Chapter 1003: Transferring Schools

"Hello everyone, my name is Asia Argento. Since I have just arrived in this city, there are still many things I am unfamiliar with, so please treat me well!"

In a classroom, Asia, dressed in the Kuo Academy uniform, bowed to the students in front of her.

"Wow, a blonde beauty!" The students present could not help but let out an exclamation.

After all, although women made up the majority in this school, the number of high-quality beauties like Asia was still quite rare.

Seeing how the many students in the classroom were extremely welcoming of her arrival, a smile could not help but appear on Asia's face, and her thoughts drifted back to a few days ago.

"Asia, have you ever thought about what you want to do after leaving the Church?" After handing the Four Symbols Sword Dragon jade pendant to Asia, Lingyun asked her.

"This, me?" Hearing Lingyun's question, Asia could not help but fall into silence.

After all, she had already been expelled by the Church, and she could not go back to the Fallen Angels either; she could only stay with Lingyun for the time being. Now that Lingyun suddenly asked her what she wanted to do, she was truly a bit lost for a moment.

"How about letting Asia go to school!" Tokisaki Kurumi suddenly suggested at this moment. "If she is to be an ordinary person, at Asia's current age, she should still be in school!"

"School, me?" Asia pointed at herself, a look of astonishment on her face.

After all, as someone who had grown up in the Church since childhood, she had truly never experienced what it felt like to go to school.

"That's right, school! Asia should be exposed to the daily life of ordinary people more now!" Tokisaki Kurumi nodded.

"But, can I really do it?" Asia said with some lack of confidence.

"Of course you can, and Koneko is also at that school. I don't think it's impossible to ask her to take care of you, is it?" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Hmm, I don't think that little girl is particularly friendly toward Asia!" Leone said with a hint of unease in her tone. "As far as I know, she is currently on the side of the Devils. Devils should be in a hostile relationship with both the Church and the Fallen Angels, right!"

"That child is not a bad child, and Asia cannot be considered a nun anymore. Although she still has faith in that so-called God, if we really have to divide factions, she should be categorized into our faction, right!" Tokisaki Kurumi said.

"Since that's the case, then leave this matter to me to resolve!" Lingyun stood up and said.

"You want Asia to attend Kuo Academy?"

In the Occult Research Club, Rias Gremory looked at Lingyun sitting in front of her with some astonishment.

She had not expected that Lingyun would come to Kuo Academy in person and drop such a big bomb on her.

"That's right. For you, the secret controller of Kuo Academy, this shouldn't be a difficult task, right?" Lingyun nodded. "In exchange, I can help you do one thing that does not violate my principles."

"This matter is not as simple as just transferring that child to Kuo Academy. If Asia, as a nun, enters Kuo Academy so openly, it will become a source for many people to attack our Gremory Clan! You should also know that although the Three-Way War has subsided, the friction in the shadows has always existed! Among the Devils now, there are also many people eyeing our clan, especially those from the Conservative Faction, who have been hiding in the shadows waiting for an opportunity!" Rias shook her head and said.

"So it's because of Asia's identity?" Lingyun nodded; he naturally knew Rias's concerns. "But, what if I say that Asia is no longer a member of the Church?"

"No longer a member of the Church?" Rias's tone carried a hint of astonishment.

"That's right." Lingyun nodded, then roughly explained Asia's situation to Rias.

After listening to Lingyun's account, Rias also breathed a slight sigh of relief. If Asia was not a member of the Church and not on the side of the Fallen Angels, there was a lot of room for maneuver here. Moreover, Asia was also a holder of a Sacred Gear; being able to be on good terms with a Sacred Gear holder was also a pretty good thing. Even if someone wanted to attack her over this matter later, she could block it back with the excuse that it was to win over a Sacred Gear owner with no faction.

Of course, the most important thing was Lingyun himself. From Tachiro Shirone's description, she had already glimpsed a part of Lingyun's strength; that kind of strength was something that perhaps even a Highest-Ranking Devil might not be able to compare to. Most importantly, in Tachiro Shirone's description, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face that finally appeared from the mist had bowed to Lingyun, which meant that Lingyun's identity might be even more extraordinary.

Rias had also had people investigate some information about Lingyun and his group, but they were as if they had suddenly popped out of this world, with absolutely no traces of their past. In other words, even she herself could not be sure whether the Lingyun appearing before her now was his true identity or a disguised one. However, when facing such an unknown existence, being on good terms was better than being on bad terms.

After settling the matter of Asia's transfer, Lingyun looked at Tachiro Shirone, who had been walking silently by his side after leaving the Occult Research Club.

"Koneko, after Asia transfers to this school, I'll leave it to you to take care of her!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Eh, me?" Tachiro Shirone looked at Lingyun with some confusion.

"That's right, please! That child is a stranger to this place, and her own identity is quite sensitive. If there isn't someone familiar by her side, she might feel uneasy. You are the only one who knows her and is also attending Kuo Academy, so that's why I'm asking you to take care of Asia." Lingyun said with a smile.

Tachiro Shirone's cheeks puffed up. Actually, if one set aside Asia's identity, the pure aura she possessed was something Tachiro Shirone was willing to be close to.

"Lingyun, do you trust me that much?" Tachiro Shirone asked in a muffled voice.

"Hmm, that's because Koneko is also a good child!" Lingyun reached out and patted Tachiro Shirone's head.

"Slap—" Tachiro Shirone gently swatted away Lingyun's palm.

"I won't grow tall!"

Looking at Tachiro Shirone's appearance, Lingyun could not help but chuckle: "What do you want to eat tonight? This counts as my reward for asking you to take care of Asia at the academy!"

Hearing Lingyun's words, Tachiro Shirone's eyes lit up instantly.