Chapter 996: Tachiro Shirone Moves In

After confirming that Lingyun held no hostility toward her, Rias Gremory left with her peerage. As the next Clan Master of the Gremory Family, Rias was quite confident in her own judgment; she believed that as long as she did not cross the bottom line of Lingyun and his group, the other party would likely not become her enemy.

However, the next day, Lingyun and the others were met with a big surprise.

"Hello, from today on, I will be staying in this place for the time being." Tachiro Shirone stood before the door, carrying a small bag, and bowed slightly toward Lingyun.

"Koneko!" Seeing Tachiro Shirone arrive, a hint of surprise also appeared on Tokisaki Kurumi's face.

In fact, this matter had already been discussed yesterday when Rias Gremory left; Rias would send one member to move in with Lingyun. Nominally, it was called living together, but to put it bluntly, it was surveillance.

However, Lingyun and the others had no objections to this. Lingyun knew that as an outsider in Kuo Town, and an outsider with powerful strength at that, he was an uncertain factor to Rias Gremory; it was quite normal for the other party to find ways to grasp some of his situation.

And that Rias Gremory would send Tachiro Shirone was an unexpected joy for Lingyun. After all, Tachiro Shirone had not yet become a member of Rias Gremory's peerage, so there was a possibility of her being poached. However, Lingyun also understood Rias Gremory's intention in sending Tachiro Shirone over: on one hand, Tachiro Shirone was the only one among them who was relatively familiar with Lingyun and his group; on the other hand, Tokisaki Kurumi was quite fond of Tachiro Shirone, which meant there was a relatively solid bond between the two sides, making it easier to communicate through Tachiro Shirone should any problems arise.

For Tokisaki Kurumi, this was truly a surprise; after all, she had long wanted to get on good terms with Tachiro Shirone, and now Rias Gremory had delivered her right to their doorstep.

"Hmm, in a certain sense, Rias Gremory can also be considered a good person—uh, no, that should be a good Devil!" Lingyun couldn't help but mutter slightly in his heart.

After all, judging from the current situation, Rias Gremory had been consistently showing him goodwill. If Rias Gremory had come at him with hostility from the start, Lingyun would naturally have let her witness what absolute power and the absolute right to speak meant. As for Rias Gremory's current approach, Lingyun would naturally show his own goodwill as well. After all, as the heroine of this world, Rias Gremory would face many things in the future, and he could extend a helping hand when needed.

"Koneko!" Tokisaki Kurumi appeared instantly in front of Tachiro Shirone, hugging her and rubbing against her.

"Ugh!" Tachiro Shirone's cheeks puffed up slightly, but no expression of resistance appeared on her face.

She always felt that the scene before her now looked somewhat familiar, as if she had experienced this kind of thing before.

Some fragmented images flashed through Tachiro Shirone's mind, so fast that she couldn't grasp them. This situation made Tachiro Shirone feel quite astonished; after all, she had previously lived in a branch family of the Naberius Family and had never left home. Later, after her sister killed their master and became a Stray Devil, she went through a long life of fleeing. It was only after she was adopted by Rias Gremory that she finally found stability. During all that, nothing similar to this current scene had ever occurred.

"Could it be that I have forgotten something?" A rare trace of bewilderment appeared in Tachiro Shirone's eyes.

But this trace of bewilderment was quickly covered up, because an alluring fragrance wafted from the kitchen, making her temporarily set aside the doubts in her heart.

On the other side, Leone was already looking toward the kitchen with a face full of anticipation. After all, it was quite rare for Lingyun to cook; if it weren't for Tachiro Shirone moving in this time, Leone really wouldn't have had this good fortune.

"Delicious—"

Tachiro Shirone swept the food on the plate in front of her clean, and her eyes couldn't help but narrow into slits.

"Hmm, it seems we haven't prepared a room for Koneko yet!" Leone couldn't help but frown as she looked at the rooms in front of her.

After all, the house they bought wasn't very big, with only three bedrooms. After Leone came here, one of the rooms was given to her. Now that Tachiro Shirone had been added, the rooms were clearly somewhat insufficient.

"Actually, isn't this simple enough? I'll live with my dear, and Koneko can just take my room!" Tokisaki Kurumi shrugged and said.

"You two?" Leone looked at Tokisaki Kurumi and Lingyun, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"That's right, us!" Tokisaki Kurumi said with a giggle.

"Do Akame and Esdeath know about this?" Leone asked.

"Of course they do!" Tokisaki Kurumi said with a giggle.

Tachiro Shirone, listening to the conversation of the three, suddenly felt a blush appear on her face.

"No unhealthy, dirty thoughts allowed!"

Watching Tachiro Shirone suddenly bristle, Lingyun couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hmm, the relationship between Lingyun and me is very intimate, you know!" Tokisaki Kurumi said to Tachiro Shirone.

"Bu, but didn't I hear before that there were others... if, if you want to do that kind of thing to me, I will beat you away!" Tachiro Shirone's tone carried a hint of nervousness.

"Beat me away?" Lingyun's mouth twitched slightly.

He naturally supported this idea of Tachiro Shirone's, but whether Tachiro Shirone could actually accomplish this was truly an unknown.

"If Lingyun really wanted to do that kind of thing to you, then you would absolutely be unable to resist, you know!" Tokisaki Kurumi reminded her.

"I, I am very strong!" Tachiro Shirone raised her fist.

"Yes, yes, yes, you are very strong!" Tokisaki Kurumi smiled and shook her head.

It was clear that Rias Gremory and the others still did not have a clear understanding of Lingyun's strength; perhaps they would only understand once they truly witnessed a glimpse of Lingyun's power.

"By the way, Koneko, let me tell you something quietly! If you encounter any troublesome matters on your side, you can ask Lingyun for help! Don't look down on Lingyun; his strength might be far more powerful than you imagine!" Tokisaki Kurumi reminded Tachiro Shirone.

"Really? Is Lingyun even stronger than you?" A hint of doubt still remained in Tachiro Shirone's tone.

"As for that, you'll know when the time comes." Tokisaki Kurumi nodded, then pulled Tachiro Shirone toward her room.

That room had been occupied by her before, and now that it was becoming Tachiro Shirone's living space, she naturally needed to decorate it properly.