The Contractor of the New Sister Devil

"...I know, I understand the possible consequences."

After listening to the answer of the blade-

"...Then why do you insist on doing this? Aren't you afraid of death?"

With these words, Luqia hinted that the price of the action of blade change is not surprising even if it is death.

"Of course I am afraid of death... But there are some things that should not be conceded because of fear of death. Indeed, Mara Maria is the family of you and Miss Xuela, and a member of the stable faction. Now she is responsible for guarding the late demon king. His only daughter is such a heavy responsibility. But—"

Blade said unwaveringly:

"Now, I will tell you what I said to the demon clan that you sent to bring Maria back to me... this girl named Narase Maria is my family; here, It’s my important sister, so I don’t allow anyone to hurt her-even if you are her sister."

"————!"

This answer made Maria tremble slightly, and then—

"Not only me, but Yuuki, who was actually in danger and implicated, had forgiven her a long time ago. This incident did not cause any grievances between us, and Wan Liya has already repented twelve minutes— -Besides, isn't it you who only sent Valeria a guard?"

After changing his breath, Blade even said sharply to Luqia:

"Before punishing her for negligence of duty, you should first review what responsibilities you owe-isn't it, Miss Lucia?"

Dongcheng Blade had three things in his mind, which had to be resolved and confirmed in the Demon Realm.

The first is to solve the problem of Wilbert's strength in "Miao".

The second is to confirm the current status of the "Jest" who is entrusted to the steady group.

……third……

It is to prevent "Valiya" from being punished for the Zokir incident.

Mio's problem has a great relationship with the politics and situation of the devil world, and it is naturally impossible to solve it immediately, but now it is at least confirmed that Jeste's current situation is not bad-next is Wanliya.

to this end--

...... Let the other party agree to the exemption here.

Lucia is Ramsay's adjutant. As long as she agrees to exempt Maria from responsibility, the conservative people will not hold Maria to be held accountable.For the blade, it is more similar to the declaration that it will protect Valeria to the end——

"...So that's it. Dongcheng Swordsman, I understand what you mean."

Luqia said words of understanding.

"The sentence'No one is allowed to harm family members' is very beautiful and correct, but does that mean that even if family members make mistakes, they will unconditionally forgive, ignore, and condone?"

"...As long as I know that she has made a mistake, of course I will immediately correct it, and sometimes warn or scold. But--"

Blade went on to say:

"The premise of these two things is not the same. Wan Liya will obey Zokir, completely to save her mother, Miss Xuela, as a last resort--"

"--In this case, she should explain the situation to one of you and me first, and ask for instructions or help; but the child prioritized personal affairs and acted alone without authorization, which brought Master Mio into Zokir's hands. Fortunately, the final result was not serious, but it was just that the result was not serious. Maria’s idea of ​​helping her mother may be worthy of sympathy, but what she did would not be justified because of it. Isn't it?"

"This……!"

What Luqia said was indeed correct, making the blade even more dumb and unable to refute.

"Moreover, Mr. Bladegen-you didn't realize that you made a mistake."

"……we?"

"Yes." Luzia nodded to Rhetorical Blade and said:

"After the Zokir Incident-you used the good words like "all to save the mother" as your exemption card. Not only did you not punish her, but you didn't even scold her. You should think that this will make her heart happy. Get free. Then, choose to continue to accompany this child and live with her as before."

"...What's wrong with this?"

"Don't you understand? You-ignore Maria's guilt for betraying you, and ask her to stay in that home as if nothing happened; because you don't blame her-so you don't blame yourself ; But I didn’t think about it—Maria’s guilt towards you may not disappear at all, and it still stays in her heart."

"!————?"

After hearing Luqia's words, Blade looked at Wanliya even more impressively.result--

".................."

Wan Liya lowered his eyes in silence.That expression has already told the blade the truth.

Lucia said to the speechless blade again:

"...Although she is happy to be able to stay with you in her heart, she will always remind her that she has betrayed someone she values ​​so much; and you still say "nothing to care about" such gentle but cruel words, Indirectly forced her to smile and deepen her pain. Most of Maria took this pain as a punishment for betraying you; and the smile of this child must have made you very satisfied— —But I never thought about the thoughts hidden under the smile."

Lucia said in a cold tone with contempt:

"There is no grudge between you? It's a real laugh. When the curse of the master-subordinate contract on Master Mio and Miss Yuxi is launched, you will relieve them of the guilt that caused the curse, and let them free; such a thing, I believe it has been It has happened many times-but where is your concern for Maria? Blindly giving kindness or goodwill is sometimes more cruel than malice. You hope and try to protect Maria-the actions and choices you take Can you really help this kid? Do you dare to say that those behaviors are not self-satisfaction, but just make yourself happy?"

"No, we--!"

Blade wanted to refute this pungent question even more, but could not go on.The expression of Wan Liya silently bowing his head just now has already explained who is right and who is wrong.

"——Since you claim that you are not like that, I will give you a chance to prove it."

Lucia said:

"If Maria-Naruse Maria is really your family, and you really want to prevent me from using punishment to save her soul, then there is nothing to say-you have to punish Maria yourself, Eliminate the pain in her heart and prove to me and this child that you are not just talking."

"I'll punish Wan Liya..."

This provocative sentence made the blade look at Wanliya even more blankly.Wan Liya still didn't speak, just--

"Valiya..."

Dongcheng Blade saw Wan Liya slowly walking towards him.

"……………………"

Wan Liya didn't say anything, just looked up at the blade gently.

That kind of look and expression were enough to make Jian even make a decision.So, Blade even put his hands on Valeria's shoulders, faced Luqia, and said in a quiet but powerful voice:

"I promised-if that would save Valeria and make you agree that I am Valeria's family too."

In terms of racial tradition, the punishment for harlots is not only to inflict physical pain, but also to shame the punished.

Sister Luqia originally planned to punish Wanliya with the whip she was used to using as a weapon, so she wanted to lend the whip to the sword, but she put her hand on Wanliya’s shoulders, as if to make her feel relieved. Shook his head and refused, saying:

"Since I am here to punish Wan Liya, I will do it with my own hands."