Become a powerful shadow master in the new world

Rias shrugged her shoulders and accepted the teasing of Akeno Himejima indifferently, and even teased Akeno Himejima for her incompetence as a retainer.

……

"It's been a long time, Sid-kun."

Pretending to look calm, Shinra Tsubaki arrived at the end of the team with movements that seemed natural to her but were actually very stiff.

"Well, it's been almost half a month since I last saw you, Tsubaki."

Sid greeted Shinra Tsubaki who was approaching him as if nothing had happened. He originally wanted to just ignore Shinra Tsubaki and leave.

But on second thought, Sid felt that it was a bit inappropriate to treat his former meal ticket and sucker like this, so he rummaged through his backpack, took out a box of chocolates that Gamma had given him and handed it over.

"Give you chocolate as a gift for our one-year relationship."

This is also my breakup fee. I hope you can keep the secret between us.

"Wow, this is... really? Thank you, Sid-kun, I like your gift very much, I will definitely treasure it."

Shinra Tsubaki acted as if she had received something very valuable, with two blushes on her face, and she accepted the chocolate with great care.

It's really confusing, this is just an ordinary chocolate.

Tilting his head, Sid didn't quite understand why Shinra Chunji had such a big reaction. This thing was not rare and could be bought with some money. Gama gave him a bunch of them in the past.

As for the taste... Sid could only say it was too sweet, but Gamma seemed to like it very much. When it was sent to his house, he suddenly felt hungry, but he didn't have any with him, so he had to give a piece to Gamma.

Although it sounded a bit strange to give Gama something he had given him as a gift, seeing how happily Gama was eating it, he didn't really mind.

"Ahem, sorry, Sid..."

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After carefully putting away the chocolate, Shinra Tsubaki realized that Sid had seen everything she had done, and she could only cough.

"I saw you fighting like that for Rias in the match, and you told me not long ago that you didn't want others to know about us, so I thought..."

Shinra Tsubaki wanted to explain, but stopped halfway.

With a blush on her face, she didn't dare to look at Sid. In fact, Shinra Chunji was overthinking it. Sid's eyes were fixed on the road ahead. He was doing three things at once: walking with his eyes and talking to her with his brain.

"But now I understand. I can't always let you move forward alone. I have to take a step forward too..."

I took out a piece of chewing gum and put it in my mouth, and kept listening with one ear in and one ear out. I couldn't understand what they were saying anyway, so I might as well not think about it.

"By the way, Sid, how did you convince Rias to accept you as her servant? Do you have any special abilities, Sid-kun?"

At this point, a hint of doubt flashed across Shinra Tsubaki's face, and there was some expectation in her eyes.

God knows how surprised she was when she received Sid's message asking her not to tell anyone about their acquaintance and saw the next day that Sid had become Rias's follower.

She was worrying day by day about how to get her master, Chito Sona, to agree to her relationship with Cid. Before she could figure it out, she received the news that Cid had joined Rias's team.

Although Sid was later fired by Rias due to body rejection and poor performance, and all the devil pieces were taken back, this incident itself was surprising enough.

As Rias' best friend, the Queen of Shichito Sona, it was completely natural for Shinra Tsubakihime to know Rias. Therefore, Shinra Tsubakihime was well aware of how strict Rias, who chose the elite route, was in selecting her retainers.

"This matter..."

He covered his forehead, thinking about how his sister had dragged him in front of Rias in the name of doing good for him, and said that she had found him a job that was actually detrimental to him in terms of ability, benefits, and money.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he glanced at Shinra Tsubaki. For a moment, Sid didn't know how to describe his sister. Finally, he moved his mouth up and down and looked away.

"I can only say that the reasons are complicated. In short, after going through various events, I still failed due to bad luck..."

Covering his face that was about to burst out laughing with one hand, Sid said in a very sad tone.

He won a great victory. He killed the evil dragon from another world that had fought him alone in a two-on-one fight. He also dealt with Rias's devil chess piece. The powerful shadow man appeared in front of the world again. The only regret was that the great red escaped.

"It's okay, it's not your fault. It's good enough to be able to do this."

With tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, Shinra Tsubaki could fully imagine how much effort Sid had put in to gain a high enough status and strong strength.

Only the young boy Sid knew how much effort and wisdom it took to rise from the middle and lower ranks of the whole grade to surpass thousands of people and stand in the eyes of the proud Rias.

And all this was for her, for the noble status and territory that the underworld government would grant her as a follower of Rias.

In fact, she always knew that the relationship between her and Sid was not going to work, because Sid was too ordinary to them.

As a relative of Zhiqu Cangna and her long-term companionship, Zhiqu Cangna is not only a master to Zhenluo Chunji, but also a sister and relative. Therefore, she cannot decide her own marriage on her own for her own selfish desires.

