I scanned suzuno top to bottom. Something is definitely wrong here.

" I know her. Sir, as soon as I stepped out of the bus, promise me you'll drive away, immediately "I said to the driver

" what? What about you? Is something wrong? "the driver asked confused

" I'll be fine. There's something wrong with her but I just can't figure out what it is. Just do what I told you before, okay? "I said walking towards the door

" got it. Thank you young lady, and be careful "the driver said before he closed the door as soon as I stepped outside. The bus then drove away fastly and I made eye contact with Suzuno

" Suzuno. Something is wrong isn't it? What's wrong? Where's emi and chiho? Weren't they with you before? "I asked

Suzuno said nothing. She reached towards her flower hair clip and it turned into a huge hammer. She then attacked me with it. I managed to dodge it.

I use my power to freeze her hammer to the ground

" suzuno!! What has gotten into you?! "I asked

" SILENCE!! "She shouted before running towards me and attacked me with a... Pocket knife

" a... Pocket knife? "I sweat dropped

" SHUT UP!! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO FROZE MY HAMMER "she protested

" you're the one who attacked me with it "I retorted casually

She then scoffs and look at me sharply " but it's a shame that you use your last remaining magic to do so.... Now you can't defeat us "she said

" us? "I asked raising my eyebrow

Suddenly I was carried high into the air by someone. I look who was carrying me and saw that sentucky perv manager. He has bright white, somehow small sized, wings behind him. Then it hit me. All of those white feathers, the dark figure at the park...

" YOU!! IT WAS YOU ALL ALONG!! "I growled

He said nothing and smirked " if it isn't the demon king's girlfriend.... Alecia the ice hero "he smirked again making my eyes widened

" nighty night "he said before doing a spell to me. My eyes got really heavy and everything blacked out. All I could remember is me, calling out the demon king's name.

MAOU'S POV

'you have reached the voice message system service. Please leave a message.. '

I got more restless as I can't reached to chi. I then tried to call emi but I reached the voice message too. Chiho' s mom just called saying that she haven't arrived at home yet.

I jumped when my phone rings again. It was from alice's dad..... Wait... No don't tell me...

I quickly answered the phone call.

"hello? Is this maou? "asked alice's dad

" yes, sir this is maou. Is something wrong? "I asked

" I'm very sorry to disturb you, maou. I know you have work to do but Alice hasn't arrived home yet until now. Do you happen to be with her or know where she is? When she left earlier today she said that she's going to your apartment to help you out setting up a bazaar" he said making my heart dropped

"I'm really sorry but I have no idea where she is. After she helped me out at the summer bazaar she said she's going home"I said

" if what you're saying is right she should be home by now.... Where might she be.. Maou, I got a bad feeling about this.. "he said with a worried tone

" don't worry, sir. I'll go look for her and I won't stop until I found her. You just wait there in case she got home "I said

".... Alright. I trust my daughter is in good hands with you. Please bring her back to me. She's the only thing I have left" he said

"I will "I said before he hang up the phone

" dammit this can't be happening!! "I growled as I landed my fist on the table nearby

" oh? So you're here maou? You have a phone call from someone who calls himself urushihara "my co-worker said

" huh?? "

I took the phone he gave me and put it on my ear.

"..... Hello?" I said

"oh, maou? It's me" he said casually

"WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME AT WORK?! "I shouted, frustated

" actually, no, more like, where are you even making the call from? "I asked

" from the house "he said casually

" FROM THE HOUSE?? WHEN DID WE EVER BUY YOU A CELL PHONE?! "I shrieked

" I didn't buy a cell phone, I'm using a sky phone. Apparently it's a phone that uses the internet line. And the usage fee is dirt cheap" he explained

"I guess if it doesn't affect out finances too much, that's fine. But what are you planning to use it for? "I asked, sighing

" why such a bad mood? I heard from ashiya that you went after sentucky's to collect some info. So I know that maybe part of the reason"

"sorry for going off on you. We just got a lot going on here, I'll tell you more when I get home "I sighed

" yeah, so about sentucky, there's something strange about it "he said getting my full attention

" what? "I asked

" the name of the store manager is Mitsuki Sarue. And the name of the store contains the 'in front of Hatagaya station' in it, right? "he said

" yeah... "I trailed

" So this is about this Mitsuki Sarue. His height is about 180 cm, and he played rugby in his school days. Does that sounds like the type of guy you're talking about? "he asked

" wha.....? "I sweat dropped. 180 cm? He must be joking. That dude is a dwarf!!

" are you sure you're not making some mistake somewhere? No matter how you look at it, that manager is around as tiny as you are "I said

".... So you're calling me tiny, is that it? "he huffed. What? It's the truth

" anyway, I accessed the management interface. And inside the project management files, he's not listed" urushihara said again

"you.... Just what sort of things do you get up to when we're not here, man? "I sweat dropped

Then I got a brilliant idea. I could feel a light bulb appeared on my head.

" hey, you have a method of tracking down the location of cell phones so long as you have the phone numbers, right? "I asked

" yeah, I do, why? Whose location do you want to know? If it's alice's then I could probably get it for you"he said making my face light up

" REALLY?? "I shrieked happily

" Yeah, hold up a second. I'm working on it" he said

"what happened anyway? "he asked suddenly

I then told him that alice and chiho haven't got home yet and that emi can't be contacted either.

