Lizel-senpai and Poran had been kidnapped by Yotaka, so I, Neith, Seigi and Swordia went to their rescue. But we were caught along the way and put in a cell with mana-draining shackles.
Luckily, I still had Tenka Fubu in my Storage, so all we had to do to escape was take it out and cut our way to freedom. But to do that, I needed a Card to do Healing Lovers with.
So I made Neith Carnac, Devil King Candidate of Chariot, into my Suit Card number VII and did Healing Lovers with her.
Lots of things happened after we escaped, but in summary Lizel-senpai was fighting Yotaka and we got involved. With some help from Neith, Lizel-senpai ended up defeating and killing Yotaka thanks to her Bloodline Magic, called Cupid.
There was also Iratsume after that, but I don't want to think about her. It'll make me feel bad. Instead, let's focus on something else.
When I was telling what happened to Lizel-senpai, I found out something rather intriguing: apparently, you can't make a Devil King Candidate into a Card. It's something that's just not possible, yet I somehow did it.
We even confirmed that Neith was still the Candidate for Chariot. Needless to say, something I thought was a very simple matter of me getting a new Card quickly became a big thing.
"I feel like we're not going to get anywhere thinking about it, so let's just get our things and go back."
Lizel-senpai said. Yeah, the best course of action is probably to ask Sein and see if she knows how this was possible. Otherwise, I guess we'll just have to accept it as a thing that happened.
Ah, by the way, the things we're going to get aren't just our equipment, but even our clothes. Yotaka left all of us completely nude once she caught us. Poran and Lizel-senpai were also fully nude, even though they were caught first.
Our current birthday-suit state is hardly a problem as far as I'm concerned. I've already seen Lizel-senpai naked a handful of times, but I feel like I'll never get tired of it. There's also Neith, but there should be no problem with me seeing her naked since she's my new Card. Then there's Poran, Seigi and Swordia, who I don't know if I'll ever get another chance like this, so I should steal glimpses whenever I can.
"Let's at least cover up before we leave."
I guess that's the end of my fun. But it's probably for the best. Sure, I'm a pervert and I want to keep looking at the girls, but I don't want anyone else to see them like that, so this is the end of our nudist meetup.
We looked around and found stuff to cover up. Between normal clothes, sheets and curtains, we all at least managed to cover up what we had to cover up. Besides, it's only temporary so it doesn't matter much.
Now we had to go get our stuff and then we were home free. Our stuff is in the basement, so we just have to go there and look for it.
"Let me guide the way."
None of us knew the place well, so we had to rely on Swordia's magic sense, which we'd been putting to work essentially like a radar for a while now. I'm not sure if she minds it, but I'll have to remember to give her proper thanks after. If not for her, we'd be running around like headless chickens.
Swordia guided us along the way to the basement. While going there, we saw the general chaos in the mansion. Some of the maids were running away, as if this was their chance to gain freedom, others seemed depressed as if the world was crumbling around them, and there were those that seemed to still be processing everything.
It'd be bad if some of them decided to attack us, so we passed by as stealthily as we could. It's not like we couldn't defeat them, but all of us would feel bad if we injured them.
We arrived at the basement. It looked different from the previous times we were here. Is this its natural state without spatial magic?
Regardless, we have to look for our stuff now. Or we would have, if not for Swordia's handy magic sense again. She could feel her and Seigi's swords, so we'd head there. There was a good chance all of our stuff was in the same place, and even if it wasn't we'd at least recover some stuff.
It didn't take us much more than a few minutes to arrive at the room we were aiming for. But Swordia told us something before we arrived: the homunculus from before, the ones that look like Lizel-senpai, are in that room as well.
So we opened the door and saw the 4 homunculus. It seems we startled them a bit, since the 2 younger-looking ones hid behind the 2 older-looking ones.
Swordia, Seigi, Poran and Neith went to go grab our stuff. Meanwhile, Lizel-senpai and I kept an eye on the homunculus. Though they weren't doing much, until the one that looked the most like Lizel-senpai spoke.
"H-hum, we heard that-"
"It's true. I killed Yotaka."
Lizel-senpai didn't even let the homunculus finish. While the real Lizel-senpai had a less than amused expression, the homunculus looked like she was at her wit's end. It's strange to see such different expressions on the same face side-by-side, or facing each other is more correct.
"W-what should we do n-"
"I don't know. I don't particularly care either."
"L-Lizel-senpai."
I can imagine it didn't feel too nice for Lizel-senpai to know these homunculus exist, but still that's not their fault. They probably have no idea what they should do from now on.
