Chapter 474

"...The realm in front seems to be the territory of the demon king Lucifer's family. Akeno cannot be allowed to go forward, otherwise she will enter the realm of the devil."

Baiqiu who said this was just about to show up secretly, knock Akeno unconscious and take him away, but the next moment his face suddenly turned ugly.

At the same time, Azazel's expression also became solemn, because in the sight of the two of them, Saigo and his daughter Rias appeared in front of Akeno Himejima.

"What are you going to do, Baiqiu!"

Azazel was about to show up when he saw Bai Qiu. He quickly grabbed Bai Qiu's shoulders and stopped him.

"You can't show up now, Baiqiu! This place is close to the devil's territory, and it's also the territory of the devil Lucifer."

"If you show up here to have a conflict with Demon King Lucifer's father and sister, you are undoubtedly declaring war on the devil."

"Especially since your daughter has already fallen into the hands of the other party. You will only put your daughter to death by doing this."

Azazel's words made Bai Qiu reluctantly calm down. He stammered and said in horror: "...but...but Akeno fell into the hands of the devil!"

Azazel still maintained his rationality. He analyzed: "｀ˇ...The father of Demon King Lucifer comes from the Gremory family. The Gremory family is the new Demon King sect rather than the old Demon King sect."

"It would be very dangerous if Akeno falls into the hands of the old Demon King Faction, but if she stays in the Gremory house where Demon King Lucifer lives, she will be safe."

"The four demon kings are all pacifists. They don't want to have a war with the heavens and us fallen angels, so we must try not to conflict with them."

"I even think it's a good thing to let Akeno go to the territory where the devil is. At least she has the protection of the devil. The Himejima family, the local power of this country, can't possibly hurt her again."

Azazel's words made Bai Qiu grit his teeth tightly, and finally he reluctantly nodded.

On the snow, Rias held Saigo's hand. She looked at Akeno Himejima who fell to the ground and passed out in front of her. She said with a gentle and nervous expression: "...Father, this fallen angel warrior?"

Xixiang glanced at the little girl lying in the snow and said warmly: "...She is a hybrid between a fallen angel and a human. She is very good in terms of conduct, personality and talent potential."

"Look, I told you before, Rias! The so-called dependents (Zhao Zhao) are meant to be met by fate, and your meeting with her is a great fate."

Saigo said this and walked forward. He gently bent down and picked up the cold Himejima Akeno in a princess hug, and then gradually warmed her body and mind with his own magic power.

Himejima Akeno, who was already frozen and on the verge of death, felt the warm breath nourishing her body, moaned softly, and fell asleep peacefully.

"Let's go, Rias, what this little girl needs now is a warm environment."

Saigo raised his head and glanced in the air, then turned and left with Rias.

Above the sky, Azazel said to Baiqiu with a deep look: "...It seems that the other party has discovered us. This demon who has been keeping a low profile in the underworld is much stronger than I thought."

"But it can be seen from the other party's attitude that he does not want to conflict with us. Baiqiu, let Akeno be raised by demons. That may be a better ending for her."

Baiqiu gritted his teeth tightly and nodded with all his strength.

Chapter 72 Gentle Rias

Well, it's so warm, like returning to my mother's arms.

Akeno Himejima, who was in a coma, felt the warmth coming from her whole body. She moaned softly, turned over subconsciously, and hugged the soft quilt.

When the smooth feeling like silk and a touch of warmth swept through her body, Himejima Akeno was startled and quickly opened her eyes.

This was a habit she had developed during her more than two years of wandering life, which made her subconsciously believe that she was not worthy of tenderness, let alone warmth.

So every time she felt happiness and warmth coming to her face, she knew she was dreaming.

What's even more pitiful is that Himejima Akeno is unwilling to enjoy this tenderness even in her sleep.

Because she is afraid that one day when she is bewitched by gentleness, she will give up her survival instinct and vigilance, and thus be succeeded by the person who is chasing her.

After more than two years of struggling to survive, Himejima Akeno came here like this.

Most of the time, she hides in places like bridges and prays for the severe cold to pass. As long as she still has a little money in her pocket to survive, she will never appear in public.

