Stella asked, "Tatsuma, what should I do?"
Tatsuma replied, "Sign a contract with a high-level dragon. Whether it's a slave contract or other types of contracts, it's fine. Only by establishing a direct communication channel through a contract can you precisely obtain the power of high-level dragons."
While speaking, Tatsuma channeled demonic power into the Boosted Gear.
"Stop playing dead, it's your turn to appear."
[Partner, you really know how to order people around.]
Red demonic power rose from the Boosted Gear, and a phantom figure quietly appeared.
[Although I've tried a few times before, I can only do this much now. Is it enough?]
"It's enough."
Tatsuma snapped his fingers and summoned a magic circle to envelop Ddraig's soul. After that, a red thread floated out from the magic circle, transforming into a contract in front of Stella.
"Sign it. This way, you can sign a contract with Ddraig, one of the Two Heavenly Dragons."
"Uh, okay."
Stella, startled by Ddraig's appearance, came back to her senses and reached out to take the contract.
[Strength Contract]
[1. When Stella Vermilion is in need, mobilize power to lend to the other party to activate Dragon Manipulation.]
[2. Without permission, cannot share perception with Stella Vermilion.]
Unlike conventional contracts, the contract provided by Tatsuma was a unilateral strength contract.
After reading the brief content above, even Stella, the beneficiary, couldn't help but be moved.
"Tatsuma, if I borrow Ddraig's power, don't I need to give him some benefits?"
[Little girl, I appreciate your good intentions. But there's no need for such trouble, Tatsuma has already paid the reward for you.]
Before Tatsuma could reply, Ddraig's voice rang out first.
Stella asked curiously, "What reward did Tatsuma pay?"
[He promised to give me an extra half hour of free time every day to act freely.]
Stella was stunned. "Is this a joke?"
[No, I'm serious.]
Stella: "..."
Seeing Ddraig confirm there were no issues repeatedly, Stella's expression couldn't help but become complicated.
What exactly did Tatsuma do to Ddraig to make him so easily satisfied?
"Stop chatting for now, let's test the new ability."
Just then, Tatsuma spoke, interrupting their conversation and asking Stella to test her new power.
Stella came back to her senses and activated Dragon Manipulation again using the newly signed contract.
Bang!
A terrifying aura capable of shaking the world erupted from her body.
"Looks pretty good."
Tatsuma stroked his chin thoughtfully. "How does it feel? Can you activate Ddraig's ability?"
"Seems like it."
Stella mobilized her demonic power to activate the new ability.
Ten seconds later, Stella's aura surged significantly.
Twenty seconds later, Stella's aura received a further boost.
But after that, her aura suddenly dissipated like a deflated balloon.
"No, I can't hold on."
Stella plopped down on the ground, looking completely drained.
"The previous battle consumed too much, I need some time to recover my energy."
"It's okay, it's enough."
Tatsuma didn't pay too much attention to this.
What he needed to test was merely whether Stella could activate Ddraig's ability. Since the test was successful, the extent to which she could do so next was no longer important.
After giving Stella some brief pointers on her future training direction, Tatsuma took her to the spectator stands.
Since she had joined Tatsuma's Peerage, La Folia needed to return home.
Giada and Dimitrie had their own matters to attend to and parted ways after saying goodbye.
At this moment, besides Yahweh and Avrora, the only other person in the spectator stands was Elmenhilde, who had a vacant look in her eyes as if she had lost her soul.
"What did you do to her?" Tatsuma asked with some confusion.
Yahweh said, "I cleared some of her memories to prevent the fact that I can upgrade Evil Pieces from being exposed."
As one of Ajuka's greatest inventions, Evil Pieces had become the foundation for the development of Devils.
Compared to ordinary pieces, mutated pieces could contract stronger people and had always been one of the most favored tools among high-ranking Devils. If the fact that she could upgrade ordinary pieces to mutated pieces were to spread, it would inevitably cause chaos.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Yahweh took action first to nip the danger in the bud.
After instructing Stella and asking her to help keep the information confidential, Yahweh sent out a white light and injected it into Elmenhilde's body, allowing her to regain consciousness.
"Huh? Where am I?"
Elmenhilde blinked, looking around in confusion, not knowing what had happened.
Yahweh said, "You were knocked unconscious by the aftermath of Tatsuma and Stella's battle, and I helped you recover."
