The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

"That is? The Holy Grail..."

There was a gleam of disbelief in Zang Yan's eyes.

He raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at the golden holy grail floating in Tatsumi's palm.

Seeing Zouken's ugly behavior, Tatsumi shrugged nonchalantly and said.

"Yes, this is the Holy Grail you mentioned..."

As he spoke, Tatsumi tossed the Holy Grail that was about to take shape, looking nonchalant.

"If I wanted something like this, I could make it myself!"

"Although the specifics may differ from the Holy Grail of the 'Bible God', the results are the same!"

Tatsumi has the power of forging and fire, but he was very weak at the beginning.

After all, he is not one of those gods who are born with power, but just an "unknown aggregate" who has obtained the power of gods through human bodies.

His power is a differentiation of Hephaestus, but thanks to this connection, he can inherit whatever power his main god has.

Although he has left her family, her divine blood is still engraved on his body. He can be considered as Tatsumi's guide.

These powers were very weak at first and could not compare with Hephaestus, the orthodox god of forging.

However, Tatsumi can use "Increase" to continuously increase his strength.

Isn’t there a similar saying in some myths?

In a pantheon, there are two or even more gods who possess the same power.

Although there are some differences in the details of everyone's powers, this result is an indisputable fact.

His foundation is the power of the two celestial dragons, followed closely by the fire and forging power of Hephaestus.

Skills like forging have been honed to perfection by him. Although it is unknown who is stronger compared to that goddess, he has at least entered the realm of God.

It is precisely because of the divine power and countless power of faith that Tatsumi can now be said to be a true god.

However, even so, Tatsumi is still willing to live in his current form.

The reason why he didn't create the "Holy Grail" was because he didn't need to be desperate like these magicians. In this era when mystery is disappearing, one can even be crazy enough to take shortcuts in order to reach the "root".

If he really wanted this kind of thing, he could just make the Holy Grail and fill it with either "magic power" or "divine power".

He could even take the Sekiryuutei's Gauntlet and use 'Multiply' and 'Transfer' on it.

Although those powers cannot last forever, even if they are only short-lived, the Holy Grail can reach places far beyond the expectations of ordinary people.

He can make full use of both and achieve the operation of stepping on his right foot with his left foot.

However, precisely because he has reached this stage and has begun to understand more, this kind of thing that can fulfill any wish seems a bit unrealistic to him.

Of course, this is only relative.

After all, fulfilling a wish is indeed a great temptation for mortals, because people have such a need.

The "Holy Grail" in his hand began to gradually dissipate. Tatsumi dispelled the thoughts in his mind, frowned, and spoke coldly to the old man in front of him.

"To put it bluntly, I only listed you as someone I must kill because of your attack on me just now!"

"Plus, my things were almost contaminated by your bugs, which makes me not in a good mood at the moment!"

"In the end, this child also wants to get away from here! So her wish is my wish! I will make her wish come true!"

"All in all, considering all the reasons combined, I don't think I have any reason to let you go!"

After saying that, Tatsumi raised his finger and pointed at Matou Zouken.

"Just think of yourself as the unlucky person who got implicated by someone's bad temper when waking up!!"

After hearing this, Zang Yan frowned slightly, feeling that the guy in front of him was a little bit tricky.

Although Tatsumi's answer was completely within his expectations, he still didn't expect that the other party would have such a personality.

After just a brief test, he was regarded as an enemy who must be killed.

Is this guy a soldier who just came off the battlefield and is suffering from syndrome?

Why such an exaggerated reaction?!

Zang Yan was very confused.

In fact, it all came down to it, because Zang Yan was too impatient.

As soon as he brought the Tohsaka child home, he couldn't wait to adapt it to his environment.

Because there is a prison room in the center of the insect warehouse, he wants to place Sakura Matou here to see how long she can survive the ravages of the insects.

According to his idea, this girl is very talented and it should only take a short time for her to get the corresponding results.

Zang Yan thinks that Sakura is a good candidate. As long as she can survive the early stage of transformation, it will not be difficult for her to get involved in the next Holy Grail War.

However, what people did not expect was that he spent all day hunting geese, but was eventually blinded by geese. He never expected that the adopted girl actually carried with her a "holy relic" that could summon "heroic spirits". This "holy relic" was different from ordinary "holy relics".

Because that power was too troublesome, he could only watch as Sakura successfully summoned the Heroic Spirit.

If you say to summon him, then just summon him. He is still trying to test me.