Maybe because of the whole thing with Reina, or maybe because they're Lizel-senpai, or probably a mix of both, I wanted to help these homunculus if I could. I know I can't do anything, so I'd basically throw this problem on someone else's shoulders, but I still don't want to just leave them.
Noticing that, Lizel-senpai let out a sigh. She probably noticed she was being too harsh on them.
"Let me ask you all, what was Yotaka to all of you?"
"That's… she had us made to resemble you, so she could feel like she had dominated you."
"Some of us didn't even know we were homunculus at first. We really thought we were you."
"She'd kill us if we ever broke character. And she would also kill us after a while."
"We were just her sex toys, and to us she was just the person using us. So you don't have to worry about us wanting revenge or anything."
I imagined as much. Just because Yotaka had them made, that didn't mean they were loyal to her. They just didn't have any other choice but to play the role they were made to play.
"Very well. I'm still not used to having doppelgangers, but I'll learn to live with it. Then, if you're willing to serve Yuuto, I'm willing to take you all in."
So Lizel-senpai… wait, what?!
"Serve… as in the same way we served Yotaka? We don't mind, but we have no experience with men."
"I'll let Yuuto decide that, but as long as you're willing it's fine. You'll all come with us, we'll talk in more detail later."
Somehow this ended with them becoming my servants. I suppose we are helping them like I meant, but is this fine?
Neith and the others finished getting their stuff and even changed back to their previous clothes. Now was mine and Lizel-senpai's turn, though we really would only be changing clothes since we didn't have anything to grab.
"Lizel-senpai, when you said they would become my servants, did you mean I should make them my Cards?"
"It's a possibility, but not quite what I had in mind. I'll explain to Yuuto when the time comes. While we're on the topic, despite Yotaka being dealt with, Yuuto should still keep his goal at 200000 mana. It's a bit troubling that we're halfway through the Summer Training Camp period already, yet we're not close to that goal, but we'll make it somehow."
Way back, before I even fought Ibiza, Sein told me that I'd unlock my 3rd and final Characteristic Magic at 200000 mana, that's why it's my goal. But, while I'm at it, I also want to try and get my memories back.
Currently, I'm only at 130000 mana, so still quite a ways from my goal. But now that Neith's added to the team, I should be able to get there faster. Though it's still a process that takes time, so there's no guarantees. It all depends on how effective Healing Lovers is, and that in turn depends on a lot of factors.
Still, why does it seem like… Lizel-senpai is always hiding something? Way back when I entered Ginsei Academy, she pretended to be kidnapped by Aspite so I'd fight him. She hid the matter of her magic circuits all this time, and still seems to have secrets.
Maybe noticing what was on my head, Lizel-senpai continued speaking.
"Yuuto has probably realized I'm keeping many secrets. As much as I want to be honest with Yuuto, it's for your good. If Yuuto orders me to tell the truth, then I'll do it. But if you can just wait a bit more…"
"... I got it. I'll wait for Lizel-senpai, if you promise to tell me the truth in the end."
"Thank you, Yuuto. I love you."
Lizel-senpai came over and gave me a kiss on the lips. We were once again naked since we were in the process of getting dressed with our actual clothes, so my dick was at the peak. I noticed the lust in Lizel-senpai's eyes, but she seemed to decide to hold back for now.
Also, while it's not something pretty to do, I used Cutting Connect, the Bloodline Magic I got from Miyabi, to check Lizel-senpai. This magic basically allows me to see someone's feelings towards someone else as lines of different colors and thickness. I can also cut and connect different lines, but that's not my objective right now.
Lizel-senpai's thickest line was for love, and it was connected to me. Actually, most of her lines were connected to me, very few were somewhere else, and the ones that were were very thin. Is that… normal?
Not all of Lizel-senpai's lines connected to me were positive though, there was fear, worry and even some sadness. If I were to compare them to the love line, these bad ones might as well not even exist, but they were there, and I don't know why they are there.
That being said, 1 thing was very clear, whatever the reason for Lizel-senpai keeping her secrets, she really had my best in her head. In that case, I should probably trust her and wait for her to be ready to tell me her truth.
Anyway, Lizel-senpai and I finished getting dressed. Lizel-senpai and Poran were in their sleepwear, so they looked a bit out of place, but they'll have the chance to change into better clothes at Neith's place.
"Then, let's go back."
Seigi said, and then stabbed Swordia with her sword. Of course, Poran, Lizel-senpai and the homunculus were surprised, even more so when Swordia disappeared. That's when we remembered we hadn't told them about the sword Seigi had made with her Characteristic Magic.
Once we explained everything and calmed everyone down, we all went back to where the other sword was. That is: Neith's place in the Devil World.
