After that, Serafall proactively ended her complaints and looked at the two small figures behind Tatsuma.
"Have you changed your taste recently? Why are there only children like this around you?"
"I am very big." Ophis corrected.
"I am not a child." Est echoed.
"I understand. Sona used to say things like that when she was little too. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Sona in a long time, I should go home later."
Serafall suddenly fell into recollection, seemingly remembering something, and a nostalgic smile appeared on her face.
However, just then, Ajuka's voice sounded. "Serafall, those two are not children. If anything, they are older than you."
"Eh? Really?" Serafall was startled.
"Of course it's true."
Tatsuma introduced the identities of the two.
After listening, Serafall, as expected, let out another exclamation.
"She is the legendary Infinite Dragon God?!"
"That's right, it is I." Ophis put her hands on her hips and nodded expressionlessly in response.
"You can't tell at all." Serafall was a little surprised.
Although she was one of the Four Great Satans, she rarely paid attention to matters of the Khaos Brigade.
Regarding Ophis, her understanding only stayed at the points of [Leader of the Khaos Brigade] and [Subdued by Tatsuma], knowing nothing else.
If it weren't for Ajuka saying it himself, she would never have imagined that this black-haired girl in front of her was the Infinite Dragon God who had been disrupting world order in recent months.
"Speaking of which, Tatsuma, why did you bring the Infinite Dragon God to the Lucifer Palace for no reason?"
"Not doing anything, just bringing her here to wander around and see what the Lucifer Palace looks like."
???
Several question marks slowly rose above Serafall's head.
She stared at Tatsuma's face, wanting to speak but hesitating, then hesitating but wanting to speak again.
"What's wrong? Just say what you want to say." Tatsuma couldn't quite understand her reaction.
"Tatsuma, doing this might add unnecessary work for Serafall." A wry smile appeared on Sirzechs's face.
As the strongest being in the world, Ophis's every move would bring huge fluctuations to this world.
The conspiracy theories about Tatsuma spreading so widely, aside from his own strong power, were mainly because he had subdued Ophis.
At this sensitive time, Tatsuma bringing Ophis to visit the Lucifer Palace could very likely be seen as a signal of war by the outside world. It would be fine if it wasn't exposed, but if it were exposed, the diplomatic pressure would increase several times over.
"You don't need to care about those remarks."
After listening to Sirzechs's explanation, Tatsuma understood and began to give guidance at the same time.
"Serafall, you can be appropriately stronger during diplomacy. Don't be afraid of trouble, otherwise those Gods will only push their luck."
"Even if you say that..."
"My current strength is greater than Ophis."
?
Serafall's voice stopped abruptly.
Not only Serafall, but Ajuka and Sirzechs, who were about to say something, also fell silent together.
The three silently stared at Tatsuma for several seconds, and finally, Sirzechs broke the silence.
"Tatsuma, you... became stronger again?"
"To be precise, it's more like an evolution." Tatsuma briefly explained.
The leap in life essence cannot be simply described as becoming stronger. Aside from the increase in strength, his inner self also underwent evolution.
However, this part of the change was more complex, so Tatsuma did not explain in detail to save time.
"Speaking of which, I was so busy chatting and idling with you guys, you called me here for something important, right?"
"Uh... I guess so." A hesitant look appeared on Sirzechs's face.
It was fine before when he didn't know Tatsuma's true strength. Now that he knew Tatsuma was even stronger than Ophis, he was hesitant to ask Tatsuma for help.
After much hesitation, Sirzechs still spoke of the plan he had originally prepared.
There was no other way, Hades' problem had to be dealt with.
For various reasons, Hades held great malice towards Devils and Fallen Angels. If they didn't find a way to deter the other party, more trouble would arise in the future.
As a Satan, Sirzechs had to be responsible for the ordinary Devils of the Underworld.
"Intimidate Hades? That's simple."
Tatsuma gestured an OK sign after listening. "Give me a few minutes, I'll be right back."