Only when she really couldn't survive and it became difficult to even eat, would she leave her hiding place 027 and go looking for 'clients'.

What's even more sad is that sometimes, even if Akeno Himejima sees someone being haunted by evil spirits, she doesn't dare to warn them.

Because adults would not trust a child like her and would instead verbally abuse her.

The only ones Himejima Akeno can look for are those children who are the same as herself.

But how much money can the child provide her with to survive?

Not to mention that Himejima Akeno is kind-hearted. When she sees some children being haunted by evil spirits, she will help others without charging any fees.

The end result was that she was hungry and satiated, barely surviving.

Even more unfortunately, whenever she solves any demon-related incident, she will attract the attention of the local shrine maidens and the lord of the gods, and then be discovered by the Himejima family, and then a new round of hunting will begin.

If it weren't for Himejima Akeno's father Baiqiu who had been silently protecting her behind the scenes, Himejima Akeno would have died countless times.

But even so, Baiqiu couldn't solve the entire Himejima family once and for all.

One reason is that the Himejima family is her wife's family after all. Without the consent of his wife or daughter, he dared not do anything excessive, even if this family forced his wife to death.

Secondly, as one of the five major families in the island country, the Himejima family (agfg) represents the orthodoxy of Shintoism in the island country.

Even if Shintoism is only a small force in the world, the fallen angels today can't afford to go to war with any force.

That will only give the militant faction in the fallen angels an opportunity to start a bigger war.

Therefore, even as one of the senior cadres of the Son of God's watchdog, Baiqiu could only protect his daughter silently and did not dare to do anything out of line.

Jijima Akeno suddenly opened her eyes, and then she found herself lying on a soft big bed, covered with warm bedding that she had not felt for many years.

She even changed into warm and thick pajamas and pajamas instead of the thin shrine maiden costume before.

Was she saved by a kind person? Or did she fall into the hands of the Jijima family or the fallen angels?

More than two years of wandering life made Jijima Akeno very vigilant, and at the same time made her smarter than her age.

The moment she woke up, she quickly observed the environment and analyzed her current situation to make the next choice.

Jijima Akeno was tense all over, ready to mobilize her magic mixed with shrine maidens and fallen angels at any time.

Although she was still young and weak, and had no power to resist the fallen angels or the strong among humans, Jijima Akeno was not the kind of person who gave up easily.

Her mother sacrificed herself for her, which made Himejima Akeno value her life very much. She would not let herself, who was protected by her mother, give up this life easily.

No, she should not be caught by humans or fallen angels. It is very likely that she was saved by kind people.

Himejima Akeno clenched the soft bedding in her hands and came to this conclusion temporarily.

Because if she was caught by the Himejima family or fallen angels, they would never treat her so well.

At the very least, she should be locked up in a cellar or something like that, her wrists and ankles should be tied with iron chains, and she should be put under a spell to seal her magic and spiritual power.

And now this warm bed made Himejima Akeno think that it was very likely that she was just saved by kind people.

But even so, she did not relax any vigilance.

Himejima Akeno carefully observed the surroundings and found that this was a very luxurious bedroom, surrounded by countless antiques and objects.

There was also a set of knight's armor in the corner, and famous paintings that she could not understand were hung on the wall.

This is a bedroom with a European style castle style. The luxury in it is something that even Himejima Akeno had never seen when she lived with her parents.

For a moment, this made Himejima Akeno a little confused. Shouldn't she be in an island country? But how come it looks like she has come to Europe?

Just when she was puzzled, Himejima Akeno saw a little girl lying on the bed.

The little girl looked about the same age as herself. She had beautiful long red hair and wore a dress that seemed simple but was actually exquisite in style.

At this time, the little girl was lying on the bed with her arms folded. Her delicate and beautiful face was leaning on her arms and falling asleep.

Looking at her, it seemed that she had been waiting for herself for a long time.

After seeing this little girl, Himejima Akeno's vigilance dropped greatly.

More than two years of wandering life made her know that compared to those adults, children are more trustworthy.

Rias, who was resting, moved her ears at this time. She quickly opened her eyes and raised her head, just in time to look into Himejima Akeno's eyes.

