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Still… when possible, it was better to conserve resources.
"World Seal: Earth Seal: Human Seal: Threefold Soul Suppression!"
As Anos's incantation echoed and his energy surged outward, the Threefold Soul Suppression Formation condensed into a massive seal above the stray devil's head.
"What is—?!"
The stray devil tried to move.
It couldn't.
Its body was locked in place, completely immobilized.
Boom!
The phantom imprint of the Threefold Soul Seal passed straight through its body before dissipating into the air.
Like a hologram passing through solid matter.
Except—
On Anos's side, the stray devil vanished along with it.
Completely erased.
"Well, she's still my underclassman, not something an ugly thing like you gets to bully."
Anos shook his head and bent down to pick up Aika's glasses.
Perhaps this counted as an accidental bonus.
Even without the stray devil, opening the White-tier chest would have been easy.
A White-tier chest. How difficult could it be?
[Ding.]
[White-tier treasure chest opened.]
[Congratulations!]
[Reward obtained: Physical Enhancement.]
Anos felt a comprehensive transformation surge through his body.
If his physique had previously been equivalent to a lower-class devil, it now reached mid-class devil standards.
Of course—
He didn't consider it especially useful.
He was a caster.
Strengthening his physical body, aside from improving stamina in certain… areas, didn't seem to have much practical value.
Was he supposed to become a close-combat mage?
He wasn't the type to grab a blade and trade blows.
If he could crush the enemy with formations from a distance, that was always his first choice.
"Whatever... It's acceptable."
He muttered, though inwardly he accepted the result.
After all, compared to training for years just to reach lower-class devil level, this was far more efficient.
Sairaorg had achieved Demon Lord-tier physical strength through sheer training.
But he was a devil to begin with.
The Devils had produced transcendent beings.
There had even been individuals capable of contending with the Biblical God.
Anos, however, was genuinely human.
Otherwise, he never would have activated the Ark Sphere.
Humans—
Whether in spiritual power or physical capability had extremely low ceilings.
If his cheat hadn't awakened, tomorrow he might have taken his stray devil extermination record and applied to become either Sona's or Rias's peerage member.
Yes.
Including Rias.
After the question she had asked him yesterday, Anos believed that even without exceptional innate talent, she would likely accept him.
Most importantly—
He had judged it.
"Here... Your glasses."
Anos tapped the girl lightly on the shoulder.
Aika turned around reflexively, staring at him blankly.
"President?"
"Yeah.. It's fine now, I'll walk you home, Don't wander around this late."
He gently placed her glasses back on her face.
Yes.
This was the Aika he was familiar with.
"President… was it you who saved me?"
After pinching herself to confirm she wasn't dreaming, she asked blankly.
"It was.. You're pretty bold, walking around alone at night. What if you'd run into a pervert?"
Anos extended his hand.
Aika hesitated for a few seconds before taking it, allowing him to help her up.
"The kind of pervert you're talking about… wouldn't happen to be you, President?"
She smirked faintly.
Maybe it was because she had her glasses back.
Maybe it was because holding his hand felt reassuring.
But she had mostly shaken off her terrified state.
"Me? A pervert? Well, if you'd like me to be one, I wouldn't object."
Anos replied seriously.
"Eh?! So President is the President that kind of President?"
Her heart rate spiked from excitement and nervousness.
"Relax~ You're fine now, just treat what happened as a dream and forget it."
That sentence made her instantly understand why he had made the earlier joke.
"So… you were trying to comfort me…"
A soft smile appeared on her face.
…
On the way home, she chirped like a small bird beside him, asking endless questions.
"President, what was that monster?"
"A devil."
"Wait—devils are real? And that ugly? Are you an angel then?"
"And what was that move you used earlier?"
"That's not something you need to get involved in."
Eventually, Anos grew slightly exasperated.
He made a decision.
"Spatial Transfer Formation — Five Domains Illusion Array."
Opening the spatial formation he had designed himself, Anos casually kicked the girl forward.
"Eh?!"
Aika was instantly sent into the formation.
"Go home... Don't wander around at night again."
After leaving those words behind, he closed the formation.
The large formations he constructed had layered effects when combined.
Individually, they performed according to their original function.
…
At the location where Anos had eliminated the stray devil—
A small white-haired girl sniffed the air.
"President.. I'm sure of it, A stray devil was here recently."
"And… a human."
Koneko stated with certainty.
"A human? Was the victim already eaten?"
Rias frowned.
As a high-class devil, she had the responsibility to eliminate stray devils within her territory.
Had someone died right under her watch?
"President... That human… is still alive."
Koneko's answer surprised her.
A normal human surviving a stray devil encounter?
"I can tell, it's someone from school."
"Oh?"
Rias touched her cheek thoughtfully.
"This just became interesting."
A slight curl formed at the corner of her lips.
She was genuinely intrigued.
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