The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

It was not the roar of battle, nor the sound of other people talking, but the buzzing sound of insect wings vibrating rapidly!

But why are there bugs in this underground space in Gremory? !

Rias and Tatsumi don't have any insect manipulators, and I've never heard of anyone having insect familiars. So where does the sound of flapping wings come from?

The buzzing sound was getting closer and closer, and the sound reaching my ears was becoming clearer and clearer.

"The sound is coming from above!! What is that?!!"

Milikace suddenly shouted.

He suddenly looked up and saw wave-like space ripples appearing in the sky.

Then the next second, a red rhinoceros beetle flapping its wings flew out and circled quickly around Tatsumi.

Seeing Tatsumi preparing to transform, Kiba Yuto, who had trained with Tatsumi many times, looked determined. With his legs tensed, he instantly disappeared from the spot and rushed towards Tatsumi.

However, there is no way that Yuto Kiba's attack will succeed.

Because the red rhinoceros beetle hovering in the sky saw his movement, it turned into a red stream of light and collided violently with him who was moving at high speed.

The sound of metal and hammering continued, and Milikes opened his mouth in an ungraceful manner.

In his eyes, the model toy that he had received only a few days ago suddenly looked like a god of war. Even though his opponent was Rias's "Knight", he did not fall into a disadvantage.

Several ultra-high-speed collisions occurred in an instant, and finally the two of them suddenly accumulated strength, causing a huge collision aftermath in the center of the training field.

As Kiba Yuto's attack weakened, the beetle flying at high speed in the air quickly changed direction and flew into Tatsumi's hand held high in the sky.

On the other side, Kiba Yuto stopped from moving at high speed with a serious expression.

His feet rubbed against the ground for a short distance, and even the magic sword in his hand was used as a brake, leaving three conspicuous marks on the ground.

Kiba stared at the figure with his arms raised high not far away, and muttered with a wry smile, "Although his strength has improved, it's still not good enough..."

It's not like he had never fought with Tatsumi in the past, but without exception he was always abused by Tatsumi's transformed form.

As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser. After suffering so many defeats, he couldn't help but start thinking about how to deal with Tatsumi's "form".

After much thought, he finally came up with the answer to interrupt the "transformation" in his mind.

But the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny.

With his current strength, it is impossible to cut it down from the sky quickly.

In terms of strength, he is undoubtedly stronger after training, but his opponent is not an ordinary person, but a "life" with intelligence.

What is there to say?

Rhinoceros beetles can lift objects 850 times heavier than themselves...

"Ms. Liu, please cast a strengthening spell on me..."

Kiba said this with a wry smile.

"I see!"

Hearing what he said, Ryu, who was standing not far behind Kiba, responded and immediately began to release the magic power in his body, weaving a magic circle under Kiba's feet and began to cast various magics that he had learned in the past few months.

Of course, Tatsumi traded "magic" with the "Devils", and of course he also traded with the "Magicians Association".

Some people may feel confused when talking about this.

Why was she able to learn a different system of magic again even though she had the "Gift" engraved on her?

At this point, I have to talk about "gifts" again.

Although the number of "magic slots" is limited on the "gift", there are only three "slots", but that is a manifestation of one's own talent. In game terms, it means that one can master three magics that belong only to oneself at the same time.

These three magics are different from the general magic that needs to be learned. Not only do they have different effects, they do not require users to bother learning them, and their effectiveness is also very different from similar magic.

If we compare it using a percentage system, it is the difference between 100% and more than 200%, which is also the difference between mastery and specialization.

In addition to these three specific magic slots, the holder of the "Gift" can still learn other magic, but they are not as convenient to use as the exclusive ones, and the effects are also mixed.

Unlike humans who cannot cast magic without the gift, elves are a race that has shown an amazing compatibility with mana and magic since ancient times.

As long as one goes through repeated practice and rituals, and then follows the "chanting spells" that have been passed down from "ancient times" to the present day, one can perform magical magic that appears magnificent to outsiders.

