The Beauty Collector

The next morning in the dining room of Zeno's apartment, four people, Zeno, his two maids, and Asia were eating breakfast together on the dining table. Zeno is eating a slice of bread with strawberry jam while he searches the news on various websites on his smartphone. He is looking for some clues that might lead him to the next bounty target.

On the other side of the table, Leila and Noa who currently sandwiching Asia from both sides are engaging in mild hazing as they are bothering her.

"Oh, Asia! Look at you, you look so cute in that outfit."

Leila said with a smiling face as she rubbed Asia's shoulders while Noa brazenly stole Asia's beacon from her plate on the table like a bully. Zeno glances up from his smartphone to his two malicious maids who are hazing the meek Asia in front of him with a rising eyebrow.

"T-Thank you, Leila-san..."

Asia responded awkwardly and looked down at her pink frilly nurse costume with a little nurse cap that had been forced on her by the two maids who mysteriously got it from somewhere. She had never been in this kind of clothes in her entire life and she felt kind of embarrassed.

"Come on now, you two. Be nice and don't bother her, she still adjusting to her new life after all."

Zeno decided to help Asia out and tell his two maids to stop hazing her while putting his phone away. He doesn't want Asia to feel oppressed for no reason since the girl probably got oppressed enough since the time she still lived in her church.

"Asia, you look great in that outfit by the way. It suits you well as a healer."

He adds with a reassuring smile while giving the two maids a look. Leila and Noa who got reprimanded by their master blushed and looked away, their cheeks red from shame and Asia smiled shyly at Zeno's compliment.

"T-Thank you, Zeno-san."

The atmosphere seemed to become more relaxed after that as everyone continued eating their breakfast. After they are done, the maids then take empty plates to the sink with Asia taking her plate and following them. The maids already told Asia that they are only serving Zeno as they will take care of his every need and not anyone else which means that Asia will have to share the burden of household chores with them.

Leila will also teach Asia about Touki as Zeno instructs her to, and the same with Noa who will be the one to teach Asia about the universal magic circle. It can be said that these two skills are the standard welcome package of the Zeno group. He is really curious about what Asia can do with her Twilight Healing and Touki magic.

"I hope you can surprise me..."

Zeno then turns his attention back to his smartphone and starts searching for the clues again. He spends time searching for a few minutes before giving up since nothing worthwhile has been found.

"No luck huh?"

As Zeno put away his smartphone, he noticed the maids were busy doing their chores with Asia. He then decides to take a break from his search and heads towards the teleport point to go to his underground base. He will go get the icebox with the stray devil's head inside to exchange it for a bounty reward with Sona.

"Girls, I will go out to exchange the bounty reward with the town governor!"

Zeno warned them of his departure as he opened the door to a teleport room.

"Yes, please be safe!"

"P-Please be safe, Zeno-san!"

The maids and Asia yelled back at him in response as Zeno disappeared inside the room. Leila and Noa then continued on with their chores while giving some easy chores to Asia. They decided to be nicer to her as their Master told them to.

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In the student council room, Sona Sitri and Rias Gremory, a beautiful buxom girl with long red hair and blue eyes are playing chess with each other as their Queens, Tsubaki Shinra and Akeno Himejima, a beautiful buxom girl with long black tied in a ponytail and violet eyes standing behind them respectively.

The room was filled with an air of relaxation and concentration as the two pairs played their game. Today is the day that Kuoh Town's two governors are having a meeting in which nothing significant happened on both of their sides.

"Checkmate."

Sona said with a triumphant smile as she captured Rias's king piece, winning the game as a result. Rias chuckled and shook her head, conceding defeat. She has never won against her friend in a chess match.

"Well played, Sona. You're really good at chess."

Rias said as she stood up, stretching her arms above her head. They had finished their game and Rias was about to go back to her Occult club building with her Queen.

"It's about time we leave..."

Tsubaki and Akeno nodded their head a farewell to each other with a smile as Rias mentioned leaving. As the two of them were about to go back, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the student council room. Rias and Akeno stop and then look towards the door.

"Please come in,"

Called Sona, looking up from the chessboard that she was just reviewing the earlier match. She wondered who it was at this time. The door opened, revealing Zeno in the SS suit with a black coat standing there, holding an icebox with one hand.

"Greetings, Sona Sitri and her company. I've brought the proof of the extermination of the bounty target."

Zeno greeted them briefly before announcing his reason for the visit with a deep distorted voice as he walked inside the room with an icebox. He sees the two familiar girls that he knows with a mild surprise but doesn't show it for them to see.

"Ah, Zavior-san! So, you've returned, and also thank you for your hard work."

Sona said, standing up and approaching Zeno with a pleasant smile. He finally finished what he had been busy with. She then noticed the icebox he was holding.

"This is?"

She asked, tilting her head curiously.

"Indeed, it is a stray devil remains."

Zeno answered, his distorted voice echoing slightly in the room. He then placed the icebox on the floor and opened it, revealing an ice cube with a freezing stray devil's head inside.

"We will check its identity and send it to the underworld."

Sona said after she saw the severe head, seeming unperturbed, and then she nodded for him to close the box. She then turned to Rias and Akeno, who were still in the room as they watched the interaction between Sona and Zeno with curiosity. They wonder who this is and why he brought a severe head to Sona.

"Who is he, Sona?"

Rias who couldn't contain her curiosity anymore inquired her friend about Zeno's identity while having an appraising look on her face as she observed him.

"He is a bounty hunter, Rias. His alias is Zavior."

Sona replied to her friend while glancing at her with a side eye, then she turned her attention back to Zeno.

"Well, Zavior-san, should I prepare the reward in the same way as the last time."

"Yes, that will be fine."

Zeno responded and since his business was done he nodded at Sona and then turned to leave the room, leaving behind the icebox.

"Wait, Zavior-san!"

Before he could go out Sona hurriedly called out to him, stopping him in his tracks. She walked up to him and handed him a leaflet with the symbol of the Sitri clan.

"In case you need to contact me or have any alive captive for me, please don't hesitate to summon me with this."

She said with a serious expression. She doesn't want him to keep using the alert function of the town barrier to call her. Zeno took the leaflet with a nod, tucking it away in the inner pocket of his coat.

"Understood, Sona Sitri. I will keep that in mind."

With a slight nod of his head, he turns around from her and walks out of the student council room. Sona still has something she wants to talk with him about the Grigori and her previous offer but since Rias is here right now she can't talk with him without her friend getting any ideas, she knows how much Rias is desperate for a peerage member. She doesn't need Rias to affect her chance of his recruitment after all.

Rias and Akeno exchanged glances, unsure of what to make of the interaction between Sona and Zeno.

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On the outside of Kuoh Academy, Zeno who was sitting on the edge at the top of the building nearby is scanning the leaflet that Sona gave him with an analysis spell. Zeno's eyes narrowed slightly as he examined the leaflet, his distorted voice echoing softly around him.

"Hmm... Interesting. It seems Sona has provided me with a contact method in case of emergency or the need for her services."

There is an active function to send the user coordinate to the target of this leaflet but it has to be active by the user first so it is safe to keep it on him without getting tracked. Zeno then puts the leaflet away and closes his eyes under his SS suit, seemingly lost in thought. His mind wanders to the events that had transpired earlier, particularly his surprise encounter with the two main heroines. They are very beautiful and weirdly have more presence than Sona and Tsubaki, he can only say that as expected of the heroine.

"I really want to clone them.*

He said as he stood up before he turned invisible and then flew away awkwardly with his arms morphed into wings, fortunately, no one could see his silly appearance.