The two of them were stunned for a long time, and Rias raised a gentle smile and said: "...Are you awake? Are you okay?"

Looking at Rias's gentle smile and listening to her soft tone, Himejima Akeno somehow suddenly thought of her mother.

Her throat surged slightly, and she almost cried out.

But the miserable life in the past gave her endless strength. She resisted the urge to cry, bit her teeth and asked as calmly as possible: "...Where is this? Who are you?"

"I am Rias. Gremory, have you heard of my name?"

Rias introduced herself.

Himejima Akeno's eyes were blank, she shook her head and felt strange, why should I know your name?

Seeing this, Rias frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "...Since you are a fallen angel, why haven't you heard of my name or my last name?"

Rias was indeed very strange, it was normal to say that she didn't know her name.

But Gremory is definitely one of the most famous surnames in the underworld. Whether it is a demon or a fallen angel, it is impossible for them to have no reaction to this surname.

Only then did Himejima Akeno realize that there were dark wings stretching out from her waist. She was panicked and quickly retracted the wings.

That was because she was too weak to control her body before she spread her wings before she fell into coma.

In the past, she had never let any human being see her pair of fallen angel wings, because in human legends, fallen angels were a symbol of evil.

Besides, she also hated her bloodline as a fallen angel.

Chapter 73 Rias and Himejima Akeno

After a moment of panic, Himejima Akeno forced herself to calm down again.

Seeing that Rias didn't care at all about her pair of fallen angel wings, and even looked like she was used to them, she asked in a low voice again:

"...Who are you? Did you save me?"

Rias didn't make a sound, she just silently spread a pair of bat-like wings around her waist to prove her identity.

"demon?"

Himejima Akeno let out a low cry, a look of fear flashing across her face.

In any case, demons don't give people a good impression. Even though she is a fallen angel, Akeno Himejima, who is half human, still has a subconscious fear of demons.

Akeno Himejima even wondered why the devil wanted to save her. Could it be that she knew her identity and wanted to use her identity to threaten her father?

Thinking of this, Himejima Akeno secretly made up her mind. If this devil really thought so, she would use all possible means to commit suicide here.

Even though she resented her father, Himejima Akeno's rationality also knew that her mother's death actually had nothing to do with her father.

She would never let herself become her father's weakness to threaten him.

Akeno Himejima still clearly remembers that her father once told her when she was a child that the relationship between the three major forces in the Bible - angels, fallen angels and demons - was not very good, and there were always disputes.

Although Rias is not like Himejima Akeno, she has experienced a broken family and a hard wandering life since she was a child.

But she was very empathetic, and she could guess her approximate thoughts from Himejima Akeno's slightly frightened eyes.

Rias sat sideways on the edge of the bed. She grabbed Himejima Akeno's hand that was trying to avoid it and said softly:

"...Don't be afraid. I have no ill intentions towards you. I just saw you unconscious in the cold snow and wanted to save you."

Rias's tone was sincere and sincere, which made Himejima Akeno, who was sensitive by nature, aware of her kindness.

"Where is this place? Have I left the island country?"

Akeno Himejima asked, letting Rias hold her hand.

"This is not far from the place where you were unconscious. It was originally the territory of a demon. My father and I brought you here after seeing you unconscious."

"Fortunately, there's nothing serious about your health. You're just a little malnourished. You just need to take care of yourself a little bit."

Rias' gentle and graceful tone always reminded Himejima Akeno of her mother.

Obviously the other person was just a little girl about the same age as herself, but she felt the tenderness and love of her mother in the other person, which made Himejima Akeno laugh at herself.

However, she didn't dare to completely trust Rias as a demon. Himejima Akeno just pursed her lips and said nothing.

In her opinion, as long as she doesn't speak, she can make fewer mistakes.

Especially since she was rescued by Rias and her father. Rias was here, so where was her father? Could it be that her father has ill intentions towards her?

Himejima Akeno's childhood experience made it difficult for her to trust someone easily.

Seeing the way Akeno Himejima just kept her mouth shut and said nothing, Rias, who was full of empathy, quickly entered Himejima Akeno's emotions.

After thinking for a moment, she understood why Himejima Akeno became like this.