Zaydas told them that the flow of time in his dimension works differently when he returns. Something like a 1/20 time difference. And he said that he intended to stay with them in this dimension for 10 days.
Shuna was curious about his home dimension. At first, she judged it to be a weak dimension with little energy, but after talking a bit with Grayfia, the beautiful woman dressed as a maid… She realized that she was completely mistaken.
By the way, Shuna felt threatened in Grayfia's presence. Even though she seemed to be restraining herself, with her eyes, she could perceive the tremendous strength that she was hiding.
'She's basically at the same power level that Zaydas had before the war against the Orcs.' A surprising revelation.
After all, who would believe that someone with such power would simply be working as a maid?
However, Zaydas had already warned that this was something like a hobby for Grayfia. She was actually part of his family. That's why he affectionately calls her "Grayfia-nee."
'She must be the one Zaydas mentioned as the one he has in mind to become his "Queen."' She could call it feminine intuition, but that was what she felt after spending some time with Grayfia.
Another thing… She felt a crushing sense of defeat when she tasted something Grayfia made for breakfast. Her cooking was even better than Zaydas's.
'What a terrifying woman…' she thought.
However, she didn't want to lose!
Even if she had to swallow her pride and say: "Grayfia-sama, may I learn to cook from you?"
Normally, Shion would want the same, but at this exact moment, she was in Zaydas's room reading his battle mangas. She seemed captivated by the world of martial arts in the mangas…
As for Tia, Ria, and Rurushi… All three were watching television. If it weren't for her desire to learn how to cook from Grayfia, she would also want to join them.
"I won't be gentle when teaching someone, even if they are part of Zaydas-sama's Peerage," Grayfia said. "Even so, do you still wish to learn from me?"
"Yes!" She responded without the slightest hesitation.
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While Zaydas was copying what was written on the blackboard, he was thinking about how to make his own money in the Underworld.
Then, he thought about potions.
'If I market healing potions...' he thought, 'I should be able to make a lot of money. However, I'll talk to my father about this first.'
No matter what, 'Phoenix Tears' dominated the healing market. However, production was low. On the other hand, if he were to introduce a healing potion with similar effects at a lower price… that could bring some complications.
That's why it would be better for him to discuss this with his father. Not to mention that, at the moment, his contacts were almost nonexistent. Without credibility, it would be difficult to market something so rare.
Additionally, he intended to dilute some potions, reducing their effect to 50% and selling them at a cheaper price on a large scale.
As for the fact that this could affect the Phenex Clan?
He didn't feel the slightest bit bad about it. And the fact that Ravel's father wanted to keep him under surveillance irritated him a little. But even without that, he would still do it. So, he wouldn't use the excuse that he was doing this out of revenge—when, in reality, he just wanted to make money and didn't care if it harmed the Phenex Clan's business a little.
By the way… Before, the classes were already incredibly easy for him, but now they had become so easy that they were outright boring. Everything he studied was analyzed at high speed, like a supercomputer.
Of course, if he used the [Thought Acceleration] ability, it would be even more ridiculous, but something like that wasn't necessary.
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At noon, as usual, Zaydas and the others met on the rooftop for lunch.
"Zaydas-senpai." Koneko asked in her calm voice, which resembled Rikoto's manner of speaking: "It's hard to believe that you already got five more girls as members of your Peerage in such a short time."
"I'm surprised too," Rias said. "You do know that this kind of thing shouldn't be done lightly, right?"
"Of course, I know," Zaydas said with a smile. "But they weren't choices I made on a whim."
"By the way, Asia-chan." Kiba noticed something. "I saw you praying and even mentioning God's name, but why doesn't it seem to cause you the slightest discomfort?"
Sticking out her tongue, she said, "Hehe~ Even though I pray to 'God,' my 'God' is Zaydas ~"
"Huh?" Zaydas looked at her in surprise when he heard that.
Of course, he wasn't the only one.
It wasn't just about whether this was valid or not, but rather, why was she deifying him?
"Setting aside whether this is valid or not." Ravel furrowed her brows. "Why did you choose Zaydas-sama to become the 'God' you pray to? After all, he is a Devil."
"Yes, but…" Asia said with a shy smile. "It may seem foolish, but I learned from my friend, Shuna-san, who is now part of the Peerage… that if I have faith, isn't it better to direct it toward someone I truly believe in? So, when I thought that way, the image of Zaydas-san came to my mind."
"That girl… Shuna-san, right?" Akeno asked. "Does she also worship Zaydas-sama as a God?"
"Yes, she can use holy magic despite being a Devil because of that. I saw her use it while praying to Zaydas-san."
"Ahem. Let me clarify something first." Feeling their strange gazes on him, Zaydas explained, "First, Shuna is not a human, but an Oni. Second, she is not like Asia, who was a nun. She is basically a Miko (Priestess)."
"A Miko…" Akeno seemed to relate to that.
"Well, she wears clothes similar to yours, Akeno," Zaydas said as he looked at her.
"Ara? Ufufu. I would love to meet her~" Akeno said elegantly, covering her mouth slightly as she giggled.
"Of course, you're always welcome," Zaydas replied.
"I want to meet them too!" Rias raised her hand.
"By the way, what about the others?" Gasper asked.
"As I said, Shuna is an Oni, and Shion, who was from the same clan as her, is also an Oni," Zaydas said slowly. "Then there's Ria, who is an Elf, Rurushi, a Vampire, and Tia, who belongs to the Angel race."
"Tenshi (Angel)?!"
Everyone reacted the same way. How could they not?
"Did she become a Datenshi (Fallen Angel)?" Akeno asked.
"No," Zaydas answered with a mysterious smile.
"H-How is that possible?" Rias was stunned.
Ravel, who also didn't know about this, was just as shocked as the others.
"Haha, for now, I won't answer that, but I can tell you when you visit my house," Zaydas said.
"..."
It seemed that after hearing this, everyone was determined to go to his house.
"By the way, Asia got a familiar," Zaydas said. "Don't be too surprised when you see it later."
"Heavens… Just how many surprises are you hiding? Honestly…" Rias placed her hand on her forehead, looking as if she were feeling dizzy.
"Ufufu. Rias, isn't that what makes him more interesting?" Akeno laughed gracefully with a flirtatious touch as she glanced at Zaydas.
"Akeno?!" Rias exclaimed, trying to get her attention, but to no avail.
At that moment, Akeno's full attention was on what Zaydas was doing, and Rias looked over, her eyebrows knitting together.
Meanwhile, Asia seemed to be holding back from revealing her angel wings… If Zaydas hadn't told her telepathically not to do so for now, she wouldn't have been able to restrain herself.
Shizue was the only one who didn't seem surprised by this information—besides Asia, of course.
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Time flew by quickly.
Zaydas got into the car with the girls.
Rias and the others said they would teleport to his house.
...
When they arrived and were about to enter the garage, a magic circle from the Gremory Clan appeared on the ground near the entrance of the house.
Soon, Rias and the others emerged from the magic circle.
After parking the car in the garage, he stepped out along with Shizue, Ravel, and Asia.
"We arrived just in time," Rias said. Her beautiful face curved into a charming smile.
"Mhm." Zaydas nodded. "Let's go inside."
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