DxD: THE LEGENDARY TRAVELER WITH SYSTEM

When Zaydas appeared in the TSSDK, he specifically chose to teleport to the room in his mansion. After all, there were many with him this time.

Looking around and seeing that everyone was fine after using Dimensional Jump, he sighed in relief.

Meanwhile, they seemed to be receiving gifts from the Voice of the World, as they stood dazed in place, their eyes reflecting something beyond reality itself.

Sitting on the couch, Zaydas patiently waited for them to receive their gifts.

A few seconds later, they finished receiving their gifts and became a little stronger.

The wolves had at least B+ level powers, while Rurushi and Tia reached A. Ria was A-.

Jade was also at least a B+. Meanwhile, in terms of support, Asia was an A. She had basically become a Priestess.

Rize and the elf girls also became B+.

"This is amazing~" the elves said in unison.

"Yes, I feel more powerful!"

"Me too~"

Since their racial abilities had been strengthened, they were probably the ones who felt the change in their strength the most.

[+54,654 AP!]

Just bringing them here had earned him so much AP...

He looked at them and said, "Okay, I already explained about naming before, right? Now, I'm going to start naming each of you."

"Okay!"

Without waiting, he started with Asia.

Drinking golden wine and eating golden fruit, he continued naming each of them, without changing their original names.

When he finished, he did the same thing he had done with the Onis, altering the time flow of the room.

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Time passed, and soon he realized that they started gaining Unique or at least Extra Skills. The infernal wolves gained the Extra Skills: [Darkness Manipulation] and the Intrinsic Skills: [Moving in the Shadows], [Infernal Flames], [Gigantification].

Asia obtained the Unique Skill: [Prayer of the Sacred Waters] and the Extra Skill: [Water Manipulation]. While the extra skill is self-explanatory, her unique skill has three functions: As long as she prays, she can use water to [Heal], [Purify], and [Protect].

Tia and Rurushi... Well, they got great Unique Skills and looked at each other while laughing.

Reason for their laughter?

Rurushi: Extra Skill: [Darkness Manipulation] and Unique Skill: [Legion of Blood].

Tia: Extra Skill: [Light Manipulation] and Unique Skill: [Radiant Legion].

Their unique skills...

Rurushi's functions by extracting all the blood from a fallen enemy, and a blood soldier will rise. Another function is [Blood Preservation], basically a subspace where her Blood Legion is stored.

Tia, on the other hand, creates Radiant Soldiers by extracting the Life Light from fallen enemies, thus creating soldiers of light. And, like Rurushi, she also has a subspace called [Preservation of Light], where her Radiant Legion is stored.

Without even probing, Zaydas imagined that after being beaten by the infernal wolves, they started wishing to have their own legion so they wouldn't lose due to numbers.

Setting them aside for now... Zaydas assessed Ria's abilities: Unique Skill: [Charm God Art] and Extra Skill: [Air Manipulation].

Her unique skill, [Charm God Art], basically has two functions: [Seduce] and [Mind Control] over her opponents.

Basically, if she manages to control the opponent's mind, she can command them to kill themselves, and the opponent won't even think twice if their mind is completely under her control.

Besides these abilities, she also gained the same Intrinsic Skills as the elves: [Enhanced Perception], [Natural Harmony], [Magic Resistance], [Longevity], [Elven Charisma], and [Enhanced Regeneration].

Additionally, all the elves obtained: [Air Manipulation].

Lastly, there was Jade.

She didn't acquire any Unique Skills, but she obtained several Extra Skills: [Angel Wings], [Body Double], [Sticky-Steel Thread], and [Analytical Appraisal].

'Angel Wings, huh... I was already expecting her to get [Sticky-Steel Thread], but this was a surprise.'

In fact, he had expected Asia to obtain Angel Wings.

But it wasn't a problem—Zaydas copied his own angel wings and gave them to her while she was receiving the gifts from the Voice of the World.

Finally, and no less importantly, he altered the time flow in that room and warned them before leaving upon noticing Shion approaching.

...

In front of the staircase, Zaydas held up his hand to signal a stop, and Shion halted.

"Zaydas-sama?" She looked confused.

"Do not enter the room," he said. "The time flow in the living room has been altered. For the next 55 seconds, you shouldn't go in there."

"Ohh, just like what you did with us..." She nodded but then hesitated. "But, Zaydas-sama, why did you do that?"

"Some of my allies," Zaydas didn't elaborate, simply saying, "Later, I will introduce them to you all."

"Women?"

