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As Kaguya held the fallen sponge pads, curiously squeezing them a few times, Hayasaka Ai's eye twitched hard.
Trying her best to keep up her usual cool and composed expression, she replied with a completely straight face, "Those are portable disguise tools. For emergency costume changes."
"…Disguise tools?" Kaguya blinked in confusion, then her eyes lit up in realization.
"Ohhh, I get it now!"
Hayasaka Ai: "…"
As expected of Kaguya—so easy to fool.
Hayasaka quietly breathed a sigh of relief while trying to hold back the complex emotions swirling inside her. Thank god it was just Kaguya who saw it…
Unfortunately for her, Lynn wasn't nearly as gullible. He clicked his tongue twice, looked at Hayasaka, then at Kaguya, and his gaze started unconsciously comparing the two.
About a minute later, after carefully observing even the subtlest differences, Lynn finally made his "fair and balanced" judgment.
"Hayasaka, you win!"
Hayasaka's mouth twitched, and she let out a bitter laugh in her mind.
Win against Kaguya? There's no satisfaction in that at all!
And it took him a whole minute just to tell the difference… wasn't that basically a loss?
Sighing in her heart, Hayasaka felt both embarrassed and frustrated about her figure—not much better than Kaguya's to begin with.
She couldn't help but wonder…
Would becoming a devil and receiving blessings somehow increase her cup size?
…Though, judging by how Kaguya hadn't changed at all after her transformation, Hayasaka wasn't holding her breath.
Lynn casually fiddled with a devil piece and rubbed his chin. "So, front or back?"
"Huh?" Hayasaka blinked. "You can choose where it goes?"
Lynn shrugged. "Kaguya's worked just fine either way, so I didn't really care."
Kaguya's expression froze.
For some reason, she started feeling kinda weird.
"You, though…" Lynn looked Hayasaka up and down and added, "Even if you're a bit better than Kaguya… the difference isn't that big, y'know?"
This time, it was Hayasaka's turn for heartache. She immediately turned around, her voice firm: "Please place it on my back!"
No way was she letting herself be lumped in the same category as Kaguya!
…Even though, well, she kinda was…
Soon, the cold touch of the devil piece on her back brought her back to reality. She let out a quiet hum as she felt something strange shifting inside her body.
Instinctively, she looked down—but the view from her chest to her toes made it clear that that particular wish hadn't come true.
At the same time, the system chime rang in Lynn's ears:
[Ding! You have obtained Familia member: Hayasaka Ai!]
[Ding! Your Familia member "Hayasaka Ai" has reincarnated as a special-type Devil!]
Lynn raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Another Special devil?
These two former master-and-servant girls really had some quality genes…
He glanced at her blessing info:
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[Hayasaka Ai]
→Rank: Low-Class Devil
→Master: Lynn Valifer
→Stats:
•Strength: I0 •Agility: I0 •Endurance: I0 •Magic: I0
→Unique Skills: [Hundred Faces Devil]
—[Hundred Faces Devil]—
•Persona Feast (Unlocks identity-based modes:
▸Maid Mode: 300% boost to housekeeping, able to wield cleaning tools as weapons.
▸Gal Mode: +50% charm, passive alcohol resistance.
▸Sniper Mode: Vision range extended by 500 meters, enhanced accuracy with long-range weapons.
•Devil Form: Final Act (Persona Overload)
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As expected, just like Kaguya, she was a Low-Class Devil.
Lynn wasn't surprised. After all, they were originally just regular humans.
But still… Hundred Faces Devil?
His brows furrowed slightly as he stared at the details, especially the so-called Maid Mode.
…These modes seemed tied to her past disguises?
On the surface, it didn't seem all that special.
But Lynn had a gut feeling it was deeper than it looked.
He made a copy of the blessing info and handed it over to Hayasaka.
Taking the page, she stared at her stats in confusion.
"Try using your ability," Lynn said, curious to test his hunch.
Hayasaka nodded and closed her eyes, going with her instincts.
"Maid Mode."
Buzz——
As soon as the words left her lips, a wave of dark mist swirled around her!
A second later, it cleared, revealing Hayasaka in a completely different maid outfit from before.
She was even carrying various cleaning tools like brooms and dusters on her belt.
Lynn tilted his head and asked, "How do you feel?"
Hayasaka paused, then hesitated. "Honestly… I feel like I could do housework way better than before."
Her expression was… complicated.
She had become a devil, and her newfound powers were still rooted in being a maid?
On top of that…
She twirled the broom in her hand, her face twitching slightly. "Also… I think I've unlocked some new broom techniques."
It was like she had been born wielding a broom—not only could she clean with it, she'd even figured out how to use it like a weapon.
But still…
Compared to Kaguya's "Frost Devil" power, didn't this feel a little too low-tier?
Hayasaka looked a bit dejected.
Lynn squinted, then prompted, "Try another one."
"Yes, sir."
She took a breath, then called out—
"Gal Mode."
