Kasumigaoka Utaha’s eyes suddenly widened, a trace of disbelief flashing through her pupils.
Xin, that devil!
He actually didn’t hesitate at all to push out a beautiful girl like her, leaving her to face a Curse Spirit all alone??
She wanted to curse something.
But looking at the approaching Curse Spirit, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt her heart tighten, and she had no time to condemn Xin.
What should she do?
What to do?
That’s right!
Demon Book!
She was a Secretary Demon!
Don’t look down on her just because of a mere Curse Spirit!
She abruptly opened the Demon Book, preparing for a thorough and hearty battle!
Smack!
Kasumigaoka Utaha forcefully closed the Demon Book.
Those clean, white pages filled her with despair.
She had just become a ‘Secretary Demon’, and she hadn’t recorded any abilities at all!
“You can see me!!”
The roaring sound of the Curse Spirit drew closer.
A foul stench rushed toward her, blowing her long black hair and leaving her mind completely blank.
“Don’t come over!!”
Acting on pure instinct, Kasumigaoka Utaha swung the Demon Book in her hand right out!
Boom!
A strong current of air whistled through the small alley.
It was Swing Utaha!
Utaha Beast activated the skill Swing Utaha, and it was super effective!
“Ugh aaaah!!”
The Curse Spirit was hit by the Demon Book, and only had time to let out a miserable scream before it began to dissipate.
Kasumigaoka Utaha cautiously opened one eye.
Seeing the Curse Spirit dissipate, she said in disbelief, “Did I…
do this?”
“Job well done, Utaha Beast.”
Xin walked over to her side and offered a word of encouragement.
Seeing Xin, Kasumigaoka Utaha let out a sigh of relief, then looked at him with a resentful gaze.
Xin felt no sense of guilt whatsoever.
What a joke, as a familiar, if she didn’t hurry up and grind levels to support him as her master, was she really expecting him to do it?
Besides, it was impossible for Xin to truly watch Kasumigaoka Utaha die right in front of him.
This kind of Curse Spirit was extremely weak; even if Kasumigaoka Utaha stood completely still, it probably wouldn’t be able to break her defense.
“How does it feel?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha glared fiercely at him, took a deep breath to calm her emotions, and resumed her composed demeanor as she said, “Not bad.”
Xin chuckled softly.
If he hadn’t witnessed Kasumigaoka Utaha’s posture just now, he might have actually believed her.
“Since it’s not bad, shall we continue?”
“Huh?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha was completely dumbfounded.
“Just kidding.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha said speechlessly, “I couldn’t hear a shred of joking in that.”
Ignoring her complaints, Xin said, “Let’s get a little used to it today, and officially start fighting monsters to level up tomorrow.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha’s cheek twitched slightly, and she remained silent.
Seeing this, Xin walked out of the alley.
Kasumigaoka Utaha subconsciously followed behind him.
Once out of the alley, Xin tilted his head back slightly, gestured forward with his chin, and said, “Don’t you want to become stronger?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked in that direction, only to see Curse Spirits everywhere on the street, standing or squatting in various poses.
The common thing among them was that every single one of them was asking the passing people the same question.
“Can you see me?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha opened her mouth, and after a long silence, she said, “…Has Japan fallen?”
Curse Spirits!
So many Curse Spirits!
“These Curse Spirits, along with the one you just eliminated, are nothing more than bottom-tier Curse Spirits.”
Bottom-tier.
Kasumigaoka Utaha’s hand tightened.
She understood Xin’s meaning.
Bottom-tier meant there were even stronger Curse Spirits out there.
Besides, she actually had no choice anymore.
Right now, she was already a devil, the kind that had a ‘Master’.
She closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, they were filled with determination.
“I understand.”
“Please make me stronger, Xin.”
“Hmm?” Xin suddenly remembered something and said with amused interest, “What should you be calling me right now?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha was startled, then looked at Xin with the gaze one would reserve for a pervert, “Perverted Master.”
Xin savored it for a moment and felt it wasn’t bad.
Although it added the word perverted, it had a unique flavor of its own.
Xin took out his phone and said, “Let’s add each other on Line for easy communication.”
“Sigma Male?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha gave Xin a weird look.
Seeing the message on Line, Kasumigaoka Utaha asked in surprise, “What is this?”
“Our Xin’s Familiars group chat.”
“I get the logic, but what the hell is this group chat name?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her phone.
The words “Xin’s Familiars Harem Group” were glaringly conspicuous.
Xin asked in confusion, “Isn’t this right?”
Kasumigaoka Utaha was too drained to retort; what on earth was up with this matter-of-fact attitude of his?
Seeing her speechless expression, Xin realized and said, “Rest assured, you are my first of Xin’s Familiars, and for now I belong exclusively to you.
Consider it a privilege for the very first familiar.”
“Who needs that kind of privilege!”
Kasumigaoka Utaha felt like her tsukkomi energy was about to run out today.
However, Xin was right about one thing: she truly was Xin’s first of Xin’s Familiars.
If there were other Xin’s Familiars in the future, she could at least claim the status of a senior.
Even if it came to competing for favor in a harem, she was unquestionably the head wife!
Thinking of this, the corners of Kasumigaoka Utaha’s mouth curled up slightly.
No!
How could she think of such a thing!
Kasumigaoka Utaha hurriedly shook her head, tossing such bizarre thoughts away.
It’s all this group chat’s name’s fault!
After adding contact info, Xin said, “OK, it’s getting late, let’s head back to our respective homes.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha snapped back to her senses, then looked at the Curse Spirits on the street and hesitated, “Are these…
going to be a problem?”
She worried she might die halfway home.
“Don’t worry, as long as you pretend you can’t see them, they won’t attack you.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly understood, “So ordinary people can’t see Curse Spirits?”
No wonder there were so many Curse Spirits, yet the people on the street weren’t being attacked.
Come to think of it, before she became a devil, she seemingly couldn’t see these Curse Spirits either.
Still, although she couldn’t see them before, just thinking about how her life was now surrounded by Curse Spirits gave her a chill.
Especially since some evil spirits were literally crawling on top of other people’s heads!
“If you’re still scared, I can walk you back.
Consider it a privilege for the first of Xin’s Familiars.”
Xin thought about it and indeed felt uneasy letting Kasumigaoka Utaha go back alone.
Although she already had the strength of a Low-class Devil, and was a special devil reincarnated as a Secretary Demon.
But after all, it was her first day contacting the supernatural; her mindset hadn’t yet shifted back from being a human, and her experience was lacking, so accidents could still happen.
“No need.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha resolutely rejected Xin’s proposal.
Before Xin could be surprised, Kasumigaoka Utaha said directly, “Let’s go to your place.”
Xin: “?”