Morning of the next day...
Leon opened his eyes after waking up.
First, he looked at the grandfather clock on the wall with his peripheral vision and was amazed that he had managed to wake up at this time today, despite being so wild last night.
"I didn't expect to see something so good so soon after waking up."
He looked at the woman beside him and raised the corners of his lips.
CC's sleeping and unaware face was very close to his—after all, her head was resting on his arm.
They were so close he could even hear her breathing.
The face of the beautiful woman in front of him was truly unbelievable. He wanted to raise his hand to touch her, but he also wanted to admire this sleeping face longer, so he lowered his half-raised hand.
The witch, who was usually elegant and strong-willed, looked like an insecure little girl when she slept.
The name that only he knew came to Leon's mind (not even the reader or the author knew it), and he felt as if he had obtained a unique treasure.
"She's obviously a queen, but her name is really cute. You worked hard last night, so rest well today, my XXXX."
With a gentle kiss on CC's forehead, Leon admired her sleeping face once more before gently leaving the bed and the room.
However, he didn't notice that the witch, who was supposedly sleeping, had opened her eyes and showed a mischievous smile.
"Um~~"
CC hugged the pillow tightly and turned around, thinking that a certain someone's sleeping face wasn't bad at all. Last night, she could say she had a sweet dream—for the first time in hundreds of years.
Although she wanted to get up and find some pizza, there was a dull ache in her legs. She could heal quickly using magic, but the witch wanted to savor this pain for a while.
"Your Highness, there is a catwoman waiting for you in the lobby. Do you want to go see her?"
"Huh? Oh~ you're talking about that Catwoman who's good with long-range weapons you mentioned last time. I'll meet her later. And... Leini, the eggs aren't cooked yet."
"Eh? Sorry!"
The vampire girl was stunned for a moment and quickly apologized. She hadn't expected that, after being a noble daughter for so long, her cooking skills would have become rusty.
However, she was still happy that Leon had eaten all the food. The girl decided to improve her culinary skills in the future.
To be honest, it wouldn't matter if she wasn't diligent. If Leon truly wanted, countless chefs from across the country would compete to serve him the most delicious dishes.
But Leon didn't have high demands when it came to taste.
However, he was very interested in dishes made with special ingredients, such as dragon meat used to make dragon steaks. As long as it didn't look gross, he could even accept slime-based dishes.
"Have the cook make some pizzas and deliver them to my room. And, um, make some chicken soup too."
"Oh yes!"
Apparently thinking about something, Leini's little face blushed, and she quickly agreed.
After breakfast, Leon went to the lobby.
He saw that Nyu was already waiting for him with a catwoman. She greeted him respectfully first, and then introduced her.
To be honest, Leon felt that the Night Raid girls adored her a bit too much. They seemed to worship him as if he were some kind of god.
"Good morning, Midnight-sama. She's the member I mentioned last time who's good with long-range weapons—Shino."
"It's a great honor to meet you, Midnight-sama."
The catwoman saluted nervously and respectfully. The tail behind her was swaying, betraying her discomfort at the moment.
Leon looked at her carefully for a few seconds, assessed her talent, and then showed a satisfied expression.
"Yes, she has that talent."
He clearly saw Shino's potential in the "National Server Shooter"—or rather, "Top Shooter"—and thought that the world would finally give birth to a second elite sniper.
And who is the first?
Of course, it's Leon himself.
Possessing the ability of "Absolute Genius," he could easily reach the top in anything he did. Otherwise, the knowledge from tens of thousands of books in his mind couldn't be so easily accessed.
[This is Midnight-sama. He is very powerful. His aura is completely different from ordinary people.]
Catwoman Shino couldn't stay calm. Her blue cat eyes sparkled as she looked at Leon, and her tail swayed unconsciously behind her.
Nyu stood beside him with a matter-of-fact expression.
She was very aware of her master's charm. After all, she ranked in the top 20 in the monthly mock battles and had been Leon's employee for seven straight months.
Although Shino was a new member who had joined Night Raid not long ago, she was very strong. With her agility and calm personality, she quickly completed all the training courses.
She had participated in several missions and was also quite popular among the other girls in the organization.
Nyu: "Even a cold cat like her can only melt in front of Midnight-sama. Speaking of which, that girl's tail won't stop wagging. I really want to touch it..."
This was the first time Shino had met Leon.
However, even if this was your first encounter with him, as long as you were a member of Night Raid, you would definitely have a certain favorable impression of Leon.
After being discovered to have [demonic possession], she was abandoned by her family, friends, and tribe and sold to a church that had colluded with the Cult of Diablos.
If not for Night Raid, she would have become a piece of deformed flesh—or a guinea pig for the cult.
Any girl who had [demonic possession] would develop a strong sense of belonging to Night Raid, an organization made up of several girls who had gone through the same thing.
Since then, the catgirl's life had changed.
She left everything from her past behind and started over.
Her family was now made up of everyone from Night Raid.
If the enemy was the [Cult of Diablos]...
Actively fighting, dealing with evil enemies, and saving girls with the same [demonic possession]—although it was a completely different life compared to before...
Shino truly liked it.
Because in the past, she had also been a lonely and cold beauty in her tribe. She was ostracized and targeted, but that would never happen in Night Raid.
Even someone like Shino, with her cold personality, would be accepted. Because they had gone through the same tragedy, they all valued their companions deeply—and would fight for each other.
They might even fight for Leon.
And the same goes for Shino.
[I finally got to meet him!]
The catwoman was incredibly excited to meet her Lord.
It wasn't easy for newcomers to meet Leon, but the reason they all had a good impression of him wasn't just because Leon had created Night Raid.
The biggest reason was thanks to Beta.
"Midnight-sama's War," written by the silver-haired elf girl.
You could say this was their holy book.
Beta used excellent vocabulary, real plots, vivid descriptions, and some nonsensical adaptations to record Leon's many exploits—vividly, though somewhat exaggeratedly.
Every Night Raid girl had three copies of this book.
One for reading, one for collecting, and one for preaching.
Everyone who read this book would automatically build an impressive image of Leon in their hearts—mysterious, powerful, majestic, and noble.
(End of chapter)
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