The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

Aoi did mind it a little, but she had no reason to blame the other party.

After all, the other party was an outsider. Moreover, he helped rescue her daughter from the devil's cave. Just for this reason, Aoi couldn't thank him enough!

Yan Ye was also dumbfounded. He saw him standing there stupidly, with a lamppost not far away. He looked like Batman's mortal enemy, Gotham's "Joker".

If it were night now, the atmosphere would probably be maximized.

In the past, Kariya had always reminded himself not to show off and to be kind to others. However, he always failed in front of this man.

Kariya felt the mockery and mentally ranked him as Tokiomi's third greatest enemy, second only to Zōken.

Kariya couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "You bastard!!"

However, before Kariya could explode, Tatsumi looked down at Sakura and asked her gently.

"Hey! Sakura, do you want Uncle Kariya to be your father?"

Kariya was stunned for a moment, and quickly swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

This feeling of ice and fire was really uncomfortable. It always put him on the brink of exploding, just like Cunzhi, which made him unable to stop.

However, at this moment, an emotion called "surprise" emerged in Kariya's heart.

He first glanced at Aoi, and then cast a look full of anxiety and expectation at Sakura, as if the little girl's next answer could determine her fate.

Aoi did not notice anything unusual about Kariya, because she, like Kariya, was attracted by Tatsumi's questions and was waiting for Sakura's answer.

Sakura was stunned when she heard that, then she pouted and thought about it seriously, then she shook her head gently under the gaze of the three people.

"Uncle Kariya is Uncle Kariya. He can't possibly be Sakura's father..."

"Hmm~ Is that so?" Tatsumi nodded in understanding, his eyes full of smiles. He stroked his chin and murmured, "Uncle is uncle, not dad?! Haha!! Very interesting answer! Sakura!"

Yes, without sufficient communication and understanding, how can we talk about family affection and love?

After saying that, Tatsumi touched Sakura's head while smiling, and the little girl couldn't help but be infected by his cheerfulness and showed a silly and happy smile.

Aoi sat aside and cast a loving look at Sakura, while Kariya on the side looked like a plaster statue that was about to break, with cracks all over his body, as if the slightest breeze would turn him into powder and sprinkle across the sky and earth.

If you listen closely, you can hear words like "Oh, so I see, I'm Uncle Kariya..." and "Well, Sakura is still as cute as ever..."

Soon, Tatsumi saw that Kariya had recovered and was waiting for his answer, so he shrugged and said in a cold voice: "Do you want to know the reason so much? Then I'll tell you..."

"The magic workshop of the Matou family..."

"I have destroyed it!"

“What—!!” Kariya gasped.

This is not finished.

"Moreover, I also expelled Matou Zouken, and his whereabouts are still unknown!"

Tatsumi’s light voice came from the side, shocking Kariya into stunned silence.

"!!!"

"That dirty inkstone...you said the dirty inkstone was..."

It was hard for Kariya to imagine that the boy in front of him, who looked like he had just reached adulthood, was actually a powerful magician.

He opened his mouth wide, and couldn't help but recall the "fear" that he had witnessed being cultivated by Zang Yan ten years ago.

Compared to insects in nature, those bugs are like monsters! They are the embodiment of terror!

Some can eat a cow in a flash, some can cause violent explosions, some are extremely poisonous, and some have shells as thick as chariot armor... There are no less than twenty species of insects alone.

Not to mention that the Matou family has set up many first-rate magic barriers, and with the experienced magician Zouken in charge, I believe that even if a first-rate magician were to confront Zouken, it would only be a headache.

Yes, it can no longer be called a workshop, but a complete social state controlled by Zang Yan!

However, in the mouth of the man in front of him, Zang Yan's power was like a stone that could be found everywhere, completely insignificant.

Kariya was shocked and couldn't help but be attracted by Tatsumi's ease.

Come to think of it, he left Matou because he was afraid of Zou Yan. Now that someone has appeared who can punish Zou Yan, he will naturally feel shocked and awed.

Tatsumi thought this was just the beginning.

Although those bugs are comparable to monsters, what will you do if I bring up dangerous species that exist in the empire?

We are all bugs. You have special abilities, and I have them too! And they are huge!

There are basically a lot of dangerous insect species in the wild. Before Akame defected from the empire, wasn't there a killer who controlled insects, "Malard Oberg",?

I remember hearing from Akahime that the guy seemed to be a lesbian, and had a close relationship with Esdeath, but she didn't succeed...

Thinking of this, Tatsumi couldn't help but shake his head and sighed that this was really an incredible guy.

He did not feel sorry for the other party, but he would occasionally wonder what kind of environment could give birth to such a wonderful flower.

Although he wanted to meet "Mallad Oberg", Tatsumi never took action and was always busy governing the country.

In recent years, his clones have captured a super dangerous species of disaster-grade insects in the empire, and there are countless special-grade ones.

Because there is no need to expand outward, the empire has been conducting research and exploration within the planet in recent years.

With all sorts of lost relics, the mysteries of dangerous species, all sorts of magical objects and rare minerals, a wide range of secret techniques and mysteries of the human body, plus secret realms and the like, and the multiple developments in science and technology and magic, there is no time left to explore the universe.

Quickly coming back to his senses from his chaotic thoughts, Tatsumi took in the expressions of Kariya and Aoi.

Sakura is still young and may not understand all this.

Although Aoi is the wife of a magician, she has not inherited the magic seal, so she does not have much contact with magic in her daily life. In addition, she has to take care of the children and do housework. Aoi looks confused and surprised.

In her eyes, Tatsumi's level is probably about the same as her husband's, right? After all, Tokiomi was also a young and promising magician when he was young, so it is impossible to make a more specific evaluation.

