NOVEL NEXT Chapter 47: The Nakano Sisters Meet Badr: A Devil’s Offer
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"Responding to the summons, this lovely young lady, my name is Badr, a devil here to fulfill your wish."
Everyone: "..."
After a brief silence, the Nakano sisters all huddled together.
Even though Nakano Ichika was very scared, she still stood in front of her younger sisters, looking at Badr with eyes full of fear.
Isn't this a normal reaction?
Badr couldn't help but think. As expected, Mai Sakurajima was an exception. When she first saw him, she was too calm.
Thinking this, he completely overlooked how he had reacted when he first encountered such a supernatural event.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?"
Although Nakano Ichika heard Badr's self-introduction, her mind clearly couldn't believe it, so she asked again, extremely nervous.
Seeing this, Badr took two steps back and naturally raised his hands, indicating that he meant no harm.
"I said it before, beautiful young ladies, my name is Badr, a devil summoned here to fulfill your wishes."
As he spoke, he lightly waved his hand, and a flyer appeared out of thin air through his magic, "You should remember this thing, right?"
His tone was very calm. After he finished speaking, he crossed his arms and stood there quietly watching them.
It had to be said that Badr's demeanor was quite impressive. Dressed entirely in black, his leather jacket fit him perfectly, making him look both cool and handsome.
Standing there now, he didn't exude any abrupt aura, giving the girls the impression that he was just like an ordinary human.
But they couldn't help but believe his words.
Looking at the newly appeared flyer, it was obvious that this was enough evidence.
"So what's going on? Why did you come to our house?" Nakano Ichika asked. As the eldest, she had always protected her younger sisters, and at this moment, the girls were still very scared, staying far away from Badr.
"Simply put, it's supernatural power. That flyer is our summoning mechanism. You humans make a wish and summon us devils, and we come to fulfill your requests."
"Huh? If we want to make a wish, shouldn't we make it to the gods? Shouldn't angels come instead? What does this have to do with devils?" Nakano Nino, gathering her courage, questioned.
Hearing the words "gods" and "angels," Badr raised his eyebrows slightly but didn't mind too much. He calmly said:
"Did you make a wish to the gods? Did they send an angel to fulfill your wish?"
The girls were speechless.
Of course, if an angel had appeared, they would have known about these things already.
Badr continued calmly:
"No, right? Unfortunately, the ones who come to fulfill your wishes are only us devils. Gods and angels usually just want to leech off your faith."
The girls looked at each other.
Suddenly, Nakano Yotsuba became a bit excited.
"Wow... is this true? Mr. Devil, did I really summon you? Are you really a devil from myths and legends?"
Full of energy, Nakano Yotsuba seemed to be quite thick-skinned. Seeing Badr's calm demeanor, she quickly returned to her original self.
Hearing this, Badr showed a business-like smile: "Yes, a genuine devil."
As he spoke, a pair of devil wings unfolded behind him.
"Wow!!" Nakano Yotsuba was extremely excited, her big eyes staring at the wings behind Badr as if she had discovered a new world.
Seeing the girls finally calming down, Badr smiled and asked, "May I sit down?"
"Ah, please sit... please sit." Ichika hurriedly responded.
Badr then sat down on the sofa opposite them.
Seeing the five sisters still huddled together, he couldn't help but laugh a little and said:
"You should believe that I mean no harm by now. Why don't you all sit down? After all, you are the hosts here."
"Uh, sorry for being rude..." Ichika forced a smile, and the girls finally sat down again, although they still looked at Badr with nervous eyes.
"Badr-san, is it?" Nakano Itsuki couldn't help but speak up.
"Yes."
"Hello, my name is Nakano Itsuki..."
The girl swallowed nervously and carefully asked:
"You possess supernatural powers, like in the movies, right? Why have we never heard of this before?"
"Because if humans don't intend to make a contract with us, we will erase all memories related to these things from their minds. You will completely forget the relevant facts and from then on, we won't disturb each other."
Badr patiently explained, as it was clear that these girls were encountering a devil for the first time;
They were different from clients like Koneko Toujou and Akeno Himejima, who were often repeat customers, which made things much more convenient.
After hearing his words, the girls all slightly opened their mouths.
"Controlling memories? Really?" Nakano Miku couldn't help but speak up, originally quite scared.
"That's right. This is a simple matter for both angels and devils."
Nakano Yotsuba's eyes sparkled:
"Amazing... Can you really fulfill my wish?"
"Ms. Nakano Yotsuba, your wish was to pass the exams together with your sisters, right?" Badr smiled faintly.
When Badr revealed her wish, Nakano Yotsuba was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Oh no... Did I reveal my wish? Will it still come true then..."