As a minister of the future heir of the Sidi family, not only did she not consider the interests of her master, she also married a gigolo who was not a noble and had average ability. How would others view them?

So for her future happiness, her efforts have always been directed towards how to make Sid be with her legitimately.

The simplest method is actually strength. After all, this world is a world where the strong are respected. As long as one is strong enough, money and power will follow. People around her will not only look down on her and her happiness, they will even envy her.

It's a pity that this is not

It is possible that to achieve that level of strength, one must at least be a top-level demon, that is, S-level strength, so one has to choose the second direction - identity.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have enough strength, as long as your status is up to par, you can still make people around you shut up.

In fact, Sid can be considered a noble, although he is just a baron of minor nobles in the countryside of the Kingdom of Midgar in World No. 3. But it is not a big problem. At most, he can use the reason of intermarriage between the two worlds.

Unfortunately, this is not possible, because this title has a shelf life. Sid has an older sister, and Sid's apparent strength is too far behind his sister, so Sid should not be able to get the title of baron.

After doing the math, Shinra Tsubaki realized that it was really difficult for the two of them to be together openly. Sid's hard conditions were too poor, so he could only make up for it through acquired efforts.

Being a demon's follower is undoubtedly the fastest type of people. For heirs to top families like Rias and Shichirō Sona, even if followers are no different from slaves in the eyes of most demon nobles, they will still be given the status and territory that demon followers deserve.

But the number of followers a person can have is limited. As for the follower position that can enhance power, no one would give it to a young man with average strength, talent and power, unless there is an internal exchange for astonishing benefits.

This is what really makes Shinra Tsubaki feel embarrassed.

From the perspective of a family member, she did not want an ordinary person like Sid to successfully join Zhiqu Cangna's army, as this would hold them back.

From a personal point of view, she really wanted Sid to be accepted as a dependent by Zhiqu Cangna and obtain a high enough status so that they could be together openly.

Sid should have seen her concerns and didn't want to see her struggling, so he didn't ask her to complete the bond ceremony like the pretty boy, but took a different approach and planned to rely on Rias to complete his status upgrade.

When she thought of this, Shinra Tsubaki felt the tears in her eyes falling madly, and her hands involuntarily grasped Sid's arm.

"Um...are you okay?"

Looking at Shinra Tsubaki who suddenly grabbed his arm as if she remembered something sad, Sid did not pull her arm away, but asked tentatively.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just touched."

After wiping away her tears, Shinra Tsubaki held Sid's arm tightly with a bright smile on her face, and Sid also gave a polite smile.

He didn't quite understand why people could be suddenly moved while walking on the street, but why they would use his sleeves to wipe their tears when they cried.

"It seems that I have found the reason why my queen has been losing her appetite for the past few days."

She appeared at some point, and Chitoge Sona pushed up her glasses on her nose, and with a smile on her beautiful face she looked at Sid and Shinra Tsubaki who were leaning against each other.

"Cangna!"

Upon noticing the arrival of her master, Shinra Tsubaki suddenly broke away from her personal fantasy world and returned to her usual calm expression.

"Well, Chunji, please help me to look after the team in front, I want to talk to him..."

Zhitou Cangna originally thought that after she said this, Zhenluo Chunji would honestly come forward to help her, but Zhenluo Chunji looked hesitant and her eyes kept scanning between Sid and Zhenluo Chunji.

"Tsubaki, there are some things you can tell me directly. I am very tolerant towards my followers."

Looking at Zhenluo Chunji with a little surprise, Zhichu Cangna emphasized his tone, rolled his eyes at Zhenluo Chunji for his distrust of her, and at the same time hinted at a sweet date.

"Hello, Mr. Sid, it's the first time we meet. I'm Cangna Siddi, you can call me Cangna."

"Well... it's the first time we meet. Hello, my name is Sid Kageno, thank you for your guidance."

After looking at Zhiqu Cang with a strange expression, Sid retracted his gaze and suppressed the corners of his mouth.

"Cid, you know what? Although I haven't said like Rias did, that I treat my followers as my family, I am confident that my feelings for my followers are no less than Rias's."

Looking at Sid with a smile, Zhiqu Cangna seemed like an ordinary high school student.

"I can see that the moment Tsubaki-senpai saw you, Sona-senpai, it was like a child who had done something wrong seeing his mother. Sona-senpai, you and Tsubaki-senpai really have a good relationship."

This time it was Zhichu Cang's turn to freeze.

"Hahaha... Junior Sid, you are really good at describing things. I wonder where you live. I'll check the map to see if I can correct it so I can go there in advance."

"Ah, that's not necessary. My residence on Genkami Island is quite far from the school. I have no objection to sending the others home first."

"Hmm, is it quite far?"

Chapter 176: I imagined that the second brother of Zhiqucang was trying to attack the first brother

On the road, at the end of a team of dozens of people, Sid glanced at Zhiqu Cangna who was staring at him with a smile, and then looked away.

