Chapter 68 - Finished Setup and Next Plan

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After getting a Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent which far exceeded what they actually needed, Wennyxa and her two servants said goodbye to us and hurried home.

And after they left, I and the others returned to our progress which had been delayed for a moment due to the arrival of Wennyxa and her two servants, namely moving Ost-san's real body which was a colossal tortoise with a rocky mountain on its back, the Spirit Tortoise, to the lake.

"Okay, Ost-san. You can start."

I said to Ost-san.

"Sure."

Ost-san smiled and then closed her eyes and clasped her hands in front of her as if praying.

"...."

Not long after, Ost-san opened her eyes again.

"I've ordered it to move."

Ost-san said to me.

I nodded slightly.

"Nn. That's good."

And not long after, the colossal tortoise, which previously just lay still, now seemed to move its four legs and slowly stood up.

Seeing that, I and the others just kept quiet and watched from a distance.

And after the tortoise stood up, it began to slowly move its legs to slowly walk towards the lake.

And every time its feet touched the ground, we felt vibrations and shaking as if a small earthquake had occurred.

But fortunately the shock didn't last too long.

Because fortunately we are currently not far from the lake. So the colossal tortoise didn't have to walk very far and in the end it had started to enter the lake after only about two minutes.

And after the colossal turtle entered the lake until only the top of its back was visible and the base of the rocky mountains visible on the surface of the lake, it stopped about one kilometer from the shore of the lake.

"Done. I think that's enough."

Ost-san said smiling at me.

"Yes."

I answered briefly with a small nod at her.

"Okay.... And just in case, I also disguised the aura of the Spirit Tortoise so that other people wouldn't realize that the island in the middle of the lake was actually the back of a colossal creature. I also made the Spirit Tortoise appear to be burying parts of its body other than its shell to the bottom of the lake to make it more hidden."

Ost-san added and I nodded again slightly.

"That's a great idea."

That's right.

Besides, it would be troublesome if there was a "leak" and people found out about the colossal tortoise, like when Wennyxa and her two servants suddenly came and accidentally saw the colossal tortoise.

"Alright, Rey. Now that the setup is done, as we discussed before, later I will find construction companies which can be trusted to build the castle and other facilities for your family on the island and also to build several public facilities in the coastal city that will be built as your territory's capital.... And beside that, I will also promote your area to the community as well as find personnel and staff who will work for your Rofocale Family."

Mephisto-jiisama said while looking at the new "island" in the distance that suddenly appeared in the middle of the lake.

"Yes. Thank you, Mephisto-jiisama."

I nodded slightly and thanked him.

"It's alright."

Mephisto-jiisama smiled and patted my head.

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"And now that the territory planning finished, what are your plans next, Rey?"

Mephisto-jiisama asked.

And hearing that question, I frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

"...."

Indeed, now everything that was planned several years ago has been completed.

I have completed my training this several years.

I've also gotten the Evil Pieces as I expected.

And I even got the status as the new Head of the Rofocale Family and got territory.

If there was anything that remained unresolved, it was avenging my mother's death.

But the problem is that currently we still don't have any clues regarding the whereabouts of the target of my revenge, namely Euclid Lucifuge or Rizevim Livan Lucifer.

In fact, now there is another suspected person who was involved in my mother's death, namely Zaorama Nebiros.

But we also don't have any clues regarding Nebiros' whereabouts and even if there are we still have to wait for the results of the questioning that will be done to the Naberius Family who are said to have a relationship with Nebiros.

So if I was asked what my next plans were, I would actually silenced because I didn't really know what to answer.

Even if there are plans, probably just continue my daily training routine and do Parallel Overwrite Summoning to summon people who I will make as members of my Peerage.

But....

Honestly, right now there is one other thing which I planned and wants to do.

Which is,

"I.... I think I will go to school."

Yes.

School.

Since my mother's death, I stopped going to school.

Although actually I never really went to school before because I only received home-schooling taught by my own mother.

And during that home-schooling, I also didn't understand why I didn't go to school like other children in general but instead home-schooled and my own mother taught me all the subjects. But after that incident and knowing my and my mother's origins, I understood that it was done to protect me and reduce the risk of our whereabouts being discovered.

Besides, even though there were other studies that I obtained, they were only from when I received tutoring from Grayfia-san regarding Devil's general knowledge and noble etiquette. And that's almost the same as home-schooling too.

And because of all this time I only received home-schooling, I never had any friends before.

Putting aside Scathach-sama and the others, it could be said that I only really had friends from the same age as me after meeting Wennyxa previously as well as Rias and several others including Sairaorg Bael who I met on my way to the Capital.

Ugh.... How sad.

"Go to school?"

Mephisto-jiisama asked with a bit of surprise but also confusion.

"Yes."

I gave him a small nod.

"Why did you suddenly want to do that?"

Mephisto-jiisama asked with a slight frown.

"Uhh.... Because I just feel like it?"

I felt a bit embarrassing if I said the real reason.

But that answer is actually not completely wrong or a lie. That's because I really want to know and feel what it's like to go to school like other youths in general.

"Hah~...."

Mephisto-jiisama sighed while holding his face and then looked at me.

"Well, if you really want to, then go ahead. But, if you want to go to school, are you going to go back to the grade you left before?"

Mephisto-jiisama asked me.

I shook my head.

"No. I'm not going to repeat myself. Besides, I'm already twelve years old now. It would be awkward if I had to repeat myself and mix with kids who are only eight or nine years old. So I intend to continue directly to middle school."

I answered and explained my intentions.

"Hm? Directly to middle school? How are you going to keep up with the studies?"

"I intend to spend several months studying and summarizing the elementary school lessons that I previously missed out on and haven't learned by attending cram school. And after that I will take the final exam to enter middle school."

"I see.... That could be done indeed. And I'm sure you will be able to pass. But where will you go to school? In the human world or in the devil world?"

"In the human world.... Besides, I also have territory there so I will also simultaneously guard it."

That's right.

I intended to continue my studies in the human world because I also have territory there. That way I can get to school at day and carry out my activities as a devil at night.

Even though there are actually several other reasons why I don't want to go to a Devil's school, my main reason is to guard my territory.

"I see...."

Mephisto-jiisama said briefly and seemed to be silent in thought.

And not long after, he gave a small nod and looked at me seriously.

"Rey, would you want to make a pact with a magician?"

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