A silver-haired figure manifested.
Her short hair was neat, the sideburns braided and tied with green ribbons. Blue eyes. A pure white ribbon rested on her head. She wore a blue-and-white maid outfit with a knee-length skirt, black stockings, and red cloth shoes.
At her lower back, two white ribbon-like ornaments fluttered gently, defying gravity.
If not for the faintly inhuman features of the Stand's face, Hiro might have mistaken her for a human girl in her teens.
When Grayfia's Stand fully materialized, Hiro stared at it-and his expression gradually grew strange, overlapping with a familiar image from memory.
...The Perfect and Elegant Head Maid, Grayfia.
How did a Stand end up looking so much like Sakuya Izayoi?
Both were maids.
Both were head maids.
Both had silver hair.
Both had absolute loyalty.
"This is the ability I obtained after using the 'Stand Activation Card.' It manipulates time. While it can perform repairs similar to [Sadalmelik-Albus], it cannot stop the time of others."
Since the area was already under Grayfia's control, revealing this ability carried no risk of information leakage.
"Hm. Time manipulation, huh?"
Listening to her explanation, Hiro fell into thought.
Even the ability was similar.
Actually, it was even slightly stronger.
After all, Sakuya Izayoi couldn't repair buildings.
In the official setting, every time the Scarlet Devil Mansion exploded and the building was damaged, Sakuya had to fix it manually.
Calling this a coincidence felt like pushing it.
Though, strictly speaking, given Grayfia's personality-spending two thousand years as a maid-it wasn't unreasonable for her to awaken a maid-themed Stand that assisted with maid work.
Still...
The Perfect and Elegant Head Maid, Grayfia.
What if I end up meeting-or even obtaining-Sakuya Izayoi later?
There aren't many ordinary maids in the house, but now there'd be two head maids.
A head maid palace drama?
Imagining Grayfia and Sakuya Izayoi facing each other in maid outfits, eyes locking, sparks flying-
Something felt off.
"Not a bad ability."
Hiro set aside the cluttered thoughts and looked at the maid Stand standing one meter in front of him, laughing lightly as he praised it.
That simple compliment made Grayfia's heart-stoic for nearly two thousand years-leap.
The corner of her mouth curved up, almost imperceptibly.
"But that reminds me. Why did you conduct your maid training with the Gremory family instead of your own Lucifer family? And how is your younger brother, Euclid Lucifuge?"
Thinking of the devil in the original story who harbored lust toward his blood sister, Hiro frowned slightly.
If Euclid Lucifer was still alive, he would need to deal with it sooner or later.
Leaving such a person alive-whether Euclid contacted him or not-was nauseating.
How could one tolerate someone coveting what lay on their bed?
"As for Euclid..."
To Hiro's surprise, Grayfia showed a trace of something unbearable, as if recalling an unpleasant past.
"He is already dead."
"...Dead?"
Hiro raised an eyebrow.
"Who killed him?"
"I did."
Grayfia's expression returned to calm as she stated it plainly.
...That disgusting guy is dead just like that.
Part of me wants to say 'well done,' but considering their relationship, that feels inappropriate.
The thought passed quickly.
Before Hiro could speak, Grayfia continued with a concise explanation.
"After being separated from you, I returned during the Devil Civil War-about a week after I left. Because I refused to acknowledge any 'Lucifer' other than you, I assumed the position of 'Lucifer' and incidentally ended the Civil War."
"As for the Leviathan, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, and Lucifer families who failed to understand the situation-I killed all opposition and drove the remnants to the periphery of the Underworld."
"As for the Lucifuge family..."
"They were already dissatisfied with me as Lucifer. After I executed the incorrigible Euclid, they chose to relocate the entire clan and attach themselves to the Lucifer family."
"Among the Sitri, Astaroth, and Gremory Maou families, I selected the strongest-Sirzechs' family. After erasing their memories of 'Lucifer,' I chose it as the place for my maid training."
"You worked hard."
Hiro looked into her calm eyes and sighed sincerely.
Beyond that, he couldn't think of better words.
"Grayfia has already received her reward," she replied softly. "It did not feel hard."
She placed her right hand over her lower abdomen, her gaze filled with warmth.
As long as I can be by your side again, no matter what hardships await, Grayfia can endure them.
The sun had fully sunk below the horizon.
Holding Hiro's arm, Grayfia stood with him before the gates of the Kirigaya family castle.
Ding. Click.
Hiro opened the door and looked at the large crowd inside, momentarily taken aback.
...Hm.
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