Now Zouken had no right to laugh at Tōsaka Tokiomi. Instead, he himself had invited a wolf into the house, causing a large number of the insects he had cultivated to die.

There are many types of insect swarms under the control of Zouken Matou, including insects that cover all aspects such as combat, exploration, logistics, and infiltration.

Among them, the various insect warehouses located in the workshop are particularly important, as they can continuously replenish his consumed troops.

Although the number of losses today is insignificant compared to the entire workshop, this is the main nest of the insects, and the lost insects are almost all lustful insects and engraving insects, which naturally makes Zang Yan extremely sad.

After all, if it is to grow naturally to its original size, it will probably take some time, and it will also add a certain financial burden to "Matou", which is completely avoidable.

And the most regrettable thing is that he has not yet started to transform Sakura and has not completely controlled her under his control.

Zōken believes that as long as he can train Sakura well, she will definitely have the right to compete for the Holy Grail in the next Holy Grail War.

Even if he summoned a heroic spirit, Zōu Yan was confident that he could control it in his hands.

If he could control Sakura, even this 'Adventer' before him would not be able to turn the tables due to the restraint of the Command Spell.

If we were to describe this ‘Adventer’ in modern terms, it would be most appropriate to say ‘a product that makes the buyer feel like they’ve made a good deal just by looking at its appearance’.

Yes, even though Zōken didn't know Tatsumi's treasure and skills, he still had such thoughts in his mind.

Unfortunately, such an existence cannot be used by him.

What a shame.

In this case, he could only subdue this heroic spirit first and then train Sakura.

It's just a familiar anyway, so it shouldn't be a big deal if I beat it half to death.

Zang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly sorted out his thoughts.

This happened to be his workshop, and he had the best location here. There was no reason for him to lose to a familiar summoned by a little girl.

With Sakura's limited magical power reserves, she probably can't even use her Noble Phantasm.

Moreover, "Adventurer" is a job he has never heard of. He will need to investigate the current Holy Grail War around this special job in the future!

With the appearance of the "Adventer", will the other seven heroic spirits be summoned normally?

How would the church react if they knew?

Although there was only a little over a year left, Zang Yan felt that it would not be difficult for him to investigate the relevant situation.

It's just a little troublesome, and the time is a bit tight...

Thinking of this, Zang Yan sighed and said faintly: "Is that so... It seems that I misunderstood..."

Zang Yan's dry voice echoed in the dark space. As his last byte fell, the swarm of insects in the darkness suddenly fell into a manic state at the same time.

Zōken continued to move, embarking on the road that he had just failed to complete.

His steps were full of rhythm, like a compass. He used his movement trajectory to surround the two people in the center of the insect warehouse, drawing a perfect circle.

Every time Zang Yan passed a hole in the wall, countless insects poured out.

Sakura became even more frightened when she saw this scene. Tatsumi bent down and picked her up, supporting her hips with one arm, allowing the little girl to stay safely in his arms.

While Tatsumi was doing this, Zouken didn't stop either.

Under his control, countless insects swarmed out from the holes in the wall.

The Matou family has more than one insect warehouse. This workshop was designed to be built with a structure similar to an ant nest.

Different bugs are assigned to different places, only in this way can they fully play their functions perfectly.

Each insect has its own living habits, just like carnivorous insects cannot be put together with vegetarian ones. Forcibly putting them together will only disrupt the insects' living habits and even cause them to fight. There are also a lot of other things to pay attention to.

For example, enchantments, breeding of new insect species, learning magic, etc...

However, even so, the subjects that Matou Zouken had majored in at the Clock Tower were "Botany" and "Curse".

Being a magician is never an easy profession; talent and hard work are both required.

Of course, now is not the time to complain. Zang Yan has lived for more than five hundred years and has suffered enough.

If he hadn't been so obsessed, he would have been enjoying his old age and stepped into the grave long ago.

The most important thing right now is to subdue the Heroic Spirit in front of him and take Sakura, the Master, into his own hands.

Zang Yan showed a sinister smile, "Hehe, I thought your appearance would be a very good opportunity, but I didn't expect that I was wrong."

"Then let me try and see what you, a heroic spirit, are capable of!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a layer of dark green light suddenly appeared around Zang Yan, and then his body seemed to split into countless tiny poisonous insects, which quickly drilled into the insect warehouse and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

His hoarse and low voice still floated back and forth in this dark space.

"Hehe, I hope you don't lose too quickly and spoil my fun..."

