
Of course, this was also because Yukino Yukinoshita was too weak right now, unable to use her Longinus well or properly utilize her own magical power, which allowed Leon to suppress her. Otherwise, if both were Longinus, even if Leon could control the opponent's power, it wouldn't be this easy.
"Keep working hard."
Leon gave his servant a timely warning, which made Yukino Yukinoshita look unwilling.
Ultimately, Yukino Yukinoshita still stayed overnight at Leon's manor.
There was no helping it; her apartment couldn't support her training her power like this.
Moreover, Leon told her one more thing.
"Get ready. The meeting we discussed before is about to begin."
The High-Class Devil responsible for connecting with Leon and providing him with assistance on behalf of the Underworld was about to arrive.
Night fell silently.
When the sun fully set and the sky was covered by darkness, Yukino Yukinoshita finally experienced the condition Leon had mentioned during the day.
The moment night descended, Yukino Yukinoshita immediately felt her body, which had been somewhat fatigued during the day, suddenly operate smoothly, like a wound-up machine.
Power began to surge within her, and her spirit became excited, as if a fish had returned to water. The darkness, which usually instilled an instinctive fear in humans, felt incredibly intimate to Yukino Yukinoshita. She even seemed to possess night vision, allowing her to see great distances even without light.
Under these circumstances, the two went down to the basement together.
There, the Magic Circle inscribed on the floor was becoming brighter and brighter.
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