001 - What Makes it Hard to Go Home ?

When I see who had arrived, I immediately recognize the woman as Venelana Gremory, Rias, and Sirzechs' mother.

She's really interesting as she managed to give birth to two powerful devils. If only Rias weren't lazy and an otaku.

Even though her husband doesn't have much power and can only cook like a master chef, it's really surprising that she managed to give birth to them.

I then release Grayfia and face Venelana, introducing myself, "You must be Rias' mother, right? Let me introduce myself." I place my right hand on my chest and gave a slight bow to my future mother-in-law.

"My name is Rei, or if you've heard of me from either your daughter or son, you can call me Lucifer." I said with a smile.

When Venelana hears my name, I can see a very surprised expression on her face, which, not gonna lie, is pretty funny.

"Wha—, Lucifer!? You mean the one Sirzechs told us about!?"

Venelana starts to panic and doesn't know what to do when the man named Lucifer suddenly appeared in their mansion.

Then I feel Grayfia nudge my stomach, "Stop it, Rei. You're going to confuse Madam Venelana."

"Haha, their expressions are always funny to me~"

"You can call me Rei, just don't think about the Lucifer name too much." I said to Venelana.

"I see..." Venelana murmurs, then looks at Grayfia standing beside me.

From Grayfia's reaction, it seems they already know each other... No, their relationship is very close, not just an acquaintance.

And the expression she saw on Grayfia's face when she entered the room... There's only one answer that came to her mind, "Are you the one that Grayfia had been searching for hundreds of years? And the reason she suddenly stopped working as a maid?"

"Yes, Madam Venelana, he's the one I've been searching for so long." Grayfia smiles and then holds my hand.

Venelana then turns to Nier, who is glaring at her while tapping her foot on the floor. "Did I do something wrong? Your companion is staring at me like she wants to kill me..."

"Oh no, that's just how she is... Just leave her be until she calms down." I say to Venelana, then turn to Nier.

"Nier, come here and stop staring at her."

"Yes~" Nier immediately moves with such speed that even Venelana doesn't have time to see her move before she 's already beside me.

After that, Venelana offers to take us to their living room so they can properly welcome us.

However, I decline her offer, explaining that I am only here to help Grayfia and mention that I will visit officially with Rias.

"Well, that's too bad, because I'm really curious how you managed to get Grayfia to make that expression~" Venelana smiles as she glances at Grayfia.

"...." Grayfia remains silent, knowing that if she responds, she will lose in the end.

"And I think it's better to wait until everyone is here so I can introduce myself properly, like your sleeping ancestor in the basement right now."

"I see... So you can sense her too?" Venelana says, trying to hide her surprise.

"Madam, I'm sorry, but we need to go now. I'll explain everything after we come back." Grayfia suddenly says, as a large magic circle appears at her feet, big enough to reach me and Nier.

"Grayfia... I see, you want to bring your brother back, right? Even though we told you it's too dangerous." Venelana shakes her head, easily guessing what Grayfia intends to do by calling Lucifer here.

"I'm sorry, but I need to do this." Grayfia replies, looking guilty. Although she works as a maid to repay the Gremory family for letting her stay with them, she has come to see them as her own family. Ignoring their warnings like this makes her feel conflicted.

"Fufufu, it's fine, Grayfia. I'm sure your 'boyfriend' can keep you safe~" Venelana laughs softly as she glances at me.

"Don't worry about her I will protect her" I say, waving my hand at Venelana. Then, we disappear from the room, transported by Grayfia's magic circle.

Not long after, I see that we've arrived in a dead forest where all the trees have withered away.

"This is near the coordinates Katerea gave me, where Euclid is supposed to be." Grayfia says, then turns to look in a specific direction.

"That's where we're likely to find my brother."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's just go there, find him, and be done with it." Nier says sounding irritated, clearly eager to return and spend time with me.

"Well..." Grayfia looks at me, seemingly seeking my help in responding to Nier.

"Hahhh... Alright, Grayfia, you know how your brother has a weird fanaticism for Rizevim Lucifer, right?"

Grayfia nods, remembering the information she received from Katerea. Euclid is currently willing to do anything for Rizevim Lucifer, and he is determined to return the Devils to their old ways — brutal and savage — aiming to conquer the world.

"So, I'll give you two choices: the first is that we go there, I mind-control him so he forgets about his strange fanaticism, and then we leave...

Or, you and your sister handle him yourselves, and change him without my mind control."

"I'm happy that you want to help me, Rei, but let my sister and me handle disciplining him. I assure you, we won't hold back at all." Grayfia replies while smiling in a way that is both reassuring and slightly intimidating.

"Alright then, Nier, wait here. We won't be long." I also don't want her accidentally killing Euclid if he tries something…

"Just be quick, alright~?" Nier waves her hand and smiles at me.

I return her smile and then turn back toward where Euclid is. "Alright, let's go beat up your brother and get back quickly." I use my 12 wings of various colors that instantly appear on my back.

"These wings... They're just like I remember..." Grayfia murmurs as she gazes at my wings.

Grayfia then uses her Devil wings, and the two of us quickly fly towards where Euclid is.

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In a quiet town where night has already fallen, there is a two-story mansion at the edge of the town.

Even though the mansion appears grand, many of the townsfolk avoid it because they believe it is haunted. They never see anyone living there, but every day, those who pass by can hear sounds coming from inside the mansion.

As in this moment, the voice of a woman can be heard from within the mansion, "Umm, sister, are you sure you're going to participate in the Holy Grail War?" asks a girl with long black hair, wearing a long white dress with short sleeves and a black sash.

"Ahhh, I know that, but I'm still curious about the dream we keep having! And maybe with the Grail, we can find out more about that other world we keep seeing in our dreams!" says a young woman with aqua eyes and long wavy black hair in a twin-tailed hairstyle.

"I know sister, I'm curious too..." the girl with long black hair replies as she gently strokes the black crystal necklace she's wearing.

Both sisters wear the same kind of necklace, but the sister's necklace is different with purple color instead of black like her.

"I'm going to go crazy if I keep having those dreams about floating islands and some man with 12 wings! It doesn't even make sense that we keep getting the same dream over and over again for years!" the older sister shouts in frustration, holding her head as she grows more upset with the recurring dream.

"But how can we win? Do you have something to summon a strong Servant?"

Hearing this, the girl's older sister smiles widely and chuckles a bit. "Hehehe, you don't need to worry because I have a very good idea for that." The girl stands up from her sofa and walks out of the room.

"Huh!? At least tell me your idea!" She's really worried because every time her sister does something, it always ends up in chaos, and she ends up getting caught up in it.

But when she is about to follow her sister, she notices that her sister had dropped something, which makes her bend down to pick it up.

"Isn't this my sister's pendant?" The girl lifts the ruby-red pendant that her sister usually keeps in her pocket.

"Sister, you dropped your pendant!" she shouts before her sister can go off to do whatever it is she plans.

"Just leave it there for now!" Her sister's voice replies.

"But you never go anywhere without it."

"It's fine, we're just going to the basement anyway! Are you coming or not, Sakura?" Her sister's voice is heard again, but this time it is fainter, indicating that she is already quite far from the room.

"Huh? Wait for me, sister Rin!" The girl named Sakura throws the pendant onto the sofa and then runs after her sister, Rin.