"And that is what happened."
The one speaking was Kurosaki Renya.
The location was the HQ of the Gray Wizards association, in the office of its board member, Mephisto Pheles.
Sitting on the sofa facing Mephisto, Renya had been reporting the flow of events leading up to the conclusion of the series of battles.
"Yeah, good work. It's a shame about the forbidden artifact, the replica of the Holy Grail, but it can't be helped. The fact that we could recover even fragments is what matters most."
Saying this, Mephisto smiled, brought his cup to his lips, and moistened his throat with tea.
Indeed, Satsuki and the replica of the Holy Grail had been shattered into pieces and annihilated by Renya's demon spear technique, but fragments of the Holy Grail replica were recovered. They were now strictly sealed and stored.
"The rogue mage has been eliminated. The Holy Grail replica, now just fragments, can cause no trouble. There was no damage except to the land, and that has already been repaired with magical power. There are, of course, no secondary effects either. Hmm, as expected of Ren-chan. It was the right decision to leave it to you. The results are more than satisfactory."
Mephisto beamed and gave his appraisal. Considering it was an incident involving a distorted replica of the Holy Grail, the outcome was exceptional.
"Thank you very much."
"Uh-huh. Besides, Elfaria-chan has also returned."
Mephisto directed his gaze to Elfaria, who was sitting next to Renya. She had been sitting on the sofa without speaking for a while, clinging to Renya's arm and smiling happily.
"But, Ren-chan, you have a difficult situation. What position will you offer Elfaria-chan? Will she become a servant like the other girls?"
At Mephisto's words, Elfaria's expression instantly soured.
"Renya. What does he mean by 'other girls'?"
Hugging Renya's left arm tightly against her ample chest, Elfaria stared up at him fixedly.
Thinking it couldn't be helped, Renya explained without hiding anything.
He told her, without concealment, that while Elfaria had been away, he had acquired servants. That they were all girls, and that he planned to increase their number in the future.
After hearing everything, Elfaria puffed out her cheeks in a displeased expression.
Having deepened her bond with Renya by overcoming a crisis together, Elfaria had thought they could go back to being like old times. But she didn't like that Renya had other reliable girls besides herself, especially in the intimate form of servants.
"...Elfie?"
"That's not fair! If that's the case, I'll become Renya's servant too!"
Renya, worried about Elfaria, who had been looking down, was surprised when she looked up and leaned towards him, saying this.
"Elfie, but..."
"But I finally got to see you again after so long! I don't want to be apart from you again! Please, Renya. Make me your servant? Or am I not worthy of being Renya's servant? Not attractive enough?"
"That's not it."
Though Renya had been hesitating, he immediately denied the latter part of Elfaria's words.
There was no way Elfaria, with her mysterious appearance like an ice fairy, acting especially friendly only towards him, possessing an outstanding figure, and being excellent as a mage, could be unworthy of being a servant.
Renya had a strong impression of her as his childhood friend-girl, but he couldn't tolerate the thought of Elfaria belonging to someone else.
If that was the case, he thought, 'Shouldn't I make her my own?' Especially since Elfaria herself wanted it more than anything.
"...Just to confirm, you understand what it means to become a servant, right?"
"Yeah. It means I become Renya's, right? I haven't even seen any other guys but you for a long time now, you know?"
"If you reincarnate as a devil, we'll live together for thousands of years, you know?"
"Being able to be together for that long makes me really, really happy."
"There are other servants too, but can you get along with them?"
"...I'm a little unhappy about it, but if they're the girls Renya chose, I'll try my best to get along with them."
In response to Renya's questions, Elfaria answered truthfully. Her words held no deception and no hidden meaning beyond what she said.
Since Elfaria herself wanted this so much, Renya, who desired her, had no objections.
"...Understood."
Renya took out a black case containing the "Evil Pieces" from his personal subspace.
Then, opening the case, he pinched between his fingers the last remaining "Bishop" piece from among the lavender-colored chess pieces, "Evil Pieces" which were the same color as Renya's own aura, stored within.
"Live for my sake, for your comrades' sake, for your own sake."
"Yeah, I understand. I'll live for Renya!"
In response to Renya's words, Elfaria answered with a smile, clearly prioritizing him above all.
Smiling wryly at her reaction, yet feeling happiness, Renya touched the "Bishop" piece to Elfaria's ample chest.
A flash of lavender light burst forth, and the "Bishop" piece smoothly dissolved, as if melting, into Elfaria.
The lavender light subsided, and Elfaria tilted her head.
"Is it over?"
"...Yeah. With this, Elfaria is a reincarnated devil, my servant."
"I see! I'm so happy! Now I can be with Renya forever and ever!"
As if truly overjoyed, Elfaria's face blossomed into a radiant smile, and she hugged him. At that moment, a pair of black, bat-like wings sprouted from Elfaria's back.
"Hehe, congratulations, Ren-chan. Although she's sometimes called the 'Incarnation of Sloth' among the Seven Deadly Sins, as a mage, her excellence rivals, if not surpasses, yours and Lavinia-chan's. She's one of our association's strongest. If she suddenly up and left, even I'd be in trouble, you know."
Mephisto smiled wryly and shrugged his shoulders. Indeed, while she tended to shirk association work, she was an excellent talent when it came to matters involving Renya.
"Hmmph..."
Patting the sulking Elfaria's head, stroking her long, light-blue hair to cheer her up, Renya smiled in response to Mephisto's words of blessing.
Just as Elfaria, her mood improved, and looking happy, Renya was truly happy too.
After that, Renya left Mephisto's room with Elfaria.
Considering packing and such, there were still a few days before their departure for Japan. He also needed to introduce his new servant, Elfaria, to his current ones.
'Going to Japan, it's unavoidable, but things are hectic. There's a lot to do, a lot that needs to be done... but still, if I tackle them one by one, a path will open, and I'll be able to move forward.'
With Elfaria still linking her arm with his, Renya renewed this strong determination. Seeing his sharp, handsome expression up close like this, Elfaria's cheeks flushed red, and she gazed up at him as if spellbound by fever, hugging Renya's left arm tightly against her voluptuous breasts.
'Renya...'
The feeling of Renya's sturdy arm, his warm body heat, the scent of a boy. Realizing that her childhood friend, whom she had reunited with after so long, had become a man, Elfaria, who loved and adored Renya more than anything, felt a sharp, tingling ache in her chest and lower abdomen.
'Ah...!'
Feeling a throb near her womb, Elfaria instinctively squeezed her legs tightly shut.
She felt a creamy... trickle of love juice, wetting her panties. As expected, even Elfaria would be embarrassed for her beloved Renya to know her body was reacting like a woman's.
But Renya, far more experienced in such matters than Elfaria, had noticed her arousal from her reactions, her warming body, and the sweet, feminine scent she was emitting.
And he wasn't the type of dense guy to ignore that and embarrass her.
"...Elfie."
"Ah...! Wh-what is it, Renya?"
"I want to fuck you."
"R-Renya... I... I want to do it with you too..."
To Renya's request, Elfaria, her face red with embarrassment and even greater joy, accepted with teary eyes…
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