As the guardian of the Great Sacred Tree, she had naturally learned the so-called "magic". However, those magics were handed down from ancient times. With the changes of the times, the books recording magic were inevitably lost and damaged, and the power of magic was not as strong as before.

Add to that the rampage of monsters, the wars of human kingdoms, and the civil strife between elves and dark elves. Now most elves are guarding their own territories, and many ancient documents have been lost in the long river of time.

However, as she followed Tatsumi to a new world, her talents were fully utilized.

Especially when she was promoted to Lv.6, her new development ability, "Magic Guidance" was also activated, making many obscure magics become extremely easy to use.

"Magic" is the proof of being an "advanced wizard" who can radically improve the power of "magic".

In the past five years when Hayate's whereabouts were unknown, she had not been able to acquire the qualifications of a wizard, and instead regarded herself as a "magic swordsman".

Now that she possesses the power of "magic", she also has the potential to become a great magician like the "Fairy Royal Family".

"First, strengthen your body and speed... Then, prepare additional wind magic... It's best to prepare defensive magic as well..."

After thinking for a moment, Liu quickly took action.

She stretched out an arm and wove a huge amount of magic power under her and Kiba's feet.

Soon, several magic circles of different colors began to glow beneath the two of them, and transformed into brilliant points of light that attached themselves to their bodies.

Seeing Ryuu casting strengthening magic on himself and Kiba, Tatsumi, who had been using "Transparent World" from beginning to end, could easily see the difference between the two.

Kiba can also cast magic on his own, but the reason he didn't do so was because Ryu, as an elf, was better at it than him, a pure swordsman.

Although Kiba just wanted to interrupt his transformation, this was not the first time Tatsumi had seen this scene.

Before coming to the underworld, Kiba had learned from many defeats and thought about how he could make changes.

Just now, when he was fiercely colliding with the "Insect Meter", Kiba had already grown significantly in terms of strength. Not to mention his speed, which was the standard of being a "Knight".

It was similar for Liu. He asked the two of them to go to the game together just to see Liu's mastery of magic.

Tatsumi was holding the Kabuto Zecter in his hand. Just when the Kabuto Zecter flew into his hand, a red light suddenly burst out from his hand, and at the same time, an energy form composed of hexagonal patterns appeared on his waist.

I saw hexagons extending around Tatsumi's waist one by one, and finally the two ends merged and turned into a special bright silver belt.

“Life is a long journey towards your goal!”

“It will be more pleasant to throw away the heavy things and go with empty hands!”

"So speed up! Knights!"

Tatsumi inserted the "Kaburo Insect Meter" in his hand into the belt slot, raised his head slightly, and said, "HenShin——!!"

Then, a mechanical sound filled the air——"HenShin" rang out.

Under the gaze of everyone, with the silver belt around Tatsumi's waist as the center, his body was rapidly covered by countless hexagonal energy blocks like a honeycomb.

As the energy block dissipated, a layer of red and white armor with heavy defensive upper body protection was quickly put on Tatsumi's body.

The eyes of the mask lit up, and a mechanical sound followed.

"Masked Rider Kabuto"! !

At this moment, Tatsumi was like a warrior who relied mainly on defense and strength. This transformation made Milikes couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“Transformed!!”

"Rias-sister!! Look! Tatsumi-nii has transformed!!!"

Seeing her nephew's excitement, Rias smiled gently.

She held the special instrument in one hand and gently touched the child's little head with the other.

"Haha, Milikes, I saw it..."

"But this is just the beginning..."

Letting Aunt Rias stroke his head, Millicais's eyes never left Tatsumi from beginning to end.

His eyes were filled with excitement, but also with deep disbelief.

From the sound of insect wings flapping just now, Rias's "Knight" suddenly jumped up, to the fierce collision between the two, and finally to Tatsumi's transformation, everything was so unexpected.