"What do you think of your boss Rias and my assistant Tsubaki?"

Seeing that Sid didn't say anything, Zhichu Cangna smiled, just pushed his glasses and took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Very good, they are kind and good people...Is it an insult to the devil to say that the devil is a good person?"

Treating this as just a daily chat, Sid planned to get through it casually, trying three things at once, letting his body's instincts and subconscious mind handle the situation on their own.

“It’s an insult to a classic demon, but Rias and I are both new demons, so it’s a compliment to us.

But is your evaluation of Rias and the others just kindness? How about a more specific evaluation, such as which one do you think is better. "

Hearing this extremely perfunctory good guy card, Zhichu Cang kept smiling and explained Sid's doubts in a soft voice.

"Can you give me a more specific evaluation? Well... Rias is a good demon and a good master. She treats her followers as her own family. At least that's what her followers think. It's a pity that I don't have the chance to become her follower.

The same goes for Shinra Tsubaki. Although she looks cold on the outside, she is actually surprisingly clumsy. When she encounters something that causes great emotional fluctuations, there is a high probability that her brain will suddenly crash.

As for who is better between the two... I can only say that the world favors them equally, and a mortal like me cannot appreciate that."

After receiving this reply, the smile on Zhiqu Cang's face disappeared, and he narrowed his eyes and stared at Sid.

A master is a high-end player with a very high rank. He avoids the important issues throughout the whole process and plays the nice guy card.

As for what Cid knew, before they officially met today, Chitoge Sona had learned almost all the information from Rias.

After eliminating those unreliable intelligence that was obviously based on lover's eyes, Zhitou Cangna only knew that Cid had a very gentle personality and was very popular among Rias's followers, but his strength was average.

Although she didn't think highly of the obviously abnormal relationship between the two of them, as a close friend, all Zhi Qu Cang could do was to give her her blessing.

Originally, she took a neutral attitude and supported Rias if she couldn't handle the pressure, until she saw her other best friend, the [Queen] Shinra Tsubaki, whom she trusted the most, entangled with Sid at the end of the team. She knew that she had to take care of this matter.

She really doesn't want to make malicious speculations about who her best friend likes, but you want her to convince herself by insulting her own IQ, saying that Shinra Chunji just happens to be with Sid.

His limbs were stiff and his face was flushed. He looked obviously in love because he was not feeling well. So let's just make some malicious assumptions about Sid.

And in just this short test, her suspicion that Sid was a scumbag increased exponentially.

"Well, Sid-kun, let's talk about something that you boys would be interested in. What kind of boys do you think Rias would like?"

He put a smile on his face again and pretended to be gossipy.

"do not know."

"Haha... Sid-kun, let me tell you. I'm very interested in Rias's criteria for choosing a spouse. If you can tell me, I'll tell you my queen's criteria for choosing a spouse."

Although I myself don’t know what Chunji’s criteria for choosing a partner are.

He slowed down his pace, and the inexplicable throbbing in his heart brought Sid back to his senses from his multitasking. After reading the memory in his brain, he subconsciously glanced at Zhidu Cangna who was looking at him with a smile.

“…I can only say that I believe in love.”

Sid said this perfunctorily and focused on the sudden inexplicable throbbing he had just felt.

How strange...the subconscious and the body are in conflict.

The source of the throbbing is that the subconscious mind, which is under the command of physical desire, conflicts with the command of the conscious mind, so it sends a signal to the conscious mind to make a choice.

To put it simply, usually his eldest brother (soul) suppresses all disobedience, but just now because the eldest brother didn't want to pay attention to Zhiqu Cangna, he chose to hang up automatically and let the third brother (spirit) deal with Zhiqu Cangna.

Then, because the eldest is away, the second oldest (desire) gives orders to the third oldest, following the desires of the flesh and doing things that are contrary to the eldest's basic orders (perfunctory).

To put it simply, it means saying one thing but doing another, just like when you receive a red envelope from an elder and you say no for the sake of face while opening your pockets. The only difference is that by that time the second part (desire) has already defeated the first part (soul) and started to control the body.

While Sid was confused by his conflicting physical desires, Zhiqu Cang's face next to him had turned dark.

She understood Sid's subconscious mind, which was to openly admit that he was a scumbag, and even threaten her in reverse, saying that he had changed the hearts of her two best friends into his own.

“Don’t be too confident. I have never experienced love and don’t know what it feels like, but I don’t think love can make a person lose their mind.

Know the limits of your own abilities. If you want everything, you will lose everything. Cherish what you have. Excessive greed will only lead to your own destruction."

He forced himself to stay rational, suppressed the urge to slap Sid, and said to Zhiqu Cangna expressionlessly.

"What you said makes sense, so I never do anything beyond my ability."