"It is truly painful to not be able to trust the ones you are closest to."— Kotaro Sato, Kotaro Lives Alone

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  Roy nodded, satisfied with her response.

  "Alright, let's head inside," he said to the girls.

  They entered Areishia Spirit Academy.

  The students, seeing Headmaster Greyworth personally weling a group of strangers, including a male, couldn't help but gossip.

  "The Headmaster invited a man!"

  "Is he going to join our school?"

  "A man? My mother told me men are no good!"

  "Did you see those girls with him? They seem really strong."

  ...

  Roy and the others followed Greyworth to her office.

  He sat down in the Headmaster's chair without hesitation.

  The teachers in the office frowned, but seeing that Greyworth didn't object, they remained silent.

  "Roy-sama, what brings you to Areishia Spirit Academy?" Greyworth inquired respectfully.

  "Well, I'm here to scout for taleudents and experience school life," Roy replied holy.

  "So you're joining our academy?" Greyworth asked, adjusting her gsses.

  "That's right. Please enroll them first," Roy said, gesturing towards the girls.

  "Of course. I won't let you do this for free. Here..." He handed her a small vial.

  "Phoenix Tears!" Kiyome Abe excimed in surprise.

  She hadn't expected Roy to give away such a valuable item so easily.

  Roy, of course, wasn't giving it away for free. Greyworth would be one of his own soon enough.

  Greyworth, hearing Kiyome's excmation, realized it must be something precious.

  She had a cursed seal on her heart, a stant source of pain and a threat to her life and abilities.

  Twenty-four years ago, she had won the Bde Dance.

  To prolong her life, which was being ed by the cursed seal, she had made a wish to the Elemental Lords: Eternal Youth.

  As a result, she could reverse her aging periodically, like some kind of immortal witch.

  No matter how many years passed, her appearance wouldn't ge.

  There were rumors that she had already surpassed the typical lifespan of a high-ranking Elemental Spirit tractor.

  However, the cursed seal on her heart would eventually sever her spirit veins, pletely stripping her of her powers.

  She was well aware of this.

  "This is called the Phoenix Tears. It pletely heal your body from the effects of the cursed seal," Roy expined.

  Greyworth was shocked.

  How did he know about her dition?

  And this liquid could heal her pletely? It was unbelievable.

  But she didn't doubt Roy's words.

  "Thank you, Roy-sama. I'll arrange your aodations now," she said, accepting the Phoenix Tears and leading them out of the office.

  Roy followed without hesitation.

  Greyworth led them to a sheltered vil.

  "Roy-sama, this is where you'll be staying. If you're not satisfied, we arrange for a different location."

  "This is fine. o ge," Roy replied, pleased with the vil.

  "Then I'll excuse myself." Greyworth adjusted her gsses.

  "Yes, yes, go ahead," Roy said with a dismissive wave.

  He knew she was eager to test the Phoenix Tears and see if it could truly heal her.

  Greyworth left.

  "Alright, everyone, enjoy your school life in this new world!" Roy announced with a grin.

  "I noticed that this academy is also an all-girls school," Saya ented, gng at Roy.

  "Just like our school!" Asia chirped happily.

  "We finally have a vacation, and now we have to go to school again in another world?" Xenovia groaned, facepalming.

  "That was a year ago, idiot," Iried.

  They had spent a year training in the Elemental Spirit World.

  "Don't worry about it. Let's go explore the school," Roy said.

  "Rias, there are many talented girls here. Don't miss this opportunity," he added with a wink.

  The world of Bdedance of Elementalers was filled with talented girls.

  Almost all the students at Areishia Spirit Academy were skilled Elemental Spirit tractors.

  After all, only those with exceptional talent were sent here.

  pleting Rias's peerage wouldn't be a problem.

  "Yes, I'll do my best!" Rias decred fidently.

  Shizuka and the others stayed behind to unpad settle in, while the rest of the girls went out to explore the town.

  Roy also wandered around the academy.

  Saya and Kurome apanied him.

  Est and Ren, in their sword forms, were attached to his arms.

  "Saya, aren't you going to join your mother and the others? She invited you, you know," Roy asked curiously.

  "This is more important," Saya replied, nodding.

  "Oh? Is there something important happening?"

  "Of course. I have to keep an eye on you. This school is full of girls, so I o make sure you don't get into trouble. Everyone asked me to watch over you," Saya expined, her gaze fixed on him.

  Roy chuckled. "Why are you staring at me like that? Are you afraid they'll eat me?"

  "No, I'm worried you'll lose trol and devour them all," Saya retorted seriously.

  Roy eechless.

  "Saya..." he said, his voice low and warning.

  "W-What?" Saya took a step back, intimidated by his expression.

  "You'll be puonight. e to my room," Roy said with a mischievous grin.

  "N-No!" Saya squeaked, clutg her chest dramatically.

  Of course, she was just pying along. She was secretly thrilled by his invitation.

  "Onii-, I want to join you tonight too," Kurome chimed in, tugging at his sleeve and looking at him with pleading eyes.

  "Uh..." Roy had inteo give Saya a proper "lesson," but he couldn't resist Kurome's ess.

  "Alright, you join us tonight, Kurome," he said with a smile, patting her head.

