DxD: THE LEGENDARY TRAVELER WITH SYSTEM

On the way home, Zaydas started having an idea that might be seen as wise—or absurd…

'What if I use [Shadow Predator]? What will happen?'

[Announcement. I do not recommend doing that!]

'Are you afraid I'll lose to the will of the Dragon Vritra?'

[Yes. Although the soul of the Dragon Vritra is not complete, it is still fragments of the soul of the dragon that was once known as the Dark Dragon King. And what you currently possess is the most powerful piece of Vritra's Sacred Gears. However... it's not like there is no chance.]

'I'm listening.'

[If you use 100,000 AP, even if Vritra tries to resist, it is possible to increase the success rate to 99.2%.]

'100,000 AP…'

It wasn't a small amount, but if he could devour Vritra and obtain Vritra's Mimicry… it was a price worth considering.

'If I'm about to fail, can I use AP to increase the success rate to 100%?'

Ultimately, if that were possible, the risk would be worth it.

[Yes, it is possible.]

That answer was all Zaydas needed to know.

'Well, it's not like I urgently need to increase my power… I'll keep this as a backup plan. Until then, I'll store it in my personal subspace.'

Thinking this, Zaydas stored the Card containing the Sacred Gear: Absorption Line.

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Drinking tea with Grayfia and the girls in the late afternoon, Zaydas fixed his eyes on Grayfia.

"If you have something to say to me, just say it, Zaydas-sama."

Smiling, he said, "Actually, I awakened as a Homo Magi."

"..." Grayfia's breathing became quicker. She remained silent while the others didn't understand the deeper meaning behind it.

"Are you okay, Grayfia-sama?" Ravel asked, concerned for her.

"I'm fine..." Grayfia took a deep breath.

It was rare for her to lose her composure like that.

"What is a Homo Magi?" Shizue asked.

"To put it simply, Homo Magi is a sub-race of humans with the inherent ability to use magic," Zaydas explained.

"I see..." Ravel became thoughtful.

"To put it in simpler terms, even before Zatanna-sama became Sirzechs-sama's queen, she was already feared worldwide. Her power is so great that she could even confront the top leaders of the angel, fallen angel, and Devil factions."

She didn't extend that statement to other factions since it didn't seem necessary.

"That's amazing… I didn't expect Zatanna-sama to be so powerful!" Asia clasped her hands as she spoke, her eyes shining.

What was left unsaid was that… Zatanna could reach the level of a Transcendent, rivaling even beings like Great Red and Ophis.

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Just as Zaydas had imagined, as soon as the conversation ended, Grayfia excused herself and departed for the Underworld.

Of course, she knew that he had told her on purpose so she could report to his parents that he had awakened as a Homo Magi.

The reason was simple: the stronger he was, the less they would worry about him. In fact, knowing that she was going to see his parents, Zaydas handed her ten bottles of golden wine—three for her and seven for his parents.

...

Later, while they were playing video games—Shizue being the most interested in it—Ravel, who was sitting beside him, holding his hand, whispered in his ear: "Zaydas-sama, may I have a moment of your time?"

Nodding, he stepped out with her while Shizue and Asia played Mario Kart.

Without interrupting the two, Zaydas left with Ravel.

In the kitchen, with the door closed, Ravel handed him a glass of orange juice and took one for herself.

After downing the juice in one gulp, Ravel seemed to have made a decision and whispered: "Zaydas-sama... Please, don't hate me..."

"Huh? Why would I hate you?" Zaydas asked.

"W-Well... The real reason I was able to come to the human world and live with you... was because my Otousama (father) made me promise that I would report anything you did that was... strange, to say the least." She revealed, quickly adding: "B-But don't worry, even when I reported something, I only mentioned everyday things!"

"I see..."

His silence made her feel uneasy. Smiling slightly, he said: "Don't worry, I won't blame you for that. And honestly, I don't see the real reason your father would do something like this. The only thing I can think of is... him trying to find something in me to take advantage of in this union between the Gremory Clan and the Phenex Clan. It might even be related to the possible child we'll have."

"C-Child..." Although she became embarrassed upon hearing that, when she understood the implication behind his words, Ravel's eyes widened. She murmured softly: "Otousama... He wouldn't do something like that, would he?"

...

Ravel couldn't deny that her father placed the interests of the Phenex Clan above everything else. He was the type of shrewd and pragmatic noble who prioritized the Phenex Clan's interests above all. Even she knew that.

It wasn't as if he hid this fact—in various situations, she had seen her father putting the Phenex Clan's interests first.

'If Otousama finds out that Zaydas-sama awakened as a Homo Magi, then...' She didn't even want to imagine what his reaction would be.

...

Seeing Ravel's distress, even though this situation was problematic in various ways... Zaydas' lips curved slightly into a cold smile.

He looked at Ravel.

His expression relaxed. He held her hands, making Ravel look in his direction.

"It's okay," he said softly. "As long as you don't betray my trust, I won't cancel our engagement."

"I..."

Releasing her left hand, he extended his index finger, placing it against her soft lips, making a silencing sound as he said, "Don't say anything. I understand. I just want to know one thing."

"Mm?" She asked with her eyes.

"Do you like me?" He asked.

Instantly, Ravel's face flushed with an incredible blush. She looked feverish as she murmured, "Yes, I adore you and... I think I love you."

Smiling slightly, Zaydas placed his hand on her chin, lifting it. Her eyes seemed like they were made of water as he brought his lips closer to hers.

The moment she felt the touch of his lips, her almond-shaped eyes widened, but seconds later, she closed them while wrapping her arms around his neck, standing on her tiptoes.

What started as a gentle kiss intensified into a French kiss as Zaydas' hand wandered over her body until he grabbed her juicy butt, squeezing slightly, making her moan into his mouth.

She looked so adorable and sweet that Zaydas couldn't contain himself, kissing her for several minutes.

Her breathless sighs as she was kissed were so sexy that Zaydas didn't want to break the kiss.

However, he still did.

When the kiss was broken, a transparent string of saliva formed a bridge between their lips.

"Wow!"

Ravel's dazed eyes fixed on him as she said, "Wow!"—seemingly unable to believe what had just happened—and how good it was.

Zaydas whispered in her ear, "This time, I'll let you go with just a kiss, but next time, we'll go a little further, okay?"

Still out of it, she dreamily nodded.

"I-I... need to use the bathroom!" But when Ravel came back to her senses, she turned completely red and ran out of the kitchen.

Laughing, Zaydas found her reaction cute.

However, soon after, his eyes darkened slightly.

He didn't know if Ravel's father had some twisted ideas regarding him, but...

He let out a chuckle and then grabbed the glass of juice from the table, drinking it all at once.

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At 8:40 PM, Asia entered Zaydas' room.

Zaydas had told Shizue about what was about to happen, but when she found out it wasn't something difficult to handle, she still preferred not to return to that dimension for now.

As for Ravel... after that, she never left her room again.

"Zaydas-san?" Asia called out to him.

Looking at her, he smiled. "Sorry, I was thinking about something. Shall we?"

"Yes." She agreed.

Holding her hand, he marked the coordinates for the TSSDK and used [Dimensional Jump].

...

When Zaydas and Asia returned, only 46 minutes had passed in TSSDK.

The first to notice them was Shion, who smiled beautifully, saying, "You two returned quickly, Asia-chan, Zaydas-sama."

"Mm, there were no setbacks, so our return was earlier than expected." Zaydas said while adjusting the time flow again.