DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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The only surviving Artificial demon—Zest, trembled with fear, her body frozen in place.

Just then...

Bang!

Zest was blasted away by a surge of magic, crashing into the wall.

"Damn it! Why were all my other Artificial demons destroyed, but this defective one survived?" Zolgear snarled, glaring at Zest, who was struggling to get up.

He had always considered Zest to be a failure because she wasn't as obedient and fearless as the others.

But her fear also meant she was no longer just a mindless weapon. She was becoming a real person.

"Zolgear-sama..." Zest whimpered, confused and hurt.

She was still too naive to understand the complexities of emotions.

"Maria, what do you think you're doing? Do you want your mother to die?" Zolgear threatened, turning to Maria.

He had chosen this castle as his base because it was actually the body of a magical beast.

He used the beast's magical energy to create his Artificial demons.

And now, all his creations were destroyed, years of effort wasted.

He was furious.

He waved his hand, and an image of Maria's mother—trapped in a cage, appeared before them.

With another wave of his hand, he could activate the trap within the cage and kill her.

"Mother!" Maria cried out, her eyes filled with worry.

She clung to Roy's arm, her hope for rescuing her mother resting entirely on him.

"Maria's mother, you say? Let me see... There she is."

Roy's senses swept through the entire castle, and he quickly located Maria's mother.

He reached out with his magic.

In the image—a sphere of magic enveloped Maria's mother, breaking her out of the cage and flying towards them.

Zolgear's eyes bulged in shock.

His carefully crafted trap had been effortlessly bypassed.

"Damn it! What did you do?!" he roared, finally realizing that Roy and the others were responsible.

Roy simply smirked without replying.

Just then...

Crash!

The wall exploded, and Maria's mother—Sheila, flew towards them, encased in a sphere of magic.

"Mom!" Maria cried, catching her mother in her arms.

"Eh? Maria, what's going on?" Sheila asked, confused and disoriented.

"Mom, Onii-chan saved you!" Maria explained, stepping back and gesturing towards Roy.

"Oh? Is that so?" Sheila looked at Roy—then back at Maria. she could tell that her daughter had given herself to this man.

She was curious about Roy and trusted her daughter's judgment.

Roy, looking at Sheila, was surprised. He hadn't expected her to be so petite, even smaller than her daughter.

She was like a loli mother-in-law.

"Who are you?!" Zolgear demanded, fear creeping into his voice.

This man had effortlessly rescued the hostage from afar. Such power was beyond even a Demon Lord.

"Dead men tell no tales—" Roy replied with a chuckle, then casually reached out towards Zolgear with his magic.

The air froze, and Zolgear unleashed his magic power to resist.

But it was futile. He was instantly frozen solid.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Shatter!

Zolgear's body exploded into icy dust.

Yahiro Takigawa, watching from the sidelines, was stunned. Zolgear—had been defeated so easily?

Zolgear was a powerful Demon, a trusted subordinate of the current Demon Lord.

Even the Demon Lord himself might not be able to defeat him so effortlessly.

"Alright, now that that's taken care of, let's get out of here," Roy said to the girls.

They were inside the belly of a magical beast. Once Zolgear's magic faded, this place would revert to its original form.

"Okay."

They left the castle.

...

As soon as they left, the castle transformed into a massive, fleshy monster.

"This is bad! If this monster keeps devouring everything around it, the world will be destroyed!" Mio exclaimed, her face pale with fear.

Of course—she was exaggerating. Destroying the world wasn't that easy.

Even if this monster could devour everything, it would take hundreds of years for it to consume the entire planet.

But it was still a threat that needed to be dealt with.

"Freeze!"

Roy calmly raised his hand, and the monstrous creature was instantly encased in ice.

Shatter!

The ice exploded, and the monster vanished into thin air.

Mio, Maria, and Yuki were no longer surprised by Roy's power.

But Sheila was stunned. Such power was god-like!

It seemed her daughter had made the right choice.

Sheila smiled at Maria—offering her silent blessings.

As the former Demon Lord's woman, Sheila hadn't had a happy life. Maria's birth had been an accident.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been captured and imprisoned by Zolgear after the previous Demon Lord's death.

"Alright, everything's settled. Let's go home," Roy said with a smile.

"I should take my leave now," Yahiro said, bowing deeply.

Roy glanced at him, then waved him away.

Although Yahiro had attacked them before, he had also indirectly helped Roy "conquer" the girls. And he had been helpful in this mission as well. So, Roy decided to let him go.

Yahiro quickly left.

Roy and the girls returned home.

....

Meanwhile, news of Zolgear's death spread throughout the Factions.

The Demons—Gods—and even the Hero Factions were all intrigued by the mysterious figure who had killed a Demon cadre.

"What a pity. I was hoping to have those two girls as my daughters-in-law, but someone beat me to it," a bespectacled man with a gentle demeanor muttered as he stood in a desolate wasteland filled with monsters.

This was Jin Toujou, the father of the protagonist, Basara Toujou, and a legendary hero known as the "God of War."

It was said that the previous Demon Lord, Mio's father—had ended the war between the Demons and the Heroes because of Jin Toujou.

Jin checked the message on his phone, then lit a cigarette and chuckled. "A powerful being has appeared. Let's see if you're human or Demon."

He left the wasteland and went to visit his son, who was living an ordinary life.@@novelbin@@

Jin sighed. Perhaps this peaceful life was the best for his son after all.

....

Meanwhile, when Roy returned home with Mio and the others, he was surprised to find Zest following them.

"....."

"Master!" Zest knelt before Roy with an expression of absolute loyalty.

Roy was stunned. Why was she suddenly pledging her allegiance to him?

"I've been abandoned—And you didn't kill me. So, naturally, you're my new Master now," Zest explained, her head lowered respectfully.

As an Artificial being—she didn't understand much about the world. But she knew that Roy was her new Master.

Mio and Maria exchanged surprised glances. They hadn't expected her to become Roy's servant.

"Onii-chan, I think you should accept her. After all, a powerful being like you needs someone to attend to your needs," Maria said with a sly grin.

Roy's lips twitched.

Maria was good. She knew how to appeal to a man's desires.

And honestly—Zest was quite attractive.

Who wouldn't want such a loyal and beautiful girl by their side?

"Ahem... very well. I accept your allegiance," Roy declared.

Mio and Yuki were about to protest, but Roy had already made his decision!

"Thank you, Master!" Zest exclaimed, overjoyed.

....

That night, to celebrate Maria's reunion with her mother and Zest's addition to the family, Maria and Sheila prepared a feast.

Roy, looking at the similar-looking mother and daughter, had a naughty thought.

But he kept it to himself for now!

Maria certainly lived up to her promise that night, using all sorts of techniques to please Roy.

Even Mio couldn't help but blush.

Sheila, in her room, couldn't sleep!

The next day, Roy went to school with Mio and Yuki.

Yahiro wasn't there. It seemed the new Demon Lord was taking the task of monitoring Mio seriously.

He wouldn't send anyone else until he knew Roy's true identity.

Roy had one last target: Chisato Hasegawa—the school nurse.

She had come to the human world with her powers sealed to help Basara Toujou control his unique abilities.

This made things a bit tricky.

Lost in thought—Roy arrived at the nurse's office.

A mature and beautiful woman was busy working inside.

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