Why did she give him such a dangerous look when asking that?

Well, even though he knew she had feelings for him, even if it wasn't love, they weren't together.

"10 girls, 5 wolves, and one spider," Zaydas answered.

"T-Ten girls... I see." She seemed deep in thought.

Approaching her, he placed a hand on her shoulder. "Shion, there's something you need to understand about me."

"Yes?" She raised an eyebrow.

"I am not monogamous," he said. "Out of the ten girls I mentioned, I have a romantic and sexual relationship with eight of them. And I also have other romantic relationships with girls who are not here at the moment."

Shion's violet-purple eyes deepened as she looked at him. Soon, she sighed.

"I see..."

"I'm going upstairs to inform the others," Zaydas said as he walked past her.

There are things that need to be made clear from the beginning. If she wishes to continue thinking of him as a romantic partner, she needs to know that he will never belong solely to her.

Just as he intended to be clear with Ravel. And... if she doesn't accept it—which is somewhat unlikely, since it's common practice among Devils to have more than one partner—considering that his grandfather, Zeoticus Gremory, has a harem that is even managed by his wife, Venelana Gremory.

As for him, it's hard to say what the hierarchy will be. In fact, he didn't even want to think about something like that for now. The fact was that, among the elves, Ria was the one in charge of them, and whether there would be any other type of hierarchy in his relationships was something for him to consider in the future.

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[+83,241 AP!]

Later, after everyone gathered in the mansion's backyard when the time he had altered was restored, a large sum of AP was received.

By the way, he explained the same thing to Shuna about him not being monogamous.

'704,936 AP...' His AP skyrocketed once again.

Of course, he knew that this was not a regular occurrence. After all, those he brought had some important significance, which was worth that amount of AP.

However, beings like the Infernal Wolves and the Spider, even though they had become strong, did not yield more than 20,000 AP in total.

"Zaydas-san, I'm here!" At the entrance of the grounds, Rimuru, in human form, entered.

As he approached, Zaydas said, "Rimuru-san, I am about to do something now, and it is quite possible that something grand will happen."

"Like what?"

"Something like the awakening of a new Demon Lord."

As the words fell, the most surprised was not Rimuru, but rather Benimaru and the rest of the Onis.

"A Demon Lord!?"

Shion, who had been a bit down before, brightened up, saying, "As expected of Zaydas-sama~"

"Yes, yes," Shuna agreed.

"For you to understand better, something close to the power level of our mutual friend," Zaydas said without explaining.

"Him?!" Only then did Rimuru show surprise.

After all, he, better than anyone, understood how powerful Veldora was. After all, at that moment, Veldora was inside his stomach.

"With that said, since you are somewhat linked to me, it's possible that you might also receive something if this happens, so consider yourself warned." With that, Zaydas prepared to open the tenth gate.

'Great Sage...'

[Done!]

[-512,000 AP!]

[Announcement. The bodily reconstruction has begun, transforming into a new species!]

[Announcement. Race: Transformation from Meta-Human to Homo Magi… successful!]

The next instant, Zaydas fell into a deep sleep.

"Zaydas-sama!"

Seeing that he was about to collapse, they moved quickly to catch him, but it was unnecessary.

His body began to float and spin in the air while glowing.

Seconds later, when he returned to the ground, all his parameters had significantly increased. He was supported by Shuna and Rurushi. Shuna cast a complicated look at her, while Rurushi simply smiled at her.

The species abilities of Homo Magi are: [Magic Master: [Telekinesis], [Cryokinesis], [Pyrokinesis], [Telepathy], [Hypnosis], [Flight], [Aerokinesis], [Electrokinesis], [Hydrokinesis], [Photokinesis], [Umbrakinesis], [Chronokinesis], [Geokinesis], [Teleportation], [Interdimensional Travel], [Force Field Generation], [Transformation], [Size Alteration], [Cosmic Energy Creation], [Energy Manipulation], and [Reality Manipulation].

[Announcement. [Magic Master] has evolved into [Merlin, Lord of Magic].

But it didn't stop there...

[Announcement. [Puppeteer] has integrated with [Indestructible Threads], [Silk Manipulation], and [Sticky-Steel Thread] and has thus evolved into: [Loki, Master of Puppeteers].

[Announcement. Acquired the Intrinsic Ability: [Magicules (Special Rank A)]!].

Before Zaydas could regain consciousness, the sky darkened, and in the clouds, everyone saw the shadow of something coiled like a dragon. But when thunder exploded in the sky, the shadow, which seemed like a coiled dragon, revealed itself as a kind of green Feathered Serpent with red feathered wings and red feathers in place of ears.

