"Hmm?"
Tatsuma, who was reading "The Self-Practice of a Director," was startled for a moment and looked down at Valerie in front of him.
What's wrong with you?
It had been more than two months since Tatsuma had obtained the Harem King trait, and he had encountered various situations during this time.
However, this was the first time he had encountered someone getting so intoxicated from drinking blood that it triggered the 'fallen for you' judgment.
Throwing the half-read book back into his storage space, Tatsuma reached out and stroked Valerie's head. "Valerie, I have something more delicious than fresh blood here. Do you want to try it?"
Valerie stopped drinking blood, her eyes full of desire staring intently at Tatsuma. "More delicious than blood? Does such a thing really exist?"
Tatsuma replied seriously, "Of course. Your blood drinking is essentially absorbing the residual vitality in my blood."
"But as long as I am willing, I can directly produce high-quality life essence for you to drink."
"Life essence..."
Valerie tilted her head and thought for two seconds.
"I want it."
"No problem, I'll satisfy you."
Time slowly passed.
At the same time that Tatsuma was helping Valerie replenish energy and allowing her bloodline to evolve.
Rizevim, who had been thrown into the dimensional gap by Tatsuma not long ago, finally woke up from his coma.
"This is... the dimensional gap?"
Rizevim, with only his soul remaining, scanned his surroundings, feeling a bit confused.
This isn't right, is it?
Shouldn't he be in the holy grail?
How did he inexplicably end up in the dimensional gap?
Could it be that the holy grail fell into the dimensional gap due to Tatsuma's final blow, and something unexpected happened along the way that separated his soul from the holy grail?
Hmm... that must be it.
After coming up with a reason to convince himself, Rizevim breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, it's good that he survived.
Recalling the terrifying power Tatsuma displayed in the previous battle, a hint of fear appeared in Rizevim's eyes.
"That damned monster."
After cursing in a low voice, Rizevim mobilized the power within his soul. Although he had lost his physical body, and the state of his soul was very poor, no matter what, he was still a transcendent being.
Using his remaining power, Rizevim activated a Teleportation Magic array and arrived in a village in Western Europe.
Walking up to one of the yards, he raised his hand and knocked twice on the door.
A few seconds later, the yard gate opened, and a tall man wearing a trench coat walked out.
"You are... Rizevim?"
"It is me."
"Interesting."
Crom Cruach let out a light chuckle, a strong interest arising in his heterochromatic eyes.
"Who beat you into this state?"
"Red Dragon Emperor."
Rizevim replied through gritted teeth, emitting a strong killing intent.
"Crom, I need your help. In exchange, I can give you a chance to fight the Red Dragon Emperor. A chance for you and him to face off one-on-one, undisturbed by anyone."
"...Alright."
Crom thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
As an Evil Dragon born in the age of myths, who had survived until now and trained for who knows how many years, unlike other Evil Dragons, Crom had no interest in destruction. He preferred fighting strong enemies.
Since Rizevim could provide him with an opportunity, helping the other party wasn't out of the question.
He asked, "What do you need me to do?"
Rizevim replied, "I'm going to the Realm of the Dead next. You will act as my guard to protect my safety."
"Okay."
"Let's go, I need to get a body as soon as possible."
Seeing Crom agree, Rizevim opened a passage to the Realm of the Dead.
The Realm of the Dead is Hades' territory, and all areas are patrolled by Grim Reapers.
Rizevim needed to conserve his strength, while Crom, as an Evil Dragon, was not good at hiding. Heading towards the depths of Hell, the two were discovered several times by patrolling Grim Reapers along the way.
After breaking through the encirclement by force, Rizevim used his limited power to take Crom and complete the final round of teleportation.
The surrounding scenery kept changing, and the two arrived at the lowest level, the Ice Hell, through Teleportation Magic.
Crom, who found nothing after scanning the surroundings, looked at Rizevim and asked, "I remember this is where criminals are imprisoned, what are you doing running here?"
