The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

There are two kinds of gemstones in the world, one is the gemstone formed naturally over time, and the other is artificial gemstone made by humans.

Because the source of magic power is "mystery", we must preserve the "mystery" of magic and prevent it from being known to the world, otherwise the power of magic will be greatly reduced.

To put it more bluntly, the simplest source of "mystery" is "time".

However, what he couldn't see through was the "jade" itself!

He could not see through the weight of the "time" accumulated on it, nor could he understand the "mystery" it carried.

Why did it only react to Rin? Why was it discovered by Rin and not others?

If it weren't for Rin, he felt that he would not be able to touch that thing, as if it 'didn't exist'!

No, maybe it's not non-existent, but its presence is very low, so low that it may not be observed even if it is placed in front of him. Otherwise, it is impossible to be just thrown in the "park" like Rin said...

But why couldn't he touch it at first? Why could he touch it again later?

Is it because of Rin? Or is it because of some other reason?

Could it be that the devil in her sister's blood has begun to show? Is it attracted by the blood flowing in Rin's body?

Is it attached to Rin? Or Sakura? Or is it just appearing in this carrier for the time being?

Harmful or harmless? This cannot be confirmed for the time being...

Should I destroy it? Or should I observe it first...

Tōsaka Tokiomi's thoughts were as chaotic as a spider web swept by a strong wind, with countless thoughts and ideas swirling and intertwining in his mind.

Abruptly.

"Well, it's beautiful, but it's a little big..."

"It would be nice if I could be smaller! Don't you think so, Sakura?"

Toosaka Rin, who was in the room, suddenly spoke, and she looked a little distressed.

At this time, Rin had already handed the gem to her sister, because she had been holding it since she found it in the afternoon and couldn't let it go. In addition, she played with her sister and mother for an afternoon, so Rin felt very tired.

Yes, no matter how much the girl likes it, she has to consider her own body. After all, she is only a five-year-old child.

If she accidentally dropped it and the gem broke into pieces, Rin would never forgive herself.

Sakura, who had been standing quietly aside, was slightly startled when she saw her sister suddenly mention her.

She looked up in surprise, and her eyes met her sister's.

"Hmm..." A faint smile instantly bloomed on Sakura's face, as gentle and graceful as the cherry blossoms blooming in spring.

She nodded slightly in response to her sister's words. Her movements were graceful and natural, like a breeze blowing across the lake, causing ripples.

If dad comes to pick it up, he can lift it with one hand.

But for him and his sister, the size of this gem is indeed a bit too big!

This thought popped up in the girl's mind, and she immediately lowered her head and whispered to the ball in her hand.

"Can you be a little smaller?"

I have to say that the girl's cute appearance is so hilarious, and the innocence that is unique to children made Shichen, who was standing next to her, smile knowingly.

Rin stretched her wrist, which was feeling sore.

Listening to her sister's voice, Rin closed her eyes and retorted in her childish voice: "That's impossible, Sakura! Gems can't become smaller for no reason!"

"unless..."

Lin's voice gradually stopped.

Her eyes widened, her small mouth opened wide, staring blankly at the glowing gem in Sakura's hand.

Under Lin's gaze, the size of the treasure suddenly became as big as a marble!

Things that originally required both hands to hold have become cute things that can be easily held with just two fingers.

To be honest, Rin didn't react. She wiped her eyes with her hands, with disbelief flashing in her eyes.

I just blinked, how come you became so small?

You have to know that the original size of this jade is so big that even an adult cannot fully grasp it. Even if you let the air out of a balloon, there should be a sound, right? !

Just like a wealthy family suddenly going bankrupt, the rich sense of happiness in Lin's heart suddenly decreased by half.

Looking at this tiny ball, which was as small as a marble, she no longer felt the excitement she had when she first picked up the jade. Instead, she let the feeling of loss fill her heart.

This time, not only Lin was stunned, even Shichen, who had been paying attention to this place, was unable to react.