Except for Kariya, a blood relative who knows the true horror of the old bug, the others basically have no sense of reality.

However, we can also infer from the side how good this old guy Zang Yan is at hiding things.

"Hiding one's true identity is a magus's primary duty—"

"In short, you saved Sakura from that old immortal. Am I right in understanding this?"

Seeing that Tatsumi did not answer and looked as if he had agreed, Kariya breathed a sigh of relief and then bowed solemnly in front of him.

"Thank you!"

"I apologize for my rudeness just now, and I also want to thank you..."

"Thank you for saving Sister Aoi's child..."

Having said that, Kariya paused for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and then he added through gritted teeth, "If there is anything you need my help with, please tell me! I, Matou Kariya, will never refuse!"

Noticing Kariya’s hesitation, Tatsumi’s opinion of this “ordinary” man changed to a certain extent, which was rare.

"Although I hesitated for a moment out of selfishness, this attitude is admirable..."

With this thought in mind, Tatsumi said coldly: "No need to help..."

“But... I think it’s better for you to just stop here, Matou Kariya...”

"What? Stop?"

Yan Ye was puzzled. He raised his head and what he saw was a noble face that did not look like a human.

Tatsumi's eyes were filled with a superior divinity that made Kariya unable to help but get lost in them.

What is this? Why didn't I notice that this man has a pair of eyes like this?

and...

This guy now...

It's like God...

Without paying attention to Kariya's surprised look, Tatsumi said to himself: "Yes, stop, because it makes no sense for you to move forward..."

"You are still living in the past, but you fail to notice that everything around you is moving towards the future!"

"You are too ordinary, so ordinary that you can't make a splash in this human society..."

Yanye frowned: "What on earth do you want to say, you guy?"

"It may be a little rude of you to say this, but I think it would be better for you to give up your feelings for Mrs. Tosaka..."

Kariya’s eyes widened, and as his hidden emotions were exposed, he couldn’t help but let out a strange hoarse sound.

Kariya looked panickedly at Aoi who was sitting next to him. After noticing that she also had a surprised look on her face, he turned around and glared at Tatsumi!

"What nonsense are you talking about! Are you kidding me?!"

Tatsumi narrowed his eyes. "Oh? Really? I thought I had a pretty good eye. Could it be that I was wrong?"

After saying that, Tatsumi tilted his head, his blue eyes flickering with an unusual look.

“How long do you want to keep impressing yourself, Matou Kariya?”

Kariya felt his scalp tingling.

Although he didn’t know how the other party saw through him, Kariya really wanted to refute him loudly.

If Aoi wasn't there, he could use a hundred reasons to refute it! He could deceive his conscience at will!

But now Aoi is here, which makes Kariya fall into torment.

He believed that he could never turn a blind eye to the problem.

He could lie countless times, but the only thing he couldn't lie about was anything related to that woman.

And if he said it out loud, wouldn't that be denying the feelings he had for Aoi all along?

Seeing that Kariya did not respond for a long time, Aoi's eyes changed several times.

At first she thought it was just a joke between the two of them, but in the end she couldn't help but cover her mouth and mutter in surprise.

“Kareya, you must be kidding... Could it be that...?”

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Yanye smiled bitterly, looked ahead and said helplessly: "Ah, that's it..."

"I'm sorry, Sister Aoi, I kept this secret from you... but it was finally revealed..."

Kariya scratched his hair in distress, then turned around in a casual manner, and his eyes met with Aoi's in mid-air.

At this moment, the emotions hidden in Kariya's heart were completely released. Feeling his gaze, Aoi fell into panic.

“I’ve actually been wanting to say this for a long time…”

"I want to be in a better environment, preferably in an afternoon tea shop, or in the evening after school..."

Kariya mentioned a lot of things, basically all of which could be used as places for confession, and also as places for the two of them to create memories.

In the end, Kariya's thousands of words were condensed into one sentence.

"As for me... I clearly remember every smile of Sister Aoi... I just never dared to say this in front of Sister Aoi..."

"After Sister Aoi married that man, I decided to quietly protect Sister Aoi's happiness..."

"I originally wanted to keep this feeling hidden in my heart. After all, I haven't had a good life these years..." Kariya paused, then sighed: "Since it has come to this, I can only use my 'courage'..."

The next second, Kariya took a deep breath and said sincerely: "I like you, Aoi..."

"..."

Aoi covered her mouth and did not answer, with disbelief flashing in her eyes.

Apparently, she had never thought that Kariya would confess to her.

Let’s not talk about my student days for now.

After Kariya went out to work and Aoi got married, the relationship between the two had already become distant.

It was understandable that they were together every day during their school years, but after that, how many times a year could they see each other? And even if they saw each other once a month, what would that be? That was only twelve times a year!

You have to know that Aoi has been married for eight years. Eight years is enough to change a lot of things, even a pair of good childhood sweethearts.

The two had neither agreed to get married when they were young, nor confessed their love to each other, nor had they left any important memories that could change the emotions of the parties involved.

They were just playmates, going to school together, playing together, and for Aoi, she even had to take care of the reckless and immature Matou Kariya.

Now that they are married, if it weren't for the fact that Kariya is Aoi's childhood sweetheart and is like a younger brother to her, Aoi would have severed her relationship with Kariya long ago.

Being married and not being married are different things, and after getting married, Aoi needs to pay more attention to her identity and try to have less contact with other men except her husband.

Although human society has now entered the information age, ordinary Japanese people still maintain many traditions because things like chat software have not yet appeared and the Internet has only just emerged. Entertainment methods are also restricted, and there is no such thing as chat software to expand people's social interactions.