Elmenhilde was stunned. "I was knocked unconscious by the aftermath of the battle?"
Yahweh nodded. "I don't need to lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can ask Tatsuma."
Tatsuma nodded. "Everything she said is true."
Elmenhilde: "..."
Seeing that Tatsuma also said so, Elmenhilde, who had a certain degree of trust in him, began to doubt life.
She did not deny that Tatsuma and Stella's power was very great, so strong that she was no match for them at all. But no matter what, she was a pure-blooded vampire noble with strength comparable to a high-ranking Devil.
What kind of battle was it that the aftermath could even knock out a high-ranking Devil?
Elmenhilde tried to recall the memories before she fainted, but found her mind blank, with no fragments of Tatsuma and Stella's battle remaining.
"Strange, that shouldn't be the case."
Yahweh said, "There's nothing strange about it. You were knocked unconscious the moment the battle started."
"...Alright, it seems I've been a bit lax recently and need to strengthen my training."
Elmenhilde was silent for a moment, and finally chose to believe Yahweh.
"If you want to become stronger, you can find me. I can customize a training plan for you."
Yahweh stood on her tiptoes and patted Ermehilde's shoulder, giving her a compensation.
However, just as Elmenhilde was about to say something, Astrea walked over from not far away with a few maids.
"Tatsuma-san, the banquet is ready."
"Then let's go."
Tatsuma nodded slightly in response, and then led Yahweh and the others out of the training ground.
They arrived at the depths of the palace and entered a spacious dining room. There weren't many people in the dining room. Besides the maids who were constantly serving dishes, there were only Stella's father, Sirius, and Stella's sister, Lunaeyes.
After exchanging greetings, Tatsuma and the others took their seats in order and began the banquet.
Time passed, and the banquet soon ended.
Tatsuma took Yahweh and the others to Stella's room.
"This should do it."
Tatsuma stopped what he was doing and injected demonic power into the magic circle beneath his feet.
"I've connected this teleportation magic circle to the one at my home."
"As long as you inject energy into it, you can teleport to my house."
As he spoke, the teleportation magic circle was activated. Accompanied by faint spatial fluctuations, the surrounding scenery began to change rapidly.
In just an instant, everyone appeared in a spacious area.
"This is the basement, the area specifically used to place teleportation magic circles."
After giving a brief introduction, Tatsuma led Yahweh and the others upstairs.
"Tatsuma, you're back."
Rias and the others, who had just finished their work for the day, were sitting in the first-floor hall chatting.
Upon noticing Tatsuma's return, she turned her head to greet him, then looked behind him.
"These people are...?"
"Yahweh and Stella are my newly recruited Peerage members, and Avrora is the Fourth Primogenitor."
"Elmenhilde is my client, and I'm going to the vampire territory with her tomorrow."
Tatsuma briefly introduced everyone's identities.
As expected, Rias's brain was overloaded.
Leaving aside the client and the newly recruited Peerage members, what was the situation with the Fourth Primogenitor?
"Natsuki-chan gave me a commission this morning."
As if sensing Rias's confusion, Tatsuma's voice rang out again.
In a few words, he recounted meeting Natsuki and going to the Island of Gozo after separating from Rias and the others that morning.
"Your daily life is really fulfilling." Rias couldn't help but say.
Attended the Three Factions Conference the day before yesterday.
Led people to attack MAR yesterday.
Went to get the Fourth Primogenitor today.
Every day, it's non-stop.
However, with her previous experiences, Rias had become somewhat accustomed to Tatsuma's recklessness.
After greeting Yahweh and the others and getting to know them initially, Rias took out a letter and a box and handed them to Tatsuma.
"Tatsuma, this was sent by my brother. He said it was for you."
"Let me see."
Tatsuma opened the envelope and took out the letter. His gaze quickly swept over it, and he quickly finished reading the entire content of the letter.
"What did my brother say?" Rias asked when she saw Tatsuma finish reading.
"Nothing, he just introduced the things inside." Tatsuma motioned to the box in his hand.
After the Three Factions Conference ended two days ago, Tatsuma promised Sirzechs to spare Vali's life. In exchange, Sirzechs needed to provide him with ten sets of raw materials for Evil Pieces every month.
Perhaps worried that Tatsuma wouldn't recognize them, Sirzechs also wrote him a description when sending the items, introducing the effects of these raw materials.