"Hm? You wait..."
Sirzechs realized something was wrong.
However, just as he was about to say something more, Tatsuma disappeared.
Disappearing with him were Est and Ophis, who had been standing behind him.
Seeing this, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in Sirzechs's heart, and his stomach began to ache slightly.
"Want some?" Ajuka silently handed over a bottle of white pills.
"This is my latest research and development stomach medicine, the kind that works well for Transcendents too."
"..."
Why would you research something like this?
Looking at the bottle of white pills in front of him that seemed to say 'Sirzechs Exclusive', Sirzechs felt extremely tired.
Today was another day he wanted to retire.
Deep within the Realm of the Dead, inside Hades' temple.
Grim Reapers wearing black cloaks and holding scythes patrolled the surroundings as usual.
This was the deepest part of the Realm of the Dead, the Grim Reapers' base camp, and theoretically, it wouldn't be invaded by enemies. Therefore, the Grim Reapers patrolling here were lax in their attitude and not very serious.
However, just today, a terrifying aura suddenly enveloped Hades' temple.
Before the lazy Grim Reapers could react, continuous explosions rang out first.
Without any power to resist, they lost consciousness in the flood of magic, falling into a coma.
"Tatsuma, why hold back?" Ophis asked in confusion.
"Grim Reapers are not terrorists, but a part of maintaining order. Unless necessary, they cannot all be killed."
Tatsuma mobilized the demonic power within his body, continuously casting magic to blast all the Grim Reapers who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion into the sky.
Hades' temple was a temple in the style of ancient Greece, with a very large internal space.
As Hades' residence, most of the Grim Reapers stationed here were elites.
Following the principle of maximizing gains, Tatsuma expanded his perception to the fullest, frantically harvesting traits.
Advancing all the way forward, he quickly arrived at a place that looked like a sacrificial ground.
The vast indoor space was decorated with materials like gold, its resplendent luxury completely out of place with the Realm of the Dead.
On the walls surrounding the altar were carved portraits of the three main Gods of Olympus, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, looking very magnificent.
"Red Dragon Emperor, I need an explanation." Just then, a cold voice rang out.
From the depths of the sacrificial ground, Hades, wearing a priestly robe and a ceremonial crown, walked out.
Beside him were several Grim Reapers emitting powerful auras.
Some of these Grim Reapers, like Hades, emitted a dense killing intent and were full of hostility.
"Explanation? The one who should be giving an explanation is you."
Tatsuma walked up to the altar with his hands in his pockets, summoned a golden throne, and sat down.
"Hades, regarding the Khaos Brigade summoning the Dragon Eater half a month ago, aren't you going to say something?"
"That matter has nothing to do with me. It was thieves from the Khaos Brigade who secretly infiltrated the Underworld and stole the Dragon Eater."
"Cao Cao merely fabricated lies to shirk responsibility and push this matter onto me."
Hades' eyes flickered with red light, and he repeated the excuse he had used to deceive Zeus and other Gods before.
Naturally, Tatsuma was very dissatisfied with this.
Boom!
A terrifying aura like an endless abyss descended, causing the entire temple to tremble.
Sitting on the golden throne, Tatsuma let out a sneer, his gaze cold.
"Hades, do you think I came here to play house with you?"
"Today you have two choices. Either kneel and apologize, offering a gift of apology, or I will personally teach you a lesson."
"Arrogant!"
A furious roar rang out.
***
[New Book]
Danmachi: Gourmet Hunter
Zephyr transmigrates to the world of DanMachi and activates a system. But there's a problem—it thinks he's in the world of Toriko and gives him corresponding mission.
[Hyena Gang]
[Capture Level: 2]
[The meat is terrible and has basically no edible value, but the trace amounts of Gourmet Cells present in the meat might bring a slight improvement.]
Hyena Gang? That's clearly a group of Goblins.
Is he supposed to eat Dungeon monsters to get stronger?