Chapter 352 A Contract with the Demon

Well then, Goshujin-sama, please be sure to keep your promise~. Good night~

I left Lilys room. I left as if I were running away. To be honest, I feel like Ive made a terrible promise that I cant take back. However, I believe in the growth of Haru and the other disciples (+ Hund-kun). Thats why I made a contract with the demon. I dont have any wicked thoughts. Im serious.

Shish, why are you making a serious face?

!?

Even though I was thinking so, it seems that Im still shaken. I was so desperate to think of a countermeasure in case something goes wrong that I didnt notice Haru until she called out to me.

Oh, Haru. I was thinking about a countermeasure for two days later.

I see, you were worrying about that, huh. Yes, I understand! Lily-senpai is so powerful after all!

Well, Im not lying.

Rather than talking about the strategy in the corridor, lets go to a place where we can calm down.

Eh? Are we going to have a strategy meeting now?

Of course. Im going to do anything to defeat Lily-senpai!

Youre seriously going to do anything, so I need to be careful when making a plan.

Its also important to be careful. Depending on the situation, we can aim for the opponent to self-destruction.

Fuhaha, thats not something you say with a smile.

If were going to have a strategy meeting, its better to do it with all the participants. Are Touko and Chinatsu still awake?

At this time, I think they are in Zetas relaxation room. It seems that they have become addicted to using massage chairs.

I dont think youngsters should use it that much. What about Hund-kun?

He was having a business meeting with Alezel-san. They were talking about something I dont understand, such as the supply of marine products and so on.

That Alezel, is she trying to start a new business again? Then, Im going to call Hund-kun. Haru, you tell Chinatsu and Touko. Lets have a strategy meeting in that relaxation room.

I also want to use the massage chair thats got the high praise of the youngsters.

Okay! Then, I will run

No running in the corridor.

I will walk fast.

Saying so, Haru started to walk fast.

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This is!

Right!? Its good, right!?

A strategy meeting in the relaxation room. Im now enjoying the blessings of civilization for the first time in a long time. Im enjoying a great invention called the massage chair! Hmm, the stress and fatigue of everyday life seem to be lifted from my body and mind.

I see. I can understand why you are addicted to it. Im sure its especially effective for Chinatsu.

Thinking about my age, I dont want to admit it, though. Ah, if you sit down while hugging Gii-kun, its even more amazing, you know?

Thats effective only for you, you know?

*Fidgeting*

Deris, Haruna is very restless.

Yeah. Haru is almost reaching her limit, so lets start the strategy meeting now.

Filled with regret, I got up and bought tea from the free vending machine for the group. I asked Hal to carry the tea and pass it around to each of us since she cant calm down. The relaxation room is equipped with a resting area, so were using it. Isnt this room too big for Zeta alone? Made in Zex sure is a good company.

I just talked to Lilyvia, and shes willing to fight you guys in two days.

Ooh, Lily-shish is also motivated, huh. Normally, she would just say that its a hassle and doesnt want to do it.

Haha, yeah. Maybe I unnecessarily made her motivated.

Huh?

No, its nothing. Now, lets get into the main subject.

Ive been waiting for it!

Calm down. I think everyone here understands that the battle is not going to be easy to win. I said that you have a chance of winning, but thats only if the four of you can work as a team. Even though the four of you are level 8, there is that much difference in strength with Lilyvia alone. Dont be overconfident in your own strength, and always keep in mind to work together with your team.

On that day, the difficulty will be different depending on whether Lily is in a useless maid state or in a perfect state. Well, its better to assume the worst here. If so, she will be more troublesome than the former sixth rank at its heyday.

Im sorry, I dont know much about Lilyvia-dono. Im trying my best as the lowest rank of the Great Eight Demons, but is there really that much of a difference in our abilities?

To be honest, even in a simple power competition, shes far above you. I cant tell you her specific status value without permission, though. Lets see. I think itll be easier to understand if you refer to The Great Eight Demons Lecture That Even a Muscle-Brain Can Understand that I told the girls before.

Err, the one you told us about at the wedding ceremony? Was the title like that?

Dont mind about minor details. The important thing is the content.

Her total power in numbers is the one with the best balance among the Great Eight Demons. She has power and speed, but they arent prominent. Her magic and endurance are low, but not low enough to be her weakness.

Normally, her motivation is low, so that would have been her weakness.

Well, unfortunately, she wont have that weakness this time. After all, shes motivated for some reason.

Depending on how things turn out, Im afraid Im going to be a war criminal here.

What about the part that cant be measured by the status numbers? Like, her competency.

Isnt that the true value of Lily-san? Just like what she was doing during the beach volleyball, she can do anything in the name of acting. I think its a point where well have a hard time.

Yeah, I saw that too. Her movements were completely different than the first and second rounds.

As Chinatsu and Hund-kun pointed out, the first thing to watch out for when dealing with Lily is her Acting to be precise, its highest rank Skill, Leading Actor. She has trained this Skill that she can perfectly imitate the techniques just by looking at the target. Its impossible to use magic since you need Skills to use it, but if its Toukos ki and Harus aiki, she probably can use them.

Yeah, it seems that Lily-shish can do it if shes serious. Moreover, she has seen me and Haruna many times.

Lilyvia-dono will use that mysterious power? That sure is troublesome.

Hmm. If Lily-senpai can imitate it perfectly, she will have an advantage since shes stronger. She will return my aiki with her aiki. I wonder if it will be like when I was fighting my mother?

W-Well, Kuon-san was pretty much the same.

Hey, wait. Haru, did your mother do that fantasy aiki in Japan, where Skills and other things dont work? Now is not the time for that, but Im really curious. However, were in the middle of a strategy meeting against Lily. As a capable master, I wont talk about unnecessary things at the meeting.

Thats not the only thing we need to watch out for. Disguise, Transformation, and Mutation, she has mastered each stage of Disguise Skill, so she can transform her body into a completely different body or object. Its similar to Hund-kuns Unique Skill, I think?

S-She can use even my Unique Skill.

Oh no, Hund-kun is depressed! I have to say something!

Im sorry, I didnt say it well enough. Lilys power can only change her into something with the same mass as the original mass. She cant increase or decrease her muscle like Hund-kun. She wont use it to attack as Hund-kun did, but you should be worried that she will use it to disguise herself as one of you to throw the battlefield into confusion.

I see. Then, its not the same as mine, huh.

That was close.