Resentful gazes...
Several of them.
Whether it was Shuna, Shion, even Rurushi and Ria.
Each of them had a reason to be resentful. Yesterday, each of them tried to make a night visit but were stopped by a barrier.
Not only were they unable to enter, but they also heard Grayfia's sensual moans when they pressed their ears against the door...
Those moans left them almost unable to sleep. Asia, for example, barely closed her eyes.
Could Zaydas just let them stay like that?
Knowing that the reason for their sleepless night was because of him, he made golden fruit pies.
When the smell reached their noses, it was enough to make them feel revitalized.
As for how he made them, it wasn't in the conventional way, but rather, using his powers along with [Modeling] to speed up the process without losing quality. Soon, 10 golden fruit pies were practically glowing on the dining table.
""""Gulp~!""""
Several of them swallowed a mouthful of saliva as they began to drool.
"No need to be polite, you can eat." Zaydas generously gestured.
He didn't need to say it twice. After Asia finished praying, everyone gave thanks for the meal and grabbed a generous slice of golden fruit pie.
Although they were still resentful, at that moment, the delicious pie spoke louder.
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After breakfast, Akeno and Shuri left together.
Rias and her Peerage left together, and Zaydas and the rest went to the Underworld, to his territory.
Most of what he needed to do in his territory in the Underworld was already done, whether it was the twelve orchards on the left side—six of golden fruit and another six of dragon fruit—while on the right side of the castle, there were six large lakes for placing fish, shrimp, etc.
Of course, there was still plenty of space in his territory—not even a quarter had been used—but he wasn't in a hurry. For now, this was enough.
Inside the castle, he entered with the girls.
"Was this really built in a single day?" Shizue found it hard to believe.
Not just her, but the rest found it easier to accept than she did.
Ria, for example, found it easy to accept. After all, she had seen him easily build other things before.
"Yes, it was." Zaydas replied.
The way he confirmed it had a touch of indifference, making it seem as simple as changing the batteries in a TV remote.
...
Around midday, Zaydas went to the castle's main kitchen with Shuna, Shizue, Shion, Asia, and Grayfia. The rest occupied themselves with other things.
Rurushi started decorating the research room, with Tia staying behind to help her, while Ria went to the workshop with Jade (the spider).
The wolves in Zaydas's shadows went out to run around the territory. Although there was nothing to hunt, they could still play—after all, they were all young. Even Luna went out with them.
Zaydas, on the other hand, left for another dimension. More precisely, he went to the TSSDK dimension.
...
When Zaydas arrived, he altered the flow of time, and it didn't take long for him to catch up...
The reality was that not much time had passed, and Rimuru had yet to return.
"Zaydas-sama, what are your orders?" Benimaru asked solemnly.
Hakurou, Kurobee, and Souei looked at him, awaiting his orders.
"Keep doing what you were doing," Zaydas said. "I don't need your help with anything at the moment. When I do, I'll let you know."
"Yes!" Souei was the most rigid among them, agreeing firmly and disappearing from the spot.
As for what he would do next, it wasn't of interest to Zaydas.
Then, Hakurou chuckled and said, "In that case, how about a little training, Zaydas-sama?"
"Another time. Right now, I have something else to do," Zaydas replied.
His reason for coming this time was simple—to evolve some skills and fuse others.
After acquiring so many skills, he felt it was a waste to just leave them unused when he could simply fuse or use them to evolve other abilities.
The situation was similar to having several cool pairs of sneakers, but only a few were really to his liking, making him feel like it was a huge waste. He wanted to use them, but there wasn't an opportunity since he had better options.
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[Announcement. Unique Skill: [Program Rank A+)] has evolved into Unique Skill: [Program (Rank S-)]
[Announcement. Unique Skill: [Modeling Rank A+)] has evolved into Unique Skill: [Modeling (Rank S-)]
[Announcement. Skill: [All-Purpose Farming Tool Rank S-)] has evolved into Unique Skill: [All-Purpose Farming Tool God Mode (Rank S)]
After several modifications and, especially seeing the last one, Zaydas felt an indescribable emotion. After all, this was one of the skills he appreciated the most. Of course, others like "Program" and "Modeling" were also valued by him, but the last one was the one he most wanted to evolve at that moment. It required using several useless fertilizer skills to reach Rank S and transform into a unique skill.
It was a shame that it didn't become an "Ultimate Skill," but for now, that was fine, as it left room for the chance to evolve into an Ultimate Skill in the near future.
'Status.'