After saying that, the swarm of insects that had been dormant in the darkness received Zang Yan's instructions and completely let go.

They chirped madly, their voices sharp and piercing, like a group of ants trapped on a hot pot, and the whole scene suddenly fell into chaos.

Some insects immediately began to shed their skins, revealing a more powerful and ferocious appearance, while others pounced directly at the enemy in front of them without hesitation.

Those that were far away opened their mouths and spewed out disgusting purple venom and sticky, wet, strange spider silk.

Facing such a surging and terrifying swarm of insects, Tatsumi was not afraid at all. He quickly raised his strong and powerful arms, and held up a transparent blue shield with one hand, while tightly protecting the cute little girl in his arms.

At the same time, he did not forget to comfort the girl in his arms in a soft voice, his tone extremely gentle.

"Okay, don't be too scared, look, I will protect you..."

Hearing Tatsumi's words, Sakura's eyes, which were originally closed, trembled slightly, and then slowly opened.

When she saw that the dense swarms of poisonous insects were all blocked outside, a hint of surprise flashed across her beautiful eyes, and she excitedly thanked the white helmet in front of her: "Well, thank you..."

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『Class』: 『Foreigner』

『Master』:『Matou Sakura』

『Real name』: 『Tatsumi』

Gender: Male

『Height and weight』: 『Variable・Human 1.80cm/71kg・Dragon? ? /? ? God? ? /? ? 』

『Attribute』: 『Order and Neutral』 (Respects laws and social norms, but is not inclined towards good or evil, Judge personality.)

『Capability Parameters』

『Strength』: C 『Magic』: B

Endurance: C Luck: A+

『Agility』: B 『Noble Phantasm』: EX

『Skills』:『Reduction EX』『Absorption A』『Reflection B』『Venom called Reduction EX』『Magic Release A』『Charisma EX』『Golden Rule A+』

『Reduce EX』: Gives the concept of 『reduce』 to things you touch. Since everything in the world has the concept of 『reduce』, you can use 『magic power/physical strength/automatic』 to accelerate the 『reduce』 phenomenon. You can also use 『reduce』 on yourself, or 『reduce』 something.

————『Reduce』advances to『Halve』, which gives the concept of 『halving』to the 『lifeform/energy』it touches, and you can freely choose how to use it using 『magic power/physical strength』.

『Absorption A』: Can absorb 『Strength/Energy』, and can add the reduced strength by 『Half』 to oneself. Cannot restore physical strength, only increase 『Strength/Magic』.

『Reflection B』: Can reflect energy attacks.

『Job Skills』

『Anti-magic A+』: Tatsumi has the ability to invalidate magic circles and instant contract magic. His mysteriousness is so high that he can ignore even time stop. Magic below A will be invalidated. Because of the "reduction", Tatsumi can reduce the impact of "commands" on himself to the extent of ignoring command spells.

Because of its dragon attribute, when facing "Dragon Slaying Magic" or "Dragon Slaying Weapons", its magic power may not be fully utilized.

『Golden Rule A+』: Because I have descended into many worlds, I have collected countless treasures. Even if I make them myself, the items are precious enough to be written into legends, and are a symbol of reaching the realm of gods.

『The One Who Ruled the World EX』: A person who rules over multiple worlds at the same time. In terms of countries alone, these countries are world-class powers in each world.

"Noble Phantasm"

"Vanishing Dragon Scale Mail"

『Anti-personnel Noble Phantasm』『Level EX』『Range—』『Maximum Capture—』

: The embodiment of "reduction", formed by the condensation of "reduction" and "dragon power", the power is released explosively. When used, it will continuously reduce the power of the holder. In other words, the stronger the user's power, the longer it can be used.

"Juggernaut Drive"

『Anti-Military Noble Phantasm』『Level EX』『Range—』『Maximum Capture—』

: The power is further released, and the power of "Hegemony" is added. When released, it enters the dragon state, and its vitality will be reduced when used, and can be replaced by magic power.

"The poison called reduction"

『Anti-world Noble Phantasm』『Level EX』『Range—』『Maximum Capture—』

: Everything in the world eventually decays due to reduction, and the concept of this is the most deadly poison in the world. As long as it can be "reduced" within the cognition, this ability can be used to "reduce" it. Whether it is a tangible object or an intangible object, even the entropy reduction of the universe can be done.

It is ineffective against items (things) such as "eternal", "indestructible", "infinite", and "invincible".