Chapter 16: It

After obtaining what he wanted, Lin En was in no rush to leave. Instead, he inquired with Rias about the current situation in the Netherworld.

For instance,

the movements of the Old Satan Faction and the like.

Although Lin En felt no sense of belonging to the Valefor family and had no intention of avenging them,

the existence of this surname would always bring him some trouble.

Just like the marriage contract with the Sitri family, and...

the retaliation of the Old Satan Faction!

He had to take precautions!

While recruiting Familia members and strengthening his power, he also had to keep a close watch on their news, lest he end up like his cheap family—wiped out without hearing a single whisper of warning.

Ultimately, it all came down to a lack of strength.

He needed to speed up the recruitment of his Familia.

At the very least, he had to push his strength to the level of a Satan.

"Ever since the Valefor extermination incident, the Netherworld has intensified its encirclement and suppression of the Old Satan Faction. They haven't shown their faces for quite some time now."

Rias shared the intelligence from the Netherworld, though her gaze drifted toward Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was currently writing furiously.

That book...

It didn't look like a Sacred Gear.

It must be some kind of ability of hers.

However...

Rias couldn't help but remind them, "You can take this book back with you; it's not exactly precious knowledge."

Lin En sipped the black tea brewed by Himejima Akeno and said, "It's fine. We'd have to copy it out anyway once we get back."

After copying for only a short while, Lin En felt that his mind had already gained many small techniques regarding the application of magic power.

Furthermore, he discovered that there was a clear difference between his 'Scribe Devil' and Kasumigaoka Utaha's 'Scribe Devil'.

For example, if Kasumigaoka Utaha wanted to use an ability she had 'recorded', she could normally only do so through the Devil's Book.

But for him, it seemed he could use them directly.

It was almost as if the 'Devil-fied' state of the 'Scribe Devil' had become his permanent state.

It seems that when the abilities awakened by his Familia members are applied to him, there are some extra perks?

Lin En, who was busy experiencing the skill, completely failed to notice Kasumigaoka Utaha's eye-rolling.

It's easy to talk when you're just sitting there.

This thing has nearly two thousand pages, right...?

Thinking of the bleak life of copying books ahead of her, the light in Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes vanished instantly.

Why did it have to be Scribe Devil?!

Ah... such heavy resentment...

Rias looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with concern.

Is she really... okay?

Lin En also noticed the resentful look on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face and couldn't help but chuckle, then asked:

"Miss Rias, I wonder if there's a magic technique in this book for automatic writing?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with hope as she looked at Rias.

"There is."

Rias nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "It should be around page 130?"

*Swish—*

The sound of pages flipping rang out instantly.