He just saw the scene completely and couldn't understand how Baoyu became smaller.

There was clearly no magical fluctuation coming out, nor was it shrinking gradually.

Just a moment...

“Eh————?” The girl with twin ponytails suddenly yelled, “It’s getting smaller?!”

"You must be kidding... So amazing, how did Sakura do that?!"

Seeing the delicate cheek suddenly approaching, Sakura suddenly became a little flustered.

"Sister...I, I don't know either..."

Sakura's small body trembled at her sister's intimate actions, causing the blue marble to fall out of the girl's palm.

"Eh?!!"

Seeing this scene, the two sisters screamed at the same time.

Sakura took a step back in panic like a frightened bird, while Rin stared blankly at the blue sphere falling from mid-air and directly to the ground.

At that moment, it seemed as if time slowed down. Under the gaze of the two sisters, the blue marble touched the ground, and a crisp "click" sound was heard.

The marble hit the ground but did not break into pieces. Instead, it bounced back and then rolled to Shichen's feet.

Maybe it’s because of the sisters’ height, the marble doesn’t break into pieces when it falls from this height.

The younger sister's attention was now focused on the ball that slipped away from her palm, and Rin noticed her younger sister's expression, and her heart suddenly tightened for no reason.

Rin cares more about Sakura than the gem he found.

It was because of her action just now that Baoyu fell from her sister's hands.

Did I scare Sakura?

With a hint of self-blame in her heart, Rin looked at her lovely sister with a hint of visible panic on her face.

"Sakura, I'm sorry, did I scare you..."

Noticing her sister's gaze, Sakura's eyes welled up with tears. She took a step back in panic like a frightened bird, and her gaze seemed to be led by the rolling marble, moving forward step by step.

Sakura came back to her senses and noticed her sister's concerned look. Tears began to fall quietly down the girl's face.

"No, no... I'm sorry, sister, it's all Sakura's fault, that's why..." Sakura shook her head, and her two cute little braids shook with her movements.

Lin gently held her sister in her arms and comforted her in a childish voice: "Well, I know, Ying, don't say sorry, sister won't blame you..."

The two sisters staged a heartwarming scene, and their sincere emotions made people sigh at the deep love between sisters.

Shi Chen didn't care when he saw this, but bent down slightly and picked up the marbles that rolled to his feet.

"Okay, Rin, Sakura..."

Shi Chen spoke to attract the attention of the two sisters. Seeing that they were staring at the marbles in his hand, Shi Chen smiled and said, "It's not broken, don't worry."

After receiving the accurate reply from their father, Rin and Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, and then the lively Rin began to ask about the things she had not seen just now.

"Hey! Sakura! How did you do that just now!?"

Hearing her sister's question, Ying was slightly distracted, then lowered her head and murmured in a very low voice: "I, I'm not sure... Ying just wants it to be smaller..."

The conversation between the two sisters echoed in his ears. Shichen looked at the jade that had become the size of a marble between his fingers, and his heart couldn't help but ripples.

At this moment, footsteps were heard again outside the basement door, and a gentle female voice called Rin and Sakura's names.

"Rin, Sakura, please don't disturb daddy at work..."

"Mom!! x2"

The two sisters ran towards the basement door at the same time and threw themselves into the arms of a woman who happened to be at the basement door.

The woman has stunning beauty, an ancient look, a gentle temperament, and beautiful, smooth long hair that makes people feel like they have met their first love.

However, although her amazing temperament and beautiful appearance are eye-catching, her figure seems a little too thin and frail, as if a gust of wind could blow her down, giving people a feeling of being fragile.

Yes, she is Rin and Sakura's mother, Tousaka Tokiomi's wife, Tousaka Aoi.

Aoi walked to the door and looked gently at the handsome man standing at the table through the light of the candles in the basement.

"I'm sorry, Shichen, I hope they didn't disturb you..."