  Saya's face fell.

  "No, Onii-, I want to do what you and Saya-nee-san do," Kurome crified ily.

  Roy choked on his own saliva.

  Roy was stunned.

  He hadn't expected such bold words from Kurome.

  Did she even uand what she was saying?

  Of course she did. As an assassin, she had witnessed all sorts of things.

  "Kurome, who taught you these things?" Roy asked seriously, holding her hand.

  "Aika-nee-san taught me. She said if I like Onii-, I should do more intimate things with him," Kurome replied ily, pletely unaware that she had exposed Aika.

  "That lewd girl... I'll have to give her a proper scoldiime," Roy grumbled.

  "Although what Aika-nee-san said is true, you're still too young, Kurome. Don't think about these things yet, okay?" Roy said gently, patting her head.

  "Okay," Kurome nodded obediently.

  "Roy really dotes on Kurome, doesn't he?" Saya muttered jealously.

  Roy overheard her and whispered in her ear, "e to the bath tonight."

  Saya blushed and nodded silently.

  Roy smirked.

  Just as he was teasing Saya, a girl suddenly rouhe er and bumped into him.

  "Aah!"

  The girl crashed into Roy's arms.

  "Uh..." Roy was surprised by the sudden hug, then looked down at the girl in his arms.

  She had the delicate beauty of a por doll, with fiery red hair styled in pigtails, and ruby eyes that sparkled with mischief.

  She wore the Areishia Spirit Academy uniform, a white dress with bck ats and a ribbon repg the buttons.

  Roy's eyes lit up. This was Cire Rouge.

  "Are you alright?" he asked, gently patting her head.

  Cire, dazed from the collision, snapped back to reality at the sound of his voice.

  She looked up and scrambled out of his arms, her face flushed.

  "A-A man!" she excimed, pointing at him in surprise.

  Roy's lips twitched.

  Was it really that shog to see a man?

  Cire then reized him as the man who had been weled by the Headmaster that m.

  "Where are you going in such a hurry?" Roy asked with a smile.

  "W-Why should I tell you? I'm leaving!" Cire retorted, trying to maintain a tsundere facade as she turo leave.

  But a fme appeared on the back of her hand.

  A small, fiery cat materialized.

  "Scarlet? Why did you e out?" Cire asked, fused, stopping iracks.

  "Meow!" Scarlet g Cire, then at Roy.

  She leaped into Roy's arms.

  "Meow! Meow!" she purred, nuzzling him affeately.

  "Scarlet, e back here!" Cire excimed, surprised that her tracted spirit had suddenly jumped into the arms of a stranger.

  Roy realized that this fire cat was a high-ranking Elemental Spirit uhe and of the Fire Elemental Lord.

  Her inal name was Ortlinde.

  He remembered her because of her arrogant personality and her refusal to form a tract with Mine.

  He hadn't expected to enter her here.

  And now he realized that Ortlinde was actually Cire's tracted spirit, Scarlet.

  He wondered what had happeo her over the thousands of years.

  Her power had diminished signifitly, and she had even fotten her own name.

  Perhaps she still reized him, which was why she had jumped into his arms.

  "Give me back Scarlet!" Cire demanded, g her fists.

  "I do that, but first, tell me where you were going in such a hurry," Roy replied with a griing Scarlet.

  "Why should I tell you?"

  "Scarlet, e back!" Cire shouted at her spirit.

  She clearly didn't want to tell Roy where she was going.

  Roy shrugged.

  Scarlet, however, g Cire, then snuggled closer to Roy, showing no iion of returning to her tractor.

  Cire was furious. She couldn't believe her own spirit was disobeying her.

  But there was nothing she could do with Scarlet in Roy's arms.

  "Fine! I'll tell you! Just give me back Scarlet!" Cire stamped her foot in frustration.

  "Okay, okay." Roy still didn't return Scarlet immediately.

  Cire sighed. "I heard there's a powerful spirit in the Spirit Forest. I was going to try and tract it to bee stronger," she expined, her eyes filled with determination.

  "Oh, I see." Roy nodded.

  Wasn't this the same as in the inal story?

  At the beginning of the story, Cire had also discovered Est and tried to tract her to bee stronger.

  But Est was already his servant now.

  irit would appear this time?

  Roy was curious.

  "If you're seeking power, why go so far?" he asked.

  "Eh? Go so far?" Cire was fused.

  "I mean, Scarlet is already a powerful spirit. Why do you need another one?" Roy asked, stroking Scarlet.

  "Meow~" Scarlet chirped in agreement.

  "I-I know Scarlet is strong, but... but..." Cire stammered.

  "No, you don't know her true strength," Roy said with a mysterious smile.

  Cire trusted Scarlet and believed she was strong.

  But she knew Scarlet was only a mid-ranking Elemental Spirit.

  That's why she was so eager to traother spirit to increase her power.

  She didn't know that Scarlet was actually a high-ranking Elemental Spirit.

  Roy took out a vial of the Phoenix Tears and gave it to Scarlet.

  "Hey! What did you give her?!" Cire excimed in arm.

  "Don't worry, I'll returo you soon," Roy reassured her, his eyes fixed on Scarlet.

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