Badr was speechless, thinking that this girl was really simple and cute.
He tapped his temple:
"I can manipulate your memory to deeply imprint the knowledge in your brain while studying. You won't be able to forget it even if you try. If you want, you can even score full marks."
"Really!" Nakano Yotsuba was shocked: "That's amazing!!"
"Yes, as long as you make a contract with me. After fulfilling your wish, I will receive compensation through our contract. That's why I'm here."
"Wait... what kind of compensation?" Nakano Ichika, being more mature, immediately asked another question.
Badr smiled faintly:
"Have you heard of a myth where a human sacrificed their anger, greed, sadness, etc., to a devil to save their lover and gained immense power to kill a monster and save their lover?"
"Huh? Does that mean you also need sacrifices? Isn't that a severe price?" Nakano Ichika and the others were shocked, showing signs of refusal.
"I haven't finished yet."
Badr said faintly:
"We do require such power as compensation, but it's not about completely taking away your emotions. It's about gradually collecting them through the contract. It's not the same as the drastic method you're thinking of."
Badr then tilted his head: "Ah, I used 'killing the goose that lays the golden eggs' as a metaphor. Don't misunderstand."
Everyone: "..."
There was no need to add that last part!
If you can't speak, don't.
...
Badr's arrival brought a huge shock to the Nakano quintuplets.
After the initial shock, they finally adapted and regained their composure.
Mainly because Badr's demeanor was too calm and not at all fierce, so after overcoming their initial fear, they were quickly drawn to this special existence.
After all, supernatural powers presented a completely new worldview for these girls, who originally lived in an ordinary world.
"So, there's another side to this world that ordinary humans like us don't understand..." Nakano Itsuki sighed.
"These matters don't have much to do with you. In most cases, neither angels nor devils will interfere with the human world. Also, please keep my identity a secret and treat me as an ordinary human."
Nowadays, the angels, fallen angels, and devils had already stopped fighting, only having occasional small conflicts;
All three factions had too few members, and humans had been the dominant force for many years, a fact everyone had to admit.
"So, Ms. Nakano Yotsuba, would you like to make a contract with me? I can let you experience my power first."
Badr asked calmly, since he was revealing his identity as a devil, he didn't need to act ordinary anymore, making him seem slightly aloof to the girls.
"Um... okay! Come on, make me a magical girl who saves the world!" Nakano Yotsuba said excitedly.
"Saving the world isn't your part, but you are already a beautiful girl."
Badr responded calmly and then picked up the girl's school bag, taking out a textbook.
"Next, I will teach you the knowledge from the book, and you will remember it completely."
Seeing Badr's actions, everyone was speechless.
"Um... do I really have to study? Can't you just use magic to put the knowledge directly into my brain?" Nakano Nino asked, her eyes half-closed, wishing for an easy way.
"Sorry, even devils don't have such magic."
Badr was speechless, thinking, Do you want to slack off even when just learning?
Yotsuba was very cooperative, immediately sitting next to Badr like a well-behaved student, ready to study hard.
"You are all in the second year of high school, right? Perfect. I've learned these courses too, so teaching you is no problem."
Badr pointed to a section in the textbook, which was exactly the lesson the teacher had taught today. He had thoroughly understood it, and teaching it to a poor student like Yotsuba was more than enough.
"Badr-san, are you also a high school student?" Miku blinked, looking surprised.
"Yes, I'm in my second year too. Any problem with that?"
"Uh... it's just so different from
what I imagined a devil to be..." Nakano Ichika laughed dryly.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Aren't devils supposed to be killing and causing trouble everywhere?
How did Badr turn into a high school student who distributes flyers and fulfills wishes?
Badr calmly sharpened a pencil with a knife and said with ease:
"Before understanding the true nature of the world, who can say for sure."
At first, didn't he also think devils were bad? But after becoming a devil himself, oh, it was indeed appealing...
"Alright, let's start. I will explain this knowledge point, Ms. Nakano Yotsuba, please listen carefully."
"No problem, ah, just call me Yotsuba!" The girl smiled energetically.
"Okay, Yotsuba, please guide me."
Badr naturally closed the gap between them and began explaining, while also using his power to manipulate memories, forcing the girl to remember the knowledge points he taught.
Soon, he finished explaining.
"How about it? Did you remember everything I said?"
He looked at Yotsuba and also glanced at the other four sisters.
The other sisters were all dazed, as what Badr had explained sounded like a foreign language to them.
Yotsuba, however, excitedly exclaimed: "I really remembered everything!!"
Badr nodded in satisfaction.
But the next moment, he was stunned.
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