[Chapter:25][You may have outsmarted me, but I outsmarted your outsmarting!]

"You're leaving?"

Rias-chan asked as I and the girls got our stuff packed. Well, calling it all 'stuff' was too much as we all only had a single enchanted pouch which Irene-chan gave us all.

"You know, those pouches make the reward I got pretty much useless."

Rias-chan sighed as Irene-chan shook her head.

"The ones I make are both limited in capacity and temporary. They will only last as long as the Ethernano in the Lacrimal embedded inside last. Once they run out, the enchantments will lose effect and the pouch will be destroyed as the expanded space inside collapses."

"Ah, that's why you made these out of such cheap material.", Mikoto-chan muttered as she looked at the coarse and unfashionable, clearly inexpensive cloth the pouches were made of.

"If you have a large number of Lacrimal, I can give better ones, like ones made of fire dragon skin which are pretty resistant to fire, or water dragon skin and flood dragon skin which are water and dirt resistant, or even diamond dragon skin which is as hard as diamond and even glitters and shines like one."

"That's a lot of dragons…"

Kuroneko twitched her lips as dragon skin, which in video games would be like end-game crafting material which even a full-level character might not be able to grind much of, appeared so common in Irene-chan's mouth.

"Well, this was an enjoyable vacation. Although I never got to visit the casinos here…"

The girls and I wisely ignored the second part of Tsunade-chan's sentence as we agreed with the first part.

"Yes, thank you for your hospitality, Rias."

"Not at all, don't get so formal with me now."

Rias-chan waved away Mikoto-chan's thanks as she smiled.

As expected of girls, they became no different from blossom buddies in just a mere three days of meeting each other.

As for me, well, my relationship with the girls became better too. Now they no longer hesitate to shake me awake from my slumber for every little thing…

Wait, that doesn't sound like a good thing…

I sighed as we all reached for our smartphones, and tapped the screen.

"Take care, Rias."

"Goodbye, Akeno, Koneko."

Right, Akeno-chan and Koneko-chan were here too. The two had also somehow managed to mingle with the girls even though they weren't aware of the fact that we all were from different worlds. Or maybe they were?

I mean, none of us really made an effort to hide it, although we didn't actively reveal anything either…

A bright flash engulfed us, as we disappeared from the room.

"They're gone…"

Rias-chan sighed as Akeno-chan chuckled.

"What's this? Missing your friends already?"

"Well, it was pretty lively here when they were around, don't you agree?"

"Mm. Tanaka, good person."

Unexpectedly, I got a good-person card from Koneko-chan. Probably because I can bake really good cookies and sweets, and we charge a common interest in taking naps?

"Come to think of it, are you not going to play with your new friend, Koneko?"

Rias-chan looked at Koneko-chan curiously, who shook her head.

"She said she had something to do. Will come in the evening."

"Oh."

As Rias-chan and Akeno-chan nodded…

*boom!*

"Wha-!?"

"!?"

A huge explosion of power shook the entire building as a barrier was instantly set in place, isolating the ORC building from the outside world.

"Finally, they are gone."

Rias-chan, Akeno-chan, and Koneko-chan froze from the overwhelming power pressuring them down, and even Kiba-kun who was just coming in from his daily swordsmanship practice froze as his knees nearly buckled from both tiredness and the pressure.

Just then, a teleportation circle bearing a mark which made Rias-chan's eyes widen in surprise and disbelief appeared as two figures emerged from within it.

"Yo…you are…!"

"Oh? You recognise us, Sirzechs' little sister?"

The silver haired man emitting an immense amount of magic raised his brows as he smiled playfully.

"Ah, yes, of course, I look quite like my sister, don't I?"

At the mention of his sister, his expression changed as twisted affection mixed with obsession and something which definitely wasn't love appeared on his face.

"Euclid…Lucifage…and…and…"

Rias-chan's eyes shook, her voice trembling from both shock and the power still pressuring her down, threatening to make her kneel.

"Rizevan…Livan…Lucifer…!"

For the first time, the silent man who had merely been observing his surroundings while his subconscious release of power alone shook the air looked at her.

"I didn't know people still recognised me."

He was quite surprised, as he hadn't appeared outside for quite some time. Though, he also didn't care much.

"Now then…since the monsters present are gone, why don't you and I have a chat?"

Just then, the pressure disappeared. As if a lie, the shock and fear on Rias-chan's face vanished as she stood up straight, a playful smirk appearing on her face.

"How about no?"

The sudden voice made both uninvited yet expectant guests flinch as they hurriedly looked back towards the source.

"You…haven't left…?"

There, right behind them, hiding with folds of illusions and concealment, all of us, the girls and I and then some, were seated, enjoying the show with popcorn.

"Ah? Admin-san, when did you get popcorn?"

Kuroneko asked in surprise as she took a handful for herself.

"I made these yesterday and placed them in Gluttony's storage to keep them fresh."

Of course, the magical Grimoire with incredible powers protested, but nothing a good book or two which I had 100.00% understanding of, thanks to the absolutely unbeatable combination of Cael's [Diligent Sloth] blessing and my new ability [Skill <>].

I still remember how the magical tongue was tongue tied when it licked a book I had complete and perfect understanding of. Needless to say, whatever reservations, ulterior motives, etc etc it had with me being its host, disappeared like a puff of smoke as the deliciousness of such fully comprehended books conquered even the so-called 'Insatiable Gluttony'.

"Caramel flavoured for Koneko-chan, vanilla flavoured for Akeno-chan, and I still don't get why you like them, and here's your extra-nutritious extra-fat-free ones Kiba-kun."

"Mm."

"Ara~ Maybe I can tell you about it in depth, Admin-san~"

"Thank you, Tanaka-san."

Rias-chan took the classic salted one as the four sat on the sofas nonchalantly, completely ignoring the two powerful Devils before them.

"…"

And the two devils couldn't complain either, considering those present…

"Now then, Rizevan…"

Just the sofa alone, and the room that Gasper-chan(?) was still hiding in, we're protected, as the rest of the building was nearly torn apart from the overbearing, destructive power which made Lucifer's son sweat.

"Why don't you have that chat with me, Rias' older brother, instead?", asked Sirzechs Lucifer with a grin that promised pain.

"…"

"…"

*gulp*

Euclid slowly raised his hand as a miserable, twisted smile appeared on his face.

"H-hey there…brother-in-law…"

"…"

"Man, this is fun."

Everyone nodded at Tsunade-chan's comment.

Although naps are better, this is really fun.