Chapter 989: Meeting Baiyin Again

After some discussion yielded no results, a look of distress could not help but appear on Rias Gremory's face.

After all, Kuo Town was her territory in the real world, and now someone of unknown origin had intruded into her territory. That she was actually helpless against this intruder would be a huge blow to the reputation of both her and the Gremory Family if it were to get out.

"By the way, Koneko, you still have no way?" Rias Gremory asked softly, looking at Tachiro Shirone.

"I can't, Department Head!" Tachiro Shirone shook her head slightly, a trace of helplessness appearing on her face as well.

Tachiro Shirone flipped her hand, and a chess piece appeared in her palm. If this piece were placed on a chessboard, it would be the piece representing a Rook. This piece was known as an Evil Piece, created by Devils to increase their own peerage; as long as one integrated this piece into their body, they could become a Devil's servant.

However, the Evil Piece representing a Rook in Tachiro Shirone's hand was now like an ordinary chess piece, completely unable to integrate into her body. The Devil power within the entire piece had even retracted, as if it were afraid of something—a situation that had never occurred before.

"Ara ara, as expected, it's still this strange phenomenon. What exactly is hidden inside Koneko that could make an Evil Piece so afraid?" Himejima Akeno looked at the quiet Evil Piece in Tachiro Shirone's hand with a strange expression on her face.

Just at this moment, a crimson light suddenly rose up from an open space.

"This is... is someone summoning us?" Seeing the glowing Magic Array, the expressions of the others became serious.

"I'll go, Department Head!" Tachiro Shirone stood up from the sofa.

"Mm." Rias Gremory nodded.

Tachiro Shirone stepped into the Magic Array, and with a flash of red light, Tachiro Shirone disappeared into the Magic Array.

Just after Tachiro Shirone left, Rias Gremory's brows suddenly furrowed; she sensed that the servant she had just recruited yesterday seemed to have encountered a life-threatening crisis, and their aura had now become extremely weak.

Upon learning of this situation, Rias Gremory stood up at once. Although the other party was only a servant she had just recruited, the fact that someone dared to lay a hand on her servant in Kuo Town was a blatant provocation against her!

Thinking of this, a sharp glint could not help but flash in Rias Gremory's eyes, and a crimson Magic Array instantly appeared beneath her feet, carrying her away from the room.

At night, Lingyun and Tokisaki Kurumi looked at the flyer in front of them, both with a trace of curiosity on their faces.

"Then, now is the time to verify our guess!" Lingyun extended a finger and tapped lightly on the flyer.

"Hum—"

Hearing a low hum, the flyer in front of them suddenly floated up, releasing a blood-red light. Within the light, a Magic Array with a diameter of about two meters suddenly appeared in the Void. Immediately, a petite figure appeared before the two of them.

Upon seeing this figure, Tokisaki Kurumi's eyes narrowed suddenly; she felt a familiar aura from this figure.

"Hello, may I ask what wish you need fulfilled?" Tachiro Shirone bowed slightly toward Lingyun and the other.

However, when she saw clearly who was in front of her, a look of astonishment could not help but appear on her face; in her mind, it seemed as if some shattered images were emerging bit by bit.

"Wow, it's a kitty!" Although Tachiro Shirone did not currently manifest any of her traits as a Nekomata, how could Tokisaki Kurumi, a hardcore cat lover, be deceived by such a thing?

The moment she saw Tachiro Shirone, she almost already knew that this loli in front of her was the person she was looking for.

"Eh, what?" Before Tachiro Shirone could react, she was directly tackled by Tokisaki Kurumi.

Facing this situation, Tachiro Shirone subconsciously wanted to resist. But a scene that horrified her occurred: her immense superhuman strength had no effect at this moment; to be precise, it was completely suppressed by the other party.

Lingyun looked at Tachiro Shirone, who had been tackled by Tokisaki Kurumi, but a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes. There was no Devil aura on Tachiro Shirone. But judging from the Magic Array she appeared from earlier, Tachiro Shirone had clearly come from Rias Gremory's side; had something changed in this regard?

"Clatter—"

Hearing a light sound, a small object rolled out from Tachiro Shirone, who was being tackled by Tokisaki Kurumi. Lingyun subconsciously picked up the object on the ground, only to discover that it was a chess piece, and a faint Devil aura was being released from it.

When this chess piece was picked up by Lingyun, it released a slight scarlet light, wanting to wrap itself around Lingyun's arm. But after being glared at slightly by Lingyun, those wisps of scarlet light instantly retracted.

"Give it back to me!" Seeing the chess piece in Lingyun's hand, Tachiro Shirone could not help but let out a cry of alarm.

Tokisaki Kurumi let go of Tachiro Shirone at this moment, and the now-freed Tachiro Shirone instantly sprang up and snatched the chess piece from Lingyun's hand. After reclaiming the piece, Tachiro Shirone retreated repeatedly, finally standing firm in front of the table with a vigilant expression on her face.

These two people in front of her were very powerful; this was Tachiro Shirone's first thought. After all, Tokisaki Kurumi had previously displayed power capable of completely suppressing her, and as Tokisaki Kurumi's companion, Lingyun's strength would naturally not be too weak either.

"When did such powerful people come to Kuo Town, and why did the familiars not react at all?" This was what Tachiro Shirone was thinking in her heart now.

After all, the appearance of one powerful person of unknown origin in Kuo Town had already given Rias Gremory a massive headache, and now two more had come; this always gave Tachiro Shirone a bad feeling.

"Ugh, it seems I was a bit too excited!" Looking at Tachiro Shirone's vigilant appearance, Tokisaki Kurumi rubbed her head with a headache.

"Who are you people?" Tachiro Shirone said softly.

"We are travelers who just arrived in this city. We received a strange flyer on the street earlier and tried it out on a whim. At first, I thought it was just a prank, but I didn't expect it could actually summon an existence capable of fulfilling people's wishes!" Lingyun said with a smile.

Hearing Lingyun say this, Tachiro Shirone also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Although she did not know what the background of these two people in front of her was, she did not feel any malice from them; instead, they gave her a vague sense of familiarity. This sense of familiarity made Tachiro Shirone subconsciously not want to come into conflict with them.