"Rin insisted on showing you something..."

Holding her daughter in her arms, Aoi spoke to her husband sheepishly, her tone full of apology.

For a magician, the importance of the workshop is self-evident, and not everyone is qualified to enter this underground space.

As a descendant of a magician family, Aoi clearly understands the importance of the workshop to magicians.

Even the mother and daughter - Tōsaka Tokiomi's family - would not come to this place often.

Facing his wife's apology, Shi Chen shook his head, chuckled and comforted her: "It's okay, Aoi, I just happen to have nothing to do..."

As he spoke, he looked at the clock hanging on the wall and added with a smile, "It's time for dinner, right? You take them upstairs first, I'll be there in a minute..."

After saying this, Shi Chen looked at the two lovely daughters in Aoi's arms, and when his eyes met the girls', he smiled gently.

"I'm sorry, Rin, Sakura, Dad needs to research this, I'll return it to you if there's no problem!"

Hearing their father say this, the two girls nodded slightly.

"Yeah...I know!"

"Dad, remember to eat!"

Just like that, Aoi led the two sisters out of the basement and walked up the stone stairs.

Seeing his wife and daughter leave, Shi Chen lost the smile on his face. He walked to the door and closed the door of the workshop. Then he went to the table in the middle of the room and sat down on the chair.

Shi Chen narrowed his eyes and murmured, "Just let me see what you are..."

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Just like this, three months passed, and Shichen's research on the blue gem had made no progress at all.

Although he was only doing research in his spare time, the lack of progress still gave him a headache.

The composition is unknown, the elements are unknown, and it cannot be analyzed.

This thing that Lin picked up from the park is definitely not an ordinary jade.

He tried to input magic power into it, but his magic power seemed to fall on deaf ears and there was no response at all.

Not to mention establishing a connection with it, he couldn't even feel the existence of the jade.

The Tōsaka family is a family that studies "gem magic" and holds many magic patents in the Clock Tower. The first head of the family was a disciple of the "gem master" "Gishua Zelrich Schbain-aug".

"Kishua Zelrich Schubin-aug" is the only second-rank magician in the world. One of the twelve subjects in the Clock Tower, the "Minerals Department" is named after his name "Kishua".

However, having said this, what Shichen wanted to express was only that the ancestors of the Toosaka family were once wealthy.

Tousaka Tokiomi has a deep understanding of his own abilities.

I am by no means a genius.

Compared with other generations of Tosaka family members, his qualifications can only be considered mediocre.

The reason why he is now a skilled and respected magician is largely because he has always faithfully followed the family motto of the Tousaka family. That is why he is always calm and elegant in the eyes of others.

To get the result of ten, one must put in twenty efforts of practice. Passing all kinds of cruel training gracefully and calmly became Tōsaka Tokiomi's life creed.

If we have to say what he is better than others in, then perhaps it is only his complete self-discipline and self-denial.

At the same time, as his master and the previous clan leader, he should have fully foreseen how difficult the journey his son would embark on if he pursued the path of magic.

So, when his father handed over the magic seal to Tokiomi, he once again asked his son whether he wanted to inherit the family business?

This kind of question is very ritualistic and just a polite remark. There is no need to ask it at all.

As the eldest son of the Tōsaka family, Tokiomi was educated from a young age on how to become a leader.

The pride that was cultivated in him since childhood made him have no other dreams in life. Instead, he was determined to become a figure like his father, an excellent magician and an excellent father.

Maybe this is the importance of role models? Otherwise, he wouldn't be who he is today.

I wonder what Rin and Sakura think of him as a father...

Well, back to the topic.

Shichen already had a rough guess in his mind about Baoyu in front of him.

As a magician who has been dealing with gems and minerals all his life, he naturally knows the classification of magical properties and the types of minerals in the world.

Not to mention naturally formed gems, even things that were tainted with demonic powers, Tōsaka Tokiomi had seen quite a few of them.