Returning to the living room, he then placed one on her and tucked her in softly so that she wouldn't wake up, then he went to the chair that was next to the couch and sat down.
Keeping himself silent, he then placed the blanket on himself and grinned fondly at the girl on the couch.
"Thanks a bunch, Mio." Naruto remarked as quietly as a whisper, settling into his seat to fall into the confines of sleep.
His last thoughts before he drifted off were of acceptance.
As far as he was concerned, these two freeloaders could stay as long as they needed.
If he couldn't bring himself to regret saving the two devils in the forest on that fateful day, which seemed so long ago, then he probably never would.
To many people, the area that a certain wealthy young devil was traversing would be considered to be cold and dank.
Even to him it was so, as he wasn't used to dealing with desolate and unforgiving accommodations until recently.
But then again, why would he? He was a high class devil after all, so he deserved only the best the Underworld had to offer.
But he would tolerate it.
Or rather, he had to tolerate it. His life was at stake if he made his...benefactor upset.
Even though the young devil did all he could to earn his new master's favor, it just seemed that he never held his loyal servant in such high regard at all.
Peering through the opening and the end of the hidden cavern that he was traversing, orange eyes narrowed, a calculating glint within their depths.
Maybe he could change that after this meeting.
Reaching the end of the cavern, the youth halted in front of a shadowed figure that was standing tall on an elevated position in front of him, surrounded by the darkened area that helped protect his anonymity.
Not even a devil's sensitive eyes could quite pierce through the shadows to see his features.
Face to face with his benefactor, the high class devil bowed his head deferentially, waiting for his lord to speak.
"...And? What have you discovered that is so important as to drag me away from our base of operations?" the deep voice rumbled.
To the young devil, it felt like the air itself shake in accordance to his lord's voice, his own body trembling in response.
"...There has been a change Lucifer-sama." spoke the young devil, keeping his voice deferential. "As of now, there is another individual that has decided to protect the daughter of the Original Lucifer…and he seemed powerful, Lucifer-sama."
His pride was strong, but it was nowhere near as strong as his sense of self-preservation.
"Hoooh...? So the girl has another that is willing to back her, hm...? Very well, for now, it is of no concern. Is the sisters of the current Maous still in Kuoh?" the voice asked.
"Yes, they still reside in Kuoh Town." his loyal servant answered him, sure of this, until he ventured to glance up to look at his master. "...Um...pardon me for asking Lucifer-sama, but what are you planning to do with them?"
Of course, he was referring to the younger siblings of two of the current Maous; Lucifer and Leviathan.
But seemingly deciding to ignore his servant's query, the powerful being known as simply 'Lucifer' turned away from the lower devil, sounding almost whimsical when he spoke.
"What am I doing to do? Well, it should be obvious...I'm going to start a second Civil War in the Underworld...and take back what's mine." the voice said with conviction and certainty.
Behind him, the young devil smiled darkly at the proclamation, contemplating the power and prestige that he would receive due to being a part of the initial formation of the new order.
At least until the voice spoke up again. "Now leave me...or don't you have a nun to break, Diodora...?"
The remainder of the nun that he was going to break eagerly brought about a sick smile to the young devil's face.
Oh the delicious screams he would get when he-
"I said begone you cretin...!" the voice bellowed again, breaking the young Astaroth out of his sick fantasies, getting him to scramble out of the cavern of his lord.
All was silent for a moment following the youth's retreat, which was only broken once a feminine voice spoke up in clear derision.
"Is it ok to let such a nasty little creature live...? asked the feminine voice, the disgusted tone in her voice obvious.
Instead of the shadowed figure in the middle responding, it was another voice, a masculine one, which rose up in response to answer her query. "Don't worry...he will outlive his usefulness soon enough. Then I'm sure you will get the pleasure of destroying him yourself, won't you?"
One more voice rose up from the darkness in response. "Not that it matters anyway. Soon enough, we will destroy the pretenders calling themselves 'Maous', and claim the titles for ourselves, as it should be. And it's all thanks to you, milord."
The last voice, also obviously belonging to a man, spoke as such to shadowed man, who was staying quiet as he listened to his comrades.
To his fellow heirs.
"The time is approaching my friends…soon we shall strike against the pretenders and take back what is rightfully ours. Our government, our Underworld, our people. Prepare yourselves accordingly." the cloaked man finished, his determination to complete this task as crystal clear as the stars in the unseen night sky.
As one, his companions hidden in the shadows enthusiastically voiced their support for the strongest among them.
For the man that they unequivocally trusted to bring forth their dreams.
"""Hai! Lucifer-sama!"""
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