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Several minutes later, the Oni-race girl who had suffered for days sat in the Maniya family's living room.
Tears welled in her eyes as she ate a long-awaited hot meal.
Her white dress-or perhaps a cape-dress, judging by its style-along with the short skirt beneath and her white stockings, were all stained with traces left behind by the past few days.
The tie that should have been fastened around her neck was gone.
The only saving grace was the black nun's headscarf still firmly covering her head, neatly hiding the two small horns nestled within her hair and preserving her disguise.
"Thank you for the meal."
After finally feeling full again, the girl pressed her hands together in gratitude, an unguarded look of relief appearing on her face.
Hic.
An awkward sound escaped her before she realized it.
Startled, she hurriedly raised her hands to cover her mouth.
The clumsy attempt at damage control made Hiro laugh silently.
Are you some kind of hamster? Covering your mouth with your paws after eating.
"Since you're done eating, we can talk properly now," Hiro said calmly.
"Miss Cassiz, who came from another world."
Another-world traveler... like Hiro-sama and me?
Standing off to the side, Grayfia watched the shy girl covering her mouth and thought quietly.
If this girl also wants to return to her original world, then she's a competitor for the return slot. I'll need to be cautious.
That said, if Hiro-sama chooses her first, then as a maid, I can only accept it in silence.
Even if that decision meant disappointing her father, brother, and clan members trapped in a war-torn world, it wasn't something worth agonizing over.
At least, that was how Grayfia saw it.
What's with this overly familiar way of calling me "Cassiz"?
And it really is another world. No wonder there's no common knowledge about the Demon Race, Progenitors, or Demon Special Zones.
Muttering to herself, the white-haired Oni girl looked at Hiro and nodded slightly.
Since vampire servants and witch guardians were also beings from other worlds, the concept of an "other world" wasn't completely unimaginable to her.
"I'm not from this world," Cassiz said carefully.
"But I don't remember how I came here. I only recall praying in a church on the island. When I opened my eyes, I was already in this unfamiliar world."
"Crossed over while praying?"
Hiro murmured to himself and glanced at the silver-haired maid beside him.
Grayfia had crossed over suddenly while resting after retreating from a battlefield-and she had clearly witnessed the process.
"Um..."
Seeing Hiro lost in thought, Cassiz stiffened slightly and spoke with caution.
"Since you know who I am, do you have a way to send me back? I know I can't offer you anything in return right now, but please help me. I've been gone from Irwase for several days. Shinako and the others must be panicking. They might even think I was kidnapped by human traffickers. If I don't go back soon, it'll cause serious trouble."
Several days away from Irwase.
So when she crossed over, the European Demon Special Zone hadn't been destroyed yet.
That meant that as long as she returned in time-and was willing to accept help-there was still a chance to avoid that catastrophic ending.
Hiro had already suspected this from her expression.
Now, her words confirmed it.
"I recently obtained a way to send you back."
"Then-"
Cassiz's face immediately brightened, and she opened her mouth, about to say something.
Hiro didn't react to her excitement.
He calmly raised his right index finger, looked at her, and spoke softly.
"However, before I send you back, there's something I need to warn you about."
"Hm?"
Cassiz stared at his raised finger, confusion plainly written on her face.
"Please, go ahead."
"When you came here, the Irwase Demon Special Zone hadn't been destroyed yet. But when you turn fourteen, a group of terrorists will attack Irwase-and succeed in wiping out the entire Demon Special Zone."
"Irwase... destroyed?"
Cassiz frowned deeply.
She didn't fully believe it-but she didn't dismiss it as nonsense either.
The fact that Hiro knew so much, and possessed the means to send her back, already explained a great deal.
Adding "future prediction" to that list didn't seem outrageous.
With her intelligence and emotional maturity, Cassiz understood this clearly.
"Of course," Hiro continued evenly,
"you can choose not to believe me. Or you can return and tell Kasugaya Shinako and the others in the Knight Order, have them prepare in advance. Maybe you can prevent the Demon Special Zone from being annihilated."
He rested his elbows on the table, propped his chin on his hands, and looked at the white-haired girl whose face was now shadowed.
His posture resembled that of Commander Ikari.
"If you think Irwase's current strength is enough to handle everything, and there's no need for concern, I can send you back right now."
"But if you're not that naive, and you want to prepare for what's coming, I think I can give you that power."
"Translated into terms from your world," he added calmly,
"it would at least be the power of a Progenitor."
"A Progenitor...!"
Cassiz gasped softly.
Her pupils shrank sharply.
To casually grant someone the power of a Progenitor-
If that was true, then how strong was this man?
A Progenitor among Progenitors? Or a god from the myths who was still alive?
"Of course," Hiro said, shrugging lightly,
"I haven't fought a Progenitor myself. So if you don't believe me, I can't prove it."
Seeing the hesitation on Cassiz's face, he remained indifferent.
From a personal standpoint, he did want to save the Demon Special Zone she came from-to make up for certain regrets.
But if the other party didn't recognize what was at stake, he wouldn't force the issue.
He would simply use the Repatriation Card.
And send Cassiz back to the Strike the Blood world.
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