"What the hell?!"

Rimuru was stunned, and he wasn't the only one.

Sticking out its forked tongue menacingly, the 'Feathered Serpent' descended from the sky, leaving everyone terrified, but then it penetrated Zaydas' body, merging with him.

[Announcement. Zaydas Gremory has become a Chosen Hero!]

After this happened, Zaydas began to wake up.

Blinking, he felt an unusual strength in his body.

'Status.'

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| Name: [Zaydas Gremory]

| Race: [Hybrid: Devil/Homo Magi]

| Rank: [Ultimate-Class Devil] / [Special A+]

| Title: [Count], [King], [Zaydas Gremory Tempest], [Chosen Hero], [Quetzalcoatl]

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| Intrinsic skills: [Power of Destruction (Rank S-)], [Demonic Power (Rank S-)], [Magicules (Special Rank A)].

| Ultimate skills: [Merlin, Lord of Magic], [Loki, Master of Puppeteers].

| Other skills: [Dimensional Jump (Rank S+)], [Healthy Body (Rank A)], [All-Purpose Farming Tool (Rank A+)], [Angel Wings (Rank B-)], [Blood Drain (Rank B)].

| Unique skills: [Program (Rank A)], [Modeling (Rank A)], [Degenerate (Rank A-)].

| Extra skills: [Magic Detector (Rank A+)], [Thought Acceleration (Rank B+)], [Analytical Appraisal (Rank B+)], [Haki (Rank B)], [Shadow Motion (Rank B+)], [Explosive Flames (Rank A-)], [Body Double (Rank B)], [Spatial Storage (Rank B+)], [Steel Strength (Rank B+)], [Strengthen Body (Rank B)], [Black Thunder (Rank A-)].

| Holy Spirit Quetzalcoatl Skills (Special S): [Light Transformation], [Holy Light], [Divine Judgment], [Spiritual Protection].

| Resistance Skills: [Paralysis Resistance (Rank C)], [Poison Resistance (Rank C)].

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| Achievement Points (AP): [192,936]

| Equipment: [Evil Pieces]

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'My skills themselves didn't improve, but in return, I gained new abilities as well as a new source of power...'

Before, he purely relied on Demonic Power to use his skills, even those he received from the Voice of the World, but now, he could finally use Magicules.

'Is this because the 'Voice of the World' acknowledged me?' He thought. 'Besides, I wasn't expecting to become a chosen hero... I thought I would simply follow the path of a Demon Lord...'

By the way, could he still become a Demon Lord?

All signs pointed to yes—after all, Leon Cromwell had managed to be both.

Another thing: he had gained three abilities when he evolved into a Homo Magi: [Cosmic Energy Creation], [Energy Manipulation], and [Reality Manipulation]. And when he transformed into [Merlin, Lord of Magic], three more skills were added: [All of Creation], [Analytical Appraisal], and [Thought Acceleration].

He might not have increased his power rank as a Devil, and even though it wasn't exactly a 1+1 equation, since his power source was almost equivalent... No, in fact, his Demonic Power was stronger. However, having a new source of power was something desirable.

'Chosen Hero... And on top of that, my Holy Spirit is Quetzalcoatl...'

His ascension as a Homo Magi must have been quite grand to attract the attention of such a being.

There were so many things he wanted to think about that it was difficult to even process them...

"I want to drink some tea..." he murmured.

"I'll make it right away!" The one who spoke was Shuna. She didn't even wait before simply vanishing from where she stood.

"Are you alright, Zaydas-sama?" Shion asked, obvious concern in her beautiful eyes.

"Yes, somehow." He replied, "It seems I haven't reached the level of a Demon Lord..."

"It's alright, Zaydas-sama!" Benimaru said, full of confidence. "Even if it didn't happen now, sooner or later it will. I bet on it!"

"I agree with Benimaru-sama." Just like Benimaru, Shion spoke with full confidence. "If it's Zaydas-sama, it won't take long to become a Demon Lord!"

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Meanwhile, since Quetzalcoatl had appeared directly in the world instead of the place where chosen heroes summon compatible spirits to officially become a chosen hero... Powerful beings across the world felt Quetzalcoatl's presence, as well as learned that a new chosen hero had emerged—one capable of summoning such a being.

Things hadn't even settled down after the arrival of a dragon as powerful as the true dragons, and then this happened

Little did they know that all of this had occurred because of the same person: Zaydas Gremory Tempest!