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Although it sounded quite ordinary, Yukinoshita Yukino and Hachiman Hikigaya also believed that Kisaragi Rin would never choose a poor Occupation.
The combination of one Captain and two Knights inexplicably reminded Hachiman Hikigaya of the Prophecy made by the Master earlier in Demon Slayer: The Savior Kisaragi Rin, accompanied by his two followers, would eliminate the Millennium Demon King.
Shaking his head, Hachiman Hikigaya handed the Weekly Magazine back to Kisaragi Rin.
The contents of the Weekly Magazine were sparse and quite fragmented.
Just as that fat cat had said, the finalizers for these Weekly Magazines loved padding the text.
"...Speaking of which, Kisaragi, this newcomer S-Rank who started off by insulting the Eternal Universe Workshop Mentor—that would be you, right?"
Hachiman Hikigaya, having finished reading, asked Kisaragi Rin with a strong desire to complain.
Previously, during Demon Slayer, he had seen that Kisaragi Rin's nickname was Curly-Haired Baboon.
"Mm-hmm, that would be me..."
Kisaragi Rin had only gotten halfway through his sentence when he suddenly shifted his gaze toward the Service Club window.
"Someone is coming."
Within the perception of the [Singularity Eye], a presence was approaching them.
A few seconds later, under their direct gaze, a beautiful Calico Cat appeared on the trunk of the cherry blossom tree outside the window. It looked up toward the Service Club, Lock-on to Kisaragi Rin's presence, raised its front paw, and made a forward leap that worried Yukinoshita Yukino.
Arriving at the window, the Calico Cat politely raised its front paw and tapped the glass.
"A Player you know?"
Hachiman Hikigaya asked the two, as it was clear this cat had come specifically looking for someone.
Yukinoshita Yukino had already opened the window, and just as her hand, unable to restrain her cat-petting soul, opened up, the Calico Cat flicked its tail and leaped in front of Kisaragi Rin.
"I am Hayasaka Ai," the cat said.
Kisaragi Rin shook his head and replied, "I don't believe you, unless you transform into a catgirl for me to see."
"I can't transform. This is just a special Item that can conceal my movements."
Hayasaka Ai explained quietly.
Because Kisaragi Rin had previously hinted in the Fate World that he didn't want to get involved with the Shinomiya Family, Hayasaka Ai appeared before Kisaragi Rin in this form.
"So, can I pet you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino liked catgirls, and she also liked ordinary cats that couldn't turn into catgirls.
"No, we have important business."
Saying this, Hayasaka Ai turned her head and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya, whom she did not recognize, in the room.
Hachiman Hikigaya immediately finished his black tea, stood up, and said, "It's time for me to leave anyway."
As the Observer of Class E, he had already observed trouble brewing.
Some things were better left unheard.
Indeed, this was the case. The topic Hayasaka Ai discussed next was about the red suit who had suddenly appeared in the Fate World intending to silence them.
At the time, the red suit's actions had clearly told Kisaragi Rin and the others one thing.
That was: "He" had a deeper scheme for influencing Archer to destroy that world line using the Corrupted Holy Grail, a scheme that could not be known by others, and all of them, the unlucky Players who knew about it, had to be silenced.
This sounded like some kind of evil force.
The crux of the problem was that although the red suit was crushed by Shikanoko Noko, he might have had companions, an organization, or even an employer behind him... Who knew what their scheme was, or if it was important enough for them to continue the pursuit.
Or rather, since the red suit died just like that, surely they would investigate?
At the time in the Fate World, Shinomiya Kaguya was undoubtedly the most influential among them, so it was natural for her to investigate and resolve this trouble.
"The reason I only came today is that Young Miss Kaguya reported that guy to the family, and the Shinomiya Family has already investigated his identity."
Hayasaka Ai looked at Kisaragi Rin with an inquiring gaze and explained casually.
However, she slightly modified the facts.
Investigating the red suit's identity was simple; the target was confirmed as early as Friday.
The reason she only came on Monday was that Shinomiya Kaguya spent all her time investigating Kisaragi Rin.
Under some kind of Cognitive Rewriting power, it took Shinomiya Kaguya two days to understand that the deer that appeared in the Fate World was the Great Sage of Chiba Zoo.
At the same time, Kisaragi Rin officially joined Chiba Zoo on Saturday.
Because Kisaragi Rin had effortlessly summoned Shikanoko Noko in the Fate World and acted so familiar with her.
Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai subconsciously believed that when Kisaragi Rin left Tokyo and headed to Chiba, he had already begun entering this organization for training.
In this way, Kisaragi Rin's unusual strength and extremely strange intelligence Ability were also explained.
There was only one thing Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't figure out.
That was: Since Kisaragi Rin had such a background, why didn't he want to establish contact with the Shinomiya Family? If the Shinomiya Family knew he had become S-Rank, they would surely send a sufficiently precious reunion gift.
Could he be Chiba Zoo's secret weapon?
Shinomiya Kaguya did not continue to ponder, because she noticed the woman beside Kisaragi Rin.
Then... Hayasaka Ai turned off her hearing and watched Shinomiya Kaguya's afternoon-long silent movie of rage.
Hayasaka Ai sat on the desk, her cat eyes staring blankly at Kisaragi Rin, already imagining what kind of fiery confrontation would erupt when Young Miss Kaguya met him again.
"So, what is his identity?"
Kisaragi Rin took a white letter out of the Workshop and placed it next to Hayasaka Ai.
Since he had already joined Chiba Zoo, he wasn't particularly afraid of the red suit's threat.
Hmm... The mane of [Devourer of Heavens] was currently on his person, and [Medea's Love Magic] was also a Famous Blade; the combination of the two Items was enough for him to counter and kill most powerful enemies.
As for Yukinoshita Yukino?
If all else failed, Kisaragi Rin would recommend her to join Chiba Zoo as a Zookeeper for the Panda Pavilion.
It just so happened that Yukinoshita Yukino liked cats.
Hayasaka Ai put away the white letter. Although she already knew Kisaragi Rin had become S-Rank, she was still somewhat surprised to see him casually pull out a white letter like that.
Clearing her thoughts, Hayasaka Ai continued, "After investigation, his identity is that of a high-level Player from the illegal organization [Yin Yang Road], with the title [Eyes of Unraveling]. However, what he's called doesn't matter, since he's already dead.
Our current problem is this illegal organization called [Yin Yang Road]."
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