" ah.. I see why you're worried.... But the one you're wondering about is Suzuno, isn't it? "lucifer said making me surprised. Since when does he became this sharp? I mean he was always kind of sharp back in ente isla but here? Never. He's a freaking neet.

" I must say, i'm surprised by your unexpectedly sharp judgement "I said

" since the head of our household mr. Maou here didn't say anything, I also decided to stay quiet. But you did notice as much, didn't you? Suzuno is no ordinary Japanese person. Just like how our landlady is no ordinary human. Anyone that makes a contract with that woman and moves into the apartment next door to the devil king's castle could not possibly be an ordinary tenant "he explained. Wow... I gotta stop underestimating his instinct. It's almost as sharp as alice's..... Almost. I mean, who can compare with her wolf isntict?

" then when she prepared all that holy food from the udon she brought.... Well, I am half angel and there was no ill intent behind the holy food so I just ate it normally. But I don't know about you? "he asked

" well, I do fill up on junk food "I blinked

" so that's the case with you? "he asked. Somehow I can see him sweat dropping

" listen, I know you think it helps the household finances, so you make use of what you have "I grumbled

" but if you keep that up, things are going to turn up like that one movie where the person ate burgers everyday" He sighed

"well, it seems like ashiya actually took interest in the movie and chewed me out on economizing. How's he doing now, by the way? "I asked

" He got home, ate some noodles, went to the toilet, and has been groaning in there ever since" urushihara said

"It looks like he's more than ready to sacrifice his health to save some bucks "I sweat dropped

" Right, well anyway I managed to implant another tracker to her phone and I can see her location. But in the end, she doesn't seem to be moving at all. It's like she stopped in the middle of the chase"he said

" what?? "I asked confused

" wait what's this? "he suddenly said with a surprised tone

" what is it?? "I asked worriedly

" the signal is going along the intersection of Koushuu-Kaidao, and it is simply traversing right through building in a straight line. The tracks resembles someone that is just flying through the sky "he explained

That couldn't be good. I know for sure that alice wouldn't use that much magic to just fly off, soaring the night sky. Even though she mentioned once that she loves flying but she knows about balancing the use of her magic.

" where is she headed? "I asked

" the Tokyo government office. The signal has stopped at the Tokyo government office's principal building for quite a while now "he said

"..... Is that so? Well, just knowing that, it's more than enough information. You've been surprisingly helpful. I got to hand it to you" I said

"I could have done without the 'surprisingly' "he sighed

" and while we're on the topic, how much did you spend for that gp- whatever tracker thing? "I asked that seems to shocked him and makes his heart stopped beating since there's silence from the other side and I can practically hear his heart beating

" Ashiya just stepped out, so i don't want to say... "he whispered with his voice trembling making me smirked

" It'll be fine. I'll make sure to serve as mediator between you two after the fallout, so just tell me "I grined widely

" the... Gps.... Cost.... 400,000 yen.... I paid for it with your card.... "he said weakly. It's obvious that he's trembling like a chihuahua right now

" thanks for being honest. Since you were a lot of help for me today, I'll forgive you for that "I smirked

" it'd be great if you come home right away and tell ashiya that, too..... I'm scared " he whimpered. I'm guessing ashiya is behind him with his scary face on... Or maybe even with his true form

"well, I can't right now because I'm at work and I need to find alice "I smirked

" but thanks for the help, see ya "I said

" AH... WAIT... MAO-"I hung up the phone and smirked. Now I get why alice loves to scare him to death and tease him.

I glanced at the mop nearby and pick it up before heading out.

"oh? Maou are you getting started with floor cleaning? "my co-worker asked

" I'm heading out for a bit "I said shortly, my mind focused on one thing that is bringing my girlfriend back home safely

" what? Where are you going with that mop? "he asked

" there's just a pestering mess I need to go clean up "I said before running to the door

" W-WAIT! MAOU?! "he called

" DON'T SLACK! I'M DEFINITELY COMING BACK "I shouted as I ran out and rode dullahan at full speed.... Wait did I just rhymed?

" YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK, JUST DON'T LEAVE, PLEASE!! "I heard him shout but I'm not turning back. My girlfriend might be in trouble and I won't rest until I know that she's save.

ALICE'S POV

I fluttered my eyes opened and soon feel pain coming from my hands, feet, and my head. I know the one from my head is a headache but from my hands and feet?

I opened my eyes more and saw I was tied to a ring thing. What makes me panicked is that the ring is covered with sacred fire. The sacred part of it doesn't really have much effect but fire is my number one weakness.

"ah you're awake! "I heard someone said I saw the chicken perv looking at me. Emi is tied beside me with some rings as well but it's not on fire. He does this on purpose... So I couldn't use my magic... Stupid chicken perv!!

My eyes widened as I saw Chiho unconscious nearby with her hands tied.

" CHIHO!! EMI!!! ALRIGHT YOU PERV LET THEM GO"I growled

"oh? And why should I do that? It's not like you could do anything at this rate"he smirks again before he snaps his finger. The fire became hotter and bigger making me scream in pain.

"you... Are gonna pay for this Mitsuki Sarue"I growled as I hold back the pain

"ah.. But you see... My name isn't Mitsuki Sarue... "He chuckled

" my real name is Sariel. The archangel Sariel "He said with his wide white wings behind him

Great... I'm up against a perverted archangel and I'm already powerless. What am I supposed to do now?