My teenage high school romance comedy can't be this perverted!

Chapter 75: Kuroka

Beta read by Shigiya and Solitary heart

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-Underworld-

To say that I was shook would be an understatement.

"Eh… nya?"

"..."

No, speechless was a better description. I first came to the underworld after hearing that Sirzechs had new information about the whole Naberius family crime and matters involving Koneko and Kuroka. A long awaited moment, having taken years to make the slightest progress. Yet the moment I arrived and faced Lucifer himself, even he admitted that there were obstacles that stopped him from completely freeing Koneko and her sister from their past. Freeing Kuroka from her status as a SS-rank criminal meant facing a literal king of hell — one of, if not the oldest Devil still alive till this day and age.

Now to think as I was in the middle of trying to think up a solution, the person who was at the center of it all just came before me as a cat who I didn't even realize was a supernatural creature if Vritra hadn’t said anything.

"Kuroka…" I whispered with squinted eyes, this Nekoshou, despite knowing her past and innocence, was not someone I could just trust immediately. She survived outside the Devil's reach not just by hiding, but also killing those who came after her.

"Pinpon! Nice to meet you Hikigaya Hachiman!" She said cheerfully, keeping a large smile on her face despite still being bound under Vritra's control.

Did she hear the conversation between me and Sirzechs? Not that there was much to hide or anything, but it would make it easier for me to explain if that was the case. But I still had a few questions to ask…

"What are you doing here?"

In the middle of nowhere, used to stand the manor of Naberius, the home which drove her into a murderous rage and forced the girl to kill her King just to protect her sister. Though it made sense for her to return to this place, it certainly wasn't a good idea when she was still seen as a dangerous criminal to the masses.

"Heeee, don’t make such a scary face. I just had some minor business to take care of. I sensed a powerful devil and a dragon coming here, so I grew a little interested. Nyan~" I ignored the wink she gave. "Didn't think you would recognise me so easily. I made sure to hide all traces of Senjutsu — so how did you do it? Are you a member of the Gremory group? You certainly don't smell like a Devil."

Was this seriously a question she asked without knowing the obvious answer to? I gave her my best deadpan face and answered the initial question first, "Since when do cats in the Underworld have two tails?"

"Ah… I forgot about that!" She exclaimed, genuinely shocked at that revelation.

Was she an airhead?

"As for your second question, no, I'm 100% human… maybe."

"Eh, what do you mean by maybe?" She looked at me confused.

I shrugged, "Don't think too much about it, it’s a bit complicated to begin with."

"... You're weird."

"Says the Nekoshou, wearing a black kimono with nothing underneath while stalking the literal Lucifer inside his territory." I didn't need to check or touch the girl to know she wasn't wearing any underwear — since her rather revealing kimono showed me enough to let me know. "No, my bad, you're not weird, probably just an airhead."

"You know I can crush your skull into paste if I wanted to right now, right?"

"I don't doubt you."

Hoo, she didn't even use any ‘nya’ there, guess my words were effective after all.