"Our destination isn't here."
Having successfully arrived at Ice Hell, Rizevim's expression relaxed considerably.
Taking Crom along, the two arrived at a valley in Ice Hell.
Finding a cave in the corner of the valley, Rizevim continued forward, arriving below Ice Hell, an area that theoretically shouldn't exist.
"Finally, we're here."
Looking at the research institute that appeared before him, Rizevim pushed the door open and walked in.
A few minutes later, he appeared in front of a huge cultivation tank.
"Mother, I need your help."
At the same time, the fourth basement floor of Tatsuma's house.
"Just as I thought, she's indeed still alive."
Sitting down with a freshly brewed cup of black tea, Yahweh looked at the distorted flesh on the screen in front of her. Although her appearance was slightly different from her memory, she could still recognize the other party's identity.
The wife of the first Satan, Lucifer, and the mother of the first seventy-two pillars of Devils, Lilith.
"Evil Dragon Crom, the mother of Devils Lilith, there should also be the souls of a few other Evil Dragons next."
After taking out a small notebook and drawing a few strokes on it, Yahweh showed a thoughtful expression. Originally, she only planned to use Rizevim as bait, but now it seems the fish she's caught are more than she imagined.
"Fortunately, I didn't let Tatsuma forcibly search his memory, otherwise, if Rizevim fought to the death, we might not have gotten this much information."
After recording the route to Ice Hell and Lilith's coordinates, Yahweh's gaze returned to the screen in front of her.
Time slowly passed, and Rizevim spent a lot of time arranging a magic array around the cultivation tank.
Rizevim integrated his soul into Lilith's body and used her power to be reborn.
"Tsk, only at the level of an ordinary Satan."
Feeling the power of his new body, Rizevim frowned, not very satisfied with it.
Crom, who had been watching from the side, asked, "Should we do it again?"
Rizevim shook his head. "Let's leave it at this for now."
Because of the first Lucifer, Lilith's condition was not good. In this situation, repeatedly having her bear a transcendent-level soul was gambling. If it happened too many times, Lilith might completely reach her limit and collapse.
Considering various factors, Rizevim was not yet ready to sacrifice his mother.
"Let's go, we'll go to the next place."
Taking Crom away from the research institute, the two returned to the upper layers of the Realm of the Dead through the Teleportation Magic array.
Compared to when they arrived, the number of Grim Reapers patrolling the upper layers of the Realm of the Dead had more than quadrupled.
Rizevim and Crom hadn't walked for more than a few minutes before they were surrounded by layers of Grim Reaper armies.
"Wait a moment."
Stopping Crom, who was about to attack, Rizevim looked up at the sky above. "Hades, I know you're there. Come out and meet me."
"You'd better give me a reason, Rizevim."
A cold voice filled with killing intent sounded, and a skeleton holding a staff quietly appeared.
"Trespassing in my realm and injuring Grim Reapers, your actions are no different from declaring war. Even if I kill you now, no one will seek justice for you."
Rizevim shrugged, "Don't be so serious, Hades. I did tell Crom to hold back, otherwise your Grim Reapers wouldn't just be injured."
"That's why you can still stand here and talk to me now."
Hades snorted coldly, and black mist drifted from his body, enveloping the surrounding area.
"Stop talking nonsense and give me an explanation."
Rizevim said, "I came to cooperate with you."
A faint red glow appeared in Hades' eye sockets, which had no eyeballs. "Cooperation?"
Rizevim nodded. "You must have heard about this generation's Red Dragon Emperor, right?"
Hades nodded. "Of course I've heard."
Hades' relationship with Devils and Fallen Angels was not good, and one could even say he held hostility towards these two factions. It was precisely because of this that he had always been paying attention to information about Devils and Fallen Angels.
As the recently rising supernova among Devils, Tatsuma was also within his scope of attention.