"Have you made up your mind?"
"Yes!"
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded heavily.
Linde extended his index finger, golden blood seeped out, and he said calmly, "Then, unbutton it."
Yukinoshita Yukino's body trembled, she took a deep breath, and then moved.
A few seconds later, she was only left in her pure white undergarments.
Indeed.
Yukinoshita Yukino's name wasn't wrong.
Linde glanced, sighing from the bottom of his heart.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "???"
She had a feeling he was thinking something rude.
But very quickly.
A scorching sensation made Yukinoshita Yukino's delicate body tremble.
Is blood this hot?
Under her gaze, a heart-shaped pattern flashed across her fair skin.
Thump! Thump-thump!
The next moment, her pupils constricted, and the sound of her heart beating echoed throughout the classroom.
It seemed something had been born within her body.
At the same time.
The skin on Yukinoshita Yukino's back and tailbone began to writhe.
Mysterious characters began to appear.
[Yukinoshita Yukino]
[Race: Demon]
[Master: Linde Lucifergus]
[Level: LV9]
[skill: Temperature Control]
[Temperature Control: Can freely control temperature.]
"Temperature Control, huh..."
Looking at the text information, Linde's eyes flashed.
Another skill with great potential.
On the other side.
As the Reincarnation Magic Circle disappeared.
Yukinoshita Yukino was a little dazed, she clenched her fists tightly, clearly feeling the strength that was many times greater.
"And..."
She murmured softly, gently flapping her wings.
The next second.
Yukinoshita Yukino's figure was already floating.
"Hmm, black ones."
Yukinoshita Yukino froze, her face instantly flushed.
She descended from the sky, pressing her hands on her skirt.
"What a pity..."
Linde had a look of regret.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."
Was her decision to become his Retainer a mistake?
"Here."
Linde smiled slightly, handing over the transcribed information.
"What is this?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was a little confused.
"Your attribute information."
Linde explained as usual.
"I see."
Yukinoshita Yukino blinked, then began to browse.
"From now on, Classmate Linde is my Master, huh."
Looking at the information at the top, Yukinoshita Yukino murmured softly.
In her heart, there was no emotion that was difficult to accept.
After all, choosing to become a demon, she had already anticipated some things.
Her gaze moved down, and she saw the [Temperature Control] skill.
Is this the power of the extraordinary?
And what about the mysterious energy within her body now?
After becoming a Devil, she truly underwent a complete transformation.
"Oh, right, Master, is there also legendary magic?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's face was filled with excitement, her eyes entirely focused on the urgency of the mysterious.
"Of course there is. I will arrange for someone to teach you then."
"Mm-hm."
Hearing Linde's words, Yukinoshita Yukino became even more expectant.
Thump-thump!
Suddenly, the door to the Service Club was knocked upon.
Yukinoshita Yukino was surprised.
What's happening today? The Service Club is getting guests one after another?
"Put on your clothes first, okay?"
Linde, seeing Yukinoshita Yukino in a daze, immediately reminded her.
"Huh?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was startled, then realized, and hastily began putting on her outer clothes.
Only after Yukinoshita Yukino had retracted her wings and tail did Linde say, "Please come in."
Creak!
The door to the Service Club was pushed open.
What met Linde's eyes was a girl with short, wine-red hair.
Her figure was curvaceous, exuding a vibrant youthful aura.
Her straight, long, and shapely legs were particularly striking in the glow of the setting sun.
Ayase Momo surveyed her surroundings, her gaze finally landing on Linde.
Her eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.
What kind of divine beauty is this?
Wait.
She wasn't here to look at handsome men.
Shaking her head, Ayase Momo spoke, "Excuse me, is this the Service Club?"
"That's right, this is the Service Club. Do you have something you need?"
Linde replied.
"Actually, I have a request for you all."
"I didn't expect anyone to actually come."
Yukinoshita Yukino sighed, "I originally thought that with such an unreliable name, no one would believe it."
"Did... did I misunderstand?"
Ayase Momo scratched her cheek awkwardly, "Then I'm sorry to have bothered you."
Just as she was about to leave, Linde called out to her.
"No, you didn't misunderstand."
Yukinoshita Yukino chimed in, "That's right, tell us your request."
Though she wasn't fond of club activities.
But her Master had spoken, so what could she do?
"Actually, I want to explore the abandoned school next door."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "???"
What kind of request is this?
Why can't she understand?
"Hehe, actually, I'm a paranormal enthusiast."
Ayase Momo explained awkwardly, "And it's said that in the abandoned teaching building of that school, desks and chairs often move by themselves."
"So I want to go see what's really going on."
Yukinoshita Yukino retorted, "If that's the case, you can go by yourself."
"Because I'm scared to go alone."
"..."
Yukinoshita Yukino fell silent.
Alright, that's a reasonable and convincing argument.
"Okay, we'll take your request."
Linde nodded.
It's a good opportunity to let his new Retainer see the world.
Dusk!
Abandoned school building!
"Will there really be ghosts here?"
Yukinoshita Yukino quietly hid behind Linde, looking at the eerie school building with some trepidation.
"There definitely will be."
Linde nodded, "Such abandoned and dark places are always favored by Cursed Spirits."
Yukinoshita Yukino gulped, trembling as she pointed inside, "The Cursed Spirits you're talking about, they're not these things, are they?"
She looked at the strange, ugly Cursed Spirits that had appeared at some unknown time, her face already pale.
"That's right, they are the ghosts you speak of."
Linde patted Yukinoshita Yukino's shoulder, then gently pushed her, "There are quite a few. It's a good chance for you to level up."
"Huh?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes widened.
Just after becoming a Devil, she has to fight ghosts?
Isn't this development a bit too fast?
"You can see them?"
"You can really see them?"
"Look, those Cursed Spirits have already noticed you."
Linde smiled, "Don't be nervous. They're just low-level Cursed Spirits. You can easily deal with them using your skill."
"..."
Ayase Momo was somewhat bewildered.
"Um, could you please explain to me what exactly is going on right now?"
She raised her hand to ask.
Although she understood every word of what the two of them had just said.
But when combined.
She couldn't understand it at all.
What are ghosts, Cursed Spirits, skills? What is all this?
"To put it simply, Yukino is going to deal with a group of ghosts."
Linde explained simply.
"But why can't I see anything?"
"Because ordinary people cannot see Cursed Spirits."
Linde glanced at her.
Indeed, there was a dormant power within her body.
However.
As long as it hadn't awakened, she was no different from an ordinary person.
"Wait."
Ayase Momo reacted, quickly asking, "So you two aren't ordinary people?"
"Evidently."
"Then, can you let me see?"
A hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes.
Because of her interest in the paranormal, she didn't know how many fraudsters she had encountered.
"Of course."
Linde flicked her finger, and magic power flashed across Ayase Momo's eyes.
Then!
Ayase Momo saw the truth of the world.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"
In the abandoned teaching building, a sharp wail echoed...