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|Name: [Zaydas Gremory]
|Race: [Hybrid: Devil/Homo Magi]
|Rank: [Satan-Class Devil] / [Rank S]
|Title: [Count], [King], [Zaydas Gremory Tempest], [Chosen Hero], [Quetzalcoatl], [Demon Lord Seed]
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|Intrinsic skills: [Demonic Power (Rank S)], [Power of Destruction (Rank S)], [Magicules (Rank S)], [Chakra (Rank A+)], [Godspeed Regeneration (Rank S)]
| Ultimate skills: [Merlin, Lord of Magic], [Loki, Master of Puppeteers], [Fenrir, Lord of Predators]
|Other skills: [Dimensional Jump (Rank S+)], [Angel Wings (Rank A-)], [Blood Drain (Rank A-)], [Vampirism (Rank B+)], [Ultrasonic Wave (Rank B+)], [Mana Bullet (Rank A)], [Poison Breath (Rank A)], [Paralyzing Breath (Rank A)], [Enhance (Rank A)], [Super Strength (Rank A)], [Super Speed (Rank A)], [Heat Vision (Rank A)], [Super Breath (Rank A)]
| Unique skills: [Program (Rank S-)], [Modeling (Rank S-)], [Degenerate (Rank S-)], [Diabolic Dragon (Rank S)], [Legion of Shadows (Rank A)], [Siren's Decree (Rank A)], [Rinnegan (Rank A+)], [All-Purpose Farming Tool God Mode (Rank S)]
| Extra skills: [Mana Perception (Rank S-)], [Thought Acceleration (Rank A+)], [Analytical Appraisal (Rank A+)], [Haki (Rank A)], [Shadow Motion (Rank A)], [Explosive Flames (Rank A+)], [Body Double (Rank A)], [Spatial Storage (Rank A+)], [Steel Strength (Rank A+)], [Strengthen Body (Rank A+)], [Black Thunder (Rank A+)], [Multilayer Barrier (Rank A+)], [Heat Source Perception (Rank A)], [Sage (Rank A-)], [Espionage (Rank A)]
| Holy Spirit Quetzalcoatl Skills (Special S): [Light Transformation], [Holy Light], [Divine Judgment], [Spiritual Protection]
| Passive Skills: [Healthy Body (Rank S-)], [Paralysis Resistance (Rank A)], [Poison Resistance (Rank A)], [Magic Resistance (Rank A)], [Physical Attack Nullification (Rank A)], [Invulnerability (Rank A)], [Super Hearing (Rank A)], [Enhanced Vision (Rank A)], [Telescopic Vision (Rank A)], [X-Ray Vision (Rank A)], [Microscopic Vision (Rank A)], [Infrared Vision (Rank B+)], [Super Stamina (Rank A+)]
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|Achievement Points (AP): [2,621,000]
|Equipment: [Evil Pieces (Special)], [2x Evil Pieces]
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Seeing the change in his status, even though he felt there was still room to evolve or even fuse other skills, for now, he used all the skills he considered useless as 'fertilizers' for other skills.
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[Kingdom of Englassia]
Flying, looking at the kingdom before him, Zaydas used mimicry to transform into a small mosquito. Then, he focused and teleported near the white castle that stood out in the kingdom.
After a brief search, he found what he was looking for.
He teleported first to a glass window. Inside the room filled with books, he saw a young boy with pleasant features, black hair, and black eyes. He looked like an elementary school student.
In mosquito form, Zaydas teleported directly onto the boy's head, full of black hair, without being noticed.
Then, he began using an invisible skill-stealing card, targeting his [Creator] skill.
'I will make you an ordinary person...' Zaydas thought.
On Yuuki's head, Zaydas began using an Invisible Skill-Stealing Card, even for unique ones, which cost 500 AP with a 0.1% to 20% chance of success.
[-500 AP]
Failures were already expected.
X53 [-500 AP]
After several attempts, he finally succeeded!
[Successful!]
[You Plundered Yuuki Kagurazaka's Unique Skill: [Creator (Rank S-)]!]
[+528,937 AP!]
"Ah?!?"
Only now did Yuuki realize that something was wrong, but it was too late.
Without the [Creator] skill, he lost the [Anti-skill] ability.
Without revealing himself, Zaydas froze time in the room, including Yuuki himself, who had a shocked expression.
Wasting no time, he used more Cards.
X24 [-500 AP]
[Successful!]
[You Plundered Yuuki Kagurazaka's Unique Skill: [Plunderer (Rank A+)]!]
X31 [-500 AP]
[Successful!]
[You Plundered Yuuki Kagurazaka's Unique Skill: [Ruler (Rank S-)]!]
X18 [-500 AP]
[Successful!]
[You Plundered Yuuki Kagurazaka's Unique Skill: [Thought Restraint (Rank A+)]!]
X19 [-500 AP]
[Successful!]
[You Plundered Yuuki Kagurazaka's Unique Skill: [Thought Guidance (Rank A+)]!]
X9 [-500 AP]
[Successful!]
[You Plundered Yuuki Kagurazaka's Unique Skill: [Summoner (Rank A)]!]
After spending a total of 77,500 AP, he stole all of Yuuki's unique skills.
It must be said that if he tried to replicate them, he would have spent at least 1 million AP...
'As expected, stealing skills is more profitable than simply replicating...'
Distancing himself, still in mosquito form, he stopped freezing time as he moved away, positioning himself in front of Yuuki.
Coming back to his senses, Yuuki was confused at first, but soon he was in shock.
"No, no, no!!!"
He screamed, denying what was happening to him.
His face turned pale as his magicules visibly decreased.
His power dropped to Rank B.
Although not entirely bad, he was practically Rank S before.
Of course, that was the least of his problems—the real issue was his abilities.
By losing them, he knew that everyone he controlled would break free.
Panic and anxiety became visible on his face as he considered this possibility.
"Who... Who is it?!" he shouted.
Even though he was terrified of someone who could act so stealthily and steal his abilities, he still wanted to know who it was!
Yuuki looked like a bloodthirsty beast, his red eyes scanning his office, but he couldn't find what he was looking for.
Of course, he made a lot of noise, which attracted the attention of those outside.
"Yuuki-sama, I'm coming in."
Opening the door, a woman in an office uniform appeared. She had long black hair tied in a ponytail and blue eyes.
When she saw Yuuki's state, she became concerned.
"It's nothing, leave!"
When Yuuki shouted at her, the woman was stunned. After all, it was the first time she had seen him act this way. Not to mention yelling at her—she had never seen him in such an unusual state.
Fearing she might become the target of his anger, she stepped back and closed the door.
"Damn it, damn it... Don't let me find out who you are, or else..."
Who was he trying to fool? Now, without his powers, it was hard to say if he would even survive once those he controlled regained their freedom...