Who could have imagined that the palm-sized rhinoceros beetle model could burst out with such powerful force, and who could have thought that such a cool beetle was actually a transformation prop.

And most importantly, he couldn't believe that Brother Tatsumi actually gave him such an expensive gift.

Milikas clenched his two little hands tightly and couldn't help holding his breath, as if he was infected by the solemn atmosphere on the training ground at that moment.

Tatsumi knew that Ryu and Kiba would not attack him when his defense was at its strongest. Although his speed was slower in this form, he still had to score points. After all, his physical body was simply incomparable to that of ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Tatsumi flicked the horn of the "Kaburo Insect Meter" with his left thumb. In an instant, countless purple lightnings gathered from the horns of the rhinoceros beetle on Tatsumi's waist.

Tatsumi put his right hand on his waist, grabbed the horn of the "Kaburo Insect Meter" and pulled it back.

“Cast Off!!”

——『Cast Off』!!

As Tatsumi moved, the heavy armor on his body bounced slightly and emitted a not-so-thick steam.

After the mechanical sound effect sounded, the heavy armor-like weapon was completely shattered and turned into fragments that flew out in all directions.

As Tatsumi's form changes, Ryu and Kiba know the time has come.

The two of them disappeared from the spot without saying a word in just a moment, and shuttled back and forth among the fragments of heavy armor.

Just as Ryu and the others were approaching Tatsumi, Tatsumi's form also changed.

Unlike the heavy armor just now, the armor on Tatsumi now looked lighter, and the red part also occupied most of the body area.

The red horns closed upwards from the chin, and the huge dark blue compound eyes flashed for a moment, then turned light blue.

——『CHANGE BEETLE』!!

Milikasi couldn't help but exclaimed, "The form has changed again!!! It feels so light!!"

Just when Milikes was surprised that Tatsumi's form had completed another transformation, Tatsumi suddenly jumped up, and his whole body turned into a red stream of light, connecting with Ryu and Kiba who were moving at high speed.

Both of them are fast swordsmen, not to mention that Kiba is also good at creating magic swords, and he often creates magic swords in unexpected ways.

Sometimes he uses a fire-attribute magic sword to create a large-scale attack with flames, and sometimes he uses an ice-attribute magic sword to limit Tatsumi's movement and speed.

And with the help of Ryu's enhanced magic, Kiba even created a magic sword with wind attributes, using the magic power of wind to give himself a fifth-level acceleration.

Originally, the "Knight" chess piece could provide him with an extremely high speed bonus, and after being reincarnated as a demon, he trained day after day.

Combined with the breathing method he learned from him and the strengthening magic that Ryu helped to cast, the speed of the "Knight" was like a stream of light.

Of course, Ryu is not bad either. Her affinity for wind is particularly evident. In close-range collisions, Tatsumi even felt that the wind element was automatically helping Ryu reduce wind resistance or increase the power of her moves.

Just like the "Favourite of the Wind".

In the blink of an eye, the three of them were intertwined, fierce swordsmanship and sharp physical skills intertwined in the air, bursting into countless sparks.

"When the mission is fulfilled, the scales will be balanced..."

Without stopping for a moment, Ryuu, holding the sword-shaped magic sword, rushed towards Tatsumi at a diving speed.

She dodged Tatsumi's attack by a hair's breadth, then swung the sword in her hand to cut Tatsumi's waist.

In an instant, a flash of fire appeared. Liu narrowed her eyes slightly, rushed forward for a distance, turned around and continued her unfinished singing.

"The fortress of order, the crown of incorruptibility, the lamp that destroys evil..."

"Don't even think about it! 『Magic Sword Creation』!!"

With a clang, Kiba held the magic sword in his hand and blocked Tatsumi's pursuit attack for Ryu, shouting at the same time.

In an instant, a second magic sword appeared in Kiba's hand, and he began to swing the sword in his hand at a speed that was impossible for ordinary people to distinguish with the naked eye, just like a dual-blade swordsman.