The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

The group walked out of the hall, with Lesser walking in front in the corridor.

"Ravel... You heard that just now, right?"

Hearing her brother calling her name, Ravel snorted and spoke unhappily.

"I heard it! Just now, you kept saying 'Obi', I heard it clearly..."

Lesser smiled bitterly, "Uh... I don't mean that..."

"I'm talking about the elixir that can restore 'physical strength', 'magic power', and 'mental power'..."

"What do you think about this..."

Ravel looked surprised. "Huh? I thought you were going to ask me something else? You're not going to talk about the engagement and the game anymore?"

"..."

Seeing that his sister's dissatisfaction had reached its peak, Leisa was silent for a second, then turned around and scratched his golden hair helplessly.

"I'm sorry, Ravel... I was wrong just now. I've calmed down a little now..."

"..."

Although he said that, Lesser's violent heartbeat did not calm down.

After all, he is a man full of vigor and vitality. It is obviously impossible for you to ask him to accept such a thing and calm down in a short period of time.

You know, this is his first time! Even if he is a man, he should be concerned about some first times, right? !

However, judging from Rias's attitude, there is a high probability that the marriage contract between the two families will be cancelled.

The engagement had only been agreed upon a few years ago, and although he and Rias had met quite a few times during that time, it wasn't that many.

Moreover, after Rias went to human society, the chances of them meeting each other became pitifully rare, and it was basically impossible for them to develop feelings for each other. Moreover, Rias hated this engagement very much, and even if he went to visit her, he would be treated coldly, and he could only experience a wave of different treatment.

At that time, forget about improving the relationship between the engaged couple. Sometimes returning empty-handed is the best outcome.

Gradually, as Rias grew more and more beautiful, although he was passionate about her, he knew that Rias didn't want to see him at all, so he reduced the number of times he went to the human world. Instead, he focused on ranking games and worked hard to hone his skills and experience.

He knew that Rias might use the "Ranking Game" to resolve the engagement. It was because of this possibility that Rias's father chose the Phoenix Family. And this was also a small reason why he had been involved in the ranking game.

Even if Rias tried to do something, the result would not change. Because he was Raiser Phoenix, a high-ranking devil who inherited Phoenix's bloodline.

So far, except for the monsters at the top, Phoenix has won more games than lost in most of the games, and has the possibility of winning no matter who he faces. And he has gained a lot of wealth by relying on "tears".

Since they already knew the result in advance, they might as well give Rias the final freedom. This was the idea of ​​both them and Rias's family.

As long as she tried her best to resist, when the result came, no matter how unwilling she was, Rias would have to fulfill the engagement and accept her own fate with peace of mind.

Hate yourself if you want to. Anyway, you can cultivate your feelings slowly after marriage.

When Rias finishes her studies, he will stay by her side as Raiza Gremory and help her take care of everything around her.

With this in mind, he is full of expectations for his future. He also doesn't think his emotional journey will be full of setbacks. Because whether it's career or life, he, Lesa Phoenix, is destined to have smooth sailing.

Because he already knew the result, he was fearless.

However, after not seeing each other for a while... Rias brought the news that the "engagement" was to be cancelled. This made him feel very complicated.

He didn't believe it at first, because the probability of the engagement being cancelled was so small that it could be ignored.

On the one hand, it was because the agreement between the families had been reached, and on the other hand, in the current underworld, it was difficult to find a pure-blooded demon family other than the Phoenix family that maintained an upward trend.

With the rise of the "ranking game", the influence of reincarnated demons in the underworld is growing, and the changes in the underworld are becoming more and more similar to human society. The status of pure-blooded demons is about to face a new impact.

Since they want pure-blooded offspring, the union between pure-blooded demons is the top priority. And the union between families can also ensure that in the new era, the "nobles" can still have a place.

With multiple safeguards, as the beneficiary, he does not believe that this marriage, which has been planned for many years, will be unilaterally terminated.

Unless the other party is better than him, going back on his word will only tarnish the family's good name and make the current situation of "Gremory" even worse.

At the same time today, he met the "third party" who interfered with the marriage, a "king" who cooperated with the underworld and possessed the "God-destroying tool".

As early as a few months ago, the news about the cooperation had already flooded the underworld. This meant that Rias and that person might have met at that time.

Now the other party not only has in-depth cooperation with the underworld, but can also produce elixirs that can restore physical strength, magic power, and mental strength. It easily shook the position of the Phoenix family as a sponsor in the "Ranking Game".

Judging from this point of view alone, except for the military aspect, the other side has already officially connected with the underworld in other aspects, and "Gremory Territory" is probably the first place to take the lead.

It must be because the news was too popular and was now spreading throughout the underworld, so the news of the improvement in the economy of the Gremonri territory was suppressed and did not reach his ears.

In this case, it was not difficult for him to understand why the engagement was cancelled.

After all, he was just the least favored third son of a demon noble family, while the other party was the leader of a force. Just looking at the impact on the underworld, one could tell how powerful this "empire" was. I believe that anyone who is not a fool would know what to choose.

And even if he were to come, he would choose the stronger side.

As he figured out the whole thing, he felt more relaxed, but he still felt a little depressed.

After all, the beautiful fiancée that was about to be acquired was about to be gone.

Of course, he would not blame Rias's father for being too snobbish. After all, he himself was just a tool used for marriage between families. The Phoenix family was also very jealous of the destructive power inherited from the Baal family, and he had no right to condemn the decision between the elders.

