DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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"Onii-chan, are you alright?" Mio asked, her voice filled with concern. She had finally recovered from her shock and carefully examined Roy—relieved to find that he was unharmed.

"Mio, what are you talking about? Of course, I'm alright. Let's go home," Roy replied casually.

Mio and Maria were stunned.

"But Onii-chan, there was a Stray Demon behind you..."

"Behind me?" Roy turned around and looked. "There's nothing there."

Mio and Maria exchanged glances. Roy didn't seem to be faking it. Had he really not noticed the Stray Demon's attack?

"Come on, it's getting late. Let's go," Roy said, taking their hands and leading them away before they could question him further.

The two girls were puzzled as they walked home.

"Alright, I'll go make dinner. Be good, okay?" Roy said, patting their heads before heading to the kitchen.

"Maria, who do you think Onii-chan really is?" Mio asked once Roy was gone.

"I don't know, but he's definitely not an average human," Maria replied, thinking about the events of the day.

"Not an average human? Then why did he fall for your Charm spell?"

"That..." Maria didn't have an answer.

"It doesn't matter who he is—as long as he's still the same kind Onii-chan," Mio declared, crossing her arms.

She decided not to dwell on it.

Maria, however—remained deep in thought. She couldn't figure out Roy's true identity. She decided to report this to Zolgear later.

"Why don't we test him?" she suddenly suggested.

"Test him? Isn't that a bit risky?" Mio hesitated.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure he doesn't get angry," Maria assured her with a mischievous grin.

She had a plan...

Unbeknownst to them, Roy had overheard their conversation.@@novelbin@@

"Dinner's ready! Go wash your hands," he called out from the kitchen.

"It smells so good!" Mio and Maria exclaimed, already waiting at the table with their hands washed.

Roy chuckled, seeing their eager expressions. "Dig in."

"Itadakimasu!"

They started eating with gusto.

"Mmm... this is delicious!"

"So flavorful!"

Mio and Maria couldn't stop praising his cooking.

Roy was amused.

Soon, they finished their meal and went to wash the dishes.

Roy was about to take a bath when Maria stopped him.

"Let me give you a massage, Onii-chan," she offered with a sweet smile, gently massaging his shoulders.

It felt quite good—

A while later, Maria watched Mio enter the bathroom and smirked.

"Onii-chan, go take a bath. I've prepared everything for you," she said, handing him a change of clothes and pushing him towards the bathroom.

Roy knew she was up to something.

But he wasn't going to back down. He entered the bathroom confidently.

As expected, Mio was already in the shower.

Her face turned bright red when she saw him, and she let out a yelp.

"Aah! Onii-chan, why are you here?"

Roy calmly admired her figure and replied, "Maria told me to come in and take a bath. The bathroom is big enough for both of us. Besides, we used to bathe together when we were younger, remember?"

He started to undress.

Mio gritted her teeth. So this was Maria's "test."

But seeing Roy's naked body, her face turned even redder.

Roy continued showering as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

"Mio, can you wash my back?" he asked, turning to her.

"Huh? Oh, okay..." Mio was flustered, but she still shyly started washing his back

After their bath, Mio stormed into Maria's room.

"Maria, is this what you meant by 'test'? You have some explaining to do!" she demanded, her hands on her hips.

"Ehehe, it was a good test, wasn't it? If Onii-chan wasn't an average human, he would have noticed you in the bathroom," Maria replied with an awkward laugh.

"But he still came in. So, he didn't notice me?"

"Well, maybe..." Maria had initially intended it as a prank. There was no real point to this "test."

"Maria!" Mio glared at her, realizing what she had done.

"Mio-sama, I'm going to check for Stray Demons," Maria said, quickly escaping the room.

Mio sighed, watching Maria flee. But there was no point in dwelling on it now.

She blushed, remembering that Roy had seen her naked!

....

Meanwhile, Maria was puzzled.

She had searched the entire perimeter of the house but couldn't find any Stray Demons.

Yesterday, she hadn't found any either, but she had assumed they were just not around at that moment.

But today, they had encountered Stray Demons on their way home from school. Yet, there were none around the house now. This was strange.

After pondering for a while, she decided to report this to Zolgear.

Zolgear, upon hearing this, became interested in Roy. He sent a few artificial humans to investigate.

Maria felt guilty, but she had no choice.

Zolgear was holding her mother hostage. To ensure her mother's safety, she had to obey his orders.

However, she didn't realize that Roy was watching her every move.

"Zolgear, huh? If you weren't still useful, you would have been dead already," Roy muttered with a smirk, observing Maria from the window.

He didn't care much about Zolgear.

But tonight would be a sleepless night.

After receiving Zolgear's orders, several Stray Demons and artificial humans headed towards Roy's house.

The barrier Roy had set up could only block auras. It wasn't very effective against targeted attacks.

As expected, in the middle of the night, several Stray Demons, controlled by the artificial humans, arrived at the house.

These artificial humans were magical beings created by Zolgear, modeled after his lovers.

They had no will of their own, just mindless tools!

Mio, who had just fallen asleep, suddenly sensed the presence of Stray Demons and woke up with a start.

"Stray Demons?!"

She rushed out of bed and went to Maria's room.

"Mio-sama, you felt it too, didn't you?" Maria said. She had been waiting for them.

"Yes! We have to lure them away. We can't fight here," Mio said, worried about waking Roy.

"Okay."

Maria nodded.

Zolgear had sent these Demons to test Roy. They couldn't interfere with his plan.

They left the house.

Several Stray Demons followed them.

Mio smiled and led the Demons to a deserted area to fight them.

....

After defeating the last Stray Demon, Mio sighed in relief.

But then, her expression changed.

The number of Stray Demons seemed off. There should have been more, based on the aura she had sensed earlier.

"Something's wrong! Onii-chan is in danger! Maria, let's go!"

Mio grabbed Maria's hand and ran back towards the house—

They soon reached the house.

Seeing that it was still intact, Mio sighed in relief.

"It seems I was worried for nothing," she said to Maria.

"Yeah..." Maria replied, but she was confused.

There should have been Stray Demons and artificial humans attacking Roy.

But there were no signs of a battle.

Stray Demons weren't known for their gentleness. The house should have been damaged.

But it was perfectly fine. What was going on?

They returned to their room, but nothing seemed out of place.

Mio cautiously opened the door to Roy's room and peeked inside.

Roy was sleeping peacefully.

She closed the door and sighed in relief.

"It seems I was overthinking it. We must have lured all the Stray Demons away," she said.

"I guess so," Maria replied, though she was still suspicious.

"Let's get some rest. There shouldn't be any more Stray Demons tonight," Mio said, yawning and returning to her room.

Maria, however, reported the situation to Zolgear.

Zolgear, realizing that the Demons and artificial humans he had sent hadn't returned, frowned.

This Roy was more mysterious than he had anticipated.

But he still didn't think much of it.

He assumed Roy was just a human with some special abilities.

He then gave Maria another order, which she reluctantly accepted...

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