Bzzz—!
Dark mist swirled around her again!
The next second—
There she was: Hayasaka Ai with a side ponytail, her school uniform top tied around her waist, and bright blue nail polish on her fingers.
Honestly, she didn't look much different from the Hayasaka everyone saw at school.
As she tried to get a feel for this mode...
"I don't really feel anything special," she muttered.
Lynn shook his head. "Nah."
Then he glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya.
Kaguya's eyes were sparkling. "Hayasaka, you look so cool like this!"
Hayasaka Ai: "…"
Where the hell did this silly version of Shinomiya Kaguya come from? Bring back that ice-cold ojou-sama!
Unable to handle Kaguya's stares any longer, Hayasaka quickly switched modes.
"Sniper mode!"
Bzzz—!
The black mist returned.
This time, Hayasaka emerged in a high-end combat suit, wearing a camo tactical cap and carrying a rectangular case.
She opened it up—inside was an unassembled sniper rifle.
Her fingers twitched slightly. Something just… clicked.
And then, with skilled and practiced hands, she pieced the sniper rifle together.
Seconds later…
She was holding the rifle confidently, instantly able to judge wind direction, distance, and even had an instinctual grasp of aiming techniques.
It was like she and the rifle were one.
However…
After a brief moment of excitement, a thought hit her.
She looked up, hesitated, and said, "Even if I have some combat ability now… this probably wouldn't work on supernatural beings, right?"
All these modes felt kinda… gimmicky?
She couldn't help but think that.
Though...
This ability might be really strong in bed.
Hayasaka glanced down at her tight leather combat suit hugging her round, perky butt, and fell into deep thought.
Maid, gal (gyaru), leather combat suit…
What's next? Teacher? Lawyer? Spider-woman? Cat-woman?
Hiss—
Her eyes widened a bit—she felt like she just discovered a whole other use for her Devil ability.
She snuck a peek at Lynn… then quickly looked away.
Could this ability actually be… a fetish ability?
Lynn, on the other hand, had a completely different interpretation.
Identity registration…
So based on the information she receives, the ability can generate a corresponding mode?
And each mode comes with related skills and traits?
Lynn took out his phone and started searching up various job roles.
Nurse, teacher…
But...
Ordinary professions didn't seem all that useful or interesting.
He kept scrolling.
Boxer, martial artist… assassin.
In the end, he settled on "Assassin," then handed the phone to Hayasaka.
"Try seeing if you can input this one into the Hundred Faces Devil."
Hayasaka took the phone, skimmed through the info, then activated the ability with a thought.
[Inputting identity…]
[Identity data incomplete. Registration failed.]
Hayasaka paused. "It didn't work."
Lynn raised an eyebrow.
She continued, "It says the identity data's incomplete."
Lynn squinted.
Incomplete info?
Was it because the stuff found through a quick phone search wasn't detailed enough?
Thinking for a moment, he messaged his go-to support girl, Natsuki-chan.
[Minamiya Natsuki: "Books about assassination techniques? Why are you interested in something like that?"]
Natsuki looked at the message, clearly puzzled.
[Lynn: "It's for one of my Familia members."]
Oh, I see…
Natsuki's eyes lit up with understanding.
She casually asked a few coworkers for some basic assassin-related material and sent it to Lynn.
[Lynn: "Natsuki-chan, you're my angel!"]
Natsuki twitched at the corner of her eye.
A Devil calling her an angel? Really?
But… Knowing Lynn's personality, she'd long learned to ignore these weird things he said.
[Natsuki: "Stop calling me -chan!!"]
[Natsuki: "Also, is that new Lynn Group really yours?"]
[Lynn: "Knew you'd figure it out! You're sharp as always, Natsuki-chan~"]
Natsuki's face darkened.
He not only ignored her warning, but also treated her like a fool!
Those giant "Lynn" characters on the company name… does he think she's blind?
Irritated, she even hit her keyboard harder than usual while typing.
[Natsuki: "You're making way too much noise this time!"]
She didn't say what exactly, but Lynn already knew—it was about swallowing up the Shinomiya family.
That group was one of the pillars of human society's economic pyramid. Of course it'd attract attention.
Even so…
Lynn understood what she was really worried about.
[Lynn: "Don't worry. Everything with the Shinomiyas will stay the same. There won't be any disruptions in human society."]
[Natsuki: "It better stay that way."]
After sending that message, she sighed deeply.
The Shinomiya family had its hands in banking, finance, and all sorts of major industries in Japan.
If something shook that foundation, it could cause real chaos.
She could only hope Lynn meant what he said.
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Meanwhile...
With the new assassin data in hand, Lynn had Hayasaka try again.
[Inputting identity…]
[Identity registration successful! "Assassin Mode" acquired!]
Hayasaka's eyes widened slightly. "Wait, it actually worked?"
Lynn gave her a small smirk and said, "Alright then. Time to update your Blessing."
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