The most important things at the moment are the "ranking game" and the "elixir".

On one hand, it concerns whether he can maintain his dignity as a fiancé, and on the other hand, it concerns the development of the family business.

Although women are indeed indispensable to men, family is equally indispensable.

Now, compared to the ranking game, the situation at home worries him more.

"I hope everything is alright back home..." Thinking of this, Lesa sighed and murmured.

Ravel listened to her brother's sigh without saying anything. Instead, she thought of the tall figure she had just seen at the venue, who was no less tall than her three brothers.

『The Sekiryuutei Tatsumi』

He has brown hair, cross-shaped eyes, and his personality is a bit like the eldest brother, but there are subtle differences.

It is also worth mentioning that the man has an outstanding temperament, and has an inexplicable magic that seems to attract people's attention. And the way he speaks for women is very handsome, compared with Brother Leza, it is like the difference between the sun and the caterpillar.

Maybe it was mainly because Brother Leza's personality was so weird that she unconsciously added a layer of filter to it.

Of course, interfering in other people's engagement is worthy of criticism, but she knows the reasons behind it and it's not easy for her to say anything.

Who made my brother such a bad person...

Not to mention Lady Rias, even if it was her, she would try every means to cancel the engagement.

“But the ‘elixir’…” Ravel raised her hand and placed the back of her index finger in front of her lips, looking thoughtful.

Since there are elixirs that restore physical strength, magic power, and mental strength, there must be elixirs that heal as well.

If that's the case, why doesn't Lord Sekiryuutei provide sponsorship in the ranking game? ?

Is it not as effective as "tears"? Or...

"I think the Sekiryuutei has reached some kind of agreement with the Demon King..."

Ravel gave up thinking and looked up at her brother.

The golden curly hair bounced gently like a spring as she moved.

"Father and Mother should know something."

Hearing Ravel's speculation, Raiser narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I see... I guess I have to go home to find out what's going on..."

Their parents were currently in the Phoenix's territory. Just like Rias's parents, for them, this was a social occasion for the new generation, and there was no need for them, the older generation of demons, to participate.

Lesser added, "No matter what, let's reunite with Big Brother first..."

After saying that, Lesser quickened his pace. Ravel and Lesser's followers looked at each other and quickly followed.

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The New Generation Exchange Meeting did not last long, only three days in total.

During these few days, the first day is a time for the new generation of demons to communicate, while the remaining two days are a time for the upper class nobles of the underworld to enjoy themselves and handle work.

For demons with long lifespans, it is common for pleasure to be more important than work. Especially for nobles, they must know how to enjoy life.

Although for various reasons, everyone had different levels of acceptance of the name "Red Dragon Court", due to social reasons, everyone still gave the Demon King enough face and gathered together in the hotel during this period of time.

However, although it was not made by Tatsumi himself, the dishes with the bonus of "legendary kitchen utensils" still made these inexperienced demon nobles linger.

Ordinary ingredients have their limits, but "legendary kitchenware" can make them surpass their limits! Reach heaven...

Hmm, it seems like something extraordinary has sneaked in.

At the same time, in the outside world, as the press conference ended, the announcement of two things completely ignited the media industry in the underworld.

The first is the change in the "ranking game". The second is the decision to hold an informal ranking game between "Sekiryuutei" and "Phoenix".

There is nothing much to say about the changes in the "Ranking Game". The game modes of this thing are nothing more than "Battle" and "Sports". Among them, "Elixir" is the real protagonist.

There are magics that can enhance physical strength and magic power, but the magic potion that can restore both physical strength and magic power may be the first time in history for demons.

The social structure of the underworld is polarized. Simply put, only nobles, that is, high-level demons, can do work related to commissions.

As for those lower-class civilians, some of them may not even be able to use their magic power properly, and it is not even impossible that they have no magic power at all.

The underworld is now integrating with human society. Although most places have entered the stage of urbanization, there are still some villages living in the mountains, farmers who grow crops, and even bandits, and ancient demons who live in seclusion all their lives without contacting the outside world.

The underworld is vast and sparsely populated, and the situation is complicated. In this society that values ​​strength and talent, the nobles control most of the resources and knowledge, as well as extensive connections.

They are superiors from birth and enjoy privileges, but they also need to make corresponding contributions to the entire underworld.

It has been mentioned before that demons are a non-human race that excels in magical powers.

The gap between the three levels, lower, middle and upper, is completely different.

Talented, noble and superior demons will take the initiative to contact humans, and collect some magic that may be useful to the underworld by investing in magicians. They will also collect various things by completing commissions, such as antiques, treasures, medicinal materials, or even lives, souls, etc.

However, although the demons collected things, they did not have any skills related to "blending". They just relied on their long lifespan to slowly collect the production methods of many ancient potions, and entrusted them to the scientists in the underworld for research.

After all, they are demons, so refining medicine is definitely not within their business scope. Even if they have it, it is probably not as proficient as magic and sorcery. It is estimated that only medicine related to demons will be taken seriously, and it may take some time for it to develop comprehensively. Of course, it is also possible that it will not be developed due to social reasons. For example, it will be collected by some nobles.

After a long war, nothing like this has appeared. From this, it can be seen that there are no medicines in the underworld that can restore physical strength, magic power, etc.

However, compared to the demons, the development momentum of "Gift" is smoother.

Among the "development abilities" of "gifts", there is a development ability called "harmonization". People who have this "development ability" can collect various materials and "harmonize" them to make various special potions with effects.