Pandora didn't want to continue bantering with Kaito. She quickly gave Kaito his stuff and immediately sent him away.
If he stayed here any longer, she really didn't know what Kaito would say or do to her.
Just in case, this 'child' couldn't be kept.
Anyone with special ideas about 'mother', get lost, all of you.
'Sigh...'
'In the end, I wasn't the protagonist. Why could Kusanagi Godou enjoy Pandora's lap pillow and even an affectionate gesture upon parting?'
'But me?'
'She actually drove me away?'
'Probably the treatment of other Campione who slew gods was similar, just slightly better than mine.'
'Fine, leave then. It's not like we wouldn't meet again.'
And so, with a somewhat helpless expression, Kaito returned to the real world.
When he opened his eyes again, he was still floating in the air, and his body began to be merged with a huge amount of magical power.
His physical strength gradually increased, and his magical energy skyrocketed.
Unfortunately, it wasn't as much as Kaito had imagined.
He himself wasn't an ordinary person. Even after gaining these benefits and becoming a rightful Devil King, he couldn't go from ordinary to Devil King like Godou.
Well,
If it didn't add much, it didn't add much. It wasn't like he couldn't continue gaining more later.
Pandora too.
'Driving me away, huh?'
'Then I'll strive to meet you as many times as possible within a month.'
For no other reason than it's fun.
He, Kaito, really had no other thoughts!
Really!
Although she was Epimetheus's wife in mythology, Kaito had no thoughts either.
Yeah!
"Whew... done."
After the enhancement was completed, Kaito's strength had reached the SS-rank level.
If dividing it into stages, using 10 stages as an example, under normal combat, Kaito had now reached SS-rank stage 2.
How much difference from the true Rex Lapis, Morax, he didn't know, but now, he was a rightful Archon.
"Master, congratulations."
Baal flew over from the side, happily celebrating for Kaito.
Beelzebul, slowly flying behind, had a face full of displeasure.
Whenever she heard her sister call Kaito master and be so affectionate with him, she became even more unhappy.
"Baal, you worked hard this time, facing such a strong opponent from the start."
"It's okay, besides, I have my sister."
Baal smiled very gently, and this smile made Beelzebul even more unhappy.
"Hey! State your terms. What do you want to let my sister go?"
Beelzebul brought up the matter of rescuing her sister.
Hearing this, Kaito laughed out loud, then pulled Baal around the waist, drew her into his arms, and said to her with a mischievous smile.
"Very simple. You swap with her."
"What!? You're dreaming!!"
Beelzebul bristled, her expression now like a cat baring its teeth and gritting its teeth, a bit like some chibi emoticon.
"It's not me dreaming. Your sister is my guardian deity, bound by contract and cannot be undone. Unless I die."
"But, I can't die, and your sister will do her utmost to protect me."
"So, if you want your sister not to be by my side, only you can replace her. No one else can."
Implicitly, he also said she couldn't kill him either, because her sister would fight her desperately to protect his safety.
Everything Kaito said was fact, and Baal beside him could only helplessly nod to her sister, agreeing with Kaito's words.
"This... Damn it (〃＞皿＜)!!"
Another cute expression.
After Beelzebul stamped her foot in frustration in the air, she drew her Engulfing Lightning.
"One-on-one with me. If you win, I'll acknowledge you! But if you lose, although my sister will still fulfill her duty to protect you, from now on you can never, ever be so affectionate with my sister!!"
She's panicking, she's really panicking.
Was she really jealous?
Jealous of her sister? Oh no, jealous of her brother-in-law?
Baal had told Kaito before that after a while, Beelzebul would come again and have a 'good talk' with him.
Now, it was about that time.
Looking at Beelzebul's Engulfing Lightning, Kaito suddenly thought of something.
"Wait a moment. Let me show you something good."
"???"
Saying this, Kaito reached down and fumbled around.
Then...
From the golden ripples, Kaito fished out the world's most delicious Hanami Dango.
These are tricolor Dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing in Japan.
There are many names, but what Kaito drew was indeed called Hanami Dango.
Since they were the world's most delicious tricolor Dango, the moment Kaito fished them out, Beelzebul's expression changed.
Suddenly, she couldn't help but let a drop of shameful tear slip from the corner of her mouth.
"..."
Seeing this, Kaito's heart was also full of shock.
'Was Beelzebul this real!?'
'I had just taken them out, and she was already attracted to this extent by their appearance and fragrance!?'
'How about it, want to spend money and buy from my shop?'
'Oh right, you have no money.'
'You three Archons combined couldn't scrape together half a Mora.'
"Ahem ahem!!"
"Kaito, don't think you can stop me with this thing!"
The desire to eat tricolor Dango couldn't be hidden in her eyes.
Just like the desire to kill someone couldn't be hidden.
Beelzebul's mouth said one thing, but her body was honest as she crossed her arms, turned her head, and tried to ignore them.
But even as she said this, her eyes occasionally glanced sideways.
"Here, Baal, this is a reward for you to eat."
He had drawn a full 100 skewers, quite a lot, so Kaito directly handed them to Baal in his arms.
Baal took them and smiled, then opened her small mouth to taste the tricolor Dango.
Soon, Baal was moved by their deliciousness, and at the same time, she was curious about how they were made.
With her cooking skills, she could also make tricolor Dango and make them very well.
But making them this delicious was a bit challenging for her.
"Delicious?"
"Mm, very delicious, Master!"
Baal nodded gently, then took another bite of the tricolor dango, and a look of happiness from tasting something delicious immediately appeared on her face.
And Beelzebul, standing before Kaito?
Sneaking glances.
Sneaking glances.
Envious eyes.
Hesitant to speak.
Finally...
"Ahem... that, Kaito, can you give me one too? If you give it to me, I can consider postponing our battle until next time."
Beelzebul said the cutest words in the most serious tone.
Even as she forcefully put on a magnanimous and serious expression, her slightly flushed face, a mix of shyness, embarrassment, and shame, was just too cute.
"Hehe, sure!"
Well, it's perfectly resolved.
Next time?
Next time, he'll just take out another stick of tricolor Dango, problem solved.