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She only wanted to research the kinds of enemies magical girls had to face. It absolutely wasn't because she personally wanted to play that kind of game.
Absolutely not.
Very serious face.
Running into the Demon King had just been a side episode. After Le Fay casually sold out the Old Maou faction without a shred of hesitation, Serafall had rushed off to handle actual business.
As for Le Fay insisting on buying that same "series" Serafall had been holding—
Anos shut that down immediately.
That was the line.
Anos had standards.
"Today was so much fun~ Thank you, Anos-onii, for spending the day with me!"
Le Fay beamed up at him.
Her only regret was not getting that suspiciously interesting game the Demon King had picked out.
"As long as you had fun."
Anos smiled.
He had no idea that bringing Le Fay shopping today would eventually become the spark that led Arthur to show up on his doorstep with a holy sword, ready to duel.
Not that he would have cared.
As far as Vali's group went, the only one he considered troublesome was Bikou.
The rest?
If they were caught off guard, he was confident he could end them instantly with speed and sword technique.
Even Vali.
Vali was still a devil at his core. A direct strike from Anos' sacred power would deal catastrophic damage.
Le Fay hummed cheerfully as they headed home.
Then—
"Hm?"
On his internal map, a golden marker began to glow.
A Gold-tier treasure chest had been triggered.
"Anos-onii? Did something happen?"
Le Fay noticed the flicker of surprise on his face.
"No, nothing. Let's drop you off first. I need to step out again afterward."
Leaving her here alone while he chased after a treasure chest felt… cold.
It wasn't going anywhere.
"You have to go out again? Is it something important?"
Her voice carried concern.
If it was serious, she was certain her brother could help.
Somewhere in the distance, Arthur perpetually assigned as his sister's unpaid assistant would probably have strong feelings about that.
"It's nothing major, Just dealing with a few Stray Devils, Routine work."
He had no intention of bringing anyone with him.
"Oh… I see…"
She lowered her head slightly.
"Don't look so disappointed. If there's anything in my collection you're interested in, you can take it."
He reached out and gently patted her head without thinking.
"Huh? Really?"
She looked up at him, eyes shining brighter than ever.
"Of course, I usually buy multiple copies anyway. One to play, one to archive, one to… evangelize. Sharing the evangelism copy is perfectly reasonable."
He nodded to himself.
Good texture.
"Ohhh I get it"
Le Fay felt as if a new world had opened before her.
"Then I'll wait here until you get back, Anos-onii!"
Under his watchful gaze, she stepped inside his house.
"I won't be long."
He gave a small nod.
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Of course, he wasn't going out to hunt Stray Devils.
The one he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
He studied the map again.
"There's a green chest next to the gold one?"
The gold marker had been so radiant he hadn't noticed the green one beside it.
"Two at once, Not bad."
He already knew who had triggered the gold chest.
Normally, treasure chest conditions could only be seen once the source entered his perception range.
But this one—
He already had a strong idea.
Previously, he had calculated Ophis' location.
But that wasn't all.
He had also evaluated whether Ophis would appear in Kuoh within a month.
The answer had been clear.
Yes.
Once he knew that, narrowing the timeframe was simple. Within days.
Kuoh had become the eye of the storm. If Ophis was coming here, there was no need to risk infiltrating the Hero Faction's territory.
And today—
Was the day.
As the light of a teleportation circle faded, Anos arrived near the coordinates.
[Ding.]
[Gold Treasure Chest triggered.]
[Unlock Condition — Recognition of the Dragon God: Obtain Ophis' acknowledgment.]
[Ding.]
[Green Treasure Chest triggered.]
[Unlock Condition — A Nascent Deity: Gain Asia Argento's faith.]
"…So Ophis is with Asia?"
Anos raised a brow.
Asia's affinity for dragonkind was that strong?
He knew Asia had an unusual compatibility with draconic beings.
In the original timeline, Issei grew close to her, Vali had rescued her in the Dimensional Gap. The high-tier dragon Rai had become her familiar.
Later she even formed a contract with the Golden Dragon Lord Fafnir. Ophis herself had intervened for her sake.
But he hadn't expected Asia and Ophis to meet this early.
At that moment, Asia looked like a gentle young mother, holding Ophis' hand.
And Ophis—
Like a quiet, obedient child.
"Hm?"
Ophis suddenly turned her head.
As the Infinite Dragon God, she could naturally sense spatial distortions.
"Ah~ I've been noticed."
Anos smiled.
Fair enough.
Since he'd been detected, he stepped forward openly toward Ophis and Asia.
He already had a preliminary plan for opening both treasure chests.
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