"G-good... delicious!"
Erina ate the barbecue, her face already flushed pink, intoxicated: "Why? The grilling technique isn't special, it's just cooked, so why is it so delicious?"
Watching Erina enjoy the barbecue, everyone's gaze unconsciously turned to Utaha, who showed a knowing smile.
'You invited a beautiful girl like this in.'
'Isn't that leading a lamb into the tiger's den?'
'Don't you think it's competitive enough already?'
To this, Utaha acted as if she hadn't noticed.
As the first servant, the one who shares her master's burdens...
Jealousy is allowed, possessiveness is allowed, but you also need to know master's preferences and create your own value.
She looked at Erina with a grandmother wolf smile.
"Why, why is it so delicious?"
Erina's eyes sparkled, asking eagerly: "The grilling technique is a mess, it's just cooked the meat, so why is it so tasty?"
"..." xN
'This woman is so rude.'
"Master will have to answer that for you."
Utaha smiled: "Only he has the qualifications to decide whether you step into this world."
"Master?"
Erina was confused.
'What an embarrassing form of address.'
Looking at the crowd of beautiful girls around her...
'Had I been drawn into some strange group?'
Creak.
The apartment door was pushed open.
"It seems we have a guest."
"That's right, Master. I invited her in. She wants to know about the barbecue."
Utaha waved her hand, with an expression saying 'praise me'.
"Not bad, well done."
Ayato smiled: "What reward do you want?"
"Tonight, at your place. Just me."
The moment she said it, Utaha's face grew hot.
After all, there was still an outsider here.
Erina looked blankly at Utaha.
'Do you hear yourself? What kind of outrageous words are those?'
'She looks about the same age as me, is she this shameless?'
'And this place... is definitely not somewhere to stay for long, is it?'
'But this meat... I'm really interested in it.'
Ayato didn't let Erina's thoughts wander for too long. He smiled and said: "Erina-san, are you interested in the barbecue?"
"Y-you... have you seen me before?"
Erina said, startled: "Why don't I remember?"
"I've seen you, you just haven't seen me."
Ayato didn't say much more.
Erina didn't think too much of it either.
Although she was a student, she was indeed somewhat famous.
Ayato said: "You want to know about the ingredients for the barbecue, right?"
"That's right!"
Erina's eyes sparkled, and she quickly asked: "What kind of meat is it? Beef, lamb, or some rare animal?"
Ayato didn't answer, instead sizing her up.
'Come to think of it...'
'I am indeed lacking a chef among his servants.'
The best cook, Medusa, was often in Fuyuki City.
So this one right here was perfect.
"I can tell you, but you have to agree to one thing."
Erina said eagerly: "What is it? I'll do anything I can."
Ayato smiled: "Simple. Just become mine."
'Huh?'
'Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh!'
Erina's body stiffened, the expression on her face visibly freezing.
'There's no mistake, absolutely no mistake. This place is definitely some kind of strange gathering.'
'These people knew about me beforehand and used this special barbecue to lure me in.'
'It's over. I was too careless.'
She forced herself to stay calm, but her thighs began to tremble uncontrollably.
Come to think of it,
Although her reputation in the culinary world was quite amazing...
She was still just a student.
'What should I do?'
'What should I do?'
'Would I be imprisoned and then subjected to this and that?'
Looking at Erina, Ayato's gaze was strange.
Sometimes, he really wished he had mind-reading skills to see what kind of messy things were going on in these women's heads.
The other women's mouths also twitched slightly.
'She's misunderstanding. This woman is definitely misunderstanding.'
'But why does it seem kind of fun?'
Ayato said helplessly: "Don't worry, I would never force you..."
"Heh... heh..."
Erina laughed dryly.
'Who would believe that?'
"Really, we're all students just like you."
'Students?'
Erina was a bit stunned.
Then she noticed that everyone, including Ayato, was wearing a school uniform.
She looked at the nameplate on everyone's uniform.
[Kuoh Academy]
'They're really students?'
'Had I misunderstood?'
Such a doubt arose in her mind.
'Thinking carefully, it really seemed that way.'
'If they really had ulterior motives, they wouldn't have done so many things.'
'When I first came in, they could have just knocked me out.'
'Why would they need to talk to me so patiently?'
Having calmed down a bit, Erina took a breath and said: "You... you're really not bad people, right?"
"Definitely not."
Ayato answered sincerely.
"How... how rude of me."
Erina regained her composure and said: "But please don't say such misleading things in the future."
"No, I'm serious, you know?"
"Ah?"
"You still say you're not a bad person?"
"That's right, because I'm not human, so how could I be a bad person?"
'N-not... not human?'
Erina's elegant expression froze completely.
'Just as I thought!'
'From beginning to end, this person had been playing with me, hadn't he?'
'What an utterly vile personality!'
"My King, please stop saying such scary things."
Erica couldn't stand it anymore and said: "She's still just a student."
'King?'
Erina was stunned.
'What kind of strange address was this?'
'How many attributes did this evil group have?'
"Since Erica says so."
Ayato shrugged and explained: "Simply put, it means becoming my servant."
"Only then can I show you the truth of the world."
Erina ventured: "What is a servant?"
"It means becoming a Devil."
Utaha smiled slightly, and a pair of black wings spread from her back.