DxD: Transfer Student

Chapter 123: A Favor for the Little Sister-in-Law?

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Nodoka Toyohama looked at Badr, a sudden feeling of happiness for her sister washing over her.

This boy... his eyes were truly full of his love for her sister...

Nodoka understood what Badr meant, but she quickly realized something felt off.

"So, you're saying I'm no good anyway, so you're just making use of what's available, right?"

Badr chuckled. "If you want to see it that way, I suppose that's one way to put it."

"...Go die! Honestly..."

Nodoka muttered under her breath, exasperated.

Glancing at his watch, Badr stood up. "Mai's dance practice should be ending about now. I'll go pick her up."

"Ah, wait..."

Nodoka suddenly grabbed Badr's wrist.

Badr looked back at her. "What's wrong?"

"Um... I worked up quite a sweat. I want to take a relaxing bath. Could you, um, wait in the living room until I'm finished?"

She looked embarrassed, avoiding his gaze.

"Why do you need me in the living room while you bathe?" Badr couldn't quite follow Nodoka's logic.

"You see... when I bathe alone, sometimes it feels... ominous," she explained hesitantly.

"Like you feel a ghost might be watching you?"

"Yes, yes, exactly! That's the feeling..." Nodoka nodded vigorously.

Badr finally understood.

He gave Nodoka a knowing look. "Serves you right for watching those ghost movies alone. Now you're getting paranoid."

"Oh, shut up! If you understand how I feel, then just help me out!"

Nodoka puffed out her cheeks, suddenly finding Badr inconsiderate. Compared to the attentiveness he showed her sister earlier... it must have been an act, definitely!

"Sorry, I can't relate at all. As for what I said earlier, it's because I know that spirits actually do exist in this world. I mean, even devils like me exist, Gods existed, so it's perfectly normal for ghosts to exist too, right?"

Badr flashed a playful smile, deliberately teasing Nodoka.

As expected, Nodoka's face paled upon hearing his words.

She glanced nervously around the room, suddenly feeling as though the empty apartment was now crowded...

"R-really? D-don't scare me..."

Her voice trembled.

Seeing her genuine fear, Badr found it even more amusing.

"Yeah, maybe there's a female ghost in the bathroom right now, just like in the movies."

Nodoka was genuinely terrified and completely missed the joke.

"Ah, I-I won't bathe then! Is that okay...?"

Badr relented, realizing he had taken the teasing too far.

"Look at you, scared stiff. I was just kidding. Go take your bath. I need to pick up Mai."

"But... could you still wait in the living room until I'm done...?" Nodoka was clearly still afraid.

Badr sighed. "Are you that scared? Even if there was a ghost, I wouldn't be able to save you from inside the bathroom, would I? You're going to die either way, so just go wash up."